Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Xia Weiwei returned to the future.

Inside the dimly lit warehouse, Ma Hongwei had been waiting for a long time.

"Hongwei, thank you for your hard work!"

Xia Weiwei smiled and said, "Look what gift I brought you back."

As she spoke, she handed a rolled-up piece of paper to Ma Hongwei and used her phone's flashlight to illuminate the paper.

Ma Hongwei stared wide-eyed at the words on the sign and asked, "You saw Vice President Peng?"

"yes!"

Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "I specially requested this calligraphy for you."

"Haha! Honey, you're so wonderful!"

Ma Hongwei was extremely excited and thrilled.

If he weren't holding General Peng's calligraphy in his hand, afraid of damaging it, he really wanted to hug Xia Weiwei and kiss her a few times.

"The capacity has been increased again, from 336 cubic meters to 384 cubic meters!"

Xia Weiwei said, "We should be able to load the remaining guns and ammunition."

As she spoke, she waved her hand and took all the boxes in the warehouse into the warehouse.

"Phew~"

Looking at the empty warehouse, Ma Hongwei let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Finally, I can get some rest!"

"It's so hot here, I'm going to change my clothes!"

As Xia Weiwei spoke, she ran to the small house.

The air conditioning is always on inside, and Ma Hongwei stays here.

Every now and then, he would go to the warehouse and search it one by one with a flashlight.

In the past two days, no thieves have been seen.

Ma Hongwei was acting out of caution.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

Xia Weiwei changed her clothes and came out of the house.

"Let's take a taxi to Ancheng first and drive my beat-up van back."

Ma Hongwei said, "Although it's not worth much money, it's still a vehicle, and since we live in the countryside, it's convenient for us to go anywhere!"

"OK!"

Xia Weiwei nodded.

Soon, a car pulled up in front of the warehouse.

Ma Hongwei turned off the air conditioner, locked the door, and got into the car with Xia Weiwei.

"Master, my license plate ends in 0910!"

After getting in the car, Ma Hongwei said, "Let's take the highway directly; we'll pay the fare!"

"Okay!"

……

An hour later, they arrived in Ancheng.

After getting off the bus, Xia Weiwei couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so convenient! Just a few clicks from home and takeout, deliveries, and cars all come right up to me."

If it were during the Republic of China era, one would either have to take a horse-drawn carriage or walk over mountains and valleys.

As for the train, there was no connection between the two places at that time.

Ma Hongwei did not cancel the reservation at the guesthouse he stayed at last time; some of his belongings were still inside.

So they continued to live there.

Upon entering the room, Ma Hongwei looked around and said, "It seems nothing is missing; no one should have been here."

"Weiwei, you said before that the space has been improved?"

Suddenly, Ma Hongwei remembered something and asked, "Did the leaders give you gold bars again this time?"

"OK!"

Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "This time, when General Peng went to the 129th Division, he took more than 8900 silver dollars and more than 1900 taels of gold with him!"

"1900 taels of gold? That much?"

Even someone like Ma Hongwei, who has made 6700 million transactions, couldn't help but gasp when he heard this number.

After all, gold has been a precious metal since ancient times, unlike ordinary paper money and digital currency.

The impact of putting 1900 taels of gold together with tens of millions of yuan in mobile phone savings is completely different.

"Of those 1900 taels of gold, more than 400 taels were gold bars accumulated by the Eighth Route Army headquarters."

Xia Weiwei explained, "The remaining 1500 taels were sent by the Jiaodong Special Committee."

"Oh?"

Ma Hongwei began by saying, "So, the gold transport route to Zhaoyuan has been opened?"

"OK!"

Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "It was only recently opened up, and this 1500 taels of gold is the first batch."

"A new batch will be delivered every now and then."

Ma Hongwei said, "In that case, we won't need to buy gold bars from the bank to upgrade our space, which will save us a lot of money to buy supplies."

Between 37 and 45, the Jiaodong Special Economic Zone transported a total of 130000 taels of pure gold to Yan'an via the Zhaoyuan Gold Corridor, the Bohai Corridor, the coastal corridor, and their branch lines.

This is a whopping 4.0625 tons of gold.

After liberation, more than 228600 taels of gold were transported.

It weighs 7.14375 tons.

The total is 13.4375 tons.

It doesn't sound like a lot.

However, it should be noted that the central bank's current gold reserves are only a little over 2300 tons.

"out!"

With a thought, Xia Weiwei conjured up two boxes, one large and one small, into the room out of thin air.

She opened one of the small boxes, and inside was a burlap sack lined with several layers.

After opening the sack, the two saw that it contained a lot of gold dust, gold grains, and gold flakes, but no whole gold bars.

"No wonder the Jiaodong Special Committee was able to transport so much gold there; they broke it down into smaller quantities!"

Ma Hongwei said with a sigh.

If melted down into gold bars, even a small yellow croaker weighing only an ounce would be as big as an adult's fingernail.

Five-tael and ten-tael gold bars were even larger.

The larger the volume, the easier it is to be exposed.

On the contrary, things like these are small and therefore less likely to be exposed.

Because the people transporting them can hide them in various ways.

For example, sewn into a belt or inside clothing.

The 1500 taels of gold were distributed among more than 100 soldiers, with each person carrying no more than one jin (500 grams) of gold.

This less than half-pound piece of gold, being a small, fragmented item, takes up almost no space and requires no vehicle or wooden crate, making it an inconspicuous target.

If large quantities were transported without sufficient military protection, they would likely be robbed by Japanese troops, puppet troops, and bandits along the way.

"Put these away for now, we'll use them to upgrade the space."

Ma Hongwei casually waved his hand, putting the small box into the storage space.

Then, his gaze fell on the large box.

"This time, we can process another batch of antique gold bars, as well as some special Yuan Shikai silver dollars."

Ma Hongwei said with a smile, "Let's start choosing now!"

"You choose for yourself!"

Xia Weiwei said, "I haven't showered for four days, I need to take a good shower first."

As she spoke, she rummaged through the bathroom, found a towel, and went inside.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Hearing the sound of running water in the bathroom next door, Ma Hongwei had no desire to choose anymore.

He swallowed hard, quickly stripped off his clothes, and walked to the door, saying, "I haven't showered for days either!"

After saying that, Ma Hongwei rushed in with a wicked grin before Xia Weiwei could lock the door.

"Hongwei, you...you get out..."

"This place is quite spacious; it can fit two people. You can wash yours, I'll wash mine, and I can even give you a back scrub!"