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

"Ah~"

Ma Hongwei let out a scream, baring his teeth and saying, "Are you a dog? That bit me so hard!"

"Pooh!"

Xia Weiwei opened her mouth, rolled her eyes, and snorted, "Who told you to be so mean? I was still standing in the bathroom when you..."

Even now, her legs are still weak.

"It's been so long since we've been intimate, we just couldn't help ourselves!"

Ma Hongwei grinned, reached out and grabbed Xia Weiwei's wrist, pulling her into his arms.

"Stop fooling around!"

Sensing the other person's hand about to do something mischievous again, Xia Weiwei quickly grabbed it, reminding them, "We still have important things to do!"

Ma Hongwei shook his head, inwardly thinking, "You were quite proactive just now, and now... The wise man speaks with such confidence!"

However, even though it took more than an hour, there were still important things to do.

He plans to select some today and then organize a private auction the day after tomorrow.

The two men picked up the gold bars from the large box and began to count them.

There are 31 large yellow croakers and 104 small yellow croakers in total.

Ma Hongwei calculated: "There are 17 large yellow croakers with Sun Yat-sen's portrait on them, and 14 from the Central Mint."

"59 small yellow coin coins from the Central Mint and 45 coins from the Sichuan Provincial Mint."

He took a few photos and sent them to Yin Weimin.

"Ding-dong!"

Almost immediately after I sent it, Yin Weimin replied.

[Yin Weimin: "Brother Ma is awesome, he's gotten so many gold bars again!"]

[Yin Weimin: "Are these gold bars meant to be sold to me? Or...?"]

[Ma Hongwei: "Can you eat all these gold bars? Name your price first!"]

[Yin Weimin: "Hehe, if we have to sell everything we own, we can take it all, but we can't cash it all out in a short time!"]

[Ma Hongwei: "Rich guy, take me with you!"]

[Yin Weimin: "Brother, stop messing around. You're the real tycoon. Compared to you, I'm just a tiny little kalami!"]

[Ma Hongwei: "How much is it?"]

[Yin Weimin: "75 pieces of the large yellow croaker Sun Yat-sen portrait cloth design, 59 pieces from the Central Mint."]

[Yin Weimin: "6 small yellow croaker coins from the Central Mint and 5.9 from the Sichuan Provincial Mint."]

[Ma Hongwei: "So cheap? I remember it was 81 before?"]

[Yin Weimin: "Brother Ma, the price of gold has dropped again! It was over 960 before, but now it's only over 881. That's a drop of more than 80 yuan per gram!"]

Ma Hongwei: "..."

"What a huge mistake!"

Ma Hongwei couldn't help but say.

Xia Weiwei asked, "What's wrong?"

"Gold prices have fallen again, and gold bar prices have fallen too!"

Ma Hongwei said speechlessly, "Now a single large yellow croaker is worth fifty or sixty thousand less than before. I should have disposed of all those gold bars."

He had previously thought that it would be safer to ship smaller quantities at a time.

But unexpectedly, the price of gold dropped so quickly.

It's only been a short time and the price has already dropped by 80 yuan.

It seems we'll have to get rid of all those gold bars this time.

Only money that ends up in your pocket is real money.

As for waiting for gold prices to rise again, it's unclear how long that will take.

It is full of uncertainty.

"Who can foresee the future?"

Xia Weiwei comforted her, saying, "Let it drop, anyway, antique gold is worth more than ordinary gold!"

"That's true."

Ma Hongwei nodded slightly.

Ordinary gold, like the weight of a large yellow croaker, would only be worth around two hundred thousand, not exceeding three hundred thousand.

However, the price of antique gold is more than double.

Ultimately, we're still making money, just less than before.

"now!"

Ma Hongwei had another thought and summoned the other gold bars.

Last time they left home, they put the gold bars into their storage space and brought them directly to the guesthouse in Ancheng.

Later, Xia Weiwei took a taxi back to Lincheng and brought the gold bars back with her.

During those days, Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei not only had to keep an eye on the weapons and ammunition, but also on the various croakers and silver dollars.

Among the remaining gold bars, there were 83 large yellow croakers and 255 small yellow croakers.

Ma Hongwei said, "We'll sell all the large and small yellow croakers we've accumulated over the past few times in one go this time, to recoup our losses!"

"As for those silver dollars, let's pick out some more."

Immediately, the two began selecting silver coins.

The two quickly identified three Gansu-version Yuan Shikai silver dollars and two Soviet-version Yuan Shikai silver dollars from among the Yuan Shikai silver dollars they presented.

"These two types have too many results, so let's choose this one for now!"

Ma Hongwei said, "Let's see if we have any other Yuan Shikai silver dollars."

"good!"

Xia Weiwei responded and continued selecting items.

As she searched, Xia Weiwei made another new discovery in no time.

"Hongwei, look at these!"

Xia Weiwei handed seven Yuan Shikai silver dollars to Ma Hongwei.

When Ma Hongwei took these seven Yuan Shikai silver dollars, he immediately noticed their difference from the others.

This Yuan Shikai silver dollar was also minted in the third year of the Republic of China, but it is not the "five-cent profile Yuan Shikai silver dollar" commonly found on the market, but a seven-cent portrait.

A five-point portrait is a profile portrait, showing only one eye and one ear.

However, the seven-tenths portrait reveals both eyes, ears, and features a three-dimensional and deep beard and hair, with the relief carving far exceeding that of ordinary Yuan Shikai silver dollars.

Ma Hongwei had previously crammed on knowledge about Yuan Shikai silver dollars.

He knew that this seven-tenths resemblance to the Yuan Shikai silver dollar was also a special version of the Yuan Shikai silver dollar.

Because they were trial coins, the number minted initially was not large.

After the sample coin was shown to Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai rejected the version on the grounds that "the portrait is too thin and not dignified enough" and requested that a new version be engraved, which is the later five-cent profile Yuan Shikai coin.

This currency also remained at the Tianjin Mint, which was looted by the Northeast Army after they occupied Beijing and Tianjin.

After examining it carefully, Ma Hongwei discovered that on one of the silver coins, below the shoulder insignia of the Yuan Shikai silver dollar, there was a small line of English initials engraved – [L.GIORGI].

Ma Hongwei knew that this line of letters was the exclusive mark of Luigi Giorgio, the Italian silver coin designer hired by the Tianjin Mint, and was used specifically for sample presentation and archiving.

"One is a 7/10 portrait signed version, while the other six are 7/10 portrait unsigned versions."

Ma Hongwei said excitedly, "These Yuan Shikai silver dollars are special editions, and they're quite valuable."

"The unsigned version is worth at least 50 yuan, and the more expensive ones can reach 300 million yuan."

"And that one with the signature is the king of Yuan Shikai silver dollars, worth at least 600 million yuan, and some can even reach 2000 million yuan!"

"During the 24 Chengxuan Spring Auction, a signed version of a Yuan Shikai silver dollar with a three-quarter profile fetched a staggering 2645 million yuan!"