Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After seeing off the neighbors, Xu Huizhen closed the door. Hu Yingzi suddenly realized and said, "Yes, we should call the police. So, you take care of the two children. I'll go to the police station. If you can't have breakfast, you can go to the cafeteria."

Xu Huizhen stopped her and said, "Yingzi, don't be anxious. Go back to your room and see if you have lost anything else." Yingzi heard this and ran to her room. God bless her and Xu Jianshe who had saved up some private money with great difficulty. They must not lose it!

Xu Hui really kept all her important money in the space, so she wasn't too worried. There was nothing valuable to steal in her room.

Yingzi returned to the room, and hurriedly dragged out a wooden box from under the bed. After searching for a long time, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "Fortunately, fortunately, my small change is still there. This thief still has some conscience. No, what conscience? If he dares to enter my room, I will beat him until he is half paralyzed!"

After putting the money back, she said, "Sister, I didn't lose anything else." After saying that, Hu Yingzi was about to call the police again.

Xu Huizhen hurriedly stopped her and said, "Yingzi, forget it. This thief was able to steal so much food without anyone noticing. He must have some skills. He didn't hurt us, nor did he steal other money, which shows that he still has a conscience. He probably had to do this because his family was short of food. Don't blame Big Eyes, he must have been fed food laced with sleeping pills and he slept soundly."

Hu Yingzi was not happy: "Sister Huizhen, that's one month's food for our family of seven! How can we just let it go like this?" Han Qingqiu now basically eats three meals a day at Xu Huizhen's house, and even brought the food book over.

Xu Huizhen said: "The high-footed cup left by the thief in the kitchen may be very valuable and can be exchanged for hundreds of kilograms of grain!"

Hu Yingzi: "What? Is that thing made of gold? Why is it so precious?"

Xu Huizhen patiently explained: "That's an antique. Do you know what antiques are? As the saying goes, gold is valuable in troubled times, and antiques are valuable in prosperous times. Antiques will be very valuable in the future. So, I'll take it to Uncle Niu and let him take a look. If it's authentic, we won't call the police. This matter will just pass."

After saying that, she took out some money from her pocket and asked her to go to the cafeteria to buy food.

Hu Yingzi asked anxiously, "What are we going to eat this month?"

Xu Huizhen comforted him, "I'll take care of the food, don't worry."

Hu Yingzi: "Then you'd better remember this. I know how painful it is to be hungry. I really went hungry a lot in my hometown." Xu Huizhen smiled secretly in her heart. Hu Yingzi was afraid of being hungry and had a psychological shadow, but she didn't know how big the shadow was.

Xu Huizhen walked too fast, and when she arrived at the door of Niu Ye's house, she realized that she came empty-handed. She came to ask for help early in the morning, and it was really embarrassing to enter the house with empty paws.

She walked to the gatehouse of Niu Ye's house, avoiding the sight of passers-by, and took out two pounds of meat from the space. Now that meat coupons have stopped being issued, you can't buy meat even if you have money, so this souvenir is not bad.

When I knocked on the door, I saw Niu Ye in the yard, rolling up his sleeves and exercising. At first glance, Niu Ye's house was also a standard quadrangle, much more spacious than Xu Huizhen's, and it was also passed down from ancestors.

Seeing Xu Huizhen, Niu Ye greeted her warmly: "Huizhen, you don't come to me for no reason. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Aunt Niu was cooking breakfast in the kitchen. When she heard someone coming, she came out to greet them. Xu Huizhen handed over the meat in her hand and said, "Aunt, use this piece of meat to make dumplings for the family."

Aunt Niu wiped her hands with her apron, looked at Uncle Niu helplessly, and said, "How can this be so embarrassing? Meat is so expensive nowadays."

Niu Ye said, "Since Huizhen brought it here, you should keep it. When you eat it, tell those bastards that Huizhen sent this meat and ask them to remember her kindness."

Aunt Niu nodded happily, took the meat with a smile on her face, and said, "This piece of meat is really good, with more fat and less lean meat. It looks so delicious."

Uncle Niu brought Xu Huizhen into the main room. Xu Huizhen took out a high-footed cup from her bag, put it on the table, and said, "Uncle Niu, can you take a look at it and see if it is genuine or a replica?"

Uncle Niu put on his reading glasses, picked up the high-footed cup, turned the cup, looked at it carefully, and then looked at the bottom of the cup.

Xu Huizhen's eyes followed Niu Ye's gaze. Finally, Niu Ye put down the cup and said, "This is called a high-foot porcelain cup with seawater dragon pattern. Look at the pattern. The dragon is vigorous, vivid, and majestic. I conclude that this is a genuine product."

Xu Huizhen smiled. I made a profit. I made a profit. What's the big deal about losing some food?

Niu Ye: "Where did you come from?"

Xu Huizhen: "Last night, my house was robbed. All the food in the kitchen was stolen. The thief left this cup behind."

Niu Ye chuckled and said, "There is a code of conduct for thieves. You won't suffer any loss! Do you have enough food at home?"

Xu Huizhen: "Don't worry, Master Niu. I heard the news and have stored a lot of food. It's enough for us to eat."

Niu Ye asked again: "Hui Zhen, do you like these porcelains too?"

Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "My old man likes to collect these things. I like them too. If any of your old friends want to buy any, just let me know."

Xu Huizhen had to go to work, so she didn't stay too long and left Niu Ye's house with her bag.

After leaving Uncle Niu's house, we went straight to the cafeteria and saw Yingzi chasing after him to feed Kun Kun. This naughty boy was not honest when eating. He would take a bite and then run away. It was Yingzi who spoiled him.

When Xu Huizhen saw Cai Quanwu, she told him, "A thief broke into my house last night and stole food. Go home and ask Jianmei to hide the food in the kitchen." Cai Quanwu nodded expressionlessly.

Qian Jinlai was now more experienced in speculation and the road was getting wider and wider. He asked his brothers to spread the word that they could exchange old items for food. Unexpectedly, many people responded and actually exchanged their collections for food.

There is a wide variety of things, some valuable and some worthless.

It is said that people must first live before they can think of other things. If you can't even eat, what's the point of keeping those dead things?

Qian Jinlai didn't know much about these antiques, and he didn't know why Cai Quanwu wanted them. Fortunately, his father made a living under the overpass before liberation, and there were all kinds of people under the overpass. Therefore, he knew a little about the people and things who collected antiques. He could serve as an advisor to his son.

Anyway, once the money comes in, there is a principle, which is to lower the price as much as possible, and make your item worthless. You can exchange it or not. If you don't exchange it, someone else will. Anyway, food is in short supply now, and there are many people who want it. Brother Cai told him that he could keep 20% of the food as hard work fee. Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern. He must be very alert and not let Brother Cai suffer a loss.

It was the same as the old pawnshop operation. Do you remember the fur coat of Bai Jingqi? A fine mink coat, but the pawnshop clerk said: "It's been bitten by insects and rats, it's bare and has no fur, it's just a torn fur coat!"

Well, Qian Jinlai and his son followed this principle. When they encountered high-quality goods with a good background, Qian Jinlai would follow Cai Quanwu's advice and ask Niu Ye to approve them. Of course, they couldn't let Niu Ye work in vain.