Huang's father hurriedly took his uncle back to the mining area, with a look of joy still lingering on his face. He grabbed Huang's grandmother's hand and said,

"Mom, I have good news for you! My uncle is still thinking about us. He sent a letter back home earlier, and I just spoke to him on the phone. He heard that you need eye surgery, and he asked us to go to Beijing. He said his daughter-in-law works in the hospital, and he will make all the arrangements for us then."

When Huang Nai heard the news, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Really? I didn't expect that after all these years, he still cares about our family. The last time he went there was to treat your little brother's eyes. Decades have passed, and this time he's here to treat my eyes. Sigh..."

Speaking of the past, she turned to look at her silent little son:

"Third brother, what did the captain say when you went back this time? How is the situation in the village?"

Uncle Huang sighed softly:

"The team leader said the village is short of manpower and wants me to go back... to be a team leader and lead everyone to work together. There aren't many young people left in our village, and the good land is just lying there. Sigh! Now the team is trying to find someone to pass on a message to the villagers outside to ask them to come back."

Huang Nai asked again: "What are your plans?"

My uncle said firmly, "I want to go back to farming."

My aunt was so anxious that her eyes turned red and her voice choked with sobs:

"If you go back, what will happen to us mothers? This snack bar makes more money in a month than we could grow a whole crop of food at home. The child has just adapted to life here, and the days are getting better and better. Everything is getting better, so why are you still thinking of going back?"

When the uncle heard his wife say this, he seemed a little annoyed:

"I didn't ask you to come with me. I'll go back by myself! You guys continue to live here, and I'll just ride my bike back and forth like my second brother did. I'll stay here for a few days during the busy farming season when I'm working in the fields."

After hearing this, the young aunt calmed down a little, but still had tears in her eyes: "That being said, but..."

Huang Nai knew that her youngest son was a stubborn ass who would not change his mind once he made up his mind. She could only comfort her daughter-in-law:

"Jinliang's mother, don't cry. He is determined to endure this hardship, so let him go. We mothers will stay here and just live a good life."

After hearing her mother-in-law's words, although she was still reluctant, she had no choice but to wipe away her tears and nodded.

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At the Hongkou Stadium, the stock offering was cancelled due to a massive stampede and a chaotic queue of 40,000 to 50,000 people.

As the voice of the news anchor came from the TV, Xu Mengyao's heart was shocked, and she immediately realized that this was the famous "Hongkou Incident" in history. After this incident, in order to ease the pressure on the stock market, Hai City took a measure - issuing stock subscription certificates.

In the TV series "Fanhua", her male god seized this opportunity and quickly accumulated wealth by hoarding a large number of ticket subscription certificates, which led to a qualitative leap in his status.

While following the drama, she also specifically learned that stock subscription certificates are certificates used to subscribe to new shares. The basic index of the Shanghai Stock Exchange when it opened was 100, and then the index rose all the way to 1,000 points. The market heat continued to rise, and investors flocked in.

At the time, there were only eight stocks listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, but the increasing number of people seeking to participate in the capital market led to a shortage of stocks. Whenever a new stock was released, long lines would form days in advance to buy it, creating a chaotic market.

Faced with the prospect of over ten new stocks being issued in 1992, the central bank, which oversaw the stock market at the time, devised an ingenious solution: issuing subscription certificates. Only with these certificates could one be eligible to participate in a lottery to subscribe for new shares, thus giving rise to the Chinese stock subscription system.

In December 1991, the Xinmin Evening News published the news that the Shanghai Stock Exchange was about to issue stock subscription certificates.

Since January 19, 1993, subscription certificates have been issued to the people of Hai City in unlimited quantities through all securities companies, banks, trust companies and other business outlets in Hai City. They are valid for the whole year after being issued once, and can be drawn in multiple draws to subscribe for stocks based on the winning numbers.

However, the winning rate written on the subscription certificate poster is only 2.7%, which means that if you want to win, it is best to buy 100 certificates to be safe.

At that time, the general issue price of new shares was 7-8 yuan. The monthly salary of Shanghai employees was about 90 yuan, and a ticket subscription certificate cost 30 yuan. Such a price directly scared away most people, so sales were sluggish that year and the issuance of subscription certificates became a problem. The government directly assigned the task to each unit, and the subscription certificates that were not sold until New Year's Eve were directly collected and destroyed.

However, four months after the issuance, due to the acceleration of the shareholding reform at that time, insiders learned that the number of stocks issued that year would increase to 50, and the winning rate was far lower than expected. As a result, the market began to speculate on subscription certificates, and the price of a subscription certificate directly increased by 160 to 200 times, reaching a maximum of 10,000 yuan.

Xu Mengyao was so excited when she thought of this. As a time traveler of this era, she must not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But Huang Nai's eyes need surgery as soon as possible. Going to Beijing is also a good opportunity for her family and cannot be missed. After all, there is a golden thigh to hold on to, and the future will be brighter.

She thought for a long time and finally found Huang's father and grandmother to explain the situation:

"Dad, grandma, I have something important to discuss with you."

Huang's father put down the newspaper in his hand and looked up at his daughter: "What's going on? Why are you so serious?"

"After the holiday, I want to go to Haicheng. I have something very important to deal with."

Huang's father frowned when he heard this: "What's so important? Don't forget, you and your eldest sister have to accompany your grandmother to the capital for surgery during the holiday. This is the most important thing for our family!"

Xu Mengyao looked at her father with a firm look in her eyes:

"Dad, please believe me. I'm going to Haicheng for something really important. I must seize this opportunity. It's about whether our family can live a good life without worrying about money in the future!"

Father Huang frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "I think our family is doing pretty well now, but what about your grandma's surgery? Isn't it time to postpone it? Or do we have to take your grandma to Hai City for the surgery?"

"Let's go to the capital. I've already made arrangements with Second Grandpa, so there's no need to change it. You and Big Sister will take Grandma there for surgery first. I'll be able to finish things there before the New Year, and then I'll go directly from Haicheng to meet you. You can go home after the New Year."

"You've been talking for so long but you still haven't told me what's so important about you..." Father Huang was still a little reluctant.

But Huang Nai interrupted him: "Just listen to Er Nizi. You and Wenrong can just stay with me. This child has never said anything like this before. Since what she said is so important, let her go. Don't delay her."

Xu Mengyao immediately held Grandma Huang's hand and promised, "Grandma, thank you for your support! If this is done, it will be good for me and our entire family. I promise to come over and take care of you as soon as possible!"