“How much can it be sold for?”

"Two hundred dollars, the highest."

The old man didn't expect to get so much money. Someone bought it before, but only gave him 50 yuan. He was reluctant to give it away: "Comrade, I can exchange it for some food and some tickets, and give me the rest."

"Okay, I have flour, rice, cornmeal, and tickets. What kind of tickets do you want?"

"I need 20 kilograms of flour, 50 kilograms of cornmeal, and coupons. Do you have oil coupons? I'll give you some oil and meat coupons."

"Uncle, I have meat and oil here."

Finally, He Wan gave the old man 20 kilograms of flour, 50 kilograms of cornmeal, a pot of oil, 2 kilograms of meat, a chicken, and a few tickets, and finally gave him 180 yuan.

The old man was so grateful, he needed a lot of these things, but the young comrade only gave him 20 yuan.

Then he thought of something and said, "Young comrade, do you accept old things?"

He Wan was delighted and said, "Take it, sir, do you have it?"

"I don't have one. I have an old friend whose family is also having a hard time. He lives just up ahead. Wait for me and I'll take you there."

"good."

The old man put the things in the yard and gave them to his wife, then took He Wan to an alley. It was the first house in the alley, with a nice big yard.

He Wan guessed that this must be a wealthy businessman who was suppressed and was having a hard time now.

"Lao He, are you home?"

What a coincidence, his last name is also He.

"Yes. Come in."

An old man in his fifties came out of the house in the yard and opened the door for them.

The old man saw him and asked, "How is my sister-in-law?"

The old man, who was skinny but still very elegant, sighed and said, "He's lying down."

"Lao He, this young comrade is collecting things. I just exchanged some food for it. He is an honest man. If you have any old things, exchange some food for my old sister-in-law."

Old He glanced at He Wan, opened his mouth, and asked, "Do you have food?"

"Yes, yes."

"Then come in." Seeing that he was no longer so stubborn, the old man said, "Lao He, I'm going back first."

"Okay, Lao Wan, I'll come find you later."

After Mr. Wan left, Mr. He said to He Wan, "Wait a moment, I'll get it for you."

"good."

He Wan took a rough look around the yard. The yard was very large, with three main rooms, a kitchen on both sides, and a warehouse where some firewood was stored.

When Mr. He came out, he was holding a piece of brocade in his hand. He carefully opened it and said, "This is a silver-wrapped double-buckle bracelet and the best Hetian jade. How much food can you exchange it for?"

He Wan took the jade bracelet. It was finely crafted and looked like an antique. She didn't know which era it was from.

"Uncle, I'll give you three hundred yuan for this jade bracelet." These old items are not valuable now. It's already very good if they can be exchanged for more than ten kilograms of grain.

Who made her He Wan? She couldn't stand seeing the pitiful looks of these old people. When she saw them, she thought of her grandmother.

When she was a child, her grandmother told her most about the difficult times and how difficult life was. Although she was not a saint, she would help wherever she could.

Uncle He finally understood what Lao Wan meant by honesty. In the past, he had exchanged this for less than what Lao Wan exchanged for his watch. He did not expect that this young comrade would give him so much today. He was still unsure and said, "Comrade, you really want to give me so much? This is your first time out here. I, Lao He, will not cheat you. Just give me 20 kilograms of food."

He Wan rolled her eyes helplessly, thinking that people of this era were too simple-minded. They even gave her a lot of money and were afraid that a businesswoman like her would suffer a loss.

"Uncle He, I think your stuff is really good. Don't worry, I have a good idea of ​​the amount I'm going to give you. Uncle Wan just asked for food, tickets, and money. Do you want all the food, or?"

"Just like him." Then he said, "Comrade, are you sure you want to give me three hundred dollars?"

He Wan nodded and took out a bag of noodles, a bag of rice, a bag of cornmeal, a pot of oil from the bamboo basket, actually from the space, and also took out two pounds of pork, a chicken, and a goose. She gave him a bag of brown sugar, and when she heard that his wife was still lying in bed and was probably hungry, she took out a bag of milk powder.

He also took out a few bills for daily use, converted them into 80 yuan, and gave Uncle He 220 yuan.

When Mr. He, who was in his fifties, saw these things, his eyes instantly turned red. He turned his head and quickly wiped his eyes with his hands, fearing that He Wan would laugh at him.

He Wan felt bad, and lowered her head quickly, then smiled and said, "Uncle He, please put these things away. I'll go around the streets and maybe I'll come back.

"Okay, what's your name, little comrade?"

He Wan smiled and said, "My last name is He too."

Uncle He then smiled: "Ah, little comrade, this is fate for us. Maybe we are even from the same family."

He Wan smiled, but she didn’t tell Uncle He which He she was.

(End of this chapter)