Liu Cuihua held the fifty yuan in her hand, looking very touched and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Wang Xiaolan.
She smiled and persuaded him, "Although our two families are not brothers, our relationship is better than that of a family! There is no need to say these words. Let's support each other and live a good life. That is better than any words!"
Liu Cuihua nodded and said, "I'll listen to Sister Lan. I won't say any more. It's not right to say too much."
It was very late. After seeing off the family of four, Wang Xiaolan ran back to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Ye Zhiqiu took his clothes and took a shower, then sat in the yard, looking at the stars and waiting for his hair to dry.
After Ye Tianya came out of the shower, he took a stool and sat aside. Seeing Ye Zhiqiu looking at the sky, he asked curiously, "Son, what are you looking at?"
Ye Zhiqiu chuckled and replied, "No, I'm just thinking. Dad, do you think I should find a master and learn a skill? I'm thinking of learning how to cook so I can bring food home in the future!"
Ye Tianya frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Son, do you simply enjoy cooking, or do you want to learn this skill to make a living? That's not right! You have a job now, why would you still be thinking about a skill to make a living?"
Ye Zhiqiu thought about it and decided to reveal some information to Ye Tianya to prevent them from being confused.
He whispered, "Dad, food prices have gone up in the city! That's why I spent so much money to quickly register Mom and the others.
I am worried that food will become more and more expensive in the future. Since there is a food shortage, the number of poultry and livestock raised will definitely decrease!
If that were the case, I could imagine that the days ahead might not be easy. So I thought about learning to cook, which might make life a little better.”
Ye Tianya thought for a moment and replied, "Son, your worries are justified. It's a good habit to plan for the future! You can go and learn, but don't worry too much, because our family still has a way out!"
Ye Zhiqiu turned to look at Ye Tianya, a little surprised by his words. He asked curiously, "Dad, what other options do we have for our family?"
Ye Tianya patted Ye Zhiqiu on the shoulder and explained in a low voice: "My eldest brother, your uncle is now in Hong Kong. In fact, the country has always encouraged the search for relatives! Because as long as we can contact the relatives abroad, we can ask them to send money back to help us live.
These foreign currencies will be converted into cash here, as well as food and other supplies as rewards! But I'm worried that your uncle, unaware of the situation back home, might try to make our family look like capitalists.
So I never dared to apply for help from the relevant authorities to find your uncle's mailing address. But if the need really came, I would use the elderly in my family as a token of my gratitude for saving your uncle's life!
I applied to send him a letter this way, hoping he would understand and not reveal my information, so that he can contact me again."
Ye Zhiqiu really didn't expect that he could do it this way! Don't look at this cheap old man, he seems to be smiling and silly at ordinary times!
Actually, this guy is well-read and intelligent, but it seems he's been hiding his incompetence all this time. No! He's always been quite the natural person, because he really can't farm or do housework!
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Well, since our family has this kind of escape route, there's no problem at all. I'll see if the factory director has any good recommendations tomorrow! It would be great if I could find a master and learn cooking skills. At least being a chef is very lucrative!"
Ye Tianya said happily, "Actually, Dad really supports you to learn. Although being a chef doesn't sound good, Dad really hasn't eaten good food for a long time! Back then, when I was in trouble and fled here, I went to all kinds of restaurants every day and almost ate every meal in Beijing!"
Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips and said, "Dad, you are such a spendthrift! If you hadn't spent money recklessly back then, wouldn't our family be richer now?"
Ye Tianya saw Wang Xiaolan fetching water and going to bathe with Ye Bailu, then he whispered, "Actually, our family is not poor now, it's just that we have some yellow croakers, and I can't exchange them for money! Our family is classified as hired farmers, so there is no reason to exchange gold for money.
All this gold is in my room, in the compartment of my suitcase. I want you to know that if you really want to escape, don't forget to take the suitcase with you. Even your mother doesn't know about this, so don't let any news leak out!
Given your mother's personality, she'll probably have trouble sleeping all night long after guarding such a large sum of money. I don't even dare to confess this to her..."
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Ye Tianya in shock. He was actually a third-generation rich man! He couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Dad, how much money do you have hidden?"
Seeing the shock on his son's face, Ye Tianya said proudly, "Back then, your father and I carried a total of thirty large yellow croakers, and they escaped. When I was living alone, it only took thirteen."
Now, I've got seventeen large yellow croakers in the compartments of the box, covered in yellow mud. It's just that this stuff is so troublesome, and it's not safe to sell on the black market, and we can't exchange it for cash to spend."
Ye Zhiqiu was speechless, because the current national bank collects gold at 3.04 per gram! In other words, one large yellow croaker can be exchanged for at least 950 yuan! Seventeen fish is more than 16,000 yuan. It seems that he is really a third-generation rich man, and he has become a wealthy person with a wealth of 10,000 yuan after traveling through time!
You have to know that the purchasing power of ten thousand yuan at that time was equivalent to several million in later generations!
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Ye Tianya and complained, "Damn it, our family is so rich after all! No wonder you act like you're not afraid of anything even if the sky falls! If I had this much money, I wouldn't panic either!"
Ye Tianya warned: "It's good that you know our family background, but don't tell anyone! I just don't know if there is still a chance to return to Nanchang.
If you ever go back, you must remember the well in the backyard of our old house. The eighth stone slab from the bottom has a mechanism that can be pushed in.
In the small secret room inside, there are more than a hundred large yellow croakers, some jades and antiques, which are considered the last heritage of our old Ye family."
Ye Zhiqiu felt a little jealous when he heard about so much gold. He had never possessed so much wealth in his two lifetimes combined!
However, at least in recent years, he felt that he had no chance to go to Nanchang. Therefore, he probably would not have the opportunity to go back and claim the Ye family's treasure.
I don’t know how many years this well can last. It would be such a pity if the land was flattened by development!
Ye Zhiqiu lit a cigarette for the two of them and said with regret, "Dad, what a pity! We don't know when we can go back home. Otherwise, we could take all this gold to Hong Kong and become rich!"
Ye Tianya also said with regret: "Yes! Back then, because your father was rich, so many girls in the Eight Great Hutongs wanted me to be their patron..."
After saying this, Ye Tianya remembered that he had said something inappropriate and covered his mouth with his hand!
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