After weakly shouting three times, Gong Zhoujie and the others seemed to have lost their bones, and even their voices were soft.
Lou Xiao'e was smiling. The three disciples of Yi Chuanzong respected her very much. It felt strange to be called master's wife.
Seeing the appearance of the three of them, she couldn't help but asked with a kind face and concern: "What's wrong with you three? Why are you unhappy as the Chinese New Year is approaching? Are there any difficulties? You can tell me."
It's the Chinese New Year. If you can't live well the money you borrowed before, you should pay it back at this time. She understands this kind of thing very well.
With such a close relationship, if someone is in trouble, she will lend them money to help.
Yi Chuanzong glanced at the three of them and shouted softly, "Don't worry about the three of them, this is fun!"
Lou Xiao'e turned around and rolled her eyes. How could the three of them look happy?
But now she also understood that the appearance of these three people must have something to do with her man.
The eyes of Liu Yuan and the others were full of resentment, and they whispered, "Goodbye, Master~Goodbye, Master..." The three of them turned around and left in despair.
Lou Xiao'e stretched out her hand and pinched Yi Chuanzong's waist. She pinched Yi Chuanzong several times before she could reach the flesh. She said slightly angrily: "What's wrong with you? It's the Chinese New Year and we have a holiday today. You did this to three people."
expression."
Yi Chuanzong pointed at his waist and said seriously: "Let go!"
Lou Xiao'e raised her head and stared at him, her eyes uncompromising!
"very good!"
Yi Chuanzong nodded, "The eyes are very good. I hope you can still maintain it after listening to my reasons later."
"Everyone who celebrates the New Year is doing it for good luck. Look at those three people, they seem to have lost their souls. How can you let people celebrate the New Year?"
Lou Xiao'e's hand was slightly weaker, but her words were not subdued at all.
Yi Chuanzong glanced at the three people and raised his hand to point at the three people in front of him.
"The three of them followed me for two months. Even though I have been teaching, there are still too many things to learn, and the learning status also fluctuates. Although the progress is rapid, the technical improvement is not too great. You think everyone is the same.
like me?"
"Even if we have two years of foundation, the level of the three of us now is only second-level fitters. I do less machine tool work, so their level is relatively low."
"They will definitely take a technical assessment after the new year. I don't have much time to teach them. It's hard to say what the assessment is. It depends on performance. After more than ten assessments, the lowest level will be determined. It's not enough to say less every month for level one.
Ten yuan, so that they can have a better life next year, so that they can study smoothly in the future, what’s the matter with arranging some homework?"
Lou Xiao'e's eyes widened slightly, and she retracted her little hand silently, "What kind of study did you arrange for the three of you?"
Yi Chuanzong patted the back seat expressionlessly, "Get in the car!"
"oh."
Lou Xiao'e quickly ducked to the back, jumped a little and sat on the back seat skillfully, holding her arms around her waist obediently.
Yi Chuanzong turned around and started to chuckle. He pushed hard on the 28 big pole and moved forward.
Yesterday, Master said that he would be free during the New Year and arranged a lot of study tasks for him.
How can such a good tradition not be passed on?
The task he arranged is related to the future wages of the three of them, and the three of them will definitely complete it seriously. When the family sees it, they will laugh out loud with joy? What a harmonious and happy family?
As for him, he definitely doesn't know how to learn. He can honestly brush up skills so fast, so why should he learn this or that?
He felt that it would be better to study the Thirty-six Stratagems and deceitful ways, and think about interpersonal relationships.
I didn’t learn these things when I was in school, and no one at home played with them, but these things are actually quite useful.
"OK!"
"You're snickering!"
Lou Xiao'e turned sideways to observe his face, and became annoyed at this sight.
"I knew you were playing tricks on me!"
"Kill you!"
"Don't make trouble, I can't hold you anymore..."
The bicycle moved forward crookedly.
"You ride well! Xiao'e is about to fall off!"
When Yi Chuanzong was playing around with his wife, a soft shout came from beside him.
I turned around and saw that it was my uncle, so that’s okay!
"Uncle, let's go home first!"
Lou Xiao'e waved her hand towards the uncle, turned around and asked, "How are we going to spend the Chinese New Year? Where are we going to play these days?"
Yi Chuanzong pondered slightly, "I haven't had much rest this month. Let's take a day off tomorrow. In two days, my uncle and I will go back to the village. When we come back, we will buy some new year's goods. We will talk about the rest later."
"That's okay, you didn't get much rest today."
Lou Xiao'e nodded and agreed.
The two chatted without saying a word, and soon returned to the alley of Nanluogu Lane.
Aunt Li, who was wearing a small green flowered jacket, looked at the two intimate people and asked with a smile: "Chuanzong, are you on holiday today?"
"Hello Aunt Li, did Uncle Li have a day off yesterday?"
"Yes! His factory had a day of holiday early, and it was the same in previous years."
After a simple greeting, Yi Chuanzong rode his bicycle to the entrance of the courtyard.
When he walked past the square public toilet, he was slightly stunned. Why was there no water on the toilet floor today? Xu Damao didn't clean the toilet today?
"What are you looking at?"
"Oh, I want to go to the toilet. Let's put the bike down first and then come out."
Lou Xiao'e's eyes widened, "Do you want to sneak out for a walk again?"
Yi Chuanzong was stunned for a moment, then smiled sarcastically, "If you find out, I will go to the next courtyard to see the chess players."
Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes and said dissatisfied: "Can't you change the place to play chess? Uncle Yu and Uncle Ma have sued me several times! You like to talk when you go to chess, and you will run away as soon as you are asked to play!"
'I don't really want to play chess.'
Muttering in his heart, Yi Chuanzong said disdainfully: "It's just those two stinky chess baskets. After playing a game of chess for more than half an hour, I can rub the workpiece faster than them. How can I wait? Besides, whoever I want to win can win."
Whoever wins! That would be so cool."
Sister Hua lives alone, so he always has to find an opportunity to come out. He can stay with her for as long as possible. Of course, he has to find a suitable reason to escape.
He went around the surrounding courtyards and found out that these two uncles had a bad temper and played chess every day, rain or shine. What good people they were!
"Okay, if you are good, people will come to me."
Lou Xiao'e had some thoughts but didn't stop him. But when she was about to enter, she turned around and asked in surprise: "Aren't you walking? Why are you riding a bicycle?"
Yi Chuanzong replied casually, "There is no wine at home. On such a happy holiday, I will buy two bottles of wine for the uncle."
Lou Xiao'e nodded and walked in the door.
Yi Chuanzong not only bought it for his uncle, but also for his father Lou many times. In addition, he also drank a lot, so he went to buy wine many times.
Although their salaries are less now and he spends money lavishly, Lou Xiao'e doesn't care much.
There are rumors in the factory that Yi Chuanzong has once again assessed at least level six fitters. If it really costs seventy or eighty yuan a month, plus her twenty-seven and a half yuan a month, the two of them can live well enough.
It only took a few months, and she still had a lot of money. If she didn't have enough, she could go home to get it. Anyway, there was so much stuff that she couldn't spend it all, so she didn't feel bad at all spending it on something to eat and drink.
"Chuanzong, do you want to go out?"
As soon as she arrived at the door, Qin Huairu walked out. She was not so clever now, and her face was a little depressed.
Seeing the person coming back to his senses slightly, she said hello.
Yi Chuanzong smiled and whispered, "Sister-in-law." After saying this, he pushed his bicycle and went out.
Qin Huairu stood there with a tangled expression on her face, as if she was about to speak but hesitated.
Yi Chuanzong also noticed her weirdness, but he just greeted her politely.
When he didn't know about Li Hao, he wanted to stay away from Qin Huairu. Ever since he knew about Li Hao in Lingongyuan, he became even more respectful.
The deaf old lady whispered to him that there was some movement at Xu Damao's house in the middle of the night, or when Xu Damao was drinking outside. This was very interesting.
When he came to the toilet again, Yi Chuanzong stopped his bicycle and went in to relieve himself.
"This thief Sun really didn't clean up, how dare he be lazy?" Gu Ren
"Did you find a job? Come here after get off work?"
After turning on the water, Yi Chuanzong hurriedly walked out of the public toilet. He still didn't think that Xu Damao dared to violate the punishment in the yard.
When something like this happens, no one wants to deal with him harshly, but if one of them persists and makes a little fuss, the thief will not be able to bear the consequences and walk away.
Under such circumstances, Xu Damao did not dare to challenge the authority of the three uncles in the courtyard.
Yi Chuanzong felt that it would be too easy for him to let Xu Damao go in directly. The world is so miserable, how can it be okay to go in and enjoy the blessings without experiencing it well?
Yi Chuanzong rode on Erba Dagong and rode along the alley of Nanluogu Lane towards the west.
He received two small yellow croakers today. He had to change them into money. Now he couldn't pay directly with gold.
The previous transaction with Cyclops was also to shock the other party's heart. Otherwise, how could he be willing to sell it to him?
Most people in later generations don't know the concept of gold, and they don't count it even if they weigh it. Rings and necklaces are mostly gold-plated.
It's different now. Big yellow croakers and small yellow croakers sound like huge sums of money. It's more shocking than just taking out a wad of ten-dollar bills.
Fortunately, there are still many people dealing with these things now, and some flower and bird markets have large jewelry stores. Because they are joint ventures between public and private companies, transactions cannot be delayed.
It's just that this flower and bird market is not like the back streets of Dongdan Vegetable Market and Chaoyang Vegetable Market.
It is a lifestyle-oriented place, and it was opened because of the large number of people. The area is not large, and most of them are civilians. The items inside are generally ordinary, and the few jewelry stores are also small.
Today, the largest flower and bird market is located in the southwest direction where Yi Chuanzong goes. It is located on Sitiao Street outside Chongwenmen, which is a street behind the imperial palace.
Jewelry is also an antique. The ancients played with literary and artistic things. The people who listened to books and reviewed books in the tavern were all rich people who had a leisurely and leisurely life.
This place started with a yellow tavern called Qingshanju in the early Qing Dynasty and now has four streets.
There are also two large flower and bird markets at Qianmen and Wangfujing, one at the front gate of the palace and one at the modern bustling street. These two places are a little further away and not as convenient as here.
Yi Chuanzong walked northwest along the street and found a Juchangyuan gold store on the street. When he turned around, there was a Yishengzhai store opposite.
Both houses are small wooden buildings with two floors, with a slightly protruding front door and a sign on the side saying "Buying Pearls and Gems".
He thought for a moment and then parked his bicycle at the door of Juchangyuan.
He had heard of this name before, but the person opposite him sounded weird when he heard it. He immediately thought of a monk and a nun, and his beliefs were inconsistent. Pass, he couldn't be sorry for his ancestor.
When he walked in, the faint aroma of tea was slightly refreshing, and it seemed to have a bit of floral fragrance, which made him feel a little relieved.
Looking up, the hall is eight meters wide and about ten meters long. It is quite large. There are four sets of dark red Eight Immortals tables and Laojun chairs in the middle.
The decoration in the room is relatively simple. The wooden furnishings are dark and shiny and look very smooth. They must be cleaned frequently.
There are fixed wooden shelves on both sides of the hall, with some statues, jade plates, porcelain vases, flower carvings and the like placed on them. In front is a long glass cabinet, which looks much more delicate than the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Yi Chuanzong looked inside.
Behind the innermost counter, there was a thin old man with a gray beard on his chin, doing calculations.
He lowered his head, wearing a small navy blue round hat, and his reading glasses almost fell off his nose. This posture was very comfortable for looking down.
It was this thin old man who had a bit of a bad attitude. He didn't even raise his head. He just raised his eyes for a moment and then went back to calculating the accounts. He didn't mean to say hello at all, and it was a bit like rolling his eyes.
Yi Chuanzong raised his eyebrows, "It's just a supply and marketing cooperative. Why does this jewelry store still have such an attitude? It's a public-private partnership, but the private company also holds shares. The more money it makes, the more it gets!"
Doesn't this person want to make money? Or... he seems relatively poor?
"Xiao Chen, we have a visitor~"
The thin old man with a white beard pinched his throat and shouted, his voice was very sharp and vibrating.
Yi Chuanzong's face trembled when he heard the sound. He felt a little cold between his buttocks, as if something was missing.
"Coming!"
There was a shouting sound from the corridor behind. Yi Chuanzong looked troubled. He didn't want to come here to sell things. He was afraid that he would not perform well at night.
A man in his mid-twenties wearing black youth clothing came out. He was relatively thin, with a 37-part haircut, black hair that looked well-nourished, and an oval face with a rosy complexion.
There was a towel draped over his shoulders, and he was probably cleaning.
'It's really disturbing.'
"Sir, do you want to buy something or sell something? If you want to sell something, that's fine too!"
The young waiter smiled, his face looked like a flower blooming, his expression was very kind, but his voice and tone had a hint of yin.
And while the man was talking, he was looking at Yi Chuanzong.
Yi Chuanzong raised his eyebrows and said, 'Asshole, don't look at me like that!'
His eyes swept under the other party without leaving a trace, Yi Chuanzong cleared his throat and asked: "You should be collecting gold here, right? What is the price of gold now?"
The smile on the young clerk's face changed slightly, and he said in a somewhat formulaic manner: "The material of gold is quite special, somewhat similar to metals such as copper. If you want to sell it, you need to refine it first. If it finally meets the requirements,
According to the standards of our store, we are willing to purchase it at a price of 18 yuan per gram."
Yi Chuanzong's eyelids twitched.
Well, he is really poor.
At first glance, he looks like a very poor man.
Although this guy didn't say it clearly, his words were full of suspicion. Selling copper! How much do you look down on him?
Did you see the work clothes on him?
Even if a fourth-level fitter in a steel rolling mill doesn't know gold, he still knows copper!
Why are this guy's ordinary words so infuriating?
He just found the money! What happened?
It’s not picked up in Dashangouzi, so it doesn’t need to be refined!
Yi Chuanzong was angry, and his tone was a bit low, "Isn't your gold price a bit too low?"
The famine in the past three years has had a very serious impact on the price of gold, and it was also caused by poverty.
If the government wants the villagers to eat, they have to import a large amount of grain, sugar, and nothing of value. They have no choice but to trade in gold.
In 60, 61, and 62, gold was used for payment for three consecutive years. The stock dropped from 4 million ounces to 3 million ounces, a decrease of 25%. The legitimate gold purchase price also appreciated to a certain extent.
The smile on the young man's face did not change at all, and he said unhurriedly: "It's not low, it will cost us to help you process it, and according to the current purification technology, there are some impurities in it. The gold price you usually ask about is
It’s pure gold, and we will invoice you for all related expenses, so you don’t have to worry about your credit issues with us.”
The corner of Yi Chuanzong's mouth twitched slightly. It would be better if he didn't say this. But when he said this, he felt a little nervous.
Will there be any impurities in the little goldfish given by the system? If it turns out to be pure gold, it would be a big joke. These must be reported statistically, and names are listed on them. If someone asks about the source, what excuse can he make?
Seeing Yi Chuanzong's reaction, the young clerk's iconic smile faded, his voice seemed a little erratic, and he asked tentatively: "How about I give you a simple measurement first, maybe the gold content is very high, then when the time comes
You will make a profit." He didn't care in his heart, he was just another person who dreamed of getting rich.
'I'll be scared then!'
Yi Chuanzong stood fixedly on the spot, constantly thinking in his mind that the current measurement methods should be relatively crude, and the density of the volume and weight calculations are not as accurate as those of later generations. It is definitely impossible to calculate that it is pure gold.
If that's the case, wouldn't it be a good idea to measure it?
Besides, this guy’s smile is so annoying!
Nowadays, the formulaic smile is no longer maintained.
The faint smile but the eyes are a little erratic, a bit like a joke, maybe you are mocking him in your heart?
And the thin old man in the distance was making calculations. The sound in the originally quiet hall kept echoing, and his voice was much louder than before. He was chasing people away!
"Then let's test it!"
After Yi Chuanzong finished speaking, he reached into his pocket and quickly stretched out his hand.
The young clerk's eyes were a little disappointed. If there was a big bag inside, he might be able to extract a lot of gold. How much could he get just by holding it in his hand? His eyes were wandering again. He was about to get off work and didn't want to do anything.
live!
"The price of gold is pretty good now. You measure the purity and I'll see how much it's worth."
As he said that, Yi Chuanzong had already spread his palms.
This year is considered to be the peak in recent years. If the economy improves next year, a large amount of gold will naturally be stored. If there is no shortage of this stuff, it will naturally be purchased cheaply. Prices have not moved much for ten years. The wisest result is to sell everything that can be sold now. He
Also short of money.
This is not a national treasure. The public buys it little by little from outside. The price of gold is also falling little by little. If he sells the money, he can still spend it locally. Now the technology is relatively backward, so it is expensive to buy gold from outside with grain.
Let foreigners take advantage.
The young waiter's eyes were a little wandering, and his eyes were wandering on the ceramics, jade, and copper bottles on the north shelf, which he had to clean every day.
The wages of these clerks are calculated based on their income. This is a rule passed down since the establishment of Juchangyuan. During the public-private partnership, because of the active cooperation and the extensive business, the government only limited the salary range.
Salespeople are popular, and more motivation can promote consumption. The public has not interfered with the management of the store, and this rule has continued.
Although this kind of commission is not large, it is still a great thing to get a few more yuan. Wouldn't it be delicious to eat two more stews?
Hearing Yi Chuanzong's words, the young waiter came back to his senses slightly and looked over with sleepy eyes.