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Lying on the bed, Qin Huairu quietly opened her mouth wide, like an eel's hole.
It took him a while to recover. He rubbed his sore mouth and said, "How is that possible? You can just buy a Buddha statue and there are four big yellow croakers inside?"
"It's all over the place. Hüwood bought it. How could it be fake?"
In the east wing, Yi Zhonghai was furious. He Yuzhu had cheated him out of 400 yuan, which made him extremely angry. Fortunately, Sha Zhu was just an apprentice, while he was the best technician in the steel factory and earned more money. He still had a natural psychological advantage over Sha Zhu.
Yi Zhonghai was not only the oldest in the courtyard house, but also the highest earner, which led to a sense of disdain.
But overnight, his psychological advantage vanished.
All the wealth he had accumulated in his entire life was not worth as much as four large yellow croakers, and now Sha Zhu had become a person far richer than him.
Yi Zhonghai immediately felt resentful; this was too much to be picked up, why wasn't it him?
When He Yuzhu arrived at the moat to exercise in the morning, his fellow disciples already knew. After congratulating him, He Yuzhu generously offered to treat them to dinner that evening, which finally made them let him off the hook.
They took Tianzao to the Military Control Commission and went to the same room as before. The staff said, "We have all the houses on Yandaixie Street. They have a unified assessment. The three storefronts, along with the back yard and the rear building, are worth a total of 4000 yuan."
He Yuzhu nodded. The price was reasonable, so he didn't say anything more. He had already asked others beforehand and knew the market price, and he also had money on him.
The four gold bars were worth only 3850 yuan in total. He Yuzhu added another 150 yuan before he could finally get the property deed.
"Comrade, I'd like to inquire. I also own a house in a courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Is that not a violation of my rules?"
It should be noted that just last autumn, the social class was divided into different categories. Only residential properties were classified into small owners, medium owners, and large owners based on the number of properties owned. Large owners were equivalent to landlords.
Modern houses are mainly made of wood, and due to the limitations of the material's length, they are generally about 3.3 meters wide, so a width of 3.3 meters is considered a standard house.
Of course, there are also wider ones, but the longest is no more than 4 meters. Even if there are no interior walls in the room, there will still be pillars. As for the definition of a room, a room is the distance between two pillars.
Therefore, He Yuzhu's house, which faces south, has three rooms, not one, while Jia Dongxu's house has three rooms.
A small courtyard house has 12 rooms, and a family with more than 13 rooms can be considered a small business owner.
He Yuzhu has now bought this shop, which has more than 20 rooms of various sizes, making him a standard small business owner.
That's why He Yuzhu has this problem.
“What you got doesn’t count; it was earned by actively handing over gold.”
Chapter 91 New Skill Appraisal
The staff explained that the class division was based on living conditions three years before liberation. At that time, He Yuzhu's family of three only had three rooms, which was far below the level of small business owners.
He Daqing was just a cook. Although he could cook Tan family cuisine, he was still a hired hand in a wealthy family and just a servant.
Now He Yuzhu understood. Just like Xu Fugui, the protagonist in "To Live," although he was a landlord with a lot of money when he was young, his family later fell into poverty and he could only be classified as a poor peasant.
This is a class division, and there is no room for carelessness. As for He Yuzhu suddenly having more properties, it is because he actively responded to the country's policies and handed over a large amount of gold.
Most people know that although the Kuomintang was defeated, it transported a large number of antiques and gold and silver by plane and ship before it left.
They took everything that could be moved.
It left behind only a poor and backward country.
Currently, the RMB issued by the state is not recognized internationally, and only gold and silver can be used for international transactions.
Therefore, the government encouraged people to exchange their gold and silver for bank loans and purchase urgently needed supplies internationally.
There are various preferential policies for handing over gold, so it's normal for He Yuzhu to exchange large yellow croakers for houses. The higher-ups don't investigate the extra houses.
They also wouldn't easily change He Yuzhu's family background.
He Yuzhu only asked this question, and in this world, both large and small property owners are treated very well.
The most obvious example is Chen Xueru. She was a major property owner with her own storefront and residence. She successfully implemented the public-private partnership and there were no problems for the entire 10 years. After seven or eight years, the shop was returned to her own hands.
"Thank you, comrade."
He Yuzhu came out with the house deed, greeted Tian Zao, and left the military control office, returning to the courtyard house.
Since He Yuzhu publicly revealed the large yellow croaker so openly, many people must be watching him. Therefore, He Yuzhu needs to quickly spread the news that he exchanged gold for a house.
If those people think they have a lot of cash on hand, wouldn't they be inviting trouble for themselves?
The best form of publicity is to tell the birds in the courtyard house that they have exchanged gold for real estate.
If this message gets out, no one will try to harm me in the middle of the night.
After all, they don't know where they've hidden the property deed, and even if they kill themselves, they might not be able to find it.
As long as they don't shoot me dead, I'm not afraid of anyone. All the guns in my storage space are loaded and ready to be fired at any time.
Upon entering the courtyard, He Yuzhu was immediately surrounded by older women.
Liu Gen's mother asked, "Zhu Zi, did you buy a Buddha statue yesterday that had four large yellow croakers hidden inside?"
"Yes, I handed the large yellow croaker over to the military control commission."
"Really? I thought it was just a rumor," Aunt Yan said sourly.
Anyone who hears such news will feel jealous and envious, always thinking, "Why can't that person be me?"
He Yuzhu said, "How can it be a rumor? Of course it's true. I even exchanged gold for a shop."
As He Yuzhu spoke, he took out the property deed and showed it to everyone.
"Is this the house over on Yandaixie Street?"
"Wow, that house is expensive."
"Yes, it costs more than 3000."
"You're underestimating it; there aren't any houses over there for less than 4000."
"It's so expensive."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion about how much the house was worth.
Granny Zhang had just returned from buying groceries when she saw He Yuzhu taking out the house deed and passing it around to everyone. She was so jealous that her eyes were practically blazing with fury.
Why didn't this kind of good thing happen to me?
One by one, everyone insincerely praised He Yuzhu's good luck. He Yuzhu turned around and saw that Granny Zhang's face was pale with anger, and Aunt Yi with an unfriendly expression was next to her.
He Yuzhu shook the deed in his hand and said, "Uncle Xu is the best man in the courtyard. Knowing that there are such great benefits, he gave it all to me."
"Is this related to your Uncle Xu?"
Aunt Yi asked.
The rumors I heard today are all about Sha Zhu buying a Buddha statue, then breaking it open and finding four large yellow croakers inside.
The rumors do not include any scenes featuring Hugh Wood.
He Yuzhu said, "I only know how to flip a wok, I don't know how to look at antiques, it's all thanks to Grandpa Xu."
He Yuzhu recounted the whole story from beginning to end, but of course, the facts were slightly different, and he deliberately attributed all the credit to Xu Wude.
If there hadn't been a power struggle between the two sides, the credit would indeed belong to Xu Wude.
Although He Yuzhu lives on Yandaixie Street, he is not interested in antiques at the moment. He knows that nine out of ten of them are fake, and now is not the time to buy antiques.
It won't be until the late 50s or early 60s, when everyone is starving, that's when antiques will be at their cheapest.
They took all their treasured items to the night market, hoping to exchange them for three to five pounds of grain.
That was the best time to collect antiques. Also, starting in 1966, many people wanted to smash their treasured antiques to pieces, and they couldn't even give them away.
When that time comes, they'll be worthless; you can easily exchange them for a few coins.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. H. Wood wanted to sabotage him, so he had no choice but to suffer in silence.
However, He Yuzhu outwardly expressed great gratitude to Xu Wude, after all, it was the other party who gave him a shop.
Here, He Yuzhu praised Xu Wude to the skies, wishing he could worship him like a Buddha statue, and begged him to help him get rich.
It is said that Xu Wude must have noticed that the Buddha statue was different from others.
“That can’t be right. Old Xu is just an amateur when it comes to antiques. How could he have such a good eye?” Yan Bugui said from behind.
He Yuzhu said, "Grandpa Xu may not have a very good eye, but he was lucky. Otherwise, out of dozens of antique stalls on Yandaixie Street, why was he able to lead me to that particular stall?"
"That stall had dozens of antiques, so why did Grandpa Xu specifically recommend that I buy that one Buddha statue?"
Actually, the Buddha statue that He Yuzhu bought was not recommended by Xu Wude, but at this point the facts didn't matter, and He Yuzhu wanted to pin his good luck on Xu Wude.
"Facts speak louder than words. I know absolutely nothing about antiques. If it weren't for Grandpa Xu's guidance, how could I have bought that Buddha statue?"
Yan Bugui was very surprised. Although He Yuzhu's words made a lot of sense, he knew that Xu Wude was a person with sores on his head and pus oozing from his feet. He was utterly wicked.
If Hüwood were that kind, it would be a miracle if the sun rose in the west.
Yan Bugui was still quite lucid, but everyone else was confused. Yes, Xu Wude might have actually done a good deed.
He Yuzhu came here today to let everyone know that he had exchanged the large yellow croaker for real estate and even added 150 yuan to it, so that they wouldn't think he had a large sum of cash on hand and come to borrow money again.
Having achieved his goal, he went straight back.
This caused quite a stir in the courtyard, and soon the news spread that Sha Zhu had moved to a different house.
When He Yuzhu arrived at the tavern, some of his neighbors came over to offer their congratulations, especially Boss Su, who lived diagonally across the street.
Mr. Su runs a grain and oil business and has a large stockpile of grain at home. He made a fortune last year.