Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 706 Old Friends
Since the year before last, Chu Xiangqian has made arrangements with several units to exchange Ming and Qing red sandalwood or huanghuali furniture for dried fish.

But the transaction has been almost two years, and all the furniture available in several units has been replaced.

Such large antiques cannot be compared in quantity with antiques such as porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.

And to be honest, the antiques of the Celestial Dynasty these days, even if they are national treasures, are only a few thousand or tens of thousands.

In this special decade, many treasures were sold for just one or two thousand.

In the past three years now, I have not been able to afford food, so the price is even cheaper.

Since there is no furniture, I can only use some other types of antiques and cash to continue trading.

Otherwise, there would be at least 700,000 to 800,000 yuan in cash.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian actually didn’t really want cash, so exchanging antiques for them was bartering, an adjustment, not a transaction.

Even if someone knew about it, there would be no clue.

But in this era, a few hundred thousand, plus a box of hundreds of small yellow croakers, was still a lot of money in China.

Chu Xiangqian bought this three-in-a-square courtyard house in Qianmen, and he actually spent only 3 yuan.

Of course, when I bought it the year before last, it was the time of the worst drought. If it had been next year, this courtyard house would have cost at least 5,000 to 6,000 yuan.

Over at Yuetan Park, the second courtyard bought for Jinxiu and Jinzhi cost 4 last year.

But this also shows how valuable hundreds of thousands are.

Gong Changqing, Yixiantian and Lao Jiang were not surprised when they saw that the two suitcases Chu Qianqian took out were full of gold and banknotes.

After all, they had lived at the ranch in Los Angeles for two winters, and they had long known that Chu Xiangqian was very rich.

But seeing that he was willing to take out so much gold and money, the three old men were still very pleased.

Judging from the purchasing power of the Celestial Empire at this time, hundreds of thousands of Celestial Dynasty coins and a hundred small yellow croakers can indeed do many, many things.

Even if it is used to buy a few side houses of the Gong family, ten thousand for a family is already considered a high price.

The only thing that worried Chu Xiangqian was that someone might not want the money.

Being too rich these days is not necessarily a good thing, but if someone wants to work, Chu Xiangqian will also find a way.

It's not that he doesn't want to be strong for a while, but it's something that normal people can think of: polite first and then attack.

And to put it bluntly, Gong Er will be buried in the Gong family's ancestral grave in the north, and he and his master are far away in the capital.

If they really offend and hate the side house of the Gong family, I wonder if they will do anything for Gong Er or even Gong Baosen in the future.

In addition, there will be a special period four or five years later. If you don't keep everything, someone will dig out the coffin boards for you.
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Chu Xiangqian looked at Gong Changqing and Lao Jiang and said, "Master, Uncle Jiang, I will have someone book your train tickets in a moment. When you get to your hometown in the north, someone will drive to pick you up."

If the money and gold bars are not enough, call me immediately and I will have someone send a few more boxes immediately.

Even if the other party wants foreign exchange, agree first. "

To be honest, Chu Qianqian was eager for someone to ask for foreign exchange.

It's easy to say that everything goes smoothly, but if something goes wrong after receiving the money, just the fact that the other party wants foreign exchange will make them miserable.

At the lowest, the whole family would go to Northwest China to eat sand.

However, Chu Xiangqian would not do anything too extreme, and he would only win over a group of people.

If you stubbornly send me away, you will basically never go back to your hometown after more than ten years.

Those who are attracted will be frightened upon arrival.

Secondly, we can also ask them to help look after and look after the graves of Gong Baosen and Gong Er.

Gong Changqing would not be polite to Chu Xiangqian at this time. As for the little money in his hand, he didn't even have a fraction of the banknotes in the box.

In the early years, whenever Gong Changqing had some savings in his hands, whenever someone went to a consignment store to entrust the sale of the treasures he liked, he would buy them himself.

Therefore, Gong Changqing did have a lot of antiques in his hands, but compared to Chu Qianqian's collection of boxes and boxes, they seemed boring.

Naturally, Gong Changqing would not pass on the treasures he had collected to Chu Qianqian at this time. He would only let go when he was no longer able.

Moreover, he would keep the antiques he received for Chu Xiangqian and play with them for a period of time before telling Chu Xiangqian to take them away.

“By the way,” Gong Changqing frowned and looked at Yixiantian and Lao Jiang, “My uncle, Mr. Baosen, had a senior brother, although that one was nominally dead long ago.

But in fact we all know that he is still alive and well. If Ruomei is seriously ill this time, should we inform them? "

Yixiantian, Lao Jiang and Chu Xiangqian all knew that this was Ding Lianshan.

If this person can come back and speak for Gong Er, the matter of entering the ancestral grave should be much smoother. After all, Ding Lianshan is Gong Baosen's real senior brother.

Moreover, Ding Lianshan was the one who specialized in doing dirty work for his master back then.

The deterrent effect is quite large.

Moreover, in this world, apart from Gong Er and Chu Xiangqian, there are only sixty-four people in the Hui Gong family.

It's just that he faked his death and took refuge in Hong Kong Island. Later, I heard that he went to Nanyang.

Counting my age, I am already over 80.

Putting aside whether he had offended the Red Party back then, it was unjustifiable for such an elder to travel thousands of miles to attend the funeral of a junior.

But not notifying him would have seemed rude on his part, and he would not even recognize him as his uncle.

Lao Jiang thought for a while, looked at Chu Qianqian and asked, "Master, I know that Mr. Ding went to Saigon back then, and I heard that he opened a wrestling club there.

It seems that the Ding family is in trouble. You have to make up your mind whether to notify Mr. Ding or not. "

Gong Changqing and Yixiantian knew as soon as they heard this that Lao Jiang recognized Chu Xiangqian as the direct descendant of the Gong family.

Gong Changqing wasn't angry either. To be honest, he didn't think that he really became the head of the Gong family just because he helped Gong Er.

There are many people who don't agree with it.

It's just that no matter how good your kung fu training is these days, you can't open a studio in the mainland to recruit disciples.

Without benefits, naturally no one would jump out to fight for this orthodoxy.

Now Lao Jiang recognizes Chu Xiangqiang as his master, which is a good thing. After all, such a loyal old man is a treasure.

From now on, having Lao Jiang take care of the chores at home for Chu Qianqian is not only reassuring, but Lao Jiang's ability is also very good.

Even though he is older and his skills are not as good as before, as long as he has a knife in his hand, it is not a problem to deal with three to five or seven adult men.

Naturally, Chu Xiangqian would not treat Lao Jiang badly. He looked at the master and saw him waving his hands.

Then he nodded and said, "Okay, then I will call Hong Kong Island later and ask someone to contact the relationship in Saigon and inform Master Ding."

Chu Xiangqian didn't want to recognize Ding Lianshan as his uncle so easily.

Back then, he committed murder to avoid trouble and was indeed expelled from the school in name. Chu Qianqian was right to deny it.

Lao Jiang and others didn't care. Ever since Gong Baosen passed away, they had not contacted each other for almost twenty-seven or eight years.

The close relationship has long since faded.

I would like to inform the other party, but also for the sake of friendship with the older generation.

This friendship may seem useless at ordinary times, but when you really need it, you will come to me and at least you won't shy away.

Of course, whether they will help at that time is another matter.

Even if Ding Lianshan doesn't come this time, Chu Xiangqian knows that it's normal, but if he can send a son or his eldest disciple over, they will resume contact in the future.

Even if he just invited an acquaintance and gave him a gift, Chu Xiangqian couldn't say anything. Instead, thank them.

After all, transportation is really underdeveloped these days, and they are thousands of miles apart, but not everyone is like Chu Qianqian, who can reach them by private plane in one day.

If we build a ship, maybe it will be a month later.

If you take a plane, flights from Saigon to Hong Kong Island are not available every day.

But as long as the person comes or the gift arrives.

When old man Ding celebrates his birthday or celebrates a festival, even if Chu Xiangqian doesn't go to Saigon himself, he will definitely give him generous gifts.

Anyway, a little year-end gift is nothing to Chu Xiangqian, so as not to make others gossip.

After the discussion was complete, Chu Xiangqian called Zhang Haiyang in in front of the three people, gave detailed instructions for a while, and watched him leave to do his work.

He picked up the phone and called Zhang Tianzhi in Hong Kong Island.

Although there is no specific address, it is not difficult to find the Dingjia Hippodrome.

Zhang Tianzhi just called Fei Bo. Within two hours, news came back from Saigon that Ding Lianshan had been contacted.

But whether he will go north or not, firstly, Gong Er is still alive, and secondly, Ding Lianshan is an elder after all, and he is getting older, so Chu Xiangqian himself doesn’t have any hope.

Instead, he felt that if Ding Lianshan really came, that would be trouble.

Not only did Ding Lianshan want to be buried in the north after a hundred years, he wanted to be buried in the north.

By then, the old man's funeral will be even more troublesome to keep.

If Chu Qianqian wanted to ask for something, he could guess that it would be nothing more than moving his family back to Hong Kong Island.

The situation between North and South Vietnam has begun to become tense.

Last year, the Magistrates sent Green Berets into South Vietnam, not only to train South Vietnamese soldiers, but also to actively participate in special operations against North Vietnam.

By this year, the two sides have actually fought several small-scale wars.

If it were Chu Xiangqian, he would also find a way to leave Saigon.

If it was just a matter of providing relief, helping to open a martial arts gym or something like that, Chu Xiangqian, as the president of the Hong Kong Island Martial Arts Association, could just say a word.

But if Chu Qianqian is stuck with him like a dog-skin plaster in the future, he won't be so easy to talk to anymore.

After all, I did not take Gong Er as my teacher.

Of course, whether you admit it or not depends on what Chu Qianqian means.

Regarding the question of where Gong Er was buried, Chu Xiangqian said to the custodian that he was Gong Er's apprentice.

But if someone wants to take the opportunity to get attached to him in the future, that will be another story.

In short, there are many reasons and excuses for rejecting someone.
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When Chu Qianqian got on the bus and personally escorted the master and Lao Jiang to the train station, Zhang Haiyang muttered a few words in his ear after seeing two people in their 30s wearing green military uniforms.

Chu Qianqian hurriedly smiled and reached out to shake hands with the other party. "Thank you. Please pay more attention to this trip."

The two military uniforms also smiled and said, "Sir, don't worry. Before coming, our superiors have repeatedly told us that Mr. Gong will be the main one on this trip.

Only when Mr. Gong can't explain clearly, we will come forward.

And after getting off the train, there will be local comrades cooperating. "

Chu Xiangqian was naturally relieved. After all, even the chief assistant knew about this matter. Although the two men in front of him were not directly ordered by their superiors, judging from their style and momentum, they knew that their levels should be high.

Watching the four masters get on the train, they also had four sleeper tickets. After the train left, Chu Xiangqian and Zhang Haiyang returned to the Qianmen courtyard.

When I got home, not only did Jin Yitang come over again, but Wang Zuquan and Wang Wei, the father and son who had treated Gong Er last winter, also came to consult Gong Er.

It's just that Jin Yitou and Wang Zuquan didn't look good.

Seeing Chu Qianqian coming back, Jin Yitang sighed and shook his head and said, "Qianqian, it's going to be difficult this time."

Chu Qianqian looked at Wang Zuquan and saw him shaking his head. He could only suppress his unwillingness and ordered Zhang Haiyang to serve tea.

Then he told him to cook lightly when Shazhu, Aiguo, and Aimin came over from work.
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After Chu Qianqian sat down, he thought for a moment, took out the porcelain bottle containing the +1 golden elixir, and handed it to Jin Yitang.

"Master, this is the best medicinal material I used. I spent a total of 10 US dollars and prepared golden elixirs myself. Do you think this can save my uncle?"

Jin Yitiao didn't take it seriously at first, but when he heard the $7, he swallowed subconsciously.

He hurriedly took the porcelain bottle, and as soon as he opened the cork, he smelled a strong medicinal fragrance.

The father and son Wang Zuquan and Wang Wei on the side are also experts in traditional Chinese medicine. Wang Zuquan is even a national player.

Just by smelling the medicine, I knew that this elixir must be extraordinary.

As for whether it was 7 or not, Chu Xiangqian was naturally talking nonsense.

But it is not without merit. If someone asks me for a golden elixir in the future, the cost alone will be 7 US dollars.

I'll sell it to you for $1. Is that okay?

Even if you have a good relationship, you can't have sex for nothing!

At least the cost price of the medicinal materials must be used.

If you include the time spent in refining it and sell it for 8 US dollars, you won't make any money at all.

Jin Yitou has studied golden elixirs all his life and is very familiar with the medicinal properties of this elixir.

And it’s not like he hasn’t thought about improving the prescription in the past ten years.

After all, Jin Dan was originally made by three generations of the Jin family and continuously improved according to the old palace methods.

It was passed to Jin Yiliu's hands and it is already the fourth generation.

Just refining elixirs or researching new medicines are wasteful businesses.

After wasting more than a dozen golden elixir raw materials, Jin Yitou couldn't stand the consumption anymore.

In the past two years, I have basically given up the idea of ​​improvement.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that he has never had a son.

Since he would still have to pass it on to his son-in-law in the future, Jin Yitang lost motivation just thinking about it.

Unexpectedly, after passing it to Chu Xiangqian, he actually got him to come up with some tricks.

Smelling the aroma of the medicine from the porcelain bottle in his hand, he immediately realized that Chu Xiangqian was not talking nonsense.

His face was full of surprise, and then he looked at Chu Qianqian with an incredulous expression.

It was just that there were the Wang family and his son beside him. Even though Jin Yitou was full of questions, he couldn't ask too detailed questions, and he didn't even ask questions related to medicinal materials.

However, Jin Yitong couldn't help but take a breath when Chu Xiangqian said that the main ingredient was a medicinal material produced in Tianzhu that was hundreds of years old.

Although there are not many ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum that are aged over a century, they are not unusual either.

The old forest has not been destroyed these days, and there are indeed many good things.

But Polygonum multiflorum that is a hundred years old is really rare. In Jin Yitou's decades of medical practice, he has seen Polygonum multiflorum that is thirty years old.

But I’ve never heard of a century-old one.

Of course, except for those deceptive things.

(End of this chapter)