Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 944: Deputy Director Li Enters the Trap
Seeing Li Huaiyi complaining, Chu Xiangqian chuckled.

It’s not that it’s difficult for him to find me, but I really haven’t been willing to deal with Li Huaiyi in the past two years.

Firstly, in my own eyes, just a few deer and a few wild boars were too small to be valued.

Secondly, he trades several thousand kilograms of dried salted fish with the steel mill every year, and the master is in charge of everything, so he only needs to mail it from Hong Kong Island to Beijing.

Ehime is in charge of the import and export business of artworks, so every year I just need to hand this matter over to Ehime and I don’t have to take care of it myself.

The antiques exchanged with steel mills, streets and police stations ranged from Ming and Qing antique furniture to solid wood such as golden nanmu, red sandalwood and huanghuali.

In the end, it was so difficult to find wood that I simply reported it to my superiors.

The superiors are naturally happy to see the steel rolling mill, the street and the two police stations being able to meet some of their own meat needs.

As for the fact that the other party does not want money but only solid wood and solid wood furniture, that is a good thing for the superior unit that is short of money.

And let alone solid wood, even calligraphy and paintings, porcelain and other antiques are collected more widely and easier than steel mills.

That's why Chu Xiangqian was not willing to pay attention to Li Huaiyi.

But he did not sever his relationship with Li Huaiyi.

Every Chinese New Year when I am in Beijing, I will give some gifts to old relatives and friends.

Even the relationship on the street side has never been severed.

Now that I want to deepen my relationship with Li Huaiyi again, of course I won’t forget that street.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it and said with a smile, "I really can't guarantee this amount every month.

I can only give you more of what I have when I have it."

Li Huaiyi thought for a while and understood Chu Xiangqian's difficulties. The two agreed to do the transaction here tomorrow and then went home.

The next night, Chu Xiangqian looked through the tits to make sure that no one was watching around the yard where the transaction was taking place.

Then he came to the door and took Li Huaiyi out, saying that someone would carry all the things into the yard in half an hour.

Li Huaiyi didn't suspect anything and followed Chu Xiangqian around outside for a few rounds, smoking a few cigarettes.

The two men then returned to the yard, but Chu Xiangqian asked him to wait outside.

I made an excuse to go in and take a look, and when I entered the yard, a dozen bamboo baskets appeared in the yard in an instant.

When Li Huaiyi was called in, he smiled brightly when he saw the fresh, well-cut wild boar meat, wild boar meat, wild venison and fish marinated with large amounts of sea salt in the bamboo basket.

He closed the door, pulled Chu Xiangqian into the house, took out a wooden box from the compartment of the bedroom cabinet and put it directly in Chu Xiangqian's hand.

In Chu Xiangqian's mind, the sound of adding 430 gold coupons instantly came.

There is no need to check to know that the things in the box must be calligraphy and paintings of national treasure level.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't bear to go back and take another look, so he carefully took the wooden box and opened it in the living room.

Suddenly my breathing became heavy.

A few years ago, Chu Xiangqian had always felt very lucky to have received two volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia from Norton.

This thing was counted in later generations. The Celestial Empire continued to work hard, purchasing, accepting donations and other methods, and there are probably more than 500 volumes abroad.

It’s just that after the prices of antiques in China were hyped up, the price of this thing became outrageously expensive.

However, for Chu Xiangqian now, he no longer cares whether the book can sell for 50 million or 100 million per copy in the future.

If it appeared on the market at this time, whether it was $100,000 or $200,000, he would buy it without hesitation.

Of course, the price depends on how well it is preserved.

These three volumes are better preserved than the two volumes obtained by Norton. It is obvious that they were carefully preserved by the collector's ancestors.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to get 3 points for just 430 books.

The two books by Norton only cost 100 gold coupons in total. Just from the huge difference in gold coupons, you can tell that the price would differ several times.

Only a few years passed, and no news came out from the European and American auction markets.

It can only be said that most of the Chinese antiques at this time are not valued at all in the eyes of Europeans and Americans.

Maybe it's been piled up in the hands of a family whose ancestors were bandits, gathering dust.

As soon as Li Huaiyi saw Chu Xiangqian's expression, he knew that he liked these three volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia very much.

Even in the Beijing collectors' circle of this era, this thing would cost at least two to three thousand yuan per copy, and it was in short supply.

If you want to buy it, unless you are lucky enough to meet a collector whose family is in financial difficulty, otherwise trying to find it in the vast crowd is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, a set of handwritten copies is more expensive, not to mention that after Chu Xiangqian opened the three volumes, he found that they were all records of medical skills.

Even if the price of these three books was 2 or 3 Celestial Currency, Li Jingxiao would agree to it without hesitation.

So Li Huaiyi didn't bargain with Chu Xiangqian at all, and used the three books to exchange for wild boars and other things.

He also smiled and said, “These three volumes range from 19,496 to 19,498.

They are all medical manuscripts. I thought you might like them. I have kept them in my hands for more than a year. "

Chu Xiangqian immediately asked, "Do you have anything else? I'll trade with you for anything."

Having said that, Li Huaiyi will definitely take the opportunity to raise the price.

But a little bit of food was not worth mentioning in Chu Xiangqian's eyes.

Even if it was thirty wild boars, he would buy them without hesitation.

In fact, in terms of future value between the two, one can be said to be a silver bean, and the other is a full green glass jadeite.

Only a fool would not do business with a price difference of a million times.

Li Huaiyi shook his head and said, "This thing is a national treasure, do you really think I don't know its value?

If it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to let you know that I had good stuff and you had become Jin's apprentice to learn Chinese medicine, I wouldn't have been willing to exchange these little bits of food with you.

But if you really like it, I will pay more attention to it."

Chu Xiangqian's expression darkened after hearing this, but he was lucky to get these three books.

Moreover, the sense of accomplishment from collecting in China is actually not as great as that from collecting abroad.

After calming down, he said with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness. I will think of a way to get you some sheep.

As long as what you have is good enough, I guarantee that you will get it even if you want 1 sheep.

Give me some time, and I can get you 20 to 30 heads every month."

Two or three hundred sheep a year is definitely a big deal for Li Huaiyi.

As for how many years it will last, Li Huaiyi is not anxious at all. Instead, he feels relieved.

If he was offered 1 sheep at one time, he would not dare to accept it.

But with only 20 to 30 heads per month, it is less difficult and risky to receive them ourselves.

There is no need to worry about anything happening to Chu Xiangqian.

As for Chu Xiangqian, he was eager to prolong the transaction time between him and Li Huaiyi.

After the storm started in the capital, it was only really severe for about three years.

On the contrary, it was other places that had lasted for many years. As long as Li Huaiyi always needed help from me, it would be much easier to ask him for help in the future.

Even if you ask him for a favor, it is much better than asking someone without knowing who to ask.

Moreover, the Celestial Empire coins, gold bars and the like are the least important things to Chu Xiangqian.

In the past few years, he has accumulated more than 100,000 yuan from the trading of salted fish alone.

Although the money was not much, Chu Xiangqian really couldn't spend it.

Cash that cannot be spent is just paper.

Chu Xiangqian didn't feel any pain at all when he spent the money to trade with Li Huaiyi.

In the TV series, Lou Xiao'e's parents were in trouble because Xu Damao informed Li Huaiyi.

It is said that the Lou family has hidden a large number of gold bars and antiques.

After Li Huaiyi set his eyes on the Lou family's wealth, he asked Xu Damao to lead a team to search and confiscate the Lou family.

If the steel mill does not move the Lou family, it is highly likely that no one else will move either. After all, if Lou's father really cares about it now, he is part of the steel mill.

If others want to make a move, they have to cross the line and go to Li Huaiyi's territory to cause trouble.

It would be strange if he agreed.

Li Huaiyi kicked the factory director out and became the director of the steel rolling mill, while also being the director of the sports meeting.

It can be said that if he is dealt with, not only the safety of Lou's father and mother will be guaranteed, but even his second and third uncles can get a certain degree of protection.

Li Huaiyi thought for a while and said, "Go forward, the sheep are easy to deal with, but if there are wild boars, roe deer and deer, give them to me first.

After all, the prey hunted in the mountains is very different from sheep.”

Chu Xiangqian naturally understood this principle. With dozens of sheep every month, they must be farmed.

It is easy to explain the origins of things like wild boars, but sheep are afraid of being asked about and investigated.

After thinking for a while, Chu Xiangqian said nonsense, "Okay, it just so happens that my mission in the south has not been completed yet, and there are more wild boars and deer over there.

It's just a silly roe deer. We need to find connections in the north, and it may not be able to be transported here stably.

Moreover, the sheep are transported from the grassland, which is a short distance and convenient. I have been to the grassland for several missions in the past few years.

I really got to know quite a few herdsmen there. They can raise cattle and sheep on their own and are not controlled by their superiors. Instead, they manage themselves.

There is a lot of room for movement here.”

Li Huaiyi waved his hands quickly, thinking that Chu Xiangqian was a really well-connected guy.

From what he said, he must have carried out many combat missions in the north, otherwise, how could he dare to say such a thing?
These words inevitably made Li Huaiyi even more wary of Chu Xiangqian.

If you really piss this guy off, he might kill you.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian married the girl from the Xue family, the old man from the Xue family, and the eldest brother of the Xue family. His status has been rising again and again in the past two years.

Chu Xiangqian has his own connections and is protected by his father-in-law, so it is not difficult for him to get some sheep over.

Not to mention, as for wild boar and other game, as long as he is willing to go into the mountains, he can decide how to use it by catching as much as he wants.

Li Huaiyi felt at ease and there was no need to doubt the source of the game.

Then he said with some fear, "Wild boars and deer are enough. If there are stupid roe deer, send them back. If there are none, forget it."

Chu Xiangqian added, “In winter, things are better, but in summer it’s too hot and it’s hard to do business, so we try to trade in autumn, winter and early spring.

Each time, it may be enough for two months or even three months, otherwise even if you use a lot of salt to pickle it, it will not be able to preserve it. "

Li Huaiyi naturally had no objection to this kind of force majeure issue.

Before the two of them separated, Chu Xiangqian said, "I'll ask someone to urge them to get as many prey as possible in the capital before I go on a business trip, and then trade one or two more times.

This will prevent us from wasting too much time on finding transportation channels during business trips, which may result in the goods not being shipped back in time.”

Li Huaiyi nodded without hesitation, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Chu Xiangqian rode his bicycle back to Maoer Hutong. Qin Huairu was not there tonight, not because she didn't want to accompany Chu Xiangqian.

But working overtime for three consecutive nights is really unacceptable.

But this made Lou Xiao'e suffer.

Chu Xiangqian had just obtained three volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia and was so excited that he read endlessly.

The next day, Lou Xiao'e wanted to ask for leave but was unwilling to do so. She just waited for Qin Huairu to come in the morning to help her ask for leave.

As soon as Qin Huairu got to work, he made the excuse that he heard that the company had obtained a lot of chestnuts, so he went out to look around and tried to bring back 100 or 200 kilograms as a benefit for this month.

The people in the recycling bin were so excited.

Even the second son of the Jiang family, who had already received some chestnuts in the courtyard last night, was willing to receive a batch from the unit.

As for where Qin Huairu got the chestnuts, Jiang Erleng thought about it and came up with the idea that Qin Jingru was Chu Xiangqian's sister-in-law.

Qin Huairu is Jingru's cousin, and because of this relationship, if she goes to ask Jingru and the Aimin couple for help, Chu Xiangqian will definitely give face to her brother and sister-in-law.

It’s easy to get one or two hundred kilograms of chestnuts.

As soon as Qin Huairu left the unit and entered the courtyard of Maoer Hutong, he was pulled over by Chu Xiangqian and given a good beating.

Now the two women were completely convinced. One of them said that she would go back to live with her parents for the next two days.

I took the opportunity to have a good talk with my parents and decided to donate all my property, including the fur business in Hong Kong Island.

One of them said that he had children at home to take care of. Chu Xiangqian understood as soon as he heard it that this person couldn't bear the hardship he had endured.

So, he prepared lunch for the two of them and put it on the stove to keep it warm over a low fire. Chu Xiangqian went into the Novice Village by himself, first to gain experience, then to take a bath in the hot spring and change clothes.

Take the things and go to my father-in-law's place.

Except for the old lady who was at home, everyone else went to work.

I was so happy to see him appear at noon.

As for the things in the bamboo basket, the old lady didn't care much about them.

It is not like a few years ago. Ordinary people in Beijing will not go hungry, so the Xue family naturally does not have to worry about food.

Not only did she cook braised roe deer meat for him, she also chatted with him for the entire afternoon, and basically all she asked about were her two grandchildren.

On the contrary, the old lady didn't ask much about Xue Jinglan.

Everyone in the Xue family has already witnessed how good Chu Xiangqian has been to Xue Jinglan in recent years.

A few years ago, Chu Xiangqian had just been in Hong Kong for a year and Xue Jinglan was still living in Beijing, so Chu Xiangqian gave her a set of ruby ​​and diamond jewelry.

Just thinking about when I saw that pigeon egg-sized diamond necklace, the old lady and my mother-in-law, Tan Youli, I feel envious.

After Xue Jinglan followed him to Hong Kong Island, whenever she called back, she never complained or used a wrong tone.

Every year when Xue Jinglan returned to Beijing for a period of time, she would visit her parents' home and she did not seem to feel aggrieved at all.

Therefore, the old lady still has great trust in Chu Xiangqian's character. As for the fact that there are many women, the old lady who came from the old society is actually very open-minded about it.

Hong Kong law allows one to marry more than once. Xue Jinglan is willing to do so, and the Xue family has no objection as long as Chu Xiangqian takes good care of Xue Jinglan.

(End of this chapter)