Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

Parallel time and space.

It was summer 1957.

On a leisurely Sunday morning, Li Zihang felt as if he had been granted amnesty and finally had a day off.

He got up quickly and made himself breakfast.

He even packed up some things and was full of energy, holding a few treasures he had recently acquired.

There are cloisonné bowls, four-claw dragon bowls from the Guangxu official kiln, and a small Yongzheng famille rose plum vase.

These antiques are his favorites. Even if they are sold in Liulichang, they can at least get 600 yuan.

Li Zihang carefully wrapped them with a piece of floral cloth.

He wrapped it in layers of newspaper, then rode the bicycle that Uncle Han had lent him and set off for the professor's house.

He walked with trepidation the whole way, fearing that someone would touch his beloved baby.

When he sees someone he knows, he presses the bell, as if telling them: "I'm in front, don't bump into me!" His expression makes people laugh.

He held his baby in his arms and went to the professor's house trembling with fear.

Can't blame him~

These antiques are really his lifeblood. He depends on them to survive.

Li Zihang has been working very hard in recent months, translating foreign language articles, doing odd jobs in a restaurant, giving foreign language lessons, playing supporting roles on the streets, learning how to buy rags, collecting antiques, and making some money from the price difference, finally saving enough money to buy this antique.

If he doesn't make any more money, he'll be starving for the rest of the month.

The two meals provided by the hotel could at best ensure that he would not starve to death. Forget about the rest.

The professor lived not far from him, less than five kilometers away.

The place where the professor and he lived was in the South City District, in a "crooked" alley.

This alley starts from the newly built Qianmen East Road in the west and ends at the later renamed Qinian Street in the east.

It extends to Qiansanmen area in the north and Liangguang Road in the south.

When passing by Xianyukou, people riding bicycles have to get off and push the bicycles. The scene on the streets is like a market.

There is also a Pingju Theater, and the stills in the window at the entrance are so fascinating that people will not want to leave.

Passing by a famous bathhouse in the city.

The pool was full of neighbors, chatting and talking without reservation. It was so lively.

The direction of the alleys in Caochang and Changxiang areas formed regular fan-shaped streets that were extremely rare in the old city.

Today, Sanlihe has the flavor of a southern city with its winding river and water flowing through the streets!

In the past two years, with the completion of the greening landscape of Sanlihe, a brand new Sanlihe has appeared in the southern urban area of ​​​​Sijiu City.

The feeling of warm alleys and lingering smoke still permeates the old neighbors here.

After traveling carefully along the way, we finally arrived at the professor's house.

Li Zihang was standing at the door carrying something.

I knocked on the door, and after a while, a woman's voice came from inside.

"Coming~"

As the woman opened the door, Li Zihang directly stated his purpose.

The woman stood at the door and looked at Li Zihang and said.

"Comrade, what a coincidence! My husband is away on an academic exchange trip."

"It may take at least half a month to come back."

When Li Zihang heard this, he instantly felt lost.

But his expression remained unchanged as he politely said goodbye to the professor's wife.

At this point, how could he wait for half a month?

Ride a bike to Liulichang first.

He would sell one thing first. He didn’t want to experience the feeling of being hungry again.

We walked carefully all the way to the Liulichang Cultural Relics Shop.

Find a shop that specializes in collecting porcelain.

I was recognized as soon as I walked in.

A staff member inside said happily.

"Yoha~"

"Isn't this Master Hang?"

"What are you doing here?"

The staff member looked Li Zihang up and down again.

Then he continued.

"You look like you're just trying to experience life?"

Li Zihang was in no mood to joke with him.

"Brother Zhang, please stop making fun of me. Call Master Wang out."

"I have something to sell."

The man called Brother Zhang by Li Zihang was a staff member of a porcelain shop in Liulichang.

My real name is Zhang Yiming. Before we started the business, I was a delivery guy in this store.

Later, when he became famous, he changed his name to Yi-yan, which means that anything he recognized at first sight is definitely a treasure.

"In the past, you always bought things from the store and brought them home like you were moving house."

"You still need to sell something?"

This is the bad thing about doing business with people you know.

Too much nonsense, don't ask questions when you come to the door.

Gossip first before doing business.

Li Zihang had no intention of arguing.

"Brother Zhang, if you continue like this, I will turn around and leave."

Zhang saw that Li Zihang was about to leave, so he stepped forward and stopped him.

"Young Master, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Please sit down for a while. I'll serve you a pot of tea and some snacks. Please sit down for a while."

If Li Zihang hadn’t been a big customer of this store before.

The clerk would never greet him like that.

After a while, Master Wang, the expert in inspection, came out.

Sitting on the chair and chatting with Li Zihang.

I drank tea and ate snacks.

Only then did Li Zihang take out the things.

"Manager Wang, take a look at this one and give me a price."

After saying that, he placed one of the Guangxu official kiln pieces, a four-clawed dragon bowl, on the table.

Manager Wang just picked up the bowl, looked at it twice, and put it down.

"My dear, your eyesight is as good as mine. How can the things you brought be fake?"

"You are also a regular customer, I won't play tricks on you."

"For this bowl, I'll give you a maximum of thirty-five dollars."

Li Zihang thought the price was fair.

It was pretty much the same as his price expectations.

"Uncle Wang, the price you gave is right. Please keep the item."

Manager Wang saw Li Zihang and found two pieces of porcelain in his floral bag.

I want to see what kind of treasure it is. He said to Li Zihang.

"Young Master, if it's convenient for you, could you please let me see the two things you have left?"

Li Zihang didn't waste any words and directly took out the remaining two items.

After the true appearance of the cloisonné bowl and the Yongzheng small pink-glazed plum vase was revealed.

When Manager Wang saw the thing, his expression changed instantly.

After looking at it for a while without saying a word, he spoke.

"My dear, you are a good one. Please sit down for a while."

"I'll go get the money and give you the bill."

Li Zihang nodded without saying much.

Then I started to sip tea and reminisce about my previous life.

Manager Wang walked behind the bar, wrote a note and handed it to Zhang.

Then they will issue the invoice and take the money.

And Zhang saw the words on the note at a glance.

There was an expression of disbelief on his face.

But he immediately regained his composure and left through the back door.

After a while, Manager Wang walked up to Li Zihang with money and invoice.

After putting the money and invoice on the table.

Manager Wang started chatting with Li Zihang.

Li Zihang is now fine again and his financial problem has been solved.

Although I earn a little less, at least my life is guaranteed for this month.

So Li Zihang started chatting with him in a relaxed manner.

Family gossip, antique appreciation experience, all kinds of bizarre things have happened in Liulichang from ancient times to the present.

Li Zihang felt better after hearing this.

Just five minutes later, three policemen came into the store.

The police came directly to Li Zihang and asked.

"Are you Li Zihang?"

Li Zihang looked at the policeman in front of him, a little confused.

"Nodded blankly."

This nod doesn't matter.

The policeman opposite took out handcuffs directly from his pocket.

He went up and handcuffed Li Zihang.

Li Zihang looked at the silver bracelet on his hand.

He looked up at the policeman and asked.

"Uncle police officers, did you recognize the wrong person?"

"I just came here to sell something. I didn't do anything illegal~"

Two police officers held Li Zihang's arms, one on each side.

one of them said.

"Whoever was arrested didn't say anything, and he didn't break the law."

So two police officers dragged Li Zihang away.

At this moment, the door was crowded with people watching the fun.

A group of people pointed at Li Zihang.

Li Zihang lowered his head and dared not look at anyone.

He had never been to jail in his two lifetimes, so how could he have experienced anything like this?

I didn't dare to resist and could only follow the police with my head down.

Liulichang, in a shop opposite.

Old man, drinking tea with the secret guards.

Witnessed the entire process of Li Zihang being arrested.

The old man took a sip of tea.

He looked at the crowd outside the door and then spoke.

"Everything is arranged?"

The secret guard sitting on the side also answered while watching the movement outside the door.

"Master, everything has been arranged."

Then the secret guard said hesitantly again.

"My young master, I lost my savings and my job all at once. Master, is it too cruel for us to do this?"

The old man leisurely turned the walnut in his hand.

He glanced at the secret guard and said.

"This world is full of rules. If he can't break them, then he can only do this because of the limitations of his own mind."

Li Zihang, who was taken to the police station, was now handcuffed in a holding room.

A wooden table and two police officers.

Li Zihang squatted in the corner with one hand handcuffed to a steel ring welded to the wall.

The police took out the items on the table.

Pointing at the cloisonné bowl, he said.

"Where did this thing come from?"

Li Zihang squatted by the wall, raised his head and looked at himself, saying the antiques he had collected from the countryside.

"I collected that bowl from the countryside."

"Uncle police, I didn't do anything illegal."

one of the policemen asked.

"Boy, you call us uncle? How old are you? What's your name? Where do you live?"

Li Zihang also answered in detail.

"Li Zihang"

"Born in 1945. I am twelve this year, thirteen in lunar age."

"I live in No. 40, Nanluoguxiang."

The two policemen looked at Li Zihang, who was about 1.7 meters tall.

Hearing that he was only 12 years old, his words sounded a bit intimidating.

"Boy, if you lie to us, you will suffer the consequences."

One of them went out to verify Li Zihang's identity.

Another one asked.

"You're only twelve years old, and you're collecting antiques yourself."

"Where did you get the money?"

Li Zihang not only concealed his family background.

He told the rest in detail, including the identity the old man had arranged for him.

Just as Li Zihang was answering the question.

Another policeman also came back after verifying Li Zihang's identity.

Whispered to another policeman.

Then the two of them looked at Li Zihang with increasingly unfriendly eyes.

He saw trouble in the eyes of the two policemen.

I was a little nervous.

One of the policemen slammed the table and said in a bad tone.

"Boy, judging from your behavior, you must be a veteran."

"You've been telling lies. Tell the truth."

"What's your name? Where do you live? What do your parents do?"

When Li Zihang heard this, he was confused.

He didn't say anything nonsense.

Suddenly he thought of the old man and said in a low voice with a sad heart.

"Grandpa, you are so good at playing~"