Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Qin Huairu called her mother out to buy groceries together, and told her mother her guess on the way.

"Mom, this old woman has leverage over Yi Zhonghai, but I haven't found it after searching for it many times. This time she must have used it to make a deal with Yi Zhonghai, otherwise Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have transferred the house to Jia Zhangshi, and that old woman must have a large sum of money in her hands."

It has to be said that Qin Huairu really knows her mother-in-law very well, and her guesses are basically correct.

"Should I go back to the countryside first?" asked Qin's mother.

"Well, don't worry about the Jia family's affairs for now. We have finally managed to calm that crazy woman down. Wait for me to get the money out of Jia Zhang's hands, and then I will drive her out. Then you can come and enjoy yourself, mom." Qin Huairu said.

No one knew better than her how difficult it was to deal with the money in Jia Zhang's hands. She said this just to reassure her mother.

"Okay, then I'll go back tomorrow. But I can't go back empty-handed, otherwise I'll be looked down upon by your sister-in-law." Mother Qin said.

Qin Huairu fumbled around in her body, took out ten yuan and handed it over, "Here, this is my last money. Buy something and bring it back tomorrow."

"Well! Then I'll leave tomorrow morning. If it's late, it will be in the afternoon."

The Jia family's affairs came to an end in the passage of time, and in the blink of an eye it was October 1, 1965. Today was National Day, and it was also the day when the third set of RMB was issued.

Today is a day of celebration for all, and the streets are filled with a joyful atmosphere. In order to celebrate the National Day, the whole country has a day off today, which makes the whole city a sea of ​​joy.

Xu Damao's family and Yu Shui also came to Xu Fugui's house to celebrate the festival. This is also the last festival that Lou Xiao'e and the children will spend at home. Tomorrow Lou Xiao'e will take the children to Hong Kong.

There were no outsiders today, so there were fewer concerns. After Xu Damao dropped everyone off at their destination, he drove out again and came back with a car full of food, fruits, drinks, and alcohol.

The gate of the yard slowly closed, completely cutting off all contact with the outside world. Today the family was going to have a good reunion dinner.

Xu Damao cooked the meal himself, and Lou Xiaoe helped him prepare a sumptuous meal. Yu Shui also turned into a little cook and prepared several of Tan's signature dishes, which were well received by everyone.

After lunch, the children probably played too much in the morning and went to bed soon after lunch. Xu's mother chatted with her two daughters-in-law, while Xu's father went out with the chessboard.

Xu Damao drove out. He was going to Hong Kong with his wife and children, so he had a lot of things to arrange.

The first stop Xu Damao went to find Lou San and asked him to arrange for the people who were going to Hong Kong with Lou Xiao'e to set off for Tianjin Port in advance, where Lou Xinhua's ship was already waiting.

He also asked Lou San to arrange for the rest of the people to go to Xu Long and Xu Hu to get money and exchange it for the third set of RMB. Due to the black market, Xu Damao had accumulated a large amount of the second set of RMB.

If he were to exchange it himself, he wouldn't be able to explain the source, and it wasn't certain when he would be able to exchange it. It would be better to ask everyone to help exchange it, and then just count the amount each person received. He estimated that even if hundreds of people exchanged it together, it would take several times to exchange it.

After telling Lou San, Xu Damao set out to find Xu Long. He was going to accompany his wife and children to Hong Kong and would stay there for a while. It was not easy to take such a long leave, so Xu Long needed to change his appearance and work for him.

When Xu Damao walked into the yard, Xu Long was reading a martial arts novel. Xu Damao took a look and found that it was the Hong Kong version that he had brought from Hong Kong over the years.

"Little dragon."

"Brother, why are you here?"

"I have something to ask you guys, where's Xiaohu?"

"He's sleeping in the room. He's getting lazier and lazier. How about I go and wake him up?"

"No need. It's the same as telling you. Just tell him in the evening." Xu Damao then told Xu Long that he was leaving Sijiu City the next day, and taught him how to perform afterwards. The only thing left was to write a small script.

"Okay, it's not the first time anyway." Xu Long agreed. Over the years, Xu Damao basically went to Hong Kong every three months, sometimes for a week, sometimes for a month. Every time, he or Xu Hu would pretend to be Xu Damao, so they were familiar with the trip.

"Xiaolong, is there any secluded place in this courtyard? The warehouse for storing supplies won't work. I want to slowly exchange my money for the new currency, so I need to find a place to store the money."

"What a coincidence, we have a newly built basement in our house, which is used to temporarily store valuables. It's just in time to use it now." Xu Long said with a smile.

"Okay, take me there."

The two of them went to the basement, and Xu Damao took out boxes of money from the space. It must be said that the largest denomination of ten yuan made the money look like a lot.

In fact, this money is only half. There is still half in Xu Damao's space. Anyway, it is just issuing new currency, not that the old currency will stop being used. If these banknotes are left until the 21st century, it will be a considerable fortune.

"Don't exchange all this money at once, it will arouse other people's suspicion. I have asked Lou San to arrange people to come here in batches to collect the money and exchange it. Just let Xiaohu record the amount of money each person receives." Xu Damao ordered.

"Okay, big brother, don't worry about us two brothers doing the job."

Xu Damao nodded and walked out of the basement first. The two brothers were now no different from real people. Because they were always around him, their personalities were somewhat similar to his own.

Afterwards, the two of them sat in the house drinking tea. Xu Damao explained some of his future work matters and then went straight back to his parents' home.

Xu Long waited until dark and after having dinner with Xu Hu, he told Xu Hu what Xu Damao had told him. Then he left the yard and walked towards the courtyard.

After Xu Damao returned to Xu Fugui's house, he rode his bike directly back to the courtyard in the rain, while Lou Xiao'e drove back to her own small Western-style building.

Although Lou's father and mother are no longer in Sijiucheng, the small Western-style building at home is still often cleaned by people arranged by Lou San. Lou Xiao'e will stay at home for one night, and then leave Sijiucheng the next day, leaving a letter.

As soon as Xu Damao and Yu Shui entered the yard, they ran into the second uncle Yan Bugui who was washing the car.

"Hey, Damao, Yushui, how come you two came back together?" Yan Bugui asked.

"We met in the alley outside and came back together. Uncle, you take really good care of your car. You were cleaning it when I went out this morning." Xu Damao said.

"This car is very valuable. We must maintain it well. By the way, where are your wife and children? Why didn't they come back with you?" Yan Bugui asked.

"I went to my father's house for a reunion dinner today. Maybe he missed my father-in-law and mother-in-law, so they said they would take the children back to her parents' home to stay for a few days. I have to go to work tomorrow so I will be back." Xu Damao said.

Yan Bugui was not surprised after hearing this. Every festive season makes people miss their families! Lou Xiaoe's parents were not in Beijing, so it was normal for her to miss her family. Moreover, Lou Xiaoe would go back to her parents' home from time to time to stay for a few days in the past two years.

"Second uncle, I'll go back first, see you tomorrow!"

"Okay, go back quickly. We'll have a drink together when I catch a big fish." Yan Bugui said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll wait." After saying that, Xu Damao pushed the cart to the backyard.