Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

"Take a look first. This room and that room are filled with porcelain. The rooms next to them are filled with calligraphy and paintings. And the two rooms opposite are filled with valuables."

Wang Jianjun scanned the rooms one by one and felt that two eyes were not enough.

If these things were true, I would make a fortune.

Especially the two rooms where Wang Gang stores his fine items.

Every item inside can be passed down like a family heirloom.

Some of them are even cultural relics.

For example, there is the Qin Stone Drum Inscription, the gilded silver pot with dancing horses holding a cup, and even the Procession of Emperor Taizong to Meet the Buddhist Monk Xuanzang, one of the ten most famous paintings in China.

This old Wang really has a wealthy family.

Wang Jianjun couldn't help but thank Wang Gang's ancestors for eighteen generations.

"How about it, Brother Wang? These things of mine are really worthy of your attention."

Wang Gang asked with a smile, pointing at the antiques.

"The items are all good. Brother Wang, please name a price."

"Okay, Brother Ye is a straightforward person. Then I'll tell you, I'll give you 100,000 for this house and the things in these rooms. And I only want foreign currency, preferably US dollars. I think Wu Jing has already told you this, right?"

One hundred thousand Chinese dollars is a huge sum of money in this era.

Even Yi Zhonghai could not earn this much money in his entire life.

Wang Jianjun thought about it and decided not to bargain with the other party.

"Okay, one hundred thousand Chinese dollars. When will the transaction be completed?"

"I'll trade with you when the money arrives."

"Okay, I'll come back to you tomorrow when I have the money ready."

Wang Gang looked at him in surprise.

One hundred thousand Chinese yuan can be converted into forty thousand U.S. dollars in this era.

The other party was able to get so much money in just one night.

It seems that the other party has a wide range of options.

"Brother Ye, is there a way to exchange it for US dollars?"

"Yes, there is such a way. Brother Wang, do you need it?"

"To be honest, I have some big and small yellow croakers here. If Brother Ye has the way, I would like to exchange all these yellow croakers for US dollars."

China is currently short of gold, so private transactions of gold are strictly prohibited.

Since Wang Gang wanted to flee the country, he naturally couldn't carry so much gold with him, and it was also inconvenient to carry gold with him when he was running away.

"No problem, you said I'll prepare it for you."

Wang Jianjun just happened to want to buy gold, and if the other party had it, he wouldn't have to look for it everywhere.

"My gold is worth about 20,000 yuan according to the official purchase price, but you also know that the current market gold transaction volume is 20% higher than the official price."

Wang Jianjun nodded. He had learned about the price of gold.

It’s actually more expensive on the black market.

"I'll prepare the money for you tomorrow, and we'll hand over the money and the goods when the time comes."

"No problem. I have the title deed ready and we will go to the Housing Authority to transfer the ownership tomorrow."

Wang Gang also breathed a sigh of relief.

In recent years, he has long wanted to sell the house and flee abroad.

But no one can take over such a large fortune.

Fortunately, I have met a rich master now.

After the deal was done, Wang Jianjun and Wu Jing left first.

Wu Jing ordered another batch of goods with Wang Jianjun. The Chinese New Year is coming in two days, and those old folks have already reserved a lot of ingredients from him.

There are hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of meat alone.

He is now considered a popular figure among the old folks.

Everyone asked him to buy things.

Wang Jianjun directly asked him to go to the old place to pick up the goods at night. He found a deserted place and went directly to Hong Kong to exchange part of the Hong Kong dollars in the space into US dollars.

He even specially changed some more just in case of emergency.

The next day, Wang Jianjun brought Shen Chuxia to see Wang Gang, carrying a suitcase full of US dollars.

Wang Gang's eyes widened when he saw the colorful US dollars.

The attraction of that money was even greater than that of Shen Chuxia standing next to him.

"Brother Ye is really capable. He actually made so much money in one day."

"You're too polite, Brother Wang. So let's go and complete the formalities today?"

"No problem, I'll go get the deed."

Wang Gang went back to the house and took out a house deed and a written IOU.

He had already found out how to trade the house privately.

"Brother Ye knows how to trade, right?"

"This is natural."

"Okay, then let's sign this IOU and go to the Housing Authority."

"Wait, the person who signed the IOU with you is my fiancée."

Wang Jianjun said this and pointed at Shen Chuxia who was standing beside him.

Wang Gang looked at Wang Jianjun and Shen Chuxia in surprise and said with a smile:

"I didn't expect that you are such a doting husband, Brother Ye. If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to give such a big house to my wife."

Wang Jianjun smiled indifferently:

"What's the big deal? There's no need for a couple to separate themselves."

"Hahaha, Brother Ye may not look young, but he has a great vision."

Wang Gang couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. Although he couldn't understand it, it didn't affect his admiration for Wang Jianjun.

Then he signed an agreement with Shen Chuxia.

The three of them went to the Housing Authority to handle the formalities.

Although the people in the Housing Authority guessed what was going on with Wang Jianjun's private transactions, they were too lazy to pay any attention to it as long as it did not violate any regulations.

Soon, a new title deed was written with Shen Chuxia's name.

Shen Chuxia felt a little dizzy when holding the house deed.

Just for no reason did I own a three-story courtyard house?

The three of them then returned to the courtyard, and Wang Gang took out the key to the courtyard and handed it to him.

A small box of gold was also handed over to him.

"Brother Ye, this is the gold you requested, 32 kilograms in total, please count it."

Wang Jianjun also handed over his suitcase.

"One hundred and twenty-four thousand Chinese dollars, converted into fifty thousand three hundred U.S. dollars, please count."

After both parties counted and confirmed everything was correct, Wang Gang stood up and shook hands with Wang Jianjun and said with emotion:

"It's a pity that I have to leave tomorrow, otherwise I really want to get to know you, Brother Ye."

"Haha, we will meet each other sooner or later. Have a safe trip, Brother Wang."

"I'll lend you some good words!"

Wang Gang said this and laughed again before striding out of the courtyard.

After Wang Gang left, Wang Jianjun released Shen Maiqiu from the space.

Shen Maiqiu looked at the surrounding environment and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Brother Jianjun! Is this the courtyard house you said you bought? It's so big!"

Shen Chuxia was still in a confused state.

"Yes, now we have our own courtyard. Let's go! Let's store those treasures in the space first."

As Wang Jianjun said this, he took the two girls to the east wing and scanned the rooms one by one.

Wherever he went, he put all the shelves and antiques into the space.

Those shelves are also good stuff, made of rosewood.

"Brother Jianjun, how are we going to live in such a big yard in the future?"

"Hehe, this is easy. If you and Chuxia give birth to a few children for me, are you worried that there won't be enough space?"

When Shen Maiqiu heard Wang Jianjun talking about having children, he immediately said:

"I don't want it. Let your sister give birth to you. I heard that giving birth is very painful."