Siheyuan: Rebirth 52 years later, escaping from famine in Beijing

That evening.

When Li Jing got home from get off work, she discussed the matter with her husband.

"You should also be aware of the country's new version of the currency. They encourage our block office staff and their families to exchange for the new banknotes first. What do you think of this issue?"

The first edition of currency is still widely used throughout the country.

For the convenience of narrative, the article specifically uses the second edition of money to narrate in advance.

Therefore, in reality, what you have on hand are still the first edition coins, and what needs to be converted are actually the new editions.

After listening to Li Jing's words.

Sister Fei and Xiao Han on the side also turned their gazes over.

They had obviously already known about the launch of the new currency.

Sister Fei is still weighing whether to change it;

Xiaohan didn't have too many worries.

In recent years,

Lu Weimin gives Xiaohan a considerable amount of pocket money every month, but she spends less and basically saves it all in a drawer. She will wait for Lu Weimin's orders to exchange it for new currency.

If her brother wanted to change, she would change too.

It all depends on my brother's decision.

Lu Weimin looked at his wife, Sister Fei, and Xiaohan for a moment, then slowly said:

“Since ** has decided to launch a new currency, there must be a reason.

Replacing the original currency will be an inevitable process.

Similar to the past public-private partnership approach - when the policy is announced, people will be given time to adjust, but sooner or later it will be fully implemented! Therefore, it is better to deal with it earlier than later.

If you go to the counter later, there will be a large crowd of people, and the queue will be very long and troublesome. It is better to exchange the currency now while there are fewer people.

This way we won’t have any psychological burden.

And my wife, you can successfully meet the expectations of your unit."

After listening to Lu Weimin, Li Jing, Sister Fei and Xiao Han felt that what he said made sense.

"Honey, let's do as you said and exchange it for new currency tomorrow!" Li Jing said happily.

Sister Fei asked: "Wei Min, how do we replace the money in the account book?"

“All you need to do is change to a new passbook and change the unit from ‘ten thousand yuan’ to ‘yuan’!”

"This is very convenient! What a great arrangement!"

"Brother Wei Min, I have some savings here. Could you please help me change them into new currency?" Xiao Han said.

Lu Weimin nodded: "No problem! I'll help you exchange it, so you don't have to run anymore!"

Li Jing looked at Sister Fei and asked, "Mom! When are you going to exchange money?"

Sister Fei replied: "You guys go first! I'll go change in a few days. It's not convenient to take the kids with me."

Li Jing said:

"Mom! If I didn't know you wanted to change a large amount of money, I would have helped you change it. If the amount is too large, you need to provide proof of income, and you must do it in person, so you have to go by yourself."

"I know that! That's why I didn't ask you to help change it." Feishan responded.

Afterwards, Lu Weimin and his wife returned to the room.

Lu Weimin opened the safe he made himself and took out his savings, but did not exchange them for new currency the next day.

Because I encountered some minor problems: if the amount of money to be exchanged is a lot, I need to prepare relevant income proof documents in advance.

Although the enemy agents have been basically eliminated, some ** still exist, so people who hold a lot of cash must show proof of work and income. If they cannot show it, not only will they not be able to exchange it, but it will also arouse suspicion.

It's a bit troublesome, but there's no other way.

Finally, on Friday, Lu Weimin and his wife completed all the relevant certifications.

Lu Weimin filled several bags with money and drove to the People's Bank of China in Qianmen with his wife. Fei Jie followed them to watch, but she did not get out of the car and took care of the children in the car.

There were not many people queuing in the bank at this time, with only a few people waiting in each queue.

When Lu Weimin and Li Jing got out of the car carrying several bags of money, the people around them exclaimed.

Three bags of money! What a huge amount!

There are so many people bringing so much cash to exchange!

After Lu Weimin and his wife entered the bank, the bank staff immediately recognized him as Director Li from the street office, and the handsome man next to him should be Director Li's husband.

But they actually had three big bags of money in their hands!

The staff member also widened his eyes and asked in surprise: "Hello, Director Li, are you here to exchange new currency? Who is this person next to you...?"

"He is my husband, Lu Weimin! Let's exchange money."

The staff member then said, "Director Li, Comrade Lu Weimin, since the amount you are exchanging is large, you need to ask your supervisor to handle it according to regulations. Please wait."

As a government employee, Li Jing was already familiar with this procedure and replied with a smile, "I understand! Please do as you wish!"

Not long after, bank staff led the leader to arrive quickly.

"Hey! Director Li and your lover are here to exchange currency! What's your lover's last name?"

The bank leader shook hands with Lu Weimin and his wife enthusiastically, and his eyes flickered slightly when he saw the three big bags of money.

Li Jing nodded and said, "That's right! We actively responded to the country's call and exchanged for new banknotes! My husband's name is Lu Weimin!" The bank manager said politely, "Director Li, Comrade Lu Weimin, the amount you want to exchange this time is a bit large. Of course, I trust you, but according to national regulations, large-amount exchanges require relevant proof of work and income. Please understand this from you and your husband."

Lu Weimin felt very good about the bank's service attitude, and he knew that this was also due to his wife's status. Li Jing smiled and said, "I understand, this is our responsibility, and it proves that we are ready!"

Then she and Lu Weimin quickly took out the documents. Li Jing explained: "This is my income certificate when I worked in the art group, and this is my income certificate after I worked in the street office!"

Li Jing's large savings are basically in her passbook, and she doesn't have much cash on hand.

The staff quickly checked the cash and looked at the three bags of cash. They glanced at Lu Weimin again and were a little surprised. Director Li didn't have much money himself, so the rest was actually earned by his lover? What unit did this person work in? How could he save so much money?

When Li Jing finished checking his documents, Lu Weimin also showed his work and income certificates:

"This is my work and income certificate when I was in a machine repair factory. My average monthly income was about 55 yuan. (The amount here refers to the amount under the first version of the monetary system)

This is my income certificate from working at Loushi Steel Plant, which averages 128 million yuan per month. Here are some bonuses from the plant totaling million yuan. There are also meritorious service bonuses. And my college award. "

Not only were the bank leaders shocked, but the bank clerks present and the surrounding citizens were also stunned. Lu Weimin earned nearly two million yuan a month plus a bonus of more than 30 million yuan, and also had a first-class merit medal and other honorary titles.

The family was also awarded many honors, such as the title of "Home of Meritorious Persons". In addition, he graduated from Tsinghua University. All of this made the leaders stare at him with great excitement. In excitement, they stood up and gave a standard military salute and said,

"Comrade Lu Weimin, I express my sincere gratitude to you! Like retired soldier Meng Aiguo, I salute you!"

Lu Weimin also responded with a standard military etiquette, and the entire venue immediately burst into thunderous applause, which made his wife standing next to him quite proud.

They completed the currency exchange transaction smoothly.

The total amount was 11,201.26 new dollars. They became the first family to have a deposit of 10,000 yuan. The people around them were all envious, and the bank employees also looked at them with admiration. Lu Weimin got the new passbook and drove away with his wife.

"Is it done?" Zhao Qianfei said with a smile, "Yes, it's done!"

"Show me the passbook!"

Lu Weimin handed it over.

"Wow! What a rich man!" Sister Zhao said with a smile.

Li Jing sighed: "What a loss! We were billionaires not long ago!" This sentence amused everyone.

Zhao Qianfei continued, "Wei Min, can you help me to exchange the money someday?"

"Okay!" Lu Weimin agreed promptly.

"Wei Min, I want to go back to our courtyard tonight and encourage other residents to come and exchange money together." Li Jing turned to her husband and made a request.

"The courtyard house you live in is managed by the Hongxing Sub-district Office, not your Qianmen Sub-district Office. Why are you so enthusiastic?" Sister Fei asked puzzled.

"I can take them to the bank in Qianmen Street Community to exchange new banknotes! According to the regulations for promoting the new currency, this can also be considered my political achievement!" Li Jing explained.

When Lu Weimin and Sister Fei heard this, they suddenly understood.

Lu Weimin smiled and said, "If we want everyone in the courtyard to exchange new money, I have a good idea!" Li Jing looked at her husband excitedly, "What is the idea? Tell me now!"

In the courtyard, after dinner, everything went as usual.

Several uncles and aunts gathered together to chat. Tonight, they were still talking about exchanging new currency. "I heard that next month's salary will be paid in new currency. My monthly salary was originally 23 yuan, but it suddenly became 23 yuan. Isn't this a big loss?" "That's right! It has shrunk too much, it's annoying!" "It used to sound so good to have a monthly salary of hundreds of thousands. Now it's only a few dozen yuan, it's really uncomfortable to hear!" "That's right!"

"I have always wondered! The first set of RMB was used well, why did they suddenly change to a new currency?"

“That’s strange!”

"Will they print money crazily to plunder our property like they did during the Republic of China?" "It seems possible. I am really anxious!"

"How can people doubt the new policy like this?"

"Hasn't the ** never caused us any losses since the founding of New China?"

"Even so, the purchasing power of this new currency is too low. We cannot accept it right now. How can we not feel uneasy?"

Just as everyone was discussing, there was a sudden noise at the entrance of the courtyard. It seemed that something exciting had happened. "What happened?" "Let's go and have a look!"

All the aunties and uncles stood up and walked towards the door. "Wow! So many sweet potatoes and potatoes!"

Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see several carts of sweet potatoes and potatoes being pushed in. Later, Lu Weimin and his wife, Li Jing's mother, and Xiaohan, who was holding their child Xiao Aimin, walked in. "Weimin, Director Li, what's going on? Will buying so many sweet potatoes and potatoes be enough?" Yan Bugui, who was wiping his Fei Ge bicycle in the courtyard, hurried over.

Other neighbors were also curious about why the couple bought so many sweet potatoes and potatoes, after all, they didn't often eat these two things at home.

Everyone suddenly remembered that Lu Weimin's family seemed to have never eaten sweet potatoes or potatoes before, and now they bought so many sweet potatoes and potatoes, which was really strange.

Lu Weimin smiled and said, "Why did our family buy so many sweet potatoes and potatoes? Everyone will know in a while." "By the way, ask Lao Yi and Lao Liu to come to my house once."

"No problem!" Yan Bugui agreed with a smile on his face.