Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Finally, Director Wang looked at Sha Zhu and said, "You are also a scoundrel. When you encounter problems in the future, don't hit people without any hesitation. If I don't hold you accountable, it's fine. But if I hold you accountable, you can't escape the labor camp."

After that, Director Wang looked around again and continued, "Okay, I see that many families haven't eaten yet. I said a lot, and I hope you can listen to it, especially the few people I named today. Think about it carefully when you go back."

He turned around and nodded to Chen Changan, then left with the two secretaries who came with him.

There was no more excitement to watch. The three old men were scolded by Director Wang today and they were all embarrassed. So they dispersed and went back home.

Chen Changan also walked home, thinking that Aunt Wang looked kind at ordinary times, but she was quite fierce when she got angry and questioned people. But if you don't have some ability, you can't be the director of the street office. The director of the street office is also a department-level cadre, and if you put him outside, he is at the same level as an ordinary county magistrate.

Now the yard should be quiet for a while, right?

When I got home, Xiuying was doing her homework, while Xiuhua and Xiujuan were chattering about something. There really wasn't much entertainment these days, so I took the two little girls out for a walk and then went home. When I entered the yard, I saw the two brothers Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang. I asked the two sisters to go back to the house to find Xiuying to wash them, and then I went to bed.

Chen Changan was in the courtyard, chatting with the two brothers of the Yan family. He gave each of them a cigarette and said, "Help me keep an eye on the courtyard in the future. Tell me if there is anything wrong. If someone bullies my sister when I am not at home, lend a hand. If it really doesn't work, go directly to the steel mill to find me, or go to Director Wang of the Street Office. There will be rewards if you do a good job."

When they got home, Xiuhua and Xiujuan were already asleep. Xiuying poured some water for Chen Changan. After Chen Changan finished washing, he didn't know what to do so he just went to sleep.

Silent all night.

The next day, Chen Changan got up before dawn. He had no choice but to go to bed early and get up early. Today, Chen Changan planned to go fishing. He would use the corn kernels that Xiuying had prepared yesterday. In later lives, Chen Changan went fishing in the south. He fished for black carp in a certain Han River all year round in summer.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a lure rod now, so I can’t play lure. I can only use the method of catching silver carp, bighead carp and black carp to fish for black carp. I also know if there is black carp in the north.

It was the breakfast that Chen Changan was used to, cornmeal porridge with pickled vegetables. Chen Changan was too tired to complain, this was the way to eat at home in this era, you couldn't steam buns or cook dumplings in the morning. But it was quite delicious with the leftover fish jelly from last night.

It was the same two buckets I brought with me for fishing that day, and it was the same two buckets today. The difference was that this time I brought two buckets of corn kernels, took the fishing rod that Uncle Xiao gave me, and carried a small stool, and just went out.

It was still Shichahai, and it was still the old place where he met Grandpa Xiao. He swung the stool and threw out a handful of corn kernels on the spot before starting to adjust the float and hang the fishing lugs. Before casting the rod, he grabbed another handful and threw it out. There was no one there in the morning, and Grandpa Xiao was nowhere to be seen either. I don't know if he will come back today, otherwise he will definitely scold Chen Changan for being a spendthrift and not knowing how to fish, or he will ridicule him for feeding the fish.

As Chen Changan threw handfuls of corn kernels, half an hour later, as the float sank, a fish was caught. Unfortunately, it was not the target fish, a black carp, but a two or three jin carp. It seems that there are still many carp, black carp, and catfish in the northern water system.

As Chen Changan continued to lay the nest, more and more fish gathered. Chen Changan began to catch fish frequently. The first bucket of corn kernels had been spread out. He also changed the bucket of fish. At this time, the sky was already bright and more people began to gather around.

There was only half a bucket of corn kernels left, so Chen Changan stopped making bait and decided to just fish slowly, even if it took half a day.

After a while, someone came over, looked at the bucket where Chen Changan put the fish, hesitated for a moment and said, "Hello, comrade, I see you are catching fish all the time, can you sell me a few?"

Seeing Chen Changan's indifferent expression, he continued, "Comrade, don't get me wrong. I'm not asking you for your fishing method. I don't know how to fish either. I just want to see who catches more fish. I want to buy two to take back. I don't have meat coupons at home, and my children are a bit greedy."

Chen Changan saw that this person probably didn't come here often to buy fish, and didn't even know that this fish couldn't be bought and sold directly. So he said, "Comrade, it's not that I don't want to sell it to you. The country has regulations. This fish can't be sold, it can only be exchanged."

When he heard Chen Changan say he would not sell it, he was stunned for a moment. Later, when he heard Chen Changan say he would only exchange it and not sell it, he reacted.

He said directly, "Yes, I understand. Can I exchange one cloth coupon and two industrial coupons for two fish?" Fearing that Chen Changan would think it was too little, he continued, "I don't want too big ones, just enough for a few children."

The fish Chen Changan caught today were not big. They were all local fish, such as mackerel, whitefish, grass carp, and black carp, but they were not big. Although there were many fish, it was difficult to send them to the factory, so he just exchanged some tickets on the spot.

Thinking of this, Chen Changan said, "Okay, give me the ticket, and you can take two fish from the bucket."

Anyway, the fish today wasn't that big, so Chen Changan didn't really care. He just stopped paying attention.

Chen Changan was also catching fish continuously. There were many people buying fish from him. Today was not a day off, and those fishing nearby were all elderly people. They asked how the fish were sold, and how the fish were caught. When they saw that Chen Changan was using corn to catch the fish, some people also went back to use corn. Chen Changan didn't care about this.

Anyway, the speed of fishing is about the same as the speed of selling fish. The number of fish in the bucket remains almost the same.

Chen Changan had a wide variety of bills in his hand, including cigarette bills, wine bills, cloth bills, cotton bills, and even coal bills and sugar bills. At this time, he suddenly heard a familiar voice saying, "Hey, this fishing expert is doing good business. Come on, how much do you want for the fish in this bucket?"

Chen Changan looked back and saw that it was Mr. Xiao who came. He glanced at this old and disrespectful guy and said, "How did you see me doing business? Don't slander someone's innocence for no reason. This is called an exchange. Do you understand?"

Looking at Mr. Xiao who was sitting next to him without any image, he asked, "What's going on today? Nothing to do? Is the advice I gave you a few days ago not working?"

When talking about the idea, Grandpa Xiao was happy. "Why not? That's great. But I can't do everything by myself, right? A leader must learn how to use people. Didn't Zhuge Liang, who did everything himself, end up dying of exhaustion?"

Chen Changan smiled and said, "Okay, so are you here to fish today? I'm almost done today. If you want to fish, I'll give you this spot. I laid the nest here early in the morning."

Mr. Xiao also said cheerfully, "Okay, I'll take advantage of you today." He turned to the secretary and said, "Xiao Liu, go get my fishing rod from the car, and by the way, get two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes for our fishing expert Xiao Chen. After all, you can't get this position for free."