Siheyuan: The strongest point adding system is bound at the beginning

"Brother Ping An, have you finished your meal?"

"Well, I'm done eating. Thank you, Brother Zhuang, for treating me today. I'm sorry for the expense."

"Well, you're too polite. I've been your agent for medicinal liquor over the years and have made a lot of money. You're kind and haven't raised the price for so many years, nor have you asked about my situation."

"If it were someone else, they would have left me behind and gone out on their own. Just stopping supplying me for two or three months would have ruined my business."

In fact, as the unit price on his side increased, Shopkeeper Zhuang also wanted to raise the price for Liu Ping'an, but Liu Ping'an did not agree, and casually said: "It's just 800 yuan of medicinal wine per month, no matter if it's more, I won't give you less weight."

"I don't care how much you sell it for. Just settle the money with me in person."

In fact, Liu Ping'an knew Manager Zhuang's medicinal wine business very well, but he didn't want to have any contact with the person who sold the medicinal wine.

They are all dignitaries, and at worst, they are all rich people. Who else can be the rich people nowadays except the remnants of the old times?

Liu Ping'an just needs him to promise not to tell anyone that he got the medicinal wine from him. As for the rest, how much you want to earn and how much you can earn depends on your ability. I just don't know why Brother Zhuang told me all this today?

"What's wrong? Why did you think of telling me all this today? Do you want to stop doing the medicinal wine business?"

"To be honest, I really can't continue my business."

Then he lowered his voice and said, "Brother, I am going to leave for another place. I can't stay in the capital anymore."

"What do you mean?" Liu Ping'an also moved a little closer to Manager Zhuang and asked in a low voice.

"You also know that I, your brother, am in the antique business."

"Yeah." Liu Ping'an nodded, then filled both of their glasses, toasted them with a glass of wine, and motioned for them to continue speaking.

"Antiques in prosperous times are gold in troubled times. Brother Ping An should understand this truth!"

"Do you know what the price of gold has risen to on the black market? It's more than twice the central bank's exchange rate, and it's still rising."

"What's wrong? Has the amount of gold shipped on the black market decreased in the past two years?"

"No, on the contrary, it has increased. But they are only inflows but not outflows. Some people are buying them at high prices. They will take whatever they can get."

Hearing this, Liu Pingan touched his chin and thought about the time node at this moment. It was already the end of 65. So many people bought gold, an international hard currency, and it seemed that they wanted to ship it out! The same idea as Brother Zhuang.

"You mean, there are people who want to get out just like you?"

"Hey, brother Ping'an, you're right. You understand it right away." As he said that, he picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and at the same time clenched his right fist and gave Liu Ping'an a big thumbs up.

"How about it, are you interested in going out with me, your brother, and becoming bigger and stronger with your medicinal wine?"

"It's going to be windy these days, why don't you go out and take shelter?"

Liu Pingan shook his head and said, "No, no, I'm just a working class person, what do I have to be afraid of? Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. I'm not going."

"Oh, yes, brother, you are the one who sees things clearly. The profit from this medicinal wine business, just the premium part, is much higher than your purchase price, and you are not jealous at all."

"You have nothing to be afraid of, but I can't. When I was dealing in antiques, I was in contact with dignitaries. Now that I have changed my career, I am still in contact with these people. If I don't leave now, I might be implicated one day."

"I admire you so much." After saying that, he bowed to Liu Ping'an.

"Who doesn't like money? However, since the introduction of bills, this thing has not been very useful. Without tickets, you can't buy things even if you have money. For this thing, it's enough to have enough to spend." Liu Ping'an also sighed and talked about his understanding of this era.

"Yeah, why didn't I see it clearly earlier? Now, it's too late to get away and blend in with the common people. I've already been stuck in the quagmire and can't get out no matter how hard I try."

"Brother, I don't want to leave my hometown either. I'm almost 50 this year, and I've lived in this city all my life. I was here when the Qing Dynasty fell; I was here during the Republic of China; and I was still here when the city was occupied by the Japanese, no, the Japs."

"But after Baldy surrendered, I became afraid. I couldn't bear to hand over the money and antiques hidden in my house. But if I kept them at home, I was afraid that I would be liquidated one day."

"I never thought that one day I would be worried because I had too much money."

Seeing the shopkeeper Zhuang across the street, Liu Pingan interrupted and said, "Brother, you've had too much to drink. Be careful with your words. We're still outside!"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhuang was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. His family's wealth was made from antiques, but this business relied on a keen eye.

Of course, there are always some tricks and scams. If you meet someone who wants to pawn something, you will first look at the person, not the item. If you are a novice and don't know the goods, no matter whether the item in your hand is real or not, you can forget about selling it for a good price in this antique street.

Secondly, they will look at the things in your hands and find faults in order to lower the price. Over time, it is impossible not to offend people.

There are some bold and ruthless people, even those who are rich and powerful in this city, who dare to cheat, make a quick buck and run away, roaming around the country.

Of course, as a shop owner like me, I must not offend such people. Otherwise, I will forget about doing business in the future. After all, the monk can run away, but the temple cannot.

However, the current situation has forced him to give up even the temple in his hometown.

When it comes to predicting future changes, some people are like ducks that know when the river water warms in spring, and they make plans for the future early on. But most ordinary people are like cicadas that are unaware of the autumn wind. They can only be swept away by the times and move forward with the flow, not knowing where they will stop.

Shopkeeper Zhuang, who was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, quickly took a sip of wine to calm himself down, and then filled his glass again.

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I told you that you were drunk and talking nonsense in public. Why did you drink another glass and fill your glass again? Don't you want to listen to my advice or don't you understand what I say?