Chapter 146 Military Compound, Starts to Deceive

Chapter 146 Military Compound, Starts to Deceive

Chapter 146 Military Compound, Starts to Deceive

After dinner, my mother went to the kitchen to clean up, and at this time Liao Kai came over.

"Uncle Liao, why are you here so early today? You haven't started the fire yet?"

"No, there's no rush to take a sauna. It's like this. I went to Liulichang on Sunday and found a little gadget. I wonder if you like it?"

He went to his grandmother's house on Sunday. Liao Kai probably knew he was back, so he brought over the little gadgets he had found.

"Oh! What little thing?"

"Look at it."

Liao Kai handed him a small bottle, a particularly small one. Li Jiayi could tell at a glance that it was a snuff bottle.

"Uncle Liao, is this a snuff bottle?"

"Yes, it is a European-style snuff bottle with a picture of ladies painted in gold and enamel from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."

"Hiss!" Li Jiayi took a breath of cold air.

This thing is worth a lot in the future! But in this era, it is not particularly valuable.

If it's valuable, it's probably because it's made of gold.

But gold is very cheap now, and it is not allowed to be traded.

Anyone who has gold now can take it directly to the bank to exchange it for two dollars and fifty cents per gram.

It’s just that only a small number of people go to banks to exchange money, mainly because these people don’t want others to know that they have money.

In addition to exchanging money at the bank, you can also take it to the black market to trade with others, but the price fluctuations are quite large.

The price is between two and four yuan, and it mainly depends on whether there is anyone willing to buy it.

If you meet such a person, the price will definitely be higher, but it will definitely not exceed four yuan per gram.

If no one is purchasing it and someone just wants to buy it back for collection or something, then the price will be very cheap, even cheaper than exchanging it at a bank.

But even so, many people sell at a low price rather than go to the bank to exchange.

This snuff bottle is not very heavy, but it still weighs about 30 or 40 grams, which can no longer be considered a small gadget.

Even at the price of gold, it would cost almost a hundred dollars.

"Uncle Liao, how much is this? I'll give you the money."

"Go play with it. It's just a little thing. Why would I ask you for money?" Liao Kai shook his head and said.

"Uncle Liao, this thing is small, but it is definitely not a small thing. You must have spent a lot of money when you bought it!"

"Hey, isn't money meant to be spent? Let me tell you a secret, Uncle Liao is rich."

Seeing Liao Kai's serious expression, Li Jiayi knew that he was not lying. The only thing Li Jiayi didn't understand was where Liao Kai got the money from.

"Okay, Uncle Liao, I'll take it. If you need anything in the future, tell me and I'll get it for you."

"Hahaha, okay, tell me what you want and I'll get it for you."

I don’t know if they both get what they want. Li Jiayi wants all kinds of antiques, while Liao Kai needs all kinds of meat dishes.

Li Jiayi put away the snuff bottle and went out to light the stove so that he could have a sauna in a while.

After taking a sauna, Li Jiayi went back to his room to sleep.

He has been staying at his grandmother's house these days and has no way to enter the space. Although it will not have any impact, he has become accustomed to entering the space to collect things.

Silent all night.

The next morning after breakfast, Li Jiayi left home.

He had no plan to sell pork today because he already had a lot of money.

It’s a good idea to store more wine at this time, of course, this is only for now.

There is no way. The conditions for collecting other things are not yet mature. For now, only cigarettes and alcohol are suitable.

Of course, national food coupons are also available.

Eat your food one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. If you take too big a step you may easily break your egg.

At this time, let alone antiques, it is not the right time even to collect yellow croakers of any size.

At the very least, we have to wait until the three-year difficult period begins before we can harvest large and small yellow croakers.

As for antiques and the like, they will have to be put off until later. Of course, I had the opportunity to collect some antiques during the three difficult years, but not too many.

After all, yellow croakers of all sizes will become worthless, let alone antiques, and those who have antiques are not stupid.

They will not sell antiques at the cheapest price, but they can exchange large and small yellow croakers for food.

Li Jiayi didn't plan to go to the previous two compounds, so he had to find a new place.

Fortunately, this is the imperial capital, and this kind of compound is the most abundant thing here.

Li Jiayi quickly found a place, but this place was different from the previous compound.

At this compound, not only are there armed soldiers standing guard at the gate, but there is also a five-pointed star with the symbol of August 1 above the gate.

Li Jia drove the sled into an alley, put it away, and then stayed across the street.

But even so, the soldier on guard looked at him several times.

Fortunately, he is just a child, and judging from his clothes, he doesn't seem to be from an ordinary family.

Of course, this is what the soldier on guard thought, and he thought he was waiting for someone here.

If he were an adult, it would not be as simple as just a few glances. He would most likely be locked up first.

Yes, they are locked up. Now all schools in the capital are on holiday, and children from ordinary families will definitely not go out because it is too cold.

But this kind of compound is different. It has sufficient supplies, including all kinds of military coats or woolen coats.

So Li Jiayi had been there for less than twenty minutes when he saw a young man in a tweed coat and two young men in military coats coming out.

The three young men looked to be in their teens, and it was obvious at first glance that the woolen coats and military coats they were wearing were not their own.

Because the clothes are too big and almost touch the ground, I guess they are clothes for adults in the family.

Li Jia rolled his beads around and followed them from behind, wanting to see where they were going.

In addition, he also released Ah Sheng. He didn't want any misunderstanding to occur. Letting Ah Sheng out would also have a deterrent effect.

But Li Jiayi soon knew what they were going to do, because three teenagers came to Beihai.

People who come here to play at this time basically come here to skate, otherwise who would come here in the snow to see the scenery!

"Hey, kid, you've been following us all the way, what do you want to do?"

At this moment, the young man in the tweed coat turned around and asked.

I didn't expect these three teenagers to be so vigilant. After all, the kids from the military compound are different from those from other compounds.

Their fathers and grandfathers all survived bullets and gunfire. As their descendants, how could they not be vigilant?

"Nothing, I just want to be friends with you." Li Jiayi said with a smile.

He also put his hand on Asheng's head and touched it.

When the three teenagers saw this, they all took a step back. There was nothing they could do because Ah Sheng was really scary.

Even adults would have this reaction when seeing this, let alone three teenagers.

"Be friends with us? Which military compound are you from?" asked the young man in the woolen coat.

Li Jiayi shook his head and said, "I'm not from the military compound."

Li Jiayi was not from a military compound, but seeing that he was wearing a leather jacket, the young man suddenly realized something and said, "Oh! I see, you are from a local compound."

Of course Li Jiayi knew where the compound the young man in the tweed coat was talking about was. It was the two compounds where he had exchanged tickets before.

He shook his head again and said, "I don't live in a local compound either. It's true that I live in a compound, but it's just a quadrangle."

"Siheyuan?"

The three men looked at each other. Since they were wearing leather jackets and lived in a large courtyard house, they must be rich people.

"Yes, a quadrangle."

"Why do you want to make friends with us?" asked the boy in the tweed coat.

"Because I want to make a deal with you." Li Jiayi shrugged and said.

"Make a deal? What deal?"

"I'll give you something to change." After that, Li Jiayi took out a small bag of spicy strips and handed them over, saying, "Try this."

"What is this?" The three teenagers did not reach out to take it.

They looked very cautious, which made Li Jiayi look at them with new eyes. They were much better than the kids from local institutions.

You know, he was like this at that time. Those people took it directly and told them to try it, and they ate it directly.

"You can open it and take a look first, maybe you'll know what it is." Li Jia said with a harmless smile.

Although he felt sorry, the boy in the tweed coat still took it and opened it carefully.

When he saw the red spicy strips inside, he frowned and asked, "Is this really edible?"

"That's right, don't worry! It's definitely not poisonous." After saying that, he walked up to him, pinched out a few pieces, put them in his mouth and started eating.

After watching him swallow the food, the young man in the woolen coat picked up one and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"Ok!"

"How is it? It tastes good, right?" Li Jiayi asked with a smile.

"It tastes really good. Can you tell me what this is?" asked the boy in the tweed coat.

"Of course, this thing is called spicy noodles. It's not sold in the capital. These are brought in from other places."

"Latiao, no wonder it's so spicy, it really lives up to its name. What would you like to exchange for it?"

"Me! I'm short of some tickets, mainly tobacco and alcohol tickets, as well as sugar tickets, non-staple food tickets, and national grain tickets."

Hearing what Li Jiayi said, the three teenagers breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he just wanted to exchange some tickets.

However, the young man in the woolen coat still asked, "How can you be sure that we will switch with you?"

Li Jiayi shrugged and said, "I have exchanged with several children from the big courtyards before. They were very happy to exchange with me. I think you will be no exception."

"Can I ask how you changed the spicy strips?"

"Of course, it's really very simple, it's just..." Li Jiayi repeated the amount of exchange.

"Of course, if you can call someone else to come over to exchange, I can give you one tenth of the benefits."

"What do you mean?" asked the boy in the woolen coat.

"It's nice to see that you are the ones who brought me here. For every ten bags of spicy noodles you exchange, I will give you one bag of spicy noodles."

"Is there such a good thing?"

"Of course, you can change or not, but as long as you are the one who called me here, no matter how much you change, I will give you one pack if you reach ten packs."

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