Chapter 344: Can’t help myself
"Red Two Thousand" is a currency issued by the government of the Republic of China. Because the main color is red and the face value is two thousand yuan, everyone calls it Red Two Thousand.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this thing was just a piece of waste paper, and at most it had some collection value.
"Red Two Thousand" is hard to find in cities, but there are still some stocks in rural areas.
But this thing is really worthless in the eyes of rural people, and it is hard to use it in the toilet, but in the eyes of caring people, it has become an excellent target for speculation.
"Red Two Thousand" caused a storm in Henan Province because it was so profitable.
The cost of purchasing it from the countryside is only a few cents, but when it is resold, it can be sold for 2,000 yuan at face value, and the price can even be increased when it is in short supply.
Two thousand yuan is equivalent to two years’ salary for many people!
This is the real deal with huge profits.
Many people from Henan Province travel all over the country, and when they see a village, they burrow into it with their eyes wide open, just to buy these red tickets.
Some people are willing to go bankrupt just to acquire the "red two thousand".
The purchase price of "Red Two Thousand" is only a few cents, so why should we go bankrupt?
First of all, these are not newspapers and magazines that can be picked up everywhere on the street. You need to go to rural areas across the country to find and exchange them.
Do you need money to eat, drink, and have sex during this journey?
In addition, if you need to find out where there are "Red Two Thousand" in rural areas, you will sometimes have to pay additional information fees. Does this cost money?
All the costs of pouring "Red Two Thousand" are in the smoke and dust.
But in the end, when people's enthusiasm dropped and their rationality returned, they discovered that this was a complete scam.
People who have made money from the "Red Two Thousand" thing will always only exist in stories passed down by word of mouth.
It is true that some people have seen "uplines" going to villages to buy "two thousand red coins" with real money and silver, but the villages these "uplines" went to didn't even have a single "two thousand red coins".
This scam based on false rumors has caused many people to lose their lives!
But Guan Haiyang knew better.
As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. The "Red Two Thousand" game could not have happened for no reason. There are experts behind it.
Later, when he became prosperous, he once met a person at a dinner party. That guy made his fortune by relying on "two thousand reds."
With the original capital accumulation brought by the "Red Two Thousand" and this person being good at business operations, he caught up with the rapid economic development and finally became a billionaire.
He drank too much that day and revealed that he was one of the instigators of the "Red Two Thousand" speculation.
First, raise the price of the tickets, show up appropriately and use real money to buy a small amount of "red two thousand", and then, as a middleman, sell the already prepared "red two thousand" to those fools who dream of getting rich.
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This vote made him a lot of money, but behind the scenes, countless families were ruined.
Guan Haiyang remembered that this guy was named Yuan Chenggang, and his hometown was in Mazhen, not far from Jiangcheng.
During the Spring Festival of 1991, he had just earned his first pot of gold, 50,000 yuan.
In half a year, his assets doubled to two hundred thousand.
After that, he stopped, leaving a mess of chicken feathers on the ground with no one to clean up.
Guan Haiyang found him at this juncture to sell him "two thousand reds", and he would never refuse.
Of course, it will definitely not be charged at 2,000 yuan a piece as rumored in the market, but 800 yuan a piece. After collecting it, Yuan Chenggang will increase the price and ship the goods to earn the difference.
Even the price of eight hundred yuan a piece was already an astronomical sum for Guan Haiyang.
Did he know that there were almost twenty "red two thousand" cards in Gouzhuji's iron box, which could be exchanged for at least 18,000 yuan, a real 10,000-yuan household!
He doesn't have any psychological burden at all when making money from this guy.
But all of this must be based on him being able to find the treasure iron box of the dog pillar.
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The search lasted almost a whole day, and it was not until sunset that Guan Haiyang pulled out the flattened iron box from the pile of bricks.
Pour out the pictures and marbles inside, and the red bills appear in front of you.
One piece, two pieces...
A total of twenty-six.
Twenty-eight hundred dollars!
Guan Haiyang was beaming with joy when he returned home, and met Lu Yushan who was rushing out of the house in a hurry.
Lu Yushan's face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her pretty face was full of worry.
Seeing Guan Haiyang, two red clouds flew up on Lu Yushan's cheeks, with a bit of anger in her eyes, and she grabbed his ears.
"My body is not fully recovered yet, so I go out and fool around, and I will risk my life in the end!"
Even when she was angry, Lu Yushan's voice was soft, like newly popped cotton, soft and warm.
"Don't be angry, I'm going to do business." Guan Haiyang felt soft in his heart when he saw Lu Yushan.
Lu Yushan didn't believe it and was still angry: "You are so disgraced, what serious things can you do to achieve this?"
Guan Haiyang frowned and clutched his stomach, "My stomach hurts again. I'm afraid Tong Bing kicked him too hard yesterday."
The anger that Lu Yushan had accumulated for a while suddenly disappeared and she quickly helped him into the house.
Guan Haiyang wasn't all miserable. He hadn't eaten for a whole day and his stomach felt a little uncomfortable.
"You said you wanted to be sensible, so you tormented your aunt like this!"
Grandma Du didn't know when she appeared behind her: "She just got off work and heard that you didn't come back all day. She was as anxious as anything."
There were footsteps behind him, Guan Haiyang turned around and saw a big mountain.
The big hand of a cattail leaf pushed him directly into the house, and Du Xia also came back.
Grandma Du has already prepared dinner, three dishes and one soup. It is extremely simple, but it exudes a strong taste of home.
Regardless of his dirty look, Guan Haiyang sat upright at the table, waiting for Grandma Du to announce that dinner was ready.
"Does your stomach still hurt?" Lu Yushan's voice rang in her ears.
After being slapped by Du Xia and seeing the table full of food, Guan Haiyang forgot about his stomachache, but Lu Yushan still remembered it.
"It's much better. It's coming from time to time. I guess it's because of gas. It'll be fine in a while."
Lu Yushan was easy to deal with, and Grandma Du was busy going to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks without paying any attention to his little thoughts.
Guan Haiyang's thoughts were all on the food on the table, and he almost had the word "start" written on his face.
Flustered by the glutton in his stomach and unable to wait for the slow-moving Grandma Du, he simply got up and went to help.
After the dishes and chopsticks were arranged, everyone began to enjoy the meal.
A few plates of green vegetables and a bowl of vegetarian soup made Guan Haiyang feel as happy as a state guest's banquet.
Happiness is so empty!
After all, it's all about the theory of relativity. I'm so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back, and the steamed buns are all delicacies in the world.
Guan Haiyang never tasted anything good in his later life, but it just didn't taste as good as the table of vegetarian dishes in front of him.
Chapter completed!