These days, medicines, grain, cloth, cotton, jade, antique calligraphy and paintings are relatively cheap. Liu Yimin wanted to buy a jade pendant for his daughter and let her wear it on her neck, which was considered as praying for her daughter.
There are really people selling antiques, calligraphy, paintings and jade artifacts in Shimen City, and there are several businesses.
Liu Yimin and Mr. Zhu lingered among several businesses, and went to the largest one. When they looked up, they found that it was the "Deyuanxing" semicolon, known as the "Iron Million" and the "Emerald King".
Liu Yimin told Mr. Zhu: "I heard that a few years ago, Tiebaoting bought a huge jade stone of 10,000 yuan, and carved it into three large jade objects. It was favored by Americans and sold for one million yuan. Let's go in and take a look."
Mr. Zhu looked at the door of the "Deyuanxing" semicolon, shook his head, and said, "If you don't go, you can't afford to buy it even if you go in."
Liu Yimin was having a happy daughter at this time and was in high spirits. Without saying a word, he pulled Mr. Zhu and walked in.
Seeing two Eighth Route Army soldiers coming in, there was a guard standing outside the door. The shopkeeper hurriedly came up. While saying politely, he led Liu Yimin and Mr. Zhu to the tea table. When the two sat down, the friend brought the tea. The shopkeeper introduced the tea, saying that "Deyuanxing" had a semicolon in Peking, Tianjin, Baoding and Langfang. It was the largest jewelry and jade business run by Huimin, North China. It has excellent materials selection and good craftsmanship, and is the most popular among old customers.
When Liu Yimin heard what the shopkeeper said, he said that he wanted to buy a Guanyin Bodhisattva pendant with Hetian jade to see if there was any suitable one.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he said, "This officer has good eyesight. Hetian jade is the best among jade, and only old shops like small quotations have the best products. Please wait."
The shopkeeper turned around and went to the warehouse. When he came back, he took a wooden box and opened it in front of Liu Yimin.
A piece of white and crystal jade Buddha lay on yellow velvet, so peaceful that it seemed to be without a trace of fire. Liu Yimin fell in love with it all at once.
Liu Yimin asked how much it cost, and the shopkeeper said that the war is now in chaos and cannot be sold at a price. The superior gave him a capital of 100 yuan.
When Mr. Zhu heard this, he said, "Shopkeeper, did I hear it wrong? You can buy two cows with one piece of ocean? This is a small jade Buddha. No matter how good or precious it is, it is impossible to resist 200 cows, right?"
The shopkeeper laughed: "The chief was joking. Buying two cows with one piece of ocean is the first two years ago. The year before yesterday, that is, when I came to Japan, I could only buy one big and one small cows. Last spring, I could only buy one cow. Nowadays, if a piece of ocean is suffocated, I can only buy one bucket of wheat. This jade Buddha uses the best Hetian white jade, and it is the most famous workmanship in North China. Look at this knife technique and look at the vivid and delicate image. It is not expensive at all. If this is put before Japan, I will have to cost 500 yuan. Gold is priced at all. If the Japanese are beaten away one day and the people are rich, you will know how cheap you bought today."
Liu Yimin took out the jade Buddha and observed it carefully. He felt that this jade Buddha was far behind the jade Buddha Chen Jingtang gave to He'er. It was the best mutton fat jade, which was huge: this piece was also the best Hetian jade, but it was not as good as mutton fat jade. It belonged to white jade and was much smaller in size. Of course, Liu Yimin could not afford the jade Buddha Chen Jingtang gave to He'er. It was bought by the Chen family in the late Qing Dynasty for tens of thousands of taels of silver. How could Liu Yimin afford it? Besides, those kinds of treasures are hard to come by, and they cannot be bought without opportunities and money.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Yimin gave a 20 yuan counter.
The shopkeeper didn't know that the two people in front of him were the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army and the other was the commander of the Shandong Military Region. He thought they were two ordinary Eighth Route Army cadres, so he started bargaining and wanted to force Liu Yimin.
This is the first time Liu Yimin has been shopping in this era since time traveling. How could he do something? Mr. Zhu had to take action himself and opened his fingers in the sleeves of the shopkeeper's jacket, and finally made a deal with him at 30 yuan.
Liu Yimin was so happy that Mr. Zhu even said that it was expensive to buy, and Ren Yuan could do a lot of things!
The business was light, and finally there were customers who bought it in a solid manner. The shopkeeper naturally flattered and put the jade Buddha in a wooden box and handed it to Liu Yimin, and then asked diligently what else needed.
Liu Yimin thought of buying a gift for Ni Hua, so he said if there were any better jade bracelets and other things that were worn by women.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly went to the warehouse to take out three wooden boxes and put them in front of Liu Yimin, asking him to choose.
It is worthy of being an old brand, with very exquisite packaging. The wooden box is covered with white velvet, and three-fold jade bracelets are lying on the white velvet. The crystal clear green is like the emerald green lake water after the rain, and it has been transformed into people's hearts bit by bit.
Liu Yimin's eyes lit up, and he picked them up and appreciated them carefully and played with them. It's not bad, it's really good. The old pit glass floor is fresh and beautiful, and the green color is fascinating. In later generations, it is definitely a treasure. Looking at the craftsmanship, the old craftsmanship is exquisite, and the inside and outside are curved and slim, exquisite and elegant, with a wide bone charm. Good!
Liu Yimin was reluctant to let go and asked the shopkeeper to bid again.
The shopkeeper's reply was 200 yuan per payment.
In fact, jade cannot be sold at this time. The reason why the shopkeeper quoted this price was that he could see through Liu Yimin's idea of buying it at first glance. Is the merchant, so smart!
Mr. Zhu immediately saw through the shopkeeper's thoughts, pulled Liu Yimin away, and said as he walked: "Just buy a child with fun. What's the use of asking for these green things? It's better to buy a donkey meat and cook it in fire!"
Both of them walked to the door, and the shopkeeper ran up to stop them, saying that if the chief officer could win the goods, the price would be easy to negotiate.
Mr. Zhu wanted to pull Liu Yimin away, but Mr. Liu Yimin wanted to buy it back, a commander-in-chief and a commander of the military region. The two of them were pulled away like ordinary people. In the end, Mr. Zhu couldn't resist Liu Yimin, so he turned around and accompanied him to see the goods.
Liu Yimin knew that in the war years, high-end consumer goods such as jewelry were the least valuable. Most people didn't even look at it, and the price was less than one percent of the time of peace. If anyone had something valuable, they might either be targeted by the Japanese and puppet troops or were targeted by bandits, causing trouble. Including the best mutton fat jade Buddha that Chen Jingtang gave to He'er, it was bought in the late Qing Dynasty. The society was quite stable. If it was sold at this time, it might not be sold at the price he bought at the beginning! It was the best time to buy such things at this time.
Mr. Zhu had to polish his fingers with the shopkeeper again, and finally sold it for 40 yuan per bracelet.
Liu Yimin only had 95 yuan in his pocket. He bought Jade Buddha for his daughter for 30 yuan, and only 65 yuan was left. He was still 5 yuan short of Neng Coffee, but he was still in the bones. The shopkeeper didn't give him a penny.
Mr. Zhu was puzzled and said to Liu Yimin: "You can just buy one payment, why do you buy so much?"
As soon as he said that, Mr. Zhu felt something was wrong. Liu Yimin must have thought of buying a payment for Tang Xingying, so he quickly continued: "Buy two payments and buy two payments."
Liu Yimin reached out and went to Mr. Zhu's pocket to pay for it. He really took out the money. He counted 55 yuan in 150 yuan and handed it to the shopkeeper together with his own 65 yuan, so that the shopkeeper could give him three-but-you-can-eat jade.
The bracelets were wrapped and taken with them, and then they pulled Mr. Zhu out.
Mr. Zhu was always the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army. Although he was kind, his eyes were bright. Seeing that Liu Yimin insisted on buying three-bill jade bracelets, Mr. Zhu thought that in addition to Ni Hua and Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiaoman was probably also a little too much. He wanted to criticize him and thought that Zhao Xiaoman was really pitiful and could not repeat Jingjing's tragedy. For a moment, the criticism could not be done. Therefore, Mr. Zhu, who was depressed, was always talking about the fact that he paid 55 yuan for Liu Yimin for free when he went out to the street, which was a long time of subsidy!
Liu Yimin joked: "If you have no money as the Eighth Route Army, you won't say it. After all, you have been a brigade commander of the Sichuan Army and have also studied abroad. You have seen the world. Why do you always think about the 55 yuan? Don't say it anymore and be careful of others' jokes."
Mr. Zhu disagreed and said that it is very expensive to buy bullets from the puppet army now. One cent for one cent, 55 yuan, you can buy 550 bullets. If you calculate 10 bullets, you can destroy 55 Japanese soldiers. Now, the lives of 55 Japanese soldiers have been replaced by a bracelet used by a woman who has no money to eat or drink. What is it that if you suffer a big loss?
Liu Yimin retorted that people live not only to fight the Japanese, but also to enjoy life. How many years can the Japanese be tossed? Seeing that they can drive away the Japanese in a few years, we will usher in the period of peaceful founding of the country. When the economy develops and the living standards improve, we have to consider cultural and entertainment issues. The young men have to dress up in spirit and find a partner: the girls have to dress up beautifully and find a good family in the house. We also have to build TV stations, radio stations, and cinemas so that people can watch movies and TVs after work. Like the Shimen City in front of us, in the future, it will develop into a metropolis, a city that never sleeps, and there will be shops, hotels, companies and factories everywhere. For example, the tiled houses and bungalows will have to be demolished and built into skyscrapers. You are the boss and leader. Your vision cannot be so narrow and you will never forget the war. That will make the country's economy messy!
After saying this, Mr. Zhu no longer felt sorry for his 55 yuan. He pulled Liu Yimin over and his eyes were shining with a shiny glow: "Fight well, let me see the day of victory as soon as possible!"
Liu Yimin said don’t worry, the Japanese are not our opponents, they are walking towards the grave step by step!
President Zhu was happy. After returning to the command center with Liu Yimin, he forced the boss out. The two of them set up chessboards in the yard and began to kill the generals.
Liu Yimin put the jade bracelets bought for Ni Hua and the Hetian jade Guanyin Bodhisattva pendant bought for his beloved daughter into a wooden box, and carefully wrapped them. He wrote them on the wooden box with a brush. Deputy Chairman Zhou of the Chongqing Eighth Route Army Office transferred Ni Hua to Ni Hua and wrapped the other two jade bracelets into the canvas bag he never left. Then he sat down and wrote a letter to Ni Hua, calling Chen Zaidao, asking him to send someone to send the letter and the wooden box to the troops near Daguozhuang Airport, and at night, the plane that transported the remaining supplies back to Xi'an, handed it to Feng Dafei, who had returned to Xi'an, and forwarded it to the Chongqing Eighth Route Army Office.
After handling the chores, Liu Yimin called Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiong to report the enemy situation that had come to the day.
Chen Zaidao reported that our army captured Shimen on the night of the 19th, and the Japanese heavy army group in southwestern Shandong also began to act that night. In order to cooperate with the main force, Chen Shiqu's Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade actively carried out landmine wars, harassing wars against the Japanese, and delayed the Japanese operations. After the Japanese army left southwestern Shandong, the troops were divided into four routes, one route was the 11th Division and the independent mixed fifth division, and advanced towards Handan: the second route was the Japanese heavy army group rushing towards Shimen: the third route was the Japanese army advancing towards the canal line in western Shandong: the fourth route was the Japanese army advancing towards Nangong. Xu Shiyou's Shandong Guard Brigade in western Shandong, Zeng Chunjian's New Sixth Brigade and the Wang Bingsan Shandong Guard Brigade deployed in western Shandong, southwestern Shandong, and southern Hebei were all put into battle, using tunnel warfare and mine warfare to delay the Japanese advancement speed. Up to now, the Japanese army is not progressing fast, and can only walk 50 miles a day, which is still far from Shimen!
After hearing this, Liu Yimin immediately ordered to send a report to Xu Shiyou and Zeng Chunjian that all local armed forces in the western Shandong area were mobilized to cooperate with the main force to harass the Japanese army. Before 7 a.m. on the 23rd, the Japanese army must be delayed in the area around Liaocheng. After 7 a.m. on the 23rd, the Japanese army can be allowed to advance northward. To send a report to Wang Bingsan, the Second Guard Brigade of the Western Shandong was mainly delayed and harassing the Japanese army and did not fight against the heavy army group. After 7 a.m. on the 23rd, the Japanese army would be allowed to advance in great strides.
After giving the order, Liu Yimin called Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiong to the map, and demarcated the route and time for the southern Hebei troops to evacuate the Shimen in batches.
After the explanation, Liu Yimin said to Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiong: "The battle to capture Shimen has now ended completely, and all combat goals of our army have been achieved. When the Japanese heavy army group rushed to Shimen, they will find that our army has been evacuated safely. At this time, the Japanese army will inevitably retaliate against southern Hebei. However, it doesn't matter, our army has a next combat plan, striving to transfer the Japanese heavy army group again and turn them into a tour group on the highway. Next step
, the work in southern Hebei must focus on three points: one is to protect food, and the other is to improve the tunnel network, connect the tunnels in southern Hebei with western Shandong and central Hebei, and dig through Pinghan Road to open up a secret connection channel with Taihang Mountain. The third is to combine guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines and anti-stubborn operations, and closely monitor the movements of various departments in the Hebei-Chahar War Zone, especially the movements of Shiyoushan, Sun Dianying and other units. If they dare to surrender or dare to attack our army, they must resolutely fight back."
Finally, Liu Yimin told Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiong to closely monitor the changes in the enemy situation and to attract the Japanese army around the Shimen before evacuating quickly.
In the evening, Liu Yimin accompanied General Zhu, General Peng, and Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo to dinner, and then left Shimen City with the bosses and shook hands and said goodbye. General Zhu and his party returned to the Taihang base, and Liu Yimin chased the troops eastward...