How can I go back to the past?

Chapter 337 Picking up bargains, minimum living expenses
Li Le did not go home at noon, but found a small restaurant outside to have a meal.

After dinner, Li Le went to Liulichang again to wander around.

The reason why Li Le didn't spend money was not because he had no money. Even if he spent 1 billion today, he still had 9 billion in his hands.

He didn't take action because he didn't encounter anything that made his heart beat.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Le entered another store, which was a relatively large antique shop in Liulichang.

As soon as he came in, Li Le saw an acquaintance, yes, it was Mr. Liu.

Similarly, Master Liu also saw Li Le and nodded to him with a smile.

Li Le hurried over.

"Master Liu, why are you out in such a cold weather?"

Mr. Liu has a special liking for antiques. All year round, he is either buying antiques or on his way to buy antiques.

"Come out and take a look if you have nothing to do, but what are you doing here?" asked Master Liu.

Others don’t know what Li Le’s situation is, but Master Liu knows!

But he knew that Li Le had collected a lot of antiques, and most of them were national treasures or rare treasures.

To be honest, Master Liu was envious of the antiques in Li Le's hands. He had been collecting antiques for half his life, but he didn't have as many good things as Li Le.

This made Li Le very helpless.

At the same time, Mr. Liu also knew that he could not compete with Li Le because Li Le was rich!
Mr. Liu is also rich, even richer than Li Le, but he does not have as much cash as Li Le.

The money he had was all in yellow croakers and big yellow croakers. It was impossible for him to sell them and buy antiques.

Of course, this does not include the things Li Le brought back to the real world. If that were counted, Li Le would be twenty blocks ahead of Liu Ye.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the yellow croakers of all sizes that Li Le got from the ghost and Taiwan agents are not comparable to what Master Liu can compare to.

However, those have already been brought back to the real world by Li Le, so of course they are not considered Li Le’s wealth in this era.

Li Le now only has 9 billion in cash and food in the cellar and space.

Food is not valuable now. It is estimated that in a few years, the value of Li Le’s food alone will be more than Mr. Liu’s wealth.

"I came to see if there are any good things. You are the same." Li Le said with a smile.

"Hey! Where did you get this treasure in exchange for it?" Grandpa Liu asked, looking at the ring on Li Le's thumb.

"This is what you are talking about! I bought it in a store this morning." Li Le took off the ring and handed it to Mr. Liu.

Master Liu took the ring, shook his head and said, "Impossible, it's impossible for someone to sell a treasure like this."

How could Mr. Liu not know what was going on in Liulichang? The boss had kept all the good stuff for himself.

For a ring like Li Le's, the boss will definitely keep it after getting it and there is no chance of selling it.

"Master Liu, there's no need for me to lie to you! I really bought this at the jade shop this morning."

"Uh!" Li Le was stunned for a moment. Yes! Li Le had no need to lie to him, and it was impossible for him to lie to her.

"You are so lucky! You can even buy treasures like this."

Although this jade ring is not big, its value is not low. Let’s put it this way, none of the things Li Le bought in the morning is as valuable as this jade ring.

Because this has deviated from the essence of the material. For the same glass-type imperial green, how can a ring be more valuable than a jade ruyi?

This requires a foundation, and the foundation of this jade ring is higher than that of many ancient jades.

"Hehehe, just average, third in the world." Li Le said teasingly.

"You boy, keep it well!" Master Liu shook his head and returned the jade ring to Li Le.

He would not steal Li Le's things because Mr. Liu was a true gentleman.

A gentleman does not take away what others love. If it were someone else, he would probably pay money to buy it.

Of course, even if someone wanted to buy it, Li Le would not sell it! Are you kidding? He was planning to keep it for himself! How could he possibly sell it?

"Don't worry, Master Liu. I will definitely hide such a good thing."

"That's good."

"By the way, Mr. Liu, are you here because you have something good to sell?" Li Le asked.

Master Liu shook his head and said, "No, I'm just looking around here."

"I see! I thought there was something good to be had here!"

Li Le rolled his eyes and asked, "Master Liu, are you free this afternoon?"

"what?"

"Help me pick out some antiques! Fine antiques, preferably rare ones."

"You have so many national treasures in your hands, why do you want the finest ones?" Master Liu asked with a frown.

"Hey! Master Liu, where can I find so many national treasures? I just want to collect more! Rare and exquisite items are fine too!"

Hearing what Li Le said, Master Liu nodded and said, "That's true. Okay, I'll pick some for you."

Mr. Liu doesn't think highly of these things, mainly because there is no way to cash them in. But Li Le is different!

These things that Master Liu disdains, when Li Le brings them back to the real world, they are all treasures!
At least in the eyes of most collectors, they are rare treasures.

Then Master Liu took Li Le to shop in this store.

With Mr. Liu's help, Li Le bought one rare item and four fine pieces in this store.

Li Le took the things and paid for them, and the two of them walked out of the store.

Soon we arrived at another store.

"Master Liu, please go in and take a look first. I'll take the things back and then bring some money over. When I come over later, if you like it, you can buy it right away."

"Well! That's good. This saves time." Grandpa Liu nodded and said.

After Mr. Liu went in, Li Le left. As for the antiques he had just bought, they were all in his bag.

Li Le found a deserted place, put away the antiques, and then took out some money and put it in his bag.

After staying outside for about twenty minutes, Li Le went in to find Master Liu.

"Li Le, come here." As soon as he came in, Master Liu waved and called out to him.

Li Le quickly walked over and asked, "What's the matter, Master Liu?"

"Look at this plum vase."

Li Le took a confused look at it. It was just an ordinary plum vase with a big belly and a small mouth.

"Master Liu, there's nothing special about it?" Li Le said in confusion.

Master Liu patted Li Le on the head and said, "I told you to read more books, but you didn't take it seriously. Although this plum vase looks ordinary, it is a rare treasure."

"Oh! Great, let's buy that one."

In addition to this plum vase, Mr. Liu also took a fancy to three fine pieces, which means that Li Le bought four more pieces.

The price was not expensive. I spent only 35 million for four pieces. It was considered a small bargain. I sold a rare item to Li Le as a fine product.

The main reason is that Mr. Liu has a good vision. No one else would be able to see it.

In one afternoon, before leaving, Li Le and Master Liu bought a total of 37 antiques, including five rare items and 32 exquisite items, which made Li Le very excited. If there were more, Li Le could open an antique shop when he returned to reality.

In fact, opening an antique shop is not a bad idea. Also, antiques before the Ming Dynasty cannot be auctioned in auction houses.

But if it comes from a formal channel, there are no restrictions. For example, if you bought it from an auction house or an antique shop, you can go to the auction house for auction.

Apart from this, the other option is to open an antique shop, which does not have so many restrictions.

As long as you comply with the law, no one will bother you.

Originally, Li Le wanted to invite Mr. Liu to dinner, but Mr. Liu did not agree.

Li Le did not force him, so he said goodbye to Mr. Liu and went back, and made an appointment to come back tomorrow.

Of course, this is assuming it doesn’t snow at night. If it snows again at night, we won’t be able to go tomorrow.

When they got home, Zhao Yanran and her sister were cooking, Li Daila was lighting a fire in the kitchen, and Ma Feng and the other three were drinking tea in the living room.

These guys are living a comfortable life now! They don't have to run out to collect waste every day.

Apart from going out to buy some food in the morning and afternoon, there is nothing else to do.

As for not being able to ride the tricycle out, it doesn’t matter, just carry it back! You don’t need to buy too much at once.

But he had to buy it. There was no other way. Li Le was worried that by the time the food coupons were implemented, there would not be enough food stored.

The dinner was still very sumptuous. In the morning, Zhao Yanran went to the butcher shop and bought a lot of bones. In the evening, she made bone soup.

On a day like this, drinking some bone soup is really comfortable, especially with more chili.

Although there is little meat on the big bones, there are a lot of bones! There is not much on one piece, but there are ten pieces!

You have to know that it took two large enamel basins!
As for the staple food, it is of course white flour buns. Apart from making some millet porridge in the morning, Li Le's family basically does not eat coarse grains.

To be honest, more than 95% of the people in the capital cannot achieve such a life.

Because nowadays many families are reluctant to eat refined grains. Although there is no limit on the supply of grain now, it also depends on the situation at home!
If you eat coarse grains, 50,000 yuan per person per month is enough for living expenses, but it is different if you eat fine grains.

For example, a person needs about two kilograms of flour a day. Of course, this is when they are full.

If you don't want to eat enough, one catty or one and a half catties is fine, let's just say one and a half catties! That's 45 catties in a month.

The price of Fuqiang flour is 1,840 yuan per catty, and 45 catties is 82,800 yuan.

This is just the staple food, you have to eat vegetables, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

Even if you eat 30 kilograms a month, it will cost more than 50,000 yuan, so most people eat coarse grains.

Because whole grains are cheap! For example, cornmeal costs only 600 yuan per pound. Even if you eat 60 pounds a month, it only costs more than 30,000 yuan.

So with this 50,000 yuan living allowance, I can only eat coarse grains.

This is for families with poor conditions. There are also families with good conditions! For example, in a family of five, two people work.

In this case, the living expenses can be increased a bit, for example, to 70,000 yuan, which means that the monthly living expenses will be one person's salary.

In this way, I can eat a few meals of fine grains every month and buy some meat. With a living expense of 50,000 yuan, I can say that I will not starve.

At this time, to be honest, even 50,000 yuan for living expenses is already very good, at least I can have enough to eat.

In a few years, after the implementation of food coupons, the monthly living expenses will not be as high as they are now!
For many families, the per capita income is less than 50,000 yuan, and that is when the difficulties begin.

And this time is not long, it is after the workers are graded.

Because many workers will not be able to reach the minimum grade, their wages will be reduced.

Now there are only three types of workers: junior workers, intermediate workers and senior workers.

After grading, they are ranked from level one to level eight. Even among the current senior workers, few can reach level five or six after grading.

There is no way. The current job levels are too general. An apprenticeship lasts for three years, and after three years, you are just a junior worker, no matter how good your skills are.

But it is no longer the case after being graded. If you cannot reach the level of a first-class worker, even after three years, you can only be considered a formal worker.

Wages were much lower than they are now, which meant that the per capita income of some families was less than 50,000 yuan.

There is no way. With the current three-level wage system, there are too many people taking advantage of the situation.

What if you have better skills than me? You still get the same salary as me.

You do more work than me, so what? You get the same salary as me.

This is also the reason why Li Le doesn't want to work in a factory. Under the current circumstances, collecting waste is a good job.

You don’t have to go to get off work and leave work on time, and you can work when you want to. If you don’t want to work, you can take a day off, and no one will bother you.

Most importantly, the income is high.

After eating and drinking, a few people started playing cards and didn't go to rest until after nine o'clock.

Of course, Li Le got into bed and played a few rounds of Canyon games before lying down to sleep.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Li Le got up early. God was very kind and it didn't snow at night, which made Li Le much happier.

After dinner, Li Le rushed to Liulichang.

He carried a military water bottle on his left and a military school bag on his right.

According to the place agreed yesterday, Li Le arrived at the door of a store.

Li Le arrived early. When he came, the door was not open yet. Similarly, Mr. Liu did not come either.

Taking advantage of this time, Li Le came out of Liulichang and bought some wine from the nearby store.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Li Le went over and found that the store was already open and Mr. Liu was there too.

And it seems to have been here for a while.

"Master Liu!" Li Le hurriedly went up to greet him.

"Yeah!" Master Liu nodded.

"How about it, Mr. Liu, have you seen anything interesting?" Li Le asked.

"No, I just looked and found a pretty good one."

"It doesn't matter. We have plenty of time anyway."

Li Le was indeed not in a hurry, nor did he need to be. There was still more than an hour before he returned to the real world! It was enough time for him to buy a lot of antiques.

Half an hour later, the two people came out of the store. Li Le's backpack was full, and he was holding three larger pieces in his hands. He bought seven antiques in total.

Unfortunately, these seven antiques are all fine pieces, and none of them can be called a rare treasure.

But it doesn’t matter, there is only one level difference between a fine product and a rare treasure.

"Li Le, do you want some calligraphy and paintings?" After coming outside, Master Liu looked at Li Le and asked.

"Yes! The more the better."

"Okay, the next store is a shop that specializes in calligraphy and painting. You send the things back first and I'll go over and take a look."

PS: Love is always there no matter how far we are apart. Can you give me a monthly ticket? Thank you!

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