Traveling through 1942 with space

Hou Xiaoge is currently a child, so he naturally cannot make any decisions. Besides, when the broker mentioned five dollars, he didn't look at him, but at his uncle.

Honestly, Hou Yangmin was reluctant to part with the five dollars. He was not redeeming the person, and five dollars seemed like robbery.

However, the ransom money was paid by his nephew Hou Xiaoge, and since his nephew asked to see his niece, Hou Yangmin naturally could not refuse. He looked at Hou Xiaoge and nodded to the broker with pretended difficulty.

Dong Chunqiu's eyes lit up with joy. He would earn at least four out of the five dollars, almost as much as the share from the redemption of the person.

"Okay, brother Yangmin, let's finish the affairs of Ni'er first, and I'll go and smooth things over, okay?" Dong Chunqiu said, bowing to Hou Yangmin.

"middle!"

Hou Yangmin nodded and gestured to Hou Xiaoge.

Hou Xiaoge naturally understood that this was a request for money, so he put down the backpack, fumbled around in it, and took out an envelope of silver dollars and a gold bracelet.

This was enough to redeem the person, so the gold ring was not taken away.

Hou Yangmin carefully took the silver dollar and bracelet and came to Dong Chunqiu.

"Manager Dong, I don't know how your gold price is calculated at Guiya Bank." Hou Yangmin also heard that the price of gold outside was skyrocketing, so it was naturally impossible to convert it according to the price before the disaster.

"Haha! Brother Yangmin, your family is quite wealthy! You even have a gold bracelet.

But don't worry, we at Fan's Dental Clinic always put integrity first and will definitely give you the market price.

Yesterday, the central bank's gold price was one ounce of gold for sixty silver dollars. We can't do that in private, so how about I give you eighty?" Dong Chunqiu made an eight with his right hand.

"Manager Dong, your price is too low. In this disaster year, nothing is more valuable than gold.

I also asked around yesterday and someone exchanged a small yellow croaker for 110 dollars. I don’t want 110 dollars, just give me 105 dollars.” Hou Yangmin shook his head and said with a bitter face.

"One hundred and five is too high. This price is too risky. It is more than twice the normal price. How about eighty-five?" Dong Chunqiu bargained.

Finally, the two of them negotiated back and forth, and the price of gold for silver dollars was determined to be 1:95 before the deal was completed.

This price is indeed four or five dollars lower, but it is not safe to exchange it outside, so it is better to go to Fanshi Dental Clinic!

Dong Chunqiu took the bracelet from Hou Yangmin and examined it. There was a stamp of a silver shop in the county on the inside of the bracelet, and its purity was recognized. He bit it again and after confirming that there was no problem, he asked the guy waiting outside to get a scale.

After a while, the waiter came in carrying a small copper scale the size of a palm.

“Brother Yangmin, come and check the scale.

This Yuan Datou is equal to 7.2 cents, right? Check the scale to see if it is accurate." Dong Chunqiu took a Yuan Datou and put it on the scale pan, asking Hou Yangmin to check the scale.

"Yes, no problem."

Hou Yangmin used to be a waiter, so he naturally knew about scales.

When the silver dollar was placed on the scale pan, the crosshairs were indeed at 7.2 cents, but the scale bar was a little low and not very strong. Hou Yangmin knew that silver dollars would also be worn out, which was normal.

The bracelet was weighed on the scale and found to be nine cents and five cents, which was equivalent to ninety dollars.

To redeem three people, it would cost one hundred and fifty dollars, plus five dollars as handling fee. Hou Yangmin opened another letter and took out sixty-five dollars and handed them to Dong Chunqiu.

After receiving the bracelet and the money, Dong Chunqiu could no longer suppress his smile. He took out the indentures of several people and handed them to Hou Yangmin.

But this is not the end yet. After receiving the indenture, Hou Yangmin and Dong Chunqiu had to go to the government office to have it officially stamped with the official seal. Otherwise, the government would not recognize this private redemption, and if they were framed by the pawnbroker, all their money would be wasted.

Of course, there was no such thing as indentures in the Republic of China, but when signing a contract, the seller naturally had other options.

The uncle took the indenture to the government for notarization, and the pimps took the money and stopped caring about the girls. Seeing that everyone was bored, Hou Xiaoge suggested taking a walk around the city.

This proposal seemed a little dangerous to the cautious Erda. He kept waving his hands and saying he would not go. Finally, he agreed under the coaxing of his daughter Qiuju.

Everyone said hello to the shop assistant, told him to let them know when his uncle came back, and then rushed out of the shop.

"Xuemei, we are finally free." Looking at the busy streets, Hou Xiazhu pulled his cousin Hou Dongmei's arm and said excitedly.

"Uh-huh!"

Hou Xuemei sat close to her cousin, carefully looked back at the dental clinic, then looked at the sky outside, her face also full of excitement.

"Sister, let's go! I'll take you to eat something delicious." Hou Xiaoge waved her hand and asked everyone to follow her.

Although Hou Xiaoge couldn't understand the two sisters' feeling of freedom, he felt happy for them when he saw the two sisters' excited faces.

"Great!"

With three more girls in the team, the atmosphere became much more cheerful.

"Vermicelli soup, fresh vermicelli soup for you to drink!"

"Steamed meat, freshly made every day, delicious and so delicious!"

"Stewed noodles, stewed noodles with meat, lots of meat and delicious soup."

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The journey was smooth, with many stalls selling food, which made everyone feel as if they had arrived before a famine.

However, the prices of these foods are not attractive. A bowl of vermicelli soup costs 20 cents, a bowl of steamed meat costs 60 cents, and stewed noodles costs 35 cents. The prices are really scary. I heard from Erda that the prices have increased almost ten times compared to normal years.

Originally, Hou Xiaoge wanted to take everyone to eat meat, but after hearing the boss say that the meat was freshly slaughtered every day, he was dissuaded.

My goodness, in this year of famine, you said that the meat was freshly slaughtered and you were sure that it was real meat. Who would dare to eat it?

After much deliberation, he finally decided to have a bowl of noodles without any meat, which cost 25 cents. The six of them gave two dollars and also took six sesame cakes.

It had been a long time since they had eaten proper food with flavor, so everyone picked up their bowls and started wolfing down the food.

Hou Xiaoge was the same, his mouth was so dry that he almost swallowed the bowl. The noodle soup with chili was so delicious that he almost swallowed it.

After the meal, everyone rubbed their stomachs and were reluctant to take another step, for fear that they would waste the bowl of noodles they had just eaten.

Finally, everyone decided to go back to the dental clinic to rest! This way, they could drink sweet tea and avoid the scorching sun.

After returning to the pawnshop, everyone said hello to the guys inside and went back to the house where the sisters had stayed yesterday to rest.

Hou Xiaoge shamelessly came to the front hall and chatted with the dental shop clerk, carrying the tea from the reception to the backyard. In fact, he poured it into the bamboo tube in the space to drink it when he had time. The tea tasted good and could also relieve the heat.

"Brother, can you give me some more of this sweet tea? The food we just had was too spicy, and we finished all the tea in this pot, and we accidentally ate all the tea leaves."

After waiting for a few minutes, Hou Xiaoge came to the counter carrying a teapot, took out two vegetable dumplings from the space, handed them to the waiter and said with an apologetic smile.

The waiter was originally very angry and thought, "Just drink tea, what's the point of eating the tea leaves?" But when he saw the vegetable dumplings handed over by Hou Xiaoge, he saw that they were wrapped in noodles, so he quickly took them and put them in his pocket.

"You are quite sensible, little guy. I will make you another pot. If you finish it, there will only be boiled water left." The young man said with a smile.

"Yes, thank you, big brother." Hou Xiaoge bowed like a lackey.