Baiyue Cave Master

The old books in the scrap collection station piled up into a small mountain. They must have been there for quite some time. Wang Yuanchao was not in a hurry. He picked out the high school courses and newspapers that had not been damaged bit by bit.

The original owner had attended junior high school, but his uncle's family did not allow him to go to high school. Wang Yuanchao lived to be 60 years old in his previous life. Although he had attended college, he had long forgotten all the knowledge he had learned in school.

Fortunately, there are still more than ten years before the college entrance examination is resumed. Wang Yuanchao has plenty of time to study slowly and master the knowledge in the books bit by bit.

Without rushing, Wang Yuanchao found a complete set of teaching materials in a pile of old books.

There were books ranging from elementary school to high school. What made Wang Yuanchao happy was that he found several self-study books on mathematics, physics and chemistry in the pile of old books.

The Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Self-Study Series was organized in August 1962 and compiled by teachers with rich middle school teaching experience. The purpose of the compilation of the series is to help young people with junior high school education understand and learn the basic knowledge of high school mathematics, physics and chemistry through self-study. The complete set has 8 volumes.

It was a very important review material for the first college entrance examination. At that time, you couldn’t buy it even if you had money, and the book was hard to come by.

Now Wang Yuanchao got excited and started flipping through the pile of old books, picking and choosing. When he saw a series of self-study books on mathematics, physics and chemistry, he picked them out, regardless of whether the content was repeated.

Suddenly, Wang Yuanchao found a box in the pile of old books. The lid was open and the inside was empty, but when Wang Yuanchao picked it up and was about to throw it aside, he lifted it.

The weight seemed a little off. Even though it was made of huanghuali wood, it was still a little heavy.

Wang Yuanchao picked up the box again and examined it carefully. This time he found that there was indeed a compartment under the box.

With a little effort, I opened the compartment and found four watches inside, each inlaid with diamonds.

Two gold rings with gemstones, one with rubies and the other with emeralds.

There are two bracelets, one is an icy jade bracelet with floating flowers, and the other is an icy yellow jade bracelet.

Four small yellow croakers, weighing one or two taels.

Wang Yuanchao found a book and got an unexpected gift. He immediately put it into his space and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

Boys who love to laugh are always lucky.

Looking at the pile of "Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" on the ground, Wang Yuanchao estimated that there should be two or three sets, so he waved his hand and put them into the space.

He found a rope in the pile of books, tied up the textbooks from elementary school to high school, and took them to the door to ask the old man to weigh them.

"Books and newspapers, a total of 26 pounds, young man, give me 26 cents."

Wang Yuanchao nodded, generously took out twenty-six cents and handed it to the old man guarding the gate, then picked up the books and newspapers and walked towards the vegetable market diagonally across the street.

The commune’s vegetable market was not small. Wang Yuanchao walked around and found more than 20 stalls selling dry goods, groceries, seafood, vegetables, meat stalls, fruit shops, and grain and oil shops.

Wang Yuanchao first bought a local specialty at the grocery store, put it in a bamboo basket on his back, bought things, and went up the mountain to look for wild vegetables and fruits, which were very delicious.

Then I walked to the butcher's stall to buy some meat for the dinner I'd treat my guests to in the evening.

When I walked over to take a look, I found that it was just past 9 o'clock in the morning, and the meat stall had no meat left except for some offal, bones, pig's feet and other scraps.

Wang Yuanchao had no choice but to speak:

"Comrade, I'm going to buy an iron pot later. Please give me a piece of pig skin so I can start cooking."

The butcher took a look at Wang Yuanchao, who was neatly dressed and fair-skinned, and asked:

"Young man, you are not from our commune, are you? I have never seen you before."

"Yes, I am an educated youth who just arrived at our Red Flag Township yesterday."

"Oh, no wonder I haven't seen you before. You are so beautiful. If I had seen you before, I would definitely have remembered you."

The butcher tore off a piece of fresh pig skin from the iron railing where the meat was hung, handed it to Wang Yuanchao and said:

"Here, young man, this piece of pig skin is for you. Welcome to our commune as an educated youth."

"Ah, no, no, comrade, the price is what it is, but I can't take your things."

After saying that, Wang Yuanchao took out two dimes and handed it over.

The butcher did not take the money, but put the pig skin directly into Wang Yuanchao's hand and said with a smile:

"Hey, this pork skin is not worth much. No one wants it except for those who buy it to cook. Take it."

Wang Yuanchao held the pig skin helplessly, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, uncle.

Uncle, if you don't have a meat ticket, can you sell me this pair of ribs?"

The butcher looked at Wang Yuanchao's bright smile.

I also thought that Wang Yuanchao had come all the way to this countryside to be an educated youth. He was quite pitiful.

I couldn't refuse at the moment, so I made up my mind and weighed the remaining ribs.

"Six pounds and five ounces, young man, give me two dollars and sixty cents."

As expected, wherever a handsome guy goes, he is surrounded by kindness. Wang Yuanchao immediately took out two yuan and sixty cents and handed it over. He took the ribs handed over by the butcher and thanked him heartily:

"Thank you, uncle. My name is Wang Yuanchao. I'll bring you some candy next time."

Just draw a big pancake over it, and the butcher is very happy.

"Haha, OK, I'll call you Yuan Chao. My last name is Zhou, so you can just call me Uncle Zhou. Come find me when you need to buy meat in the future."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Zhou. I have to go buy some more vegetables and go back to the team later, so I'll leave first."

Uncle Zhou smiled happily and said:

"Okay, you go first."

Wang Yuanchao had already made plans for the six-pound ribs. He would braise half of them and stew the other half with potatoes.

The main course was ready, so I bought a pound of fern, a pound of celery, and two cabbages at the market, and put them all in the newly bought bamboo basket. After carrying it on my back,

Then he thought of Hu Zhengwu and others in the village who were helping him build a house, so he had to find a better excuse to go to the construction site to take a look. So he bought a few pounds of mung beans, put them away, and walked out of the vegetable market.

After finding a deserted place, Wang Yuanchao put the books and newspapers into the space.

Then we came to the supply and marketing cooperative. At this moment, the cooperative was still crowded with people. The counter selling cloth was crowded with people inside and outside. It was the counter with the most people.

So Wang Yuanchao first went to the place where he bought farm tools, took a look, and said to the saleswoman with a smile:

"Comrade, I want to buy a hoe, a hatchet, a machete, a shovel, two boxes of nails, and a hammer. Thank you."

When the saleswoman saw the handsome and elegant Wang Yuanchao, her eyes lit up and she immediately approached Wang Yuanchao and said:

"Okay, comrade, wait a moment."

The people standing in line behind Wang Yuanchao were stunned by the saleswoman's attitude.

In the past, when people came to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy things, all the salesmen were arrogant.

I was surprised to see such a nice attitude of the salesperson today.

After a while, the saleswoman brought over what Wang Yuanchao wanted to buy and said enthusiastically:

"Comrade, I am Kong Yazhi, a salesperson at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

The hoe is 3 yuan, the hatchet is 5 yuan, the machete is 8 yuan, the shovel is 3 yuan, and the hammer and nails are 5 yuan in total.

A total of 24 yuan, 5 industrial tickets. "