Rebirth and the Beautiful Soaring

Under the lights, it shimmered with silver light.

Yu Fei took out the "Yuan Shikai silver dollars" from his bag and placed them on the table, checking the year of each one.

When discussing the collection of silver coins by later generations, one cannot help but mention the "Yuan Shikai Dollar".

After the Xinhai Revolution, Yuan Shikai issued silver dollar currency in order to solve military expenses and enhance his personal political status.

Because these silver coins bear his profile portrait, they are known as "Yuan Datou" (Yuan Shikai silver dollars).

The "Yuan Shikai Dollar" is highly sought after in the world of coin collecting and is known as the "treasure of silver coins".

Although Yu Fei had no interest in collecting coins and antiques in his previous life, he had heard news of a Yuan Shikai silver dollar selling for millions of dollars.

Of course, it was 1996, so the price wasn't that high yet, but it still cost tens of thousands of yuan.

"One yuan in the third year of the Republic of China, one yuan in the ninth year of the Republic of China, one jiao in the tenth year of the Republic of China, one yuan in the eighth year of the Republic of China..."

Looking at the year and amount of money on the Yuan Shikai silver dollar, Yu Fei was incredibly excited; it was all money!

Moreover, among these Yuan Shikai silver dollars, he discovered that several were actually the legendary signed versions, with the signature located on the back of Yuan Shikai's neck on the left side of his profile.

The price of this version is definitely different, and Yu Fei understands this very well.

If Yu Fei initially planned to sell the forged landscape painting "Fairy Peak" for money, he is now determined not to sell it.

With just these forty or fifty "Yuan Shikai silver dollars," he could obtain a considerable sum of money.

Besides, he really liked that painting, and now that the price is so low, it's not worth selling it at all.

Suppressing his excitement, Yu Fei sorted the silver dollars by year and version, wrapped them in paper, and then put them back into the innermost layer of his backpack.

In those days, thieves were not as rampant as they are in later generations, and the village could almost be described as a place where doors were left unlocked at night.

Therefore, Yu Fei wasn't worried about anything. Besides, given his experience back then, this was just a small amount of money, not even worth his attention.

Excitement is simply the natural human psychology of expecting something for nothing.

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The next day was another sunny and beautiful day.

Yu Fei got up early again in the morning.

However, this time he did not plan to climb the mountain, but instead went to the Fairy Market in Fairy Town to draw portraits for people.

Every year on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th of the lunar calendar, the Fairy Market in Fairy Town opens, attracting merchants from all around with a wide variety of goods. Villagers from nearby areas also bring their surplus fruits and vegetables to sell, making it a great place for them to shop and buy groceries.

Yu Fei took the prepared items and went out.

He had told his grandparents and aunt the night before about going to the market to draw portraits. At first, his grandparents disagreed, but his aunt supported him and even said with a smile that if he made money, he should buy her some good food to take back with him.

Yu Fei chuckled and promised that regardless of whether he made money or not, he would bring back delicious food for his aunt.

They say the early bird catches the worm.

For vendors selling their goods at the market, it's naturally important to do everything early.

So although Yu Fei gets up quite early, he still falls short compared to them.

Anyway, when he arrived at the market, it was already packed with people, with shouts of vendors and the sounds of bargaining filling the air, making it exceptionally lively.

Yu Fei pasted a piece of paper in a very conspicuous place near the entrance of the market, on which two large characters "Portrait" were written in pen, and then he stood there like a door god.

People passing by the market would occasionally glance at Yu Fei, but all they heard was their chatter; no one actually came over to ask Yu Fei for a portrait, not even to inquire. It was a truly pitiful sight.

However, our classmate Yu Fei remained completely calm, as if he hadn't cared at all whether anyone was drawing a portrait.

And there was a hint of expectation in his eyes as he glanced at the crowd coming and going from time to time, as if waiting for someone to appear.

"It's almost 6:30. Knowing she's never late, she should be here by now."

Yu Fei glanced at his watch, noticing the hands were about to point to the agreed time, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Suddenly, three people walked out from the crowd in the distance: two old people and one young person.

Yu Fei has sharp eyes and spotted them immediately.

Walking between the two elders was none other than the beautiful Zhou Meihua, who wore a floral plaid skirt that made her look particularly vibrant.

As for who the two elders were, Yu Fei knew very well; they were Zhou Meihua's maternal grandparents.

In his previous life, Yu Fei had met them several times and got along very well with them.

He was quite excited to see the two elders again.

However, at this moment, he could not greet the two elders, because they did not recognize him yet.

Even if it's Zhou Meihua, he has to pretend he doesn't know her.

As the three approached, Zhou Meihua glanced at Yu Fei discreetly, smiled slyly, and said to her grandparents, "Grandpa and Grandma, there's someone drawing a portrait here."

Yu Fei quickly chimed in, "Excuse me, would you like a portrait?"

Zhou Meihua feigned doubt and asked, "You really know how to draw portraits?" But inwardly she was overjoyed.

Yu Fei nodded and smiled, "Of course, without three points, how dare I go to Liangshan? You can try it if you don't believe me, I'll give it to you for free, consider it helping me spread the word."

Zhou Meihua shook her head and said, "I don't want portraits. I want you to paint portraits of my grandparents. Can you do that for free?"

When she said this, Zhou Meihua almost burst out laughing. The encounter arranged by Yu Fei was too funny. Wasn't he obviously trying to please her grandparents? This guy was so cunning.

Seeing Zhou Mei's expression of wanting to laugh but not being able to, Yu Fei also wanted to laugh, but he couldn't give himself away, so he quickly nodded and said, "Okay, anyway, we're just killing time."

At this moment, Zhou Meihua's grandmother shook her head and laughed, "Little student, how could we accept this for free?"

Yu Fei smiled and said, "Grandma, it's alright. Actually, I'm here to have my portrait drawn just to experience life and improve my painting skills. It's not for making money. So as long as you let me paint, that's the biggest support you can give me."

Zhou Meihua's maternal grandfather smiled kindly and said, "Young man, you're quite good. Well said. Then we'll take advantage of you this time."

Zhou Meihua was overjoyed to see that her grandparents had agreed; she and Yu Fei had achieved their goal.

"Grandpa, Grandma, and this classmate, please sit down." Yu Fei had brought a few foldable stools, and he quickly invited them to sit down.

Zhou Meihao asked with a smile, "Classmate, how long will it take to draw? We still need to go to the market."

Yu Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm very fast and won't take up your time."

After saying that, he took out a folder with papers already clipped to it. He glanced at the two elderly people, and their images were frozen in his mind. Then, the pen in his hand began to draw rapidly, as fast as the wind.