"Can that salary be paid before the end of the year? Otherwise, you can't afford to put oil in the stir-fry this year, and the factory can't afford to pay benefits during the Chinese New Year this year. After avoiding Jiang Che, Jiang's mother pulled Jiang's father and asked a little "desolately".

Now the money left in the family is not more than twenty yuan.

"I'll ask again, don't worry, it's really not good, I'll take advantage of the year to find some more casual work, go to the brick factory to pull bricks for a few days, in short, I will give you the New Year." ”

Jiang's father comforted his wife with a man's steadfastness.

"......Otherwise," Jiang's mother said, "If you can't find a job, I'll go with you to do odd jobs for a few days." ”

Dad Jiang was stunned for a moment: "Don't you go to work in the factory?"

Jiang's mother frowned and said: "It's been a long time since I had a serious job to do, this is not just a notice issued in the factory, and everyone will take turns to work in the future, and when you don't work, it won't be counted as a salary." I looked at the schedule, and it was almost a week before I got to one day. If this continues, the factory will not be yellow, and people will starve to death. ”

The house leak happened to rain overnight, but Dad Jiang didn't show his worries, and said with a smile: "Then you can rest at home for a few days, and I'll go and make money for you." ”

Mother Jiang laughed a little, and then seemed to suddenly think of something, and said in a little panic:

"By the way, what should we do if we agree to invest in the money that my nephew and son-in-law run a furniture factory? 6,000 yuan. Alas, it's exactly six thousand, but I feel sorry for me. ”

6,000 yuan, even if Dad Jiang wants to, he can't support it.

"What else can I do? Let's just say that our family has no money to invest in shares now, so we won't do it together. They shouldn't be short of these six thousand, right?" Dad Jiang said helplessly.

"There must be no shortage of money, they originally said that for the sake of relatives, in order to help our family, they took us along. But after all, I said yes before, and this time I suddenly said that I didn't have the money to invest...... As far as the temper of my two sisters is concerned, they can't stand their mouths and poisonous mouths, and they definitely don't have good words to say if they know it. ”

Jiang's mother muttered a few words, gritted her teeth and scolded "rabbit cub" a few times, but still couldn't relieve her anger.

The daughters and sons-in-law of Jiang's mother's two sisters were involved in buying and selling earlier, and now the conditions are good, so the two families have always been a little condescending and arrogant towards their sister's family.

Regarding this, Jiang's mother has her own understanding under the shroud of family affection, but Jiang's father and Jiang Che actually have feelings.

With their usual sense of superiority, in this case, they "don't know what to do", "the mud can't support the wall", and "the poor life" among their relatives...... It's definitely indispensable.

Dad Jiang smiled bitterly and said, "After all, it's good that they didn't delay their business, but as for listening to a few gossips, there is no way, so they can only go." ”

Jiang's mother was a little reluctant to say, "Then you have to do odd jobs for people in the future?"

Dad Jiang said lightly: "What's that, isn't it a few years." ”

"Why don't I go and tell them, you go and help them first, and then ...... later"

“…… No. Dad Jiang didn't hesitate and refused directly, he was actually quite strong.

"But the craftsmanship of your fabric sofa has been specially learned, what a pity. ”

“…… There's nothing to be sorry for, the skills are not pressing. When I learned to drive a tractor in a brick factory, I never thought that I would be able to make money by doing this as an OEM worker. Once you learn the craft, it will always be useful. ”

He said it very plainly, but Jiang's mother actually knew that if Jiang Che was there, he would also know very well that Jiang's father should be quite discouraged at the moment, he had actually been looking forward to doing something and making changes, but he just hid it and worked hard silently.

This is a person who silently taught himself abacus when he was a teenager, and he is a person who learns what he wants, and this time, he has even learned furniture craftsmanship in advance.

In his previous life, the 6,000 yuan was later cheated, and for this man who was over forty years old and wanted to fight for the end, this incident caused a big blow.

And this time, for the sake of his son's future and fate, he had no choice but to bear it silently.

……

Burdened with a huge sense of guilt, he was sent out of the door by his parents.

Jiang Che also thought about leaving a note for his parents to confess the truth and purpose, but with his current status, if he really did that, his parents would only be anxious to get angry again, right? Maybe they would think that he had been deceived and desperately come out to "catch" him.

So the words on the note can only be comforting and hinting, please rest assured, believe, and take care of your body.

"It's better than being tricked into gambling by my cousin-in-law, okay? And this time it's only temporary......" Walking on the way away from home, Jiang Che could only comfort himself like this.

Walking outside the alley, Jiang Che unexpectedly found that his grandfather, who had not been in good health, was waiting at the entrance of the alley.

"In the morning, I saw your father go to withdraw the money, and I asked two questions, but he refused to say...... Something is wrong, right? Grandpa, this is not much money, you take it. ”

With an undeniable attitude, the old man stuffed a handful of money of about a hundred yuan and fragmentary denominations into Jiang Che's hand.

Then, without waiting for him to react, he smoked a bamboo pipe, turned around and left.

Jiang Che remembered that a few years after his previous life, he came thousands of miles away, and his grandfather, who was seriously ill, struggled until his last breath, looked at him, and then closed his eyes.

……

In the early nineties, Shenghai still retains part of the atmosphere of the Republic of China era, compared with the later prosperity and modernity, this state of the ten-mile foreign field is probably more flavorful.

On January 22, 1992, at four o'clock in the morning, a tired Jiang Che arrived at Shenghai Railway Station.

At this time, the amount of money left on his body totaled six thousand two hundred and forty-two yuan and seven cents.

This is equivalent to saying that the total amount of money he can spend is two hundred and forty-two seven cents, which most likely also includes the fare to go back - in case the subscription warrant sees that the money will be returned for a long time.

At this time, it was not yet dawn, Jiang Che simply squinted at the train station with his schoolbag for a while, waited until dawn, washed, and then drank a bowl of soy milk and ate two steamed buns.

After the meal, he asked the boss to fill a large bottle of water, bought four steamed buns, and stuffed them into his school bag.

Imagining the almost tragic queuing scene in those old photos reflecting the frenzy of the stock market in the early nineties in his vague memory, Jiang Che was ready to "stumble to the end".

I inquired about the taxi, it was too expensive, Jiang Che was not willing to spend that money, so he carried his bag all the way, looked at it while walking, and inquired.

"Uncle, aunt, uncle, big brother, big sister...... Younger sister. ”

"Oh, I'm almost forty, you little hairy boy, call me sister?

"Uh, I'm sorry...... The lady ...... Homosexuals...... Sister?"

At this time, beauty should not have become a common title, so is it called miss? Jiang Che is also not sure whether Miss at this time has begun to represent a special concept.

He asked cautiously and politely all the way: "Hello, where can I buy that stock warrant?" Is there a sales point nearby?"

The situation was somewhat unexpected, and most of the people Jiang Che asked would shake their heads blankly and ask rhetorically, "What is it?...... Haven't heard of it. ”

Then among the remaining people who have heard of it, the vast majority of them will kindly remind them in Mandarin with a strong tone: "Oh, that thing is deceiving, you are young and don't understand, don't waste the family's money?"

"Why?"

"Thirty yuan a piece, grab money, and after you buy it, you have to draw a number, isn't that a lottery? This year, only a dozen or so stocks will be issued, how many people can you shake?

“…… Got it. ”

Jiang Che really understood, why did this 92 stock subscription warrant become the "92 Fortune Certificate" that made countless people sigh and cry out that they should not be missed?

The reason is in the words of these people just now.

It was this universal "consensus" that covered the fears and resistance of more than 90 percent of the population that allowed that warrant to take off.

"There will be very few people who buy it, and the chance of winning the lottery will be greater than imagined. ”

Jiang Che came to a conclusion.

But if there is no support from the memory of the previous life, or even if the one in the previous life actually came to Shenghai, Jiang Che thought about it, there is a great chance that he will retreat, even if he does not retreat, he does not dare to bet too much.

This is the epitome of almost all wealth stories in the first 14 years of reform and opening up.

Because of their inherent thinking habits and life inertia, the vast majority of people are always suspicious, trembling, and unable to accept new things in the face of new things.

Therefore, at this stage, those who can really get rich in the ordinary class can probably be classified into two kinds of people:

One is particularly intelligent, and sensible and sober;

Another kind of blind impulsiveness, and with the character of a gambler.

……

Finally, a man about forty years old pointed out to Jiang Che a lobby of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and said, "You can buy it there, I just bought it...... Two sheets. ”

"Thank you. After thanking him, Jiang Che walked forward quickly.

"Young man. The man called out to him from behind.

"Huh?" Jiang Che turned around.

"This costs thirty yuan a piece, just buy one or two to try your luck, know how to lose, don't waste your parents' money. The other party kindly reminded.

At this time, if I persuade him to buy more, will he believe it?

After only hesitating for a moment, Jiang Che gave up, nodded, and then walked into the slightly empty bank hall.

With plenty of time, he chose to observe for a while.

In nearly half an hour, a total of seven people came to buy the warrants, some of them bought one, some bought two, and the most one bought four.

Enough, all signs are enough to show that the "expensive" and "unreliable" 92 fortune certificate is unsalable.

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