In these years, the value of products, grain, cloth, and cotton was lower, while the price of yù ware, antiques, calligraphy and paintings was lower. Liu Yimin wanted to buy a yù pendant for NV and let him wear it around his neck, which was regarded as praying for NV's blessing.

There are really antiques, calligraphy and paintings and yù ware in Shimén City, and there are several merchants.

Liu Yimin and Mr. Zhu lingered among several businesses, walked to the big one, and looked up to see that it was the "Deyuanxing" branch of Tie Guangshan, a Hui businessman known as "Iron Million" and "Jade King".

Liu Yimin said to Mr. Zhu: "I heard that a few years ago, Tie Baoting Huā bought a jade boulder for 10,000 oceans, and jīng carved it into three jade artifacts, which were favored by the Americans and sold for 1 million. Let's go in and see. ”

Mr. Zhu looked at the face of the "Deyuanxing" semicolon, shook his head, and said, "If you don't go, you can't afford to go in."

Liu Yimin was happy to love NV at this time, and he was on the rise, so without saying a word, he pulled Mr. Zhu and walked in.

Seeing the two Eighth Route Army walk in, there were guards standing outside the mén, and the shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him, and led Liu Yimin and Mr. Zhu to the tea table while saying polite words, and when the two sat down, the guy served tea, and the shopkeeper was introduced, saying that "Deyuanxing" has a branch in Beiping, Tianjin, Baoding, and Langfang.

Liu Yimin listened to what the shopkeeper said, so he said that he wanted to buy a pendant of Guanyin Bodhisattva in Hetian to see if there was a suitable one.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he said, "This chief has good eyesight." Hetian yù is the best in yù, and only such an old shop as the trumpet has the best goods sè. Please wait. ”

The shopkeeper turned around and went to the warehouse, and when he came back, he took a wooden box, opened it and put it in front of Liu Yimin.

A piece of white and crystal Hetian yù Buddha was lying on the velvet of the yellow sè, so peaceful that it seemed to have no trace of fire, and Liu Yimin liked it at once.

Liu Yimin asked how much it was, and the shopkeeper said that it was now a shortage of soldiers and horses, and it couldn't be sold at a price, so the chief gave a capital, 100 yuan.

When Mr. Zhu heard it, he said, "Shopkeeper, I heard it wrong, right?" Can you buy two cows for one ocean? This is a small piece of yù Buddha, no matter how good and precious it is, it can't withstand 200 cows, right? ”

The shopkeeper laughed: "The chief said that he laughed, a piece of ocean bought two cows, that was the year before last." The year before last, that is, the year when the "Day" himself came, a piece of ocean could only buy two cows, one large and one small. Last year, you could only buy one cow on Chūn. Now in these years, if a piece of the ocean is dead, you can only buy a bucket of wheat. This yù Buddha uses the best Hetian white yù, and it is a famous workmanship in North China, you look at this knife method, look at the vivid and delicate image, it is not expensive to ask for a hundred oceans. If this is left before the day himself comes, it will cost 500 oceans. Gold has a price, and if one day the imp is beaten away and the people get rich, you will know how cheap it is to buy today. ”

Liu Yimin took out the yù Buddha, observed it carefully, and felt that this yù Buddha was very different from the piece of yù Buddha that Chen Jingtang gave to He'er, which was the best mutton fat yù, huge: this piece is also a high-grade Hetian yù, but the quality cannot be compared with the mutton fat yù, it belongs to the white yù, and the volume is much smaller. http://

Of course, like the piece of yù Buddha that Chen Jingtang gave to He'er, Liu Yimin couldn't afford it at all, it was bought by the Chen family at the end of the Qing Dynasty for tens of thousands of taels of silver, how could Liu Yimin afford it? Besides, that kind of treasure is hard to find, there is no chance, and money can't buy it.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Yimin gave a counteroffer of 20 yuan.

How did the shopkeeper know that the two people in front of him were the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army and the other was the commander of the Shandong Military Region, and they thought they were two ordinary cadres of the Eighth Route Army, so they began to bargain and wanted to point out with Liu Yimin.

This is the first time Liu Yimin has shopped in this era since the crossing. Where would he have his fingers? Mr. Zhu had to go out in person, and the shopkeeper opened his finger in the sleeve of the padded jacket, and then became a jiāo at the rate of 30 yuan.

Liu Yimin was very happy, and Mr. Zhu also said bluntly that it was expensive to buy, and Jian Yuan could do a lot of things!

The business was light, and finally there were customers who bought it solidly, and the shopkeeper naturally did his best, and after putting the yù Buddha into a wooden box and wrapping it for Liu Yimin, he asked diligently what else he needed.

Liu Yimin thought about buying a gift for Ni Hua, so he said that there was a better jade bracelet or something like that, which NV would wear.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he hurriedly went to the warehouse and took out three wooden boxes, put them in front of Liu Yimin, and asked him to choose.

It is worthy of being a time-honored brand, the packaging is very jīng beautiful, the wooden box is covered with white velvet, and there are three jade bracelets lying on the white velvet, the crystal clear green seems to be the emerald green lake after the rain, and every drop has melted into people's hearts.

Liu Yimin's eyes lit up, and he picked them up one by one to appreciate and play with them carefully. Yes, it is indeed good, the old pit glass floor, the face is fresh and yang, and the green is intoxicating. Resting in future generations, it is definitely a family treasure. Looking at the craftsmanship again, the old worker is fine, and the inside and outside are curved and slim, exquisite and elegant, and the bone rhyme is full of rhyme. Good!

Liu Yimin was reluctant to let go, and asked the shopkeeper to bid again.

The shopkeeper's shouting is 200 yuan a payment.

In fact, at this time, the jade could not be sold in Hetian, and the reason why the shopkeeper quoted this price was because he saw through Liu Yimin's mind to buy it at a glance. Merchant, jīng Ming!

Mr. Zhu saw through the shopkeeper's thoughts, pulled Liu Yimin away, and said as he walked: "Just buy one for the child to play with, what's the use of asking for these huāhuā green things?" It's better to buy a donkey ròu and burn it to work! ”

When the two of them walked to the entrance of the mén, the shopkeeper ran up and stopped them, saying that if the chief could see the goods, the price would be negotiable.

Mr. Zhu wanted to pull Liu Yimin away, Liu Yimin wanted to go back and buy it, a commander-in-chief and a commander of a military region, and the two of them were pulled away like ordinary people. Later, Mr. Zhu couldn't resist Liu Yimin, so he turned around and accompanied him to see the goods.

Liu Yimin knew in his heart that in the era of the war, this kind of high-end consumer goods such as jewelry were not valuable, and ordinary people didn't even look at it, and the price was less than one percent of that in peacetime. Whoever has something valuable. Maybe he was either targeted by the Japanese puppet army or by the bandits, and he got into trouble. Including the best piece of mutton fat yù Buddha that Chen Jingtang gave to He'er, which was bought at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the society is quite stable. At this time, it is better to buy this kind of thing.

Mr. Zhu had to rub his fingers with the shopkeeper again, and then became a jiāo for 40 yuan per bracelet.

Liu Yimin only had 95 yuan in his pocket, and he bought 30 yuan for NV, and there was only 65 yuan left, and there was still 5 yuan left to the bone, and the shopkeeper didn't let him give a cent.

Mr. Zhu was puzzled and said to Liu Yimin: "You just buy one and pay for it, why do you buy so much?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Mr. Zhu felt that something was wrong, Liu Yimin must have thought of buying one for Tang Xingying, so he hurriedly said: "Buy two, buy two." ”

Liu Yimin stretched out his hand and went to Mr. Zhu's pocket to take out the money, and this one really took out the money. 1510 count enough 55 pieces, together with his own 65 pieces to the shopkeeper, let the shopkeeper pay three yù,

The bracelets were wrapped separately and taken on, and this pulled Mr. Zhu out of mén.

Zhu Lao is always the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, although he is generous, but his eyes are bright. Seeing Liu Yimin's insistence on buying three yù bracelets, Mr. Zhu thought that in addition to Ni Hua and Tang Xingying, there were also Zhao Xiaoman, and he felt that Liu Yimin was a little too much, and wanted to criticize him and felt that Zhao Xiaoman was really pitiful and could not repeat Jingjing's tragedy. For a while, the words of criticism could not come out. Finish. Therefore, Mr. Zhu, who was depressed, was talking all the way about the loss of 55 yuan to Liu Yimin on the street, which is an allowance that has been accumulated for a long time!

Liu Yimin quipped: "When the Eighth Route Army has no money, don't talk about it, you are also a person who has been the brigade commander of the Sichuan Army, and you have also studied abroad, you are a person who has seen the world, why do you always think about the 55 yuan?" Don't say it again, be careful of other people's jokes. ”

Mr. Zhu disagreed, saying that it was very expensive to buy ammunition from the puppet army now, and it was 55 yuan for a bullet, and you could buy 550 rounds of ammunition. If you kill one ghost with 10 bullets, you can kill 55 ghosts. Now it's good that the lives of 55 ghosts have been replaced by the bracelets used by the NV people who don't eat or drink at the top of the three payments.,Isn't it a big loss?

Liu Yimin retorted that people live not only to fight ghosts, but also to enjoy life. How many years can a little ghost toss? Seeing that in a few years we will be able to drive away the little ghosts, and we will usher in a period of peaceful nation-building. When the economy develops and the standard of living improves, we will have to consider the issue of culture and entertainment. The boys have to wear jīngjīng gods, so that they can find a partner: the girls have to dress up beautifully, so that they can find a good mother-in-law. We also have to build TV stations, radio stations, and movie theaters so that people can watch movies and TV after work. Like the city of Shimén in front of us, it will develop into a metropolis and a city that never sleeps, full of shops, restaurants, companies, and factories, like the current tiled houses and bungalows, which will have to be demolished and built into skyscrapers. You are the boss, the leader, you can't be so narrow-minded, you can't forget the war, that will make a mess of the country's economy!

Saying this, Mr. Zhu no longer felt sorry for his 55 yuan, and pulled Liu Yimin over, his eyes flashing with jī brilliance: "Fight hard, let me see the day of victory as soon as possible!" ”

Liu Yimin said don't worry, the little ghosts are not our opponents, they are walking towards the grave step by step!

Mr. Zhu was happy, and after returning to the headquarters with Liu Yimin, he pulled Mr. Nose out, and the two of them set up a chessboard in the courtyard and began to kill.

Liu Yimin put the jade bracelet he bought for Ni Hua and the Hetian Yù Guanyin Bodhisattva pendant bought for Ai Nv into a wooden box, wrapped it carefully, and wrote on the wooden box with a máo pen that Deputy Zhou of the Chongqing Eighth Route Army Office was transferred to Ni Hua to collect it, and the other two jade bracelets were also wrapped and put into a canvas bag that he never left, and he sat down and wrote a letter to Ni Hua, calling Chen Zaidao, asking him to send someone to send the letter and the wooden box to the troops near Daguozhuang Airport, and let the plane that came to transport the remaining supplies take it back to Xi'an at night. Jiāo gave Feng Dafei, who had returned to Xi'an, and transferred him to the office of the Eighth Route Army in Chongqing.

After dealing with miscellaneous matters, Liu Yimin called Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiang and asked him to report on the enemy's movements in the past day.

Chen Zaidao reported that our army captured Shimén on the night of the 19th, and the Japanese heavy army group in southwest Lu also began to move that night. In order to cooperate with the main force, Chen Shiqu's Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade actively carried out mine warfare and raid warfare against ghosts, delaying the actions of the Japanese army. After the Japanese army left southwest Lu, the troops were divided into four routes, one was the 11th Division and the independent hún into the fifth division, and advanced in the direction of Handan: the second road was the Japanese heavy army group rushing in the direction of Shimén: the third way the Japanese army advanced to the canal line in Luxi: the fourth way the Japanese army advanced to Nangong. Xu Shiyou's Luxi Garrison Brigade in Luxi, Zeng Chūnjian's Sixth Brigade, and Wang Bingsan's Luxi Second Garrison Brigade deployed between Luxi, Southwest Luxi, and Southern Hebei were all engaged in battle, using tunnel warfare and mine warfare to slow down the speed of the ghost's advance. Up to now, the Japanese army has not advanced at a fast pace, and it can only walk 50 miles a day, which is still far from Shimén!

After hearing this, Liu Yimin immediately ordered to send a report to Xu Shiyou and Zeng Chūnjian, all local armed forces and militias in Luxi District were mobilized, and the main force was to attack and harass the Japanese army, and before seven o'clock in the morning of the 23rd, the ghosts must be delayed in the area around Liaocheng. After seven o'clock in the morning of the 23rd, the Japanese army could be released to march north. sent a report to Wang Bingsan that the 2nd Brigade of the Luxi Garrison mainly delayed attacks and disturbed ghosts, and did not resist the Japanese heavy army group. After 7 o'clock in the morning of the 23rd, the ghost strode forward.

After issuing the order, Liu Yimin called Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiang to the map, and in front of the map, demarcated the route and time for the southern Hebei troops to evacuate Shi Mén in batches.

After Jiāo's generation, Liu Yimin said to Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiang: "The battle to capture Shimén has now been completely over, and all the operational objectives of our army have been achieved. By the time the Japanese heavy group pounced on Shi Mén, they would find that our troops had safely evacuated. At this time, the Japanese army was bound to retaliate against southern Hebei. However, it doesn't matter, our army still has the next battle plan, and strive to transfer the Japanese heavy army group again, so that they can become tour groups on the highway line. In the next step, the work in southern Hebei should highlight three points, one is to protect grain, and the other is to improve the tunnel network to connect southern Hebei with Luxi and central Hebei, and also dig through the Pinghan Road to open up a secret connection channel with Taihang Mountain. The third is to combine guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines with anti-stubborn operations, closely monitor the movements of various units in the Jicha theater, especially the movements of Shi Youshan, Sun Dianying, and other units, and resolutely counterattack if they dare to surrender or attack our army. ”

Later, Liu Yimin waited for Chen Zaidao and Song Renqiang, closely monitored the changes in the enemy situation, and must attract the Japanese army to the vicinity of Shi Mén before quickly withdrawing.

In the evening, Liu Yimin accompanied Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng, and Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo to dinner, and the bosses went out of Shimén City and shook hands to say goodbye. Mr. Zhu and his entourage returned to the Taihang base area, and Liu Yimin pursued the troops eastward.