Baotou has a developed economy, there are many fur shops, and there are really not many gold shops, Yang Yuanzhao walked most of the streets on East Street, and finally saw a shop with a sign of Tianyuanlou, and glanced outside, there seemed to be a lot of jewelry inside, which was very eye-catching.

Liu Zhongwang, who was lying down again, felt a sound of footsteps, a tall figure, covering the sun, moved the pu fan, and saw that the descendant who might have been a foreign student just now was standing in front of him, saw him, showed a mouth of white teeth, smiled and said to him: "Uncle, is this a gold and silver shop?" ”

"Yes, Housheng, what's the matter with you?"

"This!" Yang Yuanzhao hesitated.

Liu Zhongwang looked behind him, a group of idlers watching the excitement, waved his hand impatiently, and said: "What do you see, the foreign students who came back from abroad are all scattered, disperse!" ”

"Boss Liu, it seems that there is business coming to the door, congratulations!" An idle man with a roe head and a rat eyes pouted and held back a sentence, as if he wanted to solemnly see Yang Yuanzhao clearly, and then said loudly behind him: "Disperse!" ”

It's also strange to say, after this sentence, many people gathered around to watch the excitement dispersed one by one, Yang Yuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't notice that Liu Zhongwang's face sank slightly.

"Housheng, come in and talk!"

Liu Zhongwang let Yang Yuanzhao into Tianyuan Building, sat down in the side room, served a cup of tea, and then asked: "Hou Sheng, I am the shopkeeper of Tianyuan Building, what do you have to do, tell me!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao has always paid attention to Liu Zhongwang, 15.5 grams of gold, said that it is not big, it is not small, this place where people are not familiar with life, be careful, say that you must not be beaten with a stick, then the gain outweighs the loss, the loss of money is small, the key is that there is no way to guarantee the person.

Liu Zhongwang's eyes were clear, not like a treacherous person, he took out the piece of gold, put it on the table, and said: "Uncle, I am new to Baotou, and I am shy in my pocket, you see how much this is worth!" ”

Liu Zhongwang looked at Yang Yuanzhao vigilantly, his eyes fell on the table, this piece of gold is not big, almost a dozen grams, the color is red and yellow, the color is very positive, he took it upside down, pinched it soft and hard, and threw it on the table casually, it fell on the table with a click, there was no rhyme, and it didn't bounce, and then a smile appeared on his face, and said: "Yes, the purity is good, more than four coins, right?" ”

Yang Yuanzhao was stunned for a while, he knew that someone could pinch the catty tael, saying how much, it was how much, more than a dozen grams of things, and when he touched it, he actually knew how much, 15.5 grams, according to the Qing Liang 37.3, it was not a little more than four cents.

"Uncle is amazing, it's more than four dollars!"

"This gold is good, more than ninety percent, I will accept it!" Liu Zhongwang took out the abacus, crackled and said: "A small yellow croaker, for huàn25 eagle ocean, more than 4 yuan, 10 yuan of ocean, I will give you another 100 yuan of change!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao didn't know the price, but he knew that Eagle Ocean, that is, the Mexican silver dollar, it used to be a more popular silver dollar in the late Qing Dynasty, the indemnity of the unequal treaty of the ** war in 1840, that is, 21 million yuan, this yuan, is the Ying Yang, the ** war was fought because of the super war, a large number of silver dollars flowed into China, and the British could not make money, so they began to sell **, after being banned, a battle for the market began, and the tragedy of modern China began.

The weight of Yingyang is about 27 grams, and the fineness is ninety, so the contrast between gold and silver should be more than 1:10, but combined with the value of the currency and profits, it should be more than 1:15, such a ratio is not bad, Yang Yuanzhao was just ready to exchange for the first pot of gold, but he didn't think much about it, and nodded his head.

Liu Zhongwang was very happy, and quickly took out 10 pieces of Yingyang, which shimmered with the brilliance of unique silver, and a small string of copper coins.

Yang Yuanzhao didn't know how to distinguish Yingyang, and said silently in his heart: "Ding Dong, scan!" ”

A red light swept by, and in a flash, the voice of the jingle machinery came: "Mexican Eagle Ocean, containing 90.30% silver, 4.3% copper, 5.4% nickel, silver dollar drawings found, whether to store it." ”

"Storage!" Yang Yuanzhao thought silently in his heart, and then said to Liu Zhongwang: "Thank you, uncle, I won't bother you anymore and say goodbye!" ”

"Housheng, don't leave yet!"

Yang Yuanzhao was stunned, looked at Liu Zhongwang vigilantly, Liu Zhongwang smiled: "How many days are you going to live in Baotou in the future?" ”

"yes!"

"Then don't be in a hurry to leave, you have been targeted by Wang Er, my son is doing a crime in the Chamber of Commerce, he will come back later, when the time comes, let him introduce the inn of the Chamber of Commerce, and it will be safe to live!"

Wang Er, Yang Yuanzhao doesn't know, obviously, it's not a ruffian, it's a thief or a robber, Yang Yuanzhao first arrived in Baotou, he was afraid that he was not afraid, there was no need to conflict, Tianyuanlou's shopkeeper Liu didn't look like a bad person, and he was very enthusiastic, so there was no need to refuse people's kindness.

Drink a few sips of tea, chat a few words, Liu Zhongwang is a businessman, very talkative, for the small things in Baotou market, know the door clear, Yang Yuanzhao also took the opportunity to listen, for Baotou, he knows too well, the passage of time and space, let him come to a completely unfamiliar place, before the rush, he has thought carefully, Baotou is a good place, rich in resources, and located in the middle of nowhere, is a good place to bury his head in development, temporarily settle down to see, maybe, can have a foundation.

It was just over an hour, almost two o'clock in the afternoon, there was movement outside, and Liu Zhongwang, who was full of anger, showed a smile on his face and said, "My son is back." ”

Footsteps sounded, a young scholar picked up the curtain and walked in, not tall, wearing a black cardigan coat, with a melon skin hat, the person looked a little shrewd, saw Yang Yuanzhao there, stunned for a moment, and said: "There are guests!" ”

Liu Zhongwang said with a smile: "My son Liu Shu, this one is also returning from studying abroad, how close you are!" ”

Before Liu Shu could speak, another voice suddenly came, saying, "Which one is returning from abroad!" ”

A young man who came in with the voice, dressed in a navy blue suit, with a split head, a thin face, slightly emaciated, and a young man with bright eyes, also followed Liu Shu, opened the door curtain, walked in, looked around, and finally fell on Yang Yuanzhao, Yang Yuanzhao stood up, stretched out his hand to the other party, and said: "In Xia Yang Yuanzhao, I have seen two brothers!" ”

The young man who came later reached out and shook hands directly, very used to it, but Liu Shu was a little unaccustomed to it, and hurriedly shook hands with the young man in the suit.

"It's all young people, you talk, I'll go out to say business!" Liu Zhongwang got up to leave, and the three of them also got up, he walked to Liu Shu's side, and whispered: "This posterity was targeted by Wang Er, wait a minute, you can help find an inn, this posterity is good, very calm!" ”

"Wang Er, this guy is still dead, should he really be sent to the bitter kiln?"

"The world is not peaceful, now that Wang Er has converged a lot, it is estimated that if you bring it over, he will not do it again!"

"That's it!" Liu Shu nodded yes, sent his father out, and then came in, and when he came back, he found that Yang Yue had already chatted with Yang Yuanzhao, and it was quite hot.

"Brother Zelin (Liu Shuzi Zelin), this Brother Yang is my family, he came back from studying in England, or at Oxford University!"

"The University of the British?" Liu Shu said with a surprised face.

"Oxford University is not inferior to my Yale University academically, and it is the best university in the UK.

Yang Yuanzhao smiled bitterly in his heart, just now he said a few words to Yang Yuan, knowing that Yang Yue came back from Yale University, studying agriculture, which is an unpopular major, he knew that the children who studied in the United States at the end of the Qing Dynasty were all elites, Yang Yue was a latecomer, and he was also a latecomer, and he stood out among thousands of students, counting China's illiteracy rate, he was definitely the elite of the elite, and he was not learning any machinery or politics, but agriculture, which was more or less surprising.

As for Oxford University, Yang Yuanzhao is talking nonsense, Yang Yue is studying in the United States, he can't stay in the United States, in case he gets a goof, it will be a joke, he is not very familiar with the Franco-German university, what comes out of his mind is an Oxford University, fortunately, he is proficient in English, mechanical, I am afraid that the real Oxford University students may not be better than him, pretending to be a little harmless, as for the purpose of coming to Baotou, looking for relatives in the past is unsuccessful.

The three of them are all young people, Liu Shu is the oldest, only 30 years old, Yang Yue is 25 years old, Yang Yuanzhao is the youngest, he is 89 years, 25 years old in 2014, and Yang Yue is the same age, similar age, and like-minded, the more the three of them chat, the more speculative they are, relatively speaking, Yang Yue is more lively, and has overseas experience, and has a broader vision, Liu Shu is slightly restrained, but he has a good vision, or he does not interject, once he interjects, it is a sentence, and his knowledge is very extraordinary, and the three of them are more speculative the more they talk.