15. Rich

At 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, He Jingyi came to the talent 'exchange' service center in Shizhong District, hoping to find another part-time job here. But I stayed until 2 p.m. and didn't find a job.

All kinds of inappropriate - such as requirements for academic qualifications, experience, working hours. Some nightclubs and hotels are recruiting young girls like her, but He Jingyi doesn't dare to go, for fear of encountering something unofficial—she hasn't reached the point where she doesn't care about anything to make money.

Now, He Jingyi is so hungry that her heart is close to her back, and her stomach is growling. But yesterday's shopping at the supermarket left her with less than two yuan left on her - this is the last bit of money in her family. He Jingyi really wants to buy something to eat, but how can she eat for one or two yuan?

There was no way, she had to go home, and there was still some rice and food at home. He Jingyi was thinking in her heart that next week she might only have the cheekiness to borrow some money from the cram school people to live.

She didn't dare to take the bus by car, so she had to walk home. There are many antique shops on the street of the Talent Exchange Service Center, and when passing by one of them, He Jingyi was attracted by the contents of a glass counter.

What she saw was an ancient copper coin printed with the words "Jianwen Tongbao".

Normally, He Jingyi would not look at antiques at all - these are things that only rich people are interested in, and they can't compete with a poor person like He Jingyi. But today, when she saw the bronze coin, she couldn't help but stop and look at it—she didn't know why.

Later—much later—He Jingyi remembered the events of that afternoon, and thought that it could only be a divine arrangement. These things are all predestined.

The owner of the antique shop, who was in his forties, saw He Jingyi standing at the 'door' and staring at the copper coin for a long time, and said: "Girl, good eyesight, this 'Jianwen Tongbao' you see is the most expensive of the ancient coins in my shop." ”

When He Jingyi heard her boss say this, she couldn't help but ask, "Is it?" How much is it worth? ”

The boss gestured five fingers.

"Five hundred?" He Jingyi guessed.

The boss smiled: "Where, five thousand." ”

"Ah...... So expensive? He Jingyi was speechless.

"It's not expensive, you buy it back, and in a few years, it will have to appreciate in value."

He Jingyi couldn't figure it out: "How could anyone be willing to 'spend' a lot of money to buy this thing?" ”

"Collect. Ancient coins are hundreds of years old and have great historical and cultural significance. "The owner of the antique shop may be idle and bored because there is no business in the store today, so he chatted with He Jingyi." Especially this 'Jianwen Tongbao', do you know why it is so valuable? This is the coin used by Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the grandson of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, Emperor Jianwen, during his reign. However, because Emperor Jianwen's reign was only three years, and after Zhu Di seized his throne, in order to cover up this disgraceful history of 'seizing the throne', he ordered the elimination of the 'Jianwen' era name. All copper and iron artifacts with the word "Jianwen" must be destroyed, so the surviving "Jianwen Tongbao" coins are extremely rare. ”

He Jingyi nodded, feeling that she had really gained a long insight.

The shopkeeper may like He Jingyi a little, or maybe he wants to show it off. took out this "Jianwen Tongbao" ancient coin from the glass counter and handed it to He Jingyi: "Take it in your hand and take a look." ”

He Jingyi carefully took the ancient coin and squeezed it in her hand to look at it carefully. After a while, he asked, "How much was this ancient coin worth at the time?" ”

The boss laughed: "The value of ancient coins can't be seen like that. This copper coin, in the Ming Dynasty, may have been a penny - almost equal to the current five 'cents'. But after thousands of years, the value is much more than that! ”

He Jingyi happened to have a five-cents coin on her body, she 'touched' it, looked at the yellow 'colored' copper coin, and muttered to herself: "Maybe after hundreds of thousands of years, this ordinary five-cent" coin will also become very valuable......

The boss smiled: "Isn't it? The coins we use today will surely become very collectible 'ancient coins' in a few hundred or thousands of years. It's a pity that we can't wait for that day, and we have to leave it to future generations. ”

He Jingyi smiled, returned the "Jianwen Tongbao" to the boss, stared at the five-'mao' coin in her hand, and thought wistfully - if it was worth as much as an ancient coin now, how good would it be......

She sighed, knowing that this was impossible, put the coins in her 'trousers' pocket, and left the antique shop.

After walking for a while, He Jingyi felt that her mouth was dry and her throat was about to smoke - she hadn't drunk a sip of water for more than four hours, and she really couldn't stand it. He Jingyi walked to a small grocery store and wanted to buy the cheapest bottle of mineral water to drink.

She chose a bottle of pure water for one yuan, took out the money from her 'trousers' pocket, and was stunned.

The five-'mao' coin was gone, and it became an ancient coin printed with the words "Jianwen Tongbao".

He Jingyi's mind was stunned - what is going on? How did this 5,000 yuan coin end up in my hand? Could it be that when I returned it to the antique shop owner just now, I mistakenly gave him five 'mao' coins?

Thinking of this, He Jingyi panicked, she forgot her thirst and hurriedly walked back.

A few minutes later, she came to the antique shop out of breath and said to the owner, "Boss, did I take your ancient coin by mistake just now?" I'm so embarrassed......"

The boss looked at her in surprise. "No, didn't you give it back to me?" He pointed to the glass counter, "Look, isn't it here?" ”

Sure enough, the "Jianwen Tongbao" was well placed on the counter. He Jingyi was stunned for a few seconds, and then 'touched' an identical ancient coin from her 'trousers' pocket, completely dumbfounded.

What's going on? Her brain couldn't react.

After a while, her eyes suddenly widened, and she opened her mouth to remember something.

Don't...... This is my "ability"? The superpower to control "money"!

That's right, it must be. He Jingyi stared blankly at the ancient coin in her hand, and understood in an instant. Maybe I can't let money increase out of thin air, and I can't exchange a small amount of money for goods of unequal value, but my superpowers can change the form and value of money!

At this time, the shopkeeper saw the "Jianwen Tongbao" in He Jingyi's hand, and said in surprise: "Hey, it turns out that you also have one?" Take it for me to see. He Jingyi handed it to him.

The shopkeeper put on his glasses, took out a magnifying glass, studied the ancient coin carefully for several minutes, raised his head and said, "It's true." It's strange, you didn't seem to know anything about ancient coins just now, why did you ...... for a while" He paused for a moment and said with a smile, "I understand, you deliberately test me, see if I understand it." ”

He Jingyi didn't know what to say, and smiled awkwardly.

The shopkeeper held the ancient coin in his hand, looked at it over and over again, and seemed to like it very much. After a while, he asked, "Girl, do you want to sell this ancient coin?" ”

He Jingyi was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

The shopkeeper said: "You are really 'shrewd', let me tell me the selling price first, so that you can know the market." ”

"No, I ......"

The boss stretched out his palm: "Don't say it, I also like to 'deal' with smart people - everyone doesn't suffer." In this way, I told you just now, 'Jianwen Tongbao' sells for 5,000 yuan here. I'll give you 4500, no loss, right? ”

He Jingyi couldn't believe her eyes at first, and then she couldn't believe her ears now. 4500? Just now it was a 5 'Mao' coin, and in a blink of an eye, it was exchanged for 4500?

Seeing that He Jingyi was stunned and didn't say anything, the shopkeeper shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you don't want to, forget it, anyway, I can only come out so much, and I can't add anything." ”

"No, no, no, I do!" He Jingyi was afraid that the shopkeeper would regret it, so she hurriedly said, "Just according to what you said, 4500." ”

The shopkeeper smiled, 'touched' a stack of money from his waist bag, counted 45 hundred-yuan bills, and handed them to He Jingyi: "You count them, if it's no problem, this ancient coin will be left with me, and no one will regret it when they leave the store." ”

"No problem." He Jingyi took the money, didn't count it, put it in the pocket of his 'pants' and left.

Walking on the road, He Jingyi felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Although she didn't steal or rob, she always had a sense of nervousness about being a thief - just because everything was so amazing, it was like a dream, an incomparably wonderful dream. She had to keep her hands in her trouser pockets to feel the wonderful touch and inner fulfillment of this big stack of money – it was a great feeling.

With this magical superpower, I can turn the five 'mao' coins into ancient coins in the future and sell them at a high price." He Jingyi was 'excited' and happily thought, our family will never be short of money to 'spend' again!

Suddenly, she stopped. If I could really change the value of money, maybe, I wouldn't have to go through the hassle at all.

He Jingyi thought about it for a while and decided to do an experiment.

There happened to be a public toilet nearby, He Jingyi walked into the toilet, entered a private room, and locked the 'door'.

She took out a one-yuan yuan from her pocket, held it in the palm of her hand, then closed her eyes and silently said in her heart - turn into dollars.

She spread out her palms and trembled as she unfolded the money.

In front of her eyes was a green 'color' dollar bill. Although He Jingyi had never seen a dollar bill, she knew she couldn't be wrong when she saw the pattern and English on this coin, as well as the portrait of President Washington she had seen in history books.

He Jingyi's head was congested with blood for a while, completely forgetting what the "old gods" said about competition, and immersed in a huge sense of happiness. At present, all she can think of is to buy something delicious right away so that her mother and herself can have a full meal. From today onwards, they will say goodbye to the days of poverty and despair.

At this moment, He Jingyi didn't know that what she was trying out now was only her initial ability, and it was only a small aspect. Later—"money"—will develop into a terrifying ability. F