Chapter 12: Inventory of assets
The lights were just coming on, and Liu Zhiye, who had just finished dinner, sat cross-legged on the kang in the east room. He looked around the room, which was the east room of the house.

It was the bedroom of his father Liu Jingzhai and his mother Deng Ru, about 10 square meters. There was a desk against the north wall, on which were some textbooks, writing brushes, inkstones, and a green desk lamp. A bust of the great man hung on the wall.

Close to the east wall stood a vertical mahogany wardrobe, painted red, with two doors locked with a copper lock. On top of the wardrobe stood a huanghuali wood box, which was a dowry made by my grandfather, a carpenter, for my mother.

The floor of the room was paved with blue bricks and was swept spotlessly clean by my mother.

There was a huge New Year painting on the wall at the head of the kang: on a carpet covered with flowers, a white elephant was carrying a bountiful harvest of grain and a few happy little kids. On the left was a lantern with the words "Long live the great X Jin!" on it, and on the right was a lantern with the words "Long live the people xx!" in it, and in the middle was the words "Long live General Lu x!"

The windowsill is a carved wooden window with several pieces of white transparent glass installed on it and a blue curtain hung inside.

There are three rooms in the house, with a total area of ​​about 50 square meters. My parents live in the east room, and the living room and kitchen are in the middle.

On the north wall of the living room, there is a picture of Emperor Wenchang, and below it is a pear wood square table with teapots and teacups on it. There are official hat chairs on the left and right sides. The main entrance and the living room are separated by a wooden door inlaid with glass, which does not affect the lighting inside. In this way, the living room is less than 10 square meters and is decorated with several pots of flowers and plants.

There was about five or six square meters of space left at the entrance, where a large iron pot was placed. Next to the pot was a coal stove for boiling water and heating.

The west room of the house was also divided into two rooms, which were the rooms of my second brother Liu Zhitai and my younger sister Liu Zhiruo. They were not at home now. My second brother Liu Zhitai was 19 years old and was a sophomore at the Medical College of Sijiu City. He only came home during holidays. My younger sister Liu Zhiruo was 15 years old and had just been admitted to the No. 22 Middle School in D City. She was a freshman in high school. My sister could only come back on Saturday night because she would spend Sunday at home the next day.

Looking at his father lying on the kang and sleeping soundly, he was really happy today. He and his son Liu Zhiye drank a whole bottle of Erlezi (Red Star Erguotou) and he got drunk.

Looking back at the house, his mother was still busy. Liu Zhiye felt peaceful and happy. This was life. Lying on the warm earthen kang, his eyes became blurry and he squinted.

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"Zhiye, Zhiye, wake up, get up and go back to your room to sleep."

Mother Deng Ru touched Liu Zhiye's face, her face full of reluctance. She called out to Liu Zhiye. A mother worries about her son even when he is away from home. That year, Liu Zhiye left with the army without saying a word. This frightened her so much that she lost her appetite and worried about Liu Zhiye every day. She would pray to gods and Buddhas all the time, asking them to bless her precious son to be healthy and safe.

Today, Liu Zhiye saw her as soon as he entered the room. She was wearing a blue jacket with white flowers and brown Zhongshan pants. She had a black headband and black short hair that was neatly combed behind her head. She had phoenix eyes and willow-shaped eyebrows. Her face was a little yellow. She was 45 years old and looked very neat.

This is his mother, Deng Ru. She came from the countryside. She has no education and has never had a suitable job. In order to take care of him and his son, she stayed at home to do the housework. Now she was cleaning the house.

When the mother looked up and saw Liu Zhiye coming back, she stood there in a daze, unable to speak. Seeing this, Liu Zhiye quickly came forward to hug her and said softly:
"Mom! I'm back."

The mother finally reacted and cried out:

"Zhiye~ my son~, why did you come back just now? I missed you so much!"

"Woo~"

She cried so hard that she couldn't make any sound. It was not until she was comforted by the father and son that she was finally able to be comforted.

Then he held Liu Zhiye's hand and refused to let go, fearing that he would run away again. It was not until Liu's father sent Director Wang and the third uncle away and came back unable to bear it anymore that he said:
"Stop stretching your arms, the kid just came back and is eating. Go cook two dishes and we can have a nice meal together."

Only then did she let Liu Zhiye go. She hurriedly cooked four dishes: a plate of scrambled eggs with shallots, a plate of bacon fried with peppers, and cabbage stewed with salted fish. She also killed the egg-laying hens raised in the yard and stewed them into chicken soup. The food was so rich that it was not as good as the New Year's Day. It can be seen that Liu's mother was very happy.

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Back in the west room, Liu Zhiye looked around his brother's room. There was a desk against the north partition wall, with some books on it, mostly medical books, and a few literary books.

There was a wooden locker on the two wooden stools on the floor, which held some clothes. There was a single bed by the window. There was a wooden clothes hanger on the wall. There was a wall painting with the words "Proletarians of the World Unite!" on it. Liu Zhiye lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

"My life has changed like this, it's quite bizarre."

Forget it, let me first take a look at what I have in my family.

I silently opened the system warehouse and saw that it was full. The one cubic meter warehouse was almost full. It seemed that I had to take out these trivial things as soon as possible.

Today at dinner, my father was still wondering:

"You came back without any luggage? Where are your personal belongings?"

He said he was in a hurry to get home, so he took a bus back first. His things had been packed and he asked his comrades to check them back later. They would arrive in a day or two, and he would pick them up at the train station.

In the warehouse, there were several 55-style fur collar and double-breasted military coats, several 55-style army officer uniforms, summer and winter training uniforms, several big hats and cotton military caps, more than a dozen pairs of black leather shoes, rubber-soled shoes, winter black fur-lined military shoes, as well as underwear, socks and so on.

Toothpaste, toothbrush, enamel washbasin, towels and other daily necessities. A Swiss Ingenie watch captured on the battlefield, with gold needles, gold rings and gold scales, equipped with a classic 1010 movement. Three Hero brand pens (given to my brother and sister), a Zippo diesel lighter, and a small bottle of diesel.

Three Daqianmen Streets, two catties of tea at one yuan each (for my father), two bottles of Maotai, a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes (brought by Lao Ge), two catties of Daoxiangchun snacks, and a bucket of malted milk (for my mother)
Snacks I bought for my younger brother and sister, apples and red pears.

After all these years of salary plus subsidies, plus the transfer fee, there is still 2823 yuan left. This amount of money was considered a huge sum in those days (one yuan could buy 8 kilograms of rice, 1 kilograms of flour and kilograms of pork). It was more than enough to buy a courtyard house with a private entrance in the old city.

A clerk at level 23 can support a family of several people with a monthly salary of only 50 yuan. Even at the end of the year, there is not much left.

But most ordinary families these days live like this. A good couple with two working parents can still have some extra money after supporting the whole family. A family with only one working parent can only live a very tight life. If they want to eat white flour dumplings, drink some wine and eat meat, that's the New Year. They usually eat cornmeal steamed bread and pickled vegetables, which may not be enough to eat.

His father was the only one who had a salary in his family. He worked as a high school teacher and earned 42 yuan a month to support a family of four. It was also difficult for him to support his uncle who lived in the countryside (his grandfather was still alive and lived with his uncle). So, in addition to sending most of his salary home to subsidize the family, he also used a small part to help his comrades in need. He had 120 kilograms of national food coupons, 8 kilograms of meat coupons (given together with the demobilization fee), and a bicycle ticket (given by Uncle Gao). The other daily coupons were all reissued by the street office for this month's quota.

In addition, there is also the Huanghuali wood box given by Teacher Jiang. After opening it, I saw that it was really a good thing.

A silver Browning M1910 with a grip inlaid with white ivory, a small pistol with extremely exquisite workmanship. This is a famous gun, very famous in Xia. The "three-flower mouth" in "one gun, two horses, three-flower mouth" refers to the Browning M1910, because the muzzle has a circle knurling pattern, it is also called a flower mouth paddle.

The Browning M1910 is only 153mm long, making it very suitable for concealed carry. It is also safer, with not only a manual safety and a grip safety, but also a magazine safety. After removing the magazine, even if there is still a bullet in the gun chamber, it cannot be fired. It is a self-defense pistol worn by comrades on the hidden front and some senior cadres and leaders.

He is also a soldier, so how could he not love guns? When he first saw Commander Jiang's gun, he had been coveting it for a long time.

In addition, there is a watch in the box. It has a pure gold dial, 12 diamonds, a carved pattern on the back, and a black crocodile leather bracelet. This is a Patek Philippe Rer.1925 produced in 1573. This is even more amazing. There may not be many of them in the world. If a few decades pass, it will be worth hundreds of millions.

This watch has a lot to do with this gun. It is the favorite of Commander Jiang. It was once the personal belongings of Major General Smith, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division.

This man was captured by our 113th Division on the Korean battlefield. Later, the two sides exchanged prisoners of war, and Smith was going back to the United States. He gave these two things to the commander Jiang who defeated him, and he was convinced by the commander Jiang.

From then on, these two things became the testimony of Commander Jiang's great military achievements. But he didn't expect that Commander Jiang loved him so much and was willing to give him these two things. Thinking of Commander Jiang's care for him, Liu Zhiye was deeply moved and vowed to repay his kindness in the future.

He folded the Patek Philippe Rer.1573 watch on his hand for a few times and threw it into the system warehouse.

"Ding Dong! The system detected a luxury watch, Patek Philippe Rer.1573 (manufactured over 50 years ago), and obtained space energy. Yes/No to expand the space?"

(End of this chapter)