Chapter 57 Becoming the Target of Public Criticism
"How could I not have any ideas?
The gold yuan is so worthless now that I'm almost a pauper.

If I hadn’t seen some people hoarding food some time ago and had followed suit, my family would definitely be starving now.

If I find the person now, I will send it directly."

"Hey, I thought so too.
Even if the gold yuan depreciates further, that is a matter for the future, but 20 gold yuan notes are still worth 1 silver dollars now.

By then, all will be exchanged for food, cloth, and coal.
That will last for many years.”

"Yes,
I am now scared of the legal currency and the gold yuan, and the government does not allow me to hold gold and silver.

But we have to exchange the money for food, cloth and other supplies.

By then, I won’t even eat cornmeal anymore. I’ll eat white flour buns every day to reward myself for all the hard work over the years.
Even a rich man wouldn’t change this day.”

"That is!
Even a local rich man cannot eat white flour buns every day."

The two people's words resonated with other onlookers, and they all imagined what they would like to do after they have money.
But it made He Yuzhu feel a little frightened.

Although they are only working for money, this is also the great power of the people.

Looking at the crowd that was obviously having too much fun, He Yuzhu knew that today might not be a smooth day for him.
So he left the shipping warehouse and came to Dongzhimen.

Those who read the notice in front are actually lucky.
The wealthy families in Beijing who actually fell back into poverty in January had already fallen to the bottom of society.

Dongzhimen at this time was even more lively than when He Yuzhu came last time.
There were obviously more women, children and beggars looking for food, and even some relatively complete families.
But the harvest has become visibly smaller;

Some of the coolies who were carrying goods and pulling rickshaws were obviously much stronger than those last time.

Although his face was pale, he had some obvious muscles.

However, the grain store, which was used for bulk goods, was closed at this time, and there were fewer employers taking the bus than last time, and the price was also lower;

The competition for survival becomes increasingly fierce.

Thinking about what happened at the shipping warehouse just now, He Yuzhu became more cautious.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

These newly promoted beggars, coolies and rickshaw drivers who have truly completed class downgrade,

I guess they want to return to their original class even more than the old Lis just now.

At this time, Beijing

There is no other job that is more cost-effective than finding him, a super thief who has failed several times in both the black and white worlds, and has taken away countless money, vehicles, and food, and is believed to be the Eighth Master.

Just for a little while,
He Yuzhu had already noticed that many people were staring at the donkey carts that stopped in front of the grain store and then returned disappointed.
Even some idle hooligans are very clumsy in following people.

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food.
Even though the bounty notice indicated that they had weapons, they would not give up for the sake of survival.

This scene made He Yuzhu decide to leave the poor market of Dongzhimen and go to the high-end stores selling foreign goods.
See if you can buy some high-value items.

Leaving Dongzhimen, we strolled all the way to Wangfujing.
Just about to enter a department store,
Looking through the shop window on the roadside, He Yuzhu suddenly noticed that what he was wearing was actually not suitable for buying high-value items.

But he couldn't pretend to be a high-ranking official's son as he did before.

That's no different from walking into a trap.
After thinking about it, he finally decided to do the opposite and simply disguise himself as the stupid son of a landlord.

So I left Wangfujing again,
After much effort, I went to several tailor shops to get a set of traditional silk clothes and a melon-shaped hat that didn't match.
Then I went to the market and bought two katydid gourds to hang on my body.

I looked at my current image in the window of a roadside store.
Ah!
He doesn't wear any gold or silver jewelry, and it seems that he is afraid to show off his wealth, but he also wants others to know that he is rich. It seems that he is trying to hide his wealth, but it only makes it more conspicuous.

They are very similar to the impression of a certain type of people in Beijing. Listening to the chirping of insects coming from the katydid gourd,

He walked into a department store with his hands behind his back, like a fool.

In the department store, the clerk was lazily sweeping the non-existent dust off the merchandise with a feather duster.

When I saw He Yuzhu coming in, I took a quick look at his attire and immediately became alert.
I thought to myself, good things are coming.

He had seen many people dressed like He Yuzhu.

Either they are the rich young masters in the countryside who have made themselves rich from being poor, or they are the downtrodden dandies in the city of Peking.

The former is eager to prove himself, but he is a complete idiot.
Although the latter is very good at playing, he is also very good at showing off.

Anyway,

They are all the kind of people who are generous and willing to spend money.

Then, the waiter put down the feather duster in his hand, smiled, slightly bent his body, and trotted towards him.

Seeing the waiter smiling and nodding to greet me,

He Yuzhu also imitated the behavior of those local rich people and pointed at an item on the shelf to ask the price.

"Introduce me to this young master."

He Yuzhu pointed to a Kodak camera.
The guy secretly despised the country bumpkin for playing so high-end, while introducing it enthusiastically.

"Oh, Master, you have a good eye.

This is a Kodak camera imported by Milijian. It is simple to operate and very easy to use. It is most suitable for a young master like you.
It's very impressive to take it out to take pictures with classmates and friends. Many people are using it.

But the price is a little expensive.
or……"

Seeing the waiter hesitate to speak, He Yuzhu almost laughed out loud.

This is not the age of the internet, how could he not see such obvious rhetoric?

But still cooperated and said,

"What! You look down on me, other young masters can use me but I can't?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu was a little angry, the waiter immediately apologized with a smile.

"How can that be possible?
For someone like you, who obviously comes from a good family, a small camera is definitely not a big deal."

"That's all right. Name a price and I'll take it if it's suitable."

Seeing that He Yuzhu looked like he had plenty of money, the waiter immediately made a huge offer.
"Master, this camera is an imported product. It originally cost 25 dollars, but now the situation is special. You can just give me 500 gold yuan coupons."

Hearing his offer, He Yuzhu stared at him with eyes wide open, with an expression of disbelief.

“I said, this is a black shop!

Don't think I don't know.
The price of food that can sustain life has increased the fastest on the market, but it has only increased 10 times.
Those who do not eat or drink properly will only get twice as much at most.

The original price of your camera is 25 yuan, and it only sold for 50 gold yuan coupons before. Why has the price increased 10 times like the price of grain?
You're taking me for a fool.
You're not the only one buying cameras, so I can't go buy one from someone else."

Seeing that He Yuzhu was about to go out, the waiter immediately started to explain and let him hear the news from the front line for the first time.

(End of this chapter)