Chapter 117 Yan Bugui is angry (55)

Li Qingshan originally wanted to go with them, but seeing that He Yuzhu was unwilling to take him, he could only honestly say,

"I know, brother."

Soon, the neighbors in the courtyard were ready and went out to Xizhimen.

The further they walked towards Xizhimen, the more neighbors they met. Gradually, they could no longer walk before they even reached their destination.
Seeing this situation, He Daqing said,
"Okay, here it is!"

"This is the only way. There are too many people coming out to watch the fun today. Let's just wait here for the People's Liberation Army to arrive."

While waiting, He Daqing and his friends chatted with the neighbors.

"Master He, the Military Police is in your Maoer Hutong. I heard that it has been changed to the Fifth District Public Security Bureau."

"Yes, it was changed some time ago.

But this is normal, right?
Our Beiping was formerly called the Capital, and is now called Beiping Special City. It will certainly be changed in the future.

What's the big deal about changing the gendarmerie into a public security bureau? "

"It's not that I'm making a fuss. This shouldn't be called a police station. What does this mean by Public Security Bureau?"

"If you ask this,

I really don’t know why it’s called the Public Security Bureau instead of the Police Station.”

After saying that, He Daqing looked at the other people around him, wanting to see if they knew the difference.
But it was the first time that the term "Public Security Bureau" appeared in the whole of Beijing.

Naturally, no one knows.

He Yuzhu knew the difference, but he would not tell He Daqing and the others.

Soon, no one cared about this issue anymore, because the vanguard of the People's Liberation Army had already entered the city in an orderly manner.
Seeing the mighty army enter the city and take over the city defense,
All the people at the scene cheered loudly.

When the handover ceremony was over, He Daqing and his companions returned to Maoer Hutong with great reluctance. They saw from afar many people gathered under the wall poster, watching something.
So several people immediately gathered over and soon saw two large posters posted on the wall.

Many residents of Maoer Hutong left Beijing in the past two months.
And those who left were those with good conditions.

As a result, few of the neighbors who stayed behind could even read and write. They were all rough and uncouth. When they saw Yan Bugui, they felt like they had seen a savior.
"Hurry up and run a few steps, Teacher Yan,

Come and see what is written on it, is there anything important?"

Seeing that the neighbors were so dependent on him, Yan Bugui felt very proud and his face was full of smiles.

He took two steps at a time and walked forward, then immediately began to read from the poster on the wall.

"Regulations on the Exchange of Counterfeit Gold Yuan Notes",
……

Peking had already been liberated, and the counterfeit gold yuan notes issued by the old Xia government should have been banned immediately.
However, in order to reduce the loss of the people and stabilize their lives,
The exchange method is as follows:
北平军管会将于2月2日起使用人民币兑换金圆券，伪币暂准继续流通20天至2月22日，
……

Workers, students, faculty and staff, laborers, and urban poor were allowed to exchange RMB for gold yuan at a rate of 1:3.
Others will exchange at a ratio of 1:10.
The limit for each person is 510 yuan in fake gold yuan notes. "

Seeing that they had to exchange money again, He Daqing and his friends, who had been badly cheated by the gold yuan coupons, were all shocked by the news.
Yan Bugui, who had just finished reading, said with a look of pain on his face,

"No, that's what it means. Why do you want to change money again? And the limit is 510 gold yuan coupons. This means that you can't exchange the extra gold yuan coupons you have!"

"Look at the teacher Yan you are talking about.

If you say that Master He has more than 510 gold yuan coupons, I would believe it. After all, Master He and Zhuzi must have made money selling mutton soup and buns in the past two months.

But if you say that you have more money than 510 gold yuan notes, I don't really believe it.
No one has been working for the past two months. Where did you get so much money?

What we should be more concerned about now is not whether the RMB will collapse in a few months like the gold yuan.
If the same thing happens again like with the gold yuan, we will have to suffer again."

He Yuzhu knew that Yan Bugui was a man who knew the principle of not showing off his wealth. It was estimated that apart from himself, even his wife did not know how much money his family had.
Judging from his painful expression, his deposit must be much more than 510 gold yuan notes.

Otherwise, it wouldn't hurt so much.

Yan Bugui was really distressed at this time. If he could only exchange 510 gold yuan notes, then all his savings would be gone.

But fortunately, he is a teacher and can exchange at a preferential rate.

Otherwise he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

But this is not the most important thing. What is important is what he just heard?
He couldn't stand the fact that the neighbors were saying that Yan Bugui, a cultured man, couldn't compare to He Daqing, a lousy cook.
So Yan Bugui couldn't help but vent his anger and said,
"Even if the RMB collapses as fast as the gold yuan, what can you do?

After February 2, the gold yuan will definitely not be circulated in Beijing. If you don't change it, you can't keep it at home and have children."

Seeing Yan Bugui's angry expression,

He Daqing and the others felt that they had seen through some of the clues and knew that he would suffer heavy losses in this wave, so they didn't think much about it.

But the neighbors, who were all rough people, did not tolerate Yan Bugui's words.
"What do you mean, Mr. Yan?

We are here to discuss the "Pseudo-Gold Yuan Exchange Method".
I didn't offend you, did I?
Why are you venting your anger on us?
If you like to listen, then listen. If you don't like to listen, then just go away and don't make yourself uncomfortable here."

"Of course, we are all neighbors. I have offended you.

I have to stay here and endure your anger.

If you don't like it, just get out of here and stop being an eyesore. We can ask Master He to help us read the wall newspaper."

The neighbors' words made Yan Bugui's face turn pale and blue, and he felt very aggrieved, but in front of so many people, he did not dare to get angry anymore.

But what he said was not without reason.
Now that Peking has been liberated, the People's Liberation Army will certainly not accept the continued circulation of gold yuan coupons under their rule.

Let's not talk about what the gold yuan is like now.
What if Jiang Guangtou in the south took the opportunity to print hundreds of millions of gold yuan notes to buy supplies in Beijing?
I don't know how much damage that would cause.
Therefore, everyone must exchange gold yuan coupons for RMB before February 2 according to regulations.

After being scolded, Yan Bugui felt very uncomfortable, and was afraid that they would really look for He Daqing.

So I just read the content of the second wall poster.
But before he finished reading, someone said,
"Wow! I thought today's handover ceremony was just hastily concluded. It turns out there will be a formal entry ceremony on February 2rd."

Seeing that he was interrupted, Yan Bugui was very unhappy, but with the previous experience, he could only patiently say,

"Wait for me to finish reading. There are more exciting contents later."

(End of this chapter)