The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 226 It’s time to make money again!

After drinking the chicken soup, Zhao Dongchuan touched his mouth and prepared to wash the dishes.

At this time, Zhao Qingping and Wei Xiaojiao had already gone to work...My younger sister Tongtong also went to the factory. She had food and accommodation provided at the factory, and she seldom went home.

He is the only one at home now...

He took the bowl, went downstairs and washed it in the public sink.

At this time, a girl in pajamas came out to brush her teeth. Seeing Zhao Dongchuan washing dishes, she didn't care and just brushed her teeth and washed her face in her pajamas as if no one was around.

In a shared rental house where outsiders gather, such scenes are commonplace, and it is not surprising to see a shirtless man taking a shower nearby...

While washing dishes, Zhao Dongchuan was thinking about how to make money with a legitimate reason that everyone can accept... and then improve the living environment at home.

"Hey, handsome guy... help me... get some water..."

The girl said to him as she combed her hair and looked in the mirror.

"Hmm? ...Me?"

"Is there anyone else here besides you?"

"Uh, okay!"

Zhao Dongchuan took the cup, poured her a glass of water, and went straight upstairs with the bowl.

"Tsk... you're such a blockhead... you wouldn't even bother to chat me up even if I gave you a chance..."

The girl looked at his back and sneered.

She didn't know what was going on. She had seen this man several times in this courtyard before and usually ignored him.

Today, when I saw him, I was suddenly inexplicably attracted to him, so I found an excuse to get in touch with him and test the waters.

"I didn't expect him to be so dull... He is indeed a poor loser and a nerd... It's a waste of my time to bother with him..."

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Zhao Dongchuan didn't know all this. He went straight upstairs and sat cross-legged on the bed.

He immersed his mind into the system and took out the storage ring from the system.

Start checking the contents...

The most urgent thing is to make money! Without a stable rear base, how can he feel at ease wandering around the world?

"So much gold... can be exchanged for some money in batches... antiques are a bit too big... not suitable for the time being... can't explain the source..."

Zhao Dongchuan muttered to himself.

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A gold shop in Putuo District, Shanghai.

"Hello, what do you need? We have all kinds of styles here. It's almost Double 11, and the store is offering discounts..."

Seeing Zhao Dongchuan walk in, a female clerk hurried over and greeted him politely.

"Hello, I saw a sign on your door saying that you are buying gold at a high price..."

He adjusted his glasses and said calmly.

"Um, you want to sell the gold, right? Please wait a moment, I will call our store manager over..."

As she said this, she walked towards the office.

No matter buying or selling, as long as there is cash flow, the gold shop will make money...it's not a question of how much profit, but if you meet someone who doesn't know the business, you can make a lot of money.

At this time, a middle-aged woman in uniform walked out. She was a little fat, and she was wearing gold and silver jewelry which matched her profession very well.

"Boss, you want to exchange some money, right? Come... please talk to me inside..."

The store manager was worthy of being a store manager. He spoke very politely and smiled warmly, and he did not mean to look down on Zhao Dongchuan.

Then I entered the office...

The store manager poured him a glass of water, and the two sat down. He said with a smile, "Boss, let's get straight to the point. How much do you want to pay? The price of gold has risen recently, so there are quite a lot of customers coming to buy..."

Zhao Dongchuan took out a large yellow croaker from his pocket and placed it on the table...

"Not much, just a big yellow croaker... take a look..."

"Wow, the boss is really open-minded and speaks quickly..."

It was quite surprising that she didn't negotiate the price with Zhao Dongchuan first, but directly showed him the gold bars.

After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "Boss, let's not talk nonsense. The current real-time gold price is 570 per gram. I believe you also know..."

"Since you are so generous, we naturally cannot be stingy. Let's test the quality first... If there is no problem, we will buy it at 530 per gram..."

With her many years of experience, she knew at a glance that the gold was of high purity...

Zhao Dongchuan nodded calmly and said slowly: "Okay...you test it..."

The store manager then took out the tools and started testing.

"Yes, the quality is good...9999..."

After a while, the store manager said with a smile...

The next thing is simple, weigh and count the money!

"Boss, the total is 115g. I'll give you yuan. Please help me make a good relationship with you. Please take care of our business when you have time. Do you want to pay by Alipay or..."

"I need cash..."

Zhao Dongchuan said.

"cash?"

"Okay, wait a minute... have some tea first..."

Having said that, he went out and arranged to get the money.

Just in case, Zhao Dongchuan wrapped the gold bars and put them back in his pocket, then went out... and waited at the door.

Soon the store manager came back with a bag containing cash.

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Zhao Dongchuan did just that.

I don’t take the subway or ride a shared bike, I just walk.

Wearing system glasses, walking through different streets.

Sometimes it’s a gold shop, sometimes it’s a pawn shop… sometimes it’s just a shop that sells gold…

The stores are far apart from each other in no particular order, depending on his mood.

In this way, I went to about ten stores and exchanged about 700,000 yuan in cash, which I put all into the space.

Then he randomly walked into a shopping mall... wandered around there for a long time, bought a new set of clothes and a pair of big sunglasses with cash, and put his old clothes in a bag.

When he came out again, he had changed a lot... It was already past six in the afternoon when he got home...

Zhao Dongchuan took out his mobile phone from the drawer, reinstalled the battery and SIM card, and turned it on again.

There are several missed calls...

"Hello... Mom... It's okay... I went out for a walk this afternoon, and my phone is broken and has no signal... Yeah, okay..."

He smiled helplessly, then called his father and younger sister back to explain.

"Now I have money, but it's hard to take it out..."

Zhao Dongchuan thought slowly...

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In the next few days, Zhao Dongchuan slept in the morning and wandered around in the afternoon... buying some small things...

Sometimes it’s silver dollars from the Republic of China, sometimes it’s porcelain bottles… Sometimes it’s food stamps and old banknotes and stamps from the Commune period…

The family members just thought that Zhao Dongchuan's character was affected by the car accident and did not stop him.

He was originally going to join a new company, but after this incident, he lost his job. He must be very upset.

After the car accident, the insurance company paid some money, so I just let him vent...

On this day, Wei Xiaojiao was cooking in the makeshift kitchen downstairs...

Zhao Dongchuan shouted loudly...

Wei Xiaojiao's heart skipped a beat. What was going on… Could it be that her son had some sequelae of a car accident and got into an accident?

She didn't even turn off the fire on the pot, but ran up to the second floor and opened the compartment door.

"Dongchuan, what's wrong with you...please don't..."

Before she could finish, Zhao Dongchuan showed her a phone with a cracked screen...

"Mom... look at this..."

"The whole country is red, in the autumn of 2018... it was sold at a sky-high price of 1380 million..."

"Son, why are you showing me this news? What does it have to do with us? Why are you yelling... You scared me!"