Chapter 160 Scraping
My goodness! Suddenly, the main hall was filled with shouts, as if it was a vegetable market. Everyone seemed to have transformed into an old lady holding a banknote and waving it around to buy something.
With the precedent of Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong's successful landing, every family of these feudal remnants became jealous.
"stop!"
The main hall suddenly fell silent. Wang Deming bowed and said sincerely, "My brothers," Bah, why do I feel like I have become: Song Jiang, the Timely Rain.
I decisively changed the address: "Dear relatives, we are real relatives. If there is something good happening, how can I not consider everyone?"
"But?" Looking at the people's stretched necks and eager eyes, Wang Deming smiled slightly: "After all, this is a matter concerning everyone's wealth, so you should still give it more consideration."
"Don't rush to make a decision."
"Third brother and second brother-in-law don't just rely on donating national treasures, their own efforts are also indispensable!"
The main hall was silent for a few seconds. Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong were sipping their tea calmly. The others listened to Wang Deming's dissuasion and looked at each other with a hint of hesitation.
It does make sense, so why rush it?
Anyway, the government hasn't done anything to us now. We can hand over our land outside the city and sell our conspicuous house to the government, and live a good life.
Get together, listen to music, drink tea; take a nap until the afternoon, go to a restaurant, listen to opera in the evening, and play mahjong after the opera. It is more comfortable than before liberation, and there is no need to worry about the insurgents.
The government also abides by the rules and will not collect donations for no reason.
Jin Yushu stood up with a determined look on his face, and shouted loudly: "Deming, our family has made a decision!"
"Don't think about it anymore!"
Jin Yushu glanced at the other people in the room with contempt in his eyes. Don't these idiots know what a pledge of allegiance is? What does it mean to spend a fortune to buy a horse's bones?
The first group failed to board the ship. It can also be said that Shouchun was not a direct descendant of Yehenala Natong, and the relationship was distant, so he did not understand the situation.
But now Chahar Kuiyuan and Yehenala Shouchong are serving in the new government and are also serving as representatives to the National People's Congress - aren't they the same members of parliament during the Republic of China?
Although there are no congressmen in the Republic of China era who provide funds for activities in the Eight Great Hutongs and various subsidies, you still have to salute when you encounter a policeman checking your identity on the street.
What is this? This is status! Given time, if these two families actively join the new dynasty, they will surely soar!
Money! House! What are these? Without rights, how can they be kept?
Prince Qing's Mansion was sold and demolished, Prince Ding's Mansion was sold and demolished, and even Prince Chun's Mansion, which was the residence of the emperor, is gone now? Only the Prince Yu's Mansion was sold to build a hospital, which made some noise.
If I don't get on board now and take off the feudal skin on my body, will someone find fault with me and drag me to the city wall to listen to the gunshots? How many village chiefs have been executed in the capital!
We must accept the favor given by the new dynasty!
It was my mother who saw far ahead and rushed to push my sister over to be my mother's family.
Wang Deming, who was drinking tea with his head down, suddenly looked at Jin Yushu in surprise. He stood out among a group of people with greasy faces, double-breasted satin clothes and neat suits.
You are outstanding.
What's up with this guy today? He frequently stands out and acts as his own supporting actor.
Was it the awakening after being educated, or was it a sudden awakening on his own?
Wang Deming glanced at the main hall and found the atmosphere was not good enough. His eyelids drooped and he still refused: "No, no!"
"I plan to personally donate the national treasures in my hands to the Palace Museum! Mr. Mao Dun attached great importance to national treasures. A national treasure is a brand new identity."
“Although CPPCC members do not have the same high status as NPC deputies, they can still participate in politics.”
When it comes to participating in politics, Jin Yushu's eyes light up even more. This is what I want! How can I speak out if I don't participate in politics? How can I fight for my interests if I don't speak out?
She pleaded more urgently: "Deming, I have made up my mind! Don't try to persuade me anymore!"
"Hurry up and bring out the national treasures!"
Wang Deming slowly put down the teacup and continued to decline, "Brother-in-law, after all, the national treasures in my hands are worth a lot of money. Even Zhang Boju, one of the four sons of the Republic of China, has such a rich family. If he wants to exchange a painting with me, he has to use Li Lianying's old house in Gongxian Hutong."
Then he slowly looked at Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong, "Our Chinese medicine factory only distributes about 100 yuan in dividends a month. I'm worried that you will use your remaining family assets to exchange with me, and then hand them over to the Palace Museum, which will affect your daily life. That's not good." Cha Kuiyuan received the signal and immediately retorted with an unhappy face, "Deming, Zhang Boju was adopted by his uncle Zhang Zhenfang, a fellow villager and relative of Yuan Xiangcheng, a high-ranking official and warlord of the Qing Dynasty, and the chairman of the Salt Bank. He inherited the family assets as a son."
"How can he compare with us? Our eldest brother-in-law is the legitimate son of Yuan Xiangcheng!"
Yuan Shouan, who was suddenly shot, didn't react. He looked at Cha Kuiyuan in a daze. "Our family has been hated by everyone since the Republic of China. What do you mean by pulling it out and whipping the corpse? I am the eldest brother-in-law, not the third brother-in-law!"
Before Yuan Shouan could speak.
Zhang Shouchong frowned and raised an objection: "Deming, our Chinese medicine factory now pays 100 yuan in dividends a month. Why didn't you include wages? Your third sister-in-law and I have a salary plus dividends of nearly 400 yuan a month. How can this affect our lives?"
Glowing with pride, "It is glorious to earn money through hard work!"
“It’s more comfortable to spend the money you earn yourself!”
Jin Yushu excitedly left his seat, walked to the center of the main hall, and aggressively urged Wang Deming: "Deming, Shou Chong and Kui Yuan can support their family through labor, so can we."
"We, the Eight Banners people, have been wasting our time on playing with toys for so many years. It's time to change!"
"Labor is the only way out!"
"Cough!" Wang Deming coughed awkwardly. No, your performance is too exaggerated.
How can you pretend to be a revolutionary fighter with a traitor's head? Too much is as bad as too little!
But it really worked. Jin Yushu started again and immediately livened up the atmosphere. The feudal Eight Banners instantly turned into revolutionary fighters and expressed their opinions generously: "Deming, the third brother is right!"
"We have lived in fear for so many years. Ever since the three-surnamed servant surnamed Feng drove Puyi out of the Forbidden City, how can we live comfortably? Not only have we been cut off from support, but we are also being condemned by everyone!"
"The government is treating us so well now, allowing us to continue to study and receive education. We also have two hands, and we also want to support ourselves through labor!"
Wang Deming secretly complained in his heart, damn, can the two words "nervous" and "enjoy" be put together?
Then he asked tentatively: "Have you really decided?"
"Decided!"
“It must be changed!”
"Must change!"
"You're willing to lose everything you have?"
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See, this is the weakness of feudalism! They shout slogans loudly, but retreat when it comes to the critical moment.
Wang Deming suddenly changed the subject and laughed, "Haha, I'm kidding! We are really relatives, and we must be doing this for a better life!"
"Yep!"
"Yes!"
"Well, I just came back today, and you all came so suddenly. Think carefully about what kind of family property you would use to exchange for the national treasure!"
"As for me, I am young, so I have to discuss this with my second brother-in-law and my third brother."
Wang Deming looked at the group of people with a smile, and finally it came to my bowl!
(End of this chapter)