Volume 1 Chapter 0012 Dead Man’s Money
After Men Saner left, Nan Yi answered Liu Zhen's question.
"I sell college entrance exam guides mainly to create a relatively fair competition environment for the unprepared educated youth; of course, I also do it to make some money."
Nan Yi said, and suddenly changed the subject, "However, you only need to remember the first half, and just pretend you didn't hear the second half. Sigh, my sense of justice that has nowhere to go!"
"???"
Liu Zhen's mind was a mess. Ever since she fainted, she realized that her brother was going further and further in the evil direction.
Well, never mind. My brother is very good to me anyway.
Liu Zhen hesitated for a few seconds before continuing to eat the braised pork. She only picked the parts with more fat.
The greasy taste fills up your entire mouth, impacting your taste buds, making you feel extremely happy!
After dinner, Nan Yi ran to Xian Yaodong.
"Uncle Xian, the land is now idle, and the members have to go out and do side jobs. I have a job, can you help me find a few reliable members to work with me?"
"What kind of work will you have there?"
" Printing, printing the college entrance examination guide."
Xian Yaodong lowered his voice and said, "You don't want to live anymore. This is speculation."
"It's not that exaggerated. Every step is done in the name of the company. On the surface, there is no problem at all. Only the final step of selling may cause trouble. However, Uncle Xian, this is what happened. Next month, a thief will come to Wenchangwei and steal our college entrance examination guidebooks.
The school that gave us the printing job felt sorry for us farmers and didn't ask us to pay for it. When we heard that we didn't have to pay, we didn't take it seriously.
As long as no one is targeting you, nothing will happen. Even if someone is targeting you, if you don't catch the thief in the act, the most they will do is criticize and educate him.
Here, we are just developing a sideline business. We are illiterate farmers who have only attended literacy classes. We don’t know where the carrying pole fell to the ground. We are all innocent. "
"You, you poor fellow, are full of tricks." Xian Yaodong scolded with a smile: "Tell me, how do you settle it?"
"One for me, one for you, and one for the whole team."
"Where's Ben?"
"I'm already out."
"Where did you get the money?"
"There's someone behind me."
“Is it reliable?”
"reliable."
"I'm telling you, if something happens, Wenchangwei and I will be removed and you will be punished."
"Can."
"Then do it."
"good."
…
Two days later
Xian Yaodong was responsible for driving the boat, while Nan Yi was doing the preparatory work there.
Before, the two of them had already discussed how to do it, and today was the day they would start work in Sham Cun Wan.
"Nan Yi, we've arrived. This is the area where the most ships sunk." Xian Yaodong stopped the boat and said when the boat arrived at an area.
"Okay, Uncle Xian, you wait on the boat. If I shake the rope, you pull me up."
"Okay, be careful. If it's hard to fish it out, forget it. The most important thing is to save your life." Xian Yaodong said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Uncle Xian, I can definitely do it."
Nan Yi put on a periscope and diving boots, leaned back, and dived into the water.
The water in Shencun Bay is not deep. The deepest place is only a few meters, and that is where the trench is. The location where Nan Yi is diving is only a little more than five meters.
However, the waves here are quite big, and there are turbulent undercurrents below. No wonder most of those who escaped here could not hold on.
When a person drowns, he will sink first, and then float up after a period of time when the microorganisms in his body ferment. The sea water here is flowing, so Nan Yi didn't see many rotting corpses below.
He ignored the naked bodies and searched for traces of plastic sheets and oilcloth in the sand nearby.
People who escaped would basically wrap their valuables in waterproof tarpaulin or plastic sheets and tie them to their bodies with ropes. Over time, the ropes would have rotted away, and it was unlikely that the valuables would still be there.
Nan Yi fumbled for a long time before finally finding a plastic package. He opened it with joy... Oh my god, there were only a few tattered clothes and a few soaked Hong Kong dollars.
A bad start!
He muttered something in his mind, threw the package away, and continued to search.
Nearly three hours.
At this time, Xian Yaodong was waiting anxiously on the boat.
Every few minutes, he would listen to the trachea in his hand to see if he could hear any sound of exhalation.
Fortunately, he could hear the sound every time, which calmed his heart that was about to jump out of his throat.
"It's been three hours, why hasn't this bastard come up yet? I'm really worried sick."
Snapped!
A fish suddenly hit Xian Yaodong in the face, and his body lost stability and he almost fell into the sea.
"Uncle Xian, how is the fish? Is it fresh?"
"Ptah, pah, pah..." Xian Yaodong spat hard. He had his mouth open just now, and the dead fish's tail hit his mouth.
"Nan Yi, stop teasing your uncle Xian and come up quickly. The sea water is cold. Come up and drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up."
Nan Yi lay on the side of the boat, and using his hands and feet to climb onto the boat.
Click...clang!
Nan Yi took off the diving bag from his waist and threw it at Xian Yaodong's feet.
"Uncle Xian, take a look for yourself."
Xian Yaodong hurriedly squatted down, untied the rope on the diving bag, pinched the bottom of the bag, and shook it twice. Ding-dong, ding-dong, everything in the bag fell out.
"Wow, this is quite a harvest, 15 small yellow croakers, 30 Yuan Datou coins, hey... Nan Yi, what country's money is this? I have never seen it before, and there is a woman's head on it."
Xian Yaodong unwrapped a square block wrapped neatly in oilcloth and took out the coins inside.
"British pounds, according to our exchange rate, one pound is only worth a little over two yuan, but if you take it to Hong Kong, you can exchange it for more than seventeen Hong Kong dollars."
"Don't mention our exchange rate, it's just to fool people. Pah... 1, 10, 25, 35... 50... 115. Nan Yi, let's send it out. Here are 115 British pounds you mentioned. The denomination is 10 yuan, right?"
Nan Yi took a British pound from Xian Yaodong and looked at it carefully. It was issued in 1963. The British pound issued in the 1960s could flow into the country, and the amount was so large. It seemed that the unlucky guy who died had a wealthy family.
"Don't get excited. This money has been out of circulation for four years. It's a bit troublesome to change it. You have to go to a bank in the United States to change it."
"It's no trouble, as long as I can change the money."
Xian Yaodong said it didn't matter and continued to count Nan Yi's gains.
"Nan Yi, we've made a fortune. The banknotes alone include 1,150 pounds, 714 U.S. dollars, 4,500 Hong Kong dollars, more than 2,000 RMB, 15 small yellow croakers, and 30 Yuan Datou coins." After counting, Xian Yaodong shouted excitedly.
"Uncle Xian, we have only just begun. There are still many more down there. I came up first because I was afraid you would worry. I will go down again later and fish out the ones I have already spotted."
"Don't worry, don't worry. Rest for a while and drink some ginger soup to warm your body."
"Um."
Nan Yi rested for a while and went down again. Xian Yaodong drove the boat back to the shore, stuffed the diving bag into a basket, and the two of them walked towards Xian Yaodong's house in secret.
"Nan Yi, I have it clear. There are no pounds for the second trip, but there are 1,043 US dollars, 5,425 Hong Kong dollars, 10 small yellow croakers, and 2 large yellow croakers, and 1,900 RMB.
Our total harvest: GBP 1150, USD 1757, HKD 9925, small yellow croaker 25, large yellow croaker 2, RMB 3972.32 , and 37 Yuan Datou coins in total.
Xian Yaodong rubbed his hands and stared at the things on the table, "How do we divide it?"
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Send the pounds and yellow croaker to the other side and exchange them for Hong Kong dollars directly. We will split the rest in half."
"Does Yuan Datou also share?"
"Yes, but the Yuan Datou is not valuable now, so let's keep it for now. We can decide whether to sell it when the price goes up in the future."
"OK."
Xian Yaodong divided the things into two portions, and pushed one portion to Nan Yi, "This is yours, and you can have an extra Yuan Datou."
Nan Yi took it, directly selected 1,800 from the RMB, and pushed it back to Xian Yaodong.
"Uncle Xian, this is the balance of the house. I'll give it to you first. Don't pay it all at once to the brigade. Pay it slowly, month after month, and say it's money sent by my family."
"I know. Don't I know this?" Xian Yaodong lit a cigarette for Nan Yi happily. "It will take some time to get the money from pounds and gold. Do you want Hong Kong dollars or RMB?"
"Fifty-fifty, half Hong Kong dollars, half RMB."
"Let me make it clear first. If I ask someone to exchange the money, they will definitely charge an intermediary fee, which could be anywhere from five to ten points."
Nan Yi nodded, "No problem, Uncle Xian, help me get some more pork. I want a front leg, and help me get two sets of kidneys. I will make soup for Zhen'er."
"No problem. Do you want the pig whip and pig tail? These are the goodies that the butcher has hidden away."
"Forget about the whip, Uncle Xian, keep it for your own nourishment. And get me two pig tails."
"Okay, I'll bring it back to you tomorrow afternoon."
"How much?"
"What's the matter with money? Just think of it as Uncle Xian treating you. Next time you ask for it, bring up the money issue again."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Xian. I'll take a day off tomorrow to recover my strength. There are a few places I like down there. I saw a piece of jade, but I'm not in a hurry to get it. The day after tomorrow, if the weather is good, we'll go get it."
"Okay, just take care of the planning, and I'll do the logistics for you."
When he went into the business of making money, Nan Yi did not keep any of it for himself. He earned whatever he earned. He did not lie to Xian Yaodong by taking advantage of the fact that Xian Yaodong did not know how much he earned.
This is not Nan Yi's style of doing things.
If he wants to take advantage of his partners, he will do it openly and use his superior intelligence to crush the other party instead of relying on dishonesty and petty theft.
…
Time passes slowly in the dullness.
After that, Nan Yi and Xian Yaodong went to the sea several more times, but the last time, they only earned a few hundred dollars.
The two men discussed it and announced the end of this business.
One day, standing on the shore, he watched several people struggling in the water to swim to the other side. He also watched several of them sink. Nan Yi lit a letter that he had retrieved from the bottom of the sea with a lighter.
"Don't worry. When I have the chance, I will help you find your daughter and give her wealth and glory."
The oil-paper bag in which the letter was placed contained Nan Yi's greatest gain from the bottom of the sea. He thought that since he had used other people's money, he must fulfill their last wishes.
I took advantage of the night to burn some gold ingots and tin foil to comfort the dead souls in Shencun Bay.
Nan Yi took out a harmonica from his trouser pocket, and facing the sea breeze, he played a song "Farewell".
Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green and endless...
