Chapter 8 There is a pickpocket!
Yunxi County is a small county in the south, but although it is small, it has all the internal organs.
Even though Yunxi County Town cannot compare with the provincial capital, it still has the same facilities.
Brothels, casinos, teahouses, inns, restaurants, car dealerships, and all walks of life flourish here.
There are even big businessmen who have purchased several large factories outside Yunxi County through various connections.
There is a factory near Xujia Village. I heard that it is a car factory that specializes in producing rickshaws, tricycles, etc., with sales channels all over the province.
In more than forty years, that is, after the 1990s, Yunxi County will usher in an economic boom. The city has been expanding outwards, and even Xujiacun has become an urban-rural fringe, reaping a huge wave of dividends.
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However, this happened several decades later. Today's Yunxi County does not have the developed and modern appearance of later generations at all, but a lot of barbarism and feudalism can be seen.
There is more than ten miles of dirt road from Xujiacun to Yunxi County, and it takes about two and a half hours for ordinary people to walk.
Xu Fugui was able to improve his physical fitness and have better stamina. He quickened his pace and walked to the county seat in two hours.
Looking at the mottled walls of the county town, he was slightly in a daze. Later generations would not be able to see the original appearance of these objects. They were all demolished for the sake of urban development.
At this moment, he was suddenly hit by someone. When he looked down, he saw an ordinary man wearing a melon cap and short thick braids, lowering his head and saying sorry repeatedly.
An inch taller than an inch stronger, he has a five-meter-long bamboo pole in his hand, and it doesn't matter if the pickpocket has a knife, he can't get close to him at all.
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"Candied haws on a stick, candied haws on a stick, thirty-five copper coins per bunch, sweet and sour candied haws on a stick."
"Give it, give it, the rickshaw is coming."
There were three silver dollars, five silver dimes, one thousand French coins, and even five hundred military notes in the purse.
"You can get freshly baked sesame cakes for ten copper coins, and you will also be charged French currency. No military stamps are required. If they are not delicious, no money will be charged."
The pickpocket let out a scream and held his chest in pain. Xu Fugui was unyielding and kept a distance of more than four meters from the pickpocket. Afterimages of the bamboo pole in his hand kept falling on the pickpocket.
"Chaos, Chaos, except for military stamps and RMB, we will accept all other money. Copper coins are fifty cents per bowl, and French coins are one hundred per bowl."
Xu Fugui followed closely behind and ran in to see the pickpocket with his hands on his knees, breathing heavily and his eyes full of amusement.
This pickpocket must have done a lot of bad things. In addition to his own silver dollar, he also found a white purse and a silver bracelet on the pickpocket.
"Hey, you are still a former Qing Dynasty member, but you still don't want to cut off his braid? Could it be that you are still a bannerman?" Xu Fugui sneered, grabbed his braid, pulled it, and cut it off with a sharp knife.
It wasn't until a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead that he threw away the bamboo pole, picked up the knife on the ground, and walked step by step towards the pickpocket on the ground.
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it and walked into the county town, joining the bustling crowd.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace again, not caring about bumping into others. Someone was slow to react and stood in front of him. He grabbed it with both hands and pushed it away, leaving passers-by with angry curses.
After chasing for several minutes, the pickpocket looked back and saw that he couldn't get rid of him, so he ducked into an alley.
Stepping on the bluestone street, Xu Fugui kept looking around, and the originally fuzzy memory gradually became clear.
Xu Fugui knocked the knife out of his hand, picked up the bamboo pole, and the cold-gleaming knife fell to his feet.
"Grandson, don't you think it's okay for you to steal other people's money? This silver dollar is my property and my life. I won't hold you accountable for more money. If you put down the silver dollar, we'll be fine."
Ignoring all these things, Xu Fugui squatted down and started searching the pickpocket.
Moreover, almost every shop has a blue sky and white sun flag hanging sideways outside, and some large shops even have portraits of southern leaders hanging in them.
Xu Fugui glanced at the knife in his hand, glanced around, and picked up a five-meter-long bamboo pole for clothes drying.
Saying that, as soon as he took two steps closer, Xu Fugui stabbed him hard, like a dragon, and stabbed him in the chest accurately.
"Boy, it's just a silver dollar, just think of it as a way to avoid disaster."
I don’t know who made a banner and hung it in the air. On the banner, it said in traditional Chinese that the southern troops were welcome to regain their lost territory. Everyone who entered the city could see it.
"My pigtails!" the pickpocket shouted, and then his eyes dimmed, "My Qing Dynasty is dead."
When the people around him saw this, they quickly moved out of the way to watch the show.
"Don't fight, don't fight. It's just a silver dollar. I'll give it back to you. Master, master, don't fight. If you hit me again, you will die."
Xu Fugui had already cursed in his heart. If he lost this silver dollar today, he might not know what his family would think of him when he went back.
"You bitch! You dare to steal my money, but I can't beat you to death, you bastard!"
The pickpocket took out a knife from his back, straightened his back, and said provocatively.
Xu Fugui didn't take it seriously. After taking two steps, his eyes widened suddenly. When he touched his arms, he saw that the clothes he had just changed had a cut and the silver dollar that was keeping him warm was missing!
Turning around, he saw the melon-skinned man hurriedly heading towards the crowd.
The pickpocket spat loudly and said, "The one you are so stupid is my grandson."
The pickpocket wanted to cry but had no tears. How could this gangster be so strong? He felt like all the bones in his body were broken.
"You bastard, there's a pickpocket!" Xu Fugui shouted, staring at the melon-skin hat, and hurriedly chased after him.
Xu Fugui vented his anger to his heart's content, without any concern for his cruelty. Anyway, the southern government didn't care about anything, so as long as no one was killed, everything would be fine.
I can't help but suspect that he took it to the casino.
Even during the war, Yunxi County was still very lively, and the greetings from stores were endless.
He is truly a flag man.
After a while, a look of joy appeared on his face.
The pickpocket's cap had long been knocked off, revealing his smooth forehead and short thick braids on the back of his head. His body was covered in green and red patches, and he kept shouting.
The pickpocket breathed a sigh of relief, and when he was about to find a chance to escape, the bamboo pole fell down again, snapping like frying beans.
Military notes are useless. They were currency issued during the invasion of Sakura Kingdom a few years ago. Now that Sakura Kingdom has surrendered, it is naturally not recognized by the market.
However, silver dollars and legal tender can still be used. Needless to say, silver dollars have been used since ancient times. Although the value has dropped a lot due to the influx of foreign gold and silver in the past two years, it is still people's favorite currency.
Legal currency is a currency issued by the southern government. It was quite valuable when it was first issued. One hundred legal currency can buy two scalpers.
Unfortunately, the depreciation rate of legal currency is faster and faster year by year. Now one hundred legal currency can buy a bowl of Chaos, which is pretty good.
In another two years, fiat currency will be completely useless. To buy a box of matches, people will have to hold a large bundle of fiat currency to buy it, completely losing their credibility.
Chapter completed!