Along the Imperial City Wall.

Inside the city were old-style quadrangle courtyards, while outside the city were houses built by the poor and those who couldn't find a place to live in the city.

There were Western-style buildings, large courtyards, and also shantytowns.

There were traces of demolished city wall ruins along the roadside, and many places were piled with large blue bricks from the demolished city wall.

Each of them was about eighty centimeters long, super large blue bricks.

Because of the demolition, some were intact, some were half, and there were still quite a few intact ones.

They had been left there for some time and grass had grown in the gaps.

It seemed that they had been left there for some time.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole thought of the space. He would definitely raise pigs in the future. It was impossible to raise pigs freely in the future.

He had to get some.

Then he pretended to bounce over to the pile of bricks.

He specifically looked for intact bricks that were placed at the bottom or covered with grass and put them into the space.

Yang Guangzhi saw his actions but didn't pay attention. Even if it was him, he was like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.

They walked slowly and he had collected quite a few.

Feeling that it was enough, he quickly stopped and came to the roadside.

"Dad? Do you think they look good?"

Yang Xiaole teased his dad as he glanced at those women.

"No... you brat, what nonsense are you talking about... Are you itching?"

Yang Guangzhi's face turned black. Damn it, he said it so loudly that others would think he was being a hooligan!

He was a married man.

But he didn't dare to look at those women anymore, he just stole a glance from time to time.

Yang Xiaole felt that this situation was normal.

Although most of the women in the capital didn't have sufficient nutrition, they still ate better than those in the countryside.

And they didn't have to endure the wind and sun like the women in the countryside.

It was like heaven and earth.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man.

The clothes in the city were much better than those in the countryside.

There were some clothes with patches, but most of them were neatly dressed without patches, just a bit old from washing.

But Yang Xiaole knew that this situation of not lacking cloth would not return until this year, until after the reform and opening up.

As for those who didn't lack money and could afford to buy high-end fabrics, they were not included.

Some high-priced fabrics didn't require tickets, but ordinary people couldn't afford them.

The two chatted and arrived at the People's Bank.

Yang Guangzhi looked at the tall storefront and felt a bit nervous. "San'er, if I just go in like this, will they mistake me for a landlord and arrest me?"

"It's fine. You're not carrying big gold bars. What are you afraid of? There are policies now, and this is not registered. It's fine."

He had inquired about this specifically, just for his future plans.

He didn't want to do anything stupid.

To make up for the gold reserves, the country was accepting anonymous gold and silver, especially jewelry.

People always liked to hide things. If you registered them, no one would dare to sell them.

But if you had too much of this stuff, there would definitely be problems.

Yang Guangzhi hesitated and took out the money and ticket from his pocket and handed them to him. "You keep these things. If I get caught, take them home and let Qingwu come to rescue me."

Yang Xiaole shook his head. It would be better not to exchange them.

But he knew that it would be fine. He calmly took the things from him.

Seeing this, Yang Guangzhi cautiously walked towards the inside.

Leaving Yang Xiaole alone and bored.

He looked around and saw that there were many shops nearby selling things, many of them looked like old and famous brands.

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He wanted to take a look, but he was worried that Yang Guangzhi wouldn't be able to find him when he came out.

So he didn't wander around.

Wearing a straw hat, he squatted in a shady place and waited.

After Yang Guangzhi went in, things went smoothly. He took out two silver yuan, a gold ring, and a gold nugget and handed them to the staff.

The staff removed the red jewels, which they didn't accept.

There was no registration either.

After checking for a while, they finally gave the result.

After coming out, Yang Guangzhi was still a bit uneasy.

"Dad, how did it go? How much money?"

Seeing him come out, Yang Xiaole walked over from the shade under the eaves.

"Well, it's done. They said it's 8.1 grams, 3.08 yuan per gram, plus two silver yuan, a total of 26 yuan and 64 cents."

After saying that, he was a bit confused.

Why did he suddenly have so much money!

After calculating, he had more than sixty yuan in his hand. It seemed that he hadn't touched so much money except when he used fiat currency before.

"Well, it's not bad."

Yang Xiaole felt that the price was similar to his estimate.

Seeing Yang Guangzhi in a daze, he returned the things to him.

Then he reminded him, "Dad, you should think about where to hide the money when you go back later. Don't let Second Grandpa and the others find it. Grandpa and Grandma probably won't be at ease."

Looking at Yang Guangzhi pondering and looking at his body.

Finally, his gaze settled on his waist, and the corner of Yang Xiaole's mouth twitched.

"Dad, do you believe that if they really suspect you, they can strip search you? Even hiding it in your pants won't work."

"Would they dare?!"

Yang Guangzhi's eyes turned cold.

But thinking about it, it was not impossible.

"Dad, except for the money given by Second Uncle Qingwu, give me the rest. I'll keep it at Teacher Luo's place. I'll go get it in a few days! Don't worry, Teacher Luo only earns tens of yuan a month. Are you afraid that he will swallow your money?"

Yang Guangzhi looked at him and still hesitated. He felt more at ease with this huge sum of money on him.However, he was somewhat hesitant about the possibility of a fight when he returned home.

He was indecisive for a moment.

"Let's see later! Let's go home!"

He neither agreed nor refused.

After saying that, he was about to head towards Fucheng Gate.

Seeing him stepping onto the road, Yang Xiaole quickly ran over.

He had come all this way, and he still wanted to buy something! His eyes were spinning around, thinking of excuses.

He had never been to a cinema!

He hadn't seen the flag-raising ceremony!

He hadn't bought any comic books!

He hadn't been to the famous national department store!

Those girls...

Damn...

That's all for now.

Thinking of this, he grabbed the other person, "Dad, since we're here, let's go to the Xidan Shopping Mall ahead."

During the time he was cooling off just now, he wasn't idle.

He had already found out that there was a Xidan Commercial Street in the west of the city, where there was a Xidan Shopping Mall (built in 1930).

Although it couldn't compare to the largest department store in the Capital, it was already considered a super-large shopping mall in this era, where you could buy almost anything on the market.

After all, it was supporting such a large area in the west of the city!

"What are we going there for? We're not buying anything."

Yang Guangzhi said dismissively, then was about to leave again.

"Hey, just because we're not buying anything, doesn't mean we can't go and have a look? We've come all the way into the city, we should at least go in and have a look! Don't you think? It's not far, just about two miles."

Hearing this, Yang Guangzhi hesitated for a moment.

Not only children are curious about new things.

Thinking that they weren't going to buy anything, he reluctantly agreed: "Alright, let's go and have a look, but we can't buy anything, we'll go back after looking."

"Hey, good, let's go, it's not far ahead."

Then he led the way to the main street inside Fucheng Gate and headed east.

The road was very wide, nearly thirty to forty meters wide, with no overpass or barriers, only a cement road. There were quite a few cement poles and street lights on both sides.

There were quite a few newly built high-rise buildings standing there.

After all, it was the main road leading to the flag-raising square.

Because of the hot weather, the passing cars stirred up a cloud of dust, like the road during the high tide at the back city housing factory.

About ten minutes later, Yang Guangzhi asked him, "Didn't you say it was two miles? Why haven't we arrived yet?"

Yang Xiaole, wearing a straw hat, looked ahead: "I don't know, I heard it from a passing aunt. She said it's about two miles ahead."

After saying that, he took off his straw hat and gave it back to Yang Guangzhi: "Here, I won't wear it, it should be that big intersection ahead!"

Then he quickly walked towards the front.

Yang Guangzhi could only follow helplessly while smoking his dried tobacco.

About ten minutes later, they arrived at the intersection of North Xidan Street.

"Look, it's right ahead, do you see it?"

At the intersection, he pointed to a place not far away and said to Yang Guangzhi next to him.

Yang Guangzhi, who had caught up, squinted his eyes, leaned forward to look, and indeed saw many tall buildings.

Then the two of them walked in.