"Sister, how are you doing with your piano lessons?"

"It's not bad. Auntie said I'm very talented."

"That's good, study hard."

"Um."

"Okay, you guys play and I'll cook." Li Ran was very happy to see a pair of sensible children chatting. He said to them and went to the kitchen to cook.

After lunch, Li Ran took Ye Qi away again, and Ye Lin was the only one left at home. From this afternoon on, Ye Lin became a busy man. At first, there was their courtyard and another courtyard.

The child came to change.

But two days later, children from many nearby courtyards came over, and there were even children from some courtyards. Maybe someone got a taste of the benefits, and then spread the word.

It seems that the people who came to change clips at the beginning have gained a lot, otherwise it would not be like this, but the biggest gain is Ye Lin. During this period, Ye Linguang received more than 300 pieces of various vases, calligraphy and paintings.

But to be honest, this is not what he wants. Although these things will be valuable in the future, that is the future after all. Now that these things are in Ye Lin's hands, it can be said that they are of no use at all.

He originally wanted to make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect this result. To put it bluntly, what Ye Lin wants now is money. As for these things, there will be plenty of them in the future. Fortunately, there are also some children from the compound who bought them with money.

These children who live in large courtyards are different from those who live in large courtyards. They have money, and they buy rabbit traps not only for food, but also for a sense of accomplishment and fun.

Now that it's holiday, these guys probably feel that wandering on the street every day is boring. After knowing that others use traps to catch rabbits, they also come to join in the fun.

It was these people who brought Ye Lin more than 400 yuan in income. Ye Lin did not give this money to Li Ran because he wanted to use it as start-up capital.

It's a little less, but for now, it's almost enough. As for the future, we can only slowly accumulate funds. Anyway, Ye Lin has no intention of eating a fat man in one bite.

In the past two days, there have been fewer people exchanging clips, or even no more, so they probably all have them. In this period of time, Ye Lin has been selling and exchanging clips, but has sold more than a thousand clips.

So Ye Lin stopped exchanging clips and ran out to find the market. It said it was a market, but it was actually a flea market. It was called the pigeon market in the imperial capital.

To put it bluntly, some people who secretly engage in reselling, some people with poor families, sell cloth stamps, vegetable stamps, and meat stamps that they are reluctant to use, and some people with good family conditions come to buy these things.

There are also farmers from nearby suburbs who bring some eggs they are reluctant to eat and sell their own chickens.

Of course, it’s not just these, there are also food stamps, gas stamps, industrial coupons, etc. for transactions. In this era, you basically need tickets to buy anything. For example, if you want to buy a bicycle, you can’t just have money, you must also have

Industrial coupons.

Without industrial coupons, you can't buy a bicycle even if you have money. This is why bicycles are so rare. In fact, many people can still afford bicycles, but just because they don't have industrial coupons, they can only watch.

If nothing else, let’s just talk about the Ye Lin family. According to Li Ran’s income, there is no problem in buying a bicycle. However, Li Ran is only a teacher and has no place to get industrial coupons, so he has not bought a bicycle in these years.

Of course, industrial coupons are not limited to buying bicycles, such as radios and sewing machines. Let’s put it this way, even if you buy a watch, you need industrial coupons. It can be said that industrial coupons are still very useful.

After running around for these two days, Ye Lin also had a certain understanding of the pigeon markets in the imperial capital. There are four largest pigeon markets in the imperial capital, namely outside Deshengmen, Jianguomen, Fuchengmen and Yongdingmen.

These places are the city inside and the suburbs outside, which are what later generations call the urban-rural fringe. It can be said that they occupy all the geographical locations.

In addition to these four places, there are many small pigeon markets in the imperial capital. As for how many there are, no one knows, because there are too many, and any street or alley may be a pigeon market.

That night, Ye Lin came back from outside. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw a middle-aged man sitting in the yard. The middle-aged man looked about forty years old and was very imposing. None of this was important. What was important was,

Ye Lin didn't know him.

Maybe he heard the news that Ye Lin was back. Li Ran came out of the house and said to Ye Lin: "Son, you are back. Someone is looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Ye Lin looked at the middle-aged man. Needless to say, it was this middle-aged man who was looking for him, because there was no one else here except the middle-aged man.

"Well, I'm looking for you." Li Ran nodded.

"Are you Ye Lin?" The middle-aged man stood up and asked kindly.

"I am, may I ask who you are..."

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is, did you receive a painting two days ago?"

Hearing the middle-aged man ask this, Ye Lin's heart skipped a beat. In the past two days, he had collected not just one painting, but more than a dozen, so he didn't know which one the middle-aged man was talking about, and what else?

, what’s different about this painting.

"I don't understand what you mean?"

Ye Lin's words made the middle-aged man stunned for a moment. He thought Ye Lin didn't admit it, so he quickly said: "Comrade, it's like this. That painting is very meaningful to me. I know that no matter how this painting arrived,

In your hand, if you didn’t steal it or rob it, then this painting belongs to you, so let’s set a price.”

The middle-aged man was right. Ye Lin didn't steal or rob. He traded it. So no matter how much the transaction amount is, now that it's in Ye Lin's hands, it belongs to Ye Lin.

This is like picking up a leak. Even if the painting is worth 10,000 yuan and Ye Lin bought it for one dollar, it is equivalent to saying that Ye Lin picked up a big leak. Similarly, if the real value of the painting is only one dollar, Ye Lin

If he bought it for 10,000 yuan, he would be blind.

"Uncle, you misunderstood. It's like this. I prefer painting, so I received several paintings in the past two days, so I don't know which one you are talking about."

"Uh!" Hearing what Ye Lin said, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "It's Mr. Qi Baishi's shrimp play picture. Which picture is printed by the two parties on it?"

The middle-aged man's words made Ye Lin very entangled. Of course, Ye Lin knew which painting the middle-aged man was talking about. It can be said that this is his favorite painting among all the calligraphy and paintings he has received in this period of time. Not only because

This is a painting by Mr. Qi Baishi, and more importantly, there is a seal on it that belongs to a current big shot.

"Uncle, it turns out that's the one you're talking about! But I have no intention of selling that painting."

"Little comrade, that painting is really important to me. How about this? I still have a few paintings at home. How about I exchange them for you."

"Son, what I have taught you since you were a child is that a gentleman should not take what others like. Since that painting is very important to this comrade, you must return it to him." Li Ran glared at Ye Lin from the side and said.

Hearing what Li Ran said, the middle-aged man quickly said: "No, no, no, it's not return. That painting belongs to this young comrade now, but it's more important to me. I can accept it either by changing it or buying it."

His mother had already spoken, what else could Ye Lin say. At the same time, he also knew that Li Ran was doing this for his own good. Since the painting was so important to the middle-aged man, if he didn't give it to him, would the middle-aged man be right?

It's not good for oneself.

His family has no backing, Li Ran is just an ordinary teacher, and Li Ran has said so, even if it is for the sake of face, a middle-aged man will not ask for Ye Lin's things in vain.

"Forget it if you change the painting, I'll sell it to you."

"Okay, okay, you can make a price." The middle-aged man was very excited when he heard that Ye Lin was going to sell it to him.

"This is the number." Ye Lin stretched out his index and middle fingers.

"Two hundred is no problem, I'll give you the money now." The middle-aged man thought Ye Lin stretched out two fingers and thought it was two hundred.

Also, Ye Lin is so young, he probably has never seen two hundred yuan. Besides, in this era, two hundred yuan is a lot of money, equivalent to half a year's salary of an ordinary worker.

It's a pity that he underestimated Ye Lin. As a reborn person, he didn't take this small amount of money seriously. To put it bluntly, Ye Lin had never seen how much money it was. In later generations, a house worth tens of millions would

Ye Lin didn’t just buy it just because he wanted to.

"No." Ye Lin shook his head and said, "It's not two hundred."

"Uh! How much is that?"

"Two thousand, I won't sell it for a penny less."

To be honest, two thousand yuan is not much that Ye Lin wants. If he were not afraid that the middle-aged man would not be able to afford so much money, Ye Lin would ask for more. Just this painting, plus the seal of the big boss,

It is possible that it will be sold for hundreds of millions in future generations.

"Son, you..."

Ye Lin's words shocked Li Ran next to him. When the middle-aged man said two hundred, Li Ran was already shocked. He didn't expect that his son would be more ruthless, asking for two thousand at once.

.

That was two thousand, equivalent to four years of her salary, and it was without food or drink.

What can you do with two thousand yuan in this era? You can buy a small courtyard house in the same location as their home. Although the two thousand yuan is only equivalent to Li Ran's salary for four years, don't forget that it is because of Li Ran's salary.

high.

But even so, excluding food expenses, their family can save two hundred yuan a year, which is already very good. Most families in the imperial capital have very little money to prevent their family members from going hungry all year round, let alone save money.

Ye Lin's family has a small population, with only three people. Li Ran earns 42.5 yuan a month. Many families, with two people earning more than 70 yuan a month, have to support ten or more people.

Just when Li Ran thought the middle-aged man would be angry, the middle-aged man nodded and said, "Okay, two thousand is just two thousand, but I didn't bring that much. Let's do this. I'll give you two hundred first, and you can draw the picture."
Chapter completed!