Return To 1977 Chapter 350: In awe
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At that time, the civil war broke out.
Although the printing of legal currency in large quantities in Chiang Kai-shek's area caused prices to soar. Then the authorities began to force people to hand over gold and silver dollars and exchange them for "gold yuan coupons." Even on August 19, 1948, the Nationalist Government issued a "Financial and Economic Emergency Order" and began to target industrial and commercial giants.
But Hong Lucheng had an extraordinary mind and sensitivity in the business field. He had already begun to deal with the signs of inflation since he discovered it. From suspending the sale of goods to stopping the sale of goods, he also exchanged a large amount of legal currency in his hands for gold bars and silver dollars.
Later, when the police gave a demonstration of "beating a tiger" and forcibly confiscated the silver coins and gold from the merchants. He further realized that the domestic economy was about to collapse, and seized the loophole in the law that foreign currency was not confiscated. He began to use the black market to exchange all convertible assets into US dollars and Hong Kong dollars, and deposited them in batches with Citigroup and HSBC. bank.
The result is that through this method of exploiting loopholes and his superhuman vision and mind, he successfully allowed the Hong and Shou families to avoid the losses caused by inflation caused by the bank's excessive issuance of banknotes. It avoids the fate of other businesses that suffered heavy economic losses and went bankrupt.
As the war situation gradually evolved, Hong Lucheng's eldest brother Hong Fucheng, who had taken up a high-ranking official position in Chongqing, began to send people to send him secret reports, making him more and more certain that the Jiang family dynasty had no hope of victory. From this, we had to start re-planning the future of the Hong family.
To be honest, although he doesn't look down on the KMT at all. But the nature of the Hong family meant that he couldn't believe how the Red Party, which was on the opposite side of all the rich, would treat the Hong family well. So after careful consideration, he discussed with the Shou family and proposed that the two families move to Hong Kong together.
Shou Jingfang does not think Hong Lucheng's worries are wrong. The two of them have a total of two to three million in foreign currency deposits, which is enough to ensure that they can settle down in an unfamiliar environment. But the choice he made was that he still wanted to stay.
The reason is not only because it is hard to leave his hometown, but also because of his own career. He thinks that since he is a Chinese medicine practitioner, he will become useless if he goes overseas. There was no traditional Chinese medicine there, and no one recognized traditional Chinese medicine. This meant that his world was destined to be the place where he was born and raised.
So the final result agreed between the two families was that the Hong family left alone and the Shou family stayed behind in the capital. In this way, both ends can be taken into consideration, and the decision can be made based on the situation in the future.
Besides, the Hong family’s cars and goods are easy to sell, but their houses and shops are hard to sell for a while. In addition, Wang Yunlin was suffering from an illness and was in bed recuperating, and could not travel far for a while. Both of these matters can be handled carefully by Shou Jingfang.
In this way, Hong Lucheng reserved US dollars for his family to buy air tickets. He first boarded the military plane transferred by Hong Fucheng and was responsible for transporting the packed antique jades, calligraphy, painting and cultural toys, and cashing them out later. He bought a box of gold bars and went to Hong Kong to meet his eldest brother.
According to the original plan, after New Year's Day in 1949, after Hong Lucheng had settled everything in Hong Kong, Wang Yunlin, who had recovered from illness, and her son Hong Yanzheng came to Hong Kong to get together.
Unexpectedly, Hong Lucheng arrived in Hong Kong not long ago. However, news suddenly came out on the radio that the battle between Beijing and Tianjin had begun. This time both sides became anxious immediately.
Shou Jingfang quickly thought of a way to arrange for the weak Wang Yunlin to take Hong Yanzheng to Nanyuan to board the plane.
But their luck was really bad. They had already arrived at the airport, but when they were about to board the plane, the airport was captured by the Red Party troops.
This made the trip to Hong Kong a failure. Shou Jingfang could only send Wang Yunlin and her son back to Peking.
Then Beijing and Tianjin were completely surrounded by iron barrels. They cut off contact with the outside world.
Over in Hong Kong, Hong Lucheng was naturally impatient and began to inquire about news about Peiping through various channels. Fortunately, the postal route was open, and on New Year's Eve, Wang Yunlin's letter home reporting that he was safe finally arrived. This gave him some peace of mind.
After that, Hong Lucheng began to use various methods to plan to bring his wife and children to Hong Kong, but unfortunately none of them were feasible. After a long period of suffering, coupled with sorrow and anxiety, the hope felt by both parties is getting slimmer and slimmer.
After the Dragon Boat Festival in 1949, Wang Yunlin sent her last letter home to Hong Lucheng.
In this letter written with tears, she told Hong Lucheng that since it was fate, she should stop waiting for their mother and son. Now she just hopes that Hong Lucheng can properly arrange his future life in Hong Kong and stop thinking about them. And relying on the old shops of the Hong family that have not yet been sold, she will have a safe life in the future. She will raise her son alone in Beijing.
It should be said that at this time, Wang Yunlin completely believed that there was no hope of getting together, had completely resigned to her fate, and was ready to face all future difficulties alone.
She never expected that as soon as Hong Lucheng saw this letter, he would use unexpected practical actions to prove that he was a qualified husband and a competent father.
He did it for her and this family. He had the courage to brave the dragon's den and risk his life to leave Hong Kong and return to Beijing.
In Hong Kong, Hong Lucheng first had a big quarrel with his eldest brother Hong Fucheng, who tried to stop him, and resolutely stated that he could not leave his wife and children and would never marry another. Then he left all his wealth behind and just went on the road.
Since all flights to the mainland were grounded at that time, Hong Lucheng paid a high price of ten gold bars to hire a ferry back to Huacheng.
After arriving in Huacheng, since all the ships had been commandeered by government troops, he could only bribe a mail truck driver to take the land route.
On this journey, the market is chaotic and the road is difficult to navigate. It was not until October that he reached Liuzhou with difficulty.
But locally, he encountered Bai Chongxi's defeated troops. Fortunately, there was no danger. Although he was robbed, his personal safety was not violated.
Then, after continuing to travel through horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, trains, and on foot, in mid-November, he finally returned safely to his old home in the capital.
But at this time, he had gone through a rough journey. Not only was his leg lame, but all his belongings were also lost. He only had a bad smell all over his body and described himself as extremely depressed.
Although in the eyes of others, Hong Lucheng looked as desolate as a beggar, when Wang Yunlin saw him when the courtyard door opened, she couldn't help being surprised, moved and relieved, all from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing each other again seems like a world apart.
Especially when they heard their son calling "Dad" after chasing him out, both Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin burst into tears.
Without a moment's hesitation, the couple could not help but cry together.
They want to express the nearly one year of separation, nearly one year of longing, and nearly one year of sorrow through tears.
At this time, in their hearts, except for the joy of reunion after the disaster and the happiness of staying together for a lifetime, nothing else mattered.
What about gold, silver, jewelry, fame and wealth, they are all empty! Even if the days ahead are bitter and difficult, they will still be sweet!
At this point, Shou Jingfang has finished speaking.
But this time, Hong Yanwu remained silent for even longer.
It's not that he doesn't want to say it. It's that these past events that he didn't know about have turned into a mellow wine, with the color of time and an extremely mellow taste. He had so many feelings that he wanted to say, but he didn't know how to express them clearly.
The most profound realization was that he just felt that he knew too little about his family.
His grandfather, his grandmother, his parents, his uncle, and for the first time today, he heard about the man who was sitting on wealth far away in Hong Kong.
These people of the previous generation, these people who are related to him by blood, each of them seems to have a story that is both ordinary and extraordinary.
And in these seemingly distant lives, they reflect many principles of life that he has never understood or experienced.
In the past, he had only affection, attachment, and guilt for his family. But now that I know this, I can't help but respect my parents and these relatives. Let him realize that he lived a confused, careless, and unexamined life in the past.
When he put these past events together in his mind, he couldn't help but start thinking about a question, that is, what kind of life do he want to live?
Yes, he can't think that thoroughly yet. But one thing he was sure of.
That is to be worthy of the sincerity of these parents and relatives, and worthy of these amazing experiences...
The road ahead has darkened, and a faint light can be seen in the distance. That should be the city lights.
When Hong Yanwu saw this scene, he suddenly felt that his body had gained a kind of strength and a kind of expectation for life, which prompted him to speed up the car and catch up.
Unexpectedly, what was completely out of tune with his agitated mood was a dragging sound behind him.
"Third brother, what are you doing? Take it easy! I don't want my bones to fall apart..."