In fact, Li Jie hoped that Cheng Jianjun would tell Su Meng about this matter. In this case, Su Meng would definitely feel disgusted, which was exactly what Li Jie wanted.

He wished that Su Meng would break off the relationship with him because of this. The further away from such a woman, the better. In the original drama, the two people were able to have a relationship that lasted for decades, during which they separated and reunited countless times.

The key is that they are all born in the 1960s. Even in another twenty or thirty years, this kind of thing will be very rare. When it comes to the people born in the 60s, it is as rare as a giant panda.

After searching the whole country several times, there are probably only a few couples, right?

After harvesting the wool, Li Jie patted Cheng Jianjun on the shoulder and left. In Cheng Jianjun's eyes, the other party was trying to comfort him and not to feel bad about losing the money.

In fact, Li Jie silently blessed him, hoping that he would get what he wanted and pursue Su Meng, and that the two of them could achieve success and not have another decades-long love affair.

Don't wait until you are over fifty to get married, that kind of future will be too miserable.

Li Jie can pat his chest and guarantee that his blessings are definitely from the heart, without any reluctance. After all, it is he who is leading the thoughts at this moment, not the original 'Han Chunming'.

After leaving the backyard, Li Jie took out the money he had just collected and counted it carefully.

Two pieces!

Five dollars!

Seven dollars!

Eight dollars and eighty-three cents!

If you add in the $1.7 that was 'returned' to Cheng Jianjun, this kid actually carried around $10.53. For the young people in their courtyard, this amount of money was definitely a 'huge sum'.

'This guy is really rich!'

I have to admit that this guy Cheng Jianjun is a well-deserved ‘big fat sheep’!

With this money, Li Jie no longer needs to worry about start-up capital, and may even have a little surplus.

I raised my head and glanced at the sky outside. It was still early for dinner, so I took advantage of this gap to collect the copper cigarette pole with '***' engraved on it.

In 1860, Prince Gong Yixin and the British envoy Elgin signed the "Sino-British BJ Treaty" outside Andingmen, which was humiliating and humiliating to the country. The British envoy Elgin's English name was James Bruce,'*

**' happens to be the abbreviation of the other person's English name.

Although Li Jie is not very clear about this period of history, and he is not very interested in objects from the Qing Dynasty, the original owner learned these things from his master Jiumen Admiral.

The fact that the original owner had learned it means that Li Jie had learned it, because the two were originally one, but the three views accumulated by the original owner for more than ten years were directly overwhelmed by Li Jie's vast sea of ​​memories.

However, with just a quick glance and without firsthand knowledge, Li Jie was unable to determine whether the copper tobacco stem belonged to the British envoy.

From an objective perspective, Li Jie believes that this possibility is unlikely.

Who is Elgin?

In the tenth year of Xianfeng, that is, in 1860, the British and French forces captured Forty-Nine City and occupied the Old Summer Palace. Elgin was the leader of the British army. With the support of British Prime Minister Palmerston, he issued an order to burn down the Old Summer Palace.

Elgin successively served as the governor of British Jamaica, North America, Asan and other places. He was the earl of Eagle Country. His status at that time was definitely not low, and he was undoubtedly a big shot.

If it didn't have a special meaning, he probably wouldn't have engraved words on the cigarette pole. How could such a high-ranking person leave the cigarette pole with his name engraved on it?

Although Li Jie didn't quite believe that this object was real, he just kept it with the mentality of hunting rabbits. It wasn't a big deal. It wasn't expensive anyway, just a dollar.

What's more, the cigarette stem itself is made of copper, so it can more or less repay the money. Even if it's fake, you won't lose much.

In this case, why not do it?

Li Jie followed the way back from shopping for groceries today and found Hou Su'e's house. The other party recognized Li Jie at a glance, after all, they had just met in the morning.

"Young man, what's the matter with you? Is it about that cigarette pole?" Hou Su'e asked with a smile.

Li Jie nodded lightly and replied expressionlessly: "Yes, but I can't afford it for one dollar, at most thirty cents!"

Hou Su'e got that cigarette stick from her father. She didn't know its true value. She just thought it was an old-fashioned cigarette stick. It was useless at all and it would be a nuisance to keep it at home.

Since there is a "fool" who wants to buy it, it is better to sell it to the other party in exchange for some money. Anyway, this thing can neither be used nor eaten, but the money is still real.

But what can you do with thirty cents? You can't even buy half a pound of meat. It's really too little.

"That's not possible. No matter how much you pay for thirty cents, it's at least eighty cents!"

Li Jie shook his head: "Fifty cents!"

"Qimao!" Hou Su'e said with her hands on her hips.

"Fifty cents!" Li Jie reiterated it again, making the other party think that this was his bottom line. In order to close the deal as soon as possible, he added: "I will only offer fifty cents at most. If you can't accept it, the worst I can do is not take it."

Hou Su'e was startled when she heard this. She turned around and looked at Li Jie carefully. Seeing that the other person's expression didn't seem to be acting, something suddenly moved her heart.

In fact, she was haphazardly bargaining, thinking that if she had two dates and no dates, she could get an extra ten cents. Now it seemed that fifty cents was really the bottom line of the other party, so she would miss out on the deal, so she agreed.

Come down.

"Okay! Just fifty cents! Just wait here!"

Li Jie smiled and nodded, ignoring her last sentence. In the original work, 'Han Chunming' was waiting outside the door, and this time the leak was ruined by Hou Su'e's man.

The cigarette rod was stained with rust, and the other party wanted to polish it smoother and sell it more expensively. As a result, the two most important letters "***" on the cigarette rod were polished off with sandpaper.

Without the letters "***" and the traces of time, this copper cigarette rod is no different from the industrial products sold outside, so it has no purchase value.

Fortunately, Li Jie came early. After entering the yard, he found that Hou Su'e's husband had not gotten off work yet, and she was alone at home.

After a while, Hou Su'e came out with a cigarette rod in her hand.

"Hey, awesome!"

Li Jie casually took the cigarette rod and handed her the counted change. They were all dimes. The money collected from Cheng Jianjun was not that many dimes.

Li Jie specially asked someone to exchange these cents for a complete show, in order to prove his embarrassment.

"Well, this is fifty cents, thank you, now we both have money and goods!"

"Uh-huh!"

Hou Su'e smiled and nodded. Her man was recently injured at work, and the family's income has been greatly reduced during this period. It would be good to exchange this useless thing for fifty cents.
Chapter completed!