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Chapter 0021: Finding Treasure in the Trash 1_1

Feng Qingxue felt a pang in her heart. So, the old woman dared not go? That indicated a dire family background and if discovered trading jewelry for bank services, it would certainly become a target of envy and endless hassles.

Since the founding of the country, combat against landlords and land redistribution had been carried out with immense momentum, resulting in many wealthy families losing their fortunes.

Although the true catastrophe had yet to come, everyone had been categorized due to their social class and life was difficult for those of lower status.

Feng Qingxue's grandmother belonged to the underprivileged class and had suffered a great deal during this era.

The so-called underprivileged were mainly those from families of merchants or large landlords who owned a lot of land. They were referred to as capitalists exploiting the laboring masses, as vampires that needed to be defeated.

Besides them, the intellectuals were derogatively called the 'stinky old nines'.

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