The Great Era of Siheyuan

I parked the car in Xu Huizhen's backyard and walked in through the back door. There were only a dozen large pumpkins left out of the more than 2,000 kilograms of vegetables in the yard. It seemed that they had sold a lot in the past two days.

He first took a look into the room. Xu Jingli was sleeping alone in bed without making any noise or noise. Li Wenqiang smiled when he saw the child sleeping soundly. He didn't see Xu Huizhen. It seemed that she was taking care of the business in the front again.

This was easy. When he walked to the yard, a pile of vegetables appeared out of thin air on the open ground. When he saw that they were almost ready, Li Wenqiang took out the things in the car and took some fruits and meat into the house.

Looking at the backyard filled with vegetables and fruits again, Li Wenqiang felt relieved. A place without food doesn't seem like a place to be at ease.

Looking at the clean and spacious courtyard in front of me, the courtyard where I live can only be regarded as a large slum. The environments of the two are very different.

It was still early, so Li Wenqiang did not go to look for Xu Huizhen. After closing the door, he prepared to go to Liulichang to give Niu Ye the vegetables he had ordered.

Since the tavern started selling vegetables, business has improved a lot. Looking at the tavern with people swarming at the door, Xu Huizhen was helping several waiters in the store who were busy.

Li Wenqiang smiled and left.

Hearing the sound of the motorcycle, Xu Huizhen looked up and saw the back of Li Wenqiang's car leaving. Looking at the direction the car came from, Xu Huizhen understood that Li Wenqiang must have been here, and a happy smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"Boss, please hurry up, it's almost time for dinner and my family is waiting for us to cook!"

Seeing Xu Huizhen standing there in a daze, some customers began to urge her to come.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Who told you not to come earlier? Wait, it will be ready soon!"

Xu Huizhen glanced at the neighbors who were buying vegetables with a displeased look. Although she was complaining, her hands moved faster.

The tavern sells vegetables for 60 cents per pound, and the purchase limit is one pound per person per day, just to allow more people to eat vegetables. Unexpectedly, more and more people came. From the beginning, there were two or three hundred people a day, and now there are nearly a thousand people. Even people in the surrounding streets come to buy vegetables every day. The consumption of vegetables is also increasing. She doesn't know whether to be happy or worried.

Li Wenqiang came to Liulichang and parked his car not far from the courtyard where the goods were stored. He quietly came to the back door of the courtyard and carefully checked the surroundings before going in.

Looking at the empty room in the backyard and the messy footsteps on the ground, it was obvious that many people had come in the past two days.

After the inspection, Li Wenqiang put his things down and left.

On Qianmen Street below Zhengyangmen, Uncle Niu was furious at a young man.

"You just hang out outside all day. Can't you learn a skill? Are you trying to piss me off to death?"

"Dad, can't you stop talking to me? We are not poor, so why learn a skill? How about this? You give me some money and let me do some small business. Haven't you found someone to buy vegetables recently? How about this? You ask him to lower the price a little bit, and we buy more. I will sell them on the black market, and I can make at least 20 cents per pound of vegetables. How about this? Is my idea okay?"

The young man said with a grin.

"You bastard, who told you that? I'm telling you, if you get caught, no one can save you. Disrupting the unified sales and purchases and engaging in speculation are serious crimes. Don't say this outside, or I'll break your legs!"

Niu Ye was furious. He didn't know who taught him this. If someone knew about it, it would be a deadly handle. Their life was already difficult, and if someone caught them, they would be finished.

He could say that buying vegetables was for himself, but he didn't have the guts to resell them. Besides, his family didn't lack that little money, so there was no need to do so.

"Mom, look at Dad. On the one hand, he says I'm not doing my job properly, but on the other hand, he doesn't allow me to do business. Is he going to let me just stay at home and wait for death?"

The man turned his head away and complained to his mother angrily.

A woman nearby who was about the same age as Mr. Niu was also in a dilemma, but in the end she felt sorry for her son and tried to persuade him.

"Don't blame Youcai. He's right, and you're right. Don't blame anyone! But Youcai's words also make sense. Our family spends several dollars a day on vegetables, and it would cost at least dozens of dollars a month. It's too expensive. Talk to that person and negotiate a price down. Let Youcai sell it, and he can make a lot of money. What do you think?"

"What do you know as a woman? You have long hair but little knowledge. How much money do you make a month? It's not like you can't afford it! Do you know how many people are watching us now? If something goes wrong, we will all be in big trouble. You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible. Tell me, who gave you this idea?"

Uncle Niu looked at his son very seriously.

"No one gave me the idea, I came up with it myself!"

Niu Youcai said with his neck stiffened.

"Bullshit, with your dog-brained brain, I don't know how much you are capable of. Tell me, who gave you the idea?"

Uncle Niu slammed the table and said angrily.

Now that supplies are scarce, he had finally found an opportunity to get the qualification to buy vegetables from Li Wenqiang. Just a few days later, he went to negotiate the price without fear of offending anyone.

"Son, listen to your father. If there is someone, tell him/herself. Don't let others trick you."

As if she could see her son's guilty conscience, the woman began to persuade him.

"Yes, it's Fan Jinyou!"

After hearing what his parents said, the young man couldn't bear it anymore and sold Fan Jinyou out directly.

"Fan Jinyou? How did you get involved with him?"

Niu Ye asked in shock.

"Didn't we buy a lot of vegetables a few days ago? When we were dividing the vegetables, Fan Jinyou found out, and then he asked me to discuss it. He asked me to ask you if you could negotiate the price with that person, and then he would be responsible for selling the vegetables, and then we would each pay half! I think this is a good idea, so..."

The result is self-evident.

"You are so stupid! Fan Jinyou is a complete villain. If you do business with him, isn't that courting disaster? Even if you want to do it, you can never do it with him!"

Uncle Niu said angrily.

"Dad, you mean this can be done?"

When Niu Youcai heard this, his eyes began to light up. If this thing succeeds, the money will come like spring water in the future!

"Boss, think of a way to help your son!"

The woman was also helping her son by speaking.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Am I not trying to find a solution?"

Niu Ye said angrily, doesn't he love his son and doesn't want him to do anything? There is really no chance.

Niu Youcai was not a student at first, so he found a job as a waiter. However, the young people were too arrogant and looked down on him. He worked for three days and rested for two days. Finally, the waiter didn't want him anymore, so he had to hang out on the streets and be a second-rate person every day.

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with his son's affairs, Li Wenqiang's voice came from outside.