The Great Era of Siheyuan

"Listen carefully. The first thing I'm going to teach you is investment."

Li Wenqiang looked at Liu Ergou's clear and foolish eyes, feeling that he was a teacher.

"invest?"

Liu Ergou seemed to understand what he heard, but not quite.

"That's right. Investment means replacing your existing resources with items that will increase in value in the future. For example, today, I paid for food. What is food now? It's life! The food that was originally sold at 30 cents per pound in the grain store was sold to him at 3 yuan per pound on the black market. Can he refuse? No, he can't.

From 30 cents to 3 yuan, the profit difference is 9 times? If we prepare food in advance, can we make the profit? This is the first investment. Using the food whose price has increased tenfold to exchange for the house is the second investment. If the house is still more than 3,000 yuan after the disaster, but the food is still 3 yuan per catty? "

Li Wenqiang explained it to him in a simple and rough manner.

"Oh! I understand. Brother-in-law, you mean that we should go to the village to buy food at a low price and then sell it in the city, right? Isn't this speculation?"

After hearing this, Liu Ergou said in a panic that although he was a bit of a gangster, he was just a street urchin, trying to scare people and get into fights. If he was caught, at most he would be taught a lesson and imprisoned for a few days. If he was caught for speculation, the nature of the matter would be different, and people might even die.

"Idiot, I taught you the methods and ideas to make money. Who told you to trade in grain? Let me tell you, if I find out that you dare to trade in grain or engage in speculation, I will show you how I will deal with you!"

Li Wenqiang patted his shoulder lightly and sneered.

"No, no, I can't do this, I can't do that, so what's the point of you telling me this?"

Liu Ergou was very unconvinced. He couldn't do anything. What difference did it make whether you said it or not?

"Ergou, do you think we can trade in grain? Let me ask you, do you know how so much grain is sold in the black market outside Prince Chun's mansion every night? Do you think the grain comes from the production team? The commune? Or the grain station? The night market has been open for so many years and nothing has happened. Think about who is backing them? Remember, don't touch the grain. Anyone who touches it will die!"

Li Wenqiang reminded him seriously, fearing that this kid would go and sell grain without knowing the seriousness of the matter. The problem was that this kid had money, and he might be able to accomplish this.

"understand!"

Liu Ergou was frightened by Li Wenqiang's threats. He was just a small thug who was not presentable. He was scared to death when he met a policeman. He never thought that there were so many things hidden behind these things.

It's not that you can't think of it, but most people are too lazy to think about it. Everyone pretends to be deaf and dumb and makes a fortune. It's okay to sell a few kilograms or 10 to 20 kilograms at a time, but if you do it for a long time, people will find out the source of your goods and bury you alive.

Looking at the nervous Liu Ergou, Li Wenqiang slapped him many times and didn't mind giving him some sweet treats to coax him.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't do those messy things, no one will bother you. Didn't I give you a way to make money? Do you think collecting junk doesn't make money? I tell you, you don't even know how much money you can make."

"Really?"

Li Wenqiang's words directly caught Liu Ergou's attention, and he immediately perked up.

"Of course. You go to the street office to buy wholesale matches. You can get a box of matches for 1.5 cents instead of 2 cents outside. Then you can exchange the matches for scraps and make twice as much money. Take a glass bottle to the candy store to buy some malt syrup and exchange it with the children for scraps. You can make two or three times as much money at most. Not to mention other things. Scrap copper, rotten iron, rags and cotton are all very valuable.

The recycling price at the scrap yard is half of our receiving price. I'll give you a price list later. You can remember it when you go back. If you don't understand, just buy at the lowest price. If you make less, you can make a few cents a day. If you make more, it's hard to say. Don't tell others about this or they will be jealous."

Li Wenqiang casually pointed out the inside story of waste collection to him. As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the doorway. If you are not in this circle, you will never know how big the profit is. If he continues to do it for a year or so, he can earn nearly a thousand yuan at least.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about it!"

Although Liu Ergou has not yet started his post, he is already impatient after hearing what Li Wenqiang said.

"That's good to know. We're here! Help me move these three bookshelves in! You can go back first later. You don't need to help with the rest. I can do it myself!"

As the two were talking, they unknowingly returned to the gate of the courtyard. Looking at the familiar place in front of him, Liu Ergou felt pain all over his body. If he had not come here, he would not have been beaten three times a day.

The two of them carefully carried the bookshelf and walked inside with great caution and difficulty.

A large Huanghuali bookcase weighing more than 300 pounds and more than a person tall can only be sold for a dozen yuan at most now. It is not certain whether anyone will want it, otherwise Old Man Wu would not have given it to him so readily.

"It's you? What are you doing here? I-I don't have any money to give you!"

As soon as the two walked into the front yard, they saw Yan Jiecheng looking at them in panic, or more accurately, looking at Liu Ergou.

At this moment, both of them were focusing on moving things and had no time to pay attention to him.

"Shut up!"

Liu Ergou gritted his teeth and glared at him, frightening Yan Jiecheng so much that he shrank his neck and dared not say a word. There was no need to think, he would definitely be scolded again.

Sure enough, as soon as he moved the cabinet into the house and put it away, Li Wenqiang started questioning him.

"You asked him for money again?"

"wanted!"

Liu Ergou shrank his neck and spoke in a low voice.

"How many?"

"He didn't ask for much, just 10 yuan for each person's medical expenses. I didn't blackmail him. We spent more than 20 yuan on medical expenses ourselves. Both Liuzi and Huagou's bones were broken, and the doctor said they can't do heavy work for at least a month. It's all his fault. If he hadn't called us over to beat them up, that guy wouldn't have beaten Liuzi and injured Huagou. Brother-in-law, I heard that the guy is from your courtyard, right? He lives in that room. We'll come over to deal with him when we're better!"

Liu Ergou said unconvinced.

"It's the main room on my left, but you better forget it! You guys are not enough to be beaten. I'll give you 40 yuan. I don't care what you did before. If you blackmailed others, you have to pay me back for all the money you got. Do you hear me? If you want to get yourself killed, don't bring trouble to your family.

You are as stupid as pigs. If he goes to the police station, you guys will be blackmailed and locked up. Can't you find a pretext to ask for money? Just find a broken jar and throw it on the ground, tell him it is Qin Shihuang's urinal, and ask him for 40 yuan. If he doesn't have it, write an IOU. Do you think he dares not to give it to you? You are right no matter where you go. Do you understand the rules?"

Li Wenqiang scolded in dissatisfaction, these people are so stupid, is asking for money so simple and crude?

"Remember, next time I'll find a jar for him to smash. You can't pay for this. We also have rules. Whoever comes to us, we'll go after him!"

Liu Ergou said righteously.