Siheyuan diet for men and women

Chapter 969 It’s almost Chinese New Year
"Hey! Chicken, potatoes and mushroom stew!"

"Let's have our signature dish, spicy tofu!"

Sha Zhu gently threw the big spoon in his hand onto the stove and scooped a ladle of cold water into the pot.

He shouted "done", and all six dishes for dinner were served on the table.

He didn't mind that the eighth and ninth brothers were willing to help in the kitchen and learn from him by taking the opportunity to assist.

Since ancient times, being a chef has not been a top-notch industry that requires secrecy to maintain orthodox inheritance. There is no rule that the skill can be passed down to men but not to women, or passed down to insiders but not to outsiders.

The quality of your craft is related to the time you practice and the degree of your effort. As for knife skills, no matter how smart you are, you still have to work hard.

As for mastering and adjusting the taste, you have to rely on constant practice and tasting over and over again to know what the "right amount" that the chef means is.

If you want to learn cooking skills from a chef from Northeast China, you will have to think about it.

why?
Because the masters from Northeast China will say to you "yi niannie", "yi gululu", "yi xiaoga", "yi gada"...

"Okay, don't clean up, let's eat first."

Sha Zhu pulled Lao Ba's head, signaling him not to worry about the pot on the stove, and told them to wash their hands and go into the house to eat.

These two guys also wanted to please him, and they followed him to clean up every time, very actively.

After spending a long time together, although Sha Zhu didn't say that he wanted to take in a disciple or anything, wouldn't it be a good thing to have someone to help out?
There are fewer people at the recycling station, and his wife is taking her salary but not going to work, so he has to work harder.

Shen Guodong is a kind and righteous man. He is not a fool either. He takes care of two of the three meals at the recycling station, and Sunday is all his work.

The boys also became smart through reading and realized that if they wanted to survive in this world, they must have some extraordinary skills.

The six older brothers followed Brother Biao and the others out to make a living early on. Although their letters said all good things, they themselves don’t know whether they are good or not?

If it's really good, why would you run so far away and just beg for food at home?

The longer these kids stay at home, the more they feel a sense of crisis and urgency in learning.

The previous brothers all mentioned in their reply letters that they should cherish their time and study hard.

They only regret not having read enough books when they need them. Only when they are truly exposed to the most intense competition in society do they realize their own weakness.

Sales is always the most transparent position that tests one's will and comprehensive strength.

As the old saying goes, it’s always good to have many skills. There are quite a few craftsmen in the recycling station, but the only one that is really easy to master seems to be Sha Zhu’s cooking skills.

I won't talk about the second master's antique appraisal, and that takes time. A grandma's carpenter needs not only strength, but also brains.

Uncle Li’s Chinese medicine is amazing, but medicine requires not only hard work, but also spirituality.

Otherwise, why do you think that only one of the four children of the Li family inherited Uncle Li's mantle?

Brother Biao told them not to feel pressured, and at worst they could learn to brag from him, which is still a skill to fool people after all.

After listening to Brother Biao's words, they felt even more pressured. Some of the other boys were studying math with books, some wanted to learn accounting from Sister Avon, and some were learning carpentry from their grandfather. At the very least, they could become a carpenter.

The eighth and ninth brothers were the smartest and chose a skill that would keep them from starving.

When they entered the room, the east room was bustling because of Li Xuewu's return and the six dishes on the table.

The two of them squeezed into the seats that had been reserved for them, first greeted the second uncle and grandfather at one end of the table, and then greeted Li Xuewu with a smile.

Grandpa was kind-hearted. He smiled and waved his hand, signaling them to eat quickly.

The second master was happy to see that the boys were polite and well-educated, and a smile appeared on his face.

Shen Guodong waved to Sha Zhu who walked into the house and said, "Brother Zhu, come, let's have a drink."

"No, no, you can't drink much."

Sha Zhu stood at the door with a smile on his face. He felt even more satisfied when he saw everyone eating happily.

The second master asked him to come to the table to eat, but he just responded with a cup of tea and said, "You eat first, I'm not hungry yet."

It was the cook's old problem: after the meal was cooked, he wasn't hungry anymore.

"What are you doing? Are you eating secretly in the kitchen?"

Yu Li smiled and teased him, then said to Diliya: "Sister-in-law, Brother Zhuzi's belly is almost as big as yours."

"Well, it just so happens that I'm having twins!"

He Yushui teased her brother and said, "Look at that belly, my brother is fatter than my sister-in-law~"

Diliya was amused by them. She smiled and gently touched the raindrops. She looked at Sha Zhu and said, "His appetite has really increased recently. It might be because of the medicine he took."

“I’m tired!”

Sha Zhu sat on the kang, holding a teacup and scolding them, "Just think about how busy I am in this day!"

"Starting in the morning, I light the stove, pour out the coal ash, and boil water for breakfast!"

"After a day's work, I have to cook dinner, do laundry and clean the house when I get home!"

He complained, "Now I have to shoulder all the responsibilities of being a cook and a nanny, and I am getting fat from working so hard!"

"You really have something to say!"

Yu Li said in dissatisfaction: "So it's fine for us women to serve you men, but when I get pregnant, it's not enough for you to serve me for a few days, right?"

"Delia!"

She turned around and said with a smile: "This man has no responsibility at all. Let's find another one later and find a good father for the child!"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said to Yu Li, "I have heard of demolishing temples, but I have never heard of breaking up marriages. I have not offended you!"

"No offense, you envy me!"

Yu Li glared at him and said, "Are you complaining? Or are you showing off?"

"Say!"

Yu Shui followed beside him and said, "Are you happy or unhappy, willing or unwilling to serve my sister-in-law?"

"I……"

Seeing his wife's eyes looking at him, Sha Zhu quickly stood up and said to Shen Guodong who was watching the fun: "Why don't you pour the wine? I said I don't want to drink, but you forced me to drink."

"Hahaha!"

Shen Guodong placed a wine cup on the seat next to him and said jokingly, "You didn't come to my table, but insisted on challenging the Three Mothers' Teaching Bureau. Now you're going to behave yourself!"

"Don't tell me that either!"

As Sha Zhu sat down, he said to Shen Guodong: "My today is your tomorrow. When Xiaoyan becomes pregnant, you will understand how hard it is for your brother."

"Not always!"

Shen Guodong smiled and said: "No matter how hard or tiring it is to take care of my pregnant wife, I will not complain."

"Fuck~!"

Sha Zhu held up the wine glass, stared at him and said, "Okay! I got stabbed in the front by the table, and now you have to stab me in the back!"

"drink wine!"

He slammed his glass and shouted, "I'm going to beat you down today!"

"Well~ I'm so scared!"

Shen Guodong raised his glass and clinked it with his, jokingly saying, "I'll see if you can hold up a second glass after you finish this one!"

"Sigh~"

Sha Zhu drank a glass of wine, turned around and looked at the table on the kang. Seeing Diliya's eyes sweeping over him, he glared at her.

"What are you looking at! After I finish this glass of wine, no one can persuade me to stop! Even if you are my wife, it won't work!"

He turned around, tapped his glass, and said to Shen Guodong who was looking at him with a smile: "If I say I don't want to drink, then I won't drink!"

"Brother Zhu, you are such a cool guy! A real man!"

Shen Guodong was a very bad guy. He would not let him go at this moment and kept making a fuss.

Xiaoyan was sitting on the edge of the kang, afraid that they would go too far, so she said to Shen Guodong angrily: "Okay, learn from brother Zhu. He is family-oriented and considerate. He is much better than you."

"Oh! You are afraid of someone too!"

Sha Zhu smiled and pointed at Shen Guodong, saying, "We are the eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, whose family status is not that good!"

"I'm better than you"

Shen Guodong rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "At least I don't have a clumsy girl."

"Brother, you touched my heart"

Sha Zhu suddenly hugged Shen Guodong and started to cry, complaining: "You understand me the best~"

"I really shouldn't have asked you to ask for a wife!"

Yu Shui glared at the two people sitting at the table, and then she swept her eyes across the room, saying, "All men are bad!"

"!!!"

Li Xuewu, who was watching the fun with a bowl in his hand, was suddenly stunned. He turned his head to look in the direction of the kang table and met Yu Shui's gaze.

When Yu Shui saw him looking at her, her eyelids drooped and she turned her head back to eating.

This stick swept away all the men eating at the tables. Grandma and the second uncle just smiled and ignored the young people's laughter. The boys looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and continued to eat with their heads down.

What Sister Yushui said was that all men are bad, and they are still far from being bad guys.

Now they have to eat well, grow up, and exercise more, otherwise they will make women say that they are not good people in the future!

In the past, when cooking started in this house, there would be at least thirty people eating together, and if you spoke slowly, you couldn't keep up with them.

Today, Li Xuewu returned and Yu Li also rushed back for dinner, making a total of nineteen people.

This still has to include Fei Shanying's son Zhang Xinmin. There is only one table on the kang, and the large table on the floor is now not full.

It was still lively, but not as noisy as before. There was no more Lao Biaozi's shouting at the dinner table, and no more Wen Saner's chattering.

Li Xuewu didn't say much the whole time, just listened to everyone and let them chat.

After dinner, the boys rushed to clear the table and then clean the kitchen.

Li Xuewu followed his grandfather and others to the west room to drink tea, and the female comrades also followed over chattering.

Whenever Li Xuewu came back for dinner, a small meeting would be held after the meal to summarize and provide help to the recycling station, the sales department, and each of them.

When Lao Biaozi was in power, he was not only in charge of the recycling station and the business related to other departments in Beijing, but also in charge of Steel City and other places.

At that time, after Lao Biaozi had reported to Li Xuewu about the affairs in the capital, he also wanted to talk about the work in other places.

Now Yu Li and Su Qing have set up a management office in the club, and the work of contacting various recycling stations has been transferred to the office.

The business in Beijing was also divided into three parts, and Shen Guodong took over the foreign trade work.

Xiaoyan manages the recycling station’s store, and her grandfather manages the recycling station’s waste and furniture business.

When Li Xuewu held another meeting, they only reported on the work they were responsible for, and basically talked about the trivial matters at the recycling station.

Because more important work has to be reported to the management office, Li and Su Qing sorted it out and handed it over to Li Xuewu for unified processing.

So Li Xuewu came back less often, and every time he was called to a meeting, he listened more and spoke less.

They are all familiar with the work at the recycling station and don't need him to teach them how to do it.

Even the accounts have to be sent to a prison for verification and accounting, and the money is kept in the bank, so there is very little that can be used.

Shen Guodong was impatient, especially when it came to doing things, so he first talked about the business adjustments at the prison.

Because the papermaking and printing business is going to be moved away, the sales of stationery such as picture books, red books, notebooks, etc. also need to be adjusted.

He talked a lot about the procurement of raw materials, the procurement of logs from Jicheng, the greenhouse vegetables in the mountains, etc.

There was no outsider in the room. Fei Shanying didn't want to listen to these things. She took the child and Diliya, who was also pregnant, to the backyard.

After dinner, Wang Yamei went home with Wang Yajuan who came to pick her up. There were only a few people in the house.

The ones who had nothing to do with it were the brother and sister Shazhu and Yushui. One was lying on the kang and lazily, while the other was sitting at the kang table drinking tea.

Li Xuewu was used to sitting cross-legged on the edge of the kang, leaning against the kang cabinet. There was a desk next to him, and Yu Li sat next to the desk.

While Shen Guodong was nagging, Yu Li saw through Li Xuewu that Yu Shui, who was sitting on the kang on the other side, would glance at him from time to time.

"Huang Gan told me about the prison."

Li Xuewu put down his teacup and said to Shen Guodong who was complaining: "The papermaking will have to be relocated sooner or later. If it is moved now, you will have to worry less about the procurement of raw materials."

"Chadian is under the management of Huang Gan's father. The paper packages are directly shipped to the Third Prison in Xicheng. From now on, you just need to talk to Zhong Jingxue about printing."

"Speaking of Chadian, you thought of asking Huang Gan and Zhong Jingxue to go there."

Li Xuewu slapped the rain away and kicked himself behind his back, then explained to Shen Guodong: "Their deputy director is related to Huang Gan, so it would be best if we could get in touch with him."

"You don't need me to go there to make paper."

Shen Guodong raised his eyebrows and said, "Huang Gan told me that he signed a contract for the paper mill. Half of it is still in our hands, and the other half will be transferred to Chadian Farm as a prison. He will provide support for its management."

"Even if Huang Gan takes care of everything, you still have to know who the people you're working with are, right?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said, "I'm asking you to make more friends and build more relationships, but I'm not forcing you to go on a blind date. Do you think you're a grown-up girl?"

"Twerk!"

Feeling that Yu Shui's feet behind him were not behaving properly again, Li Xuewu turned his head and glanced at her, warning her not to go too far.

The rain seemed to be invisible, lying behind grandpa and playing hide-and-seek with him.

"You should go and take a look at the crops they grow first and see if they can be included in the distribution range."

Li Xuewu took a sip from the teacup and then explained: "They are brewing wine, but the quality is not very good. The steel rolling mill is going to build a winery next year, so you should make some advance orders."

“Also, they want to engage in furniture production, so you go and negotiate the supply of raw wood, and then get the furniture agency and distribution, and merge it into the joint trading project with the steel mill.”

“The last is animal husbandry”

Li Xuewu knocked on the table and said, "If Chadian Farm can grow crops, it can also engage in breeding of pigs, cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys. You should find a way to coordinate them. Next year, the steel mill will also engage in food processing."

“It’s in the supply chain.”

Shen Guodong understood now, and combined with the business principles that Brother Wu had told him before, he knew what was going on.

The recycling station still does not engage in production itself, nor does it engage in management and sales. It only serves as a trade bridge between units.

With the steel rolling mill as the core, it connects the upstream and downstream of production, provides production needs for all units in the trade chain, and provides sales direction.

Chadian Farm needs to expand its production scope, and the recycling station provides direction for project development.

Includes equipment and raw production materials, helping farms move toward what recycling stations need.

The products are transferred from the recycling stations to the food processing plants. The products produced by the food processing plants are then distributed to local areas through local offices and connected to the recycling stations.

"Find out the situation first"

Li Xuewu didn't expect him to do it all at once, and reminded him: "Huang Gan says it's okay over there, but it's not okay until you see it for yourself."

"Brother Wu is here to teach you how to be more careful."

Xiaoyan came over with the teapot to help Li Xuewu refill the water, and reminded Shen Guodong: "We are a family. When you leave this house, you should think more about what you do."

"Well, I was thinking about it."

Shen Guodong took a sip of tea and moved the cup forward to make it easier for her to refill the tea. He said, "One is food, the other is wood. If we want to talk about animal husbandry in conjunction with the paper mill, we have to pinch one of the other's arms to speak."

"Be flexible and don't be too tough. You are here to provide the project. You are the boss, so you are the one who can negotiate!"

Xiaoyan refilled the water with hot water for Grandpa and Second Grandpa, and then poured him a cup of tea.

"When you get there, don't talk about food first. Talk about papermaking and furniture first, and then get them to move on."

"If you talk about papermaking, there are reed ponds next to their tea pond. I'm sure someone will say that we should lay the foundation for cooperation first."

"If you talk about furniture, Xicheng No. 3 Prison, current sales situation and channels again, they will definitely be jealous."

Xiaoyan refilled everyone's cups with hot tea, still saying, "They have a reed pond, and they also have a forest farm, so what?"

"When you mention the Jicheng Forestry project or the steel mill's trade project, they will have to respect you first."

"There are only a handful of people who are capable of transporting timber to the border, and they themselves have to consider who you represent."

"Of course they are reluctant to give up their own small winery. If you want their grain, you have to give them a better choice."

"If we talk about animal husbandry at this time, and provide good breeds, and guarantee the purchase of meat, then we will have everything."

"Hum~"

Sha Zhu was lying on the kang, looking at Shen Guodong who was "listening to a lecture", and said with a sneer: "Why don't you switch positions with Xiaoyan, you take care of the interior, and Xiaoyan take care of the outside."

"I'll listen to you. You're everywhere."

Shen Guodong turned around and punched him, but when he saw that he dodged, he didn't chase him. He turned around and glanced at Brother Wu opposite him with an embarrassed expression.

Xiaoyan gave face to her boyfriend and said with a smile, borrowing Sha Zhu's words: "It's okay for me to give him advice, but if I really go, I'll be scared."

"I know what to do"

With the face given by Xiaoyan, Shen Guodong picked up the teacup and said: "Tomorrow I will contact Jicheng first, then ask about the situation in the border area, and then go to the prison to find Huang Gan."

"Take it easy"

Li Xuewu glanced at Xiaoyan, nodded and said, "The winery and food factory of the steel rolling mill are expected to start production by the end of next year. You have time to deal with this matter slowly."

"But you have to think about the vegetables and breeding on the mountain. You can talk to your uncle-in-law or Political Commissar Xiaoqin. It would be best if you can expand the area. Aren't they making a lot of money now?"

“It’s quite profitable.”

Shen Guodong scratched his chin and reported: "There is no need to look outside, the steel mill, branch office and other departments can take these in."

"The last time I met Political Commissar Zhao, he mentioned that next year we would expand the area of ​​greenhouse cultivation and increase the supply of winter vegetables."

"Well, you take care of this."

Li Xuewu pinched his nose and said, "I'm going to Tianjin on a business trip tomorrow, and I'm going to bring back a batch of vegetables. You might as well contact me in advance. I'll give you the address, and you can contact the fleet to pick it up."

"how many?"

Shen Guodong was stunned, wondering why Brother Wu suddenly said he wanted to bring back a batch of vegetables.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know, probably more than 50 tons, there are all kinds of vegetables, also greenhouse vegetables."

“That’s worth a lot of money.”

Shen Guodong's eyes lit up and he said, "After winter, the greenhouse vegetables have come down and the prices have skyrocketed several times. It's not easy to buy them."

"Well, you think about it."

Li Xuewu said nonchalantly: "There will probably be four batches, until the New Year."

"This is really..."

Shen Guodong was even more surprised at this moment, and everyone in the room looked at him in amazement.

"Brother Wu, there won't be any trouble, right?"

Others may not be clear about the nature of the large-scale supply of vegetables in winter, but Shen Guodong, who has been working in this supply area, knows it best.

There are also several greenhouse vegetable planting bases around the capital, and the entire commune is growing vegetables.

In the past, we couldn’t even meet the vegetable purchasing needs of city residents, let alone this year.

A large greenhouse was built in the reclamation area of ​​the Shanshangwei Third Regiment. When off-season vegetables came down, in addition to supplying the canteen at the training ground, he contacted the canteens of various units to supply the rest.

The canteen of the steel rolling mill alone is a major purchaser, with a daily supply of more than 10,000 people, so no matter how much is put in, it will never be enough.

Of course, off-season vegetables are too expensive, so even if you want to purchase them, you dare not buy too much at once.

The small canteen has fresh vegetables for the cadres’ meals, while the large canteen mainly serves potatoes and cabbage.

Except for the canteen units such as the steel rolling mill, the rest were all supplied to the supply and marketing cooperatives through Director Ma.

Just for greenhouse vegetables, after three months, all the initial investment has been recovered, and the next few months will be pure profit.

Otherwise, why did they say that the Wei San Group didn't need his reminder? Only a fool wouldn't do a business that could make money.

After a whole year of hard work, we have already prepared the production investment for this year and next year.

Qi Yaowu has great ambitions. He wants to build a complete training base on the mountain, a large base that can accommodate tanks, artillery, and even helicopters.

He has a regiment now, and if he does well, maybe he will have a brigade next year.

The current situation is very special. People are constantly coming down from above, and people have to fill in from below.

Qi Yaowu naturally would not take the initiative to pull anyone down, but if a vacant position was created, he would be able to come to the fore in the garrison sooner or later with his own efforts and the current achievements of the Third Guard Regiment.

A vegetable links the fate of so many people. Anyone involved in this line dares not underestimate their common interests.

Shen Guodong intervened in this relationship on behalf of Li Xuewu as a recycling station, so he had to be cautious.

Li Xuewu knew very well where the vegetables he had came from, and they were not from the illegal channels that Shen Guodong was worried about.

But he couldn't explain it too clearly to Shen Guodong, for fear that he would become too carried away.

"No trouble, just think about it carefully."

Li Xuewu took a sip of tea and said, "As long as it is distributed through existing channels, there will be no problem."

"Yeah, I see."

Shen Guodong is just like this, cautious, sensible and obedient.

Li Xuewu left him in the recycling station because he saw that his personality was not suitable for going out to develop the market.

"You calculate the profit this time and use it to directly repay the loan I took out this summer."

"Yeah, I'll remember it."

Shen Guodong knew what Brother Wu was talking about. Starting from May, Brother Wu would sell a separate batch of vegetables from the mountain every Saturday.

Until October, all vegetable supplies were out of stock and the money from the sales of these vegetables was recorded as loans on the accounts.

Due to the special nature of the matter, Brother Wu personally contacted the accountants in charge, and the money has been kept in the account ever since.

Although the recycling station business belongs to everyone, it may involve lending, and has been lending for such a long time, but only Brother Wu can give the green light.

Even my third uncle and his friends who live far away in Hong Kong can’t do it. Accounts are accounts and money is money.

They didn't know what Brother Wu did with the money, but he had to pay it off in full before the end of the year, and he was still rich enough, which was something he had not expected.

This money and the bill, plus these vegetables, he couldn't figure out what the relationship was even if he was beaten to death.

Li Xuewu was calculating in his mind that if the two hundred tons of vegetables were sold, the deficit caused by Lou Jie and her friends going to Gangcheng this year, plus the money spent on recruiting people for training at the club and the Dongfeng fleet, would basically be offset.

They did make money after working hard this year, and even the club that was losing money made an operating profit.

All the ships of the Dongfeng fleet have already set out to sea, from Gangcheng to Tianjin. In addition to carrying out the freight business of the Tianjin Port Terminal, they have also taken on the material transportation business of the steel rolling mill and Yingcheng Shipyard.

The construction investment of other recycling stations this year is also considerable, but they are all continuing to generate profits.

Generally speaking, the capital is the base camp, where operations are the most stable and solid. With the steel mill under its control, the company makes a lot of money from trade and distribution alone.

Adding in the revenue from other projects, judging from the business report given by my sister-in-law Zhao Yafang today, this year was not a wasted year, but there is not much real cash available.

The investment in the port city is quite expensive. The gold given to Sister Lou is just hard currency, which is deposited in the bank vault for courage. The goods brought to the port city by the fleet and converted into cash are the capital for their operation.

These more than 200 tons of vegetables are naturally not much capital in the face of so many projects and such a huge investment.

But it became the last piece of the puzzle for Li Xuewu to fill the revenue shortfall this year.

Paying this money is not only for the good-looking account statements, but also for the normal operation of other projects.

This includes building a supply chain, continuing to invest in the fleet, purchasing ships, recruiting crew members, providing training funds, etc.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing, Erye tapped the pipe in his hand and said to Li Xuewu, "We have to stop our antique business."

"Uh-huh?"

Li Xuewu just came back to his senses, and after answering casually, he looked at the Second Master in surprise.

Erye raised his head slightly and explained: "The wind seems to have blown away. There are no more people coming to sell antiques, and there are fewer people coming to exchange red books and badges. I may not see one for more than ten days."

“There are fewer and fewer kids on the street.”

Shen Guodong echoed, "I haven't heard of people blocking people's homes and ransacking their properties in the past. I heard that those who came from other places will be sent back to their hometowns."

“Yeah, I know that.”

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Just stop it. This storm will pass sooner or later."

Erye took a puff of his cigarette and asked slowly, "Do you want to open the sign and buy it directly?"

“I understand your concerns.”

He looked at Li Xuewu, nodded, and said: "What I want to say is that they still collect them in the name of scrap and junk, but quietly increase the purchase price, or raise the exchange standard."

"What do you think?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him, moved back, and sat directly on Yu Shui's feet, refusing to let go even if she kicked him again.

He asked what Erye thought, but actually he wanted to ask what Yu Shui thought and what she wanted to do.
When she came to this room after dinner, she first got on the kang and lay down in the corner in front of the kang cabinet.

Maybe it was because it was warm here or there was a place to lean on, but once I sat here, why did I stretch my legs over here?

Even when he was talking to everyone in a meeting, she was not behaving herself and kept making a fuss.

Pretending not to notice the warning just now, he directly came with a mountain pressing down on him. Even Monkey King had to call him Master before he would let go.

The second master couldn't see this side because grandpa's body was blocking it. He only heard Li Xuewu's question and replied, "From my personal point of view, it's a pity. There are too many good things."

"From the perspective of our store and your collection, I think we can make some appropriate adjustments. Even if we pick up one more, it will be a treasure."

"Gold in troubled times, collection in prosperous times"

The second master shook his head and said, "I don't believe that our situation will always be like this. Every dynasty must have a prosperous era."

"I don't know how long it will take for this prosperous era to come, but you will definitely not lose money on this deal."

“Well, that’s hard to say.”

Li Xuewu smiled, looked at the Second Master and said: "Maybe in three to five years, or thirty to fifty years. I don't know when the antique heyday you mentioned will come."

"Of course, if you like it and think it's a pity, let's be cautious and don't mention the price. Just exchange it with the radio in the store or some other item."

“You won’t lose money”

Erye made a promise to Li Xuewu with some guilt. It was he who proposed this business suggestion. If it really caused trouble or caused him to lose money, he would feel really sorry for Li Xuewu.

Especially for those radios or valuable items, wouldn’t it be money if they were sold directly?

It’s different from buying in bulk before, and this costs money.

Seeing that he cared, Li Xuewu smiled and comforted him: "You like it, and I like it too, otherwise I wouldn't tell you to collect these."

"Guodong, please talk to the finance department. This money should still be accounted for in my name."

Li Xuewu turned around and told Shen Guodong that from the very beginning of the antique business, he would be personally responsible for the cost.

Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Collecting antiques cannot be eaten as food, nor can they be sold as merchandise. They may even bring disaster.

It was he who proposed to do all this, so naturally he will bear this part of the operating costs himself.

Of course, when the collecting boom that Erye talked about comes, these antiques will be his personal collection and have nothing to do with other brothers.

Li Xuewu said that he really liked it. This kind of thing with historical charm, which is a testimony to China's 5,000 years of glorious civilization, should naturally be well preserved.

In the future he plans to build a big house and put these things in it to tell future generations how rich the legacy of his ancestors is.

This house will also become the cultural symbol of his company and even his personal cultural symbol.

You say you are a rich man, a banker, a nobleman, a prince here or a princess there, but it is useless to me!
Your family has a big villa, a big ship, and a big airplane, but our family has a history museum.

I can earn money to buy your villa, ship and airplane, but you can also buy my history museum with your own money!
Li Xuewu thought that when Li Shu goes to school or starts working, she would hear people say that there was a bronze tripod and a white jade plate in history.

She doesn't need to envy others, she can just tell them directly that this thing is in our house!
There are a lot of them. You can get whatever you want and watch them whenever you want!

It takes a certain level of quality to look at or appreciate antiques, and nobles often use these things to show off their appearance.

Li Xuewu wanted to make his appearance solid and use these things to suppress his future fortune.

When investing in gold, everyone can tell whether it is real or fake. When investing in jade, instruments can be used, but investing in antiques requires certain knowledge and abilities.

The threshold for this thing is really too high. It is not comparable, let alone asset evaluation.

No matter where Li Xuewu goes in the future, as long as this museum exists, he will have the confidence to do anything.

This was exactly what Er Ye was thinking. He had experienced too much and seen too much in his life. Flowers bloomed and withered over decades, so he could roughly guess the answer without kowtowing to the gods.

Li Xuewu used his influence to lead his younger brothers to build such a big business, which confirmed his speculation about the future.

These antiques are not waste, nor are they a burden to Li Xuewu. They will be of great use in the future.

Li Xuewu was grateful to the Second Master for thinking of him and took the initiative to get the teapot to refill his tea.

Yu Shui took the opportunity when he raised his butt to pull out his foot, but still not satisfied, he kicked him again.

Li Xuewu didn't care about this, and said to the Second Master: "When we have time and it is convenient in the future, you can identify all my things one by one so that you will have an idea."

“I’m looking forward to that day”

The second master smiled, picked up the teacup and said: "Just because of what you said, I have to live well and live a few more years."

"You will live a long life!"

Li Xuewu smiled and refilled his grandfather's tea, saying: "You have the appearance of a long-lived person, with long eyebrows."

"I have wasted half my life. I am so lucky to have met you. It is fate."

The second master didn't see through anything. He smiled, sighed, and drank the tea in his hand.

Grandpa raised his head slightly while holding the teacup, and he understood what Master Ye was saying.

Throughout one’s lifetime, what one has in his or her destiny is already determined. There is no use fighting for it. Even if it is in your hands now, it may not be yours in the future.

Take these antique artifacts for example, the previous owners of these items would never have thought of causing such a disaster.

Things that have been passed down from many dynasties have become a scourge today.

If this thing is valuable, they wouldn't feel that bad if someone stole it. But if it was smashed or burned in front of them, it's not just the pain of losing something, but also regret and pity.

Master Ye remembered that Li Xuewu took them in and raised the orphans. He observed that he did things in an orderly and disciplined manner, and led his brothers to make a fortune together without quarreling, living in harmony, and taking care of the family.

Otherwise, how can we talk about blessing? It’s just that these antiques carry luck. People without luck cannot afford them, but people with luck will gain luck when they get them.

“Wooden ones can be collected as old furniture.”

The grandmother added to the two of them: "It doesn't matter whether you replace it with new furniture or buy it with money. I will take care of it."

“Don’t rush, take your time”

Li Xuewu responded with a smile, and when Erye finished speaking, he asked about the business situation of the store.

Xiaoyan spoke much more concisely than Shen Guodong. She first talked about the sales of furniture, which was much better than before.

There is no receipt requirement, old items can be exchanged for new ones, and there is door-to-door delivery service, which is very popular.

Many people from West City or South City come here because they like the furniture here and do not need furniture tickets.

Although the price is a little higher, there is no restriction on tickets, so they naturally choose with their feet.

Then he talked about the store's braised food business. It was not selling well in the summer, and they had to make less to prevent a backlog and spoilage.

After the weather turned cooler, the situation stabilized and the business of braised goods picked up again.

On the contrary, the business of second-hand electrical appliances is becoming increasingly difficult to do, perhaps it has reached a bottleneck period. After all, families who can own electrical appliances in this era are very cautious and would not be willing to waste things.

Even if it breaks, I will repair it again and again instead of selling it directly and buying a new one.

The only item that can be exchanged for new ones at the recycling station is radios, and the production capacity of the radio manufacturing factory in a prison is relatively stable.

After Wen Saner left, the home repair business here is no longer available. Even if the items are sent for repair, they can only be transferred to a prison for repair, so there is not much profit to be made.

Not only are these businesses difficult to do, but the business of red books and badges is also becoming increasingly less popular.

The kids have passed their impulsive stage, and now that things have calmed down a little, they no longer have the blind desire to buy.

However, the sales of comic books are getting better and better. I wonder if it is because of the sudden decrease in cultural reading products.

In general, store operations have slowly returned to their previous state, with sales of some categories increasing, but overall they are in a downward trend.

Xiaoyan was a little anxious, but there was nothing she could do. The success of these categories was due to Li Xuewu's advance planning and the help of this favorable trend.

"It doesn't matter. People know they need to take a break when they are tired from running."

Li Xuewu looked at her and said, "You have fewer people, so you should reduce the number of products you sell. Take this time to tidy up the store and clean up the recycling station."

As he spoke, he looked at everyone and asked, "It's only a little over a month until the Chinese New Year, everyone has worked hard, have a good time this year!"

(End of this chapter)