Happy Tycoon

While walking and chatting, Yang Jing also knew that the stall owner's surname was Xue, and his first name was Xue Renfa.

In the words of this Boss Xue, he is the brother of Xue Rengui, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.

Xue Rengui's brother from another generation is a native of Yanjing, and has lived here for several generations.

This large area was full of puddles and grassy puddles before the 1960s. When it rained, those puddles and grassy puddles were filled with water. I learned to swim in those puddles when I was a child. Boss Xue is also a master who can talk very much. After walking a few steps, he and Yang Jing chatted.

This large area used to burn bricks. It used to be called Panjiayao. This is because in the early years there were many brick kilns and tile yards on the east side of the moat. This Panjiayao was one of them. Because the owner of the kiln was named Pan, so the kiln The site is named after the owner of the kiln. The Pan kiln owner is an outsider. It is said that he is from Jining, Shandong Province. Divert to burning bricks.

But firing bricks is not so easy. After all, before the Pan kiln owner came, there were seven or eight kilns specializing in brick firing. In today's terms, the commercial competition is fierce. But Master Pan Yao is out of his mind. Not only does he strictly control the quality of fired bricks, but he also adds more bricks secretly. Most importantly, he also hires several large carriages. Anyone who buys bricks from him, As long as it does not exceed ten miles, he will deliver it to your door for free. Do you think Pan Kiln Master is shrewd in business? At that time, people knew the service of home delivery.

The bricks of Pan kiln owner are of good quality and large quantity, and the bricks are also delivered to the door. It took less than a year to clean up all the other kiln factories, forming a dominant brick factory in this area. situation. According to my grandfather, the number of people who came to work for the Pan kiln owner at the time was several hundred at the time. This Panjiayao Village was slowly formed when those who fired bricks gathered together.

My grandfather said, I don’t know which generation of ancestors I counted up. They were the ones who did the work for the owner of Pan Kiln. Later, our family lived in this area. Until more than 20 years ago, I remember that when I was only in my teens, our government departments filled up all the puddles and grassy depressions formed by excavating the soil, saying that they were preparing for development, and they were formed within a few years. A large residential area, including the Warwick West where I live now and the Warwick Beili to the north, was formed at that time, and it was still called Panjiayao at that time. But the name was changed not long after it was called, because in our old Yanjing dialect, this 'yao' is a brothel in ancient times, and you say that a large group of people live in a brothel, it is really outrageous , so the Panjiayao was changed to Panjiayuan.

Not to mention, Xue Renfa's eloquence is really good, and he explained the situation in this area clearly in a few words.

By the time he reached the guard room at the gate, Xue Renfa was almost familiar with Yang Jing.

Old Qian, you old boy only knows how to doze off, be careful to let your leaders catch you! As soon as the door was opened, the staff member was dozing off with his arm leaning on the table, Xue Ren yelled out this loudly. The old man almost fell off his chair in fright.

You're looking for a beating, aren't you? The old Qian scolded angrily, and it could be seen that the relationship between the two of them was indeed very familiar.

This old boy used to live next door to me, and we grew up naked together. Xue Renfa didn't take it for granted, and explained to Yang Jing in a low voice.

Yang Jing smiled and said, Master, I'm here to pick up the Buddha statue I just deposited with you.

When the old Qian looked at Yang Jing, his attitude became much better immediately, and he said with a smile: Don't let it go for a while? This little ghost market is not over yet.

No, I bought a lot of things from Master Xue just now, and I plan to rent a room in Master Xue's place to store things. I plan to move these things to Master Xue's house now.

That's okay. Old Xue is an honest guy. He doesn't have so much fuss. Just rest assured that you put your things there. Here, this is your Buddha statue. It hasn't been bumped at all. Hearing this, he immediately endorsed that boss Xue.

Yang Jing nodded with a smile, took the bronze statue, thanked him, and walked out with Boss Xue holding the bronze statue.

After going out, he walked west along the dark road, and as he walked, the boss Xue said: The government said that we will continue to develop in the past few years, just like Fangzhuang in the south, and we are going to build a building. , to build a community, but I don’t know when our house can be demolished. If our house can be demolished, then we can replace it with a clean building. Hey, I have lived in a dilapidated bungalow for a lifetime, and I have enough to live in. .”

After walking not far, the two of them got off the road, Boss Xue's house was just beside the road.

To Yang Jing's surprise, this Boss Xue's home is not small, at least it is a combination of two courtyard houses, with an area of ​​five or six hundred square meters, and a lot of simple sheds and sheds have been built in the original big yard. There are all kinds of things piled up inside.

Hehe, I made you laugh, my house is in a mess.

I said, Master Xue, the area of ​​your house is not small. Yang Jing really admired it this time. With such a large yard, when it is demolished in the future, it is absolutely necessary to replace it with four sets of 120 houses. no problem.

Hey, don't mention this. The yard of my house was not so big before. Four years ago, something happened in the house next door to me. The man in his family was murdered and shot, and the wife and children were left alone, so the woman planned to put the house Sell ​​it, and bring the child to Ji Province’s natal family. At that time, I had some money, and it was not easy for the orphan and widow. Our two families have been neighbors for many years, and I couldn’t bear to see that The mother and daughter were helpless, so they gritted their teeth and spent 18,000 yuan to buy this house, and it will be like this after getting through.

After a pause, this old Xue continued: But the 18,000 yuan spent on buying it was really overwhelming, which made me very tight even in the past two years. Sometimes I really wanted to block the wall again, and then If you sell it again, the housing price has risen a bit in the past two years anyway, if you sell that suite now, it can sell for at least 30,000 yuan.

Yang Jing smiled and said: Master Xue, you bought this house well! Listen to me, if you are not in a hurry to spend money, you must not sell this house. When your house is demolished, you'd better be able to change it. Buy two sets of residential buildings, and then replace all the remaining area with storefront houses. Even if you add more money, you have to exchange them for storehouses. As long as you have a storehouse of more than 100 square meters in your hand, I will guarantee that you and your wife will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your life. !

Really? Old Xue asked with glowing eyes.

Hehe, if you can trust me, listen to my promise!

This old Xue nodded. Although he didn't speak, Yang Jing could tell that he was tempted.

Brother Yang, what do you think of this room? I specially packed this room to store valuables. I haven't bought much during these days. This room is vacant, and it's just for you today. The old man Xue led Yang Jing to the east wing, opened the door, pointed to the inside and said.

Yang Jing took a look, hey, this house is really nice, especially in this day and age, such a bungalow is pretty good.

The size of the room is not small. It should be that Lao Xue opened up the two east wing rooms. The windows and everything are all dead, the floor and walls are covered with tiles, and there is a suspended ceiling above the head, making this room look like a residential building of later generations. The restroom or the kitchen is about the same.

Of course Yang Jing understood why Lao Xue had to decorate the room like this, it was to prevent moisture and theft.

Well, this room is not bad. Old Xue, I will rent this room for one day. How much is it?

Old Xue rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said: Brother Yang, in fact, I have rented this house out before. Some customers from other places bought things in the market, sometimes they bought a lot, and they also bought a lot with you. Same, find a house around the market and rent it out, and then store your things. I used to rent it out for a price of 100 a day, you see”

One hundred a day is indeed not cheap in this day and age. You must know that in this era, renting a yard near the third ring road costs five or six hundred a month.

But how could Yang Jing care about this little money now? So he readily agreed.

Mainly through contact, Yang Jing felt that this old Xue was really nice. Although he was a little bit talkative, he was really good-hearted, and he was at ease putting things with him.

Seeing that Yang Jing agreed, Old Xue happily called out to the north room: Dongmei, come here quickly, and bring all the keys to the east room.

With this voice, a pretty-looking middle-aged woman in her forties walked out quickly from the house with a bunch of keys. She was a little nervous when she saw Yang Jing, and Yang Jing smiled and nodded in return.

Brother Yang, this is my daughter-in-law, Liu Dongmei. Dongmei, this is Mr. Yang, who rents our house today. Old Xue said while handing the key to Yang Jing, Brother Yang , These keys are all the keys of this house, and today you rent my house, I have to hand over all the keys to you. Don't worry, our family did not leave a key for this house.

Yang Jing took the key with a smile and said, Old Xue, I believe in you.

Like a child praised by a teacher, Lao Xue turned to his wife and said, Dongmei, you don't have to go anywhere today. Your task today is to watch at home. Everything Mr. Yang bought at the market It’s quite valuable, people trust us to put things here, we have to protect Mr. Yang’s things no matter what.”

Lao Xue's daughter-in-law didn't seem to like talking very much, but she just nodded her head very vigorously.

Old Xue said again: Daughter-in-law, what shall we have for breakfast?

Millet porridge, pickles and fruit. I just bought the fruit, and the millet porridge is ready. Do you want to eat it now?

Old Xue rubbed his hands and said to Yang Jing with a smile: Brother Yang, let's eat some warm food together at home. Don't dislike it. The millet porridge made by my wife is delicious.

Yang Jing raised his hand and looked at his watch, and found that it was past six o'clock, so he nodded with a smile and said, Then bother you.

Taking advantage of the time when Old Xue's daughter-in-law entered the house to prepare breakfast, Yang Jing and Lao Xue moved all the things on the tricycle into the house, locked the wooden door inside, and locked the anti-theft door outside. . Double insurance, plus there are still people at home, Yang Jing is really at ease.

After locking the door, Yang Jing followed Lao Xue into the north room. The north house of the courtyard house in Yanjing City is the main house, which is used for living, and is usually the best decorated. However, the main room of Lao Xue’s house is not comparable to the wing room just now, the ground is still brick and stone, not even a floor tile is laid, and the walls are simply painted white.

The family lived quite comfortably, so Yang Jing didn't care about it. Entering the house is the living room. In a corner of the living room, Lao Xue's wife has already arranged millet porridge, pickles and a lot of fruits (fried dough sticks).

Come on, eat it while it's hot, don't be polite. If you don't eat it quickly this day, it will be cold in a while. Lao Xue sat down first, and his wife Liu Dongmei walked into the back room.

Yang Jing sat down and asked, Sister-in-law, don't you want to eat with me?

Don't worry about him, let's eat first, you have to go to the market later, if you eat slowly, this ghost market will also be scattered.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jing stopped being polite, picked up a deep-fried dough stick with chopsticks, took a big bite, and began to eat.

Not to mention, the millet porridge cooked by old Xue's wife Liu Dongmei was really delicious, sticky and very fragrant. Yang Jing drank two bowls in a row before putting down his chopsticks in satisfaction.

Brother Yang, eat some more, there is still millet porridge.

Hehe, brother Xue, I'm really full. It's delicious! Yang Jing smiled and gestured to thumbs up, I said brother Xue, I just kept something in my heart and didn't ask you, now I want to ask you, can you still get the documents and materials I bought just now?

Hearing this, Lao Xue's eyes lit up, and he didn't even bother to eat, he nodded with a smile and said, Of course, I just found these things from a waste collection station at Jiasongfen yesterday morning. I pulled a cart back in the afternoon, and I sold them all to you. But there are still a lot of things over there, and I reckon that at least two carts can be pulled without any problem.

When Yang Jing heard this, his eyes flickered, and after a little thought, he said: Brother Xue, I guess you can see that I like these things. How about this, take me there after dinner, I'll choose one there, and if there's anything I need, we'll buy it. Well, don't worry, I don't care how much you pay for it, I can take it from you at the price of two yuan a catty. You see How about it?

When he bought those precious manuscripts just now, Yang Jing already had an idea and plan in his heart, but no matter what idea or plan he had, he still needed to find a helper in this era!

Old Xue was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, That's a good relationship, so I'll save it and I'll go to the market again. But brother Yang. Old Xue became a little awkward, I, I bought it at the scrap buying station. The prices of these things are quite low, I’ll give you two yuan a catty, this.”

Yang Jing smiled and waved his hands and said: Brother Xue, you may have noticed that I am not short of money. Two yuan a catty is nothing to me. After all, you have to earn money to support your family, I will not I'm coveting your profits. I mean, as long as you can get something that satisfies me, let alone two yuan a catty, I don't care even if it's more expensive. The key is whether those things suit me mind.

Don't worry, Brother Yang, I guarantee that there are things you want in those left over there. When I was picking up the goods yesterday afternoon, I heard from the people inside that these things seemed to be cleared out by a big library in the East City. , the remaining items are similar to the items you bought today.

Yang Jing patted his thigh and said, That's it! After dinner, let's go to Jiasong Grave first!