Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"And our Second Master also said that this is the general trend. If you want to get food without food coupons in the future, you either have to go to the black market and spend a lot of money, or you can't get it at all!"

"Okay then, do you guys accept grain here?" Xu Damao asked.

"Little brother, do you want to sell food?"

"Correct!"

"What kind of food do you have?"

"Cornmeal, flour, corn and wheat, how do you collect them? Let me tell you first, I have a lot of goods."

"How much stock do you have?"

"More than what you have in your warehouse anyway."

"Haha, well, to be honest, little brother, I am just a small errand boy. The goods in our store are all arranged by our boss, the second master. I don't have the power to make the decision on such an important matter as collecting grain. You should go and discuss it with our boss."

"Hehe, you are still a child, but you dare to talk nonsense in front of me. You dare to say that you have more food than I have in my warehouse. I won't believe your lies!"

The corners of the shopkeeper's mouth rose slightly, revealing an imperceptible sneer. He muttered to himself in his heart, but a look of doubt flashed on his face. Although he tried his best to hide that expression, Xu Damao still keenly caught it.

"This guy must have thought I was a liar."

"Well, since you, the shopkeeper, can't make the decision, I'll go talk to the Second Master about this. Where is the Second Master?"

"Walk a few steps ahead and there is a Xinglong Gold Shop. Second Master usually drinks tea on the second floor of the shop."

"Okay, I'll take my leave now. I wish your business will be prosperous and your wealth will flow in!"

"Thank you for your kind words, little brother. Take care, both of you."

Xu Damao and Zhang Tietou came out of the store, greeted Huang Genwang, and the three of them pushed their bicycles forward.

The street is lined with shops on both sides and is very busy with people coming and going.

Zhang Tietou and the other two stopped at the door of a shop called "Xinglong Gold Shop".

"This is the store!" Zhang Tietou said excitedly, pointing at the store.

Xu Damao looked up at the store and nodded: "It looks pretty good."

As there was a security guard-like person standing at the door of the gold shop, Xu Damao told him to take care of the car.

Then, the three of them walked into the store. The interior was very delicately decorated, with a dazzling array of jewellery.

A clerk came up and asked enthusiastically, "Gentlemen, how can I help you?"

Zhang Tietou said quickly: "We want to meet your boss, Mr. Liu."

The clerk looked them over, smiled and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go inform Mr. Liu right away." After that, he turned and left.

After a while, a middle-aged man came out from the inner room, saw Zhang Tietou and the others, and said with a smile, "What do you two want to do with me?"

The man looked to be in his forties, wearing a grey Mao suit. Although he looked plain, he looked very clean and tidy.

Zhang Tietou quickly introduced: "Master Liu, this is my friend, Xu Damao, who wants to discuss a business deal with you."

Mr. Liu looked at Xu Damao, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he still said politely: "Oh? Mr. Xu, nice to meet you, what kind of business is this?"

Xu Damao smiled slightly, took out a small yellow croaker from his pocket calmly, and handed it to Mr. Liu: "Mr. Liu, take a look at this."

Mr. Liu took the small yellow croaker and examined it carefully, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Small yellow croaker, not bad, not bad, but if you want to sell it, just sell it directly to the store..."

Xu Damao interrupted him: "Master Liu, I have other things here. If you are interested, we can talk about the price."

Mr. Liu looked at Xu Damao, a shrewd look in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, in that case, why don't we go to the inner room and talk in detail." As he said that, he led Xu Damao inside.

Zhang Tietou and Huang Genwang looked at each other, their hearts full of anticipation.

"Then I'd better obey your command." Xu Damao said with a smile, and then asked Zhang Tietou and Huang Genwang to wait in the hall, while he followed Liu Erye to the room on the roof.

In the corner of the room, next to a decorative vase, a tall and strong man stood there like a sculpture.

"Little brother, please take a seat. You can tell me what business you want to have, but I have to tell you something in advance. I, Liu, will not do anything illegal! I don't even have the guts to do it!"

"Damn, I don't know if this old guy is really a decent person or just pretending. But all businessmen are dishonest, and there is about a 20% chance that this guy is pretending."

The reason why Xu Damao guessed that the probability was only 20% was actually because Liu Erye had been arrested during the nationwide crackdown on gangs and brothels a few years ago.

But he was released intact. He thought to himself: "If Mr. Liu is really an honest man, he shouldn't have anything to do with those criminals.

So he was able to walk out of there safely. But after all, he also opened several brothels at that time, and nothing happened to him. This is a bit intriguing.

Maybe he is just pretending to be honest on the surface, but in fact he has a hidden secret, but the probability of this is extremely small.

Xu Damao knew very well that the public security agencies were not pushovers. They were places that specialized in dealing with illegal and criminal activities, and everything was based on evidence.

If the brothel under Liu Erye really forced women of good families into prostitution, he would have been sent to prison long ago. Thinking of this, Xu Damao had a higher opinion of Liu Erye.

"Haha, of course. I won't do anything illegal." Xu Damao responded with a smile.

"That's good. I wonder what kind of business you want to do, young man?" Mr. Liu asked curiously.

"This..." Xu Damao hesitated for a moment, raised his head and glanced at the burly man beside him, his eyes revealing an unspoken hint.

"This is a brother I trust, you can talk as you please." Uncle Liu saw Xu Damao's concerns and explained with a smile.

"Okay, I have a batch of corn, wheat, cornmeal and white flour here, as well as a batch of eggs. I wonder if Mr. Liu would accept them?" Xu Damao finally plucked up the courage to tell him the purpose of his visit.

"Oh, it's food. How much of it do you have, little brother? If it's just a little bit, there's no need for us to continue the discussion. To be honest, although food control is strict now, I still have enough food."

Mr. Liu narrowed his eyes, and seemed not very interested in the food that Xu Damao mentioned.

After all, the person in front of him is too young and hard to believe.