Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"By the way! Be sure to weigh the gold carefully. Don't stop weighing it just because the other party tells you how heavy the gold is!" Xu Damao warned seriously.

"I remember that Tietou, you brought back a scale from the village. If the other party pays with gold, you can use the scale to weigh the gold again, and the result we weigh will be the final word." Xu Damao said his plan seriously.

Hearing this, Zhang Tietou and Li Laixi looked at each other and nodded at the same time, indicating that they understood.

However, at this moment, Zhang Tietou seemed to remember something and his expression became a little embarrassed.

"Brother...the two of us..." Zhang Tietou spoke hesitantly, but then stopped, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly!" Seeing Zhang Tietou's look, Xu Damao urged impatiently.

Zhang Tietou took a deep breath and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Brother, it's like this. We won't hide it from you. Genwang can't read a single word. He's OK with doing some small business, but as long as it involves accounting, he starts to have trouble when the amount exceeds ten yuan."

"It's especially troublesome when the amount is large."

Zhang Tietou scratched his head and continued, "We are worried that if the transaction amount is too large, we may not be able to calculate the accounts clearly. Moreover, we are not very good at using an abacus, so what should we do? We can't just listen to what Liu Erye and the others say, right?"

Zhang Tietou rode his bicycle with his head down, his eyes fixed on the front all the time. He didn't dare to look at Xu Damao. A trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he muttered, "Brother Xu, we have never been to school since childhood. We don't know how to read, let alone use an abacus."

"Bang!" Xu Damao slapped his forehead suddenly and said with sudden realization: "Oh, I actually forgot about this! You two are really illiterate!"

In fact, in this era, there are many people like Zhang Tietou and Huang Genwang. They were born in the war years, and they were lucky to be able to fill their stomachs and survive. They had no chance to receive education.

"Why didn't you two tell me about this earlier?" Xu Damao asked angrily.

"Brother, you didn't ask us at that time." Zhang Tietou replied aggrievedly.

"Okay, then I'll go find someone who can use an abacus and count to go with you guys later!"

Xu Damao sighed helplessly, secretly thinking about where to find the right person. This person must be familiar to him, otherwise, if the other party felt that something was wrong and reported to the police, he would not be able to explain the source of the goods.

At that time, a series of troubles will arise. Even if the other party does not report it to the police, once the matter is leaked, it will probably attract the attention and investigation of those who are interested, after all, it involves such a large amount of grain transactions...

Xu Damao frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He thought of a candidate who was very suitable for this job.

He turned around, looked at Zhang Tietou and Huang Genwang, and said firmly: "You two will come with me to meet someone later. Tomorrow night, we will pick her up here and let her help with the accounting in the warehouse."

Zhang Tietou and Huang Genwang looked at each other, and a hint of joy appeared on their faces. They thought that it was still the eldest brother who had a way to find a suitable accountant so quickly. The two answered in unison: "Okay, eldest brother!"

The warehouse is not far away and can be reached in less than ten minutes by bike.

Under Zhang Tietou's guidance, they left the main road and turned into a narrow dirt road with trees on both sides. After riding for about 100 meters, they finally arrived at their destination.

Zhang Tietou parked his bicycle at the gate of the compound, then walked up to Xu Damao, took out a stack of change and handed it to him. "Brother, this is the compound. There are two warehouses inside, rented for a month."

“By the way, it didn’t cost much to rent this warehouse. Here’s the rest, I’ll leave it to you.”

"Come, take this money and spend it. We're here now. Go and send away the guy who's following us, and then wait for me outside the door." As Xu Damao spoke, he took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and prepared to unlock the door to enter the yard.

Following the instructions, Zhang Tietou walked up to the men pushing the carts from behind and told them that this was the warehouse where the grain was stored, and asked them to come back tomorrow night to pick up the goods.

"Brother, you still have a solution! This time we do this business just need to watch from the side. The horse-drawn carriages and the laborers for carrying the goods will all be provided by Liu Erye, hehe!" Zhang Tietou was also present at the time and heard it clearly when Xu Damao and Liu Erye discussed the details at the dinner table. At this time, he flattered Xu Damao.

"Well, okay, we don't have enough manpower, but Master Liu has a lot of people, and they are all people he trusts. He can control the situation. You two stay outside and I'll go in and take a look at the situation first." After Xu Damao finished speaking, he opened the gate and strode in.

The yard is not big, with only two blue brick gabled houses of the same size occupying most of the yard.

The house is about 25 meters long, 10 meters wide, and as high as two stories.

There are sparse "Stone Marigolds" growing on the tiles on the roof, which is a valuable Chinese medicinal herb.

Xu Damao looked up twice, took out the key, opened the door and walked in.

The warehouse was relatively dry, and the ground was luxuriously paved with a layer of blue bricks, which were swept very clean.

Xu Damao went out, locked the door, and then went straight into another warehouse.

This warehouse was exactly the same as the previous one. Xu Damao didn't stay there for long. He just locked the door and walked out.

"Although this place is remote and sparsely populated, at least there is a road in front of the door and the transportation is quite convenient. Wouldn't it be better to buy this compound?"

Xu Damao thought secretly in his heart, frowned slightly and came to Zhang Tietou.

If I could buy this compound, I would not only have more space to store supplies, but also have more possibilities to develop my career.

Xu Damao was somewhat tempted by the idea, but he also needed to consider factors such as funding and actual conditions. He decided not to rush into making a decision and to carefully observe the surrounding environment and potential value of the compound.

"Brother, is there anything you are not satisfied with?"

Seeing his elder brother coming out with a frown, Zhang Tietou asked with some trepidation. After all, he was the one who rented the place, and it would be troublesome if it was not suitable.

"Nothing, this place is nice. By the way, Tietou, when you rented this place, did you know if the owner had any plans to sell it?"