Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

Li Zihang was holding a bird in the yard, chatting with his grandmother. There was a review of an opera on the radio. His grandmother listened with great interest and would occasionally join in a line or two.

The bird suddenly said, "What the hell are you singing?"

The key point is that this bastard spoke with a Tianjin accent, which almost made Li Zihang burst out laughing.

When grandma heard what the bird said, her face turned green. She was so angry that she pointed at the bird and said, "What the hell? If you say another word, I'll stew me."

Then he looked at his grandson who was trying not to laugh. He said, "Who did this bastard learn this from? He has no manners at all. How did you train him?"

Li Zihang listened to his grandmother's words, put away his smile and said: "Grandma, this kind of bird is interesting to keep, don't you think? As for those stupid birds, they are not interesting to keep except for their appearance. Besides, if you want to blame, then go find my seventh uncle. He always takes our eighth master out to show off when he has nothing to do. He even goes to crowded places. Wherever there is fun and excitement, he will go there. This bird learned it that way."

"Grandma, let me get back to the point. Someone offered 500 million to our Eighth Master and asked me to give it to others. I ignored him. His net worth is equivalent to two bicycles."

Grandma looked at her grandson, smiled and touched Li Zihang's head, "Grandson, if our family ever falls into poverty, your house full of birds can help you turn things around. You are a playful person."

"In the past, many of the Eight Banners children knew nothing but eating, drinking and having fun. After falling into poverty, some of them turned their fortunes around by collecting flowers, birds, fish, insects, and antiques. Collecting and playing is also a kind of knowledge. Some people just play blindly and follow the trend. Some people really learn from their playing. Grandson, as long as you don't play blindly, it'll be fine."

Li Zihang: "Grandma, I'm not kidding. Take my house full of birds for example! Grandpa often gives one or two birds to people to socialize! Grandpa always says that gift-giving is a science. When it comes to asking people for favors and socializing, if you give the right gifts, you can save a lot of trouble."

"Besides, I can sell my birds for a lot of money even if I put them on the flyover. Also, don't think I'm just taking photos everywhere with my camera. If you open a photo studio for me, I can start a business right away. I, your grandson, am a top-notch photographer now. I've also learned how to develop photos. The owner of the photo studio said I can become a master now."

The old lady listened to her grandson's words and said with some pride, "My grandson is a man who can accomplish things. Our family will depend on you in the future."...

While he was chatting with grandma, Aunt Qi came over and said that the Jia family was ready and asked him to go over and take pictures.

Li Zihang carried the birdcage back to the house, put the bird back into the bird room, and went to the next yard with the camera.

As soon as I arrived at the middle court, I ran into the third aunt of Yan Fugui's wife, who was drying cabbages. Because of the arrest of spies this year, the street still elected a manager for each courtyard. According to the plot, Yan Fugui was eventually elected as the third uncle in the front courtyard.

There is Uncle Yi Zhonghai in the middle courtyard and Uncle Liu Haizhong in the back courtyard.

Originally, Xu Damao's father was competing with Liu Haizhong for the position of the second uncle in the backyard. But in the end, Liu Haizhong denied it because Old Xu often went to the countryside to show movies, and he would be gone for several days. He was simply unable to fulfill his responsibility as the uncle in charge.

Li Zihang's yard used to be part of this yard, but now it is separated. It is just called Yard No. 40, so it is independent. The old man was too lazy to take care of the trivial matters of the residents in the yard, so he did not participate in the election of the manager. Yi Zhonghai and others could not take care of the affairs of Li Zihang's yard. As a result, Li Zihang's family rarely interacted with the people in this yard. They rarely went to this yard.

Aunt 3: "Hey, how come you have time to play in the yard today, young master?"

Li Zihang: "Third Auntie, Auntie Jia asked me to take wedding photos for Brother Dongxu and his daughter-in-law. That's why I came here today."

When the third aunt heard about taking photos of Jia Dongxu's family, she asked tentatively: "Young Master, how much do you charge for taking photos of Jia Dongxu? If it's cheap, can you also take a family photo for our family?"

Li Zihang: "Look at what you said, Auntie. We are all neighbors, why should we charge you? If you want to take a photo, just come over later."

After Li Zihang finished speaking, he walked towards the middle courtyard. After hearing what Li Zihang said, the third aunt immediately ran back to the house.

The third aunt: "Dad, come out quickly, the young master is taking photos for free, quickly call the child and let's go take photos"

Uncle Three: “What a good thing~”

Third Aunt: "The young master just said it himself. He is now in the middle courtyard taking pictures of the Jia family. Quickly tidy up the child. Let's take a family photo."

In the middle courtyard, the Jia family was ready. Jia Dongxu changed into a Zhongshan suit, and his hair was oiled and combed into a 3-7 split. Qin Huairu also changed into a red jacket and a hair flower. She applied lipstick and drew her eyebrows.

To be honest, the young Qin Huairu really amazed Li Zihang after she dressed up.

Li Zihang looked up at the light while looking for a position to take pictures. He directed the two people to take pictures. Old-fashioned cameras were like that. Taking pictures was a one-shot job. Whether a picture was good or not was only a single shot. No one would waste film and take more pictures. So you had to find the right light, adjust the position, and do the right action before taking the picture.

Li Zihang was still directing the two people. The three aunts were holding Yan Jiedi, and the whole family came over and waited for the photo.

As soon as he finished taking the photo of Jia Dongxu, the yard was crowded with people. Someone started to ask, "Young Master, you are taking a photo of Jia Dongxu, can you take a photo of us too?"

Passerby A: "That's right, young master, you can't be partial."

Passerby B: "That's right! Young master, why don't you take a photo of everyone in the yard?"

As two leaders spoke up, others followed suit.

Li Zihang looked at the men, women, young and old in the yard, taking in all their expressions.

Li Zihang looked at everyone and said, "Okay, whoever wants to take pictures, take a few. Go to Uncle Three to get a count first. I'll finish taking pictures of Aunt Jia first."

He originally planned to take a photo of Jia Dongxu, but Jia Zhang begged him to take a family photo for them. So he had to take another photo.

On Uncle 3's side, a swarm of people gathered around him to register. Yi Zhonghai saw that everyone was gathered in a circle and thought it was not a big deal, so he went over to help Uncle maintain order.

After waiting for a while, Li Zihang took the list compiled by the third uncle, looked at the names and the number of photos taken, and said: "Dear uncles, aunts, I didn't intend to charge for taking photos of Brother Jia's family. There were only two photos, and I thought they were neighbors. So I took the photos for free. But now, all the residents in the yard want to take photos, so I can't take them for free. I won't charge like the photo studio. But you have to pay for the film and the photos."

When Jia Zhang heard that they wanted to collect money, she immediately became unhappy: "Young Master, you didn't ask for money from my family just now, why did you change your mind now?"

The third aunt also said: "That's right, I just asked you if you wanted money, and you said no, why are you asking for money again now?"

The other residents in the yard followed suit.

Li Zihang looked at the noise in the yard and said loudly, "Quiet." Then he said, "Uncles, I originally wanted to take photos for Aunt Jia and Uncle San's family for free. But so many people came. With the number of photos on the list, I don't even have enough film."

"This roll of film can only take 36 photos. A roll of film costs 10 yuan, and developing a photo costs 25 yuan. I estimate that after the shooting, I will have to pay at least yuan. This money is almost enough for most people's half a month's salary."

"Besides, I'm just a kid and I'm asking my grandparents for pocket money. You won't let me pay for taking photos for you, will you?"

The residents nearby who had been taken care of by Li Zihang's family, after hearing the complaints from other people in the yard, automatically stood up to speak for Li Zihang.

The deaf old lady in the backyard said: "You are a bunch of shameless people. The young master was kind enough to take pictures for you, but you still schemed against him, a child. Do you have any conscience?"

Sha Zhu: "That's right, a group of adults are plotting against the young master, they don't have any shame at all"

When Yi Zhonghai heard what Sha Zhu said, his expression changed instantly: "Sha Zhu, what nonsense are you talking about? Those standing here are all your uncles and aunts by age. How can you talk like that?"

Liu Tieniu: "Uncle, what you said is not right. This photo studio charges 2 yuan for a photo. It's even more expensive if you come to the store. Young master only charges the cost. You are still not willing to take the photo. If you don't want to take the photo, you don't have to take the photo. Why are you all complaining here?"

Second uncle: "Tie Niu is right. If you are willing to take pictures, just give money. If you don't want to take pictures, forget it. Stop making trouble here."

After listening to Liu Haizhong's words, the uncle said with a sullen face: "That's right. But the young master is short of money. We are all from the same compound. We should be united and friendly. We should show the spirit of helping each other. So, young master, you see, it's not easy for everyone in the compound, so I won't charge you for taking pictures." ...