Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

The Canton Fair lasted for five days, and Li Weidong was always by Lao Bi's side to handle affairs. As the closing time approached, Lao Bi gave Li Weidong a holiday. Li Weidong finally had the opportunity to do his own thing. First, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative, but was disappointed to find that the prices there were almost the same as those in Beijing. So he decided to look for opportunities elsewhere.

As the saying goes, "The bolder the people, the more productive the land." Having come here, Li Weidong did not want to return empty-handed. He originally wanted to go to Zhongying Street, but he learned that it was still closed and might take more than a decade to open.

"Whoever dares to laugh at you, let him produce money to prove it!" Qin Huairu sighed silently in her heart. She began to try to persuade Qin Jingru: "You should have heard about my story."

Qin Jingru said: "I heard some rumors that you have bad behavior."

Qin Huairu said, "Do you think I would do that? I have three children and a husband, and I only make 3 yuan a month. Gunzi is growing up, how can she live without meat every month? There are also tuition fees and book fees, and Jia Zhang has to take painkillers every day. Is this money enough? I am a woman, I can't go to the railway station to help people unload coal like Wang Tiezhu next door. What else can I do if I don't rely on men? I can't watch Gunzi starve, and I can't tolerate Jia Zhang scolding me in front of the neighbors for being unfilial and not buying her painkillers!"

Qin Jingru bit her lips tightly and poured out her grievances for many years. Qin Jingru was deeply touched. In Qinjiazhuang, Qin Huairu, as a married woman from the city, was the pride of the whole village, and people thought she lived a very comfortable life in the city. However, her life now is unexpectedly difficult.

Seeing that Qin Jingru's attitude had softened, Qin Huairu continued to persuade her: "Jingru, you are my cousin, how could I harm you? Li Weidong is a driver. In addition to the fixed salary of 4 to 50 yuan, he can also get a lot of extra income. I have inquired about it. A driver with good skills like him can get at least more than yuan a month. In addition, you don't have to worry about Li Weidong laughing at you. How many drivers in the fleet don't like to eat fishy food? For example, Shan Xiaolin has a girlfriend in almost every factory. Every time he delivers goods, he will stay overnight at a woman's house. You know what happens between men and women. If you let go, Li Weidong can understand, and this matter can be resolved."

Qin Huairu's words seemed to unlock Qin Jingru's heart: "Then I'll try again."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Good sister, go quickly, I'll wait for your good news." As she said that, she pushed Qin Jingru out of the house forcefully, then walked to the gate of the yard, watching the passers-by vigilantly to prevent anyone from **.

At Fatty Yu's house, "A-choo!" Li Weidong, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help but sneeze.

Fatty Yu, who was unpacking the package nearby, joked, "Brother-in-law, is someone missing you? Did you find a new love in Guangzhou during your business trip?" Li Weidong rubbed his nose and replied, "How dare I do that with your sister watching me? Open it quickly."

Fatty Yu's movements were very clumsy. Pengzi was very anxious watching from the side and offered to help: "Brother Cai, let me do it." It turned out that Pengzi's chubby hands were actually very dexterous and he quickly unwrapped the package. Inside the package was a pair of sunglasses. Fatty Yu was stunned at first, then excited. Pengzi picked up the sunglasses and looked left and right in confusion, his chubby face full of question marks: "What is this? It doesn't look like glasses."

Fatty Yu put on the sunglasses and felt very cool: "You have never seen the world! These are sunglasses, only foreigners wear them."

Pengzi looked at Fatty Yu and then at the sunglasses, imitating Fatty Yu and putting them on: "It's so dark, it's really uncomfortable to wear this! Are all foreigners stupid?"

Fatty Yu explained, "What do you mean by stupid? They only wear sunglasses when they ride motorcycles."

Pengzi asked in confusion: "What is a motorcycle?"

Fatty Yu patiently explained: "It's the kind of bicycle that doesn't require pedaling and uses gasoline."

Pengzi then asked: "Can we drive around the Fifth Ring Road?"

For a moment, Fatty Yu looked at Pengzi, who had a confused face, and was speechless.

He turned to Li Weidong and said, "Brother-in-law, these are good things. Let me sell them all, okay?" Li Weidong nodded and said, "I'll give them all to you. I have already negotiated with Guangzhou, and a large number of sunglasses will be coming in later. Don't set the price too high, 15 yuan a pair will be fine."

The cost was 15 yuan, and the selling price was 15 yuan. Fatty Yu thought it was reasonable: "Hair dye in the department store is still 2.5 yuan a stick! Our sunglasses are 15 yuan, not expensive at all." Then he looked at Li Weidong: "The question is, who are we selling them to?"

The price is not the problem, the key is that the sunglasses are too eye-catching. Wearing them on the street may cause people to question you. Of course, some people are not afraid of trouble. Li Weidong smiled and said, "Of course, they are sold to the children in the yard. I heard from the driver Lao Zheng that those generals fought each other for the military caps. Did they want the caps? No! They wanted the style. Don't you think wearing sunglasses makes you look particularly stylish?"

Fatty Yu put on his sunglasses and looked in the mirror, grinning, "Hey, you're right, I'm like a commander on the battlefield now." Seeing Fatty Yu's smug look, Li Weidong shook his head and said,

"If you like, you can keep one for yourself, but don't show it off in public. Just show it off in private, otherwise it will be troublesome if someone spots you!"

Hearing this, Fatty Yu immediately stopped laughing and nodded seriously. Although face is important, making money is more important. He doesn't want to ruin his business because of his vanity, and he might even regret it to the point of wanting to jump off the building.

"By the way, Cai Xiaoguang called me. He wants to sell sunglasses in Jichun. The next batch of sunglasses will be divided into two parts. I will tell you the connection code and you can arrange the staff yourself." Li Weidong expressed his trust in this: "Fatty, I am at ease with you doing this. You will definitely do it properly."

Fatty Yu nodded in agreement. Li Weidong believed that he could handle it. After all, Fatty Yu had the good genes of Grandpa Yu. It was said that he had already started to learn crosstalk from Mr. Shi, the crosstalk master of the Railway Art Troupe, in his spare time. How could a person who could tell crosstalk have good things in his stomach?

"Besides those big family children, do you have other sales channels? If sales are not good, give more of the next batch to Cai Xiaoguang. He has many second-generation friends in Jilin."

"Of course, don't give my share to Lao Cai." Upon hearing this, Fatty Yu immediately became anxious, "I know a lot of street fighters."

"Street Fighter?"

Fatty Yu narrowed his eyes and said mysteriously:

"You don't often go out in the underworld, so you may not know much. In the capital, the only ones who can fight against those children of the rich families are street fighters. They haven't fully integrated into the mainstream society, but they want to overwhelm those children in terms of momentum, so they will seize resources from them. The most famous among them is Xiao Huang from Houhai. What do you think they would react if they saw the children of the rich families wearing sunglasses?"

When Li Weidong heard Xiao Huang, he remembered that such a force did exist in the capital. After the founding of New China, the whole country was in ruins and a construction boom was set off. In order to facilitate the office work of government agencies, the capital was divided into various areas of different sizes, where there were brand new houses, beautiful schools, bright hospitals and canteens and other facilities, similar to today's high-end residential areas. The people who live here are naturally extraordinary. Their children are called the children of the big courtyard and enjoy resources that ordinary children can hardly reach. For example, the officer's woolen coat, even the rich can't buy it. As the old saying goes: A tiger father will have a dog son, and a hero's son is also a hero.

The children of the compound have a unique sense of pride. They despise the street bullies outside the compound. Xiao Huang is a typical representative of them. He was born in an ordinary working-class family. He did not have superior material conditions, but he firmly believed that "kings, princes, generals and ministers are all born with different species". Why can only the children of the compound wear the officer's coat? When he could not buy the officer's coat, Xiao Huang went to the gate of the compound to provoke and snatch it from the children of the compound.

It can be predicted that once the sunglasses are on the market, they will become a symbol of status. Street Fighter does not have enough funds, so he can only rob the children of the compound. By then, there will definitely be a bloody storm in the capital. However, Li Weidong can't do anything about it. He only cares about whether the sunglasses can be sold. After discussing the sales issue and confirming that Fatty Yu understood, they finished dinner together, and Li Weidong left his house.

After going out, Li Weidong shivered in the cold wind. The weather was getting colder and colder. He considered whether to put on a military coat, which was the warmest clothing before down jackets appeared. Wait, down jackets?

Li Weidong's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered another potential business opportunity. But this requires careful consideration. The experience at the Canton Fair made him realize how much the top leaders value foreign exchange. In order to obtain more foreign exchange, sometimes concessions can be made in certain aspects. As long as it is used well, this will be a broad world with great potential.

Thinking about this, Li Weidong returned to the courtyard. As night fell, every household was brightly lit. Oh, Yu Li, it's such a pity that she went back to her parents' home today. Tonight will be a hard night. While complaining secretly, Li Weidong stopped his bicycle, rubbed his hands and was about to go into the house, but found that his door was not closed tightly, but just ajar. He didn't think much about it, thinking that it was blown open by the wind. In the courtyard, every household usually does not lock the door, and just close it tightly when going out. The old man said it was to unite the neighbors, but Li Weidong felt that it would be easier for the thief to display his skills. However, the thief was lying in the hospital at this time, so there was no need to worry.

After entering the house, Li Weidong was about to close the door when he was hugged by the person behind him. The familiar smell made him recognize the other person immediately. This woman was really bold, actually running directly to his house. It happened that he was a little full from eating at Fatty's tonight, so he could move around and digest it. Thinking of this, he turned around and picked up the woman behind him in a princess hug, and then walked to the basement.