Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Li Xiaodong had already expected the fat man's experience.

In fact, this is also the reason why he came to Yu's house today.

Yesterday afternoon, He Yushui brought the information to Wang Zhixin.

It contains detailed information about the fat man’s brothers.

Among them, He Wei had been doing things privately behind Fatty's back and had long had the idea of ​​starting his own business. It was only a matter of time before problems arose.

The detailed level of the information made Li Xiaodong realize how powerful the other party's control over them was.

It can be said that as long as someone is willing to investigate, even your private conversations can be found out.

...

Li Xiaodong raised his eyes, recalling the information provided by Wang Zhixin, and asked, "Brother He's real name is He Wei, he lives in Maoer Hutong, has a traitor hairstyle, is thin, and speaks in a delicate voice, right?"

"Oh, how did you know?" The fat man asked tremblingly with red eyes.

He had introduced these people before, but by nicknames.

Seeing the fat man's reaction, Li Xiaodong was completely convinced by the information sent by Wang Zhixin.

Li Xiaodong took a deep puff of smoke and exhaled a cloud of thick fog: "Don't worry about how I know this, there is something wrong with this He brother."

Fatty Yu's face was hidden in the haze, and Marshal Yu could hardly see his true appearance.

He finished smoking, crushed the cigarette butt under the sole of his shoe, pondered for a long time, and said in a low voice:

“No way!

Uncle He bought eggs from the countryside and sold them in the city. He was caught by a patrolman. It was me who used my connections to rescue him.

He has been following Wogan ever since.

Two years ago, his mother fell ill and I paid for the doctor to treat her.

Later, his girlfriend left him, and I found someone to help him vent his anger.

My friendship for him is so deep that he could never..."

Fatty Yu paused halfway through his speech.

He thought of those doubts and was instantly unable to speak.

Uncle He is an experienced ticket seller. He is usually very shrewd and never carries too much money with him.

Unless... he did it on purpose...

Uncle He disappeared after the robbery, and even though Fatty Yu sent people to look for him, they were unsuccessful.

As an old hand, Fatty Yu knew that human minds were unpredictable, and he had already realized that something was not right.

He clenched his stick tightly, and was furious: "Ungrateful traitor, I will take Pengzi with me and take him down!"

Pengzi is Fatty Yu's most loyal subordinate. He is from Henan, has a burly build, and loves to sing, but is always out of tune.

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Fatty Yu was shouting "take action against He Wei", but suddenly he sat on the bench, dejected.

Li Xiaodong looked at him and realized that although this guy was tough on the outside, he was actually soft-hearted. When the critical moment came, he couldn't bear to be ruthless.

"How are you going to deal with He Wei?"

"...I, I'll find someone to teach him a lesson!"

"Wrong! It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Since you have made an enemy, you must take the initiative and kill the other party! If you don't kill him, he will fight back sooner or later! He Wei cheated you of your money. What will he do after the money is gone?"

"...He had neither the physical strength nor a proper job, so he could only...return to his old job."

“Where do your customers come from?”

"...some are retail investors from the pigeon market, and most are old customers...my old customers..."

Fatty Yu was originally a little shaken.

Uncle He has followed him for more than five years and is considered a pillar of support among his younger brothers.

In the past, with his tolerant character, he would at most ask Uncle He to compensate for the losses and apologize, and the matter would be over.

Now he also realized the seriousness of the problem. He Wei controlled most of his network of relationships. If he started a new business, he would face a fatal blow.

After weighing the pros and cons, Fatty Yu hardened his heart and said, "I will make sure he can't survive in Kyoto!"

"You can deal with He Wei's matter later. Let's talk about business now." Li Xiaodong felt relieved when he saw that Fatty Yu began to understand.

If he still insists on being soft-hearted, then there will be no point in continuing the cooperation.

Fatty Yu saw that Li Xiaodong's cigarette was finished, so he quickly stepped forward and refilled it for him: "Brother-in-law, I've decided to work with you."

Li Xiaodong responded: "What are you talking about? I call you brother, how can you hang out with me?"

Fatty Yu muttered in his heart, you don’t really respect me as a brother, but he said: “I’m really screwed this time. I can’t pay back the money from those ticket scalpers, so I can only sell my house to pay off the debt…”

Li Xiaodong interrupted him: "It's not that you are with me, we are partners. I buy goods from other places, and you help with sales. We will talk about the profit sharing later."

Fatty Yu immediately became happy when he heard this: "Setting up a street stall is my specialty. Don't worry, I promise to help you clear out all the goods."

Fatty Yu was worried that Li Xiaodong would look down on him because of his weak ability, so he explained in detail the process of setting up the stall and selling.

Li Xiaodong understood, this was similar to the way he sold crystal radios in the pigeon market.

However, Fatty Yu has many friends and brothers.

These young brothers were responsible for going to the countryside to collect goods, and then secretly transporting the goods to the capital by horse-drawn carriage at night and hiding them in the Yu family compound.

Fatty Yu brought a few friends to the pigeon market for distribution.

In fact, this is just simple reselling, with no disguise at all. Once caught, you will most likely go to jail.

Moreover, the goods that Li Xiaodong brought were not small quantities, but tons of goods. This distribution method was too risky.

Li Xiaodong pointed out: "It's too risky to set up a stall. If something goes wrong in the pigeon market, there will be nowhere to run."

Fatty Yu asked back, "What else can we do? We can't just leave the things in the cooperative, right?"

Li Xiaodong replied: "If you have such ability, would you still worry about this little debt?"

He took a puff of cigarette, thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up: "You've done so much business with ticket scalpers, don't you have a few regular customers?"

Fatty Yu replied: "Of course, I am popular with people. Officials, factory leaders, and managers of private enterprises all like to exchange tickets with me directly."

Li Xiaodong agreed: "Then we can focus on regular customers. You can sort out the list of old customers in the next few days and let Pengzi, Luanzi, Leizi, Fengzi, Yunda and Lunzi..."

Fatty Yu took over the conversation: "Yes, there were six brothers, originally there were seven, but who knew that Lao He would betray his master!"

Li Xiaodong continued, "That's right. Let them go one by one according to the list. It's best to find out their identities and whereabouts, and then choose a reliable and smart person to establish contact with them. In the future, the purchased goods will no longer be sold in the pigeon market, but directly traded privately. This is called direct sales."

Fatty Yu's eyes lit up and he slapped the table excitedly: "Yes, this is much safer, and they are not in the pigeon market, so they can sell for a good price."

Li Xiaodong interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "The price should be the same as the pigeon market, or even a few cents cheaper. If we build these relationships well, they will become our network resources, and we will have a way to do anything in the future!"

Fatty Yu really admires Xiaodong for being so far-sighted!

Another meaning that Li Xiaodong did not express is that in this era, it is not easy to find someone with purchasing power.

Exploitation must be carried out gradually and must not become unsustainable.

The two of them discussed again about the handling of the goods.

Fatty Yu suggested importing a batch of fruits from the south.

For example, bananas, green dates, jackfruits, etc., these products are profitable and inconspicuous.

He has several regular buyers who are wealthy and prefer such rare goods.

Li Xiaodong also agreed with this, saying that if you want to make money, you should target the rich.

Given that Fatty Yu currently lacks funds, they agreed that after the sales profit, Fatty Yu would only get 20% of it.

Fatty Yu was already satisfied with this distribution ratio.

He has calculated that the profit of a pound of bananas can reach 2.5 yuan, and after deducting the loss, the net income can reach 1.5 yuan.

He could earn 30 cents per pound, which was more than what he earned as a ticket scalper.

...

As it was getting dark, Li Xiaodong was thinking about teaching Yu Li how to drive, so he didn't stay for long.

He simply instructed Fatty Yu to deal with He Wei as soon as possible, and at the same time send someone to contact the client.

Li Xiaodong turned back to the main house and listened to Uncle Yu telling the story of the sheep climbing a tree.

Then he rode his bicycle, bathing in the golden sunset, and left the Yu family compound.

After seeing Li Xiaodong off, Fatty Yu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could do a few jobs, he could repay his debts.

When Fatty Yu thought of money, the traitor appeared in his mind again.

"He Wei, you're dead if you dare to play tricks on me!" Fatty Yu pulled out an iron chain from under the bed.

He put on a worn cotton jacket and a tattered felt hat, and went to the main room to tell his father: "Dad, I won't be home for dinner tonight, so you have to make do with it."

Then he rode his bicycle, traveling through the streets and alleys, calling his brothers one by one.

Pengzi, Luanzi, Leizi, Fengzi, Yunda and Lunzi gathered together soon.

There were iron chains on all six bicycles, Luan Zi had a pistol on his waist, Yun Da had a dagger decorated with red tassels, and Lei Zi had a brick hidden in his cotton jacket...

Seeing Pengzi, Fatty Yu's face darkened, and he pointed at him and shouted, "Why are you holding such a big dung fork?"

"...I'm used to it in the countryside, and the dung fork is easy to use." Pengzi raised the dung fork, and could vaguely see grains and cereals stained on it.

"...Well, then you will be responsible for hanging that traitor on the dung fork."

Fatty Yu covered his face, speechless. He was helpless against this useless and stupid apprentice.

Everyone rode their bicycles to look for He Wei.

Until the sun sets, there is still nothing to gain.

It’s not that the information provided by Li Xiaodong was wrong, but that He Wei had many hiding places.

Widow Wang’s home in Zhang Hutong, Aunt Zhou’s home in Zhupi Hutong, Liu Erpao’s home in Hongxing Commune on the outskirts of the city... a total of thirteen locations.

They wandered aimlessly on the streets until dark, until Luanzi got the news that someone had seen He Wei at the pigeon market in the south of the city.

He Wei was selling tickets with a leather bag in his hand!

Fatty Yu was so angry that he gnashed his teeth. This guy really set up his own business.

"Let's go teach that ungrateful guy a lesson!"

Luan Zi said firmly: "Everyone has the right to punish those who are ungrateful!"

Lei Zi waved his fist and said, "I'll teach him a lesson!"

Pengzi growled, "Let him have a taste of my power..."

The six people rode their bicycles straight to the bird market in the south of the city.

It was already night when we arrived at the bird market.

The bird market in the south of the city is no different from other markets. Kerosene lamps are hung on each stall, and the dim light illuminates the food and second-hand items.