Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Lao Qi came to find Zeng Wangcai not because he discovered Dahong, but because of something else.

"Do you know Lei Daqiang?" Lao Qi asked, smoking a cigarette at the door of the guesthouse.

"Lei Daqiang? This name sounds familiar..." Zeng Wangcai patted his forehead, unable to remember. There were so many things going on these days that it was inevitable that he couldn't remember. "You're looking for me for this? No news about Dahong?"

"No, this is a big deal!" Old Seven said, puffing smoke, "Lei Daqiang went to buy wood and was followed by someone who said he was buying it for the boss. Then someone reported that the boss was from your courtyard..."

Zeng Wangcai remembered that this was the craftsman that Xiuzhi asked Aunt Zhang from the Street Office to find.

Lei Daqiang has a way to get good wood, but the city of Sijiu has been in turmoil recently and it's not easy for him to get there, so he went to look for it himself, but something went wrong. Later, Lao Wu's people heard about Siheyuan and told Lao Qi, which is why Lao Qi came to find him.

"I remembered, wait a moment!" Zeng Wangcai turned around and went back to find Zhang Xiuzhi, who slept in the same room with his mother.

"That's right, Lei Daqiang is buying things for our family." Zhang Xiuzhi confirmed that she was Lei Daqiang's boss.

Lao Qi introduced the situation in more detail, saying that the people who gave Lei Daqiang instructions were not their own people, their backgrounds were unclear, and they were all gangsters, so it was not easy for them to come forward.

Zeng Wangcai touched his hungry stomach and asked, "Seventh Brother, are there still people you can't show up to? Okay, Xiuzhi and I will go over there. We happen to be free today. By the way, where is it?"

"Nanliuxiang!" Lao Qi got on his bike and said, "If you want to go, hurry up. Don't let anything happen. Nanliuxiang is next to Liulichang. It's a very chaotic place."

"Wait a minute..." Zeng Wangcai thought what a coincidence when he heard Liulichang, "I'll drive there, it's too far!"

Lao Qi immediately left his bicycle behind and stopped riding: "I want to ride a car too, but I have never ridden a small car before."

When they drove to Nanliu Lane, Zeng Wangcai parked the car farther away, put on casual clothes, and went in with the group.

It’s hard to describe the alley, the main point is a twist.

"Brother Wangcai, I won't go." Lao Qi looked at the skinny black boy running over and said, "Xiao Hei will take you there. Too many people know me, and he is familiar with this place."

"That's fine, but I have a question!" Zeng Wangcai said, "Brother Hei, do you know anyone from Dahong?"

This place is not far from Liulichang, maybe we can get something here.

"Don't worry, Heizi is very smart." Lao Qi nodded, "The main thing is that he has a clean identity, no one knows he has any relationship with us..."

Zeng Wangcai also nodded, and then he realized that there was something wrong with what Lao Qi said. So you still want to draw a clear line between yourself and us officials?

With a sneer, Zeng Wangcai did not expose it.

Zeng Wangcai and two other men, plus Xiao Hei, walked into the alley, with Xiao Hei leading the way.

As they walked, Xiao Hei introduced: "Sir, his nickname is Mawei, and his main business is reselling. However, he doesn't sell food and drink, but mainly some antiques and other things. He knows some people, and sometimes he helps others find some good things..."

With Xiao Hei's introduction, Zeng Wangcai had a certain understanding of this little man.

Arriving at the gate of a courtyard house that looked decent, Xiao Hei took the initiative to go forward and ring the door knocker, causing the door to bang loudly.

After a while, a man came out and opened the door. He grinned when he saw Xiao Hei and said, "Hei Zi, you're looking for Master Ma? Who are these people?"

"Big customer!" Xiao Hei bowed slightly and introduced Zeng Wangcai and the others. "This is Mr. Zeng. He wants some valuable wood, so I brought it to Master Ma. Don't worry, he is absolutely trustworthy."

"Boss Zeng, you are so young, you have come to the right place. In the whole city, only our Ma Ye has good goods. Please come in..."

Zeng Wangcai went in immediately and the person who received him closed the door immediately.

The back house in front of this courtyard is quite normal, but the front yard is unbearable. It is like a warehouse, with things placed everywhere, bottles, jars, stones and so on. It is quite varied.

"I'm sorry to have neglected Boss Zeng. Master Ma is in the middle courtyard. Please come in!"

"Well, I don't think your place is very good." Zeng Wangcai looked around and found nothing. "Let me tell you, I want a large quantity. Money is not a problem."

The receptionist was delighted to hear this, thinking it was a country bumpkin who came to visit: "Don't worry, we have all the wood you need."

"Don't brag. I want Huanghuali wood and Phoebe nanmu. These woods are easy to get. Do you have any mature wood?"

"Oh, what a coincidence! Master Ma just received a batch of them a few days ago. Please go to the middle court and see for yourself whether you are satisfied or not."

Zeng Wangcai nodded again and they entered the middle courtyard together.

The central courtyard is much neater. It is either a place to entertain guests or a place to live. The main house and the side rooms on the east and west sides are all very tidy.

The receptionist trotted over and went in to call for help.

Zeng Wangcai asked Zhang Xiuzhi to take the opportunity to find someone, and he walked to the right pretending to watch.

Zhang Xiuzhi moved quickly and checked several rooms on the left in a few seconds, but did not find Lei Daqiang.

Zeng Wangcai heard the noise in the main house, stopped and pretended to look at a tree in the courtyard.

"Who is Boss Zeng?" A man with a goatee came out of the main room, followed by the person who had received him earlier, who quickly introduced Zeng Wangcai.

"Oh, Mr. Zeng is so young." The man with the goatee Ponytail asked first without inviting Zeng Wangcai into the house, "Mr. Zeng wants Huanghuali and Jinsinan? How much do you want?"

"If the things are good, I will buy more. There are many people in my family, and less will not be enough." Zeng Wangcai said, "I want to make furniture, a full set of furniture, stools, tables, chairs, cabinets, everything."

Mawei was shocked. They were from a wealthy family, and they hadn’t seen such a domineering person for many years.

"Boss Zeng is so arrogant!" Ma Wei's expression changed immediately, "Please come in, have some tea first and then we can talk..."

"I won't drink the tea. I need to check out the goods first." Zeng Wangcai said loudly, "If the goods are not good, it will be a waste of time."

"Okay, let's go to the backyard. Everything is in the backyard!" Ponytail said and led the way.

After passing through the hanging flower gate and arriving at the backyard, the situation in the backyard was different. The yard was empty and there was no decoration.

"Lai San, open the door!" Ma Wei asked the person who had received him earlier to open the innermost room in the backyard.

As soon as the door opened, the unique scent of wood wafted into the air.

"Boss Zeng, look, these are all top-quality woods." Ma Wei introduced proudly, "This is Huanghuali, this is Jinsinan, there are other woods as well, this is red sandalwood..."

Pieces of wood were presented in front of Zeng Wangcai. Just as Ma Wei said, there were many varieties and the quantity was not small.

Zeng Wangcai didn’t know whether it was a coincidence or not, but his purpose was not to buy wood, but to find someone and see if he could find any coincidences.

Up to now, Lei Daqiang and his apprentice Mingzi have not been seen, but Xiao Hei is sure that they are here.

In order to find someone without revealing his identity, Zeng Wangcai could only think of one way - to find fault.

"Wife, I don't know much about wood." Zeng Wangcai pulled Zhang Xiuzhi's Xiuzhi, "Look, this golden nanmu and huanghuali, are they fake? Aren't all woods made of individual pieces? Here they are in pieces."

Ma Wei's face changed slightly: "Boss Zeng, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. When I do business, I value integrity."

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know after you take a look." Zhang Xiuzhi ignored the ponytail and reached out to pull out a piece of golden nanmu board.

This board is not wide and a bit thick, but judging from the texture on the surface, there is no problem.

Mawei didn't stop Zhang Xiuzhi, and kept saying how good the board was.

Zhang Xiuzhi suddenly raised her hand and chopped with great force using her kung fu.

A corner of the board fell off, revealing the real grain of the wood, which was completely different from the grain of the golden nanmu on the outside.

Damn, there are fake ones now?

Zeng Wangcai suddenly felt like he had been cheated when buying bracelets in his previous life.