Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zhang Xiuzhi thought back to the bet she made with Zeng Wangcai when catching toads, and wondered if he had planned for this day in advance.

But since I have agreed to it, it is too late to regret.

Frankly speaking, Zeng Wangcai didn't expect that my mother would do such a thing in public. Because of this, without any other particularly important factors, Zhang Xiuzhi was basically his wife.

In this age where holding hands may be a hooliganism crime, announcing such information in public is no joke. Even if Zeng Wangcai and Zhang Xiuzhi don't succeed in the future, their partner will be affected.

The word "reputation" is very important in modern times.

Take Sha Zhu for example. Apart from his personality and eloquence, his conditions are definitely superior to those of ordinary people in this city.

He earns 37.5 yuan a month, has a younger sister, and his biological father is not around. He has no burden or baggage, and he has plenty of houses. For a person like him, finding a partner is like playing a game.

At the beginning, Sha Zhu was still picky. He disliked the girl introduced by Yi Zhonghai, Hu Niu, and wanted to be with Ran Qiuye, but he also wanted to be with Yu Haitang. Moreover, these two people both had ideas about Sha Zhu, which proves that Sha Zhu's conditions were actually not bad.

But what in the end?

Qin Huairu ruined Sha Zhu's reputation. Whenever Sha Zhu was on a date at home, she would sneak into Sha Zhu's room, creating the illusion that she was having an affair with Sha Zhu. In the end, Sha Zhu was crippled by Qin Huairu, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai and others. He was a first-time married man but ended up getting married for the second time, and he secretly married a woman with an IUD for eight years.

Today, Zeng Wangcai's affairs will definitely spread. If someone else wants to date Zeng Wangcai, someone will inevitably say that Zeng Wangcai had a wife who was not married yet.

Zeng Wangcai glanced at Zhang Xiuzhi, and happened to see Zhang Xiuzhi looking at him. He smiled awkwardly, and Zhang Xiuzhi rolled her eyes in response.

It was getting late, so Zeng Wangcai picked out a few fish to send home and rode his bike for the rest.

Don’t even think about the steel rolling mill. They’re sure they won’t be able to find anyone there now. Don’t even think about the street office. They’ve just bought meat, so who would want fish?

Zeng Wangcai told Yi Zhonghai again that if anyone wanted fish, they should go to the purchasing station and he would help them.

However, even if Zeng Wangcai says hello, he can only guarantee that you can buy it, but he cannot guarantee a preferential price or that there will be no shortage of tickets.

So Yi Zhonghai simply conveyed the message, and in the end no family really went, and still remembered the Zeng family's kindness.

The tricycle took off again and came all the way to the purchasing station, arriving before the purchasing station closed. Fortunately, Director Qian did not slack off.

"Wow, so many fish..." Director Qian was also happy to see that there were more good things to buy.

If you work now, it's true that you have to rely on your merits, slowly gain experience, and then make some efforts, and you will be promoted one day, but that's what most people do.

If Director Qian wants to move up in the career ladder, he has to make achievements. Last time, he purchased 31 kilograms of top-quality meat, and he was praised by his superiors. So when he saw so many fish this time, he could imagine how his superiors would react.

"Director Qian..."

"Why call me Director? Call me Uncle!" Director Qian interrupted Zeng Wangcai with a smile, "We have already been caught twice. There is no need to be estranged. Don't worry, Wangcai. I have calculated the price for these fish for you. Don't try to speculate and sell them on the black market. Seven or eight kilograms, or even ten or twenty kilograms, may be fine. The police will turn a blind eye. But if you sell one or two hundred kilograms, it will be a big deal."

Director Qian didn't mean to scare Zeng Wangcai, but to kindly remind him that anyone who goes to the pigeon market to sell their products after reaching a certain scale is either foolhardy or has someone behind him.

Zeng Wangcai nodded and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Qian. Just now someone in our yard wanted to buy my fish but I didn't sell it to them. I told them to come to the purchasing station and buy some from you. At least it's better than going to the food station."

"Yes, yes, that's right. I promise not to make money from your introduction. I do have this power, but private transactions are not allowed." Director Qian affirmed Zeng Wangcai's approach and asked Zeng Wangcai where he caught the fish.

Zeng Wangcai honestly talked about the Yongding River. There is nothing to check on this point. Fishing has become a trend now.

The staff at the purchasing station happily packed the fish and weighed them. They would also benefit from receiving good stuff, as those who are close to the water get the moon first.

Excluding the fish left for Lin Huyang to take away, the remaining fish weighed a total of 2,145 kilograms.

Director Qian went to ask for instructions. Since Zeng Wangcai's fish were big and of good quality, the purchasing station offered to buy them at 55 cents per pound, which was much higher than the price offered by Yan Bugui.

“Wangcai, don’t be jealous of the price of 1.80 yuan in the pigeon market. It’s not even insured. Besides, we’ll give you the reward ticket, so you won’t be at a loss.” Perhaps because he felt that the price was too far from that in the pigeon market and was worried that Zeng Wangcai would not come in the future, Director Qian earnestly told Zeng Wangcai how difficult his experience was just now and how dangerous the pigeon market and the black market were.

Zeng Wangcai promised that he would never go to Pigeon City. In fact, unless there was a big expense, he had no plan to go to Pigeon City. He didn't plan to send these fish and meat to Pigeon City in the future.

If he needs a lot of money, he will go to the Pigeon City to find a big boss, such as Wu Ye, and make enough money by doing a single transaction while ensuring safety.

Fish and meat are his stepping stones to building his network.

The total cost of selling the fish was 118.25 yuan, plus some receipts. Zeng Wangcai put all of them into his schoolbag, said goodbye to Director Qian, and left.

As usual, we have to divide the money.

What does one hundred and eighteen yuan and twenty-five cents mean?

Yi Zhonghai, the highest earner in Siheyuan, couldn't earn that much in a month, let alone Yan Bugui and the others, who could only earn that much in two or three months, but they earned that much in just one day.

"Wangcai, let me make this clear, I don't want the money, but I'll keep the fish." Seeing Zeng Wangcai counting the money, Lin Huyang immediately left the circle, "Help me get the work done, it's too vulgar for us brothers to talk about money, and besides, our family is better off than yours, so I'm going back first."

After saying this, Lin Huyang didn't even give Zeng Wangcai a chance to refute. He got on the scooter, released the handbrake, and ran away.

Zeng Wangcai shook his head and looked at the Tiger and Leopard brothers.

Zeng Hu immediately said, "Brother, this is too much money. We don't know what to do with it even if you give it to us. We just got the money yesterday and it's enough for grandma to buy things. The money is still with you. We will ask you if we need it."

It seemed that they had agreed on a unified stance and no one wanted the money.

Zeng Wangcai put away the money and said, "Okay, let's go to Wangfujing tomorrow and buy Xiuzhi a notebook and pen. You will be responsible for keeping accounts, and I will keep the money for now."

Speaking of Wangfujing, the Tiger and Leopard brothers, including Zhang Xiuzhi, were a little excited. Today, Wangfujing is one of the most prosperous areas in the country, with a wide range of goods and a bustling atmosphere.

After returning home, Zeng Wangcai told his parents about selling the fish, and said that Zhang Xiuzhi and the others were unwilling to share the money, so he should save it first.

The former couple had no objection.

Before the meal, Zeng Wangcai and three others killed and pickled fish at the door, making everyone in the yard jealous.

After a night, Zeng You was going to work early in the morning. Zeng Wangcai gave his father some cloth coupons and money and asked him to help bring back some cloth.

After dinner, the four of them had breakfast and went out together. It was not far from Nanluoguxiang to Wangfujing Street, and it was also very close to walk there.

When she arrived at the entrance of Wangfujing Department Store, Zhang Xiuzhi was overwhelmed by the grandeur again.