Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

The old woman got off the bus with a resentful look in her eyes and watched the minibus leave. She thought to herself what a shame today that she had to serve as a guide for a bunch of losers.

"This is Temple Street. It's really a mixed bag..." Zeng Wangcai and his four brothers stood in a corner of Temple Street.

He had seen this scene countless times in Hong Kong movies, but he never expected that one day he would stand here in person. He couldn't help but feel emotional. Brother Shan Ji and Brother Hao Nan might not be here at this time.

But Temple Street is a really great place, it’s just the right amount of chaotic, and it’s very lively at night.

It is a short street, but there are people doing business everywhere, some pushing carts selling sweet soup, some selling beef offal and fish balls, some selling various small commodities, and there are also various shops.

Zeng Wangcai’s idea was to open a grocery store, as only a grocery store had the space to sell massive amounts of supplies.

But before that, you have to accumulate the first pot of gold, cash out some of the materials in the space, then buy a shop, then cash out again, then open a factory, and then buy land...

His goal is to step on Li Chaoren!

How do you make your first pot of gold?

Zeng Wangcai glanced at the street, which was not very long, and decided to wait and see.

So he took the lead, with his hands in his trouser pockets, followed by his four brothers, strolling around leisurely.

After going back and forth, he had a certain understanding of the entire street. You can sell anything here, but you need a spot.

Not only are there people on Temple Street, but there are also people on the streets extending on both sides of Temple Street, but there are fewer of them.

Seeing that it was impossible to find a spot in the mainstream, Zeng Wangcai thought that as a newcomer, he should first find a place to set up a stall to test the waters.

"Let's go this way. We'll set up the stall over there!" Zeng Wangcai pointed to an intersection.

This intersection is at the end of the street and there are fewer people, but there are still people.

"Setting up a stall? What should we sell?" Little Leopard asked in surprise.

"We sell everything. I'll write a sign later!" Zeng Wangcai said, touching his chin. "We mainly sell a wide range of goods. I hope to meet a big customer soon."

Whether it is setting up a stall or a grocery store, it is just an excuse or a formality for Zeng Wangcai.

Just like the tobacco and alcohol businesses in later generations, Zeng Wangcai did not count on this ordinary small business, but was preparing to catch big fish.

There are many Chaoshan people here who are smart, good at doing business and finding business opportunities. Zeng Wangcai feels that as long as what he creates has a market, it will be discovered sooner or later.

For example, today, Zeng Wangcaizhu uses small jewelry and hair accessories as a cover.

Walking to the end of the field, Zeng Wangcai took a look and chose a location, preparing to set up a stall at the very end. Next to him was a cart selling beef offal with a sign saying "Yuan Ji Beef Offal and Fish Balls". The owner was a middle-aged man. Next to him was a middle-aged woman who was dressed quite fashionably and was setting up a stall. The goods on the stall were various panties and bras.

Because there were no customers at the time, the middle-aged boss of Yuanji Beef Offal and the middle-aged woman next door were flirting with each other.

That's it!

Zeng Wangcai asked Yutie's third brother to guard the place, and he took Xiaobao to a deserted place to prepare.

A large piece of cloth, and then prepare a small sign with "Tian Di Grocery Store" written on it. Don't write any other name. The main word of Tian Di is "all-inclusive", which has the meaning of Tian Di Bank.

There is another brand with various goods for sale, welcome to inquire!

Next came the cargo, a big bag for Little Leopard to carry.

When the two came back, they found that something was wrong. Yutie was arguing with someone, and the targets were the owners of the beef offal stall and the fat belly stall.

"Country bumpkin, look where we are, this is Temple Street." The owner of the beef offal stall was arrogant. He already knew that Yu Tie didn't understand Cantonese, so he thought that Yu Tie and his friends were illegal immigrants. "Go back and think about it. Don't come here to steal our food. You can set up a stall anywhere..." He saw two policemen on the street, so he shouted loudly, "Arthur, there are illegal immigrants here..."

Damn it, there are gangs everywhere!

Zeng Wangcai cursed inwardly, quickened his pace, and prepared his things at the same time.

"What are you arguing about?" Zeng Wangcai pushed the beef offal stall owner and pulled Yu Tie behind him. "You gay bastard, who is the illegal immigrant? Be careful or you will be sued for defamation."

"What? You called me a fag?" The beef offal stand owner suddenly lost his guard, "I don't know how serious my sexual orientation is. I'm very passionate. I go there every week..." Seeing the police coming, the beef offal stand owner stopped talking and said fiercely, "You're done. Arthur is here."

"What are you arguing about? Who is the illegal immigrant?" asked a policeman, pushing his glasses.

"Him! They!" The beef offal stall owner pointed at Yutie.

"Your ID, what are you doing here?"

"Setting up a stall!" Zeng Wangcai said truthfully, "This is our ID, Arthur, I'm suing this fat guy for defamation."

The police looked at the ID and returned it to Zeng Wangcai. He glanced at the owner of the beef offal stall and said quietly, "Not everyone can set up a stall here. You..."

"Arthur, come here!" Zeng Wangcai dog stretched out his hand from under his armpit and made a gesture.

After a while, Zeng Wangcai took the two Arthurs to a dark place and gave each of them a pack of Marlboro.

"The shop is open today, please take care of it, Arthurs!" Zeng Wangcai took out two jewelry boxes and said, "I'm selling these. They are worthless little things. Arthurs, please don't despise them. I know what to do in the future."

Of course it’s not real gold or silver, but anything that involves monetary attributes is very troublesome to handle in space.

But the advantage of these jewellery is their beautiful designs and fine workmanship, so how much they are sold for depends on personal ability.

The most crucial thing is actually the sentence Zeng Wangcai said next.

The two Arthurs gave Zeng Wangcai a look that said "you are very social", took the jewelry box with a swagger, opened it in front of Zeng Wangcai, and were surprised.

"It's very beautiful, is this really worthless?"

"It's definitely worthless to me!" Zeng Wangcai laughed, "But it may not be the same for girls, right?"

The two Arthurs nodded and collected the sparkling earrings. One of them said, "Get on good terms with your neighbors. Stop arguing. I'll introduce you to them."

Easy to deal with Arthur!

Returning to the scene, Arthur taught the beef offal stall owner a lesson and warned him not to cause trouble. The beef offal stall owner, who had been so arrogant just now, immediately showed his mean face.

There is no one who doesn’t understand the market situation when he is out there.

The owner of the beef offal stall immediately knew that Zeng Wangcai had secured the two Arthurs and paid them more than the average person, otherwise Arthur would not have stood up for a newcomer.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong!" The owner of the beef offal stall surnamed Yuan admitted his mistake very straightforwardly, "Please forgive me, handsome boy, we will be neighbors from now on, and it's fine as long as the things we sell don't conflict..."

"Okay, don't call me pretty boy, call me Brother Cai!" Arthur was still there, Zeng Wangcai didn't care, "I sell jewelry, I don't interfere with other people's business."

"That's good, that's good!"

A few minutes later, Zeng Wangcai's stall opened up, displaying various jewelry and hair accessories.

In the dim light, these metal products immediately emit a beautiful glow.

The owner of the beef offal stall, Fatty Yuan, was okay because he was a man, but the female owner selling pancakes next to him was not calm.

"Brother Cai, what beautiful jewelry! Where did you get it?" The boss, who was called Sister Lili, came over and picked up a small piece of jewelry to examine it. She asked casually, "How much? I want to buy one!"

"This ring? Five dollars, no bargaining!"

"Pfft! Brother Cai, why don't you go and rob? Look at how many shops in Temple Street dare to sell things for five yuan. You will have no business if you do this..."