Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After He Yuzhu left, Zhang Hu returned home and wolfed down his meal. Then he said to his wife, "I have to go out for something." After that, he hurried out.

Zhang Hu first came to Cui Xiaowei's house and asked Cui Xiaowei to follow him to Du Haoran's house. Du Haoran's parents died. His father fell ill when the skinhead party was in power and the family had no money to treat him, leaving his mother and his two siblings to die. In order to raise them, his mother worked hard and eventually died of illness two years ago. Only he and a sister were left to depend on each other. After Du Haoran's mother died, he was only 2 years old and had to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. However, because his family was poor and he had not read a few years since he was a child, he was not selected when the factory recruited workers because of insufficient academic qualifications. He could only do odd jobs on the street. The two brothers and sisters lived a life of hunger and fullness. However, because of his long-term involvement in the market, Du Haoran was trained to be more proficient in human relations. When He Yuzhu asked Zhang Hu to recruit people, Zhang Hu saw that Du Haoran's brother and sister were pitiful, and Du Haoran was also smart, so he recruited him.

After Zhang Hu brought Cui Xiaowei to Du Haoran's house, he asked, "Haoran, have you eaten yet?"

Du Haoran replied: "I have eaten, what's wrong, Brother Hu?"

Zhang Hu went on to say: "My boss gave me a task. He asked me to go to a place to set up a trap and develop the people in that yard into my subordinates. I think you two are smart, so I plan to assign this task to you two." After saying that, Zhang Hu looked at Du Haoran and Cui Xiaowei.

Du Haoran hurriedly said, "Brother Hu, just give us your instructions. We promise to make it beautiful for you."

So Zhang Hu asked the two men to come closer and whispered to them the plan arranged by He Yuzhu. After telling the two men the plan, Zhang Hu said, "Do you two remember what I said? I don't care about the specific method, but I require that everyone in that yard must be dragged into the water. By the way, the boss said that there is a very tall man in the No. 95 yard. Don't drag him into the water. He is a cadre and his family conditions are not bad. When you see him, be careful and don't let him report you."

After listening to Zhang Hu's introduction of the personalities of the people in the courtyard, Du Haoran said directly: "Brother Hu, it's actually not that troublesome. According to the situation of the people in the courtyard you mentioned, when we see them leaving the courtyard alone, we can just go up and find them. Only a fool would not want such an easy opportunity. I don't know if we can capture the other residents of the courtyard, but I can guarantee that as long as we follow my instructions, we can easily capture Jia Zhang directly."

Zhang Hu smiled and said, "Haoran, since you are so confident, I will leave Jia Zhang to you. I want to see if you can take her down."

Du Haoran chuckled, "No problem, but Brother Hu, you have to point out who Jia Zhang is to me? There are so many people living in that courtyard, it would be so presumptuous if I recognize the wrong person."

"Okay, I'll take you to identify the person tomorrow. It just so happens that the junk is now mine. But remember to keep this a secret and don't tell anyone about it. You all know what we did, so I won't say anything harsh."

Du Haoran and Cui Xiaowei nodded quickly and said solemnly, "Got it, Brother Hu, we promise to keep this matter to ourselves."

Zhang Hu continued, "Oh, by the way, I have one more good thing to tell you guys. The boss said that we should kill a pig every week, and each of you 12 people will get 1 kilogram."

Du Haoran and Cui Xiaowei asked in disbelief, "Brother Hu, is this true? Are you kidding us?"

Zhang Hu smiled and said, "Why would I fool you? The boss told me today, it's just..."

Cui Xiaowei couldn't wait to ask: "But what's wrong? Brother Hu."

Zhang Hu saw that the two people had satisfied their appetites, and then he said, "But we have to kill the pig ourselves. You guys have to find a way to kill the pig yourself."

Cui Xiaowei was relieved after hearing this and said, "I thought it was going to be a pig slaughter. That's easy. My uncle in the countryside is the butcher in their village. We can just invite him over. But we have to give him some bribes. Brother Hu, did the boss ask for bribes?"

Zhang Hu said straightforwardly, "You don't need to ask the boss for this matter. I can make the decision. Let's see if he wants money or meat. If he wants meat, give him 2 catties of meat. If he wants money, give him 2 yuan as labor fee. By the way, when you meet the other people tomorrow, ask them to find a secluded yard outside the city. We need to find a safe place to kill the pig. It will be troublesome if someone reports it if it is not done properly."

"Okay, Tiger."

Zhang Hu finished explaining what He Yuzhu had asked him to do and stood up to leave. Du Haoran saw Zhang Hu was about to leave and hurriedly said, "Brother Hu, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Zhang Hu looked at Du Haoran with a puzzled look and asked, "Haoran, what's the matter?"

Du Haoran said quickly, "I plan to go to Nanluoguxiang to wait tomorrow. I'm afraid the people in the courtyard won't believe me, so I need to ask you to prepare a basket of eggs. This way, when I meet them, I can tell them that I have a basket of eggs with me. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if they think I'm a liar."

Zhang Hu agreed casually: "Okay, wait for me at home tomorrow. After I clock in at work, I'll take you to get the eggs."

Du Haoran then asked, "By the way, Brother Hu, what price should we sell the eggs to him at? Did the boss tell us the price?"

Zhang Hu slapped his head and said, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't asked me. The boss said that we should sell it at the market price without tickets. Haoran, I have to remind you again, don't mess it up when the time comes, otherwise the boss will blame me and I will lose face."

Du Haoran patted his chest and said, "Brother Hu, just rest assured. I will make sure everything is arranged clearly. If I can't do it well, you can take off my head and kick it like a ball."

Zhang Hu laughed and scolded, "Why would I need your head? This is a new society. Well, do you have anything else to do? If not, I'm going home."

Du Haoran shook his head and said, "Brother Hu, I'm fine." After that, he looked at Cui Xiaowei who was standing beside him. Cui Xiaowei quickly said, "Brother Hu, I'm fine just like Haoran."

"It's okay, Xiaowei. Don't do anything else tomorrow. Just follow Haoran and finish what the boss has asked you to do."

Cui Xiaowei nodded and agreed quickly: "Yes."

The next day, Zhang Hu signed in at the scrap station and pushed his tricycle out of the scrap station. He was going to collect junk. After leaving the scrap station, Zhang Hu first went to Du Haoran's house and found Cui Xiaowei there. Zhang Hu said without hesitation: "Xiaowei, you are here too. You two should hurry up and follow me now."

Zhang Hu brought Du Haoran and Cui Xiaowei to the gate of the courtyard where the eggs were stored. Zhang Hu said to the two people: "You two stand guard at the door, I'll go in and get you the eggs." After that, Zhang Hu took out the key from his pocket, opened the door and walked in.

About 5 minutes later, Zhang Hu came out carrying a basket covered with cloth in one hand and a scale in the other. Zhang Hu handed the basket of eggs and the scale to Du Haoran and said in a low voice: "There are 20 kilograms of eggs in the basket. Be careful. I will take you to the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang." After that, Zhang Hu got on his tricycle and rushed to Nanluoguxiang.

After arriving at the No. 95 courtyard in Nanluoguxiang, Zhang Hu pointed at the gate of No. 95 courtyard and whispered, "Look, that courtyard is No. 95 courtyard. You two will guard it today."

Before Zhang Hu finished speaking, Jia Zhang hurriedly walked out of the courtyard. Zhang Hu took one look and said, "Did you see that? That old woman is Jia Zhang. I was just thinking about how to identify Jia Zhang for you. I didn't expect that she would walk out by herself. Haoran, it depends on your performance next. I'm going to collect the junk first. Keep your eyes open when you work." After that, Zhang Hu rode away on his tricycle, shouting as he walked, "Collecting junk~ Collecting wine bottles, scrap iron, and old newspapers~ If you have junk to sell at home, please come out quickly. The junk collector is here."

After Zhang Hu walked away, Du Haoran leaned over to Cui Xiaowei's ear and said, "Xiaowei, take the basket and wait for me in the alley over there. I'm going to meet Jia Zhang." After that, Du Haoran asked Jia Zhang to go to the toilet.

Jia Zhang had just finished using the toilet and had not walked far when Du Haoran suddenly stopped her and shouted, "Auntie." Jia Zhang was startled by Du Haoran's sudden appearance and was about to curse him, but Du Haoran looked around and quickly lowered his voice and whispered, "Auntie, do you want eggs?"

Jia Zhang looked at Du Haoran's sneaky look and quickly asked in a low voice, "What's the point of asking for eggs?"

Du Haoran glanced around again and whispered, "Auntie, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to the side." After that, Du Haoran walked to the side. Jia Zhang looked at Du Haoran walking away. She was worried that she met a liar, but she couldn't suppress her greed. She glanced at the gate of the courtyard, which was near her home. If the young man dared to do something bad to her, she would call for help, and then she would definitely make the young man pay for it. Thinking of this, Jia Zhang felt much more at ease. Relying on the fact that it was near her home, Jia Zhang followed Du Haoran.

As a result, Du Haoran stopped not far away. Seeing that he was still on the road, Jia Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest gently. It turned out that she had frightened herself. Du Haoran waved to Jia Zhang, and Jia Zhang hurried to Du Haoran's side. Du Haoran observed the passers-by on the street and said in a low voice: "Auntie, I am from the countryside in the north of the city. We raise some hens privately in our village. The price given by the supply and marketing cooperative is too low. Our village chief asked me to bring eggs to the city to sell. Auntie, I see that you are so wealthy and your family must be well-off. Do you want eggs?"

When Jia Zhang heard Du Haoran praising her family's good conditions, she immediately put on airs and pretended to be indifferent and asked, "Young man, you have good taste. Our family is the best in our courtyard. How much do you sell your eggs for?"

Du Haoran quickly followed Jia Zhang's words and said, "That's right, otherwise I wouldn't have stopped you, Auntie. The clothes you are wearing don't even have a patch on them, so your family must be well off. I didn't dare to ask about clothes with patches, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to afford them even if I asked."

After hearing Du Haoran's boasting, Jia Zhang couldn't help but smile like a flower. She suppressed her smile and whispered, "Young man, stop talking and tell me how much your eggs are selling for."

Du Haoran looked at the passers-by and found that no one was paying attention to him, so he whispered, "A pound of eggs is 5 cents, do you want some, Auntie?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang couldn't help but say in disappointment, "5 cents per pound of eggs, isn't this the same price as in the vegetable market? Young man, your eggs are the same price as in the vegetable market, why should I buy from you?"

Du Haoran said quickly, "Auntie, I don't need tickets for my eggs. If our village wasn't far away and it wasn't inconvenient to come to the city, I would have sold them at the pigeon market. Pigeons don't need tickets and they're only ten cents each."

When Jia Zhang heard that no ticket was needed, her eyes lit up and she asked quickly, "Are you serious? You charge 5 cents per pound for eggs without a ticket? Young man, you can't fool me." After saying that, Jia Zhang began to calculate in her mind: this pound of eggs only costs 5 cents without a ticket, and there are about eight or nine eggs in a pound. If she secretly took them to the black market to sell them at night, she could make at least or cents per pound of eggs. or cents could buy half a pound of pork. Thinking of this, Jia Zhang's breathing began to quicken.

Du Haoran said seriously: "Auntie, why would I lie to you? Fifty cents is fifty cents. I don't want a cent more. If the supply and marketing cooperative was not only willing to give you thirty-five cents for a pound of eggs, I wouldn't come to the city to sell them." Du Haoran knew that Jia Zhang had taken the bait as soon as she saw her expression. He was secretly delighted that he had succeeded. It seemed that Jia Zhang could not escape from his grasp.