Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Cai Quanwu rode his tricycle back to his home behind the Daqianmen Tavern. Before he even reached the door, he shouted at the top of his voice into the yard: "Xiu Lian, open the gate for me."

Not long after Cai Quanwu finished speaking, the gate of the courtyard opened, revealing the head of Cai Quanwu's son Cai Jianguo, "Dad, Mom is sleeping in the room."

After Cai Quanwu got off the tricycle, he touched Cai Jianguo's little head and said with a smile: "Why didn't you sleep?"

"I can't sleep, I'm playing in the yard. Dad, what are you pulling?" Cai Jianguo asked, pointing at the package on the three-wheeled cart.

"These are the clothes and beddings that your sister-in-law Xiao'e gave to our family." Cai Quanwu replied as he pushed the three-wheeled cart into the yard.

At this time, Su Xiulian, who was awakened by Cai Quanwu, came out of the house. Seeing Cai Quanwu pulling a large cart full of things, she couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Boss, what are you doing? Aren't you helping Zhuzi to pull things for his father-in-law's house?"

"Mom, Dad just said that the things in the car are the clothes and beddings that Sister Xiao'e gave to our family." Cai Jianguo replied quickly.

"There are so many, boss. Did you bring back all the clothes from Xiao'e's parents' home?" Su Xiu Lian asked hurriedly.

"Xiu Lian, you guessed right, I really did bring back all the clothes from Xiao'e's parents' home. Well, don't just stand there, help move these packages into the house. These are all good clothes. See if you can alter some clothes for the children later." Cai Quanwu untied the hemp rope on the three-wheeled cart and said.

"You have brought back all the clothes from Xiao'e's mother's home. What are Xiao'e's parents wearing?" Su Xiulian asked while helping Cai Quanwu untie the hemp rope.

"Zhu Zi said that Xiao'e's parents went to Hong Kong in the south and will not be back for a short time. They don't want these clothes anymore. Instead of leaving them at Xiao'e's parents' house to get moldy and go bad, they might as well give them to us." Cai Quanwu said with a smile, "There are furs in this package. When the time comes, see if you can wear them. If you can, keep them. If not, take them to a thrift store and sell them for money."

After Cai Quanwu and Su Xiulian moved all the packages into the house and opened them, Su Xiulian looked at the bed full of clothes and six quilts and couldn't help but smile and said, "Master, now we won't be short of quilts or clothes anymore."

"Yes, Xiulian, please put your clothes in order. I have to go to work in the tavern."

"Then go ahead, I'll sort out these clothes later." Su Xiulian, who was sorting clothes, didn't even raise her head. She just waved to Cai Quanwu and continued to sort the clothes happily.

Cai Quanwu smiled, turned around and left the room, heading for the tavern in front. Just as Cai Quanwu was about to push the door and walk into the tavern, he heard Zhao Yali and Kong Yuqin say, "Xiaoqin, do you have enough food coupons?"

"It's barely enough, right? My mother is in charge of our family's food coupons, so I don't know the details. What's wrong, Sister Yali, do you not have enough food coupons?" Kong Yuqin asked curiously.

"Alas, my eldest son is now at the age of growing up. As the saying goes, a grown-up boy will eat his father to death. He has a big appetite now. My family does not have enough food coupons. I just want to see if you have enough food coupons. If you do, I want to buy some from you." Zhao Yali said with a sigh.

"Sister Yali, wait for me to get off work, then go home and ask my mother. If my family has extra food coupons, I will bring them to you tomorrow." Kong Yuqin said with sympathy.

"Thank you, Xiaoqin."

Cai Quanwu coughed lightly before pushing the door and walking into the tavern. Zhao Yali and Kong Yuqin in the tavern stopped chatting after hearing Cai Quanwu's cough. One of them pretended to look at the account book while the other opened the cabinet and counted the money.

"Manager Cai, you're back from your work!" Zhao Yali greeted him with a smile when she saw Cai Quanwu enter the tavern.

Cai Quanwu nodded expressionlessly, then said to Zhao Yali, "Accountant Zhao, come to my office, I have something to tell you." After that, Cai Quanwu walked to the backyard of the tavern.

Zhao Yali said to Kong Yuqin, "Xiaoqin, you just watch over the front by yourself. I'm going to find Manager Cai."

"Go ahead, Sister Yali."

Zhao Yali came to Cai Quanwu's office and asked with a smile: "Manager Cai, I'm here. What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Accountant Zhao, I heard everything you and Xiaoqin said at the tavern counter just now." Cai Quanwu said expressionlessly.

When Zhao Yali heard this, she panicked and said, "Manager Cai, I know it's wrong to buy food coupons privately, but I really have no other choice, so I want to ask Xiaoqin to buy some food coupons. My family will run out of food soon." After saying this, Zhao Yali covered her face with her hands in grievance and was about to cry.

"Accountant Zhao, don't cry. I didn't call you here to lecture you. I also know your family situation." Cai Quanwu said hurriedly.

When Zhao Yali heard what Cai Quanwu said, she quickly put her hands down from her face and asked in confusion, "Manager Cai, what do you mean? Didn't you ask me to report you?"

"Accountant Zhao, we have worked together for several years. Am I the kind of person who doesn't care about human feelings?" Cai Quanwu said with a smile, his face full of kindness and goodwill. His eyes revealed a sincerity that made people feel warm.

"I called you here to introduce you to a place where you can buy food without food coupons." Cai Quanwu continued, with a hint of mystery in his voice.

Zhao Yali's eyes lit up when she heard this, but then dimmed again. She said, "Manager Cai, you are talking about Pigeon Market, right? Although food in Pigeon Market doesn't require a ticket, the price is too expensive. My family can't afford it at all." Her tone was full of helplessness and disappointment.

Cai Quanwu smiled and shook his head, saying softly: "You know that food is so expensive in Pigeon City. Do I need to tell you? The price of food in the place I am going to introduce to you is only 2 cents more expensive per pound than that in the grain store." His voice was calm and firm, as if conveying a sense of confidence to Zhao Yali.

Zhao Yali was immediately surprised when she heard what Cai Quanwu said. She stared at Cai Quanwu with eyes wide open in disbelief and asked, "Manager Cai, are you telling the truth? Are you lying to me? Is there really such cheap food in the place you said?" Her voice was full of expectation and hope, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

"Why would I lie to you? But I have to explain it to you clearly in advance. In that place, one person can only buy 50 kilograms of food a month, and you need a special certificate to buy food there. Even if you go there without the certificate, they won't sell you food. Finally, one more thing, you have to promise not to tell outsiders that you can buy food without a ticket, otherwise if they find out, they will never sell you food again. Accountant Zhao, can you do what I say?" Cai Quanwu looked at Zhao Yali very seriously.

Zhao Yali nodded quickly and said, "Manager Cai, don't worry, I promise you that I will never tell anyone what you said to me today. Can you tell me how to go to that place to buy food?" Her eyes were full of anticipation, and she seemed to be eager to get this valuable information.

Cai Quanwu took out a voucher from his pocket, held it up and said to Zhao Yali: "This voucher is the voucher for buying food at that place. But this voucher is not free. You have to pay 5 yuan for the first time when you go to that place with the voucher. After paying 5 yuan, they will take your voucher and give you a new one. Then you can buy food every month with that voucher. Remember, you have to buy a new voucher every year." After that, Cai Quanwu whispered to Zhao Yali the address of the place where food was sold.

After Cai Quanwu told Zhao Yali the address, he reminded her: "Go to the address I told you. Someone will contact you when you arrive. Remember to bring that special certificate with you. When the time comes, you just need to give this certificate to the other party. After the other party has seen the certificate, you just need to do as I said just now." After that, Cai Quanwu handed the certificate to Zhao Yali, who carefully took the note with excitement in her eyes.

Cai Quanwu continued, "Remember, you must keep it a secret and not let anyone else know this secret. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to buy food yourself, but it may also cause trouble for others." Zhao Yali nodded repeatedly to show that she understood.

Zhao Yali looked at Cai Quanwu gratefully, her eyes full of gratitude. She knew what this news meant to her. If it weren't for Cai Quanyou's help, she didn't know how to solve the food problem at home. "Manager Cai, thank you for helping my family so much. I will definitely repay you in the future." After saying that, Zhao Yali bowed to Cai Quanwu.

Cai Quanwu smiled and waved his hand to signal Zhao Yali that she was welcome. He was also very pleased to be able to help a poor family like Zhao Yali.

"Okay, Accountant Zhao, go back to your work." After saying that, Cai Quanwu picked up the account book on the table and started looking at it.

Zhao Yali left Cai Quanwu's office with a happy face. She tightly held the voucher given to her by Cai Quanwu in her pocket. With this voucher, she would no longer have to worry about food every month. Thinking of this, Zhao Yali felt a relief she had never felt before.

Kong Yuqin watched Zhao Yali return from Cai Quanwu's office with a smile on her face, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister Yali, what good news did Manager Cai tell you? Why are you smiling so happily?"

"It's nothing good. Manager Cai heard what we talked about just now. Manager Cai felt sorry for me and said he would lend me some food coupons to help me get through this month." Zhao Yali's heart moved, and she immediately made up an excuse.

"I was wondering why you are so happy. It turns out you don't have to worry about food anymore. Manager Cai is such a good person." Kong Yuqin said with emotion.

"Yes, without Manager Cai's help, I really don't know what to do! Manager Cai is a good person." Zhao Yali nodded, indicating that she agreed with what Kong Yuqin said.

After Zhao Yali left Cai Quanwu's office, Cai Quanwu took out an account book from the drawer and started writing. The vouchers given to Zhao Yali were made according to He Yuzhu's instructions. In order to ensure that the grain that Qiu Guangpu moved from the Northeast to Sijiu City could help more families with food shortages, He Yuzhu specially asked Cai Quanwu to make a batch of vouchers. In the future, grain would only be sold to people with vouchers. In order to ensure profits to feed his group of people, He Yuzhu stipulated that each voucher would cost 5 yuan, and each voucher could only buy 50 kilograms of grain per month.

Since the implementation of the voucher system, the efficiency of grain trading has been significantly improved, and the security has also been greatly guaranteed. In the past, the customers were randomly found by the brothers, but now they have become fixed, which makes the entire transaction process more orderly and stable. With the fixed customers, He Yuzhu can also arrange his brothers to understand the specific situation of the customers, thereby ensuring the personal safety of the brothers involved in grain trading.

Before the change, every month, the food that Qiu Guangpu brought back would be snapped up by He Yuzhu's subordinates. However, after a period of practice, He Yuzhu realized that if this situation continued, it would likely lead to some people taking advantage of the situation. Therefore, he decided to introduce this new system to regulate the market order.

He Yuzhu did not take overly harsh measures against his younger brothers. On the contrary, he issued a voucher to each younger brother for free, allowing them to purchase 50 kilograms of grain per month, just like those who bought the voucher. The issuance of these vouchers was personally handled by Cai Quanwu. In this way, He Yuzhu's original intention of agreeing to trade in grain was guaranteed, and the interests of his younger brothers were taken care of, which was a two-pronged approach.