Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Cai Quanwu invited Qiangzi to drink, and the two chatted while drinking. Qiangzi picked up the wine glass and took a sip of Fenjiu: "This good wine is really delicious, much better than the watered-down wine we drank at Zhengyang Gate. Wobo, your nephew is really kind to you by treating you with such good wine."

"Of course not. My nephew is very kind to me. Today was the first time I went to his house to get to know him. Not only did he have a bottle of good wine that night, he also went out to buy a big rooster and fried the whole rooster. The taste was amazing. Even the side dish of potatoes tasted better than the meat I had eaten before."

"You can brag all you want, this is the first time I've heard someone say that potatoes are more delicious than meat."

"I'm not exaggerating. My nephew learned his craft from a master in the Eighth Building. His skills are unmatched by ordinary people. He was too young to drink with me, and I was reluctant to drink such good wine alone. I thought that ordinary people like us could just take a few sips to taste it. But I didn't expect that when he sent me back, he brought me the remaining wine and gave me 20 salted duck eggs as an extra gift, saying that it was embarrassing to come to his house empty-handed. But I didn't bring anything with me. Now I think it's embarrassing."

"Your nephew is still young. I think he is almost a head taller than you. But from what you said, your nephew is really generous. Just treating you to a meal today must cost at least 6 to 7 yuan. If this amount is converted into food, the food bought can last for a month. Wobo, you will enjoy a good life in the future. Your nephew is definitely a capable person. Don't forget me, your brother, when you become rich in the future."

"He is just tall. Actually, he is only 16 years old. Don't underestimate him because he is young. He can handle things just as well as adults. I want to ask you something. My nephew saw that I was working hard in the grain store, so he wanted to lend me money to buy a rickshaw. Although I often borrowed your rickshaw before, it was only at night and there was not much work. I never used it during the day. He lent me money out of kindness. I would be sorry if I didn't have the money to pay him back when the business was bad. So I want to ask you how your rickshaw business is going?"

"Wobo'er, you will enjoy a good life in the future. Your nephew felt sorry for your poor relative the first time they met. His character is absolutely impeccable. He is absolutely the best in Beijing." Qiangzi took a sip of wine and gave Cai Quanwu a thumbs up.

"If you become rich in the future, don't forget to treat me to a drink. If you ask me about other things, I may not dare to tell you, but you asked me about the rickshaw, then you really asked the right person. After listening to me, I promise that your treat will not be in vain."

"Qiangzi, it's too polite for you to say that. We have lived together for so many years. If you hadn't lent me your rickshaw every night, I could barely have enough to eat just by carrying the heavy bags every day. Come on, Qiangzi, let me toast you." Cai Quanwu raised his glass and clinked it with Qiangzi.

Qiangzi took a sip of wine and ate a salted duck egg. "If you listen to me, don't buy a rickshaw. Buy a three-wheeled cart."

"Why do you suggest I buy a cart? Is there any trick?"

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly. After the establishment of our New Dragon State, all the rich people in the city who could escape fled. The remaining big bosses who didn't escape all went out in cars, and they didn't want to ride in our rickshaws. The landlords in the countryside were also raided and defeated. Unless there was something urgent, few ordinary people would be willing to take a rickshaw. So since the establishment of the New Dragon State, the rickshaw business has been much worse than before."

"Have you noticed that there are more bicycles on the streets than before? And I heard in the newspaper that a factory in Tianjin has produced bicycles made in our country. There will definitely be more and more people buying bicycles in the future, and fewer people will ride rickshaws. But it's different with carts. Although ordinary people are reluctant to ride rickshaws, they still need carts to transport goods and move things around. Not to mention far away places, every winter when every household in Beijing buys cabbages, they all use carts to carry them home, not to mention buying coal briquettes and the like. If I had money, I would like to sell my rickshaw and add some money to buy a cart to transport goods."

After listening to Qiangzi's words, Cai Quanwu felt that it made sense. He also thought about the job that He Yuzhu introduced to him, which required him to transport eggs every two days. Using a cart would definitely be more convenient than a rickshaw, so he made a decision in his mind.

"Qiangzi, thank you. When my nephew lends me money, I will buy you a cart and treat you to a good meal."

After Cai Quanwu and Qiangzi finished drinking, they returned home and lay on the bed. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that buying a cart was better than a rickshaw. After all, there were so many shops in Beijing that every family had to buy and sell goods. As long as he worked diligently, he would have endless work to do in the future. He Yuzhu could pay back the money he borrowed from him very quickly, so Cai Quanwu fell asleep with a vision of the future. In his dream, after Cai Quanwu bought the cart, he paid back He Yuzhu's money in half a year. Not long after he paid off the money, he married a beautiful wife and had a big fat boy the following year.

The next day at noon, after He Yuzhu cleaned up the kitchen, he rode his bicycle to Cai Quanwu's house as agreed. Cai Quanwu waited for him at home as agreed yesterday. When Cai Quanwu saw He Yuzhu, he immediately locked the door and followed He Yuzhu out. Cai Quanwu sat on the back seat of He Yuzhu's bicycle, and He Yuzhu took Cai Quanwu to the place where rickshaws were sold.

"Zhu Zi, after you left last night, I found a rickshaw driver in the yard where I live and asked him about the rickshaw business. He suggested that I buy a three-wheeled cart to transport goods. I listened to his suggestion and felt it was a good idea. I want to buy a three-wheeled cart to transport goods, as transporting goods requires more work than transporting people." Cai Quanwu repeated to He Yuzhu what Qiangzi had said last night.

"Uncle, your friend is right. He is a man with a lot on his mind. Just think it over. It's harder to haul goods than to haul people, but you can earn more. I wonder if the places that sell rickshaws sell tricycles?"

"What's the hard work? I'm young, and I have nothing but strength. You don't know that when carrying large bags in the grain store, others can only carry 3 bags at most, but I can only carry 4 bags at a time. I have asked Qiangzi, and the place where rickshaws are sold also sells three-wheeled carts, and the carts that carry goods are cheaper than the rickshaws that carry people. A cart that carries goods costs 295 million, and a rickshaw costs 320 million."

He Yuzhu was walking with Cai Quanwu when they suddenly noticed a group of people gathered on the roadside ahead. He Yuzhu stopped the car out of curiosity and was about to ask the people next to him what was going on, but the person next to him turned his head away and He Yuzhu blurted out: "Third uncle, why are you here?" After He Yuzhu said this, he realized that the person in front of him was not Third Uncle Yan Bugui, but just looked like Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui wore glasses, but this person did not, and his temperament was not the same person.

The man was stunned by He Yuzhu's calling him "Uncle". "Uncle, young man, you must have recognized the wrong person. People around here call me Pian Ye."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Pian. There's a steward in the courtyard where I live who looks a lot like you. I mistook you for him. I'm really sorry."

Cai Quanwu, who was sitting in the back seat, also got out of the car and took a look at Pian Ye. He was also surprised. The Pian Ye in front of him, apart from not wearing glasses, gave people a gangster-like feeling. If you were not very familiar with him, you would not be able to tell who was who between him and Yan Bugui.

Seeing that He Yuzhu admitted his mistake with such a good attitude, Pian Ye no longer pursued the matter of He Yuzhu admitting the wrong person.

"It's nothing serious. We were just selling watered-down wine in our pub. It happened to coincide with the government's crackdown on unscrupulous merchants who cheated and deceived people. We were caught as an example by the street office, and the pub was sealed and closed by the street office. The people from the street office arrested the owner and wanted to parade him, but the owner fainted when he heard that he was going to be paraded. When the people from the street office saw that he had fainted, they didn't know why they were going to parade him, so they sent him directly to the Union Hospital.

"Being caught and paraded, you know how to face it, what have you been doing before? The owner of this tavern has been diluting the wine since the Japanese invaded. You said that at that time, because of the Japanese invasion, you diluted the wine to prevent the Japanese from drinking in your store, which is understandable. After the Japanese surrendered, you said that after the Japanese left, you could stop selling diluted wine. After all, the people who drink are Chinese, not the Japanese beasts. As a result, this old man became addicted to selling diluted wine, and then he was beaten by several skinhead soldiers who were drinking in his tavern. It is said that he should have learned his lesson after being beaten, but the owner of the tavern still didn't know how to restrain himself and continued to sell diluted wine as usual. This is not doing business honestly, always thinking of cheating, isn't it?"

A bystander nearby also said, "Old He sold watered-down wine and it looked like he made a lot of money, but he got his comeuppance. If he had been doing business honestly, he would not have been able to have a son. In the end, his own brother took pity on him and gave him his own son for adoption."

"I think Old He is doomed this time. When he fainted, I saw him fall down while holding his chest."

"Old He was saved by going to the hospital, but I guess his tavern won't be able to survive long. Even if the government allows him to renovate it and reopen it, it will depend on his son's behavior. This tavern will go bankrupt sooner or later. It's a pity that we won't have a place to drink nearby in the future." Pian Ye said with regret.

"Mr. Pian, you guys continue chatting, I'll take my leave now." He Yuzhu clasped his fist towards Mr. Pian, then got back on his bike and continued walking towards the direction of the cart seller with Cai Quanwu.

"Uncle, if the tavern really can't continue like Mr. Pian said, how about I buy it and you help me look after it."

After listening to what Mr. Na said, He Yuzhu couldn't help but think about it in his mind. Although in a few years, all walks of life in the country will carry out public-private partnerships, and the tavern will definitely participate in the public-private partnership at that time, and the tavern will no longer belong to him after the public-private partnership. But what he really cares about is not the business of the tavern, but the house of the tavern. As long as he buys the house of the tavern and rents it to his cousin Cai Quanwu, letting Cai Quanwu run the tavern, then the public-private partnership will only involve the business in the tavern, and the house will not be involved in the partnership, so the house will still be his.

As for whether the ten-year catastrophe would affect my cousin Cai Quanwu, as long as the tavern did not hire workers before the public-private partnership, I would let my cousin work alone. You can't say I exploited the workers, but you can't say I exploited myself. When the public-private partnership came, I would let my cousin be the first to respond to the government's call. With this typical blessing, I could basically survive the ten-year catastrophe safely. When the ten years were over, I could live comfortably on this house for the rest of my life.

"I heard from my neighbor Qiangzi that the owner of the tavern has always sold diluted wine. I heard that the pickled vegetables in the tavern are really special, and many people go there just to have a sip of the pickles. The guys in Sijiucheng are used to going to the tavern to have a few sips after work. Most people don't go there to drink, but like the free and relaxed atmosphere of the tavern and enjoy the feeling of bragging and joking. If we can really take over the business, as long as we don't sell diluted wine and get the owner's secret recipe for pickles, the business will only get better, not worse."

"Then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on it. If the boss really doesn't want to do it anymore, you can let me know and I'll buy him out. I'll trouble you to help me keep an eye on the tavern's business. As for the secret recipe of the pickles in the tavern you mentioned, the boss can give it to me if he wants to. If he doesn't want to, don't worry about it. It's a small matter for me. I just think it's troublesome to pickle pickles. If I really want to, I will definitely not pickle any worse than the boss does."

"Okay, Zhuzi, I'll keep your story in mind. I'll go over and ask about it when I'm free. If you really buy it, I'll be in charge of the store for you, and I won't have time to ride a cart to transport goods. How about you not buy the cart for now? Wait and see if the store can buy it. If it can, you don't have to buy it. If it can't, it's not too late to buy it later."

"Uncle, I just listened to Master Pian and said casually that I wanted to buy the tavern. It's still unclear whether the owner will sell it or not. We'll buy the cart anyway and ask around the tavern. If the owner of the tavern really wants to sell it, we'll buy the tavern. Although you have to watch over the tavern every day, you still have to use the cart to deliver eggs, so don't think too much and just be at ease. It's worth buying this cart."

He Yuzhu rode his bike with Cai Quanwu to the place where three-wheeled carts were sold. Cai Quanwu went to choose the car of his dreams. Actually, there were not many to choose from. It was mainly a psychological effect. After Cai Quanwu chose one, He Yuzhu took out 300 million RMB from his pocket and handed it to Cai Quanwu. After Cai Quanwu took the money, he went to the boss to pay the money and get the invoice. After paying the money and getting the invoice, the three-wheeled cart Cai Quanwu chose truly belonged to him.

Cai Quanwu pushed a three-wheeled cart out of the store. Looking at the cart, Cai Quanwu felt like he was dreaming. At this time yesterday, he was still squatting on the street waiting for work, but today, with the help of He Yuzhu, he spent 295 million to buy a three-wheeled cart. If he had to work on his own, he might never be able to afford such an expensive cart in his entire life.

He Yuzhu, a relative whom he had only met for one day, lent him 300 million yuan without hesitation to buy a flatbed truck. Thinking of this, Cai Quanwu's eyes turned red and tears fell. It is said that men do not shed tears easily, but they are just sad. Since his mother passed away, Cai Quanwu has become a lonely man. The world around him seems to be a strange ocean. He is a lonely island in that ocean. He has never felt the warmth of family affection again, so he has become silent. The appearance of He Yuzhu has reconnected this isolated island with the mainland, allowing him to feel the beauty of the world again.