Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

"Third brother, when will the rice from the south arrive? It was sent together with the goods from the Northeast. The goods from the Northeast arrived earlier," a middle-aged man asked the people around him.

"Brother, the rice from the south is now in the suburbs and cannot be brought into the city. After Xiao Pengfei and An Chunyang got into trouble, the inspection of foreign vehicles is too strict and they cannot be transported in. As for hiring people, it's even worse. Not to mention the high cost, there are too many people and too many mouths. It won't work if too many people know about our affairs," said the third brother.

"Ma Zi, don't you have a way?" the eldest brother greeted Ma Zi.

"Brother, it's not settled yet. There are six large trucks in the freight station, and my cousin is the person in charge there. He wants that group of people to help. But they disagree. They say neither nice things nor hard things will work," said Hou Mazi.

"Why don't they agree? If the price is not right, you can raise it a little bit. Don't be afraid to spend money," said the eldest brother.

"Brother, it's not about money. Until now, I haven't even had the chance to ask for money. This group of people are all one family, uncles and brothers. They are united and can't be defeated alone. Moreover, they have a younger brother who is a leader in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. I heard that he has wide social connections. We are also afraid of causing trouble, so we haven't used any tricks yet," said Hou Mazi.

"What kind of proper leaders can the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill have? Isn't Li Huaide just a department-level cadre? He's in charge of the factory. Mazi, let me tell you, even if Li Huaide's brother was here, he should be spoken to nicely. Otherwise, I will beat him up or scold him if I want to. Other people are nothing. Don't we have social connections? Who can do this without social connections? Isn't Xiao Pengfei awesome? Does he dare to come to this place to sell goods?" The eldest brother got angry at Hou Mazi.

"I got it, big brother. Tomorrow I will find a few brothers to beat up the leader Zhang Dasen and teach him a lesson," said Hou Mazi.

"Don't hit them too hard, just a few hits will be enough. We still need them to do work. Brother Yan will be here tomorrow, and I will have a good talk with you in front of him. Don't you want a bicycle? If you get this done, Brother Yan will definitely give you one." After the threats, the eldest brother began to bribe.

"Thank you, brother" Hou Mazi was happy.

"Go back and have a rest, there is nothing to do today. Without rice, we can't do business." The eldest brother asked Hou Mazi to come out, and Zhang Dabao asked a crow to follow.

"Brother, I feel that it's useless even if Hou Mazi beats Zhang Dasen. We still have to get rid of his backers. Take away his brother's official position at the Red Star Steel Mill, or transfer him, and then they will be convinced." When the third brother saw Hou Mazi leaving, he told his eldest brother his thoughts.

"Third brother, what you said makes sense. Brother Yan doesn't want to do this, and I don't know what he is afraid of. I'll go find him later and talk to him. A vice chairman of the trade union of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is nothing. The chairman of the trade union can be beaten by the factory director, so why should he be so cautious?" The eldest brother sighed and said to the third brother.

"These children of high-ranking officials have too many things to worry about. They are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. What great things can they accomplish?" The third brother also complained.

"Let the brothers change into some clean clothes tomorrow night and be more alert. Brother Yan will bring his cousin over to see us. His uncle is a higher-ranking official. If his cousin can get involved, do we still need to look for someone like Zhang Dasen? A car can carry more and go faster," said the eldest brother.

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely do it beautifully," the third brother said quickly.

As they were talking, the door opened and both men came out. The shorter man went to the front yard, and the middle-aged man walked into an alley at the back.

Zhang Dabao let the other crow stay here and followed behind this big brother.

The eldest brother seemed to have no professional training and did not have any anti-detection measures. He brought Zhang Dabao to a small courtyard.

The eldest brother knocked on the door and went in, while Zhang Dabao came to the roof.

"Brother Yan, haven't you rested yet?" The eldest brother entered the north room.

"What time is it, Old Tang? If you don't sleep, can't others sleep too? You come just when I was about to take a break. What's wrong? Do you have any good news to tell me?" Brother Yan could tell from the voice that it was a young man, and he was very irritable.

"Brother Yan, it's still about the team. The third brother has a suggestion today. I think it's good and I want to talk to you about it," said Old Tang.

"What good ideas can Hu Laosan have? It's just that you trust him." Brother Yan's words were full of contempt for Hu Laosan.

"Brother Yan, freight is very important, and it is unsafe to use horse-drawn and donkey carts. The quantity each time is not small, and this is a long-term matter. The third brother believes that the reason why Zhang Dasen and his gang have the confidence to disagree with our request is because his brother Zhang Dabao is a crappy vice chairman of the trade union in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill," said Boss Tang.

"You mean to let my dad find someone to arrest Zhang Dabao? Can your mother tell me about the situation of the Minjie? Do you know who Zhang Dabao is? Do you have any connections? Doesn't he? His uncle-in-law is the newly appointed Minister Qiao of the Ministry of Transport. Minister Tang and Deputy Minister Shi of the Ministry of Industry treat him like their own son. How can I deal with him? Can my dad deal with two big ministers? My dad is just a deputy minister." Brother Yan lost his temper and scolded Brother Tang harshly.

"Brother Yan, how can I know these things? No, I will find a few brothers to kill him. No matter how high-ranking his relatives are, there is nothing we can do," said Boss Tang.

"It's not easy to deal with. He is very skilled. Two of them can wipe out an entire company of horse bandits on the grassland. Of course, they use guns, but he is unharmed. His personal strength is unfathomable," said Brother Yan.

"Brother Yan, you worry too much. No matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife. Ambush a few brothers on the road he has to pass and shoot him to death," said Boss Tang.

"Let me think about it. This matter is very serious. I will go home tomorrow night and discuss with my father whether Zhang Dabao should try not to move. My cousin also wants to participate. My uncle is a big leader. My cousin and I should discuss it as well." Brother Yan relaxed. It seemed that he was tempted by Boss Tang's plan to assassinate Zhang Dabao.

Zhang Dabao on the roof heard everything clearly and wanted to attack me. That’s great. I was worried about my family, so thank you for giving me a chance to establish my authority.

Brother Yan wanted to go home to discuss it with his father. It seemed that his father also knew about this matter, as well as his cousin. Thinking of this, Zhang Dabao called the crow that was monitoring Hou Mazi and the Yongdingmen courtyard here to see whose child this Brother Yan was and who his cousin was.

As for Hou Mazi's plan to beat Zhang Dasen tomorrow, let him do it. If he doesn't beat him, it will be difficult for me to establish my authority in the next step. I won't come back often after arriving in Hong Kong, so I must create a good living environment for my family. I also want to warn those who have bad intentions to consider the consequences before doing anything.