Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

A month later, the frosty streets of Beijing became even more solemn, and the water surface was frozen solid. At this time, Zhang Yu once again found Zhao Zihao to make a deal, exchanging 250 kilograms of pears for a huge harvest of silver dollars.

It's not that Zhang Yu is unwilling to supply more, but he has the ability and technology to properly store fresh pears for a long time, which is a clear advantage over Zhao Zihao, whose large-scale storage may cause unnecessary trouble and be more prone to damage. Moreover, once a large number of pear products appear in the market, it may arouse the attention of the government, and then speculative trading will be regarded as a felony.

Zhang Yu's pursuit is to seek steady progress in business strategy rather than quick success and quick profit. Through the two businesses, he and Zhao Zihao established a preliminary foundation of trust.

With Zhao Zihao, handling public affairs involving Zhang Yu became easier. As the Spring Festival holiday approached, the busyness of the factory made Zhang Yu shuttle between various affairs day after day, and sometimes he had to run between the two places before he could return to Beijing for a short time.

During the trip, Zhang Yu took the opportunity to help deliver goods and accept some local specialties, which earned him 160 yuan. Together with Zhao Zihao's earnings from selling pears, he finally collected more than yuan.

During the Spring Festival, he planned to buy the necessary supplies to prepare for the wedding. At that time, the bride did not necessarily ask for a house or a big red envelope, but for a modern new family, necessities such as a radio or tape recorder, a washing machine, a bicycle and a pager were all symbols of respectability.

During the Spring Festival, due to Xu Damao's behavior after his divorce, it was reported that he frequently dated female workers and was very close to a female colleague, Yu Haitang. Yu Haitang was generous and cheerful. After learning about the situation of his dating partner He Yushui, she no longer had any prejudice against Zhang Yu and stopped deliberately contacting him.

Xu Damao seized the opportunity to consolidate his relationship with Yu Haitang by giving her gifts and inviting her to the movies.

During the Spring Festival, the courtyard was relatively quiet. The eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai was busy preparing for a family dinner; the second uncle Liu Haizhong's children were less disciplined; the third uncle Yan Bugui, due to He Yuzhu's generous gift, was unusually generous and planned to cook a lot of dumplings with pig head and cabbage as the main ingredients.

The rest of the family did not change much, but the Jia family fell into financial difficulties due to the loss of He Yuzhu's support. The poor life made the children hungry all day long, and Jia Zhang scolded Qin Huairu for his incompetence every day.

Unfortunately, Qin Huairu was demoted to become a cleaner and encountered difficulties. Soon after, she learned that this change was caused by Xu Damao, who secretly made her responsible for cleaning the toilets in revenge for the misunderstanding in the past that caused her to suffer rumors.

In this chaotic environment, there are few people who can lend a helping hand to the Jia family because the relationship between the families is alienated. Once, Qin Huairu shamelessly asked Zhang Yu to borrow money, but received no response. Another time when he woke up from drunkenness, Zhang Yu accidentally ran into Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu having a private meeting, and they seemed to be entangled.

However, he did not comment too much on their affairs. Qin Huairu was framed initially because he was carrying out a mission, and he no longer cared about it after completing it. Yi Zhonghai seemed to be a gentleman, but in fact, even though he was older, he was still restless and privately involved with a widow.

It is possible that this secret tryst had been going on for some time, and perhaps frequently. Such a rumor would only damage the woman's reputation.

Before the countdown to the Spring Festival, all employees of the steel plant took a vacation, and Zhang Yu felt relieved after a busy January. At this time, He Yushui had already returned home for the winter vacation. She took care of Zhang Yu's trivial matters and concentrated on preparing for the New Year's affairs.

The new year is coming, and Zhang Yu promised He Yushui that they would welcome the new year together. However, he brought gifts and hurried to the supermarket to buy New Year's goods before the holiday.

Just after taking a few steps out of the alley, he ran into Zhao Zihao who was walking over. "Didn't I tell you to mind your own business?" Zhang Yu asked dissatisfiedly.

Zhao Zihao immediately apologized: "Brother Zhang, I'm so sorry, I really encountered a difficult problem this time, so I came to trouble you."

"What's so urgent?" Zhang Yu asked.

"Can you still sell your pears?" Zhao Zihao asked excitedly.

Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Then all 500 kilograms of pears are sold out?"

Zhao Zihao couldn't contain his joy: "They sold out very quickly. Your pears were snapped up as soon as they were released. They were all sold out in just a few days."

Zhang Yu was surprised: "The price is not low. How many people in Beijing can afford it?"

In that era, even ordinary families had to save money when buying meat, and the price of pears increased several times.

I originally thought it would take Zhao Zihao several days or even longer to sell these pears.

"You don't understand. Fresh fruits are rare in Beijing right now. The end of the year is approaching and many people want to take some home as gifts." Zhao Zihao said helplessly, "During this period, someone came to me and said they wanted to sell pears. I didn't dare to go home. I had no choice but to take the risk and ask you for help."

Zhang Yu nodded, realizing the importance of the year-end gift market. This is the foot of the imperial city. Which dignitary or elder who is going to visit his superiors during the New Year would not want to bring some rare specialties?

Although Daxing pears look ordinary, they are out of season and are basically unavailable in winter. However, this new fresh product is naturally popular and sold out in no time.

"Be low-key. Being too ostentatious will cause trouble." Zhang Yu did not forget to remind.

"Don't worry, those who come to me to buy pears are all pigeon lovers, and they are cautious in their actions." Zhao Zihao is very proud of his reputation.

This impressed Zhang Yu. This person was able to expand sales channels at the right time, which was quite capable.

From a business perspective, Zhao Zihao is considered a first-level distributor. He will sell the pears to various distributors at the lower level. Although the profits are thinned, the risks are also dispersed.

After a brief thought, Zhang Yu said, "I'll give you an extra 2000 kilograms. Can you sell them all?"

Add another 2000 kilograms, at a cost of 1 yuan, and the investment would be 5 yuan.

Zhao Zihao probably can't come up with such a large amount in the short term.

But he still stood up excitedly, "No problem, it will definitely be sold. The buyers have agreed to pay in advance. It will be enough in total."

"Please receive the goods at the scheduled time and place within an hour, and I will transfer the money to you tomorrow." Zhang Yu gave the order.

Zhao Zihao readily agreed: "Deal!"

This will also be the last batch of goods. "After the Chinese New Year, I will suspend this business until July or August." This is Zhang Yu's arrangement.

Hearing this, Zhao Zihao was surprised: "You can get pears in summer?"

The end of October every year is the pear harvest season. It is not easy to keep the pears intact until the cold winter, but Zhang Yu can obviously keep them until the summer of the following year!

"I won't interfere in that matter, but future cooperation is still possible." Zhang Yu did not mention the topic of the mysterious space.

Zhao Zihao's eyes flickered: "I understand that you want to help me make a fortune. I will never disclose information casually in the future. I will keep my mouth shut."

Hearing this promise, Zhang Yu nodded in agreement. In his mind, there were still more than 40 tons of pears unsold. Once all of them were sold, his assets would have crossed the threshold of a 10,000-dollar household.

In that era, how much attention did owning assets worth tens of thousands of yuan mean?

"If you have the storage technology, other fruits should be able to be preserved as well, right?" Zhao Zihao asked curiously.

"Yuzi, when did you come back? You should have helped me earlier, right?" He Yuqing saw him and said with a hint of joy. The relationship between the two became closer and closer, and her attitude was now more intimate and less restrained than before.

"What can I do?" Zhang Yu put down the gift and asked with a smile, but found that Yi Zhonghai and his wife and Lou Xiao'e had already started rolling out the dumpling skins at the dining table.

"Everything has been packed, why do you come at this time?" He Yuqing sneered and interrupted his opening remarks.

"You kid, do you really think my eyesight is not good? You are just like a bug in my stomach." Zhang Yu responded jokingly.