Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

"What are you all doing? Why are you not sleeping and making noise so late at night?" The deaf old lady came to the central courtyard with the help of an old lady. Looking at the people who were clamoring for the removal of Yi Zhonghai, she slammed her crutches on the ground and shouted.

When everyone saw that it was the deaf old lady coming, they stopped and looked at Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui saw the deaf old lady appear, and they secretly thought that it was not good. They knew that with the deaf old lady around, it would be almost impossible to remove Yi Zhonghai today. The two of them could not help but feel extremely annoyed. They had forgotten about this old lady after all their calculations.

Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were secretly glad that the deaf old lady finally came, and today's farce should be over. Yi Zhonghai hurriedly stepped forward to support the deaf old lady and said with concern: "Old lady, why did you come out at this late hour? The weather has turned cold. What if you get frozen?"

The deaf old lady looked at the chaotic scene in the middle courtyard, frowned, and asked, "How can I rest in peace when you are making such a fuss here? Tell me quickly, what happened? We are all neighbors, why did it come to this?"

When Yan Bugui saw that Yi Zhonghai was about to explain to the deaf old lady, he was afraid that he would take things out of context, avoid the important issues, and affect the deaf old lady's judgment, so he interrupted her hurriedly and said, "Old lady, don't be anxious. Let me tell you the whole process of tonight's meeting!" As he said that, Yan Bugui told the deaf old lady what had happened in detail.

After hearing this, the deaf old lady pondered for a long time and thought to herself: "This matter is not easy to handle. It is related to the interests of the residents of the entire compound. Even if I am the ancestor of the courtyard, I can't suppress this matter by force.

What's more, my status as a martyr's relative was affected by Zhou Jin's fight. If I forcefully report Yi Zhonghai and the others, I might anger them. I'm just an old woman, and I can't stand retaliation. At this point, I can only solve the problem with money."

After thinking of a solution, the deaf old lady came to sit where Yi Zhonghai had sat before, and then said to everyone: "This matter is indeed the fault of Zhonghai and his men. No matter where they go, they have to admit it.

But now, even if you drive them all out of the Siheyuan, it will not help. What we need to do now is to find a way to manage the Siheyuan well and regain the title of advanced Siheyuan. Then all the problems will be solved. "The voice of the deaf old lady was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart heavily.

After the deaf old lady finished speaking, she looked up at everyone's reactions and continued, "Of course, we can't let Zhong Hai and his men off so easily. Since they made a mistake, they must be punished. I plan to ask them to compensate each household in the courtyard with five dollars, and let this matter be over. What do you think?"

As soon as Yan Bugui heard the word "money", his two calculating little eyes began to calculate. While everyone was still considering, he spoke.

"Old lady, what you said makes sense. It is indeed useless to drive them out now. However, there are some things I am not very clear about. Old lady, can you help explain it to me?"

When the deaf old lady saw Yan Bugui's calculating eyes, she knew that this old man Yan was up to no good, but now the situation was stronger than the person, so she could only endure the discomfort and answer with a smile.

"Okay, you can ask."

"Okay, old lady, you said they should give five dollars to every household in the hospital. Should they pay five dollars together, or should each of them pay five dollars to everyone?"

The deaf old lady must have thought that the three of them should pay five dollars together, but her words were vague. As long as everyone agreed, she would have the final say on how much money to pay privately.

But now that Yan Bugui has made the matter clear, it is estimated that the three of them will not be able to solve the problem by giving out five dollars. After all, it is really hard to convince people that for such a big matter, five dollars each would be enough.

"Uncle, of course it's five dollars for each of the three of them. After all, this time they caused such a big impact in the courtyard, how can they afford a total of five dollars?"

Yan Bugui was a very shrewd man, especially when it came to money. He knew very well what the deaf old lady was planning, but he was already very satisfied to get fifteen yuan now.

"You are a wise old lady who knows right from wrong and is fair and just. I definitely support your decision."

Liu Haizhong also knew that his hopes were completely shattered, but at least he could still earn fifteen yuan, so it was not a waste of time. He also expressed his support for the deaf old lady's suggestion.

Seeing that the two managers agreed, the others just thought about it for a while and then nodded in agreement.

What the deaf old lady said was very right. This incident has already happened and the impact it has caused is irreversible. It would be better to ask for some compensation and then work together to get rid of these bad effects.

Zhou Jin couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene. Those who could survive that turbulent era were indeed not simple. This old lady appeared for less than ten minutes and solved the problem with just a few words. It seems that he has to be well prepared to deal with this old lady in the future.

In this way, a whole-house meeting organized by the second uncle and the third uncle to remove the first uncle Yi Zhonghai ended with a punishment of 15 yuan in compensation to each family due to the strong intervention of the deaf old lady. Of course, this money must have been paid by Yi Zhonghai.

After all, it was he who proposed the idea, and Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were just errand boys. If they were to pay for the money, there would probably be a rift in the relationship between the three of them.

Zhou Jin also took the fifteen yuan. It was free money, so why not refuse it? Otherwise, he would seem to be out of place. Although he didn't care about this group of people, it was better to have less trouble than more.

After getting the money, everyone went back home. Yi Zhonghai sent the deaf old lady home, and Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui also went home to sum up their experience.

As time went by, the days gradually became dull and regular.

In the next two months, Zhou Jin's life continued at the set pace.

Every Monday he would go to the factory to attend regular meetings and accept new purchasing tasks, and then assign the tasks when he returned to the office.

On Thursday, he returned to the factory and handed in all the purchased materials, thus completing his work for the week.

On Tuesdays and Fridays, he would go to Mr. Jin's house on time, deliver fresh food, and then carefully cook delicious meals for the two elderly people.

Because it is cold in winter, the prepared dishes will not go bad, so Zhou Jin always makes a few extra dishes. Then grandparents only need to light a fire to heat them up, ensuring that they can always enjoy the delicious food when he comes next time.

In the remaining time, he would either have a pleasant chat with the old couple, or go out for a walk with them, or sometimes help tidy up the yard. The family of three got along very well, warmly and happily.

On weekends, Zhou Jin would naturally take He Yushui out to play. They might go to the library to read quietly, or go hunting in the mountains, but they would only hunt small prey such as hares and pheasants.

In addition, they would go fishing by the river and enjoy the quiet time.

During these two months, thanks to Zhou Jin's constant supply of delicious food, He Yushui's weight increased significantly, and her personality also became more cheerful and lively.

My sign-in rewards have changed. Since I complained to the system last time, the current sign-in rewards have been expanded from the previous food, meat or fruit plus black pickles to seeds, cubs and tickets.

Of course, the seeds here include vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs, and the young also include livestock such as pigs, cattle, and sheep, poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese, as well as various fish fry, which directly makes the crops in the system space diversified.

The tickets awarded for sign-in rewards basically include all the tickets currently circulating on the market. Of course, the most common are grain tickets, meat tickets, and oil tickets. Now that the weather is cold, there are more coal tickets as well.

However, tickets like the three-turn and one-ring ticket will be difficult to obtain at that time, but it doesn’t matter, Zhou Jin still has a complete set of three-turn and one-ring tickets in his hand.

During this period, he also received fish from Yan Bugui several times, but later Yan Bugui felt that his relationship with him had eased, so he began to take advantage of him.

After Zhou Jin realized this, he decisively terminated the cooperation with Yan Bugui. Anyway, he no longer needed to obtain fish fry from Yan Bugui. He accepted his fish before only because he felt that they had already agreed on it, and if he did not accept it, it would be a bit of a breach of trust.

But if he wants to take advantage of this, then I can only say that Yan Bugui is so blind that he dares to covet anyone's things.

Of course, the most anticipated thing every month is undoubtedly the monthly sign-in, after all, the monthly sign-in usually brings skill-related rewards.

In the past two months, Zhou Jin has acquired grandmaster-level identification ability and grandmaster-level Tai Chi.

Among them, the master-level identification ability gave Zhou Jin the ability to see through the authenticity at a glance. With just a glance, whether it is an antique or other item, he can quickly determine the authenticity and accurately tell the relevant information.

However, as a master-level skill, its use is by no means limited to identifying antique artifacts.

Since acquiring this skill, Zhou Jin found that he had a deeper understanding of the field of gambling stones.

Maybe if he has the chance in the future, he should go to Yunnan to try his skills.

As the saying goes: "One knife makes you poor, one knife makes you rich, and one knife makes you wear sackcloth", "A madman buys, a madman sells, and there are madmen waiting".

This kind of experience full of excitement and unknown is exciting just to imagine.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Jin already possessed the grandmaster level of Bajiquan, and now he has added the grandmaster level of Tai Chi.

As the saying goes, "Tai Chi in literature can bring peace to the world, and Baji in martial arts can determine the outcome of the world", mastering these two sets of boxing techniques has instantly given Zhou Jin a sense of security in today's era.

At this moment, Zhou Jin wanted to say something pretentious: "I want to beat ten of them."

Oh, Zhou Jin also got four space upgrade fragments by signing in during the past two months. When he first got this reward, he thought he had met Pinxixi.

Later I asked the system and found out that the system is still very reliable. As long as there are ten fragments, you can upgrade the space and double the area of ​​the space. And this fragment is the smallest component unit, so there is no need to pull people to chop it.

It is now the end of 1958, and it is not far from the beginning of those three years. According to my understanding of my previous life, the first half of 1959 was caused by drought across the country, which resulted in the drying up of most rivers, water shortages, and lack of water for irrigation of crops. In the second half of the year, the national grain production dropped significantly.

Coupled with the tense relationship with Big Brother and being forced to repay debts, this led to a nationwide famine, which lasted until the first half of 1962 when it began to improve.

Faced with this kind of nationwide natural disaster, even if Zhou Jin had his own system, he would not be able to compete. After all, the current output of his own space was still too low, which could only meet his daily life and complete the procurement tasks of the steel mill.

Even if the space is upgraded again in the future, it is still not enough. There are a total of 6 million people in the country, but Zhou Jin's system space is only ten acres. Even with ten times the flow rate, it is equivalent to one hundred acres of land.

It is impossible to help the country overcome this difficult time. Moreover, the system is related to one's own life and property, and it is a secret that cannot be made public under any circumstances.

So Zhou Jin has made a plan regarding the food in his space. He will keep enough food for himself for the next ten years, and then find a way to cooperate with the steel mill and sell the remaining food to it.

After all, that was where he worked. As the deputy chief of the purchasing department, he provided a large amount of food to the factory, which could not only solve the problem of food shortage, but also enable him to gain a firm foothold in the steel mill and develop steadily.

As for why they don’t sell the grain on the black market, you should know that the price on the black market is much higher than the purchase price of the steel mill.

This is what Zhou Jin thought about this.

In the next few years, the steel rolling mill's gap in unplanned materials will definitely become larger and larger. Zhou Jin can use the money earned from the factory and his own materials to buy antiques and houses in Sijiu City (I know that houses cannot be bought and sold at this time, but I can only say that there are always more solutions than problems).

Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times, so the money in his hand plus the supplies in the space are completely enough. After all, Zhou Jin plans to go to Hong Kong before the wind rises, using the supplies accumulated in the space as start-up capital, coupled with his own strength and the prophetic ability of a time traveler, he can definitely become a business legend of a generation.

Therefore, there is no need to take risks in the black market, so as to avoid unnecessary troubles and affect one's plans. After all, there are many people in the courtyard who are eyeing him.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Jin doesn't have much food on hand now. After satisfying his own needs and the steel mill's needs, there is basically not much left. Moreover, going to the black market is risky, and it is not worth it for that little bit of profit.

If my space is upgraded and food production increases, I might consider the black market at that time.

Also, when Zhou Jin had personal problems, the first person he considered was Lou Xiao'e. After all, she was one of the few good people in the Siheyuan courtyard, and her appearance and personality were both in line with his tastes.

Moreover, she has strong business ability and will be a help to me in business. After traveling through time, I will definitely not let her fate repeat itself.

Coupled with his father Lou Bancheng's wealthy family background and strong business ability, this powerful combination is sure to bring about great success.

Zhou Jin knows very well that marriage is not just a matter between two people, but also the union of two families.

By marrying Lou Xiao'e, he can leverage her family's financial and personal connections to provide strong support for his career development.

At the same time, Lou Xiao'e herself is smart and capable, with an excellent business acumen, and can become his right-hand man in the future.

Therefore, from all aspects, Lou Xiao'e is the most suitable candidate.

After thinking about his general plan for the future, Zhou Jin thought about finding a matchmaker to go to the Lou family after the New Year to propose marriage. He didn't know when Lou Xiao'e would marry Xu Damao, so he had to act early just in case.

In the month before the New Year, I have to be busy preparing things for the wedding. If I want to marry the daughter of the Lou family, at least these three turns and one ring must be complete. Although they are not needed, they must be there.

Zhou Jin knew that in that era, three turns and one ring were essential items for marriage, representing the man's respect and attention to the woman.

Although these things are not necessities for him, in order to successfully marry Lou Xiao'e, he decided to prepare them according to traditional customs. In addition, the wedding also requires various other materials, such as furniture, bedding, clothing, etc., which need to be purchased or made in advance.