Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

This compound is very lively and bustling with new things happening all the time, some good and some bad. In short, it is very lively and bustling.

Time always passes by inadvertently, and Zhang Jialiang has become accustomed to and completely integrated into the life in the compound.

He had a general idea of ​​what had happened in this compound and what would happen in the future, which made it easy for him to deal with it, and at least he could ensure a happy life for himself and his family.

More than a decade passed in a dull and playful manner, and soon it was 84.

Over the past decade, we have gone through periods of natural disasters, special periods, the first few years of reform and opening up, and last year's crackdown. Now people's lives have undergone tremendous changes compared to before.

At least in terms of food, there has been a great improvement. Although supplies are still not extremely abundant, most families have no problem with having enough food and clothing. What people need to solve now is how to eat and dress well.

People's thinking has also changed. The political slogans and class distinctions that were once on people's lips have gradually been replaced by economic topics.

What people are discussing now is whether the east family has opened a clothing store or the west family has opened a restaurant. People's minds are focused on how to make more money.

The people in the compound also underwent great changes in line with the changes in the social situation.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li opened a small restaurant and spent a huge amount of money to hire Sha Zhu as the head chef.

Although their shop was not big, with the help of Sha Zhu's superb cooking skills, their business was booming, and the couple became very popular in the compound.

In addition to working in the processing factory, Sha Zhu also has to cook at Yu Li's small restaurant in the evening. He earns a lot of money every month. Yu Li and her family alone pay him 2500 yuan a month.

Such a high salary is incredible. Of course, not all of the 2500 yuan salary goes to Shazhu. The other 500 yuan is reserved for his apprentice Fatty.

Even if he earns 2000 yuan a month, he can earn 5 yuan in 1 months and become a millionaire. This is incredible. Sha Zhu's financial conditions have been greatly improved.

Zhang Jialiang is now in his 40s. While other people's families are busy doing business and making a lot of money, he is certainly not idle.

Coming from that era, when business was not allowed, he had plenty of opportunities to get rich but never had much room to display his talents. Now that reform and opening up have taken place, he can finally show his talents, and he has already started to work hard.

Now he generally doesn't go to the steel mill anymore. He doesn't go to work, but his relationship with the steel mill is still there, which is equivalent to being suspended from work without pay.

It was almost nine o'clock. After he got up lazily and had some breakfast, he staggered to a store called New Era.

The merchandise in this store are all kinds of trendy items that are extremely popular among young people in this era, such as frog-eye glasses, bell-bottom pants, digital watches, and decadent music tapes, etc.

As long as it is something that young people like and is in line with the trend, everything is available here.

The store is located on Dazhalan Commercial Street, with an area of ​​about 200 square meters. It is a shop that Zhang Jialiang bought two years ago at a huge cost of more than yuan.

The original landlord of this shop experienced too much pain in that special era. After the reform and opening up, he planned to move his family to live with relatives abroad, so he was anxious to sell the shop.

Zhang Jialiang was originally collecting information about properties that could be bought and sold. When he heard about it, he acted decisively and bought it. Since the landlord was in a hurry to sell, he spent 17,000 yuan to get it. It was considered a small bargain, otherwise it would have cost at least more than 20,000 yuan.

After taking over this shop, he opened a fashion store. The goods in the store were all purchased by him personally in Shenzhen in the south. His principle was to purchase whatever was popular and what young people liked.

After the store opened, business exploded because the merchandise met young people’s aesthetic tastes and their eagerness to keep up with trends. The influx of trendy young people brought Zhang Jialiang a very considerable income.

Young people of this era are particularly crazy. Although they don't have much money, they are very willing to spend it. Zhang Jialiang dares to sell goods that cost one yuan for 4 or 5 yuan, making four or five times the profit.

It’s not that Zhang Jialiang is a bad person, but this is the current situation. Everyone else is selling it this way, so he is just following the crowd.

The store has a monthly turnover of 3 yuan, and after deducting costs, it makes a net profit of more than 2 yuan.

Zhang Jialiang saw a lot of young people coming in and out of the store at the door. Many of them were wearing green military uniforms before entering, but when they came out, they were wearing bell-bottom pants and frog-eye glasses on their faces.

Young men nowadays like to keep long hair. When they shake their heads, their long hair is very flowing, revealing their dark and shiny frog-eye glasses on their faces, and paired with bell-bottom pants, this is the trend!

As soon as I entered the store, I saw my daughter Zhang Wenxi busy at work. She was greeting customers and then running to collect money and checkout. Her steps were quick and her little face was red. It seemed that business was good again today.

"Xiaojiu, how are you today?"

Zhang Wenxi heard the voice and looked up, and saw that it was his father.

"Dad, business is so good today. I have been busy since we opened the shop. I am so busy!"

Zhang Jialiang felt helpless when he saw his daughter's excitement. He didn't know who Xiaojiu took after. She looked like she was obsessed with money and was willing to work any hardship to earn money.

"That's good. Don't work too hard. Take it easy. You can never make enough money.

Remember to eat at noon, don’t be too busy to eat.”

After the business of the store stabilized, Zhang Jialiang stopped taking care of it. Except for purchasing goods, he left all the management of the store to his daughter.

Originally he thought it would be fine as long as it was good enough, but who knew that his daughter actually had a talent for business. She managed the store very well, which was beyond Zhang Jialiang's expectations.

It's just that Xiaojiu's enthusiasm is a little too much. He is so dedicated to making money that he forgets to eat and sleep. He doesn't go home at noon and is often so busy that he forgets to eat lunch.

"Okay, Dad, I get it. Just take a look around. I'm busy here and don't have time to deal with you."

After saying that, Xiaojiu went to greet the new guests. It was not known whether she heard what Zhang Jialiang said.

Zhang Jialiang shook his head, walked around the store and left. He had another place to go.

We rode our bikes quickly to the East Third Ring Road Folk Art and Flea Market, which is actually Panjiayuan.

He also bought a store here, with two floors, each floor covering more than 90 square meters.

Zhang Jialiang is now quite proficient in antiques. Through self-study, asking for advice, and personal practice over the years, he is now considered an experienced person in the circle.

He bought this antique shop last year and it opened not long after. In addition to himself, he also hired an experienced craftsman to look after the store.

His second son Zhang Wenlu has been particularly interested in antiques since he was a child. When he grew up, he did not study well and did not go to college. After the store opened, he also followed him into the store, learning about antiques while helping to run the store.

Zhang Wenlu arrives at the store much earlier than Zhang Jialiang, and he is the one who opens the store every day.

After Zhang Jialiang entered the store, he saw his second son holding a small porcelain bowl and observing it.

"Little monkey, how are you doing? Have you made any progress?"

When Zhang Wenlu heard his father's voice, he reluctantly put down the small porcelain bowl in his hand, and then responded to Zhang Jialiang excitedly.

"Grandpa Zhang gave me guidance again today. I feel I have made great progress in learning knowledge from him."

The second son is usually taciturn and doesn't like to talk to people, but when it comes to collecting antiques, he becomes talkative, which is contrary to his usual behavior.

Zhang Jialiang waved his hand.

"Okay, go do your thing.

Your Grandpa Zhang is a capable man, you should learn from him."

"Hey, I get it."

Zhang Jialiang sent his second son away and walked up to the second floor. When he entered the second floor, he saw Zhang Chaohui holding a magnifying glass and carefully looking at a painting on the table.

"Uncle Zhang, why are you still watching? Didn't you watch enough yesterday?"

Zhang Zhaohui put down the magnifying glass, sat on the chair, and rubbed his eyes, which were a little tired from observing for a long time.

"This painting is really good. Shen Zhou is indeed a great painter of the Ming Dynasty. The landscape painting he painted has a profound artistic conception and is really memorable.

I didn't expect to receive such a painting from me. You are really getting a great bargain!"