Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 219 Damao Gets Rich
A few days later, Yan Jiekuang got the news from Yan Bugui that Zhang Erzhu brought this so-called Hong Kong businessman to visit Siheyuan again. This time, Xu Damao entertained them. Yan Jiekuang was a little confused at first, but Yan Bugui told him that it was Xu Damao's father who found out from somewhere that the Hong Kong businessman's company was real and this person was real too.

After hearing this, Xu Damao became interested again. He thought that if this man shipped the goods from Hong Kong Island through formal channels, he could make a lot of money no matter where he sold them. So he found Zhang Erzhu again and expressed his desire to do this business, which led to this gathering.

This time, Xu Damao did not invite anyone, just his family, Zhang Erzhu, and the Hong Kong businessman. Zhang Erzhu acted as the middleman and made the two sides reach an agreement. The Hong Kong businessman was also very generous and directly paid for the goods upon delivery, and the price was extremely low, lower than the price of getting the goods in Shenzhen. Xu Damao directly asked for a thousand yuan of electronic watches and a hundred tape recorders. The electronic watches were eight yuan each, and the tape recorders were said to be only Sanyo single-card ones. The price given to Xu Damao was 300 yuan each.

Xu Damao really has a good business sense. As soon as he placed the order, he contacted the people in the ghost market, as well as some people from other places who came to Sijiucheng to purchase goods. The shipping price was also very low, 12 yuan for an electronic watch and 400 yuan for a recorder. The goods sold out in an instant before they even arrived. The most important thing was that Xu Damao asked for payment first and pick up the goods a week later.

A week later, Xu Damao made a fortune without even seeing the goods. Xu Damao also gave Zhang Erzhu 1,000 yuan as an introduction fee. Xu Damao suddenly became one of the millionaires. However, there was also a side effect, which was that many people who didn't get the goods went to the courtyard to look for Xu Damao every day.

Originally, Xu Damao asked Zhang Erzhu to keep this matter confidential, but after Zhang Erzhu left with the Hong Kong businessman, everyone in Siheyuan knew about it within a few days. Siheyuan was in an uproar that day, especially Jia Dongxu and Liu Haizhong. When they couldn't find Zhang Erzhu, they took out their anger on Xu Damao, saying that he was not kind. This matter was originally discussed by everyone, so how could he have it all to himself?

At first, Xu Damao was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He said, "Why should I tell you about my own affairs?" But when Jia Zhang, whose eyes were red, blocked his door and started cursing, Xu Damao knew that he could not live there anymore and had to go out and hide for two days no matter what. But what puzzled Xu Damao was that Zhang Erzhu had left even though he had not mentioned it. How did the neighbor know about it?

Xu Damao ran away, and the family was completely locked up. Jia Zhang was really jealous. She had saved less than 2,000 yuan in her whole life, but this damn Xu Damao became a millionaire in just a few days. The other two people who regretted the family were Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. They hesitated at the time. When the Hong Kong businessmen offered to purchase goods, they were scared when they heard that there were so many goods, and they hesitated at the time. Once they hesitated, others also started to wonder, so there was no real progress last time and the matter ended in nothing.

The Yan family was also discussing this. Yan Bugui was now very suspicious of Yan Jiekuang, thinking that Yan Jiekuang was timid and was making things complicated. Yan Jiekuang was dismissive and said, "Believe me, there will be a follow-up to this matter."

A week later, the discussion about this matter in the courtyard gradually died down. But at this time, Zhang Erzhu came back in a suit and tie, and brought back many gifts, all of which were health products and cosmetics that were not available here. He visited every household and gave gifts. Yan Jiekuang also met Zhang Erzhu at his home. At this time, Zhang Erzhu was sincere, modest and polite.

Yan Bugui and Yang Ruiping were both very happy. Yan Jiecheng specially took Yu Li to his father's house to warmly welcome Zhang Erzhu and invited him to dinner at his home. Zhang Erzhu politely agreed and said that he was a little busy at the moment and would definitely go when he had time.

While everyone in the Yan family was warmly entertaining Zhang Erzhu, Yan Jiekuang didn't say a word from beginning to end. He turned around and went to the inner room to see the children.

In the next few days, Zhang Erzhu stayed at Qin Yuru's place. Although they didn't live together, Qin Yuru's enthusiasm was noticeable to the neighbors. Many people in the courtyard expressed their enthusiasm to Zhang Erzhu, except He Yuzhu's family and Yan Jiekuang.

Of course, there are also brother and sister Zhang Yushan and Zhang Yuling. Zhang Yushan is sixteen years old and Zhang Yuling is ten years old. Zhang Yushan is quite cold towards his father. Zhang Yuling, who has been raised by her brother since childhood, is also very unfamiliar with this sudden father. Looking at her brother's appearance, she also rejects Zhang Erzhu. Qin Yuru sees it, but there is nothing she can do because Zhang Erzhu is too unreliable.

Zhang Erzhu was busy attending dinners with various families. Every family entertained him warmly and served him delicious food and drinks. Zhang Erzhu also talked enthusiastically about Hong Kong Island and praised the kindness and generosity of the Hong Kong business owners.

Yan Jiekuang had not been to the Siheyuan since he met Zhang Erzhu that time. He was also very busy. Wang Qing introduced three people to him, all of whom were children of his classmates. Yan Jiekuang still believed in Wang Qing, so he found a day to meet the three children.

It is said that children from poor families grow up early. When these children saw Yan Jiekuang, they were very shy. But when Yan Jiekuang asked them to cut vegetables, they performed very well, which made Yan Jiekuang very satisfied. Wang Qing said, "Third brother, you are looking for apprentices. These three children cook at home."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and said, "The chef industry has its own rules. I cannot accept you as my apprentices yet. The rule of three years of learning and two years of service does not exist in my company. If you can't stand it, just leave on your own. Okay, now introduce yourselves. Your name, age, and what are you doing now?"

The three of them were a little shy, looking at each other, and finally the older one spoke first, saying, "Uncle Yan, my name is Yang Qingwei, I'm sixteen this year, and I'm in school. I'll take the high school entrance exam next year." Yan Jiekuang nodded, and the second child also spoke, saying, "Uncle Yan, my name is Yin Liguo, I'm fifteen this year, in the second grade of junior high school, and Brother Yang and I go to the same school."

Yan Jiekuang said, "You can just call me Third Brother. When I accept you as my disciples, you can change your name. Otherwise, you will all call me old."

The third child hesitated for a moment and spoke up, "Third brother, my name is Wei Xiaobao, I'm also fifteen years old, and I help my dad farm at home."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment and said, "Where are you from? Have you never been to school?"

Wei Xiaobao lowered his head and said, "I dropped out of school in the first year of junior high school. My family had no money, so I stayed at home and farmed to earn a living."

Wang Qing said, "He has four brothers, and this one is the youngest. Except for my classmate's eldest brother who is married, his other three brothers are all farming at home. The family really doesn't have much income."

Yan Jiekuang nodded, thought for a moment and said, "What about the two of them? Are they from the city or the countryside?"

Wang Qing said: "They are both from here, not far from my home, they are from the same street."

Yan Jiekuang said to Wei Xiaobao, "How about this, since you don't have anything to do right now, you can move to my place and help me first. This way it will be convenient for you to learn cooking and you don't have to run around. When the time comes, I will give you some living expenses at home and you can help the family too."

Wei Xiaobao first stared in shock, then his eyes turned red. Yan Jiekuang quickly said, "Stop it. A man should shed blood but not tears. If you don't learn well in the future, I will send you back."

Wang Qing said, "Hurry up and thank Third Brother." After hearing this, Wei Xiaobao bowed and said, "Thank you, Third Brother. I will definitely study hard."

The other two looked at Wei Xiaobao with envy, while Yan Jiekuang said, "You three can live in the house in my front yard if you want, but you two can't delay your studies."

In this way, the three children began their learning career with Yan Jiekuang. Wang Qing was not idle either, as the usual task of purchasing ingredients was given to him. The demand for ingredients for learning cooking was not a small amount.

In a few days, the three children became familiar with Yan Jiekuang's family. The three children all liked studying in the courtyard. Yan Jiekuang did not put pressure on them. They usually ate at home and played with Tiantian and the five little ones when they had nothing to do. The big cat simply ignored them.

The two little guys felt a little unfamiliar with these three people at first, but as time went by, they gradually became familiar with each other and regarded them as part of the family.

(End of this chapter)