Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 227

Although it was still a little dusty in Sijiu City at the end of May, the tail of spring had already made the flowers in Sijiu City bloom. Yan Jiekuang also planted some flowers in the small courtyard of Yuer Hutong, but Yan Jiekuang was still not satisfied. The lotus flowers in the large blue and white vase in the front yard had already revealed their pointed corners. When the big cat had nothing to do, it would stand up and watch. Yan Jiekuang was a little worried, but the big cat did not touch it.

The five little ones appeared and disappeared in the backyard like ghosts, sometimes there and sometimes not. The family members were used to it. Yan Jiekuang always prepared food for them, but no matter whether they were there or not, they disappeared every day and never came back. Yan Jiekuang looked for them but couldn't find them.

Just when Yan Jiekuang was leisurely growing flowers and plants at home with his two children, Yan Bugui came to the house. As soon as he entered the door, he said that he wanted to eat noodles with soybean sauce. It was the weekend and the three apprentices rushed to the kitchen. They knew that this was their future master and they could not afford to offend him.

Looking at the performance of the three people, Yan Bugui was very satisfied and said to Yan Jiekuang: "Your three disciples are not bad."

Yan Jiekuang said, "I know. I was thinking of having a formal wedding banquet after their exams and accepting them."

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "All the neighbors in the courtyard have returned, and the money has been returned, but they have all been fined. The amount varies, but it's not big."

"Where is Xu Damao?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

"As for him, it's nothing. All his earnings last time were confiscated by a fine. They said it was speculation. But he is also a victim. He was unaware of it. Now he has a lot of debts." Yan Bugui said after taking a sip of tea.

Yan Bugui was silent for a while and then said, "Zhang Erzhu is really miserable this time. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and has been sent to prison."

Yan Jiekuang did not comment, but just shook his head.

Seeing Yan Jiekuang was silent, Yan Bugui asked directly, "Why don't you ask me why I'm here?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at Yan Bugui in confusion and said, "Aren't you here to see me and the children?"

Yan Bugui was a little embarrassed and said, "Of course it depends on you, but there are other things."

Yan Jiekuang was puzzled and asked, "Dad, we are father and son, just tell me what's going on, why are you beating around the bush?"

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang's attitude and said, "This is what happened. Last time you went to the subdistrict office to set up a purchasing station, the subdistrict office got the news and agreed in principle, but the subdistrict office is a joint office, and the subdistrict office will send someone to supervise it. As for the venue, my west wing will be used, but the west wing belongs to me now, so I have to charge some rent, right?"

Yan Jiekuang thought this was a good thing. Looking at his father, who was always greedy for money, he said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. It's whatever you say."

Yan Bugui felt relieved instantly and said, "Well, I won't ask for more. I'll just pay the market price, thirty yuan a month. Is that ok?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at his father. This price was sky-high, but he remained calm and said, "That's you. OK, I agree, but you are only the owner of the house and cannot be in charge of the affairs of my west wing."

Yan Bugui was so overwhelmed by the 30 yuan a month that he immediately said, "Don't worry, I won't take care of the West Cross Courtyard. The street office will take care of it."

How would Yan Bugui know the ins and outs of this place? Yan Jiekuang was doing his own business under the guise of a joint venture with the street office.

Yan Jiekuang went to the street office the next day. Director Yan received him and he spoke frankly about his ideas. After listening to him, Director Yan took this scrap collection station seriously, because the profits Yan Jiekuang mentioned were beyond his imagination.

Yan Jiekuang did not hide anything from Director Yan, but spoke his mind frankly. This purchasing station was not a traditional purchasing station. The entire purchasing station was divided into four departments. The first was the purchasing group, which was responsible for going from street to street to purchase waste products. The second was the classification group, which was mainly responsible for classifying the various items purchased in the purchasing station. The third was the maintenance group, which was responsible for the maintenance of the purchased waste electrical appliances and bicycles, and the fourth was the sales group, which was responsible for selling the repaired second-hand items.

When Director Yan heard this, he thought this was a big deal. He was hesitant and reported it to the district. When the district leaders heard it, they thought it was feasible and offered unconditional and strong support to see if they could come up with a new way of operating.

The next day, Yan Jiekuang took Wang Qing's group to the West Cross Yard. They first organized people to clean up the front yard and make a few warehouses in the back yard. Yan Jiekuang thought he should find Wang Xuan. In a few days, the West Cross Yard was completely new. Several energetic young men also changed into yellow vests with the words "Nanluo Purchasing Station" and "State-owned" written on them. They set out on tricycles.

Yan Jiekuang had trained them before, but it was very simple and was also a test for a few people. As long as they felt it was useful, they could accept it. Don’t be afraid, because he has their back.

Several people were also very happy to throw themselves into their work. Yan Jiekuang originally wanted to let Wang Qing take a position in the restaurant he was about to establish. Although the restaurant was still vague, Wang Qing was devoted to this purchasing station. Yan Jiekuang thought, forget it, and handed over the purchasing station to Wang Qing so that he could have more time to take care of his family.

Wang Qing was simply put in charge. Apart from receiving cultural relics, Wang Qing hardly bothered Yan Jiekuang. Even bicycles and radios, etc., were handled by him. The Nanluoguxiang Street Office praised Wang Qing highly because he always reported everything first and only did things his own way after getting permission.

Therefore, Yan Jiekuang always believed that Wang Qing was a man capable of shouldering important responsibilities, and he valued him more and more.

On June 1, Children's Day, Yan Jiekuang and Ji Lian were at home. They wanted to go back to the courtyard to take a look, so they took their son back together. When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they happened to meet Xu Damao. Yan Jiekuang was very surprised. Was he really okay? Yan Jiekuang was full of doubts.

Xu Damao greeted him with a sly smile on his face, and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Third Brother. I thought you didn't care about your father anymore."

Yan Jiekuang was very angry, but he didn't know what happened in his family, so he said, "No, I'm busy recently. What's wrong with my dad?"

"What's the matter? Go home and ask your dad yourself, bah!" Xu Damao said unhappily and went in.

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and even more angry. He took Ji Lian's child home. When he got home, he found that his father was not at home. Only his mother was in the inner room with Yongchang and Yongxin.

Yan Jiekuang calmed down and said, "Mom, what's wrong with this courtyard? Why does it bother my dad so much?"

Yang Ruiping looked at Yan Jiekuang and sighed, "Alas, they all thought that it was your father who blocked their path to wealth, and they said it was your father who reported it."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned. What kind of thinking was this? Helping them recover their losses? Even though he was not their father, he couldn’t think like this, right?

"So how is my dad?" Yan Jiekuang asked hurriedly.

Yang Ruiping said, "What can I do? I explained it, but people still don't believe me. Everyone says it was your dad who did it."

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "Impossible. There must be someone behind this. This is a fraud case. It was determined at the police station. Someone is fanning the flames."

Yang Ruiping was stunned and asked, "Really?"

Yan Jiekuang said firmly: "It must be. Let's wait until my dad comes back."

Yan Jiekuang was very angry. This incident had already passed and the street office had explained the situation. How could such rumors appear again? Yan Jiekuang thought about it over and over again but just couldn't figure out why his father was wronged for no reason.

Yan Jiekuang was determined to find out what was going on. He said hello to Ji Lian and went to the west wing. He found Wang Qing and asked him to find out what had happened in the courtyard recently and where the rumors about his father came from and who spread them.

Wang Qing said, "This is easy to do. Our people will be able to find out in a few days. They don't go around the streets for nothing. They know all the local uncles and aunts well."

Yan Jiekuang put the matter aside for the time being, talked to Wang Qing about the purchasing station, and then returned to the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)