Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

About half an hour later, You Fengxia came back, with fine sweat on her forehead.

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "It took a lot of effort to find the watch tickets, right?"

You Fengxia chuckled: "You saw it. This is your first request. I will get it for you no matter what."

"Here, this is what you want. It's 243 yuan in total. Just give me 240 yuan."

Jiang Chen took it and counted it. The quantity was correct.

Jiang Chen counted 300 yuan and handed it to You Fengxia: "This is 300 yuan, today's 240, the remaining 60 is a deposit, you can help me get something."

You Fengxia took out six big unity cards and returned them: "With me, no deposit is required. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

interesting.

Jiang Chen was not polite and stretched out his hand to take the money: "Help me get some flowers, within a hundred, I can get as much as I can."

You Fengxia didn't expect that what Jiang Chen wanted to buy was actually cigarettes. She was stunned for a moment and then said: "Brother, this thing is not easy to handle."

"Those who can get this stuff are people with a certain status. Most of them like to smoke cigarettes themselves, and not much comes out."

Jiang Chen nodded: "I know, if it was easy, I wouldn't look for you."

You Fengxia thought for a long time: "Okay, I'll help you, but I have to make something clear first."

"The market price of these cigarettes is 2 yuan a cigarette, and they are usually sold for 9 to yuan."

"But most of the time I can only go to various markets to find others to get the goods, and they also have to make some money, so I can only give it to you at the market price of 2 yuan."

Jiang Chen nodded: "The price is reasonable, that's all!"

"My name is Jiang Chen. After you get the things, you can find me in the courtyard."

You Fengxia took out a small notebook and carefully wrote down Jiang Chen's address.

Jiang Chen asked curiously: "Are you literate?"

You Fengxia nodded: "I'm literate, but not much. I haven't even finished junior high school, so my parents won't let me go to school."

For rural girls, it is good to be able to go to junior high school.

Jiang Chen said: "However, I think you can just keep my address in your head, and don't write it down in your notebook."

You Fengxia was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother is really a cautious person."

After saying that, he tore off the page with Jiang Chen's information, read it carefully twice, and then threw it into the boss's furnace and burned it to ashes.

Jiang Chen said: "Okay, I'm leaving!"

"By the way, I may not be here from the first to the tenth day of the new year. You have to send things over at a different time."

You Fengxia nodded: "Got it, brother! For the things you bought, I will definitely find a place to deliver them to you in the dead of night, so as not to be seen gossiping."

"In today's world, there are all kinds of people, especially those who hate you."

Jiang Chen stood up and left.

In fact, he asked You Fengxia to help him buy Huazi, including the previous watch tickets, which was a test for her.

If You Fengxia can really handle it well, it means that she is outstanding in terms of communication and quick thinking.

If that was the case, he wouldn't mind showing You Fengxia the way and forming a good relationship.

You Fengxia speculates in the pigeon market because there is no place for heroes, and if you walk too much at night, you will hit a ghost sooner or later.

With this ability and thinking model, when the spring breeze blows, there will definitely be room to show off.

At her current age, she was only in her 30s at that time, which was the best age to start a career.

Of course, if You Fengxia fails the test, then give up.

At most, it’s just a convenience to buy tickets in the future.

Looking at the watch ticket in his hand, Jiang Chen planned to exchange it after the new year. He really needed a watch now.

When the boss saw Jiang Chen leaving, he sighed with emotion: "You, this customer, seem to be older than any other before. You came out with three hundred yuan and didn't even say a word."

You Fengxia looked at Jiang Chen's back: "Yeah, it's really big. I didn't expect that he would buy so many things from me at one time."

The boss said: "Don't look at it. I've asked you about it. He's getting married during the Chinese New Year. You have no chance."

You Fengxia's face turned slightly red, and she showed a rare coquettish look of a daughter: "What are you talking about? It's not what you think."

The boss chuckled: "You said no, it's the first time I've seen you look like this just now."

You Fengxia sighed: "Hey, even if he doesn't get married, I have no chance."

"After working in the pigeon market for so long, many people know me, but no one with a serious job dares to marry me."

"Otherwise, if someone reports him, it will affect his work."

The boss also sighed: "In this world, the group of people who work hardest and work the hardest are often the ones who have the hardest time."

You Fengxia smiled: "Boss, you are sentimental again. I think I am living a good life. I eat well, wear well, and have no worries."

The boss said: "But it's not the same thing if you keep doing this. If there is a strict investigation or if the policy changes, you will no longer be able to do it. How will you support yourself then?"

"Women, it's better to find a good man to marry."

You Fengxia sighed: "Who doesn't want to find a good man? It's a pity that I don't like anyone who likes me. It's impossible for someone I like to like me, let alone marry me."

"Come on, let's do this for now! Even if one day the pigeon market cannot continue, as long as you think of a way, you can always find a way to support yourself."

"Then, I will save more money now. When I save enough to last a lifetime, I will stop and enjoy my happiness."

Jiang Chen returned home and took out all the tickets except the watch tickets: "These should be enough for the New Year."

Zhang Cui was dumbfounded: "You bought so many claws? Is it a waste of money?"

In this hurry, the Sichuan accent that was finally broken came out again.

Jiang Chen said: "Where are there too many?"

"Grandpa is the only living elder in the family. In addition to giving him things, we also have to make him new clothes." (Note: Grandpa is also called grandpa in many places in Sichuan, and here refers to Zhang Cui's father)

"Three uncles, the family will give some food, some meat, some eggs and some oil. This is necessary."

"And my master, Director Xie, you have to get something to take a look at, right? You guys took such good care of me back then, so you can't forget your roots."

"Then after the Chinese New Year, each of us should make at least one new set of clothes."

"As for oil and so on, that thing can be stored for a long time. Let's buy it and use it slowly."

Zhang Cui scratched his head: "It seems that if you calculate it this way, it's not a lot."

"However, your grandfather must give you something. Your uncles are all family members, so you don't have to be so polite. You don't have to give anything as a gift."

Jiang Chen said: "It was okay if we didn't have the conditions before. Now it's not so difficult, so it's time to take care of them."

"Xiaoyue, go cook! After dinner, let's go shopping for clothes."