Siheyuan: A blessed place to start

Seeing that Lao Zhang remained indifferent, Xiao Weiguo continued to speak.

"This wood is genuine sandalwood left over from when the house was first built. Anyone who knows the value of the wood will understand, no need to say more! No matter how much someone who doesn't know the value of the wood says, they will still think that this thing of mine is expensive!"

Still sandalwood?

It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but when he did, Lao Zhang almost dropped his jaw in shock.

Can you sell genuine sandalwood to you ladies for five dollars?

Are we lucky, or is it that your head, Xiao Weiguo, was hit by the door!

"Weiguo, what do you think of this price?"

Lao Zhang was unwilling to give up and wanted to bargain again, but Xiao Weiguo waved his hands with a look of aggrieved look on his face.

"This piece of wood has been with me for all these years. If you didn't need it, I wouldn't be willing to sell it. The relationship between neighbors is incomparable..."

When Lao Zhang heard this, he grinned excitedly, that works!

"Weiguo, I knew you wouldn't just stand by and watch us in trouble without helping us!"

"Come on, Lao Zhang, stop flattering me! I'm not a businessman. I lose ten dollars for selling one piece of wood, and twenty dollars for selling two pieces of wood. If you don't buy any, I won't lose a penny. It's the best of both worlds!"

After saying that, Xiao Weiguo sat down on the recliner and sighed, while Lao Zhang blinked and looked up and down at the shed built by Xiao Weiguo.

This shed has been renovated to be very practical. It not only provides shelter from wind and rain, but also prevents mosquito bites after hanging a mosquito net. Watching the children having a lot of fun in it is such a pleasure.

Old Zhang was so envious that he started to have some thoughts, while Old Wang behind him couldn't help but complain.

"Humph, you want me to spend five dollars to buy a rotten piece of wood? You're dreaming! At most I can just put up with it for one night, and I can go home comfortably tomorrow night!"

Having said that, Lao Wang turned and walked away. Just as he took a step, an aftershock hit him the next second.

My goodness! Old Wang was so scared that he ran out of the yard, but Old Zhang stood in the yard, hesitating.

"What's up, Zhang? You haven't figured it out yet! Don't blame me for not reminding you. The aftershocks keep coming one after another and we don't know when they will end. Building a shed in the yard to rest is the best option right now. The price is five yuan today, but it will be six yuan tomorrow! It will increase by one yuan a day until they are sold out."

As he spoke, Xiao Weiguo lit a cigarette and started puffing smoke.

Old Zhang frowned and had his own little plan.

Although wood is a bit expensive, it takes at least ten pieces of wood to build the whole shed, four of which are used as pillars, and the others are cut in two and used as bottom pillars for support. This is the case when there are only a few people in my family. If there are more people, there will not be enough space.

Lao Zhang hesitated for a long time, but in the end he was reluctant to spend money to buy a comfortable and safe car.

Because people always have a lucky mentality, thinking that this wave may pass tomorrow, and their house will be safe!

So Lao Zhang left the yard silently.

Sha Zhu couldn't stand it any longer. "I'm not saying anything bad about Xiao Weiguo, but you're going too far. In such a difficult time, instead of helping each other, you took advantage of the situation to rob people. How is this different from a bandit?"

Sha Zhu was still feeling bad about the ten dollars he spent and was feeling awkward. They were all family members, and now they were asking him for money. Wasn't that being insincere?

But what Xiao Weiguo cares about is the three melons and the cracked jujubes. In just a short period of time, Lao Zhang, Lao Wang, Chen Dapao, and Sha Zhu provided him with thousands of emotional points. How great is that!

"Tsk, you are so good! It's just ten dollars. If you take the lead in eating and drinking for free here, those beasts outside will rush into the yard. What will my place become? A refugee camp?"

Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu nodded frequently, indicating that this made sense.

Those old guys out there are always thinking about how to take advantage of you, so don't give them any chance.

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "Although this is the case, can you return this money to me later?"

"Tsk tsk, look at how stingy you are. Just think of this money as saving it for your nephew to get married. How about that?"

Now that Shigan has been mentioned, Shazhu has to endure it even though he feels sad.

By the time Lao Zhang and his companions returned to the front yard, the news that Xiao Weiguo had bought wood to build a shed had already spread.

Especially the aunts and sisters-in-law all complained that it was too dark!

It costs ten dollars to stay for one night, and it's the most rudimentary open-air wooden house without even a mosquito net. Who would spend that much money if their head was squeezed by the door?

Yi Zhonghai also took the opportunity to indulge in his boastful words.

"We have all been through hard times. We have experienced all kinds of hardships. Why should we care about this little difficulty? I just ran into my neighbors on the street and they all said that this wave will be over by tomorrow at the latest. Victory is just around the corner, so we can't slack off. No matter how hard it is, we must persevere. When tomorrow morning comes, we will see the sun after the clouds have cleared!"

Yi Zhonghai spoke earnestly, and everyone nodded in agreement.

I have endured the pain of hunger, so why should I care about these difficulties?

So everyone in the front, back and middle courtyards got busy, bringing out all the utensils that could cook at home and preparing to start a fire outside to cook, and the feeling of a big pot meal returned.

After a busy morning, everyone was about to have lunch when the sky was suddenly covered by a cloud. Dark clouds were seen floating over from a distance, and the clear sky just now turned dark in an instant!

"This is not right, it's going to rain! What should we do about it!"

"Why don't we go back to the house to avoid the rain!"

Most of the women were panicked, and the food they were about to eat no longer tasted good.

However, at the critical moment, Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai stepped out to stop them. “Going back to the house to avoid the rain is not a good idea. The walls have already been cracked by the earthquake, and now it’s going to rain heavily. What if the house can’t withstand the rain and collapses!”

"Then where can we hide?"

Nothing works, nothing works, Chen Dapao is so anxious that he keeps turning around.

Just when everyone was silent and thinking, Lao Zhang hurriedly ran to the backyard.

"Weiguo, Chief Xiao, you are really foresighted! I want to buy wood!"

Lao Zhang started shouting at the top of his voice, and everyone watching was stunned.

Especially Yi Zhonghai, his expression was as if he had eaten a fly.

As they were speaking, dark clouds were gathering over the city, just like the end of the world in movies and TV dramas!

Accompanied by the rumbling sound of thunder, everyone looked up at the sky, looked at each other, and Lao Wang also ran towards the backyard.

However, as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Lao Zhang counting money. There were only three people in Lao Zhang's family, so the amount of wood needed was not much. Lao Wang, who was very smart, wanted to take the opportunity to partner with him to buy some wood to build a shed.

Although we had a shed, finding something to shelter us from the wind and rain became a problem.

Plastic sheeting is a good thing, but not every household has it. Even if they do, it is only a small piece, not enough to cover things.

So Xiao Weiguo took out the few remaining plastic sheets at home and sold them.

At this critical juncture, it is no longer a buyer's market, but the sellers have more say.