Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Zhao Shanhe was a little confused after hearing what Xu Damao said, but he immediately realized that the two back rooms had been rented out by Li Wenxi in the backyard?

"Da Mao, I was so excited about getting two rooms that I forgot about your trip to the countryside to show movies.

But you don't have to worry, Uncle Xu is very capable, and you will definitely not live in the back room in the future."

Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao with his eyes not eyes and his nose not nose. The two of them grew up together naked since childhood and no one knew when they became sworn enemies. They were happy to see the other in trouble.

"Shamao, you will never be able to live in the back room in this life. You should just live with Uncle Xu and the others. I'll see which girl is willing to marry you. Look at me, I live in the main room alone and my salary is not low. I'll ask the matchmaker to introduce me to a wife in a while. Haha, I envy you to death."

Zhao Shanhe watched Sha Zhu's remarks from the side and felt it was so embarrassing. Uncle Xu was watching there, and you were directly offending an entire family.

"Da Mao, come home with me for dinner."

Sure enough, Xu Wude became unhappy immediately after hearing what Sha Zhu said, but he would not openly argue with a junior like Sha Zhu, because Sha Zhu was an old bastard who was even more powerful than Yi Zhonghai.

After Xu Wude took Xu Damao to the backyard, Sha Zhu also went home to start cooking, and the front yard became deserted again. Zhao Shanhe watched as it was getting dark and prepared to find some work for himself.

I pushed the cart out of the yard and went directly to the Yongdingmen Pigeon Market. When I arrived there, it was already dark and the market was closed. Naturally, no one was looking for bicycles. I put the bicycle into my little world and found the dilapidated house by twisting and turning according to my memory.

He went forward and knocked on the door, "three longs, two shorts, three longs". This code was told to him by Qiao Laoliu. Zhao Shanhe originally thought that he would not have any contact with the other party in the short term, but man proposes, God disposes. It was through buying furniture that he realized that the money he had was not enough for anything. He had to find someone to help him with some things.

Not long after, the voice of Qiao Laoliu was heard in the room.

"Who?"

The sound was short, powerful, and full of warning.

"Sixth brother, I'm Zhao Shanhe. I just bought some Zhonghua cigarettes and Maotai liquor from you a while ago. Do you remember?"

Zhao Shanhe went straight to the point. These people who were hanging around in Pigeon City and doing such a big business must have weapons in their hands. If people thought he was a police officer or an enemy, it would easily cause misunderstanding.

As soon as he heard about Zhonghua cigarettes and Maotai liquor, Qiao Laoliu remembered who the other party was. Although he traded in the pigeon market every day, he had never seen many people spend so much on cigarettes and liquor.

The door opened with a creaky sound, and a person popped his head out of the room, looked around, and spoke when he saw that only Zhao Shanhe was there.

"come on in."

After Zhao Shanhe followed the people in, he saw clearly that there were three people at the door. Two of them were holding daggers in their hands, and Qiao Laoliu was putting a pistol in his arms.

"Sixth brother, it's not that bad, is it? In the middle of the night, is there really someone so blind as to dare to come and rob you?"

Qiao Laoliu said with a chuckle.

"Brother, be careful and you will be safe, especially as it is New Year's Day. There are too many ruffians in the city who want to have a good year. Some of them are brave enough to sneak in here. If you are robbed by accident, then your work for the whole year will be in vain.

What do you want to buy this time? I happen to have a lot of good stuff here, do you want to come in and take a look? "

Zhao Shanhe originally wanted to negotiate a business deal with the other party, but when he heard that the other party had good stuff, he became curious. If it could be praised by the big shots in Pigeon City, it must be something extraordinary.

"What a coincidence! It seems that I am here today. I would like to trouble Sixth Brother to lead the way. It is a good opportunity for my younger brother to follow and broaden his horizons."

"Haha, no problem, let's go inside."

Following Qiao Laoliu, we came to the room where the cigarettes and alcohol were stored last time. This time, there was an extra kerosene lamp than last time, making the room noticeably brighter.

The other party picked up a long box from the large desk under the window, walked up to Zhao Shanhe and opened it.

When Zhao Shanhe saw what was inside, he couldn't help but blurt out "Oh shit".

The things in the box are hard to buy in the south, but they are definitely treasures among treasures in the north. It is said that this thing has a history of more than 1000 years. Legend has it that it was first made by the anti-Jin hero Zong Ze, and it won world-class awards three times in 1905, 1915 and 1927.

However, the output after the founding of the People's Republic of China was very small, mainly due to the problem of raw materials. Zhao Shanhe only remembered seeing it in the daily newspaper the year before last, that only 6.6 were produced a year (China's population was 1958 million in 6.6). I really don't know how Qiao Laoliu got it.

"How is it? Brother, is this good? Look at the packaging and the label. This is genuine premium Jinhua ham. I bought it from a driver who was on a business trip to Zhejiang.

If you want it, just give me a similar price and don’t let my brother work in vain.”

This sounds good, but when there is a real disagreement on the price, I will definitely not give in even a penny.

Zhao Shanhe also knew that this thing would definitely not be cheap in Sijiu City, but he had his own way.

"Sixth brother, let's not talk about this ham for now. I came here today to discuss a business deal with you.

If the deal goes through, I think you will take the initiative to give me the ham. If it doesn't go through, that's fine. We can discuss the price of the ham later."

As soon as Qiao Laoliu saw Zhao Shanhe's tone, he became interested. How big a deal could this be to make him willingly give away this ham? He couldn't help but ask.

"Brother, what's your business? There's a shortage of everything in the city right now, especially food and meat. Can you get some meat?"

Zhao Shanhe took out a Zhonghua cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Qiao Laoliu, lit one for himself, took a deep puff and then spoke.

"I have a way to get fish, thousands of pounds at a time, and the price is only 3 cents per pound. If you need it, I can be a middleman. Just give me 5 cents per pound as a commission. I will be responsible for transporting it to the designated place for you. As for what price you can sell it for, I don't care."

After hearing this, Qiao Laoliu just blinked his eyes quickly and asked with a smile.

"Brother, the several hundred kilograms of fish from the Third Steel Rolling Mill a while ago were not also obtained through your method, right?"

Seeing that the other party was not surprised, Zhao Shanhe knew that the matter must have leaked out. After all, the steel rolling mill is a large factory with tens of thousands of people. There are more than one hundred to nearly two hundred people in the procurement, finance, and canteen lines. How could there not be some news leaking out?

If one person knows it, it's a secret; if two people know it, it's news; if three people know it, it's announced to the world. So it's not surprising at all for Qiao Laoliu, who trades tickets in the pigeon market, to know this.