Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Yan Fugui was a very cautious person. He opened his eyes wide and started searching in the coal pile. Feeling that there was no problem, Yan Fugui said to the old man beside him, "My dear brother, just now your cousin said that coal is 15 yuan per ton and coal slag is 7 yuan per ton. Is this true or false? Please tell me the truth and give me a real price. If the price is right, I may not buy all the coal from you."

In fact, Yan Fugui still had a plan in mind. Now that the country had only been established for three years, it was still allowed to do business. There was no crime of speculation yet. Yan Fugui thought that after he bought the coal home, he could sell it to the neighbors at a higher price. Wouldn't Yan Fugui be able to make a fortune? Yan Fugui felt that his fortune was about to come.

The old man nodded with a smile and said to Yan Fugui, "Of course it's true, what my cousin said is what I said. We are all country folks, and it's great if we can make some pocket money. To be honest with you, when we were digging a cellar in our backyard, we actually dug out a small coal mine. So we just want to sell it secretly, and the price must be much lower than their coal price."

Yan Fugui looked at the coal with a smile, thought for a while, pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "I want all the coal and coal slag, can you give me a discount?" The old man thought for a while, frowned like a Sichuan character, rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, since you've said so much, I'll reduce the price by 50 cents per ton."

Yan Fugui rolled his eyes and showed an embarrassed smile. He said to the old man, "I want to buy all the coal in your yard. Why don't you just lower the price by one yuan? We are not rich, so just help me."

The old man nodded unhappily, sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it, let's do as you say. Coal is 14 yuan per ton, and coal slag is 6 yuan. Yan Fugui nodded with a smile, and he was very happy in his heart. The eldest brother Yan Jiecheng said, "Dad, this much coal is too much."

Yan Fugui glared at his son, feeling that he was so smart, how could his eldest son be so stupid? The second and third sons of the Yan family pulled their eldest brother, saying that it was a good thing for their family to buy so much coal, so that they wouldn't have to be cold in winter, right? They envied He Yuzhu's family very much, because the temperature in their home was so high.

Yan Fugui said to the old man with a smile, "Then let's weigh it first. You ask your workers to help load the truck quickly. We will pay and deliver the goods." The old man and the old man with yellow teeth looked at each other and nodded with a smile. The old man with yellow teeth quickly called the guys who were resting in the house, and the group put the coal into woven bags and weighed them one by one on the scale.

Yan Fugui's eyes never left the house when they were weighing the coal, fearing that they were playing tricks on the scale. It was only when it was almost dark that the coal was slowly delivered to the courtyard. Yan Fugui bought so much coal, which surprised the people in the courtyard. They had been neighbors with Yan Fugui for a lifetime. Every year when Yan Fugui went home for the winter, he would either go to other people's houses to get some heat or burn some dead branches and leaves to keep warm. He was never so generous.

Yan Fugui paid the money for the goods and immediately sent the coal deliveryman away. Xu Lide looked at the mountain of coal and said to Yan Fugui in surprise, "Old Yan, you are having a hard time. You bought so much coal, can you burn it all winter?"

Yan Fugui grinned and said, "This year, our Yan family is going to be extravagant. We can sell our coal to everyone in the courtyard at a lower price per ton." Liu Haizhong has always been a man who has no shortage of money. Although his family has bought coal, Liu Haizhong still thinks he should buy some more coal to prevent trouble.

He was very fat and very afraid of cold. Liu Haizhong thought for a while and asked, "How much do you sell this coal?" Yan Fugui smiled and said, "Coal is 1 yuan per ton, and coal slag is 25 yuan per ton." Ma Quezi curled his lips and said, "Wow, Third Uncle, you are really a thief. The price you sell is two or three yuan higher than the price in the coal yard. Why don't we go to the coal yard to buy it, but have to buy it from you?"

Yan Fugui smiled awkwardly, and said sheepishly, "Listen, Uncle Third, let me do the math for you. If you go to the coal yard to buy coal, you have to go to the steel mill and ask for leave. One day's leave will result in a deduction of one day's salary. Plus, you have to call Wobo when you buy coal, and the money you give to Wobo is also an expense. What's more, when you come to me to buy coal, I can ask my two sons to deliver it to your home. Don't you think this is very convenient?"

Yan Fugui planned to use his tricks to fool the people in the yard. The three brothers of the Yan family looked at their father and felt that their father had the potential to be a profiteer. Ma Quezi curled his lips. His monthly salary was only more than 20 yuan. He didn't have so much spare money to waste.

Seeing that the people in the yard had no interest, Yan Fugui gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, everyone, don't leave. As the third uncle in our courtyard, I have to seek benefits for the people in our courtyard. I will take a little loss, 20 yuan per ton of coal and 10 yuan per ton of coal slag, what do you think?"

Everyone who was about to leave the courtyard stopped immediately. Ma Xiaoya looked at Yan Fugui and said, "Uncle, you are telling the truth." Yan Fugui nodded and said, "Don't worry. As the uncle in charge of our courtyard, I have to give some benefits to the neighbors in the courtyard. What do you think? Come to me to register if you need anything."

Immediately, several people in the crowd moved. They really wanted to take advantage of this. Xu Lide looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "Zhuzi, are you interested?" He Yuzhu shook his head. His family's five tons of coal were enough to get through the winter. So there was no need to ask Yan Fugui for coal. I think there is something wrong with this Yan Fugui. Is this still the stingy Yan Fugui?