Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

"Let's hold a family meeting this morning to discuss what we should do at this stage?" Yan Fugui said without any expression, which made his three sons' hearts skip a beat. They knew their father's character. He paid so much money to the neighbors in the courtyard last night. The wool came from the sheep, and he must get the money back.

Yesterday, the father and son of the Yan family took the police to the courtyard, and the courtyard was empty. After asking several neighbors around, they found out that the family had already fled in a panic as soon as the father and son of the Yan family left. The owner of the courtyard didn't know about this at all. The wretched man who brought Yan Fugui's shop here to buy coal was just a tenant.

The tenant saw that the person who rented the yard was quite generous, so he rented the yard out directly. In fact, even the landlord didn't know that they were doing such a thing in his yard, so he was naturally very angry. The police asked the landlord for the tenant's information. Landlords in this era are not so strict. As long as you pay the rent on time every month, they don't care what you do specifically?

As expected, they returned empty-handed, and the police had to file the case and wait for clues to be found in the future to solve it together. However, everyone who understands knows that this matter can only be swallowed in silence and the chance of getting it back is very small. The money that the neighbors were cheated of can only be compensated by Yan Fugui. If the money that the neighbors were cheated of is not compensated, the old Yan family will not be able to live in peace in these four courtyards.

This was equivalent to offending most of the people in the courtyard. Yan Fugui, who was very smart, would not do such a stupid thing. He lost about two hundred yuan last night, which made Yan Fugui feel distressed. He saved every penny of this money. It can be said that this was all his hard work. The few coals in it, the buyers would naturally not return them to Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui mentioned this idea last night, but was rejected by most people.

Everyone refused very straightforwardly. You have fooled everyone for so long, can't you give them a little advantage? Yan Fuguier didn't dare to say anything. After all, if he said another word, it would be equivalent to offending most of the people in the yard. Besides, the people who came to their Yan family to buy coal were not easy to mess with.

Yan Jiecheng felt that his father was holding back something bad, especially when his eyes looked at the three brothers. That look scared Yan Jiecheng very much. Yan Jiecheng forced out an awkward but polite smile and asked, "Dad, we brothers still have to go to school. If you have anything to say, can we talk to you in the evening?"

The second and third sons of the Yan family nodded, naturally agreeing with their elder brother's statement. They were also unsure in their hearts. As father and son had lived under the same roof for so many years, they also realized what their father wanted to do. Yan Fugui snorted coldly and said, "Humph, with the grades of you three brothers, is there any room for improvement? It's the same whether you go early or late, stop talking nonsense, your father and I have something to say to you three brothers."

Yan Fugui took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said, "The second and third brothers finish school at 4:30 every afternoon. After school, they go to the woods outside the city to pick up some dead branches and leaves. Anyway, anything that can be used for heating must be picked up. Our family does not plan to sell coal this year, and we must make up for the losses. As for you, the eldest brother? You have one more hour of class in the third year of junior high school than the second and third brothers, so you go and catch some sparrows or something. If you can't catch any, follow the second and third brothers to collect those rotten wood and dead leaves."

Yan Fugui thought for a moment and said, "I will borrow a cart this afternoon. Whenever you three brothers take a break, we will go to the mountains outside the city to chop wood." The three brothers looked dejected. They all felt that they had not misjudged their father. Their father was really a genius. It turned out that they had been deceived and had to make up for the lost money from other places.

The first person to quit was Yan Jiecheng, who had recently fallen in love with Yu Li, a classmate of his. Yu Li was very youthful and full of life, which made Yan Jiecheng, who was in adolescence, very fascinated. He had originally thought of finding a temporary job so that he could save some money to buy something for his sweetheart. He never thought that his father would deprive him of his spare time, how could he be willing to accept this?

Yan Jiecheng shook his head and said, "No, no, I have to review every night when I come back. I have to get into a technical secondary school or high school to make a name for our Yan family." Yan Fugui sneered and said, "I would be ashamed to think that you could get into a technical secondary school or high school with your condition. You must listen to me, your father, otherwise you can't stay here to warm yourself by the fire."

Yan Jiecheng curled his lips. The young man slept on a cold kang. He felt that with his physical fitness, he should have no problem getting through the winter without a fire. He smiled and nodded and said, "No need to warm up by the fire. I am very strong and can still get through the winter."

Yan Fugui rolled his eyes. He had to let his eldest son know that your father is always your father. He snorted coldly and said, "Then you have to pay for the accommodation. It's not expensive, only five dollars a month!" "What? I have never heard of any son staying at home and the father still charging accommodation fees. Are you my real father?" Yan Jiecheng looked helpless. He felt that this father should not be his biological son.

Yan Fugui snorted coldly, sneered and said, "If you think I'm not your biological father, then I'm not your biological father. Anyway, if you don't listen to me, you must pay me for the accommodation fee." Seeing that his eldest brother hadn't figured it out yet, Yan Fugui smiled and said, "The second and third brothers have no objection, but you, the eldest brother, have an objection to me, your father. In that case, you are not my biological son. If you are not my biological son, then what's wrong with me charging some accommodation fees?"

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang looked at each other. They naturally had some opinions in their hearts. But seeing that their father actually valued money over sons, they cleverly suppressed their thoughts. Their eldest brother did not have the courage to disobey their father, so they naturally did not dare to do so either. They could only nod with a gloomy face, indicating that they would definitely go to pick up dead branches and rotten leaves for burning.