The Great Era of Siheyuan

With the house key given by Xu Huizhen, Li Wenqiang turned from Zhengyangmen to Qianmen Street and came to a two-story Western-style building built in the Republic of China.

Looking at the blue brick and gray tile house in front of him, Li Wenqiang felt it was quite fresh. He was used to seeing large courtyards and quadrangles, but this two-story blue brick building from the Republic of China period looked pretty good. The entrances were all half-moon-shaped doors and windows, and the whole building looked like a combination of Chinese and Western styles, with both the elegance of oriental architecture and the artistic appreciation of western architecture, which seemed to be more in line with modern people's aesthetics.

Such a house can be said to be a mansion at that time. I don’t know why the owner left it empty. Given the location, if the front is modified, it can be made into a few shops, which is better to rent out than to leave it alone.

He asked Xu Huizhen to find out whether the building was for sale. He had already thought of a solution on the way. That was to buy it in the name of the steel mill, and then "lend" it to the steel mill to rent it to himself.

In this way, as long as the Street Office does not go to the Housing Authority to check, it will not know who owns this small western-style building. With the steel mill as a backing, few people will bother them.

I looked at the house number and confirmed it was correct before opening the door. Immediately after opening the door, a strong smell of alcohol hit my nose.

After Li Wenqiang entered and closed the door, he checked the layout of the house. There was a lobby at the front entrance, four rooms on each side, two floors, and a total area of ​​about 400 square meters.

At this time, the room on the right and the lobby were filled with wine jars. A jar of wine weighed about 70 to 80 kilograms, and with the wine jars, it weighed about 100 kilograms. There were more than 100 such wine jars.

So many wine jars cost one or two thousand yuan, and with the wine it would cost more than six thousand yuan. You wouldn't know until you calculated it. Once you calculated it, you realized that Xu Huizhen had unknowingly paid so much money for you. Fortunately, he left all the money for the tavern's meals to her, otherwise she would have lost all her capital.

After walking around the small Western-style building, the overall feeling was not bad. However, the price of this house would definitely not be cheap, so Xu Huizhen would have to have a good talk with the other party.

After taking the wine away, Li Wenqiang found Xu Huizhen who was taking care of the child. After returning the key to her, he told her about this matter.

"Are you really thinking about it?"

Xu Huizhen asked softly while holding the child.

"Of course you should! I've seen that house. It's right next to Qianmen Street. The five rooms in the front can be turned into a storefront. The upstairs can be used for living or as a restaurant. Go ask the owner. If the price is right, you can buy it from him directly."

Li Wenqiang said with certainty.

"Then I'll ask Aunt Zhang about this later, but the price may not be cheap. You have to be prepared. This two-story house in this area will cost at least four or five thousand yuan. She probably won't sell it for less!"

Although Xu Huizhen didn't think it was necessary to buy another house, she still carefully analyzed the situation for him when she heard that he was determined to buy one.

Now she lives alone with her child in such a big house. When they are together in the future, there will be more than enough rooms. There is no need to make a fuss.

"It's okay. Five thousand is five thousand. As long as she doesn't ask for a very high price, you can buy it. I'll leave some money for you. If she agrees, you can buy it."

As Li Wenqiang spoke, he took out several thousand yuan of payment from his pocket and put it on the table.

Xu Huizhen picked up the two file bags on the table and took a look. She was immediately shocked and asked in a low voice.

"Where did you get so much money?"

"Of course it's my money, you can use it, I don't know what I'll need you to buy for me in the future!"

Li Wenqiang didn't tell her much. If he told her that he earned so much in a day, she would probably be scared.

Now, after these days of accumulation, he has more than 50,000 yuan in wealth. This does not include the money he paid for buying things and donating to the security department, otherwise it would be much more.

Now he has been trying to find a way to spend the money, otherwise it will depreciate if kept in his hands. It would be great if he could exchange all of it into gold.

After hearing what he said, Xu Huizhen didn't say anything. She just accepted it and then said.

"Yesterday, the director came to me again and asked where these vegetables came from. She asked me if I could leave a batch of vegetables for the street office so that they can buy them at the original price. I haven't agreed to it yet. She said that recently Fan Jinyou has been selling vegetables from here to them at one yuan per catty. I guess he saw that we were selling them cheaply and wanted to test the waters. What do you think about this? I think it's better to have less trouble than more, so just sell it to them!"

Xu Huizhen frowned and said that the director of the street office had come to ask her many times in the past few days, which made her a little worried and she didn't know what it meant.

"I think I have to go there first. Otherwise, even if you give it to them, you will probably have trouble in the future. You can only sell two or three hundred kilograms a day here, and then you can close the vegetable stall. Don't make any money and get into trouble!"

Li Wenqiang thought for a while and said.

I had originally thought of just ordering some dishes to build a relationship with Xu Huizhen, but now that she's in my hands, she must not continue with such a big fuss.

The greatest evil of human nature is to hate you for having something, laugh at you for not having it, dislike you for being poor, and fear you for being rich. Li Wenqiang never had high expectations for human nature. Ugly, greedy, and ungrateful people abound. Even if Xu Huizhen is nice to those neighbors, they may not appreciate it. Those who can't get the food may report her behind her back.

"Okay, I listen to you!"

Xu Huizhen sighed, knowing that she had indeed attracted too much attention in recent days. It was just that they were all neighbors, and she couldn't bear to see them starving, so she sold a little more.

"If you want to help them, just cook the vegetables and sell them! No receipts are needed. I'll go find Fan Jinyou and ask him about the situation at the street office."

Li Wenqiang comforted her and then turned and left.

Hearing the sound of the back door being locked, Xu Huizhen was a little worried. She didn't know what the street office thought about this matter.

Li Wenqiang rode his motorcycle from the back door to the front, parked the car and walked into the restaurant.

Although it was past dinner time, the place was still packed with people. Even the pub next door was full, and business was booming.

Fan Jinyou was busy in the small restaurant, and Cai Quanwu, who had not been seen for a long time, was squatting in the tavern, holding a bottle of wine and drinking slowly.

As soon as Li Wenqiang entered, the waiter inside called out to Fan Jinyou.

“Fan Jinyou, come over here to receive the guests, I’m looking for you!”

When Fan Jinyou heard the sound, he looked towards the door and immediately started smiling.

"Hey, what a rare guest! What would you like to eat? I'll find a seat for you!"

"How do you know I'm looking for Fan Jinyou? Maybe I'm looking for you!"

Li Wenqiang ignored Fan Jinyou and greeted the pretty waitress on the side with a smile. If he remembered correctly, the girl's name was Kong Yuqin.

Being looked at by the handsome Li Wenqiang with a sunny smile on his face, Kong Yuqin hurriedly walked away embarrassedly, not daring to say a word.