Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

After walking for a while, Yan Jiekuang took out a purchase price list, handed it to Niu Jin, and said, "This is the purchase price set by the factory. It will be adjusted every once in a while depending on the situation. The ones above are the base prices. When you purchase something, the price is higher than this. If it is higher than the price above, you have to make up the extra money yourself. If it is lower than the price above, then you make the profit. As for the situation, your father has worked in a steel mill for many years. He should know the twists and turns here. I won't say much. Don't forget to go to work on the fourth day of the New Year. Don't be late." After that, Yan Jiekuang got on his bicycle, said hello to Lao Niu and left.

Lao Niu looked at Yan Jiekuang's back and muttered, "This boy is such a good person!" Then he looked at his son and said, "You have a job now. You must work hard."

Niu Jin nodded and said, "Dad, don't worry! I will work hard!" At the same time, Niu Jin secretly swore in his heart that he must earn the money for buying a job and return it to his father as soon as possible.

After parting with Lao Niu and his son, Yan Jiekuang rode his bicycle to a deserted place. He took out two wooden boxes from the space and tied them to the back seat of the bicycle, then took out two bags of vegetables and hung them on the left and right handlebars of the bicycle, and then rode his bicycle straight to the courtyard.

"Old Yan, is that your Jie Kuang?!" Yan Bugui, who was playing chess with his neighbor under the streetlight at the gate, turned his head and looked towards the entrance of the alley when he heard the words of the person next to him. Yan Bugui smiled and said, "It's really my Jie Kuang." Then Yan Bugui stood up and said, "You guys play, I won't play with you." After that, Yan Jie Kuang rolled the chess pieces on the chessboard, picked up the small stool and ran towards Yan Jie Kuang.

"Dad!" Yan Jiekuang called Yan Bugui.

"Hey!" Yan Bugui responded and asked, "What's that on your cart?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Aren't we having a dinner party tomorrow?! I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time, so I'll bring some food back first and get the rest tomorrow morning."

Yan Bugui looked at the things in the car and asked, "These things must cost a lot of money, right?!"

Yan Jiekuang looked at Yan Bugui with disdain and said, "Dad, where are the three families?! Where are these things?!"

"Hey?! Jie Kuang, what did you bring back?!" Just then He Yuzhu and his wife walked in from outside.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Brother Zhuzi, we have almost everything on the list. I'll go get the chicken and fish tomorrow morning. Can you see if there's anything else missing?"

When He Yuzhu heard what Yan Jiekuang said, he immediately became interested and helped Yan Jiekuang unload the things on the car and began to check what Yan Jiekuang brought back. The more He Yuzhu looked, the more surprised he was. After about ten minutes, He Yuzhu put down the dishes in his hand, stood up, and said, "Jiekuang, this is the best you can do in purchasing!" He Yuzhu gave Yan Jiekuang a thumbs up.

After dinner, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao and Yan Jiekuang moved everything to the middle courtyard. He Yuzhu and his youngest son began to prepare tomorrow's dishes. Xu Damao looked at the busy He Yuzhu and asked, "He Yuzhu, will the Yushui family come over tomorrow?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I called her and told her that her family will come over tomorrow." Then he asked, "Will your sister and her family come over?!"

Xu Damao replied, "Come on! Why not?!" Then Xu Damao took out a cigarette box from his pocket, put a cigarette into He Yuzhu's mouth, and then gave one to Yan Jiekuang. He also lit one for himself and took two puffs. Then he said, "I never thought that in just a few years, there would be only three of us left in the whole courtyard."

Yan Jiekuang said: "I bought a yard in Shajing Hutong. I will move in with my parents after I finish cleaning it up, and this place will be left to my second brother's family."

Xu Damao looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Why did you suddenly think of buying a yard?!"

He Yuzhu echoed, "Yeah! Jie Kuang, why did you suddenly think of buying a yard?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "The college entrance examination has been resumed, and I guess there won't be much evasion in doing business in the future. With more population mobility, housing prices are expected to go up. Buy it now while it's cheap. Even if you don't live in it in the future, you can rent it out."

After listening to Yan Jiekuang's words, Xu Damao thought about it and said, "What Jiekuang said does make some sense. I will discuss it with my wife later. My boy is not young anymore, so it's time to prepare a house for him to get married."

About half an hour later, Yan Jiekuang said hello to He Yuzhu and Xu Damao, left a pack of cigarettes for He Yuzhu, and then went back. Xu Damao saw that he couldn't help here, so he followed Yan Jiekuang's example, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and put it next to He Yuzhu, and then went back to the backyard.

After Xu Damao and Yan Jiekuang left, Liu Lan came out of the room and said, "I heard what Jiekuang said just now. What are your plans?!"

He Yuzhu grinned and said, "We either don't buy it or we'd rather buy a house with a storefront."

After being married for so many years, how could Liu Lan not know what He Yuzhu was thinking? ! Liu Lan said, "Okay, let's go out and find out when we have time."

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, when it was just dawn, Yan Jiekuang simply washed up and went out on his bicycle. Although there were a lot of things in Yan Jiekuang's space, he still had to buy living things. At this time, Yan Jiekuang was very envious of the system next door that could raise or keep living things.

When he arrived near Pigeon City, Yan Jiekuang put on a mask and a dog-skin hat, put his bicycle into the space, then walked to the entrance of Pigeon City, paid the entrance fee, and walked straight in.

Yan Jiekuang had been here many times, so he was very familiar with the situation inside. Yan Jiekuang quickly walked up to the chicken seller and asked, "How much is the chicken?!"

The chicken seller looked up at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Five dollars for a rooster and four dollars for a hen. No bargaining."

Yan Jiekuang took a look at the chickens in the cage and said, "I want all the chickens in the cage. But the cage must be given to me, otherwise I can't take it."

"Okay!" The chicken seller readily agreed and said, "There are two roosters and three hens here, a total of twenty-two dollars."

Yan Jiekuang readily took out the money and handed it to the chicken seller, then picked up the chicken cage and left. Then Yan Jiekuang went to the fish seller and bought four black fish and two large black fish weighing about ten kilograms, then left the Pigeon Market.

A little after six o'clock, Yan Jiekuang returned to the courtyard and took the purchased items directly to the middle courtyard. He Yuzhu, who had just gotten up and was washing up by the sink, saw Yan Jiekuang coming over with the items and said with a smile, "You're really early!!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "The early bird catches the worm." Then Yan Jiekuang put the fish into the pond, put the chicken coop beside the pond, and went back to the front yard. Five or six minutes later, Yan Jiekuang came to the middle yard with a wooden box. He Yuzhu looked at the box and asked, "What's in it?!"

Yan Jiekuang opened the box and said, "Inside are yellow croaker, swimming crab, pomfret, hairtail, fresh sea cucumber and fresh abalone. How are they?! These things are good, right?!"