Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui were halfway through their meal, Gou Wa ran in from outside. Gou Wa walked to the side of Yan Jiekuang, pulled over a chair and sat down, and said, "Master, why did you and Master's wife want to come back?!"

Yan Jiekuang took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and threw it to Gou Wa, saying, "I haven't been back for a long time. I came back to visit you. I also wanted to discuss some things with your father and the others."

Su Zihui asked: "Gou Wa, is everyone okay now?!"

Gou Wa replied: "Everything is fine now. Especially after the household contract responsibility system was implemented, everyone has hope in their hearts. Life is getting better and better."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Are there any educated youth in our team now?!"

Gou Wa said, "The female educated youth who married girls from our village are still here. The male educated youth who married girls from our village have returned to the city with their families. The educated youth in our brigade are still quite loyal and righteous. None of them abandoned men and wives in other brigades." Then he asked, "Master, how long will you stay this time?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "We both have work to do, so we won't be here for long. Once we've settled the matter with your father and the others, we'll go back."

After dinner, Yan Jiekuang took Su Zihui and Gou Wa out of the state-owned restaurant. Yan Jiekuang opened the car door and called out, "Gou Wa, get in the car!"

"Hey!" Gou Wa responded, opened the back door, and climbed into the car swiftly. Yan Jiekuang waited for Su Zihui to fasten her seat belt before starting the car.

The pickup truck left the commune and soon saw the village. Yan Jiekuang slowly slowed down the car. The villagers who were chatting under the tree stopped chatting one by one when they saw the car coming.

"Daniu's mother, you have good eyesight, look at who is sitting in the car?!"

Da Niu's mother stared at the pickup truck for a while and said, "It looks like the couple Yan, the educated youth who worked in the countryside here a few years ago."

When the car got closer, the villagers under the tree saw the people sitting in the car clearly and echoed: "It really is them. Gou Wa seems to be in the car too."

Another seven or eight minutes later, Yan Jiekuang drove to the captain's house. As soon as Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui got out of the car, the villagers gathered around them. Gao Baolin saw Yan Jiekuang and his wife and smiled and greeted them: "It's really you two?!"

"Third Grandpa!" Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui shouted in unison. Yan Jiekuang immediately took out his cigarette case and began to distribute cigarettes. Su Zihui began to distribute candy to the women in the village.

About seven or eight minutes later, the team leader Gao Junsong and the branch secretary Tian Dazhuang got the news and ran over. Gao Junsong dispersed the crowd and said, "Xiao Yan, why didn't you two give us a heads up before you came?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle Captain, this is our second hometown. Why should we say hello when we return to our hometown?!" After that, Yan Jiekuang walked to the side of the rear compartment, lifted the tarpaulin covering it, and said, "Gou Wa, help unload the car!"

"Hey!" Gou Wa responded, climbed onto the back of the pickup truck nimbly, and helped Yan Jiekuang unload the things on the car.

After moving the things into Gao Junsong's yard, Yan Jiekuang parked the car, walked into the yard, and asked, "Captain uncle, branch secretary uncle, where are the aunts?!"

Gao Junsong replied, "They are busy in the fields! They will be back soon." Then he called out, "Jie Kuang, have some water!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang took the bowl and drank a sip of water, then asked, "Uncle Captain, how is the income of the villagers in our brigade over the years?!"

Gao Junsong replied: "The income of our brigade is the highest in the entire commune. Since the household contract responsibility system was implemented, each household in our village can earn an extra 50 to 60 yuan per year."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Uncle Captain, I am now a manager in a foreign-funded company. Our company mainly produces roasted nuts. This time I came here not only to visit you, but also to set up a purchasing station in our brigade to specialize in purchasing mountain products such as hazelnuts and pine nuts."

Gao Junsong hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Jie Kuang, how much do you want? What's the price?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "I know the purchase prices of the supply and marketing cooperative here. They are all unified prices, between 0.1 and 0.15 cents per pound. This is the purchase price I drafted when I came here, you can take a look at it first." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang took out a price list and handed it to Gao Junsong.

Gao Junsong took the price list and started to look at it with Tian Dazhuang. After about five or six minutes, Gao Junsong finished reading the price list and asked, "Jie Kuang, you are giving such a high price. How do you make money?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "High-end goods such as hazelnuts and pine nuts are all sold to the port city. So you don't have to worry about me losing money. As for melon seeds and peanuts, whether they make money or not, you don't have to worry about it. I will deposit 10,000 yuan in cash in the brigade's account first. The brigade can use this money to buy things from the villagers. Then you will have to work hard to deliver the things to the railway station and then ship them to Sijiu City. Anyway, I have given you my bottom price. As for how the village can make money, that is something for you two to consider."

Tian Dazhuang said, "Lao Gao, let's call Lao Wu over and let the three of us discuss this matter. What do you think?!"

Gao Junsong nodded and said to Gou Wa, "Gou Wa, go call your accountant uncle over!"

"No need to shout! No need to shout! I'm here!" Wu Haiwang walked in from outside and said, "Jie Kuang, you've been back to Sijiu City for a few years, right?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Isn't it?! It's been almost six years. Xiaohui and I have wanted to come back for a long time. We were in college and didn't have time. Now we have finally graduated. We came to visit before we go to work."

Gao Junsong said, "Gou Wa, call your master and his wife. Lao Wu, come here. We have something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?!" Wu Haiwang walked up to Gao Junsong and Tian Dazhuang and asked.

"Take a look at this first!" Gao Junsong handed the purchase price list to Wu Haiwang.

Wu Haiwang took the price list, looked at it, and asked, "Lao Gao, where did this come from?!"

Gao Junsong said: "Xie Kuang is now a manager of a foreign-funded company. He wants to set up a purchasing point in our village to buy these things. This is the bottom price he gave us."

Wu Haiwang thought about it and said, "If it's a public-to-public transaction, this can really be done. We can buy mountain products from the surrounding villagers at a price slightly higher than the commune purchasing station. We will settle the bill with Jie Kuang according to the classification. We can use the difference in price to improve the facilities in the village and provide subsidies to the elderly and children in the village who are unable to work."

Tian Dazhuang echoed, "Old Wu and I are thinking the same thing. But to be on the safe side, we still have to go to the commune to ask about this matter."

Wu Haiwang asked: "What if the commune finds out and wants to interfere?!"

Gao Junsong hesitated for a few seconds and said, "I'll call my father Jianjun. He has more experience in the county than us. He should know something that we don't know."

Tian Dazhuang said: "Then why are you still standing there? Let's go to the brigade headquarters!"

"Boss! I heard that Jie Kuang and his wife are here?!" Just then Tian Xiuqin walked in from outside with Sanni, Wu Cuihua and Han Yuqin.

"Auntie!" Yan Jiekuang took the initiative to greet Tian Xiuqin when he saw her.

Tian Xiuqin immediately brought Sanni and the other two to Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui and said, "Why didn't you tell us in advance that you two were coming?! We haven't prepared anything now. Look at what happened?!" After saying that, Tian Xiuqin showed an embarrassed expression on her face.