Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

After leaving Yan Bugui's house, Zhou Jin just arrived at the central courtyard and saw Jia Zhang sitting at the door sewing shoe soles. He didn't pay much attention and pushed the cart home. He had to eat early and rest today, and he had to go to the black market in the evening.

You have to admit that Jia Zhang's triangular eyes are quite sharp. When Zhou Jin passed by the central courtyard, she saw the watch on Zhou Jin's left hand and started to calculate in her mind.

Of course, she never stopped talking. As long as Zhou Jin was not around, she would dare to curse.

"This little bastard has only been back to work for a month and he's already bought a watch and a bicycle. There's definitely something wrong with this."

Just as Jia Zhang was thinking about what to do, she saw Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu coming back. She hurriedly put down the insoles in her hand, walked up to them, called the three of them to her house, and then closed the door.

"Uncle, I just saw a watch on Zhou Jin's wrist. He must have bought it today. You said he has only been working for a month. Where did he get the money and tickets? There must be something wrong."

"I think what Aunt Jia said is right, Uncle. Even if Zhou Jin has been in the army for five years and saved some money, it is not easy to get these bicycle and watch tickets. Moreover, he has only worked for a month, so it is impossible that they were given by the factory leaders. This is definitely not legitimate. We must make good use of this opportunity."

Shazhu expressed his own opinion.

"Yes, Zhou Jin's home renovation and furniture purchases cost more than a thousand yuan. During this period, I often saw him moving large and small bags into the house. He spends money so lavishly, let alone the money for the bicycle and watch. I think there is something wrong with where he even got the money."

Jia Dongxu also echoed.

Yi Zhonghai thought for a while, then said to Jia Zhang: "Sister-in-law, can you confirm that he is wearing a watch? Can you confirm that it is a new one?"

"Of course I can confirm it. I looked carefully and there was not a single scratch on the watch. And I didn't see him wearing a watch yesterday, so the watch on his left hand must be new."

"Okay then. I guess it's because we haven't caused him any trouble in the past month. He thought we were afraid of him, so he started to let down his guard."

“Indeed, I think what you said is very right, Master. And even though he caused a scene in the courtyard when he bought a bicycle last time, we didn’t report him afterwards. I guess he thought we had forgotten about it.

He just went on to buy a watch. We must not let him go this time and must send him to jail."

"Dongxu is right. This is our best chance to deal with Zhou Jin. However, it's too late today and we are not prepared. After get off work tomorrow, Dongxu will report to the street office and Zhuzi will report to the police station. We will then put this guy in jail."

"Okay, no problem." Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu both replied.

After discussing the follow-up plans, they went back to their homes.

At this time, Zhou Jin didn't know that these people in the retirement group were starting to prepare for another big move, but it wouldn't matter even if he knew, because they would only shoot themselves in the foot anyway.

He had finished dinner and went to bed early, planning to get up at one o'clock in the morning and climb over the backyard wall. Zhou Jin had already found out the locations of the black markets in Sijiu City, and he had been to some of them before.

At 12:30 in the morning, Zhou Jin woke up, went out to observe the surroundings, and found that there was no one, so he climbed over the wall and went out.

I took the bicycle out of the space and went to the largest black market. The bigger the black market, the easier it was to buy what I wanted.

At the entrance of an alley outside the black market, Zhou Jin saw that there was no one around, so he put his bicycle into the space, put on a mask and a hat, lowered the brim of his hat and walked towards the black market. After paying a dime to a middle-aged woman at the entrance of the alley, he went in.

When Zhou Jin entered, he saw that it was very dark inside, so he took out his flashlight and started searching inside. Although this black market was very large and crowded with people, it was very quiet. All the buyers and sellers used flashlights to check the goods and then communicated in a very low voice.

Zhou Jin first walked around the black market, and after getting familiar with the terrain, he began to look for the supplies he needed. After searching for more than twenty minutes, he finally bought a sheep, four rabbits, and two pheasants from a middle-aged strong man, spending a total of thirty yuan.

It is worthy of being the largest black market in the city. If it were in other black markets, even if you came across it, you would only find a pile of meat. There is no way you would find living things for sale.

Zhou Jin talked with this person for a while, and after knowing that he was a hunter, he made an appointment with him to trade in an abandoned courtyard next to the black market every half a month. This could be regarded as finding a stable supply channel for living things.

After Zhou Jin bought what he wanted, he found an empty corner, put all the living things he had just bought into the space, and then came out to purchase various seeds and meat. After going back and forth four or five times, he finally completed the task.

So Zhou Jin was about to leave, when he suddenly saw an old man squatting in the corner with several pieces of porcelain and scrolls in front of him.

Judging from the old man's condition, he should be a remnant of the Qing Dynasty who could not make ends meet and came out to sell antiques to make a living. Zhou Jin thought so and went up to ask the price.

"Old man, how are you going to sell these items?"

"Young man, I don't want money, I need food."

"How much food do you want?"

"These porcelains and paintings are worth five hundred kilograms of flour and one hundred kilograms of meat."

They were indeed antiques from prosperous times and gold from troubled times. Although Zhou Jin didn't know much about antiques, he felt that these things were definitely real and he must have made a profit. Even if they were fake, it didn't matter. He could just consider it as a favor and saving people. Anyway, he was not short of food now.

"Okay, but we can't trade here. You can find a place you feel safe, and then we can trade."

"why?"

"Old man, first of all, do you think I can carry so much food with me? Secondly, do you think you, an old man, can carry so much food and return home safely?"

The two of them whispered a few more times, and the old man began to pack up the antiques and stuffed them directly into Zhou Jin's hands, leaving Zhou Jin confused as to what he was going to do.

Shouldn't the money and goods be exchanged for the goods? This old man trusts me so much that he gave me the antiques before I even saw a grain of food.

The old man looked at Zhou Jin's confused state and explained, "Young man, you didn't bargain for my things, and you proposed the safest way to trade. This shows that you are a good person and worthy of close friendship. I believe you will not run away with my things.

Besides, my stuff has been exposed here. If an old man like me takes these things back, I will probably lose both myself and my stuff as soon as I leave the black market. So you are helping me.”

After listening to the old man's explanation, Zhou Jin thought that this was true. Now that these things were on display, many people must have seen them and asked for their prices. It would be unsafe for the old man to take these things back, so he accepted them.

Then the old man got up and went home. Zhou Jin took the pile of things, wandered around for a while and left the black market. He put the antiques into his space in an empty corner, then took out his bicycle and rode to the address given by the old man.

Sure enough, just as Zhou Jin rode away from the black market, five or six people followed him. However, they didn't expect that Zhou Jin's bicycle had already disappeared.

Because it was dark and the road lights were dim, and he had to wait for the old man to get home first, Zhou Jin wandered around slowly after leaving the black market. About half an hour later, Zhou Jin arrived at the old man's door, checked that there was no one around, and then took out the food for trading from the space.

"Dong dong dong."

As soon as Zhou Jin put down his hand after knocking on the door, the door opened and the old man came out. The two did not speak, and Zhou Jin carried the food into the old man's house. It was a courtyard with only the old man and his wife living in it.

After moving all the grain, the old man called Zhou Jin to the living room, poured him a cup of tea and asked him to take a rest. Only then did the two of them take off their disguises and speak frankly to each other.

The old lady was also happy to see so much food. She didn't have to worry about being hungry for a long time. Then she came to the living room, and the three of them drank tea and chatted.

The old man's surname is Jin and the old lady's surname is Yang. They are indeed a family of old people with only a small number of descendants. Their children died during the war years. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the old man handed over all his property to the country.

The government left the yard for the old couple to live in and gave them the status of five-guarantee households, as a way of thanking them for their contributions to the country. This is similar to the origin of the deaf old lady's status as a five-guarantee household.

Originally, the two old people were supported by the state and led a leisurely life. But as time went by, they got older and could no longer bear to eat coarse grains every day.

But their background is problematic, they are too old to find a job, they have no children to support them, and they have no other source of income.

My health is getting worse and worse. If I want to eat something good to supplement my nutrition, I can only start selling antiques passed down from my family.

However, because the old man only accepted food without paying, I went to the black market several times but was unable to exchange food.

To be honest, it is quite impressive that an old man took antiques to the black market several times and was never targeted by anyone. Maybe he was just lucky.

The three of them chatted for a long time and became familiar with each other. Grandpa Jin looked at Zhou Jin and suddenly thought that he and his wife were getting older and older. If one of them really got sick and died in the house, no one would know.

Moreover, Mr. Jin became more and more satisfied with Zhou Jin, and he began to think of letting Zhou Jin take care of him in his old age.

The old man didn't hesitate at all and asked directly: "Xiao Zhou, I want to discuss a deal with you. What do you think after listening to me?"

"Okay, you say."

"It's like this. You are alone now, and we have no children. We are worried about our retirement, so I want you to take care of us. After we die, this yard and the antiques in the house will all be yours. What do you think?"

"Ah!" Zhou Jin was surprised to hear that Mr. Jin wanted him to take care of him in his old age.

Mr. Jin knew that his proposal was a bit abrupt. After all, the two parties had just met for the first time, and he wanted others to take care of him in his old age.

"Xiao Zhou, I know this is a bit abrupt, but I am really satisfied with you, and I also want my husband and I to spend our old age in peace. You don't have to answer in a hurry. Go home and think about it carefully. Whether you are willing or not, we like you as a junior very much."

"Okay, old man, I'll go back and think about it and give you an answer as soon as possible. Then I'll go home. I have to go to work later."

"Okay, go back and think about it carefully. Don't force it. No matter what, meeting each other is fate."

"Ah."

After Zhou Jin finished speaking, he left and disappeared into the darkness on his bicycle.