Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

Recently, the news that Goudan's family made a lot of money by selling paper windmills has spread throughout the alley.

There were even several people from other courtyards saying that people in their courtyard had made a lot of money following Li Zhaodi. It is conceivable that Goudan's family had made just as much money from selling paper windmills!

Moreover, in recent times, Goudan's family has eaten meat three times, one of which was meat and egg dumplings!

You know, in the past, Goudan’s family might not be able to eat meat once every one or two months.

They are not afraid of their neighbors' hard life, but they are afraid of their neighbors building a house and driving a Land Rover. How can the birds not have ideas about such a good thing that can make money? How can they not be jealous?

Seeing this, Han Li was a little dumbfounded. When there was profit to be made, these beasts pounced on him like mad dogs and tried to bite a piece of meat.

In this situation, it would be difficult for him to confront these beasts head-on.

However, we cannot just stand by and watch the animals gang up on us and bully a widow.

Han Li: I will protect this honest man! Got it?

After thinking for a while, Han Li shouted at the top of his voice: "Aunt Wang, I see you are in such a dilemma, is there any difficulty? Is it because your family hasn't earned back the money they paid for this craft? I remember that your family didn't know this craft before!"

Wang Qiaoyun had recently been doing business and her mind had become more alert. After Han Li's suggestion, she immediately had a solution:

"I had a hard time raising three children, so I used all my family savings to buy this craft, thinking it would be a long-term business that could support my family. Although business has been good these days, it will take another two or three months to earn back the cost."

The birds thought about it and it made sense. Goudan's family did start doing this business suddenly. It definitely wasn't something they came up with on their own.

All animals want to take advantage of the free stuff, but when they hear that they may have to pay for it, some of them have already started to back off.

Han Li directly acted as a supporting actor: "Aunt Wang, if I am willing to share the money your family spent on buying the craft, can you teach me this craft? This kind of novel toy will definitely sell well in the countryside."

The birds were quite surprised, and then they realized that the boss of the Han family also coveted the profitable business of the Goudan family.

I thought the eldest son of the Han family was an honest man, but I didn't expect him to be a money-grubber who likes to take advantage of others just like them.

"That will definitely work." Wang Qiaoyun said in agreement, "We are all neighbors living in the same courtyard, so we should help each other. As long as you can share the money I have to pay for the craft, I will be willing to teach you all the skills."

Finally, someone couldn't help but ask, "Goudan's mother, how much did your family pay for this craft?"

"Three hundred and eighty thousand (38 yuan)."

Hearing this, Han Li was speechless. Aunt Wang, please say more. I'm afraid many people will be interested in hearing just this little.

When the birds first heard about it they thought it was quite expensive, but after careful consideration they realized that if more people shared the cost, each person would pay less.

What's more, this is a long-term business. As long as you learn this skill, you can make money continuously.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, several families expressed their willingness to pay to learn this skill.

After all, spending tens of thousands (a few dollars) to buy a long-term business is a really good deal.

While everyone was whispering, Han Li noticed that Yi Zhonghai in front of him turned his head and seemed to be saying something to Liu Haizhong.

Soon, Liu Haizhong was seen with a happy smile on his face.

Looking at the little movements of the two birds, Han Li seemed to smell the scent of conspiracy.

"Dong Dong Dong~" Liu Haizhong knocked on the table to signal everyone to be quiet, and then spoke in an official tone with a serious face:

"Well, everyone knows that if too many people run a business, no one can make money. So, I think we should let Goudan's mother teach two families a skill at most, to help them get through the difficult times first, and we can think of ways to deal with the others later."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and agreed, "What Lao Liu said makes sense. Scarcity makes things valuable. If everyone in our hospital goes to sell this paper windmill, no one will be able to sell it and make any money. That would be a waste of time."

After a pause, Yi Yinbi continued, "I think that the Han family in the front yard has a large population, and it is a bit difficult to support them with only the salary of an apprentice. And the eldest son of the Han family does not earn much as a doctor in the countryside, so we should support them and give the Han family a quota first."

Sha Zhu was the first to jump out and express his support: "The uncle is fair, I agree!"

Immediately, Liu Haizhong nodded and said, "I agree too!"

Yan Bugui nodded in agreement: "I have no objection!"

The three elders in the courtyard unanimously agreed that the Han family’s spot was basically secured.

At this time, Han Li had already understood the calculations of these beasts, but this kind of trick was easy to deal with and there was no need to take it to heart.

As expected, the next thing to do was to compete for the remaining spot. The first aunt was in poor health, and the third aunt was pregnant...

The only person who has "free time" and a "healthy" body is Auntie Er.

Liu Haizhong said righteously: "Well, as long as my family makes money, we will definitely spare some time to help the neighbors in the yard who are in need!"

The two apprenticeship places were confirmed, and now it was Yan Bugui's turn to start calculating:

"Goudan's mother, your family spent 38 (13 yuan) to buy this craft. Now the cost is shared equally among the three families. We can't let your family suffer a loss. The other two families will each pay 12 ( yuan). This means your family spent ( yuan) to buy a craft. Do you think this is okay?"

At this point, the situation has become clear. The Liu family in the backyard and the Han family in the front yard each contributed 13 yuan ( yuan). Goudan's mother, Wang Qiaoyun, is responsible for teaching the two families the craft of making paper windmills.

After the Liu family makes money, they will turn around and help the neighbors in the yard who are in need.

The plan was reasonable and righteous, and Han Li couldn't help but applaud these beasts.

This time, Yi Yinbi seemed to be speaking for the old Han family, but in fact he wanted to trick the old Han family and make them the scapegoat.

Imagine if Liu Haizhong was the representative of all the birds? Once his family learned the windmill craft, it would be equivalent to all the birds in the courtyard learning this craft.

To put it another way, all the birds in the hospital spent 13 yuan ( yuan) to buy a skill that can make money.

After all, if the cost were shared equally by all those who wanted to learn the craft, Han Li would probably only need to pay a few tens of thousands (a few yuan) to learn the craft.

And the most crucial point is, after Liu Haizhong's wife learns the craft, she will secretly teach it to others and say that they are smart and figured it out on their own. What can Wang Qiaoyun, a widow, do to them?

Even in the future, in order to make money, the birds might sell this skill at a low price, which would eventually lead to Goudan's family completely losing their livelihood.

Han Li didn't even need to doubt it, he was sure that the birds would 100% do such a shameless thing!

At this moment, Han Li stood up and said gratefully, "Thank you three uncles for thinking of my family. But I discussed with my father, my family can still barely get by, I can also buy some paper windmills from Goudan's house and sell them in the countryside, and make a profit from the difference. This rare opportunity should be left to those who really need it."

After saying this, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Wang Qiaoyun, "Aunt Wang, when I went out this afternoon, I saw people from the Women's Federation asking about the deeds of advanced women. It seemed that they were planning to publicize them in the newspaper."

"I think you have worked hard to raise three children, and you are enthusiastic about helping the neighbors in the courtyard to overcome difficulties. You should ask the Women's Federation to publicize this good deed."

Upon hearing this, the three uncles' faces changed instantly. If Goudan's mother really went to find the people from the Women's Federation, then they would be able to team up to bully orphans and widows and would be exposed.

After all, those people in the Women's Federation are not as honest and easy to fool as Goudan's mother!

When the news gets out, all three of them will be in trouble!

As a people's teacher, the reputation of the third uncle Yan Bugui is of vital importance;

Worried that his bad reputation would get out and he would lose his job, he immediately said with an awkward smile: "Life at home is OK, so I'll leave this position to someone who needs it! Oh, my stomach is a little uncomfortable, I have to go to the toilet!"

After saying this, Yan Suanpan covered his stomach, picked up the teacup and ran away.

Second uncle Liu Haizhong was greedy but not stupid. He felt that it was not easy to take advantage of Goudan's family and might cause trouble for himself, so he said seriously:

"Well, I've thought about it carefully. It's not appropriate for my family to take this quota. Let's leave it to someone who needs it! Oh, my stomach is a little uncomfortable. I have to go to the toilet!"

It's funny to say that the place to learn skills that was just being fought over by all the birds has now become a hot potato and no one wants it.

Are you kidding? It costs money and there's a high chance of ruining your reputation. Only a fool would try to grab this spot.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yi Zhonghai secretly sighed, his heart ached with anger, and he cursed in his heart with hatred:

"Every time when that little bastard Han Li is around, nothing goes my way! I'm going to kill him later..."

Then, Yi Yinbi glanced at the direction where Liu Haizhong left and sighed complainingly:

"Hey, these Old Yan and Old Liu always fail at the critical moment. That's the thing. If anyone needs to learn how to make paper windmills, they can go find Goudan's mother. That's it for now. The meeting is adjourned!"