Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1224 Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng were played

"Pork is 500 yuan... flour is 300 yuan, sanitary oil is 400 yuan... and there are a lot of other things. The total is 1,500 yuan."

"Then tell Yan Jiecheng and Sha Zhu that it was only sold for 800 yuan, and giving them 500 yuan is already a lot."

Thinking about the huge sum of money that was about to come, Liu Haizhong pulled a flatbed cart and hurried to a secluded place on the outskirts of Beijing under the cover of night.

The place was overgrown with weeds and deserted, with only the occasional chirping of insects breaking the silence of the night. This was the place where he and Lao Chen had agreed to make the transaction.

As long as we can successfully sell this batch of supplies here, we can earn a lot of money and solve the urgent needs at hand.

However, time passed by, but Lao Chen still did not show up.

Liu Haizhong paced anxiously, looking around from time to time, his anxiety gradually increasing. He waited for two hours before he finally saw the familiar figure of Lao Chen slowly approaching from a distance.

"You're finally here!" Liu Haizhong immediately came forward with a bit of complaint on his face, "You made me wait for so long, I was almost dying of anxiety."

Old Chen, however, looked serious, and scanned the surroundings vigilantly, angrily scolding: "It's already this time, and you're still complaining! Can't you be more careful?

If someone spots us, we'll both be doomed!"

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he felt nervous and realized his mistake. He quickly apologized with a smile, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Lao Chen, I was wrong. I was just too anxious."

As he said this, he quickly pulled open the tarpaulin on the flatbed, revealing the full load of supplies inside. "Look, everything is here, they are definitely good stuff.

I calculated that these will cost you a total of 1,500 yuan. You can make at least 500 yuan by reselling them. This is a sure win, and you are getting a great bargain."

Old Chen leaned over and carefully checked the goods. He pressed his hands on the pork, checked the color of the flour, and unscrewed the lid of the sanitary oil and smelled it. After checking, he stood up, his brows tightly knitted into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

"Old Chen, how are they? Are the things good?" Liu Haizhong asked expectantly. In his opinion, these supplies were all genuine good stuff, and the price of one thousand five hundred yuan was absolutely reasonable.

However, what Lao Chen said next made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar. "I can only give you 300 yuan." Lao Chen said in a calm tone, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.

"What?" Liu Haizhong's eyes widened, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by full of anger, "Lao Chen, are you kidding me?

Don't you know how much these things are worth? I took all the risks in the middle of the night to get them out, and you only give me 300 yuan?"

Old Chen was unmoved, folded his hands over his chest, and said coldly: "Liu Haizhong, don't get excited.

The control of materials is becoming more and more strict now, and the situation is very tense. If I accept your goods, I will risk losing my head.

Besides, the origin of this thing is unknown. If anything goes wrong, my small business will be ruined.

Three hundred dollars is the highest price I can offer."

"Unknown origin? Didn't I tell you everything clearly?"

Liu Haizhong was so angry that his face turned red, and the veins on his neck were bulging. "Aren't you just asking for a higher price? If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come to you!"

Lao Chen snorted and turned to leave: "If you think it's inappropriate, then forget it. I don't have to earn this money, you can find someone else."

Seeing Lao Chen turn around and leave, Liu Haizhong suddenly panicked.

He knew in his heart that he urgently needed money to pay back Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. If the deal fell through, he would be completely helpless.

"Lao Chen, Lao Chen, please don't leave!" Liu Haizhong rushed forward, grabbed Lao Chen's arm, and begged bitterly, "Please take another look and raise the price a little more. I really have no other choice, otherwise I wouldn't beg you so humbly."

The corners of Lao Chen's mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely perceptible sense of pride. He knew in his heart that he had already grasped the bangs.

He turned around slowly and pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Well, since we are old friends, I will give you another five dollars, three hundred and five dollars. This is already my biggest concession."

"Three hundred and five yuan? You're paying a beggar like that!" Liu Haizhong was immediately furious when he heard this, and shouted angrily, "I can sell these goods to anyone for more than this price. If you don't add a little more today, you can forget about making this deal!"

Old Chen was not in a hurry, he folded his hands over his chest and looked at Liu Haizhong coldly: "Then you can find someone else, I won't force you.

But I have to remind you, with all the rumors going around, who would dare to easily accept these things from you?"

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he felt a chill in his heart. He knew that what Lao Chen said was the truth.

He gritted his teeth and said, "No, at least another hundred dollars, four hundred and five dollars, not a cent less!"

"Four hundred and five dollars? That's too much!"

Lao Chen frowned and pretended to be very angry. "Three hundred and forty yuan at most. I really can't take more than that."

The two of them argued back and forth for a long time, and neither of them was willing to give in.

Finally, Liu Haizhong couldn't afford to waste any more time, so he had no choice but to compromise: "Alright, alright, three hundred and forty is three hundred and forty. I'm really unlucky today!"

Old Chen showed a triumphant smile on his face, took out the money from his pocket, counted it and handed it to Liu Haizhong: "Happy cooperation, come back to me when you need goods in the future."

Liu Haizhong took the money and glared at Lao Chen fiercely, feeling aggrieved. But now that things had come to this, he could only admit defeat, took the money, and left with heavy steps.

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At this time, Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng were like ants on the hot pan in Sha Zhu's house, anxiously waiting for Liu Haizhong to come back.

The lights in the house were dim, and the two looked out the window from time to time, their eyes full of anxiety and expectation.

Finally, the figure in Liu Hai appeared in the dim night.

Sha Zhu was sharp-eyed and saw it immediately. He jumped up from his chair and rushed out like an arrow.

He grabbed Liu Haizhong's arm and dragged him into the house.

"Finally I've got you back!" Sha Zhu panted, his face full of anxiety, "How's it going? Have you sold all the stuff?"

Yan Jiecheng also came over and asked anxiously, "Uncle Liu, how much did you sell it for?"

A hint of imperceptible panic flashed across Liu Haizhong's face.

He lowered his head, deliberately straightened the corner of his clothes, and then pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Alas, the market is not good, so I sold it for 40 yuan."

"Forty yuan?!" Yan Jiecheng's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, his face full of disbelief, "How is this possible? How can you sell so many things for such a small amount of money?

Is there something wrong? "

Sha Zhu also had a suspicious look on his face, his brows knitted into a knot, staring at Liu Haizhong: "Don't fool us, those supplies can't be worth more than this, right?"

His heart skipped a beat, but he still pretended to be calm, patted his chest and said, "How can I lie to you?

The control of supplies is strict now, and those who buy things are trying to lower the price. It’s already good if you can sell it for 40 yuan.”

As he spoke, he took out money from his pocket, counted out thirty yuan, and handed them to Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng, "This is for you, fifteen yuan each, take it." Sha Zhu's face turned red instantly, and his eyes were filled with anger.

He swung his hand violently, and with a "pop", the money that was handed to him by Liu Haizhong was knocked away.

"Liu Haizhong, do you think we are three-year-old children?" Sha Zhu was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Liu Haizhong's nose and shouted, "You are blatantly deceiving us!

"If you just send several hundred kilograms of pork to the pigeon market, it would be easy to sell it for several hundred yuan, if not thousands! You actually said you only sold it for 40 yuan, you are kidding me!"

Yan Jiecheng also came to his senses, his face full of anger and unwillingness.

He bent down to pick up the money on the ground and threw it back to Liu Haizhong fiercely, "You are so unkind! We worked so hard to take risks with you, and this is just a small amount of money?

You must give us an explanation today, how much it was sold for!"

Liu Haizhong was frightened by Sha Zhu's actions, and his face turned pale and blue.

He felt a little timid, but still pretended to be calm and tried to argue: "Silly Zhu, don't spit blood! The situation is so tense now, who dares to buy so many pigeons in the market?

I finally found a buyer, and I'm lucky to be able to sell it for 40 yuan. Don't be ungrateful!"

How could Shazhu believe his words? He was so angry that he lost his mind.

He stretched out his hand and grabbed Liu Haizhong's collar, raised his fist high, stared at him with eyes as big as copper bells, and said with gritted teeth: "Liu Haizhong, you still dare to be stubborn! Today I must teach you a lesson, old sly man!"

Seeing that Sha Zhu was really angry, Liu Haizhong was frightened, but he was quick-witted and said loudly, "Sha Zhu, think it over! If this matter gets out of hand,

Our theft will be exposed, and we will all be caught and punished!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, his raised fist stopped in mid-air, and the anger on his face was instantly replaced by fear.

His eyes widened, and his hands unconsciously loosened the collar from his bangs.

Seeing that this trick worked, Liu Haizhong immediately became arrogant, patted his collar that was wrinkled by Sha Zhu, snorted and said, "Humph, since you don't need the money, I'll take it myself.

You are such a coward, and you still want to make a lot of money?"

After saying this, he bent down to pick up the scattered money on the ground and put it into his pocket.

Then he turned and left, not forgetting to look back and glance proudly at Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng.

"This damn Liu Haizhong! How dare he steal our money?" Yan Jiecheng was furious.

Sha Zhu sighed helplessly: "Forget it, Yan Jiecheng, if this matter gets out of hand, we'll all have to go to jail."

In fact, Sha Zhu was the one who suffered the most in this matter. After all, Sha Zhu had a good job here, but now he lost it.

Yan Jiecheng only entered halfway and didn't suffer any loss.

But Yan Jiecheng was still angry.

He has always been the one who deceives others, never the one who deceives him.

In addition to Sha Zhu's house, Yan Jiecheng saw Xu Damao brushing his teeth by the sink and immediately had an idea.

After coming out of Sha Zhu's house, Yan Jiecheng was feeling so angry that he had no place to vent it. He saw Xu Damao brushing his teeth slowly by the sink.

His eyes rolled and he immediately had an idea.

Yan Jiecheng had a flattering smile on his face. He moved closer to Xu Damao and deliberately lowered his voice, saying mysteriously, "Xu Damao, I have a piece of news worth fifty dollars. It will definitely interest you. Do you want to hear it?"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes at him, spat impatiently, and said unhappily, "Get lost! What valuable information do you have? Don't bother me here."

Xu Damao knew very well that Wang Weidong did not have a good impression of Yan Jiecheng, so he had to stay away from Yan Jiecheng.

But Yan Jiecheng was not willing to give up easily. Seeing that Xu Damao was not taking the bait, he rolled his eyes, moved closer to Xu Damao, and said in a mysterious and low voice: "Xu Damao, let me tell you, I have a way to let you get hold of Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu's handles, and then you can deal with them however you want."

When Xu Damao heard this, his heart was slightly moved, but he still had a disdainful look on his face. He snorted and said, "Just you? What can you do?

Don't try to fool me here, I'm not that easy to fool."

Yan Jiecheng was anxious, he slapped his chest with his hand, and swore, "If I, Yan Jiecheng, lie to you, I will never be able to find a wife in the future!

This is absolutely true. If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it later."

When Xu Damao saw Yan Jiecheng's confident look, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

He thought, although Yan Jiecheng was unreliable, what if the news was true?

If we can really catch Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu's handle, then we will have the chance to give them a good beating.

Thinking of this, Xu Damao suddenly became alert. He put his toothbrush into the cup and looked at Yan Jiecheng with his eyes slanted.

He asked, "Okay, then tell me, what is the solution? If you dare to play tricks on me, I will not let you go."

Yan Jiecheng said that the matter was of great importance and they had to find a place where no one was around to talk about it, so he dragged Xu Damao to a remote corner of the courtyard.

It was quiet all around, with only a few weeds swaying slightly in the wind.

Xu Damao was getting a little impatient and urged, "Okay, this place is far enough, hurry up and tell me."

Yan Jiecheng was in no hurry to speak. Instead, he stretched out his hand and said slyly, "Xu Damao, this news is very valuable. I have to get the money first before I tell you."

When Xu Damao heard this, he burst into laughter. He felt that Yan Jiecheng was treating him like a fool.

"Yan Jiecheng, you really dare to ask for such a high price! Do you think I will give you money first? Don't dream!"

Seeing that Xu Damao didn't believe him, Yan Jiecheng quickly leaned close to his ear and whispered excitedly, "Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu went to steal something last night!"

Xu Damao originally had a look of disdain on his face, but upon hearing these words, he immediately perked up.

Last night, when he was coming back from an errand, he happened to run into Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong when he passed by the entrance of the alley. They looked sneaky.

He hurriedly took it, checked it happily, and after confirming that it was correct, he carefully put the money into his pocket.

"Now you should explain the details clearly, right?" Xu Damao urged.

Yan Jiecheng cleared his throat and said, "Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu stole the canteen owned by Mr. Huang in the west alley!

I saw it with my own eyes. Mr. Huang is not someone you can easily mess with. If he knew his things had been stolen, he would definitely not let it go.

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