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Scissors Lane.

Because the Jianzixiang alley is too long, it is divided into three sections: east, west, and middle. The middle intersects with several alleys to form a T-junction or crossroads.

There is a water well in the middle of Jianzi Alley, and it is also a sweet water well. Households in several alleys draw water from this well. The alley closest to this water well is Tian Shuijing Hutong.

At the entrance of the alley, a large and sturdy elm tree stood there. It must have been there for many years.

Maybe this sweet water well is too famous. After all, the water in most wells in Peking City is bitter, and sweet water is especially rare. This well "stealed" the limelight of the big elm tree and was called the "Sweet Water Well". Hutong instead of "Da Yushu Hutong", which Yang Denghuan didn't expect, and therefore he took a lot of wrongdoings.

Yang Denghuan stood by the sweet water well, carefully identifying the direction while listening to the chat of several women fetching water.

At the well platform, a man in black stood by the well, using a small white bucket to draw water from the well, and pouring it into the bucket of the woman waiting to fetch water. He charged one penny for a bucket of water, or two boys.

While fetching water, the women muttered and complained, meaning that the price of water has increased again, and if this continues, they will have to go farther to fetch water.

The man in black was unsmiling. He seemed not to hear the women's complaints. He neither refuted nor explained. He just collected money and poured water, just like a machine.

"I have to say that this well was dug in the year of Emperor Guangxu. Jia Jinshi funded it and gathered strong laborers from several of our alleys. It took a month to dig this well. Now that the descendants of the Jia family are still there, how dare you Are you so tyrannical and using this well to make a fortune? Speaking of which, we are much closer to Jia Jinshi's home than you unrelated people!" A middle-aged woman bought two white buckets of water, straightened up and took a look The man in black said unconvinced.

The man in black didn't care, he just sold water and didn't even look at the middle-aged woman.

"Hi! Wife-in-law of the Liu family, is it useful to tell him this? He is just a show-off! If you really want to reason, you can't go to Master Han! Otherwise, why don't you make a move and let's go together!" An elderly mother-in-law said He glanced at the middle-aged woman and said hopefully.

When the middle-aged woman Liu's daughter-in-law heard what the old woman said, her face turned cold. Without saying a word, she carried the bucket and walked toward a small courtyard with a single courtyard in the alley.

When Yang Denghuan saw the direction Liu's wife was walking towards, his eyes lit up and he quickly followed her. After turning around the alley, Yang Denghuan shouted loudly: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, wait a minute."

The Liu family's daughter-in-law heard Yang Denghuan shouting behind her and looked back. Although she didn't recognize Yang Denghuan, she didn't look like a bad person. She hesitated and asked, "Are you calling me?"

Yang Denghuan held up the dime and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you dropped this money, right?"

The Liu family's daughter-in-law was stunned and asked with some confusion: "Did I lose this money?"

"I picked it up by the well just now. I saw you talking to the old lady. If the money isn't hers, it must be yours! Or could it be the water seller?" Yang Deng said with a smile.

After hearing Yang Denghuan's words, the Liu family's daughter-in-law said quickly: "Then it must be mine! Granny Wang definitely doesn't have a big dime in her pocket! It can't possibly belong to the grandson who sells water!"

After the Liu family's wife finished speaking, she snatched the money from Yang Denghuan's hand and put it into her pocket.

"Okay! I'm relieved that the property is back to its original owner." Yang Denghuan clapped his hands, looked around and smiled.

Liu's daughter-in-law put the dime into her pocket and was in a good mood. She greeted Yang Denghuan with a smile: "Brother, you don't look like someone from here."

"Sister-in-law has good eyesight, I really can't hide anything from you." Yang Denghuan praised with a thumbs up.

The Liu family's daughter-in-law was full of joy after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Who am I? How many years have I been staying in Tianshuijing Hutong! When I was a girl, I grew up in this area, and I got married in this alley. Even though I’m young, there’s nothing that I don’t know about every household in the alley.”

Yang Denghuan suddenly beamed with joy and said with a smile: "That's great! I don't need to trouble others. Sister-in-law, can you do me a favor?"

When the Liu family's daughter-in-law heard Yang Denghuan talk about helping, she looked at Yang Denghuan with a wary look on her face.

"It's not a big favor, I just want to see if I can help find a house." Yang Deng said with a smile.

The Liu family's daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Yang Denghuan was just looking for a house.

However, although the vigilant look on his face was gone, there was still a look of embarrassment, and he hesitated but did not speak.

"If I didn't let Bai help me, how could I be so ignorant of the market? If the introduction is successful, I will be grateful." Yang Deng said with a smile.

The Liu family's daughter-in-law was indeed interested and asked with a smile: "Look at what you said, it doesn't matter whether you say thank you or not, but I just saw your kind face, like my brother, and I wanted to help you. "

"That's great! Then I'll call you sister. Sister, what's your surname?" Yang Denghuan asked with a reserved smile on his face.

"Okay! Just call me Sister Liu." Liu's wife asked cheerfully: "What kind of house are you looking for?"

"The courtyard is smaller and quieter, so the neighbors can be more harmonious and there won't be so much to worry about." When Yang Denghuan said this, he pointed at the courtyard and said, "Just like the style of this courtyard."

"This courtyard! Brother, you are so discerning! This courtyard is the most magnificent courtyard in our alley! The owner of this courtyard is named Jia. Our ancestors produced a Jinshi during the Guangxu period. He has always been A celebrity in our alley!" Liu's wife said with a smile.

"You are really knowledgeable and understanding. I admire you." Yang Denghuan bowed his hand.

"But it's not easy to rent this yard." Liu's wife shook her head and said.

"What's wrong? Does Jia Jinshi disagree?" Yang Denghuan asked.

"That's not true. After the Qing Dynasty fell, all the hard-core crops of the princes, counties and kings were gone, let alone Jia Jinshi. Their family has long been in decline!" The Liu family's daughter-in-law said this with some disdain.

"Then what's going on? You have money but you don't want to earn it?" Yang Denghuan asked in confusion.

"Look what you said, who can have money without making money? It's not like Jia Xingjia doesn't understand." Liu's wife said with a smile.

"Jia Xingjia? This name is a bit interesting!" Yang Deng said with a smile.

"When doing business with others, he sold coal in Shanxi and sold cloth in Shandong, but all the money was lost to my grandma's family! So everyone in the alley called him 'Jia Xingjia'."

Liu's wife said with a smile, looking very happy.

"This child is also unlucky!"

Yang Deng laughed happily and asked: "What's going on? Why do you say the house is not easy to rent?"

"The key is that there are no vacancies." Liu's wife looked at Yang Denghuan and said.

"Where is the east wing? How many east wing rooms are there in the courtyard?" Yang Denghuan asked.

"Three rooms."

"Okay! I like living in the east. I want to rent all three east wing rooms. Do you think you can help me with this?" Yang Deng asked with a smile.

"This..."

Yang Denghuan didn't wait for the Liu family's daughter-in-law to refuse, but already took out a silver dollar from his pocket and handed it to the Liu family's daughter-in-law. The Liu family's daughter-in-law was stunned and looked at Yang Denghuan at a loss.

"Sister, take it first." Yang Denghuan handed the silver dollar forward again. "this……"

"I know this is a bit embarrassing, so I will treat this dollar as hard work." Yang Deng said with a smile.

"How embarrassing! Let's talk about this again..." Although the Liu family's wife was embarrassed, she still hesitated to speak, looking a little embarrassed.

"After the work is completed, there will be a one dollar thank you gift." Yang Denghuan continued.

There must be brave men and brave women under a heavy reward. The Liu family's daughter-in-law nodded immediately and said: "Since my brother is so generous, I will try to do it, but I don't know if it will work."

"Please pay more attention to this matter. If the original resident wants relocation expenses or something, I will be willing to pay some, so I can't make it too difficult for my sister!" Yang Denghuan added immediately.

"Great!" The Liu family's daughter-in-law immediately beamed with joy after hearing this. It seemed that the two dollars were firmly in her pocket, and she couldn't help but said loudly: "That's no problem! Originally, the first room in the east wing was My husband thinks the rent is too high and is preparing to move in the past two days! The other two families have moving expenses, so they are all easy to negotiate!"

"Then don't bother! Look..." Yang Deng asked with a smile.

"Tomorrow morning, it will still be the same place. I will give you a sure message!" Liu's wife said firmly.

"Then let me thank you first! I'll treat you and the boss to dinner another day." Yang Denghuan smiled broadly.

"Brother, you don't have to be so polite. We will be neighbors by then! As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors." Liu's daughter-in-law said with a more cordial expression.

"Really! What a coincidence? Are you also in that hospital?" Yang Denghuan asked deliberately in surprise.

"Isn't it? We live in the backyard for more than ten years!" Liu's wife said with a smile.

"Maybe this courtyard is a geomantic treasure. It would be great if all the neighbors were like you!" Yang Denghuan said in surprise, which made the Liu family's daughter-in-law laugh.

"Okay! Let's go home and wait for the news. There will be good news tomorrow morning!" After the Liu family's wife finished speaking, she glanced at Yang Denghuan with a smile, turned around and left with the bucket in hand.

Yang Denghuan looked at the Liu family's wife's retreating back and smiled with satisfaction.

The effect is good, this is a good start.

Last night, Yang Denghuan had been thinking about how to rent this house.

The problem seems simple, but it has certain difficulties.

How do you know that the house must be vacant for you?

What if someone lives in the house?
Relying on the power of the police to drive people away?Isn’t this nonsense!Not to mention whether they can be driven out or not, even if they are driven out, will it still cause uproar in the city?
is this okay?Let the whole alley know that there is a policeman living in this wing?Whatever you do from now on, don’t let people stare at you!

Therefore, this method should not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Furthermore, if I go to the landlord in person and designate which houses to rent, is it possible to arouse the landlord's suspicion?If someone carries a shovel and digs and digs inside other people's houses in advance, wouldn't their efforts be in vain?

Therefore, this matter must be done quietly, and no news should be exposed!
So what is the best method?
Of course it’s money!And you have to find people who are greedy for petty gains and familiar with alley conditions.

This kind of person is undoubtedly the most suitable woman such as the aunt and sister-in-law in the alley, so Yang Denghuan chose the well early in the morning and carefully observed the candidate.

Hard work paid off, and he finally discovered Liu's wife and successfully implemented his plan.

In order to make money, the Liu family's daughter-in-law will definitely not tell the truth to the landlord. She will most likely claim that she is some distant relative of their family when renting a house. This will save a lot of explanations between herself and the landlord, and the chance of success will be greater. .

As the saying goes, "Money can make the world go round." I believe Liu's wife will be able to help him rent these houses.

Yang Denghuan watched Liu's wife enter the courtyard, then turned and left.

After a quick bowl of braised noodles at the entrance of the alley, Yang Denghuan went upstairs.

In the afternoon, Cao Youguang arranged for the telephone company to install a phone for him, and he had to wait at home for others to come to his door.

It is a good thing to install a telephone. If there is any situation, you can send news in time.

However, the phone number given by the telephone company has records of entry and exit, so you need to modify it yourself.

As for how to transform it, Yang Denghuan hasn't figured it out yet. First, he has to find a switch secretly.

But there is no rush in this matter now. After all, no one is so anxious that he has to call to find him.

Of course, except Cao Youguang's grandson!This kid likes to come to me no matter if something is wrong or not!

Cao Youguang's work efficiency was quite high. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the staff of the telephone exchange arrived as scheduled. What surprised Yang Denghuan was that Cao Youguang also came with him.

Cao Youguang was very busy the past two days, and he had to preside over the final report of the entire case.

Unexpectedly, the busy Cao Youguang came to Yang Denghuan's house twice in two days, which made Yang Denghuan a little flattered.

Cao Youguang came in. He was obviously used to Yang Denghuan's surprised look. He entered the room on his own and showed the workers where to install the phone.

"Director Cao, you have to personally direct me to make a phone call. This touches me so much." Yang Denghuan said with a playful smile.

"Cut the nonsense, let them hurry up and finish pretending and leave. I have something important to tell you!" Cao Youguang said with a frown, not in the mood to joke.

"What's important?" Yang Denghuan asked hurriedly when he saw Cao Youguang's serious expression.

Cao Youguang glanced at the two workers and said nothing, apparently waiting for them to leave before talking.

The workers at the telephone exchange seemed to have noticed Cao Youguang's anxiety, and they moved very quickly. They finished installing the phone in less than half an hour.

When leaving, Yang Denghuan was very polite. He put a box of cigarettes in each of their pockets and sent them out the door to the stairs before turning back to the house.

Opening a box of cigarettes, Yang Denghuan threw one to Cao Youguang and said with a smile: "What on earth is going on? It's like putting out a fire!"

"There is an urgent mission. We received a call from the Jinling Bureau headquarters and asked us to go to Shanghai on business!" Cao Youguang said quietly as he took the cigarette without lighting it.

"We? The headquarters knows about me?" Yang Denghuan pointed to his nose in confusion and asked.

Cao Youguang nodded silently and looked at Yang Denghuan. (End of chapter)