Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 571: Ghost Market Jinba
Wang Wenyuan walked to the familiar street and found that it was really different from before. The river had been cleared, the streets were clean, and everything had changed except the hawking of vendors on both sides. Wang Wenyuan looked around, trying to find someone familiar, but to his disappointment, except for some familiar vendors, all the people he was familiar with were gone.

Wang Wenyuan thought about it and went straight to Caomao Hutong. He walked into a large courtyard in the middle. There was an old man repairing a cart at the door. When he saw a man in a military coat walking in, he looked at him warily and asked, "Hey, you look unfamiliar. Who are you looking for?"

Wang Wenyuan chuckled and said, "Why? You don't remember me after not seeing me for a few years, huh, Sixth Master?"

Master Liu looked up and took a closer look. He suddenly jumped up and said, "Hey, Master, I haven't seen you for a long time. I asked about you on the street and they said you were a soldier. Oh, you look so dressed, is that true?"

Wang Wenyuan said, "I guess so. Why don't you go out on the street when it's cold? Why are you still here?"

"No, I was recommended by the people in the courtyard to be the manager, so I have to do more work. Why are you here? I know you are here to find Heizi. Go quickly, he is at home. Come to my place for a drink some other day." said Sixth Master.

Wang Wenyuan waved his hand and walked in, causing Liu Ye to smile wickedly. Heizi was at home, but Heizi's mother was also at home. That woman was Wang Wenyuan's nemesis. She was the one who chased Wang Wenyuan across half of the city with two boning knives.

Wang Wenyuan walked into the second courtyard. The door in the middle of the west wing was half-closed. Wang Wenyuan knocked on the door, but no one answered. He pushed the door open and saw a burly woman in her forties, about 1.7 meters tall and 1.7 meters wide, with a face full of flesh, smiling at him. He ran out quickly, saying, "Aunt Zhang, I'm here to look for Heizi. I didn't know you were home. Sorry to bother you."

"Get back here. If you run away again, don't blame me for being rude." Aunt Zhang shouted.

Wang Wenyuan quickly stopped, walked into the house shyly, and said with a smile: "Aunt Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become more beautiful again."

Aunt Zhang burst out laughing and said, "It's been such a long time since we last met, but you're still so mean. I heard about your family and that your brothers have all gone to the front. You're a real man, but Yuanzi, why don't you think about Heizi?"

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "Aunt, we were sent to the front line by mistake, otherwise we would not be qualified to go. This is not something I can decide."

Aunt Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you do make sense, but Yuanzi, if you have a chance, help Heizi and don't let him go on like this. The world has changed, but this kid still has old ideas. You should try to persuade him. Go ahead. He's in the little room inside."

Wang Wenyuan then walked out, saying as he walked, "Aunt Zhang, I'll come to see you when I have time. I really have something to do with Heizi."

Wang Wenyuan left the middle room, patted his chest, and looked towards the door. He said angrily, "I call you Sixth Master, you really think you are the master. Just wait, I will let you remind me."

Master Liu, who was packing the cart at the door, shuddered, turned his head to look at the inner courtyard, quickly packed up his things, turned around and left the yard. He couldn't afford to offend this young man.

Wang Wenyuan walked to the innermost room of the west wing, knocked on the door and shouted, "Heizi, open the door, the young master is here."

As soon as the words fell, Aunt Zhang's voice came from the middle room, "Speak nicely. If you take advantage of me again, I'll spur you."

Wang Wenyuan stopped talking and knocked on the door. After knocking for a long time, the door finally opened. A dark-skinned man with sleepy eyes opened the door and said, "Who is it? It's so early in the morning. It's me, Yuanzi. When did you come back? Come in quickly."

When Heizi saw that it was Wang Wenyuan, he instantly came to his senses and smiled as he welcomed Wang Wenyuan into the house. When Wang Wenyuan entered the house, the smell in the house really made him feel dizzy. Wang Wenyuan said, "How long have you not cleaned this house? What kind of smell is this?"

Heizi said embarrassedly: "I have been upside down all day, how can I have time to clean up."

The two men opened the window and began to smoke and reminisce. They talked for more than an hour. When the smell in the room dissipated, Heizi closed the window, lit the stove, and then asked, "How long have you been back?" "About three or four days. I have something to talk to you about today. Where do you think we can get some food, meat, etc." Wang Wenyuan went straight to the point.

Heizi was stunned and asked, "Why, do you still need these?"

Wang Wenyuan nodded and said, "I took grandma and the two mothers to live with me. I am taking care of the three of them now. There were many of them originally, but grandma was kind and gave everything to her daughters. I can't let grandma eat steamed bread and cornmeal porridge every day. I want to ask you where to get it. I'll buy more. Money is not a problem."

"Don't you know what I'm doing now?" Heizi asked after taking a puff of his cigarette.

Wang Wenyuan was stunned and said, "How should I know? What are you doing?"

Heizi said, "I am here to look after the place for Master Jin Ba. Have you heard of the Ghost Market?"

"Nonsense, it's not like this didn't happen before. No, wasn't it banned? Weren't the people arrested? How come Pekingese still dares to do this?" Wang Wenyuan asked.

Heizi nodded and said, "I don't know who he is related to, but now there is a ghost market in the southeast, northwest, and northeast, and they are all under his control. Everything is sold there, and you can buy it if you find him."

Wang Wenyuan lit a cigarette and smoked while thinking. Heizi did not disturb him and also smoked, and went to pour Wang Wenyuan some water.

Wang Wenyuan thought for a long time and said, "Jingba is a man with a very bad background. I don't want to have any contact with him. You can buy food for me, whether it's grain, preferably fine grains, or mixed grains. The more meat the better. Chicken, duck, and eggs are also fine. Buy as much as you can. The price should be paid, and the commission should be calculated according to the commission. Is that okay?"

Heizi was stunned. He always thought that Wang Wenyuan had a very good relationship with Mr. Jin Baye, but he didn't expect Wang Wenyuan to say this. He was also weighing the pros and cons, but when he heard Wang Wenyuan say that it was the right amount, Heizi knew that Wang Wenyuan was a man who was not short of money.

Heizi said, "Okay, deliver the goods in three days, at one o'clock in the morning. Where to deliver? What's the deal?"

Wang Wenyuan said, "Can you send it directly to my house, No. 93, Mao'er Hutong, Nanluoguxiang? That's my yard. Use the big yellow croaker. I'll give you paper money, but I'm afraid it's hard for you to accept it."

When Heizi heard this, there was no problem at all, so he said, "Okay, Yuanzi, I'll send it to you in three days. You can take as many as you want, right? Don't regret it then."

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we'll pay you and get you the goods."

The two men exchanged pleasantries for a while and agreed to have a drink afterward, and then Wang Wenyuan said goodbye.

On his way back, Wang Wenyuan happened to pass by a foreign goods store. He was curious about the goods inside, walked around, bought some candies and cakes, some cigarettes and alcohol, and finally bought a foreign car, which was a bicycle. The owner of the foreign goods store was very happy. The store had been closed for three years, but now it was open and could make a living for three years. The foreign car sold for 8.5 million yuan. The owner thoughtfully gave Wang Wenyuan a pair of sheepskin gloves.

Wang Wenyuan hung the cakes on the handlebars, threw the remaining things into the space warehouse where no one was around, rode his rickshaw, and headed home.

(End of this chapter)