The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 518: The Still Cautious People

Seeing the 6-year-old He Zhenxing rushing towards him like a little cannonball, He Yuzhu picked him up and held him high.
"Ouch, you little guy, you've gained weight again.

Did you listen to your grandfather at home? "

But He Zhenxing had already been attracted by the electronic watches on his brother and sister's hands, and said anxiously,
"Listen, listen,
Uncle, please put me down quickly. I want to see my brother's electronic watch."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu put him down, then touched his little head and said with a smile,
"What's the hurry?
Your eldest aunt will never forget you when she has something good. You should have what your brothers and sisters have too."

Hearing that he also had one, He Zhenxing immediately ran to Lou Xiaoe to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, aunt, for bringing me the gift."

Looking at the little man who was looking up at her happily, Lou Xiao'e bent down with a smile, "You're welcome. I'll give it to you when we get home, okay?"

"Well, thank you, aunt."

Hearing that a child as young as He Zhenxing had an electronic watch, Yan Bugui's eyes squinted, and then he asked curiously,

"Xiao'e, you two are so willing to spend money, I guess you got a lot of money from Mr. Lou and his friends.
Tell Uncle Yan about it, and let us have some fun too."

After Yan Bugui asked, the neighbors looked at He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe with curiosity.
But He Yuzhu didn't believe a word of what Yan Bugui said. If the neighbors in the courtyard really told the truth, the rest would only be envious and jealous. Maybe someone would report anonymously, hoping that the higher-ups would intervene.
Fortunately, when Lou Zhenhua came back, he just said that the Lou family ran a restaurant in Hong Kong Island and did not have much wealth.

Otherwise, they would not believe anything He Yuzhu said.
"Uncle Yan, my father-in-law runs a restaurant in Hong Kong Island. How much money can he have? Besides, the restaurant still needs to be run. It would be great if he could give us some shares. Where would the cash come from?

That is to say, Hong Kong Island has developed shipping, and electronic watches, which are rare to us, are very common in Hong Kong Island and are not valuable at all.

If you don’t believe it, you can apply to travel to Hong Kong Island. You will know when you go there.”

The reason why He Yuzhu dared to make such a suggestion is that there is an agreement between Hong Kong Island and the Mainland, which only allows 150 people to visit relatives in Hong Kong Island every day. As for the neighbors in Siheyuan, they have no chance to go to Hong Kong Island at all.

Yan Bugui and his team obviously knew about the above policies and also knew about this regulation.

"Don't scare me, Zhuzi.
We are not like you two. We have no relatives in Hong Kong Island, so we cannot apply even if we want to. Besides, I would rather buy an electronic watch in Beijing if I have the money to travel to Hong Kong Island.

This is too much of a price to pay just to verify whether you are right.
I have to be really dumb to do this."

He Yuzhu knew what Yan Bugui's reaction was. When he heard that he had no money, he started to sabotage him without hesitation.
"Uncle Yan, don't you feel embarrassed when you say this?

Everyone in our courtyard knows that you have a rich family. Apart from Xu Damao and I, you are the richest person in the courtyard. Even Uncle Yi cannot compare to you.

Otherwise you can't be the third person in the yard to buy a TV,
Who would believe you if you said you had no money? "

Before He Yuzhu finished speaking, the neighbors in the courtyard had already started laughing. When he finished speaking, the laughter became even louder.

"Zhu Zi is right, Old Yan. Everyone in Siheyuan knows that you have been tightening your belt on money in recent years. You can save at least 40 yuan out of your 20 yuan monthly pension. How could you be without money?"

"Yes, your retirement salary is higher than many workers' wages.
Apart from you two old people, only your eldest grandson Wentao can spend it. How can you be without money? I feel ashamed for you when you say that. "Yan Bugui didn't care at all when he heard his neighbors say that he was stingy.

The children of the Yan family have become like that now. They have no hope for the future, and they are not allowed to prepare for a rainy day and save money for their retirement. Are they really going to learn from Yi Zhonghai and help the Jia family? Old Yi is almost becoming a gangster.

Speaking of money, Yan Bugui immediately thought of what He Yuzhu had just said about Hong Kong Island electronic watches being worthless.
I immediately thought of an idea to make money.

"Go! Go! Go,

Don't talk nonsense in front of me. I don't steal or rob. It's none of your business whether I have money or not.

Now we are reforming the price system. If you have money, you can eat more. If you don't have money, you can eat less. Why are you so jealous? You just use my family's affairs to squeeze me out every day."

After he finished talking to his neighbors, he looked at He Yuzhu and asked,
"Zhu Zi, is what you just said true? Are electronic watches in Hong Kong really that cheap? Then why don't you bring more back? Sharing them with us will also cost us a lot of money."

He Yuzhu certainly knew what he meant.
That is to say, the reform and opening up policy has only been proposed for a short time, and people are not sure whether it will change overnight, so they are quite cautious.
Even if Yan Bugui wanted to make money, he used the more spiritual word "均".

Just afraid of taking responsibility.

He Yuzhu did not laugh at him for this, because not only Yan Bugui, but also the bolder Xu Damao said the same thing.

"Yes, Zhuzi, if you bring back more electronic watches from Hong Kong Island and distribute them to our neighbors and the residents of Nanluoguxiang, it won't be a problem for you to treat me to drinks every day for a year or so."

The words of Yan Bugui and Xu Damao immediately reminded the neighbors who were making a fuss.

At this time, they no longer had the energy to laugh at Yan Bugui. They were all thinking about how to get He Yuzhu to help them get electronic watches from Hong Kong Island.
Even if you work as a middleman, you can still make a lot of money.

"Yes, yes, Zhuzi, when are you and Xiao'e going to visit relatives in Hong Kong Island again? You must tell us in advance and bring us some electronic watches.

Don't worry, we will definitely not let you help us for nothing, eating and drinking are just trivial matters."

But He Yuzhu and his wife had just returned from Hong Kong Island, and their investment would not produce results in a short time, so they had no plans to go to Hong Kong Island.
Naturally, he rejected Yan Bugui and his men without hesitation.

"Stop, stop, stop, uncles and aunts, you also know why Daxia only has 150 places to go to Hong Kong Island every day, and only more than 5 people a year.
But our Great Xia now has a population of nearly 10 billion, and this number of places is simply a drop in the bucket.
Xiao'e and I just went to Hong Kong Island, so it wouldn't be my turn even if I had to.

Instead of asking me for help, you might as well apply on your own. Maybe the staff above will let you pass due to an oversight."

Although he knew what He Yuzhu said was true, Yan Bugui, who had no chance to make money, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Finally, he shook his head with a lack of interest and said,

"Okay, stop hitting the pillars with us.

If you can't even go to Hong Kong Island, how can we possibly go? There are only so few places available, and there aren't enough for all those people. I can't even get one even if I queue up for my whole life.
Forget it, you and Xiao'e must be tired after coming back from such a long distance, go back and rest early."

(End of this chapter)