I'm incredibly ambitious after being reborn.

Chapter 20 Sang Yuke

After finalizing the funding of 7.55 million yuan, Zhang Qihui, an old man still living in the city, heard about it and hurriedly returned to his hometown, but he secretly went into the village...

"Hey, Da Da, is that coffin maker planning to buy up the whole of 'Wujiatan'?"

They secretly found Zhang Qiding in the ancestral hall. Zhang Qihui hadn't even gone into his own home; he came here first to offer incense to his ancestors.

The incense offering wasn't sincere; the main purpose was to inquire about things.

He truly never imagined that even though he wasn't in the countryside, Zhang Daxiang's grandson could still wield such power.

"What's it to you? Is it any of your business?"

"..."

Zhang Qiding was too lazy to waste words with this young man and buried himself in reading the classics. He had actually been studying Zhang Daxiang's business plan for the past two days, and to be honest, he couldn't find any fault with it. The general direction was that it could make money.

He thinks there's nothing wrong with it, and there aren't many people in the Zhang family who would think there's something wrong with it.

Some of the younger generation who also run businesses don't even earn as much as those from "Shizipo" after a year of hard work. Some small business owners earn only a month's worth of profit as those from "Shizipo".

In fact, there are some hidden incomes. For example, the small shops and supermarkets that Zhang Daxiang took over are now equivalent to distribution points. At the same time, the volume of cigarettes and alcohol has increased. Apart from the tobacco company, it's hard to say. The alcohol distributors have also rented warehouses from Zhang Daxiang.

This money wasn't recorded in the "Shizipo" ancestral hall's accounts, but the old men there knew a thing or two about it.

After all, the liquor store owners were also bringing yellow wine, white wine, and beer to Zhangshi Village, saying it was to show respect to the elders of the Zhang family, but in reality, they hoped to open up the channels in "Shizipo".

The "Shizipo" area has naturally developed into a temporary location for cross-selling, cargo transportation, and inventory management due to the increasing number of truck drivers residing there.

Of course, Zhang Daxiang also played a role in this. "Shizipo" only took a small commission, which was negligible. The main part was the temporary storage yard and warehouse.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these are all converted from ordinary prefabricated houses. As long as they can provide shelter from the wind and rain, a batch of dried goods from thousands of miles away can be processed here.

For example, peanuts and sunflower seeds from Hebei North Road are usually just thrown in by large trucks, weighing a few hundred to five hundred kilograms at a time. You can't make much money doing wholesale, but Zhang Daxiang can help you get a good price and close the deal, or he can just sell them off at Shizipo.

For example, in the frozen beef and mutton market on Andong Road, sometimes when there's an overload, a few lamb or beef legs are left behind, which is considered a bargain. Some drivers who are busy saving money will try to sell them, but big buyers are unlikely to buy just a few lamb or beef legs from you. They might not believe you can sell them at a good price. That's when "Shizipo" can help you earn another one or two hundred.

During this process, the individual quantities of various supplies are not large, but they are constantly in circulation, and the total amount added up is quite considerable.

Those who know the most about these things are those who deal in tobacco and alcohol, followed by pimps, and then those who engage in various addictions.

However, because the atmosphere in Zhangshi Village, while not exactly upright, was certainly not crooked, the "chicken head" could only subtly solicit business from passersby, but dared not openly express his intentions to "Shizipo".

After all, the "chicken head" can scheme, while the "elephant head" directly attacks people.

No matter what powerful connections you have, even if you have a father in the government, you can still beat someone so badly that even their own mother wouldn't recognize them.

As for those who engage in all sorts of addictions and crooked practices, they won't even be able to cross the bridges in the east, west, south, or north of Zhangshi Village. If they see a memorial archway, it means their ancestral tablets haven't been properly placed.

Zhang Qiding was well aware of Zhang Daxiang's lucrative business dealings, but when he discovered that his younger brother knew very little about his own grandson, his contempt for him reached its peak.

If it were his own grandson, or his students and colleagues from when he was the principal, he would visit them all, one by one.

My own father has had it so tough!
The heavy burden of ensuring the prosperity of future generations has fallen on the shoulders of the great-grandson.

"Hey, I heard that short coffin is going to be used to open a gas station? That..."

"On your eggs?"

"..."

Zhang Qiding's attitude remained unchanged. He recently reviewed Zhang Daxiang's operations and found that his younger brother had not played a significant role throughout the entire process.

Damn it, are you really a grandfather?
Especially the "one person, twelve incense offerings" rule, which was proposed by you, Zhang Qihui, but it was your grandson, burdened with this responsibility, who ended up doing all the work. An old man who doesn't die is a thief.

despise.

"Ah Da, why be so formal? I've been so busy lately that I haven't even had time to drink water."

"Bullshit! Do you think I don't know you're hiding in Zhang Zhengyu's house? You were spouting nonsense in the main room back then, talking like you were helping Qi Heng continue his family line. You're the one who's going to continue the family line. I'm asking you, where's the new bride you said you were helping Little Elephant find? Where is she?"

"..."

Zhang Qihui's face immediately turned red, his eyes darting back and forth, the scene incredibly embarrassing.

Last year, the old brothers were full of pride and arrogance, as if they were blessed with the glory of their ancestors, and they had the domineering spirit to create a modern-day "powerful clan".

In less than a year, the grandson was no longer like a grandson, and the grandfather was no longer like a grandfather.

"But we've already found it..."

"It's because that young elephant has the ability. Use your pig brain. 'Twelve incense offerings for one person'? How could you even think of that? I was just acting on impulse back then, provoked by you, you scoundrel. In a normal family, who would send their good girl here? It's only thanks to the ancestors' blessing and the young elephant's great abilities that he's stuck with a patriarch like you. He's just incredibly unlucky... Bah."

"..."

After being thoroughly scolded by his elder brother, who was both verbally and physically abusive, Zhang Qi would have definitely unleashed his principal-level tirade if it weren't for the fact that insulting one's relatives was too much.

But there's nothing I can do; criticizing Zhang Qihui too much is like criticizing myself, since we're all from the same father.

"However, now Little Elephant is planning to expand his business and make the Zhang family rich together. You're only sixty, so you can still run around and make connections. With so many relationships, are you going to take them to your grave? Little Elephant said he wants to take all the land in Wujiatan. The two villages there are asking for 60,000 yuan per mu. Go and negotiate the price down to 30,000."

"Ah I?"

"What's the use of living to this age? You're just a useless piece of trash."

"..."

While the old men were scolding each other at the ancestral hall, Zhang Daxiang finally reached the point where he wanted the young people to meet and talk to each other.

In fact, Zhang Daxiang had seen Sang Yuke's photos and knew that she was a year older than him, a quiet person, and very healthy. Not to mention fair-skinned and beautiful, at least in the mouths of his aunts and uncles, she was probably described as "a pretty good-looking young lady" or "a girl with a good physique".

Zhang Daxiang thought she was a large woman, but after seeing her in person, he realized she was indeed quite large.

The two went out for a meal, a movie, and then went shopping, just like a normal blind date.

"Your name is 'Yu Ke,' is it taken from 'Yu Ke Shan Shan Xia Yue Lun' (meaning 'jade beads glistening under the moon')?"

"what is that?"

"..."

“My grandfather used to work with technicians from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to grow peaches in the Sanggan River area. They were a type of flat peach called ‘Yuke No. 1’, and I am ‘Yuke No. 2’.”

"So you named yourself Sang Yuke? Because of peaches?"

"Yes, my butt looked like a peach when I was born."

"..."

Zhang Daxiang looked Sang Yuke up and down, whom he had only known for a day, and thought to himself: She does look quite similar, and not just her buttocks.

(End of this chapter)