Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

But once the money was paid, the deal was done. The money and the goods were exchanged, and no one owed anyone anything. If someone were to ask about the Yan family's character in the future, they wouldn't feel guilty even if they said something bad about them.

"Old Yan, just tell me what conditions you want in exchange for sharing this news."

Chen Youfu raised his eyes and looked at Yan Bugui.

The young men were stunned, and then they became angry.

"Yan Laoxi, you are so stingy! How dare you ask for money?"

"We are all neighbors, and this isn't about taking advantage of your family. It's excessive to ask for money."

Facing everyone's accusations, Yan Bugui remained calm and pushed his glasses down on the bridge of his nose.

"My dear neighbors, please be patient. I won't sell this information for money. When you buy meat, just give us half an ounce of meat. We don't care whether it's fat or thin."

There was silence for a moment, and then someone started cursing.

"Yan Laoxi, you're such a good calculator. You get half a liang out of every jin of meat, so ten jins of meat is half a jin. With so many families, you can at least get a jin of meat for free." (One jin is ten liang, so twenty jins can get you a jin of meat.)

"Hey, my dear neighbors, this isn't the way to calculate it. Think about it, if you buy meat normally, you need a meat ticket. A pound of pork costs 70 or 80 cents, and a ticket for a pound of pork is at least a few cents.

This news of mine will allow you to save up some meat coupons. With only half an ounce of pork, you'll definitely be making a profit. Think about it, isn't that the truth?"

Yan Bugui's explanation made sense; the neighbors wouldn't be at a disadvantage. They just felt a little uncomfortable being asked for so much.

Chen Youfu sneered, "Yan Laoxi, you're right about the name. Our family agrees to this condition, but we have to put it in black and white. This is a deal."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui immediately agreed, took out a pen and paper and began to write the contract.

While he was writing the contract, other families also made their decisions.

The temptation of meat without a ticket, still at market price, was too great for them. If they could get a few pounds of fat or lard to make lard, that would be even better.

Watching everyone write their names on the paper and put their fingerprints on it, Yan Bugui's face was filled with joy.

Even if each family only buys one pound of meat, he can still scrape off more than half a pound of meat.

"Old Yan, you've signed the document. Now it's time to tell us when and where to buy the meat, right?"

Yan Bugui said, "The day after tomorrow morning, everyone get up early and I'll take you there."

"you!"

No one expected that old man Yan Bugui was so worried about them that he was still hiding it from them at this time.

But they had no other choice. They couldn't just beat Yan Bugui up. He would be blackmailed to death.

Everyone walked out of the Yan family with resentment in their hearts, cursing Yan Bugui in a low voice.

"Dad, Old Man Yan has gone too far. If it weren't for the shortage of meat coupons at home, I really want to punch him twice." Chen Dagang expressed his inner dissatisfaction as soon as he returned home.

"Don't be so irritable." Chen Youfu said calmly, "It's a good thing Yan Laoxi did this. We don't owe him any favors. In the future, if we encounter problems, we won't feel guilty even if we take advantage of him."

After hearing this, Chen Dagang snorted coldly, "I have no conscience towards their family. That old bastard Yan Bugui squats at the door every day to fleece us.

Although the items are not many, he must have made at least dozens or even hundreds of them in our yard over the years.

During that time, some children in the yard also gave him gifts for their children's studies. This old bastard, I really want to beat him up."

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Let's talk about it after we buy the meat."

In the Yan family, Yan Bugui always smiles when he sleeps.

The same goes for Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi. Half a pound of meat is enough for their family to have a good meal.

If Yan Bugui is willing to cook all the meat in one meal.

There was only one person in the Yan family who was not happy, and that was Yan Jiefang. He always felt that if this matter was not handled properly, it would affect him.

Time passed quickly, and another day passed in the blink of an eye.

At around three o'clock in the morning, Yan Bugui got up from bed, woke up his wife and Yan Jiefang, and asked them to go buy meat with him.

Yan Jiefang refused as soon as he heard this. He still had to work during the day and couldn't waste his energy now.

"Dad, if you buy half a pig, I'll go with you to carry it, but you only want to buy a few pounds of meat, and you still need Mom and me to go together?"

Aunt Yang also felt that it was a bit of an overreaction for three people to go, and advised Yan Bugui to forget it and go there as soon as possible.

There was another reason why Yan Jiefang didn't go. He thought of his elder brother Yan Jiecheng.

He went to the black market with Yan Bugui, and ended up being brutally attacked and murdered, and ended up like that.

Yan Jiefang didn't dare to gamble.

A few minutes later, a group of dozens of people, led by Yan Bugui, walked out of the courtyard and headed towards a supply and marketing cooperative.

As the sky gradually brightened, many people in the courtyard were walking around, and from time to time they would run out to take a look.

But every time I come back, I look disappointed.

Many people also went to Yan's house to ask Yan Jiefang whether his news was reliable and why it had not been resolved for so long?

How would Yan Jiefang know the situation since he didn't go with them?

"Isn't anything really going to happen? I hope it won't be blamed on you two then?" Xu Damao was a little worried. He was afraid that if something happened, this group of people would ask Jiang Fan and Zhong Xueying to contact Zhong Tiexiong for mercy.

Now they all know that the Jiang family has a relative who is a deputy director.

"It'll be fine. Maybe they opened the door a little late." Jiang Fan said. Even if they really found them, he wouldn't be afraid. He also had connections at the police station, so he could use them if necessary.

It's not about saving people, but about warning them not to cause trouble.

A few minutes later, someone came running back and shouted, "They're back! They're carrying pork."

Chapter 623: Dividing the Meat

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard suddenly became lively.

The neighbors who were worried just now all ran out at once, and saw Yan Bugui and his companions coming back carrying half a pig. Everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.

The surrounding neighbors were also frightened by their actions and some suspected that they were going to rob the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Hey, why did they bring back half a pig? Did they buy so much?"

"There's still half a head left."

Some people came up to ask where they bought the meat, but no one told them.

When I returned to the yard, someone immediately offered up their table and moved it to the front yard. Someone else took out a knife and a scale, ready to divide the meat.

Looking at the greasy big fat pig on the table, the onlookers' eyes almost glowed green.

No one has seen so much meat in these years.

Yan Bugui stood in the crowd and said, "Ahem, let me first explain to everyone why we need to buy so much meat.

Because today, not only are there more pigs, but the price is also 15 cents cheaper than the market price. There is just one restriction: each person must buy at least five kilograms."

"Five catties! These days, meat costs 72 cents a catty on the market, and with the meat coupons, it's at least a dollar. And this meat is only 57 cents! What a bargain."

"Boss, how many pounds did you buy? Five pounds? You're an idiot, aren't you? You only bought five pounds of this meat? You're going to piss me off to death."

"Luckily, my husband was smart and bought about ten kilograms."

The neighbors had different reactions, but they all had one thing in common: the meat was really cheap.

"Yan Laoxi, stop complaining and divide the meat quickly."

Yan Bugui took out a piece of paper without getting annoyed and said, "Here is the amount of meat each family bought. Let me read it out first and see if it is correct.

Fang Tu’s family, eight pounds.

Chen Youfu’s family, 15 jin. ..."

Yan Bugui is quite good at keeping accounts, and there is not a single mistake.

After the recitation, they began to divide the meat.

But who will divide it? Which piece will be divided?

This is another problem. No one wants the other party to divide the meat, for fear that the bad ones will be given to them.

Another quarrel broke out.

"Okay, here's an idea. Those who bought the meat won't do the cutting, and those who didn't buy the meat will do the cutting and share the profits."

As soon as the words fell, everyone turned their eyes to Jiang Fan and others who were watching the fun from the side.

But this job is something that will offend people. Although Jiang Fan and the others are not afraid, they don't want to get involved.

"Why are you looking at us? There are two professional chefs in the middle courtyard! Go find them."

Jiang Fan confronted them bluntly, letting everyone know that they were now facing the largest family power in the courtyard.

Because Yan Bugui and He Daqing had a disagreement, the task of inviting He Daqing was handed over to Chen Youfu of the Intermediate Court.

He Daqing lived up to his reputation as a great chef and did a great job, dividing the meat quickly.

Just listening to the neighbors saying, "Thank you, Master He", Yan Bugui's face looked a little unhappy.

It was clearly he who provided the information and led everyone to buy the meat, so we should thank He Daqing for this.

But he was not too worried. After the meat was divided, He Daqing went home to clean up and prepare for work.

Yan Bugui jumped out and said to the people buying meat with a smile, "Dear neighbors, we have divided the meat. Isn't it time to give me the agreed portion?"

He Daqing was shocked at first, but then his expression turned playful. This Yan Bugui was really calculating to the core. He was so eager to get the benefits.

The joy of the others was also cut in half at this moment.

But Yan Bugui seemed not to have seen it, and continued happily going door to door according to the order on the list.

Although I felt bad about the flesh being cut off, if I didn't give it to Yan Bugui, he would definitely stick to me like a piece of taffy and pester me until I gave it to him.

So the neighbors also cut some meat for him out of pity.

Yan Bugui held the pieces of minced meat in a cloth bag, his face beaming with joy.

Every household was given at least five pounds of meat, and Yan Bugui was given two and a half ounces, which meant that Yan Bugui could get at least three or four pounds of meat.

Not to mention that Yan Bugui bought more from Chen Youfu's family. It can be said that he bought two portions of meat with the price of one portion.

How could Yan Bugui not be happy about something like this?

On the way to work, Xu Damao completely couldn't understand Yan Bugui's behavior.

"Let's not talk about what Old Man Yan did." He turned around and said, "Uncle Jiang, the people in the courtyard must have better food today. What's your family's plan? If you need to buy some meat, I'll go to the market this morning and bring you some."

Jiang Daniu said, "You should ask Lao Er about this. He's the one who buys meat for our family. But you're right. They've improved their food, so we should take this opportunity to have a good meal. Does Lao Er have any questions?"

Jiang Fan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go there at noon and stew meat in the evening. Can I bring your family along too?"

"Okay. I'll get you the money and tickets tonight." Xu Damao was also happy to go to the Jiang family for dinner. It would be more lively and less troublesome with more people around.

Jiang Fan naturally wouldn't buy the frozen pork on the market. There are so many things in the space that he can't just keep them there.

I went to the market at noon, and when I rode my bike home, there was half a pig's leg, two big elbows, and some beef and mutton on the back seat.

After returning home and resting, Shen Yue pretended to complain, "You bought so much meat, how long will it take to eat it? It's still hot now, the meat will spoil easily."

Jiang Fan said, "This isn't just for our family, there's also Xu Damao's family. Plus, there are more than a dozen people in the family, so they can finish it in a few meals."

"How many meals can you finish all this meat? You spendthrift! Even the wealthy landlords wouldn't dare eat like this."

"That's impossible. Wouldn't that landlord have to eat delicacies every day?"

"You still want delicacies from the mountains and the sea? You'll go bankrupt if you eat plain bread every day. Go back to work."

After telling Shen Yue that Xu Damao's family would come for dinner in the evening and asking her to notify Lou Xiaoe, Jiang Fan rode his bike to the steel mill again.

"I can't escape the fate of working any longer."

But this era is much better than a few decades later.

If you work hard now, there is still a chance and probability of success, and the chance is not small.

And decades later.

Haha, you have also been working for more than ten years. Have you ever seen anyone become a millionaire simply by working?

In the evening, when people get off work and return to the courtyard, everyone has a happy face and can smell the aroma of meat in the yard before they even get home.

Frying, stir-frying, stewing and boiling are all different, but the taste is the same - delicious!