Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

He Yuzhu and his group first went to Jin Youcai's hometown by car, picked up Jin Youfu and his wife, and then went to the neighboring town to the landlord's house.

The landlord's surname was Shen, and he lived in a rather grand courtyard.

This courtyard looks quite old; it must be their ancestral home.

Jin Youfu was rather tongue-tied and stayed to the side without saying a word.

Zhang Nana introduced the family the whole way: "The Shen family was a very wealthy family in the late Qing Dynasty, and someone in the family even served as a county magistrate."

These things became their capital for making money, helping them complete their initial capital accumulation.

Once you've completed your initial capital accumulation, you can rise to the top as long as an opportunity arises.

Most people are trapped outside the threshold of initial capital accumulation.

Whether you can become extremely wealthy depends on whether you can quickly complete the initial accumulation of capital.

He Yuzhu has a deep understanding of this.

He was able to accumulate wealth rapidly precisely because he completed the initial accumulation phase ahead of time.

While other second-generation rich kids were still exploiting loopholes in policies, He Yuzhu had already begun stirring up trouble on the international stage.

Xu Damao awkwardly touched his nose, thinking of himself.

When he was the leader of the workers' picket team, his hands were not clean.

He also secretly hid some things.

When he was dismissed from his post, Li Huaide did not pursue the matter to the end, and these things are still in his possession.

Their group attracted the attention of the villagers, and the village chief came over.

"Nana, what are you all doing in our village?"

Zhang Nana smiled and said, "Uncle Li, we're here to visit the Shen family."

Village Chief Li suddenly remembered that some time ago, Jin Youfu and his wife had taken a camera to the Shen family to take pictures.

He was a shrewd man and guessed that the group had come for the Ming Dynasty furniture.

He Yuzhu and his entourage were dressed better than the people in the movies, and they even drove three cars; they were obviously wealthy.

He regretted it then; if he hadn't returned the furniture to Landlord Shen back then, he would be the one making a fortune now.

"Are we going to Landlord Shen's house? Come on, I'll take you there."

He Yuzhu didn't stop it; it wouldn't have mattered anyway, the news couldn't be kept secret.

The village chief is the local tyrant; if you don't let him follow you, it's impossible.

Before long, they arrived at the landlord Shen's house.

When Landlord Shen saw Jin Youfu and his wife, he immediately understood what was going on.

"You're here for that set of Ming Dynasty furniture, aren't you?"

This statement provides a lot of information.

With just one sentence, He Yuzhu and the others knew the value of that set of furniture.

He immediately pointed out He Yuzhu's purpose, which was also a way of telling He Yuzhu not to play any tricks.

He Yuzhu smiled and readily admitted, "That's right, we did come for that set of furniture."

Landlord Shen nodded: "Come with me."

Xu Damao quietly approached He Yuzhu: "This landlord is quite shrewd; he's not easy to deal with."

They are indeed difficult to deal with.

Judging from his age and manner of speaking, this landlord Shen must have received a good education.

His son, however, seemed somewhat dull. This was likely due to the poor education he received after the liberation, caused by environmental issues.

He Yuzhu followed him into the house and carefully examined the place.

The furniture is indeed from the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, due to improper storage, some of the wooden boards have developed cracks.

When Shen saw He Yuzhu staring at the crack, he said directly, "That was damaged when it was placed in the village committee."

I heard it was Village Chief Li who slapped him in anger back then.

Village Chief Li, who was following behind, didn't expect Landlord Shen to be so disrespectful, and his face turned somewhat ugly.

Actually, considering how much Ming Dynasty furniture has gone through, it's quite remarkable that it's still preserved like this.

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Shen, I've taken a liking to this set of furniture. Are you willing to sell it?" Landlord Shen, sitting in a grand chair to the side, asked, "How much are you offering?"

He Yuzhu held up one finger.

Since Landlord Shen recognized the furniture, he wouldn't try anything funny.

Of course, he wouldn't offer a high price, so he quoted 10,000 yuan.

Village Chief Li exclaimed in surprise, "A thousand yuan?"

Landlord Shen ignored him and began to ponder with his head down.

"Sure. But I have one condition."

"You say?"

“I know you’re a big boss in the city. My request isn’t high; I just want my son to work for your company and have a stable job.”

I don't want him to spend his whole life farming here.

He Yuzhu turned to look at Shen the landlord's son. Seeing that his expression had not changed, it was clear that the Shen family had already discussed it beforehand.

“I agreed. I have a factory near Dongzhimen, and I'll let him work there.”

Landlord Shen readily agreed: "Give me a thousand yuan, and use the rest to help him find a house in the city."

Only then did Village Chief Li belatedly realize that this set of furniture cost more than a thousand yuan.

He Yuzhu also agreed to help with finding a place to live.

This landlord Shen is quite shrewd.

Houses in Beijing aren't expensive now, but they're destined to appreciate in value.

If we get a house for Shen the landlord's son now, it will be worth a lot of money in the future.

However, He Yuzhu didn't lose out either.

The value of this set of furniture is roughly the same as the price of a house.

The landlord's son was named Shen Jun. He Yuzhu gave him an address and told him to get ready and go directly to the Chaoyang Hotel.

After loading the furniture into the car, they went to two other places.

Those two people weren't as discerning as Landlord Shen.

He Yuzhu spent a total of five hundred yuan to buy two Qing Dynasty antiques.

He Yuzhu realized they were being too high-profile, so he didn't show up himself and had Jin Youfu and his wife make the purchase.

After a busy day outside, it's actually quite boring.

Lou Xiao'e complained, "If I had known it would be this boring, I wouldn't have come along."

I came here to buy things, so it's bound to be boring.

Although this area is also part of Beijing, it's still a long way from being fully developed.

Finally, the group went to Jin Youfu's house, loaded the things they had collected into the car, and then returned to their courtyard house in Beijing.

After unloading our things, we returned to the Chaoyang Hotel.

He Yuzhu pulled Jin Youcai, who was about to leave, and told him to have a meal at Chaoyang Hotel before he left.

Jin Youcai then asked the question that had been on his mind: "Zhu Zi, did you give him ten thousand back then?"

"That's right. That landlord Shen is an expert. If he hadn't offered enough, the deal wouldn't have gone through."

Despite saying that, Jin Youcai was still deeply shocked.

That's ten thousand yuan.

For ordinary people, 10,000 yuan is already a lot of money.

Based on Jin Youcai's current salary, he would have to work for seven or eight years without eating or drinking.

Xu Damao said nonchalantly, "Brother Cai, don't be fooled by the fact that ten thousand yuan is a lot of money. It's really not that much."

Jin Youcai said speechlessly, "You make it sound so easy, but don't you think about how many people can actually come up with that much money these days?"

"You guys who become bosses are really something else."

Xu Damao wore a smug look on his face. He was a person who liked to show off, and immediately started boasting. (End of this chapter)