Siheyuan: It’s so nice to be Lao Liu

After leaving the steel mill, Yan Jiefang looked at the third uncle Yan Bugui with a flattering look, and said with a smile: "Dad, please take the cart back with you. I won't go back for lunch, and I can save you a meal."

The third uncle Yan Bugui rolled his eyes. The money he earned today was equivalent to his monthly salary. He was very happy. He did not argue with him and pushed the cart towards the courtyard.

Seeing his father gone, Yan Jiefang looked around and saw that there was no one around him, so he approached He Yushui and said, "Yushui, have you ever been to Pigeon City? Do you want to go shopping in Pigeon City today?"

"Pigeon Market? It's illegal to go to that place. If you get caught, you'll be fined! Besides, what if someone from our Siheyuan sees you?" He Yushui said hurriedly. She knew about the Pigeon Market near the Siheyuan, but she had never been in it.

"It's okay, we can disguise ourselves."

As he spoke, Yan Jiefang took out two sets of worn-out clothes and two hats from his schoolbag. These clothes were once worn by his eldest brother Yan Jiecheng and were later given to him. Because there were too many things on them and he could not wear them out, he put them away. Unexpectedly, he would use them this time.

Arriving not far from the Pigeon City, the two turned into an empty alley and walked out after disguising themselves.

They walked into the Pigeon Market, and since they didn't want to buy anything, they just strolled around slowly.

"Brother, do you want to buy or sell something?"

As the two of them started to walk around, a middle-aged man with a simple face and a smile came out from the corner. He looked at Yan Jiefang and continued, "Brother, if you want to buy something, I can introduce it to you. If you want to sell something, I can also introduce you to someone else."

Yan Jiefang immediately became interested. Looking at the honest face of this middle-aged man, if he were in other places, Yan Jiefang would not think of him as a speculator. At first glance, he looked like an honest farmer.

"What do you have for sale? Please introduce it to me!" said Yan Jiefang.

"I have a lot of stuff here. I have all kinds of snack tickets. I can even get bicycle tickets and sewing tickets. They're just a little expensive." The middle-aged man said, "I also have grain and pork, but the quantity is not much."

Yan Jiefang nodded and asked, "How much are your food tickets? If they're cheap, I'll buy some."

The middle-aged man chuckled, knowing that his deal was about to be done, and took out a piece of cardboard from behind with the prices of various tickets written on it.

Yan Jiefang took it and looked at it. He thought the price was fair, so he said, "I want to buy three white sugar tickets (one pound) and one brown sugar ticket (one pound). I don't want the others. If I need more, I'll buy it from you."

After saying that, he handed the money directly to the middle-aged man and prepared to get up and leave.

The middle-aged man took the money with a smile, nodded and said, "Little brother, my name is Liu Dali. If you want to buy anything in the future, you can come here to find me. I guarantee that you will be satisfied.

"Brother Liu, it's settled. You can't refuse when I come here to ask for your help!" Yan Jiefang said politely.

When Yan Jiefang and Liu Dali were talking, He Yushui stayed beside Yan Jiefang without saying a word. After Liu Dali left, He Yushui asked in confusion: "Brother Jiefang, I feel that Liu Dali is not a good person."

Yan Jiefang touched He Yushui's head with his hand, looked at her and said, "Those who engage in speculation and profiteering are basically not good people, so we just need to be careful. They are also trying to make money, and as long as we don't block their way to wealth, they won't do anything to us."

He Yushui nodded thoughtfully. Seeing this, Yan Jiefang said, "Don't think too much. Let's keep moving forward."

The two spent another dollar and fifty cents to buy two wild rabbits, then left the pigeon market and walked towards the courtyard.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, a car stopped at the gate of Hongxing Courtyard, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the courtyard.

The driver got out of the car and suddenly saw an acquaintance. He immediately walked towards the third uncle Yan Bugui and said, "Uncle, where is your son? I'm here to pick him up to cook fish for my boss."

After the visitor's reminder, Yan Bugui realized that it was the person who bought his big black carp today who asked his son to cook the fish.

An expression of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face. His family knew his own business, and he knew exactly what Yan Jiefang had done in the past few years. It was as if he had become a different person in just the past six months.

But even if you are very good at cooking, it is impossible to become an excellent cook in half a year!

Just look at He Yuzhu, he has been learning cooking from a master chef since he was a child, and has been studying day after day for more than ten years before he finally became skilled enough to show off his skills. But Yan Jiefang, on the other hand, just boasted about it, and now someone has really found him.

"Uncle, what's going on? Which son of yours are you looking for?" an old lady in the front yard suddenly asked.

Yan Bugui said helplessly: "They came to my house to liberate us, so don't just stand there and watch. Just do what you need to do."

At the same time, he shouted into the house: "Jiefang, someone is looking for you, come out quickly."

When Yan Jiefang heard his father calling him, he quickly walked out. Seeing that there were many people outside, he asked, "Dad, who's looking for me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a young man standing next to his father. Yan Jiefang looked as if he had suddenly realized something. He already knew that the owner of the big black carp that bought him this morning had sent someone to pick him up.

Yan Jiefang didn't hesitate and said to the young man directly: "Let's go."

The young man didn't say anything. He nodded and walked in front to help Yan Jiefang open the car door. After letting him sit in, he slowly drove away.

As soon as the two left, the courtyard was in an uproar. Today was Saturday, and except for the workers who went to work, all the other women and children were at home.

The arrival of a car at the courtyard was explosive news at that time. A group of women surrounded Yan Bugui and started gossiping.

On the other side, Yan Jiefang took a car to a family compound guarded by armed guards and was allowed to enter only after going through layers of inspection.

Yan Jiefang swallowed unconsciously. His identity as a simple old man today was a little beyond his imagination!

He originally thought that the person he met this time might be the steel rolling mill's director Yang's senior leader, who is also the second-in-command of the Ministry of Metallurgy. Now it seems that he might have been wrong. This person's status should be higher, otherwise it would be impossible to check so strictly.

After the inspection, the driver took Yan Jiefang to an independent small building and stopped. He said, "Brother Yan, wait at the door for a moment. I will stop the car and take you in."

"Ok."

Yan Jiefang agreed and got out of the car and waited for the driver to stop at the door.