Siheyuan, my new life

Mr. Yuan took the ledger, glanced at it with the flashlight in the hand of the waiter next to him, and said with a smile, "Uncle Chang, the total is eight thousand four hundred and twenty yuan. Just round it down to eight thousand four hundred yuan."

Without hesitation, Guo Yongping pulled out stacks of large black ten-dollar bills from his backpack, handed eight whole bundles of banknotes to the other party, and then took out another stack and skillfully counted out forty bills and handed them over.

At this moment, Mr. Yuan carefully counted the banknotes in his hand by the light of his flashlight. Faced with a huge sum of 8,400 yuan, even he, who was used to big deals, couldn't help but carefully examine these large sums of money. After all, it was the first time the two parties had dealt with each other, and there were their own rules in Guijie: money and goods were exchanged, and if you were cheated, you had to accept your bad luck. Of course, if you had the ability to settle accounts later, that was up to your own skills.

In fact, based on Mr. Yuan's experience, he could tell that there was no problem with these black 11 bills as soon as he picked them up. Moreover, they were all brand new consecutive numbers that had just been withdrawn from the bank and had not been opened. However, out of caution, he still deliberately counted them slowly and carefully.

After confirming the amount was accurate, Boss Yuan said with a smile, "Master Chang, I'll have Xiao Wu take some men to deliver it to you right away. From now on, if you need anything in Guijie, just mention Yuan Luoguo's name. Anyone who makes a living in Guijie will have to give me some face."

Guo Yongping clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for your care, Mr. Yuan. I will come again to bother you if I need meat in the future." After saying that, he pointed out twelve large black ten cards and handed them to the other party: "Mr. Yuan, please share this small token with the brothers present. I will need your help to unload the goods later."

Mr. Yuan quickly waved his hand and refused, saying, "Mr. Chang, please don't be so polite. This is such a small matter, how could it cost you so much?"

Guo Yongping’s tone was calm but conveyed an undeniable authority: “Old Master Yuan, this is also a small token of my appreciation to all the brothers. It’s freezing cold and everyone has worked hard. Let’s buy a few bottles of wine to warm ourselves up.”

Seeing that this big customer was adamant, Boss Yuan did not continue to refuse. He accepted the money, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Master Chang, you are very generous. On behalf of my brothers, I thank you very much."

At this moment, the burly man called Xiao Wu had already led a group of people to load the cart. He walked over and asked in a deep voice, "Master Chang, the goods are all loaded. Shall we send them over now?"

After Guo Yongping clasped his hands in farewell to Boss Yuan, he was led by Xiao Wu and did not return to Guijie Street. Instead, he walked directly into the depths of the alley. In order not to arouse the suspicion of this big customer, he explained in a low voice as he walked: "Master Chang, you know that Guijie Street is a mixed bag. In order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, we will go out through this alley. After we get out, you can point us to the unloading location."

Guo Yongping was not worried about being cheated. He spent more than 8,400 yuan that he had earned from the system check-in that night. Moreover, based on Mr. Yuan's experience, he did not notice anything wrong with these large sums of money, so he was quite relieved. In this way, he could continue to spend the remaining 1,500 to 1,600 yuan.

Xiao Wu led the way with a flashlight, followed closely by seven carts loaded with pork, beef, and mutton. Together with Guo Yongping and his group of nine, they walked silently through the dark alley, the only sound being the crunching of the cart wheels on the road.

More than twenty minutes later, the group finally emerged from the alley. The young man, Xiao Wu, had passed through several alleys and lanes in succession. Guo Yongping noticed that they were now in the suburbs, with a dark grove of trees not far away.

Perhaps it was because of the twelve big black ten bills that Guo Yongping had taken out when he left earlier, but when Xiao Wu spoke to the generous big spender next to him, his tone became more polite. He asked in a low voice, "Master Chang, which direction do you think the brothers should go? To avoid running into those petty thieves, I deliberately took a detour."

Guo Yongping smiled and said, "Thank you for thinking of me, Brother Xiao Wu. I'll trouble you brothers to unload all the stuff to the grove of trees in front. My men will come and take it away soon."

Although Xiao Wu was only in his early thirties, he had been hanging around Guijie Street with Master Yuan since he was a teenager. Although he looked big and burly, he was quite quick-witted. Otherwise, Master Yuan wouldn't have put him in charge of leading the team to guard the goods and conduct transactions. From the casual tone of Master Chang in front of him, he immediately realized that Master Chang definitely had someone following him. After all, how could a big customer who could casually carry nearly 10,000 yuan in cash come to Guijie Street alone to conduct transactions? There might already be someone nearby pointing guns at them.

Since Master Chang told them to unload the goods directly at the edge of the grove, Xiao Wu didn't argue any further and led the seven carts forward.

Upon reaching the edge of the grove, after seeing Grandpa Chang nod slightly, Xiao Wu and the seven men pushing the cart immediately unloaded the sacks filled with pork, mutton, beef, various offal, and pork fat, and neatly arranged them at the edge of the grove.

After unloading the goods, Xiao Wu, slightly out of breath, asked, "Master Chang, do you need me to leave two of my brothers to help load the truck?"

Guo Yongping waved his hand casually: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Xiao Wu. We have enough manpower. Please give my regards to Grandpa Yuan when you get back. I will come and bother you if needed in the future."

Upon hearing Guo Yongping's words, Xiao Wu did not hesitate at all and immediately called on his brothers to push the cart back to the alley they had come from.

As Xiao Wu and his group disappeared into the alley, Guo Yongping didn't immediately put away the sacks. Instead, he quickly ran to the alley entrance, leaned against the wall, and peered into the alley. Finding no one watching, he ran back to the edge of the grove, placed his hand on a sack, and immediately the sack, along with the meat inside, was stored in his storage space. He quickly collected the sacks one by one, inwardly complaining that his storage space required physical contact to retrieve items. Compared to the spaces in Tomato's novels that could retrieve items directly through divine sense or willpower, his storage space was incredibly weak, only capable of storing and preserving items.

In less than two minutes, Guo Yongping had put all twenty-odd burlap sacks that were originally placed by the grove into his storage space. He then took off his old clothes and put on a new set of old clothes that he had taken out of his storage space. He also put on an old military cotton hat and even changed the cloth he used to cover his face into a blue cloth before walking towards Guijie Street.