Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Lao Yang thought something was wrong, especially when they looked at the food basket at Lao Yang's feet.

Zhao Jingyi asked Lao Yang in confusion: "What's going on?"

Old Yang was also confused, so he turned around and glared at Zhang Haiyang and asked, "What are you doing, kid? Is there something wrong? If you have something to say, please tell me now. I feel uneasy being surrounded by a bunch of brats like you. Is there something you're thinking about me for?"

Zhang Haiyang laughed, rubbed his hands awkwardly and said: "Brother Yang, didn't I eat some delicious food from you the day before yesterday? When I went back and told them about it, they didn't believe me and said I was bragging! So I have been leading them to look for you in the park for the past two days. Hard work pays off, and we finally found you. So we all came over to see if we can get some delicious food from you, Brother Yang."

Several other progressive young people also nodded and looked at Lao Yang eagerly.

Old Yang looked at everyone with a constipated face, turned around and explained to Zhao Jingyi: "Didn't you and Yuping have a picnic in the park the day before yesterday? We were seen by these guys, and we asked them to eat something, so they kept thinking about it. That's why they had nothing to do but block us in the park all day."

Zhao Jingyi patted Lao Yang and said, "Who told you to show off like this? Who's going to have a picnic outside at this time? Isn't that just pure jealousy?"

Old Yang kicked the food basket at his feet and said to Zhang Haiyang, "It's useless for you to worry about me. I only brought a few things today, which is not enough for a group of young men like you to eat and drink. You always give me problems!"

"It's okay, Brother Yang, you guys eat, and we'll just watch and see for ourselves!"

Zhang Haiyang said awkwardly.

Zhao Jingyi was amused by Zhang Haiyang's words, and pointed at him and yelled, "You naughty boy, you are shameless now! How can your sister Zhao and brother Yang put their faces after what you said?"

Zhang Haiyang also felt that it was a bit too much to ask, so he stood up reluctantly and apologized to Lao Yang, saying, "Brother Yang, I'm sorry for making things difficult for you today. I'll take them away now."

He kicked a brother next to him and scolded him, "Get up and follow me now. You are such a disgrace!"

A group of men and women stood up disappointedly and prepared to leave.

Old Yang watched the performance and called out to them, "Alright! You guys got a bargain, sit down!"

When the young men heard Lao Yang's invitation to stay, they immediately sat back happily and looked at Lao Yang expectantly.

Old Yang picked up the food basket and placed it in front of him, then began to talk to the crowd: "You are the only ones who have run into me, Brother Yang, today. If it were anyone else, you wouldn't be able to take advantage! Today, I will let you see the magic of our ancient Chinese magic tricks!"

Old Yang reached into the basket, groping around while mumbling something, but no one could hear what he was saying. He pulled his hand out and pulled out a tablecloth and threw it to Zhang Haiyang.

“Lay this out!”

Zhang Haiyang immediately picked up the tablecloth and asked his friends to help spread it on the grass. Everyone moved to the tablecloth and sat down. The tablecloth was big enough for everyone to sit on and form a circle.

Lao Yang reached into the basket and fumbled around, then pulled out a dinner plate. Everyone was very disappointed when they saw the empty dinner plate. Lao Yang threw the dinner plate on the tablecloth, reached into the basket and fumbled around, then pulled out a roast chicken and threw it into the dinner plate. Everyone immediately cried out in surprise. Even Zhao Jingyi, who knew that Lao Yang had magical powers, couldn't help but scream out in surprise.

Old Yang reached into the food basket again, felt around, and then began to grab eggs one by one. He grabbed fourteen or fifteen eggs. Seeing that the crowd was not too surprised, Old Yang felt a little disappointed. So he reached into the basket again, felt around, and with a jerk, he pulled out a food box that was about the same size as the basket. He opened it layer by layer, and inside was full of exquisite pastries. This time, everyone's mouths widened in surprise, and no one could say anything.

Lao Yang was very satisfied with his performance and started taking out large French breads from the basket. Each bread was as long as an arm and as thick as a thigh. He took out a total of 10 large breads.

This time, several girls couldn't help themselves and crawled over to stare at the basket!

"It's amazing! How did they do that? Is this a god's treasure bag? I wish I had one!"

The girls expressed their feelings one after another.

Everyone nodded and wanted to have one. Zhao Jingyi covered her mouth and laughed. Lao Yang took out a bottle of champagne and a bucket of mango juice from the food basket. He took out a disposable cup and gave it to Zhao Yujingyi, asking her to distribute it. Several girls began to help distribute the things to everyone.

Zhang Haiyang and several other boys were staring at the champagne that Lao Yang took out, almost drooling.

Old Yang took out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Zhao Jingyi beside him to distribute.

“Ding ding ding ding, the moment to witness a miracle has come, don’t blink, 1, 2, 3!”

Lao Yang shouted loudly to attract everyone's attention.

A steaming roasted leg of lamb was pulled out of the basket by Lao Yang, shocking everyone.

Old Yang proudly took out a beautiful sharp knife and began to slice the lamb from the leg, dropping it one slice at a time onto the plate. After cutting a few times, he handed the knife and the leg to Zhang Haiyang, asking him to be in charge of cutting the leg. He also took out some seasonings from the basket and mixed them together, letting everyone dip them in the sauce.

Everyone looked at Lao Yang with eyes full of admiration and eagerness. Several girls' eyes turned into heart shapes. If Lao Yang waved, they would definitely follow him.

When it was almost done, Lao Yang clapped his hands and said, "Okay, now everyone can start eating!"

When everyone heard that they could eat, they picked up the mutton from the plate with chopsticks and put it into their mouths. Some of them were so anxious that they burned their mouths and could only keep breathing to dissipate the heat. No one was willing to spit out the mutton.

As Zhang Haiyang was whittling, he said anxiously, "Go slower, leave some for me!"

He increased the speed of cutting the meat.

In the end, all the food that Lao Yang brought out was eaten up by everyone except the bread. The chicken bones were chewed up and swallowed, and if Lao Yang hadn't stopped them, they would have even eaten the eggshells.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lao Yang turned the food basket upside down and shook it. A bunch of apples fell out of it, each weighing half a pound.

Everyone started cheering, especially a few girls who reached out and hugged him.

Lao Yang took out a few plastic bags and threw them to everyone, asking them to divide the apples and then go home!

After distributing the apples and bread, everyone started to help clean up the mess, putting the garbage into a plastic bag. Old Yang stuffed the other unused items and plates back into the food basket. He also threw the tablecloth to Haiyang to use as a bed sheet.

After cleaning up, several girls surrounded Zhao Jingyi and asked her questions. They turned the food basket over and over, but they couldn't find any secrets in it. There was nothing inside, and they couldn't touch anything when they put their hands in.

After playing around for a while, Lao Yang drove everyone away, and he and Zhao Jingyi lived in their own world.

The two strolled in the park for more than an hour before returning to the slum feeling satisfied.

Zhang Haiyang and his group walked back with their stuff in their hands. After getting their stuff, the girls said goodbye to Zhang Haiyang and his group with satisfaction and went home together. Only Zhang Haiyang and his four younger brothers were left to roam the streets. Many curious people came up to ask them where they bought the apples and bread.

Zhang Haiyang and his gang were not afraid of trouble. They directly promoted Lao Yang's reputation and exaggerated the matter. This kind of thing kept happening and spreading until they met Zhong Yuemin and his gang, and something unexpected happened.

Today, Zhong Yuemin was out with a few people and happened to see the brothers Ning Qiang and Ning Wei with two people fighting with Zhao Changbao and his group. Zhong Yuemin rushed over with his people and beat Zhao Changbao and his group away. Then the two groups got together and stood on the road to tease the passing girls.

From a distance, they saw Zhang Haiyang and his group, who were holding their heads high and looking down on others. When the two sides approached, they saw the bread and apples in Zhang Haiyang and his group's hands, and they immediately became jealous. They surrounded Zhang Haiyang and asked him where the things came from. Of course, Zhang Haiyang ignored them and told them the whole process in high spirits. When they heard that the things were free, they couldn't help it and asked for half. Zhang Haiyang naturally refused, and Zhong Yuemin's group rushed up and everyone started fighting.

Outnumbered, the things were snatched away by Zhong Yuemin and his gang. Zhang Haiyang, who was beaten black and blue, and his gang vowed to take revenge. Several people supported each other and walked back, discussing that they must ask someone to get back the place.

After stealing the things, Zhong Yuemin and Ning Qiang divided them up and went home happily. No one cared about Zhang Haiyang's feelings.

At about six o'clock in the evening, Lao Yang came out of the bedroom, stretching himself. Seeing that Li Yuping had not come back yet, he washed up, changed his clothes, and went out on his bicycle.

First, he went to the public telephone booth at the end of the alley and called Li Zhenxiao, telling him to pick up the goods near the south gate of Yuanmingyuan. He also told the driver not to get off the car, and to send three long and two short flashlight signals when the goods were loaded and then he could leave.

Old Yang rode his bicycle quickly to the suburbs, and after leaving the city, he switched to the Flying Dragon to fly at low altitude. He rushed to the vicinity of the south gate of the Old Summer Palace, began to observe the terrain, and found a crossroads surrounded by trees to wait for the arrival of the truck.

After more than half an hour, I saw several beams of light coming from a distance. I took out my flashlight and flashed it at the other party a few times. The other party received the signal and drove over nearby.

Lao Yang, wearing a mask, directed the two trucks to park and asked them to turn off the engine and move to the back of the truck. He looked at the two trucks, both of which were 10-ton trucks with modified rear cargo boxes and fences.

Lao Yang put 5 tons of sardines in each car. Then he waited for 10 minutes before telling the driver to drive the two cars away. After the two cars started, Lao Yang put on his armor, quickly returned to the city, and rode his bicycle leisurely back to the compound.

The first transaction was completed successfully.

When Lao Yang returned home, he saw Zhao Jingyi and Li Yuping sitting at the table, eating dried fruits and chatting. As time went by, the relationship between the two women became more and more harmonious, and the jealousy became less and less.

After changing clothes, he took out the food from the space and started eating with the two women, chatting and laughing.

The two trucks rushed back to the General Logistics Department compound without stopping. Li Kaihui and Li Zhenxiao in the compound were anxiously waiting with a few confidants. They finally felt relieved when they saw the trucks coming back from afar. This was a political game and there could be no difference. As long as the meat kept coming as Lao Yang said, he would definitely make further progress.

When the two cars approached, everyone smelled a fishy odor. Li Kaihui's heart was immediately relieved and she was filled with great surprise. It seemed that she was really going to become rich!

When the driver parked the truck, Li Kaihui quickly climbed onto the truck bed and picked up a sardine to look at it. The fish was fresh, as if it had just been caught from the sea, and definitely not like it had been transported a long distance to Kyoto.

Li Zhenxiao also climbed onto the truck and shone the flashlight into the truck bed. He found that the bed was full of sardines crowded together. Each one looked lifelike and very fresh.

"Dad, Master Yang is indeed not an ordinary person. It seems that this step is the right one!"

Li Zhenxiao said to his father excitedly.

Li Kaihui was also very excited, but after all, she was old and experienced, so she quickly suppressed her excitement.

He turned around and ordered several of his trusted men to start transporting the fish to different meat joint stores. They will start selling early tomorrow morning. They must not leave the opponent any time to react! One move first, after suppressing the opponent, they must expel the opponent and build a defensive line of interests to achieve their own political goals.

Ten tons of fish is not a small amount, but it is a drop in the bucket for the whole of Kyoto. So Li Kaihui found a few key points to release them, which could have a radiating effect on the whole of Kyoto and promote the arrival of a large number of marine fish. Moreover, each sales point is limited to one per person, and the limit will be gradually relaxed after the futures volume increases.

That evening many leaders and residents learned that a large amount of fresh sea fish would be on the market the next day and that they would need to use food grain certificates to purchase them, so they asked those who were free at home to line up with their certificates in the morning to buy them.

Many logistics leaders and factory purchasing officials heard the news and inquired about the situation, hoping to purchase a batch of sea fish.

It caused a huge impact inside the General Logistics Department. While marveling at the huge power of the Li family, they began to be wary of the Li family's political movements. The Li family suddenly burst out with such a huge power, it must not be without desire, and they will definitely take the opportunity to move up.

The one who was threatened was the Minister of the General Logistics Department. Li Kaihui was promoted to the Minister of the General Logistics Department. It is not easy to suppress others by trickery after you sit in this position, after all, everyone can directly reach the heaven. If you want to suppress others maliciously, you can directly spit it to the heaven.

The head of the General Logistics Department is not a pushover. Just relying on these 10 tons of sea fish will not affect his position. While being on guard, he also wants to observe the next move of the Li family to see if they want to attack him! If they want to get rid of him and let the Li family take over, he will definitely not sit idly by!

The Li family's opponents would not miss the opportunity either. They would keep a close eye on the Li family's every move and rush forward when they found any flaws.

Li Kaihui had no intention of making any profit from the pricing of this batch of sea fish. She only set the price at 1 cents, which was enough to cover the shipping and labor costs, in order to reach a long-term cooperation with Lao Yang.

Money is no longer the main thing he is pursuing at the moment. He wants greater influence and to push himself to a higher position!

When you see hope, you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don’t try your best!