Chapter 50 Grand Courtyard Zhou Yimin saw that it was almost time and Master Gu and his team were about to finish work, so he took out 80 kilograms of hairy taro and kept 20 kilograms for his own consumption. "Master Gu, come here for a moment." Master Gu and the others roughly guessed what it was about, and they felt a little excited and expectant. "This is the hairy taro, a total of 80 kilograms. You decide how to divide it!" Master Gu and his helpers thanked Zhou Yimin sincerely and then started to distribute the food. Liang Kuan, who was in the most urgent need of food, got 30 kilograms, Master Gu got 20 kilograms, and the other three got 10 kilograms each. "You guys go back first, I want to talk to the boss." After dividing the food, Master Gu said to the helpers. After those people left, Master Gu quietly asked Zhou Yimin: "Boss, do you want some furniture?" "What kind of furniture?" Zhou Yimin's mind moved. "It was passed down from generation to generation, but it is well preserved without any wear and tear. It is made of rosewood." Master Gu revealed that he decided to ask Zhou Yimin because he saw that the furniture here was a little broken, and Zhou Yimin seemed to be able to get food.
Huanghuali wood furniture? Or it was handed down from ancient times. Isn't that antique furniture? Before traveling back in time, Zhou Yimin had heard many rumors about Ming and Qing dynasty Huanghuali wood furniture being sold at sky-high prices, with a single stool costing hundreds of millions or even tens of millions. "How to sell it?" "They don't want money, they just want food and meat. If you want, I can ask for you." Zhou Yimin nodded: "Okay, then I'll trouble Master Gu." Zhou Yimin would not let go of antique furniture like that. Of course, he would not show it off, but put it directly in the store backpack and take it out when the spring breeze blows over the earth. From then on, he handled all things related to antiques in this way. As for the furniture in the house, once the decoration is completed, he will just buy a new set, an ordinary one will be fine. There are things you can do, but don't be too high-profile. At Second Aunt's house, the family sat around the dining table with the dried fish on it. "Boss, look at how good this dried fish is. I don't know what kind of fish it is." said the second aunt. The second uncle nodded: "Yeah! It's very good, it feels like sea fish." As for what kind of sea fish, how would the second uncle know? He had never even seen the sea, let alone seafood. The younger son couldn't help but reach out and wanted to tear off some to eat. The second uncle slapped his hand away: "Why are you in such a hurry? Let your mother cook one-third for you tonight." "It has to be Yimin! Only their buyers can get such good things. Boss, is it difficult to be a buyer? If it's not difficult, let Jianjun go too." When the second uncle saw his eldest son's expectant look, he cut short his fantasy on the spot. "How can it be so easy to get a position as a purchasing agent? I didn't know how Lao Zhou operated before. Don't let your imagination run wild. If you want to do decoration, I'll talk to Lao Gu and ask him to take you. Otherwise, go learn how to cook from your uncle." He couldn't afford to find a purchasing job for his son.
"Then I'd better learn to cook from my uncle!" Being a cook at least won't make you starve, even in years of disaster. …… Liang Kuan carried the 30 kilograms of taro back to the slum where he lived. There is a difference between a siheyuan and a shantytown. Literally speaking, the "Si" in Siheyuan refers to the four sides of east, west, south and north, and "He" means to put together. That is, the houses on the four sides are surrounded together to form a "mouth" shape. This is a Siheyuan. In addition to the architectural form, the biggest cultural feature of the Siheyuan is "one family per household", or a separate door and courtyard. Large Siheyuans are often composed of several Siheyuans, especially the residences of princes and nobles, where there are Siheyuans connected to each other, such as the front yard, back yard, east yard, west yard, main yard, side yard, cross yard, etc., forming a large mansion. Some people say that a courtyard house can accommodate hundreds of people, and they are not bragging. The grade of the slums is much lower. It is said that the earliest shantytowns appeared in the outer city. At that time, the poor people at the bottom of society built small houses with broken bricks and tiles next to the city walls to shelter from wind and rain. They were connected together and expanded into the earliest shantytowns. Nowadays, many shantytowns were once quadrangles, but after they became dilapidated, more and more houses were built in the courtyards, and the houses became more and more shabby, and gradually they "changed" and turned into shantytowns. Therefore, it is inevitable that the slums will be dirty, messy and poor. To put it bluntly, the slum is a bit like a slum. The residents of the slums come from all over the country, have different occupations, temperaments, knowledge, and character. In addition, the slums are small and have poor privacy, so conflicts are inevitable, and people who are used to living there will mostly choose to be tolerant and forgiving. Liang Kuan looked at the people in the compound. They all had pale faces and looked malnourished. They looked miserable, but he did not dare to sympathize with them. He even tightened the bag in his hand. When others greet him, he responds normally and tries to act as natural as possible. After returning home, Liang Kuan closed the door. The doors and windows of his house were all pieced together, one was an old broken lattice window, the other was a modified "Western-style" window... My mother, younger brothers and sisters, and those who are not working at home try to lie in bed as much as possible to reduce energy consumption. A family of several people squeezed into this room of less than 15 square meters. When the younger brothers and sisters saw their eldest brother coming back, they all crawled up, their hands and feet as thin as spiders. Liang Kuan took out the fish that he hadn't finished eating at noon and reminded her, "Leave one piece for mother." His mother said weakly, "Let them eat! They are all starving." Then she sat up, too. Liang Kuan said, "Mom, our boss steamed a big dried fish for us at noon today, and also gave us several dozen kilograms of hairy taro. The master knew that we were out of food, so he gave me 30 kilograms. We have food to eat next time, so you can have a piece!" The little girl handed over the biggest piece: "Mom, you eat it." Upon learning that her son brought back 30 kilograms of taro, Liang's mother breathed a sigh of relief and finally smiled. "Your boss is kind and righteous, so you should work harder. Also, listen to your master and learn well." Liang's mother advised. In fact, this is not the first time she has warned her son like this.
Anyway, Liang Kuan’s ears are callused from hearing it so much. "Mom, I know." Liang Kuan's brother and sister ate the food in small bites. This was meat! If they ate in larger bites, they would feel like they were at a disadvantage. "Mom, fish meat is so delicious." The little guy picked out the meat scraps that were stuck in his teeth and ate it again. He also wanted to go to work with his elder brother so that he could have food to eat and wouldn't be hungry anymore. Liang's mother cut the piece of fish in her hand into two halves and gave them to her daughter and younger son. "Eat it! Mom doesn't like fish, it's too fishy." Liang Kuan saw this and hesitated to speak. In the end, he said nothing and went to cook three fist-sized taro. He didn't dare to cook more, fearing that there wouldn't be enough to eat later. I just vaguely felt that my shoulders were getting heavier. (End of this chapter)