Siheyuan: Start as a truck driver

I'm tired of eating big fish and meat every day.

After work, Wang Weidong rode his bicycle to Dongdan Vegetable Market.

Dongdan Vegetable Market was founded in 1902.

Formerly known as Dongcai Market, it is the oldest vegetable market in Beijing.

It is said that this was also the place where heads were beheaded.

In the early years, BJ did not have a place dedicated to selling vegetables.

Every day, there are vegetable vendors in the alleys carrying poles and pushing carts to sell.

Although you can buy vegetables without leaving the alley, the vegetables sold by the vegetable vendors are always the same.

And due to different purchase channels, prices also vary quite a bit.

In order to meet the needs of citizens, vegetable markets came into being at the beginning of the last century.

Wang Weidong came to Dongdan Vegetable Market for the first time. It was a bit novel and he rode a bicycle around.

The vegetable market adopts a spatial layout with large bays and high columns.

People are arriving one after another, the flow is endless, it looks like a train station.

There are shops that specialize in selling cabbage, leeks, rapeseed, spinach, radish, amaranth, coriander... and other green vegetables.

There are also shops that specialize in selling bamboo shoots, sea cucumbers, squid from the south, mushrooms from outside the customs, and other rare items.

"Auntie, how do you sell Chinese cabbage?"

"A penny a pound, tender and tender, freshly picked from the field."

"Come on a pound."

...

"Uncle, how do you sell eggs?"

"Two cents a piece."

"Come ten."

...

After buying groceries, Wang Weidong rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

Along the way, many people hurriedly greeted him.

Although Wang Weidong declined the invitation from the ministry, with his achievements, it was only a matter of time before he became a leader.

Return to the house.

Cook.

Chinese cabbage and egg noodles.

Fry the eggs until brown, add the cabbage and stir-fry.

Add water and when the water boils, add noodles.

Soon, a bowl of fragrant egg noodles came out of the oven.

As soon as I picked up my rice bowl, I heard the sound of a broken gong coming from outside the door.

"Everyone, please pay attention. There will be a meeting in the Central Court tonight, and important things will be announced." The second aunt knocked on the gong and went from door to door to announce.

Yan Bugui was using a scale to weigh the scraps he picked up from outside. He was afraid that the scale would not be accurate.

Since getting a bicycle, Yan Bugui's scrap-picking business has become more and more prosperous.

There are big gains every day.

When he heard the sound of the gong, he poked his head and looked confused: "In the past, did the aunt call people to meetings?"

"Why is it the second aunt's turn today?"

"Did Liu Haizhong usurp the throne?"

At this time, Yan Jiefang happened to get off work and walked in from outside when he heard these words.

A mysterious look appeared on Yan Bugui's ear, and he muttered for a while.

Yan Bugui was so shocked that he hit his own feet with a weight.

Fortunately, my cotton boots were thick in winter, so I could endure the pain. I sucked my lips and asked in surprise: "No way, Qin Huairu really stole twenty kilograms of food stamps?"

"Why not? It has spread throughout the factory. Qin Huairu is still locked up in the security department." Yan Jiefang despised.

The people in the compound were chatty, and before the meal was over, everyone knew that Qin Huairu had been caught stealing something.

Except the Jia family.

Liu Haizhong was also afraid of this old pious woman and wanted to wait until the meeting before announcing it.

Seeing that the sky is getting darker and darker, Qin Huairu hasn't come back yet.

Mrs. Jia Zhang stood at the door and looked around with a vicious look on her face: "Qin Huairu, this bitch, where did you run away again? Why don't you come back and cook!"

"She won't be allowed to eat at night." Jia Xudong was lying on the bed feeling weak.

Banggan took Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihuaye with him all afternoon. After eating well, he squatted at the door and stared at Wang Weidong's bicycle.

...

After Wang Weidong finished eating, he simply cleaned up and opened the door.

On the road paved with blue bricks and stained with frost, people were already wandering towards the central courtyard.

This is a big melon.

If you don't eat the melon, you are a fool!

Wang Weidong also put on a thick cotton-padded jacket and a cotton scarf.

Scarf... I heard that girls use wool knitting to keep warm.

Ahem...what are you thinking about!

How happy to be single!

Wang Weidong was wrapped like a rice dumpling and merged into the crowd, heading towards the central courtyard.

As soon as I entered the central courtyard, I saw Wuyang Wuyang's head.

It's such a cold weather, everyone is in good spirits since they have melons to eat.

Wang Weidong squeezed into the crowd and saw that the layout of the podium today was a little different from before.

The square table was covered with a red velvet blanket, with several plates filled with peanuts and melon seeds.

The long benches were also replaced by tall stools painted in yellow.

The first uncle, Yi Haizhong, sat in the middle, his face so gloomy that his eyes watered.

The second uncle, Liu Zhonghai, is sitting on the right, with his arms folded and an arrogant look on his face.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, sat on the left, staring at the melon seeds on the table.

The second aunt had her hair pulled up and tidied up neatly.

Seeing that people had almost arrived, I picked up the melon seeds and peanuts on the plate and walked in front of everyone.

"This is my old Liu's idea. Let's have a try."

In order to prepare for this courtyard gathering, Liu Haizhong took out all the snacks that he had prepared to entertain guests during the New Year.

When it comes to melon seeds and peanuts, adults are better off, pinching some reservedly and putting them in the palm of their hands.

The children were very naughty. They put their little hands into the plate and grabbed a lot of it.

In the blink of an eye, there was nothing left on the two large plates of melon seeds and peanuts.

Yan Bugui pursed his lips. I haven't even eaten it yet. Old wife Liu really doesn't know how to do things.

Seeing the chaos at the scene, Liu Haizhong stopped caring about winning people's hearts. He stood up and patted the table.

"Today, I have gathered everyone together to announce something important!"

"I am entrusted by the security department of our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill..."

In the middle of his words, Yi Zhonghai stopped him: "Liu Haizhong, do you have to announce this kind of thing in front of everyone?"

"Yi Haizhong, look at what you said. Our compound has not lost a single stitch in more than ten years, and now there is a thief. Do you want to hide this kind of thing from everyone?" Liu Haizhong sneered.

In the past, he would always give an opening speech and then stand aside.

Today I finally got over my official addiction. The sound was so loud that it scared the old storks on the dead trees and flew away.

There were people in the crowd who didn't know the truth and were whispering.

"Thieves? Xu Damao's chicken was lost a while ago. Now is there another thief?"

"I think it's better to follow Wang Weidong's example and buy a big iron lock that's secure."

"Keep your voice down, Qin Huairu heard it and said that we dislike her again."

"Hey, where is Qin Huairu?"

"Yeah, Silly Zhu is nowhere to be seen either."

...

Hearing the chatter from the crowd, Yi Zhonghai knew there was nothing he could do, so he could only sit down.

Liu Zhonghai nodded proudly, picked up the enamel jar, blew on it, and took a sip.

Then he said in a longer tone: "Today, the security department caught Qin Huairu and stole twenty kilograms of food stamps! This is a scandal in our compound!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a hissing sound from the crowd.

Everyone knew that Qin Huairu had dirty hands and feet and liked to let Silly Zhu pass things from the kitchen, but they didn't expect that she would steal food stamps.

Jia Zhang was hungry and stood in the crowd, trying to swindle melon seeds from the children.

These words were like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, shaking her brain.

No matter how much she scolded Qin Huairu for being nothing, she knew very well in her heart that without Qin Huairu, she, a lonely old woman, would not be as happy as she is now.

Qin Huairu was actually arrested...

Jia Zhang's first reaction was disbelief.

She squeezed into the crowd and shouted: "You old fool in the bangs, your mouth is full of excrement!"

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a half-cut brick on the ground.

Picked it up, gritted his teeth, and threw it at Liu Zhonghai.