Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chapter 171: Planning on the He Family's Ancestral House (Part )
He walked up to Wang Dong and said, "Wang Dong... I have something to tell you, can you come out for a moment?"

Wang Dong's feelings towards He Yuzhu are very complicated, both hatred and sympathy.

The hatred was because he had gone against her and plotted against her many times for Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family.

The sympathy comes from the fact that He Yuzhu almost gave his heart to the Jia family. He worked hard all his life for the Jia family, but in the end he ended up homeless and living under a bridge.

But no matter what, he is his own chef.

When someone comes to you to talk to you about something, it is neither reasonable nor logical to refuse.

But even if he didn't refuse, Wang Dong didn't show him a good face. He frowned and walked out of the kitchen, asking unhappily, "What's the matter? Do you have to leave the kitchen to talk about it?"

"Can you lend me a dollar?" He Yuzhu scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

"You asked me to borrow money? Did I hear it right?" Wang Dong widened his eyes, as if he had heard a huge joke, and looked at He Yuzhu with a look of disbelief and asked back.

"Master He..."

"Whether in the steel mill kitchen or in the courtyard, we have always been at odds with each other. It is not an exaggeration to describe us as enemies... You actually asked me to borrow money?"

"Do you think I would lend it to you given the relationship between us?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and replied: "I know there is a conflict between us..."

"But except for you, no one in the kitchen is willing to lend me money..."

"After all, we are neighbors in the same yard..."

Wang Dong did not respond, but frowned and fell into deep thought, analyzing whether he should lend money to He Yuzhu.

A minute later, the decision was made: borrow...

But it was not borrowed for free, because he had his eyes on He Yuzhu's two main rooms in the central courtyard.

Rather than letting those ungrateful people from the Jia family benefit in the end and making Sha Zhu homeless, it is better to benefit myself.

If He Yuzhu was really abandoned by the Jia family, he would definitely not watch him wandering under a bridge and starving to death there.

But he didn't nod.

The main house of the courtyard is the ancestral home of the He family, and they will definitely not use it as collateral easily.

Only when he realizes his current predicament and that no one can help him except himself, will he choose to bow his head.

Under He Yuzhu's expectant gaze, he replied, "Master He... I know better than anyone how bad your situation is right now."

"In order to prevent you from wasting money, the uncle doesn't give you a penny more than the living expenses every month."

"You asked for a dollar. I want to know what you are going to use to pay back the dollar."

"My family is in a difficult situation. If this dollar is destined to be wasted, I will definitely not lend it to you."

An embarrassed expression immediately flashed across He Yuzhu's face, and even his eyes dimmed. He sighed and replied, "Wang Dong... I can't pay you back now..."

"But I promise that I will pay this dollar back in a year..."

"Words are not enough..." Wang Dong shook his head and continued with an expression of disbelief.

He Yuzhu was not stupid. He could tell that Wang Dong was willing to lend him money, but he did not believe that he had the ability to repay the money, so he became anxious on the spot.

It was almost time for lunch, and if he couldn't borrow the money, he wouldn't be able to add more dishes to Sister Qin's meal.

Wang Dong blurted out, "I can use something as collateral..."

Wang Dong chuckled and replied: "Mortgage?"

"Master He, do you have anything that can be used as collateral for one dollar..." "First of all, I want to make it clear that I don't want the cabinets, beds, and clothes in your house even if you give them to me, so don't even think about using those things as collateral. I will definitely not agree."

"It should be okay to use a house, right?" He Yuzhu couldn't think of anything else he could use as collateral. Finally, he thought of the only two houses he could use, which were left to him by his father before he passed away.

"The two houses are worth at least four hundred dollars. It will be no problem to use them as collateral to lend you one dollar."

"Okay... I agree..." Wang Dong didn't expect that He Yuzhu would propose to use the house as collateral, which just fulfilled his wish, so he nodded immediately.

"But I have one request... If you ask me to borrow money, you must write an IOU, and the amount cannot be one dollar, to prevent others from accusing me of speculation."

"The current price of a pound of flour in Pigeon Market is 50 cents, so one dollar is exactly two pounds of flour. On the IOU, just write that you borrowed two pounds of flour from me, and you must return the same two pounds of flour in one year."

"If you don't return the two kilograms of flour on time, just replace the main house in the middle courtyard with flour and return it to me."

He Yuzhu’s first reaction was whether Wang Dong was stupid.

There is a shortage of supplies in the city of Sijiu now, and the price of flour in Gezi Market has only risen to 50 cents per pound.

But the shortage of supplies in the city cannot continue forever.

When supplies are sufficient, the price of flour in the Pigeon Market will return to normal, and you can buy one pound for 20 cents, which means Wang Dong will get 40 cents for two pounds of flour.

It is equivalent to borrowing one dollar from Wang Dong and only having to pay back 40 cents in the end. This is a blessing that is impossible to come by even if it falls from the sky.

He immediately asked back: "Wang Dong..."

"Are you sure you only want two kilograms of flour, no money..."

Wang Dong shook his head and answered cautiously: "I only want flour, no money..."

"Nowadays, whenever I mention money, it will be associated with speculation. I don't want to be reported for speculation one day...According to the current pigeon market price, one dollar is equivalent to two kilograms of white flour."

He Yuzhu felt that he had made a fortune.

If you borrow money according to Wang Dong's method, not only will you not lose money, you can even make 60 cents for free. The more you borrow, the more you will earn.

He immediately asked with a burning expression: "Can I borrow a little more..."

"How much money do you have? Lend it all to me..."

Wang Dong pretended to be embarrassed and said, "I only have ten dollars left, which I earned from hosting banquets outside during this period."

After hearing this, He Yuzhu smiled even happier, and replied with a proud look on his face: "Then lend me all the ten yuan, and I will return you 20 kilograms of flour in a year..."

"I have the main house in the middle courtyard as collateral, so I'm not afraid of not being able to pay it back..."

Wang Dong wished that He Yuzhu would ask him to borrow more money.

In He Yuzhu's eyes, the price of flour in the pigeon market will definitely return to normal levels in the future, and borrowing money to repay flour will only make money for him, not a loss.

But in Wang Dong's eyes, the shortage of materials in the old city will be even more serious in a year than it is now.

By then, you might not be able to buy a pound of flour in the Pigeon Market with two dollars.

He Yuzhu asked to borrow ten yuan now, and he would pay back twenty kilograms of flour in a year.

With the price of flour at that time, he might not be able to buy it back even if he spent 40 yuan.

It is equivalent to saving yourself the trouble of stockpiling flour and directly making four times the profit.

If He Yuzhu can't come up with the money at that time, maybe I'll be lucky enough to get one of the He family's ancestral houses, and then I'll make a fortune.

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