Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 437 Opportunities Everywhere
"The price of flour has come down now, unlike before when each person was limited to a few kilograms per month. Now, not only can we buy as much as we want, but the quality of the flour is also higher."

“Even someone as stingy as Old Man Yan has switched to eating flour at home, and he’s not going to replace it with whole grains anymore. I’m thinking our family isn’t any worse off than his. If his family can switch to eating flour, we can’t be worse off than that Old Man Yan!”

"Let's just switch to refined flour from today onwards! Not just for one or two meals, but for every single meal!"

Given Qin Huairu's thrifty and hardworking nature, she might try to save money by making herself steamed buns with two different kinds of flour.

Finally, Madam Jia added one more sentence.

"This isn't a mixed grain steamed bun made from two kinds of flour, but a refined flour steamed bun made from pure wheat flour! Huai Ru, don't get it wrong, or you'll try to fool me with a mixed grain steamed bun! If you dare to fool me, I won't stand for it!"

What?
From now on, every meal will consist of white steamed buns, and they will be pure white steamed buns made from refined flour.

Even the former landlords of Qinhuai Village wouldn't dare to eat like that!
What kind of family dares to do this?
Seeing this, some people will definitely say
"Isn't he a landlord? How come he can't even afford a white flour bun? Really?"

Everyone, I'm not kidding.

Eating white flour steamed buns every day is something that ordinary small landlords can't afford, nor is it something they can afford to eat casually!
Take the landlord family in Qinhuai Village as an example. In the old society, they occupied nearly half of the village's land. Their family owned a hundred or two hundred acres of land, and half of the villagers worked for them. Wouldn't you call them landlords?

But in the end, I still didn't dare to eat like that! (This is a true story, because my family did the same thing back then. It's just that none of this had anything to do with me; like the main character in a TV drama, before it even got my turn, it was all over.)
what?
You say times have changed?

Flour is no longer as scarce or valuable as it used to be.
It's worthless now, that's alright.

"But isn't this still too extravagant? The problem is, we don't even have that much flour."

"If you don't have it, just go and trade with someone, or buy it from someone. If you can't get two pounds of coarse grains, then get three pounds; if you can't buy it for one cent, then get two cents. Anyway, our family isn't short of a few coins. Just buy it from someone, just trade with someone!"

After saying that, he saw that Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were still worried about the few dollars they spent and were reluctant to eat such a good meal.

They even suggested that Jia Zhangshi be the only one eating such good food, while the others would eat something else.

Seeing that Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were truly incapable, and before Jia Zhangshi was completely angered by their repeated opposition, she decided to act.

"Oh, Dongxu, Huairu, what a coincidence!"

Having been spared by Jia Zhangshi, Ximen Lang stepped forward without hesitation.

Without saying a word, he immediately pulled out a jar of sugar pills, using them to distract Jia Zhangshi and shut her up.

Then, without delay, Ximen Lang went straight to the point.

"Perfect timing, since you're all here, quickly bring the child out and let him take this sugar pill first. That's the most important thing right now."

As he spoke, Ximen Lang explained all the benefits of the sugar pills to Jia Zhangshi and the others.

Jia Zhangshi, who loved the "precious and wonderful" joke the most, stared intently at the candy pill, unable to look away.

then
What's next?
Because Ximen Lang's status was too high and his reputation was too good.

Everything else is fine, but when it comes to children, I would never joke around!
Even Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu became anxious. They quickly brought out little Jia Banggeng and, amidst their profuse thanks, made Banggeng take the miraculous medicine that could prevent polio.

With this miraculous medicine as a foundation, Ximen Lang, who was just feeling extremely guilty, started trembling.

Even Bai Ling, who was becoming more and more like Ximen Lang, gradually relaxed her tightly furrowed brows.

Together with Ximen Lang, they took turns offering their advice to Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, who still wanted to continue opposing.

“I know you two are used to being frugal, and being thrifty is a virtue I highly admire. But in this matter alone, you two really don’t have the foresight of Aunt Jia!”

"You think Aunt Jia is always cunning and sly, just a glutton who wants to eat something good? Although Aunt Jia is usually a bit cunning, a bit lazy, a bit greedy, and a bit slippery..."

Good heavens, after hearing such cunning and treacherous words, Madam Jia was so angry that she wanted to skin that bastard Ximen Lang alive!

It was only at this point, after Bai Ling repeatedly reminded him, that Ximen Lang finally realized something was wrong.

Then he hurriedly changed his tune, desperately trying to salvage the situation.

"But there's one thing Aunt Jia is absolutely right about: you guys who do heavy physical labor every day really can't skimp on your food!"

“I couldn’t do anything about it before. You only earn so little money each month, so there was no point in talking to you. But now that you’re not short of money and food isn’t as expensive as it used to be, I have to say something.”

"Don't think you can handle it just because you're young now, even if you don't eat that much or have that good food. But what about when you're in your thirties or forties, when your body starts to decline? When all those deficits come together, can you still handle it? You won't be able to, will you?"

"But you still have a whole family waiting for you to support! By then, you'll have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise, and your wife will be counting on you to make a living! When that time comes, and you can't even afford to get a minor illness, what will you do then? Tell me."

A question that would be considered a profound question even in later generations left Jia Dongxu speechless, unable to utter another word.

They've used all the sticks to beat Jia Dongxu into submission.

Naturally, Ximen Lang had to offer a sweet treat to soothe Jia Dongxu's anxious heart.

Therefore, seeing that Jia Dongxu was so upset by what she had said that he couldn't take it anymore.

Ximen Lang spoke up.

"It all boils down to a little money, of course. You might think I'm showing off, but the truth is, Beijing right now is full of opportunities and chances!"

"Take the lighter factory where Aunt Jia is currently working, for example. Ask Aunt Jia if the lighter factory is short-handed again."

"We've only just hired a little over a thousand people, and we're already short-staffed again. With an excellent employee like Aunt Jia around, shouldn't your wife be given priority in the hiring process?"

"By then, with three people in your family working, you'll be earning at least a hundred yuan a month! Now, you're telling me that this little bit of money isn't even money?"

(End of this chapter)