Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

"I'll give you a thousand catties of grain coupons as well."

Liu Aiguo actually had grain coupons.

"Hiss hiss hiss..." Old Wang was shocked: "One...one thousand yuan...that much?"

I originally thought it would be good if I could sell a hundred.

They gave me a thousand directly.

Liu Aiguo said, "Let me be frank with you, keep this thing, it might fetch a high price later!"

Chapter 039 The stick-shaped thing sat on the cactus!

That's how it is!

Liu Aiguo's idea was to acquire good items and hold onto them until they appreciated in value.

It's worth a few dozen yuan now, but it could be worth hundreds of thousands later, after the reforms and opening up.

But to my utter surprise, the first thing I encountered was this Yuan blue and white porcelain.

This thing is too valuable.

Liu Aiguo felt that taking it away like that would be a despicable act.

In particular, Aunt Wang's family are all nice people.

We can't cheat them.

“You should leave it to your son. It will only be valuable when your son or grandson grows up!” Liu Aiguo said. “Not now. Nobody wants to buy it now!”

This is also true.

At this point, even if Old Wang wanted to sell, he couldn't.

Apart from Liu Aiguo, nobody buys this thing.

Keep it?

“No…” Old Wang shook his head immediately and said, “Purchaser Liu, you don’t know, I, Old Wang, have three daughters and no sons. What’s the point of keeping them? If they’re kept, they won’t have the Wang surname anymore!”

"I'll sell it. You can give me something in return!"

Now Liu Aiguo felt at ease.

It's not that I want to cheat you, it's just that you don't have a son to leave behind, so you're not willing to sell yourself.

"Alright!" Liu Aiguo said, "Here's what I'll give you two choices... First, I'll gather a thousand yuan in a couple of days, and then I'll give you a thousand jin of grain coupons!"

"Secondly, I won't give you money. I'll give you grain directly, five thousand catties. What do you think?"

Five thousand kilograms.

Old Wang was completely stunned.

"No, no, no..." Aunt Wang said, "We don't have any sons, and we're just a small family. If the villagers knew we had so much grain, who knows how they would bully us... How about this, Purchasing Officer Liu, could you get us some money and coupons instead? That way, we can have a steady income!"

"Money won't do either..." Old Wang also became conflicted: "What if the thief steals the things? Then we'll have nothing left!"

This stumped Liu Aiguo.

You dare not take the money, and you dare not take the grain.

What should I do?

"How about this!" Liu Aiguo said, "Old Wang, come with me to Beijing. I'll find you a place to stay, and then I'll arrange a job for you. I'll give you thirty yuan a month, plus enough food for your family. That'll cover your food and lodging!"

"I'll buy you a house in Beijing so your whole family can live there!"

"Really?" Old Wang asked. "Then we'll be city people from now on?"

Liu Aiguo nodded.

This is not an exaggeration.

There are many courtyard houses in Beijing now, and some people even occupy two rooms. It would be possible to buy a room for Old Wang and his family privately later.

Then, Lao Wang was an honest man, and Liu Aiguo always had plenty of people around him to do things.

It's a good opportunity to arrange a job for Lao Wang.

At the very least, no one would deliver watermelons to the state guesthouse.

Just in time.

"That's great..." Old Wang said, "Alright then, Purchasing Officer Liu, you can have this bottle!"

"Row!"

Liu Aiguo said, "I'll leave the bottle here with you for now. I'll go back and make the arrangements, and then I'll take it back to you!"

"No, no..." Aunt Wang stuffed the bottle into Liu Aiguo's hand and said, "This is a treasure. What if it breaks in our house? You should take it with you first. Purchasing Manager Liu, you are a good person, we trust you!"

Putting aside everything else, they could sense Liu Aiguo's character from their interactions with him.

At that time, the people were simple and honest, and easily trusted others.

"Row!"

Liu Aiguo left with the bottle.

……

Inside the courtyard house!

Having just finished lunch, Jia Zhangshi began to wander around the courtyard.

She sat under a big tree next to the latrine in front of her house, but her eyes were fixed on the backyard.

Several people live in the backyard.

Liu Aiguo!

Xu Damao!

In the middle of the bangs!

These people have all gone to work.

The only people left were the deaf old lady, Aunt Er, and a few others.

However, it was very hot at noon.

Everyone is inside sleeping with the doors closed!

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi suddenly stood up.

"Stick..."

Once back inside, the first thing she did was go find her beloved grandson.

"Grandma..." Banggeng had a bandage wrapped around one of his hands.

I got my hand caught in a mousetrap last time, and it's still not healed.

"You keep watch for me, I'm going to check on Liu Aiguo..."

Jia Zhangshi pretended to be strolling around and unknowingly walked to Liu Aiguo's door.

I originally intended to go inside and steal some things, and also cause some damage.

But when she got to Liu Aiguo's door, she suddenly discovered that Liu Aiguo's house was locked!

That's right...

In the past, few people locked the compound.

On the one hand, since everyone has someone in their house and there has never been any theft from the neighbors, there is no need to lock the doors. On the other hand, is it because locks are free?

Including Liu Aiguo, they rarely lock their doors.

But now, Liu Aiguo has actually locked up.

How can we get in then?

After watching from a distance for several minutes, Jia Zhangshi determined that there was only one way to get into Liu Aiguo's house: through the window!

The window opening is more than a meter above the ground.

But the opening was too small.

Jia Zhangshi couldn't squeeze in at all.

How to do?

“Bang Geng…” Madam Jia returned to her room and urged her grandson, “You can squeeze in… Everyone’s gone to work now, and those who should be resting have rested. Be careful when you go in and empty his things!”

"He probably didn't finish the chicken, fish, and braised pork he made yesterday. They're probably still in the cupboard... Take them out, eat what you can, and throw away what you can't finish!"

"Damn Liu Aiguo..."

"Okay!" Banggeng went to Liu Aiguo with his grandmother without thinking.

He looked around to make sure no one was there, then quietly slipped through the window hole.

After the stick stalk went inside, Jia Zhangshi quietly left the backyard and sat in a visible spot in the middle courtyard to keep out the wind.