A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 66

Before we knew it, it was mid-August, and the weather in Sijiu City was at its hottest.

The three little ones at home have already gone on summer vacation, and they have completely let themselves go recently.

With money in hand, the three little guys went to Shichahai Swimming Pool to swim every day.

Fortunately, he knew that he would prepare dinner when he came back every day, so Cao Zhihua didn't care about them. After all, Sijiu City is still very safe now. It's normal for children to want to play and they are not restricted.

After dinner that day, Cao Zhihua came to the tavern for a drink.

Sitting next to Mr. Niu, he listened to Mr. Niu explain that there would be a gathering of the collectors circle the next night, and Cao Zhihua could go with him to learn more about it.

Cao Zhihua was very happy after hearing this. After waiting for so long, he finally got the news and said to Mr. Niu:
"Master Niu, don't worry. My main purpose is to gain knowledge. If you don't speak, I will follow and never speak to make it difficult for you."

After hearing this, Mr. Niu smiled and waved his hand:

"Since I'm taking you there, it'll be fine. They are all acquaintances, mostly old people and young people from the past."

Cao Zhihua said curiously:
"Master Niu, are there still many old people and young people in the four-nine cities now?"

Mr. Niu smiled and said:
"Before liberation, most of these prominent human clans and big families went to Tianjin and the Northeast. The rest were basically not big shots. However, the people in this circle still had three nails in the rotten ship. Many people used their ancestral inheritance to The things that came down were exchanged for a living, and slowly the gathering became what it is now.”

Mr. Niu took a sip of wine and continued:

"These people are very particular about their appearance. No matter how poor they are, they usually don't look for outsiders to exchange things at home. It's all handled internally within the circle, and outsiders generally can't get in."

"If you follow me in, they will treat you as my cup, so there is no problem. If you find something you like, you can take it."

Cao Zhihua thought for a moment and realized that he was not too enthusiastic about antiques. This kind of thing had relatively high requirements for the circle, and the channels for monetization were not that wide, so he said to Mr. Niu:
"Master Niu, I'm mainly interested in top-quality jade and quality products that have been passed down in an orderly manner. I mainly want to buy some that can be passed down to my family in the future, but I'm not very good at this. I'll need to give you more advice tomorrow, Master Niu." .”

Mr. Niu laughed:

"Don't worry, Mr. Niu, I have been in this business for decades. I will definitely have no problem teaching you how to find some treasures."

Cao Zhihua filled up Mr. Niu’s wine glass and raised it:
"Master Niu, I won't say much more to thank you. I'll give you one. Everything is in the wine glass."

Mr. Niu raised his cup with a smile
"Come on, don't say thank you or not. You, Mr. Niu, and I will let you go. Come on, let's go."

Cao Zhihua finished his drink and looked around. It was getting late, but he hadn't seen Chen Xueru today, so he asked Mr. Niu:

"Master Niu, why haven't you seen Sister Xueru today?"

Mr. Niu joked:
"If you don't see your sister Xueru for a whole day, you have to ask her, right?"

Cao Zhihua said with a silly smile:
"That's it, who told me, Sister Xueru, to be nice to me?"

Mr. Niu smiled affirmatively and said:
"That's right, your sister Xueru has nothing to say to you. I've already made many sets of these clothes for you."

Cao Zhihua touched his head:
"Yes, isn't her store now a public-private partnership? I don't want to pay for it, and I don't know if it will have any impact on her."

"Shopkeeper Chen is such a smart person. What influence can it have on her? Look at this tavern. Ever since Fan Jinyou came to be the public manager, it can hardly continue to operate."

Cao Zhihua didn't pay attention at first, but now he looked around and saw that the business had dropped a lot. At this point, there were still a few tables that were not full.So I asked
"Master Niu, the business of this tavern feels a lot worse."

When Mr. Niu heard this, he said angrily:
"Hey, is Fan Jin a good person? You guys come here to drink, just to be happy, not to see his face. And if you taste it, this wine is also mixed with water. If it weren't for you, Mr. Niu, I would do it. I’m used to drinking, so who would come here to drink?”

When Cao Zhihua heard that it was Fan Jinyou who was causing trouble, he was not surprised. This guy wouldn't be able to dance for long.

"I said, why do you see shopkeeper Xu doing the waiter's work all the time? Does this mean you have offended Fan Jin?"

"Hey, this guy said he wanted Boss Xu to carry out socialist transformation."

"Um, Mrs. Xu is the private manager. Fan Jin can't control her, right?"

Mr. Niu looked unhappy and muttered:

"Who knows about this? Anyway, that's what he did. Now everyone in Daqianmen Street is watching. If Fan Jin engages in a public-private partnership like this, I guess everyone will be glad that they don't have a public-private partnership."

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he smiled and said to Mr. Niu:
"Hey, the tavern is a demonstration area for public-private cooperation. If Fan Jin does this, he probably won't be around for long. Don't worry. Just wait and see. The street office will not let him continue to do this. ."

When Mr. Niu heard this, he thought it made sense, nodded, and did not continue:

"Well, you have a point. Come on, let's have a drink."

Cao Zhihua raised his glass and drank the wine, then said to Mr. Niu:
"Master Niu, drink slowly. I've just finished drinking here today. I have to go see if Sister Xueru is okay."

Mr. Niu knew that Cao Zhihua and Chen Xueru had a good relationship, but he didn't care:
"Okay, you go and do your work first. I'll have a drink and then go back. Come here early tomorrow, and Mr. Niu will take you to learn more."

"Okay, I must come early tomorrow. Mr. Niu, please stay while I leave first."

Cao Zhihua basically stayed at Chen Xueru's place recently. He was curious about Chen Xueru's sudden absence from the tavern today, so he went directly to Chen Xueru's yard.

When I entered the room, I saw that Chen Xueru looked pretty good and didn't look like something had happened.Just asked
"Sister Xueru, why didn't you go to the tavern for a drink today? I thought something had happened to you. I didn't drink much, so I came over to see you."

Chen Xueru sat on the sofa, hugging Erlang's legs, rolled her eyes at Cao Zhihua with a smile and said:
"You stinky guy has made me unable to drink for a while."

Cao Zhihua was confused. He didn't do anything. Why should I be blamed?So he sat next to Chen Xueru, hugged Chen Xueru, and asked:

"Sister Xueru, I am an honest and well-behaved person. How can I harm you?"

Chen Xueru leaned against Cao Zhihua's arms:

"You guys, you work as hard as a calf every night. Why don't you? Today I felt unwell and went to the hospital for a checkup. I'm pregnant."

Cao Zhihua said dumbfounded:
"Really? Sister Xueru, are you pregnant with my seed?"

Chen Xueru pinched Cao Zhihua's thigh:
"Of course it's yours. I was just one month pregnant."

Cao Zhihua calculated the time and found that Chen Xueru had already divorced and reconciled with him. The time was right, and he was instantly happy.

"Sister Xueru, okay, okay, great. You have to take good care of yourself. The child must be born."

(End of this chapter)