Chapter 6 Street Sticks
The New Year is the busiest in the countryside, full of children setting off whips and fireworks, and young people all gather to play poker.
Gu Haotian got up and went to Qinglong Spring to pick up water, and was called away by Gu Haokui.
Gu Haotian's former home was very lively, there were three tables of cards in the house, and almost all the young people in the village gathered here, and even the young people from other villages came to play.
"Did you kid cheat? It's been a whole day, why haven't I seen you pay tribute once? A young man looked at Gu Haotian suspiciously.
"Huh! Not bad! Why haven't you lost even if you just ate our tribute? You kid can't be cheating, are you? Gu Haokui on the side also looked at Gu Haotian suspiciously.
"If you can't afford to play, don't play, which eye of yours saw me cheating? You're holding the cards one by one, and I want to see it! Gu Haotian looked at the two of them and glared, but in fact, he was weak in his heart, Huang Xian had been lying on him all day, and he was clear about the cards of several other people, it was difficult to win or not, the conscience of heaven and earth! It's really not that he wants to cheat, it's that Huang Xian refuses to leave, and he can't help it!
Although several people were suspicious in their hearts, they couldn't help but secretly admire his card skills and luck when they saw that people were honestly sitting there and did not cheat.
played until the sixth day of the first lunar month after the New Year, and Gu Haokui and other young people who worked began to return one after another.
In the thatched hut on the mountainside, Gu Haotian looked at the old man who helped him pack his luggage: "Old man, there are 50,000 yuan in this card, when I came back from Yimeng City that day, I saved it for you, you keep it, don't be reluctant to spend it, I will give you money in the card every month in the future." ”
"You stinky boy, I really need you to support the old man! I'm not short of money, and besides, you need money when you're away from home! Lao Dao scolded with a smile.
"What kind of money do I use to set up a stall! You keep it," Gu Haotian put the card on the table.
Gu Haotian and Lao Dao cleaned up their things, and Lao Dao told Gu Haotian that although they were nagging about those things, Gu Haotian not only didn't think he was long-winded, but his heart was extremely warm.
Under the send-off of Lao Dao and Gu Haokui's family, Gu Haotian set off to Yimeng City in Gu Haokui's car.
"Haotian, you really plan to set up a stall." Gu Haokui looked at Gu Haotian in the second seat and smiled.
", I've made up my mind." Gu Haotian felt very unhappy.
"Hey! You stinky boy, I don't know how to say that you are good, the department leader doesn't do it, and the good medical center doesn't open, so you have to be a little god stick. Gu Haokui looked at Gu Haotian and scolded with a smile.
The brothers chatted all the way, but they were not lonely, and they came to Yimeng City in less than an hour.
Gu Haokui lived in the dormitory of the unit, because it was a single dormitory, Gu Haotian couldn't stay overnight, and the two went out to find a house after putting down their bags.
Just after the Spring Festival, many shops were not open, and after looking for a long time, they finally saw a real estate agent open for business, and the brothers hurriedly walked in.
Looking at the price on the listing, Gu Haotian frowned, although Yimeng City is a third-tier city, but the price of the buildings is more than 1,000 yuan, and the decoration and complete home furnishings are more than 2,000 yuan, which is unacceptable for Gu Haotian who has just come out of the mountain village.
"It's all so expensive, huh?" Glancing at Gu Haokui, Gu Haotian frowned.
"I'll help you find it." Gu Haokui hurriedly took over the house book in Gu Haotian's hand.
After turning a few pages, Gu Haokui suddenly pointed to a listing and said with a smile: "I feel that this house is good, how about you take a look?" ”
Gu Haotian hurriedly leaned over to take a look, and then exclaimed: "Ah! One thousand two months? Too expensive, right? ”
"You kid knows a fart, don't you see it's a three-bedroom apartment? After you rent it, rent out the other two rooms! Gu Haokui slammed the house book in his hand lightly, and Gu Haotian scolded with a smile.
"Oh!" Gu Haotian scratched his head and thought about it, and then nodded.
Gu Haokui saw that Gu Haotian agreed, and hurriedly asked the agent to contact the homeowner.
The two brothers followed the agent to see three houses, and finally looked at one set, then signed a contract with the landlord, and worked for more than four hours before the work was completed.
Gu Haokui looked at the sullen Gu Haotian: "I ate a little bit when I came in the morning, I'll take you to eat something, and then go back to get something after eating!" ”
Gu Haotian was also hungry, so he nodded and agreed. In one afternoon, the two brothers finally cleaned up the room, and after cleaning up, Gu Haokui left, and Gu Haotian walked towards the commercial street.
The commercial street was full of people, and in one corner, more than a dozen old men lined up, some were looking around, fortune-telling, and some were looking around waiting for the arrival of customers.
"Young man, take a look at the photo!" An old man hurriedly greeted Gu Haotian with a smile when he saw Gu Haotian coming over.
Gu Haotian was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and took the Mazha beside the old man and made it: "Uncle, I don't look at the face, I also want to set up a stall here, what do you think?" ”
Originally, the old man was very happy to see Gu Haotian sitting down, but after listening to Gu Haotian's words, the expression on his face became wonderful: "Haha! How, lad? Do you want to eat our bowl of rice too? ”
"I want to try, uncle, can you see me?" Gu Haotian asked with a smile.
"Haha! If you really have the skills to do this, surely you can, have you ever been exposed to this business? The old man asked with a smile.
"I haven't had much contact with it." Gu Haotian thought for a while and replied.
The old man was speechless when he heard Gu Haotian's words, and after looking Gu Haotian up and down a few times, he smiled and said, "Young man, I advise you to think about it!" After finishing speaking, he stopped talking to Gu Haotian and began to continue to look for customers.
Gu Haotian got up and walked away, he couldn't delay people doing business! After sliding around the other stalls, he walked towards the market.
The next morning, Gu Haokui came to the commercial street with a bag, looked around, and saw Gu Haotian sitting on the side in a corner, and when he got closer, Gu Haokui almost laughed.
I saw Gu Haotian sitting on the horse and looking around, there was a piece of cloth in front of everyone, on which were written hexagrams, looks, etc., and Gu Haotian put a stool in front of him, and an incense burner and cigarette smoke were placed on the bench.
"Haha! Haotian, how is the business? Gu Haokui pulled a horse and sat down.
"It's all come and see and leave, it's been a morning, and there's no business yet!" Gu Haotian glanced at Gu Haokui weakly.
"As the saying goes: it's hard to get started! With your ability, are you still afraid that you will have no business? It's good to have a reputation, don't think about it, let's eat first! I just bought you your favorite dumplings, so eat them while they're hot. Gu Haokui patted Gu Haotian on the shoulder and smiled comfortingly, and then handed over the bag he was carrying.
Gu Haotian took a deep breath, took the bag and opened it, and then smiled: "Leek egg filling?" ”
"Yes! It tastes good, so you can eat it too! Pinched a dumpling and threw it in his mouth, Gu Haotian looked at Gu Haokui happily and smiled.
"I've already eaten it, you can eat it slowly!" Gu Haokui smiled and bowed to his hand.
Gu Haotian no longer gave Gu Haokui politeness, picked up the chopsticks and began to eat.
"By the way, the real estate agent called me this morning to see the house, I just led them to see the house, and I helped you rent out the house, hehe! It's rent and contract. Gu Haokui took out a stack of money from the pocket of his down jacket and handed it to Gu Haotian.
"So fast? I thought it would be a few days! Gu Haotian didn't expect Gu Haokui to rent out the house so quickly.
"Huh! It's the peak season, and after the New Year, a lot of people come out to find a house, so it's easier to rent. Gu Haokui lit a cigarette, looked at Gu Haotian and explained with a smile.
"Well, you look at it, I don't know much about that." Gu Haotian glanced at Gu Haokui with a smile and continued to eat dumplings.
"Huh! You kid, by the way, it's a beautiful woman who rents a house, don't be nonsense! Gu Haokui spit out a smoke ring and looked at Gu Haotian jokingly.
Gu Haotian, who was eating fragrantly, almost choked on dumplings, and looked at Gu Haokui with a frown, he never thought that Gu Haokui would rent the house to a woman.
"What are you excited about! Hehe! Isn't she just a beauty! Gu Haokui looked at Gu Haotian and said with a playful smile.
"It's awkward, and it's inconvenient!" Gu Haotian frowned.
"Huh! Anyway, the contract has been signed, and the rent has been paid, you kid can't go back, right? Besides, you live in your own room, what's inconvenient, that woman is a student who just graduated last year, and her classmates will come over in a few days, and she plans to rent another bedroom too! After Gu Haokui snuffed out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash, he looked at Gu Haotian and explained with a smile.
"What? Still want a woman? Gu Haotian's face suddenly turned bitter gourd color, and he was in no mood to eat.
"Yes! Aren't you renting out both bedrooms? ”
"I know, but it's too inconvenient to live with two women." The more Gu Haotian thought about it, the more awkward he felt.
"Girls don't say it's inconvenient, why are you more conservative than girls! Anyway, I've already promised, you have to promise if you promise, and you have to agree if you don't. Gu Haokui said with Erlang's legs crossed.
Gu Haotian suddenly became angry, but things were already like this, and Gu Haotian could only reluctantly accept this reality.
"Uncle, are you looking at faces or fortune tellers?" Gu Haokui just wanted to continue to tease Gu Haotian, when he saw an old man walking in with a cane, Gu Haokui hurriedly got up and asked with a smile, Gu Haotian also looked at the old man with a smile.
The old man sat down with Gu Haokui's support, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I passed by here, and I saw that the young man put an incense burner and thought it was very fresh, so I came over to take a look." ”
"Uncle, I see that your Yin Tang is dark and your eyes are dark, is there something happening at home?" Gu Haotian looked at the old man a few times and asked with a smile.
The old man was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Gu Haotian with a smile: "Young man, can you calculate the affairs of my family?" ”
Gu Haotian was stunned for a moment, and then understood that the old man didn't believe in his own ability very much, this was his own way! Then he smiled at the old man, took out three sticks of incense, lit them, and inserted them into the incense burner.
The old man looked at Gu Haotian who was chattering curiously, and saw that Gu Haotian trembled after chattering, and then his eyes shot straight at him, and the old man was furious by him.
"Uncle, as the saying goes: when the moon is full, it will be lost, and when the water is full, it will overflow! If you don't deal with it in time, let alone your son, even your grandson may not be able to save it! Gu Haotian sneered and looked at the old man and said.
"Do you really see that, young man?" The old man, who was originally suspicious, was so shocked that he stood up directly from the mazar after listening to Gu Haotian's words.