LRAB Chapter 174: Let Nan Yi owe you a favor!
Chapter 174: Let Nan Yi owe you a favor!
This time, Nan Yi wanted to sell a Hetian jade ring, which was one of his few assets.
Nan Yi came to the main factory for work, and also came to Beijing Antique Street to sell antiques.
Shicheng also has antique shops and pawn shops, but they are not as good as those in Beijing.
A ring like the one Nan Yi took out would cost 17 yuan in Beijing, but might even cost less than 15 yuan in Shicheng.
But this price was much lower than Nan Yi expected. Nan Yi thought the lowest price would be thirty yuan.
Nan Yi was hesitant about selling the ring for seventeen dollars.
Nan Yi didn't want to sell the ring, but the extra seventeen dollars would help the family survive.
"Nanyi!"
Yan Jiekuang also entered the antique shop and greeted Nan Yi.
When Nan Yi saw Yan Jiekuang, he was also stunned. He didn't expect to meet Yan Jiekuang here.
Yan Jiekuang and Nan Yi can barely be considered friends.
In the past, Nan Yi pursued Ding Qiunan and had some hostility towards Yan Jiekuang, but he let it go before he married Liang Ladi. Nan Yi came to the main factory this time thinking that he could meet Yan Jiekuang, but he didn't expect that Yan Jiekuang was no longer in the steel rolling mill.
When Nan Yi asked the workers at the steel rolling mill, he learned that Yan Jiekuang had been transferred to the food factory and was now the deputy director of the food factory.
It is impossible not to envy Yan Jiekuang. It is unlikely that Nan Yi will become a deputy factory director in his lifetime.
Moreover, the deputy director of Shicheng Machine Repair Factory is not as good as the deputy director of Jingcheng Food Factory.
Nan Yi just smiled and greeted him.
"Can you let me see this ring?" Yan Jiekuang looked at the ring that Nan Yi took out.
Nan Yi stretched out his hand and showed the ring to Yan Jiekuang.
This ring is made of top-quality Hetian jade, finely carved, and is from the Song Dynasty.
This ring would still be a loss even if it were sold for 17 yuan now.
Even if Yan Jiekuang was asked to spend forty or fifty yuan to buy the ring, he would be willing to do so.
"Nan Yi, come on, let's go out and talk." Yan Jiekuang pulled Nan Yi out.
After leaving the antique shop, Yan Jiekuang said to Nan Yi, "Sell this ring to me for forty dollars."
It's not a bad deal to buy this ring for forty dollars, and I can also make Nan Yi owe me a favor.
It’s not easy for Nan Yi and Liang Ladi either, so we’ll help if we can.
Compared to Qin Huairu, Liang Ladi is much better and worth helping.
Nan Yi was completely stunned. He suspected that he had heard wrongly. How much did Yan Jiekuang say? Forty yuan?
The owner of the antique shop was only willing to pay seventeen yuan, and said that no one in Beijing could offer a higher price.
Nan Yi only expected thirty yuan, but Yan Jiekuang was willing to pay forty yuan.
After being surprised, Nan Yi also thought a lot. He came to sell antiques because he must be short of money. So, Yan Jiekuang was helping him by buying his antiques at a high price. Before marrying Liang Ladi, Nan Yi would not be willing to owe Yan Jiekuang, but it was different now.
Liang Ladi already had four children, and giving birth to another one for Nan Yi was a huge pressure.
Even if the wages of Nan Yi and Liang Ladi were added together, it would be enough to feed the whole family, but there would be very little fine grains and meat.
It’s okay for adults to eat almost anything, but children need nutrition.
Therefore, Nan Yi could not refuse Yan Jiekuang's kindness.
Seeing that Nan Yi agreed to sell the ring, Yan Jiekuang did not directly take out forty yuan.
After all, forty yuan is not a small amount. Yan Jiekuang didn't get his salary today, so it would be abnormal to have forty yuan in his pocket. Therefore, he had to go home to get it. He and Nan Yi were barely friends, so Yan Jiekuang had to entertain Nan Yi.
"I'll go home to get some money first. By the way, let's go out to dinner tonight." Yan Jiekuang said to Nan Yi.
After making the appointment, Yan Jiekuang rode his bicycle home.
When Yan Jiekuang returned to the courtyard, Sha Zhu and Jia Zhang also came back.
Jia Zhang was sitting at the door of Yi Zhonghai's house.
Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi both went to Sha Zhu's house for dinner.
Although Sha Zhu did not admit it, everyone knew that Sha Zhu had cheated Jia Zhang.
Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong said that Shazhu was a bad person.
Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi were very happy, so Yi Zhonghai took a bottle of wine to Sha Zhu's house, and he wanted to have a couple of drinks with Sha Zhu. Jia Zhang, who was sitting at the door of Yi Zhonghai's house, cursed and had a bitter face.
Although she can stay at Yi Zhonghai's house shamelessly, Yi Zhonghai is not responsible for her meals.
As for stealing food from Sha Zhu's house, it's okay once or twice, but you can't steal it every day.
If this continues, Jia Zhang will starve to death.
Qin Huairu used to support her, but now no one cares about her.
Yi Zhonghai still wants others to take care of him in his old age, so how could he possibly provide for Jia Zhangshi in her old age?
As for Yan Jiekuang, he went home, said something and left.
Donglaixiang is a restaurant in Beijing, and Yan Jiekuang invited Nan Yi to eat there.
"Two bottles of Erguotou and two pounds of shabu-shabu mutton." Yan Jiekuang took out the money and tickets.
Nan Yi was also shocked. Two bottles of Erguotou were okay, but two kilograms of shabu-shabu mutton was a lot.
Now that food is in short supply, mutton is hard to buy.
Nan Yi hasn't eaten mutton for a long time.
Yan Jiekuang spent forty yuan to buy Nan Yi's jade ring, which was already a great favor, and he even treated Nan Yi to a meal.
"Two kilograms of mutton is too much." Nan Yi said.
"It's a rare opportunity for you to come to the capital, so eat as much as you want." Yan Jiekuang said with a smile.
Yan Jiekuang had already paid the money and the ticket, so Nan Yi could only wait to eat the mutton hotpot.
Two bottles of Erguotou came up first, followed by two side dishes, one cold cucumber and one peanuts.
The wine was opened and both of their glasses were filled.
Nan Yi first respected Yan Jie Kuang.
After taking a sip of wine and eating some food, Yan Jiekuang and Nan Yi also started chatting.
During the conversation with Nan Yi, Yan Jiekuang learned that the food shortage in Shicheng was much more serious than in the capital, which was normal.
The food supply from the countryside is first supplied to the cities, and among the cities, the capital is the first.
Shicheng is not even among the top ten cities in the country.
Nan Yi and Liang Ladi were both full-time employees, with high salaries, and their lives were tight, so it was even harder for others. Of course, if Nan Yi's family only ate coarse grains, it would not be difficult for the family to have enough food, but the children could not do without nutrition. Soon, the soup base and mutton were also delivered.
People around them were envious of Yan Jiekuang and Nan Yi for having mutton hotpot.
Two kilograms of mutton was enough to fill Yan Jiekuang and Nan Yi's stomach.
"I heard that the mutton hotpot in this restaurant tastes good. Come and try it." Yan Jiekuang said with a smile.
Nan Yi picked up a piece of mutton, put it in the pot, and then put it in his mouth.
As soon as a mouthful of mutton hotpot entered his mouth, Nan Yi also started to praise it.
The mutton hotpot in this restaurant is really good, and the chef Nan Yi also thought it was delicious.
This was not the first time Yan Jiekuang had come to this restaurant.
Two pounds of mutton, one pound each for Yan Jiekuang and Nan Yi.
While eating mutton, cold cucumbers and peanuts, Yan Jiekuang and the other man also drank some wine.
"Jie Kuang, that's very nice." Nan Yi was very grateful to Yan Jie Kuang.
The alcohol content of Erguotou is quite high, and after drinking a bottle, Nan Yi felt a little unsteady when walking, but Yan Jiekuang remained calm.
Because the Green Lotus of Creation strengthened Yan Jiekuang's body, Yan Jiekuang's alcohol tolerance exceeded that of ordinary people.