Later, he seized the opportunity presented by the booming real estate market and became the richest man in Qingcheng.
Zhang Wenyuan's case illustrates that a person's wealth often doesn't develop in a linear fashion; it's usually accumulated over a long period, and then suddenly encountering a good opportunity, seizing it can lead to a surge in wealth.
Zhang Wenyuan's ability to seize opportunities is related to his courage and vision, as well as his background.
At any time, doing business often relies on an information gap.
Those who know the information early can take the initiative.
Wang Tianxiao valued this point, which is why he was willing to have a long-term partnership with Zhang Wenyuan.
He tried his best to leave a good impression on Zhang Wenyuan, not only in terms of his character and morality, but more importantly, by occasionally revealing some forward-thinking insights.
Over time, Zhang Wenyuan came to see him as a capable and trustworthy person.
This laid the foundation step by step.
The cold wind brushed against his face, but it couldn't extinguish the fire in his heart.
The road ahead is becoming wider and wider.
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When Wang Tianxiao returned, he bought some fresh vegetables in town, which delayed him a bit. He originally planned to go home for lunch, but by the time he got back it was already 2 p.m.
When he returned, he discovered that Wu Qiancai and Shi Huanhuan had actually returned to the station ahead of schedule.
According to the original plan, they were supposed to return after celebrating the last festival on the 23rd day of the first lunar month. Why did they come back early? There are still a few days until the 23rd.
The 23rd day of the first lunar month is the last day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Qingcheng, and it is known as the "Liaogan" Festival.
There are many different theories about the origin of the Liaogan festival.
On this day, people would gather a lot of firewood in their yards and light a large bonfire after dark.
The best firewood is to find some dry grass in the fields. If that's not possible, you can use wheat straw, corn stalks, or other crops as substitutes.
After the fire is lit, people will throw all the firecrackers they bought during the New Year into the fire and set them off all at once. The whole family will also run back and forth and jump around on the fire.
Newborn babies, or toddlers, are often held and bounced around by adults.
The fight continues until the flames are extinguished, and finally, the flames are completely extinguished by a shovel and buried in the ground.
After the Liaogan Festival, the New Year celebrations are considered over.
As the new year officially begins, people will embark on a new round of hard work and dedication.
That's why people who work outside would wait until after the Liaogan Festival before leaving home. People's pace of life was relatively slow in those days, unlike in later generations when they would immediately embark on a journey to distant places after the Lantern Festival.
So it's a bit strange that Wu Qiancai and Shi Huanhuan came out now, since they didn't even come out with Wu Wenhua and his wife.
Wang Tianxiao was curious and asked the two of them, but although they looked a little off, they both shook their heads and said that nothing was wrong and that Wang Tianxiao should not worry.
Since it was their own business, Wang Tianxiao didn't press the matter further.
So I didn't take it too seriously.
After he finished eating, he went to check on the injured dog and found that although it was still lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) unable to move, it was in better spirits than it had been the night before.
Relieved, I played with the dog for a while, then felt a little sleepy and went back to my room to sleep.
In the hazy lake, he suddenly heard urgent barking from outside, as well as his wife Li Yali calling him. At first, he was still a little confused, but upon closer inspection, he realized it wasn't a dream. Besides his wife's voice, he could also hear the voices of strangers and Wu Qiancai arguing.
He hurriedly got off the kang (a heated brick bed), draped his coat over his back, and ran out of the room without even putting on his shoes properly.
Once outside, he found four or five strangers standing in the square in front of him.
Leading the group was an elderly couple, followed by three young men. They surrounded Wu Qiancai and Shi Huanhuan, shouting at them. The young men would occasionally poke Wu Qiancai, as if they were about to start a fight at the slightest provocation.
Liu Yuan sat on the threshold of his room, smoking a pipe, calmly watching this side, with the little pheasant that always held its head high standing beside him.
Li Yali stopped the three dogs from rushing forward.
But don't be fooled by the fact that these dogs aren't good at hunting bears, and they even seem a bit suppressed by their bloodline when they see Xiao Diao. When facing a few strangers, they bare their teeth and show no sign of backing down.
Wang Tianxiao asked Wang Fang, who was hiding at the door observing the situation, to go in and watch over his younger brother. He went to his wife's side, patted the dogs' heads, and told them to be quiet for a while.
When the dogs saw their owner arrive, they became a little more subdued, but still warily watched the strangers in front of them.
"What's going on? What are you doing here?"
Wang Tianxiao pushed one of the people in front of him aside, stood next to Wu Qiancai and Shi Huanhuan, and looked at the two elderly couple in front of him.
With just a glance, he could roughly guess the identities of the five people: a couple and their three sons.
Upon closer inspection, one could vaguely discern Shi Huanhuan's features from the old woman's eyes and brows, leading to the conclusion that the elderly couple were likely Shi Huanhuan's parents.
Their aggressive demeanor didn't seem like they were catching up with their daughter; they exuded a menacing air.
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