Then I remembered that tomorrow is Wednesday again, and it is already the "third sales season". I am more prepared this time and hope I can make a move.

When we arrived in Shanghai, I got off the car first, and Chu Sen continued to send my third uncle and others back to Longhua Village. When we got home, my father was reading documents in the living room and asked me what I was busy with these days. In order to avoid him repeating the same old things, I quickly said that I was very busy these days, and exaggerated the 2.67 million that my third uncle earned.

Dad nodded and said, "You can really make a lot of money in this business. Those relatives in Longhua Village are all billionaires."

"Dad, why don't I just do it with them? We're all relatives, and we can make a lot of money."

Dad put down the documents in his hand and asked, "This matter is not as simple as you think. It's okay to take you out for a few days, but if we really want to go in and do business together, they will definitely not agree."

"Why? My family treats me very well. No one rejects me."

"These are two different things. Our family withdrew from Longhua Village for a reason. Back then, your grandfather used this method to withdraw nearly half of our total assets to start a business with someone else, but he was defrauded of everything. Do you think they would still accept you after something like this happened?"

"Ah? But Uncle Seven told me that the old man was stubborn and self-willed back then, and harmed the other brothers, so..."

"That's one of the reasons. Your old grandfather was stubborn and self-righteous, and he suffered a great loss. After that, he didn't agree with his descendants to work in this business anymore. He had many arguments with the fifth old grandfather about this matter. After the old grandfather passed away , your great grandfather and grandfather didn't know anything and couldn't help the family, so the two sides had a meeting. The fifth old grandfather took out half of the family's total assets in cash and gave it to your great grandfather and grandfather so that they could make a living. In the end, they were cheated out of everything. This is why our family is independent."

"I don't think there's any deep blood feud between us. I'll talk to the Fifth Old Master and ask him to agree to let me go back."

"It's definitely useless. The Fifth Old Master is very old-fashioned. He keeps his word and values verbal promises the most. Your grandfather promised with all his heart that he would never come back, so he won't agree to let you go back."

"That's not certain. Maybe he agrees."

"Don't dream. Your uncle told him a long time ago that he wanted your brother to return to the family to help with some work and learn some skills, but the Fifth Old Master directly refused. Although he didn't say it explicitly about you, he told me privately that if you need money, just let him know. On the surface, this sentence seems to be to help you, but in fact, it is a euphemism to tell us not to think about returning to the family to make money. He will only help you, but he will never agree to let you go home."

"This old man is so cunning..."

"He's the head of the clan, so of course he should be restrained in his words. Besides, it's not his fault. It was your great-grandfather and your grandfather who blocked the road."

I sighed and said, "It seems that even if Chu Sen can get in, I can't."

My father knew Chu Sen, and when he heard what I said, he said, "Don't tell him to dream. Have you ever seen someone from a different family in Longhua Village? Our family's grave-repairing skills are a secret. You didn't have anyone to teach you, let alone Chu Sen, an outsider."

"But Uncle San thinks highly of him and has already given him some menial tasks."

"An assistant to a company's general manager also specializes in menial tasks, but can he truly become a core member of the company? Besides, your Third Uncle isn't a very important figure in the family. Besides a few elderly people, the only truly capable people in Longhua Village are from the eldest branch of the Wu clan. Apart from them, the most capable people of our generation are from the eldest branch of the family, the Wu clan. Apart from them, the rest of us only do menial tasks. You think your Third Uncle is very capable because you haven't seen anyone more capable."

"Okay, why say these useless things? If you do your job well, you can make a living anywhere. Our family has been self-reliant for decades, haven't we lived well? Why do I have to get involved in those messy things in your family?" said my mother as she walked out of the bedroom after making the facial mask.

"That's not the truth. If it weren't for the old family members planting the life base for our family, Dad's career wouldn't be so smooth, right?"

"Although cultivating a life base is effective, it is also based on your father's personal efforts. Among the five families in Longhua Village, who else of your father's generation is a college student besides him? Academic achievements are not achieved by cultivating a life base. You, kid, don't always dream of those heavenly and earthly abilities. They are all lies. You must be down-to-earth in life."

I hate listening to my mother's nagging the most, so I quickly made an excuse to take a shower and left.

After that, I slept until dawn and went to the flower, bird, fish and insect market with my clay jar and turtle.

We have to see who would spend 80,000 yuan to buy such a thing.

Wednesdays are never a good time for business in the fish and worm market. There are only a few tourists inside, but there are fewer merchants. I still found the fish seller from last time and set up a stall next to his shop.

You can imagine how busy the business is. There was not a single person looking at me the whole morning. Unlike the last time when I used a glass jar, some people asked about the price. But in this gray clay jar, you have to look inside the jar mouth to see the turtle, so people from a distance thought I was selling flower pots.

I was doing nothing until the evening. I was about to pack up and go home when someone said, "Is this turtle yours?"

I was delighted and looked up, only to see an old man in his sixties wearing a blue Zhongshan suit standing in front of the clay jar and looking inside.

The old man has white hair and is very thin, but he is in good spirits, especially his eyes which are bright and sparkling.

"be mine."

The old man looked at me in surprise and said with a smile: "It's rare to see turtles like this at your age."

"Grandpa, there are so many strange things in the world. It's not strange that I sell turtles, right?" I have also been doing business for many years and know how to make fun of others when negotiating business.

The old man chuckled and said, "It's really not strange." As he spoke, he picked up the turtle with the plum blossom coins tied to it and looked at it carefully.

"Do you really want to buy it or just watch the fun?"

He glanced at me, then continued to examine the turtle and said, "I've circled around you at least six or seven times. Didn't you notice?"

"Really not, I'm thinking about something."

"You're so young, but you have so many worries." The old man didn't say he wanted to buy it, nor did he ask the price. Of course, I understood that he did this just to test my sincerity.

So I said, "I wasn't thinking about anything else but this turtle."

"What does the turtle have to think about?" he asked with feigned curiosity.

"A relative asked me to sell this. I'm surprised it's just an ordinary tortoise, not very old, yet he asked me to offer 80,000 yuan. Old man, do you think he's crazy about money?"

The old man laughed and said, "Your relative must be a normal person. He offered this price because he knew someone would buy it at this price."

"Don't joke with me, who would spend 80,000 yuan to buy a turtle?" I tried not to show my excitement.

The old man said, "Don't pretend. If you really thought he was crazy, why would you agree to his request and come here to set up a stall? We don't lie in front of real people. I want this turtle."

Since the other party was not testing me, I also said frankly: "Are you going to pay this in one lump sum?"

"Of course I'll pay in one lump sum. We have never met before, so how can I owe you money?" he said with a smile.

"Grandpa, you are really rich. You spend 80,000 yuan to buy a turtle?" Although I knew that there would definitely be someone who would buy this turtle, I was still surprised when I actually met a buyer.

The old man was very straightforward. He took out a bag containing eight stacks of brand new RMB and handed it to me. He brought 80,000 RMB with him. It seems that the price of the Yin Turtle was not set by my uncle at random, but the "market price".

"Your relative only asked you to sell this turtle, but he didn't tell you who would buy it, right?"

"The old man is obviously an expert in this field. I really do know a lot, but my relatives probably didn't tell me directly because they were afraid I might spread rumors."

"There's nothing to hide about this. This turtle can influence Feng Shui. I have a client with a hot temper who gets angry easily. It didn't matter when his business was small, but once it gets big, he'll have to control his temper. Raising a Yin turtle can help calm his anger and relieve internal heat."

As the saying goes, it is difficult to change one's nature, but it is eye-opening to me that raising a Yin turtle can actually change a person's personality.

The old man was about to find someone to carry the clay pot after he finished speaking. I quickly asked, "Old man, what do you do?"

"I don't have much special skills. I make a living by practicing urban feng shui." The old man said happily.