Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 111 No matter how hard life gets, you can't let yourself suffer.

[Clothing Design Experience Points +11]

[Heaven rewards diligence! Congratulations, host, your clothing design skill level has increased from lv0 to lv1, reaching a new level! Reward: one million cash and ten bolts of cotton cloth!]

back home.

Thinking that he was just ten experience points away from upgrading his clothing design skill, Li Hongbing found some paper and drew a design that combined ancient Tang Dynasty clothing. He gained eleven experience points and successfully upgraded his clothing design skill from level 0 to level 1, unlocking the upgrade reward.

With a million yuan in income and ten bolts of cotton cloth, Li Hongbing was in high spirits.

The skill that was accidentally unlocked earlier really brought Li Hongbing an unexpected surprise.

Money is a good thing, but the physical rewards that Li Hongbing can use now and in the future are what he wants even more, as they would save him the trouble of purchasing them.

After carefully putting away the Tang suit design drawing, Li Hongbing looked outside and, before it got dark, changed into his morning exercise clothes and went outside to practice Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade).

Besides his daily morning exercise routine, Li Hongbing also practices whenever he's in a good mood or has free time.

Not only the system's skill experience points, but also the Eight Pieces of Brocade itself, are all things that require gradual and persistent practice, which need to be accumulated over time and improved little by little.

The essence of "Heaven rewards diligence" is still perseverance.

Li Hongbing may not care about other things, but his health is the foundation of everything, and he must take it to heart.

With the help of the system, the benefits that Baduanjin brought him during this period were really obvious.

He's not exactly as strong as an ox now, but if he were to fight Xu Damao, he'd be practically guaranteed to win.

As for Sha Zhu, Li Hongbing wasn't too confident. After all, he was the war god of the courtyard, and his brute strength would be a great asset.

The key problem is that Sha Zhu doesn't have any martial ethics.

He probably learned it from Xu Damao; his fighting style focuses on attacking the lower body.

After finishing his practice, Li Hongbing was sweating a bit, so he fetched a basin of water in the yard and went back to wipe himself down.

While wiping himself down, Li Hongbing wondered if he should renovate his house and add a shower room.

Then, you can take a shower at home without having to go to a public bathhouse every time.

Li Hongbing exercises frequently and sweats easily. If he could take a shower at home anytime, it would not only be convenient, but he would also feel much more comfortable.

Upon reflection, it actually seems feasible.

If you were to suggest installing a separate bathroom in your home now, that would probably be a bit of a stretch.

Although there are many sewers under the city walls of Beijing, many of them are still blocked and unusable.

However, if you only need a shower room, you don't necessarily need to go through the sewer system. The open and covered ditches that come with the courtyard house are sufficient to meet the drainage function.

If you have three rooms in your house, you can use one of them as a kitchen and bathroom.

If Li Hongbing wants to cook some dishes but the stove he usually uses isn't powerful enough, he can build a new, professional stove, which would be a good fit for his current job and profession.

As for his and Li Hongmei's room, Li Hongbing didn't plan to make any major changes, but would just tidy it up a bit.

However, Li Hongbing knew.

Now that Li Hongmei is married, she probably won't come back to live in that room again.

Especially since the two families are now only a short distance apart.

However, Li Hongbing doesn't need it now, and he can't just take over Li Hongmei's room right after she got married. He can decide what to do when he gets married and has children.

After thinking for a moment, Li Hongbing had an idea. He planned to find a time to find a bricklayer who knew how to build stoves.

Having made this decision, Li Hongbing picked up a pen and paper to practice calligraphy, accumulating experience points in his calligraphy skills.

[Calligraphy +1]

[Calligraphy +1]

……

It was getting late.

Most of the people in the courtyard were asleep. Li Hongbing glanced at the clock on the wall and prepared to rest so he could get up early tomorrow.

Just as she lay down, Jia Zhangshi's angry cursing voice came from the middle court.

In the courtyard, which had been completely dark, lights were gradually turned on from one house to another.

"What happened?" "It seems someone was eavesdropping on the Jia family's house, and Jia Zhangshi discovered it."

"Who is this, so wicked?"

"Who else could it be but those teenagers in the yard!"

"There aren't any from our department, are there?"

"That can't be done!"

"..."

Hearing the murmurs outside, Li Hongbing couldn't help but smile.

There are two types of eavesdropping: one is simply listening in and spying on other people's privacy, and the other is a traditional wedding custom.

There is a saying about the latter.

The joyous atmosphere of a newlywed couple's wedding is said to attract unclean spirits. If someone is eavesdropping outside the bridal chamber at night, these spirits will be too afraid to approach.

If no one is home, unclean things will come into the house and cause trouble.

Let alone in later generations, even in the present day, if we were to take it seriously, it would be considered a form of feudal superstition.

Given the circumstances that provoked Jia Zhangshi's angry rebuke, and the timing of the event, it's clear that this is no longer within the scope of wedding customs. It's certain that the newlyweds Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu have already begun the process of getting married.

As things gradually calmed down outside, Li Hongbing soon fell asleep.

……

The third day of the wedding.

Early in the morning, Jia Dongxu took Qin Huairu away from the courtyard house to visit relatives in Qin Family Village.

this day.

Li Hongbing also took a special leave of absence and went to the market to buy a lot of meat and vegetables.

Today is also the day when Li Hongmei returns to her parents' home, and her husband Zhao Weiguo visits her family.

At noon, Li Hongbing naturally prepared a table full of dishes.

Seeing Li Hongmei's blissful smile almost overflowing from her face, Li Hongbing was also in a very good mood, and even ate more than usual.

I cooked quite a lot of food today, but Li Hongbing is still growing and has a big appetite, so in the end there wasn't much left.

As the saying goes.

I am a half-grown boy and a poor man.

This statement is not without merit.

"Sister, I have an idea..."

Taking this opportunity, Li Hongbing directly told Li Hongmei about his idea of ​​renovating the house.

"This is a good thing!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hongmei smiled and looked at Li Hongbing. Instead of objecting, she supported him, saying, "Our house really does need some renovations."

"Besides, now that I'm married, you'll be in charge of this household from now on, and you don't need to consult me ​​about everything."

Seeing that Li Hongmei did not object, Li Hongbing did not say anything more.

Since you've already made up your mind, there's no need to be pretentious.

I should at least tell Li Hongmei about this.

Just like Li Hongbing said before.

Even if Li Hongmei gets married, she will still be a member of the Li family.

After lunch, Li Hongmei and Zhao Weiguo stayed for a while longer before heading back.

in the afternoon.

Taking advantage of the day off, Li Hongbing, being a man of action, went directly to invite the bricklayer he had been inquiring about over the past two days.

(End of this chapter)