Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"I'm not saying your cousin is lazy, it's just that there's not much for her to do since she came to our house. Now that we have the four of you, it's just right."

"Oh! Dazhuang, Dazhuang, I never thought you'd be content! I thought you were hoping I'd bring Xiuru over."

"Xue Ru, don't you understand? The people outside are all starving and emaciated, and our relatives are coming to our house to eat and drink for free. There are too many people and too much gossip in this tenement!"

Qin Xueru suddenly realized something, and nervously grabbed Niu Dazhuang's arm, whispering, "Is the money you earn ill-gotten?"

Now Niu Dazhuang was embarrassed: "Not entirely. Don't worry, it's a family heirloom technique, so there's definitely no evidence against it!"

Qin Xueru stood there stunned for a long while before she came to her senses: "You...you really are a handful. It's okay if we live a simple life from now on, just please quit this job, okay?"

Seeing that Niu Dazhuang remained silent, Qin Xueru continued to persuade him, "Dazhuang, look, your third sister and the other two all have jobs and don't need you to support them. If you feel pressured, I can go back to work when the children are older. Please!"

Niu Dazhuang pulled her into his arms and gently stroked her back: "Okay! I'm quitting this life. Anyway, that ticket from last time is enough for us to live comfortably for the rest of our lives."

Qin Xueru nestled in Niu Dazhuang's arms, lifting her head to look at his face: "Dazhuang, I don't ask for great wealth or status, I just want to live a peaceful and stable life with you!"

"Look how scared you are. What I mean is that our family's money can't be investigated, especially in the last two or three years. Everyone is tightening their belts, and our family can't live like before."

"I know that. After we finish eating the refined grains we have now, our whole family will eat coarse grains from now on."

Niu Dazhuang didn't want to tell her, but if he continued to live his life as usual, it would definitely attract attention.

Your current life is already the envy of your neighbors, and now that you've given them such a big handle, they're bound to report you.

Anyone who can do the math can't explain many of the income figures, even for Niu Dazhuang. There's nothing we can do but put up with this for two years.

Although there was enough food in the space to feed twenty or thirty people, they couldn't openly indulge in eating and drinking.

The food stored in the space is Niu Dazhuang's source of confidence, ensuring that his whole family will not go hungry.

If Niu Dazhuang didn't covet Xiuru, he wouldn't be Niu Dazhuang. But the current situation isn't suitable, so he can only endure it for now. If he gets her, he's lucky; if he loses her, it's his fate.

"We definitely need to include whole grains in all three meals a day, but we can sneak in a snack at night. If you and Huai Ru don't get enough nutrition, the baby won't be full!"

"When did you start thinking about that? I bet you're just worried you won't be able to get your milk tea anymore!"

"Hehe, you guys were worried about wasting it at first, so you insisted I drink it. Now that I'm used to it, how can you stop supplying it?"

"Third Sister said she'll wean Xiaodang in the spring..."

"What does weaning Xiaodang have to do with me?"

"You're shameless! As for my fifth uncle's matter, I wrote back to him."

"Sure, but don't be too absolute. Xiuru isn't that old yet. In two years, she'll be at the right age to find a partner. Then you can bring her over."

"I was just saying you knew enough, but it turns out you were waiting for this. Why are you only satisfied when you've taken all seven sisters of the Qin family?" Qin Xueru finally understood today.

"Hehe, anyway, our family won't lack food in the future. They'd be better off marrying ordinary workers than living comfortably in our family. It's better for me to benefit from it than for outsiders."

"You're really shameless." Since she'd already started, a few more wouldn't matter; Qin Xueru had come to terms with it.

Marrying a man means having food and clothing. Since you're marrying someone outside your family, you might as well keep the good stuff in your own home. It's not a bad idea to keep the good stuff within the family.

This situation only applies to Niu Dazhuang, that beast. Ordinary men can't enjoy this kind of good fortune. Not to mention seven, even two would exhaust you.

If the woman in your family gives you a test on the bed and you can't even get a perfect score, and you still want to go hang out in the next class, that's just asking for trouble.

Qin Xueru knew that whether there were four children in the family now or seven in the future, this donkey in the family could handle it with ease.

It is because of this that Qin Xueru is so open-minded.

"Dinner's ready! Big Brother Niu, wanna have a drink tonight?"

"Drink it, you have to drink it."

After downing half a jin of liquor and finishing his meal, he put Xiaodang around his neck and strolled off to take the kids to school.

Qin Huairu was already waiting at the gate. When she saw Niu Dazhuang coming over, she quickly stepped forward and took Xiaodang from him.

"I don't know what you were thinking, you had to carry him on your shoulders. You held him here and he fell asleep the whole way."

"What, can't wait any longer?"

"Get lost! The injury from that night on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year hasn't healed yet. We can't let you do whatever you want anymore. Sister Liu has already noticed something's wrong; she even asked me about it today!"

As they were talking, the two entered the gate, and Niu Dazhuang immediately closed the gate and propped it up with a jujube wood stick.

Qin Huairu was thoroughly tormented the day before yesterday, while Yueru hadn't touched a man during her stay at her parents' house, and had gone to bed early...

Let's continue this beautiful chapter using the first line of the song "Crossing the River of Love"...

Around 10 o'clock

"This is like rushing from one event to another; I have to get out of my warm bed."

"Alright, stop complaining. Other men would love to have this kind of luck, and you're complaining about it." Qin Huairu pushed Niu Dazhuang's back, urging him to get dressed quickly.

"Wait a few years, I'll buy a big courtyard house! You can all live there, so I don't have to travel back and forth."

"Why don't you just build a big house yourself, and build a large kang (heated brick bed) against the north wall? That would save you a lot of trouble!"

"Haha, that's a great idea."

There are quite a few clever people. On the very night the company issued the notice about adjusting the quota, they took their family savings and went to the black market.

In a short time, everything edible on the black market was sold out.

In April, the drought was more severe than expected. Not only the area around Beijing, but the entire North China region was hit by a severe drought, which also affected the Northeast.

The summer grain harvest in the entire North China region was not just reduced, it was a total crop failure. This affected hundreds of millions of people.

The first large-scale famine migration since the founding of the People's Republic of China has occurred.

Xu Huizhen's tavern was forced to close, and Chen Xueru's fabric shop was also partially closed. Everyone was struggling to make ends meet, let alone have spare money to buy fabric.

Inside the fabric shop, inventory was taken, the goods were sealed, and finally, a general manager named Liao Chengyu was left to come and watch over the shop every day.

Since both businesses closed down, Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru have been inseparable.

Xiao Jingli had too much fun yesterday, and when she sweated and got a bit chilly from the wind, she caught a cold today.

Xu Huizhen was afraid of catching Hou Kui, so she didn't come over today.

Company manager Liao Yucheng seized the opportunity and went to the backyard...