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

"How can I manage if I don't send her back to her hometown? I'm working alone and can't take care of the child. If it weren't for the fear that you'd be worried when you come back and can't find her, I would have gone back to my hometown. Don't you know what kind of family Ding Qiunan comes from?"

You have no idea what Xu Damao has become; he's like a mad dog, biting anyone he sees. Qiu Nan divorced him, didn't she?

They wouldn't let go of Qiu Nan's background, and she was criticized in daily meetings. Having no other choice, she gave up her job and was sent back to Niujiazhuang.

I heard he really messed up the courtyard house too! When are you going back? I need to take a couple of days off to see the kids!

"Tomorrow, go ask for leave tomorrow morning, and we'll go back when you get back."

"This girl looks familiar..."

"Of course she looks familiar! Her name is Bai Hongmin, doesn't that name sound familiar too?"

"Oh, I see. You and Ms. Bai from work are sisters! What's your relationship?"

"That's exactly what you think. She's staying home tonight too!"

Niu Dazhuang was so pleased with Qin Huairu's taste that even Bai Hongmin, who was standing next to him, felt resentful...

"Xiaomin, you'd better not come back to my hometown with me. She has seven sisters!"

"Ah! So all seven sisters are like this! Are they all as alluring and coquettish as her?"

At this moment, Qin Huairu was already in a daze, not even wanting to lift her eyelids.

"More or less! Why are you still coming back to my hometown with me?"

"I'd like to see what the real deal is like."

"When you get back to your hometown, you'll probably only be able to watch from afar, since you haven't seen them for three years, you know what I mean!"

"Then I'll go back too. I can't stay in bed 24 hours a day!"

"Hehe, it's not that bad!"

"That works too, I'll be last, okay?"

"Whatever makes you happy!"

After giving Bai Hongmin another beating, Niu Dazhuang got off the kang (a heated brick bed), pushed his bicycle, and went to deliver meat, grain, and wine to the old man.

The next day, Qin Huairu was in high spirits. She took the day off, and the three of them rode bicycles, each carrying a large bag of things on the back.

Some were bought at the supply and marketing cooperative that day, and some were secretly taken out of Dazhuang's spatial storage...

At noon, the three arrived at the entrance of Niujiazhuang Village.

Niu Dazhuang's face was his pass. He didn't even need to say a word; the two guards on duty in the guardhouse rushed out.

"Dazhuang! Uncle Dazhuang, you're finally back!"

Niu Dazhuang punched one of them in the chest: "These bodies are still a bit too thin. Try this foreign cigarette!"

As he spoke, one of them tossed them a box of cigars and then tossed one of his own Daqianmen cigarettes to each of them.

"Huai Ru, take Xiao Min upstairs first."

After the two women left, Erhe gave Niu Dazhuang a thumbs up: "Dazhuang, you're amazing! You already have a bed full of women, and you brought two more back! Aren't you afraid of hurting your back!"

"Uncle Dazhuang, you're no ordinary man! Unlike you, you can't even handle a single woman!"

"Xiao Fengzi, you have no manners. You think you can handle your wife? I remember the other day, she was chasing you all over the village with a broom handle."

The men of Niujiazhuang are fierce, and the women are even fiercer.

"I was just being considerate of her! Uncle Dazhuang, stay until after the New Year. It won't be as festive without you at home!"

"You little rascal, you're thinking about winning my money again! Let's go!" After chatting for a few minutes and finishing his cigarette, Niu Dazhuang pushed his bicycle and went into the outermost Ye family's house.

Niu Defeng nudged Erhe with his elbow: "Hey, tell me, how long has it been since Uncle Dazhuang left Ye Laohu's house?"

"I said at most ten minutes!"

"Oh no, it can't be that fast, I still have half an hour left!"

"Get lost! What are you thinking? Niu Dazhuang hasn't been back for over three years. Logically, he should go back to his superiors first."

However, the Ye sisters and Chen Damopan live at the village entrance, so it wouldn't be right to pass by without giving them a second glance. The more people there are in this family, the more rules they need to follow; otherwise, with so many people, chaos would ensue!

"I really envy Uncle Dazhuang's skills! We struggle to support even one wife, but look at his women, I've almost lost count."

Good heavens! Uncle Dazhuang has brought all seven beauties of Qinjiawa to his home! Not to mention our commune, even in our Changping district, I've never heard of anyone with such power!

"We're young now, aren't we? Who talks about this kind of thing all the time? You and I are both from this village, we all know, but do people from other villages know?"

Niu Defeng shook his head: "Uncle Dashan always says at meetings that we must not talk about anything that happens in our village to outsiders."

"This is incredible! We didn't even know that people from other villages were doing this! Of course, there's no way anyone like Dazhuang could have taken down all seven of the Golden Flowers at once!"

This isn't the pre-liberation era anymore; ordinary people definitely couldn't afford to support so many women!

"Uncle Erhe, next time Uncle Dazhuang asks you to go on an errand, please put in a good word for me. I'd like to go too."

"It's been years, and you still remember it!"

"How can I not worry about it? You two went out and came back with money for building a house and money for getting married. We haven't even paid back the money our family borrowed to get me married yet!"

"Did you borrow money from your sister-in-law to get married?"

"It wasn't me who lent it out. If you ask anyone who got married in the last two years, it was Aunt Xue Ru who came to their door to lend it to them."

Tell me, in the past two years, which family hasn't received help from Aunt Xue Ru?

"Niu Dazhuang is really lucky. He's out having a good time, but his wife manages the household perfectly."

"That's right! If Auntie hadn't said she didn't want to be the squad leader, Uncle Dashan wouldn't have stood a chance in this year's election!"

Erhe nudged Qin Defeng: "See? Come out, I told you so!"

After leaving Chen Xia's house, Niu Dazhuang didn't go up the mountain, but instead went to the house where he lived when he got married.

I didn't feel at ease until I saw Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru.

When the two saw Niu Dazhuang push the door open and come in, they both ran over and each hugged an arm before bursting into tears.

Chen Xueru felt wronged. Ever since she moved into Niujiazhuang, she had been constantly suppressed by Qin Xueru and couldn't lift her head.

Xu Huizhen was filled with fear and regret.

They were all crying, their faces streaked with tears.

The Su sisters, Su Wan and Su Ting, were quick-witted: "You two continue chatting, we'll head over first!"

"Where are you going? You don't live together?"

"Even if we wanted to live together, there wouldn't be enough room. Your spouse built three new rooms for you, right to the west."

"We're all family here, no need for that. I have to go up in a bit. It's my first day back, I have to go back! What about Qinling?" Of all the other children, Niu Dazhuang asked about Qinling.

"She's a teacher in the village now, and she teaches the children every day."

"They only graduated from junior high school, so teaching them shouldn't be a problem. Alright, you're all grown up, stop crying, go wash up!"

"Dazhuang, don't you want to stay here anymore?" Chen Xueru took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.