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

"Oh, why is that? In our hometown, we only have this custom on the wedding night. How can they listen to it every night? It's so embarrassing! Does my sister know?"

"You probably already know. You've had a long day, you must be tired, go to sleep."

"Hmm, Dazhuang, it feels like I'm dreaming. I'm already living in the city?"

Niu Dazhuang held her in his arms, gently stroking her silky back, and said tenderly, "Xueru, this is just the beginning. Your days of happiness are yet to come."

I'm not bragging, but I'm going to make you the happiest woman in this compound.

Qin Xueru rested her head on Niu Dazhuang's strong chest and said softly, "Okay, my man is the best, I'm just waiting to enjoy life."

I think Jia Dongxu is a pretty good guy, but I feel really bad for dragging my sister into this."

"What's wrong? You can't get over it?"

"A little."

Niu Dazhuang pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I don't care. You can ask your sister tomorrow."

"I do care. Without my sister's help, I wouldn't dare to mess with her."

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Let it be. Go to sleep. I have to report for duty tomorrow."

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Qin Xueru got up early and started preparing breakfast for the whole family.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, Uncle said that from now on we'll eat separately, so you just need to take care of Brother's meals." Big Bear came over from outside the door to deliver the message.

"Come in and talk," Qin Xueru said, opening the door.

"No, the old man just asked me to tell you that I have to go back and cook."

"Oh, what else did the old man say?"

"The old man also said that if you two live a good life, that's the greatest act of filial piety."

"Okay, wait a moment." After saying that, Qin Xueru quickly cut the cured meat she had brought in half and handed it to Da Xiong.

"Take it!"

Big Bear, hands behind his back, said, "No, I'm going."

At this moment, Niu Dazhuang spoke from the inner room: "Just take it, don't talk nonsense!"

"Oh." Big Bear then took the cured meat and trotted back to the backyard.

After Niu Dazhuang got dressed, Qin Xueru prepared the water for him to wash his face. After washing up, Niu Dazhuang smoked a cigarette before having breakfast.

After Niu Dazhuang went to work, Qin Xueru started tidying up from the inner room. First, she folded the quilt, swept the kang (a heated brick bed), and then swept the floor. When she got to the outer room, she put away the dishes and chopsticks and then started cleaning the outer room.

After everything was tidied up, they finally took a break to drink some hot water. Just then, Qin Huairu came over with Xiaobanggen.

"A small stick, right!"

"Call her Aunt Ba."

The little guy can't speak properly yet. As soon as Qin Huairu let go, the little guy ran out.

"Sis, what do you do all day?"

"What's wrong? You're feeling uncomfortable just because you don't have work to do?"

"It's not that I feel uncomfortable, it's just that I feel empty inside, and I'm just sitting here like this?"

"How stupid! Instead of working in the fields, can't you do some needlework?"

"Ah! Doing needlework!"

"Yes, you want to find work? There's not much to do. Make a few pairs of shoes for your Dazhuang, embroider some insoles, you can even embroider pillowcases, and twist hemp rope..." Qin Huairu was an experienced woman.

"If you don't want to do any of these, you can go to the neighborhood committee and ask if there's any work you can bring home. Look at Aunt Qi in your courtyard, isn't she making paper boxes?"

And also, the seasons are about to change, and you don't have a couple of suitable spring and autumn outfits yet! ..."

"Sis, when you say that, it sounds like there's even more work to be done than working in the fields."

"Well, as long as you want to work, you won't have to worry about not having anything to do! When you have children in the future, without a mother-in-law to help you, you'll be even busier. Although my mother-in-law isn't exactly easy to deal with, having her help me take care of the children makes things much easier for me."

Think about it, the baby is crying on the kang (heated brick bed), and you still have to cook. Otherwise, if you're taking care of the baby alone, you won't even have time to eat.

A few years ago, Aunt Li from the east courtyard was cooking. She was holding her youngest son under one arm, stirring the cornmeal porridge, when she accidentally dropped him into the pot. He got a big burn on his head and still hasn't grown any hair back.

These men only see us women staying at home and think we're always idle. They have no idea how hard we work. These days, which family doesn't have four or five children? Just these few children are enough to keep us busy…”

Meanwhile, Niu Dazhuang rode his bicycle to the Kyoto Transportation Company to report for duty. The Kyoto Transportation Company was located behind the Qianmen Railway Station, only a half-hour bike ride away.

When Niu Dazhuang arrived, it was the start of the workday, and the workers were gradually entering the company compound.

Well, he was wearing a navy blue Zhongshan suit, very clean, obviously new clothes, and his hair was clean and tidy. He was also pushing a bicycle.

Looking at the workers rushing to work, each one was wearing a dark blue work uniform, some with patches on their clothes, and quite a few with oil stains.

Niu Dazhuang stood out from the crowd. Everyone who walked past him couldn't help but turn around and take a second look.

"Oh no, I overdid it." Niu Dazhuang stopped showing off at the door and quickly went into the courtyard.

Holding the transfer notice from the Labor Bureau and the brigade's letter of introduction, I found the Personnel and Labor Department, which was marked with a red-painted wooden sign at the entrance.

The office door wasn't open yet, so Niu Dazhuang could only stand at the door and wait. He casually pulled out a Daqianmen cigarette and lit it.

Before he'd even taken two puffs, a boy with braided hair, a large, bright forehead, round, clear black and white eyes, wearing a floral-patterned jacket, dark blue trousers, and square-toed black cloth shoes with straps appeared.

Because her clothes were all oversized, it was impossible to tell what her figure was like. She was probably around seventeen or eighteen years old.

Niu Dazhuang thought the face looked familiar, so he asked...

"Is this your first day here too?"

"Um, you too, comrade?"

"Yes, hello comrade. From now on, we'll be coworkers in the same unit. My name is Niu Dazhuang." He said, extending his right hand.

The young woman was a little shy, and timidly extended her right hand: "Comrade Niu Dazhuang, hello, my name is Yu Li."

Sure enough it was her.

Niu Dazhuang gently squeezed Yu Li's small hand and then let go.

Just then, a woman in her thirties, with short, ear-length hair and a waist-length padded jacket, came over, her breasts voluptuous.

"Sorry I'm a little late. Since you all know each other, I won't have to introduce you again." He said, taking out his keys and opening the office door.

After entering the room, the young woman walked behind a simple wooden table: "Please sit down, put the materials on the table, I want to take a look."

Looking at the materials, he asked, "Are you Niu Dazhuang?...

After the young woman asked some questions about the documents and confirmed that she was the person in question, she put the documents aside. The process was repeated for Li.

"Welcome to our Kyoto operations company family, both of you." He then stood up and shook hands with each of them.

"Come with me. Let's get our work clothes and protective gear first. We'll familiarize ourselves with the workplace this morning, and then we'll learn in the afternoon."