The Beginning of a Courtyard House: Sixty Years of Internal Strength

The 29th day of the Lunar New Year arrived quickly.

After receiving the holiday benefits from the steel rolling mill, Li Jianguo didn't take them home.

They took Yao Yao directly to her parents' house.

A year has passed, but Yao Yao's belly still hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy.

His parents pressed him even harder, and Li Jianguo made excuses again.

There was simply no way to explain it, so he took his leave early.

"Oh dear, Yao Yao really didn't expect this, the child's problem is getting more and more serious."

Why are you pushing us so hard? We're still so young.

If all else fails, I'll tell my parents it's my fault next year.

That way they won't complain about you later.

"Brother Jianguo, this has had a huge impact on you, and you're still working."

Let's just say it's my problem.

After all, these kinds of issues are more often women's problems.

"No, Yao Yao, just listen to me."

Let's just say it's my problem, and we won't discuss it anymore.

Then the two of them went home together.

There were noises coming from the cellar at night. Recently, Sha Zhu and Qin Huai Ru have been seeing each other more and more frequently.

Li Jianguo could understand why Sha Zhu, having tasted the sweetness of success, became addicted.

But given the frequency, Qin Huairu agreed very readily.

It seems Qin Huairu has also fallen for Sha Zhu.

Because the east wing is right next to the side room that gets wet from the rain.

The two of them really didn't dare to mess around in the house.

Judging from the situation, the sleeping pills should have run out a long time ago.

It's also possible that Sha Zhu bought it again.

These two were afraid they wouldn't have a chance on New Year's Eve, so they celebrated the New Year in advance.

They went to the cellar and started having fun again.

I wonder if Xiao Dang is still Jia Dongxu's this time.

It can't be that bad, right? What if none of the three children are Jia Dongxu's?

"The Jia family has truly died out," Li Jianguo secretly speculated at this moment.

Inside the cellar.

"Zhu Zi, let's have New Year's Eve dinner together. My mother-in-law, Dong Xu, has been urging me to come find you."

Qin Huairu spoke about serious matters while panting heavily.

"No problem, Sister Qin, it's nothing."

Sha Zhu said this while taking the exam.

"Zhu Zi, you should tone down the way you look at me lately."

"It's too blatant; I'm afraid my mother-in-law will notice."

"Don't worry, Sister Qin, I understand."

"How can I be at ease? He's like a bull every day."

Qin Huairu turned around and gave He Yuzhu a charming look.

"Hehe, am I even better than Brother Jia?"

"Go to hell, you idiot Zhu Zi. You used to be such an honest person, but you've turned bad."

Don't get too close to me during the New Year's Eve dinner.

Qin Huairu still couldn't shake off her worry and gave her another piece of advice.

"I'll let you call me that, I'll let you call me 'Silly Pillar,' call me 'Master Pillar,' call me 'Master Pillar'!"

Li Jianguo couldn't stand it anymore; these two were really playing dirty tricks.

On New Year's Eve, during their reunion dinner, Li Jianguo and Yao Yao ate and drank while watching the lively scene at the He family's house.

Looking at the He and Jia families, who were as close as family.

Li Jianguo felt increasingly awkward looking at it.

"Yaoyao, do you think this counts as sharing a wife?"

"Alright, Jianguo, it's all because of you, so it shouldn't count, the Jia family doesn't even know."

"Hehe, I guess I did a good deed."

Both the Jia and He families were quite satisfied; it was a win-win situation.

Yao Yao rolled her eyes at Li Jianguo, who had a perverse sense of humor.

The New Year holiday is over, and we only had three days off in total.

I really don't know when annual leave will be longer.

Annual leave these days is not as good as it is in later generations.

After the New Year, it was 1955.

Li Jianguo had been keeping a close eye on the Yan family's movements.

However, Yan Jiancheng did not take any action.

He wanted to go and rebuild the stolen mother tree of Da Hong Pao.

I'm also afraid of ruining the show; it's really a dilemma.

I didn't expect it to happen at the end of February, right after the Lunar New Year.

People from the neighborhood committee came and announced that a large meeting was to be held.

Li Jianguo had already moved a stool and sat down at the door.

Because it was a meeting held by the subdistrict office, everyone quickly gathered at the Intermediate People's Court.

At this moment, Director Wang walked to the center of the courtyard and began to speak.

"Comrades! The country will be changing to a second set of currency next month."

Everyone must hurry up and exchange it.

If it's too late, the money won't be usable anymore.

The current gold denominations are too large, making them very inconvenient to use.

Therefore, the face value was significantly reduced.

The price dropped from ten thousand yuan to one yuan.

Upon hearing this, the people in the backyard began to discuss it animatedly.

The thought of ten thousand yuan turning into one yuan sent chills down everyone's spines, and a moment of silence ensued.

Director Wang quickly began to explain.

"Don't worry, everyone. Although the denomination has decreased by a thousand, the purchasing power is still the same as before."

At that time, the prices of all goods will be significantly reduced.

Everyone was a little taken aback by what they heard.

Director Wang spent a long time explaining before the crowd finally believed him, albeit with some skepticism.

Director Wang then left.

The birds began to discuss it again.

Li Jianguo simply couldn't be bothered to pay them any attention.

Others may not know, but he knows it very well.

From now on, we'll be using the second set of RMB banknotes, which will be much more convenient than these thousands or tens of thousands of RMB notes.

However, Yao Yao was still a little uneasy after returning to the house.

"Brother Jianguo, is it okay to lose so much money all of a sudden?"

"Oh, Yao Yao, don't worry, this is going to be replaced all over the country."

What problems could there be? There's absolutely no chance of anything major happening.

Besides, there are dozens of chests full of gold ingots in the space, what are you worried about?

"I was so flustered that I forgot about the gold in my spatial storage."

Yao Yao shook her head with a wry smile.

Before we knew it, it was early March, the time to exchange currency.

Li Jianguo didn't have much money on hand, only a little over three million.

My salary is basically all gone every month, and when I don't have enough, I sell a gold ingot.

Logically speaking, most of the food and drinks at home are taken from the available space.

I really don't know where the money went.

When I got to the bank, I was surprised to find that there were very few people exchanging money.

It seems everyone still has some doubts.

That's perfect, saves us from queuing.

After exchanging more than 300 yuan, Li Jianguo went home.

After returning home, Yao Yao picked up the new money and looked at it from side to side.

"Brother Jianguo, this new bill is of good quality."

However, the face value has indeed decreased so much.

It's really taking me a while to get used to this.

"Hey, don't worry, there won't be any problems."

We won't have any intention of having any impact.

Look, it's not much money, only a little over 300 yuan.

"Yes, that's true."

Yao Yao nodded and then thought of the Yan family's affairs.

"Brother Jianguo, why hasn't the Yan family made a move at all?"

Li Jianguo also became distressed.

"That's right, Yan Jiecheng, that coward, should be making his move soon."

After all, exchanging money is a great opportunity.

There are too many people around, and it involves exchanging a large sum of money.

People don't like to deposit money in banks, especially the elderly who lived before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

They wouldn't deposit their savings in a bank.

They all came from turbulent times, so their families must have hidden a lot of money.

Yan Jiancheng should be able to seize such a good opportunity.

And so the two of them waited and waited.

March is coming to an end in the blink of an eye.

For more than half a month, Yan Jiecheng was such a coward.

They haven't done anything yet, it's driving me crazy.