Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

After entering the bathhouse, Zhang Dabiao first got a haircut, a buzz cut, simple, easy to manage, and makes him look smart.

In addition, due to the fusion of two bodies, his recovery ability is twice that of an ordinary person. The wound on his head has already scabbed over. Zhang Dabiao thought that after washing up, he would go back to his "little nest" and apply some iodine, which would be enough, so he threw away the bandage directly.

Then I spent a few cents to buy a bag of shampoo, and the soap was a small, one-eighth bar provided free of charge by the bathhouse.

Early in the morning, a group of grown men were being completely naked in the bathhouse. Because Zhang Dabiao was in good shape and had a good figure, it was a bit embarrassing, but still acceptable, since it was the same in the pool changing room.

I gave it a quick rinse first, since washing and scrubbing are not allowed in the pool. But I still felt that this shampoo made my hair feel a bit stiff, and the smell wasn't very pleasant. I don't know if it's because the water in Beijing is hard.

After cleaning himself up, Zhang Dabiao found a quiet corner and soaked in the water for an hour, alternating between the hot and cold water pools.

Take this opportunity to reflect on the interpersonal relationships within the institute and your own future development.

Yesterday, he was drunk and had just transmigrated, so his mental state was extremely unstable. Zhang Dabiao himself felt that he had gone a bit too far.

I need to take this opportunity to calm down today.

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Previously, with his father, Zhang the fortune teller, protecting him, the people in the courtyard only teased and joked with him, but never really bullied him.

In the days immediately following Zhang Bansian's departure, no one dared to bully the orphans for fear of retribution. Firstly, everyone believed in this, and secondly, Zhang Bansian was in this line of work, yet he died from a backlash—you had to believe it whether you wanted to or not.

The scenario depicted in the heavily modified novel, where an adult dies and the protagonist immediately comes to steal things and occupy the house, did not occur.

However, Yi Juehu, Liu Pangpang, Yan Laokou, and their gang did indeed have a glorious record of forcing residents to leave. It was simply because the residents didn't listen to their management, and then they were forced out. What they wanted was complete control over the entire courtyard.

Zhang Banxian was a kind person, and given his "professional experience" and older age, they generally didn't dare to target him. Besides, Zhang Banxian posed no threat whatsoever to Yi Juehu and Liu Pangpang in the factory, so they had always lived in peace.

But now that Zhang Banxian has passed away, Yi Juehu has started plotting against the Zhang family, and Zhang Dabiao has exposed all the dirty secrets of the entire nursing home, effectively offending the nursing home community.

Zhang Dabiao was quite proud of himself for offending all seven families: Long, Yi, Jia, Liu, Yan, Xu, and He.

We were so reckless back then!

Therefore, there will definitely be various forms of retaliation later on, which is unavoidable.

When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. Let's see what happens first.

They went straight for the enemy and killed them before they even made a move...

I'm not a psychopathic killer!

After finally managing to time travel, all you do is kill off unrelated people? Having intellectual disabilities and being mentally ill are two different things.

Let him continue to be bad, as long as he doesn't try to harm me, that's fine.

What era doesn't have bad people?

I once heard a saying in a novel that every time traveler has a devil living inside them, and they all fantasize about redefining the world according to their own preferences...

Anyway, Zhang Dabiao knows his own limitations, and he just wants to live a good life.

There are still two more years of famine, and then another ten years of strong winds. What's the point of all this fuss?

Let's keep a low profile and wait until reform and opening up. Only then will we be free to soar like birds in the sky.

Now?

Whether it's a dragon or a tiger, it has to coil up.

Zhang Dabiao didn't think he had the ability to go against the tide of the times.

He only had a small "nest" and couldn't bring anything out of the era. He was already doing well just to make sure he had enough to eat, drink, and use.

As for making money after the reform and opening up?

Even an idiot can become a millionaire, right? Otherwise, what's the point of wearing this outfit?

So making money isn't his top priority.

As for helping the country...

I'm a student majoring in animation, but I've forgotten everything I learned in high school. I'm basically a complete novice. How can I help you?

Let's talk about it when we have the chance.

Let's address the issue of education first. You can't become a big boss and have people ask you about your education and say, "You didn't graduate from elementary school."

Although it's not a big deal, wouldn't it be awkward if your son and grandson asked about it later?

As for the housing issue, although he really wanted to buy a house elsewhere to escape this courtyard house, he only had less than 200 yuan on him. What could he possibly buy?

Moreover, he is a minor and there are no adults in his family, so many things are difficult to handle. Let's leave it at that for now.

Benefactors and enemies in the courtyard?

The Zhang family now has a lot of new enemies, but almost no benefactors, because they used to live a fairly good life and didn't need anyone's help.

Just treat them like ordinary neighbors. In later generations, you might not even know the names of your neighbors in a building, but life goes on as usual.

The earth will keep turning even if no one is in the world.

Screw neighborhood relations, just don't mess with me, it's best to pretend I don't exist.

You're ostracizing me? I'd love to see you doing that.

As for marriage?

This body is only 16 years old now, let's wait 4 years before talking about it.

Silly moth? I wouldn't dare touch it;

He Yushui? Her bone structure is too tragic, and she's too skinny. She's not my type. Just because her brother is Sha Zhu, I'll pass on her immediately.

Qin Jingru? Forget about her; she's just average-looking, and we don't have anything in common.

Ran Qiuye? To be fair, she's not very good-looking, and her teeth aren't good either;

Yu Li? Her chin isn't pretty, and her looks are just average.

Yu Haitang? Get lost! Just looking at his face makes me think he's mean-spirited.

You Fengxia? Unable to contact her; her bone structure is acceptable, but her attire is very gaudy…

(This is for the sake of the plot, actors please don't hit me!)

Having been influenced by the AI ​​of Douyin and Kuaishou, especially since he studied animation, Zhang Dabiao has very high requirements for bone structure, physique, and appearance.

The other requirements are simple—

A woman with long, wavy hair!

After thinking it over, I'll wait a few years and see. There's no rush now.

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In a daze, he even dozed off in the bathhouse, only waking up when reminded by the waiter, and then found a masseur to scrub him.

Leaving aside how much dirt was rubbed off, Zhang Dabiao estimated that it must have been at least six or seven ounces!

He felt like he had never been properly washed before!

But the instructor made him flip it over, and he wanted to rub the other side too? How embarrassing!

That's not all. After moving the big baby aside, the crease of the groin area was also rubbed?

What the hell?!

The bathhouse attendant was a man, a grown man!

What if I get stressed?

Wouldn't that require a dramatic explosion on the spot?

He felt even dirtier...

However, after rinsing several basins of water, a long bath towel was laid on his back, and he patted and pounded on it through the towel, keeping the bath attendant sweating profusely.

I must say, it felt damn good.

"Hey buddy, want a pedicure?"

Since we're already here, let's get it done!

It was noon by the time Zhang Dabiao finally emerged from the bathhouse, completely dazed.

理髮2毛5、洗澡2毛5、修脚3毛，洗髮膏3毛。

It only cost 1.1 yuan, so satisfying! I'm practically flying away with joy.

Super cheap!

I love this era!

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After leaving the bathhouse, Zhang Dabiao found a secluded corner and returned to his "little nest" once more.

Rinse again with shower gel and shampoo, then change into thermal underwear, all made of pure cotton; otherwise, other materials might not be suitable for carrying out.

He tried, but none of his down jackets were fit to go outside, making it impossible to return to the real world.

Because the fabric of down jackets in later generations is a high-tech field, such as high-count and high-density plain weave fabric, down-proof coating, TPU/PU film, Pertex, Gore-Tex and other high-tech fabrics.

In 59-60, my country completely lacked the technology and capability to produce down jacket fabrics in the modern sense. At that time, even down-filled garments were extremely rare in my country, because the collection, cleaning, disinfection, and down-proofing treatment of down were a whole set of unsolved technical problems.

There are some abroad, but if Zhang Dabiao actually finds a down jacket made of low-tech fabric that he can take with him, then the problem will be even bigger.

Therefore, all clothing should be made of pure cotton or pure wool.

Underwear, thermal cotton underwear, thick cotton socks, and a sweater my mom knitted for him more than ten years ago, which she found in the drawer under his bed when he was little, as well as an old-fashioned wool sweater that he used to refuse to wear...

Looking at those old-fashioned clothes, Zhang Dabiao felt a pang of sadness.

What my mom prepared for me was always what she considered the best. Parents want to give their children everything they can afford. But as a child, I always thought these things were outdated, ugly, and unfashionable; I'd be embarrassed to wear them to school. I never wore or used them, and would occasionally complain that my mom's taste was outdated, that times had changed…

But now, looking at these neatly packed clothes that have never been touched...

Even though my mother is in another world, and I've traveled through time, she's still protecting me.

I suddenly feel homesick, for my hometown in the future.

The tree longs for stillness, but the wind never ceases; the child wishes to care for his parents, but they are no longer there...

Zhang Dabiao rubbed his eyes and went to the living room. On the wall hung his parents' wedding photo, as well as various family photos from their travels.

Zhang Dabiao clasped his hands together and bowed to his parents' photos. After thinking for a moment, he lit three cigarettes and used a flowerpot from the balcony as an incense burner to stick the cigarettes in the burner.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry, your son will definitely thrive in this era!"

"Don't worry about the matter of having many children!"

And then a question suddenly occurred to him.

In this era, one's parents may not have been born yet, but are one's grandparents still alive?

If I were to find them myself and take care of them a little, could I change their fate?

My father had an accident while working in a factory because he overworked himself when he was young.

My mother suffered from stomach ulcers and a cerebral hemorrhage, which were all due to her poor health when she was young, caused by her grandparents' family being too poor.

Perhaps my arrival in this world was just a side effect, and saving my parents was the true meaning of my time travel?

Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up; he had a goal!