At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

The night grew deeper.

Tan Xiulian took several sleepy children to put them to sleep.

Meanwhile, Yi Zhongding and Yi Zhonghai continued chatting idly in the living room.

"When I came back last night, Yan Bugui from the front yard said he knew you paid someone to teach his son a lesson, did you know that?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced around the room, leaned closer, and said softly.

"I know, I was right. His eldest son isn't very capable, but he has a big temper and a sharp mind."

"I guessed last time that he would definitely seek revenge, so I specifically bribed someone who often hangs out with him."

"That person said today that Yan Jiecheng met a street urchin and is trying to cause some trouble again."

"I mentioned it to Teacher Yan and asked him to go back and warn Yan Jiecheng."

"We just want to live a peaceful life, not to fight with anyone. It would be best if he could behave himself, but if not, we'll teach him a lesson so that he'll tremble in fear whenever he sees us in the future."

Yi Zhongding nodded and said.

"Yeah, okay, you're right. Let's live a peaceful life. If anyone dares to bare their teeth, I'm not someone to be trifled with. I crawled out of piles of corpses, I'm not afraid of anyone."

"I also warned Lao Yan, and I reckon that should shut them up. That family is more timid than anyone else, but also more daring than anyone else. Do you know why?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled with satisfaction, and then asked another question.

"Being greedy for small gains leads to a loss of wisdom, and a loss of wisdom leads to blindness. This is what is meant by being blinded by greed, and the whole family is like this."

"Such people can be used; they can be persuaded to do small things by offering them small benefits, but they cannot be trusted, and they cannot be used for important matters."

Yi Zhongding knew that his elder brother was trying to subtly remind him of something, so he spoke honestly.

"Haha, good, I have complete confidence in you and am extremely satisfied with you."

"Get some rest early. Take fewer carpentry jobs. You need to rest too. There's no urgent need for money at home."

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.

"I'm thinking of making some money as soon as possible, buying part of the wasteland in the east courtyard garden, and building a courtyard house."

"My younger siblings are growing up, and we definitely won't be able to squeeze onto one kang (heated brick bed) anymore."

Yi Zhongding shared his thoughts.

"Hmm? Building it myself is one way. I originally planned to look around this yard, buy the front house, and then negotiate with the deaf old lady in the back to turn her house upside down so I could take care of her in her old age and see her off when she passes away."

Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, but then laughed again.

When I first heard Yi Zhongding say he wanted to build his own house.

His subconscious reaction was whether his younger brother was going to separate from him.

Is there something I did wrong?

This gave him the idea of ​​starting his own business.

My heart skipped a beat without my noticing.

But then I thought about it again.

How is that possible?

And it's right next door.

"The deaf old lady has become much closer to Zhuzi in the past six months, calling him 'my dear grandson' all day long, very affectionately. Could she give him to us?"

"Besides, it won't sound good if word gets out. Before, when you and your sister-in-law took care of her, no one would say you were after her family's wealth, but that might not be the case now."

"Although this courtyard is full of ordinary people, each of them has their own agenda, and none of them are easy to get along with."

"What I mean is, we don't care about what others have. If we can buy the wasteland in the east courtyard, we can build a passageway through the courtyard in front of the side room in the rain."

"That way, when my younger siblings grow up, they can sleep over there, but the whole family can still eat together for all three meals a day, and we can still live together as a family."

Yi Zhongding briefly explained his ideas.

He knew that the term "separation of the family" was a sensitive one for the eldest brother and sister-in-law these days.

But the family can still live together.

Those two will only be happy.

As for why he brought up buying land and building houses now...

Because land and housing policies are about to change.

Yi Zhongding clearly remembers that some authors in his previous life had mentioned the current land and housing policies in detail.

Land policy will undergo a fundamental change starting in 1954.

We have entered a stage where urban land can be used at any price.

State-owned entities do not need to pay land rent when using urban land.

After 1955, private land sales were no longer permitted.

The socialist transformation was completely completed in 1956.

Private land and house sales have been completely banned.

Therefore, this year is the last chance for him to plan a piece of land to build a house.

Private land sales are still permitted.

The government even categorized land parcels in various parts of Beijing and set prices based on millet as a benchmark.

The entire capital city was divided into eighteen grades.

The price per acre was also published.

The highest grade is Grade 1, which is equivalent to 65000 catties of millet.

The lowest grade is level 18, and its price is equivalent to 300 jin of millet.

At that time, millet was priced at eight cents per kilogram.

Nanluoguxiang is a non-commercial area, but it is located in the inner city.

Therefore, it was classified as Level 6.

The price is equivalent to 13000 catties of millet.

Converted to Singapore dollars, it's about 1075 yuan per mu (unit of land area).

The wasteland in the east courtyard is approximately 900 square meters.

It will cost approximately 1450 yuan to buy it.

You also need to add a 6% deed tax.

It would cost 1537 yuan.

This price is exceptionally high.

Based on the current average wage of thirty to forty yuan.

It will take three to four years to buy this land.

It still requires not eating or drinking.

Without spending a single penny.

As for buying a courtyard house outside...

That's convenient.

But thinking about it, it's impossible.

First of all, the eldest brother and sister-in-law would not agree.

Secondly, if he did that...

The reputation of being ungrateful would then weigh heavily on his head.

Besides, he's not stupid.

Taking care of seven children is not just about earning money to feed them.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife are nominally the elder brother and sister-in-law.

But the eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.

At a young age, when the children were still very young.

They can provide their younger siblings with parental love and emotional support.

This is crucial.

Parents' love gives children the confidence and courage to face the world as they grow up.

"What you say makes sense, but you don't need to worry about these things. Your brother has savings, so it's better to do it sooner rather than later. I'll go to the neighborhood committee tomorrow to ask about the situation."

"We ordinary people can't predict when this policy will change, so we should buy the land as soon as possible to put our minds at ease."

Yi Zhonghai held his teacup and pondered for a long time. In the end, looking at his younger brother's expectant eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse the suggestion.

"Brother, you're absolutely right. I have a classmate whose father is a government official, and he let slip that the land policy will change starting next year."

"One of the three major reforms currently underway is the land and housing reform, which aims to fully publicize land and housing and no longer allow private buying and selling of land and houses."

Yi Zhongding took the opportunity to announce the policy ahead of schedule.