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

Yi Zhonghai, of course, patted his chest repeatedly to assure him.

The two chatted for most of the day.

He then took his leave.

He didn't want to take the things he brought back with him.

So the township head gave him eight more red envelopes, insisting that he accept them as a token of his goodwill.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to accept it.

When he got home, he took out all the red envelopes.

Yi Zhongding opened it and took a look.

Each red envelope contained ten yuan.

This is an incredibly extravagant gesture in this era.

But now he has no way to repay these people's kindness.

So I can only keep them all in mind.

The next day.

Yi Zhongding then went to the township committee and the school to obtain the certificates for the transfer of his identity and school registration.

The township head also reminded him to remember to go to the local post office in Beijing every month to collect the support allowance for families of martyrs.

Only he can receive this money.

This was his way of providing security for Yi Zhongding and his sister.

But they did explain.

If Yi Zhonghai truly treats them well.

Then you have to give him money every month as living expenses.

Day three.

Yi Zhongding bid farewell to the township head, Aunt Wang, and a group of his mother's colleagues at the township committee.

Then he took his younger siblings and left Songluo Township with Yi Zhonghai.

Heading to the capital.

I kept switching between different modes of transportation along the way.

The route from Shennongjia to Badong is filled with oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages.

The journey from Badong to Yichang and then to Jingzhou was by small boat.

The journey from Jingzhou to Hankou is by long-distance bus.

The train runs from Hankou to Beijing.

Finally, I arrived at Beijing East Railway Station in the early morning, half a month later.

After getting off the train.

Both Yi Zhonghai and Yi Zhongding were dejected.

Not to mention the little kids.

They were all listless and weak.

"We've arrived. I'll call a few rickshaws; we'll be home soon."

Yi Zhonghai wore a tired smile and gently patted the little seventh child on his back.

"Big brother, this is the capital city! It's huge!"

Yi Zhonghua forced himself to stay awake and looked around the unfamiliar city.

I don't know who shouted it first.

These past few days, the kids have been calling Yi Zhonghai "Big Brother".

"Yes, this is the capital city. We'll be living here from now on. Let's go, let's go out first."

Yi Zhonghai answered.

"Second brother, hang in there a little longer, we'll be home soon."

Yi Zhongding was also trying his best. He was prepared for the hardships of the journey, but he was not prepared enough.

Along the way, where they had to walk, he and Yi Zhonghai each carried two pairs of babies on their backs.

Yi Zhonghua, Yi Zhongmiao, and Yi Zhongyao mostly had to rely on themselves to get by.

So these three little guys also suffered.

Yi Zhonghai walked out of the train station and hailed three tricycles.

As for rickshaws, they have been banned.

Then the nine people took a tricycle to the courtyard house.

A dozen minutes later.

The tricycle stopped at the entrance of the courtyard house.

"Dingya, wake up, we're here. Sleep when we get home."

Yi Zhonghai got out of the car first and said loudly.

"We've arrived, okay, big brother."

Yi Zhongding opened his eyes and looked around the courtyard house in front of him.

The courtyard house before him was not as solemn and antique as the ones he had seen in later generations.

Instead, it looked dull and old, all gray and drab.

The paint on the walls has already peeled off.

The blue bricks inside were revealed.

The paint on the gate had completely peeled off.

It looked somewhat drab.

However, the metal sign "No. 95 Courtyard" nailed to the entrance seems to exude vitality.

At that moment, a thin man wearing glasses came out from inside the door.

His face was adorned with that habitual, mercenary smile.

"Oh, Lao Yi is back. You've been away for quite a while. These must be your younger siblings? They've gotten so old."

Yan Bugui stepped forward, scrutinized the group with a critical look, and then smiled.

"Old Yan, yes, these are my younger brother and sister, Yi Zhonghai. They'll be living here from now on, so please take good care of them."

"Could you please call his sister-in-law for me?"

Yi Zhonghai gave a perfunctory reply.

"Oh, alright, Jiefang, go get someone, I'll lend a hand. Where are we going to pick up these people? They're carrying so many bags, they must have suffered a lot on the way."

Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses, gave instructions to his son, and then helped unload the luggage from the tricycle.

"The people from Hubei Province who picked us up, you know, it was quite a difficult journey. I'm fine, but the children suffered a lot."

"I need to get them home to rest quickly. Tomorrow I'll treat everyone to a drink so they can get to know each other."

Yi Zhonghai knew exactly what he was planning, and since he had to invite him anyway, he simply asked directly.

"Alright, alright, come on, I'll do it. These little guys are so adorable."

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the smile on his face became more genuine.

A short while later.

A dozen or so people suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

They all looked at Yi Zhongding and the others with curious eyes.

One of the middle-aged women quickly stepped forward.

"Honey, these are Fourth Uncle's children, our younger brothers and sisters?"

Tan Xiulian's face was beaming with a bright smile.

These are all things I can rely on in the future.

Let's see who dares to call themselves childless in the future.

Deal with them one by one.

"Yes, this is Ding Yazi."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and smiled.

"Alright, alright, Dingya, I'm your sister-in-law, we're home."

Tan Xiulian walked up to Yi Zhongding, grabbed his arms with both hands, and said excitedly.

"Hello, sister-in-law, we're sorry to trouble you."

Yi Zhongding said sincerely.

"It's no trouble at all, no trouble at all. My sister-in-law is very happy. I've been waking up laughing from my dreams these past few nights. It's good that you're here."

Tan Xiulian wiped away her tears and smiled.

"Alright, let's go inside and talk first. The child is exhausted."

Yi Zhonghai patted his wife on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, look how happy I am! Dingya, come in quickly, little guy, come home with your sister-in-law."

Tan Xiulian nodded, then looked at the second, third, and fourth brothers standing there, and reached out to take their hands.

"Good boy/girl, this is your sister-in-law, our family. Come home with her."

Yi Zhongding looked at the three somewhat frightened people and said with a smile.

"Yes, we're family, don't be afraid, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Tan Xiulian laughed even more heartily.

The group stepped through the gate and entered the central courtyard.

Today happens to be the weekend.

No one in the compound went to work.

Everyone who heard the commotion came out to see what was going on.

Yi Zhongding was too tired to even look at these people.

"This is our home. I've renovated it these past few days according to what your eldest brother suggested. You can stay here for now. Dingya, come and take a look at the rooms."

"Honey, you show them the rooms. I'll go heat up the kang (heated brick bed) so they can rest. I didn't know you were coming back today, so I didn't prepare anything."

Tan Xiulian pushed open the door and began to talk incessantly.

Yi Zhongding sized him up.

He remembered that in the TV show, Yi Zhonghai's house did not have a partition between the house and the living room.

However, there are now three rooms in the east wing.

Each room is 18 square meters.

The total area of ​​54 square meters was divided into three parts.

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Thirty square meters were partitioned into one large room.

There was no bed in the room.

The space against the wall is a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) that runs from the outer wall to the inner wall.

There were eight brand-new quilts on it.

Although there are no tickets or certificates yet.

However, putting together eight brand-new sets of bedding for the winter in this year is no easy task.

From the outside, it looks like a small kitchen surrounded by a covered walkway in the east wing, with a clay stove.

The remaining twenty-four square meters were divided into two parts horizontally.

The inner room is 14 square meters.

But it's a bed, not a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

This should be the eldest brother and sister-in-law's room.

The living room, which you see when you enter the house, is about ten square meters outside.