Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

While He Yushui was sleeping, He Yuzhu entered the system space. The one-year-old Ganoderma lucidum planted in early February had matured and could be harvested for gold coins.

Three months for 100,000 gold coins, a year for 400,000 gold coins, can buy some information, but not much.

A year later, the system was upgraded again, with four million gold coins available annually, enough to buy data from the 1970s.

According to He Yuzhu's plan, he would only spend 10,000 gold coins to buy another 'Power Pill' within a few years. For other food, clothing, and daily necessities, he would not spend more than 1,000 gold coins.

Acquiring high-value materials is a long and arduous task!

Replant one-year-old Ganoderma lucidum.

We began to take stock of what we had gained at Fei Tianbiao's house.

A box of large yellow croakers, twenty in total, weighing over six kilograms.

A box of small yellow croakers, one hundred pieces, weighing over three kilograms.

Three boxes of silver dollars, ninety-eight envelopes, nine thousand eight hundred coins, quite valuable.

Upon opening the envelope, all that was inside were two 'big heads' (Chinese dollars) and local silver dollars, but no Japanese silver dollars. It was rewrapped and put away.

The large box contained ten large bottles, the tallest of which was about 60 centimeters in diameter, while the smaller bottles were over 40 centimeters in diameter.

The craftsmanship looks exquisite and beautiful. It has a grand and antique feel, and it should be an old item.

I haven't learned how to appraise treasures in my past and present lives, so I don't understand. I'll put it away for now and learn how to appraise treasures when I have time later.

The last small box contained two sandalwood jewelry boxes, each containing two sets of ordinary gold jewelry. Scattered beside them were ten jade pendants and three jade bracelets.

Value to be reassessed!

He Yuzhu was quite satisfied with the seven chests of wealth. There was also a chest containing several guns, but after a quick glance, he realized they were useless and didn't count as treasure.

Finally, there's the treasure map on Little West Mountain, which is the director's treasure. Combined with Flying Leopard's wealth, it won't be small.

This is only a 'small portion'; how many of the larger portions are actually in Xiaoxishan? I'm really looking forward to it!

He Yuzhu doesn't have much wealth yet, so he plans to keep it for himself and his descendants.

This is in China. Going abroad to do business requires much more money. Currently, a ton of gold is only a little over one million U.S. dollars, and a few kilograms of gold are far from enough.

Exit the system space and take a break.

.......

On Monday, I took He Yushui to Dashilan on foot, from 10 a.m. until we got home at 4 p.m.

He Yushui was very happy. She thought the braised pork, fried liver, and sesame seed cakes were delicious and tasted great.

The food was good, but He Yuzhu was slightly disappointed. This place couldn't really be called a shopping paradise, or have a huge variety of snacks.

It's not even as good as an ordinary night market in my city in my previous life; society still needs a lot of development.

Having experienced the bustling commercial world of my past life, I only feel that the snacks in Dashilan taste good, while the others are far inferior.

Too high standards!

.......

It was only mid-May when I went into the kitchen and saw that my fourth senior brother's face was a little swollen and one eye was a black eye. It looked like he had been beaten up, and it was very obvious on his face.

"Fourth Senior Brother, you got beaten up by your sister-in-law. She hit you pretty hard. And those eyes are beautiful," He Yuzhu joked.

"Sigh, it wasn't your sister-in-law who hit me. Yesterday after get off work, since she's pregnant, I was walking home after getting off the bus. Before I got home, three people robbed me."

Fortunately, they only beat me a few times and stole 60,000 yuan. I'm lucky to be alive. "As soon as Fourth Brother spoke, I covered my face with my hands; it still hurt."

"Are robbers this brazen? Isn't our area remote? Aren't there soldiers patrolling?" He Yuzhu asked.

"There are soldiers patrolling, but they can't be there all the time. In a minute, the robbers can grab the money and run. You're out of luck." Fourth Brother was telling the truth.

"There are even more robbers in my hometown, in Chaoyang, not in the center. These scoundrels not only rob people, but they also often kill people."

There are often corpses in the ditch not far from us, stripped clean, with very few left with only their underwear.

It's still too poor, so many people take risks. I hope things will gradually improve, otherwise, it'll never end. I only go home once a month, and even then, it's during the day. "Brother Guizi knows quite a lot too."

He Yuzhu said, "Fourth Senior Brother, from now on, we'll go home together after get off work. I can ride my bike faster. You can take the bus by yourself in the morning."

"Thank you, Zhu Zi. This kind of thing happens rarely. I'm taking the bus home now, and there's only a short stretch of alleyway. It wouldn't be convenient for you to lead me there," Fourth Brother said.

He Yuzhu smiled, "No trouble at all. With the rain in front and you behind, it's cheaper, safer, and faster. Our two families live close by."

"Fourth brother, go with Zhu Zi. He can fight, and the three of you can look out for each other. You're lucky this time, but don't show up next time." Master came to the kitchen for work.

"Thank you for your help, Pillar." Fourth Senior Brother said.

"It's nothing."

"Everyone be careful. Our restaurant's purchasing agent, Xiao Dong, seems to have gotten into trouble. He's the nephew of Manager Wang's wife."

After Zhu Zi picked up the goods for him, Manager Wang asked his wife and then went to his house himself, but the man hadn't returned. He guessed that either he'd been robbed while picking up the goods, or he'd run away.

The former is highly likely; to this day, he's nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead. Manager Wang has had a tough time these past few days. Qi Tianfu was somewhat gloating.

The purchasing agent's job is very lucrative, and he's also the nephew of Manager Wang's wife. Even if he goes out alone with a gun, it might not be of much use. Many people in the restaurant envy this job.

It doesn't matter, we won't get the job anyway. Now that the person is gone, everyone's just having fun with Manager Wang.

"Sigh, let's stick to the kitchen, at least it'll be safer!" Fifth Brother blurted out.

"My life is more important."

.......

A few days later, Yi Zhonghai was released from the military control commission, having served his sentence. He was so angry at home that he slammed his fist on the table.

Feeling upset, I went to the backyard to find the deaf old lady.

"Xiao Yi, why am I talking to you? Why don't you listen? You even have to use the neighbors and the old people to weigh things down."

Don't you know how stubborn he is? He's like a mule that's easily pushed along. The more you try to force him to do something he doesn't agree with, the more he'll resist.

Was Jia Zhangshi being human this time? She wanted to eat well, leaving Zhu Zi and his sister hungry, unaware that Zhu Zi harbored deep resentment towards her.

She's not Zhuzi's biological mother, so why should she spoil her? It's not like it's the first time. At this moment, Zhuzi is in a bad mood.

Why are you meddling? You're using your neighbor, the old man, to pressure people again. You're just saying that Jia Zhangshi did nothing wrong, and it's Zhuzi's fault.

Do you think Zhu Zi would listen to you, let him and Yu Shui go hungry, and honestly give the vegetables to Jia Zhang Shi? If you were in his shoes, would you do the same?

Why aren't you watching the show? Why are you still siding with Jia Zhangshi? Now look what's happened, from now on you'll be wrong no matter what you say about the elderly or the neighbors.

He even incurred the wrath of Zhu Zi. Unexpectedly, when He Daqing left, we all made a big mistake, underestimating how much he cared about his reputation.

"He resents us old folks for not helping him right away; it'll be difficult to deal with him later." The deaf old lady was still rational.

"Hmph, that little bastard sent me to the Military Control Commission. I've suffered terribly these past two weeks. I absolutely cannot let him get away with this, including He Yushui." Yi Zhonghai said through gritted teeth.

"You can move the pillar, but it must be a fatal blow. You can try moving He Yushui, but the pillar will definitely break your and Guilan's limbs, making your lives a living hell for the rest of your days."

Don't think he's just talking; he's warning you that if He Yushui gets into trouble, you and Jia Dongxu will both suffer a terrible fate. Don't mistake Zhu Zi for a complete fool.

"What else could he be but a fool? Even He Daqing thinks he's a fool." Yi Zhonghai was indignant; the Military Control Commission was too much of a hardship.