Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

Life was peaceful, and time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and the gauze on Jia Zhangshi's nose was gone.

He Yuzhu went out around 9:30 on Sunday and saw Jia Zhangshi once, but the two did not exchange a single word.

Qin Huairu had met him a few times, but because of the relationship between the two families, they hadn't spoken. Each time, Qin Huairu would just nod and smile at him, as if she meant him no harm.

However, He Yuzhu couldn't be sure if she was plotting something malicious again, preparing to use manipulative tactics on him. Until He Yushui said...

"Brother, Qin Huairu means us no harm. She's probably doing this to show goodwill. She hasn't done anything wrong; please let us go."

He Yuzhu's inner wariness lessened somewhat, and he responded to Qin Huairu's friendly smile.

You can't hit someone who's smiling. As a grown man, I shouldn't be less polite than a woman.

Qin Huairu was very satisfied with this. Ice melts slowly; too much might turn it into a flood.

On May 3rd, the steel rolling mill finally announced the good news of its expansion.

The men in the front yard were very excited. They were going to work in the factory, get paid, and have very stable jobs. They didn't have to worry about not having work to do the next day or having to find work to earn money.

The apprentice's salary was low, and his family struggled to make ends meet for three years. He worked during the day and pulled a rickshaw at night, but life would gradually get better.

Their thinking was correct. From the end of 55 to the beginning of 56, jobs were divided and ranks were established, which would increase the income of these people. Moreover, prices were also falling.

The men in the front yard were waiting for the steel mill to hire workers. In the middle and back yards, nobody paid attention. Except for the deaf old lady, all the men had regular jobs.

This is also why men in the backyard look down on men in the front yard; they have less money, are poor, and the mentality of comparison is always there.

On Saturday, I told my master that I would take He Yushui to Baocheng to see He Daqing on Sunday.

When He Yushui saw He Daqing, she was not as excited as she was when they first met. He Daqing had hardly changed at all.

Upon hearing that He Yuzhu had received a full-time chef's salary and that his culinary skills had reached an advanced level, the millennium-old zombie face finally broke into a smile.

He Daqing believed he also had a talent for cooking, and became a senior chef in less than 30 years. His son was ten years ahead of him and had even more amazing talent.

During their free time, He Daqing and the other two chatted about all sorts of things for two hours before parting ways at 3 p.m.

The brother and sister took the train back to the courtyard house.

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By the end of April, nothing major had happened at the courtyard. Tan Guilan said that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had been causing trouble for Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi was very clever; she would hide whenever she saw the two men, running back to her own house and not going out. After they left, she would stroll out again, completely unlike an old shrew.

Courageous and resourceful, Jia Zhangshi!

Perhaps she was afraid the two of them would beat her. Jia Zhangshi couldn't beat Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, so this time Jia Zhangshi had incurred the wrath of everyone. There was no one in the courtyard who wasn't her enemy.

Jia Dongxu remained mostly silent, perhaps because he had advised Jia Zhangshi to stay away and be careful for her safety.

However, Jia Dongxu often came back with bruises and swelling, probably because he had been beaten up by other workers at the factory. Nothing serious happened, and he could move around freely.

Jia Dongxu was beaten up every few days at the steel rolling mill. Xu Damao said that every time he was beaten up, he had a gloating expression. Apart from Qin Huairu, he didn't like Jia Dongxu and his mother.

In the Jia family, Qin Huairu did all the housework outside. She was the only one who was kind enough to greet everyone in the courtyard with a smile, including Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and she did the same to me.

This girl is quite nice; it's a pity she married into the Jia family. It's better this way, at least Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai didn't do anything to her. She can manage living in the courtyard house.

Tan Guilan thinks Qin Huairu is good, but that's her own opinion. She doesn't quite understand what Qin Huairu is trying to do.

They probably won't help outsiders against the Jia family. Nowadays, women still follow the traditional saying, "If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, follow the dog." They won't side with outsiders.

They said she was putting on an act, but it didn't seem like it. Tan Guilan and He Yushui both said she had no ill intentions and was radiating goodwill.

He Yuzhu trusted their judgment. He believed in those who possessed certain abilities, even if he lacked them himself; people should heed advice.

Having made preparations, He Yuzhu didn't care that Qin Huairu dared to scheme against the siblings. He simply gave her a beating to make her behave.

At the restaurant!

He Yuzhu found a time when all three head chefs were working the next day and had no jobs. He Yuzhu took leave to run errands, and the three of them filled in for him.

He was going to find the treasure left behind by 'Flying Leopard'.

The next morning, I took He Yushui to school. "Yushui, go back to the restaurant after school at noon. I might not be there because I have something to do. Eat and study by yourself at the restaurant. I'll be back before evening."

"Brother, when are you coming back?" He Yushui didn't ask why.

"Be back before 6 PM. If everything goes smoothly, be back around 1 or 2 PM."

"Okay. Go ahead, brother. I'll wait for you at the restaurant." Because he had to go to school, he didn't ask to go with her.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

.......

He had originally wanted to find the treasure of "Flying Leopard" last year, but there was a lot of people planting trees near "Tian Tai Mountain" during the day, so He Yuzhu went there once.

Seeing that there were many people, he turned around and went home, afraid of disturbing them, and didn't even look for the treasure.

After seeing He Yushui off to school, the two waved goodbye.

He Yuzhu didn't return to the restaurant; instead, he rode his bicycle straight to 'Tian Tai Shan' in Xiao Xi Shan. He had been there once before and was familiar with the route.

Leaving the main urban area of ​​Yanjing, the roads are not easy to travel. It would take He Yuzhu an hour and twenty minutes to cycle to 'Tian Tai Mountain'. He was worried that if he rode too fast, the bicycle would break down.

Tian Tai Mountain is located in the northwest of Shijingshan District, southwest of Xiangshan Park.

Shuangquan Temple on Tiantai Mountain is located on Shuangquan Mountain in Heishitou, Shijingshan District, Yanjing City. The exact date of the temple's initial construction is unknown, but it was completed at least by the mid-Jin Dynasty. It served as a summer retreat for Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, and was named after the two springs located to the right of the temple.

The treasure is located not far from Shuangquan Temple, less than 150 steps away from the right side of the temple's courtyard wall.

Shuangquan Temple faces south and is divided into front and back courtyards. Entering through the main gate, there is a single-story courtyard with three guest rooms on each side. A screen wall is located after passing through a second gate. There is an iron incense burner inside the courtyard.

North of the furnace is the main hall, a three-bay structure, with the four large characters "Qing Mo Pu Run" inscribed above the entrance. The main buildings include the mountain gate, main hall, side halls, and wing rooms. The temple contains clay Buddhas, iron Buddhas, an iron bell, and a black dragon mural.

Upon arriving at Shuangquan Temple, He Yuzhu stored his bicycle and walked up the mountain from the right side of the temple without entering.

Tian Tai Mountain is not high, with an altitude of only 430.8 meters. The top of the mountain is a coniferous forest without any markings.

The treasure is not on the mountaintop, but fifty meters below. There is a huge rock at the entrance to the treasure, which serves as its marker.

The entrance is three meters below the boulder. Here, on a steep hillside, the cave entrance is one meter high and eighty centimeters wide, and inside is a large cave of more than three hundred square meters.

The entrance to the cave is blocked by stones, soil, gravel, and weeds. To enter the cave, it needs to be cleaned up.

Even knowing the location, it was hard to find. It was covered with trees, so you couldn't see very far. You could only slowly search for the boulders and the steep hillside.

The tree planters are no longer here, and there are no pedestrians either, making it easier for He Yuzhu to search. He just needs to be careful of snakes.

When someone asked, it was because they wanted to visit Mount Tai.