A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

When Xu Ping'an went out, he took advantage of the two sisters' inattention to pack all the chickens, ducks and geese in the house into two baskets, hung them on the back of his bicycle and left the village.

It's only a little past five in the morning... It's not a good time to get things done in the village!

After calling out to Big Yellow and Little Black, we went for a walk outside the village, found a secluded spot, and sent everything into our spatial storage!

Although the space is small, it's still better than being locked up in a house.

Go back and tell them you've taken it to town to sell!

Xu Pingan didn't discuss this matter with the two sisters.

Everyone has their own ideas; they may not be able to bear giving up so many chickens, ducks, and geese that they've raised to adulthood.

It's definitely true that he's reluctant to part with it. After living in this world for half a year, Xu Ping'an felt that he had become stingy without even realizing it.

There's no way around it; that's just the limitation of our times.

Humans cannot change the world; they can only adapt to the times.

After taking care of the livestock, Xu Ping'an didn't return to Dongying Village until after 7 p.m., carrying a bag of pastries and a pound of brown sugar, heading towards the village chief's house.

"Ping An? When did you get back?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the things Xu Ping'an was carrying.

"Why are you bringing things to my house?"

Xu Pingan chuckled, didn't respond, and put the things on the table.

"Good morning, Uncle Laoshuan! You came back late last night and Dashu shone a flashlight on you for ages!"

"Big Tree is such an honest kid; he never slacks off when it's his turn to keep watch!"

Old Zhang took out his pipe and took two puffs.

"Are you back this time to take Daya and Erya to the city?"

"Yes, I've settled into a stable job at the steel rolling mill in the city!"

"Great! That's wonderful!"

As Zhang Laoshuan spoke, he let out a long sigh.

"It's a pity that Xiumei left us too soon."

Feng Xiumei is the biological mother of the two sisters, and of course, she is now also nominally Xu Ping'an's mother.

After spending some time with Zhang Laoshuan, sighing and reminiscing about his parents, Xu Pingan finally got down to business.

"Uncle Laoshuan, the fields and land in our family were allocated by the village a couple of years ago. I've thought about it a lot, and renting them out or selling them doesn't seem like a good idea. I'm thinking of donating them back to the village!"

Zhang Laoshuan didn't quite agree.

The village chief was chosen mainly because of his high prestige in the village; he was selected from among the less capable.

To say he's a sycophant is a bit of an exaggeration.

However, it's definitely not accurate to say that he has any high level of enlightenment.

"Since this land was allocated to your family in the first place, it belongs to you. Whether you rent it out or sell it, who can say anything about it?"

Old Zhang didn't actually think that way.

His concern was that Xu Ping'an had the military strength to defend these areas.

Based on the lingering influence of Xu Ping'an's beating of Feng Ergou and Chen Zhu, no one dares to covet his house and land.

If you don't want to grow it yourself, why not rent it to my family?

Unfortunately, Xu Pingan did not get his wish.

In the end, they cleanly and efficiently transferred the homestead and the two and a half acres of land to the village collective free of charge.

Some bargains are worth taking advantage of, while others are unnecessary!

If Xu Pingan were to abandon all other ideas and focus solely on making money, it would be incredibly easy for him!

"By the way, Uncle Laoshuan, do you need the village's oxcart today? I'd like to borrow it for a day to move my things to the city."

It's supposed to be a loan, so there's no need to pay rent or anything.

However, everyone would tacitly give each other some money for feed, as a reward for their efforts that day.

Old Zhang took a puff of his pipe.

"The oxcart is fine, but it's too far to the city! You'd better ask Dashan's family to bring it to you in a cart!"

Xu Pingan was taken aback, but after thinking about it, he could understand.

These days, people can be used like animals, but cows can't.

They were the main labor force for farming, and also a major asset for the village.

It's highly unlikely that they'd have to run that far!

However, none of these are problems. There are also handcarts in the village, and many people go out to haul goods and earn some money during the off-season.

They asked Zhu Dashan and his son from the village to help them pull a cart to deliver the goods to Beijing.

We've reached an agreement with them. Old Zhu's family will provide the cart, and the father and son will make one trip, for a freight fee of 20,000 yuan.

This price isn't too high at all!

The main problem is that Dongying Village is too far from Beijing...

It would take most of the day to walk there, let alone pull such a heavy cart!

You can tell just by looking at the sisters' actions.

They're practically ready to tear down the roof beams and load them into the car!

After agreeing on these matters, Xu Shi'an went home.

"Brother, Big Yellow, Little Black, and all the chickens, ducks, and geese at home are gone!"

"They don't allow it in the city, so I got rid of it!"

Xu Daya's eyes immediately reddened. She had raised the hen for over six months, and it was almost ready to lay eggs, and now it was all gone...

"Then...what about Big Yellow and Little Black?"

"I've left them with a friend. I take them with me when I go up the mountain..."

Xu Shi'an didn't say who the friend was, nor did he say where the friend lived.

"Alright, stop crying. Here, this is the reward you got for the chickens, ducks, and geese you raised."

Xu Pingan took out 20 yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Xu Daya's hand.

Upon seeing so much money, Xu Daya was first stunned, and then at a loss for what to do.

"Wow, where could it possibly be worth that much?"

"Alright, take it if you want. In the city, an old hen that can lay eggs costs thirty or forty thousand yuan."

"That's family money, I can't take it!"

"Just take it if your brother gives it to you!"

Xu Lian comforted her older sister, then looked at Xu Ping'an.

"Big brother, I also helped out when they were being raised..."

Xu Pingan glanced at his younger sister and helplessly stuffed a 1 yuan bill into her hand.

Xu Lian didn't mind the small amount and happily accepted it, then ran into the house to hide the money.

Xu Pingan saw this and couldn't help but shout a reminder from outside.

"We're moving out today, so don't try to hide any money in the cracks in the wall or anything like that."

"Okay!"

A short while later, Zhu Dashan and his son Zhu Jiefang arrived at the door, pulling a cart.

Xu Ping'an went out to greet him and first offered Zhu Dashan a cigarette.

"Does Brother Tiedan smoke?"

Zhu Jiefang's smile was exactly the same as Zhu Dashan's.

His honesty was tempered with a hint of shrewdness.

They look neither easily fooled nor lacking in honesty!

"Ping An, my name is Jiefang, you have to call me Brother Jiefang!"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the cigarette Xu Ping'an offered him. He wanted to take it, but he was afraid his father would beat him!

"Why are you looking at me like that? You're an adult, go ahead and hit me if you want!"

Zhu Jiefang then accepted the cigarette offered by Xu Ping'an with a smile.

I don't know if it's because he can't bear to part with his father, or because he doesn't dare to smoke in front of him.

Instead of lighting it, I tucked it behind my ear, and because I wasn't very skilled, the cigarette fell out several times.

Zhu Jiefang wasn't ashamed at all, and continued to laugh heartily!

The Zhu family consisted of four people, father and sons. Zhu Dashan and Zhu Jiefang would do manual labor in their spare time from farming to supplement their family income.

Zhu Jiefang's two younger brothers were sent to learn carpentry...

With the help of the father and son, it still took more than two hours to load and secure all the movable furniture onto the truck!

Xu Pingan simply tied all the odds and ends to the back of the bicycle!

"Let's go! Let's set off!"