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

With the Zhu family father and son loading the goods, Xu Pingan didn't need to do anything.

"Uncle Dashan, you take your things and go ahead. I'll go find the village chief to hand over my house!"

Zhu Dashan was taken aback, but didn't say anything. He just nodded, pulled the straps over his shoulders, bent down, and started walking forward.

Zhu Jiefang was pushing the bike from behind...

Xu Pingan returned to the village committee, took the three village leaders on a tour of the fields and their homes, and then obtained a donation transfer document stamped with the village's official seal.

Xu Pingan only remembered this matter right before he left!

Xu Ping'an was mainly worried that after he left, the village's bigwigs would secretly cause trouble.

For example, they could keep the house and land registered under Xu Ping'an's name, and then divide them among themselves...

Don't think it's impossible!

Everything is possible!

In the end, Xu Ping'an was the typical example of someone who did a thankless job, and in turbulent times, he might even have to suffer as a result...

As for doing things so meticulously, will it offend them?

Just kidding, Xu Ping'an will probably never be able to come back again in his lifetime. Even if he does, I believe they will welcome him with smiles.

As for the temporary unpleasantness of the village's three leaders, there's no need to worry about it.

More than an hour has passed since I finished dealing with these matters.

Xu Pingan got on his bicycle, with Xu Fang sitting behind him and Xu Lian sitting on the front.

They sped along at breakneck speed and caught up with the Zhu family father and son in just 20 minutes.

This cartload of goods weighs about three or four hundred pounds, since there aren't many lightweight materials available these days.

Forget about carbon fiber and the like!

In this era, all furniture was judged solely on its weight.

When Xu Pingan was a child in his previous life, his family had a table fan that had been used for many years. Even the fan speed control button was made of metal...

However, the Zhu father and son were clearly experienced; despite the cart being full of goods, they pulled it with ease and comfort.

After catching up with the cart, Xu Ping'an got off and offered a cigarette to each of the father and son.

"Uncle Dashan, I'm not in a rush here, and we don't need to hurry on the road!"

Although it was late autumn and winter was approaching, Zhu Dashan was only wearing a single-layered jacket and a coarse cloth scarf around his neck when he went out to do manual labor.

Zhu Dashan wiped his sweat and replied with a smile.

"It's okay, there's no rush, we'll just keep walking like this anyway."

"Alright, I'll take the two little ones back first, and I'll wait for you at Yongding Gate later."

"Alright! Judging from the sky, we estimate we won't arrive until late afternoon, so don't go too early!"

After the two sides reached an agreement, Xu Pingan continued on his journey with his two younger sisters on his bicycle.

"Big brother, look over there! There's a river, and lots of reeds!"

"Big brother, look! A fish is jumping out of the water!"

Xu Fang sat in the back and was quite well-behaved, remaining quiet.

Xu Lian sat in front, but she never stopped moving.

The chilly autumn wind made it difficult for Xu Ping'an to even open his mouth.

Xu Lian, however, seemed completely unaffected, jumping around and squeaking about!

"Hey, can you please be quiet? I'm riding my bike, and you're wobbling all over the place..."

"Oh……"

Xu Lian seemed to have been deeply affected and fell silent.

"But brother, this is the first time I've ever left Xiaoqi Town in my entire life..."

One sentence silenced Xu Pingan!

"Then you can at least be reluctant, right?"

"OK!"

Although it was only one word, the voice became noticeably cheerful!

Xu Fang, sitting in the back seat of the car, couldn't help but smile when she heard the conversation between the brother and sister in the front.

It turns out that even the all-powerful eldest brother can't do anything about his little sister.

Speaking of which, my younger sister has changed a lot in the last six months.

From being quiet and reserved in the past to being lively and cheerful now...

He's become much more outgoing than before!

Their academic performance is even better than mine...

Sometimes I can't even tell who's the older sister!

But overall, this should be a good thing, right?

Xu Fang sat in the back seat, unable to resist letting her imagination run wild as she envisioned the future.

"Brother, is that Beijing up ahead?"

"No, that's the county seat..."

"We've only just arrived in the county town?"

"Yes, it's still early!"

"Brother, what place is that?"

"That's the Shahe River..."

"Is this where Sha Wujing lives?"

"Yes, Sha Wujing lives underwater in that area!"

"Brother, what's that place up ahead?"

"It's Qinghe Town!"

"Big brother, big brother, where are we?"

"We've arrived in Haidian!"

"Big brother, big brother..."

When Xu Pingan saw the city wall of Beijing, he felt like he was about to cry.

When he first arrived, Xu Pingan noticed that this younger sister wasn't close to him...

How could I not be close to such a sweet and soft little sister?

During this period, he spent a long time cultivating the relationship!

Now Xu Lian is being clingy, and Xu Ping'an feels that she's being a bit too clingy.

I think my old "aloof" demeanor was pretty good too...

Xu Pingan was already very familiar with the road from Yongdingmen to Nanluoguxiang.

After entering the city, perhaps because of the bustling scene of people coming and going, Xu Lian, who had been chattering all the way, quieted down.

When we got back to the compound, it was already past lunchtime.

The north wind was howling, and it was Monday morning, so there weren't many people sitting outside chatting in the courtyard.

"You're back safe and sound! What happened to you?"

When Yan Bugui wasn't guarding the gate, his wife Yang Ruihua would naturally be there to do so.

Gatekeepers were a characteristic of this era, and almost every compound had one.

Even in the village, there are militiamen patrolling day and night!

"Hello Aunt Yang, these two are my sisters, Xu Fang and Xu Lian!"

As he spoke, Xu Pingan turned to his two younger sisters and said, "This is Aunt Yang, greet her!"

"Hello, Aunt Yang!"

"Hi everyone!"

Yang Ruihua greeted him with a smile, then immediately turned and left.

After all, the young girl was already calling her "auntie," so she couldn't just pull out something and give it to her.

The only option was to make a quick getaway.

Before I'd even taken two steps, I realized something was wrong!

"Ping An, what's this bicycle?"

"The boss!"

Now it could be the leader's car, but in about six months, he can say he bought it as a used car...

Anyway, Xu Pingan has space to store things, and it's convenient to access and store them.

Xu Fang glanced at her elder brother in surprise, but remained silent.

In this day and age, 11 years old is not considered a child anymore; they understand everything they should!

After saying goodbye to Yang Ruihua, Xu Pingan was about to lead his men to the east courtyard when Xu Damao called out to him from behind.

"Ping An, didn't I hear you went back to the village last night?"

Xu Ping'an was taken aback. "Why are you spying on the Emperor's whereabouts?"

"I just got back. Aren't you going to school today?"

Although Xu Damao is 14 years old this year, he has only just started junior high school!

These days, people generally start school late. For example, my own Xu Daya is already 11 years old, but she's only in first grade.

In turbulent times, there's nothing that can be done!

"I took the day off today. My mom took me to help out at Boss Lou's house."

Speaking of this, Xu Damao felt his eyebrows were practically flying.

"Have you heard of Boss Lou? He's the one who was known as 'Lou the Half-City' before Liberation. I'm visiting him today!"

Xu Ping'an frowned.

"I can understand if they need your mother to do chores, but what can you do? Just make things worse!"

"Hey, you think you're so great? Let me tell you, not only am I helping out at his house, I'm staying there tonight!"

Xu Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"So, Uncle Xu won't be spending tonight alone in his room?"

"Hi, my dad and the others went on a long trip with Boss Lou. Mrs. Lou was bored at home with Miss Lou, so she invited my mom and a few other old acquaintances over for a get-together."

"Let me tell you, I heard that Miss Lou is incredibly beautiful, the daughter of a capitalist!"

Xu Pingan was taken aback: "How old is this Miss Lou?"

"Uh... 12 years old!"

Xu Pingan pointed at Xu Damao with his left hand: "You...you beast!"

Xu Damao understood immediately, but felt he couldn't quite explain it...

"No, I only told you my age because you asked, so don't spread rumors..."

Xu Pingan raised an eyebrow, and suddenly Wang Pangzi came to mind.

"Alright, go ahead then, don't keep Aunt Xu waiting!"

After seeing Xu Damao off, Xu Pingan turned around and parked the car in the courtyard, then took his two younger sisters to tour their new home.