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

"Brother, is this yard also our family's?"

"Uh... not yet, but you can use it like it's part of our household!"

"Oh……"

"Brother, these three rooms are so big! Which one should my sister and I stay in?"

Xu Pingan pointed.

"The room on the left, closest to the moon gate, is my room, and the room on the far right is yours."

The middle room naturally served as the living room, dining room, and kitchen...

In winter, the stove and pot are kept indoors; in summer, they are taken outside to find a place to cook.

After a pause, Xu Pingan thought for a moment.

"You two can live together for now. In two years, I'll renovate this house, and then you can each have your own room!"

The two sisters didn't particularly care about having their own room.

After all, they've always shared a room and slept in the same bed since they were little...

Xu Pingan had already arranged the beds for his two younger sisters' rooms.

The city wall bricks were placed 40 centimeters deep underneath, and to ensure stability, they were specially bundled together with yellow mud and straw...

After the flat and sturdy bed board was laid out, two brand-new quilts were placed on it.

"Brother, is that a cotton quilt underneath too?"

Xu Ping'an nodded, trying to fool the two clueless country kids.

"There's nothing we can do. People in the city use cotton quilts, and we can't find dry hay here."

Xu Fang slapped her forehead, regretting, "I should have brought the hay from home!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Pingan felt a chill run down his spine.

While his two younger sisters were excitedly observing his room, Xu Pingan turned on the stove vent a little.

I replaced the honeycomb briquette, then went to the kitchen and took out three large meat buns, heated them up, and prepared them for lunch...

Xu Ping'an also had steamed buns kept warm in his backpack.

But those things are obviously not suitable to eat right now.

"Brother, you're wasting money again!"

Xu Pingan glared at Xu Fang.

Even food can't shut you up!

Although Xu Fang was complaining, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

She didn't know why, but suddenly, life became better.

……

I took the two sisters on a tour of the east courtyard, showing them every nook and cranny of the house.

Afterwards, Xu Pingan took the two of them for a walk around the compound.

It doesn't matter whether you know the people who go to work or not; you can get to know the women and their families who are currently staying in the hospital.

"My name is Xu Lian. I just moved in today. What's your name?"

Next to the side room of the east wing of the central courtyard, a small head peeked out from behind the door, secretly observing the two sisters.

Xu Pingan glanced at her and knew it was He Yushui.

Seeing Xu Lian sneaking over, he neither interrupted nor stopped her.

Let the children's friendships develop naturally!

This has no effect on Xu Ping'an.

While his forward-thinking insights and unparalleled confidence didn't give Xu Ping'an a fearless mindset, the question of who his two younger sisters befriended was clearly not a concern for him.

After walking around and recognizing the people, Xu Ping'an returned to the east courtyard with his two younger sisters.

"I'm going to Yongdingmen to pick up Uncle Dashan and the other two. You all stay home and wait for me to come back. Don't wander off, okay?"

"I understand, brother. I will keep my little sister in check. We won't even leave this courtyard."

Xu Pingan looked back at the direction Xu Fang was pointing.

"This is called a Moon Gate!"

"Why is it called the Moon Gate?"

Xu Lian's questions always found a way to get to the heart of the matter.

Sometimes Xu Pingan couldn't understand how his once deep and thoughtful little sister had become so innocent and lively again...

It looks like a million whys!

"I don't know about that. You can ask someone in the yard later; maybe someone will know!"

"Alright, I'll tell you after I find out why it's called the Moon Gate."

Seeing Xu Lian's proud little face, Xu Ping'an patted her head and pushed the cart out the door.

Xu Pingan waited outside Yongding Gate for nearly an hour before he saw the cart that the Zhu family father and son had brought over!

I jogged over to lend a hand.

Xu Pingan had already thrown the bicycle into his spatial storage.

……

"Ping An, I'll shamelessly accept this money!"

"Uncle Dashan, what are you saying? Didn't we already agree on this? Besides, you and Brother Tiedan even helped me move all my things inside."

"Liberation, Brother Liberation!"

Zhu Jiefang chuckled as he corrected Xu Ping'an's form of address.

"It's all part of the job. Every profession has its rules, and loading and unloading are things we should be responsible for!"

"Uncle Dashan, it's rare for you and Brother Tiedan to come to the city. Let's have a meal at one of the small restaurants at the street corner tonight before you leave."

"No, we need to hurry back before it gets dark."

"But you can't just skip meals!"

"Hey, we all brought some dry rations..."

Urged on by Zhu Dashan, Zhu Jiefang picked up the cart and left without looking back.

Xu Pingan couldn't stop him.

He genuinely intended to treat the father and son to a meal, given that the journey of several dozen kilometers was indeed quite long.

What's more, they were carrying hundreds of kilograms of goods and had traveled this far.

However, since the other party has firmly refused, then so be it.

Wouldn't it be better to use the money saved to take the two sisters out to eat?

That night, the two sisters couldn't sleep for half the night in their new house, chatting in the dark.

"Little sister, the lights in this room are so bright!"

"Yes, the kerosene lamp we brought from home seems to be pretty useless now!"

"Isn't this lamp very expensive? Why don't we use a kerosene lamp instead?"

"Will your older brother beat you up?"

"Then let's not. It's getting late, let's go to sleep."

……

"Sis, I can't sleep!"

"I can't sleep either..."

Despite rushing around in the morning and working hard all afternoon, the two sisters were so excited that they couldn't sleep at night.

Their insomnia did not affect Xu Ping'an's sweet dreams.

……

And at a harbor in Kinmen.

Lou Bancheng was giving his final instructions to his first wife and eldest son.

"The government's policy isn't preventing us from leaving, so why are we doing this secretly?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Bancheng sighed.

The two sons born to the main wives were considered to have been born at the wrong time.

They grew up during the most chaotic period in China.

In Beijing, it was a constant cycle of change, with one power emerging after another, and the flags of power shifting constantly on the city walls.

At that time, preserving the family business had already exhausted all of Lou Bancheng's energy, leaving him no time to attend to his children's education.

But what can we do?

You should love your own son!

"Xinhua is currently thriving, and I don't want to give up my family business here..."

Leaving is possible, but all these fixed assets must be sold off...

At this time, many landlords, wealthy people, and big capitalists sold their property in preparation for going abroad.

When things are sold off in bulk, they become worthless!

You can leave or stay; it's up to you.

But we can't be indecisive, we can't have it all...

Lou Bancheng clearly wanted both!

"The wealth you have is enough for you to live a very good life on Hong Kong Island."

"Dad, if all else fails, we can just hand over the business..."

Lou Bancheng was unwilling to listen to these things.

"What do you know? If you couldn't even overcome this little difficulty, our family business would have been gone back to the days of the Japanese devils or the skinheads."

"If you don't want to leave, why don't we all stay?"

Lou Bancheng sighed.

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket!"

After the father and son finished speaking, Madam Lou went forward and straightened Lou Bancheng's collar.

"I don't care about anything else, but these women who stay in Beijing can't give birth to sons who will compete with my son for the family property."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

"You knew your limits with that concubine, but what about that illegitimate daughter you kept? Did you know your limits too?"

Lou Bancheng patted his wife's hand as she straightened his collar.

"It's time to board!"