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

Having obtained the dragon throne, Xu Ping'an naturally wanted to learn about its history.

Was this something privately made by ordinary people for their own enjoyment, or did it actually come from the palace?

It's important to know that there's a big difference between the two!

If you have the results in mind when you look for answers, the matter becomes relatively easier to investigate!

Within a few days, Xu Pingan had thoroughly investigated the origins of this Ming Dynasty carved dragon and lacquered gold chair.

This dragon throne was made in the same batch as the one in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The one placed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony has remained completely undamaged over the years.

This object, which was originally kept in the storeroom for future use, was secretly taken out during the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty and was collected by the Zhang family of Xicheng for nearly 300 years.

It wasn't until this time, when Old Zhang's house was flooded, that this chair was exposed.

Unfortunately, the paint chipped off, and the Zhang family didn't dare to hire an ordinary craftsman to touch it up.

During the Qing Dynasty, if even the slightest hint of such a thing were to leak out, it would be enough to wipe out the entire Zhang family.

After the Qing Dynasty fell, although the cost of leaking information was no longer so high, this item had already been upgraded to a treasure, or even a national treasure.

The Zhang family dared not let outsiders know that they possessed such a valuable item!

For the past year or so, the Zhang family, living in fear and uncertainty, has locked the chair in the storeroom.

When those people moved it out, the dust and mottled gold paint made them unable to recognize what kind of high-quality item it was, which is why it was so good for Xu Ping'an!

Finding a bargain is great!

We have to pick up this bargain!

Many things in this world are not unique at all.

For example, another good item that Xu Pingan acquired was a rosewood throne inlaid with precious stones and flowers...

This thing has a rather awkward name, but it is a documented imperial throne used by Emperor Qianlong...

There are quite a few of these.

When the last emperor moved out of the Forbidden City, it is said that he took several of them with him, but they eventually ended up in the countryside.

Acquiring a treasure of this caliber gave Xu Ping'an a tremendous boost of motivation.

It's a bit of a shame that the higher-ups won't allow the situation to remain chaotic.

Gradually, the most active group of people on the street were dispersed.

The policy of sending educated youth to labor was gradually proposed and then forcibly implemented.

The first victims of this policy were, of course, Liu Guangtian from Liu Haizhong's family and Yan Jiefang from Yan's family.

Other families in the courtyard, such as Li Xiaojun and Li Xiaomei from Li Degui's family in the front yard, have all graduated and officially started working.

The others are all too young, not yet graduated from junior high school, and therefore do not meet the requirements at this time...

This policy has actually been in effect for a long time.

The earliest example dates back more than 50 years. In 1955, the first group of people packed their bags and left their hometown to support the construction of the great motherland.

These activities were initially all voluntary, and then arranged based on proximity...

But adults know this.

The tasks assigned from above may initially seem voluntary, but once the executor completes them, it becomes a matter of obligation.

If you are not willing, someone else will volunteer for you!

Since it concerns the children's future, the entire society's attention was instantly drawn to this.

"Ping An, do you think Nuan Nuan and the others will also be sent to the countryside after they grow up and graduate? Where will they be assigned?"

Lu Xiaotang was filled with worry.

Looking at the batches of children being sent to the countryside, he seemed to foresee the fate of his two daughters.

"What's the rush?"

"Nothing is set in stone. By the time Nuannuan and the others graduate high school, it will be 11 years later..."

"What kind of turmoil has China ever experienced that could last for eleven years? By the time they graduate high school, this matter will probably be long over!"

After listening to Xu Ping'an's analysis, Lu Xiaotang didn't know whether to believe it or not!

However, Xu Pingan is right about one thing: the three children are still young, and it is indeed a bit premature to worry about this now.

Emotions about anything will gradually rise to a peak, after which comes a long period of decline.

As the turmoil in Beijing gradually subsided and the young people scattered in all directions, Xu Ping'an's life of scavenging for bargains also came to an end!

Although I knew deep down that this was a sign that order was gradually returning, I still felt somewhat empty inside!

So, a life with extraordinary luck is just that unreasonable.

If an ordinary person without any special abilities encountered this situation, they would at most manage to pick up three or five particularly important items and hide them, which would be considered quite an achievement.

However, Xu Ping'an managed to take away a whole bunch of things that were supposed to be "destroyed" or "damaged," and he did it all without anyone noticing!

Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian were among the first young people from the compound to be sent to the countryside.

Less than two years later, it was Yan Jiekuang and Bang Geng.

The fact that the pillar and future of the Jia family was to be sent to the countryside was a complete shock to Jia Zhangshi!

"If I had known this would happen, I would have kept Banggeng's household registration in Qin Family Village! If he had been a rural resident, he probably wouldn't have needed to go to the countryside now, right?"

Listening to Jia Zhangshi's rambling, Qin Huairu felt that the old woman was particularly noisy.

Her son was leaving her for a distant land, and Qin Huairu was already annoyed enough, but now she had to listen to Jia Zhangshi's nagging.

If when this policy first came out, people would be resettled in nearby rural areas or farms, now they can basically only be resettled in remote areas such as the Northeast and Northwest.

There was no other way; the area around Beijing was simply too small to accommodate so many people.

Unless Qin Huairu directly applies for early retirement and gives her job to Bang Geng, how can she keep Jia Zhangshi's eldest grandson in Beijing?

no way!

As for hoping that Qin Huairu will retire and hand over her job to Bang Geng?

That just means you're overthinking it.

In the original drama, after Bang Geng returned, even when she was sweeping the floor, Qin Huairu never considered giving up her workstation to Bang Geng.

Of course, there are usually some high-sounding explanations for such things when they are presented to the outside world.

That means no one was gossiping about Bang Geng, otherwise, given Bang Geng's temperament and style, he would probably have fallen out with Qin Huairu!

If the Jia family at least outwardly expressed reluctance at Banggeng's departure, then...

When it was Yan Jiekuang's turn, he practically had to squat down and settle accounts with his father, one by one.

Yan Bugui's obsession with money has become a kind of inner demon.

Xu Ping'an never expected that Yan Bugui would actually try to steal Yan Jiekuang's rural allowance...

Of course, that's how things were done, but that's definitely not how they were said.

Yan Bugui has his own set of eloquent words!

such as……

If you buy things after you arrive in the local area, the quality will vary greatly, and you might even get your money stolen along the way.

Why not have his mom buy him something ready-made, and then he can just take it with him...

In other words, Yan Bugui had already implicitly accepted that the Yan family would not give Yan Jiekuang anything, and that if he wanted anything, he could go to the old couple and buy it from them...

To be honest, when Xu Pingan heard this news, he wanted to exclaim: I have never seen such a shameless person!