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

After lunch, Xu Pingan took his two younger sisters to visit their old home.

I didn't go in because that area had already been assigned to the newly moved-in family.

After all, those three mud-brick houses have already been donated to the village...

In the past two years, the movement and changes of the rural population have been quite frequent.

Many remote villages and families living deep in the mountains have been relocated to villages near the mountains if they have the means.

So although the house wasn't great, it was ready-made, and after it was vacated, people were arranged to live there within a few days.

Although the two sisters were reluctant to leave, they now lived in a large brick house in the city, and apart from those childhood memories, there was nothing left.

After visiting the old house, we said goodbye to our friends in the village.

Xu Pingan then took his two younger sisters and headed back.

On the way back to the city, Xu Pingan was already thinking about how to kill Ma Ergou.

It wasn't because so much time had passed that he suddenly wanted to target the other party again.

It was Zhou Heizi, the name that immediately reminded Xu Ping'an of who he was.

The old man who used to live at number 19 Wuyi Lane...

Before the Lunar New Year, Xu Pingan had inquired about the follow-up handling of the Wuyi Lane incident.

The result was that there was no result!

Xu Pingan had moved so much stuff that the other party happened to have forgotten something and had to turn back halfway through...

As soon as he got home, he knew something terrible had happened...

Everyone ran away on the spot, resulting in the military control committee not being able to catch a single person.

In this situation, a fishing warrant will definitely be issued...

So when I started paying attention before the Lunar New Year, I already knew that the nominal owner of No. 19 Wuyi Lane was named Zhou Cheng, and his nickname was Zhou Heizi.

Offending him wouldn't have been a big deal, but since Ma Ergou had teamed up with the enemy agents, he had to be killed.

After all, if those people were to lose their temper and insist on standing up for Ma Ergou, and clash with him, Xu Ping'an couldn't guarantee the safety of himself and his family, given the unpreparedness of those who were acting out of spite.

After all, even the limits of human endurance are no match for bullets...

Although it was unlikely that Ma Ergou would come after him, Xu Pingan still had to be on guard.

When riding back from Dongying Village, the two younger sisters were clearly less excited than when they went there.

Huddled on the front or back of the bicycle, they didn't move or say a word, not even wanting a gust of cold air to get in.

On the way back to the city, we saw Jia Dongxu and his wife carrying things and walking towards Qinjiacun.

In the original drama, Qin Huairu always took the bus back to her village.

Take the bus to the county town, and then it's just a few steps to get home.

But Changping is still in Hebei province, and there's no public transportation between the two areas...

According to historical records, they would have to travel for several more years...

When Xu Pingan saw them, they naturally saw Xu Pingan as well.

Xu Pingan didn't stop the car or give the two a chance to talk. He stepped on the pedal and sped past them in a flash.

After returning home, there was only one proper holiday left on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Because of their trip to Dongying Village, the three siblings were exhausted and listless all day on the third day of the Lunar New Year, so they stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the official start of work.

Workers in this era are still very enthusiastic. Even after a short holiday, they are full of energy when they go back to work.

Xu Ping'an went to report to each of the leaders and then settled into his second kitchen.

However, his cooking skills have improved significantly, so he will have many things to do after the New Year.

Xu Ping'an's improved culinary skills became known not only to himself but also to the factory leaders very quickly.

The topic of saving is always the most frequently mentioned when it comes to saving, but it's almost forgotten afterward.

Besides, leaders always have a reason.

For example, when higher-level units come to inspect, or when sister units come to visit...

Don't have too many reasons to eat.

So after the New Year, starting from the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Pingan would cook for his family almost every other day.

Noticing Xu Ping'an's improved skills, Li Huaide thought it over and decided to assign two large-pot cooks to the second canteen when he was assigning staff after the Lantern Festival.

"Manager Wang, if I have two large-scale cooks assigned to my team, what will I be doing?"

"Aren't you just asking the obvious? The boss's meaning is very clear: from now on, you'll only be responsible for special treatment!"

"Is everything alright?"

"What's the problem? It was a collective decision made by the higher-ups!"

Therefore, a person's status is often linked to their own strength.

Xu Ping'an's culinary skills have improved significantly, which has increased his importance in the eyes of the steel mill's leaders.

If the steel mill were to provide a full complement of cooks for large-scale cooking in the future, Xu Ping'an could slack off when there were no private kitchens to prepare meals.

The life of slacking off is just too good!

This year, some people had a good year, while others did not.

The most difficult case is that of Jia Dongxu from the Intermediate People's Court.

There was no other reason than that I went to Qin Huairu's parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Her maternal relatives came in two or three groups from the third to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

In those days, most of the relatives of working-class families in Beijing lived in the suburbs and rural areas, and they could only visit each other during the few days of the Lunar New Year.

After all, everyone is usually busy making a living.

Originally, none of the relatives in Qin Family Village remembered Qin Huairu.

As the old saying goes, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl...

But I didn't expect that when the son-in-law returned to his parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year, he would bring so many things. It is clear that Qin Huairu is a person of importance in the Jia family.

In this situation, you can treat each other as a respectable relative.

After all, they're city people. If we can build a good relationship with them, we might be able to use them in the future.

The neighbors in the courtyard didn't show any signs of watching a good show or gloating.

After all, in this day and age, who doesn't have a few poor relatives?

Two groups of relatives from Qin Huairu's family came, wearing patched old cotton-padded coats and stepping on tattered cotton wool.

The problem is, at least they had a proper set of clothes to keep warm.

These days, it's common to see poor families wearing only a single layer of clothing in the dead of winter, or even the whole family sharing a single pair of cotton-padded trousers.

In times when everyone is poor, no one should laugh at anyone else.

Just like the Xu sisters, Xu Ping'an was lucky to arrive in late spring, but later he discovered that the two of them didn't even have a decent winter coat.

The only tattered cotton-padded jacket he owned was made from adult clothes.

Their mother died last winter; it's hard to say whether she froze to death...

So even though the Qin family members are dressed in rags, at least they have something to wear, so their family situation isn't bad.

But even if others don't laugh at her, Jia Zhangshi won't be happy!

When did you, surnamed Qin, become the head of my Jia family?

When Qin Huairu's relatives came to visit during her third year of junior high school, she could still tolerate it.

Although he was sarcastic and his words were harsh, he managed to send the person away with a forced smile.

When two more maternal uncles arrived on the fifth day of the new year, Jia Zhangshi could no longer hold back.

He launched into a sarcastic and sarcastic remark right in front of everyone, which angered the two farmers so much that they turned red in the face and left...

It is said that the Jia family had a particularly lively day.

Xu Pingan and his colleagues went back to work on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. They heard about this from Xu Fang when they came back from get off work.

Although he felt a little regretful for not being able to get the inside scoop.

However, Xu Ping'an did have a lot to do after the New Year, so he only listened to the gossip and chatter of the Zhang and Li families.

After the eighth day of the first lunar month, Yi Zhonghai will officially go to the street work station to receive pre-job training!