Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

Qi Bing was immediately smitten by Liu Xiaoqian, who resembled Liu Tianxian. He had many dream goddesses in his past life, and Liu Tianxian was one of them.

To increase the success rate, Qi Bing chose Li Xueying as his matchmaker, who had a good reputation and was of good character.

After seeing the house in the east courtyard and Qi Bing's identification, Li Xueying felt reassured and headed straight for the Liu family's house.

Before the marriage proposal, Li Xueying received twenty yuan, and if the proposal was successful, she would receive thirty yuan.

Liu Xiaoqian's house is a detached house with a courtyard, and it is not very big, with a total area of ​​more than 300 square meters.

Arriving at the Liu family's gate, Li Xueying called out loudly, "Xiaoya, is Xiaoya home?"

Chen Xiaoya opened the door and, looking thoughtful, asked, "Sister Li, what brings you here?"

"Xiaoya, didn't you ask me to introduce a guy to your Xiaoqian? I've looked at quite a few, and finally picked the best one."

"Sister Li, tell me about that person."

"That man's name is Qi Bing, he's 24 years old, and his house is in Nanluoguxiang... He's also a level 9 engineer."

"Sister Li, Qi Bing is such a good catch, why isn't he married yet?"

"Xiaoya, Qi Bing was so busy studying that he neglected finding a partner. If that weren't the case, would he have become a level nine engineer?"

"That's true. When can we meet the Qi army?"

"How about this, you don't have to work tomorrow, so I'll bring Qi Bing to your house?"

"Okay, thank you for your help, Sister Li."

Half an hour later, Li Xueying arrived at the east courtyard.

"Aunt Li, how are you?"

"Xiao Qi, come with me to the Liu family tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."

"Aunt Li, thank you. Wait two minutes, I'll get you a piece of cured meat."

Qi Bing turned around and went back into the house, took out a piece of cured meat weighing more than five pounds, and then gave it to Li Xueying.

Unable to refuse, Li Xueying thanked him repeatedly and left with the cured meat.

In Qi Bing's mind, the original beauty, just like Liu Tianxian, cannot be measured in money.

But he won't force it. If it succeeds, he'll be happy; if it doesn't, he won't dwell on it.

The next morning, Qi Bing, carrying cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, followed Li Xueying to the Liu family's house.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Ya, this is Qi Bing..." Li Xueying began to introduce them.

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt." Qi Bing handed over the things he was carrying.

Liu Xiaoqian glanced at Qi Bing and felt a little tempted. She had heard last night that Qi Bing was a level nine engineer, and now that she saw him in person, she found that he was handsome, talented, and of similar age, which was rare.

"Xiao Qi, where do you work?"

"Uncle, I work at Beicheng Steel Group, where I'm responsible for researching metal smelting..."

"Xiao Qi, how much do you earn a month?"

"Auntie, my monthly salary is 102 yuan, plus other subsidies."

"Xiao Qi, you have such a high salary and a great job, why are you still not married at twenty-four?"

"I only graduated from junior high school, but later, in order to improve my knowledge, I often went to the library to read books..."

Qi Bing spoke sincerely, saying the job was good and the salary was high, which made Liu Yongfeng and Chen Xiaoya very satisfied.

Liu Xiaoqian's father, Liu Xiaofeng, and mother, Chen Xiaoya, are both junior high school teachers at the same school.

There are ten levels of junior high school teachers, with level ten being the lowest and level one being the highest.

Liu Xiaofeng is a level 4 junior high school teacher with a monthly salary of 87.5 yuan, while Chen Xiaoya is a level 7 junior high school teacher with a monthly salary of 49 yuan.

Liu Xiaoqian's brother, Liu Daqiang, and sister-in-law, Zhao Li, both work at the Beicheng No. 1 Textile Factory. Liu Daqiang is a senior security guard with a monthly salary of 60 yuan, while Zhao Li is a level-three machine operator with a monthly salary of 51 yuan.

Liu Xiaoqian, who graduated from vocational school last year, is now an eighth-grade junior high school teacher with a monthly salary of 42.5 yuan.

After having lunch at the Liu family's house, Qi Bing and Liu Xiaoqian went out shopping.

"Xiaoqian, as a teacher at school, do you ever get angry with your students?"

"We have quite a few lively students in our class, but none of them are particularly mischievous."

"Xiaoqian, what made you decide to become a teacher?"

"Both my parents are teachers, and I went to a teacher's college. What else can I do if I don't become a teacher?"

"Actually, I also wanted to be a teacher, but unfortunately I dropped out after junior high school, and afterwards I could only study in the library on my own..."

The two strolled along the street, chatting and laughing.

Qi Bing was very satisfied with Liu Xiaoqian, and Liu Xiaoqian also had a great liking for him.

......

After spending more than half a month together, Qi Bing, with Liu Xiaoqian's consent, asked Li Xueying to propose marriage to Liu's family.

He had previously learned from his master, Qin Chu, that his parents in this life had passed away long ago.

He has no parents here, and his master is in the port city. He doesn't want to disturb the elders about his marriage.

After hosting a few tables at the Liu family's place, Qi Bing took Liu Xiaoqian back to his east courtyard.

On his wedding night, filled with joy and happiness, he gained a deeper understanding of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic.

"The principles of Yin and Yang are infinitely profound. I have actually comprehended a dual cultivation technique from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic."

Upon waking up and seeing his wife's stunning beauty, Qi Bing felt a surge of pride and couldn't help but smile.

I ran into Yan Bugui when I went out this morning.

"Qi Bing, who is she?"

"Old Yan, this is my wife, Liu Xiaoqian."

"Qi Bing, why didn't you tell us about such a big event as your wedding?"

"Old Yan, getting married is my personal matter. Why should I inform you?"

"Qi Bing, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, now that you're getting married, shouldn't you at least have a wedding banquet in the courtyard?"

"Old Yan, the higher-ups are advocating frugality, so we won't be holding a wedding banquet."

After exchanging a few words with Yan Bugui, Qi Bing rode his motorcycle and took Liu Xiaoqian to school.

For various reasons, he went to Elder Mu and transferred his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and wife to Beicheng No. 5 Middle School.

It's just a lateral move, not an upgrade. Even if people find out, what can they do?

He didn't even inform the elders about his marriage, and Qi Bing was reprimanded several times.

If he doesn't intervene, teachers will have a hard time in a few to ten years.

By transferring my wife, parents-in-law, and other family members to the Fifth Middle School in advance, I can avoid any worries.

When Xu Damao returned from showing movies in the countryside, Yan Bugui went to greet him.

Yan Bugui received a string of mushrooms after helping Xu Damao lift his bicycle.

"Da Mao, Qi Bing from the east courtyard got married. His wife, Liu Xiaoqian, is as beautiful as a fairy."

"Third Uncle, Qi Bing got married?"

"If I hadn't seen it the day before yesterday, I wouldn't have known he was married."

"Third Uncle, Qi Bing didn't even have a wedding banquet?"

"Don't even mention it. He said that the higher-ups advocated frugality, so not only did they not hold a banquet in the courtyard, they didn't even give out a single piece of wedding candy."

At this moment, Qi Bing was in the kitchen of the east courtyard, teaching Liu Xiaoqian how to make twice-cooked pork.

"Xiaoqian, you have a great talent for learning. This twice-cooked pork looks quite good."

"Brother Bing, you're the best teacher. I never imagined your cooking skills were better than those of top chefs outside."

Liu Xiaoqian's parents are both teachers, and her older brother and sister-in-law are factory workers. The family has a high income and good living conditions, and they often eat meat.

Liu Xiaoqian's brother, Liu Daqiang, has two children: his eldest son, Liu Jianming, is five years old, and his second son, Liu Jianhua, is two years old.

In my past life, I read a lot of fan fiction about courtyard houses. In many of these novels, the use of sex hostages started as early as 1955.

In the northern part of this world, now in early 1958, each household is still limited to buying one yuan's worth of meat per day.

Right now, there are no meat coupons. One yuan can buy about a pound of pork. Mutton and beef are cheaper than pork.

The daily purchase limit of one yuan per household is essentially the same as no limit for over 99% of families.

After dinner and a shower, I worked hard to make the Qi family thrive.

The next morning, Qi Bing took Liu Xiaoqian to the Fifth Middle School and then went to see Elder Mu.

After getting married, his daily life didn't change much, but he found that each day brought him more joy.

He obtained a Level 9 Engineer Certificate for himself and also worked part-time for free at Beicheng Steel Group without ever going to work a single day, which was clearly inappropriate.

"Let's go visit some units under the Beicheng Steel Group."

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