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

Qi Bing's self-developed firearms and ammunition have undergone various tests and are safe, reliable, accurate, and powerful.

His idea was simple: first, sell off the obsolete weapons and equipment, and then take the Type 56 series weapons overseas.

Once his self-developed firearms and ammunition are in mass production, they will gradually replace the Type 56 series used by the military and police.

Qi Bing arrived at the conference room around 8 a.m.

Half an hour later, an elder asked for his opinion, and Qi Bing bluntly stated, "Our goal is for all people to live a happy life. What reason is there to prohibit people from raising poultry and livestock?"

"Now that communes have been established in rural areas, farming and raising livestock together is a good thing in essence. However, in some places with fewer people, more poultry and livestock can be raised. After the collective goals are achieved, private farming should also be encouraged."

"A one-size-fits-all approach does more harm than good. The specific approach depends on the local situation. Set collective goals, and as long as those goals are achieved, and everyone abides by the law privately, they can decide for themselves how much to plant and how much to raise..."

The Qi soldiers, feeling emboldened, spoke quite a bit based on information they had seen in their previous lives, without bias.

After a worker in the city becomes a permanent employee, his monthly salary is over thirty yuan. For a dual-income family, the monthly income is at least sixty yuan, or even over one hundred yuan.

Excluding food consumption, the average monthly income of a rural family is less than ten yuan.

The income gap between rural and urban areas is already significant; further restrictions on livestock farming and planting will only exacerbate the plight of rural residents.

Around noon, the meeting ended, and after having lunch on the spot, Qi Bing drove back to the East Wing.

After having lunch in the cafeteria, Liu Haizhong found He Daqing and said with a smile, "Old He, I heard you're looking for a wife for Zhuzi?"

He Daqing, with a clear understanding of the situation, offered him a cigarette and asked, "Old Liu, do you know any suitable girls?"

Liu Haizhong took the cigarette and said with a smile, "Old He, Liu Cheng from the fitter's workshop, his daughter Liu Yuhua works in Workshop Seven, earning thirty-eight yuan a month. Liu Yuhua is a good person, just a bit chubby."

He Daqing asked, "I know Liu Cheng and I've met Liu Yuhua. She's a nice person, just a bit overweight."

Liu Haizhong laughed and said, "Liu Yuhua is hardworking and filial, earns a good salary, and being a little plump makes her easy to raise!"

He Daqing nodded: "Old Liu, I'll have to trouble you with this. Could you please make the connection for me when you have some free time? I'll treat you to a drink."

Two days later, Liu Haizhong brought Liu Cheng and Liu Yuhua to He Daqing's house.

He Daqing was very satisfied to see Liu Yuhua again. His daughter-in-law had married Zhuzi, not him.

If He Daqing were to marry, he would definitely choose a wife who is beautiful and has a good figure.

Qin Huairu's methods were too shrewd; He Yuzhu was no match for her. Liu Yuhua became He Yuzhu's wife, and with Liu Yuhua keeping He Yuzhu in check, he no longer needed to worry about him.

Liu Cheng said, "Old He, if you agree, the marriage is settled."

"No, I don't agree." When He Yuzhu saw Liu Yuhua, the image of Zhu Bajie's second aunt popped into his mind.

He Daqing didn't waste any words. He slapped her once, asked if she agreed, then slapped her again, and asked if she agreed again.

After enduring countless slaps, He Yuzhu finally agreed to marry Liu Yuhua.

Liu Yuhua, who is twenty years old this year, has been unable to get married. She is very satisfied with He Yuzhu, who is not ugly and has excellent cooking skills.

"Old He, how about I bring a 28-inch bicycle as part of my dowry?"

"Old Liu, you need a bicycle ticket to buy a bicycle now. Do you have one?"

"I still have a bicycle ticket."

Hearing that he would receive a bicycle made He Yuzhu feel much better.

Aside from being a bit chubby, Liu Yuhua has a pretty good figure. If she could lose a few dozen kilograms, she would be an above-average beauty.

Liu Yuhua is 1.7 meters tall and weighs 160 kilograms.

The news that He Yuzhu and Liu Yuhua would be getting their marriage certificate tomorrow quickly spread throughout the courtyard.

These are difficult times, and even if He Daqing wanted to hold a banquet in the courtyard, he couldn't gather enough grain.

He Yuzhu and Liu Yuhua got their marriage certificate, bought several kilograms of candy, and distributed some candy to each household in the courtyard.

"Isn't Sha Zhu's wife too fat? She's almost as big as Jia Zhangshi!"

"Sha Zhu's wife, Liu Yuhua, doesn't look as plump as Jia Zhangshi."

"Liu Yuhua weighs about 160 jin, but she is 1.7 meters tall. Jia Zhangshi weighs about 160 jin, but she is only 1.6 meters tall. Two years ago, Jia Zhangshi weighed at least 180 jin."

"Don't let Sha Zhu's wife's appearance fool you, she earns quite a bit of money, thirty-eight yuan a month."

"Sha Zhu's salary is thirty-one yuan, seven yuan less than his wife's?"

"Shazhu and his wife both work at the steel rolling mill. Their combined salary is 69 yuan. With various subsidies, their monthly income is over 70 yuan. They can save at least 50 yuan every month."

"They all have urban household registration and jobs; they're living such happy lives."

"Aside from being a little chubby, Liu Yuhua has a pretty good figure. If she loses weight, she won't be much worse than Qin Huairu."

"He Daqing was a sixth-level cook at the steel rolling mill and also the canteen foreman. He earned more than fifty yuan a month. With the wages of Sha Zhu and Liu Yuhua, the He family earned more than one hundred yuan a month."

"Of the four members of the He family, three are working and earning money, and only He Yushui is still studying. They are much better off than my family."

Qi Bing, who lived in the east courtyard, was surprised and uncertain when he heard that He Yuzhu had gotten married.

"The plot of the Siheyuan has changed a lot. I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's look at the legendary Auntie Zhu Bajie."

Using his mental energy, Qi Bing saw Liu Yuhua. Apart from being a little chubby, she was quite good-looking.

Withdrawing his mental energy, Qi Bing continued to comprehend the artistic conception.

Around 3 PM, having stopped contemplating the artistic conception, he took out his equipment and went fishing in the fishpond in the east courtyard.

The fishpond, though not large, contains crucian carp, common carp, grass carp, snakehead, mandarin fish, silver carp, bighead carp, mandarin fish, loach, eel, and soft-shelled turtle.

About half an hour later, Qi Bing caught a silver carp weighing more than twelve pounds.

"Most people think that silver carp tastes better than bighead carp, but I prefer to eat bighead carp."

Some people say that silver carp purifies the water, but their flesh is not clean. In essence, whether silver carp is clean or not depends on their living environment.

If the silver carp in the same fishpond aren't clean, how can the other fish be clean?

There's only one reason why silver carp doesn't taste good: poor cooking skills.

Many people don't eat silver carp, partly because they don't know how to cook it, and partly because silver carp has many fine bones.

In Qi Bing's mind, the belly of the silver carp and the tail of the grass carp are both high-quality ingredients.

The popularity of silver carp is largely due to the dish "steamed fish head with chopped chili".

After removing the hook and putting the fish into the alloy net cage, Qi Bing continued fishing.

After Liu Yuhua married He Yuzhu, the status of the He family changed. He Daqing was ranked first, Liu Yuhua was ranked second, He Yushui was ranked third, and He Yuzhu was ranked last.

As dusk fell, the He family was having dinner.

"Zhu Zi, from now on, Yu Hua will collect your salary and give it to her for safekeeping."

"Dad, I smoke and drink regularly."

"Dad, Brother Zhu, if you want to smoke or drink, I'll buy it for you."

"Brother, your money should be kept by your sister-in-law. If you keep it, your sister Qin will borrow it very soon."

He Yuzhu, whose status in the family has plummeted, is powerless to resist.

Qi Bing, who lived in the east courtyard, ate dinner and took a shower. Together with Liu Xiaoqian, they worked hard to make the Qi family prosper.

The elderly care community in the neighboring main courtyard was fragmented and incapable of scheming against him.

With Liu Haizhong and He Daqing leading the charge, how could Yi Zhonghai, who was already in dire straits, possibly have the capacity to cause trouble elsewhere?

Without He Yuzhu, their lifeline, the Jia family can only leech off Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai, who was hoping that Jia Dongxu would take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days, could only help the Jia family.

Yi Zhonghai, who couldn't stand the Jia family's ruthless exploitation, once again sought advice from the deaf old lady.

"Madam, since He Daqing returned, Zhuzi has stopped communicating with us."

"He Daqing of Zhonghai is no pushover."