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

Liu Yuhua's parents, brother, and sister-in-law came to help, and He Daqing was successfully buried.

He Daqing left behind more than 8,000 yuan. The house had a total of seven rooms: three main rooms and one side room in the middle courtyard, and three rooms in the west courtyard.

The easygoing He Yuzhu never considered dividing the house or money.

Not wanting to be known as a domineering sister-in-law, Liu Yuhua took the initiative to suggest dividing the rooms and money.

He Yuzhu said, "Wife, Yushui and I have depended on each other for many years. Now that we're dividing the house and money, it's no wonder people will gossip."

Liu Yuhua looked at He Yushui and said, "It's just dividing money and housing, not dividing the family property."

He Yushui, who is fifteen years old this year, has suffered a lot before and wants to divide the house and money.

My sister-in-law Liu Yuhua is treating me very well now, but that doesn't mean she will continue to treat me well in the future.

He Yushui has seen He Yuzhu spying on Qin Huairu on several occasions. Who knows what kind of trouble this might cause in the future?

He Yuzhu frowned: "Wife, how do you suggest we divide the rainwater?"

Liu Yuhua said, "According to the current Xia law, the house and money are split equally between the children. The money is easy to divide, with each person receiving more than four thousand. The house has a total of seven rooms, and the main house is larger than the house in the west wing."

After thinking for a moment, He Yushui said, "Sister-in-law, I want the house in the west courtyard. You can have the three main rooms and the side rooms next to it."

The west wing has more than twenty rooms in total, but He Daqing only has three rooms in the west wing.

He Yuzhu, He Yushui, and Liu Yuhua had a good relationship, and they quickly settled the matter of dividing the rooms and money.

After lunch, He Yuzhu and He Yushui went to the subdistrict office to complete the house transfer procedures.

With three houses and over four thousand yuan in savings, He Yushui felt a sense of relief.

Even after her biological father passed away, she, with her wealth and property, could still live a worry-free life.

He Yushui decided to study hard and try to get into a vocational school next year.

Back at the courtyard house, He Yuzhu helped He Yushui move.

As dusk fell, the Jia family was having dinner.

Zhang Cuihua said, "Dongxu, He Yushui has moved to the west wing."

Jia Dongxu frowned: "The three rooms in the west courtyard, were they given to He Yushui?"

Zhang Cuihua sighed, "I was planning to have Huai Ru borrow a house from He Yuzhu, but who knew that the house in the west wing was given to He Yushui."

Jia Dongxu said angrily, "He Yushui is just a money-loser; she'll get married sooner or later. Why did Sha Zhu give the west wing house to He Yushui?"

Qin Huairu said, "According to the current Xia law, children have a share in their parents' inheritance."

Zhang Cuihua muttered, "It's so unfair! There are five of us in my family, living in one room. He Yushui lives alone, but has three rooms. Shazhu and I live together, but have four rooms."

Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Mom, Huai Ru, with He Daqing dead, Sha Zhu will at least get three thousand yuan. Now that He Daqing is no longer blocking us, we can borrow money from Sha Zhu."

Thinking of how Sha Zhu would look when facing her, Qin Huairu was full of confidence.

"Dongxu, try borrowing money from Shazhu tomorrow at noon."

"Mom, I'm a grown man, I don't want to lose face by going to Sha Zhu to borrow money."

In Jia Dongxu's view, it is only natural for an apprentice to borrow money or food from his master.

They lived in the same courtyard house. He was a few years older than Sha Zhu, so asking him to borrow money from Sha Zhu would be tantamount to making a fool of himself.

Zhang Cuihua said confidently, "Huai Ru, go borrow money from Sha Zhu tomorrow. Everyone in the courtyard knows our family is in trouble. If Sha Zhu dares not lend us money, I'll make him pay."

The backyard, the home of the deaf old lady.

The deaf old woman looked at Yi Zhonghai: "Zhonghai, is He Daqing's matter related to you?"

Yi Zhonghai feigned composure and said, "Madam, I do want to deal with He Daqing, but I haven't found him yet. I originally planned to find a widow and get rid of He Daqing, but I didn't expect He Daqing to be beaten to death."

The deaf old woman didn't believe Yi Zhonghai would dare kill He Daqing. Seeing nothing amiss, her suspicions about Yi Zhonghai vanished completely.

The two of them discussed how to win over He Yuzhu.

The deaf old lady wanted to win over He Yuzhu because she wanted to eat the dishes he cooked.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to win over He Yuzhu because he wanted He Yuzhu to help the Jia family.

Yi Zhonghai alone cannot withstand the Jia family's exploitation.

Before the establishment of communes in the countryside, the Jia family could receive grain from the rural areas. The assistance that Yi Zhonghai gave to the Jia family each month, when converted into money, amounted to at most two yuan.

After the establishment of communes in rural areas and before the reduction of grain rations in cities, the assistance Yi Zhonghai provided to the Jia family amounted to about thirty yuan per month.

After the food ration in the city was reduced, Yi Zhonghai, who earned a monthly income of over eighty yuan, not only spent all of his money on the Jia family after covering his own household expenses, but also had to live off his savings.

If six-year-old Banggeng were allowed to eat as much cornmeal as he wanted, he could eat more than a pound a day.

If the Jia family hadn't been financially secure to a certain extent, even if Yi Zhonghai's salary had doubled, he still wouldn't have been able to support them.

They lack oil and nutrients, have large appetites, eat all dry food, and consume grains very quickly.

Thin porridge doesn't keep me full; I'm hungry again less than two hours after eating it.

Qi Bing told his parents-in-law about all the schemes and plots in the courtyard.

His father-in-law, Liu Yongfeng, would only chat with Yan Bugui at the gate occasionally, never stepping into the main courtyard.

His mother-in-law, Chen Xiaoya, would occasionally exchange a few words with Yang Ruihua at the gate, but never entered the main courtyard.

The front yard, the Yan family's house.

Yan Jiecheng asked, "Dad, Mom, what do you think of He Yushui?"

Yan Bugui said, "He Yushui is polite and much more reliable than Sha Zhu."

Yan Jiefang preemptively stated, "Dad, Mom, I'm a year older than He Yushui, and He Yushui is rich and owns a house."

Yan Bugui asked, dumbfounded, "Second brother, you've taken a fancy to He Yushui?"

Yan Jiecheng said, "Dad, Mom, I was the one who took a liking to He Yushui first."

He Yushui is fifteen years old this year, Yan Jiecheng is nineteen years old this year, and Yan Jiefang is sixteen years old this year.

In Xia Kingdom, the legal marriage age is currently 20 for men and 18 for women.

If you are not old enough, you can change your age.

Can't get married yet? Date someone first, and get the marriage certificate when you're old enough.

The Yan family, young and old, were all greedy for money. Everyone in the courtyard knew that He Yushui had gotten three rooms and more than four thousand yuan.

Aside from being slightly flat-chested, He Yushui was quite good-looking. With her own house and money, He Yushui attracted Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

Xu Damao, who had just returned from showing movies in the countryside, was shocked to hear Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang arguing over He Yushui.

Xu Damao pretended not to hear and pushed his bicycle toward the backyard.

The following afternoon, upon learning that the two scoundrels from the Yan family had their eyes on her younger sister, He Yushui, He Yuzhu, enraged, beat up Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

Excluding Qi Bing and Liu Xiaoqian from the east courtyard, He Yuzhu is the war god of the courtyard if Liu Haizhong doesn't take action.

Even with Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang joining forces, and with the help of Yan Bugui and his wife, they still couldn't defeat He Yuzhu.

Four members of the Yan family were beaten. Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui wanted to hold a meeting to criticize He Yuzhu, but Liu Haizhong disagreed.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to hold a meeting in order to suppress He Yuzhu, then help He Yuzhu, and finally win He Yuzhu over.

Yan Bugui wanted to hold a meeting to force He Yuzhu to pay compensation.

Liu Haizhong advised, "Old Yan, I've looked into this matter clearly. It's your Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang who are trying to take advantage of He Yushui. If we really have to hold a meeting to discuss this, it will damage your family's reputation..."

Yi Zhonghai said resentfully, "Old Liu, Sha Zhu hit someone, are we just going to ignore it?"

Liu Haizhong said, "Old Yi, everything has a cause and effect. He Yushui is only fifteen years old. Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang went to harass her. What else is that but harassing a minor? Zhuzi didn't hit people for no reason."

Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong, feeling extremely frustrated.

The girl with the simple bangs who used to be has, at some point, started liking to spout all sorts of profound truths.