Life in siheyuan era

Zhou Zhiyuan's feeling wasn't good. He felt like a spinning top, whipped and spun around. Even if the whip stopped, he still needed to find something to keep him spinning.

He was worried about Zhou Zhining's safety and came to the bookstall to scout things out, only to be ensnared by Old Hua Tou.

Old ginger is spicier, and his words left Zhou Zhiyuan with no way to refuse, and he also had some small thoughts of his own.

His code name was "Walker." He could disappear at any time. If Zhang Limin and Shen Lanbo followed him on a mission, he would really worry about their families' safety.

To prepare for a rainy day, he needed a helper, and a teenager who offered himself could be tried out.

So he readily agreed, chatted with Old Hua Tou for a while, and then rode his bicycle to Yongning Store to find Yu Li. If he wanted to buy more chicken, duck, fish, and meat, he really needed to go through the back door, and then he would know how the term "back door" came about.

Following Yu Li into the non-staple food store, he saw that there was only one strip of pork left on the cutting board, weighing less than a pound, and without any fat.

Fortunately, there were still two carp and one white-feathered chicken that could be bought. After buying these things, he went to the cutting board selling pork, and Yu Li whispered, "Brother Liu, give me five jin of streaky pork."

The burly man behind the cutting board looked at Zhou Zhiyuan, lowered his voice, and asked, "Your boyfriend?"

"Don't talk nonsense..." Yu Li hurriedly replied, "Neighbor."

"Heh..." Brother Liu chuckled and whispered back, "When did Section Chief Yu become so enthusiastic? It must be a special relationship."

"Speak properly..." Yu Li introduced, "Zhou Zhiyuan from the Subdistrict Office."

Yu Li said Zhou Zhiyuan's name, Brother Liu paused slightly, looked at Zhou Zhiyuan again, and whispered, "Zhou Zhiyuan who beat up Xu Lao Er and Xu Lao San?"

"Is there a second Zhou Zhiyuan?"

Yu Li confirmed, and Brother Liu nodded to Zhou Zhiyuan, looked around again, and whispered, "Wait at the back door."

Hearing this, Yu Li turned around and left, leading Zhou Zhiyuan to the back door of the store. She stopped, looked around, and whispered, "Five jin of pork for two yuan. Get the money ready now. Brother Liu will come out later, one hand with money, one hand with meat."

Listening to her arrangement, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately took out his pocket, prepared two yuan to hold in his hand, and whispered, "Buying pork is like being a thief."

"No way..." Yu Li replied, "The non-staple food store can't sell all the meat they get at once. They keep a certain amount every day to try to maintain until the next time they get meat. They are most afraid of summer."

Listening to Yu Li's explanation, Zhou Zhiyuan nodded slightly and then asked, "Is this the origin of going through the back door?"

Yu Li chuckled and replied, "I don't know, anyway, we have to wait at the back door."

Just as Zhou Zhiyuan was going through the back door, Fang Nan walked into Shen Lanbo's bedroom and saw him lying on the bed fast asleep. Alarmed, she went to find Chen Shuying.

Shen Jue, who had just walked out of the study, also heard it and hurried upstairs with Chen Shuying and Fang Nan.

Arriving at Shen Lanbo's bedroom, Chen Shuying examined Shen Lanbo and called out a few times, but when she saw that he was still not awake, she hurriedly turned to Shen Jue and said, "Please ask Uncle Xie to take a look."

Shen Jue turned to walk out, and saw Shen Lanyin coming in, still saying easily, "No need to find Grandpa Xie, Brother will wake up in a while."

Shen Lanyin gave Shen Lanbo the recovery fluid. According to Prince Rui, he needed to sleep for one shichen (two hours).

Shen Lanyin looked at her watch and knew that Shen Lanbo still had half an hour before waking up.

But she didn't want to explain, not wanting to say something twice, insisting on waiting for Shen Lanbo to wake up before speaking.

And Zhou Zhiyuan could speak at this time, "Sister Yu, let me treat you to lunch."

Yu Li refused, "I have a day off today. Sister Li and Yanhong are resting. I have to go back quickly."

"I'll buy you a few meat buns to take back and eat."

"I brought food."

Yu Li replied, suddenly stopped and whispered, "Are you eager to repay this favor?"

"No, I can't bear to see Sister Yu go back on an empty stomach."

This answer satisfied Yu Li, and she whispered, "It's good that you have this heart. Take me back quickly."

So Zhou Zhiyuan rode his bicycle with Yu Li to send her back to Yongning Store, and then went straight to Ping'an Hutong. When he arrived at the entrance of the quadrangle courtyard, Shen Lanbo woke up.

Faced with the family's questioning, Shen Lanyin truthfully replied, "At that time, Zhiyuan and I brought out a night-luminescent pearl, a piece of gold, a dagger, and two nutrient pills. All these items have been handed over."

"There is also a bottle of recovery fluid that Zhiyuan asked for from me for my brother, so it was not handed over. Zhiyuan asked me to discuss it with my parents and brother before making a decision."

"But I was afraid that my parents and brother would let me hand over this bottle of recovery fluid. After carefully considering it for two days, I decided not to discuss it with you and used Grandpa Xie's name to give it to my brother."

After Shen Lanyin finished speaking, Shen Jue pondered in silence, Fang Nan's face showed joy, and Chen Shuying hurriedly asked, "Lanbo, how do you feel?"

"Much more relaxed..." Shen Lanbo replied, "But not completely healed."

"Recovery takes a process. It still needs eleven shichen (22 hours)." Shen Lanyin's answer was still relaxed.

But Shen Lanbo angrily said, "You are too selfish. If this bottle of recovery fluid is sent for research, how many people could it save?"

Shen Lanbo had a very strong sense of public duty, but Shen Lanyin replied indifferently, "This bottle of recovery fluid only has three drops. Once the bottle is opened, it must be taken immediately, otherwise it will lose its effect."

Shen Lanyin had a reason, but Shen Lanbo angrily said, "Have you ever thought that Prince Rui might be lying to you?"

The siblings quarreled, and Shen Jue interrupted them and asked in a low voice, "Why trust Prince Rui?"

This was the question that Shen Jue was concerned about. The nutrient pills could be proven effective through Zhou Zhiyuan and Shen Lanyin's experiments, but the recovery fluid had not been verified.

And Shen Lanyin replied, "Zhiyuan said that Prince Rui didn't need to lie to us. Prince Rui also wanted to befriend us, so that we would have a contact person if she came again in the future."

Zhou Zhiyuan judged that Prince Rui would come again, and Shen Lanyin also thought so, but Shen Jue frowned and slowly said, "From your reports, it can be confirmed that the other party's technology is very advanced. If they want to find something, it would be simple. What if they want to invade us?"

After Shen Jue finished speaking, Shen Lanbo said in a low voice, "A large number of people entering is not possible, but let Zhiyuan and I enter. The country is in urgent need of gold, and we can't let those gold be left there for nothing."

Hearing that Shen Lanbo wanted to go to the Yin Array, Fang Nan's face immediately turned pale, and she looked at Shen Jue in fear.

And Shen Lanyin said, "Let Zhiyuan and I go, we have experience."

Chen Shuying scolded in a low voice, "Go where? No one is allowed to go."

And Shen Jue slowly said, "How much gold can you two bring out?"

This was a question. Shen Lanbo and Shen Lanyin did not speak. Fang Nan breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Shen Jue say, "Director Luo and I have both thought of one thing. Will the enemy spies know about the Yin Array? Will they send people to enter? This is what we need to pay attention to now."

"As for whether to enter, and how many people to enter? We will execute whatever the higher-ups research and determine."

These words made Chen Shuying worried, and she asked in a low voice, "If a decision is made to enter, does Zhiyuan have to go?"

"He is the first choice."

Shen Jue's words made Chen Shuying even more worried, and Shen Lanyin said, "Mom, don't worry, Zhiyuan's self-protection ability is extremely strong."

After saying this, Shen Lanyin suddenly became worried. Prince Rui had invited Zhou Zhiyuan to his world twice. Would he take the opportunity to kidnap him? She could feel that Prince Rui was extremely interested in Zhou Zhiyuan.

When she confirmed that Prince Rui was a woman, she felt uneasy. If Zhou Zhiyuan wanted to go to the Yin Array, she had to follow. Zhou Zhiyuan was not good at dealing with women.

Shen Lanyin made up her mind to eliminate all young women who were interested in Zhou Zhiyuan, dealing with them one by one, without Zhou Zhiyuan having to worry about it.

She shifted her thinking to how to deal with Prince Rui, not hearing what Shen Lanbo said, "Zhiyuan and Lanyin entered the Yin Array and did not cause any changes in the Yin Array. From this, it can be seen that we can enter, only the quantity is the question."

"I have a hypothesis that we can gradually increase the number of people entering, allowing the Yin Array to gradually adapt to this quantity. As long as we don't go deep inside, moving gold, silver, and jewels should not be a problem."

"But there is a key here. Grandpa Xie and Zhang Daoshi must join this team. With Zhang Daoshi's powerful mental power, with him sitting outside, he can prevent us from getting lost inside."

Shen Lanbo's suggestion was feasible, but Shen Jue pondered in silence.

He had concerns. If this team was formed, Zhou Zhiyuan had to join, and with Shen Lanbo's personality, he would definitely participate. But the experts' opinion was that the Yin Array was extremely dangerous. Once the team was trapped inside and could not get out, the loss was something he could not bear.

Shen Jue was worried but could not say it. The only way was to change the subject: "It's almost two o'clock. You should also prepare and say hello to Zhiyuan's parents for me and your mother."

Shen Jue recognized Zhou Zhiyuan as his future son-in-law, so he had to express a polite attitude to his parents.