Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a Childless Heir? I'll Help! (Author: Running Out of Time)

Ye Jianchuan unexpectedly travels back to the 1960s, becoming an ordinary food factory worker and living in a courtyard house full of beasts.

Originally, he wanted to make good use of his advanced awareness to teach these beasts a lesson, but the golden finger that came with it turned Ye Jianchuan into a good person!

Trying to be a good person in a courtyard house? Wouldn't you just end up being tricked and becoming the next idiot?

However, Ye Jianchuan soon discovered that sometimes being a good person and lending a helping hand to others in need is also a very good thing:

What? Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e have been married for several years and still don't have a child? Damao, don't worry, I'll help you. I guarantee Lou Xiao'e will be pregnant in no time!

Huai Ru! Bang Geng has been stealing since he was little. I think your main account is ruined. But it's okay, I'll take the trouble and create another alt account for you!

An older woman... This job requires...

Chapter One: A Man in a Courtyard, an Apprentice at a Food Factory

Late autumn in the 1960s, Beijing.

As autumn deepens and the weather gradually turns cooler, people on the streets are all wrapping themselves up in their clothes.

At the entrance of the food factory, Ye Jianchuan, carrying his small satchel, walked out with the workers who were leaving get off work.

Looking at the various slogans and banners hanging everywhere on the street, and at the buildings outside that were full of historical significance, Ye Jianchuan reminisced as he walked home.

It has been more than half a year since I transmigrated to this world.

Ye Jianchuan, as expected of a transmigrator, immediately received the "both parents dead" buff.

The year after he was born, his mother became pregnant with her second child.

Unfortunately, problems arose during the delivery of her second child. Not only did her mother not make it, but her younger brother, whom she had never even met, also passed away.

And so, her father raised her until she was seventeen. A fire broke out in the food factory warehouse. Her father, a worker at the food factory, was trapped in the fire while trying to put it out and died.

He had transmigrated to this world just a few days after his father's death.

The original owner was probably too heartbroken and ended up suffocating at home, which is why she transmigrated into this body.

For the next six months or so, Ye Jianchuan had no source of income and could only live off his father's condolence money.

Until a month ago, when I turned eighteen, the food factory, with the help of the neighborhood committee, allowed me to take over my father's job.

In this way, Ye Jianchuan could be considered a glorious member of the working class, and a lucrative one at that, working in a food factory.

However, over the past six months, Ye Jianchuan has gradually come to understand his situation. It turns out that he has transmigrated into the world of "Birds in the Courtyard".

And what a coincidence that I ended up living in the very courtyard house in the show, a place full of beasts.

At first, Ye Jianchuan was very surprised and worried, after all, the people living in this place were not good people!

Throughout the entire series, apart from Lou Xiao'e, who is a relatively simple and kind person, everyone else has their own selfish motives.

There's no need to elaborate on the three uncles; those who have watched the show are well aware of the third uncle's stinginess and the second uncle's ambition for officialdom.

Although Uncle Yi seems like a good person, he actually does everything on the side of Sha Zhu, making him a modern-day Yue Buqun and the ultimate hypocrite.

The deaf old woman who lived in the backyard and was on welfare was not a completely good person either.

Although in the TV series, the deaf old lady seemed to treat the protagonist quite well.

However, from an outsider's perspective, if word got out that a woman who had just gotten divorced was locked in a room with a young man who hadn't even gotten married yet, how could the woman possibly survive?

Moreover, this woman was Lou Xiao'e, who took great care of the deaf old lady. Just from this point of view, the deaf old lady was not a simple old lady.

As for Xu Damao, Jia Zhangshi, and the likes of Banggeng, they were even more wicked.

In a courtyard teeming with birds, how could I, all alone, possibly manage to deal with them?

With this in mind, Ye Jianchuan lived in constant fear for the past six months, afraid that if he revealed even a little bit of his wealth, those beasts would take notice.

Fortunately, the person in question was originally a nobody, and his family didn't have much money. Apart from the condolence money, they didn't have any savings.

So the beasts were all busy scheming against each other and didn't waste any time on Ye Jianchuan.

This situation continued until a month ago, when Ye Jianchuan took over his cheap father's job and became an apprentice at the food factory. Only then did the beasts officially turn their attention to this nobody, Ye Jianchuan.

After all, this three-courtyard house housed at least twenty families, nearly a hundred people, but Ye Jianchuan was the only one working at the food factory.

Working in a food factory is a lucrative job. The pay is comparable to that of physically demanding jobs like steel rolling mills or machine repair shops, and the work is much easier.

Most importantly, working in a food factory means you'll be constantly exposed to all sorts of food products, such as bread, which was scarce in those days and was produced by the food factory.

Although taking it home without permission and being caught would be considered stealing public property, this kind of thing is actually an open secret that everyone knows about.

Just like how Sha Zhu often takes so-called leftovers home, some 'substandard' products produced in the food factory are also often taken home by the workers, under the pretext of not wasting them.

Because of this special treatment, working in a food factory is highly sought after.

If you don't mind eating bread all month, you can live on bread alone, and you can save most of your salary.

So even though Ye Jianchuan is only an apprentice with a monthly salary of 12.5 yuan, he can still afford to eat meat once or twice a month.

Chapter Two: System Activation - Must You Be a Good Person in the Courtyard?

However, because of this, the beasts' thoughts began to stir. Yi Zhonghai, who had never cared about Ye Jianchuan before, took the initiative to visit Ye Jianchuan the day after Ye Jianchuan took over the post and began to inquire about Ye Jianchuan's life.

If Ye Jianchuan hadn't already known what the other party was thinking, he might have actually believed this concern.

However, Ye Jianchuan also knew that now was not the time to turn against him, so he could only feign politeness towards Yi Zhonghai, the successor of the Gentleman's Sword.

Ye Jianchuan's idea was simple: in this day and age, it was definitely impossible to do business.

My past background was good, so I shouldn't have any pressure during those ten years. So what I need to do is develop quietly and stabilize my position.

Once those ten years are over, with my advanced awareness, wouldn't I be able to live life to the fullest as I please?

As for those beasts in the courtyard, I don't have the time to scheme against them, so I'll just close the door and live my own life.

However, this idea quickly became a pipe dream, because at this time Ye Jianchuan's golden finger finally arrived, but as soon as this golden finger appeared, it directly backstabbed Ye Jianchuan!

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the 'Strive to be Comrade Lei, Good Deeds System'."

Current task: Do a good deed in the courtyard.

Task Reward: The system is officially activated.

Time limit: 23 hours and 59 minutes.

Task failed: The system has permanently unbound the account.

Hearing the sudden notification sound, Ye Jianchuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that his cheat system had been activated!

But upon closer reflection, Ye Jianchuan was dumbfounded. Doing good deeds was fine, but why did he have to do it in the courtyard?

If those beasts found out that I'm a kind-hearted person who likes to help others, they'd all come knocking on my door asking for my help. Isn't this system just creating trouble for itself?

But after thinking about it, if the mission fails, my cheat ability as a transmigrator will disappear!

Although doing good deeds doesn't align with my plans, for the sake of my golden finger and a happy future, I'll grit my teeth and do good deeds anyway!

Even if we are targeted by those beasts, we can just let them bleed us dry for a few years!

Once those ten years are over, I'll find an opportunity to move out. Then, even if those beasts want to leech off me again, I won't give them the chance!

While pondering how he could do a good deed in the courtyard, Ye Jianchuan walked back to the alley where the courtyard was located.

At the entrance of the courtyard house, a chubby-faced little boy was playing in the mud with two little girls.

Upon seeing Ye Jianchuan, the little brat rudely asked, "You're back, you jinx? What did you bring back from the food factory this time?"

"Hurry up and bring the food out for us to eat, or I'll report you to the food factory!"

Well, who else could say something like that besides the "Holy Thief's Stick" meme from the Siheyuan?

Hearing Bang Geng's words, Ye Jianchuan frowned. He was already reluctant to provoke him, but this guy was taking advantage of his kindness!

How dare you call me a jinx? I think you're the jinx!

Ye Jianchuan, who had already prepared to change his strategy and was no longer willing to 'keep a low profile, endure and develop,' decided to stop swallowing his anger and slapped Bang Geng on the back of the head.

"A jinx, huh? Who are you calling a jinx? You even tried to frame me for stealing public property? Let me teach you a lesson on behalf of Sister Qin!"

While gritting his teeth and saying this, Ye Jianchuan hit the stick a few more times.

Bang Geng, who had been slapped a few times by Ye Jianchuan, never expected that Ye Jianchuan would talk back and even hit him, so he quickly continued to make threats.

"You jinx! How dare you hit me! Just you wait! I'll get Sha Zhu to teach you a lesson!"

Of course, Banggeng wasn't stupid. While spouting threats, he started running into the courtyard.

Ye Jianchuan originally wanted to chase after him and slap him a couple more times to vent his anger, but to his surprise, his system suddenly became active again at this moment.

"Ding! You've helped your busy neighbor discipline their child. Good deed accomplished! System officially activated! Reward: Activation gift pack!"

This time, Ye Jianchuan no longer had the idea of ​​chasing after him and hitting him a few more times. Instead, he went straight into his house in the backyard.

Although the backyard is large, there are only a few families living there, and almost all of them are familiar faces.

The deaf old lady, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e, and Uncle Liu Haizhong all live in the backyard. In addition, there are Ye Jianchuan and another passerby, making a total of five households in the backyard.

Compared to the front and middle yards, the backyard is quite quiet.

After closing the door, Ye Jianchuan began to study his cheat system again.

Wasn't this supposed to be a system for recording good deeds? How come bullying a naughty kid counts as doing a good deed?

However, Ye Jianchuan quickly realized that if the system judged it from the perspective of 'helping,' then helping the neighbor 'discipline' the child would indeed be considered helping.

If this counts as helping, then... would helping the Xu Damao couple next door, who had been married for several years and couldn't conceive, get pregnant also count as 'helping'?

Thinking about this, Ye Jianchuan suddenly realized that his previous thinking was far too narrow-minded; this was the correct way to do good deeds!

Chapter Three: Qin Huairu comes to my door, asking me to help you properly!