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

Suddenly, Ye Jianchuan felt that this kind of life wasn't so bad after all... Ye Jianchuan couldn't remember the last time he had eaten with someone close to him.

Before, whether I was drinking chicken soup at Xu Damao's house or having dinner with Uncle Yi and Uncle San at my own home, it always felt like I was in a world of intrigue and backstabbing, which is completely different from how I feel now.

Unfortunately, this feeling was fleeting, because Sha Zhu's brain was indeed incredibly stupid, and he quickly shattered the feeling of this 'home'.

"Jianchuan, what big move is your factory planning? Why are you inviting so many leaders to dinner one after another?"

"Isn't your factory director Zhou afraid that people will say he's forming cliques or something?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianchuan frowned and said, "Brother Zhu, if you can't speak, then don't open your mouth, okay? Nobody thinks you're mute!"

"So, your steel rolling mill lets you cook a small meal every now and then for a small event, and that's fine, but when we food factory cook something, it's considered forming cliques?"

He Yushui, standing to the side, rolled her eyes at Sha Zhu and said, "Brother, I've noticed that your master used to understand things. He even told you to just cook and not talk."

Otherwise, with just that mouth of yours, you'd offend countless people.

Sha Zhu scratched his head awkwardly. "Hehe, brother, I'm not good with words, don't take it personally."

But Yu Shui is different; she's an intellectual in our family, much like you, or as you cultured people would say... what's her name, Qing-something horse?

I think you two should just get together. Anyway, my sister will only side with you and always turn against you!

Chapter 44 The Battle Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law, Part 2: Bang Geng's Assistance!

Upon hearing this, He Yushui realized that her brother was joking with her again, and immediately blushed.

"What are you saying, you silly brother? I told you not to talk nonsense!"

Ye Jianchuan, however, remained calm and said, "Ahem, Brother Zhu, that term is 'childhood sweethearts'."

However... don't say things like that. I don't care about myself, the important thing is not to ruin the reputation of rainwater.

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Sha Zhu deliberately patted his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, that's right, childhood sweethearts."

Haha, you two are about the same age, grew up together since childhood, you could say you're childhood sweethearts.

Upon hearing this, He Yushui was so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground. She got up and wanted to run back to her room to hide.

But in the end, Ye Jianchuan, quick-witted and agile, still managed to stop her, saying, "Alright, alright, I'm not joking anymore. Eat your food properly."

"Look at you, you silly brother, always so heartless, only knowing how to feed outsiders, while your own sister has become so thin."

Sha Zhu scratched his head awkwardly, then picked up his glass and drank.

. . . . . .

After they finished eating and drinking, Sha Zhu went home by himself, while He Yushui helped Ye Jianchuan tidy up a bit before going home as well.

Ye Jianchuan then began to check the various reward notifications in his system.

I did quite a few 'good deeds' today, so I received a lot of notifications.

"Ding! The host has provided an opportunity for a widow in financial difficulty to earn extra income and has received a random reward: 2 jin of meat coupons, 2 jin of Sichuan-style cured meat, and 5 yuan in cash."

"Ding! The host has allowed a child from a poor family to taste chocolate and has received a random reward: 2 jin of white sugar, 1 jin of brown sugar, and 2 yuan in cash."

"Ding, the host has stopped the quarreling couple from fighting and has received a random reward: Fitness Technique (Part 2)."

"Ding! The host has provided advice and guidance to the infertile neighboring couple and has received a random reward: Introduction to Chess."

"Ding, the host has helped a neighbor in need and received a random reward: ten catties of cornmeal and six mao in cash."

Five consecutive system notifications popped up, leaving Ye Jianchuan stunned. However, upon seeing the rewards, Ye Jianchuan immediately became happy.

Although most of the rewards weren't anything special, the lower part of the Bodybuilding Technique was a treasure that Ye Jianchuan had been looking forward to for a long time!

Previously, Ye Jianchuan had obtained the upper part of the Body Building Technique, practiced it casually at home, and then his physical fitness, energy, and other aspects were greatly improved.

Now that I've got the second part, does that mean I can get even stronger in these areas?

If Ye Jianchuan could truly be strengthened again, then his physical abilities would be quite extraordinary.

Putting everything else aside, Ye Jianchuan's current strength is already greater than that of Sha Zhu, who is a well-known 'God of War', so his strength is naturally beyond question.

If Ye Jianchuan's strength were to be further enhanced from this level, wouldn't he be able to kill a bull with a single punch?

However, Ye Jianchuan didn't care at all about how strong he was, since he didn't make a living by strength, so as long as he could protect himself, strength was enough.

What Ye Jianchuan cared about most was the improvement that the Bodybuilding Technique brought to his mental state. Now that he had practiced the upper part of the Bodybuilding Technique, he only needed to sleep for about six hours a day and he was already full of energy.

If I could further improve this and only sleep three or four hours a day, wouldn't I have more time to allocate?

In addition, this mental strength is not just a matter of how long you sleep; it also allows you to quickly recover your physical strength, so you won't feel tired after doing physical labor.

Although this effect sounds a bit strange, Ye Jianchuan felt that this was definitely an essential skill for a playboy. Otherwise, how could he possibly handle being surrounded by so many women in the future?

Ye Jianchuan didn't really like the other rewards, whether it was cured meat or various kinds of candy, they were just food.

As for learning chess, it didn't seem to be of much use to Ye Jianchuan. Playing chess was just a form of entertainment. In the original drama, the only game that could truly help him was Go.

Next, it was naturally Ye Jianchuan's time to train. He practiced the body-building techniques at home for a while. Having just obtained the lower part of the body-building techniques, Ye Jianchuan naturally wanted to experience it properly.

After practicing some physical exercises and doing some radio calisthenics, Ye Jianchuan went to boil some water and then prepared to rest.

. . . . . .

Meanwhile, at Qin Huairu's house in the Intermediate People's Court, Bang Geng's "baby-pitting operation" achieved a phased victory.

Because she was quite busy today, Qin Huairu was unable to find an opportunity to go to the neighborhood office to help Jia Zhangshi find a 'job'.

However, before leaving, Qin Huairu told Jia Zhangshi to go to the street and ask around, and then find some work to do.

But Jia Zhangshi was clearly the type to procrastinate as long as she could. If you're not going to help me look for it, then I certainly won't take the initiative to look for it myself. That way, I can stay at home for another day.

However, if Qin Huairu were told the truth, she would definitely be unhappy and would then instigate her precious grandson to disown her.

So at this moment, the following conversation took place in the Jia family.

"Mom, did you go to the neighborhood committee to talk to them today?"

"say what?"

"About work? Whether it's pasting matchboxes at the match factory or sewing gloves at the glove factory, you have to take one job, right?"

Jia Zhangshi's small eyes darted around, and she immediately began to give a perfunctory answer, "I went to the subdistrict office, and Director Wang said that there are no idle tasks for the time being."

Jia Zhangshi thought that this would buy her some more time. Little did she know that her precious grandson would immediately sell her after hearing her words.

"Grandma is lying! Grandma didn't go out at all today!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi nearly fainted. Her precious grandson was truly something else! He had just sold her off like that?

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Banggeng. "Banggeng, it seems your grandma just doesn't want to buy you anything to eat. You'll have to bear with it for a while. Once this period is over, Mom will find a way to make you something delicious."

This little trick was incredibly effective. As soon as Bang Geng heard it, he immediately pointed at Jia Zhangshi and started throwing a tantrum, "Are you still my grandmother?! Do you want me to starve to death?"

If you don't go and earn money tomorrow, I'll never call you Grandma again! And I won't take care of you in your old age anymore!

Chapter 45 Nighttime Investigation of the Ghost Market: Old Guo's Crosstalk Is a Bit Off!

Madam Jia was furious. She glared at Qin Huairu, but she had nothing else to say. After all, Banggeng was her precious darling!

As for causing trouble for Qin Huairu? Jia Zhangshi is already in dire straits herself, how could she possibly cause trouble for Qin Huairu?

Moreover, Qin Huairu has also become wicked and knows how to use the stick as a weapon of attack. So, although Jia Zhangshi was very unhappy, she had no choice but to nod in the end.

"Okay, okay, Grandma will go to the neighborhood committee to see Director Wang tomorrow. Once Grandma earns some money, I'll buy you some delicious food!"

"My dear grandson, I'm your grandma! You can't neglect your grandma in her old age. Grandma has always been very good to you!"

. . . . . .

This is why Ye Jianchuan doesn't know what exactly happened. If Ye Jianchuan knew Qin Huairu's 'battle strategy,' he would definitely give Qin Huairu a thumbs up.

This strategy of forming alliances and attacking nearby enemies is simply brilliant.

Unfortunately, Ye Jianchuan didn't know about these things. He boiled water, wiped himself down a bit, and then rested.

However, perhaps because he had practiced the lower body exercises, Ye Jianchuan woke up exceptionally early today. He went to bed around 10 o'clock, but woke up again at 2 o'clock in the morning.

This time... is about two hours earlier than when I woke up before.

However, waking up too early is not a good thing for Ye Jianchuan either, since there's nothing to do to pass the time now that he's awake!

As for getting up so early now? If you cook in the middle of the night, won't the people in the yard get up and bang on your door?

After thinking for a moment, Ye Jianchuan got up, tidied himself up a bit, and then went out.

Going out in the middle of the night wasn't just for aimless wandering; I wanted to see the legendary ghost market.

Ghost markets and pigeon markets have something in common because they both involve reselling goods, which is illegal.

However, unlike the Pigeon Market, the Ghost Market doesn't sell everyday necessities or food; instead, it mainly sells antiques and jade.

Of course, there are also some guys who resell all kinds of tickets, appearing day and night in the ghost market and pigeon market. Ye Jianchuan had even considered getting a bicycle ticket from these ticket scalpers before.

However, after thinking about it again, I realized that it wasn't a bicycle ticket obtained from the government, which would be quite troublesome to explain, and I didn't have the financial means to buy a bicycle in the short term, so I put the plan on hold.

There was a reason why Ye Jianchuan suddenly had the idea to wander around the ghost market tonight.

Firstly, it's about preparing for one's future, because the prices of many antiques will skyrocket in the future.

If I can collect some antiques in advance and store them away, then after the millennium, I will not only have no worries about food and drink, but my descendants will also be able to eat for generations without ever running out of food.

Moreover, Ye Jianchuan had actually had this idea before, but at the time he considered that during those ten years, if his family stored antiques or similar items, they would be criticized and denounced.

Ye Jianchuan didn't want to get himself into trouble instead of making money, so the plan ultimately failed to be implemented.

But now things are different. Not only do I have a fairly sufficient amount of funds, but I also have a foolproof way to preserve these antiques.

These items are stored in the system's storage space. Don't even think about raiding their house; you could dig three feet into the ground and still not find them!

That's why Ye Jianchuan thought of going to the Ghost Market. Although he might not necessarily start buying antiques now, it wouldn't hurt to figure out how the Ghost Market operated and some of its unspoken rules as soon as possible.

Besides, with the system, I won't have to worry about food and drink anymore, and I'll gradually accumulate all sorts of receipts. Maybe I'll need to sell some of them to make money later?

All these things can be done in the Ghost Market, so Ye Jianchuan's trip to the Ghost Market today will definitely not be in vain.

Ye Jianchuan quietly left home and walked for more than thirty minutes before finally arriving at the Ghost Market.