Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

Then Lou Xiao'e asked worriedly, "We just got married, and our parents have to move out. Isn't that a bad idea?"

She was a little worried that as soon as she got married, her parents-in-law would take her sister-in-law and leave, which would be bad if it got out.

"It's nothing. The house over there is empty even if no one lives there. If my parents weren't worried about me living alone, they would have moved out long ago."

Xu Damao said indifferently that he didn't want to live with his parents, especially now that he was married. He had a wife, and although the courtyard had some sound insulation, it wasn't much.

"I know what you're worried about. You're afraid that people will say you've driven your parents-in-law away right after you arrived. Don't worry. Chinese New Year is almost here. No matter what, you won't leave until after the New Year."

Only then did Lou Xiao'e feel relieved.

Then Xu Damao told Lou Xiao'e about the people and things in the courtyard, mainly introducing his good friend Jiang Fan's family and his enemy Sha Zhu.

……

When Jiang Fan returned home, he saw a bag of candies on the table. He casually picked one up, peeled it, and put it in his mouth. "Mom, is this a gift from Xu Damao's family?"

"Well, you said you wanted to thank me. I saw that it was about three or four taels, which is not too old."

White Rabbit Milk Candy had just been released this year, making it a rare commodity. Tickets were practically impossible for ordinary people to obtain. Xu Wude had to buy the Xu family's tickets at a high price on the black market.

"This tastes pretty good, fragrant and sweet." Jiang Fan chewed the candy and expressed his admiration from the bottom of his heart.

"By the way, son, which family did Xu Damao marry? I asked you before, but you didn't tell me." Shen Yue looked at Jiang Fan and asked.

"You're talking about Lou Xiao'e. Her last name is Lou. What family do you think she belongs to?"

"Lou family? Then she's Lou Bancheng's daughter." Shen Yue was a little surprised. "No wonder, she doesn't look like a child from an ordinary family. That kind of temperament is not something that ordinary people can cultivate."

Jiang Fan looked up at Shen Yue with a probing look in his eyes. It didn't take long for him to discover something was wrong at home since he came here.

My mother, Shen Yue, was well-educated and cultured. Considering her age, she was able to receive such an education, which meant that the family had something.

My father, Jiang Daniu, is a rural man who came to the city to work. He is rough and honest.

There is usually no intersection between the two, except when the educated youth go to the countryside a few years later. In such cases, the relationship between husband and wife is likely to be less than harmonious.

The relationship between Jiang Daniu and Shen Yue is very harmonious. It can be said that what they have is love! Rather than life, which is very rare in any era.

Jiang Fan had never asked about this before. He only knew that the first time Shen Yue met Jiang Daniu was because Jiang Daniu rescued Shen Yue from two bandits, and later the two of them got together.

There was no one from the Shen family anymore. At least since Jiang Fan could remember, he had never heard of any relatives from the Shen family.

However, Jiang Fan did not intend to ask, because he knew that even if he asked, Shen Yue would not tell him.

"Mom, do you have any coal left at home? If not, I'll take advantage of today's leave to bring some back."

The winter in Beijing is still very cold. Basically, every family will prepare some coal balls, honeycomb coal or coal blocks, and burn a stove in the winter to survive.

In the past, there were people who specialized in screening coal balls. They would hold screens and walk around the streets shouting.

Now it's basically all about supply, like how much coal each person gets per month. If it's not enough, you have to find a way out yourself.

"We still have some at home, but your second uncle's house might not be enough. It's a good opportunity for you to go get some."

Chapter 144 Robbery

Jiang Fan went out against the wind, holding the coal book, and rode his bike with two large baskets to the coal shop.

In those days, buying coal required a coal certificate and there were coal shops. Coal was also cheap. Forty kilograms of coal briquettes cost 24 cents. In the 1970s, a ton of coal was 28.6 yuan. (KUA, KE)

Although the price is low, it is not easy to buy good coal. You have to come early to queue up, or you have to find someone to use your connections, otherwise you can only buy poor quality coal.

Unfortunately, Jiang Fan happened to have connections. His technical secondary school classmate Huang Ming had a family member who worked at a coal store, and for the past two years, he had been buying coal through his connections.

Buying coal went smoothly. Jiang Fan gave two packs of cigarettes in exchange for two large baskets of high-quality coal blocks to take home.

There were not many people on the road, only about ten people, all walking in a hurry, with their hands tucked into their sleeves. The wind was so strong in winter that their hands were very cold.

Jiang Fan was not in a hurry to go home and rode his bike slowly.

Suddenly, a sharp voice came from behind, causing Jiang Fan to stop the car.

"Robbery! Help!"

Jiang Fan turned around and saw a bearded man and a man wearing glasses fighting over a package twenty meters away.

The noise alarmed the surrounding residents. Someone came out of the yard and, seeing the situation, quickly asked someone to find the patrolling police. Others also rushed over carrying various things.

"Brother Guan, who should we help?"

"What do you mean by helping whom? We don't know who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, so just capture them all."

"Fuck you!" Seeing the crowd rushing over, the man with glasses had a fierce look in his eyes. He suddenly raised his foot and kicked the bearded man in the abdomen.

After kicking the bearded man away, the man with glasses pulled out a short knife from his waist, glanced around, and quickly rushed towards Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan was alone, so he was easy to deal with. He also had a bicycle with him, which made it easy to escape. It made sense.

Jiang Fan had just parked the car when he saw someone waving a knife towards him.

"Is this directed at me? Am I a pushover? I just came out to buy some coal, and this is what's happening?"

Jiang Fan took out a basketball-sized lump of coal from the basket, spat on it, and rushed towards the man with glasses.

The man with glasses brandished a knife and said viciously, "Boy, get out of the way, or I'll..."

"Fuck you!" Before he could finish his words, Jiang Fan smashed the coal in his hand at his face. The two of them were only more than 20 meters apart, and at such a short time, the distance between them was less than 5 meters, and he was still saying such harsh words!

The powerful force suddenly twisted the man's face with glasses. He was knocked over and fell to the ground, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

Jiang Fan kicked the knife away and then kicked the man with glasses.

"What the hell! You're robbing me, huh?! Make way, huh?! You're coming for me, huh?! You think I'm a pushover, huh?!"

"Damn it, you look like a decent person, I thought you were a human being. You wear glasses and I thought you were a cultured person, but it turns out you are a scum!"

"Being a scum is fine, but if you're brave enough to fight them, I'll consider you a man! You actually dared to attack a kid like me who's not even twenty years old! You're truly the worst of scum, the worst of scum!"

After more than ten kicks, the people chasing him came over, along with a police officer holding a gun.

"Comrade, calm down. Hold your ground. We will handle him."

Although the public security comrade felt a little sorry for his contribution, he also knew that it was time to rescue the man with glasses from Jiang Fan's feet.

Jiang Fan also stopped and said calmly, "I am very calm, Public Security Comrade."

The police officer was stunned for a moment, put away his gun, then took out handcuffs, handcuffed the man with glasses, and took the package.

"Comrade, there's another knife over there. It was his murder weapon."

Jiang Fan reminded.

The police officer said thank you and took the man with glasses, whose face was covered in coal black and who was whimpering in pain, to get a knife.

"Don't scream. If you have the guts to rob someone, why are you afraid of pain?"

The crowd grew larger and larger, watching the police escort the man with glasses. The bearded man also limped over. "Comrade from the police, this comrade, and everyone else, thank you so much! If you hadn't intervened in time, I don't know what I would have done."

As he said this, he bowed to everyone, bowing in circles.

Several people who looked more prestigious said, "You're too polite. Helping those in need is an old tradition in our city. It's broad daylight, and he dares to come out and rob people. He's like lighting a light in the toilet, courting death."

"Hahaha"

The public security officer said to the bearded man, "Comrade, here's your package. However, we'd like you to come with us to the police station and make a statement so we can deliver it to you."

"And this brave comrade, please accompany us back. After all, you are a key participant."

Jiang Fan nodded. Cooperating with the public security comrades is what everyone should do.

……

At the police station, Jiang Fan also gained a preliminary understanding of the situation. The bearded man's surname was Zhou Tu, and he was a financial officer at the grain station.

His wife had just given birth to their third child, so he got a ticket for malted milk and planned to go buy a can of it. On the way, he ran into a man wearing glasses and was robbed.

The man with glasses was called Liu Xiaowu, a street urchin who lost money gambling and owed a large debt. If he didn't pay up, the debt collector would chop off his hand. So he took a risk and chose to rob people in the street.

The police became alert upon hearing this. They had not expected that an underground casino might be involved, so they intensified the interrogation of Liu Xiaowu.

Jiang Fan and Zhou Tu completed their statements and left. The police station also gave Jiang Fan a certificate of commendation for his courageous act. This was a pleasant surprise, and Xu Damao would probably envy him to death.

After leaving the police station, Zhou Tu expressed his gratitude to Jiang Fan again, gave him two kilograms of fine grain coupons, and told him that if he needed to buy food or something in the future, he could come to him.

The two of them didn't talk much before parting ways. Zhou Tu was still in a hurry to buy malted milk.

Jiang Fan took the food coupons and thought about getting some crucian carp to visit Zhou's house in a couple of days. He didn't take action today because he wanted to be a hero, but because Liu Xiaowu actually came towards him. Isn't this bullying an honest man!

Moreover, Zhou Tu works at a grain station, so if he establishes a good relationship with the other party, it would be a legitimate way to get grain.

……

After returning home, Jiang Fan unloaded the coal and felt a little bored for a while.

He now misses mobile phones, the Internet, and games. There are too few entertainment options nowadays, or there are no entertainment options at all. Everyone is busy with development.

Chapter 145: Sha Zhu Gets Married

weekend.

Today was a good day, and Xu Damao was going to treat the Jiang family to a meal. Yes, not just Jiang Fan, but the entire Jiang family. Jiang Daniu's family and Jiang Erniu's family, twelve people!

"You managed to get Lou Xiao'e's dowry into your hands? Give me half."

Jiang Fan looked at Xu Damao, who was in high spirits, and could tell that he had been having a great time these days.

Xu Damao had a righteous look on his face, like a gentleman, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not that person."

Jiang Fan looked at him with disdain. How could he not know what kind of person Xu Damao was?

"Ahem, this isn't all about work. You know my job well. To be honest, I can only stay at home for a few days a month. I stay in the village for a long time."

"After the Lunar New Year this year, my parents will move to live near the cinema again, and your sister-in-law will be the only one at home. She has a special status, so it's not appropriate for her to stay at her parents' home for a long time."

"She's alone at home, with no one to talk to. I thought, when I go to the countryside to show movies, I'll let your sister-in-law come to your house. With two aunts around, she'll have someone to talk to, and she won't be bored alone. I'll feel at ease too."

When Xu Damao was talking to Jiang Fan, his eyes were full of tenderness and he looked like a crazy man.

Jiang Fan got goosebumps watching this. They say marriage is the grave of love, but why is Xu Damao like this? Does he really love Lou Xiao'e?

Jiang Fan was a little confused, but didn't think much about it.

After all, the plot is a plot, and it is a plot that takes place five or six years later, and there are too many inconsistencies in the plot of Siheyuan.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Jiang Fan's time travel, many people and things in the courtyard have changed, and he doesn't know whether it will follow the original plot.

Now only Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e know whether there is true love between them. When it comes to love, it all depends on conscience in the end.

Jiang Fan told his family that Xu Damao and his family wanted to treat him to a meal, and no one objected. The Xu and Jiang families were the only ones in the compound with a good relationship.

Shen Yue directed the family to bring some noodles, vegetables, meat, etc. from home. With such a large family, how could they go to someone else's house for dinner empty-handed?

This is not the case decades later. Even if a dozen guests suddenly come to your house, you can go to the nearby vegetable market and easily buy a few bags of vegetables to cook, or go directly to a restaurant to eat.

The Jiang family of twelve and the Xu family of five, a total of seventeen people, came to the two rooms allocated to them by the Xuwood Cinema. They didn't go to the restaurant. After all, with so many people, it was better to be cautious in this world.

Xu Wude told the people in the yard that the Jiang family were all their relatives in the old city, which made the neighbors in the yard very envious.

To put it bluntly, after decades of war, many families lost many relatives, not to mention their entire families. To have such a large group of relatives now is definitely a very lucky thing.

Xu Wude was also relying on the Jiang family's manpower to help him gain a foothold here. After all, after the New Year, only he, Xu's mother, and Xu Xin would live here.

It can be said that there are no young men in the family. Xu Damao doesn’t spend much time at home and doesn’t come often. She still has to give birth to grandchildren for him.

With such a large group of people from the Jiang family coming here, some people's thoughts can be put to rest.

……

In the courtyard, the neighbors got another piece of wedding candy, which belonged to Sha Zhu.

Today, Sha Zhu came back with his new wife, and with him was his brother-in-law, Yang Ergou.

The process of Sha Zhu's marriage was similar to Xu Damao's, except that he and matchmaker Ding took the bus to pick up Yang Shufen.

Back at the courtyard, Yan Bugui came up to him and asked, "Shazhu, are you getting married?"

"Yes, Third Uncle, I'm already twenty-four or twenty-five, and I'm old enough to get married. Let me introduce you. This is Yang Shufen, my wife, and this is my brother-in-law, Yang Ergou. Shufen, Ergou, this is Third Uncle Yan Bugui, the manager of our courtyard. You can just call him Third Uncle. He's an elementary school teacher."

Sha Zhu happily introduced not only Yan Bugui, but also other people in the yard, one by one.

"Silly Zhu, your wedding is such a big deal, why don't you have a banquet so that we can all have some fun together."