Courtyard House: Report enemy agents at the start, and you'll take off immediately.

Zhao De: ...

"Young man, are you going to buy it or not?"

The old man was getting a little impatient.

This person is talking incoherently.

What the hell are you doing?

Yu Li was also very puzzled. What was wrong with her brother?

Zhao De quickly raised his hand and made a figure-eight gesture.

"Brother Pian, ten thousand yuan is too much, how about eight thousand?"

"Moreover, two thousand dollars of it can be deducted using various vouchers."

"If you agree, I will come to you at the end of the month to finalize this deal."

It's only the fifth day of the month now, and by the end of the month, he will have accumulated more than six thousand yuan through daily check-ins.

Signing in would also give away some tickets, and at that time it probably wouldn't be much different.

Even if that's not enough, he can take some of the supplies in his space to Pigeon City to sell for cash and vouchers.

Pianye was astonished. Could this kid read minds?

"Brother Pian, neither of us are the type to dawdle, so I'll just state my bottom line. Can you give me a straight answer?"

Pianye was truly torn between two options.

The price is already quite reasonable, and the key is that it also includes various tickets and certificates worth two thousand yuan.

This was extremely useful to him.

You have to understand that in those days, money was relatively easy to come by, but the most difficult thing to obtain was ration coupons!

"Okay, I agree, but you can't just say it without paying a deposit first."

"What if you leak this information? Who am I supposed to complain to?"

Zhao De answered without hesitation:

"No problem, I'll give you five hundred yuan as a deposit right now. But, sir, could you give me your hat?"

Although Pianye found it strange.

But seeing that the other party actually handed over fifty large unity banknotes, he gave him the hat.

[Hat: You have to treat me well!]

At this moment, Yu Li asked:

"Brother, where did you get so much money?"

She had just heard that her brother only had a little over a thousand yuan.

Where did the remaining five thousand yuan and various tickets worth two thousand yuan come from?

“Lily, this is a bit complicated to explain.”

"But don't worry, all my income is absolutely legal, and I won't do anything reckless."

Seeing Zhao De's resolute assurance, Yu Li felt relieved.

"So, Brother Zhao, are we going to live here from now on?"

However, Zhao De shook his head.

"No, this place is not suitable for living. You can think of it that way."

"Treat this yard and its furniture as an investment; it's suitable for collection, but not for living in."

The current lifestyle typically involves several families sharing a courtyard.

If Zhao De lived alone in such a courtyard house.

Problems are bound to arise during the special period six years from now.

Others might find this hard to understand, but Yu Li understood it immediately.

"By the way, don't tell anyone that we bought this yard."

"Is it okay if only we know this, it's a little secret between the two of us?"

"Don't worry, Brother Zhao!"

"Let's go to Dashilan, we haven't been there before."

"I've never been there either."

Compared to Wangfujing and Xianyu Kou food streets.

Zhao De felt that the Dashilan area was more lively and bustling.

They parked the car in a supervised area, and Zhao De and Yu Li strolled hand in hand down the street.

The passersby were dressed in all sorts of clothes, some new and some old.

Most people were wearing cotton-padded coats, and most of their clothes were patched.

As people often say, "New for three years, old for three years, and patched up for another three years."

The road is lined with shops, making it a very bustling place.

The hanging advertising banners were eye-catching, and there were also many vegetable vendors.

The shop signs are in traditional Chinese characters, just like those of roadside vendors.

The area was surrounded by customers buying things and onlookers, making it very noisy.

On the road, private cars are almost nowhere to be seen, and taxis are scarce.

You need to make a reservation in advance with a letter of introduction to ride.

Occasionally, a Beijing Jeep will speed by, making it quite conspicuous on the street.

However, the most common means of transportation are still horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts, oxcarts, pedicabs, bicycles, and handcarts, etc.

After the reform and opening up.

Anyone in the Dashilan area who dares to do business can make money.

At that time, Zhao De bought two loads of coal.

Each load cost only 2.6 yuan, and he had it delivered to his home and Yu Li's home respectively.

It's amazing how valuable money was back then.

Zhao De's monthly salary can buy more than 30 dan (a unit of weight) of coal.

Yu Li found it strange to see that Zhao De had also bought school supplies such as pencils, notebooks, and school bags.

Zhao De explained that it wouldn't be good to go to Lao Li's house to celebrate that night empty-handed.

He also invited Yu Li to come over that evening.

And so, the two strolled along, chatting idly.

We passed through the front gate and arrived at Xidan.

The area already had the initial form of a modern commercial street.

"Let's go see a movie!"

Zhao De noticed that couples in love seemed to always follow the same routine: shopping, eating out, and watching movies.

In those days, movies were always watched silently.

It all depends on the projectionist explaining the content of the images while playing them.

Upon seeing the projectionist, Zhao De couldn't help but think of Xu Damao.

I heard yesterday that he would be paraded through the streets and criticized today, but I don't know how things are now.

As expected, Xu Damao was severely criticized and persecuted.

His face was bruised and swollen, and he emanated a foul stench.

That era viewed promiscuous relationships between men and women.

The pressure of public opinion will make you lose face.

Moreover, the organization will conduct serious criticism.

Organizations in this era are like parents, omnipresent.

When you encounter difficulties, the organization will indeed help you solve the problem.

But if you disobey, the organization will also punish you severely.

On this day, not only the three old men in the courtyard took leave to attend.

Comrades from the subdistrict office, women's federation, and public security bureau.

Even Xu Damao's parents, who had already moved out, rushed back, along with his sister Xu Xiaofei.

He Yushui was also present.