Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"Comrade Yu Li, I've wasted my time being friends with you. Why didn't you stop me earlier?" Bai Hongyan was still clinging to Yu Li.

"Comrade Bai Hongyan, how could I dare to stop you at the time? If I didn't help, you would be unhappy."

Once Bai Hongyan calmed down, her intelligence returned to its peak.

"Fine, so be it. He wouldn't dare say anything anyway. My clothes aren't suitable for going out to eat. You two go ahead!"

"No way! If you don't go, how can I go alone? How about we reschedule for tomorrow?" Yu Li is still very loyal to her friends.

"Okay, then let's reschedule for tomorrow! There's nothing wrong with me standing here, is there?"

Yu Li actually took a serious look: "If he's honest, you can't tell; if he's dishonest, you can."

"Then we won't let him in."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Niu Dazhuang pushed open the door, carrying a bucket of water.

"Hey! Why didn't you knock?" Bai Hongyan quickly pulled Yu Li up and stood behind her.

"Holy crap! Sister Bai, why are you so startled? You scared me half to death!"

"You can treat us tomorrow, we have things to do today!"

"So much trouble! Do as you please. I'm covered in dirt, so it's not appropriate for me to go to Lao Mo. Yu Li, don't just stand there and watch, get me a towel to dry off!" With that, Niu Dazhuang carried me on his back.

"How do you play it?"

"Aren't there towels on the washbasin stand? Eyes are for breathing!"

"Your eyes are the only ones who get angry, and the towel isn't yours." He said, turning his head to look at Bai Hongyan with a questioning gaze.

"Give it to him!"

Yu Li then picked up the towel. "Let's go outside!"

Standing at the office door, he flicked the dirt off Niu Dazhuang's back: "Alright, you can go now!"

"What a fickle woman, she changed her mind again after saying she would." Niu Dazhuang didn't think much of it, went to the bike shed, rode his bicycle home.

Bai Hongyan, who was behind the door, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Niu Dazhuang leave. She quickly closed and locked the door.

He took off his pants and hung them on the back of the chair to dry.

The once harmonious courtyard now feels strange. The old women who used to chat in groups are gone.

Only a few elderly men were still playing chess as usual...

"Why are you back so early today?" Qin Ningru was secretly pleased with her shrewd decision.

Since I've been able to eat at home again, even though it's not enough to fill me up, my husband's heart has finally returned to me. He's not home every night, but it's much better than when I was first pregnant.

Ningru has a way of being charming and coquettish that she can't learn, and Dazhuang just falls for it. After more than a month of this, Ningru can now go toe-to-toe with Dazhuang.

Now, their level of understanding is higher than mine.

It's getting hot, and Niu Dazhuang isn't eating much anymore.

Niu Dazhuang regretted it; he still lacked experience. He regretted not storing some ice in his space during the winter.

"Wake me up early tomorrow morning, I'm going to the farmers' market to buy some fruit!" After finishing his meal, he lit a Daqianmen cigarette, left those words, and went to the backyard.

"Where are Da Xiong and the others?" I came to the backyard to check on the old man, and only Niu Youliang was home.

"They're demolishing houses over on Qipan Street. The three of them, along with Liu Haizhong's second son and Qi's second son and a bunch of others, went to watch the commotion."

"Oh, sir, I'm going to the morning market tomorrow. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

"It's so hot today, I don't have much of an appetite. Let's buy some fruit! Don't be like a fool and buy a whole sack. Keep it low-key," Niu Youliang reminded him from time to time.

"Okay, I'll buy you one, alright?"

"Get lost! You come here every day to annoy me." Although she cursed him, she felt warm inside. This nephew was truly well-loved; he always thought of her.

"Hehe, it's because you're always getting angry." With that, Niu Dazhuang swayed as he went to the Intermediate People's Court to chat.

People nowadays have too few entertainment activities. Besides chatting, they just go home and make babies.

Now that it's hot, I'm not really in the mood for the usual tinkering and banging around while trying to make a baby.

After chatting for a while, Qin Ningru came over with half a fire rope, saying, "Aren't you guys afraid of mosquito bites? Here, brother-in-law will take it." She tossed the fire rope to Niu Dazhuang and then swayed her slender waist as she went to find Huairu and the others.

"Tsk tsk... Da Niu, we guys are all envious, he's a real eye-catcher," Xu Damao said obsequiously.

"Da Niu, you're so stingy! You're buying fabric to make clothes for your sister-in-law, but you didn't buy more. Why did you even make a pair of pants that show her calves?" Sha Zhu's focus was different from others.

"That's why you're called 'Silly Pillar,' why are you shirtless and wearing only shorts!"

"Don't mind him. He's always been like this since he was a kid. He's such a spoilsport. Our Ningru looks so good in pants," Xu Damao said obsequiously.

At Niu Dazhuang's suggestion, Qin Xueru and her sister each made a pair of capri pants. Their jackets were no longer the traditional front-opening style; they no longer wore the old-fashioned full-front jackets. Instead, they had short sleeves.

The only downside to the jacket is that it's easy for the two sisters to accidentally expose themselves. To avoid this, they wore light blue cotton round-neck vests underneath.

To stay cool at night, she didn't wear a bodice underneath. This outfit immediately became a trendsetter for the young women and wives in the courtyard. Everyone gathered around.

"Xueru, your pants look so cool and comfortable! Who made them for you? I want to have a pair made for me too!" Sister-in-law Zhang was the first to come over.

"My third sister."

"I think it looks good too, but I'm afraid people will think I'm being pretentious!"

"How is that being frivolous? Aren't men frivolous if they go shirtless and wear shorts?"

Seven or eight young women and wives started chattering away.

Niu Dazhuang received Xu Damao's flattery and gave him an approving look: "Why are there only the two of you tonight? Where are the other two?"

"They've all gone to take advantage of the public resources," Sha Zhu said out of the blue.

"I don't have any friends, but I'll go if I do."

"With your small frame, who would want to be with you!"

Before they could even exchange two words, Sha Zhu and the other guy started fighting again.

"You're in good health, so I haven't seen anyone with you. It has nothing to do with a person's health."

"What are you two saying?" Niu Dazhuang didn't understand.

"Brother Niu, they've all gone to Chessboard Street to steal timber. Your three little ones are there too."

Upon further reflection, Niu Dazhuang understood. During this period, the construction of ten major buildings in Kyoto began, all eager to present a gift to the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The area in front of Tiananmen was demolished; it used to be the site of the six ministries. After it was all demolished, Tiananmen Square was created, along with the National Museum to the east and the Great Hall of the People to the west.

With such a massive undertaking, the initial demolition was all done manually, as ordinary people at the time didn't have much awareness of cultural relic protection.

So many bricks and timber were dismantled, but there were hardly any people guarding the site, and they were even worried about how to remove the construction waste.