An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Jiang Baobin struggled to squeeze through the crowd and reach the city gate.

These people included not only landlords, wealthy merchants, and other affluent households outside Beiping.

Even people from Hebei Province are flocking here.

With no other option, the Guo army adopted a strategy of shrinking its defenses, abandoning all cities that could be abandoned, let alone rural areas.

The main forces are concentrated in a very narrow area consisting of Zhangjiakou, Beiping, and Tianjin.

Those capitalists and landlords who were misled by the Kuomintang had no choice but to flee.

Of course, most of these people are not clean themselves and are afraid of being purged.

With a large army pressing in, they naturally had to find a way out.

The south was too far away, and they couldn't even understand the language, so these people were hesitant.

Beiping was the capital of three dynasties and a place that had to be defended, so everyone came here.

However, they are either short-sighted or deeply poisoned.

They really thought this was only temporary and that the Guo army would soon be able to fight back.

In Jiang Baobin's view, it was utterly ridiculous.

They're nowhere to be found! They've already utterly destroyed and routed everything!

The "white dogs" at the city gate served as guards, while the junior agents were responsible for inspections.

However, judging from their varied and colorful attire, they seemed more like gangsters from the underworld.

The city of Beiping today is truly a melting pot of all sorts of people.

It's one thing for rich people and officials to come here, but even spies from all over the country are gathering here.

It's a complete mess, a smoky and chaotic place!

The inspection was supposedly to prevent spies from infiltrating the city.

I don't know if it was really that sharp or thin, but it's true that everyone who entered the city was extorted.

It seems that even "Seven and a Half Road" is losing control of the situation.

Jiang Baobin wasn't about to give in easily; he went straight to the underling who was smoking in the awning.

He flashed the press pass that Elizabeth had previously issued to him.

After looking him over, the junior leader suspiciously sized him up.

It's no wonder this person would have doubts, after more than a month of hard work and struggle.

Nowadays, apart from his clean face, Jiang Baobin looks no different from a beggar.

Jiang Baobin didn't give him a kind look at all; some people just can't be treated like human beings.

"What are you looking at? Never heard of a makeup interview before?"

This guy originally wanted to slap him in a very childish way (he'd watched too many anti-Japanese war dramas).

But forget it. It's no fun fighting a small fry, and I'm just a nobody among the Chinese.

However, complaining is necessary: ​​"The CCP has already reached Xishan! And they're still acting like tyrants and extorting money here!"

"What a bunch of parasites! I'm going to expose you to the American newspapers!"

Then he unleashed a string of foreign swear words, "@#￥%&*……".

The junior leader immediately believed that he was no ordinary man and respectfully escorted him into the city.

Before parting ways, he even gave her a gift as a token of his filial piety.

Wow! This line of work is incredibly lucrative.

So early in the morning, and they're already getting hush money?

Too lazy to deal with such trivial matters, Jiang Baobin rushed home immediately.

Upon arriving at the gate of the villa area, another smile appeared—

Apart from the guards, the police officers and American soldiers who were originally monitoring him had all disappeared.

This is certainly something to be happy about; I can now drive freely again.

Jiang Daya wasn't home either.

This girl is really disobedient. Why is she running around in the chaos?

On the way back, there were even more beggars and refugees than before.

But what is even more remarkable are the wounded soldiers that can be seen everywhere.

This also reflects the unfavorable situation in the war.

Jiang Baobin quickly took a shower, shaved, and changed his clothes.

After that, I drove to Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

He was obviously there for the rabies vaccine.

Are you kidding me? Nothing is more important than your life!

The result gave him a huge shock!

First, let's be clear: the vaccines do exist, but they are imported.

Then the doctor explained to him in detail: "The effectiveness rate of this medicine is currently only about 30%."

"But the adverse reactions, such as fever and vomiting, are very severe!"

"Some people have even died from severe rabies reactions to the vaccine, without developing rabies symptoms!"

"If you decide to get the injection, you will need to receive 14 injections in a row, and each injection is quite an ordeal!"

"Unless you're certain it was a rabid dog bite, I advise you to be cautious..."

Jiang Baobin was dumbfounded: Wasn't it supposed to be 3 injections?

Holy crap! 14 stitches! Won't his butt be ripped apart?

"Doctor, do you think I should get the injection?"

The doctor gave a smile that said, "I've been waiting for you to say that."

"If I were you, I definitely wouldn't hit him. I see the wound is quite shallow, and you treated it very well."

"Plus, the animal that bit you didn't show any obvious symptoms, and you're in good health with a strong immune system."

"So, taking everything into consideration, you don't have to get vaccinated..."

Jiang Baobin's understanding was refreshed once again. These days, are doctors so bold as to speak out?

My life, and you just dismissed it with a few words?

When he left the hospital, he was filled with conflicting emotions.

It's a dilemma: getting an injection is one thing, not getting one is another.

In conclusion, I can only say this: What a terrible era! It's such a rip-off!

Since there's a possibility of becoming the shortest-lived time traveler, I can't treat myself badly.

He headed straight for the Eight Great Hutongs as soon as he left the house...

Pshaw! We went the wrong way; we headed for Dong'an Market.

This guy took down his weapon when it came to meat, eggs, and fish!

In a few days, even if you have money, there won't be anywhere to buy it.

What? The price has increased more than tenfold!

I'll buy it anyway! Money's no object.

Moreover, the price increase was aimed at the gold yuan.

Jiang Baobin now uses silver dollars.

Wow! It was declared illegal to possess silver dollars before, and they were to be confiscated.

Now that order has been abolished, the Yuan Shikai silver dollar has been transformed back into legal tender.

These KMT members, what they say is utterly meaningless.

Jiang Baobin first filled the space as his strategic reserves!

We'll fill the car up again; the temperature is already below minus ten degrees Celsius, so it'll be fine.

That's called irrational consumption.

This guy hasn't fully recovered from the hunger and thirst he experienced on the mountain.

So I want to buy everything I see.

There was really no need for that; historically, Beiping was only besieged for a little over a month.

After that, the government organized a large supply of goods from all over the country, so there was no need to worry about buying things.

Jiang Baobin has been in this world for about half a year now.

As his influence grew, some people started following him.

For example, Jiang Daya'er, and the Yang Lao Er family.

There are also relationships he needs to maintain, such as the deaf old lady and Liu Decai.

Therefore, he believes that it's always good to have extra food on hand.

When Jiang Daya saw Jiang Baobin again, she was quite startled:

"Oh dear! Third Brother, what happened to you? You've gotten so thin!"

How can I not lose weight?

What kind of life did he live for the past month? It's a miracle he even came back alive.

Jiang Daya was startled and ran over to examine his face closely.

She looked at his body from all angles, pinched it several times, and her heartache was evident.

"Third Brother, please don't do this kind of business again next time..."

Jiang Baobin felt a warmth in his heart, and then revealed a carefree smile:

"It's so good to be thinner, isn't it? You look especially handsome!"

Jiang Daya, however, didn't tolerate his behavior at all: "It doesn't look good! It's much worse than before!"

Skinny beauties aren't popular these days.

People consider plumpness to be beautiful and a sign of good fortune.

This girl really doesn't know how to handle things.

Jiang Baobin pretended to flick her forehead...