An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Jiang Baobin tried throwing two darts at once, and he was able to hit the target with both.

But where exactly the shot lands is beyond his control.

The key isn't whether you can throw it, but whether you can throw it accurately and hit exactly where you aim.

Otherwise, instead of hitting someone's leg and capturing them alive, they ended up hitting their heart instead.

Or conversely, you might try to kill your enemy with one strike, but end up missing the mark.

That would give the other side a chance to retaliate, and you would be doomed.

Therefore, fighting is a matter of life and death, and there's no room for casual play.

Perhaps after some hard practice, one day he will be able to throw two or even three darts with one hand.

At that time, you can call yourself the King of Escorts.

"Woof!" Four-Eyes, who was watching from the side, greatly admired Jiang Baobin's performance.

"Woof!" The guard dog named Black Tiger barked in response.

"Woo—" Four-Eyes growled in its throat, expressing its dissatisfaction with its talkativeness.

The dog immediately whimpered and lowered its head to show its submission.

Jiang Baobin was furious at his son's lack of ambition: "What kind of trash is this? You're a disgrace to men!"

"I've decided, from now on you're not allowed to be called Black Tiger anymore, you'll be called Cowardly Tiger."

The dog looked at him blankly, completely unaware of what the name meant...

Yang Lao Er called out from afar, "Master."

It seemed like he was very afraid of Jiang Baobin throwing a dart at him.

"Old Yang, didn't I tell you to rest tonight? Why are you out again?"

"It's still early, I'll go for a walk."

Jiang Baobin looked at him: "What's up?"

Yang Lao Er licked his lips and said with considerable worry:

"Boss, my wife went out to buy groceries today."

"He came back and told me that the rumors are really rampant outside."

"They say there's some city to the north that's been besieged for half a year."

"It'll end up being really tragic... Will it be like this in Beiping?"

Jiang Baobin's lips twitched. He had only learned about this from the newspaper and was truly shocked!

As an engineering student, I had absolutely no idea about this major event in my previous life.

It seems like nobody wants to bring it up.

Living in this era today, his feelings can be summed up in four words: suffering and misery!

Facing Yang Lao Er's worried gaze.

Jiang Baobin reassured him, "Don't worry, Beiping is the capital of the emperor; that kind of situation won't happen."

Seeing that Yang Lao Er was still uneasy, he had no choice but to explain to him:

"It's precisely because of past mistakes that this won't happen again; it's too cruel!"

"If this were to happen again, we simply couldn't face history."

Yang Lao Er listened with a sense of understanding but not quite.

Jiang Baobin couldn't be too direct; they wouldn't allow it.

Although he couldn't fully understand, Yang Lao Er chose to believe: "Boss, I believe you!"

Jiang Baobin patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "With so many reserves, what do you have to worry about?"

Yang Lao Er then spoke his mind: "I was thinking, what if it really is like the north?"

"Even if I risk my life, I'm afraid I won't be able to save it!"

Jiang Baobin felt a warmth in his heart. If this were in later generations, he would definitely be a model employee.

This guy spouted a literary phrase: "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

Then he smiled and said, "Your ability to be mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace shows that you've put your heart into it."

"Work hard, and I won't treat you badly in the future."

Yang Lao Er flashed his signature憨笑 (simple, honest smile): "Yes, boss, I'll go take a look around then..."

Jiang Baobin stopped him, saying, "Just rest when I tell you to. Come and take over my shift at dawn."

"Master..."

Jiang Baobin waved his hand firmly, and Yang Lao Er had no choice but to go back.

Distracted by him, Jiang Baobin lost his motivation to practice and stared blankly at the dark night.

He knew that Beiping had been peacefully liberated without major upheavals.

Now I just hope that things won't change just because it's a virtual world.

After all, ordinary people have suffered too much. Even with all this hardship, every family will be severely affected!

In the distance, flashes of light appeared intermittently, followed by the sound of a cannon.

At that very moment, countless people had already drifted off to sleep.

But many others are fighting tirelessly for their beliefs.

Jiang Baobin softly murmured, "Faith!"

So what is your own belief?

Make your body stronger, your abilities greater, and your wealthier!

That way, I can do what I want to do in the future.

They lived up to the prestigious title of "time traveler"!

With this in mind, Jiang Baobin practiced even harder.

Space and darts are tailor-made for him, making him absolutely unpredictable and impossible for the enemy to defend against!

In the following days, Jiang Baobin mostly hid inside the high walls of the small courtyard.

Either sleep or practice martial arts: the Six Harmony Saber, the Swift Sword, the Eight-Cut Saber, and the Golden Dart...

It has a bit of the "out of sight, out of mind" mentality.

That day, Jiang Daya ran back excitedly: "Brother, Third Brother!"

Jiang Baobin stopped in his tracks and laughed:

"Look how happy you are, your mouth is practically splitting open in a grin. What's wrong? Did you find some money?"

The little girl was still immersed in her own joy and completely oblivious to Jiang Baobin's teasing.

He actually chuckled like a duck: "Brother, guess how much cabbage costs now?"

Jiang Baobin cooperatively asked in return, "How much? Three yuan?"

Jiang Daya held up three fingers: "It's already gone up from 1 yuan to 3.5 yuan! And there's still no stock."

"Third Brother, hurry up and bring out the dried vegetables we dried in the summer."

"Let's sell while the market's good, or we'll miss this opportunity!"

Jiang Baobin then remembered that there really was such a thing.

But plans can't keep up with changes!

Before, he was penniless and thought he could make a quick buck, which is why he dried the vegetables.

Now that he's a multi-millionaire, it's ridiculous that he's still messing around with these petty things.

However, this shouldn't dampen the younger sister's enthusiasm.

After all, he had promised to split the profits 50/50.

Breaking one's word is a precedent that cannot be set.

Since that's the case, I guess I'll just have to brave the cold wind and go out to get the vegetables.

Goodness, this is freezing!

Since we can't drive anymore, we can only go out by bicycle.

The car is still there, but to be precise, it's running low on gasoline.

The old relationships Elizabeth left him are now nowhere to be found, and the oil has lost its source.

He still has some inventory, but he needs it for emergencies.

Instead of going directly to Nanluoguxiang, he made his usual detour and headed to the villa area first.

Sure enough, a note was found slipped on the door; it was left by the General Affairs Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Jiang Baobin dialed the number.

They mentioned three things: one was that someone had asked the hospital to help inquire about Old Sir's whereabouts.

So I asked him if he knew.

Of course, Jiang Baobin couldn't admit it.

They didn't investigate further; it was clearly just a formality.

Jiang Baobin breathed a sigh of relief.

Another thing was asking him about coal; he clearly wanted to buy some.

However, they couldn't agree on a price at all.

Jiang Baobin was confident that he held the golden egg, but the other party clearly did not think so.

So they didn't hold back and ordered him to move out of the villa area within three days!

So what if I want to move it? Do you think I care?

Hmph! Today you ignore me, tomorrow you'll be begging for my attention...