An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

A few minutes later, when the two came out, Jiang Baobin had 171 silver dollars on him.

From the moment they met, less than half an hour had passed, and Liu Decai had already earned 9 yuan.

As they were parting, Liu Decai pointed to the door and said, "Guy, do you recognize this place?"

Jiang Baobin nodded: "We know each other."

"Then you can handle it yourself from now on, I won't get involved."

"That's not a good idea. It would make it seem like I'm discarding a donkey after it has served its purpose."

Liu Decai laughed and cursed, "Get lost! You little brat, you can't expect anything good to come out of your dog mouth!"

Jiang Baobin chuckled.

Liu Decai said, "We old Beijingers follow the rules. What I'm entitled to, I won't take a penny less; but what I'm not entitled to, I won't take a penny of."

"I've already gotten my money's worth from you, kid. If I go any further, it'll just be greedy and unfair."

Jiang Baobin quickly said, "Thank you so much. I'll treat you to a couple of drinks later."

Liu Decai waved his hand: "You're no ordinary kid. You'd better watch yourself from now on."

He said no more, turned around and walked away.

Jiang Baobin's eyes darted around several times, trying to figure out what Lao Liu meant by what he just said—

Does this mean they approve of me? Does that mean I have a chance? Hehe.

After a long day of running around, Jiang Baobin was a bit tired, and also for safety reasons, so he called a rickshaw.

He didn't go straight home, but went to the storage point and changed back into the same tattered clothes.

The reason he went through all this trouble was that he didn't want people to know he was running errands for foreigners.

I feel like this job is quite sensitive, and I don't know if I'll get into trouble because of it in the future.

Who wants to create more trouble?

When he got back to No. 95 Courtyard, it was quite late, but he still tried to find the homeowner.

Upon hearing that they were there to pay rent, the other party became very enthusiastic.

Pay the money, write the receipt, and the rental matter is considered settled.

Jiang Baobin finally has his own little nest in this world.

The system didn't disappoint him; a notification sound rang out...

"Game cheat codes for virtual world players in courtyard houses"

Current time: November 2, 1948

Player: Jiang Baobin

Health Status: 71%

"Physical Attributes:"

"Wisdom: 13"

"Explosiveness: 11"

Endurance: 11

Agility: 10

"Five Senses: 14"

"Game Map: The main character's activity area has expanded from the inner city of Beiping to the outer city;"

"Task (No. 2): The player moves out of their original, unloving home."

"Task complete, reward issued:"

"① Expand the main character's activity area;"

"②, 1 free attribute points can be assigned;"

"③ Settlement allowance: 1 silver dollar;"

"New mission (No. 3): Completely shatter the original owner's family's illusions of manipulating the player!"

××××××

On his way home, Jiang Baobin couldn't help but start daydreaming: System, are you sure you're not the reincarnation of "Grandet"?

I earn a little over ten yuan a day, but you only give me this meager resettlement allowance. How can you be so shameless?

As the supreme being who controls everything, each move must cost at least a thousand or eight hundred dollars, right?

They only gave me one dollar! Humph! Why don't they just kill you with their stinginess?

After complaining about the system, he hesitated over another issue:

Where should this precious "attribute point" be added?

"Wisdom"? It's incredibly beneficial to the work I'm doing now.

If I hadn't added "1 point" last time, how could my English skills have improved so quickly?

With a sharper mind, memorizing vocabulary becomes much more efficient.

If we add just one more point, it will definitely be even more amazing!

But I really feel a little sorry for him, because according to his plan—

After seeing Tom off, he stopped dealing with foreigners.

Although it was very profitable, trouble was also on its way. In just a few months, Beiping would be completely transformed.

Will I be able to explain myself clearly then?

Foreigners are basically heartless capitalists and dog spies!

For the next two or three decades, it will be a target of everyone's hatred. How can our little shoulders bear it?

If we don't add "intelligence," then on which item should we add it? "Explosive power," "endurance," or "agility"?

Jiang Baobin hesitated for a long time, but never considered adding it to the "five senses".

Because he was preoccupied, he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.

After entering the house, I pulled the light cord, but it didn't turn on. It seems there's been another power outage.

Then I realized that we didn't even have a single candle, let alone a kerosene lamp.

Fortunately, I've already finished eating, so I might as well go to sleep. I can get up early tomorrow and exercise while it's still cool.

He had just put down the small bundle he was carrying when suddenly—someone sat up on the kang!

"Holy crap!" he exclaimed.

It really scared him; he jumped up and down, a good two feet high!

"Who?" Jiang Baobin called out.

He was also trying to bolster his courage; it was pitch black, who knew what might be hiding there?

"Me!" Fortunately, the other party responded, so it couldn't be a ghost.

Jiang Baobin was furious: "Who do I know you? How dare you come to my house?"

"You bastard! I've been waiting for you for ages, and you still have the nerve to complain?"

This guy has quite a temper; he jumped off the bed and was about to slap Jiang Baobin.

How could we possibly tolerate you?

Although Jiang Baobin wasn't considered a "problem child" in his previous life, he was never bullied.

Especially after starting live streaming, I've been working out and learning dance, which has laid a solid foundation for my athletic abilities.

It's definitely useless against professionals, but it's still a piece of cake for ordinary people.

In the dim light, I watched as a slap came flying towards me.

Jiang Baobin pulled his head back and kicked out with his foot.

With a "thud!", the kick landed squarely on the person's stomach.

Caught off guard, the other party screamed and curled up like a shrimp.

This was the perfect opportunity, and Jiang Baobin seized the chance to kick twice more with a "bang"!

It landed squarely on the other person's face.

Well, look what happened. He was so arrogant just now, but now he's collapsed to the ground, completely silent, clearly unconscious.

Jiang Baobin then realized that he might have gone a bit too far, because he had been preoccupied with adding points to which project.

The opponent appeared out of nowhere, so in desperation, I focused on "explosive power".

He had just kicked out with all his might, and the opponent was clearly overwhelmed.

In fact, Jiang Baobin already knew who the other person was when he said the second sentence.

However, with old and new grudges combined, and the matter urgent, he decided to go along with the mistake.

He realized he had hit the person too hard and couldn't help but scratch his head.

With things having come to this, the guy rolled his eyes, grabbed the package, and ran out of the house.

First, find a place to hide the things, then shout at the top of your lungs:

"Help! A thief has broken into my house! Come and catch the thief!"

His shout had a significant effect; soon a large group of people rushed in.

Since it wasn't bedtime yet, many people were enjoying the cool air in the courtyards or alleyways.

Hearing someone shout "Stop thief!", they rushed over to see what was going on.