An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Zhou Dasao's family were indeed hunters.

Just as an earthenware pot is bound to break at the well, a general is destined to die on the battlefield.

Her husband died in the mountains, and now her father-in-law has also lost half his life.

Even Si Yan'er's ancestors mostly lost their lives in the mountains.

That's why Sister-in-law Zhou made the decisive decision to give the dog away and switch to farming.

Because she has a son who is the only male heir in three generations, if she doesn't do this, she will have to follow the same path again in a few years.

Jiang Baobin was quite impressed by this man's decisive action.

Once Beiping is liberated and becomes the capital again, even farming will be a good way to make a living.

In the future, a Beijing hukou (household registration) will be extremely valuable.

Jiang Baobin inquired and found out that his sister-in-law's home was in Fenghuangling, which should belong to Haidian District in the future, making it part of the urban area.

So let's stay alive, because anything is possible as long as we're alive.

At Jiang Baobin's enthusiastic invitation, Sister-in-law Zhou rode in a car for the first time in her life.

The dog was also very curious—how come this metal can runs faster than me?

Actually, Jiang Baobin mainly went home to get money.

Sister-in-law Zhou clearly has a hard life; I can't take advantage of this.

After repeated refusals, Jiang Baobin explained that he was doing this to help the injured in his family, and Zhou Dasao finally reluctantly accepted.

She doesn't have the personality of Yang Lao Er, the pancake seller, so she won't kneel.

They didn't even say much in thanks, only that they would repay the favor in the future...

This startled Jiang Baobin. "You're not learning from 'Yanzi Li San,' are you? Don't come and scare me in the middle of the night!"

After receiving the money, Jiang Baobin saw a sense of relief in Sister-in-law Zhou's eyes.

Afterwards, he drove her all the way to the Summer Palace.

Only after Sister-in-law Zhou's repeated requests was she allowed to walk on her own.

Watching her walk away with her back straight and her steps light, carrying thirty silver dollars and a bag of flour (40 catties) from the Smith Company.

Jiang Baobin was also quite happy; helping someone who deserved help brought him joy.

He bent down and scratched the bespectacled dog's head: "Let's go, stop looking."

"From now on, follow me, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury."

Four-Eyes remained unmoved, staring intently at Sister-in-law Zhou's retreating figure, as if bidding her a final farewell.

"Sigh, you're making it sound like a life-or-death separation. I'll take you back to my hometown for a visit later."

Jiang Baobin made the remark casually.

Unexpectedly, the dog looked at him instantly and growled softly.

It's like saying: If you're a decent human being, you should keep your word.

"Holy crap! Are you some kind of supernatural being?" Jiang Baobin exclaimed in astonishment.

Four-Eyes ignored his nonsense and turned to look in the direction where Sister-in-law Zhou had left.

Her figure was already very small, about to disappear from sight...

Few of the women Jiang Baobin knows dislike cats or dogs.

For example, Jiang Daya, Gao Yueyuan, and Gao Yueya are all like this.

They surrounded the four-eyed boy, showing him great affection.

Unfortunately, this dog is a hunting dog, not a pet, so it doesn't know how to act cute at all.

However, the aloof demeanor still works even in later generations, attracting countless fans.

Look, my little sister has already started preparing food for the dog.

Jiang Baobin was too lazy to care and let them do whatever they wanted.

Then, something unexpected happened—

Jiang Daya made a pot of fragrant corn porridge and brought it to Siyan'er.

Just when several women were looking forward to seeing it feast on its food.

The dog didn't even look at it, turning its head away.

Daya was unwilling to give up, so she pushed its special bowl further under the dog's head:

"Four-Eyes, eat up, it's delicious! I poured a lot of vegetable soup."

Seeing that the dog remained unmoved, Gao Yueya asked, "What's wrong with it? Why won't it eat?"

"It's probably just shy around strangers," Gao Yue said, trying to sound clever. "It might be homesick and has no appetite."

As she spoke, she reached out to comfort the dog, but stopped in mid-air, looking like she wanted to touch it but didn't dare to.

Gao Yueya: "Then what should we do? We can't just keep not eating, can we?"

The Gao sisters both looked at Jiang Daya.

The latter understood immediately and shouted, "Brother, Third Brother! Come quick! The dog won't eat!"

That's right, if you have any trouble, just go to Third Brother, he'll definitely have a solution.

Jiang Baobin finally had a day off. After eating, he was about to take a nice nap when Jiang Daya woke him up.

The guy, still half asleep, came out of the house scratching his butt in a completely unseemly manner.

Gao Yueyuan gave a barely perceptible purse of her lips—what a waste of such a beautiful face, so uncivilized.

After listening to his younger sister's story, Jiang Baobin said nothing, picked up the dog food bowl, and went into the house.

Not long after, he brought it out again and stirred it a few times in front of the dog.

"Four-Eyes, eat up, I just made this for you."

The dog sniffed the food and then slowly began to eat.

"Wow..." Several women exclaimed in unison, greatly surprised.

Scratching his head, Jiang Baobin pointed at Jiang Daya and said, "You can eat next time she feeds you."

Four-Eyes didn't say a word, and it's unclear whether he listened or not.

The guy yawned and went back to sleep.

However, once woken up, it's difficult to get back to the previous state, especially when you have something on your mind.

Just as I was starting to feel a little dazed, I heard Jiang Daya shout again, "Brother, come quick! Four-Eyes' acting strange again!"

He sighed deeply at the ceiling and had no choice but to put on his round-toed cloth shoes and go out again.

Four-Eyes was wandering around in the courtyard, which was now only half full (the other half was piled with coal briquettes).

Jiang Baobin looked at it and wondered: The dog wasn't bothered by the task, so why was it so restless?

Meeting the dog's eager gaze, he suddenly realized, "Let's go for a walk."

Four-Eyes immediately came over.

Sure enough, the dog relieved itself not far from the gate.

This is quite a commotion. No wonder he's so straightforward; he reacts like this right after eating.

Now that he was out, Jiang Baobin decided to walk his dog and show it off.

Both the man and the dog looked great, attracting a lot of attention along the way!

Unfortunately, everyone praised the dog.

Following "Di'anmenwai Street" and "Gulou West Street", you will unknowingly arrive at Xitao Hutong.

Looking down at the bespectacled guy, a classic scene suddenly popped into my head: "Close the door! Unleash the dogs!"

With a grin, seemingly gaining a lot of courage, he went straight to the Liu family's house.

The door was ajar; it seemed someone had returned.

He took a deep breath, pushed the bespectacled boy forward a bit, and then said, "Is anyone here? I need to buy a matchlock!"

"How many?" Liu Ling'er's cool voice came.

"Ten... six more, please."

A short while later, she came out carrying six braids of grass and a money box.

Seemingly not recognizing Jiang Baobin at all, the girl's gaze lingered on the bespectacled man for a long time.

The dog also looked up and stared at her intently.

Looking at the two, Jiang Baobin confirmed it—if it wasn't him who encountered Gouzi on the overpass earlier, it was Liu Ling'er.

Four-Eyes will definitely acknowledge her as his master.

He couldn't help but feel secretly pleased. As long as he had this excuse, he would have a chance to get closer to her in the future.

Liu Ling'er took the money and turned to go inside.

"Wait a minute..." Jiang Baobin had just spoken.

The girl's two sharp eyes shot over!

Jiang Baobin's heart skipped a beat – What are you going to do...?