At the beginning, he took his seven younger siblings to join Yi Zhonghai.

"The Yan family needs to be taught a lesson. We can't let them scheme against Dingya like this. We all feel bad for him working so hard. What kind of person is that stingy old man Yan?"

Tan Xiulian said angrily.

"Okay, I understand. I won't let him get away with this."

Yi Zhonghai nodded with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Brother and sister-in-law, we don't need to overdo it. When a person's heart is evil, his body will not be upright, and when his body is not upright, he will not be able to walk steadily. Teacher Yan is full of flaws and is easy to deal with."

"It depends on how far we have to go in dealing with this."

Yi Zhongding began to speak.

"Haha, Dingya is right. Sister-in-law, we need to offer incense to our ancestors more often. Without their protection, how could such a child have ended up in our family?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's expression brightened, and he laughed heartily.

"That's right. After bringing a few children home, I would offer incense to our ancestors and the heavens every day."

Tan Xiulian also beamed with joy.

"By the way, I've found out about the land. The east wing is available for purchase; it's 900 square meters, the same size as our yard."

"Land in our capital city is divided into eighteen grades. This is grade six land. It costs 1075 yuan per mu. So, buying this land would cost 1450 yuan, plus a 6% deed tax, for a total of 1537 yuan."

"This is just the cost of buying the land. We also need to factor in the cost of building the houses. We need to figure out how big they should be and what the floor area should be."

"Sister-in-law, you manage all the money in the house. See if there will be any difficulties. Make sure there is enough food and drink for the children, as well as their school fees."

Yi Zhonghai took out several documents he had obtained from the neighborhood committee.

"Ding Yazi, how big is it going to be?"

Tan Xiulian did not answer him, but instead asked a question.

"This is my plan: don't make it too big. Just build a courtyard with ten rooms, including the main house, east and west wing rooms, and the rear building."

"When our younger siblings grow up, get married, and start their own families, we'll expand the house to include a second and third courtyard."

"Let's fence off the remaining land and make a vegetable garden. There will be large courtyards on both sides where people live, or we can raise some chickens, ducks and geese."

"If too many people in the compound are envious, we'll sell our house here and move next door together."

"We have our own house and courtyard, so it's convenient to eat whatever we want without having to hide from people."

Yi Zhongding said without hesitation.

Now Yi Zhonghai is like an elder brother to me, standing firmly by my side.

Instead of the moral sage who wanted to control the courtyard house.

That means the biggest hurdle is over.

There were only a few left.

That's not even enough to fill the gap between the eldest brother and sister-in-law's teeth, is it?

The "ancestor" living in the backyard doesn't have Yi Zhonghai as a big stick.

I haven't caused any trouble in the past six months.

She obediently and affectionately interacted with her beloved grandson, He Yuzhu.

"Hey, looks like you've thought this through. If it's as you say, then building a house will probably cost around a thousand dollars."

(Was that enough for that era?)

After pondering for a while, Yi Zhonghai said.

"Building a house costs a thousand? Didn't you say that the courtyard house sold on the street only cost a thousand, and that included the land fee?"

Tan Xiulian asked upon hearing this.

"How can that be the same? Those are decades-old houses. You'd have to renovate them yourself after buying them. The only valuable things about them are the location and the fact that they're old houses."

"Since we're building a new facility, the prices of materials and labor have gone up, so we have to factor that in."

Yi Zhonghai responded.

"That's true. You brothers can discuss it first. I'll go cook; the kids will be hungry soon."

Tan Xiulian nodded and said nothing more.

But she was a little stingy with the money.

He just didn't want to show it in front of Yi Zhongding.

She silently did the math in her head.

Building a house, plus renovations and furniture, will cost at least 3000 yuan.

More than half of the family's savings will have to be depleted.

This is all the money that the couple has worked hard to save over the past ten or twenty years.

This is largely thanks to Yi Zhonghai, who has been a fitter for over a decade.

The salary has never been low.

He received a salary of forty or fifty silver dollars several years before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Moreover, Lou Bancheng was quite kind to them.

There were no frequent or unjustified deductions from wages.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the working class and peasantry were once again in charge of the country.

No one dares to deduct wages anymore.

Their welfare benefits have also been improved.

Overtime pay is now provided for regular work.

Only then did life truly begin to improve.

"Never mind her, your sister-in-law is just being stingy."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at her retreating figure and said with a smile.

"Anyone would feel heartache in this situation, especially someone as thrifty and hardworking as my sister-in-law. You've spent most of your lives being frugal with food and clothing, and now you're suddenly using all your savings to build a house. How can you not feel heartache?"

Yi Zhongding naturally noticed his sister-in-law's emotions.

"She just hasn't figured it out yet. Putting everything else aside, how much money have you been sending home in the past six months? She'll understand in a little while."

"And with us here, we can earn back this money in less than two years."

"This family is still here. My brother and I will support each other and make a living together. Even if we lose everything, we can still make flowers bloom in the ruins."

Yi Zhonghai laughed heartily.

"Of course, times have changed. We have hands and feet, and we all have skills. We won't go hungry anywhere."

"However, we can't ignore the fact that our sister-in-law is worried about this. She has a heart condition, and we don't want her to worry herself sick. How about this, we buy the land first to avoid any unforeseen circumstances?"

"As for building a house, let's hold off for now. We can talk about it next year or the year after, when things are more stable at home. What do you think?"

Anyway, we don't urgently need a house right now.

Yi Zhongding thought for a moment and then said.

"Haha, you're still so fond of your sister-in-law, you didn't even mention me, your older brother."

"With your skills, you'll be able to build a four-courtyard house by yourself in two years. Then there won't be any need for us, your elder brother and sister-in-law."

"Oh, back then we moved in without a care in the world, taking advantage of our own brother. Weren't we shameless?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately understood his thoughts.

Yi Zhongding didn't want to feel at ease accepting the sacrifices made by his elder brother.

I don't want to put too much pressure on them.

So he plans to wait two years and earn money to build the house himself.

As for whether or not they have the ability.

He really didn't doubt it.

He never truly understood his younger brother.

Their thoughts, methods, and abilities are all unfathomable.

If it weren't for the fact that he currently doesn't have enough money to buy land.

He knew that Yi Zhongding could buy the land with his own money.

The child isn't afraid of owing them too much, but he's afraid of putting too much pressure on them, and even more afraid that he'll get used to enjoying things without a care in the world.

The family members all think of each other.

This is what a home should be like.

If it were made like Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

What's the point of having a home like this?

Tell me.

Such a child.

Even if we give more, is it worth it?

Therefore, Yi Zhonghai has never cared about money.

They were only thinking about how to build the house.

When can the children move in?

Instead of crammed together on one kang (heated brick bed), where even turning around is difficult.