The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

Li Xiao's outgoing nature allowed him to quickly become familiar with the residents of the Intermediate People's Court.

The place is so lively today because the new residents who moved in three days ago are having a housewarming party.

The new residents were the Xu Damao family, who lived in the backyard.

At this moment, Xu Damao's father, Xu Fugui, looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties. Beside him is a little boy with a long face who looks about four or five years old. This is none other than Xu Damao, the "first blood master" in the drama.

Standing next to Xu Damao was a woman in her thirties.

Li Xiao could tell from her slightly protruding belly that this woman was pregnant; she was none other than Xu Damao's mother, Tao Fengling.

Although Li Xiao didn't like this place, he was going to stay here permanently, so he still took out a silver dollar as a congratulatory gift and handed it to Xu Fugui.

"Uncle Xu, this is just a small token of my appreciation!"

A glint of light flashed in Xu Fugui's eyes. It wasn't that he was greedy for money, but rather that he was curious about this new neighbor who had just moved in.

Judging from the family's attire, the Li family must not be of ordinary origin, and judging from their words and actions, they must have seen some of the world.

When he held his housewarming banquet, the residents of the courtyard would at most give a few copper coins as a gift. (One silver dollar was roughly equal to one hundred copper coins.)

The young man in front of us just threw out a whole silver dollar, so he must have a very impressive background!

The residents in the courtyard were surprised to see Li Xiao spend a silver dollar so easily.

"I never imagined our new neighbor was so wealthy!"

"Nonsense, could anyone who isn't wealthy simply spend that much money to buy the east wing?"

"I noticed that this family is well-mannered, and their clothes don't have a single patch. They must have been a wealthy family in their hometown."

Li Xiao overheard the whispers of his neighbors, but he didn't react. He chatted with Xu Fugui, Liu Haizhong, and others while gleaning useful information from their snippets of conversation.

As a top agent in my past life, understanding the interpersonal relationships in the place I was in was also a very important thing.

From the conversations and behaviors of the people, Li Xiao had roughly figured out the situation of the residents in this courtyard.

At this moment, the "calculator" Yan Bugui and his family had not yet moved in, which is why Li Xiao did not spot him in the crowd.

The Liu family, whose second uncle was obsessed with becoming an official, had moved in six years ago.

Based on snippets of information, Li Xiao already knew that besides Yi Zhonghai and his wife, Liu Haizhong was the first resident to move into this courtyard, even earlier than He Daqing's family.

Today's housewarming party was being hosted by He Daqing, who was in charge of the cooking. After Li Xiao handed He Daqing a cigarette, he chuckled and tucked it behind his ear.

The boy who looked about seven or eight years old was helping He Daqing chop vegetables. He was the main character of the show, Sha Zhu.

However, so far there hasn't been any incident of him receiving counterfeit money while selling steamed buns, so people in the courtyard now call him Zhuzi (Pillar).

Standing beside He Daqing was a woman with delicate features. She was poised and graceful, possessing the air of a well-bred lady.

She must be Lao He's first wife.

After some introduction, it was learned that He Yuzhu's biological mother was named Li Mingzhi, and she seemed to come from a scholarly family.

Looking at He Daqing, who was only in his thirties and had huge puffy eyes, Li Xiao couldn't understand how a well-bred young lady like Li Mingzhi could have fallen for him.

It is 1942, and He Yuzhu's younger sister, He Yushui, has not yet been born. According to the plot, He Yushui should have been born in 1944.

When Li Xiao's mother, Wang Xia, heard the name Li Mingzhi, she suddenly stared blankly at the woman.

Li Mingzhi naturally noticed the other person's gaze. She wiped her face somewhat helplessly, wondering if it was covered in coal dust.

Wang Xia seemed to have figured something out. She walked over to Li Mingzhi and asked cautiously, "Little sister, do you know someone named Li Zhankui?"

Li Mingzhi's expression changed visibly upon hearing the name Li Zhankui.

"Li Zhankui...is my father!"

Li Mingzhi's voice trembled slightly; she seemed to have thought of something at that moment.

"You really are Second Uncle's daughter! We've been looking for you for so long!"

Li Xiao immediately understood the reason for the matter.

Li Xiao's grandfather, Li Zhanyuan, actually had a younger brother named Li Zhankui.

When Li Zhankui was three years old, he suddenly disappeared while playing in front of his house.

The Li family was thrown into chaos, and they spent an unknown amount of money trying to find their youngest son.

At that time, the Li family was one of the major landowners in the area, owning more than 300 mu of fertile land.

In their search for Li Zhankui, the Li family spent almost all of their wealth, even selling off most of their land, leaving them with only twenty acres of land.

The Li family searched for five whole years, but ultimately failed to find the child.

Li Xiao's great-grandfather, Li Wentang, also fell ill because of this incident and passed away the year after Li Zhankui went missing.

Now, Li Zhankui's daughter has finally appeared in this courtyard house. Speaking of which, Li Mingzhi in front of him is actually his father's cousin.

Li Mingzhi held Wang Xia's hand and whispered, "Sister-in-law, there are too many people around now. Let's talk properly when I come to your house tonight!"

"Okay, okay!"

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When Jia Zhangshi returned to the central courtyard, she immediately noticed that her husband, Jia, and the men in their twenties and thirties in the courtyard all seemed to have their eyes fixed on the new woman.

Jia Zhangshi's eyes immediately darkened. She had been in a hurry to go to the toilet and had only glanced at Wang Xia briefly.

When she looked at Wang Xia again, she immediately realized that this woman was truly outstanding in appearance. No wonder the men in the courtyard seemed to have their eyes glued to her.

At that moment, a thin, white-haired old woman with bound feet walked out from the moon gate in the backyard.

Everyone in the courtyard greeted the old woman warmly when they saw her.

"Hello, ma'am!"

"Grandma, you look so energetic today!"

"May you be blessed, ma'am!"

The old woman smiled and nodded at the residents, appearing very amiable.

She must be the deaf old woman who owns this courtyard.

Although the deaf old woman was nearly sixty years old, she was still quite agile. Despite having bound feet, she walked steadily and without any signs of old age.

According to the intelligence sent by his subordinate Lu Yuan, all the property rights of this No. 95 courtyard are still under the name of this old deaf man.

Apart from a few residents who have bought their houses from the deaf old woman and made them their private property, most of the residents here are tenants.

Most of these tenants were workers at Lou's Steel Plant, while a small number were engaged in other businesses.

After arriving in Beijing, Lu Yuan and his group spent 680 silver dollars to buy the property rights of the east wing of the house from the deaf old woman.