Courtyard House: In this life, I have a new home!

In the original story, there were all sorts of messy things—Lou Xiao'e gave birth to a child for Sha Zhu without any status or recognition, and then Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai, and their gang drained her dry. Even Tan Yumei almost became a target of He Daqing.

After sitting down, Li Weidong didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Boss Lou, I'll be frank. If you're willing to listen, that's your fate. If you're not, that's also your fate."

Lou Hongyi said sincerely, "Chief Engineer Li, I will remember your help to my daughter. Your visit this time must be to show us a way out."

Li Weidong's earlier statement, "The cicada senses the wind before it moves," was quite insightful.

Lou Hongyi already knew perfectly well that this person hadn't come for nothing.

"Alright, since Boss Lou is so generous, I'll say a few more words."

Li Weidong raised his eyebrows and said in a calm tone, "You married your daughter to someone like Xu Damao, hoping to change your social class? You've gone astray from the start."

"Now you should have sensed something too, but I won't go into details. I'll just point you in the right direction."

Lou Hongyi lowered his posture and became respectful: "Please speak, sir, I'm listening."

"Let's go to Hong Kong Island, right now."

Li Weidong spoke crisply, "Right now you can still buy a ticket and get on the train openly and honestly. But once things change, you'll only be able to run away in the dark of night."

"If you're unlucky, you won't even be able to escape."

Lou Hongyi was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Is the situation really that serious?"

"Still think I'm exaggerating?"

Li Weidong shook his head. "If it weren't for the four plaques on my own house that I earned with my blood, I would have turned around and left just because of this master's degree."

"Let's go, come back after this storm has passed. When you do, you can come back with the savings you've accumulated in Hong Kong and still contribute to the country."

"You're going to Hong Kong Island to accumulate capital. I can explain the specifics to you in detail."

Lou Hongyi turned and exchanged a glance with Tan Yumei, then turned back and said, "Mr. Li, please give me your guidance."

"The first thing is to find a way to get a batch of goods that the country urgently needs and send them back through clandestine channels."

Li Weidong said, "Secondly, we'll set up a few light industrial workshops. And thirdly, we'll hoard land."

Li Weidong laid out all the ways to make money from the future that he had in mind, and told Lou Hongyi about them one by one.

"As for smuggling urgently needed supplies into the country, I'll ask someone I know to put in a good word, and someone will naturally be there to help you when the time comes."

Li Weidong smiled and said, "It can be considered as doing something practical for the country."

"I can also help you avoid this calamity. This calamity is specifically targeting people like you. There's no other way but to resort to violence. But once the knife falls, it's inevitable that some good pieces of flesh will be cut."

There's another layer of meaning Li Weidong didn't reveal: this knife was deliberately swung too big by someone with ulterior motives.

Lou Hongyi remained silent for a while before finally nodding: "Okay, I'll go. I'll pack my things and leave the day after tomorrow."

"Bring everything you can, especially valuable items like gold bars. You need to have some supplies when you get there."

Li Weidong said, "Tomorrow morning, have Sister E divorce that bastard. The reason is ready."

"I'm going to see the big boss tomorrow and tell him everything about this."

Thanks.

Lou Hongyi thought for a moment and added, "Of the businesses I've built up over there, I'll leave you 40% of the profits. Mr. Li, please don't refuse. Just the channels you just pointed out are worth that much."

"Okay, you guys go ahead first. I'll make a trip there in two or three months, before the New Year."

Li Weidong paused for a moment, then said, "If you have any items that are inconvenient to take with you, and you trust me, I'll bring them to you next time I visit."

"Gold bars are easy to carry, but antiques and calligraphy are not so easy to handle."

Lou Hongyi smiled and stopped hiding it: "To be honest, there aren't many gold bars left. I've already converted them into greenbacks little by little and deposited them in HSBC in Hong Kong."

Lou Xiao'e packed her bags overnight, taking all the valuables she could carry, and even left behind the house deed.

Li Weidong looked at the two property deeds and nodded: "Okay, just bring a few changes of clothes. I can't keep this house if it's handed over to the government now, especially in this dangerous situation."

Lou Hongyi cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "You are a true dragon; I won't say anything more. I'll be waiting for you in Hong Kong!"

Li Weidong pushed his bicycle out the door, two large leather suitcases strapped to the back seat. He turned a corner and tossed the suitcases into the system's warehouse. He then pulled out a slaughtered goose.

"Others who transmigrate have breeding space and can take any live animals they want."

"I'll have to use well water to chill it when I get back, and then let the rainwater boil it first thing tomorrow morning."

Back in the compound, he saw the gate wide open. Li Weidong sneered inwardly, "A few bastards think they can shut themselves off and monopolize everything? Dream on."

The next day, before dawn, Li Weidong was practicing his martial arts when he suddenly heard Xu Damao screaming like a pig being slaughtered: "Who! Who stole my house... Wait, Moth, what are you doing!"

Xu Damao's shout woke up the entire alley. Liu Haizhong was the first to jump out: "Xu Damao, are you wailing like a monk at a funeral this early in the morning?"

Li Weidong walked out slowly.

Upon seeing Li Weidong, Xu Damao rushed over as if he had seen his own father: "Chief Engineer Li, have you seen my daughter Ezi? Is she... going back to her parents' home?"

Xu Damao trembled all over. He then realized that he was infertile, and the reputation of being a castrated rooster had already spread far and wide.

If Lou Xiao'e runs away, he'll only be able to marry a widow for the rest of his life!

"They left last night, carrying two large suitcases."

Li Weidong yawned. "What are you yelling about so early in the morning? Can't a person get some sleep?"

Yi Zhonghai also arrived. Seeing this scene, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but his face remained stern: "Da Mao, it's okay for the couple to quarrel, but don't disturb the neighbors. Go back to Xiao'e's house and talk to her properly, and bring her back to live a normal life."

Those who don't know Yi Zhonghai would probably think he's a kind-hearted old man.

"Get lost! What's it to you?"

Xu Damao's face turned green.

Lou Xiao'e took all the good stuff from her dowry; she was determined to divorce him!

"Stop howling, solve your own problems."

Li Weidong waved his hand.

Xu Damao quickly stepped forward: "Chief Engineer Li, I've brought the dew you requested. When will you prepare the medicine for me?"

Li Weidong curled his lip and coldly snorted, "You think you can just open your mouth and expect me to prescribe medicine for you for free? Where's the money? Do you think ginseng and tiger bones are things you can pick up from the ground?"

"I'm not even asking for consultation fees or processing fees, but you still have to cover the cost of the medicinal herbs, right?"

Xu Damao's face showed panic, and he stammered, "Then...how much?"

"What you're saying isn't about me setting the price, it's about the pharmacy charging you."

Li Weidong said slowly, "How about I make a list now, and you can go buy it yourself?"

"One dose of medicine costs about 1,300 yuan, and three doses would cost close to 5,000 yuan."

"This doesn't even include the labor cost of preparing your medicine and the consultation fee."

Xu Damao was completely stunned. He searched his entire body and home, but couldn't even scrape together three hundred yuan. He could manage to get by, but when it came to the cost of medicine, that amount was nothing.

If Lou Xiao'e were still alive, this amount of money wouldn't be a problem at all. Five thousand yuan isn't even enough for three large yellow croakers.

When Lou Xiao'e married into the family, she brought ten large yellow croakers as her dowry, along with several jade bracelets and about twenty small yellow croakers.

When Xu Damao gave Li Huaide a gift last time, he secretly took out a large yellow croaker.

"Well... I'll figure out a way to get the money."

Xu Damao gritted his teeth and forced himself to speak.

Yi Zhonghai, standing to the side, felt a surge of satisfaction. He knew that Sha Zhu could be saved.

Yi Zhonghai strode back to the Intermediate People's Court and saw the deaf old woman sitting at the entrance. The old woman's triangular eyes were sinister, and it was unclear what she was plotting now.

"What's that kid's name?"

The deaf old woman spoke up.

Yi Zhonghai explained the situation in a few words, adding at the end, "Grandma, this is your chance to save Zhuzi. Lou Xiao'e will definitely divorce him, and Xu Damao will be out of money."

"If he doesn't have money for medical treatment, then that makes things easier."

The deaf old woman's eyes lit up: "Great, great! It's just a pity that the silly moth flew away, otherwise it would have been so nice for her to be Sha Zhu's wife."

"It's no use talking about this now."

Yi Zhonghai frowned. "The problem is that saving Zhuzi requires a letter of forgiveness from Xu Damao, which costs at least five thousand yuan, and maybe even more."

"China Overseas, all the money you've saved up over the years..."

The deaf old woman smiled and probed.

"Grandma, please don't think about that."

Yi Zhonghai didn't hide anything, "How much money do I have? I need to save it for my old age."

"Zhu Zi will take care of you in your old age."

The deaf old woman said.

That's what they say, but the truth is, the money is in my hands.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head. "If I had money, that would be fine. But if I don't... hehe!"

"Grandma, you're not short of money, and you'll definitely have to leave it to Zhuzi in the future. Giving you five thousand yuan won't touch your savings."

"Your money will belong to Zhuzi in the future, it has nothing to do with me."

The deaf old woman's brows were furrowed, and her face was wrinkled like an old walnut.

"Okay, I'll pay for it."

The deaf old woman finally relented, "But we can't add any more. It would be best to reduce the amount a bit."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xu Damao hurriedly walked out of the central courtyard.

The deaf old woman curled her lip and sneered, "So he's gone to find that idiot Zhuzi. In my opinion, with Lou Hongyi's personality, he'll definitely force Xu Damao to get a clean divorce."

Yi Zhonghai rubbed his hands together, his tone urgent: "Then when he comes back, it'll be time to get the letter of understanding. I'll rush back at noon, and I reckon Xu Damao will be back before noon."

Li Weidong ate a few mouthfuls of rice hastily, glanced at the clock on the wall, and saw it was only six in the morning. He happened to run into Yan Jiefang busy preparing breakfast by the coal stove at the door.

"Jiefang, go to the factory later and find Director Yang. Tell him that I'm going to talk to a high-ranking leader today."

Li Weidong patted him on the shoulder, "If you say it like that, he'll understand."

"Okay, Dong-ge, I've got it."

Yan Jiefang nodded quickly.

Lin Yurou leaned closer, her eyes full of curiosity: "Brother Dong, where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet someone. How about this, I'll take you guys out for half a day this morning?"

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Wait for me to come back and pick you up."

"real?"

Lin Yurou's face lit up instantly.

"Let's go!"

Li Weidong pushed his bicycle and walked out.

As they passed the Intermediate People's Court, the deaf old woman and Yi Zhonghai were huddled together, whispering to each other.

Li Weidong sneered inwardly: "You two old bastards, just you wait. I've laid out this move perfectly for you. It's killing multiple birds with one stone, and we'll see the results soon."