The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

According to Sister Yan, he left behind a lot of cured meat for his family when he left, enough for the New Year.

So he doesn't need to prepare so much for the Chinese New Year this year.

It seems that during the six months that Yang Dalin was gone, the family didn't eat much meat.

With Yang Dalin back, Auntie probably won't be so anxious anymore.

Then they would be willing to use this meat.

There's nothing we can do; these past few years have made everyone so afraid of hunger that even when there's meat, we don't dare to eat it openly.

We must save, save, and save some more.

They feared the food shortage crisis was not over yet.

Everyone was terrified of being hungry.

After finishing the meal, Yang Dalin took out the gifts he had brought.

There were a few rubies that I got from India, some brightly colored fabrics, some pretty jewelry, and so on.

Unfortunately, Yang Dalin dared not show many of the things he had, only a tiny fraction of them.

These ornaments and rubies cannot be taken out; everyone must keep them safe and hide them away.

There were also various specialties from the southwest sent by several commanders.

Commander He was very kind; he gave Yang Dalin several pieces of fine Hetian jade.

It's because he has many comrades-in-arms in the northern border region.

Everyone took the opportunity to get a few good pieces and gave them to him.

Commander He didn't keep a single piece; he gave them all to Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin gave all of these pieces to his family.

Yang Dalin thought that if he had the chance, he would definitely go to the Northern Xinjiang Military Region and dig up more jade from the river that produces jade to store.

And that country to the south, known for its scams, I've heard their jade is pretty good too. I'll go back and pick up some rough stones.

Then, when they build their own houses in the courtyard, they use the bricks as foundation stones or as floor tiles inside the houses.

If we ever run out of money, we'll have our grandchildren dig out a piece and exchange it for cash.

Haha, this is definitely fun.

He estimated that as long as his grandsons didn't gamble or do drugs, they would never lack money for the rest of their lives.

I'll build a few small ponds myself, raise some koi, and then these raw stones will be laid out next to them.

If you want to spend money, just untie a piece and take it out to exchange for money.

Yang Dalin's space also contained many gold ornaments and gold statues of various Indian gods that he had scavenged.

The surplus grain was sold for over 150 tons of gold, which was all extra income for them.

Yang Dalin did not hand over any of these.

These can be kept for later revisions and reuse.

Or, if you can't spend it all yourself, you can leave it for your descendants.

That's enough for them to live on for several lifetimes.

Leaving aside my own future, I'd be lucky if I could take good care of my three generations after me.

After that, Yang Dalin couldn't care less about how things turned out.

If I live to the year I time-traveled, I will be less than ninety years old, and I estimate that I will most likely live until then.

At that time, even if I wanted to manage things, I couldn't.

Back then, I could at least browse videos and watch girls dance.

After finishing his meal, Yang Dalin chatted with Aunt Qi and her daughter about the happy things that happened on the way.

Before long, Sha Zhu's wife, Mi Ya, came to play with her son, He Dan, and her younger sister, Mi Li.

Mili is two years older, but she hasn't started elementary school yet, and she still likes Yang Dalin very much.

The main reason was that Yang Dalin would feed her lots of snacks and treats every time he saw her.

In the past two years, Mili has become much prettier thanks to the care of the Sha Zhu couple; her face has also gained weight.

She's fair-skinned and clean, and very cute.

Yang Dalin held Mili for a while, then took He Dan from Miya's sister-in-law's arms. The little boy was almost a year old.

They are at the age where they are learning to speak.

It's so cute and funny.

She didn't cry or make a fuss when the child was handed to Yang Dalin.

A pair of large, dark eyes curiously sized up Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin placed him on his lap and teased him, "Come on, Dandan, call me uncle!"

The little guy is very smart, but his voice isn't very clear: "Fufu"

"It's not Fufu, it's Uncle."

Mili also joined in teasing her nephew.

The whole family was very happy to hear He Dan make them laugh.

Yang Dalin handed He Dan over to Aunt Qi, who liked to hold the little guy.

Yang Dalin asked Miya, "Sister-in-law, how's things at home lately? Are Brother Zhu and Yushui alright?"

Miya smiled and nodded: "Yes, your brother Zhu and I are both doing well."

Rain will graduate from high school in two and a half years.

She also wanted to start working right after graduating from high school, just like her older sister Yanhua.

Yang Dalin then asked, "Sister-in-law, how are Yushui's grades? Haven't you thought about trying to get into university or something?"

"Sigh, her grades weren't very good. She didn't even get into a vocational school and only went to high school. I guess it will be a bit difficult for her to get into university."

"Okay, it's good that the girl has gone to high school. Let her study hard. If Yushui doesn't get a good job after graduation, have Brother Zhu contact me and I'll ask around for him."

I'll help her find an easy job that pays well.

"By the way, sister-in-law, how did Rainwater do in math?"

Upon hearing this, Miya realized that with such a capable older brother helping her, the future of rain would be secure.

She had heard Sha Zhu tell her that Da Linzi knew many cadres and had a wide network of connections.

She happily thanked Yang Dalin: "With Brother Dalin's words, I feel at ease. Thank you so much, Dalinzi."

Rainwater's math grades are okay, but he's always been a little money-grubber.

They were having a great time counting the money.

"That's good, sister-in-law. I'll find her some accounting books to read later, and if that doesn't work, I'll let her learn to be an accountant."

It's both relaxing and clean.

"She's sheltered from the wind and rain, so it's easy to find a partner."

Yang Dalin recommended the accounting profession to Miya because he was thinking of the family.

It seems that the accounting profession is relatively safe in the future.

Yang Dalin plans to have Qi Xiaoning study accounting in the future.

Qi Xiaoning is also a bit of a penny-pincher, and she's pretty good at math too.

The main thing is that accounting isn't that difficult nowadays. If you're good at math and careful, you generally won't make any big mistakes.

When Miya heard that this was a good job, she thanked Yang Dalin again.

Yang Dalin also said to Qi Xiaoning, who was eating snacks with Mili, "You should be like your sister Yushui in the future. If you don't pass the vocational school entrance exam, you should become an accountant."

Qi Xiaoning snorted: "Fine, I'll take it. I love counting money."

However, I also want to work in the same unit as my sister.

"My sister and I will go to and from get off work together then."

Yang Dalin said affectionately, "Okay, sure, let's talk about it after you graduate."

Mili, who was standing next to her, was a little confused and didn't quite understand, but she still said, "I want to too. In the future, I want to go to and from get off work with Uncle Dalin."

"From now on, we'll have delicious food every day."

Yang Dalin pinched her little cheek again.

"Okay, you'll come to work with me from now on."

But you need to study hard to learn to read from now on.

"I will, don't worry, Uncle Lin."

I can count from one to ten now.

"Oh, really? Then Uncle Lin will give you a test, okay?"

Okay.

"What is five plus seven?"

Mili put down her snacks and started counting on her little fingers.

Before you know it, you don't have enough fingers to count them all, so you have to take off your shoes.

It wasn't too cold inside.

Yang Dalin asked her, "Why are you taking off your shoes?"

The little girl replied adorably, "Uncle Lin, I don't have enough fingers. Let me count with my toes and my shoes on."