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

Yang Dalin put the large stone slab covering the well into his spatial storage.

I looked inside again, and the soil and rocks were almost filling the well opening.

It seems there might be something fishy going on.

Otherwise, there would have been no need to fill the well like this before leaving.

However, it's also possible that the neighbors filled in the well and covered it with a stone slab because they were worried that their children might be playing hide-and-seek in the yard and it would be dangerous.

Anything is possible.

Yang Dalin tied a rope to the top of the well so he could climb up later.

Then he jumped into the well, started digging with tools, and then collected the loose soil and rocks into his space.

This is very fast because Yang Dalin doesn't need to transport the soil and rocks upwards; he just needs to loosen them and store them in space.

Soon Yang Dalin dug down another seven or eight meters.

Water is starting to seep out of the soil under our feet.

Yang Dalin noticed that there were bricks and stones of different colors on both sides.

There should have been two holes on each side of the well wall originally, but they were probably sealed off later.

Therefore, the colors of the bricks and stones in these two places are not quite the same.

Yang Dalin used tools to pry open the bricks and stones, revealing two holes inside.

Yang Dalin climbed in, and sure enough, there were several large boxes inside, though they were already rotten.

The box broke at the slightest touch.

Yang Dalin smashed these few dilapidated boxes.

The large and small yellow croakers and silver coins inside were then revealed.

There were six boxes in total. Three boxes contained large yellow croakers, one box contained small yellow croakers, and the other two boxes contained silver dollars.

They were all wrapped very well in oil paper.

Fortunately, the original owner of this house didn't hide any books or paintings here, otherwise they would probably all be ruined.

This is an unexpected surprise!

They were allocated a large, dilapidated courtyard house, which contained hidden treasure.

They really got a great deal.

Yang Dalin cleaned the treasures inside.

They put the soil and stones that had been stored in the space back down.

Fill the well back in.

They then covered the stone slabs back up.

Yang Dalin plans to dig a new well later, and consider this well as having been filled in properly.

They won't dig it up again; they'll just fill it in.

With this unexpected surprise, Yang Dalin happily went home.

Yang Dalin has no intention of handing these things over.

I've already paid enough; consider these as the bargains I got.

Although it wasn't as much gold as I handed over myself, the feeling of finding a bargain on Taobao was really great.

When Yang Dalin returned to courtyard number 95, it was already time for everyone to get off work.

Not long after, Ma San and Qi Yanhua returned.

Yang Dalin told Aunt Qi that he would take Ma San to visit Xu Damao.

Xu Damao didn't seem surprised at all when he saw Ma San behind Yang Dalin.

They still treated Yang Dalin and Ma San with the same warm hospitality.

However, Xu Damao kept urging Ma Sanduo to eat more food and drink more alcohol.

He just wouldn't mention what he wanted to say.

It seems Xu Damao doesn't want Ma San to know.

Yang Dalin was also aware of the situation.

After Ma San had eaten and drunk his fill, he was sent back home.

Xu Damao hesitated to speak, his voice very soft. He not only closed the door tightly but also seemed afraid that others would hear him. He even tried to whisper in Yang Dalin's ear, but Yang Dalin pushed him away: "Brother Damao, just say what you have to say. This is your home, so keep your voice down. Outsiders can't hear you."

Xu Damao then pulled a chair closer to Yang Dalin and said, "Brother, I have a problem that's hard to talk about. After thinking it over, I can only tell you in the courtyard. I don't trust anyone else."

You have to keep this a secret from me.

"Don't worry, Brother Da Mao. Obviously, you know I can keep it a secret, otherwise you wouldn't have trusted me and confided in me, right?"

"Indeed, then I'll begin."

Brother, you know my ex-wife. We were together for over a year, but she never got pregnant before we divorced.

At first, I thought it was her problem, so I didn't think about it myself.

But after the divorce, I will listen to you, start a new life, and behave well.

I've also met a few women.

One of them was introduced to me by my boss; she was a divorced woman with a child.

I even brought her to our hospital before.

But I remember you told me that it's best to find someone obedient and with a good personality. The woman the boss introduced, although from a good family, had a very strong personality.

She has too many ideas of her own, so I thought I'd better give up. Being with her makes me feel like a servant every day, it's too tiring.

I didn't continue dating her.

However, before this, the two of us had drunk too much once and ended up sleeping together.

But several months have passed, and her belly hasn't gotten any bigger.

She also has a child with her ex-husband.

That means she's fine.

Later, when I was in the countryside, I helped several young widows.

These young widows all had children, but none of them became pregnant after sleeping with me.

I'm wondering if there's something wrong with my health?

Brother, even though you're not married, I trust you. Could you help me analyze this?

Yang Dalin cursed inwardly, "Damn it, Xu Damao, you're really something, daring to mess around with women at a time like this."

Yang Dalin asked him, "Brother Da Mao, I won't mention anything else for now, but the local leaders must know that you went to the countryside to help the young widow, right? Don't let yourself get into a pig cage one day."

This has caused a huge mess.

Xu Damao quickly said, "Brother, you've misunderstood me."

You've misunderstood me.

Let me explain it to you and you'll understand.

Before I got married, I was very well-behaved. When I went to the countryside to show movies, I didn't dare to have any private contact with the local women.

But life in the countryside was too difficult in the following years.

When I went to the countryside, the leader I met knew that I had been married and divorced, so he deliberately entertained me at the home of a young widow and asked me to stay at her house.

It was said to be to help these families who were struggling financially, because they could leave leftover food for their children.

One time I drank too much, and the young widow from that family climbed into my bed in the middle of the night.

I'm a victim too.

I drank too much and don't remember anything clearly. I had my first time in a daze.

They don't ask for much. They just want me to stay at their house next time I go there and feed my child more.

What should I do?

But don't worry, I absolutely haven't touched that girl.

These were all done intentionally by those village officials.

You come from the countryside too, you know that in the countryside, if someone gets close to a widow, the gossip can be overwhelming.

There were hardly any people from their village who could help them.

Besides, their lives are even more difficult.

I became someone who was robbed of the rich to help the poor.

As if they had planned it all along, they always arranged for me to stay with young widows who had children.

Where can I go to seek justice?

Seeing Xu Damao's self-righteous attitude, Yang Dalin didn't bother to care about Xu Damao's personal issues.

Indeed, in rural areas at this time, nothing is more important than survival.

Not to mention widows with children.

Unable to offer anything in return for thanking Xu Damao, they could only resort to their bodies.

It's a matter of mutual consent; both parties are willing to give and take, and when survival is at stake, these are minor issues.

No one can say anything about it.