Siheyuan, my new life

Just now in the car, Lin Yu used his spiritual sense to determine that the courtyard house in front of him was the holy place of time travel in Tomato's novel in the previous life. The courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, also known as the Red Star Courtyard, was the place nicknamed "Qinman Courtyard" by many Tomato book friends.

Moreover, Lin Yu also detected several famous people in the courtyard through his spiritual sense. The skinny middle-aged woman who came up to show her courtesy just now was the wife of the abacus expert Yan Bugui, the third aunt Yang Ruihua. In sharp contrast to her, the short and fat middle-aged woman was none other than Zhang Xiaohua of the Jia Zhang family, who was known as the "necromancer". Next to her, leaning on a cane with a kind smile on her face, was the old deaf woman with bound feet who lived in the backyard wing and was "sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and highly respected".

As for Qin Huairu, who is known as the "vampire white lotus", she is only in her early twenties. In Lin Yu's eyes, this woman who has been criticized by many book lovers is just an ordinary young woman whose appearance can barely be rated as 6 or 7 points. Perhaps it is her big breasts and fat buttocks that just fit the aesthetic standards of contemporary people.

At this time, Qin Huairu, wearing a floral top and blue pants, was standing by the door holding a baby girl, looking curiously at the people and cars in front of her. Her peach blossom eyes clearly revealed deep envy. Standing next to her was her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, who was holding a chubby boy of four or five years old in her arms, who was the famous "Siheyuan Thief Saint" and Baiyan Langbanggeng in the future.

Jia Zhangshi was indeed just like what is described in many time-travel novels, a typical bully. Seeing three cars and so many people in uniform, she could not help but lower her voice and whispered to her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu: "What's so great about each of them? My eldest grandson is the most promising. When he grows up, he will definitely become a high-ranking official and ride in a car." The deaf old lady next to her subconsciously moved back, trying to stay away from this brainless idiot.

Deputy Commander Fang and his companions obviously had no intention of communicating with these residents, nor did they bother to check out the layout of the courtyard. They just wanted to see what the quiet west wing that Wang Bo mentioned looked like.

So everyone followed Wang Bo through the hanging flower gate in the front yard to the middle yard, and walked straight to the lotus gate on the west wall. Several residents of the quadrangle also followed from a distance.

Wang Bo quickly took out the key and opened the big lock on the vermilion gate, pushed the gate open with a little force, and then stood beside it respectfully.

Although he had just roughly explored this quadrangle through his spiritual sense, Lin Yu couldn't help but nod secretly after walking into the cross-courtyard. Wang Bo really took great pains to flatter his leader. He said it was an old house renovation, but the cross-courtyard in front of him was definitely rebuilt according to the architectural style of the quadrangle next to it.

Moreover, from Wang Bo's expression, Lin Yu was sure that the house was definitely not built carefully for him, a deputy director whom he had never met before. It was just that Wang Bo was too clever. From the first moment he saw the house, Lin Yu decided that this cross-yard would be his from now on. He nodded imperceptibly to Deputy Commander Fang who had been keeping an eye on him.

After seeing the other party blinking his eyes in understanding, Lin Yu no longer worried about it. The two of them played the good cop and the bad cop respectively. This was Deputy Army Commander Fang's suggestion before they came to see the house. If there was anything they were dissatisfied with or that offended people, they should let Deputy Army Commander Fang handle it. Since it was the chief who personally approached Director Wan of the Municipal Bureau, if these people below did not do their best to get it done, wouldn't the chief be owing others favors in vain?

This morning, while waiting for staff at the Personnel Department of the Municipal Bureau to process Lin Yu's paperwork, Director Liao Guangan mentioned in the conversation, intentionally or unintentionally, that his nephew happened to be serving in a certain army and was currently serving as a squad leader in a company below.

Fang Yuandong had been a political commissar for many years, so how could he not hear the hidden meaning of Liao Guangan's words? He immediately smiled and said that the military guard company was now short of a deputy platoon leader, and if Liao Guangan's nephew was willing, he could be transferred over after returning.

Liao Guangan was overjoyed and immediately wrote down his nephew's contact information and gave it to the other party. Liao Guangan knew very well that Deputy Commander Fang was giving his nephew a chance. If he was really capable, then as long as Deputy Commander Fang gave him a little promotion, his nephew's future in the army would definitely be bright; of course, if his nephew was a hopeless person, Deputy Commander Fang would not continue to support him, and at most he would be transferred to another unit to continue serving. But even so, his nephew had already been promoted to deputy platoon leader, so he would have much more room to maneuver when he returned from the army.

Being able to serve as the director of the Personnel Department of the Municipal Bureau, how could Liao Guangan be a mediocre and incompetent person? Of course, he knew the principle of returning a favor. Although it would be inconvenient for him to contact Deputy Commander Fang directly in the future, Lin Yu was in Beijing. As long as he maintained a good relationship with Lin Yu in the future, based on the relationship between the head of the army and Lin Yu, if his nephew really had any problems in the future, he could also ask Lin Yu for help.

Liao Guangan then gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the Dongcheng District Branch, especially mentioning the branch director Hu Dahai. He told the two of them everything he knew.

In this way, although Lin Yu has not yet gone to work at the Dongcheng District Branch, he has gained a preliminary understanding of the various relationships in the unit.

Of course, if it is not necessary in the future, Lin Yu has no intention to join in the fun at the Dongcheng District Branch. The things that the leaders have arranged for him are enough to keep him busy for a while. In addition, the internal rectification of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill will probably keep him busy in the coming days. However, Lin Yu is quite interested in this. After all, he has been in the SJ Mountain Sanatorium for more than two years, and it is time to move around.

At this time, Lin Yu ignored the others and walked into the yard. The entire west courtyard covers an area of ​​more than 600 square meters. There are three main rooms, three side rooms, and two side rooms. All are blue bricks, gray tiles, white lime and seams, and the ground is paved with blue square bricks. There is a pomegranate tree on both sides of the main house, and the tree is full of fist-sized pomegranates. Under the pomegranate tree, there is a large ceramic water tank about one meter long, with a few green lotus leaves and two pink lotus flowers floating in it. A breeze blows, and the lotus leaves and lotus flowers sway slightly with the wind. Occasionally, you can see a few goldfish swimming across the water.

Seeing the lotus in front of him, Lin Yu couldn't help but think of his master Qinglian. He didn't know how his master was doing now. Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but secretly scold himself for worrying too much. With the strength of Master Qinglian, who in this universe could be her opponent?

Putting these messy thoughts behind him, Lin Yu continued to look at the yard in front of him. He remembered that he had read in a book in his previous life that the west wing of the quadrangle was originally a place for the palace to raise horses and for the servants to live in. But looking at the house in front of him, where is there any trace of dilapidated place? Obviously, these houses were completely rebuilt on the original site. Although the appearance is basically consistent with the style of the quadrangle next door, Lin Yu's consciousness will not deceive himself. The nearly 40-centimeter-thick wall is all made of blue bricks, cement and steel bars. A basement with a length of 5 meters, a width of 3 meters and a height of 3 meters is built under the wing room. The beams of all the houses are nearly 30 centimeters thick mahogany. The furniture in the room is fully prepared, all of which are antique furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Even the tea sets and bowls are antique porcelain with the words "Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty".

In my previous life, I was obsessed with watching collection programs and reading books for a while. Although I cannot be 100% sure that the porcelains I found in the room just now are from the Qianlong official kiln, but think about it, with the shrewdness of Wang Bo, the office director, no matter for which leader he prepared the house, how could he fool the leader with some fakes?

It has been said that gold is valuable in troubled times and antiques are valuable in prosperous times. Now that the New Dragon Kingdom has only been established for a few years and the turbulent war era has just ended, not many people will continue to spend huge sums of money to buy and collect these things that cannot be eaten or drunk.

Besides, where is this place? The ancient capital of Beijing doesn’t have much else but a lot of antiques. Especially for those uneducated and decadent Eight Banners descendants, they had to sell the antiques handed down by their ancestors at low prices in order to support their families. There are even many ghost markets in Beijing that specialize in selling these things. I will definitely go there when I have the chance.

Lin Yu was very satisfied with this house. He didn't care which leader Wang Bo prepared the gift for. Since he was asked to choose between the two houses, he would accept it without hesitation. Even if someone wanted to make trouble in the future, Lin Yu didn't care. At most, he could just kill them with a slap.

Not only Lin Yu was interested in this house, but Fang Yuandong was also very satisfied. He smiled and said, "It seems that what Director Wang said is true. It is quiet in a noisy place with the door closed. Thank you Director Hu for preparing this house for Comrade Lin Yu."

Hu Dahai was originally transferred from the army to the public security department. He had studied in a private school for a few years before following the army to Beijing. In his eyes, how could a courtyard house be compared with a tube-shaped building that was only used for middle and senior leaders? So Wang Bo was just flirting with a blind man this time. The house he had spent so much effort to build was completely a wedding dress for others.

However, Wang Bo himself did not suffer any loss at all. All the materials needed for the reconstruction were pulled from the bureau's warehouse, and the construction costs were also paid by the bureau. As for the furniture, calligraphy and paintings, and porcelain in the room, they did not cost a penny. They were all selected by knowledgeable people from the bureau's warehouse where items were confiscated. Wang Bo's loss was that his hard work was wasted.

After hearing what Deputy Commander Fang said, Hu Dahai was relieved. He was really worried that Lin Yu did not like this house. You know, this was something that Director Wan of the Municipal Bureau had personally assigned to him. If he failed, it would be Director Wan's loss of face.