The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

Just as Liang Ladi and her daughter were happily chatting, imagining the future, and looking forward to Chang Wei's early arrival.

There was a knock on the door.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes. There was no one familiar at home, Liang Fengnian had gone to work, so it was Chang Wei who came. Liang Ladi stood up quickly with a smile on her face.

"Mom, I'll go open the door."

Outside the door!

Peng Jizhong was very excited, holding two pounds of pork and a net bag of apples. When he thought about seeing the beautiful Liang Ladi again, a trace of greed flashed in his eyes.

Ever since the blind date that day, he has been thinking about Liang Ladi all the time. With that pretty face and curvy figure, if he could hold her in his arms every night, he would wake up with a smile.

Yesterday, my father heard the news that the Liang family moved to the public housing of the factory. Peng Jizhong was very happy. The two families were so close, and as the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first...

Peng Jizhong had specifically inquired about it. Liang Fengnian was the only one working in the Liang family, and he was a temporary worker earning only 18 yuan a month. The family must have lived a tight life. In contrast, his family had two regular workers, and the monthly salary of the father and son was nearly 100 yuan.

Thinking of the last blind date, Peng Jizhong felt a little resentful towards his father. He didn't know to tell him in advance. He was working in the workshop when he was suddenly called out for a blind date. He was dusty and his work clothes were dirty. Liang Ladi didn't have a good first impression of him and didn't like him. So today, he dressed up and put on clean clothes.

Peng Jizhong thought, based on my family conditions, the only reason Liang Ladi didn't like me was because I was dirty last time. Today, I dressed so handsomely, I don't believe she won't be tempted.

In order to win the beauty as soon as possible, I took leave early in the morning.

The door is open!

Liang Ladi was delighted to see that the person coming was not Chang Wei, but a strange man with burning eyes. She immediately stopped smiling, raised her eyelids to look at the other party and asked politely.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Comrade Liang Ladi, you don't recognize me!" Seeing Liang Ladi didn't recognize him, Peng Jizhong felt a little uncomfortable. He thought to himself confidently: I was so dirty at that time, isn't it normal that she didn't recognize me? Otherwise, with my family and appearance, how could she not like me! He quickly reminded her. "I'm the one who went on a blind date with you a few days ago. At that time, because... my face was gray..."

As he spoke, he described it with his hands and feet, for fear that Liang Ladi would not remember it...

"Oh! You are the tuberculosis patient~that Peng Jizhong." Liang Ladi knew it as soon as she was reminded, and she almost blurted out the tuberculosis patient.

If he hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't have recognized him. He was so dusty when we met then, but today he was dressed neatly and looked presentable. The contrast was too great. I remembered his name because Chang Wei had said it in his heart, otherwise I would have forgotten him long ago. I wondered, why did he come to my house? Didn't I make it clear that I didn't like the blind date last time?

"Yes, yes, it's me." Seeing that Liang Ladi remembered him, Peng Jizhong nodded with a smile on his face, feeling very happy.

Sure enough, she didn't like me last time because I looked so dirty. But she remembered that she came from a wealthy family, and she looked so handsome today, so she was sure to be the winner.

"Comrade Peng Jizhong, what can I do for you?" His aggressive look made Liang Ladi very uncomfortable, and his tone was neither salty nor bland.

A trace of contempt flashed in her eyes. Her eyes were so disgusting and lustful. Not only was he a short-lived consumptive ghost, but he was also a sex-hungry ghost. His smile was so disgusting and ugly... He still wanted to make a move on me. Are you dreaming?

"I heard that your family moved here. My home is nearby, so how could I not come to visit you." Peng Jizhong confidently raised the meat and apple in his hand, looking at her with burning greed in his eyes, revealing a crooked dragon king smile that he thought was very charming.

"Comrade Peng Jizhong, we don't have much friendship, do we? And I've already been engaged, it would be bad if my partner saw me..." Liang Ladi didn't want to waste time with him because his intention was so obvious, so she killed him with one strike. She thought: I've kissed and hugged Brother Wei so much, at least we're engaged!

"What?"

Peng Jizhong was dumbfounded. How long has it been? When she talked about the arranged marriage, her cheeks flushed and her eyes were full of love. This couldn't be fake.

"Lady, is it my beloved son-in-law who is here?"

Ding Yan in the room clearly heard the conversation at the door. She knew that it was not Chang Wei who came, and he was targeting her daughter, so she came to assist and finish him off.

"No, mom." Liang Ladi responded with a polite smile. "Comrade Peng Jizhong, my mother and I are the only ones at home, so I won't let you have any water. Goodbye."

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This is Chang Wei!

The group of four also arrived at the gate of the legendary No. 40 Nanluoguxiang, looking at the wide gate and their own courtyard.

Chang Wei concluded that this was definitely not an ordinary second-rank Yuan Dynasty mansion, and it might really belong to some prince.

Generally, the corner gate of the east wing should be in the southeast or inside the courtyard, but if the front road is blocked by the courtyard wall, then the gate should be inside the courtyard.

When I walked into the outer courtyard, it was working hours and I was unfortunate enough to run into the famous goalkeeper Yan Bugui.

Taking a quick look, with five back houses, including the main gate and the gatehouse, the width of the courtyard is estimated to be at least twenty meters.

A corner of the gatehouse wall extends eastward, and there is a door on the east side of the screen wall opposite the gate. From this location, one can tell without thinking that this is the door to the east courtyard.

Chang Wei took out the key and successfully opened the door lock.

When you open the door, you will see a small garden with lush flowers and plants but in a messy manner. It seems that no one has taken care of it for some time. There are three huge stones scattered between the small gardens, with a winding path between them. There is a long corridor and a pavilion near the east wall.

There are three main rooms and one side room in the north, three side rooms in the west, and a low house in the northwest corner, which is a dry toilet.

If my guess is correct, this dry toilet is located in the southeast corner behind Yi Zhonghai's house...

He quickly climbed up the rockery and looked around. His courtyard was only half of the original courtyard, with another courtyard at the back.

There are houses all around, this... is like a city surrounded on all sides?

Fortunately, the courtyard wall is high enough, more than two meters...

After tidying up the yard in front of me, I found that the living environment is really as good as Lou Zhenhua said.

"Master, this will be our home from now on?"

Qin Huairu looked at the huge yard, her eyes full of little stars.

I sighed in my heart: Living in a yard like this is what it means to be a young lady...

"of course."

Chang Wei raised the corner of his mouth and took her to visit the new home.

I looked around the entire yard and, judging from the location and degree of wear and tear on the bricks and tiles, I realized that the houses in the yard were built later and are not too old.

There is not much dust in the room. Someone has cleaned it recently. It must have been done by my father-in-law Lou Zhenhua.

The furniture is also complete, and you can move in with just your bags as long as you get bedding and other daily necessities as well as pots and pans.

The most special piece of furniture is the large round-moon huanghuali wood bed in the master bedroom, which is 2.5 meters by 2.5 meters and comes with an external screen.

This stuff is mostly in the south, and it is relatively rare to see it in the city...

I will move here in the future, so I will have plenty of time to look around. My second stop is to look at some shops.

Just after locking the gate, several middle-aged women who were returning from shopping walked into the courtyard. Seeing the unfamiliar faces of Chang Wei and his friends, one of them asked, "Are you the new tenants next door?"

Chang Wei smiled and raised the key in his hand. "Hello, ladies. It will take a few days before we can move in. I came to take a look today."

The yard next door is not small, and those who can afford it are definitely rich people. It is common to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, and several aunts enthusiastically approached to chat and inquire about the news.

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