Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

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Someone watching?

Xu Changping left Pigeon City and planned to walk around the outside of the abandoned courtyard. Unexpectedly, as he approached the alley, two pairs of eyes fell on him one after another.

He was not in a panic. He turned around and pretended to be passing by, walking towards the ghost market.

It was not until he entered the ghost market that he felt that there was no one watching him from behind.

After entering the ghost market, Xu Changping was stunned when he saw many people setting up stalls.

Isn’t the ghost market shameful?

Only in the morning?

What’s going on now? Has it become a pigeon market?

Xu Changping didn't dare to ask anyone, so he just walked around inside.

It wasn't until he noticed several familiar faces, all of whom he had seen at the Pigeon Market in Jiangjun Hutong, that he immediately understood.

It should be because Jiangjun Hutong was closed, and these people had no place to set up their stalls, so they came to Ghost Market Street.

After walking around, Xu Changping found an old lady in tattered clothes selling homespun cloth under the wall. He bought a piece of it and left the ghost market.

Sure enough, when he was passing by the courtyard holding the cloth, the two pairs of eyes just glanced at him and did not continue to monitor him.

Who could be monitoring the courtyard?

The pigeon market in Jiangjun Hutong has been shut down, and the important figures in Li Sanye’s gang should have been arrested. Could it be that the people monitoring the courtyard now are from the Ninth Department?

It is better to have less trouble than more. Xu Changping decided not to explore the secret room. It would be best to rest at home on the weekend.

When Xu Changping returned to the courtyard, he happened to meet Master Tan and two men coming in. He greeted them with a smile on his face.

"Master Tan, have you received another job?"

"Brother Xu! Thanks to you, Mr. Yan from your school saw how well I decorated your home last time, so he asked me to do some decoration for you, too."

Carpenter Tan said happily when he saw Xu Changping.

"Then you are busy, I will go home first."

When Xu Changping heard what Carpenter Tan said, he knew that the other person was busy and it was not a good time to greet him, so he spoke immediately.

"Okay, come to my house for a drink with Xiaolong when you have time." Carpenter Tan said immediately when he saw Xu Changping was about to leave.

"There's a chance." Xu Changping replied and walked into the East Courtyard without looking back.

Yan Jiecheng heard the conversation between Xu Changping and Carpenter Tan in the house. Every time he saw Xu Changping, he felt awkward, so he didn't go out.

After Carpenter Tan came in, Yan Jiecheng described the style of duplex rooms in later generations and asked.

"Uncle Tan, can you do what I said?"

"It can be done, but according to your idea, the ground inside the house needs to be dug down a bit."

Carpenter Tan measured the height of the room and thought for a while before speaking.

"You have to waterproof it for me after the excavation. I heard that the bathroom in Xu Changping's house was waterproofed."

"Don't worry about that. The sunken ground must be waterproofed." Carpenter Tan assured that waterproofing the room is much simpler than waterproofing the bathroom.

"Okay, then I'll give you this project. I'll give you a deposit of 300 first, and you can come to me directly when you need money later."

Yan Jiecheng looked at Yan Bugui who was looking up at the sky beside him with amusement and said.

"Okay, don't worry about this. I'll go back and ask someone to prepare the materials, and we'll start work this afternoon."

Carpenter Tan pretended not to notice the quarrel between the father and son of the Yan family. At least it didn't hinder him from making money. He immediately looked at Yan Jiecheng and said.

After leaving the courtyard, a young man following Carpenter Tan sighed:

"Uncle, there are a lot of rich people in this courtyard."

"I don't know if I have money or not, but the requirements are great. I'll bring all of you little ones with me this time. When this job is finished, you will be able to become masters."

Carpenter Tan ignored his nephew's envy and said with a smile.

The news that the Yan family was also going to renovate the house spread throughout the courtyard immediately after Carpenter Tan came. Neighbors in the courtyard came one after another, some to watch the fun, some to inquire about the details, and some even to borrow money.

The third aunt looked at the second aunt who was leaning on her stool and said helplessly:

"Second Aunt, our family is really broke. We have saved up a little over the years, and now we have given it all to the decorators."

"Otherwise, don't renovate your house yet. I'll return it to you as soon as I recover."

"Second Auntie, your Lao Liu only makes over 80 a month. My Lao Yan and Jiefang both make less than him. Aren't you kidding me by coming to borrow money?"

Seeing the second aunt's stubborn look, the third aunt also got angry and replied in a sarcastic tone.

"I, well, my niece is getting married, so I was thinking of giving her some money privately."

When the second aunt saw the look on the third aunt's face, she immediately lowered her head, wiped the slightly red corners of her eyes, and said.

"Really? Why don't you go look somewhere else?"

When the third aunt saw the second aunt crying, she had no choice but to speak.

"Okay, I'll go look somewhere else."

Seeing that she couldn't get any money out of the third aunt, the second aunt could only say angrily.

The third aunt sent the man out the door, then turned around and locked the door from the inside. Looking at Yan Jiecheng who was sitting on the chair like an old man, she said worriedly:

"Jie Cheng, our house has started to be renovated, where are we going to live with our big family?"

"Move to the backyard, which is the house where Old Yu's family lived before. The factory agreed to give it to me." Yan Jiecheng dropped a bombshell at home nonchalantly.

"What? The factory just gave it to you?" Yan Bugui was a little unconvinced. He knew that many people in the steel rolling mill were eyeing that room.

"I am a factory worker. It is not reasonable to give it to me."

Yan Jiecheng said it lightly, but in fact he obtained it by secretly giving two pork thighs to the logistics director Li Huaide.

Fortunately, he remembered that Li Huaide in the original book was a greedy and lustful man, and he would do anything as long as the money was in place. Otherwise, he would not be able to get the house for a while.

Yan Jiecheng's words seemed to be reasonable, but Yan Bugui still felt that something was wrong. However, he did not ask any further questions. After all, it was his family that benefited.

"Dad, you should keep an eye on the decoration of this house." Seeing that his cheap father no longer asked questions, Yan Jiecheng directly assigned him the task.

"Don't worry, this is where you're going to live for the rest of your life, I will definitely take good care of it. By the way, why don't you renovate the house in the backyard as well?" Yan Bugui said, thinking of the house in the backyard.

"Wait until this renovation is finished, otherwise where will everyone live?"

"That's fine."

After hearing what Yan Jiecheng said, Yan Bugui felt relieved. It seemed that his son still had a lot of money.

Yan Jiecheng leaned back in his chair, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, thinking: Once the house is renovated, I can bring my girlfriend back home.