Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang wanted to give Lou Xiaoe a box of yellow croaker as a betrothal gift. Lou Huaijin was quite satisfied. Although he didn't care about the money, when the Lou family was prosperous, he wouldn't even blink an eye if he bought ten boxes, let alone one box (100 pieces). But now the Lou family only had savings that were frozen by the bank and difficult to withdraw, or some fixed assets that were difficult to cash in. This box of yellow croaker was extremely precious.

(The Lou family probably has tens of millions of yuan in bank deposits and gold bars. At this stage, they are probably all frozen and regulated by the higher authorities. It is difficult to liquidate fixed assets. The rich don’t need them, and the poor can’t afford them. If they sell antiques, calligraphy and paintings on a large scale, do you think the higher authorities will find them?)

Lou Huaijin nodded and said

"Renkang, I appreciate your kindness. Come on, follow me."

As if Lou Huaijin had made up his mind, he called Zhang Renkang and Lou Xiaoe to go to the study room in the villa. As soon as they arrived at the study room, Lou Huaijin drew the curtains and said to Zhang Renkang and Lou Xiaoe seriously:

"This is the wealth accumulated by three generations of our Lou family. Take a good look at it."

As he spoke, Lou Huaijin pushed a few books into the bookshelf at different positions in a regular pattern, turned a pillar on the side of the bookshelf, pushed the bookshelf open to reveal a space of about two square meters, then lay on the ground and lifted it up, pulling open the bottom board to reveal a staircase leading down.

Lou Huaijin led the way down with a flashlight, and Zhang Renkang followed him down and held up Lou Xiao'e who followed him down. The two followed Lou Huaijin and climbed down. Lou Huaijin pulled a rope on the wall, and a dim yellow incandescent light came on. Zhang Renkang was shocked when he saw it. This basement was about 20 square meters in size, and the shelves against the wall were filled with densely packed cultural relics. Facing him was a golden Buddha with a jade pedestal over 30 centimeters and two paintings. On the right side were basically all kinds of porcelain, about 20 to 30 pieces. On the left side were 17 or 18 storage boxes of various sizes for collecting calligraphy and paintings, which should all be calligraphy and paintings. Facing him were bracelets, walnuts and bronzes of various sizes in addition to the golden Buddha with a jade pedestal and two paintings.

Lou Huaijin smiled and looked at Zhang Renkang with his eyes wide open.

"The savings of three generations of my Lou family are all here. Apart from the bank deposits and a small amount of cash stored at home, this is the biggest fortune."

Zhang Renkang was dazzled by the cultural relics in the room. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. After all, although he had a system in this life, his vision was still that of an ordinary person. In front of these three generations of big families, he was still a little bit lacking.

Lou Huaijin sighed and said

"The most valuable things are in here. There is also a batch of cultural relics in the underground of the garden on the west side of the courtyard of the three-story quadrangle given to you. If you have the chance, go and dig them out."

Then Lou Huaijin continued

"The most precious things here are the golden Buddha on a jade throne, the "Inscription on the Pillar of the State" by Huang Tingjian of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the "Flowers and Birds" by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty."

"This golden Buddha with jade pedestal is said to be the favorite of Liu Yu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. There should be two of them. The other one is said to have fallen into the hands of Ji Weimin of the Party Communication Bureau. After Ji Weimin was executed, his whereabouts are unknown. It is estimated that this is the only one that exists now."

Zhang Renkang stared at the golden Buddha on the jade throne. Isn't this the stationmaster's favorite? The other one is probably in the stationmaster's hands. Should he be in Taiwan now? Could he still be in contact with the hidden enemy at this time?

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Uncle Lou, with these things, the Lou family is definitely one of the best in the country."

Lou Huaijin laughed and said

"Renkang, your uncle Lou is not bragging. Although Zhejiang merchants dominated the market back then, our northern merchants are not bad either. Not to mention Shanxi merchants and Shandong merchants, there are four families in this Sijiu City that are not much worse than the families in Zhejiang. My Lou family has been doing business for three generations. No matter who was in power in Sijiu City back then, they still had to rely on my Lou family."

Zhang Renkang nodded and thought indifferently, "So you deserve to be punished by the higher-ups. How much blood of the people must have been stained on these things? You feel guilty for keeping them, right? I, a commoner, will keep them for you. If you keep them for decades...

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"When you leave, I will arrange a transfer. I think the higher-ups will notice something is wrong the day after Xiao'e disappears."

"So, Xiao'e had to get on board the ship within two hours of the ship leaving that night. By the time they realized something was wrong, the ship had already reached the sea."

Lou Huaijin nodded and asked worriedly

"But how are you going to send Xiao'e to Tianjin? Even if you take a bus from here to Tianjin, it will take five or six hours. And you have to buy a boat ticket and have your documents checked. How is Xiao'e going to get on the boat then?"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"Of course I have my own way. You don't need to worry about this. You should have a fake identity prepared, right?"

Lou Huaijin nodded, and Zhang Renkang said

"No one knows what Xiao'e looks like. You can buy a ticket for her in advance, and then I will take her to the port."

Lou Huaijin nodded. Now he no longer doubted Zhang Renkang's intentions. Just like what Zhang Renkang said, even without Zhang Renkang, the Lou family would just flee or be killed. By then, these things would still be lost. It would be better to give them to Zhang Renkang. After all, Lou Xiaoe was pregnant with his child, and Zhang Renkang couldn't deny it.

After the three of them went up, Lou Huaijin gave Zhang Renkang the method to open the mechanism. Lou Xiaoe went upstairs first. Zhang Renkang and Lou Huaijin explained a few things to note about this trip to Hong Kong Island, and then went upstairs to find Lou Xiaoe.

In the room, Zhang Renkang hugged Lou Xiao'e and touched her slightly bulging belly. Lou Xiao'e lay in his arms quietly without saying a word. Knowing that she and Zhang Renkang didn't have much time to spend together, Lou Xiao'e felt very uncomfortable. Zhang Renkang didn't know how to comfort Lou Xiao'e for a while, and he didn't dare to speak.

After a while, Lou Xiaoe smiled and said

"Renkang, what do you think our child will look like?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"The girl must be like you, pretty, smart and cute. The son is a bit like me, handsome, smart and clever."

Seeing Zhang Renkang being so narcissistic, Lou Xiaoe burst out laughing and said

"Renkang, I didn't realize you were so narcissistic. You are so shameless."

Zhang Renkang grabbed Lou Xiaoe's conscience which was increased by hormones and squeezed it and said with a smile

"If I had any shame, I would have been able to date a beauty like you."

Lou Xiao'e leaned forward, touched Zhang Renkang's cheek and whispered

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that. You keep calling me your good buddy, but who would have known that you had bad intentions to take advantage of me?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and rubbed his conscience in his hand, saying

"My little E is so charming that I couldn't control myself for a moment."

(It’s not that my brother is not a human being, but that my sister-in-law is too charming)

Lou Xiao'e shook her head and looked at Zhang Renkang with an inexplicable smile.

"Did you coax Yu Li the same way when you went back?"

Zhang Renkang was about to speak when Lou Xiaoe smiled and pinched his cheek.

"I'll just see how you report back."

She said with a charming look and leaned down

……

An hour and a half later, Lou Xiao'e went to change her clothes with a satisfied smile, while she said with a gloating look on her face:

"Renkang, please be restrained when you go back, don't hurt your body"

Zhang Renkang stared at the ceiling with empty eyes. In addition to the three calls at Qin Jingru's place, he had been empty-hearted for the fifth time tonight. When he thought about going home and having to pay Yu Li's bills, Zhang Renkang felt uneasy. It would be tiring if he did it too many times at once. He had to be more obedient in the future. He couldn't attract new ones. He couldn't stand it anymore.

After a long rest, Zhang Renkang finally regained some energy after drinking a cup of hot water brought by Lou Xiaoe. He rubbed his numb waist and climbed over the wall from Lou's house with a wry smile. On the way back to the courtyard, he did not forget to take a tonic pill and drink a cup of Wubian wine to make up for the loss.

It was past nine when he returned to the courtyard. Zhang Renkang quietly climbed over the wall and saw that the lights were still on in Liu Haizhong's house. As soon as he landed along the corner of the wall (there was an open space of two or three square meters where the deaf old lady and the west wing met, and the wall blocked his view), he heard screams from the Liu family. Zhang Renkang shook his head and mourned for Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

Since the eldest son ran away with the bride on the wedding night, not only did he become a live-in son-in-law, but he also ran away with the family's money and the gift money collected at the wedding. Liu Haizhong was so angry that he became more and more displeased with his two younger sons. He would teach Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu a lesson every few days to vent his anger. The two brothers usually didn't dare to shout. Liu Haizhong was the kind of person who would beat you harder the more you wailed. Seven Wolves alone had already broken two of their hair.

Back in the house, Yu Li was sitting on the sofa with her hands folded, waiting for Zhang Renkang to come home. Although Yu Li had accepted the existence of Lou Xiaoe and Qin Jingru, she was still angry with Zhang Renkang. Zhang Renkang smiled and came forward, holding Yu Li's hands and said

"Lily, it's so late and you're still awake."

Yu Li angrily shook off Zhang Renkang's hand, groaned and said nothing. Seeing this, Zhang Renkang had no choice but to use his ultimate move. He hugged Yu Li with both hands and walked towards the bedroom. It's easy to solve the problem of blocked air, just dredge it up.

Yu Li was kneeling on the ground and lying on the bed, groaning to calm down. Zhang Renkang asked with sweat on his forehead:

"Lily, you're not angry anymore, are you?"

Yu Li gritted her teeth, clutched the quilt tightly, and didn't bother to pay attention to Zhang Renkang.

……

Zhang Renkang rubbed his waist as he looked at Yu Li who had fallen asleep, and sighed. He didn't know what Yu Li's constitution was. She couldn't stand being passively fought for an hour at the beginning. Now, after being married for a few months, Yu Li could fight Zhang Renkang two or three times, and she might not be defeated even after two or three hours. Zhang Renkang's life was getting harder and harder. He had to coax her outside and at home even more. He turned around, hugged Yu Li, and fell asleep slowly with a guilty conscience.