Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

The next morning, after Qin Qingyou went to work, Lu Xiu'e was planning to go out for odd jobs, but she couldn't go. Director Wang came to Qin's house at eight o'clock and told them the good news.

After an external investigation, it was found that what Qin Dabao said was completely true. The leaders of the steel rolling mill decided to transfer Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong out of the technical workshop, first to study in a training class for one month, and then to the forging workshop. The benefits of the eighth and seventh grade workers were cancelled, and they were paid as first-grade workers, that is, 27.5 per month.

Now Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong have hit rock bottom. The forging workshop is the heaviest work in the steel rolling mill. It all depends on physical strength and it is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be splashed by the red-hot molten steel.

Although the salary of 27.5 is small, the Yi family only has the old couple, so they can still hold on.

The Liu family was in a miserable situation. There were five people in the family, three of whom were young boys. As the saying goes, a young boy will eat his father to death. From now on, it would be impossible for Liu Haizhong to eat scrambled eggs and drink wine every day.

Qin Dabao didn't sympathize with them at all.

Since they have bullied us to the point of being bullied, isn't it a joke to still pretend to be righteous and moral?

Director Wang mentioned another important thing.

After experiencing a series of events, Director Wang discovered that the presence of this steward was quite important. The quality of the atmosphere in a courtyard was closely related to the steward's behavior.

Therefore, the manager couldn't withdraw. The current situation of the Siheyuan population was far from being managed by the street and police stations alone. Less than ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many residents in the capital had unclear histories. How many potential enemy spies were among them? No one knew.

When Qin Dabao heard the results of the handling of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, he didn't care. This time, these two people should be much more honest, and the atmosphere in the courtyard will be much better. Although there are still some calculations, after all, there are fewer routines set up for the sake of retirement.

Qin Dabao understood that his rebirth was meant to change some history.

Qin Dabao has read many books, and they are very diverse. He believes in Einstein's theory of relativity and the existence of multi-dimensional space. Now he is just reborn in another dimension.

Although there are many similarities, it is not the world I once lived in.

The good news that Director Wang brought was that after adjustments made by the subdistrict office, two main rooms and one ear room were left in Courtyard No. 95 and were ready to be allocated to the Qin family. This could be considered a form of compensation for the Qin family adopting Wenwen.

Of course, the street office is now going to take back the housing in this courtyard.

This is not a matter of having one more room. The courtyard houses we live in now are at best called shantytowns, but Courtyard No. 95 was once the residence of a third-rank official. It has a three-courtyard layout, and especially the backyard, one of the ear rooms is larger than the current main house.

Lu Xiu'e didn't need to discuss it with Qin Qing, she immediately made the decision, "Change! This is what we deserve."

Director Wang now has a very good impression of the Qin family. She originally wanted to hand over the manager of No. 95 Courtyard to Qin Qingyou.

Qin Dabao saw Director Wang out.

Director Wang looked at Qin Dabao with a smile on his face. "Dabao, I heard from Director Tan about you and your father reporting the enemy spies. Well done! The reward should come soon. If your family has any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me at the neighborhood office. The organization will definitely help you solve them."

"Thank you for the organization's concern, thank you Director Wang."

Director Wang smiled and patted Qin Dabao's arm: "You are a kind and responsible child. I am very optimistic about you. From now on, don't call me Director or not. Call me Aunt Wang."

Qin Dabao knew that although Director Wang was not a high-ranking official, he had considerable power. He was not stubborn and knew who was good to him. Besides, he still had something to ask of Director Wang.

"Wang, Aunt Wang, since I've been allocated a new house, I'd like to renovate the house over there. Is that possible?"

This is the regulation. No matter who wants to renovate their house, they must obtain the consent of the street office.

Director Wang paused for a moment before nodding, "Sure, as long as you don't change the structure of the house, you can do whatever you want. Go to Mao'er Hutong in the back and find a repairman named Lei. He specializes in repairing houses. When you see him, tell him I asked you to find him."

"Yeah." Qin Dabao responded happily.

Qin Dabao had seen the house in Courtyard 95, but Lu Xiu'e had never seen it, so the mother and daughter took Wenwen and Niuniu and took Erbao to Courtyard 95 for a walk.

Courtyard No. 95 is now dead silent. Unless there is no need, people hide at home, fearing that they will be implicated in the affairs of the Yi and Liu families.

The mother and daughter went to the backyard and saw that there were three main rooms with an ear room on each side. The main room and ear room on the right were occupied by the Xu family.

The old man of the Xu family is called Xu Fugui. He used to be Lou Bancheng's driver. The old lady was a servant of the Lou family. Now Xu Fugui and his wife have moved to Daxing, and the house here is left to his son Xu Damao.

This Xu Damao is a projectionist at the steel rolling mill. He is well-known in the mill as a big shot. Everyone in this area knows him. He is a bad guy with pus on his head and sores on the soles of his feet. He is lustful, greedy and a sinister villain.

The yard is not small, with a moon gate separating the middle yard from the back yard. However, the house has probably not been lived in for quite a while, and it has suffered some serious damage. Not only do the windows need to be repaired, but even the tiles on the roof need to be replaced.

All in all, the project was not small. Lu Xiu'e weighed the money in her hand and thought that if she used the money she had saved for Dabao, it would definitely be enough.

Would Qin Dabao care about such a small amount of money? He quickly took on the job of repairing the house and promised that his parents would pay half of the money and he would pay the other half.

However, major renovations are not possible in winter, so the mother and daughter finally decided to just renovate the house. They had to move in quickly to avoid any further complications. There must be many people who were eyeing such a nice house.

So Lu Xiu'e took the three children home, and Qin Dabao went to find someone to repair the house. When passing by the front yard of Lu's house, Wenwen was standing at the door, unwilling to leave for a long time. The children thought of their parents when they saw the house. At this moment, Lu Xiu'e regretted changing houses.

When they opened the door, they saw that the room was empty. All the furniture and miscellaneous items had been moved away. Wenwen cried for a while before taking Lu Xiu'e's hand and leaving.

Qin Dabao followed the address given by Director Wang and went to Mao'er Hutong in the back alley. There are eight alleys around Nanluoguxiang, and Mao'er Hutong is the closest to it.

Qin Dabao had a vague impression of this Master Lei. He seemed to be a member of the Yangge Lei family in the capital, but he was born to a concubine. In ancient times, this was called a concubine's son.

Speaking of Yangshi Lei, everyone in the old city knows him. It is said that this is an ancient family, whose ancestral home is in Jiangxi.

During the two hundred years of Qing Dynasty history, eight generations of the Lei family presided over the construction of royal buildings. The Old Summer Palace, the Mountain Resort, and the Temple of Heaven were all designed and built by them. The Lei family has always been the head of the Yangshifang, so they are called Yangshi Lei.

When we arrived at Maoer Hutong, we found it was obviously much narrower than Nanluoguxiang. It turned out that there were two apricot trees planted in this hutong. They were quite old. The apricot trees matured in July and August, but now the branches and leaves have withered and fallen, leaving only the big wooden stumps.

A dozen children were jumping rope in the alley, and others were chasing and playing. Bursts of laughter could be heard. I didn't know whose pocket was filled with corn kernels, which were scattered all over the ground.

Qin Dabao was a little intoxicated watching this scene. What a beautiful painting, with a touch of fireworks.

He knew that these two apricot trees were a source of happiness for the children in the surrounding alleys. Unfortunately, they were cut down at the roots and used as fuel during the Great Leap Forward a few months ago. Those in power thought they were only cutting down two insignificant trees, but they did not know how many children's childhood happiness was ruined by their fanatical behavior.