Chapter 549: These Are My Brother Yang Qing's People

Section Chief Qian came over again; the courtyard's Household Chores were almost finished.

She went to the back courtyard, looked around, and sensed a problem.

"Yi Zhonghai, lock the back door of the back courtyard so that no one disturbs the guests."

"Before locking, tell them that today they should go elsewhere for convenience."

"Just say it was me who said so."

Yi Zhonghai, hearing this, immediately cheerfully went to the back‑street courtyard to give notice.

Since ten years had passed, they had wanted to close the back courtyard, but the resistance was too great.

Clearly they paid for its construction, yet those bastards comfortably enjoyed it.

It used to be better; at least the toilet cleaning was their responsibility.

But after ten years, they also grew lazy about cleaning the toilet.

The toilet often reeked.

Today the gate is easy to close, but hard to open again.

Later, the Jiedao wouldn't have much to say.

After all, this isn't a public toilet for them.

And now no one dares to label them.

Clang, as the main gate closed, Yi Zhonghai felt an unprecedented comfort in his heart.

He looked into the toilet, did another round of Household Chores, and to eliminate the odor he ran home, fetched some camphor pills, and placed them inside.

Section Chief Qian saw this and praised him greatly.

Now the big uncle who handled affairs is no longer in favor.

Otherwise she could easily arrange a position for him.

When Li Long arrived at the courtyard, a group of people were astonished by its grandeur.

The courtyard was vast and magnificent, with carved beams and painted rafters; even from their weathered silhouettes one could see its exquisite detail.

At the entrance, flowers bloom in prosperity; although there are no potted vegetables now, there are still many flowers.

San Da Ye, who loves flowers, maintains a whole patch in the front courtyard.

They had thought the big uncle was a foreigner, but it turned out to be a group of finely dressed yellow‑skinned people.

Without a reason, their reverence diminished.

Zhang Jinling began introducing the Siheyuan to Li Long and the others.

"There are stone drums in front of the gate, indicating this was once a civil official's residence."

"The gate is a grand bright portal, showing the family's former high status."

"Upon entering, there is a screen wall, with flowers blooming in prosperity."

"The small courtyard on the east side serves as the gatehouse."

"In the past, private tutors were not allowed inside the courtyard, so it sometimes served as a small classroom."

"Through the Moon Gate lies the front courtyard; the rooms there are generally occupied by servants."

"Further north inside, there is a Hanging‑Flower Gate."

"There are also sayings about this Hanging‑Flower Gate…"

Zhang Jinling explained the layout and functions of the Siheyuan to everyone.

The listeners were engrossed.

Li Long even wanted to buy a unit.

"Director Lu, do you know if this Siheyuan is for sale?"

Lu Mengyao shook her head.

"Selling is impossible, but it can be leased for a long term of twenty years."

Li Long felt a pang of regret.

"If only it could be bought."

Lu Meng smiled teasingly.

"That's a rule set by your boss."

"Jingcheng's historic buildings are only for lease, not for sale; if sold, they can only go to the government."

Li Long, hearing that it was his own boss's rule, immediately fell silent.

But to the ears of the Siheyuan people, it was like a thunderclap on flat ground.

Boss? Yang Qing?

The rule sounds as if Wan Ling established it, but Hongxing Jiedao knows it was Yang Qing who set it.

During those ten years, most of Jingcheng's real estate had been reclaimed.

Those who were rehabilitated could not get their houses back, only received monetary compensation.

It can be said that rent has now become an important fiscal source for Jingcheng.

Moreover, the magnitude continues to grow over time.

This is also why Jingcheng can construct so many skyscrapers.

Liu Guangtian and Li Da Xiong, after hearing this, exchanged a delighted glance.

Sure enough, it was his brother Yang Qing who was returning.

They finally arrived at the back courtyard.

At first glance they saw the toilet.

Then they saw a grape‑vine covered corridor.

The north side of the grape trellis is a small orchard.

Going further in, a Moon Gate separates off a new world.

After passing through the Moon Gate, a huge osmanthus tree appears before everyone.

To the south there is also a shed, with a stove in the middle of the shed.

"Exactly the same, exactly the same."

"Exactly the same as what our boss said."

Li Long said excitedly.

Afterwards, they searched everywhere.

"Who are Liu Guangtian, Li Da Xiong, Xu Damao…"

Liu Guangtian almost cried; Qing Ge'er remembered them.

He and Li Da Xiong stepped forward.

"I am Liu Guangtian, this is Li Da Xiong."

"Xu Damao hasn't come back from work yet."

Li Long gave Liu Guangtian and Li Da Xiong a hug.

"Thank you for keeping this place so well protected!"

Liu Guangtian said embarrassedly.

"This is what we should do."

Seeing the boss's home, Li Long felt a bit excited.

"Can I stay here tonight?"

Liu Guangtian said matter-of-factly.

"Of course."

Mao Ying also curiously looked around; this is practically a little utopia isolated from the world.

From the arrangement here, one can see that the boss has very high taste.

Zhongye Liangzi and Xiao Juan, etc., also looked around in amazement.

Such architecture is used to enshrine deities where they come from.

It is a synonym for nobility.

That legendary figure, coming from here, being able to achieve such great accomplishments, can be understood.

Yang Qing's family background must be quite extraordinary.

If they were living comfortably, at least they would be of the rank of a major general.

Just now Jin Ling also said, this is the home of a first- or second-rank civil official.

Therefore Yang Qing's identity must not be simple.

Liu Xiaoqing they find it hard to understand; what's so surprising about a small courtyard?

In Jingcheng, there aren't even a few thousand such courtyards, but there are several hundred.

Moreover, most of them are still large communal courtyards.

Nothing inside is convenient; where is there the comfort of living in an apartment building?

Jia Zhangshi and a group of old women followed behind, listening to their words, their eyes gleaming gold.

Since Bang Geng got married, her days have been going from bad to worse.

From what they say, Yang Qing must have made a fortune; and Qin Huairu, who fled with Yang Qing, probably also has money?

Bang Geng is her son; I am Bang Geng's grandmother; asking her for money is not too much, right?

That man will stay here today; later, let's give it a try.

Just now Li Long mentioned Xu Damao, so Xu Damao also needs to say something.

Li Da Xiong headed straight for the Agricultural Machinery Factory.

He wants to inform his wife, and meanwhile call Nan Yi back to cook.

Watching Liu Guangtian assign people to prepare ingredients, Lu Meng felt a bit worried.

"Section Chief Qian, is this okay?"

"Otherwise we might as well go to the State Guesthouse to eat."

Section Chief Qian didn't dare to make a decision.

"Let me make a phone call to ask."

Soon she reported the matter upward.

"You try to persuade them first; if it doesn't work, I'll have the head chef come over."

"We must treat the foreign guests well."

Section Chief Qian hesitated a moment, then said.

"There are already two head chefs in their big compound."

"Among them, He Yuzhu can also cook Tan family cuisine."

"I'll first try to see if I can invite the person over; if not, leader, can you prepare some ingredients for your side?"

"As you know, the ingredients for Tan family cuisine are basically unobtainable for them, and using outside ingredients also makes it hard to control risks."

You know, the ingredients for Tan family dishes, they simply can't buy them, and using outside ingredients also makes it hard to control risk.