Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

He Jianghai and his wife cleaned the house very cleanly. It was even cleaner and tidier than when they rented the house to them. They even cleaned the cobwebs on the ceiling and the dead corners behind the furniture carefully.

"Landlord, here are the keys."

"Xiao He, Xiao Tang, we'll see you later. I wish you a prosperous business."

"Landlord, thank you."

"Let me help you move it."

After living there for so many years, He Jianghai and his wife had a lot of stuff, so Yang Yukun helped them move their luggage into the van.

"Xiao Kun, Xiao He, Xiao Tang, what are you doing?"

"Xiao He and his wife are moving away." Yang Yukun said, "Old lady, auntie, Teacher Liu, are you back from your walk?"

"After breakfast, go out for a walk." Han's mother said, "Xiao He, Xiao Tang, you two are living well in our courtyard, why do you want to move out?"

He Jianghai said, "We have rented two storefronts near the small commodity wholesale market. It will be more convenient to move there. Old lady, Aunt Han, Aunt Liu, when we have time later, we will come to visit you in the compound."

"You two have lived in our courtyard for so many years. We have already regarded you two as part of our courtyard. We really don't want you to leave so suddenly."

"Grandma, Aunt Han, Aunt Liu, thank you for your support over the years. Please take care of your health."

"Xiao He, Xiao Tang, I wish you a prosperous business and a lot of money."

"Thank you, we'll be leaving now."

After packing their things, He Jianghai and his wife said goodbye to Yang Yukun and others and drove away.

This was their first residence in the imperial capital, and they lived in the slum for more than four years.

The landlord's family is very nice, and the old men and women in the compound are also very kind to them. It's really hard to bear to move out now.

Mother Han said, "Xiao Kun, come in and sit down."

"it is good."

Yang Yukun locked the door and went next door to chat with Old Mrs. Su, Aunt Han, and Teacher Liu.

Now that He Jianghai and his wife have moved away, Yang Yukun plans to post a rental advertisement to find new tenants for the two ancestral homes.

"Teacher Liu, how is your hand recovering?"

"I just went to the hospital for a checkup yesterday. The doctor said that I'm recovering well, but I still have to be careful not to lift heavy objects until I'm fully recovered."

"It takes a hundred years to heal a broken bone. You can only take your time to recover from this injury. Don't rush."

"Yeah, it's only after I got hurt that I realized how inconvenient it is to do anything. It affects my daily life so much."

"You have nothing to be afraid of with Teacher Su taking care of you. By the way, where is Teacher Su?"

"He went out after breakfast, and I don't know where he went."

"Uncle Guo, come in and warm yourself by the fire." Seeing Uncle Guo looking inside the window, Han's mother invited him to come in and sit down.

"I have something to ask Xiao Kun." Uncle Guo said with a smile: "Xiao Kun, come out for a moment."

"Uncle Guo, what are you doing? Why don't you come into the house?" Han Chunming came over from his master's courtyard and saw Uncle Guo lying on his window.

"Xiaowu is here."

"Come in and sit down."

"No, I'm looking for Xiaokun."

Yang Yukun said, "Brother Xiaowu is here, let him show you. He runs such a big museum, and his skills are much better than mine."

Han Chunming asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

"Mr. Guo bought a Song Dynasty jade huchun vase and asked you to help judge its appearance."

"Xiaowu, please help me take a look." Uncle Guo took out the things.

He also felt that Han Chunming's appraisal level must be higher than Yang Yukun's.

The fact that there is such a large Yaxuan Museum on Qianmen Street and the large number of collections there are proof of this.

Since Yang Yukun was unwilling to give him an evaluation, he asked Han Chunming to take a look at it for him.

"Uncle Guo, how should I say hello to you? What did you promise your son and daughter-in-law?"

"I promise this is the last time, just help me take a look."

"What do you think of this?"

"I think it is a genuine product from the Song Dynasty. Look at this jade huchun vase, with a thin neck and a drooping belly and a ring foot. The body is thin and the whole body is covered with brown glaze. The glaze layer is even and smooth, and the color is persimmon red. The shape is dignified and beautiful. It should be from the Cizhou kiln in the Song Dynasty."

"Great, Uncle Guo, you are now an expert."

"That's right. Every failure is a learning experience. I have almost torn apart those books on porcelain identification written by the Marquis, and I have learned a lot."

“Imitation.”

"how is this possible?"

"Last week."

"Xiao Wu, you must have seen it wrong. This is clearly from the Song Dynasty. How could it be from last week? Why don't you take a closer look?"

“No matter how I look at it, it’s from last week. What’s true can’t be false, and what’s false can’t be true.

Uncle Guo, if you think I am wrong, you can go find another expert to take a look." Han Chunming returned the bottle to Uncle Guo: "We are neighbors in the same courtyard. We have lived in the same courtyard for so many years. As a junior, I advise you not to touch things you don't understand easily. Enjoy your retirement life. Guozi and his family have had a hard time too."

"How can it be fake? It shouldn't be like this. How is it possible?"

Uncle Guo took the jade huchun vase he had bought and left. He didn't hear a word Han Chunming said.

Old Mrs. Su said, "This little Guo, is he really going to break up a good family? He is already old, but he is just causing trouble for the children."

Yang Yukun said with a smile: "Old lady, why don't you give him two canes to wake him up? You are the oldest and most senior elder in our compound. If you beat him up, he will never dare to fight back."

Old Mrs. Su said, "Forget it. I don't care about other people's affairs. I am too lazy to care about these things. I am so old now. I want to live a few more years."

Han Chunming said, "Xiao Kun, why are you here in the compound today?" "Xiao He and Xiao Tang have moved out, so I came here to take possession of the house."

"Moved?"

"They just left and moved to Tianyi Small Commodity Wholesale Market. The couple opened a store in the small commodity wholesale market."

"These two have opened a shop, so it's OK."

Han's mother said, "You don't live in the compound, so you don't know how hard it is for Xiao He and Xiao Tang. They go out at dawn and come back after dark, and it's been like this every day for so many years."

“That’s really hard work.”

"Brother Xiaowu, where are you from?"

"After staying with my master for a while and chatting with the old man to relieve his boredom, I found that the old man's brain seemed to be not working properly."

"what's the situation?"

"Some people are forgetful and forget where they put something they just put down."

"After all, he is so old."

"Yeah, what's up later?"

"It's okay, what's wrong?"

"Call Lao Yang and Tutu, let's go to Beihai Park to skate. We haven't gone skating this year, and we won't be able to skate after a while because the ice will melt."

"Come on, I'll go home and get some ice."

"I won't drive my car anymore. Drive yours. I'll wait for you at home."

"Okay, I'll pick you up at your house later."

Yang Yukun and Han Chunming left the compound and went home to get their equipment.

When I got home, I found that my father-in-law and mother-in-law were not at home either. They might have gone out to the company.

Just as Yang Yukun was about to go out, Xiao Zongzi, Pingping, Xiao Yumi and Black Panther ran back from outside.

"father!"

"Dad, are you going out?"

"Dad wants to go ice skating in Beihai Park with your uncle."

"I also need to go!"

"And I!"

"Dad, I want to go ice skating in Beihai Park too!"

"Go get your gear."

"okay!"

Xiao Zongzi, Pingping and Xiao Yumi ran to get their ice skates.

"Black Panther, get in the car quickly. Let's go ice skating at Beihai Park together." Little Zongzi called Black Panther to get in the car.

“Woof woof woof…” Black Panther jumped into the car.

"Have a seat, let's go pick up uncle first." Yang Yukun took the children and Black Panther to pick up Han Chunming first.

"Didi didi..."

Hearing the horn, Han Chunming took Feifei and Mengmeng out.

"Uncle Kun."

"Fei Fei, Meng Meng, are you two going too?"

"Yes."

"Fei Fei, Meng Meng, get in the car quickly."

"Is Black Panther going too?"

"My buddy has called Lao Yang and Di Tu, and they are waiting for us at the park entrance."

"Set off."

After picking up Han Chunming, his father and his (daughter), we left the alley and headed straight for Beihai Park.

Yang Huajian's family of three and Mao Ditu's family of four arrived first and were waiting for them at the door.

"Uncle, Uncle Kun, little Zongzi..."

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Tu..."

"Brother Wuzi, Xiaokun, where are my cousin's wife and Jingping? Why didn't they come?"

"Your cousin's wife is not available."

"Jingping is also not available. He is at the company."

Xu Jingping has been busy during this period after the Chinese New Year. The Zhiweilou Chef Training School is about to start, and the six major production factories of Zhiweilou Food Company started construction before the New Year. She will go back to the six major production factories to inspect the progress of factory construction.

There is also the Zhiweilou hotpot chain. The first store will officially open tomorrow. This store is located in Sijiu City, and the second and third stores will open one after another.

"Come on, let's go in."

"Uncle Kun, my dad said you are very good at skating. Can you teach me how to skate?"

"Okay, I'll teach you."

"Black Panther, follow me."

The group arrived at the lake in Beihai Park and saw that the ice was densely packed with people.

After putting on ice skates, Yang Yukun and his group also joined the skating group. (End of this chapter)