Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

Chapter 183: Difficulty Entering a High-ranking Family

But the key problem now is that Ningyuan doesn’t have enough money!

I didn't have much money left to begin with, having just spent a lot of money at Dong'an Market.

Ningyuan’s small treasury is now in serious crisis again.

The private small auction that I had agreed with Zhang Fengkai was going to be held in a few days.

Just make do with it for the next few days. We have food and drink at home, and as for going out to a restaurant, we can avoid it if we can.

Accompanied by sixty or seventy buddies, each carrying large and small bags on the back of their bicycles, they hurried back to the Xizhimen courtyard at a leisurely pace.

After returning to the house in Xizhimen, not to mention their group, even Ning Yuan felt a little tired.

I rushed to the Temple of Heaven Park in the morning and settled a big fight.

In the afternoon, I went to Dong'an Market and strolled around for two hours. Carrying large and small bags of food, I ran all the way back from Dong'an to Xizhimen Yard.

Anyone would be tired.

The seven or eight rooms in the backyard were filled with people lying in all directions.

Ning Yuan didn't say much. It was still early, just a little after five, so he might as well take a break.

Dinner will definitely be prepared again, but there’s no rush. Just wait until around six o’clock.

In this way, dozens of young people in the yard were divided into seven or eight rooms in the main house and wing rooms. They rested until almost seven o'clock and then got up one after another.

After a simple dinner, most of the brothers went home, leaving only Ning Yuan, Ning Wei and the other twelve or thirteen young men who were alone in the yard.

There were enough rooms, so Ning Yuan and Ning Wei lived in the main house.

As soon as the sun sets, the temperature outside drops instantly.

The first month of the lunar year is the coldest time of the year. When a breeze blows through the alleys, it brings with it a "woooooo" sound.

There was a biting cold wind outside, but there was a warm kang and thick bedding inside the house.

Ning Yuan had been busy all day. Although he took a nap in the afternoon, he felt sleepy as soon as he lay down.

It was not even nine o'clock in the evening, but snoring sounds could be heard one after another in this two-story house.

.........

Outside Mengyu Hutong, across the street.

Four young men, thin but swift in steps, came in rather stealthily.

It was almost ten o'clock in the evening and it was already pitch black.

Coupled with the biting cold wind, there were no pedestrians on the road early.

The four people squatted at the corner of the alley to avoid the wind, each of them covering their mouths and noses with a dark wool scarf.

After a while, they heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the corner.

A few people became slightly alert and looked towards the intersection.

After the figure appeared, several people relaxed at the same time.

A young man dressed similarly to them, also in a black cotton coat and with a dark scarf wrapped around his mouth and nose, nodded at them and went straight to the young man closest to the inside.

"Brother Liang, I've found out who they are. It's the Guan family that Master Ning mentioned!"

Chen Liangzi nodded and reached out to tighten the scarf for Xiao Si in front of him.

Then he waved to the brothers around him.

Led by Xiao Si, the five people went straight to the Guan family.

A noble courtyard!

A real noble family compound!

Chen Liangzi thought he had seen the world, but he was still surprised when he saw the house in front of him.

The large wooden door was extremely bright and imposing. Although there were no door gods attached to it, even some of the patterns that had been carved on it had been scraped off.

But the thick and wide wooden door still makes people feel a deep sense of security.

The drum stones on both sides of the door also look damaged.

A naturally thick white stone pillar stood by the door, and the top of the pillar was obviously deliberately broken.

According to the regulations of this house, it is possible that the stone pillar was once carved with a unicorn or a lion. Of course, now it is just a piece of debris.

The courtyard wall is almost three and a half feet higher than that of ordinary houses in the surrounding area.

Chen Liangzi looked him up and down for a long time, sighing and frowning.

There is no doubt that this family must be a fat sheep.

Moreover, although their door was closed and the walls were high.

But for Chen Liangzi and the others, it was not difficult to get in.

The really tricky part is how to quietly go in and search, and then safely withdraw with the things.

There are quite a few people in this house, and it would be easy to alert the enemy.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Liangzi decided to take a few younger brothers away first.

After seeing Chen Liangzi's gesture, everyone did not refute anything. They just remained silent and followed Chen Liangzi back to the corner they had just turned.

Two people were assigned to watch the figure on both sides of the corner.

Chen Liangzi, Xiao Si and the other two gathered in the corner first.

"Brother, why aren't you doing anything? How are you going to explain this to Master Ning tomorrow?"

Xiao Si had been full of words since he arrived at the door of the house, and now he couldn't wait to ask.

Chen Liangzi took off the thick scarf around his face and raised his hand to signal Xiao Si to speak more quietly.

"Don't worry, Xiao Si. I know what's going on. You saw that family too. Just look at the gate. The courtyard inside must be quite big."

"It's not too late now. If we really open the door, what will we do if there are still people awake inside?"

Xiao Si was speechless for a long time after hearing what Chen Liangzi said.

After finally adjusting his mood, Xiao Si spoke again.

"Brother, what are you going to do?"

"Of course we have to do it, but we have to wait a little longer, another hour, and then we can get started!"

Chen Liangzi replied decisively.

Xiao Si and another young man who spoke less nodded seriously after listening to Chen Liangzi's words.

The winter nights were very difficult to endure, and I exchanged two rounds with my companions who were on both sides to keep watch.

Chen Liangzi looked up at the sky, rubbed his cheeks with a grin.

"Xiao Si, it's almost time. Call the brothers and get ready to fight!"

"Hiss! Okay, brother, I can't stay in this rotten place for even a moment!"

Xiao Si was shivering from the cold. After taking a breath of cool air, he said with some joy.

Then several young men gathered around Chen Liangzi from both sides.

The five of them took advantage of the night, rubbing their hands and breathing out, and came to the gate of Guan's house again.

The wooden door was closed tightly, but for Chen Liangzi and his friends, this level of anti-theft protection was no different from the door being open.

There was no need for Chen Liangzi to do anything himself. Xiao Si stepped forward on his own initiative, took a special iron hook, and fiddled with it for a while.

Hearing a "click" sound from inside the door, Xiao Si was instantly overjoyed.

After reaching out and gently pushing the thick wooden door, the door hardly moved at all.

Now it was Xiao Si's turn to be confused.

I've clearly unlocked the door from the inside, so why is there still no response?

When Chen Liangzi saw this, he hurried forward and signaled Xiao Si to stop talking.

Then he laid his body on the door and slowly exerted force towards the inner door.