This is a four-hundred-square-meter garden, long neglected, and now in a state of disrepair, overgrown with weeds.
This garden and the two back-housed rooms on the east side of Long Laotai's house are the houses his father bought for him.
It is now his private property, and the land deed is in his hand.
However, Wang Ze does not intend to clean it up and build a few houses as his father said.
He is only one person, and if he builds this place, it would be too conspicuous when he owns so many houses later.
His father and the Wang Clan do not know the future situation, but Wang Ze, who comes from a later generation, knows it.
Although it pains him to see it, Wang Ze can only let it lie in disuse here.
Construction is absolutely impossible; Wang Ze walked around the garden on the dilapidated path. This garden should be a place for the female residents of the mansion, with only one moon gate allowing entry, and all other areas are enclosed.
After looking around, besides the grass, there were only small insects startled by him and jumping out. Wang Ze finally locked the moon gate with regret.
Although the future value of this place is not low, Wang Ze feels that with his system abilities, he will never be short of money in the future, so he only felt excited for a moment about this place before calming his mind.
"Young man, have you eaten yet?" A voice came from behind him.
Wang Ze turned around and found it was a white-haired Granny Long, smiling kindly at him.
Grandma Long? Wang Ze's heart tightened, and he instantly thought of various versions of Grandma Long.
"Oh, Granny Long, hello. I've eaten," Wang Ze said with a smile.
Although he hadn't eaten yet, Wang Ze was very afraid of this kind-faced Granny Long now, so how dare he say he hadn't eaten.
"It's good that you've eaten. You came late yesterday and probably don't know the people in the Forbidden City Courtyard yet. Later, I'll have Yi Zhonghai introduce you to them," Grandma Long said, walking a few steps closer.
"Oh, alright." Wang Ze also wanted to see the other people in this Forbidden City Courtyard. He was quite curious about it, and besides, he couldn't directly refuse in this situation. He doesn't have any invincible cheats, so basic social etiquette still needs to be observed.
"You bought this garden?" Grandma Long asked curiously.
"Yes, my father bought it," Wang Ze explained briefly and said no more.
"Hehe, that's good. This garden used to be beautiful," Grandma Long said, then turned and walked towards the middle courtyard.
Wang Ze looked at Granny Long's back and breathed a sigh of relief. He even thought Granny Long was going to call him grandson.
He didn't expect that his first impression of Grandma Long was quite good.
Putting away the key, Wang Ze walked into the backyard and looked at the houses on both sides.
The Dongxiang Room should be Liu Haizhong's, so the West Wing must be Xu Damao's?
Wang Ze looked at the house on the east side, very curious about Xu Damao.
This person was the most playful in the Forbidden City Courtyard.
As he was lost in thought, he saw Grandma Long leading a person who looked to be in his forties.
Compared to the TV series, he looked much younger, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, and an upright appearance that could truly be called a middle-aged handsome man in this era.
"This is Yi Zhonghai. He knows everyone in this Forbidden City Courtyard. Let him introduce you to the neighbors," Grandma Long said, walking slowly to Wang Ze's front.
"Hello, Master Yi," Wang Ze said.
"Hehe, don't be so polite. I heard from Granny Long that you bought two back-housed rooms and a garden?" Yi Zhonghai asked with a light laugh.
"Yes, that's right," Wang Ze said.
"Did you come to the City for school or work?" Yi Zhonghai asked.
"Work, to be a fitter at the Third Rolling Mill," Wang Ze replied.
This job was arranged and bought with the help of the Wang Clan. Wang Ze wanted to establish himself in the City, and even if he wasn't satisfied with this job, there was nothing he could do. In this era, workers were very popular. He still had a rural household registration, and if he didn't have this job, even if he had a house in the City, he might be sent back to the village in the future.
"Alright, you'll get used to it once you settle down. You don't know, Yi Zhonghai is a mid-level worker at the Rolling Mill. In the future, if you don't understand anything at the factory, you can ask Yi Zhonghai to teach you," Grandma Long said, seeing that Wang Ze was getting a little impatient with the questions, and interjected.
"Hehe, you can come and ask me if you don't understand anything. When I get off work tonight, I'll take you to meet the residents here," Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.
"What are you two talking about? Is this young man the one who moved in yesterday?" A strong man walked out of the Dongxiang Room and asked.
"This is Liu Haizhong. He's also a worker at the Third Rolling Mill, and like me, he's a mid-level worker," Yi Zhonghai said to Wang Ze.
Then he asked, "What's your name, young man, and how old are you this year?"
"My name is Wang Ze, and I'm sixteen this year," Wang Ze said.
Looking at Liu Haizhong, compared to the plump body in the TV series, this person didn't look fat, but strong. Did the section chief train people like this?
"Then you're the same age as Xu Damao. Xu Damao lives in this room. He's currently a projectionist apprentice at the Rolling Mill," Yi Zhonghai said, pointing to the West Wing.
After a brief introduction, Yi Zhonghai said, "Alright, let's get to know each other tonight. When are you going to report for duty? Do you want me to take you to start your job?"
"No need, I'll go in two days," Wang Ze quickly refused.
If Yi Zhonghai took him, he was really afraid of being directly arranged to study under Yi Zhonghai. Just by seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't even have an apprentice accompany him for meals in the TV series, he knew that this person's teaching of apprentices was definitely not good, either because of his character or his teaching ability.
Seeing Wang Ze refuse, Yi Zhonghai didn't say much, nodded, and casually said 'okay,' then greeted Grandma Long and turned to go back to the middle courtyard.
The Forbidden City Courtyard slowly woke up in the morning. Wang Ze went back to his room, moved a stool, and sat by his room's door, watching the people coming and going from the stool.
Guessing who these people were.
"Kid, who are you? Why are you sitting here?" Xu Damao came out and saw Wang Ze sitting diagonally opposite him, and ran over curiously to ask.
"I moved in yesterday. You must be Xu Damao, right? My name is Wang Ze," Wang Ze said, standing up.
"Hey, you live alone?" Xu Damao leaned in to look into the room, didn't find anyone else, then turned and asked with an envious look.
"Yes, my family bought this house for me to make it convenient for my work. My family doesn't live in the City," Wang Ze explained.
When the Wang Clan brought him yesterday, Grandma Long already knew they were from the countryside, so Wang Ze had nothing to hide about this.
After chatting for a few sentences, Xu Damao rushed back, running and looking back, saying proudly, "I'm leaving now! I have to go to work!"
The noisy Forbidden City Courtyard gradually quieted down, with only the women and children remaining at home still occasionally walking in and out.
Wang Ze's curiosity was satisfied. Compared to the TV series, Xu Damao was still a young man.
He was still young, and his face hadn't fully developed yet, so it hadn't become the long face it would later be.
He still looked quite refined.
He also met the Liu family members and matched them one by one with the names in his mind.
Wang Ze stood up, ignoring the middle-aged woman from the Xu family who occasionally looked at him, and carried the stool directly into his room.
After watching the excitement, Wang Ze took out his food and seasonings, walked to the adjacent back-housed room. The stove was in this room.
Both rooms had beds, but Wang Ze was alone, so he used the room with the stove as his kitchen and dining room.