I Have a Home in the Siheyuan

In 1958, there wasn't enough food to go around, and people were starving to death in many parts of the country. There were even rotten vegetable leaves in the market, and Lao Bangzi was picking them up? I'm speechless!

The protagonist is 15 years old, with four siblings. He starts off with lavish meals, incredibly extravagant. After his parents' death, he starts building a grand house in a traditional courtyard house – who would dare do that in that era? If he only ate plain white flour buns every day, it would be understandable, but with all the lavish meals, and later the creation of a power distribution box…

If this harem/stud story continues, it'll have to be deleted. It's like they've never seen a woman before. Are all the novels about courtyard houses starting with harems these days? It's all so boring, a waste of money.

Your generosity is completely out of line; giving away 100 jin of rice or 100 jin of flour so casually is just too much. And what about people who eat meat every meal and live in a courtyard house? Wouldn't they report you? Back then, rice and flour were hard to come by, and flour wasn't even white; it was grayish-white. Your snow-white flour is impressive.

The opening scene shows a woman with a bicycle crashing into a car, causing the tires to deform. Was the author serious?

Look at Prime Minister Cao next door, both living in courtyard houses. Then look at you, you don't even live up to your name.

I've seen quite a few courtyard houses, but this is the first time I've watched one with a sibling storyline. So far, I really enjoy it; the satisfying moments amidst the mundane are handled very well—fantastic! 👍 Of course, spoiling the younger sister is perfectly fine. I hope it doesn't fall apart later on, otherwise, it'll be a waste of such a great start.

Here's a joke: Walmart has no meat, no eggs, no fish, no chicken; and there are no Wanchai (a type of fried dough) at the Wanchai pier. The protagonist goes fishing in the river every week, exchanges meat in the countryside, buys chicken and eggs on the black market, and even makes tea eggs at home. Eating tea eggs is so extravagant! Taiwanese people couldn't afford that at this time.

Hilarious! Taking off girls' shoes and socks in the street back then! 😂😂😂

In 1958, a 15-year-old boy took on four children, and their first step was to eat meat and buy a second-hand bicycle.