One and a Half Acres of Land

In the early years of the Zhenguan era, beyond the western gate of Chang'an, most of the households in Baili Village were a patchwork of commoners, though the Luo, Li, Zhao, and Xiao families were the most numerous.

At the western end of the last street in Baili Village stood a courtyard residence. Its head was Luo Baoliang, a man in his fifties. He had married a woman surnamed Wang, and they had four sons and two daughters.