Courtyard House: She got anxious when He Yushui wasn't licked.

He Yuzhu accepted the grain lent to him by Yi Zhonghai and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle, you are such a good person!"

He, Yi Zhonghai, is the only one who gives others the "friend card" all year round. When did it become his turn to receive the "friend card" from others?

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said to He Yuzhu, "Go and get busy."

"Dele, you can rest now." He Yuzhu happily carried the grain back to cook.

Yi Zhonghai watched He Yuzhu's retreating figure and muttered to himself, "Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, really silly. He never learns from his mistakes. Only Qin Huairu can keep you completely under her thumb."

Anyone with a brain in the courtyard could see that He Yuzhu was in love with Qin Huairu, the widow, but no one dared to offend He Yuzhu.

After Yi Zhonghai arrived at the door, an older woman got out of bed and asked, "Old Yi, this silly Zhu is helping Qin Huairu's family so much, he's bound to get into trouble sooner or later!"

Yi Zhonghai lit a cigarette and said to the old lady, "Alright, don't worry about Sha Zhu's matter. I'll keep an eye on things, nothing will happen."

The old woman could only sigh and lie in bed. She was weak and needed rest, so she could only cook some meals for Yi Zhonghai every day.

Yi Zhonghai smoked a cigarette, pondering how to tie up Sha Zhu.

He Yuzhu happily cooked dinner for Qin Huairu's family.

He Yushui sulked alone in the side room.

Seeing that Wang Lin had ended his surveillance, Jia Zhangshi estimated that he wouldn't want to cause trouble in the backyard for ten days or half a month. It would be a good time for her to go back and teach these guys a lesson.

"Boom boom boom!"

Wang Lin, who was about to go to sleep, heard a knock on the door and got up to open it.

Outside the door, Tang Tang was standing at the entrance, holding a bottle of wine and some takeout snacks.

Wang Lin asked, quite surprised, "Miss Tang, is there something you need from me so late?"

Tangtang raised her wine and snacks and said, "I can't sleep, I want to find someone to have a drink and chat with."

Wang Lin couldn't refuse, but he asked, "Why not ask that kid Li Tang? He would definitely be happy to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."

Upon hearing Li Tang's name, Tang Tang curled her lip and said, "That kid Li Tang, what's the point of talking to him? He's a boring guy."

Wang Lin was ashamed. If Li Tang knew that Tang Tang had evaluated him like this, he would probably be heartbroken and unable to eat.

Tang Tang knew what Wang Lin was worried about, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just chatting with you. I won't have any other thoughts."

Wang Lin opened the door to let Tang Tang in; if he hadn't let her in, it would have made him seem petty.

Tang Tang arrived at Wang Lin's room and looked at the white walls, a bed, and a table. She couldn't help but say enviously, "You really have connections to get ahead! Your accommodations are much better than my home."

Wang Lin explained, "Isn't this just following the town mayor's orders?"

Tang Tang put down her wine and snacks, rolled her eyes at Wang Lin, and said irritably, "Come on, the mayor and you are definitely related."

Wang Lin didn't answer, his main strategy being to deny everything and leave it to you to guess.

Tang Tang opened the bottle and skillfully pulled two small wine glasses from her pocket, pouring the wine. "What are you standing for? Sit down! What, do you think I'm going to eat you?"

Wang Lin was not afraid of Tang Tang at all. He pulled up a chair and sat down next to Tang Tang. Seeing how skilled Tang Tang was, he joked, "You can tell she drinks at home all the time, and she's a female alcoholic."

Tangtang opened the snacks and said, "My family situation is rather complicated. My father is a cadre leader, my mother is also a cadre leader, and I have a half-sister and a half-brother."

When Wang Lin heard Tang Tang talk about her family, he wasn't surprised at all. Half-siblings were all too common in later generations; four children had four fathers.

Seeing that Wang Lin showed no surprise at her family background, Tang Tang could tell that he was definitely not from an ordinary family. So, she had come tonight to investigate Wang Lin's background and asked, "Wang Lin, you also have connections, right? Tell me, who's behind you?"

Wang Lin pretended not to understand, turned around, and said with a smile, "There's no one behind me!"

Tang Tang raised her glass to Wang Lin and said, "This is not very nice of you. I was really looking forward to making you my friend."

Wang Lin took the wine glass, pointed to the top with his finger, and said nothing, leaving Tang Tang to guess.

Tang Tang looked up and saw that all she could see was the ceiling and the sky. Wang Lin's background required her to look up, so he must be a very important person! His status and rank were at least higher than his parents'.

Wang Lin gave Tangtang endless room for imagination.

Tang Tang didn't press for details. Now that she had a general idea, she felt relieved and raised her glass with a hearty laugh: "Cheers!"

Wang Lin clinked glasses with Tang Tang and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that Wang Lin's drinking style didn't seem like that of someone who couldn't hold his liquor, Tang Tang simply let loose as well.

The two chatted about various topics, with Wang Lin doing most of the talking and Tang Tang listening. She enjoyed listening to Wang Lin talk about these things, always feeling like she had entered a new world.

Before they knew it, the two had finished a bottle of wine and eaten the snacks.

Tang Tang blushed and rested her chin on her hand as Wang Lin told her a very novel foreign story. She was deeply attracted by the characters in the story.

After telling the story, Wang Lin smiled and said to Tang Tang, "Miss Tang, it's getting late, you should go back and rest."

Tang Tang glanced at her women's watch; it was already eleven o'clock. She stood up, stretched, and said, somewhat reluctantly, "Okay, then I'll go downstairs to rest."

Wang Yuan arranged a room downstairs for Tang Tang, while the others were arranged in several nearby households, including Li Tang, who was also placed outside.

Wang Lin stood up and said, "Let me see you off."

Tang Tang waved her hand and said, "No need, this little bit of wine isn't enough. I can hold my liquor very well, so don't worry about me."

Wang Lin decided to personally deliver Tang Tang's gift, just in case something unexpected happened to her.

Tang Tang went downstairs and used the key Wang Yuan gave her to open the door and go inside.

Wang Lin returned upstairs refreshed; the bottle of wine had actually sobered him up.

Feeling that something was still missing, Wang Lin locked the door, drew the curtains, and entered his personal spiritual space.

In the small courtyard of the wooden house, Wang Lin took out a self-heating hot pot and two bottles of ice-cold beer and continued to eat.

Common crops such as rice and wheat are grown on the black soil outside the wooden house, and livestock such as chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep graze on an open space.

Even if a world war breaks out outside, Wang Lin can still live a very comfortable life thanks to this portable space.

"It's been a long time since I've had this self-heating hot pot. The meatballs are pretty good."

Wang Lin made comments while eating.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wang Lin lay on a chair in the yard, rocking back and forth until he slowly drifted off to sleep.

Wang Lin could stay in the spirit world in his personal space for as long as he wanted, but he still set an alarm to wake himself up at seven o'clock the next morning.

Wang Lin felt the alarm clock ring shortly after he closed his eyes. He opened his eyes, raised his hand to check the time, and it was already seven o'clock. Without delay, he left the spirit world and returned to the outside world.

There were no signs of anyone entering the room. Wang Lin opened the door, picked up the basin, and went to wash his face.

There are many things to do today, such as ensuring that supplies are in place.

Tangtang got up while I was washing my face.

"Morning!"

Tang Tang took the initiative to greet Wang Lin.

"Good morning."

Wang Lin also responded enthusiastically.

"Tang Tang, Team Leader Wang."

Li Tang came early this morning. Judging from his excited expression, he must have missed Tang Tang.

When Tang Tang saw Li Tang arrive, she was neither enthusiastic nor indifferent.

Li Tang kept hovering around Tang Tang, telling her about everything he had seen and heard along the way. "Tang Tang, you don't know, there are actually food vendors in this town! Meat buns, soy milk and fried dough sticks, there are so many things, it's making my mouth water."

Wang Yuan's wife also got up and was already busy preparing breakfast for everyone in the kitchen.

Wang Lin wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but was kicked out by Wang Yuan's wife.

"Xiao Wang!"

Several people from the security department also got up and came here to wait for Wang Lin's instructions.

Wang Lin led them back to the main living room to wait.

Soon, Wang Yuan's wife brought out two large bowls of braised pork.

The aroma of that meat was incredibly tempting.

Next came a large bowl of cooked white noodles.

Li Tang stared wide-eyed at the two large bowls of braised pork and asked, "Auntie, is it really okay to eat something so good so early in the morning?"

To everyone's surprise, Wang Yuan's wife said generously, "There are thousands of pigs raised in our town, and we raise dozens of them ourselves. We can eat as many as we want."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Auntie."

Li Tang picked up a large bowl and began to serve noodles, topped with a generous spoonful of braised pork.

Seeing how quickly Li Tang acted, the others also got up, lined up, and started doing it themselves.

Tangtang looked at the delicious-looking braised pork, and she kept swallowing.

Li Tang handed the noodles he had prepared to Tang Tang and said, "Lady, you eat first."

It has to be said that Li Tang's move was a plus. He didn't just think of himself, but gave Tangtang first, and piled up a lot of meat, which shows his good intentions.

Wang Yuan's wife said to everyone, "As long as we don't waste food, everyone can eat as much as they want. I'll make more if it's not enough."

These two large bowls of braised pork are enough for all of these people, even if they don't eat noodles.

After everyone had finished fighting, Wang Lin went to get a bowl to try.

Wang Yuan's wife is a good cook; the braised pork is very flavorful, with a good balance of lean and fat, and the caramel coloring is also excellent, resulting in a thick but not greasy broth.

"Suck it!"

The entire hall was filled with the sound of slurping noodles.

Zhou Guohua even exclaimed, "After coming here twice, I don't even want to go back. If I could settle down here, I would be so happy."

Zhao Li and the others just listened to it as a bit of fun; no one took it seriously.

After finishing their meal, Wang Yuan got up, ate something, and then led everyone to the supply warehouse to load the trucks.

Arriving at the warehouse, the truly grand sight was the overflowing granary.

The mountains of grain left everyone speechless.

The guards at the granary all carried Q on their backs, and the security was extremely tight; anyone entering or leaving had to be questioned.