Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

noon.

When the Yan family was having lunch, Liu Yuhua and her two family members shared a single cornbread, leaving the three aunties and the three Yan brothers dumbfounded.

After finishing one cornbread, Liu Yuhua went to get another one and ate it in a few bites.

Yan Fugui wasn't here today, and Liu Yuhua was only a new resident, so the third aunt didn't distribute cornbread or pickled vegetables to everyone.

Liu Yuhua ate by herself, and soon she had eaten six cornbreads. At this time, the third aunt and the three Yan brothers had only eaten one. As for Yan Jiedi, she usually only ate one cornbread per meal, and she ate slowly.

Seeing that the bowl was empty, the third aunt and Yan Jiecheng exchanged a glance and gave each other a wry smile.

There were six people at noon, and the auntie made eleven steamed buns. She originally thought that two would be enough for each person, and one for Yan Jiedi, which would be just right. However, Liu Yuhua ate six of them, so now each of them can only have one.

"Mom, I'm not full," Yan Jiefang said with a bitter face.

Yan Jiekuang also said, "Mom, I'm not full either."

The three women glared at Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, and said coldly, "You won't starve if you eat one less cornbread. I'll make more tonight, is that alright?"

On Liu Yuhua's first day at the door, the third aunt didn't say much. However, given her appetite, five yuan a month for food wouldn't be enough. Cornmeal was so expensive these days, she would lose money. It seemed that when Lao Yan came back, she would have to discuss the issue of Liu Yuhua's food expenses with him.

......

in the afternoon.

Liu Cheng, along with his three sons, Liu Long, Liu Hu, and Liu Bao, pushed a cart to the courtyard at No. 95.

The cart was loaded with new quilts, washbasins, and other daily necessities.

The four entered the front yard, where three middle-aged women stopped them, asking suspiciously, "Who are you looking for?"

Liu Cheng asked with a smile, "Does Yan Jiecheng live in the courtyard? I'm looking for my daughter, Liu Yuhua."

"Oh, so you're my in-laws."

Upon hearing that it was Liu Yuhua's father, the third aunt greeted him with a smile, and she couldn't stop smiling when she saw so many things on the cart.

"In-laws, come in, everyone, please have a seat."

Many people in the courtyard witnessed this scene, which shocked them. Good heavens, not only was Yan Jiecheng's wife so strong, but her three brothers were even stronger than her, and each of them had thick beards and looked fierce. It was clear at a glance that they were not to be trifled with.

If those four were in their courtyard, Sha Zhu, the war god of the courtyard, would probably be beaten to a pulp.

Liu Cheng put down the dowry and Liu Yuhua's luggage, and after having a cup of water at the Yan family's house with his three sons, he left.

When the third aunt saw Liu Yuhua's three older brothers, she was also taken aback. Each one of them was stronger than the last. She wondered what they ate to grow up like that.

......

After having lunch in courtyard number 28 in the afternoon, Wang Feng returned to courtyard number 95.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he heard about Liu Yuhua's brutal beating of Jia Zhangshi, which shocked him.

Qin Jingru didn't host any guests today. She returned to the courtyard around 4 PM. As soon as she got back, she asked with a smile:

"Brother Wang Feng, have you heard? Liu Yuhua just walked in and beat up Jia Zhangshi."

"Hehe, I've heard about it." Wang Feng nodded with a smile.

"Oh dear, what a pity! I missed such a wonderful show. Brother Wang Feng, did you see it?"

Wang Feng shook his head: "I didn't see it either."

"Alright, there might be a big show to watch tonight. Liu Yuhua beat up Jia Zhangshi, and Jia Zhangshi isn't someone you can just talk to. Don't feel bad about it. Quickly grab the slip of paper, let's go to the neighborhood office and register the house first."

"Um."

After locking the door, Wang Feng and Qin Jingru pushed their bicycles and left No. 95 Courtyard, heading towards the neighborhood office.

This time, they only rode one bicycle. Qin Jingru sat on the back seat. The two arrived at the neighborhood office and found Director Wang.

With the note from Li Huaide, Director Wang readily completed the formalities for Qin Jingru and even issued her a certificate.

On the way back, Qin Jingru sat in the back seat, hugging Wang Feng's waist, her face full of happiness.

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, I'm so happy! I have a job now, I've become a city dweller, and I've even been allocated a house."

At this point, Qin Jingru sighed, "If I hadn't married Brother Wang Feng, I'd probably still be working in the fields of Qin Family Village right now."

Wang Feng turned his head and teased with a smile, "Jingru, how are you going to repay me?"

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, didn't I say that I would give you ten sons in the future to carry on the Wang family line?" Qin Jingru said sweetly.

Upon hearing that it was another repayment from ten sons, Wang Feng's lips twitched, and he fell silent.

"By the way, Wang Feng, we've been married for so long, why haven't I gotten pregnant yet?"

Wang Feng smiled nonchalantly: "Jingru, we're still so young, why do we need to have a child so early? Don't worry, we're both in great health, we'll get pregnant sooner or later."

"Um."

Back at No. 95 courtyard, Qin Jingru brewed a pot of tea for Wang Feng and then went to feed the chickens.

When Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai returned in the afternoon, Qin Huairu greeted them.

"Dongxu, Master, are you off work?"

"Um."

Just as Qin Huairu was about to speak with Yi Zhonghai, he greeted Jia Dongxu and left without even glancing at her.

When Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu returned to the house, Jia Zhangshi shouted loudly.

"Dongxu, Dongxu, your mother got beaten up again today!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu asked with a grim face, "Mom, what happened? Who hit you? Was it Wang Feng?"

Jia Zhangshi quickly told Jia Dongxu about how Yan Jiecheng's wife had hit her.

After saying that, she glared fiercely at Qin Huairu and cursed, "Qin Huairu, you good-for-nothing, you jinx! You saw me being beaten today and you didn't even try to stop it. Did you want me to be beaten to death so you could be in charge?"

Jia Dongxu's face was grim as he looked at Qin Huairu and asked in a deep voice, "Huairu, is that so?"

Qin Huairu waved her hands repeatedly, looking aggrieved, and said, "Mom, Dongxu, I didn't. I tried to break up the fight too. I was just about to pull Yan Jiecheng's wife away when Auntie San arrived. I didn't have time!"

"You didn't break up the fight, I saw it all! You just wanted to watch me get beaten to death by that crazy woman!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

As she spoke, Jia Zhangshi began to pinch Qin Huairu hard, and in no time, she had pinched Qin Huairu until she was covered in bruises.

"Waaaaah."

Qin Huairu cried in grievance. Before, when her mother-in-law was beaten, she had specifically spoken up to persuade her. At lunchtime at home, Jia Zhangshi only scolded her. She thought she could escape this ordeal and not be beaten again. She didn't expect that her wicked mother-in-law was waiting for Jia Dongxu to come back before beating her again.

"Dongxu, go find Yi Zhonghai, that dead son of a man, and make him call a meeting of the whole family. Yan's wife just married into the family and she dares to hit an old man. If this dead son of a man doesn't do anything, I'll report it to the police!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"Okay."