Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The Intermediate People's Court, the Jia family.

Jia Dongxu had just finished dinner when Jia Zhangshi urged him to go find Yi Zhonghai.

"Knock knock knock".

"Come in."

Jia Dongxu walked into the house and saw Yi Zhonghai eating cornbread with an old woman. He said directly:

"Master, did you hear that Yan Jiecheng's wife beat my mother today?"

Yi Zhonghai put down the cornbread in his hand, his face gloomy: "I heard about it. Dongxu, wait ten minutes and go inform the residents in the courtyard. I'll also talk to Old Liu. We'll hold a general meeting for the whole courtyard later. We absolutely will not allow any beatings of the elderly in our courtyard."

"Okay, thank you, Master. I'll go right away."

With that, Jia Dongxu walked out of Yi Zhonghai's house.

After Jia Dongxu left, the older woman put down her cornbread, sighed, and said:

"Old Yi, I saw Jie Cheng's wife today, along with her three brothers. They're all even stronger than Sha Zhu, and they look fierce. You can tell at a glance they're not to be messed with. I think we should just stay out of it."

Yi Zhonghai looked coldly at the middle-aged woman and said in a deep voice, "What do you know, you old woman? Jie Cheng's daughter-in-law dared to hit an old man on her very first day in the family. What if everyone in the neighborhood follows suit? We don't have any children. What if others beat us like this when we get old?"

"Why."

An older woman sighed deeply: "Old Yi, I don't think Jia Dongxu is reliable. Let's go to the orphanage and adopt a child. You can still work for many years, so we can raise the child without any problem."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand: "We'll talk about it later. We still have Sha Zhu. Although Sha Zhu is a bit reckless, he's obedient. Ever since Sha Zhu recovered from his injury, his attitude towards me has been noticeably better than before."

Upon hearing "Sha Zhu," the older woman smiled with relief.

"Old Yi, Sha Zhu seems to have changed a lot lately. Have you noticed? He's ignoring Qin Huairu now, and he's been bringing us food from the cafeteria a lot these past few days."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and smiled.

"Shazhu has indeed changed a lot. Before, he was infatuated with Qin Huairu because he was lusting after her body. Now that Shazhu has lost his manhood, what is there left for him to lust for? I guess he's lost all those thoughts. But this is a good thing for us. As long as Shazhu treats us well and listens to us, that's fine."

Upon hearing this, the older woman nodded in agreement.

......

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

After Wang Feng and Qin Jingru finished dinner, Qin Jingru brewed a pot of tea and said with a pursed lip:

"Brother Wang Feng, Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai are back, but why is there still no news? Did they just let Jia Zhangshi get away with it after she was beaten?"

"Jingru, don't rush. People eat at home after get off work. You have to give them some time. Don't worry, I'm sure Yi Zhonghai won't let this go. You'll see, I reckon there will be a hospital-wide meeting soon," Wang Feng said with a smile.

really.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jia Dongxu's loud shout echoed throughout the entire compound.

"A college-wide meeting is starting! A college-wide meeting is starting! Come out here and start a college-wide meeting!"

"Brother Wang Feng, hurry, hurry, hurry! There's going to be a show! I'm sure today's spectacle will be amazing."

After Qin Jingru finished speaking, she moved a stool, grabbed Wang Feng, and ran out.

The two arrived at the conference venue, but no one else had arrived yet. Qin Jingru placed a stool at the front and pulled Wang Feng to sit down.

He pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds and handed them to Wang Feng, saying with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, come on, let's eat some sunflower seeds and watch the show."

Wang Feng looked at Qin Jingru speechlessly: "You're more enthusiastic than anyone else about holding a college-wide meeting. If you didn't know better, you'd think you were a big supporter of Yi Zhonghai and his group."

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, I'm just bored. The show these people in the courtyard are putting on is much more exciting than watching a movie. I just like watching it."

Wang Feng sighed. In fact, he understood people of this era. This era was indeed quite boring, with very little entertainment. Most people liked to brag, joke around, and join in the fun. If they heard something funny from someone's family, they wanted to spread it to the whole world.

As the two were talking, people from the courtyard gradually arrived at the conference venue, and Sha Zhu also brought out the Eight Immortals Table from his house.

At this moment, Xu Damao and Li Sumei came to Wang Feng's side, moved a stool, and sat down next to Wang Feng.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao locked eyes, and sparks of hatred ignited in their gazes.

Xu Damao looked away, took out a Daqianmen cigarette and handed it to Wang Feng, saying with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, I heard that Liu Yuhua beat up Jia Zhangshi this morning, did you see it?"

Wang Feng took the cigarette, lit it, and shook his head with a smile: "I didn't see it. I heard that the fight started not long after we left."

"Hehe, Yi Zhonghai is holding this hospital-wide meeting because he wants to stand up for Jia Zhangshi. Liu Yuhua is not someone to be trifled with. This is going to be a good show," Xu Damao laughed.

Wang Feng nodded in deep agreement. Liu Yuhua was clearly not someone to be trifled with. He just wondered if she would clash with Yi Zhonghai later.

Qin Jingru grabbed a handful of melon seeds and handed them to Li Sumei, smiling as she said, "Sumei, come on, have some melon seeds. Let me tell you, today's show is sure to be very exciting."

"Um."

Li Sumei took the melon seeds and smiled. Actually, she also quite enjoyed watching the excitement; staying at home all day was indeed a bit boring.

Soon, everyone in the courtyard arrived, including the Yan family and Liu Yuhua.

As usual, Yi Zhonghai sat in the middle of the eight-immortal table, with Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui sitting on either side.

Liu Haizhong has been in high spirits these past few days. He sat on a stool, looking down at the crowd in the courtyard below, just like a high-ranking leader holding a meeting with the masses.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Liu Haizhong stood up and said first:

"Today, at this hospital-wide meeting, I, Liu Haizhong, the second oldest in the hospital, have something to announce. Well, I, Liu Haizhong, am now a team leader. From now on, when you see me, don't call me 'second oldest,' call me Team Leader Liu. Does everyone understand?"

"Okay, congratulations, Team Leader Liu."

"Congratulations, Second Uncle, no, Team Leader Liu, you've finally become an official."

"Hahaha, Team Leader Liu, you're an official now. I wonder what administrative rank you are and how much your salary has increased?" Xu Damao laughed loudly.

"Team Leader Liu, now that you're an official, shouldn't you throw a few tables in the yard to celebrate?"

Qin Jingru couldn't stop laughing when she saw Liu Haizhong's comical scene.

Liu Haizhong pressed his hand down, smiled awkwardly, and said loudly, "Everyone, everyone, let's skip the banquet. I'll be the workshop director soon. Once I'm promoted, I promise I'll set up a few tables in the yard and won't accept any gifts from you."

"good!"

"Team Leader Liu is a true gentleman."

"It's really different now that Team Leader Liu is an official! Everyone, let's give him a round of applause!"

*Clap, clap, clap.*

As soon as Liu Haizhong said this, many people in the courtyard applauded.

Whether Liu Haizhong becomes the director or not is not what everyone cares about. What everyone cares about is Liu Haizhong's next sentence: "No gifts will be accepted at the banquet." Isn't that just letting everyone eat for free?