Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Hearing Aunt Wu's words, Qin Huairu sighed. She didn't argue with Aunt Wu and left with her lunchbox.

She knew without asking that Jingru must have asked Aunt Wu to toss the wok for her, otherwise Aunt Wu would never have done it.

She was now almost 100% certain that Jingru must have sensed something and was trying to get revenge by flipping the wok.

With a sigh, she found a corner to sit down and eat, feeling utterly dejected. She was now filled with regret; if she had known it would turn out this way, she wouldn't have bothered with Wang Feng.

Now things are really messed up. Wang Feng and Jing Ru have become suspicious of her, so her previous plan is definitely not going to work. She has now completely offended Wang Feng and Jing Ru, so she probably won't be able to eat at the third canteen anymore, otherwise she'll be constantly being tossed around in the wok. She can only eat at the second canteen, which is a bit further away.

......

5:15 PM.

Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard listlessly. She had eaten two cornbread buns for lunch, which were only the size of a normal bun. She was so hungry that her legs were cramping.

Fortunately, Guo Da Piezi was there to cover for her; otherwise, given her attitude at work these past two days, she would have been fined long ago.

Back in the house, before Qin Huairu even put down her bag, Jia Zhangshi eagerly asked, "How was it? Did Qin Jingru have any of those country bumpkins cook for you today?"

Qin Huairu gave a wry smile: "I went to Aunt Wu's serving window today, and Aunt Wu tossed the wok for me too."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi jumped three feet high, her anger rising rapidly. She hadn't even settled the score with Wu's wife for making her lose the sewing machine last time, and now she dared to cook for Qin Huairu? Had she gone too far?

She glared at Qin Huairu and said fiercely, "That stinking old woman from the Wu family dares to flip your wok? You come with me, if I don't curse that old woman from the Wu family and her ancestors for eighteen generations so they can't lift their heads, I'm not Zhang Xiaohua."

Qin Huairu pulled Jia Zhangshi aside, shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "Mom, forget it. It's no use going to Aunt Wu. This was Jingru's doing."

"Are you sure it was that wretched girl Qin Jingru who instigated it?" Madam Jia asked.

Qin Huairu nodded: "Jingru must have discovered something the day before yesterday. Now she's making the kitchen staff toss the food for me. She's getting revenge on me."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi's triangular eyes filled with resentment and venom. She said viciously, "It's that lowly country girl Qin Jingru again! I curse you to never have a son, to be childless for life! And that little bastard Wang Feng, those two are damned, damned!"

Madam Jia is now completely helpless against Wang Feng and Qin Jingru. Both of them are capable fighters, and each one is more ruthless than the other. She has been beaten several times and now dares not go to their door to scold them, otherwise she will definitely get beaten again for nothing.

Qin Huairu sighed: "Mom, now Wang Feng and Jingru are suspicious of me, so the previous plan is definitely not going to work. We should try not to provoke them in the courtyard in the future. After all, I am Jingru's cousin. Once Jingru calms down after a while, she should stop making me cook. I'll just eat at the second canteen for now."

"Sigh! That's all we can do."

Madam Jia sighed as well. If there was one person she feared most in the courtyard, it was that little bastard Wang Feng. Wang Feng was truly ruthless.

......

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

Wang Feng caused a lot of trouble in courtyard number 28 all day today, and didn't leave until after 5 p.m.

Back inside, Qin Jingru and Lu Banxia were both back.

"Brother Wang Feng, you're back."

Qin Jingru poured Wang Feng a cup of tea with a sweet smile.

"Um."

Wang Feng took a sip of tea and asked, "Jingru, have you not been preparing any meals for guests lately?"

"Hey, there's no such thing as a free meal these days. The meat processing plant isn't getting any meat. Only your purchasing department can occasionally get a little bit, but what can you do with that little bit?"

"Brother Wang Feng, I heard from Director Zhu these past two days that not only is the meat processing plant running out of meat, but the supply of wheat flour is also going to decrease. Who knows, in a while, our factory might not even have wheat flour buns to eat," Qin Jingru said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng also sighed. With the quota reduced by 30%, the people of the whole country have officially entered the most difficult three years.

"Jingru, you eat lunch at the factory, but the food there is terrible. From now on, cook more dishes at home and bring some to eat at the factory."

"Yes, Brother Wang Feng, I know. Sometimes I'll cook a little extra and bring the food to the factory to eat, but I can't do it too often, there are so many people watching."

Qin Jingru nodded her head, feeling very sweet inside. Even such a small detail showed how much Wang Feng cared for her.

"Alright then, it's getting late, you should go and cook."

"Um."

In the evening, Qin Jingru made two dishes: stir-fried green peppers with cured pork and stir-fried tomatoes with eggs. The two dishes were ready in less than twenty minutes.

After dinner, the three of them drank a pot of tea and chatted for a while. After taking a shower, they began their baby-making plan.

......

One o'clock in the morning.

Wang Feng opened his eyes, removed Qin Jingru's long legs from his body, and then removed Lu Banxia's arm from his chest. Seeing that the two of them had not been woken up, he quietly got out of bed.

Upon arriving in the living room, he took out a coarse linen robe from his storage space and changed into it, then put on a pair of oversized shoes, took out a hood and put it on before opening the door and going out.

Wang Feng scanned the area outside the courtyard with his spiritual sense and found that there was no one on the street. He then leaped over the wall, retrieved his bicycle, and headed towards Zhengyang Gate.

According to the information provided by Ninth Master, the families of the second brother and his companions lived in a courtyard near Zhengyang Gate. Before he could rescue the five men, he had to take their families to Ninth Master.

As Wang Feng rode his bicycle, he met many people along the way, all of whom were going to the black market or returning from it.

After riding his bike for twenty minutes, Wang Feng arrived at a dilapidated courtyard near Zhengyang Gate. He used his spiritual sense to probe the courtyard and saw five ordinary-looking young women and eight children.

This is a small courtyard with one entrance. It looks dilapidated, probably because it hasn't been repaired for many years.

Five young women each lived in a room and slept with their children. It was obvious that these five young women were the wives of the second son and his wife.

Without hesitation, Wang Feng put them all into his spatial storage. He even took all the furniture, daily necessities, clothes, food, seasonings, and anything useful from their homes. He cleaned the place up better than when the Japanese invaded a village.

After finishing everything, he rode his bicycle towards Ninth Master's residence.