Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Five o'clock in the morning.

After running for more than an hour, Wang Feng finally returned to the grove of trees near Beijing.

Upon entering the living area of ​​the space, he took off his coarse linen clothes and removed his hood, changing back into the Zhongshan suit he often wore.

It's still dark, so he can only drink tea and smoke in his spatial dimension, waiting for dawn.

He drank two pots of tea and smoked four or five cigarettes in the space. When the time came to six in the morning, he left the space.

He took out his bicycle and rode it towards Beijing.

When he arrived at the city gate, several groups of farmers had already begun entering the city. He followed them into the city and was not questioned.

By the time he returned to No. 68 Dongzhimen Courtyard, it was already 6:20. The sky was fully bright, and pedestrians were gradually returning to the streets.

Courtyard No. 68 was relatively secluded, and there were no pedestrians in the vicinity at the moment. Wang Feng used his spiritual sense to explore the entire courtyard and saw that Ninth Master and Second Master's wife and children were still asleep. He leaped and jumped into the courtyard.

With a thought, he released the five men, including the second brother, from the spatial storage and went to Ninth Master's room, knocking on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Who is it?" Wang Jiu asked groggily.

"Ninth Master, it's me."

Upon hearing Wang Feng's voice, Wang Jiu instantly snapped out of it, quickly put on his clothes, and opened the door.

"Young Master."

Wang Feng nodded in acknowledgment, then asked knowingly, "Have the second brother's wife and children been settled in?"

"Everything has been settled, thank you, young master," Wang Jiu said respectfully.

Wang Feng nodded and pointed to an open space outside the door: "That's good. I've already rescued Lao Er and the others from Qinghe Farm. They're over there."

Wang Jiu looked in the direction Wang Feng pointed and indeed saw five people lying on the ground. He quickly went over to check on them.

When he saw that it really was the second brother and his five friends, he was so excited that his whole body trembled.

To him, the five men, including the second brother, were like his own sons. How could he not be excited to see them safely out of danger?

Wang Feng walked up to Ninth Master and instructed, "Ninth Master, they're all asleep. Wake them up later and explain the current situation to them, as well as the matter of going to Hong Kong Island in the future."

After a pause, Wang Feng said in a deep voice, "Ninth Master, let me make this clear from the start. I only rescued them this time because of you. If they dare to betray me in the future, they and their wives and children will not have a good end. You should know my strength."

Wang Jiu nodded solemnly: "Young Master, rest assured, if any of them dare to betray you in the future, I will offer my head to you."

"I hope so. I'll go back to my room for tea first. After you've explained things to them, bring them over to see me."

"Yes, young master."

After Wang Feng went to the living room, Wang Jiu reached out a trembling hand and patted the faces of the five men, including the second brother, and they woke up groggily.

Old Six woke up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and when he saw Ninth Master standing in front of him, he exclaimed in surprise:

"Ninth Master!"

The sixth brother shouted, instantly waking the second brother and the others. When they saw Ninth Master, they exclaimed in unison:

"Ninth Master!"

The five of them found it hard to believe. They were sleeping soundly in their cell, so how did they end up in a strange place and even see Ninth Master when they woke up?

The second brother pinched his arm hard, and when he actually felt pain in his arm, he realized that he was not dreaming.

Wang Jiu gestured for you to get up: "You can get up now. I know you have a lot of questions, and I'll answer them for you."

"Yes, Ninth Master."

Wang Jiu led them to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard, and then told the second brother and the others everything that had happened during this period.

Upon hearing this, the group was incredulous, yet they had no choice but to accept the fact.

Some time ago, while they were at Qinghe Farm, they heard that three people had escaped from prison. All five of them were summoned by the Armed Forces Department to be questioned about Ninth Master. They found it strange at the time, but they never expected that Ninth Master was among those who escaped from prison. Now everything makes sense.

They are now filled with curiosity and gratitude towards this mysterious young master.

If it weren't for this mysterious young master rescuing them, they might have died of exhaustion on the way to clear the land.

Every day they cleared land at Qinghe Farm, eating wild vegetable dumplings. They were never full, and the land clearing was exhausting. They didn't believe they could make it to the day they could leave.

"Ninth Master, please take us to see the young master. We want to thank him in person," the second brother said excitedly.

"Yes, Ninth Master, we should thank the young master in person," the sixth brother added.

Wang Jiu nodded and said in a deep voice, "You must remember that our lives were given to us by the young master. If you ever dare to betray him, I will haunt you even as a ghost."

"Ninth Master, please rest assured. The young master has given us a second life. Even if we die, we will never betray him."

"That's right. From now on, my life belongs to the young master. At worst, I can return it to the young master later."

The group swore solemn oaths, after all, this mysterious young master had indeed done them a great favor, and would even send them to Hong Kong Island so that their families would have no worries about food and clothing. With such a great favor, if they still betrayed the young master, would they still be human?

The five of them were all refugees before. It was Ninth Master who took them in, gave them jobs, and even helped them find wives. Now they have another benefactor, the young master.

Wang Jiu nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the five of them had made a solemn oath. In fact, he trusted them, after all, they had been together for so many years. However, just to be on the safe side, he did not stop them from making the oath.

"Come with me, the young master is inside."

"Yes."

Wang Jiu led the five people into the living room. Before Wang Jiu could give any instructions, the five people solemnly kowtowed three times to Wang Feng, who was drinking tea.

"Bang bang bang".

"Thank you for your great kindness, young master. We five are willing to do anything for you from now on. If we disobey you, may we be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

May he be struck by lightning and die a horrible death.

Seeing the attitude of the group, Wang Feng nodded in satisfaction. He raised his right hand and spoke in a deep voice:

"Stand up and speak."

"Yes."

Wang Feng looked at the five people, including the second brother, and spoke solemnly.

"Two months from now, all of you will go to Hong Kong Island. Once there, you will follow Ninth Master's orders. As long as you do your job well, I guarantee you will live a life free from want."

After saying this, Wang Feng's expression instantly turned cold, and he issued a stern warning:

"However, if you dare to betray me, I will let you know what it feels like to wish for death. If you dare to betray me, not only you, but also your wives and children will die miserably because of you. I believe you have heard about my methods from Ninth Master. If I want to find someone, that person will never escape my grasp."