Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Time quickly came to ten o'clock in the morning.

Aunt Wu had finished cleaning the chicken and fish. As usual, Qin Jingru gave Aunt Wu the chicken head, the chicken tail, and the internal organs.

Qin Jingru returned to the kitchen, divided the ingredients into two portions, and put one portion into three bowls. Wang Feng carried the bowls and arrived at the He family's house with a smile.

The He family's gate was wide open at that moment. As soon as Wang Feng entered the house, he saw Yu Shui doing her homework, while He Daqing sat to the side, sullenly smoking.

"Uncle He, these are the ingredients for making 'Three Whites in a Sauce'."

He Daqing took the ingredients and gave a wry smile: "Wang Feng, how did you manage to spread such a small matter around the yard like this? Now everyone in the yard knows about it."

Wang Feng looked helpless and said, "Uncle He, this is really my fault for being careless. I told Jingru this morning that I wanted to give her some pointers on how to make 'Zao Liu San Bai' (a dish of three white fish and chicken soup), but I forgot to remind her not to talk nonsense. Who knew Jingru couldn't keep her mouth shut? She took the chicken and fish and asked Aunt Wu to help her kill them. Now, some of the older women in the courtyard asked her, and she told them everything. You see... sigh!"

Upon hearing this, He Daqing's lips twitched, then he sighed and said:

"Well, the news's already out there. Let's just leave it at that. Wang Feng, how much did all these ingredients cost in total? I'll give you the money."

Wang Feng feigned a helpless expression: "Uncle He, it cost twenty yuan in total, so you don't need to pay me back. This time, it's on me."

After a pause, Wang Feng continued, "Just now, when the aunties and grandmas in the courtyard heard that Jingru was going to make you two's 'Zao Liu San Bai' (a dish of three white meats), they all wanted to come and taste your cooking. You know, Jingru hasn't been married for long and is shy. These aunties and grandmas coaxed her a bit, and Jingru agreed."

"Uncle He, after we finish making the 'Three Whites with Fermented Rice' dish with these ingredients, we'll have to share these dishes with the neighbors in the courtyard. There won't be many ingredients left. Consider this my way of showing my respect to you as a junior."

Upon hearing Wang Feng's explanation, He Daqing waved his hand and spoke in a deep voice:

"Wang Feng, what kind of person do you take Uncle He for? I, He Daqing, would never take advantage of a junior like you."

As he spoke, He Daqing took out a large black ten from his pocket and placed it in Wang Feng's hand without saying a word.

He Daqing knew perfectly well what was going on. Wang Feng was just saying that to make a show of it. The reason Qin Jingru spread the news so widely was because Wang Feng had her do it.

With this half of the ingredients, there's about 1.5 pounds of chicken and 2 pounds of fish. To make "Three Whites in a Fermented Rice Wine Sauce," you only need 2 ounces of chicken breast and less than 3 ounces of fish. You won't need much of the ingredients, and most of them will be left over.

Seeing He Daqing's insistence, Wang Feng didn't continue to refuse. He chuckled and put the money in his pocket.

"Uncle He, how about this? You cook this dish at your own home, and then bring it to my house. What do you think?"

He Daqing nodded: "Okay."

The He family only had one coal stove and a very small kitchen, so it was really inconvenient for Qin Jingru to come to their house to cook. As for going to Wang Feng's house, it would probably be the same situation.

"Alright, Uncle He, I'll head back now," Wang Feng said with a smile.

Watching Wang Feng's retreating figure, He Daqing really wanted to teach this brat a lesson on behalf of Wang Defa. Now that he's got some power, he even dares to play tricks on his elders.

With a sigh, He Daqing went to the kitchen and began preparing the ingredients.

at the same time.

Qin Jingru was already preparing the ingredients at home. The "Zao Liu San Bai" dish requires particularly good knife skills. Whether it's chicken breast, fish slices, or bamboo shoot slices, they all need to be cut into thin, even slices.

Soon, a rich aroma of meat filled the kitchen.

The older women and aunties in the courtyard had already brought their children to Wang Feng's house, eager to taste Qin Jingru and He Daqing's cooking. Now, smelling the rich aroma of meat, both adults and children couldn't stop swallowing their saliva.

"Mom, the meat smells so good, I want to eat meat."

A six-year-old girl smelled the aroma of meat, kept swallowing her saliva, and looked at her mother with longing in her eyes.

The little girl's mother rubbed her head and sighed helplessly.

"Little Bao, be good. Mom will see if there's a chance to save some meat later and bring it home for you to eat."

"Yes, thank you, Mom."

Wang Feng was drinking tea inside when he saw that it was almost time and the door was already full of people, so he moved the octagonal table outside.

What he didn't expect was that he had already asked Jingru to tell the neighbors in the courtyard that only adults could taste it this time, but now almost all the children in the courtyard came. Even Xiaodang was snuggling in Qin Huairu's arms, his little nose constantly sniffing the aroma of meat coming from the kitchen, his little eyes full of longing.

Not only Xiao Dang, but also the other children in the yard were all desperately smelling the aroma coming from the air, constantly swallowing their saliva.

Seeing this, Wang Feng sighed helplessly.

To be honest, the children in the courtyard were all fairly obedient, and they would call him "Brother Wang Feng" when they saw him. Of course, Bang Geng was an exception. Wang Feng didn't have any problems with the children in the courtyard.

He didn't particularly like the parents of the children in the orphanage; most of them were rather cold-hearted.

Less than ten minutes later, Qin Jingru came out of the house carrying dishes, and two minutes later, He Daqing also came over carrying dishes.

Looking at the delicious-looking dishes on the table, everyone in the courtyard, from the elderly to the children, and from the older women to the young wives, couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"Line up, everyone line up."

The brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu acted as temporary security guards. They volunteered to help because Wang Feng had done them a great favor, and now that Wang Feng's family was in trouble, they naturally had to come and help.

The people in the courtyard quickly lined up, but many children were in the line, and some families had come with them, which made Liu Guangtian feel quite helpless.

However, he still braced himself and said loudly, "Ladies and aunties, this is all the food we have. I've already told you before that we're here to taste Uncle He and Sister-in-law Jingru's cooking. What's the matter with your whole family coming over?"