Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Through Wang Feng's detailed explanation, Qin Jingru's uncles finally understood.

The three brothers looked at each other in shock, while Qin's father was at a loss for words.

The second brother, Qin Changyi, asked directly, "Wang Feng, you said you'd release four large wild boars in Qin Family Village and have us send one to the steel mill every week in your name? Can you even get that many large wild boars?"

Seeing that the three Qin brothers didn't believe him, Wang Feng smiled and said, "Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, don't worry, I've already had a friend bring these four wild boars over. They should arrive by the time we finish eating."

"Second Uncle, you don't need to take one of these four wild boars to the steel mill every week. Taking one every eight or nine days is fine. Here's what I'm thinking: take three of these four wild boars in total, and consider the remaining one as a reward for the village's hard work. After all, you still need to raise these wild boars for a while, which will require a lot of food and labor."

"Also, I'll give Second Uncle two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes later. You can use them to give to the delivery guys. We can't let them help us for nothing, can we?"

Upon hearing this, the second brother, Qin Changyi, finally believed it. They had already brought over this big wild boar; it couldn't be fake, could it?

But when he heard that he would be paid with a large wild boar, he quickly waved his hand and refused.

"Wang Feng, if this only requires a few of us to help, we won't take any benefit from it. If we have to take a bribe to help our nephew-in-law, what kind of people would we be?"

"But this requires a lot of people. We need to arrange for people to cut pig feed, feed the pigs every day, and send the wild boar to the steel mill. You know, your second uncle is now the village head of Qinjiazhuang. I can't expect others to not go to the fields to earn work points and just do things for you, can I? Just give me a few dozen yuan as a service fee. You don't need to pay for the wild boar."

"Yes, Wang Feng, meat is so expensive these days. This wild boar is worth a lot of money. We, the Qin family, all come from the same ancestor. And you are our Qin family's son-in-law. For such a small favor, why would we need a wild boar as payment?" Qin's father added.

Wang Feng waved his hand and laughed, "Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, as you all said, Qin Family Village is all descended from the same ancestor. Now that the harvest is not good, it is only right for me, as the son-in-law of Qin Family Village, to share some meat with everyone."

"Dad, as you know, I often go hunting in the mountains and usually catch a lot of game. One of these four wild boars was caught by me, and I didn't spend a penny."

"this……"

The three brothers looked at each other in bewilderment, but in the end, it was their father who made the decision.

"Wang Feng, since you've said so, then let's do it this way. Consider this a benefit you, as the son-in-law of Qin Family Village, are giving to the whole village."

After saying this, Qin's father looked heartbroken. This was a big wild boar! With meat so expensive these days, it was worth at least a thousand yuan.

When Qin Changyi, the second brother, heard that Wang Feng and the third brother had both said so, he could only shamelessly agree.

Although he and Wang Feng were relatives, he was, after all, the village chief of Qin Family Village. It would take a lot of effort to raise these wild boars for almost a month. Even if he was willing, the people who were supposed to work for him wouldn't be. You can't expect others to work for you without earning work points. It was fine before, but nowadays, if you lose a day's work points, your whole family will go hungry.

"Alright, Wang Feng, since you've made all the arrangements, leave this to me. Your second uncle guarantees I'll handle it perfectly."

Wang Feng wanted to advance his career, so as his second uncle, he had to help him out. When Wang Feng became a high-ranking official in the future, his second uncle would also have face, especially since Wang Feng had given him such a generous reward.

Qin's father was speechless. Wang Feng was his good son-in-law, and his son-in-law had a chance to be promoted and get a raise. What could he, as the father-in-law, say? Of course, he would do his best to help.

As for the eldest brother, Qin Changshun, he basically had no objections. He would just follow whatever the second and third brothers said.

The second brother, Qin Changyi, asked Wang Feng some more detailed questions until he fully understood the situation, and then nodded in agreement:

"Wang Feng, leave this to us. Don't worry, your second uncle will arrange for a few clever and trustworthy people to handle this. We guarantee they won't mess it up for you."

"Alright, then thank you very much, Uncle and Second Uncle. I'll toast you both."

Wang Feng smiled and nodded, then picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

The three Qin brothers downed their drinks in one gulp, and the second brother, Qin Changyi, found Wang Feng increasingly pleasing to the eye.

For helping with such a small amount of work, Wang Feng gave them a large wild boar as payment. This nephew-in-law is incredibly generous.

According to Wang Feng, these four wild boars each weigh over 300 jin (150 kg), and each wild boar is worth 2,000 yuan. Even if the whole village shares the meat, each person can get a little over half a jin (250 kg), and a family of five can get about three jin (1.5 kg) of meat.

This can be considered as him, as the village chief, working for the benefit of Qin Family Village.

The group drank one glass after another, and the five of them finished three bottles of white wine during the meal. Wang Feng did all the talking to the three Qin brothers, while Qin Jingru's cousin, Qin Dashun, was like a ghost, only concerned with drinking and eating.

The five of them ate for more than an hour. After they were full and satisfied, Wang Feng took out four packs of Daqianmen cigarettes, gave one pack to each of the four men, and started smoking.

Qin Jingru and the others who don't drink had already finished eating. Wang Feng and the others had just finished drinking when Qin Jingru came over to pour them tea.

Everyone ate until they were stuffed. Qin Jingru's cooking was just too delicious, and the portions of meat were generous. These people rarely get to eat meat even once every few months, so they simply couldn't resist.

Today, Qin Jingru showed off quite a bit in front of her younger cousins. Her cousins, Qin Yuru and Qin Dawei, had just finished eating their White Rabbit milk candies when she grabbed a handful and gave them more to eat, which made Qin Yuru and Qin Dawei extremely envious.

During this time, Qin Jingru talked to her aunts and mother about her work at the steel mill, and mentioned that she would get a raise next month, to 84.5 yuan a month, which shocked her aunts.

You have to understand that in the countryside, a family works day and night in the fields, and at the end of the year they can't even save a few dozen yuan. Now that the harvest is bad, most families work hard and still can't even get enough to eat. There's no comparison at all.

Seeing the shocked expressions on her sisters-in-law's faces, Qin's mother couldn't stop smiling. Her daughters had really made her proud.

When Qin Jingru's aunt saw how well Jingru was doing, her face was full of smiles. She wasn't jealous; instead, she felt gratified and offered her blessings.

However, her second aunt had some ulterior motives. Now that Jingru was doing so well in the city, and she still had two sons and a daughter, could she ask Jingru and Wang Feng to think of a way to get Dashun, Dawei, and Yuru to work in the city as well?

Previously, Wang Feng had already brought Qin Dashan to the city to work as a laborer. At that time, she wanted to mention this to Jingru, but Qin Changyi stopped her.