Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Wang Feng slept very soundly, and when he woke up it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

He went downstairs and saw Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali having tea in the living room. He didn't see Ninth Master and the others, nor even the wives and children of the Second Brother. He looked at Lou Bancheng and asked:

"Dad, where are Ninth Master and the others? I haven't seen them."

Lou Bancheng waved his hand and smiled, "The formalities for Villa No. 6 have been completed, and Mr. Jiu and his family have already moved in. Mr. Jiu just asked me to tell you that they are having dinner at Villa No. 6 tonight. You should go and take a look."

Hearing this, Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "Dad, Mom, I'll go take a look first."

"Go."

Wang Feng didn't expect that Ninth Master and his team would be so efficient. They had just finished the formalities and were already able to start cooking at Villa No. 6. It really is true that having many people makes things easier.

Upon arriving at Villa No. 6, a group of children were chasing and playing with each other outside the villa, looking very happy.

"Young Master."

The fifth brother, who was guarding outside the villa, greeted Wang Feng respectfully as soon as he saw him.

Wang Feng patted the fifth brother on the shoulder and asked, "Have the third and sixth brothers returned?"

"Young Master, the Third Brother bought three cars at 2 PM and came back. The driver's licenses won't be delivered until tomorrow. Right now, Zaiji is teaching the Second, Third, and Fourth Brothers to drive. The Sixth Brother also came back half an hour ago."

Zaiji is one of Lou San's underlings here. This afternoon, he took Lou San to buy a car. He can also drive and is Lou San's chauffeur. He's also quite skilled at wielding weapons.

Upon hearing Lao Wu's answer, Wang Feng nodded and walked into the villa.

As soon as they entered the villa, they saw Ninth Master directing Sixth Brother to arrange the newly purchased furniture. As for Second Brother's wives, some were cooking and others were cleaning, all looking very busy.

"Young Master, you're awake. Wait a little longer, Cuilan and the others are already cooking. Dinner should be ready in about an hour."

When Ninth Master saw Wang Feng, he quickly walked over.

"Um."

Wang Feng nodded and asked Lao Liu, "Lao Liu, how's the matter I assigned you going?"

The sixth brother approached and said respectfully, "Young Master, this afternoon Uncle Lou had Er Gou take me to a steel processing plant. As per your instructions, I had the factory manager order the shields and broadswords you needed. Both the shields and broadswords are made of high-manganese steel. The factory manager said that shields made of this material are very sturdy and durable, but they won't be delivered until the day after tomorrow. Ten shields and ten broadswords cost a total of eight thousand Hong Kong dollars. I've already given the remaining forty-two thousand to Ninth Master."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was very satisfied. Although he didn't know much about steel, high manganese steel was definitely stronger than ordinary steel, much better than the shield he made himself from ordinary scrap iron.

"Sixth Brother, you did a great job. You can go back to your work now."

"Yes, young master."

Wang Feng asked Ninth Master to show him the villa. Through Ninth Master's introduction, he was quite satisfied with Villa No. 6. It was larger than Villa No. 8 and had three more rooms. The owner had only lived there for less than five years, so it looked very new.

The room was basically furnished with a refrigerator, TV, water heater, and other furniture and appliances. There weren't many other furniture and appliances that needed to be bought. However, Ninth Master replaced the bed in his room with a new one, which cost several thousand Hong Kong dollars.

To his surprise and delight, the previous owner of Villa No. 6 had dug a secret underground room, a full twenty square meters in size, which he used to store valuables.

After looking around the villa, Wang Feng told Ninth Master to go about his business and went to the bathroom to take a hot shower by himself.

When he came out after taking a shower, the wives of the second brother and his family had already prepared the dishes. The second, third, and fourth brothers had also returned from their driving lessons and were all waiting for him to start the meal.

Wang Feng walked to the head seat at the dining table and sat down. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he addressed Ninth Master and the others:

"Please sit down."

"Yes, young master."

The group all sat down, and Wang Feng said to Ninth Master, "Ninth Master, please report on the current situation."

Ninth Master nodded: "Young Master, Second Brother and Attorney Chen completed all the transfer procedures for this villa this afternoon, and the three cars have already been driven back. Our driver's licenses will be delivered tomorrow."

"The villa is basically furnished with all the furniture and appliances, so there aren't many things we need to buy. This afternoon, I had my fourth brother buy the furniture, appliances, rice, flour, and cooking oil we need."

"The villa, including legal fees, cost a total of HK$1,255,000. The three cars and driver's licenses cost HK$250,000. Various supplies cost HK$20,000, and the custom-made shield and broadsword cost HK$8,000. Now we have HK$467000 left."

"I understand. From now on, please don't call me Young Master anymore. It's quite strange to use that title here."

Wang Feng thought for a moment and said, "From now on, everyone can call me Young Master Wang."

"Yes, Young Master Wang."

"Alright, let's eat. After you finish eating, all six of you come to the study. I have some tasks to assign you. Cuilan, you just need to do your housework and take good care of the children."

"Yes, Young Master Wang."

That evening, the second brother's wife cooked five dishes, including braised pork, chicken, duck, fish, and mutton.

Wang Feng ate a piece of mutton and almost threw up. To be honest, it had a bit of a muttony smell.

After eating another piece of braised pork, Wang Feng's brows furrowed deeply.

"Young Master Wang, is this dish not to your liking?" Cuilan asked cautiously.

Wang Feng shook his head and continued eating. The second brother's wife was still no good at cooking. Not to mention compared to Qin Jingru, she was far inferior to Aunt Zhang, who cooked at Villa No. 8 at noon today.

As for Ninth Master and the others, they were already feasting, and the children were stuffing large mouthfuls of meat into their mouths.

These dishes were delicacies they had never been able to eat before, so they weren't so picky.

Wang Feng ate a bowl of rice and two steamed buns, but barely touched any vegetables, and then stopped eating.

Upon arriving at the study, having just finished a cigarette, Ninth Master led the five men, including the second brother, into the study.

Wang Feng didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Ninth Master, you have two main tasks in coming to Hong Kong."

"First: When my father-in-law needs help, I will do my best to help him."

"Second: Help me collect as much jade as possible from the market, regardless of quality. As long as it doesn't exceed the market price, you should buy it all. It would be best if you could open up channels in Myanmar for me to buy a few jade mines, and we can arrange for people to mine them ourselves."

"When I'm not in Hong Kong Island, Ninth Master is in charge of everything here."

"Yes, Young Master Wang."

Wang Feng thought for a moment and then said, "Hong Kong Island is full of foreigners and gangs. If we want to protect our property from being swallowed up, we need to have our own power."

"Moreover, we need quite a few people to handle things here. Ninth Master, tomorrow you should go and consult with Lou San and the others, and ask them to arrange for someone to take you to recruit some men, to bring back a few dozen brave and daring underlings. As for the money, I will prepare it."

"Yes, Young Master Wang."