Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

After finishing her meal, Lu Banxia cleared the table and wiped the dishes. She then brewed a pot of tea and went to wash the dishes.

Wang Feng took a sip of tea and was very pleased to see Lu Banxia taking the initiative to do all the housework and busy with chores.

Now that Jingru is pregnant, if Lu Banxia doesn't help with housework, then he'll have to seriously consider Lu Banxia's character.

After finishing a pot of tea, Lu Banxia prepared a bath and helped Wang Feng take a bath. The three of them went to bed early.

Now that Qin Jingru is pregnant, Lu Banxia is the only one bearing the burden. Fortunately, she eats top-quality rice and flour every day, and her health has improved a lot recently, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to handle it.

However, after one round, Lu Banxia was so tired that she didn't even want to move her hands.

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The next day, early in the morning.

As usual, Qin Jingru got up early to make breakfast.

I made chicken noodles for breakfast; the chicken was leftovers from last night.

Wang Feng ate his chicken noodles with gusto and said to Qin Jingru, "Jingru, you go to work at the steel mill as usual later. I'll go talk to Li Huaide about your resignation first. Oh, and I'll send a big wild boar to the factory later."

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, I'll go to the cafeteria early later."

Wang Feng nodded: "Jingru, you're pregnant now, so don't ride a bicycle until the baby is born, understand?"

"Yes, Brother Wang Feng, I know. Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I've been walking to the steel mill every day."

Qin Jingru explained with a smile that seeing Wang Feng's attentive care for her made her feel as sweet as if she had been coated with honey.

Upon hearing Qin Jingru's words, Wang Feng was slightly taken aback, then asked, "Jingru, how did you confirm you were pregnant? Did you go to the hospital?"

Qin Jingru lowered her head, like a child who had made a mistake, and stammered:

"Brother Wang Feng, I...I didn't go to the hospital. I went to see an old Chinese medicine doctor near Zhengyangmen. And I dressed up differently than usual."

Hearing this, Wang Feng nodded in satisfaction: "Jingru, you did very well, but you should be careful in the future. Unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to go to the hospital for treatment, and try not to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor."

"Brother Wang Feng, I understand." Qin Jingru nodded solemnly in agreement.

"Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, why can't Sister Jingru go to the hospital for treatment?" Lu Banxia asked curiously.

The last time Lu Banxia accompanied Qin Jingru to see the old Chinese medicine doctor at Zhengyangmen, she asked Qin Jingru this question. However, Qin Jingru said at the time that she would naturally know in the future. This question has been puzzling her for some time.

Hearing Lu Banxia's words, Wang Feng thought of how Lu Banxia had been busy taking care of the housework recently, and how she had let him save the huge sum of money in compensation money for her parents without hesitation. After testing Lu Banxia for so long, he had finally passed the test.

Thinking of this, Wang Feng looked at Lu Banxia solemnly and said, "Banxia, ​​this is our family's biggest secret. How about this, I'll tell you our family's biggest secret tonight. Hurry up and eat, you still have to go to work after you finish eating."

"Okay, Brother Feng."

Lu Banxia smiled and nodded repeatedly. She could tell that Wang Feng could finally fully trust and accept her now, and she was very happy.

Seeing this, Qin Jingru knew that Wang Feng completely trusted Lu Banxia, ​​and she was happy for Lu Banxia.

She grasped Lu Banxia's small hand and revealed a mysterious smile.

"Banxia, ​​get ready, Brother Wang Feng has a big surprise for you tonight."

"Well, as long as it's not a fright, it's fine." Lu Banxia gave a mischievous smile.

After finishing breakfast, Lu Banxia washed the dishes and rode her bicycle to work at the steel rolling mill.

Not long after Lu Banxia left, Wang Feng also rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill.

Upon arriving at the steel rolling mill, Wang Feng first went to the office of the Purchasing Department III. Finding no one in the office, he then went to the Transportation Department, borrowed a truck from Zhang Dazhuang, and drove away from the steel rolling mill.

After wandering around outside for half an hour, Wang Feng took out a large wild boar weighing about 300 pounds from his spatial storage, along with twenty pheasants and twenty wild rabbits, and drove back to the steel mill.

After weighing the wild boar, pheasants, and rabbits in the canteen, he went to the finance department to collect his money and then headed straight for the factory director's office.

The price of wild boar is currently eight yuan per kilogram. This time, he delivered a large wild boar weighing 330 kilograms, earning him 2640 yuan. Pheasants and rabbits are also not cheap, reaching more than five yuan per kilogram, which brought in 680 yuan. The total income this time was 3320 yuan.

As Wang Feng put the large stack of money into his storage space, he sighed inwardly, thinking how expensive meat was these days.

In later generations, pork retail prices were generally around ten yuan per kilogram, and three or four yuan per kilogram when the market was bad. Fatty pork was even cheaper.

But in those days, the average monthly wage was only twenty or thirty yuan, while a pound of pork cost more than ten yuan on the black market. Who could afford that?

Upon arriving at Li Huaide's office, Wang Feng knocked on the door. He hadn't forgotten that the old rascal Li Huaide often messed around in his office, and he didn't want to barge in and witness an eyesore.

"Knock knock knock".

"Please come in."

Wang Feng pushed open the office door and walked in. When Li Huaide saw Wang Feng, he put down the documents in his hand and smiled, "You're here, brother."

Wang Feng handed over a Zhonghua cigarette, lit one for himself, and laughed:

"Brother Li, I delivered another big wild boar today, along with twenty pheasants and twenty rabbits. You should know that by now, right?"

Li Huaide took a deep drag of his cigarette and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, brother, I received the notification when you went to the transportation department to borrow a car."

As he spoke, Li Huaide gave Wang Feng a thumbs up: "Brother, you're really something. In less than a month, you've delivered four big wild boars to our factory."

Wang Feng laughed it off and waved his hand dismissively: "Brother Li, I'm the deputy head of the purchasing department, after all. I'm paid such a high salary, I can't just eat and do nothing, can I?"

"Yeah, bro, you're really insightful."

Wang Feng didn't want to engage in empty flattery with Li Huaide, so he went straight to the point: "Brother Li, I have good news for you. Jingru is pregnant."

"real?"

"Hey bro, congratulations! You're going to be a dad!"

Upon hearing that Qin Jingru was pregnant, Li Huaide was also happy for Wang Feng. He quickly opened the drawer, took out a sewing ticket and some cloth coupons, and stuffed them into Wang Feng's hand.

"Brother, this is from Brother Li. I know you're not short of money. Go buy a sewing machine and some fabric so you can make clothes for my nephew in the future. Don't refuse."

"Well... okay, thank you, Brother Li."

Since Li Huaide had said so, Wang Feng had no choice but to accept it.