Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Qin Jingru talked non-stop for half an hour, telling Lu Banxia everything she could, and the rest were secrets that even Lu Banxia didn't know.

In fact, most of what Qin Jingru knew was made up by Wang Feng. For example, the so-called "Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup" doesn't exist at all. He just made up such a name because he thought Qin Jingru hadn't read many books, so it would be easier for her to understand.

Lu Banxia was completely shocked, not only by the "Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup" but also by the fact that Wang Feng had another woman outside.

Moreover, she learned from Qin Jingru that she was actually a latecomer, which left her speechless.

However, she didn't regret it. After all, she had offered herself up first. Now, she could drink such a precious tonic soup with Wang Feng. What more could she ask for? Besides, Wang Feng's ability in that area was stronger than an ox. Now that Qin Jingru was pregnant, she really couldn't handle it alone.

"Alright, Banxia, ​​I've told you all the secrets of the Wang family. Is there anything else you want to ask?" Qin Jingru said.

Lu Banxia shook her head: "Thank you, Sister Jingru, for telling me so much. Brother Feng, don't worry, even if I die, I will never tell anyone this secret."

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Alright, don't make it sound so serious. Only a few of us know about this. As long as we don't tell anyone, nothing will happen."

Lu Banxia nodded, and said somewhat shyly, "Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, how about we go to No. 28 Courtyard to see Sister Xiao'e tomorrow? I've been with Brother Feng for so long, but if Sister Jingru hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known Sister Xiao'e existed."

Wang Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it in a few days. We'll go there on Sunday when we have time off."

"OK."

Lu Banxia smiled and nodded in agreement, while secretly letting out a long sigh of relief. She didn't know if Lou Xiao'e was easy to get along with, or if she was as easy to get along with as Qin Jingru. If she wasn't, then things would be troublesome.

"Banxia, ​​hurry up and prepare the bath water. It's getting late. Let's take a bath and get some rest. You have to go to work tomorrow."

"Um."

Lu Banxia agreed and went to the kitchen to fetch bathwater; the hot water had already been heated.

When she lifted a bucket of hot water with one hand to pour it into the large bathtub, she was shocked. Normally, she felt quite heavy lifting a bucket of water, but now it was as easy as lifting a chicken, and she felt no pressure at all.

It seems that what Sister Jingru said was absolutely true. Drinking one pound of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup can probably increase your strength by one hundred pounds.

She could lift about 80 jin (40 catties) before, and with the added 100 jin (50 kg) of strength, she now has 180 jin (90 catties) of strength. Sister Jingru said she drank four jin (2 catties) of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup, which means she now has more than 400 jin (200 kg) of strength. No wonder she said she could easily beat ten idiots.

Once she drinks four catties of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup, she'll be able to easily beat up ten idiots, right?

Just thinking about it is exciting. Who would have thought that she, a young lady who grew up in a wealthy family, would one day become a tough woman who could take on ten strong men?

She was very excited when she heard from Sister Jingru that this all-in-one tonic soup could make her more beautiful and fairer.

No wonder Sister Jingru, a girl from the countryside, has become so fair and beautiful, even with skin that is much better than mine; it turns out it's because she drank the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup.

Lu Banxia quickly filled a large bucket with hot water, more than twice as fast as before.

"Brother Feng, the hot water is ready."

"They're here."

Lu Banxia was very excited and happily helped Wang Feng finish his bath, constantly provoking him, which almost caused Wang Feng to have an accident in the bathtub.

After taking a shower, Wang Feng couldn't wait to pull the two of them to bed. He was still furious after Lu Banxia had made him angry, and he needed to cool down immediately.

Lu Banxia was particularly happy today and more proactive than usual, which made Wang Feng feel extremely comfortable.

"what!"

With a low shout from Wang Feng, the fierce and protracted hand-to-hand combat battle came to an end.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Qin Jingru made braised beef noodles this morning; the beef was leftover from last night.

The three of them ate heartily. Lu Banxia clearly felt that her appetite was much larger than before. Usually, she could only eat half a bowl at most before she couldn't eat anymore, but today she actually ate a whole bowl.

No wonder she always felt that Wang Feng and Qin Jingru were acting strangely. She was full after eating only half a bowl of soup, while Qin Jingru would eat two bowls and Wang Feng would even eat three or four bowls. It turns out that all these changes were due to the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup.

After breakfast, Lu Banxia happily pushed her bicycle to work at the steel rolling mill.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru drank a pot of tea at home until 8:30 p.m. before he and Qin Jingru went out to buy a sewing machine.

This time, Qin Jingru wasn't allowed to ride a bicycle. Instead, Wang Feng rode his bicycle with Qin Jingru on the back, and it took them about twenty minutes to reach the Wangfujing Department Store.

"Comrade, I want to buy a sewing machine."

Wang Feng took out the sewing ticket and said to the salesperson.

The sales clerk took the ticket, looked at it, and said, "We have Dongfanghong brand for 138 yuan, Butterfly brand for 140 yuan, and Honeybee brand for 148 yuan. Honeybee brand is the best. Which one do you want, sir?"

"Comrade, I want the Bee brand."

Wang Feng took out 148 yuan from his pocket and handed it over. He wasn't short of money, so of course he wanted to buy the best.

"OK."

After buying the sewing machine, Wang Feng had Qin Jingru select several kinds of high-quality fabrics, and then hired a porter to haul the items back to No. 95 courtyard.

Wang Feng didn't ride his bicycle along the way, since he had to wait for Uncle Ban to come back together. He and Qin Jingru chatted and laughed all the way, and in less than an hour, the three of them returned to No. 95 Courtyard.

When the old man brought the sewing machine into courtyard number 95, the aunties and grandmas in the courtyard learned that it was a new sewing machine that Wang Feng's family had bought, and the courtyard immediately erupted in excitement.

Many of them can't even get enough to eat, and some families are in dire straits. They go out to the outskirts of the city early in the morning to dig wild vegetables to make wild vegetable dumplings, just to save a little food. But what about Wang Feng's family? A girl from the countryside quit her high-paying job when she was only two months pregnant. The key point is that she still gets paid while staying at home to take care of her pregnancy. Can you believe it?

The group of middle-aged women got angrier and angrier. When did rural girls become so precious?

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru didn't care whether the group of aunties and grandmas were envious or jealous. They paid the old man six cents, and he carried the sewing machine home.

"Jingru, you don't have to go to work now, let's go to Goose's place for lunch today."

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng."

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly; it had been a while since she had eaten at No. 28 Courtyard.