Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Noon.

Qin Jingru's eldest uncle, second uncle, and eldest aunt came, but her second aunt and several cousins ​​did not.

"Uncle, Aunt, Second Uncle, come and sit down. Where are Second Aunt, Xiaowei, and Yuru? Why aren't they here?"

Second Uncle Qin Changyi waved his hand: "They can just eat something at home. We have to go to work in the fields this afternoon, and my sister-in-law will be back late. We can't manage to cook all the meals by ourselves."

Wang Feng nodded, invited them to sit down, poured them tea, and then gave each of them a Zhonghua cigarette.

"Dinner is ready."

Before even lighting a cigarette, Qin's mother brought the dishes to the table.

This noon, Qin's mother made a stir-fried wild boar with green peppers and a spicy and sour cabbage dish from the wild boar meat that Wang Feng brought over. She also steamed some white flour buns, and that was all.

Wang Feng took out a bottle of Lotus White wine, opened it, poured a glass for each of Qin's father and the others, and poured one for himself. He smiled and said, "Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, let me toast you. You've worked hard these past few days."

The eldest son, the second son, and Qin's father all downed their drinks in one gulp. The second son, Qin Changyi, laughed and said:

"Wang Feng, we're all family, so don't be so polite. Besides, you gave us a whole wild boar last time. I sold it on the black market and used the money to buy cornmeal, which I then distributed to the villagers. When I told them that this was Qin Family Village's son-in-law treating everyone to meat, the whole village is now thanking you."

After a pause, the second brother, Qin Changyi, sighed and said, "Wang Feng, the harvest is bad these days. Your big wild boar has been a great help to our village. Many families in our village are about to run out of food. This time, we bought more than a thousand catties of cornmeal. Each person in our village can get three catties. This is a life-saving food."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, don't be so polite. You helped me a lot last time, and I'm the son-in-law of Qin Family Village, so this is what I should do."

The second brother, Qin Changyi, smiled and nodded, then patted Wang Feng on the shoulder heavily.

"Wang Feng, come, let your second uncle toast you. Don't say anything, everything is in the wine."

"Second Uncle, you are the elder, I should be the one respecting you."

With that, Wang Feng picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Haha, alright, Second Brother, Wang Feng, we're all family, so stop being so formal," Qin's father laughed.

Wang Feng is such a great son-in-law to him. Now when he goes out and meets people, they all say that he has a wonderful daughter and has found such a good son-in-law. He can't be happier.

"Hehe, alright, then let's not stand on ceremony, let's eat, let's eat," Qin Changyi said with a smile.

"By the way, third brother, did you pay Wang Feng the money the steel mill settled?"

"Well."

Qin's father slapped his forehead: "Second brother, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. I'll go get the money right now."

"Dad, this isn't urgent. Let's finish our meal first and then talk about it."

Qin's father ignored Wang Feng, went into the room, and soon brought out a large pile of black coins and handed them to Wang Feng.

"Here is the payment for the three wild boars, pheasants, and rabbits, totaling 8260 yuan. Wang Feng, you count it."

Wang Feng took the money, counted out six hundred, and divided it into three portions, handing them to his eldest uncle, second uncle, and Qin's father respectively.

"Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, each of you will receive two hundred yuan. Consider it a gift from Jingru and me to you."

Seeing this, the three brothers waved their hands in refusal. The second brother, Qin Changyi, said:

"Wang Feng, you and Jingru should save this money. You'll need it for many things after you have a baby. We already took such a big advantage of you last time, how could we take advantage of you again? What do you take us for?"

Seeing this, Qin's mother and aunt remained silent, but both of them showed a hint of heartache on their faces.

Qin's mother was naturally distressed by Wang Feng's extravagant spending, and her aunt felt the same way. In any case, she felt sorry for Jingru and hoped that Jingru would live a good life. She also did not want Wang Feng to give so much money to them.

"Hehe, Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, Mom, Aunt, I have some good news for you. Jingru is pregnant."

Wang Feng changed the subject and dropped a bombshell.

"What?"

"Wang Feng, you said Jingru is pregnant, is it true?"

Qin's mother stared wide-eyed at Wang Feng, while the three Qin brothers and their aunt also looked at Wang Feng in shock.

"It's true, I'm already two months pregnant," Wang Feng said with a smile.

"That's wonderful!" Qin's mother said excitedly.

The eldest aunt's eyes were also red, and she looked at Wang Feng with emotion. Jingru had been married to Wang Feng for so long but had not gotten pregnant. She had always been worried about Jingru, afraid that Jingru would not be able to have a child and that Wang Feng was not treating Jingru well.

"Okay, okay, okay."

Qin's father said "good" three times in a row, feeling very excited.

Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Wang Feng smiled and said, "Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, please accept this money. Jingru and I are not short of money. Our salaries are so high that I can catch a lot of game every time I go into the mountains. Of this 8,000 yuan, I can get more than 3,000 yuan. The harvest is not good now, especially Second Uncle. Xiaowei and Yuru are at the age of growing up, so please don't let them go hungry."

After a pause, Wang Feng continued, "Also, I often hear Jingru say that her aunt has always doted on her since she was little, treating her like her own daughter. Now that we're doing well, we can't just watch you go hungry, can we?"

Upon hearing Wang Feng's words, tears welled up in the aunt's eyes; they were tears of emotion.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Seeing this, Qin's father waved his hand generously: "Alright, eldest brother, second brother, since this is Wang Feng and Jingru's kind gesture, let's not stand on ceremony. If Wang Feng ever needs anything in the future, we'll do our best to help him."

Qin Changyi patted his chest loudly, his face solemn.

"Of course, Wang Feng is our nephew-in-law, we're family, just let us know if you need anything."

The eldest brother nodded and said, "Wang Feng, if you need anything in the future, just tell us. We'll definitely help if we can."

The eldest brother is a quiet person; he's never been much of a talker since he was little, but he's said quite a lot today.

"Hehe, alright, Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, you can put the money away," Wang Feng said with a smile.

Qin's father took the money and, before anyone could react, stuffed it into the pockets of his two older brothers. Then he handed his own two hundred yuan to Qin's mother.

"Alright, enough talk. Let's finish this drink and have lunch. We still have to go to work in the fields this afternoon."

"Okay, come on, Wang Feng, let's finish this last drink and then have dinner."

"Alright, Uncle, Second Uncle, Dad, I toast you all."