Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

time flies.

Four months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The past four months have been very peaceful in the hospital.

The only major event in the hospital during these four months was that more than two months ago, Yi Zhonghai was beaten up with a sack over his shoulder when he got off work. He was beaten quite badly and had to stay home to recover for several days before going back to work.

However, Yi Zhonghai didn't know who this person was. Even if he had a guess, he had no evidence, so the matter had to be dropped.

Autumn has arrived, and Qin Jingru's belly has grown larger.

Today is Sunday. Wang Feng took a pheasant and a rabbit and asked Aunt Wu to kill them. The three of them planned to have a big meal.

At noon, Lu Banxia served the dishes. Wang Feng ate a piece of pheasant meat and nodded in satisfaction.

Now Lu Banxia's cooking skills have also improved, only slightly inferior to Lou Xiao'e's. Lou Xiao'e's cooking skills have reached 90% of Qin Jingru's level, while Lu Banxia's have reached 80%. Their cooking skills have long surpassed those of chefs like He Daqing, reaching the level of a state banquet chef.

After the three finished their meal, Lu Banxia brewed a pot of tea. Wang Feng took a sip and said to Qin Jingru and Lu Banxia:

"Jingru, I'm going to Hong Kong Island tomorrow and will probably be back in about a week. Banxia, ​​while I'm gone, please take good care of Jingru, okay?"

Qin Jingru asked in surprise, "Brother Wang Feng, didn't you say that someone in Hong Kong was helping you manage the company?"

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "Indeed, someone helps me manage things, and my son's father also helps look after things. However, there are some things that I have to handle personally. Don't worry, I know the routes in Hong Kong Island very well, so there won't be any problems. I will go there every few months or half a year from now on."

"Oh, Brother Wang Feng, then be careful."

Hearing Wang Feng say this, Qin Jingru didn't ask any more questions.

Lu Banxia nodded emphatically: "Brother Feng, don't worry, I will take good care of Sister Jingru. How about this, I'll just take the day off tomorrow. Anyway, I don't have much to do at work. I'll go back to work when you come back. Sister Jingru's belly is so big now, and I'm worried about leaving her at home without anyone to take care of her."

"Yes, that's for the best. Anyway, our family isn't short of money. The most important thing now is for Jingru to give birth to the baby safely," Wang Feng said.

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes: "Don't think of me as so fragile, okay? I'm not that delicate. My mom gave birth to me this afternoon and was working in the fields this morning."

Wang Feng flicked Qin Jingru on the forehead.

"oops."

Qin Jingru covered her forehead, pretending to be in great pain even though it didn't hurt.

Wang Feng said solemnly, "Jingru, I'm not joking with you. You're carrying the eldest son or daughter of the Wang family. Goose and Banxia haven't gotten pregnant yet after all this time, so you absolutely can't be careless."

After a pause, Wang Feng continued, "I'm telling you, at this crucial moment, you must be extremely careful, especially in our No. 95 compound. Be particularly wary of those treacherous people. What if someone gets jealous of us and tries to trip us up? What if something unexpected happens?"

"Jingru, have you forgotten how Jia Dongxu and Shazhu treated Yan Jiecheng when he came to our house to steal chickens and we caught him? They specifically targeted his genitals. Who knows if they did it intentionally or unintentionally?"

"I think it's best if we go to Hong Kong Island for a few days, Jingru, you and Banxia can move to No. 28. I'll be there and back soon. When I get back, we'll go back to No. 95."

Lu Banxia chimed in, "Sister Jingru, Brother Feng is right. Most of the people in this compound are acting strangely. Didn't I put a sack over He Daqing's head and teach him a lesson? A little over a month later, Yi Zhonghai was also put in a sack and beaten up. I'm really not comfortable with people living in this compound."

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, I'll do whatever you say."

Hearing Wang Feng say this, Qin Jingru realized the seriousness of the situation. She was carrying Wang Feng's only child, and if she carelessly miscarried it, she would never forgive herself.

......

Early the next morning.

After finishing breakfast, Wang Feng told Qin Jingru not to go out, and then rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill.

Before going to Hong Kong Island, he should first deliver some meat to the steel rolling mill. Otherwise, if he didn't go to the factory for too long, Li Huaide wouldn't be able to find him, and it would be difficult to explain later.

Upon arriving at the steel rolling mill, he went to the Purchasing Department 3 office but didn't encounter Ma Hua, Zhang Dali, or the others. He then went to the Transportation Department, found Zhang Dali's elder brother Zhang Dazhuang, greeted him, and drove away from the steel rolling mill in a truck.

After wandering around outside for more than half an hour, he took out a large wild boar, twenty pheasants, twenty rabbits, twenty fish, ten catties of cured wild boar meat, and fifty catties of eggs from his space and returned to the steel rolling mill.

Wang Feng had just finished settling accounts with the finance department and was about to leave the steel rolling mill when he heard Lu Banxia's sweet broadcast voice.

Hearing that he would be served wild boar meat as an extra lunch and that he would be praised, Wang Feng smiled slightly, rode his bicycle away from the steel rolling mill, and headed towards No. 28 courtyard.

On his way back to Courtyard No. 28, Wang Feng came to a secluded alley and took out ten old hens from his spatial storage. These were for Qin Jingru to nourish her body.

There were also five ducks, five rabbits, five fish, and five geese. We also took out two jin each of pork, mutton, and beef. The weather is very hot now, and if the meat is not stored properly, it will smell bad overnight.

After delivering these items to Courtyard No. 28, he told Lou Xiao'e about his trip to Hong Kong and asked her to take good care of Qin Jingru. He then returned to Courtyard No. 95 and picked up Qin Jingru. Not long after, Lu Banxia also took leave and returned to Courtyard No. 28.

......

3:30 p.m.

Lou Xiao'e and Lu Banxia knew that Wang Feng would be leaving the city at 6:30 pm, so they started preparing dinner early.

That evening, Lou Xiao'e and Lu Banxia worked together to cook three hearty dishes: braised pork, stir-fried mutton with scallions, spiced beef, and hot and sour cabbage.

After dinner, it was 5:10 p.m. After having a pot of tea with Qin Jingru and the others and explaining some things to them, Wang Feng rode his bicycle away from No. 28 Courtyard amidst the three women's reluctance to part.

Wang Feng rode his bicycle all the way to the outskirts of the city before 6:30. He rode two kilometers towards Baoding and came to a dense forest, where he entered the space.