Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Nanluoguxiang.

In the alley diagonally opposite No. 68 courtyard, Yan Jiecheng's eyes were like those of a venomous snake, fixed intently on Qin Jingru.

When he saw the two teenagers push Lu Banxia's bicycle over and Qin Jingru fall to the ground, he felt a perverse sense of relief.

But when he saw Qin Jingru pat her butt and stand up as if nothing had happened, he deflated like a punctured balloon and gritted his teeth.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he felt both resentment and heartache. He had already spent fifteen yuan, and Qin Jingru was perfectly fine. It was as if the money had been wasted. He would have to save up that fifteen yuan for four months.

Yan Jie sighed deeply, glared at Qin Jingru resentfully, turned into the alley behind, and disappeared from sight.

Lu Banxia had already picked up the bicycle from the ground. She looked at Qin Jingru and asked again, still worried:

"Sister Jingru, are you really alright? You're carrying Brother Feng's child, you can't be careless."

Qin Jingru smiled and shook her head: "It's really nothing, Banxia, ​​don't worry. I didn't fall much, I just lost my balance and fell a little, nothing's wrong."

Lu Banxia nodded and patted her large chest: "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain it to Brother Feng."

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes: "Banxia, ​​have you forgotten that we drank the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup? When we went to see the old Chinese medicine doctor before, he said that with my body, I could jump from the second floor and be fine. It's just a light fall. Do you really think I'm that fragile?"

Lu Banxia said speechlessly, "Sister Jingru, how can that be the same? You weren't pregnant then, but now your belly is so big. Alright, it's good that everything's alright. Let's go back now."

"Um."

Qin Jingru sat on the back of the bicycle, and Lu Banxia pedaled hard, and the two headed towards No. 95 Courtyard.

This time, Lu Banxia dared not ride too fast. If she accidentally caused Qin Jingru to fall again and lose the baby, she would never forgive herself, even if she died.

Thankfully, it was just a false alarm. Otherwise, if something unexpected had happened, she wouldn't know what to do.

It took Lu Banxia three minutes to ride the 500-meter distance to No. 95 Courtyard. Fortunately, there were no accidents this time.

Lu Banxia pushed her bicycle into the courtyard, and Qin Jingru also skipped Aunt Wu's house; the two went straight back to the central courtyard.

Upon returning home, the two saw Wang Feng sitting inside smoking. Lu Banxia quickly parked her bicycle and said to Wang Feng:

"Brother Feng, on our way back just now, we encountered two teenagers chasing each other in the street. One of them accidentally knocked over our bicycles. Luckily, Sister Jingru and I are both okay. I was almost scared to death!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng immediately stood up, looked at Qin Jingru nervously, and asked anxiously:

"Jingru, how are you? Did you hurt yourself? Does your stomach hurt? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

Seeing Wang Feng's nervous look, Qin Jingru smiled and waved her hand: "Brother Wang Feng, I'm fine. I didn't fall too badly. My bicycle was just pushed over, and I lost my balance and fell on my bottom."

Hearing Qin Jingru's words, Wang Feng felt slightly relieved, but then his face instantly darkened, and he asked in a deep voice:

"You two tell me in detail what just happened, don't miss a single detail."

Lu Banxia nodded: "Brother Feng, it's like this, just now..."

After listening to Lu Banxia's account, Wang Feng frowned. He couldn't be sure whether it was an accident or a premeditated frame-up.

"Banxia, ​​you were in front of us, so you saw it most clearly. Do you think those two kids deliberately pushed you two down?"

Lu Banxia recalled the chase between the two teenagers and shook her head:

"I'm not sure either. At the time, the two teenagers were chasing each other in the street. It looked like the one in front provoked the one behind. The one behind looked very angry and was chasing the one in front. They were running very fast. I feel like it was an accident. After we fell, the one behind apologized to us before chasing the one in front."

"Brother Feng, do you suspect someone is trying to harm us? That's impossible, isn't it? Sister Jingru and I haven't offended anyone, have we?"

Qin Jingru interjected, "Brother Wang Feng, I don't think these two teenagers pushed us down on purpose. I saw that the teenager in the back was covered in dirt. I guess the person in front made the person in the back dirty, so they got angry and chased after the person in front."

Wang Feng waved his hand and said seriously, "Don't oversimplify things. Where do so many accidents come from in this world? Many times, accidents are deliberately created by others. Besides, those two teenagers were chasing and fighting in the street. Why didn't they run into any of the other people on the street? Why did they choose to run into you?"

"Also, all these people in our compound are old foxes. Have you forgotten how Sha Zhu was attacked? And Xu Damao? Yi Zhonghai was also put in a sack a few months ago. Even you two knew to put a sack over He Daqing's head when you beat him up, didn't you?"

"In this courtyard, besides Aunt Wu and the two families we've been supporting, there are the Liu brothers, then the Xu family. The rest of the people don't have a good impression of our family. Maybe this time it's some old fox trying to play dirty tricks on us."

"Alright, I'll have someone investigate this matter thoroughly. You don't need to worry about it. In the future, you must be careful when you go out, Jingru, especially you."

Wang Feng was a time traveler from the future, and he knew a little about these conspiracy theories. Some things that seemed like a simple car accident might actually be the result of someone else's scheme. For some rich and powerful people, killing an ordinary person was really not difficult, as long as they were willing to spend money.

"oh."

"OK."

Qin Jingru and Lu Banxia nodded obediently in agreement. Although they felt that this was probably an accident, they would be more cautious when going out in the future after this incident.

Wang Feng stubbed out his cigarette: "Banxia, ​​go check if the hot water is ready. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be back in ten minutes. Go and get the hot water ready."

"OK."

Lu Banxia agreed and went to the kitchen.

"Jingru, you should rest well at home."

After saying that, Wang Feng walked out the door, pushed his bicycle, and headed towards the front yard.

After leaving courtyard number 95, Wang Feng rode his bicycle to the big willow tree in Mao'er Hutong. Seeing that no one was around, he quickly made a mark on the willow tree and then returned to courtyard number 95. The whole round trip took Wang Feng less than eight minutes.

Back in the room, Lu Banxia smiled and said, "Brother Feng, the hot water is ready. Let's go take a shower."

"Um."

The three went to the bathroom, where Wang Feng enjoyed Lu Banxia's bathing service, and then they all went to sleep.