Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Wang Feng carried the wedding candies and started handing them out from the Yan family in the front yard. He gave each household two White Rabbit milk candies, three candies to families with three children, and four candies to families with four children.

When we passed by Aunt Wu's house, she gave Ya Ya twelve coins, which made Ya Ya very happy. She kept calling out "Brother Wang Feng" to her little mouth.

When they arrived at Sha Zhu's house in the Intermediate People's Court, He Yushui opened the door.

"Brother Wang Feng, congratulations! Your wife has finally given birth. I heard she gave birth to a big, healthy boy. I saw a pair of really nice shoes at the department store the other day, so I bought them. You can take them home later and let your little nephew try them on to see if they fit."

He Yushui was very happy to see Wang Feng. In this courtyard, only Wang Feng and Qin Jingru were kind to her. Now that Qin Jingru had given birth, how could she not show any appreciation?

"Wait, Rain, take the wedding candy back first."

Wang Feng smiled and took six White Rabbit milk candies from the bag, handing them to He Yushui.

"Thank you, Brother Wang Feng."

He Yushui went back into the house, picked up a pair of baby shoes, and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, take these back and let your little nephew try them on."

Wang Feng took the shoes, smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Rainwater."

He Yushui rolled her eyes: "What are you thanking me for? This is for my little nephew, not for you."

"Okay, Rain Water, I still have to go hand out wedding candies. I'll have the child try it on when I get back."

"Um."

After Wang Feng left, Sha Zhu came out and looked at Wang Feng's back. He felt a mix of emotions, both bitter and sweet.

Among their generation, Jia Dongxu was the oldest, followed by him, then Xu Damao, then Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian, and finally Wang Feng.

He's several years older than Wang Feng, and Wang Feng already has a son, but what about him? He'll never have a son in his life.

Sha Zhu sighed deeply in his heart, and without saying a word to He Yushui, went back into the house.

He Daqing sat in the room, his face not looking too good. Now that Shazhu had become a eunuch, their He family line was effectively dead. But Wang Feng, who was several years younger than Shazhu, had already had a son. He felt an indescribable envy and jealousy.

Wang Feng was in a good mood today, so he went to every household to distribute wedding candy, even to the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai's family, and Liu Haizhong's family.

When the gift arrived at Xu Damao's house, Xu Damao felt incredibly envious, his eyes reddening with envy.

Those who didn't know would assume that his wife, Li Sumei, was also pregnant, but who knew the bitterness in his heart?

Li Sumei has only temporarily returned to her parents' home in the countryside; she is not actually pregnant. This is merely a cover-up. Once Li Sumei has stayed in the countryside for a year, they will adopt a child from an orphanage. This way, no one will know that he is childless, and this will be his last bit of pride.

After distributing the wedding candies, Wang Feng returned to the house. Lu Banxia had already washed the sheets and other items, poured him a cup of tea, and said with a smile:

"Brother Feng, the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup is amazing! Sister Jingru just told me that after you gave her a bottle of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup, she no longer feels any pain, and she's even more energetic than usual. If I hadn't stopped her, she would have wanted to get out of bed."

Wang Feng was taken aback, then quickly went to the room and instructed Qin Jingru, "Jingru, for the time being, you should try not to get out of bed. Banxia plans to take half a month off to take care of you. You don't need to do any housework. Although your constitution is much stronger than most people, you still can't be careless during postpartum confinement, understand?"

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, I'll listen to whatever you say," Qin Jingru said sweetly.

Wang Feng looked at his child sleeping soundly and smiled like a loving father:

"This little guy is quite easy to take care of. He doesn't cry or fuss, and he's not afraid of strangers. He sleeps after he's full. That's great."

Lu Banxia walked over, looked at the child, and said with a smile, "Brother Feng, this child is so well-behaved. He will definitely be very filial to his parents when he grows up."

Qin Jingru looked at the child and a loving mother's smile appeared on her face.

The three chatted in the room for a while, and then Wang Feng and Lu Banxia left the room so as not to disturb Qin Jingru's rest.

A short while later, Aunt Wu brought over the slaughtered chicken. There was still more than a week until the New Year, and it had snowed heavily more than a month ago. Today's weather was even colder, and in just a short while, Aunt Wu's hands were already red from the cold.

Wang Feng told Aunt Wu to hurry home and warm herself by the fire, then took the chicken and went back inside.

At noon, Lu Banxia stewed the old hen, and the aroma of the chicken filled the entire courtyard.

Jia Zhangshi, who was lying inside, smelled the fragrance and immediately burst into a tirade of curses:

"That damned little brat is stewing an old hen again. It smells so good. He doesn't even bother to offer a bowl to his mother."

Qin Huairu placed the steamed buns on the table and sighed helplessly, "Mom, they've already had a son, and you're still calling them childless? What's the point of that?"

"Even if he has a son, I'll still scold him. So what if I scold him for having no descendants?" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"Hey, go ahead and curse if you want, but I advise you to keep your voice down. If Wang Feng hears you, he won't be polite," Qin Huairu reminded her.

Jia Zhangshi glared hatefully in the direction of Wang Feng's house, then got up angrily to prepare for breakfast.

When Wang Feng came to hand out wedding candy today, he gave her two White Rabbit milk candies. She didn't get to eat either of them; he gave both to Bang Geng and Xiao Dang.

In the past, Xiao Dang would definitely not have any to eat; she and Bang Geng would each have one. But things are different now. Qin Huairu is in charge of the family now, and it wouldn't be right for her, as the grandmother, to snatch candy from her granddaughter.

In the past few months, Qin Huairu has often brought back delicious food from outside, and she hasn't been shortchanged on her retirement money and painkillers. Moreover, Qin Huairu is becoming more and more assertive. If she goes even slightly too far, Qin Huairu threatens her with remarriage, which puts her in a very passive position.

Jia Zhangshi was in a very bad mood today. The better Wang Feng's family did, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Before, Qin Jingru had been married for so long, but her belly hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy, and Wang Feng had been taking Chinese medicine. She thought that Wang Feng was no good. But now, she's even given birth to a son.

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Yi Zhonghai's family at the Intermediate People's Court.

An older woman brought out some steamed buns and started eating without saying a word to Yi Zhonghai. The atmosphere was quiet and the two seemed quite lonely.

Today, Qin Jingru gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy, which was a huge shock to both her and Yi Zhonghai.

They both wanted a child their whole lives, but this most basic wish was something they could never fulfill.

Now the older woman no longer urges Yi Zhonghai to adopt a child from the orphanage; she has realized that Yi Zhonghai definitely doesn't want to adopt a child.

He's always trying to make empty promises to others, without wanting to contribute anything, just hoping others will take care of them in their old age. Does he think there's another fool like him in the world?