Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

After seeing off his uncles and their families, Wang Feng also bid farewell to his father-in-law.

Seeing this, Qin Dashan quickly said, "Brother-in-law, I'm also going back to Beijing later. I'll go with you."

Wang Feng nodded and smiled, "Sure, but you'll ride the bike later."

"no problem."

Qin Dashan laughed heartily and readily agreed, patting his chest.

Qin's mother took two old hens out of the chicken coop and handed them over, saying, "Wang Feng, take these two old hens back for Jingru to nourish her body."

"Oh, thank you, Mom."

Wang Feng didn't stand on ceremony. He took the two hens and put them into a sack. Although he didn't need the two hens, they were his mother-in-law's gift after all. Besides, even if he refused, she would force him to accept them.

"Dad, Mom, my older brother and I will head back now. We have to go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, Dashan, ride your bicycle slowly."

Qin's mother still didn't mention buying a workstation for Dachang. Anyway, they were going to the city in a few days, and she planned to bring it up with Jingru first. If that didn't work out, she wouldn't tell Wang Feng, so as not to put him in a difficult position.

"Brother-in-law, get in the car quickly."

Qin Dashan gave a shout, and Wang Feng sat on the back of the bicycle, and the two left.

Watching Wang Feng and Da Shan's retreating figures, Qin's parents were deeply moved. Their son-in-law, Wang Feng, had truly changed their family's destiny.

Along the way, Wang Feng noticed that Qin Dashan was riding his bicycle quite steadily, and asked in surprise:

"Big brother, when did you learn to ride a bicycle?"

"Hehe, brother-in-law, you knew that my master, Liu Cheng, is a level seven fitter, right?"

"I know." Wang Feng nodded.

Qin Dashan boasted, "Now I'm a level one fitter, and my salary has increased to 33 yuan starting this month, did you know that?"

"Brother-in-law, my master said that among all of us apprentices, I have the best talent in fitter work. You have no idea how good my master is to me. I often go to his house for meals, and I can ride his bicycle whenever I want, right?"

Hearing that Qin Dashan had passed the assessment and become a first-class fitter in such a short time, Wang Feng was truly impressed.

You should know that Jia Dongxu was a first-class fitter his whole life, while Qin Huairu worked in the fitter's workshop for so long but still couldn't do it. In the end, she used some connections to be transferred to the kitchen.

Along the way, Qin Dashan kept showing off his amazing talent as a fitter to Wang Feng, and Wang Feng would occasionally chime in with a few words. Time passed quite quickly.

However, Qin Dashan's bicycle speed was not as fast as Wang Feng's. By the time they returned to Beijing, it was already past 5 p.m., after a full four hours of riding.

Qin Dashan parked his bicycle in Mao'er Hutong and said, "Brother-in-law, let's stay here. It's only a five-minute walk from here."

Wang Feng nodded: "Okay, then I'll head back now."

After taking the bicycle, Wang Feng handed Qin Dashan a Zhonghua cigarette and rode the bicycle towards No. 95 Courtyard.

He walked into the front yard but didn't see Yan Fugui. Instead, he saw Liu Yuhua. He smiled and nodded to Liu Yuhua, and Liu Yuhua nodded back as a greeting. He then walked through the hanging flower gate and came to the middle yard.

Back inside, as soon as he parked his bicycle, Lu Banxia came out of the house.

"Brother Feng, you're back."

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "Banxia, ​​there are two old hens in the sack. Jingru's mother asked me to bring them back to nourish Jingru. You can put the chickens in the coop and keep them there for now."

"OK."

Lu Banxia went to get the chicken, and Wang Feng walked into the house and into the room. He saw Qin Jingru playing with the child, and the mother and child were both laughing happily.

Wang Feng took the child from Qin Jingru's arms, lifted him up, and laughed heartily: "Tie Niu, were you a good boy at home today?"

The child babbled in Wang Feng's arms, kicking his arms and legs, clearly resisting being held, but he wouldn't cry. This pleased Wang Feng, and after holding him for a while, he returned the child to Qin Jingru.

"Brother Wang Feng, why are you so late today?"

Qin Jingru teased the child and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to your brother. He came back with me. He rode his bicycle and carried me back, which took a full four hours," Wang Feng laughed.

"By the way, Jingru, your parents said they're coming to see you and the baby this Sunday with your older brother and the others."

"Huh? This Sunday?"

Qin Jingru did the math. Today was Wednesday, the second day of the Lunar New Year. Wu Yun was coming with her master on the fifth day, which was Saturday. Her parents were coming on Sunday, so they almost clashed.

Seeing Qin Jingru's surprised expression, Wang Feng asked in astonishment, "It's Sunday, what's wrong?"

Qin Jingru smiled and waved her hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing, it just feels like such a coincidence."

Wang Feng nodded without saying much. Visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival is usually around the same time, so there's nothing strange about it.

After chatting with Qin Jingru for a while, he left the room. At this time, Lu Banxia had already gone to the kitchen to cook.

Before Wang Feng returned, she didn't dare to cook, for fear that if he came back late, she would have to reheat the food.

In the evening, Lu Banxia simply prepared two dishes: stir-fried green peppers and eggs, and crucian carp soup. The crucian carp soup was mainly for Qin Jingru.

After dinner, Lu Banxia helped Wang Feng take a bath, and then the group went to bed.

......

Early the next morning.

After breakfast, and after Lu Banxia went to work at the steel rolling mill, Wang Feng said goodbye to Qin Jingru and rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill as well.

Today is his first day at work, and as the deputy section chief, he still has to go over there.

He arrived at the Procurement Department 3 office, where Ma Hua, Zhang Dali, and Li Jianjun were already there.

"Hey, everyone's here pretty early today. How's it going? Did the targets from above increase this year?"

Wang Feng chuckled and joked, then walked into the office, sat down in his chair, took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket, lit it, and told the three of them to help themselves.

Without any ceremony, each of them took a cigarette and lit it. Only then did Zhang Dali say with a bitter face:

"The task sheet is right on your desk. Take a look for yourself. We've already looked at it. The task requirements haven't increased much this year, but even if they hadn't, we still wouldn't have been able to complete them."

"That's right. The weeds in the countryside have been almost completely cut off, and many people are eating tree bark. How can we possibly receive any supplies?" Li Jianjun complained.

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng took the task list and looked at it. The amount of work hadn't changed much, but it was really difficult to complete the task in this year's climate by purchasing so many supplies. After all, they were just ordinary people, not like him who had a thousand acres of space to raise wild boars.

"Alright, stop complaining. Wasn't it supposed to be three months?"

"MCA, let me tell you, don't follow their example. Be more diligent, and I believe you can definitely complete the task."

"Okay, Brother Wang."

Ma Hua scratched the back of his head awkwardly, then nodded with a silly grin.