Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

Qin Jingru returned to the house at 5:40. She had just parked her bicycle when Wang Feng came out of the house carrying the child.

"Brother Wang Feng, let me hold the baby. Has Banxia returned?"

Wang Feng carefully handed the child to Qin Jingru and said with a smile, "I've been back for half an hour. She's cooking in the kitchen now."

Qin Jingru smiled and nodded, then carried the child and walked into the house with Wang Feng.

Less than half an hour later, Lu Banxia came out of the kitchen carrying two large bowls of dishes, including braised pork and hot and sour cabbage.

"Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, dinner's ready."

Lu Banxia served Wang Feng and Qin Jingru a bowl of rice each, and then put a piece of braised pork on Wang Feng's plate. The three of them started eating.

Wang Feng ate a piece of braised pork and said, "Jingru, Banxia, ​​I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow. My return date is uncertain; it might be less than a week, or it might be a month or more. While I'm away, please take good care of yourselves and the children. Don't go out unnecessarily, understand?"

Qin Jingru was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Brother Wang Feng, why is there such a big difference in the timing this time? Did something happen to the company in Hong Kong?"

Wang Feng smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing. I haven't been to Hong Kong Island for a year. I have a lot of things to deal with this time. I might even have to expand the company's business. If things aren't too complicated there, I can come back in a week. If there are a lot of things to do, it will take quite a while."

After a pause, Wang Feng reassured her, "Don't worry, this line is already very mature. Our company in Hong Kong has established a firm foothold, so there won't be any problems."

Upon hearing this, the two women nodded, as they both understood the importance of the company in Hong Kong.

"Brother Feng, I'll ask for a day off tomorrow. Let's go to Sister Xiao'e's place for a get-together," Lu Banxia said with a smile.

Wang Feng nodded: "Okay, I'll bring more chicken, duck and fish to Goose's place tomorrow. If you run out of vegetables here, just go get some from Goose."

"OK."

Qin Jingru and Lu Banxia both knew that this was Wang Feng's usual practice. Every time Wang Feng was about to leave Beijing, he would arrange their meals.

There's nothing we can do about it. There's a meat shortage all over the country right now. If Wang Feng hadn't made arrangements in advance, even if they had money, they would have had a hard time buying meat. Not to mention, even the black market doesn't have meat available every day. Buying meat on the black market is risky, especially for women. If they encounter a bad person, they might rob them of their money and sexually assault them, and it would be very difficult to catch them afterwards.

After dinner, Lu Banxia prepared the bathwater, and the group went to bed early after their baths. Of course, a physical battle was still inevitable.

......

Early the next morning.

As usual, Lu Banxia got up early and prepared breakfast. After the three of them finished eating, Lu Banxia went to the steel rolling mill to ask for leave.

After Wang Feng took Qin Jingru and the child to No. 28 courtyard, he brought back a large number of pheasants, rabbits, and fish from outside, as well as a considerable number of domestic chickens, ducks, and geese, enough to feed them for at least a month.

Domesticated animals can be eaten in courtyard number 28, while wild pheasants and rabbits are brought back to courtyard number 95 to be eaten.

After settling things at home, Wang Feng went to the steel mill again to tell Li Huaide that he was going to organize hunters to go hunting in the deep mountains. After all, the trip might take a long time, so he had to let Li Huaide know in advance.

Li Huaide didn't suspect anything, but simply told him to be careful and prioritize safety above all else, and then said nothing more.

Wang Feng had gone hunting in the deep mountains many times before, and each time he would bring back a large amount of prey. Li Huaide also knew that Wang Feng was good at hunting, and he was thinking that Wang Feng would bring back more prey so that he could provide extra meals for the factory workers.

When Wang Feng returned to Courtyard No. 28, Lu Banxia had already returned after taking leave. The four of them sat down in the living room, and Lou Xiao'e poured Wang Feng a cup of tea, saying:

"Brother Feng, could you bring a few more bottles of ginseng and tiger bone wine to my parents when you go to Hong Kong this time?"

Lou Xiao'e knew about the effects of ginseng and tiger bone wine, but Wang Feng hadn't been to Hong Kong Island in the past year. Now that she had the opportunity, she naturally wanted to show her filial piety as much as possible.

Hearing Lou Xiao'e's question, Wang Feng smiled and nodded in agreement: "Son, don't worry, your parents are in very good health. I will definitely bring them a lot of ginseng and tiger bone wine this time, and I guarantee they will live to be a hundred years old."

"Yes, thank you, Brother Feng," Lou Xiao'e said sweetly.

......

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Lou Xiao'e and Lu Banxia worked together to prepare several hearty dishes, including braised pork, stir-fried mutton with scallions, spiced beef, and chicken stew with mushrooms.

They all knew that Wang Feng had to leave the city before seven o'clock, so they started cooking before four o'clock in the afternoon.

After finishing our meal and a pot of tea, it was already 6:30 pm.

Wang Feng held the child in his arms, kissed the child's little face hard, and reluctantly handed the child to Qin Jingru.

"Jingru, Ezi, Banxia, ​​it's almost time. I should leave now. Take good care of yourselves and the children."

Qin Jingru nodded solemnly: "Brother Wang Feng, don't worry, I will take good care of the children and my son."

"Brother Feng, have a safe journey."

"Brother Feng, have a safe journey, we're waiting for you to come back."

Wang Feng smiled and nodded. Amid the three women's reluctance, he pushed his bicycle and left the No. 28 courtyard, speeding towards the outskirts of the city.

Five minutes before seven o'clock, Wang Feng rode his bicycle three kilometers toward Baoding and entered a dense grove of trees.

It's not completely dark yet, so he has to wait until it gets dark before he can continue his journey.

Having not been to Hong Kong Island for a year, Wang Feng wondered if Maple Leaf Group's warehouse was full of jade. He went to Maple Leaf Group's warehouse to check, and based on their previous speed of collecting jade, it should have been filled in a little over a year.

His main purpose in going to Hong Kong was to see if Ninth Master and his group had established connections in Myanmar. If they had, he only needed to go to Myanmar once to provide them with weapons and financial support, and they could then purchase large quantities of jade mines there and recruit more people to mine jade.

Wang Feng's current strength has reached 4,000 jin, his spiritual sense has reached 260 meters, his full-speed running speed has reached 230 yards, and his maximum speed has reached 250 yards.

When his strength reached 4,000 jin last time, he clearly sensed that his body seemed to have undergone some changes, just like breaking through some kind of bottleneck in fantasy novels. He felt light and airy all over, with the illusion of ascending to immortality.

He clearly sensed with his spiritual awareness that the rate of cell necrosis in his body was now more than three times slower than before. As for how many years he could live now, he estimated that he would not be less than two hundred years old.

It is estimated that once his strength reaches 5,000 jin, his body will definitely experience a huge breakthrough. If he continues to improve at this rate, immortality may no longer be a pipe dream.