A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Xiao Sanfeng's house was finished, and he was planning to invite Chen Weimin and Secretary Li over for a meal.

One reason was to celebrate the completion of the house, marking his settlement in Beijing.

Another aspect is to thank these two people, after all, Chen Dawei and Officer Li have been helping Xiao Sanfeng a lot since they arrived in Xiaojia Village.

From resisting the greedy clansmen's attempt to seize Xiao Chuhe's inheritance, to helping them along the way, and then later in Beijing, helping them find leaders to provide resettlement supplies and assisting in communicating and coordinating with the neighborhood office to renovate their houses.

Even if Xiao Sanfeng were a martyr's family member, he would still have faced difficulties from the neighborhood committee without Chen Weimin and others' intervention.

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After lunch and a nap, Xiao Sanfeng said to his grandmother, "Grandma, our new house is all set up. I'm planning to invite Uncle Chen and Uncle Li over for dinner. I'll go invite them over now."

Without hesitation, Bai Wushuang said, "Yes, we should treat them to a good meal. We'll kill a pheasant and a rabbit later and have a nice feast tonight."

"Then I'll go find them now." After saying that, Xiao Sanfeng went back to his room to change into new clothes, took out his pocket watch from his spatial storage, picked up his bag, and went out.

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Xiao Sanfeng arrived at the Dongcheng District Armed Forces Department, registered at the gatehouse with his household registration booklet, and explained that he was looking for Chen Weimin. The guard then made a phone call to notify him.

After waiting a few minutes, Chen Weimin came out. He asked anxiously, "Sanwa, what brings you here? Did something happen at home?"

Seeing Chen Weimin's worried expression, Xiao Sanfeng smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, can't you wish me well? I've come to invite you and Uncle Li to my house for dinner."

"It's good that you're alright. Your Uncle Li and I have been quite busy these past few days and haven't had a chance to come and see you. Please don't blame us."

"Look at what you're saying. How could I blame Uncle Chen and Uncle Li! My house is all finished, and I've bought everything I need for now. That's why I'm here to invite you to dinner."

"It's good that you're all settled in. Let's skip the meal. After all, you've had a tough time too."

"Uncle Chen, you can underestimate me, but don't underestimate Xiaofei's abilities! In just one week, Xiaofei has sold 198 yuan worth of game! Your combined salary and Uncle Li's salary don't even amount to my income."

Chen Weimin's lips twitched. How could he forget those two guys! 198 yuan a week, that's at least 800 yuan a month.

Even those few powerful old men, the highest-paid among them only earn 644 yuan a month, and the others earn less than 600.

If this little guy Xiaofei went out hunting every day without fail, he could earn more than those old men.

However, I must remind Sanwa not to flaunt his wealth, lest someone become a target.

Chen Weimin said, "Sanwa, you're not allowed to tell anyone about the money you're making. Not even your Uncle Li or me."

Xiao Sanfeng nodded and said, "I'm selling my game openly and honestly; everyone in the neighborhood knows. There's no way to hide it now, but I'll control the number of animals I hunt from now on."

"Okay, I'm glad you understand."

"Uncle Chen, I'm going back now. Come over after you get off work tonight!"

"Alright, I'm craving it too, I'll come to your house for a treat today."

Xiao Sanfeng left the Dongcheng District Armed Forces Department and headed towards Nanluoguxiang. Near his home, in an empty alley, he used his divine sense to kill a large, fat pig in his spatial dimension.

Using divine sense within the space is convenient, somewhat like a one-click operation.

After the large, fat pig was properly decomposed, even the offal became clean.

After slaughtering the pig, Xiao Sanfeng took out a sack from his spatial storage.

Inside was a piece of pork belly weighing about 3 jin (1.5 catties), two slabs of pork fat, 5 jin (2.5 catties) of peanut oil, 10 jin (5 catties) of milk candy, 10 jin (5 catties) of white sugar, a case of soda, two bottles of Fenjiu liquor, and a carton of Daqianmen cigarettes.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Sanfeng took out a 5-pound wooden bucket to hold hot pot base, 5 pounds of green beans, 5 pounds of eggplant, 5 pounds of loofah, 5 pounds of chili peppers, and a large watermelon weighing more than 10 pounds.

Xiao Sanfeng carried the sack back home, where Bai Wushuang was outside cleaning the pheasants and rabbits that Xiao Fei had just hunted.

Bai Wushuang looked at the large sack Xiao Sanfeng was carrying and asked, "Sanwa, what did you buy this time?"

"I bought the daily necessities this morning, and I also bought some food."

Xiao Sanfeng carried the sack into the house and placed the sugar, soda, cigarettes, alcohol, and watermelon in the main room.

Then he took the bag to the kitchen and put out the meat, oil, vegetables, and other things. Xiao Sanfeng started a fire to render pork fat.

In this day and age, pork fat is a rare commodity. It's even more expensive than pork; nowadays, pork fat costs one yuan per jin (1 grams).

A pig only weighs about 100 jin (50 catties), and the pork fat is only a few jin (1.5 kg). It's all bought by people with connections; ordinary people can't buy it at all.

Seeing the noise in the kitchen, Bai Wushuang went in and saw a large pile of white pork fat. She exclaimed in surprise, "Sanwa, where did all this pork fat come from?"

Xiao Sanfeng spouted nonsense with a straight face: "I have connections as the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, so I can buy anything."

"Great! With so much pork fat, you'll never lack oil again."

"Grandma, we have plenty of oil and fat. If you dare not eat this, I'll throw it in the trash."

"Okay, I'll eat. We'll eat together, grandpa and grandson. Don't bother, leave it here and I'll cook the pheasant and rabbit first." Bai Wushuang said, shooing Xiao Sanfeng out of the kitchen.

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In the evening, Bai Wushuang started cooking dinner. Today she was rendering lard and cooking meat dishes. The aroma filled the whole yard.

The neighbors were drooling over the aroma, but none of them came to ask for some. Even the children just stayed home, drooling.

Neighbors returning home from get off work and children coming home from school couldn't help but stop and inhale the aroma.

When Lin Dabing returned home from get off work, he was also drawn in by the delicious aroma filling the yard. He stood there for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then headed home.

A short while later, Lin Sanbing came out carrying another bag. He went to the door of the east wing and knocked.

Xiao Sanfeng came out and asked, "Comrade Lin, is there something you need?"

Lin Dabing said, "Xiao Xiao, your new house is finished. I don't have anything else to give you, so I brought two kilograms of rice as a congratulatory gift. Also, I wanted to discuss something with you."

"Everyone has their struggles, I appreciate your kind gesture, please take the things back. What's the matter?"

"Xiao Xiao, we've seen how capable your little Fei is these past few days; it's been catching quite a lot of prey every day. I'd like to discuss with you whether we could trade some of its meat for the neighbors. Of course, we can offer something that's more expensive than what the butcher shop charges."

Xiao Sanfeng thought about it. He had a large amount of supplies in his spatial storage, as well as two hunting pets. It was completely impossible for him to eat cornmeal porridge every day like everyone else.

But living in the same courtyard, everyone else ate cornmeal porridge every day, while Xiao Sanfeng ate meat every day—it was just asking for trouble.

Although his belongings were legitimately acquired through legitimate means, none of the neighbors have come to his door to demand them back.

But what if it takes a long time? What about the next few years of famine?

Since it's an equal exchange, it doesn't matter if we exchange some things. But we need to agree on some rules beforehand.

Xiao Sanfeng said, "Comrade Lin, I really can't eat all this game. We all live in the same courtyard, so it's not impossible for me to exchange some with you. But I have a few requests."

Lin Dabing said, "You said it, as long as it's not too outrageous, I believe everyone can agree."

Xiao Sanfeng nodded and said, "First, the quantity cannot be too much. Each family can only exchange pheasants or rabbits once a week, and if there is wild boar meat, it cannot exceed two catties at a time."

"Secondly, you're not allowed to make any demands of me. Whatever Xiaofei brings back, we'll replace. If you want to make any demands, you'd better get lost."

"Third, I won't exchange with everyone directly; I'll have Aunt Wei act as the middleman."

"Fourth, we exchange things with each other as neighbors. This is something only people in the courtyard can know. If anyone dares to go out and talk about it and causes me trouble, I'll have Wangcai bite everyone in the courtyard to death."

"I'm not a police officer, I don't need evidence. Anyway, I haven't exchanged anything with any other private individuals. If something happens, it's because people in the compound go out and spread rumors or inform on us. If we're going to die, we'll all die together."

"Fifth, I won't take more of your stuff. I'll just exchange it for the prices I sell it at at the supply and marketing cooperative. Pheasant is 35 cents a pound, wild rabbit is 25 cents a pound, and the slaughtered meat of muntjac, wild sheep, and wild boar is 78 cents a pound."

"These are my requests for now. Go back and discuss them privately. If they agree, we can exchange the meat for you."

Lin Dabing thought for a moment and said, "Your request isn't unreasonable. Since you've eaten meat, you should watch what you eat. Anyone who has bad intentions will be the enemy of the entire hospital."

"Alright, that's all for now. I have guests coming over tonight, so I won't chat with you any longer."

"Okay, I'll go tell them first." Lin Dabing said and left.

Around 5:30, Chen Weimin and Officer Li arrived at the courtyard house at No. 93 Nanluoguxiang. They parked their bicycles in the courtyard, took their things off the bikes, and prepared to go inside.

Xiao Sanfeng came out and said, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Li, you're here. Why are you carrying things again?"

Chen Weimin said, "I brought you a pound of steamed egg cakes. They're soft and fluffy. You and Grandma will definitely like them."

Officer Li added, "I guessed you also like sweets, so I brought a pound of milk candy to sweeten your mouth."

"Uncle Chen, Uncle Li, do you still treat me like a child?"

"Haha, in Uncle Chen's eyes, aren't you just a child?"

Xiao Sanfeng welcomed Chen Weimin and Officer Li into the house and invited them to sit down. He then handed them two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes, saying, "I don't smoke; you can put them in your pockets and smoke them yourselves."

Chen Weimin said, "Sanwa, why are you buying cigarettes? That's not a good habit."

"Uncle Chen, please take these! They were given to you by people from the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Alright, we'll take it. But you're still a child, so you're not allowed to learn to smoke."

Bai Wushuang started serving the dishes; tonight's dinner was quite substantial.

Braised pork belly, green beans with wild rabbit, clear stewed pheasant soup, braised cabbage with pork cracklings, and eggplant braised in lard.

Chen Weimin and Officer Li were also drooling with envy. Xiao Sanfeng said, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Li, let's go eat."

Everyone sat down to eat. Xiao Sanfeng brought over the wine and soda, saying, "Come on, everyone, let's get moving. Let's eat first, and then we'll drink."

Everyone started eating. Tonight, besides the braised pork, all the other dishes had a little hot pot broth added. The numbing spiciness made them even more appetizing.

Even Xiao Sanfeng was drawn in by the delicious food and began to eat heartily.

Chen Weimin and Officer Li were so hungry they were practically drooling, too busy to even talk, let alone drink. They didn't open a bottle of wine until after dinner.

Dinner ended in silence. Chen Weimin patted his stomach and said, "I'm stuffed."

Officer Li said, "I need to lie down for a while; I ate so much today."

After resting for a while, Chen Weimin and Officer Li realized it was getting late, so they got up to say goodbye.

Bai Wushuang also started clearing the table and dishes. Xiao Sanfeng poured the leftover bones, a bowl of leftover rabbit meat, and a few pieces of braised pork into Wangcai's bowl.

[The courtyard house chapter is about to begin. Music, dance...]