Courtyard House: After disbanding the Elderly Care Gang, I went to the countryside to cultivate immo

Lin Shengli suppressed his excitement and began to make plans.

First, we must make use of the grotto.

The tenfold increase in the speed of time means that the efficiency of planting and breeding is ten times that of the outside world. In this era, he has completely solved the problem of food and clothing. The spiritual spring can accelerate growth and improve quality.

Secondly, one must practice the techniques, as this is the foundation for a stable life.

Third, the real-world problems need to be solved. The gangsters almost killed someone while stealing food stamps, and this matter cannot be left unresolved.

"Now, it's time to go back."

With a thought, Lin Shengli left the cave.

Back in the real world, it was still late at night.

However, nearly six hours had passed inside the cave, which is equivalent to more than half an hour outside.

He lit the kerosene lamp and examined his body.

The boy in the mirror was still handsome, but his skin was fair and delicate, his eyes were sharp like an eagle's, and his whole demeanor had changed.

The most obvious change is his height—he used to be around 1.7 meters tall, but now he's grown to 1.75 meters, with a well-proportioned figure and smooth muscle lines.

"We need to test its strength."

Lin Shengli glanced at the pickling jar in the corner of the room. It was made of earthenware and contained at least two hundred pounds of water when full. He walked over, grabbed the rim of the jar with both hands, and used his waist and legs to pull himself up—

It can be easily picked up and even lifted above the head.

I gently placed it down, and the water in the tank barely rippled.

"At least 300 pounds of strength."

He then tested his speed, moving rapidly around the room, almost leaving afterimages. His hearing was fully alert; he could hear the sounds coming from the Jia family's residence in the middle courtyard.

Qin Huairu was sewing, Jia Zhangshi was snoring, and Xiao Dang and Huaihua were already asleep. Banggeng hadn't returned yet—probably out fooling around again.

In the front yard, at Yan Bugui's house, Yan Bugui was calculating on his abacus: "This month's expenses exceeded the limit by three cents; it'll have to be deducted from next month's food allowance..."

In the backyard, at Xu Damao's house, Xu Damao was bragging to Qin Jingru: "Look, now I'm the deputy director, see who in the yard dares to mess with us..."

A sigh came from Sha Zhu's room, followed by tossing and turning—he was probably thinking about Qin Huairu.

At Yi Zhonghai's house, an older woman was talking: "Old Yi, did you know that Shengli's head was smashed today?"

"I've heard about it. Who do you think did this?" asked Yi Zhonghai.

"I reckon it's probably one of the young guys in the compound. These kids are used to being wild every day, I don't know when it will end."

"Whatever, I'm not in charge anymore anyway, whatever happens, happens. Go to sleep."

As soon as the wind picked up, Yi Zhonghai, that old fox, resigned from his job as the steward and hid his head, looking like he was indifferent to the world.

He sat back on the bed and began to make plans.

The first step, of course, is revenge. Bang Geng must pay the price, and the Jia family won't have an easy time either.

But he didn't want to get his hands dirty. A petty thug like Bang Geng had gotten used to stealing chickens and dogs over the years. If he caught him by the tail and gave him a nudge, he would probably have to stay in a labor camp until reform and opening up. After reform and opening up, he would come out with no skills and wouldn't be able to find a job. He would inevitably go back to the old path and wait for another crackdown, and then he would be finished with a peanut.

As for the Jia family, since Sha Zhu helped them today, they didn't want Sha Zhu to end up being kicked out of their home and freezing to death under a bridge.

Then tell him that Lou Xiao'e gave birth to a son for him, Qin Huairu had an IUD inserted, and Yi Zhonghai intercepted the child support payments for the two siblings.

In this way, with the supply of Sha Zhu cut off, the Jia family will only have one path left: to eat chaff and wild vegetables.

After resolving the disputes within the courtyard, he prepared to go to the countryside.

It is now 1968, and the trend of educated youth going to the countryside is still prevalent.

He needs to cultivate himself daily, and staying in the city will inevitably arouse suspicion sooner or later. Going to the countryside will give him a better chance.

Moreover, the city is heavily polluted and has little spiritual energy, which is not conducive to cultivation.

However, before going to the countryside, he also needed to use the cave to accumulate some resources, such as grain, tobacco, alcohol, and meat... These were all hard currency during difficult times.

Once he goes to the countryside, he can quickly make a difference with the resources he has accumulated. He didn't go to the countryside to suffer.

Finally, and most importantly, is cultivation. Now that he has such a great opportunity, he absolutely wants to experience the feeling of immortality.

He pulled a wooden box from under the bed, opened it, and inside were his father's belongings: several military uniforms, some medals, a stack of cash, and some loose receipts and industrial coupons.

He counted them and found there were more than three thousand yuan in total. Fearing they might be stolen, he put them all away in his cave.

He blew out the kerosene lamp, lay down on the bed, closed his eyes to rest, and in his mind, the cultivation method of the "Primordial Creation Scripture" slowly circulated, absorbing the thin spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Silent all night.

I just used the leftover grain to cook some cornmeal porridge and drank it as breakfast. But to be honest, cornmeal porridge in those days was really hard to eat.

Lin Shengli pushed out the secondhand bicycle left by his father from the main room, intending to buy his monthly ration today.

As soon as I stepped out of the room, I bumped into Banggeng walking in through the hanging flower gate.

The kid came back from outside, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, walking with a smug air. When he saw Lin Shengli, he paused for a moment, then grinned.

"Oh, isn't this Young Master Lin? He's still alive?"

Lin Shengli stopped and looked at him.

Bang Geng is seventeen years old. Although he is almost a year younger than the original owner, he has grown tall and strong over the years and has a roguish look on his face.

Two thugs followed behind him, both notorious hooligans in the alley.

"What are you looking at?" Bang Geng stepped forward, reaching out to shove Lin Shengli. "You're not satisfied? Didn't you get enough of a beating yesterday?"

Before his hand could even touch Lin Shengli, it was grabbed.

Lin Shengli grabbed his wrist and twisted it gently.

"Ah—!" Bang Geng screamed as his arm was twisted behind his back, forcing him to bend over.

"What are you doing!" The other two thugs tried to step forward.

Lin Shengli raised his leg and kicked them both, sending them flying backward and crashing to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

The commotion attracted people in the yard.

Qin Huairu was the first to rush out: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Bang Geng! Let go of my son!"

Sha Zhu also came out: "Lin Shengli, what are you doing!"

Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, Xu Damao... the people in the courtyard all gathered around.

Lin Shengli didn't loosen his grip; instead, he increased the pressure. Bang Geng cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face, "Mom! Help me! It hurts, it hurts..."

"Lin Shengli! Let go of the stick!" Qin Huairu tried to step forward, but was frightened by a look from Lin Shengli.

That gaze was so cold, like ice.

"Yesterday, you brought men to rob me of my money and hit me on the back of the head with a stick," Lin Shengli said calmly. "Today, you dare to act arrogantly in front of me again, Jia Geng, do you have a death wish?"

"I...I didn't steal it!" Bang Geng stubbornly insisted.

"Didn't you rob me?" Lin Shengli reached into his pocket with one hand and pulled out five yuan.

"I just received this from the neighborhood office yesterday." Lin Shengli held up the money in his hand so everyone could see it. "Yesterday, Jia Geng, you led a group of people to rob me in the alley, and you still dare to deny it. The money is still in your pocket. How do you explain that?"

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"Does this guy really dare to steal things?"

"This child is bound to get into trouble sooner or later..."

Qin Huairu's face turned deathly pale: "No...it's impossible, Bang Geng wouldn't steal things..."

"The evidence is conclusive, what else is there to say?" Lin Shengli released his grip and kicked Bang Geng to the ground. "Jia Geng, you've been stealing chickens and dogs before, and now you dare to rob and beat people. You're a repeat offender."

The stalk got up and tried to run away.

Lin Shengli tripped him, and he fell flat on his face again.

"Trying to run?" Lin Shengli stepped on his back. "This isn't over yet."

He looked up at the crowd of onlookers, his gaze finally settling on Qin Huairu:

"Aunt Qin, you are Jia Geng's mother. What do you think should be done about this?"

Qin Huairu's face turned ugly.

He didn't expect Lin Shengli to be so tough, and he certainly didn't expect Bang Geng to be so stupid, taking the items and keeping them on his person.

"Victory, the stick is still too young..."

"Seventeen years old, not young anymore," Lin Shengli interrupted him. "Robbery alone is enough to put him in jail for several years."

Qin Huairu's legs went weak, and she almost fell over: "No...no..."

Seeing that Lin Shengli was being unreasonable, Yi Zhonghai frowned, stepped forward and said to Lin Shengli, "Shengli, you and Banggeng grew up together. He was confused and it was wrong of him to take your money. Could you ask Banggeng to apologize to you and give you the money back? Would that be the end of it?"

Lin Shengli glanced sideways at Yi Zhonghai: "Uncle Yi, you make it sound so easy. You think you can just wipe away such serious crimes as assault and robbery with a single sentence from you?"

Seeing that Lin Shengli was not giving him face, Yi Zhonghai felt a little embarrassed and said sternly, "Xiao Lin, we're all young people, everyone has moments of impulsiveness. Why won't you listen to me? We're all from the same compound. What good will it do you to expose this?"

Lin Shengli sneered, "The benefit is that it makes me feel good!"

At this moment, Liu Haizhong from the backyard also heard the sounds from the front. He walked over from the passageway with his hands behind his back and an air of authority.

When the wind first picked up, this old man was incredibly arrogant. After Yi Zhonghai resigned from his position as manager, he practically treated the courtyard as his own independent kingdom. Later, after Xu Damao ousted him, he joined forces with Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

Seeing that Lin Shengli was not giving Yi Zhonghai any face, Liu Haizhong felt that Lin Shengli had trampled on their boss's dignity.

"Xiao Lin, how can you talk like that? Your uncle is just trying to help you. Listen to me, we all live in the same compound, we'll see each other all the time, let's just let this go!"

"Second Uncle, if you're here to mediate, then please leave." Lin Shengli pointed to the door. "I will have the neighborhood committee handle this matter. My father was a martyr, and I am a martyr's orphan. You should know what kind of behavior it is to bully a martyr's orphan."

Sweat beaded on Liu Haizhong's forehead.

He originally wanted to show off his "management" ability in the courtyard, but he didn't expect Lin Shengli to be so tough.

"Victory, think about it again..."

"No need to think about it." Lin Shengli opened the door. "Second Uncle, please."

Seeing that Lin Shengli was unmoved by reason, Sha Zhu became a little anxious. He was still hoping to improve his relationship with Bang Geng, so he stepped forward and said to Lin Shengli, "Shengli, this time, please forgive Bang Geng for my sake. He can compensate you double for what he stole, plus twenty yuan for nutritional expenses. What do you say?"

In fact, Lin Shengli was just waiting for Sha Zhu to step forward. Although Bang Geng had robbed him of his money yesterday, those robbers were all in cahoots with Bang Geng. In addition, things were chaotic outside, and the police were too busy to deal with these trivial matters. You see, even when that little rascal killed someone, the police didn't put much effort into finding him.

Therefore, as long as Lin Shengli could cover up the matter on the surface and secretly investigate Bang Geng's theft of things from the steel mill, the steel mill's security department was not idle. Once the matter was exposed, Bang Geng would definitely be sent to a labor reform farm.

"Uncle He, you have been kind to me. I will let Jia Geng go this time for your sake. He stole ten yuan from me yesterday, so let him pay me forty yuan in return."

Sha Zhu nodded and said to Qin Huairu, "Sister Qin, is this alright?"

Qin Huairu now controls the finances of the Jia and He families, so this amount of money is nothing to her.

Hearing Sha Zhu's words, she nodded, quickly ran home to count the money, and handed it to Lin Shengli in the front yard.

"Victory, count them, see if you've got enough!"

Qin Shengli, after counting the money while standing on the stick, removed his foot and kicked the stick in the stomach, sending it flying towards Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu quickly helped Banggeng up, patted the dirt off him, and asked him how he was.