Courtyard House: Home Alone

Lin Yifan said, "The supplies are all in an absolutely safe place, and I can deliver them at any time. The distribution should begin as soon as possible, preferably today."

As for manpower and specific distribution plans, I am not as familiar with the situation in the various districts of Beiping as you are, so please make the decision.

You can decide how many people are needed and what kind of people they need.

I have more urgent matters to attend to, so I won't get involved in these matters. Give me a reliable person now, and I'll take him to the place where the supplies are stored.” He trusted Tang Baolin's abilities.

Tang Baolin hesitated for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the busy crowd in the courtyard before finally settling on a burly, steady-looking middle-aged man. He called out, "Shitou! Come in!"

Hearing the call, the man named Shi Tou put down his work and strode in, bowing respectfully to Tang Baolin: "Sir, did you call me?"

"This is young friend Lin, you can call him Young Master," Tang Baolin introduced, pointing to Lin Yifan. "He has some important things that he needs you to go with him to familiarize yourself with the location, and then arrange for someone to transport them back. Be careful on the way, and follow his instructions completely, understand?"

Shi Tou glanced at Lin Yifan. Although the other man was wearing a hood, he sensed the importance of the matter from Tang Baolin's solemn tone and the way he addressed Lin Yifan. He replied in a deep voice, "Yes, sir, I understand! I guarantee I will complete the mission!"

"Alright." Tang Baolin nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Lin Yifan, "Young friend Lin, Shi Tou is my eldest disciple, whom I personally trained. He is absolutely reliable and quite skilled. With him by my side, he can be of some help."

Lin Yifan nodded slightly to Shi Tou: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Shi."

Stone grinned, revealing a set of white teeth: "Young master, you're too kind. Just call me Stone."

"Without further ado, let's set off now." Lin Yifan didn't delay any longer and said to Tang Baolin, "Grandpa Tang, I'm leaving things here in your care. Once the supplies arrive, I'll trouble you to take charge of the overall situation."

"Go ahead with confidence!" Tang Baolin patted his shoulder, his eyes full of trust. "I'll immediately gather manpower, divide the area, and establish distribution rules to ensure everything runs smoothly. Once you've delivered the supplies, we'll begin immediately!"

Lin Yifan said no more, exchanged a glance with Shi Tou, and the two walked out of the main house one after the other.

The men in the courtyard were still busy, but Lin Yifan could sense that their movements seemed to be a bit faster than before, obviously Tang Baolin had passed on instructions in some way.

Stepping out of the courtyard, the wind was still biting cold, but a fire burned in Lin Yifan's heart.

He glanced at the stone beside him. The other person walked steadily and looked around warily, clearly a seasoned veteran.

"Brother Shi Tou, you might have to make a few more trips. Thank you for your hard work," Lin Yifan said in a low voice.

Shi Tou waved his hand dismissively: "Hey, what are you saying, young master! It's something Master Tang ordered, and it's for the people of Beiping. Let alone a few trips, even dozens of trips, I, Shi Tou, wouldn't hesitate!"

Lin Yifan's heart stirred slightly; it seemed that Tang Baolin indeed enjoyed high prestige among his subordinates. He stopped talking and, leading Shi Tou, meandered through the streets, choosing secluded alleys, quickly moving away from the area where the black market was located.

There is an abandoned courtyard here, but the wall is still intact. A few days ago, when the streets were being cleaned up, Kris Lin rested here.

After confirming that no one was around, Lin Yifan stopped and said to Shi Tou, "Brother Shi Tou, wait outside for a moment. I'll go check if the things have been delivered."

Stone nodded immediately, and in a flash, he disappeared into the alley next to him.

Lin Yifan took a deep breath, pushed open the half-closed courtyard gate, walked into the courtyard, and then closed the gate behind him. The courtyard was covered with a thick layer of dead leaves, which made a soft "rustling" sound when stepped on.

Then, with a thought, the mountain of food, bedding, cotton clothes and other supplies in his space were neatly piled up in the courtyard. When the entire courtyard was full, less than one-fiftieth of the supplies in Lin Yifan's space had been used up.

It seems I need to find a couple more courtyards quickly, otherwise I might not be able to finish distributing them before the New Year.

After glancing at the stacked supplies, Lin Yifan turned and walked out of the courtyard, waving to a stone in the alley not far away.

Shi Tou immediately strode out of the alley. When he saw the mountain of supplies piled up in the courtyard, he was stunned. His eyes widened like copper bells, and his mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.

He had lived half his life and seen a lot of things, but the sight of so much food, cotton clothes, and medicine piled up in an ordinary courtyard as if by magic was truly shocking.

"My goodness..."

Shi Tou couldn't help but swallow hard, his voice trembling slightly, "Young master, this... this is the supplies you were talking about? This is way too much!"

He strode into the courtyard, reached out and touched the heavy bags of rice beside him, then squeezed the neatly folded cotton clothes next to him, his face filled with excitement and disbelief.

"If Mr. Tang saw this, he'd be overjoyed!"

Seeing Shi Tou's reaction, Lin Yifan felt slightly reassured; it seemed the impact of this first batch of supplies was quite strong. "Brother Shi Tou, this is only a part of it."

Lin Yifan said calmly, "First, arrange for people to transport these back. Be careful to keep it discreet, transport them in batches, and try to attract attention. I'll go find a few other places and transport the rest of the supplies over."

Stone nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his turbulent emotions. His eyes became incredibly determined: "Don't worry, young master! I'll go back and get people right away! I guarantee these things will be safely transported to the place Master Tang designated!"

Knowing the urgency and importance of the matter, he dared not delay for a moment, turned around and ran out, his steps as light as if he were twenty years younger.

Lin Yifan watched Shi Tou's hurried departure and a relieved smile appeared on his lips.

He knew that it was time for Tang Baolin to show his skills.

Without lingering, he immediately turned and left, beginning to search for a suitable hiding place nearby.

Using his familiarity with the terrain of Beiping City from the previous street cleanup, he quickly found two more abandoned courtyards, both with similar layouts to the first courtyard, large enough to hold a lot of supplies.

For the next hour or so, Lin Yifan worked tirelessly like a porter, repeatedly transferring supplies from his spatial storage to the newly found courtyard.

With each thought, mountains of supplies would appear out of thin air in the empty courtyard, ranging from food and medicine to cotton clothing and cloth, in a complete variety and in enormous quantities.

When he filled the third courtyard, he had only used less than a tenth of the supplies in the space. Lin Yifan was secretly astonished; the supplies he had obtained from Fengtai Railway Station this time were far more than he had imagined.