Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

"I haven't weighed it exactly, but I estimate it's around 450 or 460 pounds," Chen Wenqi added.

"Just leave me ten pounds of pork belly, and you can pay the rest at the market price."

"That's wonderful! Brother Chen Wenqi, come in and have some water and rest. You have no idea how hungry everyone in our office is for meat." Deputy Director Xu warmly pulled Chen Wenqi's arm and ushered him into the office.

He then immediately instructed his police officers to prepare water, process the wild boar, and weigh it. Everyone performed their duties with great enthusiasm and anticipation.

During their casual conversation, Deputy Director Xu tentatively asked, "Comrade Chen Wenqi, judging by your impressive skills, you must have had some training, right?"

"Are you interested in joining our police force and working with us to protect the peace of our community?"

"Brother Xu, I'm still a student. Right now, I'm planning to focus on studying medicine. I won't consider becoming a policeman." Chen Wenqi smiled and shook his head, politely declining the invitation.

In the office, the two were having a very pleasant and congenial conversation.

Not long after, Director Wang from the neighborhood committee rushed to the police station.

When Director Wang learned that this rare giant wild boar had been captured by the young Chen Wenqi, he was so shocked that he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Director Wang had a particularly deep impression of Chen Wenqi, simply because this young man showed her no mercy and made her lose face in front of everyone.

This incident had left her with a considerable amount of resentment.

Although Chen Wenqi was ultimately in the right, she blindly sided with Yi Zhonghai without understanding the cause and effect.

However, being publicly humiliated by a junior left a very bad impression on her.

She even secretly planned that if Chen Wenqi ever came to the subdistrict office to handle business in the future, she would definitely find a way to make things difficult for him, just to vent her resentment.

However, she never expected that this seemingly ordinary young man would have such great ability to hunt such a large wild boar all by himself.

She secretly estimated in her mind that Chen Wenqi was probably only about fifteen years old, and such outstanding skills were truly rare.

Director Wang immediately approached the police station staff to negotiate, hoping to get half of the wild boar's meat, but was flatly refused on the spot.

A police officer said to Director Wang, "Director Wang, this wild boar looks big, but after removing the bones, there's not much meat left."

"It's really inappropriate for you to ask for half right off the bat."

"Our brothers in the station are always on duty and running around, and they are exhausted. They rarely get to eat meat."

"This matter cannot be settled so easily; we need to discuss it further."

Seeing this, Director Wang immediately turned to Chen Wenqi, his tone softening considerably, and said, "Chen Wenqi, you killed this pig yourself, what do you think of this..."

After hearing this, Chen Wenqi pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered the vacant plot of land next to his own courtyard wall.

He had specifically inquired about the past beforehand. That piece of land was destroyed by the Japanese army during the war and was originally the courtyard garden of No. 95 compound.

The area is now overgrown with weeds, and the property rights belong to the subdistrict office.

He was thinking that if he could buy this land, build a detached house, and move there with his family, life would definitely be very comfortable.

Thinking of this, he immediately replied, "Director Wang, I've already handed the pig over to the police station. It wouldn't be appropriate to change the arrangements."

"However, if you want pork, I can send you a whole head next week and pay you the market price."

Director Wang was already somewhat unhappy because the police station had refused his request.

Upon hearing Chen Wenqi say that he could get another wild boar next week, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Are you serious? You really can get another wild boar next week?" Director Wang asked eagerly.

"Of course it's true," Chen Wenqi nodded in reply. "If it weren't so difficult to bring them back, I could have brought back at least two more today."

"The other two are not as big as this one, weighing about three or four hundred pounds."

"Brother Chen Wenqi, is there really another one next week?" Hearing this, Deputy Director Xu, who was standing nearby, immediately became interested and quickly stepped forward to ask.

"Well, there's another one that I've temporarily locked up in the cave. It won't die anytime soon, I'll deal with it when I have time," Chen Wenqi added, subtly covering up his excuse.

Director Wang immediately suggested, "Why don't you go and bring that pig back tomorrow? That way, we can distribute it to everyone as soon as possible."

"I have to go to school tomorrow, so I don't have time to go," Chen Wenqi shook his head, his tone very firm.

"Let's set it for next weekend, and I'll deliver it myself then."

Chen Wenqi's tone seemed gentle, but it conveyed an undeniable firmness.

Seeing this, Director Wang had no choice but to nod in agreement and dared not insist any further.

"Brother Chen Wenqi, if you can get any more wild boars in the future, our police station will take them all!" Deputy Director Xu hurriedly stepped forward and said in an urgent tone, afraid of missing a good opportunity.

"It all depends on luck. I was originally going to the outskirts to collect herbs, but I ended up running into a wild boar."

"But don't worry, if I encounter something like this again in the future, I will definitely send it to you first," Chen Wenqi promised sincerely.

"Okay, just bring it over when the time comes. I promise you won't suffer any losses." Deputy Director Xu patted his chest and gave a solemn guarantee.

Before long, the police station had properly handled the aftermath of the wild boar incident.

After weighing and measuring, and removing the internal organs and hair, the wild boar weighed a full 476 jin (approximately 238 catties).

If you include the internal organs and pig hair, the weight would have easily exceeded 500 jin (250 kg).

Seeing this, everyone was even more amazed by Chen Wenqi's incredible strength—he was able to carry something weighing 500 jin (250 kg) all the way from the suburbs to the city.

Such ability is simply unbelievable.

Chen Wenqi only took ten jin of pork belly from the wild boar, and gave the internal organs directly to the police station staff.

He sold the remaining pork to the police station for one yuan per kilogram.

He took the 466 yuan handed to him by the staff, carefully put it in his pocket, and then, carrying the ten kilograms of pork belly, turned and left the police station.

As soon as Yan Bugui stepped into the courtyard, he caught a glimpse of the large piece of pork belly that Chen Wenqi was carrying, and his eyes widened instantly.

"Chen Wenqi, where did you get this meat from?"

"This piece of meat is so big, can your family finish it?" Yan Bugui quickly stepped forward, asking anxiously, his mouth almost watering.

"Teacher Yan, you've fallen into your old habit of trying to take advantage again, haven't you?" Chen Wenqi glanced at him sideways, his tone laced with teasing and disdain.

"Can't I even ask?" Yan Bugui's face showed some displeasure, and his tone was also somewhat aggressive.

"I bought it at the crossroads. It's wild boar meat caught by hunters. You can buy it without meat coupons," Chen Wenqi casually made up an excuse.

"Really? Which intersection is it?" Upon hearing that he didn't need meat coupons to buy meat, Yan Bugui immediately felt he could get a great deal and was extremely eager to do so.

He was preoccupied with the idea of ​​buying some.

"It's near the location of '543' next to Jiaodaokou Police Station." After saying this, Chen Wenqi ignored Yan Bugui and walked straight to the backyard.

As they passed the Central Court, Jia Zhangshi caught a glimpse of the pork in his hand and instinctively reached out to snatch it.

But then she suddenly remembered that Chen Wenqi had actually dared to lay a hand on her before, so she quickly withdrew her outstretched hand and didn't dare to make any rash moves.

"That damned little bastard bought so much meat and didn't even try to help our family. No wonder his father died young!"

"So much wild boar meat, it must have been stolen!" Jia Zhangshi stood there, muttering rudely.

Without Yi Zhonghai backing her up, she ultimately didn't have the guts to actually go up and snatch it.

She immediately asked Qin Huairu to go to Chen Wenqi's house to ask for some pork, but this time Qin Huairu resolutely refused—she no longer wanted to be publicly humiliated by Chen Wenqi because of this.

But as she watched the Chen family prosper, she became increasingly resentful, filled with jealousy and resentment.

Chen Wenqi ignored the gossip in the courtyard and went straight home.

"Brother, where did you get this meat? It's such a big piece." Chen Wenzhi saw him carrying a large piece of pork belly into the room and his mouth watered, his eyes fixed on the piece of meat.

"Hehe, I've always made sure to improve your meals. This is a wild boar I hunted myself, and I kept it after selling it to the police station," Chen Wenqi explained to his younger brother with a smile.

"Did you really kill a wild boar?" Chen Wenzhi was both surprised and delighted, her face full of disbelief.

"Uncle, I want to eat braised pork!" The little nephew tugged at Chen Wenqi's clothes, tilting his little face up and pleading.

"Okay, I'll make you braised pork for dinner tonight." Chen Wenqi gently rubbed his nephew's head and readily agreed.

That evening, even though the Chen family had closed all the doors and windows tightly, the rich aroma of braised pork and twice-cooked pork still filled the entire courtyard.

The deaf old lady next door smelled the tempting aroma and her mouth watered.

Then she saw the steamed buns and pickled vegetables that the older woman had brought over, and she immediately lost all appetite.

"That little brat from the Chen family is so ignorant!"

"He doesn't even bother to show respect to the ancestors of this courtyard house when he makes delicious food. Once Lao Yi recovers, I'll make sure he teaches that brat a lesson!" The deaf old lady sat in the house, muttering and cursing, full of resentment.

"Grandma, these days everyone's struggling to make ends meet, so please make do with this for now."

"Once I get the meat coupons, I'll cook you a good meal to help you recover," an older woman patiently comforted the deaf old lady.