Courtyard House: In this life, I have a new home!

Yi Zhonghai felt as if another whip was lashing his face, shattering his dignity and self-respect into pieces.

Sha Zhu acted immediately, dragging the fire hose from the corner of the wall over in a few steps: "Grandpa, hurry up and take it off!"

At this moment, someone couldn't help but gag. The sound entered Yi Zhonghai's ears like an emetic, and he opened his mouth and vomited profusely.

"Hey, grandpa, you didn't eat it too, did you?"

Sha Zhu asked in his silly tone.

But Li Weidong saw a cunning and smug look in Sha Zhu's eyes.

Just then, an older woman named Yu Mei returned from buying groceries. Seeing her husband's miserable state, she quickly went over and asked repeatedly, "Old man, old man, what happened to you?"

"Can't you tell, ma'am? An old man fell into the latrine. You've come at the right time, help him take off his clothes. Wait, let me rinse him first, otherwise you'll get covered in it too."

"Silly Pillar said."

Na Yumei quickly stepped aside. Sha Zhu pressed the tap, and a jet of water shot out with such force that he almost lost his grip on the hose. However, he was quite strong and managed to keep the jet of water steadily aimed at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was still vomiting when the jet of water slammed him against the toilet wall. Water splashed everywhere; the scene was quite spectacular.

Li Weidong snorted coldly, shook his head, and turned to leave. Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong stood by, watching the spectacle with barely concealed excitement. Seeing Yi Zhonghai make such a fool of himself, the two of them couldn't be happier.

"Hey, that cactus thorn really works."

Li Weidong muttered to himself.

Last night, Li Weidong shot a thorn into Yi Zhonghai, which landed right on an acupoint.

When that thing flares up, Yi Zhonghai's body goes limp like a noodle when he squats on the toilet. It would be strange if he didn't fall into the latrine.

"Brother Dong, what's going on outside?"

When Lin Yurou saw Li Weidong enter, she quickly asked, "That scream from Shazhu just now sounded like a pig being slaughtered..."

"Alright, stop asking. It'll affect your appetite."

Li Weidong waved his hand, "Luckily I already took it. The medicine has been changed, I have to go to work."

Lin Yurou carefully changed his dressing and breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Dong, your wound is healing very well. It will be fully healed in a few days."

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

Li Weidong pushed his bicycle and said, "There are more workers coming to work today, so keep an eye on things."

Upon arriving at the Intermediate People's Court, they ran into Yi Zhonghai.

The old man's face was almost like a dead man's. Although he had been washed clean and changed his clothes, the stench still lingered.

It looks like it's been thoroughly pickled.

Li Weidong ignored him and pushed the cart straight out. Upon reaching the courtyard gate, he muttered, "Sign in."

"Check-in successful. Host has received the following resources—"

"One hundred boxes of penicillin!"

Li Weidong waited for the next word, but the system's cold female voice remained silent.

He then realized: give us a hundred boxes of penicillin today.

"Penicillin is only worth a few dollars, a whole barrel of it is only... no, this is the 1960s."

Li Weidong suddenly realized: "Why am I still looking at things from a futuristic perspective? A small bottle of penicillin costs 96 cents now! The price isn't sky-high, but getting your hands on it is incredibly difficult."

"The factory clinic doesn't have many boxes left. How about we try selling a case to the factory first?"

Just as we arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill, we ran into Director Yang's car, which had stopped.

"Chief Engineer Li, how are you?"

As soon as Director Yang got out of the car, he quickly came to greet her, "How badly are you injured?"

"It's alright."

Li Weidong smiled. "It was just a scrape. By the way, how did you know?"

"Not only do I know, but those above have also heard about it."

Factory Director Yang said, "I'll give you a few days off. Come back when you're healed."

"No, no need."

Li Weidong waved his hand, "I'm not very good at factory work, but I can definitely see a patient in the clinic."

He pushed the cart inside, and Director Yang followed beside him.

"That works too. It's convenient to have the wound treated in the infirmary."

Factory Director Yang nodded. "Don't worry, the higher-ups are investigating the mastermind behind this."

"Oh, by the way, I have some unplanned medication here."

Li Weidong asked with a smile, "Does the factory want it?"

Factory Director Yang's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What medicine? I'll buy it all if the price is right."

Li Weidong slowly announced, "Penicillin, one hundred boxes in a case, ten bottles in each box."

"This stuff is in high demand right now, how much does it cost?"

Factory Director Yang hardly hesitated.

"One dollar and twenty cents a bottle."

Li Weidong held up two fingers, "They sell for two yuan on the market, but they'll be gone in the blink of an eye."

"I want it all, I want it all."

Factory Director Yang quickly made the decision, "I won't ask where the stuff came from."

Li Weidong rubbed his nose, then changed the subject: "The key is how to process the accounts? The factory's accounts are strictly controlled; items without invoices can't be put into storage."

Factory Director Yang laughed: "Everyone knows there's a slush fund in the factory; it's the same in every factory."

"That's settled then."

Li Weidong nodded.

He planned to sell these medicines slowly, and then invest all the money he earned in antiques and gold. Especially old items, which were easy to find these days.

Factory Director Yang was a little anxious: "When can we get it? With this batch of penicillin, I'll have peace of mind, and I can also use it to curry favor with others."

"Come to my house tonight to pick it up."

Li Weidong thought for a moment and said, "Just bring the money."

The two went their separate ways, one returning to the office building and the other heading to the infirmary.

Nothing major happened at the infirmary. Dr. Meng easily dismissed a few patients with colds and fevers. Ding Qiunan did ask some questions, which Li Weidong answered one by one.

At 9:00 AM sharp, Li Weidong went to Workshop 2. He gave an hour-long lesson to the apprentices and first-level workers, explaining the technical essentials in detail.

The workshop director politely escorted him to the door.

When Li Weidong strolled to the first workshop, he suddenly stopped.

"Did Yi Zhonghai come to work today?"

He turned to ask Director Zhou, who was coming to greet him.

Director Zhou chuckled: "That's right. I heard he fell into the latrine—"

"etc."

Li Weidong interrupted him, "How do you know it fell into the latrine?"

"It's all over the factory."

Director Zhou lowered his voice, "Yi Zhonghai has been working diligently ever since he arrived. He used to be so serious, always waiting for the workday to end with a teacup in his hand, but today he didn't dare show any of that."

"If you get close to him, you can still smell his scent."

Li Weidong said thoughtfully, "He's afraid he won't pass the assessment on Monday."

Director Zhou smiled and said to the person next to him, "It's pretty much true. He's probably only at the seventh-grade worker level at most."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Qin Huairu engrossed in tightening screws. She was indeed tightening screws, and her seriousness seemed genuine.

"This young widow works very hard and is quite clever. It's just that her appearance is too eye-catching."

Director Zhou shook his head and added, "There will definitely be a lot of trouble coming up in the future."

Yi Zhonghai looked up and saw Li Weidong and Director Zhou. He stopped what he was doing and wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve. He hadn't done this kind of physically demanding work for many years.

"It's all this brat's fault."

Yi Zhonghai cursed inwardly, "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had to suffer like this! Why didn't I kill him last night?!"

"Now even Qin Huairu doesn't listen to me anymore."

Li Weidong sneered and turned to leave. He had just returned to the infirmary lobby when he saw a slovenly-looking man harassing Ding Qiunan.

The man had a watermelon-shaped haircut, and his features on his round face were squeezed together like dumpling filling. He had squinty eyes, a bulbous nose, and a huge, catfish-like mouth, which looked quite comical. His two protruding ears stood out conspicuously on either side of his face.

"Cui Dake, are you out of your mind?! Get out of here right now, or I'll call security!"

Ding Qiunan's tone was harsh, "You're faking illness..."

"Qiu Nan, look how sincere I am! You transferred here, so I'm transferring here too."

Cui Dake grinned, and when he did, his eyes disappeared completely, leaving only two slits.

Li Weidong thought to himself, "Damn, this guy is Cui Dake? He's really fucking ugly. Luckily, I didn't watch that TV series 'Man is Iron, Rice is Steel' for nothing."

"roll!"

Ding Qiunan stepped back because Cui Dake's ugly face was leaning forward, almost touching hers.

Li Weidong took a step forward, grabbed Cui Dake by the back of the neck, and pulled him back sharply.

"Who—uh—uh—"

Cui Da Ke was so choked that his eyes rolled back and he could barely breathe.

"Get lost!"

Li Weidong released his grip.

After recovering from his shock, Cui Dake glared at Li Weidong and immediately cursed, "You fucking pretty boy—"

"Slap! Slap!"

Li Weidong raised his hand and slapped Cui Dake twice across the face, making him spin around in place.

"Awooooo—"

Cui Dake covered his face, not daring to rush forward, "You fucking dare to hit me!"

"From now on, we'll just throw these kinds of goods out."

Li Weidong said coldly, "All of you come at me at once."

"I have a phone in my office; I can call the police if I want."

"I'll teach you a few self-defense moves later. If you run into something like this, just go for it."

The three nurses clapped their hands excitedly: "Great! Section Chief Li, you have to teach us!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Dake realized that the person who had hit him was the section chief.

"Uh, Section Chief Li... I'm sorry!"

Cui Dake immediately shrank back.

Li Weidong had watched the TV series "People Are Iron, Rice Is Steel," and he knew Cui Dake very well. That kid was bold, ruthless, and had a skin as thick as a city wall. If it weren't for these abilities, Cui Dake wouldn't have made a name for himself.

In any era, people like this would have found ways to climb the social ladder.

"Didn't you used to work at the branch factory? Who transferred you here?"

Li Weidong's tone was cold. "What are you in charge of now?"

"It's Factory Director Li. Factory Director Li arranged for me to come here."

Cui Dake quickly replied, "I am a level two fitter, and I am currently in workshop six."

Cui Dake spoke cautiously. He knew Li Weidong's background well, and although he was afraid, he couldn't suppress his excitement. He secretly thought: If I could latch onto this powerful figure, I'd be set for life. This is a chance given by God!

"roll."

Li Weidong said, "If you dare to cause trouble for Dr. Ding again, I'll make you regret it."

"I won't do it again, I'll never go to Dr. Ding again!"

Cui Dake quickly bowed and smiled apologetically, "If I had known you were with Dr. Ding... I would never have dared to come, even if you killed me."

Cui Dake's face was plastered with a fawning smile as he dashed out.

"Keep an eye on that bastard; who knows what kind of trouble he might cause."

Li Weidong said this with a stern face. He was saying it to Ding Qiunan.