I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

"I can't afford to eat at the Jia family's feast!" Lin Feng rubbed his stomach, sitting on the bed in a daze, flipping through the original owner's memories, feeling that the original owner's death was a bit abstract.

It was late 1961, the three years of natural disasters had just ended, and everyone was emaciated from hunger. Then, Jia Dongxu died. Under Yi Zhonghai's organization, Lin Feng reluctantly paid 5 cents as a funeral gift! 5 cents... Lin Feng still gets a pang of heartache just thinking about it.

During the banquet, everyone had the same thought in mind. When the only pork was served, Raymond Lam, quick-witted and with the speed of a 18-year-old single man, managed to snatch two large slices of meat amidst a pack of wolves!

Good fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of good fortune. The ancients were never wrong. Where did that unscrupulous Jia Zhangshi get that pork from? After Lin Feng ate it, he vomited and had diarrhea, becoming so weak that he passed out. This led to Lin Feng being transported here and usurped the place.

As a low-level food delivery worker, Lin Feng didn't feel any regrets about transmigrating. Anyway, he was going to suffer, so it didn't matter where he ate. Besides, the original owner had an enviable job as a cook at a scrap metal recycling station. Don't underestimate the cook profession. In this era of famine, he wouldn't trade it for a village chief position.

After sorting through his memories, Lin Feng felt a little relieved. Although he was an orphan, he had a job and a house, so it wasn't a hellish start.

Rubbing his aching stomach, Lin Feng closed his eyes. "Damn it! My luck is off the charts, my orphan buff is maxed out, but where's my cheat code? How am I supposed to survive without cheat codes? This is a courtyard house!"

Seemingly in response to Lin Feng's call, Lin Feng felt a sudden dizziness, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already at the edge of a shimmering lake.

The temperature suddenly rose, making Lin Feng feel uncomfortable wearing his cotton-padded coat!

"It's at least 30 degrees Celsius here! Not too hot, it's right in the comfort zone." Lin Feng quickly took off his cotton-padded coat and observed the surrounding environment. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed!

"Isn't this the wild lake from my hometown when I was a child?" Looking at this lake, which covers several hundred acres, Lin Feng's eyes welled up with tears. This place holds all his childhood memories.

When I was a child, this lake was lush with aquatic plants, teeming with wild ducks, and teeming with loaches, eels, and all sorts of wild aquatic resources. Back then, you couldn't chase the wild ducks away; they all ate their fill here, their skin glistening with oil!

Unfortunately, later development took place, and farmland was built around the lake. The ducks disappeared, the loaches and eels were gone, and eventually even the croaking of frogs ceased. Lin Feng, who had grown up, also moved to the city, and this lake was permanently sealed away in his memory.

Lin Feng sat by the lake, staring blankly at the water. Childhood memories flooded his mind like a tide, and the figures of several little girls with braids became clearer and clearer.

"Girls, how are you all doing?"

As his emotions gradually calmed down, Lin Feng shook his head, sealing away those fragments of memory once again. He stood up, sighed, and thought, "Life is only a few decades long, so what is the meaning of living?"

Sensing everything in the space with his mind, Lin Feng's smile gradually brightened. The lake was rich in resources, exceeding his expectations. Except for the absence of the magnificent scene of wild ducks flying all over the sky, the fish in the lake were in schools, and the eels and loaches along the lakeside ditches were strolling around in groups.

The old tortoise was nestled in the mud, leisurely blowing bubbles. Some naive takeout orders were delivered to its door. The tortoise quickly stuck its head out, then retracted it back into its shell. It was living the good life!

Lin Feng sensed the more than one hundred large fish weighing several tens of kilograms each at the bottom of the lake. Some of them were estimated to weigh close to 40 kilograms each. These were practically sentient beings.

The lotus flowers by the lake were in full bloom, and the lotus leaves almost covered the entire lake surface. Many lotus pods were already hidden among the lotus leaves, and wild water chestnuts were scattered among them, making Lin Feng feel refreshed and happy.

There was a house not far from the lake. Lin Feng was about to go and take a look when his steps became unsteady, like cotton. He almost stumbled and fell! His stomach was still empty after having diarrhea since yesterday.

Having read many online novels, Lin Feng teleported to the side of the house with a thought. It was a standard southern farmhouse. Walking into the courtyard, a well stood quietly in the middle.

From an unconscious moment, I came to the well and with a thought, I put a mouthful of well water directly into my mouth. The sweetness exploded in my mouth and a warm current rose in my stomach!

"This water is extraordinary! Could it be the legendary spiritual spring water?" Thinking this, Lin Feng took a few more sips, feeling as if his body was soaking in warm water, feeling warm all over, and soon regained his strength.

After taking several large gulps, Lin Feng's pores began to seep out some dirty stuff, and he felt sticky all over!

Cleanse your marrow and refine your bones! Lin Feng clenched his fist, felt his own power, and punched the air, creating a sonic boom.

"Hahaha, I've been reborn!" With a thought, Lin Feng stripped naked and was in the middle of the lake in the blink of an eye. He swam freestyle, backstroke, and doggy paddle, having a great time until he washed away all the bad luck of the winter.

After getting dressed, he went back to the yard, but it was empty. Lin Feng rubbed his rumbling stomach and a fish weighing more than two pounds appeared in his hand!

When Lin Feng returned to his dilapidated little house and came to the kitchen, he was dumbfounded. The kitchen was more shabby than he had imagined. This guy usually ate at work and hardly kept anything decent at home. All the planned food supplies had been sent to the black market!

With no seasonings or oil, and the rice container almost empty except for some emergency food, it was difficult to cook even a simple meal, let alone fish.

"We've all time-traveled, and we still have such good resources. Who would still eat sweet potatoes?" Thinking of this, Lin Feng walked back to his bedroom and skillfully dug out an iron box from the floor tiles at the corner of the bed!

More than 500 yuan in cash, and a lot of tickets of all kinds. The original owner had saved so much in just two years of work, which made Lin Feng feel awe. This guy must have made a lot of money on the black market during the year of the natural disaster. No wonder the cook was so popular!

Lin Feng dug out a section of lotus root from his spatial dimension, washed it, sliced ​​it, and took a bite. It was crisp and sweet. Lin Feng ate a whole plateful before his stomach felt a little better.

He took all his belongings and threw them into his spatial storage, wrapped himself in his tattered cotton-padded coat, and walked out of his back room.

Lin Feng's house was in the front yard, and he saw Yan Bugui as soon as he stepped out.

"A little rag? Is it about to go out?"

Hearing this nickname, Lin Feng was speechless. It was that idiot Zhu who came up with it.

"Old Man Yan, guarding the gate again." Although Lin Feng had called a 16-year-old girl "sister" when he was delivering food, he was now a person of status and would not tolerate such behavior at all.