I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

Lin Feng thought for a moment. "500 yuan will do!"

Upon hearing this, Sister Zhao suddenly stood up. "Xiao Feng, what do you take Sister Zhao for? A workstation at the supply and marketing cooperative is worth 1000 yuan on the market, not to mention two rooms!"

Lin Feng gave a wry smile; he had plenty of money in his spatial storage. "In that case, Sister Zhao, you can give me whatever you think is appropriate."

Sister Zhao quickly calculated in her mind. "1500!"

Lin Feng sighed. "Sister Zhao, I know about your family situation. How about this, 1000! Consider the rest as a wedding gift for your brother."

"Xiaofeng..."

"Stop saying anything more, this is the price!"

"Alright then! Don't go to work these next few days. I'll go find someone there! That Fatty Wang is just waiting for you to come to him. Since you're not going to do it anyway, there's no need to go looking for trouble!"

"knew!"

After Sister Zhao left, Lin Feng muttered to himself, "No wonder it's a secure job; you can skip work for a month and not get fired..."

In the following month, Lin Feng spent his time cleaning up supplies in his space and occasionally going to the black market to buy some items. After another month, the house and job were all handed over.

Are you really leaving?

"Yes, Sister Xiao'e." Lin Feng managed to get a ticket at Quanjude, which was quite a rare feat.

"Preparing to go south?"

Raymond Lam shook his head. "I'm going to Hong Kong!"

Lou Xiao'e's mouth gaped open, and the duck bones in her hand fell onto the plate. She glanced around discreetly before letting out a sigh of relief. "Don't talk nonsense... By the way, do you have any connections?"

Lin Feng paused for a moment. "I have a relative in the south who can get a letter of introduction. I can take the train there, and then we'll figure out what to do!"

Lou Xiao'e put down the duck leg she was eating and took out paper and pen from her bag. "When you get there, you can look for my two older brothers. Just mention my name and you'll get something to eat! Here's the address."

Lin Feng accepted the note Lou Xiao'e handed him without any surprise. "Thank you!"

Lou Xiao'e hesitated for a long time. "I feel like your approach is unreliable. Why don't you go to the Tianjin port? I'll introduce you to someone!"

Lin Feng shook his head. "You've already helped me a lot, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

After leaving Quanjude, Lin Feng successfully opened a business with the local street office, vacated the house, and made all the necessary preparations.

At the gate of the compound, Lin Feng, who had been guarding the area for two days, finally saw Xiao Lingyun come out. Lin Feng carefully followed behind him until the guards were out of sight, then he appeared, rushed forward, and kicked the guy to the ground.

"What do you want to do?"

Lin Feng didn't reply. After a flurry of punches and kicks, Xiao Lingyun was on the verge of death. Lin Feng squatted down and grabbed him by the collar.

"Now I'm in Beijing, and I have nothing left. It's all because of you. No house, no job, no future. Sun Ling is gone too. What am I supposed to do with you?"

Xiao Lingyun coughed a few times. "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive back then!"

"Is an 'I'm sorry' all it takes?"

Xiao Lingyun clutched his chest, his eyes dim, as if resigned to his fate. "What do you want from me?"

Xiao Lingyun's attitude calmed Lin Feng down considerably. He glanced around, picked up a thick wooden stick, and said, "This blow will wipe the slate clean. If you can withstand it, it's your good fortune; if you can't, that's your retribution! Remember, don't mess with honest people."

After Lin Feng finished speaking, he raised the stick and smashed it down hard on Xiao Lingyun's leg. With a scream, Lin Feng dropped the stick and quickly disappeared.

Inside the hospital, the Xiao family looked at the dying Xiao Lingyun and anxiously asked the doctor, "How is he?"

"I broke a rib and will need at least a month of rest. Everything else is fine, it's just my leg..."

"What happened to his leg?"

"It was discounted! Even after recovery, I might still walk with a slight limp! But with better medical care, I might be able to make a full recovery!"

Grandpa Xiao took a deep breath. "Transfer him to the military hospital! Notify the police about what happened today." After saying this, looking at his grandson's miserable state, the old man seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.

Inside the Sun family house, Old Master Sun, having received the news, looked at Sun Jingye. "You didn't tell that kid what I meant?"

"I told you!"

"Would he still take the risk if I told him?"

"Grandpa, I really did tell you."

Grandpa Sun stood up and sighed. "You reckless fool! Come with me to see that brat from the Xiao family..."

"Grandpa, you know what, that kid's got guts! Too bad, his life's over now... Impulsive!"

The next day, Lin Feng, wearing a scarf, entered the train station. His keen senses quickly alerted him to something amiss, as if many eyes were watching him. Just as he was about to turn around, two policemen approached. "Sir, please take your scarf off!"

Without even turning his head, Lin Feng took off running. Two policemen, sensing something was wrong, quickly gave chase. "Stop!"

Only a fool would stop. Lin Feng was fast and had great stamina. After weaving through the crowd a few times, the police officers lost sight of him.

After leaving the train station, Lin Feng quickly calculated in his mind that in this era there was no internet or surveillance. For someone like him who didn't even own a house in Beijing, catching him would be extremely difficult, unless he was intercepted in advance.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief and still chose the railway route, which was the safest and most convenient mode of transportation in this era.

There are many stations leading south. Since he couldn't buy tickets at Beijing Station, Lin Feng decided to go directly to the next station. Learning from his experience at the train station, Lin Feng skipped the bus station and rode his bicycle directly; it was only a little over 60 kilometers.

He stopped and started along the way, resting in the space when he got tired. The terrible road conditions made it take him almost a day and a night to ride. When he arrived at the next stop, it was already afternoon. He washed his face, changed his clothes, and left the space without putting on a scarf. He rode his bicycle straight to the train station.

This is also a major station with a busy passenger flow. Lin Feng, who was in the crowd, kept glancing at the window. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the ticket sellers rarely asked passengers for information.

After successfully buying the ticket, Lin Feng waited for more than three hours before finally boarding the train! It wasn't until the train slowly started moving that Lin Feng felt a wave of fatigue wash over him, and he leaned back in his chair and slowly drifted off to sleep.

When I woke up again, it was pitch black outside the window. The train kept stopping and starting, and it was already the morning of the third day when we arrived at the station in the southern provincial capital.

After getting off the train, Lin Feng was speechless. Although he was prepared that train schedules were abstract in this era, the fact that the train was delayed by dozens of hours still left him speechless.

"Finally arrived!" Lin Feng stretched and felt a wave of heat as he stepped out of the train station.