Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

One o'clock in the afternoon.

After finishing his lunch, Wang Feng rode his bicycle to the steel rolling mill, gave half a pound of tea to Li Huaide, and then returned to No. 95 courtyard.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he saw Lu Daniu walk into the front yard, and Wang Feng quickly called out to him.

"Brother Da Niu, did you come here to see me?"

Lu Daniu turned around and saw Wang Feng, and smiled憨厚ly: "Wang Caigou, the village chief asked you to go to Lujia Village in the next couple of days."

Wang Feng took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes and handed it to Lu Daniu, smiling as he said, "Brother Daniu, I understand. I'll be going to Lujia Village tomorrow. Take this pack and smoke it on the way."

Lu Daniu didn't stand on ceremony. He put the cigarette in his pocket, scratched his head, and laughed, "Alright, I've delivered the message. I'll be going now."

When Yan Jiekuang saw that the person who came last time had left again, he showed a disappointed expression. If he had taken the person to find Wang Feng, he might have been able to get another White Rabbit candy.

After seeing Lu Daniu off, Wang Feng returned to the Central Courtyard, where Qin Jingru greeted him with a smile.

"Brother Wang Feng, you're back."

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "Jingru, let's go to courtyard number 28. We'll eat and stay there tonight."

"Um."

The two arrived at courtyard number 28, and Lou Xiao'e immediately beamed with joy.

"Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, you're here."

"Goose, Jingru, you two go in first, I'll go get something."

With that, Wang Feng left the courtyard and headed towards an empty alley.

When he returned to the courtyard, he was carrying two burlap sacks.

After closing the door, Wang Feng took a sack of rice and a sack of flour to the kitchen. Lou Xiao'e asked curiously, "Brother Feng, what are these?"

"These are rice and wheat flour, but these aren't ordinary rice and wheat flour. From now on, our family will eat this kind," Wang Feng explained with a smile.

Upon hearing that it wasn't ordinary rice and flour, Qin Jingru quickly opened the sack. When she saw that the rice grains were glistening and plump, she grabbed a handful, smelled them, and then put a grain in her mouth.

A moment later, Qin Jingru exclaimed, "Brother Wang Feng, this is absolutely top-quality rice! Fengzeyuan rice is nowhere near as good as this!"

"Hehe, would I lie to you? Tonight we'll try this rice and see if it's good. Jingru, cook more rice tonight. This rice is so good, I might be able to eat two more bowls," Wang Feng said with a smile.

"Mmm, Brother Wang Feng, I promise you'll have a good meal tonight."

Wang Feng took out two cans of tea from his backpack and handed them to Lou Xiao'e, saying, "Son, this is also top-grade tea. Go brew a pot of tea, and we can chat while we drink."

Lou Xiao'e obediently nodded her little head as she took the two cans of tea.

"Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, you two rest first, I'll go make some tea right away."

The tea was brewed quickly, and when Lou Xiao'e drank the tea made from the finest tea leaves, there was another round of exclamations of surprise.

......

5:30 PM, No. 95 Courtyard.

People gradually returned to the compound after work. As soon as Jia Dongxu got back to the compound, he stormed off to the Jia family home.

Seeing Jia Dongxu's angry expression, Qin Huairu assumed he had been upset at the factory again and didn't take it seriously. She smiled at Jia Dongxu and said:

"Dongxu, you're back. Take a rest for a bit, dinner will be ready soon."

"Smack."

Jia Dongxu slapped Qin Huairu to the ground and roared:

"Qin Huairu, from today onwards, you'll be the same as before. If you can't stand it, then go ahead and get a divorce."

Qin Huairu stood up, covering her swollen cheek, and looked at Jia Dongxu with teary eyes, saying:

"Dongxu, what happened? Didn't we agree on this yesterday?"

Madam Jia laughed loudly, "Dongxu, well done! I told you not to spoil Qin Huairu, but you wouldn't believe me. Qin Huairu is a jinx, a lowly country girl. With her looks, she'll never escape my grasp."

Qin Huairu wanted to try again, but seeing Jia Dongxu's cold gaze, she immediately dared not speak.

Last night, after her efforts, she was able to get two yuan from Jia Dongxu every month to save, and she and Xiaodang would have to eat meat with the family. Jia Zhangshi would not be allowed to beat her arbitrarily. With all these conditions, her life would be much better in the future.

I never expected that in less than a day, I would be back to square one?

She desperately wanted to be tougher and fight back for those terms, but Jia Dongxu was in a fit of rage. She was certain that if she dared to talk back now, she would be beaten again, and by Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi together.

"Waaaaah, Dongxu, ever since I married into the Jia family and bore you children, what have I done wrong? Why are you treating me like this?"

Qin Huairu lay on the bed, crying in grievance. Since she couldn't be forceful, she could only continue to pretend to be weak.

Seeing Qin Huairu crying so bitterly, Jia Dongxu's initial rage subsided somewhat, and he spoke in a deep voice:

"Qin Huairu, I'll let it go this time, but if you dare to mention divorce to me again, I'll divorce you immediately. However, Banggeng and Xiaodang are my children, so don't even think about taking them away."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu looked shocked. Last night, Jia Dongxu was quite afraid that she would really get a divorce, so why has he suddenly become so forceful? Did someone tell him something?

This time, Jia Dongxu really hit the nail on the head. She would never divorce Jia Dongxu now, because Banggeng was the apple of her eye. How could she bear to give up Banggeng? Besides, she was too ashamed to go back to Qin Family Village.

Madam Jia laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Qin Huairu, I told you long ago that you would never escape my grasp in this lifetime. I just don't believe you would dare to divorce Dongxu. You beat me so badly yesterday, let's see how I deal with you this time."

After saying that, Jia Zhangshi pinched Qin Huairu hard. In no time, Qin Huairu was crying in pain, and her whole body was covered in bruises.

After pinching Qin Huairu until her body was covered in bruises, Jia Zhangshi was still not satisfied and slapped her hard across the face again.

"Smack."

"Clap clap clap".

After a few slaps, Qin Huairu's cheeks became red and swollen. This time, Qin Huairu dared not resist at all, and did not even dare to dodge. She could only let Jia Zhangshi vent her anger. Jia Dongxu just watched coldly. If Qin Huairu dared to fight back again, he would definitely take action.

"Waaaaah."

Qin Huairu cried out pitifully after being beaten. She looked at Jia Dongxu, hoping he would plead for her, but Jia Dongxu turned his head away, which chilled her to the bone.

"Waaaaah, don't hit Mommy, don't hit Mommy!"

When Xiao Dang saw his mother being beaten and crying, he immediately burst into tears.

Banggeng pinched Xiaodang's nose and took out a White Rabbit milk candy. He had earned it from the soul-summoning ceremony yesterday. There were two in total. He ate one yesterday, and there was still one left.

He unwrapped the candy, bit off one half himself, and stuffed the other half of the White Rabbit milk candy into Xiao Dang's mouth, saying, "Xiao Dang, don't worry about them, don't cry, brother will give you candy."

With the White Rabbit milk candy, Xiao Dang immediately stopped crying, and his little eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

"Brother, it's sweet."

The commotion at the Jia family's house was quite loud, and everyone in the middle courtyard heard it. However, since the Jia family kept their doors closed, the people in the courtyard couldn't watch the excitement and didn't come to the Jia family's house.

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's cries, Yi Zhonghai revealed a sinister smile.