Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

When everyone in the courtyard saw Jia Zhangshi's comical scene, they all burst into laughter.

"Jia Zhangshi, do you think the neighborhood committee is your private property? Just because you have one room, you expect the neighborhood committee to allocate you a house?" Old Hu laughed loudly.

"Haha, Jia Zhangshi, my family only has one room. Even if there were to be a distribution, it wouldn't be your Jia family's turn."

"That's right, my family of six only has one room, while your Jia family has five people."

"Quiet."

The crowd quieted down, and seeing that Jia Zhangshi had become obedient, Director Wang then spoke loudly to the crowd:

"A lot has happened in the compound recently. An old lady went missing, Zhang Xiaohua was arrested for theft, and He Yuzhu was arrested for injuring Comrade Xu Damao. Don't even think about being named an advanced compound this year. I hope that next year, Compound No. 95 can become a civilized and advanced compound again."

When everyone in the courtyard heard that the advanced compound was really gone, they all looked angrily at Jia Zhangshi. This meant that real benefits were gone.

"Alright, that concludes today's meeting. Everyone, please go home and have your meals."

"good!"

Liu Haizhong shouted loudly.

"Director Wang is right, everyone, let's give him a round of applause!"

"Clap clap clap".

"Clap clap clap".

Upon hearing this, everyone applauded, with Liu Haizhong clapping particularly loudly until his hands turned red.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru only clapped symbolically. Qin Jingru rolled her eyes so hard they almost flew to the sky. She thought there would be a good show to watch, but it turned out to be just that.

After everyone dispersed, Director Wang, accompanied by two staff members, arrived at the deaf old woman's house and instructed the two staff members to collect her belongings.

When the two officers found the door locked, they found some tools and broke the lock in no time.

Those in the courtyard who enjoyed watching the excitement followed Director Wang to the backyard, and even Qin Jingru came along.

Two officers entered the deaf old woman's house, took inventory in a few minutes, and finished. There was really nothing to inventory; the deaf old woman's house contained nothing but some furniture, and there wasn't a single valuable item. They didn't find a single penny.

Yan Fugui walked up to Director Wang and said, "Director Wang, my family is large. Could you sell me the old lady's bed at a lower price?"

Director Wang smiled and nodded: "Teacher Yan, how much are you offering?"

Yan Fugui held up three fingers and asked cautiously, "Three yuan, is that alright?"

Director Wang looked at Yan Fugui with a sneer and said, "Teacher Yan, although this bed is not made of precious wood, it is not broken at all. It can be used for several more decades without any problem. You're only offering three yuan? If this bed were in a trust shop, it would be worth at least 10 yuan. How about this, you can take it for 6 yuan."

Yan Fugui nodded with a hint of reluctance, gritting his teeth and saying, "Okay, thank you, Director Wang."

When everyone saw that Yan Fugui had bought a cheap bed, they all went to Director Wang. One bought a table, another bought a cabinet, and soon the furniture in the deaf old lady's house was all divided up.

After selling all the furniture, Director Wang affixed a seal to the door of the deaf old woman's house and left the No. 95 compound with two staff members.

......

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

After dinner, Qin Jingru washed Wang Feng's feet, and the two went to bed early.

Midnight.

Wang Feng got up on time, put on his clothes and wig, and went out.

Qin Jingru woke up when Wang Feng got up, but she pretended to be asleep and was not discovered by Wang Feng.

Wang Feng climbed over the wall to the outside of the courtyard, took out his bicycle, and headed towards Dongzhimen.

Now that his spiritual sense has reached ten meters, it's time to clear out the treasures beneath Beijing, lest they fall into the wrong hands later.

Wang Feng evaded the patrols of the five joint defense teams and arrived at an abandoned courtyard in Dongzhimen. He leaped over and jumped inside.

The spiritual senses explored every inch of the land, leaving no place unexplored.

Wang Feng's method of treasure hunting is very simple: a carpet search. As long as the underground treasure is no more than four meters deep, it cannot escape his spiritual sense detection.

Although this is a bit slower, it is the most effective way.

......

Four o'clock in the morning.

Wang Feng has explored more than ten abandoned courtyards and found some things, but not many.

Seeing that it was almost time, he rode his bicycle back to courtyard number 95.

Back in the house, Wang Feng sorted through his spoils.

This time, they searched thirteen abandoned courtyards and found items in two of them. In total, they harvested 118 catties of gold, 3200 catties of silver, some Yuan Shikai silver dollars, and a small amount of porcelain.

Wang Feng was quite satisfied with his 118 jin of gold. After all, there were many large courtyards like this in Beijing, and it was impossible for someone to be hiding treasure in every one of them.

After taking off his clothes, Wang Feng lifted the covers, embraced Qin Jingru's soft and delicate body, and fell into a deep sleep.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Wang Feng woke up at 8:30 in the morning.

"Brother Wang Feng, you're awake! Go wash up quickly, I'll make you some noodles."

Qin Jingru got up early, but seeing that Wang Feng was still asleep, she didn't steam any buns. It would be more convenient to wait until Wang Feng woke up and then make noodles.

After washing up, Wang Feng ate a mouthful of noodles and immediately developed a great appetite, eating large mouthfuls of them.

The noodles were made with the finest white flour and contained cured pork. Combined with Qin Jingru's culinary skills, they were incredibly delicious.

However, Wang Feng ate a large bowl and then couldn't eat anymore, while Qin Jingru only ate a small bowl and was full.

After breakfast, Qin Jingru brewed a pot of tea for Wang Feng. Wang Feng chatted with Qin Jingru for a while until Qin Jingru left at 9:30 in the morning, after which Wang Feng also left.

He arrived at courtyard number 28, found Lou Xiao'e, and asked, "Son, did you go back to your parents' house yesterday?"

Lou Xiao'e smiled and nodded: "Brother Feng, I gave my dad half a catty of tea yesterday, and he loved it. By the way, my dad said that he has recently contacted a lot of capitalist friends, and he plans to gather all the jade and gemstones they have in one place and trade them with you all at once. He said it would be safer that way, so that he wouldn't be easily discovered if he traded them one by one."

"Oh, right, my dad also said that there's a lot of jade this time, so he wants you to prepare a thousand catties of gold."

"Haha, no problem, son, your dad really helped me a lot this time, I have to thank you properly," Wang Feng laughed.

Wang Feng had thought Lou Bancheng hadn't done anything yet, but he hadn't expected that Lou Bancheng was preparing a big move. A thousand catties of gold at once—how much jade and gemstones could that be exchanged for? Such a large quantity was several times more than what Lou Bancheng had gotten.

With so many jade stones, shouldn't the Water of Life be upgraded by now? Wang Feng was very much looking forward to it.

Lou Xiao'e was very happy to see Wang Feng, and she was also very happy, smiling as she asked:

"Hehe, Brother Feng, I'm so happy I could help you. But how are you planning to thank me?"

"Hahaha, son, I'll reward you with billions of heavenly soldiers and generals."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Wang Feng scooped Lou Xiao'e up in a princess carry and headed towards the room.

"Ah! Brother Feng, no! It's still broad daylight!"