Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Qin Jingru looked at the large bowl of braised pork on the table, her mouth watering. She picked up a piece of meat and put it in Wang Feng's bowl, smiling sweetly, "Brother Wang Feng, try my cooking."

Wang Feng picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in his mouth, and nodded, saying, "Not bad, it tastes better than mine."

"Hehe, then Brother Wang Feng, eat more."

Hearing Wang Feng's praise, Qin Jingru was very happy.

Wang Feng picked up a steamed bun from the large basin and finished it in a few bites, leaving Qin Jingru dumbfounded.

"Jingru, eat up. From now on, our family will follow this standard every day, and I'll make sure you can eat meat every day."

"Brother Wang Feng, won't our neighbors be jealous if we eat meat like this every day?" Qin Jingru asked worriedly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng nodded:

"That is indeed a problem. Here's what we'll do: I'll buy some Chinese medicine tomorrow. When you're cooking meat, you can start decocting the medicine on top of that. That way, no one will be able to smell the meat. If anyone asks what kind of medicine you're making, just say that you injured your arm before and need to take medicine regularly."

"Also, make a lot of meat each time you cook it, enough for three to five meals. Anyway, it won't spoil in this weather, so we just heat it up when we want to eat it, and then the meat smell won't spread."

"Yeah, Wang Feng, you're really smart."

Qin Jingru was shocked by Wang Feng's extravagance today. What kind of year is this? He actually eats meat at every meal? And each meal consists of more than ten white flour buns, not even coarse grains. Who can afford to feed him? Even a landlord wouldn't dare to eat like this, right?

Luckily, Wang Feng is a skilled hunter, otherwise she would be eating dirt.

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The Intermediate People's Court, the Jia family.

Madam Jia, with her triangular eyes, glared at Qin Huairu and grumbled, "Qin Huairu, what kind of cousin are you? So ill-mannered! You made braised pork and didn't even bother to bring us some? Go and get a bowl of meat right now, do you want my precious grandson to starve?"

"Mom, I want meat! I want meat! Get me some meat right now!"

Banggeng put down the cornmeal porridge in the bowl and started clamoring for meat.

"Mom, today is Jingru's first day of marriage, so let's not go to Jingru's house to ask for meat. Let's wait until Wang Feng goes to work tomorrow, then I'll have a good talk with Jingru and ask her to help our family more in the future," Qin Huairu advised.

"Qin Huairu, you country bumpkin, how dare you talk back? Hurry up and go get the meat, or I'll teach you a lesson."

Jia Zhangshi pinched Qin Huairu's arm hard twice, making Qin Huairu tearfully complain:

"Mom, if you want to go, go by yourself. Today is Jingru's first day of marriage, and you're already asking for meat. Won't that offend Wang Feng badly? Wang Feng is a high school graduate who took over his dad's job. He earned 38.5 yuan a month when he first started working at the factory. If we want Wang Feng to help our family more in the future, we can't afford to offend him."

Upon hearing this, Madam Jia flew into a rage and was about to teach Qin Huairu a lesson when Jia Dongxu said:

"Mom, let's just let it go today. After all, it's their wedding night. What if we offend Wang Feng and he comes knocking on our door?"

"Fine, fine, I won't go, okay? I'm just worried about our little goose going hungry!"

Jia Zhangshi finished the cornbread in a few bites and went to bed in a huff.

"Mom, I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat right now! I don't care, go get me some meat!"

Even after seeing that his grandmother was asleep, Banggeng still wouldn't let it go and started throwing a tantrum.

"Smack."

Jia Dongxu slapped Banggeng across the face and yelled, "I told you to eat meat, now I'll give you bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat!"

After saying that, he prepared to slap Bang Geng again.

Qin Huairu stopped Jia Dongxu, hugged Banggeng to her arms, and said reproachfully, "Dongxu, Banggeng is still a child."

"Waaaaah, I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!" Bang Geng yelled, rolling around on the ground.

Seeing that Bang Geng still dared to cause trouble, Jia Dongxu pretended to hit him again: "If you keep crying, I'll hit you again, you believe me?"

Seeing this, Banggeng quickly stood up and stopped crying.

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The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

Wang Feng finished the last steamed bun, let out a satisfied burp, and smiled at Qin Jingru, "How about that? Were you surprised by my appetite?"

Qin Jingru took a sip of water and forced a smile: "No, it's only natural that Brother Wang Feng, who's so capable, can eat a lot."

Wang Feng nodded: "Jingru, are you full? If you are, come with me to hand out wedding candy and get to know the neighbors in the courtyard."

"Brother Wang Feng, I'm full, let's go."

Grabbing the White Rabbit milk candies, the two stepped out of the room and arrived at Sha Zhu's house.

"Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, are you home?"

Sha Zhu walked out of the room, and Wang Feng led Qin Jingru up to him, smiling as he said, "Sha Zhu, let me introduce you. This is my wife, Qin Jingru, and these are wedding candies."

As he spoke, he grabbed a few pieces of wedding candy and handed them to Sha Zhu.

"Jingru, this is He Yuzhu, nicknamed Shazhu. He is the head chef at the steel rolling mill."

When Wang Feng introduced Qin Jingru to Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu stared intently at her, practically drooling.

Wang Feng stood in front of Qin Jingru, blocking Sha Zhu's view, and said coldly, "Sha Zhu, this is my wife. Let me tell you, don't you dare have any funny ideas, or I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death."

Sha Zhu snapped out of his daze and laughed awkwardly, "Hehe, Wang Feng, don't talk nonsense. I'm a man from Beijing, and no matter what, I would never covet someone else's wife."

"Hehe, silly Zhu, do you even believe what you're saying? Haven't you ever thought about your Sister Qin? I'm afraid you've met her countless times in your dreams, haven't you?" Wang Feng joked with a smile.

"Wang Feng, don't talk nonsense. I just thought Sister Qin had a hard time, so I brought her a lunchbox."

Sha Zhu, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hurriedly tried to explain himself.

"Hehe, it's not easy, but it's not easy for me either. Why don't you bring me some lunchboxes too?" Wang Feng said with a smile.

After saying that, Wang Feng ignored Sha Zhu and pulled Qin Jingru to the next house.

Sha Zhu watched Wang Feng and Qin Jingru's retreating figures, pursed his lips, closed the door, and went off to drink alone.

After distributing wedding candies in the Intermediate Court, Wang Feng continued distributing them from the front yard to the back yard. However, he did not go to Yan Fugui's house, as he had already distributed them once, and he also distributed them once to the Jia family, so he did not go there again.

He didn't go to Yi Zhonghai's house, Liu Haizhong's house, or the deaf old lady's house either. He had already offended them before, so why bother going there? He didn't want to shamelessly come knocking on their doors.

When they arrived at Xu Damao's house, Wang Feng knocked on the door.

"Is Da Mao at home?"

Xu Damao opened the door and his eyes lit up when he saw Qin Jingru, but he quickly turned his gaze to Wang Feng.

"Brother Wang Feng, you've really surprised everyone with your quiet and impressive performance. You married such a beautiful girl without making a sound. I, Xu Damao, admire you the most."

Wang Feng laughed heartily, grabbed a few wedding candies and handed them to Xu Damao, introducing, "Brother Damao, this is my wife Qin Jingru. Jingru, this is Xu Damao, he's a projectionist at the steel mill."