Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

After leaving the space, Wang Feng took out his bicycle and headed straight for the two robbers' residence.

The two robbers lived in Zhengyangmen, a small courtyard house that took about half an hour to reach by bicycle.

Several dozen yuan and a Type 54 pistol were found on the two robbers. The rest of the money was hidden in their yard.

Half an hour later, Wang Feng arrived at a secluded courtyard near Zhengyangmen, took out his key, and opened the door.

Entering the courtyard, Wang Feng went to the main room, moved a large bed aside, and immediately noticed that two floor tiles under the bed had been pried open.

He took out a dagger and pried open the floor tiles, revealing an iron box in an instant.

Upon opening the tin box, Wang Feng's eyes lit up. Inside was a large stack of banknotes, four large yellow croakers, thirteen small yellow croakers, and a house deed.

Wang Feng was currently broke, but he never expected these two robbers to be so rich. The three thousand yuan and these large and small yellow croakers were a lifesaver for him.

After storing the money, tickets, and large and small yellow croakers in his storage space, Wang Feng carefully examined the room. He was almost startled by what he saw.

The cabinets in the room, the eight-immortal table, and even the large bed he had just moved were all made of huanghuali wood.

Without saying a word, Wang Feng moved all the furniture out of the room. He wasn't an expert, and there might be some valuable items he didn't recognize, but leaving them there was a waste anyway.

Upon entering the side room, Wang Feng found over 2,600 yuan, a stack of receipts, eight small yellow croakers, three large yellow croakers, and dozens of bullets hidden in a compartment in the cabinet.

The robber's bed and cabinets were also made of huanghuali wood, and the eight-immortal table was made of mahogany. Without further ado, Wang Feng emptied the room again.

Wang Feng didn't let the remaining rooms go to waste either, and had him find several sandalwood cabinets, a large huanghuali bed, and a huanghuali octagonal table.

Upon arriving at the kitchen, Wang Feng found about 100 jin of wheat flour and about 30 jin of rice, but no cornmeal. Without wasting any, he put them all into the storage space.

After ransacking the entire courtyard, Wang Feng left the courtyard and thoughtfully locked the door behind him.

Upon arriving outside the courtyard, Wang Feng couldn't help but marvel at how wealthy the two robbers were. Their haul was enormous: a total of 6,000 yuan in cash, several receipts, 21 small yellow croakers, 7 large yellow croakers, and over a dozen pieces of valuable furniture. Indeed, murder and arson bring wealth; the ancients were right.

These large and small yellow croakers were probably left behind by the fathers of these two robbers, while the money and banknotes were likely the spoils of their robberies, but in the end, they all went to him.

As for this courtyard, Wang Feng had no intention of using it. It belonged to the robbers, and if the investigation later came back to him, he wouldn't be able to explain himself clearly.

I don't know what these robbers were thinking. With so much money, wouldn't it be better to marry a beautiful wife and have a few children? Why did they have to become robbers?

After arriving at the steel rolling mill by bicycle, it was already past 2 PM. Wang Feng handed out two Daqianmen cigarettes to the gatekeeper on duty and then went to the transportation department, knocking on the office door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Please come in."

Upon entering the transportation department office, one sees groups of people smoking.

Wang Feng walked to the desk, handed over a Daqianmen cigarette, and said with a smile:

"Section Chief Wu, hello, I'm Wang Feng from Purchasing Section 3."

Section Chief Wu took the cigarette, glanced at Wang Feng, and then nodded with a smile:

"Oh, you must be Comrade Wang Feng? Truly a young hero! I received a call from Factory Director Li saying you received three large wild boars and a thousand catties of fish, is that right?"

Wang Feng nodded, then handed out cigarettes to the other members in the office, and said with a smile, "Yes, Section Chief Wu, I'll have to trouble you guys to come with me later."

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Wu's eyes lit up immediately, and he waved his hand, saying:

"Don't call me Section Chief Wu, just call me Brother Wu from now on. Brother Wang, if you can get meat, we can have some too, right? We're more than happy to do so. Xiao Zhang, take a few brothers and go with Brother Wang."

"Alright."

The speaker was a burly man, broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, clearly a skilled driver.

"Hehe, thank you, Brother Wu. I'll treat you to a good drink another time when I have time," Wang Feng said with a smile.

"That's a deal! Brother Wu, I've been waiting for this drink with you," Section Chief Wu joked.

"Okay, once I'm done with this busy period, I'll definitely have a good drink with you."

Leaving the office, Zhang Dazhuang led Wang Feng to the convoy. Wang Feng sat in the passenger seat, offered Zhang Dazhuang a cigarette, and said, "Brother Zhang, could you teach me how to drive?"

Zhang Dazhuang took the cigarette and laughed heartily, "No problem, but we still need to go get the meat. How about I teach you next time we have time?"

"Hey Zhang, let me tell you, I've seen other people drive before, and it seems pretty simple. Why don't you let me try? If I haven't learned in half an hour, we'll go haul meat, okay?"

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Soon, Zhang Dali explained the basic elements and techniques of driving to Wang Feng.

Wang Feng silently memorized it. The cars of this era were actually quite similar to those of later generations, except that the steering wheel was very heavy. However, he now possessed the strength of a thousand jin, so this weight was nothing to him.

Turn the handlebars to start the engine, get into the driver's seat, depress the clutch, release the handbrake, shift gears, and start the car.

At first, the car wobbled a bit, but Wang Feng quickly got the hang of it and drove it steadily after a couple more laps.

"Brother Wang, you're amazing. I, Zhang Dazhuang, am truly impressed today." Zhang Dazhuang gave a thumbs up, deeply moved.

Wang Feng offered Zhang Dazhuang a cigarette and asked with a smile, "Brother Zhang, am I good enough to drive now?"

Zhang Dazhuang took the cigarette, patted his chest, and assured him, "Absolutely no problem. If I hadn't seen you learning to drive with my own eyes, I would have thought you were a seasoned driver with ten years of experience."

"Hehe, Brother Zhang, I'll go get the meat later by myself, is that alright?"

Zhang Dazhuang was about to speak when Wang Feng added, "Brother Zhang, it's like this, the other party doesn't really want to see too many people."

At this point, Wang Feng winked at Zhang Dazhuang: "Brother Zhang, you should understand."

"Oh, I see. Okay then. Go by yourself, be careful." Zhang Dazhuang nodded, seemingly understanding.

"Alright, Brother Zhang, don't worry."

After reaching an agreement with Zhang Dazhuang, Wang Feng drove his truck out of the steel rolling mill.

After wandering aimlessly around Beijing for over an hour, Wang Feng had a thought, and the three wild boars were bound up tightly and placed in the carriage.

After loading another thousand catties of fish into the truck, Wang Feng drove back to the steel rolling mill.

The logistics department received the news as soon as the vehicle entered the factory.

Wang Feng drove his car into the cafeteria, and Director Ma from the logistics department came to greet him.

Upon seeing the three large wild boars and a thousand catties of fish, Director Ma couldn't stop smiling.

He was under a lot of pressure during this period. Every day, the workers complained that there was no meat or oil and they had no strength to work. Director Li asked him to find a way to get meat, but what could he do?

Now that we have these three wild boars and this thousand catties of fish, although it won't be enough to feed the workers, at least it will be enough for them to have some meat.

Director Ma shook Wang Feng's hand and said, "Comrade Wang Feng, you've really helped me a lot by getting all this meat. You have no idea how much pressure I've been under lately."

"Hehe, Director Ma, you flatter me. As a member of the steel rolling mill, this is what I should do," Wang Feng said with a smile.

Director Ma smiled and nodded, then shouted towards the cafeteria:

"Quick, quick, bring the wild boar and fish down and weigh them! Sha Zhu, what are you standing there daydreaming about?"