Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

For dinner, they ate stir-fried green peppers with eggs and steamed buns. The stir-fried eggs weren't very fragrant, so Qin Jingru didn't brew any Chinese medicine.

After the meal, Qin Jingru, as always, fetched water to wash his feet.

Qin Jingru held Wang Feng's big foot, massaging it as she said, "Brother Wang Feng, when are we going back to Qin Family Village?"

"Hehe, are you planning to go back to Qin Family Village to show off?" Wang Feng laughed.

Wang Feng had basically figured out Qin Jingru's personality: she loved to brag, loved to show off, and was somewhat vain.

Wang Feng felt that these things were nothing serious; this was what it meant to be a real, flesh-and-blood person.

However, Qin Jingru has one crucial advantage: she is obedient and compliant, always putting her husband at the center of everything. With these two qualities, Wang Feng felt that Qin Jingru was a pretty perfect wife. In any case, in later generations, such a wife would be one in a million.

Qin Jingru stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, you bought me a bicycle and a watch. When I go back to Qin Family Village, how envious the aunties and grandmas in our village will be of me!"

Seeing Qin Jingru's expectant eyes, Wang Feng pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "Alright then, we'll go back to Qin Family Village early the day after tomorrow. I'll go hunt some game tomorrow to prepare for the banquet."

"Mmm, thank you, Brother Wang Feng. Brother Wang Feng is the best to me."

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly, grabbed Wang Feng's foot, and rubbed it against her breasts.

After washing his feet, Wang Feng was already quite angry with Qin Jingru. He was just about to drag her back to the room for a passionate encounter when he heard a loud shout coming from the courtyard.

"Jingru, there's something interesting to see! Come out and join the fun!"

After saying that, Wang Feng put on his shoes, grabbed Qin Jingru, and rushed out.

As I stepped outside, I saw a group of people gathered together. Upon closer inspection, I realized that Sha Zhu was beating Xu Damao again.

Xu Damao covered his swollen face, angrily pointed at Shazhu, and roared, "Shazhu, you wait, you just wait! I'm going to call the police right now, and I'll make sure you're in jail!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu flew into a rage and rushed forward, punching Xu Damao to the ground.

"Hey! You idiot Zhu, you dare hit me?"

Xu Damao spat out a mouthful of blood, took out 50 cents, and shouted, "Whoever goes to the police for me, I'll give him 50 cents."

"I'll go."

Yan Jiecheng quickly took the money from Xu Damao and prepared to report it to the police, but he was stopped by Yi Zhonghai after only a few steps.

"Where are you going? Matters within the compound will be handled within the compound."

Then he looked at Sha Zhu and asked, "Sha Zhu, tell me, why did you hit Xu Damao?"

Sha Zhu curled his lip and snorted coldly, "Who told him to spread rumors about me at the factory, saying I was drooling over Sister Qin?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, looked at Xu Damao, and asked, "Xu Damao, did you spread rumors about Sha Zhu at the factory? Why did you spread rumors about Sha Zhu?"

"Our compound is a civilized compound. You said you spread rumors about Sha Zhu, who else would he beat up if not you?"

"Think about it, everyone. If Xu Damao dares to spread rumors about Sha Zhu today, he'll dare to spread rumors about everyone tomorrow. If this keeps spreading, won't our institute's reputation be ruined? How will we get the advanced institute award this year?"

"Furthermore, once our institute's reputation is ruined, how will the young men in the institute find wives?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't even give Xu Damao a chance to speak, and immediately launched into a tirade of reprimands.

After Yi Zhonghai said that, everyone in the courtyard began to criticize Xu Damao.

They don't care who gets beaten up, since it's not them. But if the reward for being an advanced member of the compound is gone, that's a real benefit they'll lose, and that's their business.

Xu Damao pointed at Yi Zhonghai and roared, "Old man, aren't you being a little too obvious in your bias? Oh, so Sha Zhu said I spread rumors, and I just started spreading rumors?"

"Then I could say that Sha Zhu is my son, but is Sha Zhu really my son?"

"Pfft."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Qin Jingru was also laughing so hard she couldn't close her legs.

"You idiot, you're asking for it!"

Sha Zhu roared and tackled Xu Damao to the ground, his fists, as big as sandbags, raining down on Xu Damao's face.

"Ah! Ah!"

"You idiot Zhu, I don't believe you dare kill me? If you can't kill me, I'll call the police and make you work in jail."

Xu Damao screamed as he was beaten, his face already covered in bruises.

Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to escalate the situation, and quickly said:

"Shazhu, stop! Jiecheng, Jiefang, Guangqi, Guangtian, pull Shazhu away!"

The four of them looked at their father at the same time. After seeing Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong nod, the four of them worked together to separate Sha Zhu and the other man.

Sha Zhu wouldn't let it go, and just as he was separated from Xu Damao, he delivered a vicious groin kick.

"Aww!"

Xu Damao's face contorted in pain, and he curled up like a shrimp, clutching his groin with both hands. It took him a while to recover.

Xu Damao stood up, spat out a mouthful of blood, and walked towards the outer courtyard without saying a word.

"Xu Damao, where are you going?"

Xu Damao roared, "I'm about to be beaten to death, of course I'm calling the police!"

"We can't report this to the police. This is a matter for the entire hospital to handle. We'll hold a hospital-wide meeting now to resolve the issue between you and Sha Zhu."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and beckoned Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong to prepare.

"Fine, let's see how you resolve this. If I'm not satisfied, I'll still call the police," Xu Damao shouted.

Upon hearing that a college-wide meeting was to be held, Wang Feng quickly pulled Qin Jingru aside and said, "Jingru, hurry back and bring a stool over. Oh, and bring some sunflower seeds too. We can eat sunflower seeds while watching the show."

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, I'm going right now."

Qin Jingru also enjoys watching a good show, and today's performance was truly spectacular.

Soon, Qin Jingru brought over the chairs, and by then the entire college meeting was ready.

It was the same routine as always: Yi Zhonghai sat in the middle of the eight-immortal table, with Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong sitting on his left and right respectively, making it look like a joint trial.

While cracking sunflower seeds, Wang Feng whispered to Qin Jingru with a smile, "Jingru, how was today's show? Not bad, right?"

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, that was amazing! I haven't seen such a great show in a long time," Qin Jingru said with a smile.

"Hehe, Jingru, let me tell you, living in our courtyard means there will be many more big shows like this in the future, just you wait and see."

"Uh-huh."

When Yi Zhonghai saw that everyone in the hospital had arrived, he gestured to the crowd, and they immediately fell silent.

"Today, a fight broke out in our compound. Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, come to the front."

"Shazhu, tell me first, why did you hit Xu Damao today?"

Sha Zhu curled his lip and said, "It was Xu Damao who spread rumors in the factory, saying that I drool over Sister Qin all day long."

Upon hearing that someone was spreading rumors about Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi immediately objected, stood up, pointed at Xu Damao, and shouted:

"Xu Damao, how dare you spread rumors about my daughter-in-law! You have to pay me back! If you don't pay me 50 yuan today, I'll never let you off the hook!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi impatiently and said, "Sister-in-law, stop meddling here, or I won't care about your family's affairs anymore."

As he spoke, he shook his head at Jia Dongxu.

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu pulled Jia Zhangshi aside and said, "Mom, Master is dealing with important matters, so please stop making a fuss."

Jia Zhangshi had no choice; her whole family was now relying on Yi Zhonghai for help, and she dared not offend him.

It's a bit of a shame to miss such a good opportunity to extort money.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi had calmed down, Yi Zhonghai turned to Xu Damao and said, "Xu Damao, Shazhu said you were spreading rumors about him at the factory. What do you have to say for yourself?"

Xu Damao roared, "Just because Sha Zhu says I'm spreading rumors, does that mean I'm spreading rumors? Then I could say Sha Zhu is me..."