Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The next day, early in the morning.

Lu Banxia was going to work at the factory today, so she got up early to make breakfast.

After breakfast, and after Lu Banxia went to work, Wang Feng drank a pot of tea in the house, told Qin Jingru not to go out, and then rode his bicycle to the factory.

He hasn't been to the factory for almost ten days, so he has to go and show his face.

Upon arriving at the factory, he went to the Purchasing Department 3 and found no one in the office. He then went to the Transportation Department, found Zhang Dazhuang, and drove away from the steel rolling mill in a truck.

As before, he wandered around outside, casually picked up about twenty wild rabbits, a dozen pheasants, and over fifty pounds of eggs. After weighing them and collecting his money, he went back.

He always exceeded his monthly targets, though not by much. Sometimes he would even send the factory a large wild boar, which was enough to justify his position as the deputy head of purchasing.

Just as Wang Feng was riding his bicycle back to Courtyard No. 95, in a secluded alley in Nanluoguxiang, four burly men blocked the entrance to the alley with two teenagers. One of the burly men coldly asked:

"Are you Ma Qiang and Li Wei?"

When Ma Qiang and Li Wei saw four burly men approaching them, and their tone was clearly hostile, both of them showed signs of fear.

"It's us, gentlemen. We don't think we know each other. What do you need us for?"

The four burly men confirmed the identities of the two teenagers, and one of them, a burly man with a full beard, immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, good, good, good! We didn't expect to find them first. Brothers, take them away! Tiger said that as long as we find these two, we will each get a reward of two hundred yuan."

"Yes, Brother Biao."

The other three were also very excited. This was two hundred yuan! They didn't expect to get it so easily.

They just came out early today, and they didn't expect to find out about these two teenagers by asking around. However, they had to put in some effort to catch them, and they used two yuan to trick them into coming out so that they could successfully catch them.

"Who are you? Why are you looking for us?" Ma Qiang shouted in terror.

"Who is it? Hahaha, you'll find out soon enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, two burly men stepped forward, one of them grabbing a teenager by the neck.

"No! Help..."

Before the two could finish speaking, two burly men covered their mouths with handkerchiefs. The two struggled desperately, trying to shout for help, but they couldn't make a sound. Before long, their eyes rolled back and they fainted.

This handkerchief is laced with sleeping potion. If they make a sound, then all these years of their lives will have been for nothing.

Soon, the men took out large sacks, put the two young men inside, pushed over a pre-prepared cart, covered them with weeds, and quickly left the scene.

......

at the same time.

Wang Feng had already returned to courtyard number 95. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Qin Jingru making clothes with a sewing machine. Wang Feng walked up to Qin Jingru and smiled as he spoke:

"Jingru, we already have so many clothes at home, why are you making more? Will we ever be able to wear them all? Besides, the clothes you made for me this time are so unfashionable! And they're made with the cheapest fabric. I'm not wearing them."

Since buying the sewing machine, Qin Jingru has learned to make clothes with Aunt Wu. She not only made several clothes for him, but also for Lu Banxia and Lou Xiao'e. She made a lot of clothes for the children, both men and women.

Qin Jingru picked up the clothes, held them up, rolled her eyes, and said:

"Brother Wang Feng, I never said it was made for you. You're a cadre, how can you wear clothes like this? This is for my dad, so he can wear it when he goes to work in the fields."

"oh."

Upon hearing that it wasn't made for him, Wang Feng ignored Qin Jingru. What could he say when someone was being filial to their parents?

Qin Jingru folded the clothes and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, I've already brewed the tea. You can stay home and have some tea. I'm going to visit Aunt Wu and teach her how to prepare ingredients."

Wang Feng nodded: "Okay, go ahead. Don't leave the compound unless necessary. Be back before 10:30. We still need to go to Goose's place for lunch later."

"understood."

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly, then walked out of the house and headed towards the front yard.

......

Courtyard 28.

4:30 PM.

Wang Feng accompanied Lou Xiao'e for an afternoon nap. He asked Qin Jingru to wait for him in the courtyard for a while, and then rode his bicycle to Mao'er Hutong.

Upon arriving under the big willow tree and receiving the signal from Tiger, Wang Feng was overjoyed.

The signal indicated that Tiger had already captured the two teenagers and they were meeting at their usual spot that evening.

If this incident was truly just an accident, Wang Feng wouldn't have taken the lives of these two teenagers. At most, he would have thrown them into his spatial storage and then have them help with mining after he bought a mineral vein in Myanmar, which would also temper their temperament.

If this wasn't an accident, or if they were acting under someone's orders, then don't blame him for being ruthless. At most, he'll give them a quick death because they're still minors. How dare they plot against his woman and child? Death is definitely the lightest punishment.

Back at courtyard number 28, Lou Xiao'e was already up and chatting with Qin Jingru over tea. Wang Feng said to Qin Jingru:

"Jingru, we should go back."

"OK."

Qin Jingru smiled and agreed, finished the last cup of tea, and left courtyard number 28 with Wang Feng.

Back at No. 95 Courtyard, the people who had finished get off work hadn't returned yet. Wang Feng and Qin Jingru went back to their house, and Qin Jingru didn't start cooking. Now, she would wait for Lu Banxia to come back before cooking.

Wang Feng sat at the door smoking. Not long after, Lu Banxia also came home from get off work.

"Banxia, ​​today Brother Wang Feng has prepared the ingredients for 'Zao Liu San Bai' (a dish of three white vegetables in a special sauce). Come on, let's go to the kitchen, I'll teach you how to make it," Qin Jingru said with a smile.

"OK."

Lu Banxia smiled sweetly and went to the kitchen with Qin Jingru.

Soon, the "Zao Liu San Bai" (a dish of stir-fried white vegetables) was ready. Wang Feng took a bite and found it not as good as Qin Jingru's, but it was still better than He Daqing's.

After all, this was Lu Banxia's first time making this dish, and she had already done a very good job.

After dinner, the three of them took a shower and went to bed, but this time they slept on vegetarian food.

While he was taking a shower, Lu Banxia, ​​who was on her period today, didn't shower with him.