Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The next day, early in the morning.

Qin Jingru handed Wang Feng a steamed bun and said, "Brother Wang Feng, after you finish breakfast, why don't you sleep a little longer at home? I've noticed you've been going out a lot at night these past few days, so you probably haven't been getting much sleep."

Wang Feng stared wide-eyed at Qin Jingru and said, "Jingru, have I been waking you up these past few nights when I went out?"

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, I don't know what's going on, but ever since I drank the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup, my hearing and eyesight have improved a lot. Of course I know you make such a big fuss when you get up at night."

"Brother Wang Feng, I know you went to the black market to sell your game. I don't mean to interfere in your affairs, I'm just worried that you're not sleeping well at night and that it's too tiring for you to go hunting during the day."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng waved his hand dismissively and casually replied:

"Jingru, you know how strong I am. Sleeping a little less is no big deal for me. You also know how much we both eat. If I don't work hard, with my salary of 87.5 yuan, I might not even be able to afford corn noodles."

At this point, Wang Feng added, "Besides, we'll have children in the future, so I have to work a little harder to save up some money for our future kids."

"Yes, Wang Feng, you've worked hard. I will study cooking even harder so that I can share some of the burden with you," Qin Jingru nodded emphatically.

"Hehe, Jingru, you don't need to put pressure on yourself. Eat and drink as you please. Don't worry, with my abilities, I can support you, let alone raise ten or eight more children."

As he spoke, Wang Feng pretended to take a wad of cash from his pocket and hand it to Qin Jingru, saying:

"Here's three hundred yuan. Take it and keep it. This is my earnings from hunting over this period of time."

Seeing that Brother Wang Feng had given her another three hundred yuan, Qin Jingru's big eyes narrowed into crescents, and she nodded obediently.

"Brother Wang Feng, don't worry, I won't waste this money."

"By the way, Jingru, I'm going hunting in the mountains later. When I get back tonight, I'll take you to see our new house. It's a detached house with seven rooms," Wang Feng said with a smile.

"Um?"

"Brother Wang Feng, when did you buy a house?" Qin Jingru asked curiously.

"Hehe, this wasn't bought. Houses aren't allowed to be bought and sold now. I did a big favor for a rich person, and he gave it to me as a gift," Wang Feng said with a smile, waving his hand.

"real?"

Wang Feng nodded.

"That's great, Brother Wang Feng! Our house originally only had two rooms, but you've divided it into four. Although it has a toilet, a shower room, a kitchen, and even a living room, there was only one bedroom. I was worried that we wouldn't have anywhere to live after we had a baby. It's so wonderful to have a new house now!" Qin Jingru said excitedly.

Wang Feng gestured for her to calm down: "Jingru, calm down. It's just a few houses. Why are you so agitated? I'm such a good hunter. If houses could be bought and sold, I could buy a detached house in a month."

"Yes, yes, Brother Wang Feng is the best!" Qin Jingru nodded her little head obediently.

Wang Feng smiled slightly. The reason he kept emphasizing his hunting skills was so that he could bring out some good items later so that Qin Jingru wouldn't suspect anything.

Anyway, he has a space and can grow and raise livestock, but he won't tell anyone, not even Qin Jingru.

After having breakfast and chatting with Qin Jingru for a while, Wang Feng went out with Qin Jingru.

Qin Jingru went to Fengzeyuan, while he went to the moat. The main purpose of going to the moat was to collect water, and the treasure hunt was secondary.

After careful consideration last night, Wang Feng decided to take out 857 jin of gold to expand his space, which would now be 1,000 mu.

He plans to develop a large fishpond of fifty acres. Fish reproduce so quickly that having only a few acres of fishpond in the available space would be a waste.

As for the remaining 800 mu, we'll plant those 800 mu after the sweet potato vines sprout today. It's impossible to sell so many sweet potatoes; we'll store them to feed poultry and livestock later.

If Wang Feng weren't skilled, fast, and able to store bullets using his spatial ability, he wouldn't have dared to sell so many sweet potatoes on the black market.

With so many sweet potatoes appearing on the market, the authorities aren't going to sit idly by. They might already be investigating him. But he's confident in his own power and certain that the authorities won't be able to catch him unless they deploy the army, which is why he dares to do this.

He doesn't lack gold for now, but he lacks jade and precious stones.

Wang Feng rode his bicycle toward the moat. Just as he passed Dongzhimen, he saw a familiar figure being dragged into a secluded alley by three thugs.

Upon closer inspection of the figure, Wang Feng exclaimed, "Stupid goose!"

Wang Feng quickly parked his bicycle and chased after the car into a secluded alley.

At that moment, Lou Xiao'e, who had been dragged to a secluded alley by three thugs, looked at the daggers in their hands with terror in her eyes. She dropped the pig's trotter and the chicken she was holding on the ground in fright.

"What do you want? Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll scream!"

Lou Xiao'e forced herself to remain calm and shouted at the group of thugs.

"Hahaha, go ahead and yell! The louder you yell, the more excited we brothers will get!" one of the thugs laughed.

A burly thug pointed a dagger at Lou Xiao'e and said menacingly:

"Little girl, you've been buying chickens and pig's trotters, you're clearly a fat sheep. Hand over all your money first, then write a letter and give it to me. If your family is willing to pay two thousand yuan to ransom you, we'll let you go, otherwise..."

"Brother Biao, we've offended Brother Hu. He's sending people everywhere to look for us. We don't have time to wait for this girl's family to bring us money," another thug said worriedly.

"Ergou, damn it, are you guys stupid? We're broke right now. How are we going to run away without getting some money?" Brother Biao yelled.

"Alright, that's settled. Once we get the money, we'll leave Beijing immediately."

"Yes, Brother Biao."

Lou Xiao'e overheard the conversation of the thugs and quickly took out her money, saying to them:

"I only have a little over a hundred yuan on me. Take the money and leave quickly. My home is quite far from here, and it will take at least two hours to get there and back."

"They don't need to leave. I'll take them to a place that includes food and lodging later."

"Who?"

The thugs turned their heads to look and saw that the person who came was actually a young man.

"You dare meddle in other people's business? You're asking for it!"

A thug pointed a dagger at Wang Feng, his tone threatening.

"Wang Feng, run! They have knives, you're no match for them! Go tell my dad, tell him to find a way to save me!"

Lou Xiao'e's feelings were complicated when she saw Wang Feng. Ever since Wang Feng rejected her, she had been thinking about him constantly. The more she tried to stop herself from thinking about him, the more she couldn't help but think about him. During this time, she felt like she was being obsessed.