Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Upon arriving at the backyard and entering Xu Damao's house, three dishes and a bottle of Xifeng liquor were laid out on the table.

Braised pork belly, chicken stew with mushrooms, pickled fish with sauerkraut, and a seaweed and egg drop soup.

"Wow, Brother Da Mao, you've prepared some real gems!"

"Hehe, of course, when drinking with Brother Wang Feng, you can't be too stingy, can you?"

Xu Damao poured Wang Feng a glass of wine, then poured one for himself, and said with a smile:

"Come, come, Brother Wang Feng, let me toast you. I, Xu Damao, admire you the most. Do you know how despicable that Sha Zhu is? You helped me beat him up, so I, Xu Damao, will acknowledge you as my brother."

Wang Feng clinked glasses with Xu Damao, downed his drink in one gulp, then ate a bite of braised pork before saying:

"Brother Da Mao, I also don't like Sha Zhu, but I didn't beat him up to help you. He was the one who wanted to cause me trouble, so I took action."

Xu Damao took a sip of wine and laughed heartily: "It's all the same, it's all the same."

"By the way, Brother Wang Feng, I've never seen you in action before. I never expected you to be so powerful. This has truly broadened my horizons."

"Do you know that Sha Zhu is a complete idiot? He's obsessed with other people's wives every day, and he doesn't even know that his own sister is starving."

"And look at me, I'm not weak, am I? I ride my bicycle every day, carrying over a hundred pounds of projection equipment up and down the mountain to the countryside. Do you think I'm weak? It's just that Sha Zhu is too strong, I just can't beat him!"

After a few drinks, Xu Damao seemed to have opened a floodgate of words, talking non-stop.

Wang Feng listened while drinking and eating.

However, Xu Damao's words made some sense. Xu Damao was always going up and down the mountain to the countryside, carrying projection equipment. Some villages didn't even have roads, so he had to carry the projection equipment into the village. He was indeed quite capable.

Not only was he not weak, but he was even much stronger than the average person. In any case, before he drank the Water of Life, he was definitely no match for Xu Damao.

But there was nothing he could do. He had run into his nemesis, Sha Zhu, who had been practicing flipping woks since he was a few years old and liked to play dirty tricks, often kicking his groin. Who could resist that?

"Brother Wang Feng, you're so good, could you teach me? I don't need to be a great fighter, just able to beat Sha Zhu."

Xu Damao was already half drunk. He had drunk two-thirds of the bottle. He stared straight at Wang Feng, waiting for his answer.

Wang Feng gave a wry smile: "Brother Da Mao, it's not that I don't want to teach you, it's just that I can't. I'm naturally stronger, how can I teach that?"

Wang Feng wasn't lying to him. He really didn't know how to teach him. After drinking the Water of Life, his strength, speed, and defense all increased significantly. He didn't know Bajiquan, so he couldn't just give him the Water of Life to drink, could he?

Even if he had extra of this stuff, he wouldn't give it to outsiders.

"Oh...I see...then...then..."

Before Xu Damao could finish speaking, he slumped onto the table.

Wang Feng smiled and shook his head: "Both bad at the game and love to play."

Wang Feng ignored Xu Damao and continued to eat and drink heartily until he finished all the dishes and drank every last drop of soup. Only then did he leave Xu Damao's house and close the door behind him.

It must be said that Xu Damao's skills are quite good, at least much better than his.

This year, Xu Fugui moved out of the compound and left the house to Xu Damao. Is he preparing to go on a blind date with the silly goose? It seems like the story isn't going to start that early, is it?

According to the timeline, Lou Xiao'e should be exactly 18 years old now.

However, Lou Xiao'e is fine as a concubine, but it's absolutely unacceptable for him to live in courtyard number 95 as the principal wife. He doesn't want to serve her like a young lady every day.

By the way, he urgently needs gold and jade artifacts. Could you perhaps go to Lou Bancheng and see if you can find a solution?

Give him some diluted life-giving water to drink, so he can regain his former glory. It shouldn't be too much to ask him for a hundred catties of gold and a hundred catties of jade, right?

When he got home, he locked the door and looked at the mess on the floor. He didn't want to clean it up anymore, so he just lay down on the bed.

After much thought, Wang Feng felt increasingly confident that getting gold and jade from Lou Bancheng was a viable option. After all, wealthy people don't care about money; it all comes down to whether you can offer them something they desire.

Nothing happened that night, and Wang Feng tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

The main problem was that I had too much energy and no one to relieve it, so I didn't fall into a deep sleep until late at night.

Shortly after Wang Feng fell asleep, a masked man in black climbed over the wall from outside the courtyard and went straight into the deaf old woman's home.

"Grandma, you were looking for me?"

The deaf old woman stared at the masked man in black for a long while before speaking: "Little Six, did you see Wang Feng die before you left?"

The masked man in black said with certainty, "Grandma, I'm absolutely certain that kid is dead."

The deaf old woman stared intently into the eyes of the masked man in black, unable to discern anything amiss, and sighed deeply.

"Wang Feng isn't dead, he's alive and kicking! This kid actually took on six people from our department by himself and won! How did that happen?"

The masked man in black stared wide-eyed, stammering, "This...how is this possible?"

"This is what I saw with my own eyes, and more than a hundred people in the compound saw it. How could you see a ghost in broad daylight?" The deaf old woman sneered.

"This... Madam, I personally stabbed that kid in the kidney, and Qiangzi stabbed him in the chest. For safety's sake, I only left after I saw him completely die. If you don't believe me, I'll call Qiangzi over to confirm with you."

The deaf old woman waved her hand: "Let's leave it at that for now. Don't take any action against this kid for the time being. Let's find out what he's been up to lately. I have a feeling this isn't as simple as it seems. Anyway, his purchasing area is in Hongqi Commune, so he can't escape."

"Yes, ma'am."

......

early morning.

Wang Feng was awakened by the rooster's crowing. The first thing he did upon waking was to drink nearly a pound of the Water of Life.

Feeling his power surge once again, Wang Feng felt extremely excited.

Using his mind to survey the space, he saw that the sweet potatoes had already grown long vines, and the pumpkins and corn had also sprouted tender shoots.

Under the control of his mind, he cut all the sweet potato vines into small sections and then planted them all.

They planted three mu of sweet potatoes, and now only four mu of land are still empty.

After getting dressed, Wang Feng got up, since he couldn't sleep anymore anyway.

However, he really didn't want to go to the public toilet. After thinking about it, he decided to just relieve himself in his spatial dimension. Anyway, it was only once, and he could just find a secluded place to throw it away later.

As for using it as fertilizer, Wang Feng felt a little disgusted and decided against it.

Upon entering the space, time at one of the edges of the area was restored to its normal flow under the control of thought. This 100-square-meter space could then be used as a living area.

He might need to come to the space to sleep or cook in the future, and it's inconvenient without a living area with a normal time flow.

After taking care of his personal needs in the space, Wang Feng took out his toiletries and went out.

Everyone had already gotten up and had just stepped outside when they encountered Qin Huairu washing up in the pool.

"Wang Feng, why are you up so early today? Don't you usually go to the factory at 10 a.m.?" Qin Huairu asked with a smile.

"Hehe, the house is a mess, I can't sleep," Wang Feng replied casually.

Qin Huairu nodded gently and then went to wash up on her own.

Wang Feng quickly washed up and went back to his room.

He took out 10 white steamed buns from the space and started eating them.

Now his appetite has grown even larger, and I don't know if 10 large steamed buns will be enough to fill him up.

This won't do. His appetite is getting bigger and bigger. If people see this, won't they think he's a monster?

He can eat 10 steamed buns in one meal today, and he might eat 15 or 20 in one meal tomorrow. How can he keep going like this?

After finishing 10 steamed buns, Wang Feng still felt unsatisfied, so he took out two more steamed buns and ate them, then drank a large glass of water before stopping.

There's no way to solve this problem right now, so we can only give up. Anyway, he has his own space, so he definitely won't starve to death.