Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

"What food is available for babies these days? Or is there anything that can help mothers increase their milk supply?"

"Rice porridge or noodle soup can be fed to the child. For the mother, there are options like crucian carp soup, pig's trotter and soybean soup, millet porridge, brown sugar and egg water, and fermented rice with egg..."

"But these things are unavailable now..." Everyone knows what can help with lactation and what infants can eat.

But now, the price of corn noodles in Pigeon City has increased fourfold, and meat prices have increased fivefold!

Moreover, it's priceless and unavailable, so we're out of options and decided to try our luck with Zhang Dabiao.

"I have rice. Wait, let me see what else I have at home."

Since Guang Qi had already begged for it, Zhang Dabiao naturally wouldn't refuse. Besides, how much would all these things cost in total?

Zhang Dabiao went back into the house, closed the door, and bolted it shut. His swift movements startled Liu Guangqi.

"Hey?! You're just going back to your room to get something, why are you being so wary of me?"

A short while later, Zhang Dabiao opened the door. Liu Guangqi glanced inside. A curtain blocked the space between the door and the kang (a heated brick bed). The wardrobe door was open. Could it be that all the good stuff was stored here?

However, he wouldn't be foolish enough to ask that question, and his attention immediately shifted to the things Zhang Dabiao had taken out.

"Rice, I estimate it's about 10 jin (5 catties)." This is what's left in the rice bucket in the little nest. Zhang Dabiao poured it all out. There are still two unopened 10kg bags left in the little nest!

"There's also a pound of millet, a pound of soybeans, half a pound of brown sugar, and a small packet of cornstarch..."

"Is rice wine the same as fermented rice wine? I still have half a jar left."

"I won't give you the milk; I don't have any more glass bottles."

Actually, there are many more good things at home, but—

There's no need for that, right? Don't go too far.

"There's only one pack of cigarettes. These are internal cigarettes, not special supplies. Don't exaggerate."

"Holy crap! Da Biao!"

"If you give me all of this, what are you going to eat?!"

"There are too many..."

For others, the more the better, but Liu Guangqi is, after all, a vocational school graduate, and as an educated person, he has to save face.

And last night's feast was far too lavish, and now they've prepared so much more...

Is Zhang Dabiao really stupid?

Is your brain not fully recovered yet?

No wonder the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai plotted against him.

Who takes things out like that these days?

If I give you everything, what will you eat? You still have two years before you take over!

With only 5 yuan a month, what can you eat these days?

"I?"

"Don't worry, I'll just go out and ask my dad's friends for some."

"Anyway, don't worry about me. Is this enough? If not, I'll get you some more."

"That's enough! That's enough!"

"How much is it in total? Name your price..."

Saying it's free—that's impossible; we're not that close yet with Liu Guangqi.

But how much do you want?

"I don't know either. You can take it first. Let your brother figure it out himself, and then he can give me the money back later."

He genuinely didn't know the prices of these things, especially the prices in the pigeon market.

It's impossible to buy these things at the supply and marketing cooperative's price; Zhang Dabiao would be a complete fool.

But Zhang Dabiao didn't know how much these supplies in Pigeon City were worth.

Instead of haggling here, it's better to get the goods first and pay later, so you can see Liu Guangqi for who he really is.

This little thing is nothing.

To be honest, Zhang Dabiao's wariness of this era wasn't very strong. Everyone around him was from his own country, and the people around him were all working-class people. It was all the same old story, with everyone scheming and plotting against each other.

What's there to be afraid of?

Have faith in the Party and the people!

Besides, he came to this era full of resentment, and his mental state was already a bit crazy, so he didn't care!

But Liu Guangqi was deeply moved!

Yesterday, he held a banquet to apologize to himself. The banquet was more lavish than Liu Guangqi had ever eaten in his life!

He's got both substance and face, and he can brag about this for at least two or three years!

Today, when I needed his help, Da Biao immediately started pulling things out without saying a word!

This guy is too honest!

And he can even buy these precious supplies on credit?! Let my buddy and I do the math ourselves!

Grand! Bright and spacious!

Liu Guangqi has made up his mind about Da Biao as his brother!

Liu Guangqi went home specifically to get a large cloth bag before packing the things and taking them out.

Moreover, when they left, they called Liu Guangtian and Guangfu along, and they got a lot of coal briquettes for Zhang Dabiao and moved them into the house, afraid that they would be stolen again.

While they carried it, he habitually scolded them, "Don't go out and mess around if you don't have anything better to do. Stick with your brother Biao!"

"Learn more from Brother Biao, learn..."

After thinking about it, I realized that Da Biao is still in third grade and was just holding a primary school Chinese textbook...

Forget it, there's no need to learn this.

"Learn how to be a good person and how to do things properly!"

Then, Liu Guangqi hummed a little tune as he went out, winking at Zhang Dabiao as he walked, saying, "Dabiao, stay home today, I'll show you something cool when I get back!"

In the end, only Zhang Dabiao and Guang Tianguangfu were left there, staring at each other in bewilderment.

Have you eaten?

"have eaten……"

Liu Guangfu even wiped his nose as he did so...

Zhang Dabiao was about to casually say, "If you haven't eaten, go home and eat," but the other person said, "If you have eaten, what are you going to say?"

You guys don't play by the rules.

"Shall we eat something else together?"

Guang Tian Guangfu nodded vigorously!

Then I realized that Xu Damao had dragged me out of bed early in the morning and I hadn't eaten.

It's too early, I'm not hungry, and I'm sitting in the arcade reading a book, what kind of nonsense is this, pretending to study hard and improve every day?

On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, a 16-year-old simpleton was sitting in the cold corridor of a wonton shop, looking at a third-grade elementary school Chinese textbook, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth...

You could even change it to "Jin Ping Mei" instead!

He even felt like he was sick, acting on a whim.

I'm hungry now, so I'll go get some breakfast.

Liu Guangqi brought his two younger brothers with him... isn't that Liu Guangqi's real purpose? To make me take care of his two younger brothers?

Are you trying to freeload here?

Holy crap, how cunning are these people? They even scheme over a meal?

Zhang Dabiao shook his head. He couldn't very well send those two silly boys back now, could he?

Moreover, the Liu brothers had just given him quite a few coal briquettes. Although they weren't expensive, coal briquettes were really hard to come by in the dead of winter, especially during the rationing era.

This is called "sending a goose feather from a thousand miles away; the gift is small but the sentiment is deep."

So Zhang Dabiao accepted the favor and treated the man to breakfast, which wouldn't cost much.

"You two boil the pot, I'll get some noodles."

Zhang Dabiao brought out the stove and pot because he needed to go into his "little nest" to get something.

Guang Tianfu didn't care about his "distrust" and "extreme sense of theft." As long as he could have enough to eat, he wouldn't care if Guang Tianfu locked the door or climbed onto the roof to do something.

Three people, four packs of instant noodles should be enough, right?

The boy ate a lot, but Zhang Dabiao was carrying a large bag of Baixiang noodles – braised beef noodles!

The portion size is equivalent to 1.5 times that of a regular instant noodle!

Four packs are equivalent to six packs of noodles in a normal package, enough to feed three and a half young men.

After removing the packaging, take a cloth bag to put the flatbread and a porcelain bowl to put the seasoning powder and oil packets.

Before the eyes of the stunned Guangtian Guangfu, it was taken down.

Early in the morning, with people coming and going, the smell of instant noodles wafted out from here!

Many people were so engrossed in the courthouse that they couldn't move.

What's wrong with Zhang Dabiao? How come he has so many good things at home?

Not only did they indulge in a lavish and extravagant feast last night, but they're eating such delicious noodles first thing in the morning?!

Beef flavored?!

I've never seen the Zhang family this wealthy before.

With the death of this fortune teller, Zhang Dabiao's luck turned around.

Guang Tianfu paid no attention to how special the pancake was; he just stared blankly at the noodles and chili oil bubbling in the pot, tears streaming down his face.

This scene reminded Zhang Dabiao of those dogs in short videos that wouldn't dare move until they were told it was time to eat.

So cute!

However, for this dish, you should wait at least a minute after it boils, stir it a bit, and then it's ready to serve.

Just then, Xu Xiaoling came skipping over from the backyard: "Brother Da Biao, my mom asked me to bring you some vegetables. Thank you for last night."

It turned out that Xu Xiaoling was carrying a bamboo basket containing a large cabbage, a lot of dried shiitake mushrooms, a piece of cured meat, a few cloves of garlic, and two or three cornbreads.

This shows that the Xu family is generous and reciprocates. Although they offered two bottles of wine and two dishes yesterday, Xu Fugui and Aunt Chen (Da Mao's mother) are worldly people. The dishes on those three tables are not something ordinary people can afford. So, in the end, Da Mao and Xiao Ling from their family got the better deal.

Not to mention the time Zhang Dabiao knocked Xu Damao unconscious.

They delivered some vegetables this morning.

Then, the little girl was captivated by the pot of noodles...

"What are you eating here?"

"It smells so good?!"