Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

On his way home, Li Xuan stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative again.

I bought a large piece of fatty pork belly and a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor).

They even brought two strings of candied hawthorns for Li Tian and Xiao Yu.

As soon as you enter the courtyard house, the aroma of raw meat fills the air.

But Li Xuan's beaming face instantly aroused envy in some people.

Not to mention, everyone also heard that Li Xuan cooperated with the police to capture enemy agents!

Not only will they receive a certificate, but they'll also get a substantial cash prize!

This undoubtedly made the other birds even more envious and jealous.

The Intermediate People's Court, the Jia family.

Jia Zhangshi was crouching under the window.

Those triangular eyes were fixed on the pork belly that Li Xuan was holding, and drool was almost dripping down his collar.

"That damned little bastard!"

"How lucky I am!"

"If I had money, I'd buy meat every day! Eat meat every day! I wouldn't even be afraid of choking!"

Madam Jia was filled with hatred.

Ever since Li Xuan yelled at me and I fell flat on my face, even knocking out half a front tooth.

She's been speaking with a lisp for the past two days and can only drink thin porridge.

Seeing Li Xuan swaggering back with meat, the fire of jealousy in her heart was practically burning through her skull.

"Mom, please keep your voice down, don't let him hear you again."

Qin Huairu, who was sewing shoe soles nearby, whispered words of advice.

She was truly terrified of Li Xuan; that kid was incredibly wicked now, and she couldn't afford to mess with him.

"What are you afraid of? This is my home!"

"Is it illegal for me to swear in my own home?"

Jia Zhangshi glared with her triangular eyes, her voice rising even louder, "You little beast, be careful you don't choke to death!"

As they were talking, Li Xuan passed by the central courtyard carrying his things.

Jia Zhangshi's eyes darted around, and a wicked thought suddenly arose in her mind.

She suddenly pushed open the door and rushed out like a ball of flesh, pretending to slip.

He rammed into Li Xuan, his thick, fat hand reaching straight for the pork belly in Li Xuan's hand!

"Ouch! This ground is so slippery!"

This "faking an accident to steal something" tactic is one of her specialties.

In the past, when Sha Zhu or Xu Damao came back carrying good things, as long as she bumped into them like this, the things would most likely fall to the ground.

Then, she would take the opportunity to pick it up and keep it for herself, or extort money from it.

But this move was meaningless to Li Xuan.

His mental energy constantly covered his entire body, and he anticipated Jia Zhangshi's movement of sticking out her buttocks as soon as she did it.

"roll!"

Li Xuan shifted his feet slightly, his body gliding away like a swimming fish.

Jia Zhangshi's pounce landed on nothing.

Even worse, as Li Xuan passed by, he subtly hooked her ankle with the tip of his foot.

"Thump!"

Jia Zhangshi fell heavily to the ground again.

This time he landed face-first, sending dust flying everywhere.

"Ouch! Murder! You little beast, you're trying to run me over!"

Jia Zhangshi lay on the ground, refusing to get up, and began slapping her thighs and wailing in mourning.

Li Xuan stood to the side, looking down at her with an icy gaze.

"Mrs. Jia, in broad daylight, if you want to stage an accident, you should at least choose your target carefully."

"I'd rather feed this meat to the dogs than give it to you."

"What, you're bowing so deeply to me now? Do you want to be a dog and have me give you charity?"

"You! You called me a dog?" Jia Zhangshi was so angry that she trembled all over and got up to scratch him.

But looking into Li Xuan's cold eyes, she recalled the terrifying killing intent she felt last time.

The outstretched claws froze in mid-air, too afraid to grab down.

"You just wait!"

"You'll get your comeuppance someday!"

Madam Jia could only curse angrily as she slunk back into her house.

Back in the backyard, the coldness on Li Xuan's face did not dissipate.

"That old hag, she really doesn't learn her lesson."

"Looks like that fall last time wasn't too light."

Li Xuan was slicing meat while making plans in his mind.

Killing such a shameless pest would be dirtying your hands.

Moreover, it can easily lead to legal trouble.

The best way to deal with this kind of person is to make her suffer terribly and leave her with no way to express her pain!

"Since your mouth is so foul, then you'll have to empty your belly of all the bad water!"

Li Xuan put down the kitchen knife, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He recalled that there was a potent medicine in traditional Chinese medicine that specifically treated "indigestion" and had the remarkable effect of "clearing the intestines and relieving constipation".

That is—croton!

"Xiao Tian, ​​watch the fire. I'm going to the alley entrance to buy some soy sauce."

Li Xuan made an excuse, turned around and left.

He rode his bicycle to a long-established traditional Chinese medicine shop a few streets away.

"Shopkeeper, give me two ounces of croton oil."

The old shopkeeper looked up from behind the counter, adjusted his reading glasses, and looked at Li Xuan: "Young man, this croton oil is a potent medicine."

"That's for cattle and horses to relieve their bowel movements. If people eat too much of it, they'll die from diarrhea."

Why did you buy so much?

"Hey, the toilet at home is clogged. The old folks said this can unclog it," Li Xuan casually made up.

Although the shopkeeper found it strange, he didn't ask any further questions, weighed out two ounces of croton seeds, wrapped them up, and handed them to him.

"Use with caution, and be careful not to ingest it by accident."

"Okay, don't worry."

Li Xuan took the medicine packet, paid for it, and then disappeared into the night.

Finding a secluded corner, Li Xuan sent the two ounces of croton seeds directly into the Purple Cloud Space with a thought.

In the processing workshop, these shriveled croton seeds were instantly peeled and dried.

Then, it was ground into an extremely fine powder.

"This two ounces of croton powder is enough to make an elephant's legs go weak."

Li Xuan looked at the packet of pale yellow powder in his hand, which had almost no smell, and nodded in satisfaction.

By the time we got back to the courtyard house, it was already completely dark.

Lights were turned on in every household as people began to eat dinner.

Tonight, Li Xuan's family is having braised pork with potatoes, and the aroma is so strong it fills the entire backyard.

The Jia family of the Intermediate People's Court.

Because Jia Dongxu suffered a work injury a while ago and hasn't fully recovered yet.

In addition, since wages haven't been paid yet, the family's food standards have been reduced to the bare minimum.

On the table was a bowl of cornmeal porridge so thin you could see your reflection in it, and a dish of dark, bitter pickled vegetables.

"The Li family eats lavishly every day, while we're left drinking this dishwater!"

"That little beast!"

While drinking her porridge, Jia Zhangshi grumbled and cursed.

His eyes kept glancing towards the backyard, as if he could glare at the Li family's flesh through the wall.

Banggeng, standing nearby, tapped his bowl and said, "Grandma, this porridge has no flavor!"

"I want to eat meat!"

"Eat! Grandma will think of a way for you!" Jia Zhangshi began to think of a bad idea again.

Just then.

Li Xuan stood at the window of his backyard, his eyes slightly closed.

A powerful surge of mental energy instantly erupted like a tidal wave, engulfing the entire central courtyard.

In his perception, the situation at the Jia family's dinner table was crystal clear.

He saw Jia Zhangshi picking up the bowl of cornmeal porridge, preparing to put it in her mouth.

"Now!"

Li Xuan's mind stirred.

The small packet of "specially enhanced croton powder" in the space vanished into thin air.

The next second, it appeared without anyone noticing directly above Jia Zhangshi's bowl.

As she blew on it, it silently melted into the scalding hot porridge.

Because the action was so fast, and the powder was so fine, Jia Zhangshi didn't notice anything at all.

"Whoosh—slurp!"

After blowing a puff of hot air, Jia Zhangshi took a big gulp of porridge.

"Pah! Why does this cornmeal taste a bit bitter?"

She smacked her lips, looking somewhat disgusted.

Qin Huairu whispered from the side, "Mom, it might be stale grain; it smells a bit off."

"Please make do with this."

"Hmph! A poor, wretched life!"

Jia Zhangshi cursed, but didn't think much of it.

After all, food is precious these days, so we have to endure hardship.

She picked up the bowl and gulped down the whole bowl of corn porridge with the "extra ingredients" added!

It even stuck out its tongue and licked the bottom of the bowl clean.

backyard.

Li Xuan, having withdrawn his mental energy, smiled slightly.

"You drank it all? Good, very good."

"Mrs. Jia, you'd better spend this long night in the toilet repenting."

"I hope your old bones can withstand this ordeal!"

He turned around and went back to the dining table, picked up the fragrant rice, and put a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

"Mmm, it smells delicious!"

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