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

The ground in front of Li Xuan's house was covered with golden dried sweet potatoes drying in the sun.

It was like a giant magnet, firmly attracting the souls of everyone in the hospital.

Although everyone was rebuked by Li Xuan, they dared not openly rob him.

But I just couldn't suppress that craving.

Especially Yi Zhonghai!

He went back into the house, sat on the cold edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and looked at the half-eaten mixed flour bun in his hand.

The more you look at it, the angrier you get; the more you chew it, the more it hurts your throat.

This contains a large amount of food substitutes, and even sawdust!

Not only does it cause bloating after eating, but it also makes it difficult to poop, which is extremely uncomfortable.

"On what grounds?"

Yi Zhonghai slammed the cornbread onto the table.

"Damn it!"

"Why is that little bastard Li Xuan's life so good?"

"In this day and age, we can enjoy sweet potato chips and also eat plenty of meat and fish."

"And I, a level eight fitter, am forced to eat this kind of pig feed here?"

Hunger and jealousy reignited the dark thoughts in Yi Zhonghai's heart.

Although he has lost all his prestige and is no longer a respected figure.

But he felt that he was, after all, an elder, an old man in this courtyard.

"Li Xuan is young and easily embarrassed."

"If I were to offer him grain in exchange, even if it was inferior quality, wouldn't he feel awkward refusing in front of everyone?"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes darted around, and a plan came to mind.

He rummaged through drawers and cabinets, and pulled out a cloth bag from a hidden corner under the bed.

Upon opening it, I found half a bag of dull-colored cornmeal inside.

This isn't any good grain; it's last year's leftover grain.

Due to improper storage, some of it has become damp and moldy.

Moreover, it contained a lot of sand and chaff.

"These were cheap goods he bought specifically to help the Jia family in the past, hoping to fool them later."

"Hmph, it's all food anyway."

"Sweet potato chips are whole grains, and so is cornmeal. Trading one pound for another, he's not losing out!"

After mentally preparing himself for a while, Yi Zhonghai picked up the bag of grain, straightened his collar, and walked out the door with a righteous expression.

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Intermediate People's Court.

Li Xuan remained leisurely reclining in the chair.

While basking in the sun, he flipped through medical books, occasionally tossing a piece of dried sweet potato to the sky beside him.

Cang Qiong ate with such gusto that the neighbors around him were practically drooling.

"Ahem! Little Xuan, sunbathing?"

Yi Zhonghai walked over with his hands behind his back, a fake, benevolent smile on his face.

Li Xuan raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and didn't even get up.

"Oh, isn't this Master Yi? What brings you here?"

They stopped calling him "Uncle" and started calling him Master Yi directly, which made Yi Zhonghai's face twitch.

But he endured it for the sake of that food.

"It's like this."

Yi Zhonghai handed the cloth bag in his hand to Li Xuan.

"I think your dried sweet potatoes are pretty good."

"As you know, I live alone now. I'm getting old, and my teeth aren't good, so I want to eat something soft."

"Perfect timing, I still have some cornmeal at home, it's all good grain."

"I was thinking that we neighbors should share what we have with each other."

"How about I trade you this cornmeal for some dried sweet potatoes?"

"I won't take advantage of you; it's a one-for-one exchange!"

"This cornmeal is a staple food; it keeps you full longer than dried sweet potatoes. Switching to this is definitely a good deal!"

Upon hearing this, the neighbors immediately perked up their ears.

Is this for real?

Although dried sweet potatoes are delicious, cornmeal is definitely more filling.

If it were truly a one-pound exchange, then Li Xuan wouldn't really lose out.

Even Yan Bugui came over, wanting to see what kind of good grain Yi Zhonghai had brought.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's "I'm thinking of you" face, Li Xuan sneered inwardly.

With a sweep of mental energy, the contents of the cloth bag were instantly revealed.

Good guy!

The mold filaments are almost growing into hair, and there's more sand than flour!

This old man, does he really think he's a fool?

"In exchange for grain?"

Li Xuan sat up, scoffing dismissively, "Master Yi, are you sure this is good grain?"

"certainly!"

Yi Zhonghai patted his chest and guaranteed, "What kind of character do I, Yi Zhonghai, have?"

"Would I possibly harm your child?"

"This is the food I've been saving up for ages!"

"Okay."

Li Xuan stood up, his voice suddenly rising a few decibels, attracting the attention of the surrounding neighbors.

"Since Master Yi is so sincere, let's inspect the goods in front of everyone!"

"If it's good grain, I'll trade two pounds for one pound without hesitation!"

"No! We don't need to test it anymore, I've already packed it all up..."

Yi Zhonghai panicked and instinctively tried to pull his hand back.

But Li Xuan wouldn't give him a chance; he moved with lightning speed and grabbed the bottom corner of the bag.

"Splash!"

Suddenly lift it upwards!

The "good grains" in the bag poured out instantly.

He collapsed onto a white cloth that Li Xuan had specially placed on the ground.

"puff!"

A cloud of dust, visible to the naked eye, rose into the air.

Immediately afterwards, a pungent musty smell, mixed with a stale, earthy odor, filled the air.

The fumes instantly filled the air, almost making Yan Bugui, who was nearby, sneeze.

Everyone took a closer look.

The entire room fell silent!

Where was the bright yellow cornmeal on that white cloth?

That was clearly a pile of grayish, clump-like powder!

It contained a large amount of black mold, as well as small stones and gravel that were visible to the naked eye.

There were even two dried-up rat droppings!

Is this food?

Even the pigs would refuse to eat this!

"Is this the good grain you were talking about?"

Li Xuan pointed at the pile of garbage, his voice as cold as a knife, echoing throughout the entire courtyard.

"Yi Zhonghai! Have you no shame?"

"You're going to trade this moldy stuff, mixed with sand and rat droppings, for my dried sweet potatoes?"

"What are you trying to do? Are you trying to poison me?"

"I am the orphan of a martyr! You are murdering a martyr's family member!"

"Have you lost all your conscience?!"

Li Xuan's barrage of questions, like a machine gun, left Yi Zhonghai dizzy and pale.

The surrounding neighbors were also in an uproar.

"My God! This is so dark!"

"This isn't food, it's poison!"

"Yi Zhonghai usually seems like a respectable person, how could he do such a despicable thing?"

"Exactly! An eighth-grade worker, and a former grandpa? I think he's just an old fraud!"

Even Liu Haizhong jumped in to chime in: "Old Yi, Old Yi, this is just too outrageous!"

"You actually dare to present something like this?"

"You're bringing shame to our compound!"

"I...I took the wrong one! I must have taken the wrong one!"

Yi Zhonghai was sweating profusely and stammered as he tried to explain, "I still have a good bag at home."

"This bag was meant to be thrown away..."

"Thrown away?"

Li Xuan sneered, pressing closer, "You pretended so well when you threw it?"

"The food you just said you'd been saving up for a long time?"

"You want to trade one pound for one pound of what you threw away?"

"Yi Zhonghai, drop your hypocritical act! We're not fools!"

"Take your trash and get out of my house! Don't dirty my ground!"

"roll!"

Li Xuan roared, his aura astonishing.

The sky also sensed its master's anger and let out a sharp cry!

"Ouch!"

Yi Zhonghai was so frightened that he fell to the ground and scrambled to his feet.

He didn't even care about the cloth bag on the ground; he covered his face and hurriedly fled back to his house amidst the scorn and curses of everyone in the courtyard.

"Bang!"

The door was tightly closed.

Li Xuan looked at the mess on the ground and waved his hand dismissively.

"Xiao Tian, ​​sweep this pile of trash out and dump it in the toilet!"

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