Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

If everyone only cares about their own doorstep and ignores the problems of others, it would be better to simply cut ties and avoid pretense.

Brothers should help each other in a real and practical way.

"Brother Quan, why did you suddenly start a cold noodle stall?" Tu Qiang asked, holding a piece of tripe.

"The factory salary is over 8,000 yuan a month, and the rent is 2,000 yuan... I'm still short on cash, so I have to find another way out." Lin Quan shrugged.

"Eight thousand or so isn't enough?" Niu Xiong was taken aback.

"Prices are high in Haizhou—a single room rents for two thousand a month, while in Longshan we can rent a three-bedroom apartment for less than a thousand yuan," Lin Quan said, counting on his fingers.

After chatting for a while, everyone enjoyed a lively hot pot meal.

After the meal, they went to a teahouse, where Lin Quan, Wu Bo, Tu Qiang, Niu Xiong, and Chen Lei sat around playing bullfighting for the entire afternoon.

After dinner, I went to a karaoke bar. After singing, I politely declined an invitation from a married female classmate to have a "candlelit chat."

Before parting, Lin Quan led them to the parking area and gave each of them a bag.

"Hey bro, thanks!" Niu Xiong grinned.

"Don't give me that sarcastic talk. I know exactly what kind of person you are." Lin Quan glanced at him sideways.

"I'm leaving now, let's meet again sometime!" Niu Xiong turned and left, waving as he went without looking back.

"Brother Quan, I'm heading back now." Tu Qiang, Wu Bo, and Chen Lei said their goodbyes one after another.

"The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between petty people is as sweet as honey—these are the kinds of friendships that are truly endearing."

Lin Quan shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and started the car to drive back to the village.

At 8:00 a.m. on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the construction team entered the village on time.

He explained his requirements to the contractor in person and paid the advance payment on the spot.

With three underground floors and two above-ground floors, the main structure alone will take at least a month, but it's hard to say how long.

With enough manpower and machinery, we can keep up with the construction schedule; if the manpower and machinery are halved, it may not be possible to complete the project in six months.

The workers eat boxed meals three times a day, and Lin Quan provides a subsidy of fifty yuan per person per day.

The New Year celebrations aren't over yet; on the fourth and fifth days, we have to invite guests, and on the sixth and seventh days, we have to go out to pay New Year's visits.

Lin Quan, who is tall, handsome, and rich, has been staying at home these past few days "watching people".

One after another, potential partners came to his door, and almost every one of them had their eyes light up, regarding him as their ideal candidate.

He remained calm and composed throughout. Several times he wanted to tell his parents that "I have a girlfriend," but he swallowed the words back.

If we're talking about Nie Xiaoyu, what about Liu Qian?

If it's Liu Qian, then what is Nie Xiaoyu?

This flurry of blind dates only came to a temporary end after the Lantern Festival.

He calmed down, deleted a bunch of redundant contacts, and cleaned up his WeChat and address book.

In the days that followed, I would sometimes go fishing, sometimes practice my skills, and adjust my pace as I pleased.

Two days later, Nie Xiaoyu and Liu Qian arrived in Longshan County together.

The two settled down in a house in the county town.

They walk around the village during the day and return to the county town to rest at night.

These carefree days lasted only half a month before the two set off to leave.

Before they left, Lin Quan gave each of them five million.

He still has over 700 million in his account, spends very little on daily expenses, and is always generous to those around him.

The cold noodle shop earns over one million yuan in net income after tax each month; the Superpower Project earns over ten million yuan in net income after tax each month.

If film, television, and game copyrights are monetized in one go, hundreds of millions can be easily earned.

"Superpowered" continues its explosive popularity, sweeping the charts across the internet last year, and its position remains unchallenged this year.

The stock account that Xiaobai managed on his behalf has been consistently profitable, and its current market value exceeds 200 million.

"The main structure of the house is almost finished, and the blueprints have been sent to Wang Zhennan."

Seeing that the first floor was already taking shape, Lin Quan sent the construction drawings to Wang Zhennan.

The manufacturing of the supporting equipment for gene therapy is directly entrusted to Huaxia Industrial Group—saving effort, time, and worry, and without having to spend a penny.

Lin Quan glanced at his watch, picked up his fishing gear, and went straight to his uncle's fishpond.

The daytime temperature has been stable at around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius recently, which is perfect for fishing.

Thread the hook, tie the line, insert the float, bait the hook, flick the wrist and cast it out with a crisp "snap".

"Damn it, the pole broke!"

Looking down at the old fishing rod in his hand that he had used for several years, Lin Quan shook his head and gave a wry smile.

He casually tossed the broken pole into the grass by the pond, then turned and went to his uncle's house to get another one.

He re-baited the bait, cast the line, and then took out his phone to order a batch of fishing gear on a Taobao shopping platform.

I bought the fishing box that I couldn't bring myself to buy before, but this time I just placed an order.

In the past, I always hesitated because I thought the rebar rods were too expensive. Now, I'll pick one each from 3.6 meters to 9 meters.

"The fish basket needs to be replaced; it should be made of Dyneema material."

"Make sure you have two lure rods and two surf rods as well."

"A fishing chair, a parasol..."

Before I knew it, the bill had already exceeded ten thousand.

"They're all domestically made, that's pretty much it."

The threaded steel rod is indeed sturdy, its only drawback is its weight.

When it comes to fishing, a fiberglass rod costing ten or twenty yuan can still catch fish.

Back when there were no fiberglass or carbon fiber rods, you could still catch a bucket full of crucian carp and carp by simply sharpening a bamboo pole and tying it to a line.

This trip yielded over ten kilograms of crucian carp, and also a grass carp weighing over five kilograms. Lin Quan finished packing and headed home with the fish basket.

The following afternoon, Zhong Zhikai, Zhong Zhiqiang, and Wang Shicheng visited again.

After tasting the braised dishes the three had just made, Lin Quan gave feedback on each one and told them to keep practicing.

The taste is basically acceptable, but the cooking time needs to be just right—the texture is a bit soft and the color is a bit dark.

If you braise it for too long, the meat will become tough; if you braise it for too short a time, it will be too chewy.

It's 30% cooking and 70% soaking: cooking is to remove the raw ingredients, while soaking is to infuse them with flavor.

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. Teaching my two cousins ​​and brother-in-law this skill is like handing them a means to earn a living for their entire families.

If the children don't get into good schools or find decent jobs in the future, they can still make a living by opening a braised food shop.

In earlier years, the high school admission rate was stuck at 50%.

Of a hundred junior high school graduates, only fifty can cross that threshold.

Undergraduates are everywhere, postgraduates are not rare, and PhDs are almost overflowing the door—but there are only so many jobs, and it's getting harder and harder to find one.

No matter how fast technology advances, people still need to fill their stomachs.

Assembly line workers will eventually be replaced by robotic arms, but a bowl of steaming noodles or a dish of fragrant braised meat, as long as they are clean and flavorful, can be passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years without any fuss.

The recipes for braising that Lin Quan taught his eldest cousin, second cousin, and brother-in-law were not exactly the same for each other.

To put it simply, these three methods were inherited from the skills of three imperial chefs.

In this way, even if someone spreads one of the theories in the future, it won't affect the foundation of the other two.

After dinner, Lin Quan drove to the county town.

The villa he bought in Beishan Yayuan covers an area of ​​680 square meters, with one basement level and two above-ground levels, each with a building area of ​​275 square meters.

He's been living here most of the time lately.

How could Mom and Dad not worry about their child drinking herbal decoctions and taking herbal baths at home every day?

Press the garage door access button, and the iron gate will silently slide open.