Courtyard House: A Carefree Life Begins with a Lottery of Wish Power

Qin Huairu's face was ashen, but suddenly she felt that Jia Dongxu, whose face was contorted with rage, had become an absolute stranger.

The on-duty nurse pushed open the ward door, looking annoyed, and said:

"What are you howling about in the middle of the night!"

"You're treating this place like your own home. If you don't rest, the other patients need to rest too."

"Go to sleep now."

The nurse then turned off the light.

Once the nurse spoke, even if Jia Dong and his mother were unruly, they wouldn't dare to talk back.

If you offend a nurse, you might suffer more when getting injections or IV drips.

Jia Zhangshi packed some things and went home to take care of the children, leaving only Qin Huairu to accompany them.

The ward returned to silence. Qin Huairu lay fully clothed on an empty hospital bed, biting her lip hard as tears streamed down her face silently.

Qin Huairu never expected that this accident would make the already selfish and mean-spirited Jia Dongxu even more outrageous.

The current Jia Dongxu even makes Qin Huairu feel both unfamiliar and frightened.

Taking care of patients and enduring hardship and fatigue, Qin Huairu was not afraid.

The hardships in the countryside are far greater than this.

However, on the one hand, you have to worry about taking care of a large family, and on the other hand, you have to be suspected by your husband and mother-in-law for no reason. It is really exhausting.

Qin Huairu's thoughts drifted to Lin Zhuo.

Lin Zhuo, why did you come here today? Why did you provoke Jia Dongxu?

Did you come here specifically to see how miserable I, Qin Huairu, am now?

Now you see, I'm living a miserable life. Are you satisfied now?

Do you still think I'm stupid? If I hadn't broken off the engagement, I would be a level four worker's wife now.

A deep hatred welled up in Qin Huairu's heart.

Qin Huairu herself couldn't explain how much of her hatred was resentment towards Lin Zhuo and how much was resentment towards herself.

Siheyuan.

Yi Zhonghai chain-smoked, one cigarette after another. An older woman, unable to bear it any longer, finally spoke up:

"Old Yi, stop smoking, you have to think of something."

Yi Zhonghai stubbed out his half-smoked cigarette on the sole of his shoe and sighed.

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

The middle-aged woman had a furrowed brow and her eyes were a little red.

"Old Yi, why is my life so miserable?"

"You have no children of your own, and you finally have a disciple like Dongxu by your side. And yet, at such a young age, you've become paralyzed."

"Who will take care of us in our old age and see us off when we die?"

Yi Zhonghai was also annoyed. The old woman's crying and whining only made him more irritated. He retorted irritably:

"All you do is cry, cry, cry."

"We're still so young, what's the rush?"

"Without Zhang the butcher, are we going to have to eat pigs with hair on?"

Upon hearing this, the older woman slowly stopped crying.

"You make it sound so easy. It's not that easy to find someone else to take care of us in our old age."

"The person must have good character, and you must know their background and be able to rely on them."

"It would be best if they lived closer to us."

"Tell me, where do you think we should look?"

While the older woman was asking Yi Zhonghai a question, a thought flickered in her mind, and she couldn't help but look at Yi Zhonghai.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai also looked at the middle-aged woman.

The two said in unison:

"Silly Pillar."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said slowly:

"Shazhu is indeed a good candidate."

"This kid has a foul mouth, but he's a decent person."

"We can gradually guide him in this direction."

An older woman quickly agreed, saying:

"When we have free time, let's go and take care of the deaf old lady more often."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said:

"That's right. Our family won't miss those few meals. This way, we can gain a good reputation and set a good example for Sha Zhu."

The more the couple discussed it, the more they felt that the matter was plausible, and the shadow cast by Jia Dongxu's injury dissipated considerably.

Lin Zhuo had just lain down to read a book when system notifications kept popping up in his mind.

"+10 from Jia Zhang's wish power".

"+10 from Jia Dongxu's wish power."

"+5 from Qin Huairu's wish power".

"+5 from Qin Huairu's wish power".

……

Lin Zhuo couldn't help but want to complain; the Jia family was truly a bizarre bunch.

All I did was not donate money to their family, and they're treating me like their father's killer, holding such a grudge against me.

So everyone owes them money, and it's their duty to pay, but if they don't, they're considered enemies?

Lin Zhuo wasn't surprised by the reaction of Jia Zhangshi and her son.

Lin Zhuo was somewhat taken aback by Qin Huairu's strong negative emotions towards him.

Qin Huairu always appeared reasonable and understanding in front of outsiders. Whenever Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu did anything out of line, Qin Huairu would step in to smooth things over. She had a very good reputation in the courtyard.

However, it now seems that Qin Huairu is definitely not as harmless as she appears on the surface.

Qin Huairu harbored considerable resentment towards Lin Zhuo, at least.

What could Lin Zhuoneng say?

All I can say is with a smile, I hope your resentment grows even stronger.

Before we knew it, it was time for another lucky draw.

Lin Zhuo happily chose to participate in the lottery.

Moreover, this time, without even realizing it, I had accumulated enough energy for two lottery draws in one go.

Lin Zhuo even wanted to present his neighbors in the courtyard with a banner praising them as "Good Neighbors of China".

Lin Zhuo chose to participate in the lottery, and received a system notification a moment later.

"Obtain 10 high-yield laying hens".

"High-producing laying hens have been placed in the storage space and can be retrieved at any time."

The reward surprised Lin Zhuo; it wasn't a skill or money, but rather 10 chickens.

Lin Zhuo moved his mind and checked his personal space, and sure enough, he saw 10 chickens.

These 10 chickens are about one or two months old, and they look no different from ordinary chickens.

At this moment, when attention is focused on the chicken, a message appears.

[High-yielding laying hens] This new breed of laying hen has strong disease resistance, consumes 20% less feed than ordinary chickens, and has a significantly increased egg production, averaging one egg per day.

After reading the description, Lin Zhuo realized that the attributes of this laying hen were indeed quite good.

At that time, chicken farming in China was still in a relatively primitive stage.

There are relatively few breeds of chickens, and there is no strict distinction between laying hens and broilers; they are all raised in an extensive manner.

There isn't enough food for people, let alone enough feed for chickens.

This results in chickens being very inefficient at both gaining weight and laying eggs.

Many farmers' own hens may not lay an egg for two days.

Eggs were so valuable that they became a hard currency for rural families. Whether sold to the supply and marketing cooperative or secretly sold in the market, they were an important source of income for rural families.

These high-yield laying hens eat little but produce a lot of eggs. They might seem like a burden to someone who doesn't have to worry about food and drink, but for ordinary farmers living in rural areas, they are a treasure that can continuously create wealth.

Lin Zhuo took some leftover rice and put it into his spatial storage, where the chickens ate normally.

It seems that if you want, you can keep animals in the space.

However, due to limited personal space, large-scale breeding is not possible for the time being.

Lin Zhuo decided to send the chickens back to his hometown so his sister could raise them and help supplement the family income.

Lin Zhuo started the second lottery draw.