Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

Zhou Feng had been mentally prepared for this belated but finally arriving college-wide meeting.

After all, he had been causing such a ruckus in the courtyard all this time, without giving Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong any face. How could the two of them possibly sit still?

As for Yan Bugui, he was just an irresponsible third uncle; it made no difference whether he was there or not.

That afternoon, the Intermediate People's Court set up an octagonal table, with three old men sitting at the head of the table, and all the young and old people in the court carrying stools to sit around them, constantly discussing the matter.

Yi Zhonghai glanced around, cleared his throat, and stepped forward: "Everyone, please be quiet. The reason we're holding this all-staff meeting today is to discuss the unhealthy trends and problems that have recently emerged in the compound!"

Listening to Yi Zhonghai's words, Liu Haizhong sat on the side, noncommittally eating sunflower seeds.

He was already being kind by not picking a fight with the old man who raised the question; he certainly wouldn't agree with him.

After all, the two had already discussed it before the college-wide meeting.

It's not a matter of principle, so Liu Haizhong is too lazy to bother with such trivial matters, unless... he leads the entire academy meeting and gets to experience the joys of being an official!

But everyone else turned their attention to Zhou Feng, who was sitting in the back corner of the crowd.

The old man's words were clearly aimed at him.

"I agree! The old man is right. It's Zhou Feng who's been engaging in speculation and profiteering in the courtyard, exchanging grain for feudal remnants, and ruining the atmosphere of our courtyard!"

"Sister Qin kindly brought him a chair, but he kicked her out. Isn't that bullying?"

Sha Zhu was the first to stand up and respond, pointing at Zhou Feng and shouting.

Xu Damao immediately objected, standing up to retort, "Shazhu, Zhou Feng just wants the old items he likes. I've never heard of forcing someone to accept something!"

"Yeah, Zhou Feng gets to do whatever he likes. Who gave you permission to go find him?"

"Isn't this a matter between Zhou Feng and the Jia family? Why is Sha Zhu so angry?"

Several neighbors who were on good terms with Xu Damao also spoke up.

They usually traded some old items with Zhou Feng for rice and noodles. As beneficiaries, they naturally had to speak up for Zhou Feng!

The courtyard erupted into a cacophony of arguments. Some opposed Zhou Feng, while many more supported him. Both sides stuck to their own arguments, their faces flushed with anger.

"Alright! Stop arguing!"

Yi Zhonghai slammed his hand on the table, instantly silencing the arguing voices in the room.

After all, he's been a powerful figure for so many years, so he still has some authority.

"Zhou Feng, tell me what exactly happened!"

When Zhou Feng heard Yi Zhonghai call his name, his eyes lit up.

He had previously publicly confronted Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, and increased his ability upgrade progress to 10%.

But these past few days, by constantly arguing with Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu, I've gained far too little; the cumulative increase so far is only a mere five percent!

The main issue is that he'll be living in this courtyard house for the rest of his life, so he can't just bite everyone like Sha Zhu!

Now that the old man has set up a stage for him and organized a hospital-wide meeting, isn't this all to help him take another big step in upgrading his abilities?

"Dear neighbors, this is a simple matter. I personally like some old items that have been around for a long time, so I'm asking my good neighbors to help me look for some. That's all."

"As for what Sha Zhu said about speculation and profiteering, whether it's a bottle or a chair, I have no intention of selling it to anyone. It's just sitting at home. What kind of speculation am I doing?"

After explaining for a couple of minutes, Zhou Feng turned his gaze to Jia Zhangshi, and his tone became cold.

"There are some people who come to my house with two broken stools and want to trade them for grain. If I don't give them the grain, they accuse me of speculation and profiteering. Wouldn't that be considered extortion?"

"Yes! Of course we'll give it to him! He'd even hit us if we didn't! I think he's just jealous!"

Xu Damao responded immediately, and even when Lou Xiao'e, who was next to him, reached out and tugged at his clothes a few times, she couldn't stop him.

Zhou Feng initiated the team fight against Sha Zhu first. If Xu Damao didn't follow up immediately, then he wouldn't be himself!

Jia Zhangshi opened her mouth a few times, but didn't know what to say. Sha Zhu, on the other hand, was so angry that his face turned red. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to walk towards Xu Damao, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai.

The old man's original plan was to use Sha Zhu's talk of speculation as an excuse to lead the entire courtyard to use righteousness to overpower Zhou Feng.

But now Xu Damao and his group are clearly on Zhou Feng's side, and there's still Uncle Yan Bugui who hasn't spoken yet, so he probably won't gain any advantage.

"Alright, that's good. We won't stop you from looking for things for Zhou Feng if you want. But it's just a hobby; don't get involved in speculation or profiteering!"

"Otherwise, the three of us wouldn't have let him off so easily!"

His words seemed fair, but his eyes remained fixed on Zhou Feng, making his intentions all too clear.

"laugh--"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Zhou Feng couldn't help but let out a sneer.

"If I remember correctly, you three gentlemen are supposed to be in charge of supervision, right? Since when did you gain law enforcement power?"

"Zhou Feng! That's going too far!"

This time, it wasn't Yi Zhonghai who slammed his fist on the table, but Liu Haizhong.

Zhou Feng's words just now directly questioned the status of the three old men in the courtyard, which was something he absolutely could not accept.

"Huai Ru, go report him to the neighborhood committee tomorrow. I refuse to believe we can't deal with him!"

Back at the Jia family home, Madam Jia stared intently at Qin Huairu.

She couldn't do much about Zhou Feng, but she could still control her own daughter-in-law!

Qin Huairu glanced at her nearly empty rice jar, and then thought about the aroma of rice that had been wafting from the yard lately…

He gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.

Since our family definitely won't get any, then nobody should get any!

"Hey? Second Uncle, I didn't mean anything by that. Don't take it personally."

As Zhou Feng was about to return to the front yard, he casually greeted Liu Haizhong, who was passing by.

Liu Haizhong's expression froze for a moment, then he snorted and turned to walk towards his home.

Zhou Feng wasn't angry. Feeling his slightly increased abilities, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

It has to be my second uncle! Fanfiction is truly amazing; he's a total fanatic.

When it comes to his rights, he can't be generous at all; a single retort can elicit a lot of emotional reactions.

Liu Haizhong didn't take Zhou Feng seriously at all.

Zhou Feng's tactics were only good enough to win over Lao Yan.

He and Lao Yi would never get involved in things that skirted the rules. He was a level seven worker and was even dreaming of getting promoted and becoming the workshop director someday!

We can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture and get a stain on our clothes.