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

Zhou Feng's words were quite detailed and thorough.

This matter was already quite serious, and besides, he didn't want to get involved. He wanted to at least gain some emotional value from Yan Bugui's family first.

However, after Yan Jiecheng was arrested, the emotional value he provided was much less than that of Xu Damao and others.

It seems that the methods used by the local police station are different from those of the special operations unit.

Yan Bugui felt a chill run down his spine, but he still refused to give up: "Comrade Zhou Feng, I know I've put you in a difficult position. But considering we live in the same compound, and for the sake of my old face, even if... even if it's just privately asking around to find out how they'll handle it, how many days they'll be detained, how much the fine will be... so we'll have some idea, okay?"

Zhou Feng shook his head and sighed.

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I really can't. Whether it's the neighborhood committee or the police station, they all have their own rules and regulations, and they will definitely handle it according to the law."

"Instead of begging me here, why don't you let Jie Cheng reflect on his actions inside, be sincere, admit his mistakes, and accept the punishment he deserves?"

"Maybe they'll see that he had a good attitude and treat him leniently."

"You're a teacher, and the third oldest in our department. If you're really worried, why don't you go to the neighborhood committee or the police station yourself tomorrow? Wouldn't that be better than me, an outsider, asking around?"

Having said all that, Yan Bugui understood that Zhou Feng's words were a very clear rejection.

The last glimmer of hope on his face seemed to have been extinguished, and he looked several years older in an instant, his back hunched over as he sighed.

"Alright, I understand. Sorry to bother you, please go back and have your meal."

After watching Yan Bugui leave, Zhou Feng turned around and went back into the house.

"What's wrong? Is this old man here because of his son?"

Bai Ling asked the question casually while eating, without even looking up.

"That's right, they wanted me to plead with the neighborhood committee, but I didn't agree."

Zhou Feng sat down in the chair and continued eating.

"Then you did the right thing. Don't get involved with them. Yan Jiecheng forged the certificate without authorization, which is no small matter. Getting involved will only cause trouble."

Bai Ling sighed, utterly speechless.

These days, forging official documents is no small offense.

Even if Yan Jiecheng forged not an ID card, but just a certificate, it depends on how the street and police station people determine the matter.

Zhou Feng smiled but didn't say anything.

In reality, he felt that the matter wasn't as serious as Bai Ling made it out to be.

After all, there are bad people among the masses in any era. He was sure that Yan Jiecheng was not the only one in Beiping who had this idea.

There may even be people worse than Yan Jiecheng, so criticism, education, writing self-criticisms, fines, and detention are all likely to be imposed.

But no more severe punishment is likely warranted.

Another reason he didn't want to help was that everyone in this courtyard, without exception, was someone who never forgot what they had learned.

Even if he speaks up for Yan Jiecheng and gets the guy released, he won't remember it well and will even take it for granted.

Who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause next time? It's better to let the organization take him away and discipline him properly.

He can also respect the fate of others and enjoy a free life.

Maintaining a certain distance while still reaping emotional benefits—isn't that a win-win situation?

Meanwhile, at Yi Zhonghai's home in the Intermediate People's Court.

The old man has been resting in bed quite a bit these past few days.

He drank Chinese medicine to nourish his body, ate nutritious supplements, and even an older woman went to the pigeon market to buy a piece of meat to stew for him. It was only with great difficulty that he regained his energy and spirit.

Although she was still a little intimidated by Zhou Feng and often had nightmares at night, waking up in the middle of the night, at least she didn't have any major physical problems.

Today, an older woman also went to pick up a chicken. Unlike other families who kept it for the New Year, she happily stewed half of it, filling the house with its aroma.

"Old Yi, let's treat ourselves today!"

After setting down the bowls and chopsticks, the older woman sat facing Yi Zhonghai. While eating, she couldn't help but vividly describe the lively scene at the distribution point, how Zhou Feng was so successful, and how he was surrounded by the street director and police officers.

Although she knew that telling Yi Zhonghai about Zhou Feng would make her man feel uncomfortable.

But the incident of being arrested before had really terrified her. Now she was saying all this for only one purpose: to let Yi Zhonghai know how capable Zhou Feng was.

To prevent the old man from having another moment of weakness and causing trouble for Zhou Feng.

"You didn't see it! That truck was carrying chickens piled up like a small mountain—Zhou Feng got them all!"

"The neighborhood committee members all said that Zhou Feng is going to treat every household in the entire city of Beiping to a chicken, that's over a million chickens! How rich and powerful must he be? He's not someone ordinary people like us can afford to mess with!"

The older woman clicked her tongue as she spoke.

Previously, they only knew that Zhou Feng had connections and abilities, but they never expected that he could do something so big!

With millions of chickens, if they were given to their family, they probably wouldn't be able to eat them all in a lifetime.

Yi Zhonghai listened silently, picking at the chicken in his bowl, somewhat losing his appetite.

Of course, his wife had no idea what they had gone through in the Special Operations Unit's cells.

Let alone going to cause trouble for Zhou Feng, he doesn't even dare to look Zhou Feng in the eye now, and he can't help but tremble when he speaks.

However, he now understood why the Special Operations Division would stand up for Zhou Feng to this extent.

If he had that kind of ability, wouldn't he be treated like royalty by the government?

In fact, he had originally planned to go back to work at the factory as soon as he recovered, and avoid Zhou Feng.

But now, after hearing what the older woman said, an uncontrollable thought suddenly popped into his mind and quickly took root, prompting him to weigh the pros and cons.

After putting down his chopsticks, Yi Zhonghai wiped his mouth and his expression became serious.

"Honey, I suddenly have an idea."

"What are your thoughts?"

"I want to hold a college-wide meeting."

???

An older woman suddenly stood up, and the stool behind her crashed to the ground without her noticing.

His eyes widened as he stared intently at Yi Zhonghai, his face turning deathly pale.

"Old man, I beg you, please don't do anything rash!"

"If we can't afford to offend Zhou Feng, wouldn't it be better to just hide away and live a peaceful life?"

As she spoke, her eyes reddened.

As an eighth-grade worker, Yi Zhonghai's monthly salary far exceeded that of the other people in the courtyard. Although they had no children, the elderly couple still enjoyed a very high quality of life.

Previously, Yi Zhonghai held an all-staff meeting to deal with Zhou Feng, which ultimately led to his own arrest!

Not only has this caused the middle-aged woman so much anxiety for so many days, but it's also uncertain whether her own job will be affected.

He's only been back for a few days, how come he's causing trouble again?

Yi Zhonghai was startled by his wife's reaction, but then he realized what she meant and waved his hand with a wry smile.

"What are you thinking? What's wrong with me? Would you dare go against him? I was thinking of holding a general meeting for our entire department and calling on everyone to learn from him!"

"Learn from...learn from him?"

The older woman looked at Yi Zhonghai with a somewhat blank expression, and the latter nodded vigorously.

"Yes, we should learn from Zhou Feng!"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up more and more as he thought about it, feeling that his idea was absolutely brilliant!

"Look at Zhou Feng, although he's young, he's progressive in his thinking and very capable! After developing his own career, he hasn't forgotten to give back to society and help his neighbors. This time, he donated so many chickens to Beiping City, solving the year-end problems for so many impoverished families. What noble character this is, what a spirit of dedication worthy of our emulation!"

Yi Zhonghai became more and more excited as he spoke, and even put down his rice bowl and paced around the room.

"Some people in our compound, well... mainly me, Sha Zhu, and Xu Damao, had some unpleasantness with Comrade Zhou Feng before."

"But now we've finally realized this, and as an old man, I also need to guide everyone's thinking."

"Comrade Zhou Feng has taught us all a lesson through his actions. Shouldn't we learn from him?"

The older woman was completely dumbfounded.

My husband is being a bit too extreme.

Before, whether it was her or the deaf old lady, no matter what they said or how they tried to persuade him, Yi Zhonghai was determined to go against Zhou Feng.

Now that they've been arrested and released, their attitude has completely changed, and they've started praising Zhou Feng.

Yi Zhonghai was already in a state of excitement and had no time to pay attention to his wife's expression.

"Get ready. After this whole affair involving Jie Cheng has calmed down, we'll hold a hospital-wide meeting. We'll discuss Jie Cheng's situation, and also learn from Comrade Zhou Feng's excellent character and promote the spirit of selfless dedication!"

It must be said that Yi Zhonghai is quite capable; with just one idea, he has already set the theme and tone for the entire college conference.

Moreover, deep down in Yi Zhonghai's heart, there was still a sliver of wishful thinking.

Since he's praising Zhou Feng so much, those people from the Special Operations Division probably won't bother him anymore, right?

"No, Lao Yi, do you think this is feasible? Will Zhou Feng even appreciate this favor? Please don't..."

Don't worry!

Yi Zhonghai grinned and patted his wife on the shoulder.

"This is a good thing, it's positive publicity. Not only Comrade Zhou Feng, but the neighborhood committee might even send someone over!"

The previous arrest was a serious blow to Yi Zhonghai's prestige within the entire courtyard.

Now is the perfect opportunity to use Zhou Feng's situation to improve the people's impression of him.

Seeing the light in Yi Zhonghai's eyes for the first time since his return, the older woman could only nod helplessly.

Let my old man do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't provoke Zhou Feng, he can do whatever he wants!

Yi Zhonghai had already begun to plan the details of the college-wide meeting.

It certainly cannot be conducted in the same way as the previous ad hoc meetings.

Not only do we need to set a time, but we also need to prepare a speech, and even decide whether to invite people from the neighborhood committee over.

This statement must not be too deliberate, nor should it cause Zhou Feng any resistance!

Even Yi Zhonghai had a strange thought in his mind: if he could make Zhou Feng happy, it wouldn't be a big problem for him to go back to the factory and continue working as an eighth-grade fitter!

Over the next few days, Yi Zhonghai began preparing for the college-wide meeting he envisioned.

Zhou Feng, however, kept heading towards the outskirts of Beiping City.

The fertilized eggs he brought over earlier have successfully hatched in the incubator.

This means that a hatchery and breeding farm can be officially established in the Siheyuan world to start breeding white-feathered chickens.

Zhou Feng naturally intended to purchase all the equipment inside the factory from the modern world and then exchange it with the courtyard world.

Of course, the most expensive thing in the entire hatchery is the constant temperature incubator. As for the feed for the chickens, the courtyard world doesn't need to worry about it; it can be purchased directly from minerals and the modern world.

In other words, those rare minerals served as the currency for trade between the two worlds.

It has to be said that the genes of being an infrastructure powerhouse are ingrained in the bones of the Chinese people.

Even in the 60s, after Zhou Feng sent a series of modules here, a group of experts quickly studied the instructions thoroughly, and before long, the power plant was officially completed and put into use.

The first port that connects is this newly built hatchery and breeding farm.

This time, Zhou Feng brought a full 15 hatching eggs.

The incubators in the newly built incubation and breeding farm in Siheyuan World are already large-scale, tunnel-style incubators with a maximum capacity of 20.

Therefore, Zhou Feng prepared a whole machine of hatching eggs for them. Although this was the first time hatching had been done here, the modern world provided a very comprehensive instruction manual and operating procedures, and the whole hatching process proceeded in an orderly manner.

"I didn't expect the factory to be built so quickly."

Standing in the courtyard of the hatchery, Zhou Feng looked at the power lines that were directly pulled from the power plant and couldn't help but sigh.

The fact that he spearheaded this change made him feel even more accomplished.

Upon entering the incubation workshop, everyone inside was wearing protective suits, which Zhou Feng had specially prepared for them.

The living environment here is not as clean and tidy as in later times. Who knows if these workers might be carrying some random things?

Even in modern times, disinfection is required before entering the incubation hall.

What does it mean to have hundreds of thousands of eggs?

The staff at these hatcheries and breeding farms were shocked to see the millions of chickens in Zhou Feng's warehouse.

But they found over 100,000 eggs.

That's probably more eggs than all the people in the entire factory have eaten in their entire lives!

"Don't worry, everyone, this is just the first batch; there will be many more batches to come!"

Zhou Feng shouted triumphantly, bringing everyone back to their senses and getting them focused on their work.