I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

Sha Zhu has become famous, and along with him, the young widow at number 95 has also become famous. Lin Feng looked at the newspaper the stationmaster gave him, making clicking sounds as he read. He had to admit that this reporter knew how to write.

"Are you referring to the courtyard where you live?"

"Yes, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself in front of the boss!"

"What kind of widow has such charm? Even with such a big belly, she can make this guy act like this? Leftovers from the steel mill! That's good stuff!"

"Absolutely! It's all meat! Most people never even see anything like it! Boss, how about we set up a small canteen here too?"

"Get lost! We only have a handful of cats and dogs around here, and your lousy skills! By the way, have you been practicing that booklet?"

"I've practiced!"

"How's the training going? The fish we had for lunch today didn't look that great!"

"They're still practicing the basics!"

Station Chief Chen sighed as he looked at Lin Feng. "Practice hard, this is your livelihood. I spent a lot of money to get those booklets!"

"Understood, stationmaster!" Lin Feng left the leader's office with his head hanging low. His cooking skills had been ridiculed once again, which was an utter disgrace!

After work, Lin Feng rode his bike to the library. There was so much he needed to learn; raising pigs was a technical skill! Especially castrating pigs, which he absolutely had to master! Thinking about all this, Lin Feng felt it was all a bit ridiculous!

After showing his work ID, Lin Feng quickly found books about pig farming in the library. These books were not only easy to find, but also very comprehensive, and Lin Feng became engrossed in reading them.

"Hahahaha!" A burst of laughter rang out. Lin Feng raised his head in bewilderment. What a small world!

"You're hilarious! A grown man like you watching over a sow's postpartum care, what, are you planning to go to the countryside and change careers? I remember you were a cook!"

Lin Feng blushed slightly at the teasing. "I was just killing time!"

Lou Xiao'e looked at Lin Feng with great interest and quietly leaned close to his ear. "Last time I saw you were studying gold smelting, do you have any gold on hand?"

"No, not at all!" Lin Feng denied it outright; he couldn't say this even if he were beaten to death.

Lou Xiao'e narrowed her eyes. "If you have any, you can contact me. Those things aren't worth much on the black market, but I can buy a small yellow croaker for 150!"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up considerably after hearing this, and Lou Xiao'e noticed everything. "I won't tell anyone! We're neighbors, after all!"

Lin Feng coughed awkwardly a few times. "Let's talk outside!"

Lou Xiao'e's lips curled up after hearing this. She had guessed correctly. Her father was currently trying to exchange gold everywhere, but the price of gold was becoming increasingly outrageous, and it was also becoming increasingly difficult to acquire! Although she knew that Lin Feng didn't have much, she would do her best to help.

After Lin Feng got a library card, Lou Xiao'e quickly led him to her car. She made an excuse to get the driver out of the car, and Lin Feng, using his pocket as cover, pulled out two large yellow croakers and one small yellow croaker. This action left Lou Xiao'e dumbfounded.

"You actually carry so much with you!"

"So, are you going to take it or not?"

"Of course I'll take it! I'm not worried you'll cheat me; we all know each other well!" Lou Xiao'e took the gold and weighed it in her hand. "Wait a minute!"

Lou Xiao'e quickly got out of the car, took a box from the trunk, and then quickly came into the car. In front of Lin Feng, she opened the box, and the stacks of RMB instantly caught Lin Feng's eye. This box contained at least tens of thousands of yuan.

"We're all acquaintances, so I won't haggle with you! Two large yellow croakers will be 3000, and one small yellow croaker will be 3150!" Lou Xiao'e deftly took out a bundle of RMB from the box, opened it, and counted out more than 3000.

"You click!"

Lin Feng carefully put away the RMB, noticing that the paper bundled with the money still bore the steel mill's stamp. "Sister Xiao'e, this is..."

"This is our family's profit share, what's wrong with it?"

"No, no!" Lin Feng put the money into his pocket, and a serious gold transaction was completed so hastily.

"The gold is of full weight and its purity is higher than what's available on the market! If you have any questions when you get back, feel free to come find me!"

"Don't worry, a small difference won't matter."

Lin Feng looked at the straightforward woman and cursed her inwardly as a spoiled brat. "Can I come to you again next time?"

"You still have more!" Now it was Lou Xiao'e's turn to be flustered. They had all eaten together, and Lou Xiao'e knew this guy to some extent. "Of course! If you still want to make a deal, you can come to my house directly! Lou Family Mansion, it's easy to find."

After putting away the money and books, Lin Feng refused Lou Xiao'e's offer to take him home. He got out of the car, threw the money and books into his spatial storage, and skillfully went to where he kept his bicycle. He forced his wildly beating heart to calm down and happily rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house.

He only had fifty-odd yuan this morning, but now he has several thousand in his hands. He's really struck it rich this time! Thinking about how many places he'll need money in the future, Lin Feng plans to exchange 1 yuan first! Only in this way can he feel more at ease! There are quite a few things he wants to buy in the black market.

After returning to the house, he immediately entered the space, checked on the pigs' condition, thought about the contents of the book, and began to cook food for the 12 pigs.

Sha Zhu really embarrassed himself today. He was criticized over the loudspeaker at the factory this afternoon and inexplicably gained another nickname: Widow Lover!

When it was time to leave work, Yi Zhonghai tried to coax Sha Zhu for a long time but to no avail. As soon as Sha Zhu got home, he locked himself in his room, and he felt like people were pointing and whispering about him the whole way home.

"Uncle, I'm not delivering Sister Qin's meals anymore! You'll have to find someone else!" With the sound of the door closing, Yi Zhonghai, who was locked out, stood there stunned for a long time before letting out a helpless sigh! What kind of mess is this!

Back in the house, she saw her husband and recounted what had happened that day. "Shufen! Could you please help deliver Qin Huairu's meal?"

The middle-aged woman got angry upon hearing this. "Are you trying to kill me with work? I have to take care of the old lady's meals in the backyard, I have to take care of yours, and now there's Qin Huairu too. If she were in the yard, I wouldn't say anything, but look at my body, can I handle it? Doesn't she have a mother-in-law herself?"

Yi Zhonghai was scolded by his wife. "Alright, alright, I was inconsiderate!" Thinking of Jia Zhangshi's character, expecting her to deliver food was like hoping the sun would rise in the west.

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai finally looked up. "How about this? You cook the meal, and then have Auntie deliver it!"

"Could those three aunties really be that good!"

"Sigh, that old woman can still be managed if you give her some money, but let's forget about Jia Zhangshi!"

"Old man, although your salary is not bad, is it worth it?"

Already irritable, Yi Zhonghai flared up upon hearing this. "What does a woman know? We have no children. If we don't treat her well now, how can we expect her to treat us well in the future?"

The words "no children" struck the resentful woman like a hammer blow, instantly extinguishing her anger. She sat on the bed, sobbing softly, looking as aggrieved as a young wife.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai became even angrier and got up to leave the house in frustration! How did things turn out like this?