I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

Upon hearing this, the old Chinese medicine doctor paused his abacus work, looked up, and carefully examined Lin Feng. "Which type of ginseng do you want?"

"Wild ginseng, of course!"

The old Chinese medicine doctor smiled. "No! If you had any, I'd offer a high price to buy them!"

Lin Feng walked out of the Chinese medicine shop feeling depressed. He thought about how other people could find all sorts of bargains here, but he was always restricted. Sure enough, good things can't be bought with money. Money is only valuable to people of their social class!

Back inside, Lin Feng looked at the various plants by the lake and thought about the medicinal herbs in the traditional Chinese medicine clinic. He sighed that there was still so much he needed to learn. Indeed, knowledge is wealth. After leaving the clinic, Lin Feng realized how foolish he had been to go out and work while guarding such a large lake!

After having money, Raymond Lam became much more honest, living a very low-key life, going between home and work almost every day.

These days, the piglets have become much stronger thanks to the nourishment of the spiritual spring water. Lin Feng used his mental power to restrain one of the piglets in the space, as this one has been the most energetic lately!

The piglet, bound in mid-air, screamed and struggled desperately. Lin Feng gently stroked it with his mental energy. Sensing no danger, the piglet gradually calmed down. Lin Feng closed his eyes, recalling the knowledge from the book. The structure of the piglet's genitals was projected into his mind. Taking advantage of the piglet's calm state, Lin Feng made a thought! A sharp pain made the piglet scream even more frantically!

After applying the medicine, Lin Feng placed it in the isolation area, where it absolutely could not come into contact with water for a while. After carefully observing it and finding that the wound had stopped bleeding quickly and there was nothing seriously wrong, Lin Feng sped up the process.

With the help of the space, Lin Feng did this kind of work like a master craftsman who had been doing it for many years. In less than an hour, all the piglets were castrated and put into a clean pigpen. Lin Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

To achieve pork freedom, Lin Feng worked tirelessly for over ten days, practically wearing out his books! Seeing the piglets quieter now, the matter was finally over.

With the Spring Festival approaching, Lin Feng collected his last month's salary at the purchasing station and his benefits at the supplies room, marking the end of his work for the year.

The purchasing station offers good benefits; each person receives two jin of pork and five jin of flour, which is considered an excessive amount of benefits in a company!

The steel mill was also on holiday. The benefits at the steel mill were quite good, with each person receiving a pound of pork. Everyone entered the courtyard with smiles on their faces, making the old man standing at the gate extremely envious.

"Finally, it's a holiday!" Lin Feng returned to the courtyard, habitually closed the door, entered the space, and leisurely sat in the lakeside courtyard. The space was now teeming with chickens and ducks, making it look lively!

Lin Feng flipped through the Chinese medicine books he had borrowed from the library, sat on a recliner in the courtyard, and ate homemade snacks while reading, feeling incredibly content.

"I didn't expect there to be five or six kinds of medicinal plants by this lake, and some of them can even be grown long-term!" Lin Feng exclaimed as he looked around. However, these things weren't very valuable. Compared to medicinal herbs like ginseng, they were worlds apart! Given the climate here, unless they could find seeds of precious medicinal herbs like gastrodia elata and lingzhi, they really weren't worth much!

Lin Feng couldn't bear to eat the wild eggs in the space, but he certainly ate a lot of duck eggs! Just as he was pondering what to have for lunch, he suddenly heard a loud knocking on his door.

Lin Feng exited the spatial dimension and opened the door. Xu Damao stormed in angrily, startling Lin Feng. "What are you doing?"

Xu Damao, with an air of familiarity, closed the door, pulled a bottle of liquor from his clothes, and slammed it onto the table. His gaze towards Lin Feng was complex. "Did you already know?"

Lin Feng had a bad feeling and slowly sat down opposite Xu Damao. "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Frustrated, Xu Damao opened the wine bottle, took two clean bowls from Lin Feng's house, and poured himself two bowls. Lin Feng watched coldly, not understanding what this guy was up to.

"My wedding is off! I know you're involved, but I don't blame you! I've been so careful around everyone in this neighborhood, I never imagined you'd do something like this!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng felt a pang of guilt. He neither admitted nor denied it, picked up his bowl of wine, and took a sip with Xu Damao. "Could you explain in more detail?"

Xu Damao gulped down a mouthful of water and then burst into tears. "I have no children! I can't be a father anymore, I'm childless! Waaaaah!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng felt a mix of emotions. "What's the reason? Is it congenital or man-made?"

Hearing this, Xu Damao blushed. "Let's not talk about that anymore, I'm so bored! Let's have a good drink together! I can't find anyone else to talk to in this courtyard, you won't refuse to give me that face, will you?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment. "Sure! I just happened to have made a few snacks to go with the drinks!"

Lin Feng brought out several plates of cold vegetarian dishes from the kitchen, including a plate of mixed lotus root cubes and a plate of cabbage! He placed them on the table, and Xu Damao took a bite. Although the taste was good, he was in no mood for it at the moment.

The two drank quickly, finishing half a bottle of wine in one bowl each. Xu Damao's tongue was even a little tied. Lin Feng gave him a disdainful look at his drinking capacity and then refilled his bowl!

"What are you planning to do in the future?"

Xu Damao took a small sip, perhaps finding the cold dish exceptionally refreshing, and kept eating, forgetting his sadness.

"What else can I do? I'm not bragging, but finding a wife is a piece of cake for me. I'm planning to go to the countryside, find a good one, and then have a child!"

"That works too! I think marrying a country girl is much better than marrying a rich girl!"

"I don't need your comforting, brother!"

"I'm telling the truth! This young lady never lifts a finger. Although she's rich, what good is money at a time like this? You come home every day and can't even get a hot meal, and you have to serve her. Your life isn't going to be any better!"

Xu Damao paused in his drinking. "Hearing you say that makes so much sense, I suddenly feel much better!"

"Don't you think about it? Even if she marries you down, it's only because of the circumstances. The difference in your social status is too great. Over time, all sorts of problems will emerge! So I think when it comes to finding a wife, it's better to avoid marrying up. Finding someone suitable is the right way!"

Lin Feng got more and more excited as he talked, and Xu Damao listened and found it all to be true. The two of them drank and got really drunk! Until Xu Damao’s head hit the table hard, Lin Feng looked at the remaining wine in his bowl and was quite speechless.

With a measly half-jin (250ml) of liquor, he dared to drink with one adult and three children! He's really both incompetent and loves to play around! But if this guy doesn't marry Lou Xiao'e, he probably won't be teased like that by the boss anymore! After all, without the title of Lou Bancheng's son-in-law, how could a projectionist catch the factory director's eye?