I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

The next morning, Lin Feng got up early and smelled a faint odor of urine as soon as he stepped outside! Lin Feng sighed and was about to leave the yard when Director Wang happened to walk in with two staff members!

"Director Wang, you're here so early!"

"Little Lin Feng! Are you going to work?"

Lin Feng was somewhat speechless. Why did they have to add "small" before it? "Yes, Director Wang! Are you here to inspect our work?"

"What inspection? Your yard has been getting increasingly out of control lately, I've come to check it out!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng followed behind Director Wang. "Director Wang, this really needs to be addressed. I can tolerate other things, but sitting in the yard and urinating is going too far! It smells like this all day long..."

Director Wang sighed. "I know! Some people just want convenience!" He paused for a moment, then continued, "Now that Yi Zhonghai is in jail, who do you think can manage the compound in his place?"

Lin Feng thought about it seriously for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly. "Those who are capable lack prestige, and those who have prestige lack ability."

"Oh, who has that ability?"

"Xu Damao and Shazhu in the compound both have the ability, but unfortunately they don't have the energy. One often has to go to the countryside, and the other doesn't get off work until eight or nine o'clock every night! But even if they tried to manage it, there's nothing they could do. There are a few old hands in the compound who can't be controlled by two young men!"

Lord Wang was well aware of the situation Lin Feng described; he was simply asking out of a glimmer of hope. "Sigh, go ahead and get busy! I'll go teach those families a lesson; hopefully, it'll keep them in check for a few days!"

"Director Wang, I have an idea!"

"What kind of crazy idea do you have?"

"These filthy bastards, drag them out into the street and parade them around. I don't believe they'll dare to do it again!"

"This guy should go to work already, stop causing trouble. This behavior is just a matter of character, it's not serious enough to warrant a public demonstration!" Director Wang glared at him, annoyed. "They're not class enemies!"

Lin Feng cursed inwardly, "Anyone who pisses on another is a class enemy, even more despicable than a class enemy!"

Director Wang strolled around for a bit, then went to the backyard, where he happened to see an older woman emptying an old lady's chamber pot. Director Wang pushed open the door and went in. "Grandma, I've come to see you!"

"Hey, Wang girl, why are you here so early?"

"It's just some stuff from the hospital. I've come to ask for your advice on how to handle it."

The old lady slowly sat up. "Wang girl! It's time to take care of some things in this courtyard. Those people in the middle and front courtyards are even less troublesome than me! My nose suffers so much every time I go for a walk! It's like going back to the pre-liberation era..."

"Grandma, do you have any good ideas?"

"Those women from those families are all incredibly difficult to deal with. Xiao Yi used to be able to keep their husbands in check in the workshop, which is why the yard was a bit quieter. To truly get rid of them, we need to find a solution from the workshop itself!"

Director Wang's eyes lit up after hearing this, but then deflated like a punctured balloon. "With Yi Zhonghai in jail, Factory Director Yang is even more overwhelmed than him; he won't have the time or inclination to deal with this mess."

The old lady seemed to read Wang's mind. "I know Old Yang. The steel mill can't afford to lose an eighth-grade worker. He must have been looking for someone these days! He'll most likely be moving in here..."

Hearing this, Director Wang seemed to have a sudden realization. "Grandma, you're amazing! No wonder people say that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. Your words have made me feel much better! But I'm afraid it will still be a while before I can see them again."

"Good things come to those who wait! An eighth-grade worker isn't like cabbage on the street! I wonder what kind of person will arrive?"

"Yeah, we just have to wait! You rest first, I'll go teach those guys a lesson, they're really going too far!"

Lin Feng had been busy at the machine repair shop all day and returned to the courtyard house reeking of alcohol. It was already dark, and the courtyard, as usual, was filled with all sorts of strange smells.

Lin Feng sighed, pushed his bicycle into the yard, and after taking only a few steps, he felt himself bump into something. Upon closer inspection, he saw that there was more and more clutter piled up outside, and pushing the bicycle back into the house had become a skill.

Lin Feng felt a tightness in his chest. He angrily put all the messy things on the road into his spatial storage, pushed the car back into the house, and then quietly came out again. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the front yard, he gave the front yard a thorough cleaning.

"I told you to put it there! You wouldn't listen! Tear down all the illegal buildings!" The space was instantly filled with a bunch of broken furniture, coal briquettes, and abandoned stoves of all kinds, which made Lin Feng very happy. It would be perfect to go back and increase the station's revenue.

After the things disappeared, the yard was much cleaner, and Lin Feng's mood improved considerably. Back in the house, looking at the huge pile of stuff in his storage space, he thought, "These days, people won't throw anything away; they treat everything like treasure! The prerequisite is that you have to have the space!"

The next morning, Lin Feng was woken up by a scream. When he got dressed and went out, a large crowd had already gathered in the front yard! Lin Feng looked at his watch; it was not even 7 o'clock yet.

"Who the hell is it? A thief broke into our yard!"

Yan Bugui plopped down on the ground, heartbroken. "What kind of damned thief stole even my kettle!"

Lin Feng glanced guiltily at his online space. "Oops, I was a bit too forward yesterday; I received the wrong item."

"My stove! My stove was brand new!" Zhang's daughter-in-law cried out in the yard as if the sky had fallen.

Lin Feng frowned, looking at the only stove in the space. This was brand new! Brand new, and you left it outside...? Even a recycling center would give you a discount on this thing! How could you lie through your teeth like that!

"Alright, alright! The men still have to go to work, don't waste time. This matter... wait a minute, you women send a representative to the neighborhood office to inform them and see how they're going to handle it. It's all just tattered and broken things, what's with the crying?"

As soon as Liu Haizhong opened his mouth, he was met with a barrage of criticism from all the women, who spat at his face. Yan Bugui quietly moved a few steps away, whispered a few words to his wife, and rode his Pinduoduo bicycle away from the yard. He decided that the bicycle could not be left outside anymore, as it was too dangerous.

The women waited patiently until 8 o'clock, and the third auntie rushed into the neighborhood office. Seeing Director Wang, she slapped her thighs. "Director Wang, there's been a thief in our compound! A big thief..."

Director Wang, who hadn't even started work yet, was stunned when he heard this. He hurriedly led two staff members to the 95th courtyard. When he entered the front yard and saw the empty yard, he felt much more relaxed!

As soon as the women in the front yard saw Director Wang arrive, they immediately surrounded him, chattering away incessantly.

The two officers patiently took notes in their notebooks and quickly compiled a long list of details!

Director Wang glanced at Lin Feng, who was watching the commotion. "Didn't you lose anything from your house?"

Lin Feng shook his head, while Sha Zhu walked to the front yard with a smug look on his face. "That thief is so inconsiderate! He messed with the front yard but not the middle one! Isn't that favoritism?"