I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

After leaving Yan Bugui's room, Yan Jiefang did not return to his sleeping place, but went straight out of the courtyard.

Given Yan Bugui's petty nature, he definitely won't let what just happened go unpunished, and he'll surely try to trip him up later.

You must prepare in advance.

Life is nothing more than food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

And the areas where Yan Bugui could cause trouble for himself are mostly in these aspects.

As a teenager, Yan Jiefang has no shortage of food and drink. The only thing that can stump him right now is money.

Thinking of the glorious history and money-making methods of various time-traveling predecessors in the courtyard house, and combining it with his own cheat ability.

Yan Jiefang quickly came up with several effective solutions.

After eating steamed buns in the open space and practicing Tai Chi a few times, Yan Jiefang walked home along the alley.

As we turned a corner, two young men approached us.

Yan Jiefang stepped aside to let him pass.

He glanced at the other person and discovered that one of them was Jia Dongxu.

I don't know what he's doing out there at this time, but it's none of my business.

Yan Jiefang pretended not to see the other person, didn't even bother to say hello, and quickly left.

Jia Dongxu also seemed not to see his neighbor, and with his head down, he and his companion quickly disappeared into the night.

Yan Jiefang was quick to act; he got up and left the yard before dawn the next day.

Under the dim streetlights, you can already see sanitation workers and night soil collectors at work.

In addition, there were mail carriers, freight workers, and others who came and went in a hurry.

Of course, there were also many poor families who went out of town to dig for wild vegetables.

Based on his memory of the directions and after asking around along the way, Yan Jiefang finally found his destination—Dongdan Market—around 5 p.m., more than half an hour later.

In his mind, large markets like Dongdan Market should have his target products, such as grass carp, silver carp, or common carp.

These freshwater fish are the only products he could potentially acquire and sell at his age.

If you take it to the purchasing department to sell, they basically won't ask about its origin.

Even if questioned, one could say it was caught or caught in Shichahai or a river outside the city.

The source issue can be easily explained.

But reality slapped him hard in the face!

I walked around inside for a while, and they did sell fish, but not freshwater fish; they sold saltwater fish like ribbonfish, pomfret, and yellow croaker. (I checked the information.)

It had absolutely no effect on him.

Even if it crits, it can't be sold, otherwise the problem of sourcing alone would be enough to crush it!

Don't assume that just because they say they don't care about the source, they'll just buy everything directly.

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever, especially in China at this time.

One can imagine that as long as he sells a few dozen ribbonfish in the purchasing department of a certain unit in the morning, it will be sent back to the courtyard at No. 95 in a few days.

Then, inevitably, some beast in this yard will report it.

Yan Jiefang was about to explode on the spot because he simply couldn't explain the origin of the ribbonfish to the police station.

This applies to seafood, pork, eggs, and other similar items.

Unless he risks going to the ghost market to sell it.

However, firstly, he had never been to the Ghost Market and had no idea whether its gate faced east or west. Secondly, his ultimate goal was to live well until 2025, so going on an adventure to the Ghost Market was completely against his interests.

Unless there's absolutely no other way, he wouldn't risk going to the ghost market.

His cheat ability hasn't yet shown its full potential in the martial arts or fantasy genres, making him far stronger than ordinary people. It's best for him not to take the same risks as other brave and fearless transmigrators.

Unwilling to give up, Yan Jiefang inquired around and was told that there were almost no freshwater fish for sale here, and even if they were sold occasionally, they were only a small number of small fish and shrimp.

Moreover, it's only possible that it will happen at the beginning or end of the month.

Yan Jiefang completely abandoned his plan to make a fortune here.

As for the protagonists in novels going ice fishing in Shichahai, that only happens in those time-travel stories.

In reality, the courtyard house he lives in, and the shore of Shichahai Lake, are filled with signs prohibiting unauthorized fishing, angling, and netting. (Based on research)

The fish in this area belong to the public and are managed by the municipal aquatic products/parks management office. It is a national fish-raising area, and is frequently patrolled by joint defense teams, parks and gardens staff, and police officers during the day.

Yan Jiefang had seen the patrol team many times when he practiced Tai Chi by the lake.

His previous plan to sell fish has basically failed, unless he manages to go to Miyun Reservoir and maybe find a few big fish.

But given the traffic conditions at that time, a round trip would take almost a whole day.

Moreover, the round-trip travel expenses are a considerable burden for Yan Jiefang now.

This is also because Yan Jiefang lacked connections; if he had classmates in the aquaculture field, he might have had a chance.

But given the Yan family's reputation, it's best to forget about it.

The most transparent and straightforward ways to make money are not feasible for the time being.

As for practicing shooting with the panel, then going hunting in the mountains.

Stop joking, okay?!

Given the barren mountains surrounding City 49, I'd be surprised if you could find any prey other than rats and rabbits!

Even if it's a rabbit, you can't find many.

Of course, the fastest way Yan Jiefang could think of was to directly attack the coins.

If this method works, then he won't have to worry about money at all.

He opened the panel and carefully examined the description of the critical hit system.

【Critical Hit System (Basic): Allows you to critically hit certain basic resources (clothing, food, shelter, transportation, etc.), increasing their quantity or quality. (One normal critical hit chance is automatically added each month and can be accumulated; one super critical hit chance is granted annually, but super critical hit chances cannot be accumulated and automatically disappear in the second year.)】

Based on Yan Jiefang's understanding, this system is only a basic system and must have many limitations; it can't be used to critically strike everything.

The words "clothing, food, housing, and transportation" are specifically written above, indicating that the scope of critical hits should revolve around these.

As for the word "等" (děng), that depends on each person's interpretation.

He had a feeling that the chances of directly hitting the money and succeeding were slim.

His premonition proved true.

He exchanged the toothpaste tubes and old newspapers he found for a few cents at the recycling station, and then tried out the critical hit system.

There was no response.

Yan Jiefang has been in a bad mood for the past few days because of this.

The other members of the Yan family also gradually noticed his changes and were mostly observing him silently.

Only the third brother, Yan Jiekuang, was somewhat anxious, fearing that his second brother might not do well on the preliminary exam due to his mood.

That night.

In the room where the three Yan brothers slept, the youngest brother, Yan Jiekuang, tightly clutched a heavy coin in his right hand.

The cool touch calms the mind.

This was discovered by Yan Jiekuang by chance in a crack between bricks one afternoon two years ago when the two brothers went to collect scraps separately.

After he found it, he didn't tell anyone and secretly kept it.

Although he was just a child, as someone who had lived in the 49th City compound since childhood, he had naturally heard of this thing and understood its value.

You can exchange it for one dollar directly at the bank!

You should know that his tuition and fees for a semester are only two yuan and fifty cents, so one yuan is definitely a lot of money for him.

It's enough for him to buy a lot of things, and it can also solve a considerable problem for him.

After thinking for a long time, Yan Jiekuang reached out and tugged at his second brother's sleeve:

"Second brother, I'm a little afraid of the dark, could you come with me to the restroom?"