Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

That's my eldest sister's son, my nephew! He idles away his days doing nothing. It's time I discipline him, otherwise he'll really become a street urchin!

Ye Jianchuan really didn't know how to respond to this, after all... he wasn't much older than the person from before, so he could only laugh it off and let it go.

And so, the two of them stood at the entrance of the security room and chatted casually for a few minutes before seeing Nan Yi and Old Li's nephew run out together.

"Alright, you and Master Nan can talk. I'm going in first!"

Seeing Nan Yi come out, Lao Li greeted Ye Jianchuan and then turned to walk towards the security room. Ye Jianchuan stopped Lao Li and handed him the pack of cigarettes.

It wasn't that Ye Jianchuan wanted to get to know this Old Li or anything; the main reason was that Ye Jianchuan himself didn't smoke much and wasn't addicted to cigarettes.

This cigarette isn't any good either; it costs 15 cents a pack. This pack is already opened, and if it's left like this, it'll get damp in no time and be wasted.

Rather than wasting it, we might as well give it to Old Li. After all, he's someone we know, and who knows, having more friends might open up more opportunities in the future.

When Nan Yi walked over and saw that it was Ye Jianchuan, he immediately became excited. "Little Ye! Did Master He agree to come see me?"

Ye Jianchuan nodded. "That's right, Brother Nan. Go ask for leave in advance now. Just come to the food factory to find me tomorrow morning."

I'll bring Sha Zhu along too, because the dishes in Tan Family Cuisine are quite complicated, so you might have to start cooking in the morning and work until noon, which will take more than four hours."

Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "Hey, what's this called? My dad taught me a dish called 'Inlaid Silver Teeth.' Do you know what it is? It's made by hollowing out the buds of bean sprouts and stuffing them with minced chicken!"

I've already learned to cook such complicated dishes, so this time it only takes a few hours. I'm sure I can stick with it!

Ye Jianchuan shrugged and then said, "Anyway, I'm just letting you know, I've already agreed to all the jobs for you, so even if you want to run away, I won't allow it!"

"Then I'll be going now, Brother Nan, you keep going with your work!"

Ye Jianchuan had come over just to inform Nan Yi. After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave, but he stopped and immediately turned back to call Nan Yi back.

"Hey, by the way, Brother Nan! Do you have a fishing rod? I want to go fishing later and try my luck."

Nan Yi paused for a moment, then said, "This... I really do have one! It's in my dorm, but I can't leave right now!"

"Oh... never mind then, I'll figure it out myself!"

Unable to borrow a fishing rod, Ye Jianchuan decided to buy one himself. Although it wasn't cheap, it wouldn't be too expensive for him either.

However, Nan Yi stopped Ye Jianchuan, "Xiao Ye, wait a minute. Here's what you do, take my key and go to my dorm to get the fishing rod. It's behind my dorm door."

You can give this key to Liang Jie's son, Da Mao. That way, it'll be easier for me to ask them for it when I go back!

Chapter 83 Buying a bicycle, forgot to get the stamp and got fined.

Ye Jianchuan hadn't expected there to be such a trick, but it did save him some trouble.

"Thanks, Brother Nan!"

"It's nothing, you go ahead, I have to go back!"

After saying that, Nan Yi turned around and went back, while Ye Jianchuan walked towards the staff dormitory of the food factory.

Soon, Ye Jianchuan delivered the fishing rod to Nan Yi's dormitory, but then Ye Jianchuan hesitated again.

If I'm going fishing... I'll probably need a bucket to hold the fish, right? So, do I need to buy a bucket myself?

Since we've already gone to the store to buy buckets, why not buy a bicycle while we're at it? Otherwise, are we supposed to go buy a bike after we've finished fishing?

After thinking about it, Ye Jianchuan decided that he might as well just buy them all at once!

So when Ye Jianchuan arrived at the department store, he first went to buy two buckets, one larger and the other slightly smaller, and then he bought a fishing line and a fishhook.

Although Nan Yi already had these things on his fishing rod, he still needed to have an extra one on hand. After all, based on Ye Jianchuan's fishing experience in his previous life, there were times when he would need to cut the fishing line.

After buying these items, Ye Jianchuan went to the bicycle counter.

"Hello, I'd like to buy a bicycle. 127"

The woman sitting behind the counter looked up at Ye Jianchuan and said, "One bicycle ticket, twelve industrial vouchers, and it depends on what type of bicycle you want. The cheaper ones are a little over 160 yuan, and the more expensive ones are a little over 180 yuan."

The attitude wasn't bad, but the service lacked that "warm, welcoming smile."

However, Ye Jianchuan was already used to this kind of situation. When he bought the bucket earlier, the salesperson's attitude was not as good as this one!

So Ye Jianchuan didn't say much, took out his bicycle ticket and industrial ticket from his pocket, and then spoke.

"Can I see what kind of cars we have?"

After seeing the tickets and industrial coupons, the woman stopped giving Ye Jianchuan a hard time. Instead, she invited him to walk a short distance inside and then pointed to several bicycles nearby and introduced them to him.

"These bicycles here cost 180 yuan each. There are Flying Pigeon, Phoenix, and Forever brands."

This one is slightly cheaper, only 160, but it's actually not much different from the previous cars, just not a well-known brand.

Ye Jianchuan nodded, then said, "There should be different models of this car, right? Are the prices the same for all models?"

As soon as Ye Jianchuan asked this question, the saleswoman looked at him with a strange expression and then asked suspiciously.

"You... a grown man, are you planning to buy a 26-inch bicycle for a girl?"

Well, there isn't much difference between the 26-inch and 28-inch bicycles, but I don't know how they were differentiated, but men all preferred to buy the 28-inch bicycles, which are the legendary "28-inch big bars"!

Ye Jianchuan originally thought it was just because the 28-inch bicycle was bigger and seemed to be made of more solid materials, but he didn't expect that even the salesperson would agree with this 'gender distinction' argument.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan was also being silly with this question, because he had no intention of buying a 26-inch car. It was just that his long-standing argumentative nature made him always want to ask some questions.

However, since the older woman had asked, Ye Jianchuan immediately waved his hand and said, "No, no, I was just asking randomly. Could you please get me a Phoenix brand bicycle?"

Actually, Ye Jianchuan felt that the Phoenix, Flying Pigeon, and Forever bicycles were all pretty much the same.

The main reason Ye Jianchuan chose the Phoenix brand bicycle was because his grandfather had mentioned Phoenix bicycles before, so he had that impression in his mind.

Upon hearing this, the salesperson went to the back warehouse and soon came out pushing a brand-new bicycle.

Ye Jianchuan didn't hesitate. He took the receipt from the salesperson, picked up the buckets and other items he had just bought, and then pushed the cart out.

After leaving the house, Ye Jianchuan hopped on his bicycle (blank) 698925850 and rode towards the moat. Although it wasn't a major river, quite a few people came here to fish.

Ye Jianchuan figured that since he had the bait given as a system reward, fishing should be relatively easy, so he just randomly chose this spot.

However, an embarrassing thing happened. Ye Jianchuan had only been riding for less than ten minutes when he was stopped by a government official.

Ye Jianchuan thought something had happened, but...

"Hello, comrade, where did you get this bicycle?"

Ye Jianchuan was taken aback. "You bought it?"

Where did you buy it?

"A department store!"

"Could you please show me the receipt?"

Ye Jianchuan casually pulled out the receipts he had just stuffed into his pocket.

After glancing at the receipt, the official nodded and then spoke again, "Comrade, since you bought the car at a department store, why didn't you get it stamped and registered before driving on the road?"

Ye Jianchuan was truly stunned. Stamp and register? Well, Ye Jianchuan then remembered that bicycles also had to go through this process at this time.

Finally, under the guidance of this government official, Ye Jianchuan arrived at the nearby police station, registered and got his documents stamped, paid the fine and money, and then pushed his cart out of the police station again.

Yes, that's right, it was a fine. Although it was only 50 cents, it's still money! For someone with a low salary, that's almost half a day's wages!

After overcoming numerous difficulties, Ye Jianchuan finally arrived at the moat.

And then... Ye Jianchuan realized he'd forgotten his stool. Seeing the elderly men fishing nearby all leisurely sitting on their stools, Ye Jianchuan froze in place once more.

Who am I? Where am I? Why did I even think of going fishing?

However, starting from when he went to Nan Yi's dormitory to get the fishing rod, Ye Jianchuan had already been busy for an hour. He couldn't possibly give up fishing just because of a small stool, could he?

So Ye Jianchuan looked around and simply placed the smaller bucket in his hand upside down on the ground, then sat directly on the bucket.

Now, Ye Jianchuan could finally start fishing normally. He awkwardly took out the bait provided by the system, put one on the hook, and started fishing.

Then... Ye Jianchuan, being a clumsy angler, had no idea how to cast the line, so he could only timidly reel in most of the line and then forcefully extend the rod forward.

Once the line had been extended far enough, Ye Jianchuan slowly lowered it into the water. After the hook reached the surface, he gently reeled the rod in a little.

Chapter 84 They really caught a big fish!

Ye Jianchuan's movements clearly showed he was an amateur. Several elderly fishermen nearby, seeing this, secretly scoffed, "With skills like that, he's even here fishing?"

But just as they were complaining, Ye Jianchuan made another sound. The fishing line quickly taut, and the fishing rod began to bend downwards. It was clear that a fish had been hooked!

Although Ye Jianchuan wasn't particularly skilled, he still knew how to reel in a fish. So, after playing the fish for a bit and wearing it down, Ye Jianchuan successfully landed the fish.

This is a big grass carp, weighing over four pounds! Ye Jianchuan hurriedly filled his other bucket with river water and put the fish he had caught inside.

Such a big fish was still struggling when it was put in the bucket, but Ye Jianchuan didn't care at all. He thought, "You can struggle all you want, I don't believe you can jump out of my tin bucket!"

Ye Jianchuan placed the bucket aside, covered it with a net, and then baited the hook again, carefully and clumsily placing it into the river.

When the old men fishing nearby saw that Ye Jianchuan had caught such a big fish so quickly, they were also taken aback, but they mostly thought it was just an accident.

But... two minutes later, Ye Jianchuan caught a silver carp weighing over three pounds, and the elderly men nearby turned their heads in surprise again.

Fortunately, everyone was concerned about saving face. Although they had a vague feeling that Ye Jianchuan might actually have some skills, they still did not come up to watch or ask any questions.

However, after five minutes, when Ye Jianchuan pulled up another five-pound grass carp, these old men really couldn't sit still anymore.

Two of the elderly men had quietly put away their fishing rods and stood silently behind Ye Jianchuan, beginning to learn his techniques.

Unfortunately, Ye Jianchuan doesn't have any skill to speak of! With only 20 grams of bait, and using 2 grams each time, Ye Jianchuan can only use it ten times in total. After those ten times, Ye Jianchuan's true colors will be revealed!

So, after Ye Jianchuan caught fish two or three more times, although the number of old men standing behind him watching increased, none of them figured out what was going on.

Finally, when Ye Jianchuan mentioned a large fish for the seventh time, someone in the crowd couldn't help but ask.

"Young comrade, are you here to fish in the moat? Fishing looks easier to you than catching fish with a net!"

Once one person spoke up, the others immediately chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, young man, you're fishing so easily! Do you have any tips?"

What techniques could Ye Jianchuan possibly have? Should he tell them that they first need a system?

However, with so many old men surrounding him, Ye Jianchuan found it a bit inconvenient, so he had no choice but to explain.

"Gentlemen, you can probably tell from my fishing movements that I'm actually a fishing novice."