The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Jia Dongxu took another deep breath, "I know those two people. I'm sure they are Wang Da and Wang Er. If something really happens, they won't be able to get away."

"Besides, I just want to participate. Even if I'm not allowed to participate, it would be fine if I could buy some food at a lower price."

If the Jia family’s current savings had not been spent completely and the family’s food reserves would only last for ten days, Jia Dongxu would not have taken such a big risk.

But the problem was that Jia Zhang held on to her pension money and refused to let go, and the family really had nothing to eat. The only food they had now for the next ten days was bought by him from the black market last night.

Now, after buying everything, I have no money left, but there is still not enough food to eat!

To be honest, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu were reluctant to let Jia Dongxu take risks, but if the risk was successful this time, there would be too many benefits.

There were so many that the two of them couldn't count them. Not to mention anything else, just the grain alone would mean that their Jia family would have a stable channel to buy grain in the future. This would be the food for their family's future survival!

If Jia Dongxu could get involved, it would be even better! Not only would he have food, but he would also be able to make a lot of money!

Qin Huairu fell into another round of silence, while Jia Zhangshi spoke with soft lips, "Why not let Huairu go with you? You two can discuss anything when the time comes."

Tsk, after these words came out of Jia Zhang's mouth, the silence of the Jia family became even more deafening.

Qin Huairu widened her eyes and looked at her mother-in-law in disbelief, as if asking why a woman like her was allowed to get involved in such a deadly matter?

What's more, the Jia family still has children now!

Jia Dongxu was also shocked by his mother's words, "No, how can you take a woman out to do things?"

"Okay, it's settled. I'll find a chance to meet Wang Da and Wang Er in the next two days."

Jia Dongxu is now speechless and heartbroken about Jia Zhangshi. After all, if Jia Zhangshi could take out her so-called "pension money", to be honest, Jia Dongxu doesn't want to take the risk!

Who doesn't want to live a good life? Who needs excitement?

After saying this, Jia Dongxu crawled into the bed and closed his eyes. Well, he felt very peaceful!

Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu also went to bed with their own thoughts. No matter whether they could fall asleep or not, they had to sleep at this time.

As for whether Jia Dongxu's little thing can succeed? Jia Zhangshi has great expectations for this, but Qin Huairu is just the opposite. She doesn't think Jia Dongxu can get along with the former street urchin and current black market businessman.

But seeing that there was no way to persuade him, I had to give up and think on the bright side of things.

. . . . . .

The next day.

After breakfast, Li Ming came to the yard to exercise for a while. After all, he didn't have to report to work at the steel rolling mill every day, so he had nothing to do at the moment.

He planned to go to Qianer Hutong later to see how his brothers' move was going.

And there really wasn't much food left over there. Fortunately, there wasn't much food left, otherwise they would have been so exhausted that they wouldn't have been able to finish it in one night.

Li Ming had previously stored a lot of grain in the two courtyards rewarded by the system, so there was no need to rush to deliver grain to them for sale this month.

Besides, they just got into a bad incident of being followed, so they'd better keep quiet this month. Anyway, there are many big customers who deliver goods to their door, so they don't have to worry about food, clothing and other expenses this month.

Seeing Yan Fugui appear, Li Ming turned around and left the yard. This made Yan Fugui, who was about to open his mouth, choke. He didn't expect that after his eldest son made such a fuss, now their Yan family can't even say a word to the Li family.

Yan Fugui sighed, and walked out of the courtyard with a few books under his arms. He had to go to work!

Yan Jiecheng at home has recovered recently, but he has not shown up at those places where he does odd jobs for a long time, and now sometimes he just waits for a whole day in vain when he goes there.

All the big and small expenses in the family basically depend on Yan Fugui.

Li Ming left the courtyard and sneered at Yan Fugui's departing back, "You want to mend the relationship now? What good things are you thinking of!"

Li Ming looked at Yan Fugui's back, cursed him a few words, and then walked towards Qianer Hutong. Compared with Baishun Hutong, this distance was still a bit far.

Going over today to check out their moving situation will be a relief. Only after this is done can we properly deal with Jia Dongxu and clean up the mess they made, right?

Chapter 285 Qianer Hutong

Qianer Hutong.

To be honest, Li Ming has only come here once since he got this courtyard house, and that time he came to store some food. His previous plan was to prepare for a rainy day.

Now he has made preparations, but they are a little different from his previous preparations. But that doesn't matter.

"Dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, and after a long while, the door was opened from the inside.

Li Ming came in and took a look. It was Niu Lili again. The little girl was rubbing her eyes with her left hand, yawning, and even staggering as she walked.

"Well, why are these bastards still using child labor?"

Li Ming burst out laughing, and Niu Lili was a little more sober now, "Brother Mingzi!"

"Come on, let's go in and talk. Let me see if those troublemakers are awake now."

"No, they all slept on the food sacks."

Niu Lili directly exposed their true colors without mercy!

"Come on, these guys are exhausted after a day, let's go to sleep."

Li Ming walked towards the yard while muttering. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw a Wang Er lying on the pile of grain in the main house.

When Li Ming walked in, there was a Wang Da lying underneath, and a mattress that he had gotten from somewhere was spread on the ground.

As for the old cow? The old cow didn't see it.

"Brother Mingzi, my brother is in the pile inside."

Comrade Niu Lili said with a rosy face, "Well, she also came out from the pile inside."

"Okay, these guys are pretty good at finding places."

Li Ming glanced around the rooms. Apart from the food he had stacked before and what they had moved in last night, the rest were the daily necessities of the two brothers, Wang Da and Wang Er.

“What about Malaysian Chinese?”

"Brother Ma Hua got up early and went to work."

"Good boy, this kid is determined. I can't get up if you put me there."

Li Ming touched his nose. He didn't expect that his apprentice was much more diligent than him.

"Do we need to shout at them?"

"That's not necessary, Lili, do you still need some sleep?"

Li Ming looked at Niu Lili with a smile.

The little girl shook her head. "I did get enough sleep. I went to bed early last night."

"Okay, I don't see any seasonings for cooking, would you accompany me to buy some? I'll show off my cooking skills today and give these sleepyheads some extra sustenance."

"Okay, brother, wait a minute, I'll go put on my coat first."

After saying this, Niu Lili blushed and went into the pile of food that she had just identified as her brother's, apparently to look for her coat.

Li Ming was quite satisfied with their actions last night. At least this group of people had figured out how to move.

Leaning against the door frame, Li Ming lit a cigarette and looked at the room full of food. He felt a sense of security in his heart.

Although there are more in the space, the impact when put into reality is really strong!

"Brother Mingzi, I'm fine."

The little girl washed her face and stood in front of Li Ming in a coquettish manner.

"Come on, Lili, is there anything you want to eat?"

Niu Lili rubbed her head and then shook her head. She had been eating quite well recently. Even meat, she could have it every now and then!

"No."

"Then let's make a big pot of food and put more meat in it!"

Li Ming rubbed the little girl's head happily. The big pot of food is easy and convenient to clean up. There is also some cabbage on the side, and the meat is naturally ready.

All that’s missing is the seasoning. You can buy them and start cooking right away.

. . . . . .

Li Ming and his companion returned to the small courtyard on Qianer Hutong at around ten o'clock. Niu Lili was carrying large and small bags of condiments and some snacks.

After all, it was the four rough guys who made the mistake, not the little girl Niu Lili. The little girl also put in a lot of effort and helped a lot last night. What's wrong with rewarding her with some food?

Didn’t you see that the smile on the little girl’s face was so intense that it couldn’t be melted?

The laughter never stopped along the way. As for Li Ming, he was carrying two bottles of soda. He didn't like drinking alcohol, but he liked carbonated drinks.

As for whether other people like it or not, that is not within Li Ming's consideration at all. Besides, in this city these days, from an eighty-year-old man to an eight-year-old child, who doesn't like to drink soda?

When the two of them entered the yard, they found that the three people who had been sleeping had woken up and were now packing up and putting things in place in the house.

Niu Lili also told Niu Zhuang before she left, otherwise, according to Niu Zhuang's character, he would go crazy when he woke up and found that his sister was gone.

"Wow, everyone is awake!"

Li Ming shouted as he looked at the three people who were busy working.

When a few people saw Li Ming and Niu Lili coming back, they put down their work and walked towards Li Ming.

Li Ming threw a pack of cigarettes over and said, "Wake up and take a break."

"okay."

"Wake up, hehe."

"Are you having a good meal at noon?"

Wang Er stared at the bags in Niu Lili's hands and said uncertainly.

"I'll make a big pot of stew for you at noon, with more meat and less vegetables!"

Li Ming lit a cigarette for himself and said to the three foodies in front of him.

It's not their fault. Although they can eat meat occasionally to improve their diet, if they want to work hard, they can only wait for their boss to give the order.

"Hey, okay, okay, I'll go chop some wood later."

Wang Er nodded his head like a rattle and was so happy that his teeth were about to pop out.

"It's worthless!"

Wang Da slapped his brother and said, "Brother Li, add more chili peppers. It was cold last night. It's good to drive away the cold."

Niu Zhuang was so laughing at the sight of these two funny guys that he almost choked, and he stood there holding his stomach and laughing foolishly.

There's nothing we can do, Niu Zhuang is the one who laughs the least among the group.

"Okay, okay, take a break and then continue working."

"I'll cook right away."

Li Ming didn't care about their jokes. He wasn't used to being too serious, right?

"It's just that Huazi doesn't have this good fortune, tut tut." Niu Zhuang suddenly remembered their Ox-Head and Horse-Face combination and sighed.

Ma Hua failed to catch up last time, and he failed to catch up this time either. I wonder if his classmates feel bad about it?

After two cigarettes, the group of people continued to work.

Niu Lili and three rough men started to sort the food. After all, they were not as careful as the little girl.

Li Ming went straight to the west wing and started to get busy. The kitchen of this courtyard was not in the main house. After a while, fragrance began to waft out of the west wing.

A few people who were working hard smelled the fragrance of the food, and their stomachs growled even more happily!

Chapter 286 Niu Zhuang exclaimed that he had learned something!

After a busy night last night, they fell asleep without eating anything, and did not eat anything in the morning. Now when they smelled the aroma of the food, they couldn't control their saliva.

Niu Lili and the other two bought a lot of steamed buns when they came back from outside just now, and the three rough guys have already finished one each.

At that time, there were many small vendors selling steamed buns in the streets and alleys of the old city, especially in the morning and night markets. These steamed buns were mostly made by hand with wheat flour as raw material, and some were filled with red bean paste, sesame and other fillings. In addition to small vendors, some fixed shops and canteens also sold steamed buns.

Although food is in short supply now, it will not have a big impact on the vendors who stock up flour on a daily basis in the short term.

"This smells really good! It smells much better than what that kid Ma Hua made!"

Wang Er closed his eyes in a state of intoxication, sniffing the aroma of meat and vegetables in the air, and muttered to himself.

"Nonsense, either one is the master and the other is the apprentice?"