Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 496 The Excited Liu Guangtian Brothers

After leaving the factory director's office, Wang Feng went to the finance department.

Taking out the slip of paper issued by Li Huaide, Wang Feng received a total of 2225 yuan from the finance department this time.

The pork was 4.5 yuan per jin (0.5 catties), totaling 354 jin (122 kg) for 1593 yuan; the pheasant was 48 jin (24 catties), 3.5 yuan per jin for 168 yuan; the wild rabbit was 84 jin (42 kg), 3 yuan per jin for 252 yuan; and the fish was 106 jin (53 catties), 2 yuan per jin for 212 yuan. The total was 2225 yuan.

After receiving his money, Wang Feng rode his bicycle away from the steel rolling mill.

He sighed to himself on the way, thinking how valuable meat really is now. At this time last year, a wild boar weighing about 300 pounds would only be worth about 200 yuan at most, but now it has increased sevenfold.

If he put the wild boar on the black market, the wild boar meat should be able to sell for more than seven yuan per kilogram, which is much more expensive than the price at the steel mill.

However, he is not short of money now, so he doesn't care about this small amount of profit.

Looking at the time, it was only a little past nine in the morning. Instead of going back to courtyard number 95, Wang Feng went straight to courtyard number 28 to cause trouble.

When Lou Xiao'e saw Wang Feng arrive, her smile was very sweet. She quickly welcomed Wang Feng inside and began to pour tea.

Wang Feng took a sip of tea and said with a mischievous smile, "Son, I've been going to Ninth Master's place to study traditional Chinese medicine every afternoon lately, so I haven't had much time to spend with you. Since we have some free time now, how about I take you for a nap?"

Lou Xiao'e blushed and said somewhat shyly, "Brother Feng, I...I got my period today."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was somewhat disappointed. Lou Xiao'e's period meant that she wasn't pregnant again.

However, he was not discouraged. He was still young, and he believed that if he worked harder, he would eventually get pregnant.

Their physical condition is so good that there is absolutely no health problem that would prevent them from conceiving.

Wang Feng drank a few cups of tea, chatted with Lou Xiao'e for a while, went to check on the kitchen, and saw that the food was almost gone. He went out again and brought back a pound of beef and a pound of mutton.

Now that the weather is gradually getting warmer, we can't bring two or three days' worth of vegetables at a time like before. If we leave them in this weather for too long, they'll spoil.

After having lunch at Lou Xiao'e's place, Wang Feng went to Ninth Master's place to learn traditional Chinese medicine.

Since he had decided to learn, Wang Feng would never give up easily. Even if he couldn't make a pill that could control other people's life and death in the end, learning traditional Chinese medicine would still be beneficial and harmless, since he had plenty of time.

Arriving near No. 68 Dongzhimen Courtyard, Wang Feng entered a secluded alley and brought out some meat and vegetables from his spatial storage.

There are 14 people of all ages living with Ninth Master. They eat quite a lot every day, but Wang Feng's space has stored tons of meat and grain, so this is just a drop in the ocean for him.

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Five o'clock in the afternoon.

On his way back from Ninth Master's place, Wang Feng saw many elm trees. He picked a pound of them and returned to No. 95 Courtyard.

As soon as he entered the front yard, he didn't see Yan Fugui, but he did see the Liu brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangtian, squatting on the stone slab in the front yard.

When Liu Guangtian saw Wang Feng, he quickly walked over and greeted him with a smile.

"Wang Feng, it's time to get off work."

Seeing the two men's expressions, Wang Feng knew that they were waiting for his good news.

He wasn't surprised, after all, in this day and age, having a stable job is extremely important; basically, with a job, you have everything.

Even if rural people don't own a house in the city, as long as they have a formal job, the factory can provide them with housing. Having a job is also a perfect advantage when it comes to getting married.

"Guangtian, Guangfu, come with me."

Wang Feng was in a hurry to get home and didn't want to waste time with Liu Guangtian and his brother. He led the two to a corner of the front yard and took out the letter of introduction, IOU, loan agreement, and pen. He had even prepared the inkpad beforehand.

"Guangtian, this is the letter of introduction for the apprentice. You can take the letter of introduction directly to the steel rolling mill tomorrow. Also, this is an IOU. It cost me 600 yuan to buy you a job this time. I won't ask for interest. You can pay me back when you have the money. If you think it's okay, just sign your name and put your fingerprint on the IOU."

Upon receiving the letter of introduction, Liu Guangtian trembled with excitement. He pulled Liu Guangfu to kneel down in front of Wang Feng and kowtowed three times to him.

"Wang Feng, thank you... I, Liu Guangtian, promise that as long as you don't make me do anything illegal or disorderly, I will do whatever you ask me to do. If I'm lying, I'm a son of a bitch."

"Brother Wang Feng, and me too," Liu Guangfu added.

"Alright, get up, both of you. Everyone in the yard is back now. If others see this, they'll think I'm bullying you two brothers."

Wang Feng waved his hand and continued, "Guangtian, take a look at the IOU. If there are no problems, sign it. I need to go back for dinner."

"Why."

Liu Guangtian pulled Liu Guangfu to his feet, took the IOU, glanced at it briefly, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint on it.

Wang Feng put the IOU in his pocket and said, "Guangtian, this is a spot for a fitter apprentice. Go to the steel mill tomorrow and give the letter of introduction to the security officer. They will then direct you to the personnel department, understand?"

"Okay, Wang Feng, thanks."

Wang Feng nodded, ignoring the excited Liu Guangtian brothers, and pushed his bicycle toward the Intermediate People's Court.

Back in the house, Qin Jingru quickly greeted her with a smile.

"Brother Wang Feng, you're back."

"Um."

Wang Feng took two oil paper packets out of his bag and handed them to Qin Jingru, saying:

"Jingru, here are two jin of pork and two jin of mutton. Take them to the kitchen."

"OK."

Qin Jingru took the oil paper package and happily went to the kitchen.

That evening, Qin Jingru made a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried cured pork with green peppers. There were no vegetables left at home, but she had already chopped the cured pork and tomatoes. Unexpectedly, Wang Feng had just brought the vegetables back.

During the meal, Wang Feng took out elm leaves from his bag, looked at Qin Jingru, and asked:

"Jingru, have you ever eaten elm leaves?"

Qin Jingru was taken aback, then asked, "Brother Wang Feng, are you talking about the leaves on the elm tree?"

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru shook her head: "Brother Wang Feng, I've never eaten these leaves. When I was a child, if we really had nothing to eat at home, we would go to the mountains to dig up wild vegetables to eat."

Lu Banxia asked in surprise, "Brother Feng, can you eat these leaves?"

Lu Banxia was born into a capitalist family. She had never even eaten cornmeal since she was a child, let alone tree leaves. She was very surprised to hear that tree leaves could be eaten.

Without hesitation, Wang Feng immediately explained his plan with Li Huaide and also told Qin Jingru how to remove the bitterness and astringency from elm leaves.

"Jingru, tomorrow morning, follow the method I taught you and steam a few cornbread buns out of corn flour. I'll take them to the steel mill for Li Huaide to try."

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng."