Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 141 Huge Gain: Sha Zhu Demands Qin Huairu Pay Back the Money

After storing all the boxes in the warehouse, Wang Feng left the space with an excited heart.

A full 31.8 tons of gold, plus the previous 4,000 jin of gold, that's 34 tons of gold—what a huge fortune!

He hasn't even calculated the value of many of these antiques yet; they would be extremely valuable in later generations.

He took off his clothes and hood, changed back into his usual Zhongshan suit, checked the time, and realized it was already 5 a.m. He wouldn't get more than two hours of sleep, so Wang Feng decided not to sleep at all. He brewed a pot of tea and started drinking it by himself.

Smoking Zhonghua cigarettes and drinking tea brewed with the finest tea leaves, Wang Feng finally calmed down after smoking four cigarettes and drinking three pots of tea.

Actually, it's not a big deal when you think about it. With his current strength and foresight about future development, making money is a piece of cake for him.

Money is just an external thing; only the body truly belongs to oneself. What he needs most right now is to upgrade the Water of Life. Only by upgrading the Water of Life can his physique and strength be improved once again.

He now has a strength of 2,000 jin and his physique is far beyond that of ordinary people. I just don't know if his lifespan will increase.

However, he believed that as long as he continued to improve his physical condition, his lifespan would definitely not be less than a hundred years.

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Seven o'clock in the morning.

Qin Jingru and Lou Xiao'e got up but didn't see Wang Feng. When they came to the living room, they saw Wang Feng drinking tea, but neither of them asked any questions.

Qin Jingru massaged Wang Feng's shoulders and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, you got up so early today? Please sit down for a while, my son and I will go make breakfast right away."

"Um."

For breakfast, Qin Jingru made meat buns with premium flour and the meat was cut from the large pig's trotter that Wang Feng brought back yesterday.

Wang Feng could smell the aroma of the steamed buns even before they were taken out of the steamer.

After Wang Feng finished washing up, Qin Jingru brought the meat buns to the table, picked up one and handed it to Wang Feng, saying, "Brother Wang Feng, try this. It's a meat bun made from the white flour you brought over yesterday."

Wang Feng took the bun, took a bite, and immediately fell silent, eating it in large mouthfuls.

Qin Jingru and Lou Xiao'e each took a steamed bun, took a bite, and ate them without making a sound.

After eating four steamed buns, Wang Feng couldn't eat anymore. Qin Jingru and Lou Xiao'e each only ate two steamed buns before they were full.

"Brother Wang Feng, these steamed buns made with wheat flour are so delicious! They're the best meat buns I've ever had. It's a pity I can only eat two now," Qin Jingru said excitedly.

Lou Xiao'e nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes, I've never eaten such delicious steamed buns before! Brother Feng, will we really be able to eat rice and flour like this every day from now on?"

Wang Feng laughed heartily: "Don't worry, there's plenty every day. But if there are outsiders present, you absolutely mustn't take out any rice or flour to eat, understand?"

"Hehe, don't worry, Brother Feng. We're not stupid. I won't tell my parents about this. If they knew about this delicious rice and flour, they would pester me every day."

"Yes, Brother Wang Feng, don't worry, my son and I are keeping our mouths shut."

"Okay, son, you're full. Go brew some tea to quench your thirst," Wang Feng said.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

The three chatted and drank tea until 9:30, when Qin Jingru pushed her bicycle out the door.

After Qin Jingru left, Wang Feng said to Lou Xiao'e, "Son, if you have nothing to do these next few days, go back to your parents' house and take half a pound of tea with you. Drinking tea regularly is good for your health. While you're at it, ask about jade and gemstones for me. It's been so long, hasn't your dad and his capitalist friend made any progress yet?"

It's been almost half a month, and there's still no news from Lou Bancheng. Wang Feng is starting to get anxious.

If Lou Bancheng can't help him, he'll have to find a way to get jadeite himself.

Lou Xiao'e took a sip of tea, smiled and nodded: "Brother Feng, I'll go home and ask my dad later."

"Um."

After chatting with Lou Xiao'e for a while, Wang Feng returned to courtyard number 95.

Today is Sunday, a day off, and most people in the courtyard are at home. Wang Feng returned to his house and entered the space.

Upon arriving at the planting area, Wang Feng saw that one acre of rice and another acre of wheat were ripe, so he harvested them again.

After dehydrating and hulling the rice, 730 jin of rice were harvested. After dehydrating and hulling the wheat, 680 jin of wheat flour were obtained, all of which were stored in the space warehouse.

Having nothing to do after leaving the space, Wang Feng moved the recliner outside, lay down to bask in the sun, and drank tea.

Suddenly, Wang Feng saw Qin Huairu wiggling her hips as she walked towards Sha Zhu's house.

At this moment, Sha Zhu also moved a chair and sat down at the door. Qin Huairu came to Sha Zhu and asked with concern:

"Silly Zhu, are you feeling better?"

Sha Zhu glanced at Qin Huairu and said expressionlessly, "Sister-in-law Jia, I'm much better. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Hehe, silly Zhu, I'm just concerned about you. Look at what you're saying, it's like you're treating me like an outsider."

Before Sha Zhu could speak, He Yushui ran out of the house and said, "Sister-in-law Jia, our surname is He, and yours is Qin. You're a daughter-in-law of the Jia family, so you're an outsider to us. We're out of meat right now, what are you doing here?"

Qin Huairu wasn't angry. She smiled slightly and said, "Yushui, I know you've misunderstood me. I had no choice last time. My son was really hungry and kept asking for meat. I had no other option. Please forgive me, okay?"

He Yushui rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Sister-in-law Jia, stop calling me 'Sister Qin.' You're not our sister. Your son is hungry and wants meat, so you come and steal the meat my brother bought for me? Do you know that last time you took the meat, I couldn't sleep all night because I was so hungry?"

Sha Zhu waved his hand: "Rain, stop talking."

As he spoke, Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu again and said in a deep voice:

"Qin Huairu, are you alright? If you still want to come to my house for meat, let me tell you, no. Also, I borrowed more than 500 yuan from you before. When are you going to pay me back? I haven't been working for so long and I still owe an old man 1,300 yuan. You'd better find a way to pay me back right away."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu was completely stunned.

She came over just to chat with Sha Zhu, hoping he would still tease her like before, but she didn't expect that Sha Zhu had completely changed and now even wanted her to pay back the money.

Once the money was in her hands, how could she possibly return it? It was her private stash.

Besides, of the more than 500 yuan she borrowed from Sha Zhu, more than 200 yuan was used to buy meat for Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng. She couldn't possibly touch her own private savings; this was her last line of defense.

When He Yushui saw that her brother had indeed changed and was demanding that Qin Huairu repay the money, she was overjoyed and shouted, "Qin Huairu, repay the money! My brother is broke now, and I haven't even paid my tuition for next semester. You need to repay the money quickly!"