Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 116 The Foolish Pillar of the Courtyard, Jia Zhangshi's Triumphant Return

When Wang Feng and Lou Xiao'e returned to Courtyard No. 28, it was already past three in the afternoon.

Qin Jingru poured Wang Feng a cup of tea. Wang Feng took a sip and said:

"Son, cook dinner for yourself tonight. We haven't been back to No. 95 Courtyard for two days. We have to go back and check on it today."

"Okay, Brother Feng, you guys go ahead. I can cook by myself now."

Lou Xiao'e had long known that Wang Feng couldn't stay here with her forever; she was mentally prepared for that.

Wang Feng gently patted Lou Xiao'e's head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll come and keep you company whenever I have free time."

"Um."

After having two cups of tea in courtyard number 28, Wang Feng and Qin Jingru returned to courtyard number 95.

As soon as I got back to No. 95 Courtyard, I heard Aunt Wu talking about how Sha Zhu had been beaten so badly that he was hospitalized, and how Xu Damao had been taken away by the police for investigation yesterday. He even told the police to wait for him while he went back to his house to take care of his wife.

Back in the house, Qin Jingru brewed a pot of tea for Wang Feng, and said with some regret:

"Brother Wang Feng, you really missed out on so much fun yesterday!"

"Hehe, don't worry, there's more to come," Wang Feng laughed.

Wang Feng never expected that Sha Zhu would be beaten and hospitalized. The police also asked Xu Damao to go to the police station for investigation. Could it be that the police suspected Xu Damao of hiring someone to beat Sha Zhu?

If that's the case, then that would be fun.

If it really was Xu Damao who did it, Sha Zhu must have been seriously injured. Xu Damao wouldn't let Sha Zhu off so easily, after all, Sha Zhu had kicked him out of the family line back then.

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, do you think Xu Damao really took that kind of drug? Otherwise, with over a hundred people outside his house and police officers around, he wouldn't be so stupid as to run back inside and do 'that' with Sumei under those circumstances, right?"

Qin Jingru kept giggling; it was such a pity she missed such a wonderful show.

But thinking about that scene back then, it must have been quite interesting, right?

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "I think so. Xu Damao usually only lasts 45 seconds, but Aunt Wu said that he lasted a full 20 minutes last night."

"Oh, right, Jingru, I left a pheasant in the kitchen. Have Aunt Wu kill it for you later, and give her the head, tail, and innards. Remember how Yaya was pushed down by Banggeng a few days ago and hit her head? How is she now?"

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, I'll go right away. Ya Ya is a very well-behaved girl. Last time I saw her bleeding so much from her head, I was so worried."

Qin Jingru had Aunt Wu kill the pheasant. This time, Qin Jingru did not brew any Chinese medicine while cooking, and Qin Huairu did not come to ask for meat again during the meal.

After dinner, Qin Jingru helped Wang Feng take a bath, and the two went to bed early.

......

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

The week passed very peacefully, and nothing happened in the courtyard.

Xu Damao has been unusually low-key lately, rarely speaking to anyone, leaving before dawn and returning at night, sometimes only coming back to the courtyard every day or two.

Li Sumei has been afraid to go out lately, but Qin Jingru has visited her a few times to chat.

For the past week, Wang Feng has been taking Qin Jingru to Courtyard No. 28 every other day for a night of sleeping together, and they've been living a very comfortable life.

That afternoon, Yan Fugui was watering the flowers at the door as usual.

Suddenly seeing Sha Zhu and He Yushui walk into the courtyard, Yan Fugui greeted Sha Zhu warmly:

"Silly Zhu, you're back."

"none of your business?"

Sha Zhu coldly replied and led He Yushui toward the central court.

"Tch, you ill-mannered brat, you deserve to get beaten up."

Yan Fugui glared at Sha Zhu's retreating figure, feeling quite displeased.

Just then, a disheveled, filthy beggar walked into the courtyard, and Yan Fugui quickly stopped her.

"Hey, who are you? Go beg for food somewhere else!"

The beggar smoothed his disheveled hair and let out a piercing scream:

"Old Man Yan, who are you calling a beggar? Don't you even recognize your own mother?"

"You...you are Jia Zhangshi?" Yan Fugui exclaimed in surprise.

Looking at Jia Zhangshi's bruised and swollen face, Yan Fugui would not have recognized her if he hadn't been familiar with her voice.

"Jia Zhangshi, you...weren't you sentenced to eight months? How come you're out already?"

Jia Zhangshi glared at Yan Fugui with her triangular eyes and shouted, "You stingy old man Yan, what's wrong? I'm out here, and you're not happy?"

Yan Fugui waved his hands repeatedly: "No...no, I'm just curious how you got out. You didn't escape from prison, did you?"

Jia Zhangshi chuckled: "Hehe, I didn't escape from prison. They let me out on their own. Old Man Yan, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't hold it against you for stopping me."

After saying that, Jia Zhangshi limped towards the central court.

Seeing Jia Zhangshi limping, Yan Fugui sighed deeply: "The courtyard is about to become lively again."

Madam Jia arrived at the central courtyard and knocked on the Jia family's door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Qin Huairu, open the door now! Are you giving birth in there?"

When Qin Huairu heard Jia Zhangshi's voice from inside the room, she thought she had misheard. She quickly put down the rolling pin, opened the door, and was immediately startled.

"Qin Huairu, why did it take you so long to open the door? Are you hiding a wild man inside?" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

Hearing that it was indeed Jia Zhangshi's voice, Qin Huairu asked somewhat uncertainly, "Are you my mother?"

"Smack."

Madam Jia slapped Qin Huairu hard across the face, yelling, "Qin Huairu, you don't even recognize your own mother? Do you think you can run the household just because I'm not here?"

Qin Huairu covered her face, looking at Jia Zhangshi in shock, and said, "Mom, why are you out? You didn't escape from prison, did you?"

"Qin Huairu, let me tell you, they let me out willingly. Go buy some meat, I haven't had meat in ages. Oh, and where's my grandson? I can't find him."

The triumphant return of Jia Zhangshi caused a huge uproar in the courtyard. In just a short while, a large group of people came to the Jia family in the middle courtyard to watch the excitement. Wang Feng and Qin Jingru also came to the Jia family after hearing the news.

Seeing many people walking towards her house, Qin Huairu quickly said, "Mom, let's go inside and talk."

Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at the crowd and shouted, "What are you looking at? Don't you recognize yourselves? Let me tell you, I, Jia Zhangshi, am back."

After saying that, Madam Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu went back to their room and slammed the door shut.

Back in the room, Qin Jingru said in shock, "Brother Wang Feng, wasn't Jia Zhangshi sentenced to eight months? How did she get out? Did she escape from prison?"

Wang Feng waved his hand and laughed, "Probably not. Jia Zhangshi wouldn't be that stupid. If she really escaped, how could she openly return to the compound? I guess it was because of something that the higher-ups released Jia Zhangshi."

"Brother Wang Feng, what happened that you let the prisoner go like that?" Qin Jingru asked curiously.