Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 439 Lu Banxia presents a watch, Qin Huairu suspects Wang Feng's impotence

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Qin Jingru had just returned to the courtyard when Wang Feng also came back from causing trouble in courtyard number 28.

"Jingru, I've prepared everything and put it in the cabinet. Go and see if there's anything else you need to take to Qin Family Village."

"OK."

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly and walked into the room. She opened the cabinet and found a bolt of cloth inside, half a bolt each for men and women, as well as cigarettes and alcohol.

"Brother Wang Feng, can I talk to you about something?"

"What is it?" Wang Feng asked.

Qin Jingru pursed her lips and mustered her courage to say, "Brother Wang Feng, don't we still have several dozen kilograms of cornmeal? Now the ration has been reduced by 20%. I know the situation in the countryside; it must be even more difficult than in the city. Could I bring ten kilograms of cornmeal for my aunt? After all, my aunt was really good to me when I was little."

Wang Feng nodded: "Take all thirty catties of cornmeal from the kitchen with you. I brought back three cured wild rabbits this morning. Give one to your aunt, and cut a few catties of cured meat for her too. Qin Huairu is Qin Huairu, and your aunt is your aunt. Since your aunt was very good to you before, it's only right to give her something now that she's in trouble."

"Yes, thank you, Brother Wang Feng. You're so kind to me."

Qin Jingru felt very sweet and touched, and hugged Wang Feng, giving him a sweet kiss.

After kissing for two minutes, Wang Feng released Qin Jingru and said, "Jingru, let's give these things to your aunt. She won't let Qin Huairu take them, will she?"

"How could that be? Brother Wang Feng, don't worry. Qin Huairu rarely visits Qin Family Village, maybe once every few years. Last time we went back for a banquet, she only went because she saw there was something to gain. How could she possibly go back normally?"

Wang Feng nodded: "That's fine then. Give the things to your aunt, it doesn't matter how much you give her, anyway, our family doesn't lack these things. I'm just afraid that Qin Huairu will take advantage of us."

"Hehe, I don't want Qin Huairu to take advantage of our family either. I get annoyed just seeing her now," Qin Jingru said with a laugh.

"By the way, Jingru, I left two catties of pork and one catty of mutton in the kitchen. Cook them all tonight and save some for Banxia to eat tomorrow."

"OK."

"Brother Wang Feng, you rest first, I'll go make you some tea."

"Um."

Qin Jingru had just finished brewing the tea when she saw Lu Banxia return. She glanced at her watch; it was only a little before 4:30. She asked in surprise:

"Banxia, ​​why are you back so early today? Did you take the day off?"

Lu Banxia smiled and said, "No need to ask for leave. As long as one of us is at the factory, it's fine. Anyway, we don't have much to do all day."

As she spoke, Lu Banxia took a women's watch out of her pocket, handed it to Qin Jingru, and said with a smile:

"Sister Jingru, tomorrow is your mother's birthday. This is a small gift from me. Please give it to your mother for me."

"Um?"

Qin Jingru looked at Lu Banxia in surprise and said, "Banxia, ​​my mother is just a rural woman. Why would she wear a watch? What if she accidentally breaks it while doing farm work? Besides, my mother doesn't even know you exist. How am I supposed to tell her you gave her a gift?"

Lu Banxia rolled her eyes: "Sister Jingru, farm work isn't something you do all day long. Having a watch at home makes it easier to check the time. Besides, I didn't ask you to tell your mom about our relationship. You wouldn't tell her I'm a good friend you met at the factory, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Jingru took the watch and said with a smile, "Hehe, then I'll thank you on behalf of my mother, Sister Banxia."

"Banxia, ​​you're back so early today, did you just go to the department store to buy a watch?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Lu Banxia asked with a smile.

"Nothing much, I was just asking. Okay, you stay here and have some tea with Brother Wang Feng, I'll go cook now."

"Um."

Seeing Qin Jingru and Lu Banxia's harmonious and loving relationship, Wang Feng was very happy. This kind of family was the most comfortable. If all three of his women were the kind who schemed against each other, he would be stuck in the middle and suffer.

However, even if they were women like that, he wouldn't want them; after all, there's no shortage of beautiful women in this era.

Qin Jingru went to the kitchen, took out pork and mutton from the cupboard, and began to prepare the ingredients.

She doesn't teach Lu Banxia to cook anymore. She's clumsy and can't even chop vegetables properly. Asking her to help only makes things worse. It's faster for her to do it alone.

She didn't know what was going on, but she felt like she could learn to cook very quickly, and Lou Xiao'e was the same.

She also discovered something amazing: she not only learned to cook very quickly, but she also learned other things very fast.

During this time, she was at the factory, and whenever she had free time, she would ask Liu Lan to teach her to read and write. Now she has learned Chinese and math up to the junior high school level, and even Liu Lan praises her as a reading genius.

......

While Qin Jingru was cooking in the kitchen, Qin Huairu sat at the entrance of the Jia family's house, her eyes fixed on Wang Feng's house.

Qin Huairu is extremely depressed right now. She doesn't know what Wang Feng does all day. Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem like he goes to the countryside to buy things every day.

I took a day off today and didn't see Wang Feng alone in the courtyard. But Jingru just came back, and then Wang Feng came back too. Not long after, Lu Banxia also came back. How is she supposed to get close to Wang Feng?

If only I had won Wang Feng over before he married Jingru, but Wang Feng's father had just died, and nobody knew he would become a cadre and become such a skilled hunter.

With a sigh, Qin Huairu returned to her room; it was hopeless for today.

This can't be rushed; we can only take it one step at a time.

......

Qin Jingru cooks very quickly, using one coal stove for cooking dishes and another for decocting Chinese medicine.

Soon, a strong smell of Chinese medicine wafted out of Wang Feng's house.

When Jia Zhangshi smelled the Chinese medicine at home, she cursed loudly, "That damned little beast Wang Feng is brewing Chinese medicine again. It must be that the little beast is no good, that's why he keeps taking Chinese medicine. No wonder that lowly country girl Qin Jingru can't get pregnant."

"Bah! You little beast, you earn such a high salary but don't even know how to be filial to your mother. You deserve to die childless."

Qin Huairu frowned when she smelled the Chinese medicine.

Is it possible that Wang Feng really has some kind of problem, which is why he keeps taking Chinese medicine?

Will Wang Feng also end up like Jia Dongxu, only lasting fifty seconds each time? It always leaves her feeling awkward and uncomfortable.