Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 147 Another Large Transaction of Jadeite

After a fierce battle with Lou Xiao'e, it was already noon.

Lou Xiao'e went to the kitchen to cook, while Wang Feng leisurely sat in the courtyard drinking tea.

"Knock knock knock".

Hearing the knock on the door, Wang Feng was a little puzzled. Jing Ru shouldn't be back so early, and no outsiders knew he lived in this courtyard. Who could it be?

Upon opening the door and seeing Lou San, Wang Feng quickly greeted him with a smile.

"Uncle Lou, come in and sit down."

Lou San smiled and waved his hand: "Son-in-law, Chairman Lou asked me to ask you where to pick up the goods. The city is cracking down too hard right now, it might not be very safe."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Feng said, "Uncle Lou, I'm fine here, but how will you safely transport the goods over?"

"Son-in-law, Chairman Lou said that if it's convenient for you, it would be best to pick up the goods outside the city. Chairman Lou set the address before I came. It's a small grove of trees about five miles west of Dong'an Gate. If it's okay for you to pick up the goods here, we will arrange for someone to meet you in the grove after dark."

"Oh, right, Chairman Lou also said that if it's convenient for the son-in-law, he should bring the things over with him."

Wang Feng thought about how strict the joint defense team had been recently, and how risky it was to pick up goods in the city. He wasn't afraid of it himself, but he was worried that the people in Lou Bancheng's area would be arrested.

"Alright, Uncle Lou, let's arrange it like this. When you transport the goods outside the city, be sure to pay attention to safety."

"As long as things are alright with the son-in-law, we'll be careful. I still need to arrange the delivery, so I'll be leaving now," Lou San said.

"Uncle Lou, take care."

Hearing that Lou San had other matters to attend to, Wang Feng did not insist that he stay and sent Lou San away.

At the dinner table, Lou Xiao'e placed a piece of cured meat on Wang Feng's plate and asked, "Brother Feng, did Uncle Lou come to see you because of the jadeite?"

Wang Feng nodded: "Your dad has everything ready. He's sending me to pick up the goods."

Lou Xiao'e took a bite of her food and said with a hint of worry, "Brother Feng, you must be careful when you go to pick up the goods."

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."

After finishing his meal, Wang Feng didn't leave courtyard number 28; he just sat in the courtyard drinking tea.

Qin Jingru returned to courtyard number 95 from Fengzeyuan, but did not see Wang Feng, so she went to courtyard number 28. The three of them spent the afternoon there peacefully.

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Wang Feng asked Qin Jingru to prepare dinner early. After dinner, it was only five o'clock in the afternoon. Wang Feng told the two women and then pushed his bicycle out the door.

After riding his bicycle to the outskirts of the city, Wang Feng headed straight for the grove of trees that Lou San had mentioned.

After riding for about ten minutes, Wang Feng arrived at a grove of trees, took out his headgear, put it on, and walked into the grove.

"Is he the son-in-law?"

As soon as Wang Feng arrived at the grove, he heard Lou San's voice.

"Uncle Lou, it's me."

Lou San heard Wang Feng's voice and quickly came over. When he saw that Wang Feng was even wearing a hood, he smiled. This son-in-law was indeed a meticulous person, and he didn't need the veil that he had prepared for Wang Feng before.

"Young master, have you brought the things?" Lou San asked.

Wang Feng nodded: "I brought it. Uncle Lou, where's what I asked for?"

Lou San laughed and said, "Young master, come with me. There will be outsiders present later, so don't say anything and leave everything to me."

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Lou."

Following Lou San out of the grove, after walking about 300 meters, Wang Feng saw more than 20 burly men wearing hoods and about a hundred large wooden boxes on the ground.

Wang Feng didn't greet the others. He scanned the large wooden box with his spiritual sense and saw that it was full of jadeite. However, the quality of these jadeite stones varied, and overall, they were a grade lower than Lou Bancheng's batch of jadeite stones.

However, Wang Feng felt that exchanging so much jade for a thousand kilograms of gold was still a pretty good deal.

Wang Feng took out a flashlight and pretended to open each of the large wooden crates to check them. After opening all the crates and glancing at them, Wang Feng nodded to Lou San and led Lou San out of the grove.

Lou San waved his hand, and seven burly men wearing hoods followed him.

Upon arriving at the edge of the grove, Wang Feng led the way, walking more than ten meters ahead of Lou San and the others. After confirming that they couldn't see him, he took out four sacks of gold bricks, each weighing exactly 250 jin (125 catties), and placed them in the grass nearby.

Wang Feng stood still until Lou San and the others caught up. He pointed to the sacks on the ground and then stopped talking.

Lou San and the others opened the sacks and saw that the other men each took out a gold brick from one of the four sacks, bit it with their teeth, and after confirming that it was gold, they all nodded.

Immediately afterwards, the group of eight, with two people carrying a burlap sack, returned to the grove.

After seeing that there was nothing wrong with the gold, the twenty-odd people in the grove carried it away.

After everyone else had left, only Lou San and Wang Feng remained in the grove. Lou San said:

"Son-in-law, can you move these jade stones before dawn? Do you need any help?"

"Thank you, Uncle Lou. You've worked hard this time. You can go now. My people will be here soon, and I guarantee they'll be done before dawn," Wang Feng said with a smile.

"Alright, son-in-law, I'll be going now."

After seeing Lou San walk away, Wang Feng smoked two more cigarettes in the grove. To make sure no one was coming, he quickly put all the large wooden crates into his spatial storage.

Back in Beijing, the local security team stopped Wang Feng and asked, "What are you doing here? Why are you back in the city so late?"

Wang Feng took out his work ID from the steel rolling mill and then his purchasing agent's certificate, handing them over and saying:

"Comrade, I'm a purchasing agent from the steel rolling mill. I was delayed by going to the countryside to make purchases, so I came back a little late."

The joint defense team checked the documents and found no problems. They then opened the sack on the back of the bicycle and saw three chickens, two wild rabbits, several pounds of cured meat, and some mountain produce. They all swallowed hard.

"Go in. Next time you go to the countryside, be mindful of the time. They're cracking down hard lately. Try to get back to the city before dark."

"Thank you, comrade."

Once inside the city, Wang Feng rode his bicycle towards Nanluoguxiang. In less than fifteen minutes, he returned to No. 28 Courtyard.

"Knock knock knock".

Lou Xiao'e opened the door and saw Wang Feng; she immediately beamed with joy.

"Brother Feng, you're back? How did it go? Did you get everything sorted out?"

Wang Feng smiled and nodded: "It's done."

Back in the room, Qin Jingru poured Wang Feng a cup of tea and said:

"Brother Wang Feng, I've boiled some water. After you finish your tea, go take a shower."

"Okay, I'll go to the toilet first and then wash."

After finishing his tea, Wang Feng went to the restroom, closed the door, and eagerly entered the space.

With a thought, the jade stones in the 126 large wooden boxes all turned into specks of green light and merged into the stone pool.

"Boom!"

Wang Feng clearly sensed that the stone pool had experienced a huge tremor, but it only lasted for a short while before returning to calm.