'Yan Fugui suffered a great loss at the hands of the Jia, and he certainly wouldn't let it go.'
'Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu are hooked, and it's probably hard to turn back. Poor Tom is about to be played like a fiddle...'
Chen Jianye thought to himself, a smile on his lips, as he walked into the Middle Courtyard.
He couldn't care less about Sha Zhu's life or death.
Anyway, he was going to be the one to kill him, so what was a little blood-sucking by the Jia?
The Middle Courtyard had returned to its usual state.
There were no longer any bodies at the Jia's doorstep.
Jia Zhangshi sat at the entrance, a bamboo basket in her hand, observing the people coming and going.
Seeing Chen Jianye return, Jia Zhangshi mumbled something, clearly not anything good.
Chen Jianye ignored her and went back home.
After tidying up briefly, he carried a small stool, sat at the entrance, and sorted vegetables.
After a while, Yan Fugui rushed into the Middle Courtyard and said something to Yi Zhonghai's family.
The two then went to the Backyard to find Liu Haizhong.
Soon after, the Three Great Masters arrived at the Jia's doorstep together.
Chen Jianye raised an eyebrow.
He had just been thinking that Yan Fugui wouldn't suffer a silent loss.
He didn't expect Yan Fugui to act so quickly.
"Old Woman Jia, Old Yan served as the gift registrar for your family. The Jia should show due courtesy."
Yi Zhonghai spoke first.
"Oh, Yan Lao Xi, you couldn't get cigarettes from me on your own, so you brought two accomplices to help you?"
Jia Zhangshi put her needlework into the bamboo basket and adopted a quarrelsome stance.
Yan Fugui looked angry, but he only glared at Jia Zhangshi and didn't respond.
In extreme anger, a person can remain angry all afternoon.
The entire afternoon.
Yan Fugui was angry all afternoon.
His life motto was that you won't go broke from eating or wearing, but you will go broke if you don't scheme.
He never expected it.
Yan Fugui, who prided himself on being infallible, was actually tricked by the Jia.
The more Yan Fugui thought about it, the angrier he got.
As soon as he returned, he quickly pulled Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong aside to discuss the matter.
He had to make the Jia give him two packs of cigarettes.
The established rules could not be broken.
This led to the scene before Chen Jianye.
Chen Jianye sorted the vegetables in his hands, perking up his ears.
He was quite interested in the full-blown battle between Yan Lao Xi and Jia Zhangshi.
With nothing else to do, he treated it as watching a play.
"Jia Family Sister-in-law, whether there are cigarettes or not is a minor issue."
"Everyone helped send your Dongxu off, you should show your appreciation."
Yi Zhonghai tried to persuade her again.
"What should I show? My Jia are orphans and a widow, and you three Grandpas come to bully us. Where's your shame?"
"Especially you, Yi Zhonghai, you were Dongxu's Master. Yan Fugui is blinded by money, always trying to get something from our family. Couldn't you have just paid for Dongxu?"
Jia Zhangshi spoke self-righteously.
Yi Zhonghai's body trembled.
He was truly stunned by Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable and rude attitude.
The Jia's matter, the Jia's banquet, they collected the money, and you want me to pay?
Damn it, do you really handle things like that?
"What Granny Jia said is not wrong, First Master, you are Jia Dongxu's Master, and he's gone, so what's the big deal if you help out a bit?"
"You earn ninety-nine yuan a month. Forget two packs of cigarettes, if you buy a carton of cigarettes for Third Master, will you lose a few pieces of meat?"
"Still watching? You just don't have the heart."
Chen Jianye interjected.
He was primarily interested in watching the drama unfold, regardless of the consequences.
Previously, Yi Zhonghai had asked the Chen Family to host a grand event, spending the Chen Family's money to build his own reputation.
He also persuaded Chen Jianye to attend the Jia's funeral.
Chen Jianye, seizing the opportunity, naturally wanted to get his revenge.
"Look, even Chen Jianye says so."
"Yan Lao Xi, aren't you asking for cigarettes? Go find Yi Zhonghai."
Jia Zhangshi's momentum immediately surged.
She gave Chen Jianye a look of approval.
Although the Chen Family boy was a beast of a person, he occasionally said a few pleasing words.
"How did this fall on me?"
"The Jia having lost a male member is indeed sympathetic, but one must also be reasonable in handling things."
Yi Zhonghai had a splitting headache.
Dealing with a troublesome Jia Zhangshi was already enough to give him a headache.
He didn't expect Chen Jianye to suddenly appear and chime in.
"Anyway, my Jia has no money. We are orphans and a widow, and you are bullying us because there are many of you."
"What sin have I committed?"
Jia Zhangshi plopped down on the ground, wailing loudly.
Tears streamed down her face.
Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Fugui: "Old Yan, look at this..."
Liu Haizhong quietly took a few steps back.
The accusation of bullying orphans and a widow was too serious; he couldn't bear it.
"Alright, alright, everyone be a witness. I served as the gift registrar for the Jia, and the Jia showed no courtesy whatsoever."
"If the Jia ever needs my help in the future, don't blame me for not remembering the sentiment of living in the same Courtyard."
Yan Fugui left with a harsh warning, then turned and departed.
Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong also quickly ran off.
The Jia's doorway was suddenly empty.
Jia Zhangshi stopped wailing, got up, patted the dust off her backside, and a scornful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Dare to fight me?!
After sorting the vegetables, Chen Jianye went back into the house to cook.
The aroma of the meat dish was very fragrant.
Chen Jianye ate his meal and glanced at the panel.
Only five points had been added to the Cooking skill column.
'I need to try Cooking with other methods, stewing, braising, and so on.'
Chen Jianye thought to himself.
Stir-frying provided him with too little Cooking experience.
When his Cooking skill upgraded to LV2, various Cooking methods were poured into his mind.
However, in his daily life, Chen Jianye mostly stir-fried for speed.
After too many stir-fries, the experience gained was increasingly approaching a relatively stable value.
It was already hindering his upgrade path.
After eating, Chen Jianye went to the front Courtyard to wash the dishes, then returned to his room to read and study.
After reading for two hours and taking notes, Chen Jianye blew out the kerosene lamp, washed up, and lay down on the bed.
His figure instantly disappeared.
Inside the Lingquan Space.
Chen Jianye looked at the ripe potatoes, sweet potatoes, and vegetables like green onions, scallions, and celery before him, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face.
In the Lingquan Space, crops matured very quickly.
In just twelve days, the first batch of planted crops had already matured.
Chen Jianye alone couldn't eat it all even if he stuffed himself until he burst.
Moreover, the second batch of planted rice had already yielded green rice ears, and it looked like they would ripen and turn yellow in the next few days.
The planted fruits, such as apples and oranges, had a longer maturation period, and it would be a while before harvest.
"Once the rice is ripe, I should go to the Black Market to trade goods."
'Or I could just keep the rice and raise a batch of chickens and ducks in the space. I'll need to get some chicken coops.'
Chen Jianye tallied his meat supplies, muttering to himself.
The Lingquan Space was configured as one hundred meters by one hundred meters, totaling ten thousand square meters.
Using a hundred square meters to raise chickens wouldn't take up much space.
He was just afraid the chickens and ducks would escape and ruin the vegetables.
After a diligent round of work, watering the crops, Chen Jianye exited the space.
The next day.
Chen Jianye woke up early, dug out a few large sweet potatoes from the Lingquan Space, cut them in half, and placed them in a steamer.
He paired them with steamed eggs and steamed meat.
He placed them all on the stove to steam together.
After more than ten minutes, Chen Jianye took out breakfast from the steamer.
Indeed, the sweet potatoes from the Lingquan Space tasted excellent.
They were sweet and had a very soft texture.
Moreover, Chen Jianye felt that the sweet potatoes produced in the Lingquan Space were very filling.
With his appetite, eating five ordinary fist-sized sweet potatoes wouldn't fill him up.
He had to eat meat to replenish his body's consumption.
Eating three sweet potatoes from the Lingquan Space made him feel completely full.
As a result, the steamed eggs and steamed meat slices became mere additions to his breakfast.
After breakfast, Chen Jianye put the dishes and chopsticks into a basin, preparing to take them to the front Courtyard to wash.
Suddenly, a commotion came from the Jia's direction, reaching his ears.
