Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Ran Qiuye had no interaction with the two of them. This girl had very good upbringing and she was too embarrassed to stare at the young couple, so she left the bookstore with the newly rented books.

Chen Xu didn't care. He took the three books he had just picked and went to the clerk to register.

Lin Chan next to him was a little curious about why Chen Xu read so many different books. Yesterday she saw Chen Xu reading books on architecture, but today he changed to books on agriculture.

After registering, Chen Xu took Lin Yuan away. It was not that he didn't want to rent more books, but that he could only rent three books at a time.

Moreover, it would take time for Space to fully understand these books, so Chen Xu was not in a hurry and would just take his time.

Now that he had the authority, Chen Xu no longer worried about the space being unable to make ends meet. The number of fish that had originally been controlled could now reproduce rapidly.

It won’t take long for the number of 100,000 fish in the space to increase exponentially. By then, as long as there is enough food, rapid expansion is not a dream at all.

While Chen Xu was thinking, he took Lin Chan to visit the Pigeon Market.

Chen Xu was awakened by a crisp sound. He was quite familiar with this sound, the sound of bones breaking.

It was not obvious just now that someone was trying to make some extra money from Chen Xu, but unexpectedly, while Chen Xu was daydreaming, there was Lin Chan beside him who was always paying attention to the surroundings.

Chen Xu was the one being exploited, so how could Lin Chan just sit there and watch?

He crushed the opponent's hand bones almost in an instant.

The girl hit him hard, but Chen Xu said she did a good job, even though he didn't have a penny on him, and this guy couldn't steal anything even if he put his hand into his pocket.

There have always been many evildoers and troublemakers in the city of Sijiu, but few of them would cause trouble openly in broad daylight. Only the disciples in the military compound are unscrupulous, and as for the others, most of them are petty thefts.

But this guy who was lying on the ground with his hands clenched and howling like a pig being slaughtered hit a wall.

"Our boss won't let you go..."

The other party was howling and shouting.

Chen Xu understood immediately that this was a rookie who had just debuted.

Even if an old hand suffers a loss, he will not say such immature words directly. Do you think you are a gangster?

Today's judicial department is very strict, and the police are even more fierce. If this idiot can be caught, it would be a great achievement.

A fool like this who stabbed his own back might just disappear from the face of the earth without the police having to take any action.

"Really? Tell me, who is your boss?"

Chen Xu squatted next to the other person with a smile on his face, looking harmless.

Seemingly having realized what was happening, the kid on the ground stopped talking and just endured the pain with a look of despair on his face.

Chen Xu looked regretful, how come he suddenly became smart...

Lin Chan still held back. The guy would at most have a broken bone. If he had used all his strength, this guy's hand would probably have been broken.

"Use a little more strength next time. I can just cripple this guy's hand."

In front of the crowd, Chen Xu gave instructions to Lin Chan next to him, leaving everyone speechless.

But more of them were surprised, because now everyone knew that the one who made the move was not this man, but the incredibly beautiful girl next to him.

She crushed the other person's hand bones with her fingers. It seemed that the man was holding back, which shows how strong this girl is.

No one thought it was excessive. Nowadays, if you catch a thief, not beating him to death outright is considered showing mercy.

If the thief had not been taught a lesson, a group of people might have come up and beaten him up.

The police arrived quickly, said hello to Chen Xu and took the person away.

Chen Xu didn't take it seriously. There were too many guys like him.

I guess when this guy's hand gets better, he'll have to go keep Sha Zhu company.

There is a great shortage of manpower in Sijiu City right now. I heard that not only the guys in the detention center are being used, but also people with nothing to do are being organized to repair water conservancy projects, just like temporary workers, with food and accommodation provided as well as wages.

The living environment is a bit poor, they said they were setting up tents, but the food was pretty good. After all, it was real physical work, and you couldn't hold on without eating well.

As for those who were sent to the prison for labor reform, two steamed buns a day was good enough...

When I returned to the courtyard, I saw the Liu brothers walking out with bags on their backs.

"Brother Chen and Sister Chen." X2

"This is what you are doing?"

"Go dig a ditch."

The two looked excited.

Although the famine was over, it was still difficult to find a job. I heard that they were repairing a canal and maybe they could keep doing it for a long time, so the two brothers decided to sign up and try to earn some money.

Chen Xu seriously suspected that the two guys just didn't want to face the belt in Liu Haizhong. Although Old Liu had recovered now, he still beat his son every now and then. It was not surprising that the two brothers found a chance to hide outside for a while, not to mention they could make money.

"Okay, then take it easy. Repairing the canal is physically demanding work."

The two brothers nodded in agreement, but they didn't agree in their hearts. Doing physical work was better than getting beaten, right? Besides, the two brothers didn't have much money. Liu Guangtian had been thinking about splitting up the family business and renting a house, which would cost money.

Out of the courtyard.

Liu Guangfu turned and asked his brother.

"Brother, can we really move out?"

"Of course you can. I heard that digging canals can earn one dollar and fifty cents a day. In a month, the two of us will earn ninety dollars. If we work for a few months, are we still worried about not being able to rent a house?"

Liu Guangfu nodded, thinking that what his brother said made sense. Renting a house was not expensive now, only a few dollars a month.

Looking at his excited brother, Liu Guangtian was not so optimistic. These days, renting a house depends on the household registration, and there are strict quantity restrictions. If you already have a house, it is very difficult to rent an extra one.

But he has reached the age to get married, so he thinks he can give it a try. It probably won't be a problem to steal his household registration and handle it secretly when the time comes.

As for dividing the family, although he had the idea, he could not make up his mind.

He now had the idea of ​​dividing the family property because he felt that the famine was over and that even if he and his brother moved out, they would not likely starve to death. Although they had food and shelter at home, their father's belt was too terrifying.

He would rather take his brother through some hardship than continue to be beaten.

Chen Xu was thinking about the flood in the old city.

As far as he could remember, there had indeed been a flood in the past two years, but he was not sure which year it was. He knew about this because he had read some folk stories out of boredom in his previous life.

For example, the Dragon Lock Well...

These are of course unreliable, but it is also a fact that the city of Beijing was flooded in the past two years.

There is no need to worry about my hometown. The terrain outside Yanshan is relatively high, so the flood will not reach there. As for Sijiu City, it seems there is nothing to worry about. Most of the valuables in the house are in the space.

Thinking of this, Chen Xu decisively put the matter behind him.

Instead of spending this time, you might as well think about growing more food. The fish will definitely reproduce in large numbers, so the food for the fish must also keep up. Corn and beans are both good for feeding fish, so you need to grow more of them.

Compared to fish, which are big food eaters, what forest cicadas eat is really not enough.

What Chen Xu likes to see most is the satisfaction that the girl feels when she eats.

During the first two years, Lin Chan probably went hungry sometimes and Chen Xu felt a little distressed. He rarely went hungry, but he could still feel that kind of pain.

Chen Xu has the memories of his original body. Although he did not experience it personally, he can still feel most of it.

I remember he read a passage in his previous life.

There are many ways for people to die, but starvation is the most desperate.