Siheyuan: I just want to live

Chen Feng lit the stove and quickly and concisely prepared a lunch. After finishing his meal, he pushed the old bicycle again and walked out of the courtyard.

Chen Feng rode his bike slowly around Andingmen and Dongzhimen, his eyes constantly scanning the surrounding environment.

He spent the entire afternoon shuttling between the narrow alleys, looking for a courtyard with its own entrance and exit that would suit him.

He hoped to find a separate yard to rent, but after an afternoon of hard work, he still failed to achieve his wish.

It's not that there are no yards for rent, but the price is beyond his reach. What's worse is that most of these yards require a full year of rent.

With the few dozen dollars in cash that Chen Feng currently has left, it is simply a fantasy to pay such rent.

After wandering around until it was almost dark, Chen Feng returned to the courtyard with nothing to show for it.

After dinner, Chen Feng practiced calligraphy in his bedroom. Jia Zhang was sent in, Sha Zhu's legs were broken, and the courtyard became much quieter.

After writing for a while, Chen Feng felt bored, so he turned off the lights and went back to bed to sleep.

The next morning, Chen Feng rode his bicycle to the scrap yard. The weather was gradually getting warmer. It was already May, so there was no need to heat the stove.

After Chen Feng parked the car, he walked into the message room and sat down.

He did not take out the novel to read as usual when he came in, but sat there, looking out the window from time to time, as if waiting for someone.

He looked out the window, quietly looking outside, waiting for the arrival of stationmaster Li Guotao.

However, time passed by, and it was already time to go to work, but there was still no sign of Li Guotao.

Chen Feng frowned anxiously, muttering to himself, "What's going on? Why hasn't the stationmaster come yet?"

He hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to go out and ask. He walked out of the reception room and walked briskly towards the finance office.

When he arrived at the finance office, Chen Feng saw Sun Xiaojuan standing in front of the filing cabinet with her back to him, sorting documents.

Chen Feng knocked on the door frame, attracting Sun Xiaojuan's attention. She turned her head with a look of surprise on her face. Chen Feng smiled and asked

"Sister Sun, did you know that the stationmaster didn't come today? I need to talk to him about something! I've been waiting in the reception room for a long time, but I didn't see him!"

Sun Xiaojuan turned around and said to Chen Feng, "The stationmaster has to go to the headquarters this morning to report on last month's work. I don't know when he will be back. Do you have anything important to talk to him about?"

Chen Feng waved his hand and said indifferently, "Oh! It's nothing important! I just need to go out to buy some goods later, so I'll tell the stationmaster!"

Chen Feng continued, "Since the stationmaster is not here, when he comes back later, Sister Sun, please help me talk to him!"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Sun Xiaojuan nodded and said cheerfully, "Okay, go ahead! If the webmaster has any questions, I will talk to him for you!"

Seeing that Sun Xiaojuan agreed, Chen Feng quickly said happily, "Thank you, Sister Sun! In that case, I will leave first and won't bother you anymore!"

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he hurried out of the finance office.

Sun Xiaojuan looked at Chen Feng who ran away in a hurry, shook her head slightly and smiled, then continued to organize her documents.

Chen Feng left the finance office and immediately returned to the message room, put on his schoolbag, then rode his bicycle out of the scrap yard and headed towards the steel mill.

When Chen Feng arrived at the steel mill, he stopped his bicycle, looked around, and found that there was no one around. Then Chen Feng put his bicycle into the space and walked towards the steel mill.

A few minutes later, Chen Feng arrived at the gate of the steel mill. Looking at the guard on duty, Chen Feng skillfully took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to him.

He did not forget to say, "Comrade, please help me make a phone call to inform Section Chief Hou of your purchasing department and tell him that Chen Feng wants to see him for something."

A security guard asked Chen Feng to stand aside and wait, and then he went to make a phone call. Chen Feng was not surprised by this, as it was the same every time he came.

Chen Feng stepped aside and started smoking in the corner, just like the previous two times.

More than ten minutes later, Hou Debang arrived at the gate of the steel mill and saw Chen Feng squatting beside him. He immediately walked over quickly and spoke as he walked.

"Hey! Brother Chen! Why are you squatting here? When you come, can't you just come in and find me? Come on, get up quickly! Come on, come with me to my office for tea!"

Chen Feng stood up immediately after hearing Hou Debang's voice, and then said with a smile.

"Brother Hou, your factory is so big, how can you let me in casually? Besides, the security department doesn't know me!"

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, Hou Debang immediately said, "Others can't do it, but you, Brother Chen, can't do it?"

Then he changed the subject and said, "If you ask me, it's because you, Brother Chen, come here too seldom, so the guards don't know you! If you came to see me more often, wouldn't the guards know you? Don't you agree, Brother Chen?"

Chen Feng could only smile and say yes when he heard Hou Debang's words. But Chen Feng was thinking, if he came here often, how much materials would he need to send to the steel mill?

At this time, Debang continued to invite Chen Feng, "Brother Chen, let's go to my office for tea!"

Hou Debang said this and pulled Chen Feng's arm, wanting Chen Feng to follow him.

Chen Feng immediately said, "Brother Hou, don't worry, I still have something to tell you!"

Hou Debang then stopped pulling Chen Feng and turned to look at Chen Feng in confusion.

Seeing Hou Debang stop moving, Chen Feng leaned towards him and whispered, "Brother Hou, I have a batch of rabbits, about a thousand or so. Do you want them?"

When Hou Debang heard what Chen Feng said, his eyes lit up immediately. Then he turned around, looked at Chen Feng and said in surprise, "Really? Brother Chen, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

Chen Feng said confidently, "That's for sure! How could I possibly lie to you, brother?"

Hou Debang asked anxiously again, "Brother Chen, where is the thing? Didn't you bring it here? Why didn't I see it?"

Chen Feng said with a smile, "Brother Hou, how can I pull so many things? The things are still where we were last time. I'll take you there."

Hou Debang said quickly, "Brother! Don't move here! I'll go arrange a car!"

After saying that, he ran into the steel rolling mill, leaving no chance for Chen Feng to regret.

Chen Feng was speechless as he watched Hou Debang disappearing so quickly. He didn't even bother to take a rest at the gatehouse and just ran away!

Chen Feng had no choice but to stay in the corner and smoke, waiting for Hou Debang to come back.

Hou Debang didn't let Chen Feng wait for long. Soon a truck stopped beside Chen Feng. Chen Feng saw Hou Debang in the passenger seat and opened the door and got in without hesitation.

There were still the same two security guards and the driver in the car, just like the previous two times, no one was replaced.

Maybe these people are Hou Debang’s confidants, so they are the ones who are responsible every time.

The truck was moving very fast, and it didn't take long for the driver to park the car steadily at the same place as last time.

After Chen Feng arrived at the place, he regretted coming here because he suddenly realized a problem.

The first two times I came here were in winter, so I didn't feel anything wrong; but now it is summer, the grass is lush, and the forest is full of low trees.

Although Chen Feng did not want to go into the dense forest, Hou Debang and other people from the steel rolling mill were still in the car. He couldn't tell them that he had got the wrong location, right?

Even if he said that, where could Chen Feng find another place temporarily?

Thinking of this, Chen Feng had no choice but to get out of the car and then resolutely went into the dense forest.

Chen Feng struggled through the dense forest and after a lot of effort, he finally arrived at the open space he had been to last time.

After arriving, Chen Feng entered the space and used his space ability to twist the neck of the adult rabbit that he was about to sell.

Then he left the space, put the rabbit's body on the open space, and returned to the roadside with difficulty again.

Chen Feng walked to the side of the truck, knocked on the door, and said to Hou Debang inside, "Brother Hou, get out of the car! I've checked, everything is there!"

When Hou Debang heard what Chen Feng said, he got out of the car without hesitation.

The two guards at the back saw Hou Debang getting off the truck. They also jumped out of the truck, carrying guns and a bundle of sacks.

Chen Feng led a few people and moved forward with difficulty along the road that had just been opened. After a while, Chen Feng finally brought them to the open space again.

When they arrived at the open space, Hou Debang looked at the rabbits piled up like a small mountain and immediately arranged for people to pack them into sacks.

Seeing this, Chen Feng also helped to load the rabbits. It took the four of them two hours to finally transport all the rabbits back to the side of the road.

Then came the weighing, another busy process. In the end, the rabbit's total weight was just a few pounds away from 5,000 pounds.

Hou Debang calculated the amount based on 5,000 kilograms, and charged one yuan for the gross weight, so he gave Chen Feng 5,500 yuan in the end. After Chen Feng took the money, he casually put it into his schoolbag.

Hou Debang saw Chen Feng took the money and put it in his schoolbag without counting it. He smiled but said nothing.

While Hou Debang was counting the money, two guards had already loaded all the rabbits into the car.

After the driver turned the car around, Hou Debang asked Chen Feng as usual, "Brother Chen, do you need me to take you back to the city?"

Although Chen Feng was laughing, he still said, "Thank you, Brother Hou. I have something else to do, so I won't go back to the city with you!"

Hou Debang thought that Chen Feng's companions were still waiting in the woods for Chen Feng to share the money, so he didn't say anything more and told the driver to drive.

Chen Feng waved at the departing car and watched it go away in the direction of Sijiu City until it disappeared from Chen Feng's sight.

Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Feng took out the bicycle from the space, put the money in it, and then rode slowly to the scrap station.

With money in the space again, Chen Feng's mood became particularly good. The old bicycle seemed to be much easier to ride than before.