The morning sunlight bathed the entire courtyard, and Wang Qiang woke up from his sleep.

He glanced at Qin Huairu beside him; she was still fast asleep, her cheeks flushed and her hair slightly disheveled.

Wang Qiang plans to go to the market today to buy some flour, and also to visit Lou Xiao'e's house.

The small building that Lou Xiao'e's family used to live in has been closed off. The belongings that the Lou family had scattered and hidden away from their relatives before they left have all been collected and hidden here by Wang Qiang.

When Wang Qiang went to Hong Kong Island, he thought it would be better to bring these things with him. Firstly, it would be an excuse to contact the Lou family, and secondly, it could be considered a foundation for his business in Hong Kong.

Seeing that Qin Huairu was still asleep, Wang Qiang left her at home, got dressed, and went out, pushing his bicycle and eating breakfast on the way.

Then I leisurely rode my bicycle towards the market.

At the market, Wang Qiang bought 100 jin of flour and 20 jin of pork. He also exchanged 10 cans of pork for other goods. Given the current shortage of supplies, it's thanks to Wang Qiang's strong abilities that he was able to buy all of this. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to afford even 2 jin of pork, let alone 20 jin.

Wang Qiang put these things on the back seat of his bicycle. Then he rode his bicycle to Lou Xiao'e's small building and waited until he reached the corner.

Wang Qiang found a secluded spot and stored his belongings and bicycle inside his spatial storage.

Then, in no time at all, he climbed up the small building and slipped inside through a window.

After entering, Wang Qiang first checked the area. The incense ash he had scattered on the ground near the entrance was intact, indicating that no one had been inside.

He then checked the hiding place again and was relieved to find that everything was there.

Looking at all these things, Wang Qiang couldn't help but sigh. Lou Bancheng was indeed Lou Bancheng; these were just the things he couldn't take with him and had hidden in the homes of relatives and friends.

It is unknown how much else was taken away.

Thinking back to how Xu Damao and Li Huaide had painstakingly tried to obtain these things, Wang Qiang couldn't help but laugh. Now that the two of them had gone mad, they probably couldn't think of them anymore.

Wang Qiang put everything into his spatial storage, then scanned the room. He hadn't had X-ray vision before, so he didn't know if there were any other secrets in this building.

As expected, Wang Qiang saw that Lou Bancheng's bedroom on the second floor had a hidden wall, and what was inside left Wang Qiang speechless.

There were four boxes of large and small yellow croakers, as well as a lot of antiques, paintings and calligraphy, and jewelry.

Wang Qiang hurried upstairs and opened Lou Bancheng's bedroom door.

Although he knew there was a hidden wall, he was certain there was a secret door. Wang Qiang couldn't possibly break through the wall; that would cause unnecessary trouble.

Sure enough, Wang Qiang found a hidden door in the wardrobe next to the bed.

Pushing open the hidden door, Wang Qiang entered the space within the wall.

Although it's called a partition wall, the space is actually quite large, more than ten square meters.

Opening several boxes, one sees them filled with gleaming small and large yellow croakers. The large yellow croakers are worth ten taels of gold bars, while the small yellow croakers are worth one tael of gold bars.

There were four large boxes filled with gold bars, leaving Wang Qiang speechless. There were also two boxes of jewelry, two boxes of calligraphy and paintings, and dozens of antiques of various kinds.

It seems Lou Bancheng converted a large portion of his assets into these things, but he left in a hurry and didn't have time to take them with him. Given some more time, he'll definitely be able to move them out.

Wang Qiang thought he was rich after bringing back a box of gold and a box of silver dollars on his last trip, but now it seems he's nothing compared to him.

Wang Qiang didn't stand on ceremony and directly put everything into his spatial storage.

Then, in a corner, they found a box that was only about the size of a shoebox.

Upon opening it, I was surprised to find a knife inside.

I counted them, and there were a full two hundred thousand.

Wang Qiang put the money back in the box, then put the box and the box into his spatial storage.

After scanning the room again, they found nothing else.

Only then did he quietly approach the window.

Seeing that no one was outside, he leaped off the building.

Then find a secluded spot and take the bicycle out of your inventory.

I rode my bicycle back to the courtyard house.

When they arrived at the courtyard, they ran into Yan Bugui, who was pushing his bicycle out with a bucket hanging from the handlebars and a fishing rod in his hand.

When Yan Bugui saw Wang Qiang, he greeted him with a smile: "Wang Qiang, you're off today? How about we go fishing at Houhai?"

"Cut a hole in the ice of the lake. It'll be easier to catch fish than in summer!"

Wang Qiang laughed; he didn't have time to go fishing right now.

He quickly shook his head and laughed, "Third Uncle, I don't have time to go fishing today, but if you catch any, you can give me a few!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui's smile vanished instantly: "Wang Qiang, fishing isn't that easy. Even if you catch one or two, it's not enough to feed your family!"

As I spoke, I thought to myself, "Damn it, they actually tried to scheme against me. They think they can get something for nothing? Not so easy. I treated you to a meal last time and arranged jobs for your two sons, but I still haven't heard anything."

Wang Qiang replied, "Uncle, that's a pity. You don't know, a big leader is coming to inspect the factory in a few days, so our director asked me to buy some ingredients."

"I got two rabbits a couple of days ago, and I was thinking of getting some fish, but I couldn't find any when I went several times."

"So, I went to the market first thing this morning, and guess what?"

Yan Bugui craned his neck and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Qiang said, "There's nothing here. To be honest, the big boss really likes to eat fish. It's a pity, I don't think we'll get to eat any this time."

Wang Qiang shook his head as he spoke, "Anyone who can catch fish at this time of year will have more credit than someone who works for several months at other times."

Wang Qiang pushed his bicycle into the courtyard. Yan Bugui looked at Wang Qiang's back and was a little skeptical. Was this guy trying to fool me and get my fish for free?

However, it didn't seem fake, so he called out to Wang Qiang.

"Wang Qiang, are you telling the truth?"

Wang Qiang chuckled inwardly, then turned to Yan Bugui with a serious expression and said, "Of course it's true. Sha Zhu is the head chef. You can ask him if you don't believe me!"

Good heavens, once the name "Silly Pillar" was mentioned, Yan Bugui believed it to some extent, and upon closer inspection, it did seem quite possible.

He then parked his bicycle in the yard and went to find Sha Zhu.

After a while, he came out of Shazhu's house with a beaming smile on his face.

Looking at him, Wang Qiang asked, "So, Uncle San, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Yan Bugui nodded: "Brother Wang Qiang, you've misunderstood. Although fishing is not easy, I'm willing to give it to you even if I only catch one."

Wang Qiang shook his head: "No way! You worked so hard to catch it, how can you give it to me!"

Yan Bugui laughed: "Brother Wang Qiang, didn't you say that the big leader likes to eat fish?"

Wang Qiang pretended to suddenly realize something: "Oh, you mean to the big boss?"

Yan Bugui nodded repeatedly.