Since Lu Demin had already eaten dinner, after parking the car, he didn't enter the courtyard but went for a walk instead.
【Ding!】
【Stamina +1】
【Stamina +1】
【Stamina +1】
【Stamina +1】
【Stamina +1】
……
At the same time, he also did some Kegel exercises.
This exercise can be done anytime, anywhere; you can do it whenever you think of it, and persistence yields results.
It was also one of Lu Demin's favorite exercises.
Especially after he started dating, Lu Demin was full of motivation, thinking that soon he would be able to verify the results, which made him enjoy it even more.
Whenever he had free time, without needing to focus on studying or anything else, he would do over a hundred in one go.
The result was a bountiful harvest.
【Ding!】
【x Ability +1】
【x Ability +1】
【x Ability +1】
【x Ability +1】
【x Ability +1】
……
About ten to twenty minutes later.
Suddenly, a notification sound echoed in his mind again.
This time, the notification was different from a second ago.
【Ding!】
Detected side quest: Change the fate of Sha Zhu being drained by Qin Huairu (the many birds) and achieve phased progress.
Sha Zhu's fate began to change.
Rewards are as follows:
1. Ten taels of gold.
2. One bottle of yellow-level quick-acting heart-saving pills.
Ten pills per bottle.
The levels of the pills are categorized into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.
3. One prescription for yellow-level quick-acting heart-saving pills.
……
Wow!
I didn't expect the rewards for this side quest to be so generous; if I had known, I would have started it earlier.
Ten taels of gold and a bottle of yellow-level quick-acting heart-saving pills as rewards.
These pills are effective for promoting blood circulation, alleviating pain, increasing coronary blood flow, and relieving angina, particularly for coronary heart disease with qi stagnation and blood stasis.
In simple terms, they can save lives in critical moments.
Moreover, he also received a prescription, which means that as long as he gathers enough medicinal materials in the future, he can produce countless quick-acting heart-saving pills.
Once the reforms are implemented and a pharmaceutical factory is established, he will make a fortune.
So, this reward is truly substantial.
Sha Zhu! I didn't expect you to be my lucky charm.
After receiving these rewards, Lu Demin's motivation to change Sha Zhu's fate grew even stronger.
It seems that his initiative to invite Sha Zhu for a ride and show him enough respect had some effect.
Additionally, Lu Demin had just noticed that when Yi Zhonghai saw Sha Zhu standing next to him, chatting and laughing, his expression was not good.
Lu Demin guessed that after he went out for a walk, it was highly likely that Yi Zhonghai would talk to Sha Zhu.
It was very possible that Sha Zhu's reaction would start to change, such as disagreeing with Yi Zhonghai's evaluation of him or refuting Yi Zhonghai's bad remarks about him.
Thus, the system could detect that Sha Zhu's fate was beginning to change.
As Lu Demin was analyzing this, suddenly.
【Ding!】
【Detective reasoning ability +2】
【Detective reasoning ability +2】
【Detective reasoning ability +2】
【Detective reasoning ability +2】
【Detective reasoning ability +2】
……
Haha! This works too.
I love this system.
This also indirectly proves that my analysis was quite accurate.
The reason is simple; based on my understanding of the system, if the analysis were inaccurate, it would definitely be +1, and couldn't be any other data.
Thinking of this, Lu Demin felt very happy.
It seems he still has the potential to be a great detective.
……
Before it got dark, Lu Demin returned to the courtyard.
As he walked into the front yard, he happened to see Sha Zhu coming out from Yan Bugui's side with an empty plate, followed closely by Xiao Yushui.
"Brother, I'm so hungry! Why didn't Grandpa Yi lend us any food today?" Xiao Yushui, looking weak and listless from hunger, tugged at her brother's sleeve, appearing pitiful.
"I'm sorry! Yushui, it's all my fault for arguing with Grandpa Yi and making him angry. Don't worry, I'll go door to door to borrow food again; I don't believe no one will lend us any!"
Lu Demin observed this and, after a moment of thought, guessed what had happened, shouting loudly, "Zhuzi! What are you doing?"
He Yu Zhu showed a look of shame, stammering for a while before finally admitting that his family had no food and that they hadn't eaten dinner.
"Brother, can you lend us some food? Yushui is so hungry! When you get paid, I'll pay you back!" Xiao Yushui looked at Lu Demin with pleading eyes.
Lu Demin's family had more food than they could eat, and since Sha Zhu had fallen out with Yi Zhonghai, it was likely because of him. Moreover, because of Sha Zhu, he had also received a huge reward.
Thus, he made a decision in his heart.
He walked over and patted Xiao Yushui's head: "Yushui is starving! I'll get some food for your family; you'll have something to eat soon!"
"Thank you, brother! You're so nice! No wonder you have such a beautiful partner!" Xiao Yushui said joyfully.
It seems Xiao Yushui had seen his partner that day as well. Hearing her words made Lu Demin even happier, and he began to like the girl.
He said to Sha Zhu, "Zhuzi, let's go to my house to get some food!"
Sha Zhu was very happy to hear this; finally, someone was willing to lend food to his family.
He could endure going hungry for a night, but his sister couldn't.
Thus, Sha Zhu was very grateful to Lu Demin: "Thank you, Brother Demin, you're the best!"
"Let's go!" Lu Demin patted Sha Zhu's shoulder and picked up Xiao Yushui as they walked toward the backyard.
Before long, Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard with a bag, happily carrying not only flour but also sweet potatoes.
These were given to Lu Demin by Yan Bugui earlier.
Lu Demin didn't like eating these and had kept them, but now he gave them all to Sha Zhu.
Standing at the entrance of his house, Yi Zhonghai was still waiting for Sha Zhu to come back and plead with him. If Sha Zhu was willing to sincerely apologize and promise not to associate with Lu Demin anymore, he would lend him food.
He firmly believed he could use food to control Sha Zhu, as Sha Zhu was still an apprentice at Hongbin Building, without a salary, only receiving a small amount of living expenses, which often required Yi Zhonghai's support to get by.
Therefore, he had ample reason to believe that in the face of harsh reality, Sha Zhu would lower his stubborn head.
After countless calculations, he didn't expect that the usually "stingy" Lu Demin would actually lend food to Sha Zhu.
"This Lu Demin is really infuriating, deliberately ruining my good plans!" Yi Zhonghai was furious, cursing under his breath.
……
In the backyard.
Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai gathered at the deaf old lady's house.
Hearing that Lu Demin had ruined their plans, the deaf old lady was also very angry:
"That Lu brat, we aren't provoking him anymore? Yet he still dares to provoke us; this is simply too much, we must teach him a lesson!"
"Yes! We must teach him a lesson!"
"Who doesn't want to teach him a lesson? But so far, we haven't found a good opportunity!"
Yi Zhonghai sighed, feeling frustrated.
Since Lu Demin worked at the military management station, which managed everything, he was definitely more familiar with the people inside than they were, and he was currently driving for the leaders, meaning he could speak in front of them.
In this situation,
if they didn't find an excellent opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Lu Demin, they wouldn't dare to act rashly; otherwise, they would end up biting the snake instead of striking it.
They had to be cautious.
……
After Lu Demin waited for Sha Zhu and his sister to return to the courtyard, he thought for a moment and took out some fruits from his personal space, packed them in a bag, and brought them to Xiao Yushui and her brother to fill their stomachs first.
Sha Zhu was reluctant to eat, saying he wasn't hungry and let his sister eat.
Xiao Yushui happily picked up the fruit and ate: "Wow! So delicious, thank you, Brother Lu!"
"If you like it, eat more!" Lu Demin remembered he had a younger sister in his past life whom he cherished, and seeing the pitiful Xiao Yushui reminded him of her, he said tenderly.
Lu Demin looked up and saw Sha Zhu grinning at him, his eyes shining.
【Ding!】
Detected side quest: Change Sha Zhu's fate of being drained by Qin Huairu (the many birds) and achieve progress.
Sha Zhu's fate continued to change.
Rewards are as follows:
One tael of gold.
What the heck!
Another reward!
And this system is really generous, especially fond of rewarding gold.
But who doesn't like gold?
Lu Demin liked it very much.
Seeing that Sha Zhu brought him such great benefits.
Lu Demin also looked at Sha Zhu with a caring smile of an older brother.
This moved Sha Zhu deeply, and he secretly wiped away his tears.
……
Lu Demin knew that from now on, he had gained another little brother.
And he would be the future god of war of the courtyard.