Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

After seeing Yi Zhonghai off, Li Kangri packed up, locked the door and walked to the central courtyard.

As soon as he arrived at the middle courtyard, he saw that everyone was secretly looking at him.

So Li Kangri also looked at them one by one.

"Fuck, the triangular-eyed, fat-as-a-piece-of-shit soul-calling expert Jia Zhang?"

"Also, the one with the bulging belly next to her is Qin Huairu, the laundry gatekeeper? Is she the descendant of Qin Qiong? She doesn't look that good, does she? Isn't she just a little cute with some baby fat?"

"Where is Shazhu, the king of dogs? Where is the licking dog?"

Thinking of this, Li Kangri quickly searched the crowd, and soon he locked on the target.

In a corner not far from the Jia family's house, a wretched man with wrinkles all over his face and who looked like he was about to be buried in the ground was staring at Qin Huairu who was not far from him with lustful eyes. That look was not only wretched, but also extremely wretched.

As if sensing Li Kangri's gaze, Sha Zhu immediately looked back at him, "What are you looking at, boy? Is there something on my face? Don't you know everyone is waiting for you? Come here quickly, don't you see that the gentlemen are waiting for you?" Sha Zhu cursed carelessly.

"Haha! Sorry, seeing you reminded me of someone. I'm so sorry!"

As he said that, Li Kangri immediately walked to a corner where there were few people, and stood with everyone like a good boy.

"Brother, you moved in today?"

At this time, a man with a mustache and a long face came over with a lewd look on his face and said.

"Yes! Who are you?" Li Kangri asked, knowing the answer well.

When he saw this face, he knew with his buttocks that this must be Xu Damao, the first-blood master of Aquaman.

"Hey, brother, I'm Xu Damao, a projectionist at the steel rolling mill. We live in the same yard as you, and my house is next door to yours. Let me tell you, the guy who just talked to you is called Sha Zhu. He's a simple-minded, strong-limbed bastard cook who likes to beat people. You should stay away from him in the future." Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Xu Damao, what are you talking about? We are all from the same courtyard, don't gossip about others, or else Sha Zhu will hear you and beat you up."

Before Li Kangri could say anything, a beautiful young woman poked Xu Damao with her elbow and said.

"Did I say anything wrong? Don't worry about it. I'm just reminding the new little brother."

"Hmph, the only thing you have left on your body is your mouth. Don't hide behind me when Shazhu hits you!" said the beautiful young woman contemptuously.

"Haha, don't be angry, my wife. I'm not hiding. I'm just being magnanimous and won't argue with a fool like him!" Xu Damao retorted with a smile.

"Is this the only good person Lou Xiao'e? She's pretty good-looking, much prettier than the laundry god. Sha Zhu is really a flirty man, he likes flirty girls." Li Kangri thought as he glanced at Lou Xiao'e out of the corner of his eye.

"Okay, Lao Liu is here, let's start the meeting now!" Yi Zhonghai stood up and said.

"Ahem! I believe everyone knows that there is a new person in our yard today. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce the new neighbor to everyone. Xiao Li, come here and introduce yourself to everyone. From now on, we are all a family." Yi Zhonghai said.

"Swish, swish, swish!" Everyone looked at Li Kangri again.

"Haha, I won't go over there. Let me introduce it to everyone here!" Li Kangri said shyly.

"Children from the countryside are still a little shy. Okay, just introduce them there!" Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.

"My name is Li Kangri, Kang means "Kang" and Ri means "Ri". I am a child from a poor family in the northern countryside. The organization arranged me to this courtyard because of the contributions of my ancestors in the anti-Japanese struggle. I would like to thank the organization and everyone here!"

As he spoke, Li Kangri clasped his hands together, bowed, and silently retreated into the crowd.

"Xiao Li, don't be in a hurry to leave! You haven't explained everything to everyone yet! You haven't told us where you work?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

"I don't know about that! The organization hasn't assigned it yet! They told me to wait and they will ask the steel mill if there is a work position, and if there is, they will arrange one for me." Li Kangri lied.

Hearing that Li Kangri was going to be assigned to the steel rolling mill, Yi Zhonghai was very happy. Isn't this kid a gift from heaven? He is the boss in the courtyard and the eighth-level master in the factory. With a little manipulation, this kid will definitely crawl at his feet.

He even saw the future, the three boys were crawling in front of him, serving him tea and water, "Dad, have some tea, Dad, how about I let Huairu heat your feet, Dad, what are you going to eat for lunch today? It's cold, how about I make a mutton stew to warm you up?"

For a moment, Yi Zhonghai began to fantasize with a smile on his face.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai smiling as if he was thinking about something happy, Liu Haizhong stood up and said, "Xiao Li, right? What's the matter with the lock hanging on your door when I came out just now?" Liu Haizhong said majestically.

"Ah! Is there something wrong with the padlock? Every household in our village has a padlock, and you are one of them?" Li Kangri pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"Who am I? Remember, I'm Liu Haizhong, the second uncle in this courtyard, and I'm in charge of the backyard. Also, I'm a level six blacksmith in the factory, remember?" Liu Haizhong said with full official authority.

"Oh, it's the second uncle! Remember, remember!" Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Well, from now on you are not allowed to lock the door. Our courtyard is a place where people leave their doors unlocked at night and people do not steal things on the road. What will it look like if you lock the door? You should know that our courtyard is an excellent courtyard rated by the whole street. If you lock the door and someone sees you, you will become a joke." Liu Haizhong said with satisfaction.

"Uncle, if I don't lock the door and something gets lost, will you be responsible? If you are responsible, I promise I will never lock the door again!"

"Why should I be responsible for you if you lost something? Not locking the door is the rule in the courtyard!" Liu Haizhong said angrily.

"Bullshit, bullshit! Who are you so angry at?" Li Kangri also said angrily, "Since I lost something and you are not responsible, why should I listen to you and not lock the door? Stay away."

"You are simply lawless! How dare you talk back to me!..." Liu Haizhong said angrily with his face flushed.

"Are you the law? Or are you God? I tell you, the current God belongs to the people. Do you want to be God?" Li Kangri retorted.

Just when Li Kangri was confronting Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai also woke up from his dream. However, he was very happy to see Liu Haizhong being humiliated. Just like Sha Zhu, he would not listen to anyone except him. "Okay, good job confronting. He turns out to be the person I have my eyes on!" Yi Zhonghai thought to himself.

However, he didn't want Liu Haizhong to lose face, as this would damage their uncle's authority, so he immediately said, "Old Liu, Little Li, stop arguing. We are all from the same courtyard, so focus on unity."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai speaking, Liu Haizhong could only say, "Old Yi, this young man is too aggressive. I am the elder and the boss of the courtyard. Look at him, he doesn't even listen to me. How can this go on?"

"Don't be angry, Old Liu. Don't argue with the juniors. What about the anti-Japanese war? You're really stupid. Old Liu is right. That door really cannot be locked. You may not know since you just arrived. We are the best courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang. Nothing has been lost in all these years. I think you should not lock the door!" Yi Zhonghai said with a smile, looking like a amiable uncle.

"Uncle, I still say the same thing. If I don't lock the door and something gets lost, will you be responsible for compensating me? If so, I won't say a word!" Li Kangri said politely.

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