Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

After Li Huaide got the money, he went to find Xu Damao and asked him to go back to the hospital and call Li Kangri over so that he could give him the compensation.

When Li Kangri arrived at the factory, it was almost time to get off work. When he arrived at Li Huaide's office, Li Huaide was already preparing to go home.

After hearing the knock on the door, Li Huaide quickly opened the door and said, "Xiao Li! Come in quickly, I thought you wouldn't come today, I'm getting ready to go home!"

"Haha, Director Li, I'm so poor that I can barely afford to eat. How can I not come?" Li Kangri joked.

"You! You are just kidding me. Here, this is eight hundred, count it."

As he spoke, Li Huaide opened the drawer, took out a stack of money and handed it to Li Kangri.

"What do you mean by order? If you can't trust others, then don't you, Director Li? Thank you, thank you, thank you very much." Li Kangri clasped his hands together and said.

"It's okay. I originally thought that was enough. After all, we will all be workers in the same factory and we will see each other every day. I didn't expect that big fool would want to embarrass me. So I'll just give it to you at the highest price." Li Huaide said with a smile.

"Director Li is still good to me. I will treat you to a meal when I come back. Haha, by the way, has that big fool been released?" Li Kangri asked.

"How is that possible? The police station said they have to show some respect, otherwise they won't be able to report to their superiors, so they still have to detain him for five days. This is just the right time to dampen his arrogance."

"That's great. We can't just let him go." Li Kangri said with satisfaction.

"Okay, it's time to get off work. My family is waiting for me to go back home! I guess you two haven't eaten yet! Let's go eat!" Li Huaide said.

"Okay, see you later, Director Li."

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After leaving the steel mill, Li Kangri said to Xu Damao, "Brother Xu, shall we go out to eat something? I'll treat you. I told you I'd treat you to a meal after I got the compensation."

"Hey, is this okay?" Xu Damao asked with a smile.

"What's wrong with that? I'm from out of town, and Brother Xu thinks highly of me. He's been busy taking care of my affairs these days. What's wrong with inviting you to dinner?"

"Then I will obey your orders, brother. By the way, have you decided where to go?" Xu Damao asked with a smile.

"I heard that there is a restaurant called Donglaishun in Sijiu City that serves good mutton hotpot. How about Brother Xu take me there to see the world?"

"Okay, I'm familiar with that place, let's go to Donglaishun!"

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At Donglaishun, the dishes were served soon after the two of them ordered. They didn’t hesitate to eat them up immediately.

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"Burp! I'm so full. Thank you, brother. I haven't eaten so well in a long time. I'm in a good mood today and have a good appetite. Everything I eat tastes delicious. Thinking about how Shazhu is suffering in the police station now, I can't help but feel happy and happy!" Xu Damao said after a burp.

"Haha, Brother Xu, why are you mentioning that big fool? It won't take a minute to deal with him. How long have you been bullied? You look so resentful."

"Hey! Brother, you are not my brother, so you can't understand the pain in my heart. I was really bullied by Sha Zhu. I couldn't beat him in a fight, so I had to use other methods. But that damn old lady and Yi Zhonghai were protecting me. I really had no way to deal with him." Xu Damao complained.

"Haha, how about I help you?" Li Kangri said.

"Help me? How?" Xu Damao asked excitedly.

"Do you want to ask this big fool to work for you and earn money like me? Or do you just want to defeat him with force?" Li Kangri asked.

"Go to work and earn money for me?" Xu Damao asked confusedly.

"Are you stupid? I took his salary for more than two years without fighting back. Doesn't he work to earn money for me?" Li Kangri said.

"Yes, what does it mean to defeat him with force?" Xu Damao asked.

"I will teach you a set of kung fu to defeat him."

"Ah? Is it possible? Really?" Xu Damao asked excitedly.

"Sure, but learning that will take time and effort. After all, martial arts training is not something that can be done overnight."

"Don't be afraid, I'm willing to die as long as I can defeat Sha Zhu!" Xu Damao shouted excitedly.

"Hey, Brother Xu, I think you are also a fool. If you get beaten every time, he will at least give you a year of work for free. Isn't that good?" Li Kangri sighed.

"Haha, I'm not short of money. Even if I was, I wouldn't want it. I just want to defeat Sha Zhu and make him crawl at my feet like a dog and beg for mercy." Xu Damao said hatefully.

"It's up to you, but we have to wait until I come back. Brother Xu, does anyone know anyone who can decorate a house? I want to clean up my yard." Li Kangri asked.

"Yes, this is easy. Leave it to me. I will take a day off tomorrow and help you find it." Xu Damao said happily.

After chatting for a while, the two returned to the courtyard, reeking of alcohol.

After returning home, Li Kangri closed the door and entered the Shanhe Shejitu, carefully studying the heritage left by his ancestors.

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It was not until almost noon the next day, when Li Kangri was still sleeping, that Xu Damao's voice was heard at the door.

When he opened the door, Li Kangri saw Xu Damao standing at the door with someone behind him.

"Brother, why are you up so late? I have brought the decorators to you." Xu Damao said.

"Come in and talk!" Li Kangri said politely.

After letting the two into the yard, Xu Damao immediately introduced them, "Brother, let me introduce you. This is Master Liu, who specializes in cleaning houses for others."

"Hello, Master Liu, thank you for your help!" Li Kangri said politely.

Seeing Li Kangri wearing patched clothes, Master Liu was very confused, "How can such a person afford to renovate?" However, he knew Xu Damao, and he also knew that he was the son-in-law of a wealthy family, so he did not raise any questions on the spot, but just smiled and said, "Boss, how do you want to decorate it?"

So, Li Kangri started talking incessantly, and during the conversation he took the two of them around the rooms, expressing his ideas one by one, which made Master Liu shake his head.

It’s not that he can’t do it, but he is afraid that Li Kangri has no money.

After Li Kangri finished speaking, Master Liu spoke up, "Boss, you are going to make a big move! This room is completely covered with wooden boards, and we need to whitewash the walls and remodel the windows. This will cost a lot of money."

Hearing what Master Liu said, and the look in his eyes, Li Kangri immediately understood that he was worried that he had no money!

So he said, "Money is not a problem, how much do you want?"

"Just what you said is almost four hundred yuan," said Master Liu.

"Oh, Master Liu, don't worry about the money. My brother has money." Xu Damao also saw Master Liu's confusion, so he explained immediately.

"Well..." Master Liu hesitated.

"Four hundred, right? I'll give you four hundred first."

As he spoke, Li Kangri reached into his arms, took out a stack of money and started counting it. After counting four hundred, he was about to hand it to Master Liu.

"Ah! Don't take this for now. I'm just worried that you don't have enough money, and it would be a waste to install half of it." Master Liu refused embarrassedly.

"Haha, then how about this, I'll leave the money to Brother Xu, and you can ask him for money if you need it, okay?" Li Kangri said.

"Yes, yes!" said Master Liu.

So the subsequent communication went much more smoothly. After the communication, Master Liu said, "Boss, you have to go to the street office in advance to discuss the matter of bringing water into the house and the toilet. You must get the street office's consent."

"That's no problem! I'll talk to the neighborhood office. Any other questions?"

"No, I'll bring people to clean it up this afternoon," said Master Liu.

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