Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

In the afternoon, ten minutes before the bell rang for the end of get off work, Li Kangri went home early. On his way back, he found a deserted place, took out two carps and a piece of wild boar lung that he had prepared long ago, and walked slowly towards the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the room, Li Kangri saw Yan Fugui again. At the same time, Yan Fugui also saw Li Kangri. He instantly saw what Li Kangri was holding, and immediately came forward with a big smile on his face. Before Yan Fugui could speak, Li Kangri asked first, "Teacher Yan, I have a question to ask you, is that okay?"

"Well, what's the question? Just ask, I will tell you everything I know." Yan Fugui said with a smile.

"Well, why do you always wait at the door so early every day? Are teachers nowadays so idle? According to the time, school has just ended now, did you fly back?" Li Kangri pretended to be puzzled and asked.

Hearing Li Kangri's words, Yan Fugui's face suddenly turned ugly, but he soon recovered and said, "Well, I teach Chinese. The classes are usually in the morning, so I have a little free time in the afternoon."

"Oh, so that's it! I was wondering, how could you stand guard at the door every day and look like someone who didn't go to work? Thank you, Teacher Yan, for clearing up my confusion. I'm going back now!"

Seeing that Li Kangri was about to leave, Yan Fugui became anxious. He didn't get any advantage from him even for a single vegetable leaf yesterday, so he couldn't just let him go today.

"Little Li! Don't leave in such a hurry!" Yan Fugui grabbed Li Kangri and said.

"Teacher Yan, is there something wrong?"

"Yes, it's a good thing for you. I saw you bought two fish. Do you know how to kill them? How about I help you? I'm not afraid to tell you that I'm a professional at killing fish." Yan Fugui said.

"Well, no need for that. Don't you know that my sister is also a chef? Killing a fish shouldn't be a problem, right?" Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Well... of course I know your sister is a chef, but she has just started learning to cook, right? If the fish is not cleaned properly, it will have a strong fishy smell. Such a good thing cannot be wasted. Let me help you!" Yan Fugui insisted.

"Is that so? Isn't that a bit embarrassing? I ask you to kill the fish for me to eat. Is that appropriate?" Li Kangri looked embarrassed.

"It's suitable, how can it not be suitable? These are all trivial matters, leave it to me!"

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Yan!"

Li Kangri handed the fish to Yan Fugui. He wanted to see what Yan Fugui was going to do, or how to get the oil from the fish.

"Okay, go back first, I'll help you kill it!"

With that, Yan Fugui smiled and took the two fishes back to his kitchen.

After a while, Yan Fugui came over with the killed fish.

"Xiao Li, I have killed the fish and brought it to you." Yan Fugui handed the fish to Li Kangri with a smile.

"Damn it!" Li Kangri cursed in his heart after seeing the fish, "This old Yan is really something! The fish was originally oval, but now it's almost round."

"Teacher Yan, where is my fish tail? And where are the internal organs?" Li Kangri said dissatisfiedly.

"Haha, this fish! I didn't pay attention when I cut off the tail and cut a little too much. But there is no meat in the tail, so it's okay. As for the internal organs, do you like to eat internal organs? If you do, I will save them for you next time." Yan Fugui said with a thick face.

"Okay, Teacher Yan, you go back!" Li Kangri said speechlessly. He had seen today that Yan Fugui was really amazing. No wonder he was the first one to buy a bicycle TV. If such a person can't save money, who can?

"Okay, next time you want to kill a fish or a chicken, come to me and I will definitely clean it up for you." Yan Fugui said with a smile.

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In the evening, the workers went back to the yard one after another. Qing He came back pushing her bicycle. As soon as she entered the door, Sha Zhu came in right after her. "Xiao Li, did you buy the fish and pig lungs you mentioned?"

"I bought it and it's in the kitchen!" said Li Kangri.

"Then I'll go make it. How about that Qinghe too? I brought some seasonings today. I'll teach you how to mix them." Sha Zhu said a little shyly.

"Okay, I'll go call Sister Xiao'e. She's also learning. Let's go together!" After saying that, Qinghe went to call Lou Xiao'e without waiting for Sha Zhu to reply.

Helpless, Sha Zhu had to go to the kitchen by himself.

On the other side, at the Jia family, Qin Huairu was comforting Bang Geng at home!

"Banggeng, be good. Uncle He didn't bring back a lunch box today. Tomorrow, I will ask him to bring you some meat." Qin Huairu said, holding Banggeng's hand.

"Mom, you lied to me. Yesterday you said you would ask Shazhu to buy me a chicken today, and today you said you would bring me meat and vegetables tomorrow. Where are the things? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? I want to eat meat." Banggeng cried and shouted.

"Huai Ru, didn't Sha Zhu bring his lunch box today?" asked Jia Zhang.

"No, I came in empty-handed."

"This idiot, I finally waited for him to go to work but he didn't even come back with a lunch box." Jia Zhang scolded.

"Mom, I feel like he didn't bring her on purpose, and he's been deliberately distancing himself from me these past few days. I think he's attracted to that girl from the Li family, absolutely." Qin Huairu said with a resentful look on her face.

"This old bachelor has learned to get tired of the old and love the new. He is really not a good person. No, this can't go on. Don't you have a pretty cousin? Why don't you introduce her to Sha Zhu? That way you can tie him down."

"Mom, my sister is only sixteen this year. She's not old enough to get married yet."

"Sixteen is not young anymore. They already have children. Besides, they are not asked to get married right away! Let's keep the fool hanging for now. Otherwise, what will our family do if she really marries someone else?"

"Well, I'm about to give birth anyway, so I might as well ask her to come over and take care of me for a while, and introduce her to Sha Zhu by the way!" Qin Huairu said unwillingly.

In fact, in her heart, she didn't want Shazhu to get married at all. He was the one she had chosen to raise her children with. How could he raise her child after they got married?

"That's right, you can go tomorrow, but you must take care of yourself and don't hurt my dear grandson." Jia Zhang reminded.

"I got it, Mom. I've prepared the meal. You can give it to the children. I'll go find the uncle and ask him to talk to Sha Zhu for me. Sha Zhu will definitely listen to the uncle." Qin Huairu said.

"Yes, I almost forgot about this. Go ahead!"

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