Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

After the chat, Sha Zhu went home with a lot on his mind. When he reached the middle courtyard, he saw Qin Huairu looking at him resentfully at the door of Jia's house again. This scared Sha Zhu. Now, in his mind, all he could think of was the scene when Li Kangri told him his fortune.

When he saw Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu shuddered unconsciously, hurried into the house and closed the door, then leaned against the door and kept stroking his chest, as if he had seen a tiger.

The next day, Sha Zhu got up early because all the goddesses in his heart were wiped out, so he went to bed very early last night.

After getting up, Sha Zhu ran out without waiting for others in the yard to get up.

After arriving at the factory, he asked for a leave and went to find Matchmaker Zhang. After explaining his purpose to the Matchmaker, the Matchmaker was very curious about what kind of courtyard this Sha Zhu lived in and why he was targeted like this.

So Matchmaker Zhang asked curiously, "Which courtyard do you live in?"

"No. 95 Nanluoguxiang." Sha Zhu blurted out.

"Why does it sound so familiar? By the way, is the uncle in your courtyard Master Yi Zhonghai?"

"Yes! How did you know?"

"That's right. How should I know? I have introduced several people to your courtyard! It shouldn't happen! Your courtyard is an excellent courtyard every year! Such a thing shouldn't happen, right?" Matchmaker Zhang asked doubtfully.

"Hey, I also think it's impossible, but my blind dates are unsuccessful. I have also found several matchmakers, but every one of them failed. Isn't this how it has been dragging on until now?" Sha Zhu said distressedly.

"Then how did you come up with this idea?" Matchmaker Zhang asked puzzledly.

"Well! To tell you the truth, I met a master who taught me to do this. He said that someone would definitely come to sabotage it, and asked me to try. So I came to you! Do you think you can do it? I will pay you a penny less. Just do as I say. What do you think?" Sha Zhu said truthfully.

"That's no problem. I know quite a few widows, some of whom are pretty. But this is my first time doing this. I've never done it before, so..." Matchmaker Zhang said meaningfully.

"Hey, it's just money! As the old saying goes, money makes the world go round. How about this, you go and talk and see if you can find it. Money is easy to talk about. Hurry up and I'll come to you at this time tomorrow. Don't take the initiative to come to the hospital to find me. Is that ok?"

When she heard that money was easy to negotiate, Matchmaker Zhang agreed. She didn't have to worry about success or failure, and she could make money, so why not do it!

So she said, "Okay, it will be easy if you pay me. I'll go find it for you this afternoon and I promise to get it done for you."

So, Sha Zhu left a deposit of one dollar and went back to work.

The next day, at this time again, Sha Zhu secretly came to Zhang the matchmaker's house. As soon as he entered the house, Zhang the matchmaker said with a smile, "Xiao He, it's settled. It's a very pretty widow who has a son and a daughter. She lives a miserable life. When she heard that you wanted to give her money, she immediately agreed."

"Really? Is he very handsome?" Sha Zhu forgot about the important matter for a moment.

"He's handsome, very handsome. If you really want to, it's not impossible." Seeing the look of Silly Zhuge, Matchmaker Zhang said meaningfully.

"No, no, no, I'm just thinking about it. I can't really do it because I haven't gotten married yet! OK then, how much is it? I'll give it to you now." Sha Zhu immediately got back to the point.

"Oh! That widow's family is indeed in financial difficulty. If she couldn't make ends meet, no one would do this job, right?" Matchmaker Zhang complained. In fact, she just wanted a high price just to be nice.

"Hey, my matchmaker Zhang, stop beating around the bush with me and just tell me, how much is it?" Sha Zhu said impatiently.

"I bargained with her for a while, and she said six dollars? Is that okay with you?"

After saying this, Matchmaker Zhang looked at Sha Zhu secretly.

"It's a bit expensive, but it's okay. However, I have already agreed in advance! You must get it done for me, okay?" Sha Zhu thought for a while and emphasized.

"Okay, of course. Don't worry about me. I'm famous in this area for making sure you're satisfied." Matchmaker Zhang said with a smile.

So, Sha Zhu gave Zhang the matchmaker seven dollars, plus the one dollar he gave before, it was exactly eight dollars.

Then we scheduled the blind date for tomorrow at noon.

After returning to the factory, Sha Zhu immediately started to prepare lunch for Li Kangri. After a while, a bowl of Kung Pao Chicken was ready. After taking two steamed buns, Sha Zhu quickly went to Li Kangri's office.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Xiao Li, I'm Sha Zhu, here to bring you food." Sha Zhu called.

After opening the door, Sha Zhu rushed into the office.

"Here, Kung Pao Chicken, freshly made, it's still hot! Eat it quickly."

"Haha, thank you very much, Chef He. You look in good spirits today. How did you get things done?" Li Kangri asked casually.

"Hehe, I just came back from outside. They said they found a pretty widow and we'll have a blind date tomorrow." Sha Zhu said proudly.

"Haha, a pretty widow? Chef He, you wouldn't really like widows, would you? You look a little moved to me. If you really like her, why don't you just make the fake play real?" Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Haha, don't talk nonsense. I'm a grown man. Why don't you take a day off tomorrow to accompany me?" Sha Zhu suggested.

"No," Li Kangri said after taking a bite of the food, "If I go, someone might realize this is a conspiracy. Just treat it like a blind date. It will be the same tomorrow as it was before. You are not the key. The key is the widow you found."

"Haha, that's true too. I was overthinking it. Then you can eat. I'm going to eat too."

Just when Sha Zhu was about to leave, Li Huaide came in, "Sha Zhu? Why are you here?"

"Director Li? It's dinner time now, and I've finished my work long ago! Section Chief Zhang doesn't have a good appetite, so I'm bringing him some appetizers." Sha Zhu explained immediately.

"What do you want to explain? I didn't say anything. Would I stop you from caring about your coworkers? Go ahead. I have something to discuss with Section Chief Zhang." Director Li said seriously.

"Hey, I'm leaving now. See you later, Section Chief Zhang and Director Li."

After saying that, Sha Zhu ran away like the wind.

"Xiao Li! How do you know this bastard?" Li Huaide asked puzzledly.

"Haha, we live in the same courtyard and just happen to know each other, so he cooked some food for me these days, and his cooking skills are really good." Li Kangri explained.

"Hmph, if it weren't for his good skills, I would have dealt with him long ago. He's been so arrogant all day long, and I've been annoyed by him for a long time." Li Huaide said.

"Brother Li, he just doesn't have any brains. People like him are the best to use, aren't they? Haha."

"That's true. You are quite good at judging people." Li Huaide said with a smile.

"Come, Director Li, the medicine is ready. Here I give it to you." Li Kangri took out two packets of pills from his arms and said.

"Thank you for your hard work. Is that the Zhimu Pill?" Li Huaide asked while holding the pill.

"The one that comes in a pack is just one pill of Anemarrhena asphodeloides," Li Kangri explained.

"Xiao Li! You have to make sure there is no problem with this medicine. I'm not afraid if it doesn't work, but I'm afraid it will have a counterproductive effect. This is for my mother-in-law." Li Huaide worried again.

"Brother Li, you can rest assured about this. I am not the kind of person who would do anything reckless. Don't worry, I will take full responsibility if anything happens." Li Kangri explained.

"Okay, I believe you! I'll go to my father-in-law's house now, see you later."

After saying that, Li Huaide left the office in a hurry.