Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

"Xiao Li, please don't fool me. What will you teach me if I become your disciple?" He Yuzhu paused and said, "Same as Xu Damao?"

"Haha, look at you. You act as if I'm begging you to be my disciple. Do you think I'm in need of disciples?" Li Kangri said. "Also, if you want to learn martial arts from me, I may not necessarily teach you. Although you're good at fighting, you're just a bunch of brute force. In my eyes, you have very little talent."

Hearing what Li Kangri said, Sha Zhu was dissatisfied, "Little Li, don't talk so big, don't you also rely on your brute strength?"

"You think I just have a lot of strength?"

"Isn't it?" Sha Zhu asked back.

"Of course not?" Li Kangri said, "I am gifted and have practiced martial arts since I was a child to strengthen my body. I can't say I am invincible, but I can still pick leaves and flowers."

"Haha, Xiao Li, now I realize that you are also invincible when it comes to bragging."

"I know you don't believe me. Give me a pair of chopsticks and I'll show you my skills." Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Ma Hua, Ma Hua, bring me a pair of chopsticks." Sha Zhu shouted, "I don't believe you can do anything else."

"coming!"

Soon Ma Hua ran in with a pair of chopsticks, "Master, what do you want chopsticks for?"

"To Section Chief Li, he said he wanted to perform a trick for me, haha." Sha Zhu said.

"Trick?" Ma Hua asked doubtfully, "Then I'll take a look too."

After taking the chopsticks, Li Kangri threw them directly at the stool leg under Sha Zhu's butt.

"call out!"

The chopstick went straight through one of the table legs and was firmly nailed to the other leg.

This shocked the group of Ma Hua who saw it clearly. After a while, Ma Hua exclaimed, "This, this is too amazing!"

"What's wrong?" asked Sha Zhu.

"Master, look at the stool leg under your butt." Ma Hua said.

After hearing what Ma Hua said, Sha Zhu stood up and picked up the stool, and as a result, he saw a scene that made him unbelievable.

"This..." Sha Zhu opened his mouth wide and couldn't calm down for a long time.

After a long time, Sha Zhu said happily, "Master, I have decided to become your disciple."

"Chef He, stop first. I told you that you have no talent. You can't learn this." Li Kangri stopped him.

"No, if Xu Damao can do it, why can't I? Is he gifted? I don't believe it." Sha Zhu said dissatisfiedly.

"Haha, I didn't say Xu Damao has talent. What I taught him is just ordinary physical fitness. As long as he can beat you, it's fine."

After hearing what Li Kangri said, Sha Zhu felt better. "What else can you call me besides this? Fortune telling?"

"Chef He, you are such a fool! First of all, I accepted you just to help you, to help you resist the attacks of the widow and the family without a son. Secondly, I can teach you cooking! Although I can't cook, I have countless recipes in my mind! Can't I be your master?" Li Kangri said speechlessly.

In fact, this was another reason why he took Sha Zhu in as his apprentice, so that he could cook for himself. Li Kangri didn't want to suffer a loss in this life.

"Really?" Sha Zhu shouted, "Can you really teach me the recipe?"

"What you said, isn't my Li's Thirteen Spices useful?"

"Hehe, it's very useful. It's very useful. I can't do without it when cooking now." Sha Zhu said with a silly grin.

"As long as it works, do you still have any doubts?"

"That's all. I'll kowtow and become your disciple right now." As he said that, Sha Zhu pretended to kneel down.

"Don't!" Li Kangri said speechlessly, "You are such a fool. If you want me to protect you from disaster, don't the whole hospital know about it? Please ask Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong to be witnesses tonight. Don't miss any of the necessary procedures. Only then can I speak for you."

"Hey," Sha Zhu slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory. I almost forgot that you were helping me."

……

In the afternoon, after get off work, Sha Zhu went to buy things for his apprenticeship, while Li Kangri went straight home.

Not long after returning home, Sha Zhu ran into the house sweating profusely, carrying things in his hands, as if he was chased by a wolf.

When Li Kangri saw Sha Zhu like this, he understood that he must have been chased away by the widow Qin.

"Zhu Zi, you are too cowardly, aren't you? Don't be like this again after you become my disciple today. I can't afford to lose this person. I'm just a widow, what am I afraid of?"

"Master," Sha Zhu said sheepishly, "Isn't this just because I don't want to argue with her?"

"You!" Li Kangri shook his head and said, "Go and invite those two gentlemen before cooking. I want to have a good chat with them."

"Okay!" After saying that, Sha Zhu ran out.

After a while, Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong walked in with smiles on their faces.

As soon as he entered the room, Yan Fugui spoke first, "Xiao Li! What's going on today? Why did Sha Zhu say you were going to treat us to a meal?"

"Haha, Teacher Yan, isn't there something that needs your witnessing? Come in and sit down, and let's talk."

"Chief Li, what's the matter? You want us to witness it? Why didn't you call Lao Yi?" Liu Haizhong said as he walked.

"Haha, Master Liu, you know that Yi Zhonghai and I don't get along. It makes me sick to see him. He bullies people all day long under the banner of doing good for others. I hate such hypocrites the most." Li Kangri said bluntly.

"Haha, that's right," Liu Haizhong said with a smile, "Old Yi is just like that, you can see it clearly."

Just as the two of them sat down, Xu Damao ran in carrying a chicken, "Master, I'm back!"

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yan and Liu. "No, you are here? Why are you two masters here too?" Xu Damao asked puzzledly.

"Haha, I have something to ask them. Take the chicken to the kitchen for Zhuzi, and then make two cups of tea." Li Kangri arranged.

"Zhu Zi?" Xu Damao asked in confusion, "Isn't he called Chef He? Why is he called Zhu Zi?"

"Go get some water first, and you'll know when you come over later."

"Got it!"

Xu Damao put aside his doubts and went straight to the kitchen.

Seeing Xu Damao's respectful look, the two uncles were extremely envious.

"Chief Li, I heard a long time ago that Xu Damao became your disciple. I wonder what you taught him?" Liu Haizhong asked.

"Haha, teach me some moves to keep fit." Li Kangri said casually.

"Is it the running and jumping every day?" Liu Haizhong asked doubtfully, "Are those useful?"

"Master Liu, this is called specialization, you don't understand."

"Yes, Lao Liu, our school's physical education teacher does the same thing, saying it's for physical exercise!" Yan Fugui interrupted.

"Is that so? I don't understand." Liu Haizhong shook his head.

……

"Bring some water!" Xu Damao called out with a smile as he brought in two cups of tea.

"Sit down, let's talk about today's business," Li Kangri said, "I invited you two here today to witness me accepting Zhuzi as my apprentice..."

After Li Kangri finished speaking, Xu Damao shouted excitedly, "Master, no, you can't accept Sha Zhu as your apprentice. If you teach Sha Zhu kung fu, how can I keep him under my feet?"