Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Seeing Xu Damao so excited, Li Kangri laughed, "Hey Damao! Why are you so anxious? Did I say I would teach Sha Zhu martial arts?"

"Puff..." Xu Damao let out a long sigh, "Not bad, but what are you going to teach him?"

"Yes, Xiao Li, not to mention that you accepted Xu Damao as your apprentice, why did you also accept Sha Zhu? What did you teach him?" Yan Fugui asked cunningly.

He wanted to know why Li Kangri accepted an apprentice. Just now, when Li Kangri said he would accept Sha Zhu as his apprentice, his calculations started clacking. He knew that Xu Damao ate at Li Kangri's house every day. If his sons also became his apprentice, they could eat meat every day and occasionally bring some for themselves. This way, he could save a lot of money every month. Besides, Li Kangri was the head of the security department. In the future, his sons' jobs would be...

“Haha, actually I know a little bit about cooking. I’m just a lazy person, so I took Shazhu as my apprentice so that he can cook for me in the future, and teach him some cooking skills.” Li Kangri explained.

When Yan Fugui's eyes rolled around just now, he knew what Yan Fugui was planning.

Sure enough, after hearing what Li Kangri said, Yan Fugui immediately said, "Is that so! Haha, you know quite a lot! What else can you do? Do you want to find an apprentice? I have three boys at home! They are obedient, sensible, and easy to use. How about you consider it?"

"Teacher Yan, I don't know anything else but these two things. I have already found an apprentice, so I won't consider accepting any more disciples for the time being." Li Kangri refused.

Hearing that Li Kangri rejected him, Yan Fugui temporarily put his little thoughts aside, "Haha, okay! If you want to recruit them in the future, you can consider my kids. They are really obedient." Yan Fugui emphasized.

"Let's talk about it later. I asked you two to come here today. First, you can be a witness. Second, I have something to tell you. I hope you can help me publicize it." Li Kangri said slowly.

"What's the matter? Chief Li, please tell me. I will help if I can." Liu Haizhong interrupted.

He couldn't get a word in just now, which made him very anxious. He had always had a dream, a dream of becoming an official. He felt that Li Kangri was only 20 years old, and he must have some connections to be able to become a section chief, so he urgently wanted to hook up with Li Kangri.

"Haha, it's like this, I'll just say what I want to say," Li Kangri said to Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui, "Do you know that Yi Zhonghai is planning to use this pillar for his retirement?"

After hearing what Li Kangri said, Yan Fugui looked at Li Kangri with gleaming eyes and thought to himself, "This guy is not simple! He has only been here for a short time, but he can tell this."

Thinking about this, he looked at Liu Haizhong. He wanted to see how Liu Haizhong would respond.

Liu Haizhong didn't even think about it and said directly, "Everyone can see this, it's just that Shazhu is a person! Not only does he offend people with his foul mouth, but he is also stubborn. He and Yi Zhonghai are as close as a son, so we can't say much! Right, Old Yan?"

"Haha, well, it seems that what Old Liu said is right. I haven't paid much attention to these trivial matters." Yan Fugui said cunningly.

"Haha, what I mean by this is that I hope you two can tell the people in the courtyard, or ask the two aunts to spread the word. What Zhuzi did in the past was none of my business, but from now on, since I am Zhuzi's master, I am his elder. Since I am his elder, I have to worry about him. So, in the future, I will not allow anyone to plot against him unless he is willing. Is that okay with you two?" Li Kangri asked.

"Okay, what Section Chief Li said makes a lot of sense about this small matter. I will talk to my family about it when I get back." Liu Haizhong expressed his opinion.

"Teacher Yan, what about you?"

"That's fine with me too." Yan Fugui said. In fact, he had made up his mind that he would never be the first person to spread such gossip.

"Okay, since you two have agreed, let's have dinner later. I think the meal is almost ready," Li Kangri said. "Da Mao, go get a bottle of good wine from my cabinet and treat the two witnesses well today."

There was no choice but to listen to what the master had said, so Xu Damao reluctantly got up and walked to the next room.

"Da Mao! Be happy, you will be the eldest brother from now on." Li Kangri reminded with a smile.

Hearing Li Kangri's reminder, Xu Damao came back to his senses immediately, "Yes! I am the eldest senior brother, eldest senior brother," Xu Damao laughed, "Shazhu will be my junior brother from now on! Hahahaha..."

Xu Damao ran out laughing.

……

After a while, the meal was ready and Lou Xiao'e and Qinghe came in.

"Brother, what's going on today..." Qing He asked in confusion, "I just saw you guys chatting and didn't come in."

"Oh, come and sit down. There is a happy event today. I, your brother, have accepted a new nephew for you." Li Kangri said with a smile.

"Who? Do I know him?" Qinghe asked subconsciously.

"Master, it's me." Sha Zhu walked in with dishes and said.

"Chef He?" Qing He asked in surprise.

"He Yuzhu, you also want to take Xiao Li as your master?" Lou Xiao'e said in disbelief.

"Haha, yes, I learned cooking from my master." Sha Zhu said embarrassedly.

"Brother, this..." Qinghe looked at Li Kangri in confusion.

"I'll explain this later. You guys help Zhuzi serve the dishes and I'll talk to you later." Li Kangri said.

After all the dishes were served, the apprenticeship ceremony officially began. Li Kangri was sitting and Sha Zhu was kneeling. Then, in front of everyone's surprised gazes, Sha Zhu kowtowed three times and offered the apprenticeship tea.

After drinking Sha Zhu's apprentice tea, Li Kangri said in a leisurely manner, "Zhu Zi, since you have become my apprentice, I will now warn you to obey my orders, be close to the wise, stay away from the villains, avoid widows, and avoid causing trouble. Remember?"

"remember."

……

On the other side, at the Yi family, an aunt saw He Yuzhu go to the Yan and Liu families, and soon after Yan and Liu went to the Li family in the backyard. She thought something must have happened, so she hurried into the house and talked to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, I just saw Zhuzi go to Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui's homes, and then they followed and went to the Li family in the backyard. Are they planning something?"

"Really? Did you see it clearly?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Really? I saw it for real. You said you called them but not you. Is there something wrong?"

"I'll go and take a look," Yi Zhonghai quickly stood up and was about to go out, but he soon realized that he had committed a crime against Li Kangri, and that he might not be welcomed by the other party if he went there now. Thinking of this, he stopped again.

"Lao Yi, you're not going?" asked an aunt.

"Forget it. I can't go if they don't invite me. I'd better wait for Old Yan to come out and then I'll go and ask him!" Yi Zhonghai said.