1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

After leaving the deaf old lady's house, Sha Zhu walked home without saying a word.

He looked at the buns in his pocket and felt a pang of heartache.

The deaf old lady may be angry, but why do you have to take out your anger on her by taking out the food?

Just as he walked to the middle courtyard, he ran into Jia Dongxu.

At this time, Jia Dongxu was washing his face and brushing his teeth by the sink.

Thinking of what happened yesterday, Sha Zhu's anger became more obvious.

He walked quickly towards Jia Dongxu, ready to vent all his anger on him.

"Good morning, Jia Dongxu. Why are you brushing your teeth here alone?"

Sha Zhu had no expression on his face while speaking.

When Jia Dongxu just looked up, Sha Zhu had already come behind Jia Dongxu and grabbed his collar from behind.

"Jia Dongxu, are you still a human being?"

"Tell me, when did I ever sabotage your blind date? Tell me! Tell me! Tell me now!"

At this time, Jia Dongxu only felt difficulty breathing, and his face turned red.

It feels so uncomfortable to be grabbed by the collar from behind.

Jia Dongxu stretched out his hands to pry open Sha Zhu's palms, but no matter how hard he tried, Sha Zhu's palms were like iron and did not move at all.

Seeing his face getting redder and redder, and even starting to turn purple, Jia Dongxu panicked.

If he continues like this, he will definitely be strangled to death by Sha Zhu.

He used up his last bit of strength and opened his mouth to shout.

"Silly...silly...quickly...quickly let me go..."

"I can't... breathe..."

Sha Zhu snorted coldly, cursed Jia Dongxu as a waste, and pushed him away.

"What a waste!!!"

Jia Dongxu, who was reborn, breathed in the fresh air deeply. He had just been to the gates of hell.

He was almost strangled to death by Sha Zhu.

After taking a few deep breaths of fresh air, Jia Dongxu's complexion began to improve.

At this time, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and he ran towards Sha Zhu, waving his fists.

"Fuck you, you really think I'm easy to bully, don't you?"

Jia Dongxu punched Sha Zhu directly on the waist, causing him to hunch over in pain and cover his lower abdomen.

"Jia Dongxu, are you fucking plotting against me?"

As soon as Sha Zhu finished speaking, Jia Dongxu kicked him again.

"Fuck! You were the one who plotted against me first. I'm going to kill you today."

Not satisfied with just one kick, Jia Dongxu kicked a few more times.

"I just want to ruin your marriage. What can you do to me? Go ahead and tug on my neck if you dare? Come on!"

Jia Dongxu kicked Sha Zhu and kept cursing at him.

Sha Zhu curled up with his hands on his head, and his eyes had begun to turn red.

When his lower abdomen was no longer so painful, Sha Zhu resisted Jia Dongxu's attack and hugged his right leg, then pulled hard and pulled Jia Dongxu to the ground.

Then Sha Zhu rolled over and fell directly on Jia Dongxu.

He rode on Jia Dongxu and kept hitting Jia Dongxu's not-so-handsome face with his fists.

bang bang bang...

Punch after punch, soon, Jia Dongxu's face was covered with bruises, and even one of his front teeth was knocked out by Sha Zhu.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai heard the noise and ran out.

When he saw his apprentice Jia Dongxu being ridden on and beaten by Sha Zhu, he suddenly became anxious and hurried over to stop the fight.

"Silly Zhu, stop it!!!"

Yi Zhonghai reached the destination in an instant, covering a distance of more than ten meters. However, due to his fast speed, one of his shoes fell off.

Yi Zhonghai grabbed Sha Zhu's clothes and shouted angrily.

"Silly Zhu, stop it right now! If you don't stop, I'm going to call the police!!!"

After hearing this, Sha Zhu stopped.

He's not married yet, and he doesn't want to go to jail for this.

Jia Zhang has been locked up for so long because of an old hen and has not been released yet.

He didn't want to follow in the footsteps of Jia Zhang.

"Uncle, it's Jia Dongxu who deserves to be beaten for what happened today. He deserves it!"

Sha Zhu said indifferently while tidying up his messy clothes.

At this time, Jia Dongxu was hiding behind Yi Zhonghai. Hearing this, he pointed at Sha Zhu and retorted.

"Just wait for me, you'll regret it later if you don't beat me to death today!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the two people who still refused to stop. They didn't take his identity as the boss of the courtyard seriously at all.

Suddenly, he frowned.

Then a roar came out of his mouth.

"That's enough! Shut up!!"

After hearing this roar, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were so scared that they trembled all over.

Yi Zhonghai's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Tell me, what happened? Why did you two want to fight?"

"Master, what happened today is completely..." Jia Dongxu had just finished speaking when he was interrupted by Sha Zhu.

He yelled at Yi Zhonghai in a louder voice than Jia Dongxu.

"Uncle, don't blame me for what happened today. Jia Dongxu deserves the beating!"

"Yesterday, when I brought my partner home, Jia Dongxu kept making sarcastic comments, saying my jade pendant was fake and that I was deceiving Teacher Qian."

"He's clearly trying to break up Teacher Qian and me. Uncle, do you think I should hit Jia Dongxu?"

After listening, Yi Zhonghai nodded.

If what Sha Zhu said was true and he did not lie to him, then it was indeed his apprentice Jia Dongxu who did something a bit unkind.

However, he couldn't just listen to Sha Zhu's one-sided statement on this matter, he also had to ask Jia Dongxu.

"Dongxu, is what Shazhu just said true?"

"Did you say anything similar yesterday?"

Jia Dongxu's old face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.

He explained with a blushing face.

"Although what Sha Zhu said is true, Master, I really don't want to separate Sha Zhu and Teacher Qian."

"Because Sha Zhu's jade pendant was fake, he used a fake jade pendant to deceive Teacher Qian. This was Sha Zhu's fault."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately became unhappy.

"Jia Dongxu, what do you mean? Which eye of yours saw that my jade pendant was fake? That jade pendant is obviously real, an antique jade pendant worth ten thousand yuan!"

"Jade pendant?"

"Ten thousand dollars?"

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu looked at each other.

The two of them gasped, their faces filled with disbelief.

When did Sha Zhu have a jade pendant worth ten thousand yuan? Could it be that He Daqing secretly left it for him before running away with the White Widow?

Yi Zhonghai only felt his breathing quicken a little. He swallowed and asked Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, you said you have a jade pendant worth ten thousand yuan?"

Only then did Sha Zhu realize that he had said the wrong thing.

He hurriedly began to explain, but unfortunately there was no way he could fool the wily Yi Zhonghai.

"Uncle, I was just saying that. I don't have a jade pendant worth ten thousand yuan."

"If there really was such a valuable jade pendant, my sister and I wouldn't have nearly starved to death when my father, He Daqing, passed away."

Yi Zhonghai fell into deep thought.

In his memory, when He Daqing ran away with the White Widow, apart from giving Sha Zhu a living allowance every month and asking him to pass it on to Sha Zhu, He Daqing did not leave anything for Sha Zhu.

Is it possible?

A gleam flashed in Yi Zhonghai's eyes.

Could it be that He Daqing really secretly left a jade pendant for Sha Zhu to use when he gets married in the future?

He Daqing used to be a famous chef in the city of Beijing, and was proficient in Tan family cuisine.

Perhaps some nobleman thought the food He Daqing cooked was delicious, so he gave him a jade pendant as a reward.

This is not impossible.

In the past, the city of Sijiu was at the feet of the emperor, and throwing a stone there could kill a group of dignitaries.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai had some evil thoughts.

If he could get Sha Zhu's jade pendant, he would no longer have to worry about his and his aunt's retirement.

Jia Dongxu's heart was also beating fast at this time.

He didn't expect that Sha Zhu's jade pendant was so valuable.

I thought it was just a jade pendant worth ten or eight yuan, but I didn't expect it to be worth ten thousand yuan.

Jia Dongxu secretly clenched his fists, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

We are all human beings, so why does Sha Zhu have such a valuable jade pendant at home?

But his Jia family has nothing. This is unfair! It’s unfair!

He had to find a way to get the jade pendant and keep it for himself. Sha Zhu, a fool, was not worthy of owning such a valuable jade pendant.

Sha Zhu looked at the two men in silence, thinking that they had been fooled by his lies. He smiled secretly.

You two idiots always say I'm stupid, but today I see you're the stupid ones.

Then Sha Zhu changed the subject.

"Uncle, what do you say we should do about this?"

"Jia Dongxu almost ruined my relationship yesterday. He needs to give me an explanation!"

"Otherwise, I'll beat him up every time I see him, and then no matter who comes, it won't be any use!"

Yi Zhonghai came back to his senses and asked.

"Shazhu, what kind of explanation do you want? Do you want Dongxu to compensate you or apologize to you in public?"

"Forget about the compensation. As long as Jia Dongxu apologizes to me and swears never to do anything behind my back again, I will let him go."

"Alright then! I'll do as you say!"

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was even more convinced that Sha Zhu had a jade pendant worth ten thousand yuan.

Then Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu.

"Dongxu, you better admit your mistake to Shazhu!"

"Master..." Jia Dongxu was a little reluctant.

The next second, Yi Zhonghai immediately lost face.

"Didn't you hear what I just said? Go and apologize to Sha Zhu right now!!!"

Suddenly, Jia Dongxu wilted.

After all, he is still Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, and he cannot disobey his master.

Jia Dongxu walked out from behind Yi Zhonghai, came in front of Sha Zhu and lowered her noble head.

"I'm sorry, Shazhu. It was your brother Dongxu who was wrong yesterday. I swear I will never ruin your good deeds behind your back again."

Sha Zhu nodded with satisfaction.

An attitude of admitting mistakes is enough. As for asking him to pay compensation, that is simply impossible.

It is simply impossible to ask the Jia family to pay compensation.

"Uncle, Jia Dongxu said this in front of everyone in the hospital yesterday. Shouldn't he also clarify his apology in front of everyone in the hospital today?"

"Otherwise, there will still be villains behind my back, saying that my jade pendant is fake and that I deceived Teacher Qian."

Yi Zhonghai felt that what Sha Zhu said was unreasonable.

"Okay then, let Dongxu apologize to you in front of everyone in the hospital."

"Master..." Jia Dongxu begged.

He didn't want to apologize to Sha Zhu in front of everyone in the hospital.

"If you don't apologize to Sha Zhu in front of everyone in the hospital today, from now on, you can no longer call me Master!"

Then Sha Zhu ran to call the residents of the compound, and soon most of the people in the compound came.

Except for the deaf old lady in the backyard, almost everyone in the compound came.

"Uncle, would you like me to move the Eight Immortals Table over here?"

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said.

"No need, the apology will be over in a moment, there's no need to carry the eight-immortal table."

At this time, the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui squeezed in.

"What happened today, uncle? Why is there another meeting?" asked Yan Bugui.

Siheyuan has held quite a few all-institution meetings recently, almost every few days.

This made Yan Bugui somewhat reluctant.

In the past, the street office asked him to take on the role of the "third uncle".

Yan Bugui also felt that this job was leisurely and could also help supplement his family's income.

Yan Bugui was a little confused.

If he continues to hold meetings every now and then, maybe he will really give up his status as the third uncle.

"Nothing, you'll know in a moment."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai slowly walked towards the platform and spoke to everyone.

"Cough cough..."

"Actually, there's nothing much going on today. It's mainly because my apprentice Dongxu wants to apologize to Shazhu in front of everyone."

"I guess many people have already guessed why."

"That's right, it's because Dongxu said the wrong thing yesterday and even almost ruined Shazhu's relationship."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu.

"Dongxu, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Shazhu!"

"Everyone has to go to work soon, don't waste everyone's time."

Jia Dongxu reluctantly went on stage, came to Sha Zhu and bowed his noble head again.

"I'm sorry, Silly Zhu. It was my fault, Jia Dongxu, that I did something wrong yesterday."

After saying that, Jia Dongxu turned around and left.

It was the first time that he bowed his head and apologized to someone in front of so many people.

He felt that this was no different from being slapped directly in the face, it was full of humiliation!

Sha Zhu was not surprised. He was already very satisfied that Jia Dongxu apologized in front of so many people.

He scratched his head and grinned at the crowd.

"I'm sorry everyone, I wasted everyone's time today because of a small matter."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, no one showed any intention of leaving.

The main guy was still standing there, and they didn't dare leave without his thank-you speech.

Yi Zhonghai coughed twice and walked out.

"Cough cough..."

"I'll say this one last time. I don't want anything like this to happen again in the compound."

"If this happens again, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"

"Okay, nothing more to do, everyone go home, eat, and get ready for work."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and dismissed everyone.