Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Sha Zhu replied sheepishly, "Brother Dongxu, I'm really sorry."

I'm only good at cooking large batches of food; when it comes to banquets or stir-fries, I'm not really good at it.

I really can't compare to the master chefs; I've been practicing the basics at Fengzeyuan for a long time.

Basically, everything I learned was applied to cooking in large pots.

My chef hadn't even started teaching me how to stir-fry dishes when my dad arranged for me to work at our steel rolling mill.

Of course, I'm not making excuses; to tell you the truth, I haven't even finished my apprenticeship yet.

Every weekend, I learn cooking from my master.

Even if I wanted to help you, my master wouldn't allow me to leave the house.

Seeing Jia Dongxu's unpleasant expression, Sha Zhu continued earnestly,

"Brother Dongxu, I think you should ask the other master craftsmen. There are five or six master craftsmen in our steel rolling mill."

If that doesn't work, you can ask Uncle Ge at the street corner.

Doesn't he always have a sign hanging outside his place saying he accepts all kinds of banquets?

Jia Dongxu is not Yi Zhonghai; he doesn't have Yi Zhonghai's didactic tone.

Unable to imitate Jia the Witch's persistent pestering, and seeing that Sha Zhu had clearly refused, she turned and left with a displeased expression.

I don't know if it's because I failed to complete the task assigned by my master, or if there's a dark side to my heart.

After that, until Saturday, Jia Dongxu came to borrow the bicycle.

Even after inviting Sha Zhu to the wedding, Yi Zhonghai didn't come.

In the afternoon, after picking Yushui up from school and leaving the vicinity of the school, Shazhu handed Yushui a bottle of Beibingyang soda.

He also told Yushui that her brother had added Chinese herbal medicine to the mixture and that she shouldn't tell anyone else.

Actually, Sha Zhu added a drop of divine water from the space.

The rainwater, skeptical, took a sip and immediately felt warm all over, and its spirits were exceptionally high.

It felt like I had inexhaustible energy. Because it wasn't swallowed directly as a drop...

It was just a child; I didn't even notice the sweat secreted from their body.

Sha Zhu's body was different from ordinary people, and it was discovered immediately.

But he didn't say anything, just went back and prepared a bathtub for Yushui to take a bath.

Rainwater said happily, "Brother, what did you add to this? I feel so much lighter!"

Can I give this to Lele to drink? Otherwise, Lele won't practice martial arts with me anymore.

Whatever you want, but you have to tell Lele to keep it a secret. This thing cost me a lot of money.

Next time, let me prepare another bottle of Arctic Ocean soda with this secret formula for you. I'll have to save up enough money by then.

“Okay, brother, I won’t tell anyone, I’ll just share it with Lele,” Yu Shui said happily.

This stuff makes kids feel good all over, but if the masters and their ilk had a sip...

They would definitely notice something was wrong, but they wouldn't even dare say whether a thousand-year-old ginseng would have that effect.

Sha Zhu could only try diluting a drop of the divine water later, after he had done his research.

And then, without realizing it, they use ginseng as a pretext to add it to dishes and feed it to their closest loved ones.

When Sha Zhu passed by the alley again, he noticed that the person who had been observing him the day before was now accompanied by another person.

He was one of the five "two-handed" guys, a tall guy who didn't live near Nanluoguxiang, and his nickname was "two-time hooligan".

At the time, Sha Zhu didn't bother to look into the guy's name.

I was planning to visit his house again when I had time, but he had already arranged for someone to come first.

After Sha Zhu crossed the alley, his mental scan revealed that the two hadn't followed.

He turned the corner, stopped his bicycle, and gestured for Yushui to be quiet.

"It must be those two siblings. I came to see them yesterday; they're two little babies."

One of them was a little girl, only six or seven years old, and she was as capable as you described.

Sha Zhu carefully observed the person who had come to keep an eye on things yesterday using his mental powers.

He was a middle-aged man around forty years old, with a full beard, particularly on the left side of his face.

It has a large freckle-like patch, and if you don't look closely, it looks no different from a regular freckle.

"Third Master, the one riding the bicycle, I'm absolutely not lying to you."

You know I'm skilled in martial arts too; I could easily take on three or four people.

"But I didn't even have a chance to make a move against him before he took me down," the hooligan said.

"Alright, Xiao Qi, how did it go yesterday when I hinted that you should go with your second brother?" the man called Third Master asked.

"Don't worry, Third Master, I was there the whole time. The other party has inspected the goods, and Second Master has reached an agreement with them."

"Tomorrow night in Xisi, cash on delivery. But Third Master, the other party usually sells their goods overseas, right?" said the hooligan named Xiao Qi.

"It has nothing to do with us. Once we get this shipment out, we can rest for a long time."

Find an opportunity to get to know this young man and see if I can recruit him.

"Once we kill Second Brother, I'll be the leader, and I'll enjoy endless wealth and glory from now on," the arrogant man called Third Master said.

"Third Master, what if this kid doesn't come with us?" asked Xiao Qi.

The third master pulled out a gun from behind him and said, "He dares, so what if he's powerful?"

"Then we'll make him offer a pledge of allegiance, kill his second brother, and he won't be able to refuse to follow us."

Sha Zhu was completely baffled by what the two were saying. What were they talking about?

They told me to go and kill his second brother. Xisi is an address.

I don't even know where I am. What is this head?

Could they be tomb raiders who unearthed a bunch of artifacts and sold them abroad? At that moment, Sha Zhu's mental scan detected that the two people had already left.

What to do? I'm carrying rainwater with me, and I also need to go back to cook, so I don't have time to go with them.

We shouldn't follow the past, nor should we leave any potential problems by not eliminating them. Even if the artifacts they unearthed are sold abroad, it will still harm national interests.

"Brother, is someone following us? Why have we stopped?" Yu Shui reminded Sha Zhu when she saw her brother staring blankly.

If anything disturbs my resolve, nothing is more important than my own affairs.

Anyway, when they came looking for me, they wanted to take me in, not kill me outright, so I had a chance.

Tomorrow I'll tell Director Huang, whom I just met, about what I overheard, and see if he's interested.

Whether they've been caught or not, who cares? The best outcome is that they're brought to justice.

Otherwise, if your grandfather Zhu Zi takes action, all these tomb raiders and those who sell their tombs abroad will be buried in the black soil of this space, and they will enjoy the same treatment as those spies.

With your grandfather's abilities, why would he need to follow you?

When I have time in the future, I can travel around the country; it all will be mine anyway.

If you dig these up now, won't some of them be destroyed during the "Destroy the Four Olds" campaign, and some be sold off? The entire loss will be to the interests of the country.

Grandpa Pillar will judge you on behalf of the people.

The next morning, Sha Zhu didn't see Director Huang at the gate of the steel rolling mill.

After finding out the details of what happened in the office, Sha Zhu found Director Huang and told him in detail what he had overheard.

"Director Huang, I'm learning some kung fu from Master Li, a martial arts instructor."

They thought they could bully my dad because he ran away with someone, but I gave him a good beating with a stick.

Who knew they wouldn't let me go and would try to drag me down with them? I would never dare to do anything wrong.

Look, I have a job now. I have two mentors, one of whom is a head chef from Fengzeyuan Restaurant.

"I'm a martial arts academy instructor, and I'm just a cook; I don't lack food or drink. Why would I do bad things with them?"

"Zhu Zi, are you sure they're tomb raiders?" Director Huang asked Sha Zhu, sitting in his office chair with Erlizi's home address in his hand.

"Well, I'm not sure either. I can't guarantee it to you, Director Huang," Sha Zhu said, shaking his head.

"So all you know is that they're making a deal tonight, and that it's at the Xisi address, but you don't know anything else," Director Huang asked, frowning.

Sha Zhu quickly said, "Yes, yes, Director Huang, if you can find this scoundrel named Xiao Qi during the day, you can follow the trail..."

"Alright, go back to work in the cafeteria. Remember to keep this a secret."

"My job here is to ensure the safety of the steel rolling mill. This matter will be handled by other departments. Just keep your mouth shut." Director Huang interrupted Sha Zhu and instructed him.