Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"Don't say it's all for me. If you really want to do this for my own good, why don't you just buy me a job earlier? Why do you even need to say that?"

Yan Jiecheng also got angry. He was still young and it was the time for rebellion.

"Jie Cheng, how can you talk to your dad like that? Apologize to your dad now!"

Third Aunt Yang Ruihua stepped in to smooth things over. "Old Yan, you too, just offended the Jiang family, not a high-ranking official. There are so many factories in this city, how can you not find a job?"

"What do you know! Well... well! Let's eat."

Yan Bugui didn't want to say anything more to his family. There was no point in saying anything. He had made a bad move today, and it might just end up costing him everything.

Liu Haizhong returned home without saying a word.

He pulled out his belt and beat Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

He beat her and scolded her, "You two are useless! Why can Jiang Daniu be the workshop director? Why can't I be the workshop director?"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu cried out in frustration as they were beaten. Liu Guangqi, standing by, felt a pang of pain. He wasn't Liu Haizhong; he had a good brain and knew that Jiang Daniu's promotion was probably due to Jiang Fan.

He was afraid that his father would realize his mistake and send him to work as a translator at the steel mill, but he didn't have the skills. His resentment towards Jiang Fan deepened.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu never asked why when they were beaten, they just begged for mercy and admitted their mistakes. If they asked why, they would only be beaten even more severely!

Liu Haizhong fought for more than ten minutes, panting and sweating profusely. Second Aunt brought a towel to wipe his sweat.

She never objected to Liu Haizhong beating his sons, as long as he didn't hit the eldest son. As long as the two younger ones were alive, that was enough.

Yi Zhonghai was in the middle courtyard, and when he heard the sound of Liu Haizhong beating his son, he felt a little distressed. "Old Liu, what a jerk! How could he beat a child like that?"

The old lady didn't say anything, but just ate her meal in silence.

After dinner, Yi Zhonghai went to the backyard to look for the deaf old lady. At the same time, Xu Damao came to the front yard.

"Jiang Fan."

"What's wrong, Damao?"

"Yi Zhonghai went to see the old deaf man."

"I understand, please go back."

"Okay, don't forget about us."

"Can't forget."

Chapter 35 Black Scorpion

After seeing Xu Damao off, Jiang Fan leaped onto the roof. In the night, Jiang Fan's figure was buried in darkness.

He quietly came to the roof of the old deaf man's house and lay on it to listen to the conversation between the two people in the house.

"This system doesn't even have monitoring equipment for me. It's freezing cold, and I still have to eavesdrop."

Inside the house, after Yi Zhonghai arrived, he first showed concern for the deaf old lady and said some unimportant things.

The deaf old lady knew what kind of character Yi Zhonghai was, so she took the initiative to ask: "Zhonghai, if you come to me, an old woman, what's the matter, just tell me directly. Don't you trust me?"

"Madam, I...sigh. Madam, you should have heard the news these days. Jiang Fan worked as a translator for the steel mill and made great contributions. As a result, Jiang Daniu was promoted to workshop director today."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes turned red and he couldn't help but shed tears. He didn't know why. The better the Jiang family lived, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"Zhong Hai, what does this have to do with you? Didn't I tell you that your main goal is to take care of your retirement and not get involved in other things?"

The deaf old lady was speechless about Yi Zhonghai. No matter how well the Jiang family lived, it would not affect Yi Zhonghai's retirement, but Yi Zhonghai just couldn't understand it.

"Old lady, how can I not get involved? If Jiang Daniu becomes the workshop director, his prestige in the courtyard will be even higher. Then everyone in the courtyard will listen to him. How can I support myself in my old age?"

Jiang Fan was a little shocked when he heard this on the roof. He didn't understand what was going on in Yi Zhonghai's mind.

To be honest, when he first crossed over, he had made up his mind to try not to get involved with the people in the middle courtyard. He didn't even want to get involved with the people in the courtyard.

He just wanted to live his own life well. Other things didn't matter. Yi Zhonghai's schemes against the Jia and He families had nothing to do with him.

Even if Sha Zhu froze to death in the bridge hole in the future, it would not be his fault. But Yi Zhonghai, that bastard, just couldn't live in peace. He couldn't enjoy his good life and had to find trouble.

"Zhong Hai, are you confused? What does this have to do with your retirement? Didn't I tell you not to get involved in the Jiang family's affairs? Didn't you see that they don't want to get involved in the courtyard's affairs?"

The deaf old lady was helpless. Yi Zhonghai was good at scheming against others, but why did he become so stubborn here?

"Hey, Zhong Hai, do you want to do something to the Jiang family?"

The deaf old lady sighed. After all, they were her elderly relatives, so she had to help them.

"Old lady, I want to do something to the Jiang family and let them know how powerful I am."

Yi Zhonghai nodded. He wanted to teach the Jiang family a lesson so that their lives would not be so smooth.

"Just a lesson? No one expected to get killed?"

The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai with a hint of shrewdness in her eyes.

"No, I just want Mr. Jiang to remember this."

"Okay, come here, I'll tell you a way."

Yi Zhonghai put his ear close to the deaf old lady and she whispered a few words in his ear.

A perverted smile gradually appeared on Yi Zhonghai's face.

"Zhong Hai, remember, you absolutely cannot do this when Jiang Fan is at home. You have to wait until he goes to school, understand? And it's not easy for you to find things now."

"I understand, old lady. We've been here for the past six months, so a little more time won't hurt."

Yi Zhonghai agreed and made a promise to the old lady.

"Go back, I want to rest too."

"Ma'am, please take a rest."

After sending Yi Zhonghai away, the deaf old lady shook her head and said, "Zhonghai is still a little immature and needs more practice. If you didn't look a bit like my son across the street, how could I help you?"

When talking about her son, the deaf old lady felt a little lost. She slowly found the mechanism on the wall and took out a small box from the wall.

"Son, are you okay over there? I don't know when you can come back. Mother misses you very much."

Drops of tears wet the photo in the deaf old lady's hand. The photo showed a man who was somewhat similar to Yi Zhonghai. He was wearing a military uniform, but he was not from our side.

Jiang Fan sneered on the rooftop, "These two bastards really think they've lived too long. This deaf old lady actually has an enemy son. Mother? Turns out she's a remnant of the Qing Dynasty!"

Jiang Fan didn't expect to hear such explosive news the first time he came to eavesdrop. This trip was not in vain.

Jiang Fan returned home and fell asleep peacefully on the bed without disturbing his family.

……

The next day.

Jiang Fan first went to the steel mill with his father and elder brother. He had promised to deliver wine to Director Chen and Li Weiguo, so how could he go back on his word?

After delivering the gifts, Jiang Fan left the steel mill. Xu Damao wasn't there, so he was sent to the countryside to show movies. It was the end of the year, so busy!

On the way, Jiang Fan thought about the news he overheard last night.

The idea the deaf old lady gave Yi Zhonghai last night was nothing but a folk secret technique - smearing eel blood on the door to attract bats to knock on the door at night.

This method would be effective even in rural areas decades later, let alone now. If this matter is not handled properly, it is inevitable that some bad rumors will spread.

Although we are now trying to break down feudal superstitions, the results are not very good.

"System, sign in."

"Ding. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the poisonous pet - Black Scorpion!

Black scorpions are venomous scorpion-like insects that completely obey their host. The amount of poison they release is determined by the host. They can hunt on their own and can be placed in farm space.

Jiang Fan flipped his palm, and a palm-sized black poisonous scorpion appeared in his hand. Jiang Fan could clearly feel the joy coming from the poisonous scorpion.

"Old deaf man, I'll make you truly deaf!"

Instead of going home, Jiang Fan went to Teacher Wei and Andre's home and sent some more wine over.

……

Two days later, Jiang Fan was reading a book about insects at home, and the black scorpion lay on Jiang Fan's shoulder to rest.

In the past two days, Jiang Fan has understood the abilities of the Black Scorpion. The Black Scorpion is not a carbon-based biological scorpion at all.

It's incredibly intelligent, invulnerable to weapons, and the poisonous sting on its tail can easily pierce a centimeter-thick wooden board! Its two pincers can easily crush bones!

"Second brother, are you in the room?"

"Here, come in."

Jiang Fan waved his hand and put the black scorpion into the farm space, then put down the book.

"what happened?"

"Someone is here to propose marriage to my brother, come with me quickly."

Jiang Yu, who had a pigtail, pulled Jiang Fan's arm and they walked into the living room together.

Jiang's mother Shen Yue was entertaining a female guest in her forties.

"Sister Li, this is my second son, Jiang Fan, and my daughter, Jiang Yu. This is Matchmaker Li from the neighborhood office, here to propose marriage to your eldest brother."

"Hello, Aunt Li!" ×2

"Well, hello everyone. Big sister, you are so blessed, you have both a son and a daughter. The sons are all very handsome and capable, and the daughter is also very beautiful."

Matchmaker Li's eyes lit up. After so many years as a matchmaker, she was very good at judging people. Although she couldn't tell who the person was at first sight, she wouldn't be too far off.

Jiang Fan in front of her was definitely a high-quality stock. She had no other candidates who could match him. Needless to say, Jiang Yu was only 12 years old, but she was already a beauty.

"Sister, you're too kind. Let's talk about Ping An."

"Yes, let's get down to business. The girl's name is Wang Yi, she's 18 years old, she has two younger brothers, both in school. Her father is also a worker at the steel mill, a fifth-level forger, and her mother doesn't have a job, so she stays at home to take care of the housework.

The girl is not short, about 1.7 meters tall, and she looks good, though a little thin. She is also good at doing housework.

Chapter 36 Investigation

Matchmaker Li said it well, that girl is hard to find in heaven or on earth.

But the Jiang family is a smart family, how could they believe it so easily?

"Auntie Li, can I ask a few questions?"

Jiang Fan waited for Matchmaker Li to finish speaking before asking.

Matchmaker Li glanced at Jiang's mother Shen Yue, who was drinking her tea by herself.

"Just ask."

"Aunt Li, when did the Wang family find you?"

"I remember the day of the Little New Year very clearly. Not long after I had lunch at a newlyweds' banquet, the Wang family brought people over."

Matchmaker Li didn't think too much about it and told the truth. Her job as a matchmaker was to be honest.

Jiang Fan understood that the day of the Little New Year was the day his father was promoted to workshop director. The Wang family probably sent someone to visit because they knew the news, and there might be other people who had the same idea.

"So what was Wang Yi wearing then? Aunt Li, please don't misunderstand me. We are not a family that prefers the rich over the poor.

To be frank, my father and eldest brother only earn 130 or 140 yuan a month and don't care about the other family's wealth. I just want to know what the Wang family's attitude is towards their daughter.

Matchmaker Li's expression looked better then, and she thought about it carefully.

"The clothes Wang Yi was wearing at the time weren't old, and they didn't have any patches. They just didn't fit her well, and seemed a little too small."

"What about the style?"

"Style? Now I remember, that dress was worn by a man."

Matchmaker Li's face suddenly turned ugly. What else was there to say?

She was deceived. The Wang family must be patriarchal, and it was not just ordinary patriarchal preference. Otherwise, a grown-up girl who was about to get married would not even have a piece of clothing that fit her.

This is not the countryside, this is the old city, not to mention that the Wang family has a fifth-level blacksmith!

"Big sister, this is my fault. I didn't understand the situation clearly. I apologize to you."