Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 246 A small group
This last bottle was the culprit, otherwise they wouldn't all be lying down.

"My boss, the front yard has been occupied by these young men, and the two girls have no place to go, so we had to open the gate of the middle courtyard and send the two girls to the back room for shelter."

There was nothing we could do. We couldn't just throw the two junior sisters into a group of young men.

"Come on, I understand. You did nothing wrong. Let me know in advance next time something like this happens."

Da Ya stuck out her tongue, fearing that she would be scolded for making her own decision, but unexpectedly her boss let her go easily.

"The other six gentlemen are all placed in the east wing of the front yard. Young Master Zhu is now helping to see if there is another bed."

"Ask him what he wants. If he doesn't come home, we'll make arrangements."

It was already getting late, and it was unlikely that he would go back, so he probably had to stay. He didn't want to open the door to the middle courtyard at first, but now people have even entered the back room. It seems that the courtyard can no longer be hidden.

"Bake some stick porridge, boil some more water, make tea and have it ready. If you drink too much, you will definitely need water in the middle of the night. Don't be in a hurry then."

I went to the east wing and took a look. Fortunately, it was just a little too much. I fell asleep, but I wasn't completely drunk.

"Zhu Fu, no one is complaining, right? Why did you add more wine later? ...What are you hiding from? Come here."

When Xiao Gaofu saw Zhu Xuefeng coming in, he dodged a little, always staying far away, pretending to be unconscious, how could he hide it.

"You drank too. Whoever went too far was not allowed to drink."

Zhu Xuefeng was a little annoyed. These junior brothers began to be disobedient.

"Yes, the two senior sisters asked me to drink, just two small cups. I was a little dizzy just now, but I'm fine now."

No need to ask, you can imagine the scene at that time. You shouldn't prepare wine. Xiao Zhufu will definitely not be able to go back. If he goes back smelling of alcohol, he will not be beaten to death by his father.

Zhu Xuefeng touched little Zhu Fu's head, helpless.

"Are you okay? If you're okay, just rest. The tea is on the table. If you need anything, come to me in the middle courtyard."

Zhu Xuefeng returned to the middle courtyard with a headache. The three girls had made arrangements for Uncle Xie to prepare some glutinous rice porridge later. In case anyone vomited, he would drink the porridge to nourish his stomach. He was really indulgent and shouldn't let it go. Everyone drinks.

"You guys should go and have a rest. Keep an eye on the two girls and leave me alone."

He waved his hand and let the three girls go. They had been tired all day and had been accompanying him. They would not make any requests today and should rest early.

After finally settling down, Zhu Xuefeng sat down and let out a long breath. He lay down eight and a half times in the yard, which was really a toss.

He took off his cotton coat and hat, took out his spear, and started playing in the yard. After a long time, he switched to playing with a knife. In the end, it was not enough, so he changed to a sword.

This sword is made of ordinary materials and has no edge, so it barely feels like it. It was not made by Director Sun for help.

After struggling for a long time, I was sweating all over. Now my drunkenness was completely gone, which was very satisfying.

"Da Ya, come out, it's so cold, you're not afraid of freezing."

"What the hell, it's us. Senior brother, this is your secret."

I had noticed someone peeping long ago, and thought it was three girls who also came out to practice, so I didn't pay much attention to it. I didn't expect that it was two junior sisters who were getting up at night.

"Senior brother is really powerful. He has a lot of good skills hidden all over him. If I had known we wouldn't have to take action at all, these people are not enough for you to beat on your own."

The two of them were wrapped up tightly and ran out happily, holding Zhu Xuefeng's iron sword and looking up and down.

"Senior brother, your swordsmanship is definitely not taught in the sports school. It is much more mysterious than what we learned. Can you teach us."

This sword technique must be coordinated with the mental technique to be effective. The optical sword technique is just superficial. The two junior sisters are not qualified to learn the mental technique now, so it is not impossible to teach the sword technique.

"I really want to learn. This is not easy. I promise to teach you, but I don't promise you how to do it."

Zhu Xuefeng picked up a towel and wiped his sweat, then put on a cotton coat. He had to wipe it with hot water today, so the three girls all told him to go and rest.

"Senior brother, don't look down on us. We have practiced swordsmanship for many years, and we still have some basics."

Lin Yilan is not convinced. In the past few years of the sports school, they are the best in swordsmanship. Neither of them can learn it. Who can learn it?

Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile without explaining.

"Before I pass this thing on to you, I have to ask my elders for permission. If there is no problem, I will be responsible for handing it over. But there is something I must make clear first. Everything here must not be leaked. Can you do it?"

"No problem, we'll keep our promise!"

Zhou Xiaoyu smiled and high-fived, winking.

"Senior brother, I have long noticed that something is wrong with this place. The three waiters look more like three girls, even their names are the same. Haha, you are showing off your skills. This is not a private kitchen at all, it is your home!"

Zhu Xuefeng scratched his head. What caused this incident was that he really didn't pay attention to the names he called the three girls. They were used to it.

"Otherwise, how could we be so confused and drink so much in the restaurant? Don't worry, teach us well and promise to keep it a secret for you."

"We just drank a little too quickly in the end. This little wine, hehe, can't defeat us."

"That's right. There's no point in not keeping it secret. We have to teach it, and we have to teach it."

Lin Yilan added with a smile.

"Okay, let's go in and discuss how big it is. It's too cold outside. You two have to drink a lot. Don't hurt yourself."

In the study room, facing the aggressiveness of the two junior sisters, Zhu Xuefeng retreated steadily and reached a humiliating agreement.

Finally, it was agreed that the two of them would come to live in the back room when they had time, and come to the yard to practice when they had time. As long as their elders agreed to let Zhu Xuefeng teach, Zhu Xuefeng must ensure that they learned it before graduation.

"Okay, if you haven't learned it yet, I'll give you a copy of the sword manual and continue practicing."

"Senior brother, this is not right. When we start learning, we have to copy the sword manual. Otherwise, how would we learn? You can't be here all the time."

Yes, so many unequal treaties have been signed. As long as this one is not missing, we can only agree.

"Master, the hot water is ready."

Da Ya's voice came from outside the door. It turned out that the three girls had already come to prepare, and then they showed up.

"You haven't rested yet?"

"We'll know when you two girls get up. Look at the time. It's time for you to come to an end and get ready."

At dawn, the courtyard has completely become another gathering place for martial arts enthusiasts. If they can't stop the junior sister, there is no need for the junior brothers to stop them.

Zhu Xuefeng also let it go, only telling not to spread the news and not to add more people. A small group was quietly formed.

The front yard was occupied by the junior brothers, the back yard was occupied by the junior sister and three girls, and only the middle yard was left for Zhu Xuefeng and his younger brothers and sisters.

It's very close to the sports school, and the sports school doesn't care about accommodation. We all agreed to come over when we have nothing to do and practice together.

Everyone had dispersed in the morning, and as expected, someone would bring luggage over in the afternoon. After the festival was over and school started, there were now more than a dozen people coming and going in the yard. This is not just a furniture factory. It also became a dormitory for a sports school.

It seems that I need to find someone to help prepare meals for everyone. I asked Mr. Zhang if he has anyone he can recommend.

Many small restaurants are closed now, so it should be possible, but everyone has to collect the food themselves, and they can't get so much food.

…"Godmother, are you looking for me?"

"The little monkey doesn't stay at home during the holidays. He runs around randomly. I've been looking for you in your compound the past few times, but you haven't been there."

Just find a place to sit down.

"Don't you want to celebrate the New Year? I usually don't take care of preparations at school. I just wander around in the past few days and buy some things to prepare for the New Year."

"That's right. You don't always have time. Well, this is quite similar to your Uncle Kong. You are too busy to go home."

As he spoke, Director Wang stood up, took out a beautiful tea cup, and then looked for tea leaves.

"Godmother, I'll do it myself."

Zhu Xuefeng stood up quickly. He didn't want to drink at first, but now he had to do it himself.

"Look at how beautiful this tea cup is. It was bought by a colleague of Lao Kong on a business trip to China City. My godmother specially asked her to come here and prepare it here for you. You have to come here often. If you don't, it will be wasted."

Zhu Xuefeng said with a smile while looking at the cup and pouring water.

"It's a waste to keep such a beautiful cup for me. I'm not afraid of causing trouble to you. If you don't mind, I'll bother you every day during the holidays."

Director Wang said with a smile. "Come on, there are a lot of things to do before the New Year. Come here and I will arrange things for you. Haha, how are you preparing for the New Year? You don't have enough money."

While opening the drawer, he was looking for something.

"You don't have to worry about this. We've almost bought it, and we have enough money. It won't cost a lot."

Director Wang smiled and took out two envelopes, one thicker than the other and almost bursting.

"It doesn't cost much. It doesn't cost much. I scolded your Uncle Kong. Come on, take it."

There are many young and old in these two envelopes. I have never received so much money from Director Wang, so it is not appropriate.

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng not answering, Director Wang pretended to be anxious.

"It's all yours. This is the money you paid for the materials you used to make the table mat last time. This must be given to you. How can you pay for the government work? Besides, you don't even have a job."

Only then did Zhu Xuefeng take it. Uncle Kong gave him part of it last time, but it was indeed not enough for the materials. Now the materials are too expensive.

"Let's continue with this. Aren't you still doing it for them later? You need to advance part of it. Who has more money? That's all for one payment. Take it."

"How about I finish it and get the receipt first? This doesn't seem appropriate."

"Uncle Kong has already told me if there is anything inappropriate. In fact, the chief has already instructed him to pay the research fee in advance."

"He's just a stubborn person. He was afraid of people gossiping, so he didn't give it to you. Take it, it's for the mission. Don't make your godmother angry."

Only then did Zhu Xuefeng take it. It was a thick pile, estimated to be thousands, and the envelopes were so big that he couldn't even close his mouth.

"Thank you, godmother. Tell Uncle Kong, it will take some time. The factory is currently researching the transistors needed. It will probably take several months to make them. The battery is not there yet."

"I don't care about this nonsense. It's okay to tell you something. Your Uncle Kong has such a bad temper. Don't blame him. I also scolded him and said it was inappropriate for them to let you work for nothing."

"Godmother, it's okay. I just like to figure it out. I'm very happy when I can figure it out. Don't force Uncle Kong to do this kind of thing and let him be in trouble. Their leader said about the reward and said that it needs to be considered. , I didn’t expect any reward.”

"This damn old Kong didn't even tell me this."

Director Wang was so angry that even the leaders had spoken out, but this old Kong was still clinging to him. Isn't it interesting?

"By the way, I have to briefly talk to you about the police station matter, otherwise you will think that your Uncle Kong won't help."

Just as Zhu Xuefeng was about to explain, Director Wang stopped him, walked to the door and interrupted.

"As long as you know this, don't make it public. There are quite a lot of things behind it, and many people are involved. We are still investigating. I didn't expect that your kid just poked a hole and found out so many people."

Zhu Xuefeng was also secretly shocked. Wasn't it just a fight? Why did he repay so many people? Don't blame him.

"Don't worry, your little problems should be settled in the next two days. The key is the rest. These have nothing to do with you."

"I'm telling you to let you rest assured and celebrate the New Year in peace."

The two chatted for a while, but were interrupted several times by staff knocking on the door. Seeing that his godmother was very busy, Zhu Xuefeng stood up and left.

"Wait a minute, didn't you say these pears were delicious last time? I asked your Uncle Kong to find a colleague to get some more. You can take them back to Xuesongxuemei to try."

"It's thousands of miles one way, how did you get it here?"

"Uncle Kong and others are there on a mission. They said they have completed the mission and are going back. So you, Uncle Kong, told him that he brought a lot with him, so let's go. Godmother is going to be busy."

He hesitated again, wanting to add something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and waved his hand to let Zhu Xuefeng go.

After leaving the sub-district office, Zhu Xuefeng was still thinking that such a far-reaching mission was only in [-]. It seemed like there would be nothing to do there until next year.

Seeing that it was still early, I stopped by the entrustment store and saw Qian Chuanzi giving someone away.

Qian Chuanzi also saw Zhu Xuefeng riding his bicycle from a distance to see people off, so he took advantage of the situation and waited.

"Brother Feng, why are you here today when you are free? It's been a long time since you came to see us. There are some good things in the store. Are you interested in going in and taking a look?"

Since I'm here, I just wanted to take a look, there's nothing urgent to do now.

"Come on, give it a hug. If it's not a good thing, don't take it out."

"Look at what you said, I can still fool you. It may be a holiday during this period, so there is something really good."

It is estimated that they are old and young, and they can exchange some money for the New Year, so they can take a look.

The two of them went directly to the jade counter, and Qian Chuanzi also knew that this man was somewhat interested in jade and never looked at others.

There are indeed some good pieces of jade, but the price is not cheap, but the material is really good, and the craftsmanship is also good. They can be considered high-end goods, and at the end they are also high-quality products among mid-range goods.

After hesitating for a while, I bought it anyway. The total of the four pieces was 120, which was quite expensive. The space didn't look interesting at all now, which also proved that it was either a rare thing or a piece of exquisite jade.

"Hey, there's this thing for sale."

There is a huge copper hot pot placed on the counter in the distance. It is so big that it can be opened by more than a dozen people in a circle. How much carbon is needed to burn it?

"Brother Feng, why don't you go and take a look."

It is probably used by a big family. Who wants to make such a big thing? There are not so many ingredients to fill it. It is not practical. It is better to use a small pot for convenience.

The diameter is more than 1.4 meters and a half, and the height is probably [-] or [-] meters. Looking at the girth, ten pounds of mutton will just bubble inside. There are not so many people in the family, and this thing cannot be filled.

Judging from the age of this object, it must be quite old. Not surprisingly, it was the whim of a dignitary from the previous dynasty. How can there be so many people in ordinary people's homes sharing pot-shabu-shabu?

"It's a good thing, but it's a pity that I can't use it. It would be better if I had a smaller one. Let's take a look."

"Brother Feng is joking. An ordinary stove can't enter our entrusted store."

Thinking about it, the two chatted for a while and said goodbye.

(End of this chapter)