Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 557 Housewarming
Near noon, the gate opened. Che Wu led the way, followed by Company Commander Li and Deputy Director Wang, and Shi Tou followed behind to close the door.

Granny Jinhua and Blind Zhang both stood up and walked down the stairs. Captain Li hurriedly trotted over and said, "Two seniors, why are you still coming down? I can't bear the sight of you two welcoming me."

Blind Zhang didn't recognize the two of them. Che Wu, who was standing beside him, introduced them to him in a low voice. Blind Zhang then turned around and said, "Why not? If it weren't for you, ordinary people like us wouldn't have the stable life we ​​have now. We deserve it, we deserve it."

Granny Jinhua also said, "That's right. Alright, today is our housewarming party, so let's not say those polite words. Let's go, Xiao Yuanzi, let's start the meal."

Wang Wenyuan led the way, and a few people walked to the yard next to them. However, Company Captain Li looked at the brothers with interest as they walked.

As soon as Blind Zhang entered the second yard, he heard a mean voice, "Master." This voice was drawn out.

"Get lost!" Blind Zhang shouted. Chen Erzi was not angry either. He smiled and said, "Okay!" He turned around and ran into the kitchen to serve the dishes. Everyone laughed. Captain Li said, "These guys are really interesting."

Granny Jinhua said, "It's interesting, but it also causes a lot of trouble. They are fearless."

"Hey, why are these guys so quiet?" said Blind Zhang.

Wang Wenyuan chuckled and said, "They become shy when they see people in military uniforms."

Captain Li and Deputy Director Wang laughed when they heard this. Deputy Director Wang said, "Please introduce these brothers to us in detail later."

Wang Wenyuan nodded and said, "Okay, Aunt Wang."

Granny Jinhua originally wanted Captain Li to sit at the main seat, but Captain Li refused to agree no matter what. In the end, Granny Jinhua sat at the main seat, Blind Zhang sat on her left, Deputy Director Wang sat on Granny Jinhua's right, Captain Li sat next to Blind Zhang, Wang Wenyuan sat next to Captain Li, Mama Hua and Mama Feng sat at another table, the second to sixth children sat at the main seat, and the rest sat at another table.

When Fatty Zhao placed the last dish of hot and sour chicken soup on the table and called out the name of the dish, Wang Wenyuan said, "Hurry up, Lao Qi has saved a seat for you."

Captain Li asked, "Is this cook also your brother?"

Wang Wenyuan said, "I guess so. He is the second chef of Taifenglou. The ones serving the dishes just now are his two apprentices. One time, we brothers saw Heipi, oh, that is Heigouzi, blackmailing him, so we brothers went to help him. After a few interactions, we became familiar with each other."

Granny Jinhua cleared her throat, held up the wine glass, and said, "My two distinguished guests, and my grandchildren, come on, you are welcome to come every day. Today is the day of our new home, so don't hide anything, and eat and drink well."

"Okay!" the brothers shouted in unison.

Everyone took a sip, and Blind Zhang said, "Old lady, how can you talk like that? What do you mean by two distinguished guests and grandchildren? How come I am also your grandson?"

Lieutenant Li just took a sip of wine and spit it out immediately. Everyone laughed. Deputy Director Wang looked around again. There were three full tables. Except for the four people at his table, the rest were people between the ages of fifteen and seventeen or eighteen. He said with emotion, "Look at these children. They are great."

Lieutenant Li nudged Wang Wenyuan and said, "How is it? Can you introduce me to him?"

Wang Wenyuan nodded, pointed at Fo Er and said, "You can recognize this one at a glance. Fo Er was a monk before. He was driven down the mountain by his master and came here. I first met him at Baiyun Temple. Later I found out why he was driven down the mountain. He couldn't live without meat for a meal."

Fo Er pretended not to hear Lieutenant Li and greeted him, and continued to chew his pig's trotters. Lieutenant Li laughed and asked, "Fo Er, what is your Dharma name? By the way, what kind of Kung Fu do you practice?"

Buddha Two raised his head and said, "My third precept is the Arhat Hall Golden Body Arhat Fist." Then he continued to chew on the pig's trotter. This time even Granny Jinhua and Blind Zhang were amused. Granny Jinhua said, "You just like to be funny. What can you give up?" Wang Wenyuan pointed to a very burly man next to Buddha Two and said, "This is Jiao San. I don't need to introduce him. His master is Bao San from Tianqiao. He was originally ranked fourth in age, but because of his master's name, he has to be ranked third. Don't look at his big and strong appearance. This kid is only fifteen years old."

Jiao San saluted Captain Li with a fist, and Captain Li nodded.

Wang Wenyuan then pointed at the next person and said, "This is Wen Si, whose full name is Wen Yulong. His family used to be a scholarly family, but they were later murdered. He was originally from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he fled here. Later, he followed Jiao San for a while, and then he settled down. He used to teach in a private school, but I don't know if he is teaching now."

Wen Si greeted Captain Li and said, "I'm going to attend the literacy class in District 5 in a few days. The military control committee where I live has asked me to go, and I can't refuse."

Captain Li's eyes lit up when he looked at Wen Si, and so did Deputy Director Wang. It was really difficult to find a educated person nowadays.

Wang Wenyuan pointed at the two behind and said, "I've seen the fifth chariot driver. He's at the rickshaw shop. The sixth chariot driver is at Zhushi Street, looking at horses for someone."

Wang Wenyuan pointed to another table and said, "The one below Hua Mama is Gui Qi, who is hanging around in the pawnbroker business and walks around everywhere. Next to Gui Qi is Hei Ba, who used to look after my grandmother's business, but it was closed later. He and Beggar Jiujiu went to the bow and arrow compound and worked with Uncle Tie. You should know Uncle Tie, right?"

Lieutenant Li took a sip of wine and said, "I know him, but I didn't know such a famous person. I heard that we are going to set up a steel plant and are planning to hire him."

Wang Wenyuan nodded and said, "They are both Uncle Tie's apprentices now. The youngest and most annoying one is Gu Shi. His father is the second shopkeeper of the Treasure House in Liulichang, and he works as a waiter there."

Captain Li asked, "Do they all have Kung Fu?"

Wang Wenyuan looked at Captain Li and said, "Yes, most of it was taught by my master. My master always said to let a hundred flowers bloom. At that time, the teachings were all different."

"Then who is your master?" Captain Li asked curiously.

"My master used to be a Taoist priest on Wugong Mountain. His name was Yushanzi. Aunt Wang should know him. Later, he went down the mountain to participate in the anti-Japanese war. After the victory, he returned to the mountain. He didn't say which mountain he went to." Wang Wenyuan told the truth.

Captain Li looked at the people at the other table and the remaining few, and asked Wang Wenyuan about it.

The housewarming party was a great success, and it lasted until around 2:00 p.m. when the party ended and some people said goodbye and left. Captain Li and Deputy Director Wang said hello to Grandma Jinhua and left.

In Captain Li's office, two people sat opposite each other, each holding a teacup. Deputy Director Wang took a sip of tea and said, "Why, do you want to recruit them?"

Captain Li nodded and said, "In fact, we have investigated and found that these children are all miserable people. Didn't you notice that, except for Gu Shi's father and Gui Qi's mother, Wen Yuan didn't mention the parents of the rest in his introduction?"

Deputy Director Wang nodded and said, "I know, these are orphans who have struggled to grow up in the lower classes. These children have good courage and resilience, but because they live in the market, they are also unruly and have some bad habits."

Captain Li said: "I agree with what you said, but there is one thing, they are still children. As long as we teach them in the right way, in time, these children will have a brighter future."

Deputy Director Wang also fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "Your idea is a bit simplistic. I don't think they will all agree. Look at these kids. They each have their own livelihoods. They are not like those hooligans who all have legitimate jobs. I looked at their information. You can't recruit Black Eight and Beggar Nine. They are Master Tie's last disciples. He won't agree. And Gu Ten, do you think his father will agree? Finally, Wen Yuan, he won't agree either. He is now obsessed with his sister. He told me that he will not leave her until his sister reaches adulthood."

After listening to what Deputy Director Wang said, Captain Li lit a cigarette and fell into deep thought. Deputy Director Wang looked at Captain Li, shook his head, and went out with the teacup.

(End of this chapter)