Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

Without paying any attention to his second brother and Dasha, Li Zihang rode his bike straight home.

People were coming and going along the way, and those who knew him on the streets and alleys greeted him.

Li Zihang is very famous in the entire Nanluoguxiang.

His background and family, as well as the reputation he has built up in the past six months.

In addition, he has the image of a gentleman who is elegant and noble. People who know him will greet him with a smile.

The whole journey was filled with greetings from Aunt Zhang and Uncle Liu.

No. 40, Nanluoguxiang, at the entrance of the alley.

Li Zihang met Sha Zhu, who was sloppy and drunk.

When he saw Sha Zhu's appearance, his brows unconsciously frowned.

Ding Ding Ding ~

The sound of the bicycle bell made Shazhu move to the side of the road.

Sha Zhu, who had no reaction at all, walked by himself dejectedly, carrying a bottle of liquor.

"Brother Zhuzi~"

Hearing someone calling him, he turned his head and looked to the side.

"Young Master~"

Sha Zhu's casual greeting made Li Zihang frown even deeper.

"Brother Zhuzi, what's wrong with you? Why are you like this?"

Sha Zhu didn't want to think about it, so he told his story, laughed it off, and then he walked away with his head down and a morally frustrated look.

Li Zihang sat on the bicycle with one foot on the ground.

Looking at the silly guy in front of me, a sentence popped into my mind.

Mud can't support the wall.

With the help of his family, we can live like this.

Sometimes he really doesn't bother to take care of Shazhu. But there is still a little rain in the middle.

As the saying goes, don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. When Yu Shui saw that his brother was in trouble and no one helped him.

She would ask her family to help her brother.

So the family members would lend a hand to Shazhu for Yu Shui's sake.

In the old city with catkins flying all over the sky, the sunset is still as red as ever.

The only difference is the clouds drifting in the wind, blown into various shapes.

"Silly Zhu~ I don't believe I can't change your fate."

Changing Shazhu's fate is just a game played by Li Zihang.

Li family.

"Aunt Qian, make some bone soup for dinner tonight. And add some of the bone powder Uncle Bo brought. My legs have been cramping badly these past few days."

(Aunt Qian, the nanny of the Li family. She used to be a servant of the Li family. Since Aunt Seven moved out, Aunt Nine and his grandmother, the two old sisters, don’t know how to take care of people at all. The old man had no choice but to call one of the former servants back)

Aunt Qian answered while pouring boiling water into the kettle.

"Got it, Master."

"By the way, the master asked you to go to the study to find him when you get home."

After Li Zihang put his bicycle away.

"Got it, let's go."

North room, study. Entrance.

dong dong dong~

"Come in."

The old man who was reading a book signaled his grandson to sit opposite him.

"Grandpa, what do you want from me?"

The old man ignored Li Zihang and continued reading.

Since he got older, the old man no longer spoiled him as much as before.

He has to follow rules in every move he makes.

The old man turned a page of the book and spoke.

"Have you been close to those old men and young men recently?"

Li Zihang answered while sitting on the Arhat bed opposite.

"Well, I've been in contact with you a little more frequently recently."

The old man continued reading without even raising his head.

"Why?"

Li Zihang has gotten used to his grandfather's increasingly brief speeches.

"I have no other ideas! Those people are beggars who raise rabbits. They are poor and talkative. What they say is very interesting. They can exaggerate the smallest things into something very exaggerated."

“Some of them are descendants of former kings and nobles, and they know more than ordinary people.

Some secret codes can be heard from their mouths from time to time. It's like listening to crosstalk. I like to spend time with them when I have nothing to do."

"Some people still have treasures passed down from their ancestors. If you interact with them, you can occasionally receive something."

"The most important thing is that there are many police officers among that group of people. We can use them."

"So after this couple of visits, we became closer."

(After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many of the Eight Banners descendants in the Six Gates in the late Qing Dynasty were incorporated into the police station. Later, after the founding of New China, that group of people were incorporated into the public security)

(So ​​during this period, there were many Eight Banners descendants working as police officers in the Ministry of Public Security in the old city.)

The old man never looked up at him from beginning to end.

"Well, when you interact with them, you have to be aware of your own limitations. Don't get too close."

"I heard that you have become famous in the circle of the yamen in the past six months?"

Li Zihang said helplessly: "I was forced to do this. I have no choice~"

The old man laughed a little.

"It's a bit like being a gangster."

"Please concentrate on your work recently. Old Ancestor, please come to our house."

When Li Zihang heard the word "ancestor", he was surprised and raised his voice.

"Ancestor? Which one? What are you doing here?"

Old man: "Eleventh Ancestor. Of course I will train you."

Li Zihang: "Train me? Is that necessary?"

When the old man heard this, he put down the book in his hand and stared at Li Zihang.

"Boy, you are quite skilled in fighting and you are quite experienced in dealing with people. But in other aspects, you are still far behind~"

"Don't be complacent. Otherwise, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later. For a family like ours, when we play games with others, one wrong move can lead to a complete loss."

"Then the whole family, young and old, will suffer with you."

"Also! Kung Fu is only a last resort to protect your personal safety. It is not for you to fight in battle. It is certainly not for you to show off your power."

"If you keep one more card in your hand, you will have a better chance of winning when you compete with others."

"For the upper class, using your brain is much more important than using your fists. Personal bravery is just a tool, or even a sacrifice, in the face of power."

“So you still have a lot to learn.”

When Li Zihang heard the old man's words, he knew that he was pointing at him.

Blame him for only using his fists and feet in the Yanei circle recently, not using his brain, and exposing his own cards.

"Old Ancestor, this time I came to our house, not only to escape from the world, but also to train you."

"So, grandson, follow the old ancestors and learn from them. The ways of dealing with people that they have learned over hundreds of years can help you avoid many detours."

Dinner time.

A plate of peanuts and a plate of bok choy.

Sha Zhu took a bite of the food and two sips of the wine and started drinking.

After Li Zihang had eaten and drunk his fill, he looked at the half bowl of pork head meat on the table that no one had eaten. After thinking for a while, he decided to take it over to Sha Zhu to order some wine.

By the way, I wanted to chat with him. Yu Shui just mentioned her brother.

Taking this opportunity, I might as well go over and have a chat.

At the door of Sha Zhu's house in the middle courtyard, Li Zihang knocked on the half-open door.

"Hey~ Brother Zhuzi is drinking~"

When the Jia family next door saw Li Zihang carrying meat and dishes and walking into Sha Zhu's house, they began to feel unbalanced again.

Jia Zhang: "That little bastard Shazhu has meat to eat again today."

"Why doesn't the young master come to care about our family?"

Qin Huairu, who was coaxing her child to sleep, looked up at her mother-in-law and spoke.

"Be content. If the young master hadn't transferred our three household registrations last year, our family would still have to eat expensive food."

Jia Zhang glanced at her daughter-in-law with dissatisfaction.

"Didn't you pay? It's over 300 yuan, and you still want cigarettes and alcohol. You are such a black-hearted capitalist."

When Qin Huairu heard this, she quickly called out.

"Mom, keep your voice down. If someone hears us and it spreads to the next yard, we won't be able to live a peaceful life anymore."

Jia Zhang said stubbornly.

"Go away, go away~, what era is this? What can the neighboring yard do to us?"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she stopped patting the child to sleep.

"Oh my god, can you please keep your voice down? You really don't want our family to live well, keep talking loudly."

Jia Zhang angrily changed the subject.

"Dongxu has been working overtime every day recently. When the young master comes back, go to Shazhu's room and bring back the meat and vegetables. Give Dongxu some nourishment."

Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed when she heard her mother-in-law say this.

"Mom, what time is it? I am a young wife and I am going to Sha Zhu's house. If people see me, they will gossip about me!"

Jia Zhang: "If anyone dares to gossip about you, I will tear her mouth apart."

Qin Huairu: "Okay, okay, you're awesome. I can go too~"

"What happened to Shazhu recently? I think something is wrong with him. He hasn't been to work for two days in a row. He's also drunk every day."

Jia Zhang was somewhat gloating and told everyone she knew as gossip.

"That motherless little bastard, I heard he was suspended from work by his company a few days ago. He also lost his salary."

"My boyfriend broke up with me, so I'm not going to drink to relieve my boredom~"

Qin Huairu asked with a gossipy look on her face.

"You broke up with your partner too? I heard Sha Zhu say they were going to get married a while ago. But they broke up in the past two days?"

Jia Zhang: "That's right~ I heard that Sha Zhu brings food from work, and sends it to his girlfriend's house every day with lots of fish and meat."

"Because of this incident, it seems that I offended someone and was reported."

"As a result, a few days ago, I was held at the door by the security personnel of their unit."

"Wow, five lunch boxes, with chicken, fish, meat, eggs, and everything else in them. Then they were locked up in a small dark room in their unit. They almost got criticized."

Sha Zhu's family was also talking about the same topic.

At the table, Sha Zhu drank silently and talked about his troubles with Li Zihang.

"I was puzzled. People in the kitchen brought food home every day and no one checked. But I was caught red-handed that day."

After hearing what he said, Li Zihang immediately knew what was going on.

"Brother Zhuzi, didn't you notice that nothing else happened in your kitchen a few days before you were pinned down?"

The fool was reminded of this and stopped drinking. He thought carefully about the past.

After half an incense stick of time, Sha Zhu raised the wine cup in the air, tilted his head back and drank the wine in it.

Then he said with a bad look.

"A bunch of bastards, they're plotting against me~

I was wondering why they didn’t bring any food those days. They were waiting for me there!”

"Okay, okay~ We won't be done in the future~"

Jia family.

Qin Huairu: "What happened next? How did his girlfriend brag to him?"

Jia Zhang: "I heard that it just happened that day that Sha Zhu was locked up in a small dark room. Then his girlfriend waited for him at home for a long time, but he didn't come. She was afraid that something happened to him, so she went to Sha Zhu's workplace to inquire."

"It doesn't matter if we ask about it. It will expose Sha Zhu's secrets."

"These days, who can accept someone who is trying to steal the country's talents?"

"Then it just blew naturally."

Silly Zhu family.

"Young Master, you said that I usually sent her family a lot of delicious food, but after that incident, she turned around and told me that her family couldn't accept someone who was trying to steal from the country, let alone someone with dirty hands."

"You said that the vegetables were eaten by the dog. She didn't understand why I brought the vegetables."

"How come no one said a word while her whole family was eating?"

"The most infuriating thing is that after the incident, they even said that they would convert the food I had eaten into money and pay it back to me slowly."

"Do I need her money, damn?"