Siheyuan Shangpeng

When Mr. Shang heard what Master Zhao said, he smiled and said, "Brother, don't say anything. He didn't agree to my request. That kid still wants to believe Yi Zhonghai. I wanted to disgust Yi Zhonghai, but I didn't expect to see the problem with Jia Dongxu. What I didn't expect was that the kid was so stupid. Forget it, it's hard to persuade the damned ghost with good words! Let him go. Send him back to Yi Zhonghai's workshop in a few days. If there is an accident, we will suffer the consequences together!"

"Well! Well, it looks like you'll have to keep this technique to yourself.

But I don't want that kid to ask you to choose, who would you choose? The master who has helped you for many years or a neighbor who you have only known for a few days?

Don't think too much about it, let's just take care of our own business and let them deal with it. Sooner or later, they will regret it!"

"Okay, Senior Brother, go ahead and get busy. Try to pass the assessment next year and become a Level 8 worker. You've been a Level 7 worker for several years. I'm looking for two reliable apprentices for you. You can go back later or bring your two boys over. It's up to you!"

"Haha... I don't believe what you said. I guess the transfer orders for those two guys from that family have already arrived at the factory, right? You are trying to take advantage of my family. Alas! I have sold my family to you!"

"Brother, please don't say that. How can you sell it to me? Is it all for the country? Besides, my workshop will definitely expand in the future. When the time comes, won't I have to use my own people?

"Brother, do you want to stand aside and watch? Do you have the nerve to just sit there and do nothing about your fellow disciples' lives?"

"Stop... stop... I'm scared of you. You can do whatever you want. Sigh! What a hard life I have!

Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. I'm going to be busy. I won't care about that kid anymore. You should get him back quickly. It's annoying just to see him."

"Okay, you're busy!"

"Humph……"

After Master Zhao left, Shang's father thought about it, shook his head to get rid of some ideas, and started his own work.

"We workers have power. We are different when we put on work clothes..."

The passionate singing started, it was time to get off work, and the workers came out of the steel mill gate in large numbers.

Yi Zhonghai still walked towards the courtyard with Jia Dongxu. On the way, Yi Zhonghai told Jia Dongxu about the whole courtyard meeting in the evening, and Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement.

After dinner, the children of the third uncle in the front yard and the second uncle in the back yard went to notify all households to hold a general meeting. Soon, everyone gathered in the middle courtyard. It was still the same table and the same standing position. Oh! Yi Zhonghai was no longer in the center. He was no longer a great uncle, but an ordinary resident.

The second uncle knocked on the table with a large teacup and began to speak. "Well, what is the purpose of calling everyone to hold this meeting today? Yesterday, our former uncle, Comrade Yi Zhonghai and I, the second uncle of our courtyard, oh, and the third uncle said something. This thing is that Old Yi wants to be recognized as a godparent of Jia Dongxu. This thing needs everyone to be a witness together!"

"Second uncle, are you saying that Master Yi wants to be Jia Dongxu's godson?" Someone behind the crowd caught the grammatical error in Second Uncle's words and shouted in a sarcastic tone.

Everyone burst into laughter. Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale. Jia Dongxu stood up and shouted, "That wicked guy is talking nonsense. Let me see who it is. Is he trying to see if I have a good temper?"

When everyone saw that he was getting angry, they stopped laughing. He Yuzhu, standing at the door of his house, clearly saw Xu Damao shouting at the back of the crowd. He understood everything now and knew that Xu Damao was still nice to him but he had a big mouth. After hearing what he said, he knew something bad was going to happen, so he pulled Xu Damao to his side and pretended that the two of them were fighting.

No one heard clearly who said it. After laughing, they began to look around to see who was so brave. After looking for a long time, no one could find out who shouted.

Jia Dongxu stood up and shouted but didn't find out who shouted. He looked at Yi Zhonghai, who also stood up and looked around. He thought to himself that although he was no longer the boss of this courtyard, only a few people could say such words, so he said, "I don't know what I did wrong. What happened has passed. I just want to know which wicked person can say nonsense about this matter. If this gets out, it doesn't matter if I lose face alone, but what will other people think of our courtyard? He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, was it one of you who shouted? How can you be so uneducated?"

Hearing this, He Daqing and Xu Wude's faces changed. If that old man decided to do this, their sons' reputations would be ruined, and they would definitely be unwelcome in this courtyard. Just as they were about to speak, they heard He Yuzhu speaking.

"Yi Zhonghai, don't talk nonsense. Xu Damao and I were communicating with each other. We didn't hear what you said clearly. We just heard everyone laughing. If you don't believe me, ask Xu Damao."

Everyone looked and thought, Xu Damao had been pinned to the ground by He Yuzhu, yet they were still communicating with each other. I'm afraid you are the one who is trying to deal with Xu Damao. Everyone thought it was the two of them who did it. But it turned out that these two people really didn't have time.

He Daqing saw this and exchanged glances with Xu Wude. They both noticed the smiles in each other's eyes. He Daqing said, "You silly Zhuzi, how can you two communicate with each other like that? Why don't you pull Damao up? You are making a scene without knowing the occasion. Apologize to Damao."

He Yuzhu pulled Xu Damao up and patted the dirt off Xu Damao's body, and the two of them started laughing again. When everyone saw that they were really joking, they no longer paid attention to them.

Xu Damao then quietly said to He Yuzhu: "Silly Zhu, thank you for this time, I was really rude this time, luckily you saved me, I will definitely help you next time."

He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao and saw that he was not angry this time, so he teased: "Silly Mao, you are lucky to have your master this time, otherwise you would be finished, how could that old man let you go? You also had to mess around, and you almost got yourself involved this time. Be careful next time, we have to do it quietly and not let anyone find out, don't you think? And, Brother Dongxu is a good person, you should not implicate him."

"Alas, I was too cocky this time. I know that Brother Dongxu is good, but I just don't like that hypocrite Yi Zhonghai. I feel uncomfortable if I don't make things difficult for him. I will pay attention next time. Let's just watch the show."

The two stopped communicating and focused on watching.

He Daqing and Xu Wude both saw the two people whispering something, and they knew that the shouting must be from the two children. They just looked at each other, smiled, and said nothing.

Yi Zhonghai knew that no one would admit to this. Most likely the two children were still fighting and had no time to pay attention to this side. There was no way he could give up looking for anyone after just a few words.