Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

The next afternoon, the last day before work, Liu Chenglong came with a package and knocked on the door of Xu Damao's residence on Dongsishitiao. Gu Meifang opened the door.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Sister-in-law, may I ask Xu Damao, is Comrade Xu at home?"

"Oh, you're looking for my boss. I drank some wine at noon and I'm lying in the house sleeping. Come in first and I'll call him. Please come in and sit in the front room for a while."

Xu Damao walked from the back to the front, yawning.

"Hey, Master Liu, you're here so early. You didn't ask around before you came to see me. Aren't you afraid that I'll scare you?"

Liu Chenglong hurriedly stood up from his seat, looking at Xixi's embarrassed look.

"Comrade Xu, Master Xu, I know I was wrong, please forgive me."

"Liu Chenglong, what did you do wrong? I think you did nothing wrong. It was my fault. I ruined your good deeds a few years ago, and I lost face again yesterday. You asked me to forgive you, but I am just an ordinary citizen. How can I bear that responsibility?"

"Master Xu, I really know I was wrong. I reflected on it yesterday. I shouldn't have had bad intentions towards the little sister of the He family before, and I shouldn't have brought up the past yesterday. Just raise your hand and let my life go, just like a fart."

Liu Chenglong almost knelt down to Xu Damao.

Liu Chenglong went back home yesterday and did not dare to ask his father at home. He could only secretly call his second brother who was the commander of a special forces battalion in the suburbs of Beijing to ask.

His second brother clearly told him that there are indeed extraordinary people in the world who have extraordinary abilities and can kill people without being seen. Especially after listening to Liu Chenglong's description of the ability to turn stones into powder by rubbing them in his palms, he strongly urged this useless brother to go find Xu Damao as soon as possible. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

Liu Chenglong has always admired his second brother Liu Chengxiang the most. Since his second brother said so, how could he dare to procrastinate? From yesterday till now, he has always felt a chill in his spine, which has accelerated his speed in solving problems.

I went to Yandaixie Street in the morning, but Xu Damao no longer lived there, so I didn't come to Dongsishitiao until the afternoon.

"Young Master Liu, please don't shorten my life." Xu Damao held up Liu Chenglong who was about to kneel down. This was impossible. If he asked this second-generation rich man to kneel down, he would remember it for the rest of his life.

"Okay, Young Master Liu, we don't have a big grudge against each other. I just ruined your good fortune a few years ago." Xu Damao asked Liu Chenglong to sit down, and took the tray from Gu Meifang who had just made tea, and put a cup of tea on the table for each of them.

"Young Master Liu, sit down and be patient." Xu Damao gave him another cigarette. "Don't complain about the poor quality. I just smoked the conditions of Daqianmen. Actually, Young Master Liu, I investigated you back then. You said you went to look for the girl from the He family all night long. You really could force her to follow you. The father of the He family is about the same level as your father. Can you force her to follow you? You don't get along with that little girl from the Yan family, but you can't bully her, a girl from the neighborhood who grew up with you. Besides, the little girl from the Yan family has already returned to dust, and you were still entangled with me yesterday. I can't tolerate this, right? And for your gun back then, I couldn't call the police, and I couldn't find the temple door to deliver it myself. I spent two or three months' salary to exchange for two gold bars and asked someone to return the gun. You tell me, where can I go to seek justice!"

"Master Xu, I was wrong, I was really wrong. I didn't really want to bully He Lihua back then, I just wanted to embarrass her. We didn't know each other until we fought. Master Xu, please raise your hand and forgive me. I know you have extraordinary abilities, I believe you a thousand times, and I will never dare to do that again. But Master Xu, I really can't produce the ten gold bars you mentioned." Liu Chenglong pushed the package he brought on the table.

"I gathered 500 yuan in cash and two old items, which I heard were worth several dozen yuan."

As he said that, he stood up and swiftly opened the package, revealing five wads of cash, two boxes, a square and a flat.

Xu Damao didn't care about the five stacks of money. He opened the square box and carefully took out the object. What caught his eye was a Ge kiln pomegranate vase with gold and iron wire cracks. It was definitely a first-class item and complete!

Lying in the flat box is a Ge kiln green glaze sunflower-shaped plate with gold and iron wire cracks, and it looks like it can date back to the Song Dynasty.

Xu Damao was ecstatic inside, but his face remained expressionless.

"Master Liu, what are you doing? The ten gold bars were just a joke. I just want you to take this matter seriously. Put this thing away. Five hundred yuan is five months' salary for me. Life is hard for everyone these days."

How could Liu Chenglong dare to do that: Xu Damao didn't even say he would heal the deadly wounds left on his body.

"Master Xu, these two things are not worth much. These five hundred dollars are to compensate you for your original expenses. I know it's not enough, but I really can't get so many gold bars at once. You see, this is all I can give."

Xu Damao looked at Liu Chenglong with interest. "Young Master Liu, I can't refuse to accept it today, right? Then, I'll take the two boxes, but you can take the money. But there's one thing. This is the end of this matter. Do you understand me?"

"Yes, I understand."

Xu Damao put the porcelain back in its place and placed it on the table at the back. He then wrapped the package with five wads of cash, tied it up, and handed it to Liu Chenglong. He then stood up and touched Liu Chenglong's back. "Don't move. I'll give you a massage. It will be fine soon. Straighten your back."

Xu Damao started from the back of his neck and went all the way down, bringing the remaining true energy out of Liu Chenglong's body from the coccyx.

"Okay, it's okay. But Master Liu, I personally think you should be more restrained in that aspect in the future. I just checked your body and it seems that you are aging prematurely. You should go back and replenish your energy when winter comes this year."

Liu Chenglong was now completely convinced by Xu Damao. He really felt that his body was hollowed out. Xu Damao had hit the vital point with his first move, so how could he not be convinced?

"Mr. Xu, I've kept your words in mind. I'll take my leave now and won't disturb your lunch break. You should keep the money." Liu Chenglong stood up and gave Xu Damao a farewell speech, and hurried out of the room.

Xu Damao still grabbed the package and stuffed it into Liu Chenglong's pocket. "Mr. Liu, I said that as long as this matter is settled, it's fine. I don't like trouble. You take the money, so I don't have to waste time sending it back to you. A man's word is worth a thousand gold, so just keep your word."

Seeing that Xu Damao was not lying, Liu Chenglong accepted the package and said, "Mr. Xu, goodbye. We'll leave it at that. There will be no further retaliation. See you later."

Xu Damao escorted Liu Chenglong out of the yard and closed the gate before returning to the front room. He started opening the boxes again and carefully examined and stroked the two items. "Good stuff, good stuff. I didn't expect to get this much. It seems that what I encountered yesterday was not trouble, but a boy who gave away money."

"Boss, who was that just now?"

"The money-giving boy, oh, no, a rich kid, who caused me trouble yesterday and came to apologize today. Good stuff, Meifang, you've made a big profit today, and you'll get a lot of it in the evening."