Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

In a blink of an eye, including the period at the end of September, He Yuzhu and his colleagues have been busy for almost half a month, and no one has returned home.

If it is said that Dayu passed by his home three times without entering.

Then He Yuzhu and the others would have to say that they passed by the house many times without entering.

If He Yuzhu and others hadn't been able to visit or stand guard every day, they would have often shown their faces in front of family members or neighbors.

I guess there are a lot of people who have called the police looking for someone recently.

Because there is a leap July this year, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and all the tasks have been almost completed.

He Yuzhu and his group are also a bit... uh, not very active at work, I guess.

It's basically the same as I occasionally get distracted or dazed for a while and it's hard to concentrate.

Finally, it was completely dark in the evening and the work summaries of each group had been submitted.

With everyone thinking about him, Master Sun came to the office with a smile on his face.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work in recent times. Moreover, thanks to the efforts of our comrades, our mission has been successfully and successfully completed."

"Hoo~~~~"

As Master Sun's voice fell.

The office is in an uproar.

Because they all knew that Master Sun's words meant that they could take a holiday and rest.

"clap clap"

After everyone had vented for a while, Master Sun clapped his hands to suppress the noisy voices.

"Everyone, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'm here to say Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone in advance."

Along with Master Sun’s salute, there was also a particularly important word.

"Starting tomorrow, everyone will have three days off."

Now, the people below all applauded and cheered.

"By the way, we haven't prepared anything for you. When you leave later, each of you will receive three mooncakes. Although it's not much, it's a small token of our appreciation."

After Master Sun said these words before leaving, the people below became even more restless.

Everyone packed up their things, received their mooncakes, and disappeared in a flash.

Of course, this also includes He Yuzhu, who has already greeted Master Sun.

Although there is an old saying that "the moon is fullest on the 15th and 16th."

But today is the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar.

The moon above his head was bright enough to illuminate He Yuzhu's way home.

"Bah~~~"

Just when He Yuzhu walked through the lobby and was about to enter the central courtyard.

Then I heard the sound of stones hitting the yard.

He Yuzhu, who had already raised his foot, gently put it down again.

Although He Yuzhu suspected that it was the sound of tiles falling from an old house or something.

However, I still stopped in the hallway for a while.

"Bah~~~"

This time, He Yuzhu didn't hear wrong.

It really was the sound of stones hitting the yard.

Wow, I didn’t expect there are still such particular thieves these days?

Although He Yuzhu thought so in his heart.

However, he still reached into his bag and took out the boning knife.

The backhand grip is a straight grip with the blade facing outwards.

As the saying goes, one should always be on guard against others.

"Li Mazi, there is a squatting pole in the kiln. You can only look for it from a distance, not get it from close."

(We are all fellow warriors. If there are guards here, please don’t come in. Try another way.)

Don’t be fooled by the fact that He Yuzhu now wears a red armband and looks like a gentleman when he comes down to visit or stand guard every day.

But don't forget He Yuzhu's background.

In later generations, He Yuzhu's family started out as "pullers", that is, as bodyguards.

Later, it became "squatting pole", which means "guarding the yard".

(Squatting pole is also called supporting pole hanging pole, just understand what it means.)

The last one is called “poking the pole”, which means opening a martial arts school and teaching disciples.

How could He Yuzhu not know how to have bodyguards guarding his house?

Even if He Yuzhu of later generations may not have passed down some things because his relatives were too distant, or because it took too long to pass down.

But He Yuzhu now can do it too.

You have to know that the current He Yuzhu has a legitimate master.

Even though his master's name may not sound good, it is just a master from a low-class chef.

But, everyone is a follower of Ge Nian, which means they all make a living from the underworld, so who doesn’t know who?

Besides, He Yuzhu openly learned martial arts from Mr. Shen Sanye of Tianqiao.

Although according to orthodoxy, Mr. Shen Sanye is called a "tiaojianghan", that is, a medicine seller.

But, they have also tried their best to accept students.

Moreover, in the eyes of He Daqing and Master Sun, when He Yuzhu sneaked out to Tianjin to "learn skills", He Yuzhu actually went to the market to watch the fun.

To a certain extent, I also learned some spring customs from other sects.

With this combination, doesn't He Yuzhu now speak underworld jargon fluently?

Originally, He Yuzhu thought that once he made this statement, there would be two kinds of voices.

One is the black door sill, which is the noise made by someone who has trained hard to steal and is preparing to steal, deliberately leaving.

(Hei Men Kan Zi, also known as An Gua Zi, is used to describe some practitioners who do not do such formal business.)

The representative of this "black door" gave face and left.

There is another voice, which is this one, continuing to "ask for directions by throwing the ball in the air".

Then He Yuzhu would have to continue saying some polite words like "give me a favor, I'll make it up to you later", or some threatening words like "so and so in this company is so-and-so".

But what He Yuzhu didn't expect was that as soon as he made the incision.

There was no movement on the roof.

But a dark shadow squatting in the corner of the middle courtyard suddenly shouted "Ah!"

"Who~~~, come out~~~"

The noise, especially the high-pitched voice of a little child, could be heard two miles away in this era when every household went to bed early.

He Yuzhu was also frightened by the shout.

But with the help of the moonlight, He Yuzhu was able to see clearly the person who jumped up, and he was happy.

"Oh, it's Damao, you scared me."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu pretended to pat his heart.

He also put the boning knife in his hand back into his bag.

Xu Damao, who had already grown a big donkey face, saw clearly that it was He Yuzhu who came from the hallway. Perhaps he felt that his previous behavior was a bit embarrassing, so he pretended to clear his throat.

(Teacher Hai Yitian, I’m sorry!!!)

"So it's Shazhu, what are you talking about? Fortunately, I'm brave, otherwise I would have been scared to death by you."

He Yuzhu was not unhappy about being called "Silly Zhu".

On the contrary, Xu Damao, who looked like an adult but was still a child, laughed out loud.

After all, "pretending to be an adult" is one of the pleasures of watching children for adults.

While talking.

The residents in the compound also came out one after another.

Anyway, the sound of a child almost crying was heard in the yard.

It is normal for the adults in the compound to come out and take a look.

But the way of treatment is obviously different.

"It's Zhuzi, are you back from get off work?"

Yi Zhonghai was wearing a coat, and after seeing that it was He Yuzhu and Xu Damao in the courtyard, he asked calmly.

But it was the same for Jia Zhang in the house opposite.

After seeing the people in the yard clearly, he started cursing.

Although it does not involve parents, it is better not to type it out as it sounds too harsh.

If He Yuzhu hadn't seen He Daqing coming out with a sullen face, holding He Yushui, he guessed that Jia Zhang would still not be able to restrain herself.

Gradually, people from the backyard and front yard also gathered over.

One can imagine what happened to He Yuzhu and Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was better off. He was just kicked a few times by his father Xu Fugui and ran back to the backyard.

But He Yuzhu can't do it.

Because his sister He Yushui had just fallen asleep and was awakened by Xu Damao's noise and started crying.

Then can He Daqing, a "daughter slave", let He Yuzhu go?

Don’t even mention He Daqing.

Even He Yuzhu himself almost wanted to go to the backyard to pull Xu Damao up and give him a few kicks.

But the idea is good.

It's a pity that He Daqing recognized He Yuzhu and gave him a big hug and a flying kick.

Fortunately, as the crowd dispersed, He Daqing said "Go back", and the matter was over.

Moon Festival.

It not only means reunion and moon-watching.

More importantly, it has a literal meaning.

That means autumn is already halfway through.

And this year there is a leap month, so the day after Mid-Autumn Festival is Cold Dew.

As soon as the Cold Dew arrives, the weather in the north can be clearly felt to transition from "cool" to "cold".

Especially the Frost Descent half a month after the Cold Dew.

Even, when Frost arrives.

In the mornings and evenings, frost began to form on the windows.

Even if people can bear it, at this time, those who need to wear thick clothes should wear thick clothes, and those who need to find a cotton-padded jacket should find a cotton-padded jacket.

Gradually, the Double Ninth Festival passed.

The beginning of winter has passed.

Even light snow and heavy snow have passed.

Now, we begin to count the ninth day of the winter solstice.

During this time.

He Yuzhu's unit no longer has as many busy tasks as it did some time ago.

Most of them are to support the "selling point", or follow the "standing" of the Public Security Committee to crack down on various... Yeah.

how to say?

Maybe after a year of work, everyone is already familiar with it.

Now, in the eyes of He Yuzhu and others, these tasks are just ordinary work and cannot be considered "tasks" at all.

Sometimes, even colleagues at work can joke and gossip with each other.

But sometimes, it's like this, I can't help but complain about everything.

Look, I just said there is no "task", which is good.

Soon after, He Yuzhu and his team's mission arrived.

Uh, how should I put it?

If we speak normally, some people might be sad.

Let’s say it in slang.

That means starting to clean up the "Kuguo Kiln".

If we mention "Kuguo Kiln", we will also mention that it is located in Sijiu City.

The first thing that many people think of is the Eight Great Hutongs.

But the Eight Great Hutongs do not only refer to the eight alleys such as "Baishun", "Yanzhi" and so on.

Even in the alleys near Dazhalan, there are still many "Kuguo Kilns".

In fact, there are more "Kuguo Kilns" in Dazhalan than in the Bada Hutongs.

As for why when we mention "Kuguo Kiln", we think of the Eight Great Hutongs, and even the places that He Yuzhu and others supported in the past were the Eight Great Hutongs?

Maybe, it’s because the “Kuguo Kiln” in the Bada Hutongs is a bit more high-end, just like the “Haitian” in Yue S, doesn’t it also represent Yue S?

You see, sometimes being famous isn’t a good thing, right?

(Note: In this chapter, the spring rules and underworld jargon mentioned are taken from Mr. Lian Kuoru's "Jianghu Congtan" and the storytelling master Mr. Sun Yi's jokes. The following chapters are all the same.)