Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

In the living room, Ma Changyu sat upright on the chair above with a dignified look, his eyes all on He Yuzhu.

Tong Lanfang handed the brewed tea to He Yuzhu and reminded him with a smile: "Nephew, serve the tea quickly!"

He Yuzhu took the teacup with both hands, walked to Ma Changyu, bowed and raised the teacup: "Master, please have some tea!"

When Ma Changyu took the teacup, He Yuzhu took a step back, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed three times in a row.

A satisfied smile appeared on Ma Changyu's face. He gently fiddled with the tea lid and took a sip.

He put down the teacup, smiled and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, get up! From now on you are my apprentice."

"Yes, Master!" He Yuzhu stood up and stood aside respectfully.

Ma Changyu pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Zhu Zi, please sit down! Let's have a good chat."

"Thank you, Master!" He turned around and sat on the chair, looking at Ma Changyu who had something to say.

Ma Changyu looked at Tong Lanfang and said gently, "Lanfang, go and inform your second brother on your bike. Ask him to come over for dinner tonight and meet the younger brother."

Tong Lanfang nodded and replied with a smile: "Okay, Dad! I'll go right away. Congratulations on having a good apprentice. It's a relief for you that you've been worried about for many years."

Ma Changyu nodded and smiled, turned to look at He Yuzhu, and began to tell his past.

He was born in the 16th year of Guangxu in the previous dynasty. His family was engaged in the escort business in the Damuchang Escort Agency.

He showed a talent for martial arts since he was young, and became a disciple of Master Cheng, where he learned Bagua boxing.

Later, Sun Shaobao entered the capital and paid a visit to Master Cheng. Thanks to Master Cheng's legacy, he received guidance from him. It took him twenty years to gradually understand the boxing theory and reach the state of Hua Jin.

"Your senior brother Yin Guangjie inherited all my teachings, but he devoted himself to the revolution in his early years, and no one knows where he is buried."

When Ma Changyu mentioned the matter of his eldest disciple, his face looked sad and his voice was choked with sobs.

He Yuzhu quickly comforted him, "Master, please accept my condolences! I will not let you down."

Ma Changyu picked up the teacup to calm himself down, his voice a little hoarse: "Your second brother Zheng Song wasted his time protecting the rebellious son who ran away, so he has no hope of breaking through in this lifetime."

He Yuzhu didn't know how to comfort her after hearing this and looked conflicted.

"Okay, just learn from me well. Sun Shaobao mastered Baguaquan in just a few months. I want to see how long it will take you to master it." Ma Changyu looked at him expectantly.

"Hehe! Don't worry, Master! I guarantee you will be surprised!"

Seeing this, Ma Changyu nodded with satisfaction and stood up: "Okay! Let's go to the martial arts arena now and start teaching you now."

He Yuzhu immediately stood up and followed Ma Changyu to the martial arts arena in the backyard.

When Zheng Song came to the yard after get off work, as soon as he entered the living room, he saw Ma Changyu sitting in a chair, his eyes seemed a little out of focus.

Zheng Song's heart tightened, and he quickly quickened his pace, walked forward and asked with concern: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Ma Changyu was startled by his shouting, raised his head, refocused his eyes, and waved his hands: "Stop, I'm fine!"

Zheng Song stopped and looked at him carefully. Seeing that his face was rosy and he didn't look sick, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around, found a chair to sit down, picked up the teacup and drank it madly, putting down the cup only after he had finished all the tea.

Ma Changyu looked at his rude behavior and said, "Look at you. You are a leader now, what do you do?"

Zheng Song put down the teacup and looked at Ma Changyu: "It has always been like this in Master's house!"

"Okay! I really can't take care of you. When your junior brother comes back later, let's get to know each other." Ma Changyu smiled happily when he said this.

Zheng Song was somewhat surprised by Ma Changyu's sudden decision to accept a disciple.

"Okay! Master, what's the situation with this little disciple? Why did you suddenly accept another disciple?"

Ma Changyu slammed the table and said, "It was you two who ran away that year!"

When Zheng Song heard him talking about the past, he quickly interrupted him and said, "Okay! Master, please stop talking. I totally agree with you taking in a disciple!"

"Hmph! Good to know. God has really opened my eyes this time and let me pick up a treasure! You will know it later?" Ma Changyu smiled proudly.

"Master, where is my junior brother?" Zheng Song asked curiously.

At this time, Tong Lanfang came in with a tray and greeted with a smile: "Dad, Brother. The food is here!"

Zheng Song smelled the aroma, looked at the delicacies on the tray, and said jokingly: "Master, you are willing to spend a lot of money!"

Ma Changyu smiled without saying anything, just sat in the chair and watched happily.

Seeing this, Tong Lanfang smiled and explained: "Brother, you guessed wrong! These are all dishes made by Junior Brother. His cooking skills are very good. You will know when you try them later."

Zheng Song looked at the dishes on the table and thought that with this level of cooking skills, the master must be quite old, so why would he accept an apprentice?

He was a little confused and looked at Tong Lanfang: "Sister-in-law, what's going on? I'm confused."

Tong Lanfang smiled and pointed outside: "Brother, Junior Brother will be here soon, you will know when he sees you."

A moment later, He Yuzhu walked into the living room carrying the remaining dishes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zheng Song shout in surprise, "Zhuzi! Why is it you?"

He Yuzhu heard the voice, glanced over and took a closer look: "Oh! Uncle Zheng, why are you here too!"

The two looked at each other, and their expressions changed instantly: "No..."

Ma Changyu looked at their reactions and asked in confusion, "Do you two know each other?"

Seeing this, Tong Lanfang laughed and walked forward to take the tray from He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu looked at the scene and scratched his head: "Master, we have seen this once before."

"Master, let's not talk about anything else for now. Let's exchange a few moves first!" Zheng Song came back to his senses, stood up, pulled He Yuzhu and walked towards the backyard.

"Keep your hands off and don't hurt your senior brother!" Ma Changyu shouted.

Zheng Song turned around in confusion and saw a teasing smile on Ma Changyu's face.

The competition in the backyard was still going on. At this moment, Ma Shengzhao and Ma Xianming walked into the courtyard.

The two walked into the living room, and the aroma of the food made them drool. Seeing the table full of dishes and smelling the aroma, they knew it was the chef's work.

Ma Shengzhao looked around and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Dad! Alan, what's the happy event today?"

"Grandpa, Mom. It smells so good!" Ma Xianming ran to the dining table excitedly, shouting as he ran.

Ma Changyu just nodded when he heard his son Ma Shengzhao's words. When he looked at his grandson, a smile appeared on his face.

"Dad has accepted a good apprentice today. The senior brother is sparring with the junior brother in the backyard. We'll have dinner soon." Tong Lanfang patted her son's clothes and turned to say to Ma Shengzhao.

As they were talking, He Yuzhu and Zheng Song walked into the living room.

Upon seeing this, Ma Shengzhao immediately greeted Zheng Song: "Senior brother, this is my junior fellow apprentice, right?"

When he saw Zheng Song nodding to him, Ma Shengzhao knew that his junior brother's skills were recognized by Zheng Song. But when he thought of his senior brother Zheng Song being humiliated, he couldn't help but smile.

"Zhu Zi, this is your third senior brother Ma Shengzhao, who is also my son." Ma Changyu introduced.

"Greetings from the third senior brother!" He Yuzhu immediately saluted towards Ma Shengzhao with his fists clasped.

Ma Shengzhao smiled and clasped his fists in return.

"Xiao Ming, come meet your junior uncle!" Ma Changyu shouted to his grandson Ma Xianming.

Ma Xianming stood up and bowed, saying respectfully, "Greetings, Uncle Master, Junior Uncle Master."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I didn't bring you a gift today. I'll make it up to you next time."

Ma Xianming immediately became happy after hearing this. Seeing this, Tong Lanfang, who was standing beside him, patted him lovingly.

Ma Changyu waved his hand: "Okay, everyone sit down! Try your junior brother's delicious food!"