Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 677 Beginning with Chaos and Ending with Abandonment
Grandma Sun really left this time. When Qi Dasheng came back, he looked unhappy. He sat down and said, "This old lady Sun asked me to bring you a message. She said you are the smartest person."

Wang Zhan made three large bowls of noodles cooked in chicken broth, topped with shredded chicken and chopped green onions, and also a plate of braised chicken legs and wings, and a small plate of sweet and sour cucumbers.

The three of them sat down, slurping their noodles in silence. Wang Zhan ate one chicken wing and the rest were shared by his master and sister. Qi Dasheng ate two chicken legs without hesitation and still said he was not full. Then Wang Zhan gave him another bowl of noodles.

After dinner, Qi Dasheng suggested going out for a walk to digest the food.

The three of them strolled slowly along Maoer Hutong towards Qianhai. Actually, not many people lived in Maoer Hutong, and few of the courtyards were large shanty towns. However, there were many former residences of celebrities here. Perhaps because of this reason, many courtyards were empty.

From time to time, groups of ragged children ran out from both sides of the street. They walked through the alleys. The bluestone slabs on the ground were a bit uneven and seriously broken, making it difficult to walk. I don’t know why these children were running. But the smell in the air is much better than when I first came here.

When they reached Qianhai, they could vaguely see some people skating on the ice. The three of them did not get off the ice, but strolled along the Qianhai Nanhe River. After strolling for a while, Wang Zhan and his sister lost interest. Wang Li clamored to go home, and Qi Dasheng said, "Then go home. I thought your brother was not very familiar with this place, so I thought of taking you around to have a look."

Wang Zhan looked at his master strangely and asked, "Is this why you took us for a walk?"

Qi Dasheng nodded and said, "Since you're not leaving, you should get familiar with the surrounding environment, right? You can't stay at home all the time."

Wang Zhan smiled and said helplessly: "Master, how old am I? Do I need to do this? I will grow up and gradually get familiar with this city. Don't worry about it. If you have time, get me some shelves. I will be useful."

After hearing this, Qi Dasheng thought that this made sense, so he said, "This is easy to handle. There is still a lot in the warehouse. Your uncle Hou has long wanted me to tell you that the warehouse is almost full again."

The three of them returned to their own door and entered the house. Wang Zhan went to boil water first, and then carried four thermoses to the kitchen. Qi Dasheng leaned against the kitchen door frame and said casually, "We have very few supplies to distribute now, so apart from the fixed living expenses you are given, you will have to rely on yourself for supplies in the future."

Wang Zhan said nonchalantly: "This is good, I can be self-reliant. Actually, I don't need that. I can handle my own life. No, why do you sound as if you are leaving?"

Qi Dasheng sighed and said, "Yes, after the New Year, I have to go out to study for a while, and when I come back I will go to work in the public security department. You will finally be free."

"Don't say that. I am quite free. Congratulations, Master." Wang Zhan said with a smile.

Qi Dasheng curled his lips and said, "Okay, you are awesome. Master can't control you now."

"No, by the way, you promised me to learn how to shoot a gun? When will you teach me?" Wang Zhan asked while busying himself. "Oh, well, wait a minute, let's talk about it when I come back." Qi Dasheng answered ambiguously, then turned around and left quickly.

Wang Zhan filled all four thermoses, then took one to the master, and took the remaining three to the backyard for Wang Li to wash.

It was late at night. Wang Li had fallen asleep on one side of the bed. Wang Zhan found a book and started reading while leaning against the headboard on the other side. He put the book down after a while because he really couldn't understand it. It was very difficult for him to read it. He didn't understand a single sentence after such a long time. He muttered to himself, "Why does this Taoist Wang insist that I memorize this book?" Wang Zhan put the book on the small table next to him. It was actually a Taoist book.

Wang Zhan wanted to sleep but couldn't, so he walked out of the house. The winter moon was also quite bright. He was admiring it when he heard a fight in the front yard. Wang Zhan quickly ran to the front yard. When he got there, he saw a man lying on the ground. Qi Dasheng was standing there. He turned around and said, "It's okay. He's fainted. I'll take him to the nearby Public Security Committee now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Dasheng carried the man, opened the door and walked out, not forgetting to remind Wang Zhan to close the door.

Wang Zhan closed the door and turned around before suddenly stopping. As if he had thought of something, he quickly ran to the backyard and went to the bedroom. He tapped the back of his sister's neck, then wrapped her in a quilt and sent her to the basement.

Wang Zhan returned to the backyard, turned off the kerosene lamp, put on his clothes, and sat on the steps at the door of the main house, his eyes fixed on the walls of the front and back yards.

About half an hour later, there was suddenly a movement in the yard in front. Wang Zhan vaguely saw someone jumping into the yard. Wang Zhan shouted "Who?", then turned around and quickly climbed over the backyard wall.

Judging from the figures of those people, they were obviously martial artists. They quickly followed. Wang Zhan did not stop, but directly climbed over the wall of the opposite courtyard and jumped into the courtyard of No. 95. The people behind him chased him closely, and suddenly Wang Zhan disappeared in the backyard.

However, sometimes there are coincidences. At this moment, the door of the east wing of the backyard of the courtyard opened, and there happened to be a child who came out to urinate. The people who were chasing him didn't see clearly and mistakenly thought that this child was the one they were chasing just now. They quickly ran over, slapped the child unconscious, carried him up and climbed over the wall to leave the courtyard. The yard quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

That night, when Qi Dasheng came back, he looked very excited because he thought he had captured another enemy spy. He quietly returned to the yard and went to the backyard to check on the brother and sister. Seeing that both of them were sleeping soundly, Qi Dasheng's mood instantly improved. He sang a little song and went to make breakfast. At this time, Wang Zhan, who should have been asleep, slowly opened his eyes, looked at his master's swaying back through the darkness, and shook his head helplessly.

In the morning, when Wang Zhan brought Wang Li to the restaurant, the chef had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast for them. Wang Zhan saw that the chef was too excited, but he did not disturb the chef's good mood and said, "Master, you have worked hard. Today's breakfast is really sumptuous. Thank you, Master."

As soon as she saw the delicious food, Wang Li became energetic and quickly started eating with Wang Zhan. Qi Dasheng ate while talking about what happened yesterday. Of course, most of what he talked about was that the people who came had no power to fight back in front of him, and it was obvious that he was bragging.

(End of this chapter)