Rebirth of the Legend of the Red Age

Chapter 114, New Member
In fact, Wang Li did this for two reasons. First, he had a good personal relationship with Teacher Kong, and Teacher Kong took good care of him when he was in school.

The second reason is out of consideration for his own interests. First of all, after Teacher Kong moved into his house, the vacancy situation of his house was improved, and trouble was avoided during the big storm.

Secondly, Teacher Kong is very knowledgeable and capable. Now that Zheng Lan has given birth to a child, all the housework is left to her mother, who is too busy to handle it. Lai Xiaomei is too young to help, so we urgently need someone to take over the management of the household affairs.

As the former emperor's personal eunuch, Mr. Kong would be the best candidate for the housekeeper. First of all, he is very kind and capable. Secondly, his child Kong Jiye is in poor health and needs Wang Li to teach him martial arts. These are the reasons why Wang Li trusts Mr. Kong.

He hopes that when his daughter is a little older, Teacher Kong will teach her some court etiquette. It is not necessary for her to learn all of it, the main thing is that learning some etiquette is very helpful in improving her temperament.

These are all his selfish desires, and of course they will not harm others, so he believes that Teacher Kong will agree.

After Wang Li returned home and told his parents about Teacher Kong, his parents were hesitant at first, but after hearing about the two people's special circumstances, they nodded and agreed.

After all, there is no harm in letting them move in, and it can also make the yard more lively.

The next day, when Wang Li opened the door, he saw Teacher Kong standing outside.

He enthusiastically brought Teacher Kong home, and after introducing him to his parents and Zheng Lan, he took Teacher Kong to the living room in the second courtyard.

Teacher Kong spoke first: Wang Li, I went back and discussed it with my son yesterday. If you don’t mind us being too much trouble, we agree to move in with you.

I work at the Siheyuan Purchasing Station, while Jiye does what he can at home.

Although Wang Li had already guessed that Teacher Kong would agree, he was still very happy and promised: Teacher, don't worry, you will not regret your decision today!
Teacher Kong said modestly: Don’t call me teacher from now on, just call me Lao Kong.

Wang Li was not called Lao Kong as he requested, but Mr. Kong. After Mr. Kong's objections were in vain, his new name was decided, and from then on, Wang Li's family members called him Mr. Kong.

After Wang Li told his parents and Zheng Lan about Mr. Kong's decision, he and Lai San went to Mr. Kong's home, helped him move his luggage and other personal belongings, and lived in the second-floor gatehouse at home.

Wang Li originally arranged for the two of them to live in the main house at the entrance of the courtyard, but Mr. Kong firmly disagreed. According to him, that was where the owner lived, and it was inappropriate for him, an outsider, to live there. In fact, it was still the feudal ideology that was at work. After all, his background determined his position on himself. Although he had been a teacher for many years, he had not completely changed his feudal ideology.

The next day, Wang Li used his connections to transfer Mr. Kong to the Siheyuan Recycling Station to do bookkeeping work.

In fact, the purchasing station didn't need him to work there at all, after all, there was no such position before.

The main purpose is to give Mr. Kong an identity. In fact, his main job is to be responsible for the internal affairs of the entire courtyard.

Taking over the management of the courtyard house from Wang Li's mother and Zheng Lan made life easier for Wang Li's family.

In addition to practicing martial arts, his son Kong Jiye usually did odd jobs at Wang Li's house, and when he had nothing to do, he followed him to learn management.

The arrival of Mr. Kong and his son made life more comfortable for Wang Li's family, and they no longer had to worry about their livelihood.

Since moving here, Wang Li has been teaching Kong Jiye martial arts every day.

Through Wang Li's test, it was discovered that Kong Jiye had a high talent for martial arts. Perhaps because he was born a eunuch, his body was quite special, so he was very suitable for practicing the secret book of martial arts.

Moreover, his cultivation speed is quite fast, not even much slower than Zheng Lan. This might be the talent of people like them!

Just like the Sword Manual of Exorcism in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, ordinary people can also practice it, but the power and speed of their practice are not as strong as that of my father-in-law.

Wang Li believed that the effect of Kong Jiye's practice of the secret book of his own method might be related to this reason.

Similarly, Mr. Kong also practiced the secret manual of body movement. Perhaps because he was older, he could not practice as fast as his son, but his speed in practicing this skill was not worse than Zhang Fang and others. This further confirmed Wang Li's guess.

(End of this chapter)