The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

The middle-aged man said while eating his porridge:

"My name is Li Cunren. Thank you for saving my life, otherwise I would be finished today!"

He Yuzhu scratched the back of his head, then grinned foolishly and said:

"Uncle Li, don't say that. You just fainted from hunger. You can wake up on your own without me!"

Li Cunren shook his head:

"No, I didn't faint from hunger. Oh well, since we've met, it's fate. I failed to achieve my goal this time, so I don't have much time left to live."

"I'll leave this inheritance to you..."

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Chapter Six: Li Cunren's Origins

He Yuzhu didn't react immediately and asked Li Cunren curiously:

"What legacy have you inherited?"

Li Cunren explained:

"I didn't faint from hunger; I fainted because of insufficient blood and qi!"

He Yuzhu said:

"Isn't that because of hunger and malnutrition?"

Li Cunren shook his head:

"No, ordinary people suffer from insufficient qi and blood because of malnutrition, but we who practice martial arts do not."

I have a senior brother named Li Shuwen, the invincible sharpshooter Li Shuwen.

We have the same master, but Senior Brother Li Shuwen is more capable than me. He forged his own path and successfully achieved the Golden Core, which is why he is so famous.

I'm not up to it, even though I've mastered Tai Chi, Qigong, Xingyiquan, Guazhang, and dozens of other martial arts to the highest level.

However, without finding one's own path, and rashly attempting to attain enlightenment, failure leads to this situation.

I originally planned to go to the train station to buy a ticket back to my hometown.

But to my surprise, I still couldn't hold on.

Perhaps we are destined to meet. Since we have met, I will pass on my legacy to you.

I don't have much time left, so I'll just briefly tell you that our traditional martial arts are divided into nine levels.

These are the nine realms: whole strength, manifest strength, hidden strength, transformative strength, elixir strength, powerful strength, golden body, indestructible, and indestructible.

However, the most impressive one I know of right now is my senior brother Li Shuwen's mastery of Gang Jin (罡劲).

I've never seen anything higher.

There were other cultivation methods, namely internal energy cultivation methods, but they no longer exist.

Maybe there are, but I've never seen them in our martial arts community.

It was passed down orally, and there was a lot of it before the Qing Dynasty, when there was no such thing as martial arts.

Chinese martial arts were later derived from fragments of Tai Chi, Yue Family Spear Technique, and several other incomplete traditions.

As for the true inheritance, no one has it, or perhaps there is, but no one has spoken of it.

So the legacy I'm giving you is the traditional Chinese martial arts I've passed down over the years; you'll have to figure out the specifics yourself.

All the books on spiritual practice are in my home, which is a two-courtyard house in Houhai.

That's my private property. This is the key to my house, and the address is Mao'er Hutong.

If you could, you could take it back for me!

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu knew he had encountered a great opportunity.

He Yuzhu knelt down in front of Li Cunren with a thud:

"He Yuzhu greets Master!"

Bang Bang Bang!

He Yuzhu kowtowed three times to Li Cunren!

Li Cunren nodded in satisfaction. His apprentice was kind, clever, intelligent, and decisive.

Li Cunren was extremely satisfied with everything he saw.

He Yuzhu said:

"Master, please eat first. I'll go to my cooking school and tell them, then I'll come back and pick you up!"

Li Cunren was quite satisfied with He Yuzhu's words. It is said that scholars are poor while warriors are rich, but in this era, only cooks never lack food.

"It's good for cultivation," Li Cunren nodded.

He Yuzhu ran out and went to the Yingbin Building, where he told Tian Zehua about the matter.

Tian Zehua thought of He Yuzhu and realized that learning some kung fu for self-defense wouldn't be a bad idea, so he nodded.

"Alright, Juanjuan, if you've decided, then go ahead. You don't have any money on you, so take this money. If you need more, just tell your master!"

Tian Zehua didn't think that way, after all, he came from the old era.

Naturally, I know that every profession has its own circle, and the martial arts circle also has many connections.

He Yuzhu may not need it now, but that doesn't mean he won't need it in the future.

Moreover, things are different now than before. In the past, apprentices didn't receive wages, but now they have to be paid.

It's just that Tian Zehua didn't have time to give it to her; giving it now or giving it later won't make a difference.

However, Tian Zehua did not do that; if he had done it, he wouldn't have been stingy.

Tian Zehua took out five million and gave it to He Yuzhu. You should know that this is five million, which is only five hundred yuan even after the currency reform.

That's no small amount of money.

Tian Zehua only earns 200,000 yuan a time when he cooks for others, so it's clear that the 5 million yuan is not He Yuzhu's salary as an apprentice.

It should be noted that He Yuzhu's salary as an apprentice was only a few hundred thousand yuan, which would amount to just over a million yuan a year.

As the head chef of Hongbinlou Restaurant, Tian Zehua has seen all sorts of people.

Naturally, they lacked the peasant mentality of the traditional courtyard house.

He Yuzhu said embarrassedly:

"Master, this is too much!"

Tian Zehua said:

"What do you mean by 'more'? You are a disciple who kowtowed to your master, not some apprentice."

You are my apprentice, Tian Zehua. Although we are not father and son, our relationship is closer than that of father and son.

When I die, even if I have a son, you will still have to wear mourning clothes for me.

Take it and use it; let me know if you need more!

After observing for the past few days, Tian Zehua knew that He Yuzhu had made great progress. Although he was not as good as himself, he could at least be a head chef in a small restaurant.

Even in a restaurant like Hongbinlou, one could become a sous chef, though He Yuzhu didn't mention it.

But how could Tian Zehua, as a head chef, not see it?

Regardless of whether He Yuzhu has a talent for cultivation, his talent for cooking is undeniable.

Although I can't become a chef for state banquets, judging from He Yuzhu's rate of progress, it's very possible.

By the time He Yuzhu has mastered everything, it will be too late for me to invest.

Chapter Seven: Li Cunren's Family Background

So Tian Zehua took out five million and handed it to He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu didn't expect his master to be so good to him.

He Yuzhu cursed his predecessor inwardly, thinking, "Such a good master, you just gave up like that, why go and fawn over a widow and a childless woman?"

However, He Yuzhu was still very moved:

"Master, thank you. I'll go and take it back to Master Li!"

Tian Zehua nodded:

"Go ahead, I'll talk to Manager Gu! You don't need to worry about it!"

He Yuzhu bowed slightly:

"Thank you, Master!"

Then he ran out!

Upon arriving at the hospital, seeing that his master had finished eating, He Yuzhu asked someone he knew to deliver the boxed lunch back to him.

Then they found a rickshaw and took Li Cunren back.