Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

During this time, the neighbors in the courtyard watched as the Jia family built a tall building, and naturally, they felt quite envious.

Although the neighbors in the courtyard were envious, very few people actually had the courage to start a small business.

Three to five hundred thousand is not a small amount of money; it's not easy to make, and the deal may not even go through.

Li Jiuzhou had already explained to his neighbors that it was all by chance that such an opportunity arose, and the Zhang family and the Jia family just happened to be there.

Li Jiuzhou didn't have that many ways to make money; if he did, he would have done it himself long ago.

The neighbors in the courtyard gave up on their plans, but someone in the neighboring courtyard No. 96 had a different idea – they wanted to get rich!

There is a family surnamed Zhou in courtyard number 96. They have three sons: the eldest has a job, the second is a street thug, and the youngest is still a student.

The one who came to our door this time was the second son of the Zhou family.

This week, the second son's real name is Zhou Wenlong. He is in his twenties and idles away his time, doing nothing of importance, but he has done a lot of crazy things.

But this week, the second son also realized one thing: a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow.

He never causes trouble in Nanluoguxiang; he goes elsewhere to cause trouble. What's the big deal?

Do you not want to cause trouble in your own backyard?

This is like trying to have your cake and eat it too!

There have been many incidents in the two neighboring courtyards during this period, especially the fight between the two tofu sellers over business, and then the Jia family selling Sachima.

Zhou Wenlong, a hoodlum, also wanted to get involved and make some money.

Zhou Wenlong recently pulled off a big stunt, breaking his rival's leg, which greatly boosted his fame.

From a small-time hoodlum to Brother Long!

These repeated calls of "Brother Long" made Zhou Wenlong feel arrogant and somewhat lost his sense of self.

He's been causing trouble in Nanluoguxiang lately, so his reputation is now terrible, to the point that everyone hates him.

The military control commission isn't ignoring the issue; it's just that it can't. If people haven't broken any laws or committed any crimes, why should you interfere?

The military control commission really has a hard time dealing with tactics like threats and intimidation.

If the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate; someone has to report it.

But they were all ordinary people, and some people didn't dare to offend these scoundrels.

If you're not confident you can completely destroy it, then you'll be in big trouble.

Therefore, many people choose to remain silent and avoid trouble.

One evening, Zhou Wenlong swaggered into No. 95 courtyard and headed straight for Li Jiuzhou's house.

Zhou Wenlong had long wanted to mess with Li Jiuzhou. Today, regardless of whether Li Jiuzhou was willing or not, whether he offered advice or not, he would have to bleed a little.

Zhou Wenlong wanted to use Li Jiuzhou to establish his authority, because Li Jiuzhou was capable and made a lot of money.

Li Jiuzhou, the second son of the Zhou family, would still give face to the street thugs, since they often met and he would greet them.

Whether people come to visit or ask for a favor, Li Jiuzhou always greets them with a smile.

As long as you don't cause me trouble, you can drink tea and smoke whatever you want.

Li Jiuzhou chatted casually with Zhou Wenlong, completely unconcerned about his purpose in coming.

Zhou Wenlong didn't hide anything and directly stated his purpose after a brief chat.

"Brother Li, I'd like you to try this business. It doesn't have to be big, just enough to earn six or seven hundred thousand a month."

Zhou Wenlong spoke in a commanding tone, as if Li Jiuzhou were his henchman.

Judging from the tone of his voice, it was obvious to Li Jiuzhou that the second son of the Zhou family was looking for trouble.

He couldn't help but sneer inwardly; this week, the second-in-command was definitely going to get shot.

How dare they try to blackmail me? Who gave them the courage?

Do you really think you're a dragon just because someone calls you "Brother Long" a few times?

To be honest, they weren't even worth mentioning in Li Jiuzhou's eyes.

Even without using his second uncle's connections, Li Jiuzhou could kill him on his own!

Did they really think that the Qinxing colleagues in Beiping were just cooks?

When we put down our cleavers, you can call us "stinky cooks" and we won't mind!

But what do you call us when we pick up a kitchen knife?

None of the cooks are easy to mess with. If you push them too far, I'll chop you up!

We're a gang too, but we're in the legitimate business, we don't usually cause trouble, and we're never afraid of trouble!

Li Jiuzhou looked at Zhou Wenlong with a half-smile and said:

"What if I don't? Will Brother Long kill me?"

"Hmph!" Zhou Wenlong snorted coldly.

"I might not dare to kill you, but it's easy enough for me to cause you some trouble."

"You're not the only one in your family; you also have a beautiful wife and a younger brother."

After saying this, Zhou Wenlong looked at Li Jiuzhou with a smile.

He made this threat many times, and it never failed. Many people would choose to compromise for the sake of their families and pay him off to keep the peace.

Li Jiuzhou's face immediately darkened; he was furious that his family had been threatened.

Li Jiuzhou felt extremely humiliated to be threatened by such a minor character.

Sha Zhu, who was standing outside Li Jiuzhou's door, had been eavesdropping for a long time.

Sha Zhu heard Zhou Wenlong's threatening words clearly. Before his senior brother Li Jiuzhou could speak, he grabbed a piece of wood that was easy to handle from the pile of firewood and rushed into the house.

Sha Zhu strode in carrying a wooden stick, and without saying a word, went straight for Zhou Wenlong.

Li Jiuzhou saw it, his mouth slightly open:

"Pillar, don't use your weapons!"

Li Jiuzhou wasn't afraid that Sha Zhu would suffer a loss; he was afraid that Sha Zhu would beat Zhou Wenlong to death.

"Shazhu, what are you doing?" Zhou Wenlong saw Shazhu and quickly got up.

Sha Zhu's furious expression clearly indicated that he was coming for him; if he didn't run away, when would he?

"I'll kill you bastard today!" Upon hearing his senior brother's words, Sha Zhu threw his stick on the ground and pounced on him, punching him repeatedly!

Li Jiuzhou was in a bad mood, so he grabbed Zhou Wenlong's hair and dragged him outside.

Zhou Wenlong was screaming in agony and kept making threats, which immediately attracted many neighbors to come and watch.

But no one stepped forward to stop them, and they just watched as Li Jiuzhou and Sha Zhu beat up Zhou's second son!

Even a fool could guess that the second son of the Zhou family had come to cause trouble.

Li Jiuzhou and his senior brother Shazhu never caused trouble in the courtyard and always greeted their neighbors with smiles, making it difficult for them to have a bad impression of them.

Besides, this happened in their courtyard; it's no big deal to beat up someone from another courtyard.

It's already a good thing they didn't interfere; some neighbors even went to the Zhou family to call for help. The matter still needs to be resolved eventually; they can't let the Jiuzhou brothers beat Zhou Wenlong to death.

When the Zhou family arrived, they all looked grim and wanted to roll up their sleeves and fight Li Jiuzhou again.

After Sha Zhu repeated Zhou Wenlong's original words, the Zhou family fell silent, their faces extremely grim.

The neighbors in courtyard number 95 glared angrily at the Zhou family, not because they were particularly united as neighbors.

It's a very simple principle. If Zhou Wenlong, the most promising person in their department, dares to threaten and extort, what about them?

Does that mean we'll never have a good life again?

Old Zhou, the person in charge of the Zhou family, is no good either; you could say there are hardly any good people in the Zhou family.

He has a tough personality and a tough demeanor. He often flaunts his power in the No. 96 courtyard because he has three sons.

This incident happened in courtyard number 95, and Old Zhou felt uneasy about it.

Sha Zhu knew that He Daqing's son was not to be trifled with, mainly because He Daqing himself was not to be trifled with.

The second son of his own family dared to threaten Li Jiuzhou's family; he did something foolish...

He has family, but don't you, Zhou Lao Er, have family?

Is it in Nanluoguxiang?

This has had a very negative impact.

Zhou Lao Er was being trampled on by Sha Zhu, who looked as if he wouldn't be released until the Zhou family gave him an explanation.

Before the Zhou family could speak, Li Jiuzhou spoke up:

"I didn't want to cause trouble, but someone actually dared to come knocking on my door. It's ridiculous."

"This thing is a menace to the world; I'll have my second uncle take it away and kill it!"

"what?"

Everyone present was stunned...