Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

The key to a fitter's job is his right arm; we'll cripple his right arm tonight.

Nine silver needles were taken out. Without sterilization, they were used to prick nine acupoints on Yi Zhonghai's right arm through his shirt. The needles were flicked and trembled. After ten minutes, the silver needles were removed in one go.

The meridians on the right arm include the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming, the Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin, the Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang, the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin, and the Triple Energizer Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang.

He Yuzhu knew all this very well; he was a cook who could "save lives," and it would be easy for him to cripple someone.

His right arm was blocked, causing it to tremble. It was hard to imagine how he could be a level eight fitter. Three years wasn't a very long time.

Other traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who want to treat Yi Zhonghai's right arm must first surpass their own medical skills and reach the level of a grandmaster. Don't even think about it now.

After dealing with Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu's second task upon arriving at the deaf old lady's house was to search the house and gather evidence!

Search the home of the deaf old lady!

With the flashlight covered and curtains blocking the view, Xu Damao's family couldn't tell that anyone was home to the deaf old lady.

He Yuzhu didn't dare to make too much noise while searching the house, lest he wake up the Xu family. The search was ostensibly just a small amount of money, a little over a million yuan, not enough to prove that the deaf old lady was a bad person.

Continue searching. Once the surface items are exhausted, begin meticulously searching underground for hidden compartments or treasure troves.

It took two whole hours to find a small box under the dresser. When I opened it, I was very disappointed to find only four small yellow croakers inside.

It's not evidence, and there's no identification whatsoever.

He Yuzhu no longer cared about the four small yellow croakers. He had quite a bit of gold on him, and he still had to find Flying Leopard's treasure map in April or May.

Release the small yellow croaker, erase all traces of anyone having been there, tiptoe away from the deaf old lady's house, remove the door latch, lock the door, and go home.

He Yuzhu was very curious about the fact that the deaf old lady only had four small yellow croakers.

From what He Daqing said, it is clear that the deaf old lady owned several properties before the liberation, including the entire courtyard house, which was handed over to the state.

The main house and side rooms of the He family were also bought from the deaf old lady. They had been renting before. They bought them in 1945 for two hundred silver dollars.

It's not very cheap, including the five households in the middle and back yards. What about the money for the deaf old lady? Is there really no money? I'll search a few more times if I have the chance.

Then I thought of the TV series, where the deaf old lady left a house to "Silly Zhu" after she died, but it seemed like there were no other treasures.

After thinking about it, He Yuzhu decided to go to sleep.

I still woke up at eight o'clock the next morning; my biological clock was already set to eight.

On the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he rode his bicycle to the market to buy meat, without taking He Yushui with him.

The market has already opened for business. There's a butcher shop selling lean meat, which isn't very fresh.

I didn't buy any. I bought two pounds of meat from the system store and put it in my big backpack. I'll make cabbage and pork dumplings for lunch.

"Brother, you're back. Did you buy the meat?" He Yushui hadn't finished her breakfast when she got home.

"I bought the meat. A butcher shop at the market is open. I prepared the dough yesterday; we'll make dumplings for lunch. Hurry up and eat; I've been out for half an hour, and you haven't even finished breakfast."

"I'll finish eating right away." He Yushui began to eat the sesame seed cake with big bites and drink the soy milk.

Old Beijingers love sesame paste, including sesame paste flatbread. He Yuzhu also thinks that some of the bottles are quite good.

According to Sha Zhu's memory, He Yuzhu could also drink the famous 'douzhi' (fermented mung bean juice), as if it were not too difficult to swallow, just like other foods.

He Daqing used to be able to drink it, but He Yushui couldn't get used to it. She wouldn't drink a drop and really liked soy milk.

"Brother, I'm finished eating, I'm so full. Shall we go out and play today?" He Yushui asked.

"Do you want to go out and have some fun?" He Yuzhu asked.

"I won't go out; I'll study at home, and my brother will teach me."

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We made dumplings for lunch, and the brother and sister ate them for two meals. Having meat is better than not having meat, but we have to go to work tomorrow.

Around 11 p.m., a clattering sound rang out. Xu Damao had started making his move. He Yuzhu didn't go out; he stayed in bed and continued reading.

There was no sound of Jia Zhangshi cursing in his ears.

I put down the book and started to sleep. In my dream, I thought Xu Damao was pretty good. The sound of breaking glass rang out several times. This time, the windowpanes must be completely shattered.

The next morning at 9:30, she rode her bike to work with He Yushui. She didn't want to be home alone. The dumplings left at home were only enough for one meal, so there was no point in keeping them.

As He Yuzhu walked through the passageway, he looked around. Xu Damao was really something, having smashed all the windows of Jia Zhangshi's and Liu Haizhong's houses.

The windows of both houses were covered with bed sheets and a few wooden strips nailed up, so it was impossible to see from the outside whether there was anything else blocking the windows.

It's understandable that Xu Damao wants to deal with Jia Zhangshi. However, Liu Haizhong's family is also suffering, which He Yuzhu didn't expect, perhaps because of Xu Fugui again.

"Brother, both of their windows are covered in cloth. Are all the windows broken? And who did it?" He Yushui knew that they were smashing each other's windows.

"The windows were all smashed, and they could only use cloth to simply block the wind from entering the house. I don't know who did it." He Yuzhu wouldn't mention Xu Damao's name.

"Brother, they said in the third year of junior high that it was two families who smashed each other's windows. Is that them?" He Yushui was very gossipy.

"Maybe so. They smash things if they want, and we just watch the show. We're usually bored anyway."

"Hmm, I'm just bored. Brother, there's not much snow left on the road, but there's still a lot around the camel's nest, and it's not melting."

"The snow was heavy on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the snow piled up again after being cleared. The temperature wasn't too high, so the snow melted slowly. The snow on the roads has already been cleared," He Yuzhu explained.

"We can't play in the dirty snow. We only played in the snow for two days before the adults stopped us, saying the snow was dirty. Brother, you're at work today, does everyone have to go to work?"

"Pretty much. In many places, people return to work on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. The fifth day is a major holiday during the Spring Festival, so people only take a break then."

"I'm on vacation, I can play for a few more days."

"If you want to play, play for a few more days."

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the only thing that kept me at work was the endless exchange of New Year's greetings and blessings.

He Yushui wished Master Ma and her fourth senior brother a Happy New Year and received two red envelopes. She was all smiles and very happy.

Including the red envelopes from my brother, Uncle Qi, and Aunt Tan, I received five red envelopes this year. I can save them up to help my brother get married in a few years.

With Father gone, I have to worry about finding a wife for my brother.

They chatted animatedly about what they had seen and heard during their holiday. Each apprentice, guided by their master, prepared banquet dishes and earned over 100,000 yuan. They all wished it were New Year's Day every day.

For the old residents of Yanjing (old Beijing), the New Year celebrations weren't truly over until after the Dragon Raises Its Head on the second day of the second lunar month, when there was still a long time left to earn money.

This noon, both Fourth Brother and Master Ma are preparing the banquet, so the restaurant is basically He Yuzhu's responsibility again.

His master thought he was quite good, about the same level as him. Most of the time, He Yuzhu cooked while he gave him instructions.

Fifth Senior Brother and Guizi, Yezi is going to go out with Fourth Senior Brother and Master Ma to earn money. He Yuzhu will be very busy at noon when there are many people, and he likes it this way.