Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

When the two of them ran to the middle courtyard, Lou Xiao'e also came over, holding Xu Xiao. "You two are almost halfway there. You're almost fifty years old between you. Why are you still acting like five-year-olds?"

Lou Xiao'e really didn't understand the friendship between the two.

"For your sister-in-law's sake, I'll let you go this time. Next time, I'll make sure you experience Xu Damao's wrath."

Jiang Fan said nothing, but just silently extended his middle finger!

Xu Damao also knew that this was meant to despise him, but Lou Xiao'e was right in front of him, so he chose to give up.

"I'm not going to talk to a single guy like you, wife, let's go home."

"Jiang Fan, we're going back. Come to our house for dinner when you have time."

Lou Xiao'e was very polite, and Jiang Fan nodded in agreement.

But just when Xu Damao and his family were about to reach the small gate.

A babbling sound was heard, and a little kid slowly walked to the legs of the two people.

Lou Xiao'e looked down and saw that it was Sha Zhu's daughter He Zhaodi.

"Zhao Di, why are you here?"

He Yushui quickly ran over and picked up Zhaodi.

"Yushui, where's Shazhu? You don't even keep an eye on the child. You let such a little thing run around. What if she accidentally bumps into something?"

Xu Damao said this angrily. Perhaps because Zhaodi and Xu Xiao were not much different in age, it aroused Xu Damao's fatherly love. He was now extremely dissatisfied with Sha Zhu's attitude towards taking care of the child.

He Yushui said embarrassedly, "My brother just went back to get some water. I wasn't paying attention, and she came here."

Xu Damao snorted coldly, "That idiot Zhu is just as unreliable as before. He was like this when he was taking care of you, and he's still like this now that we have a child. He hasn't improved at all!"

These words made He Yushui stunned. Why did he feel that Xu Damao was like Sha Zhu's elder?

"Xu Damao, who are you saying hasn't made any progress?"

Sha Zhu came out with a bowl of hot water.

"Whoever responds to me should speak for me."

"You're special!"

"Wow~"

Zhaodi's cry interrupted Shazhu's about to swear.

He Yushui quickly took Zhaodi home, and Shazhu followed. They thought the child was hungry again, but Yang Shufen was not at home and there was no milk powder, so they could only feed Zhaodi some water.

"Zhaodi is such an unlucky child that she was born into Shazhu's family. She will suffer in the future." Xu Damao said with a sneer.

Lou Xiao'e laughed and said, "I didn't realize you were so aware. Aren't you and Sha Zhu at odds? Why are you still feeling sorry for that kid?"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and said, "I have a grudge against Sha Zhu. He used to beat me when I was a kid. But that kid was about the same age as our Xu Xiao. He was really pitiful.

Did you hear the child crying just now? I knew it was because she was hungry. Now Sha Zhu is probably just giving the child some water and waiting for her mother to come back."

Lou Xiao'e put Xu Xiao on the crib and said, "Now that you mention it, it's true."

Xu Damao had analyzed the various households in the courtyard with her, and the life that Sha Zhu's family was living now was probably not even as good as that of the Jia family.

Although the Jia family has one more person, the combined salary of Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai is still sixty or seventy yuan.

Sha Zhu only made a little over 30 yuan a month, which averaged out to less than 8 yuan per person. If Sha Zhu hadn't been a cook, their family would have collapsed long ago.

Although he felt sorry for Zhaodi, Xu Damao didn't offer any help. The conflict between him and Sha Zhu was getting deeper and deeper, and now it was impossible to reconcile.

If Sha Zhu had bowed his head and apologized to him more than ten years ago, they might have been able to become friends. But that was impossible now.

Sha Zhu thought the same thing. After returning home and coaxing Zhaodi, he said the words he had not said just now.

"Who does this Xu Damao think he is? He's lecturing me?"

Sha Zhu's appearance made He Yushui speechless. She really agreed with what Xu Damao said. Sha Zhu was a really unqualified parent.

But she couldn't say it either, because Sha Zhu was really like a brother and a father to her.

Jiang Fan sat on a chair, holding a straight wooden stick in his hand. It was picked up by Jiang Yue last night and was snatched away by him.

"Sha Zhu's family should be almost unable to hold on, so now is the time to expose Yi Zhonghai's true colors."

Compared to Sha Zhu, Jiang Fan undoubtedly disliked Yi Zhonghai more, or it could be said that Yi Zhonghai was the person he hated the most in the yard.

Even the main reason why their family couldn't get along with other people in the yard was because of Yi Zhonghai.

"But how should we plan this?"

After thinking about it, Jiang Fan came up with a plan.

Let’s do it right away. Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and the day after tomorrow is the Chinese New Year.

It’s scheduled for tomorrow, but I still need Xu Damao’s help with this matter.

After dinner that night, Jiang Fan found Xu Damao.

"Would you like to have a chance to watch Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai fight?"

Xu Damao's eyes lit up, "Godfather, what do you need me to do?"

Jiang Fan said mysteriously, "Tomorrow, go find Sha Zhu and ask him to come to your house to cook for you at market price."

"and then?"

"After that, you can comment on Sha Zhu's cooking as much as you want, but don't let him lose his mind. In the meantime, try to steer the conversation towards money. Then I'll find a suitable opportunity to tell Sha Zhu or He Yushui a secret."

Jiang Fan said mysteriously, "A secret that is enough for Sha Zhu to kill Yi Zhonghai."

When Xu Damao heard this, his eyes glared at his son's younger brother, and four words were written on his face: "Hurry up and tell me."

Seeing his expression, Jiang Fan nodded slightly. His goal had been achieved.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. It's time for me to go home and sleep."

Before Xu Damao could react, Jiang Fan ran away.

Xu Damao did not sleep all night, tossing and turning, wondering what secret Jiang Fan was going to tell him.

"What secret could have caused Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai to completely fall out? Could it be that Sha Zhu's child is Yi Zhonghai's? No way, Yi Zhonghai can't have children. Hiss, what's going on?"

Lying on the bed, Xu Damao turned over again and woke up Lou Xiaoe who had just fallen asleep next to him.

Lou Xiao'e lifted the quilt and turned on the light. "Xu Damao, get out of here and go to sleep in that room. You keep tossing and turning in the middle of the night, and you're making pancakes."

Xu Damao didn't argue with her and ran to the next room with the quilt in his arms.

Lying on the cold bed, Xu Damao closed his eyes. After a few minutes, he thought, "What secret is this?"

Chapter 368 Xu Damao invites Sha Zhu to cook

On New Year's Eve, Xu Damao, who was lying in bed, suddenly opened his eyes. The whites of his eyes were bloodshot. He sat up abruptly and asked, "What secret is this?"

Last night, Jiang Fan had left a clue halfway through his words, which had upset Xu Damao so much that he hadn't slept all night. He tossed and turned in bed, wondering what secret could have caused Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai to fall out completely.

But I thought about it all night and still couldn't figure it out.

Xu Damao looked out the window. It was still dark. He looked at his watch in the light of the lamp. It was only five o'clock.

He simply got up, put on his clothes, and came to the door of Jiang Fan's house. He didn't care about the cold wind, and sat there with his cheek in his hand, waiting for Jiang Fan to get up.

"What on earth is it?"

……

Jiang Fan himself didn't expect that just keeping it a secret could torture Xu Damao into this state.

When he got up early in the morning and opened the door, he saw Xu Damao's disheveled back.

"Oh my god, why are you squatting here?"

Jiang Fan welcomed Xu Damao into the house and poured him a cup of hot water and gave him some medicine. "The New Year is coming soon, don't catch a cold again."

"Drink some water and take your medicine. If you catch a cold or fever during the New Year, Lou Xiao'e can come and fight me."

Xu Damao sniffed and indeed felt a little uncomfortable. He put the medicine in his mouth, drank some water to swallow it, and then drank a cup of hot water. Only then did he feel a little warmer.

"You didn't stay up all night thinking about this, did you?"

Xu Damao nodded.

"You haven't been waiting at our door for long, have you?"

Xu Damao looked at his watch and nodded again.

Jiang Fan slapped him in the face, "Oh my god, how much do you love Sha Zhu?"

Seeing Xu Damao's miserable appearance, Jiang Fan felt a little guilty and didn't hide it from him anymore. He told him that he met He Daqing when he went to Baocheng last time. Thinking that they were from the same courtyard, they chatted for a few more minutes.

I learned from He Daqing that although he had not come back to visit Sha Zhu and his sister in these years, he would send money back every month.

After hearing this, Xu Damao’s headache was gone, his body was no longer cold, and he felt full of energy and refreshed.

"If He Daqing sent money back and Sha Zhu didn't receive it, then the money must have been intercepted by someone. Based on what you said, that person must be Yi Zhonghai!"

Xu Damao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and an expression of excitement gradually appeared on his face.

Without waiting for Jiang Fan's confirmation, he continued, "Yes, that's definitely the case. Only this way can Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai completely break up. Others may not know, but how can I not know what kind of life Sha Zhu and He Yushui lived during the period after He Daqing left?"

Jiang Fan felt even more helpless. As expected, everything about Lou Xiaoe was just an accident. Sha Zhu and Xu Damao were the true love.

Jiang Fan raised his hand to interrupt Xu Damao's distracted thoughts and said, "You already know what happened. You can just expose it when the time comes. But for now, you should go home and prepare for the New Year."

Pushing Xu Damao out of the room, Jiang Fan slammed the door shut.

Sighing, Jiang Fan took out the Spring Festival couplets he had received from signing in this morning.

According to the system introduction, this couplet has special functions and has a certain warning effect. For example, if a thief wants to break into the house to steal something, the couplet will warn Jiang Fan.

It can be considered an alarm device, and it will take effect once it is pasted. Even if the Spring Festival couplets are torn off, this function will still exist.

In other words, this is a home alarm system disguised as Spring Festival couplets.

After breakfast, he spent more than ten minutes pasting up the Spring Festival couplets and other things. The preparations for this year's New Year were basically completed, and Jiang Fan left the rest of the preparation for the meal to be.

To be honest, I didn't prepare much this year, or rather, I didn't dare to prepare too much. Jiang Fan asked his family to buy a chicken, a fish, and some meat to make dumplings.

These things are a bit difficult to get, but for their family's monthly income of a few hundred yuan, it's nothing.

At night, Jiang Fan would ask a friend to bring out some good things like cooked food.

In the Intermediate Court, the energetic Xu Damao found He Yushui who was coaxing the child.

"Yushui, where's Shazhu? Let him come out, I have something to talk to him about."

He Yushui turned around and shouted into the house, "Brother, Xu Damao is looking for you."

A few seconds later, Sha Zhu's roar came from the house.

"Xu Damao, you're here to cause trouble on New Year's Day, right?"

Xu Damao curled his lips in disdain and thought to himself, "Wait a moment, reckless man! I'll make you beg me for mercy."

Seeing Sha Zhu about to rush over, Xu Damao quickly took two steps back and shouted, "Just stand there!"

Sha Zhu really just stood there.

Xu Damao nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that Sha Zhu still understands human nature."

Sha Zhu couldn't stand it. He let Xu Damao take advantage of him without noticing. He rolled up his sleeves and said through gritted teeth, "Hey, I have a bad temper!"

"Silly Zhu, if you dare to touch me today, forget about getting a single business deal from me."

Xu Damao's words froze Sha Zhu on the spot. Business? It meant making money, and Sha Zhu really needed it. Even He Yushui's eyes lit up. You know, Sha Zhu hadn't been out to cook for others for a long time.

But her eyes dimmed immediately. The person in front of her was Xu Damao, her brother's old enemy. How could he be so kind as to introduce business to her?

Sha Zhu also realized this. He snorted coldly, "Xu Damao, you are fooling around here. If you have business, why don't you introduce it to Master Fan instead of introducing it to me? Can you be so kind?"

Xu Damao shook his head with a hint of disappointment. "I wanted to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the Great Canal. Silly Zhu, don't say I don't take care of you. If it weren't for your pitiful girl, I wouldn't introduce this good thing to you. Since you don't appreciate it, then forget it."

After saying this, Xu Damao turned around and left without any reluctance.

Sha Zhu was a little hesitant. Could it be that Xu Damao really wasn't here to make fun of him? But that didn't make sense. Xu Damao didn't seem like a good person.

"Brother Damao, wait a moment."