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

"Zhuzi, Shufen, come in quickly." Aunt Wu looked a little angry.

"Auntie, what's wrong? I just wanted to share a good news with you." Sha Zhu walked into the Yi family happily.

"Is your wife pregnant? How many months?"

"You know everything. I just came back from the hospital. It's been a month and a half." Sha Zhu answered truthfully.

"Oh, Zhuzi, you are confused. It's not even been three months, how could you say that?" Aunt Wu was very angry.

Sha Zhu was puzzled and looked confused. Even Yang Shufen and others didn't quite understand.

"What's going on? Any other explanation?"

Yi Zhonghai came over and explained to Sha Zhu and the others with a complicated expression.

The older generation said that you should not announce your pregnancy too early, as it will upset the fetal spirit and harm the fetus.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Sha Zhu and others changed drastically, especially Sha Zhu, who wished he could sew his mouth shut.

"Zhu Zi, don't worry too much. This is just a traditional saying, a feudal dregs, with no basis. We still have to believe in science."

"When your sister-in-law was pregnant, I told her about it. It's nothing serious, don't worry too much."

Seeing that Sha Zhu was very scared, Jia Dongxu stood up and said.

"Yes, we should believe in science. That's all feudal dregs and can't be believed. Didn't Xu Damao show off in front of me when she was only two months pregnant? Nothing will happen to her."

Sha Zhu felt relieved a little. He was really scared just now and was really afraid that his mouth would scare his son away.

After this incident, Sha Zhu no longer dared to show off and quickly took his wife home. He even didn't do what he had planned on the way back, which was to go find Xu Damao to show off.

Xu Damao walked around the house in circles, muttering, "How did this idiot Zhu get pregnant so quickly? Can that weak girl of his be able to produce a good seed?"

"You should go out and don't bother hanging around in front of my grandson." Xu Wude was getting angry just looking at Xu Damao. He did nothing all day long and only knew how to go against Sha Zhu. He didn't know how to work properly and earn some money for his children.

"Dad, the baby hasn't been born yet. It's still uncertain whether it's a boy or a girl."

"Get out of here!"

Xu Damao, who was kicked out of his home, found Jiang Fan.

"what happened again?"

"It's all Shazhu's fault. I've only been pregnant for a few days, and he's already here. What's going on?" Xu Damao was smoking a cigarette, feeling very depressed.

Jiang Fan's mouth twitched when he heard this. What do you mean you're pregnant and he's following? Do you two have this ability?

"So what if you're pregnant? Can you control this? You can't let Silly Zhu hold you back."

Xu Damao looked at Jiang Fan in surprise, "...I knew you weren't a serious person either."

"If I were a decent person, would I be friends with you? That's too fucking despicable."

"Hahaha!"

Xu Damao didn't really think much of it. He had a grudge against Sha Zhu, but it was only against him. Others were not within his scope of revenge, and he couldn't do anything like harming an unborn child.

The same goes for Jiang Fan. He can help Xu Damao deal with Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai, but if Xu Damao says that he wants to get rid of Sha Zhu's child, he will immediately draw a clear line with Xu Damao and beat him up.

He was a human being, a person with character. While his moral compass wasn't high, it still existed. He wouldn't attack someone for no reason. This wasn't the world of immortal cultivation, and he wasn't some unparalleled demon.

Just like how he treated Bang Geng, even though he knew he would likely become a nuisance in the future, Jiang Fan only guarded against him and didn't kill him while he was still young. Because killing is the last resort for most people. If they can't solve the problem, they will kill the person who created it.

When Sha Zhu returned home, he took the initiative to take on various housework, such as washing dishes, sweeping the floor and wiping the table. He was extremely diligent.

Yang Shufen wanted to move, but he refused, saying it would tire her out. "Yushui, go throw away that garbage. Be more considerate at home in the future and don't let your sister-in-law do the work."

He Yushui chuckled, confirming that he was indeed her biological brother. Yang Ergou declared that he would never let his sister do any housework at home.

Looking at Yang Ergou, Sha Zhu nodded in satisfaction. This brother-in-law and apprentice was also quite talented in cooking. Although he was a little behind him, he could hold his own and take on some private work if he worked hard. After all, it wouldn't be a problem for him to support himself.

Originally, he was thinking of asking the canteen director to use his connections to see if he could get Yang Ergou into the steel mill kitchen as an apprentice.

After all, the most basic skill in learning to be a chef is knife skills, and the only place that has the conditions for people to practice knife skills for a long time is the canteens of various factories.

But the last two years have been tough, and the steel mill kitchen is barely hiring, and it's lucky they haven't laid off any staff. It would have been fine if Sha Zhu were still the only decent chef in the kitchen.

But now that the steel mill has a third-level chef like Master Fan to support it, Sha Zhu’s face is not so big anymore.

Yang Ergou had been living like a social idler, wandering the streets every day. But it was still better than living in the countryside. At least he had something to eat, and he didn't have to chew on tree bark or leaves. So he was content, helping clean the He family's house every day and doing whatever he could.

At night, Sha Zhu tossed and turned in bed for a long time before falling asleep. In his dream, Yang Shufen gave birth to a chubby, fair son who looked exactly like him. He had always beaten the boy from Xu Damao's family since he was little!

When he picked up the child and was about to praise him for doing a good job, he saw Xu Damao's horse face appear in his sight, calling out in a baby voice, "Dad, Dad."

"Oh no!"

Sha Zhu wakes up!

Chapter 172: Following Yan Jiecheng

On Sunday, Yan Jiecheng got up early. Last night, as soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Sha Zhu's old face. He tossed and turned and stayed up for most of the night before falling asleep.

I woke up early this morning, washed up quickly and left the yard.

Jiang Fan was the same. He got up early today, put on makeup, and smoked in the public toilet at the entrance of the courtyard. When he saw Yan Jiecheng leaving, he followed him.

Yan Jiecheng arrived at the alley where he had been waiting for the man who had passed by that day. But he had not found anything.

Yan Jiecheng sat there for the entire morning, and Jiang Fan almost fell asleep. He couldn't understand what Yan Jiecheng wanted to do.

When it was almost time for dinner, Yan Jiecheng stood up with some disappointment. "Is this my fate? I will never be a man in my life?"

Just as he was about to leave in disappointment, he was suddenly bumped into by someone.

"You... what a coincidence, comrade." Yan Jiecheng's tone gradually changed from anger to surprise. Heaven is witness, he had finally waited for this.

"Comrade, are you okay?"

Yan Jiecheng greeted him warmly.

"Oh, sorry comrade, I didn't notice you just now. I was thinking about getting medicine for my brother. I'm really sorry."

The man also apologized sincerely and asked if Yan Jiecheng was okay.

Yan Jiecheng was about to ask, but then turned around and looked. Finally, he gritted his teeth and took the man to a nearby noodle shop to treat him to a meal.

Jiang Fan followed behind and watched them enter the restaurant. "The sun is rising from the west, and Yan Jiecheng is actually treating people to a meal?" He didn't think much about it. He was also hungry, so he went in and found a place where he couldn't be noticed, ordered a bowl of noodles, and listened carefully to the conversation between Yan Jiecheng and the other person.

At the dinner table, Yan Jiecheng and the man got to know each other. His surname was Ma, and his name was Ma Jia. He had a younger brother named Ma Hu. The two of them sat in a corner, with no one around.

"Brother Ma, I've actually been looking for you these past few days."

"Looking for me? Brother Yan, are you sure? We have only met twice. Why are you looking for me?" Ma Jia looked at Yan Jiecheng in confusion.

"Brother Ma, this is what happened..."

Yan Jiecheng lowered his voice and told the story of how he picked up the medical record last time and his own situation.

"So you are the same, brother?" Ma Jia glanced at Yan Jiecheng with a hint of sympathy.

"Oh, what a bad fate."

Yan Jiecheng half covered his face and blinked his moist eyes.

"Alas, my brother is the same. He had a fight with others and was accidentally kicked a few times, and then he became like this." Perhaps Yan Jiecheng's experience touched Ma Jia, and he took the initiative to tell Yan Jiecheng his brother's story.

"Brother Ma, I heard you say last time that you got medicine for your brother's illness. Is it for this?" Yan Jiecheng looked at Ma Jia expectantly, hoping to hear some definite news from him.

"That medicine you're talking about, it's indeed used to treat illnesses, and it's quite effective," said the vest.

"real!"

Yan Jiecheng couldn't suppress his excitement and stood up suddenly.

The commotion here attracted people in the noodle shop, although there were not many of them.

Yan Jiecheng realized that something was wrong and bent down to apologize to others.

After sitting down, he immediately asked, "Brother Ma, can you sell me this prescription?"

"this is not OK."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng was about to stand up again, but Ma Jia quickly held him down and said, "Brother Yan, listen to me and let me explain. It's not that I don't want to sell it to you, but I don't want to hurt you."

Yan Jiecheng was puzzled. "How can this harm me? This is saving me."

Ma Jia shook his head and began to explain, "Although you and my brother have the same illness, my brother has been ill for several years. The prescription the master prescribed for him uses strong ingredients, and most people can't bear it."

"And you should also know that even if it's the same disease, the prescription will not be the same."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he realized that this was indeed the case. He then said, "Brother Ma, can you take me to see the master? I also want to be cured of my illness."

"This?" Ma Jia looked embarrassed, and stretched out his fingers and rubbed them unconsciously.

"Brother Ma, please introduce me to a master. I've had enough of this kind of life." Yan Jiecheng seemed not to understand what he meant. He took out half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette and put it in Ma Jia's hand.

Seeing that Ma Jia was unmoved, Yan Jiecheng stuffed all the cigarettes into his hands.

Ma Jia watched Yan Jiecheng's actions, speechless. I don't know if this guy is really stupid or just dumb. How can you test someone with half a pack of cigarettes? And these cigarettes cost only a few cents a pack. Who can't stand such a test? Who is he insulting?

On second thought, he decided not to continue insisting since Yan Jiecheng's money would be taken away by him sooner or later anyway.

"Forget it, Brother Yan, since you are so sincere, I will take you with me to find the master today."

"Really?"

Yan Jiecheng was overjoyed.

"But let me be frank. I'm only responsible for making the introduction for you. As for other matters, I won't be involved."

"Yeah, yeah, don't worry, Brother Ma. As soon as I see the master, I'll slide down and beg him."

"Well, that's not necessary. You must be sincere." Ma Jia said, then thought of Yan Jiecheng's behavior just now and said directly, "Bring more money."

The two made an appointment to meet the master together in the evening.

Jiang Fan watched Yan Jiecheng happily leave, then shifted his gaze to Ma Jia. Thanks to his enhanced body, he could hear the conversation between Yan Jiecheng and Ma Jia clearly. But the more he listened, the more he felt like this was a trap.

They'll gather detailed information about your situation beforehand, then arrange a chance encounter with someone similar to you, who will then inadvertently tip you off to a healing master. Once you meet the master, he'll use the information he's gathered to assess your condition, leaving you convinced he's a true god! You'll then willingly be drained of your wallet by some unidentified folk remedy, even forcing you to borrow a substantial sum.

This kind of trick will not only happen now, but even decades from now, people with terminal illnesses and nowhere else to turn will fall for it. In despair, even a glimmer of hope will make those in desperate situations desperately pursue it.

And the name Majia doesn’t sound real!

Ignoring Yan Jiecheng, Jiang Fan followed Ma Jia.

Ma Jia turned left and right in the alley, sometimes going in circles, sometimes turning back halfway, and sometimes stopping to smoke after turning a corner. He was really cautious.

However, it was precisely because of this caution that Jiang Fan felt more and more that this person was no ordinary liar.

After walking around for more than half an hour, Ma Jia arrived at the gate of a courtyard house. He looked around and found that there was no one, so he knocked on the door.

Soon the person inside opened the door for him. Although the distance was not close, Jiang Fan could still see the man's face, which was very similar to Ma Jia's. The Ma Jia brothers were twins.

Jiang Fan memorized the address and released the Black Scorpion to stay here for inspection.

Chapter 173 Master

Ma Jia entered the yard and asked, "Third brother, is the eldest brother here?"

"Yes, I'm waiting in the house." Ma Hu nodded.

In the room, Ma Jia described in detail what happened with Yan Jiecheng today.

"Okay. As long as we can capture Yan Jiecheng, it will prove that our strategy is effective, and we can follow this routine in the future." Xia Lao Hu said happily.

The three of them were originally bandits in the land of Yan and Zhao. The leaders of the bandits did not want to join any forces. After liberation, they could not see the situation clearly. Relying on the two or three hundred people under their command, they were very rampant.

Later, when we were suppressing bandits, we also wiped out their entire den. The two brothers, Xia Lao Hu and Ma Jia, wandered around and eventually arrived in Sijiu City. With some martial arts skills and the ruthlessness of bandits, they found work as thugs in the black market.

But they didn't expect that just a few days after they arrived, the black market was busted. They went to another one, but this time they stayed there for a little longer, two months before being busted again. They went to a third one, and after three months, they were busted again.

After coming here a few times, all the black markets and underground casinos in the city knew about these three unlucky guys and refused to accept their help.

They were used to making quick money and were unwilling to do work like carrying heavy bags. At one point, the three of them lost their livelihood and didn't know what to do.

But there is always a way out. Just when they were about to reach the end of their rope, they met a person - Ah Zhu, who was the top star in a certain alley in the old city.

When they first came to Beijing, they had developed a very close connection with her.