Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 128 Blood Master

"How about I lend you some money, Brother Li, so you can get married first and we can talk about paying you back later."

After the New Year, I will only be 17 years old. Even if I find a wife, it will be three years later.

You don't need to rush to pay me back. Even if you can't, it's okay, you can always pay me back later.

"I need your help to get a house, just help me out," Sha Zhu said, counting on his fingers.

Thinking to myself, who knows, after dealing with houses for decades, it might be much easier for Brother Li to buy a lot of houses in the future.

"Goodness, Zhu Zi, how much money are you hiding on you? Looks like you're quite wealthy."

I thought you went out to set up a stall because you were out of money. Did your dad send you money back?

"Besides, you already have a house, so why are you still thinking about buying another one? Lots of people outside are renting." Brother Li asked curiously.

"I have three or four hundred yuan lying around at home. If you need it, just let me know. I don't need it for the time being."

I'm short of money; I can just send my dad a telegram and he'll send it back to me.

Besides, my master earns a little over two hundred yuan a month. If I'm really in dire need, I have a place to rob a rich man.

You have to keep this a secret from me, I'm only telling you this because you're my only friend right now.

If the neighbors found out that my dad was still sending me money, wouldn't they all come over to beg for it?

As for a house, we don't need one for now. We need to think about the future. My younger sister is getting older, and we need to prepare a house for her as part of her dowry.

After I get married, I'll probably have seven or eight kids. That'll require a lot of housing, and there's so much land I own.

"Everyone's built houses now, where's the space to play in the yard?" Sha Zhu said innocently.

Li Jianguo considered for a moment and said, "I'll see how they treat me tomorrow morning before I say anything."

If possible, I'll ask my mom again; if necessary, I won't hesitate to ask.

I see you riding your bicycle every day, and I'm thinking of buying one too. Zhu Zi, you'll have to help me out a bit when the time comes.

"No problem, just ask me for as many as you need," Sha Zhu assured him, patting his chest.

When Sha Zhu took the copied report to Director Wang, he was met with another severe scolding from Director Wang.

Sha Zhu was lectured by Director Wang for half an hour like a primary school student before leaving the street office with Li Jianguo, who was waiting outside.

Just as I stepped out of the neighborhood office, a young soldier chased after me, calling out, "Zhu Zi, Brother Li, wait for me!"

Li Jianguo looked at the young soldier Li Gang who had followed him out and said, "Gangzi, why did you come out? Weren't you supposed to be on night shift today?"

"Yes, isn't it my turn to eat? I won't be taking over the shift until later."

I just had a colleague bring my meals home so my family could try Zhu Zi's steamed buns and mutton soup.

"I saw you two, didn't I? Brother Li, you must have been mooching food at Zhuzi's house, right? I'll mooch a meal too today, okay?" Li Gang said embarrassedly.

"Come on, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Brother Gangzi has always taken good care of me; he's more than happy to welcome you."

"Every time I call you, you don't want to come," Sha Zhu said, leading the way.

He thought to himself, "This Li Gang and that other young soldier are not easy to deal with."

I don't usually like to eat at my neighbors' houses, but it's a good opportunity to get closer to them. It's so convenient to go in and out of the neighborhood office.

As soon as I turned into the alley, I saw a figure huddled in front of my own front door.

When I got to the front door, I saw that it was Xu Damao, that little guy, squatting at my door.

Sha Zhu joked, "Da Mao, where were you when we were fighting those three bad guys? We're good buddies, why didn't you help us?"

Xu Damao looked up and saw Sha Zhu's excited face. His good buddy was really amazing.

He wondered if he could learn a few tricks from Sha Zhu, and immediately felt depressed after hearing what Sha Zhu said.

"Brother Zhu, stop teasing me. I really want to help; I was just about to go up."

You've already charmed them all, there's no way I'll have a chance to do anything.

"I knew you were definitely alright, so I came to find you," Xu Damao said, rubbing his hands together.

Sha Zhu opened his front door, invited the group in, and said to Xu Damao,

"What do you want? Judging from your expression just now, you don't want to learn a few moves too, do you?"

I thought to myself, "You're the one who's helping? If you weren't intentionally hiding, how could I not know that you hid outside the stall the moment you stepped out?"

"Brother Zhu, how did you know? You looked so cool when you were beating them up. You took care of them in just a few moves."

After you left, the two young ladies who were eating at your stall came over to ask me about you.

You wouldn't believe how bright-eyed those two girls were. If I hadn't told them you were only 16, those two pretty girls wouldn't have let me leave.

"And then those two young ladies asked me, 'Do you have an older brother?'" Xu Damao said jealously.

Sha Zhu invited the group into the living room and brought out the chess set for them to play.

Li Jianguo joked, "Zhuzi, it seems you're not worried about getting married. You've met two young ladies."

"They've moved on from feminine attire to military uniforms, Da Mao. How old are these two girls? Where are they from?"

Before Xu Damao could speak, Shazhu said, "You guys play first, I'm going to cook dumplings. Gangzi has to take over later."

Brother Li, I'm young, you should worry about yourself. If you don't perform well...

Tomorrow I'll go to Sister Liu Qian and tell her you want to marry her. I'll ask Sister Liu Qian to find a matchmaker to propose to your family and marry you.

"Become a live-in son-in-law, and you'll never have to worry about food or drink. I heard that Sister Liu Qian only has one younger sister. If you become her live-in son-in-law, I guarantee she'll..."

Before Sha Zhu could finish speaking, Brother Li was about to launch a sneak attack on him.

Sha Zhu had no choice but to run out of the living room and into the kitchen.

In this day and age, the title of "son-in-law who lives with his wife's family" doesn't sound good.

Even if you starve to death, few people would be willing to become a live-in son-in-law; the gossip of the neighbors could drown you.

These kids are so greedy, they've eaten their fathers alive! We even had two more young men brought in, so these dumplings aren't enough to fill you up.

Otherwise, Brother Li would definitely notice something was wrong. He had prepared enough for two people when he came back unexpectedly, but now that there weren't enough dumplings, he had to make do with steamed buns.

Add to that scrambled eggs and a large plate of shredded potatoes, and the quality is pretty good. Sha Zhu also chopped up a plate of his own pickled savory vegetables.

In no time at all, it was placed on the dining table in the living room.

He then brought out a bottle of Fenjiu liquor from the inner room to treat the group, but unfortunately Li Gang, who was on night shift, didn't drink.

Xu Damao was too young to drink even a small amount, so Li Jianguo and Shazhu drank it slowly.

"Zhu Zi, fill it up. I had someone call home tonight to let them know I'm staying at your place and won't be going back today."

"We'll have to have a good drink tonight." Li Jianguo took off his coat and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Zhu Zi, the fireplace in your living room isn't lit, so why isn't the living room cold at all?"

Sha Zhu thought to himself, ever since the neighbor's house collapsed under the weight of the snow last time...

I took them in for two nights, but people kept coming over to visit the living room, so I had already turned off the fireplace.

The heated brick bed in one's own home can also be connected to the flue of the fire wall ventilation opening, although it's not as warm as using a fireplace directly in the living room.

However, using a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) can also help maintain some of the warmth in the living room.

Sha Zhu said, "The fireplace probably just went out not long ago. No one was home during the day, so no coal or firewood was added. I'll go and light it."

After Sha Zhu lit the fireplace in the living room and the temperature rose, the group took off their thick cotton-padded coats.

They started eating and drinking heartily in the living room, and Xu Damao kept pestering Shazhu to teach him martial arts.

Since ancient times, heroes have used their martial arts to break the law. If someone's martial arts skills are high enough, but they can't control themselves...

In this day and age, a single peanut can solve your problem.

People like Xu Damao, who would later frequently go to the countryside to show movies, would occasionally sneak over to visit widows.

If he learned some martial arts, do you think he would dare to openly enter the widow's house?

Sha Zhu didn't want to kill him, but this guy's martial arts training was clearly not for pure purposes.

Regardless of whether this guy can stick with it, if he really learns martial arts, he'll only become more and more audacious.

Therefore, true martial arts should absolutely not be taught, but then I think about how this guy won't even have any descendants in the future...

Could learning some martial arts routines to improve physical fitness be helpful?

This Da Mao is a widow killer, a master of first blood. If his physique is improved, will even more young widows suffer?

As for healing him with the divine water of the space, we can only wait and see what this guy does after the wind picks up.