Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The young man selling the candied haws was obviously unhappy. He said unconvincedly, "Old lady, your words are a bit unpleasant to hear. What do you mean my candied haws are not authentic? My family has been selling candied haws since the Qing Dynasty and has made a great reputation. Tanghulu Li, do you know? That is our family's golden signboard. President Yuan has tasted our candied haws."

Old lady Long smiled. She didn't care about the young man's dissatisfaction at all. When she was young, she had eaten all kinds of delicious food, and she had naturally tasted the craftsmanship of Tanghulu. She smiled and said, "Not necessarily. I have tasted the craftsmanship of Tanghulu Li. As for hawthorn, it was purchased from the countryside in Miyun."

"The sunshine time there is longer, and the climate is more humid. The hawthorns there are large and full-colored. Although they are sour, they are not particularly sour. The sugar coating is also particular. Young man, your sugar coating should be made with brown sugar. This greatly reduces the taste of the candied haws. Although it is relatively sweet, it is really too sweet, and it loses the original flavor of the candied haws."

Old Mrs. Long broke off a hawthorn, looked at it with her eyes open, pointed at the worm holes on the hawthorn and said, "Young man, why are there worm holes on your hawthorn? Tanghulu wouldn't do such a thing. You, young man, are not good." The young man felt a little embarrassed, as he was truly the descendant of Tanghulu Li.

But he felt that the craftsmanship of his ancestors to make candied haws was too complicated, so he simplified it a little. Unexpectedly, he met someone who knew how to do it today, and he quickly took the candied haws and ran away. Old Mrs. Long shook her head and said helplessly, "You young people, how can you change the things passed down by your ancestors? If you really change it, wouldn't it be a mess?"

Old lady Long blinked her lips, sat under the shade of the tree for a while, and then wandered aimlessly on the street again. Looking at the people coming and going on the street, the deaf old lady felt that times have changed. Thinking back to the old society, she was a unique big shot when she entered the city. She didn't expect that after only a few years, she would end up like this.

When she went out before, she had a lot of maids and servants. But now, she is alone. Thinking of this, Old Lady Long felt a little sad. She slowly walked to the door of a small courtyard and stood quietly at the door looking at the small courtyard. This was where she used to do brothel business, and it was also the beginning of her glory. But now, there is nothing.

Feeling the impermanence of the world, she shook her head and walked away with a cane. Her figure seemed very lonely, and with the light of the late autumn sun shining down behind her, she looked very lonely.

It gets dark early in late autumn, and by the time He Yuzhu got off work, it was already very dark. He Yuzhu took the reward from the canteen director and prepared to have a good meal with his wife and sister. Two tables of hospitality dishes came before getting off work today. He Yuzhu served these big shots, so naturally he had his own benefits.

He rode his bike into an alley, and suddenly several burly men rushed out. They were all covered with black cotton towels, but He Yuzhu did not panic. Instead, he said with a smile, "What do you want to do? If you want to make money, just say it. There is no need for us to fight. How much is the bribe? I can give it to you, brother."

This group of people is naturally Wang Datou and his friends. There are many people doing this kind of business in this era. After all, unlike later generations where there are cameras everywhere, you can only consider yourself unlucky if you encounter a masked robber. Wang Datou touched his bald head and said with a smile, "Brother, you are an open-minded person, but every industry has its own rules. We have taken other people's money, and other people have spent a lot of money for us to teach you a lesson. Don't worry, we are very quick to act, and we promise that you will not feel any pain."

Wang Datou winked at the younger brothers around him, and several of them rushed over. They hit He Yuzhu on the head with wooden sticks. He Yuzhu dodged sideways, thinking that these people were really ruthless. But He Yuzhu was proficient in level eight boxing, so he quickly grabbed the wrist of a gangster and used him as a shield to block the gangster's attack.

Wang Datou saw that this man was not easy to deal with. He rushed forward with a brick. He Yuzhu punched Wang Datou in the nose, and blood flowed straight down from his nose. He Yuzhu grabbed Wang Datou's left hand with his backhand and squeezed it hard. Wang Datou screamed "Ahhh, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts".

He Yuzhu smiled. He had already seen that Wang Datou was the leader. He was really rude and slapped Wang Datou's face several times. His fat face swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. The younger brothers beside him had been beaten by He Yuzhu without any ability to fight back. They were lying on the ground screaming.

He Yuzhu smiled, patted Wang Datou's swollen face and said, "You guys are such cowards, yet you still want to rob people on the road and do this kind of business. Don't you have any idea of ​​your own weight? Boy, who asked you to teach me a lesson? Tell me quickly, my patience is very limited."

Although Wang Datou's face was swollen from being beaten, he still gritted his teeth and said, "I, I, you can beat me to death. Although I, Wang Datou, am not a human being, I also know the moral principles of the underworld. We were subdued by you today, and it's because we are not well-trained. But don't want to know who is behind this?"

He Yuzhu slapped Wang Datou on the bald head with such force that Wang Datou almost fainted. He Yuzhu smiled coldly and said, "I, He Yuzhu, will never do anything illegal. Even if you don't tell me, I know it's Jia Dongxu from our yard. He can't beat me, so he lets you losers beat me. How stupid."

He Yuzhu chuckled, waved his hand and said, "Originally, I wanted to send you guys to the police station today, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid. Just for such a little money, you work for Jia Dongxu. I am embarrassed to send you idiots to jail, after all, you are not smart." He Yuzhu's words made Wang Datou and his younger brothers look livid.