Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Wu Anping helped the old lady to the lobby. He glared at Xiao Wuzi and said, "Xiao Wuzi, go out and call a rickshaw. From now on, you should keep your eyes open. This old lady is a distinguished guest of our Bogu Hall. Seeing her is like seeing me. Do you understand?"

The young man nodded quickly and spoke softly to Old Lady Long. Old Lady Long curled her lips and ignored the young man. She felt that if she argued with such a young man, she would lose her demeanor as a bannerman. Not only this young man, if it was still in the Qing Dynasty, she would not even take Wu Anping seriously.

The young man quickly called a tricycle, and Wu Anping respectfully helped the old lady onto the tricycle. He took out a dollar from his pocket, handed it to the driver and said, "You must take this old lady to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang safely. Do you understand?" The driver patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, boss. I, Hao, have been a rickshaw driver all my life. I will definitely take the old lady to her destination safely."

Wu Anping said to Old Lady Long, "Please take your time. Please keep the things for me. I will definitely visit you in three days with the money." Old Lady Long nodded with narrowed eyes, and the driver Hao Laoda rode away. Wu Anping did not return to Bogu Hall until the tricycle disappeared in the crowd.

After returning to Bogutang, Xiao Wuzi hurriedly asked, "Brother-in-law, who was that old lady just now? Why were you so attentive to her?" Wu Anping frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you? Public is public and private is private. Call me the shopkeeper in the store. That old lady is not an ordinary person. Anyway, you must remember it. When the old lady comes next time, you must serve her like a ancestor."

Xiao Wuzi nodded and did not refute his brother-in-law's words. His brother-in-law was his breadwinner, and he would not dare to offend anyone but his brother-in-law. Xiao Wuzi smiled, rubbed his hands, and said, "Brother-in-law, no, shopkeeper, can you support me a little more? I'm a little short of money recently."

Wu Anping glared at his useless brother-in-law, sighed and said, "You spent your money on those dirty women again." Xiao Wuzi shook his head quickly. Wu Anping then said, "Then you went to gamble with those young hooligans again?" Xiao Wuzi said unhappily, "Don't you expect me to do something good? I'm going to do something serious this time."

Wu Anping snorted coldly and said, "You kid can still do serious work. You won't go out to smoke opium again. If you dare to smoke opium, I will tell my father-in-law and skin you alive." Xiao Wuzi said with a dark face, "Hey, I found a girlfriend recently. I plan to go to the movies with her, but I don't have any money, so I want to borrow some from you."

Wu Anping heaved a sigh of relief and took out 10 yuan from his pocket. After thinking for a while, he took out another ten yuan and prepared to hand the money over. But just as he handed it over, he took his hand back. He looked at his brother-in-law with a sharp gaze and said, "You kid didn't lie to me. Are you really using money to find a girlfriend?"

Xiao Wuzi patted his chest loudly, and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, why don't you believe me? I really want to find a wife this time. I'm too old, right?" Wu Anping saw that the boy was not lying, so he handed over 20 yuan. He snorted coldly and said, "Then this is a serious matter. Take the 20 yuan and take the girl to have a good meal."

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Where is the girl from?" Xiao Wuzi was stunned at first, with a trace of panic in his eyes. Then his eyes returned to normal, and he smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, their family is in the east of the city, and they are from our old capital." Wu Anping nodded, and without saying anything else, he went to the back with his hands behind his back.

Xiao Wuzi watched his brother-in-law leave, and then he patted his chest with lingering fear. He had made an appointment with someone tonight, and he was going to go to the gambling house to kill people. As for his brother-in-law's teachings, he had already listened to them with one ear and let them out with the other.

The driver sent Mrs. Long to the courtyard, and she returned to her room with the money in one hand. She put the money in a wooden box, and then put it in the secret compartment at the head of the bed. Then she took a quilt and put it in front of her, and she felt relieved. Although there are banks in this era, people like Mrs. Long who have been persecuted by the Jinyuan coupons have long stopped trusting banks.

In their hearts, they felt that they could only feel at ease if they kept their money in their own house. Thinking that they had not eaten lunch yet, they took out 1000 yuan from the 10 yuan and left the courtyard. Not far from this courtyard, there was a braised pork restaurant. The boss was dozing off at the counter. An old lady walked in.

The boss yawned and asked, "Old lady, what do you want to eat when you come to this braised meat restaurant?" Old lady Long swallowed her saliva and looked at the braised meat on the table with a sharp gaze. He pointed at the fatty pork head and said, "Cut a plate of pork head for me first, and then cut some pork liver. You have to cut some fat pork head for me, I don't like the lean ones."

Seeing that the old lady was quite old, the boss scratched his head and said, "You are so old, isn't it too greasy for you to eat?" Old Mrs. Long snorted coldly, took out a ten-dollar bill from her pocket and said, "Why are you worried that I can't afford it? I have money!"

The boss was a little unhappy in his heart. He was doing it for the old lady's good after all! But for the sake of his own business, he still smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll cut some pork for you. Come in and sit for a while, the meat will be here soon!"

Mrs. Long nodded in satisfaction, walked into the small shop, picked a relatively clean seat, and sat down. Two plates of meat were quickly served, and Mrs. Long took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo basket. She was dissatisfied with the dirty chopsticks in the kitchen, so she took out a handkerchief from her pocket, wiped the chopsticks first, and then slowly started to eat.

Maybe it was because the stewed meat in this restaurant tasted good, the old lady had a very good appetite. Old lady Long nodded with satisfaction, this is what life is like! Eating steamed bread in the courtyard every day was almost killing her.