Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 322: Reinforcements

After getting off work in the afternoon, Qin Huairu went to tell Yi Zhonghai about the celebration between the two families. Hearing that the Jia family had already bought meat and wine, Yi Zhonghai was happy to have a good meal for free, so he readily agreed.

Moreover, Qin Huairu deliberately said that the Jia family’s place was too small, so after some discussion, they decided to set the location at Yi Zhonghai’s house.

After dealing with Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu started to work in her own kitchen. For once, Jia Zhang also came to help.

Just when the Jia family was busy preparing dinner, Li Kangri and Xu Damao came to the courtyard. It was Li Yuanjun who asked them to come over, saying that his transfer report had been approved, and asked Li Kangri to come over for a chat.

When passing by the middle courtyard, Xu Damao smelled a strong smell of meat. He found that the smell came from the Jia family's kitchen. Xu Damao wondered, "Hey, is Qin Huairu hooking up with someone again? Otherwise, with her family's conditions, how could she have meat to eat? Master, don't you think so?"

"Haha, not necessarily? Qin Huairu's yin-yang face is enough to scare people to death." Li Kangri laughed. In fact, she guessed something, but she didn't say it out loud, because Wang Yue returned to the courtyard today and learned that Li Fengjuan was dead. Since then, he guessed that the Jia family might seize this hard-won opportunity.

"That's right, hehe." Xu Damao said with a smile.

Soon, the master and the disciple arrived at the backyard, went in to see their mother and grandparents, and then went to Li Yuanjun's house.

"Brother, you are finally here, and brother Damao, you are here too!" Li Yuanjun greeted.

"Yes, I am my master's right-hand man now. How about we work together?" Xu Damao said politely.

"Please take a seat first. I'll make you a pot of tea before we talk."

After saying that, Li Yuanjun ran out with the teapot to make some water.

After a while, the three of them sat down, and Li Kangri asked, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Brother, my transfer report has been approved. I don't have to go to the army anymore. They will send the documents back to me." Li Yuanjun said excitedly.

"If you're down, just go to the Rehabilitation Office and wait for a suitable job. Why are you looking for me?" Li Kangri said, "Do you want me to find you a connection again?"

"No, no, I absolutely don't have such an idea." Li Yuanjun said quickly.

"Then why did you ask me to come here?"

"Haha, brother, I heard that you can tell fortunes, is that right?" Li Yuanjun asked cautiously.

"Who told you that?"

"Haha, it's the old man. He boasted to me about how great you are! I didn't believe it at first, but Zhien's mother died the day before yesterday, and I remembered the conversation you had with him before, so I thought you might really be great." Li Yuanjun explained.

"so what?"

"Hehe, I want you to tell me about my future so that I can have a better idea of ​​what to expect. Do you think it's okay?" Li Yuanjun said expectantly.

"Hey, I thought it was something else! Anyway, no word was tested today, so I'll count you as one!" Li Kangri agreed.

Hearing Li Kangri's agreement, the reinforcements were overjoyed and said hurriedly, "I'll go find a pen and paper, you wait."

After saying this, he ran away as fast as he could, as if he was afraid that Li Kangri would go back on his word.

After a few minutes, Li Yuanjun came over with paper and pen. After thinking for a while, he started writing.

"and many more!"

"Hmm?" Li Kangri looked up and asked, "Brother, do you want to regret it?"

"No, there are rules."

"Hehe, reinforcements, Master has to be thoughtful when he tells fortunes. Without that thoughtfulness it won't be accurate. Do you understand?" Xu Damao said with a smile while twisting his fingers.

"You mean money?" Li Yuanjun asked in surprise.

"Yes, whether it is accurate or not depends on your opinion. It's not that Master is short of money, this is the rule passed down by our ancestors." Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Oh, well, that's all the money I have in my pocket, I'll take half and still have some left for food."

As he spoke, Li Yuanjun took out some money and placed half of it in front of Li Kangri.

"Are there any other rules?" Li Yuanjun asked

"No, you can write now."

Hearing Li Kangri say there were no more rules, Li Yuanjun breathed a sigh of relief and started writing. After thinking for a while, Li Yuanjun wrote the word "Tian" and handed it to Li Kangri.

"Brother, let's use this word!" Li Yuanjun said.

"Hehe, why did you write the word '天'?"

"I feel that asking you to tell fortunes is in itself a request from God, so I wrote the word 'tian'." Li Yuanjun explained.

"Well, let me see."

After taking a look, Li Kangri laughed and said, "This word Tian is not very good. Your official position after demobilization should be deputy."

"Ah! No way, how did you know that? I was thinking of becoming a director." Li Yuanjun said anxiously.

“The character ‘天’ is not like the character ‘夫’ which has a head. The character ‘大’ has a ‘一’ on top. What does the character ‘一’ mean? Boss! No matter how big you are, there is always a boss above your head. So this time you change jobs you will undoubtedly be a deputy. If you go to a police station, you will be deputy director, or some other deputy position. In any case, you can't be the boss.” Li Kangri explained.

"You can say that! But it's true, look at me, why did I write 'Heaven'? If I had known earlier, I would have written the word 'Fu'. The big character comes out, so I am the boss, right, brother?" Li Yuanjun said in annoyance.

"Haha, whether it's right or not, you don't have any fortune telling, how can I tell you? You'd better wait patiently for the reinstatement office to make arrangements."

"Well, my good mood is gone in an instant." Li Yuanjun said listlessly.

"Haha, reinforcements, it's not bad to be a deputy once you're transferred to civilian work. Why think so much?" Xu Damao said with a smile, "Let me ask you something, is that Li Fengjuan really dead?"

"He's dead. I was the one who notified Yi Zhien to come back!" said Li Yuanjun.

"Coming back to attend a funeral? Is he so filial?" Xu Damao said in disbelief.

"It's OK. He still has feelings for his mother. The funeral was well organized. I even went there. A lot of people praised him."

"Is that so? That's quite filial. Yi Zhonghai has found a good son! You served in the army together. What about him after you retired?" Xu Damao asked casually.

"He's gone. He'll never come back." Li Yuanjun said, "Unless Yi Zhonghai dies."

"What? What happened? Tell me about it, it's just the right thing to do to relieve my boredom." Xu Damao asked curiously.

So, Li Yuanjun told Yi Zhonghai about Yi Zhien's desire to change his career and Xiaodang's engagement.

"What? Marrying a girl from the Jia family, is Yi Zhonghai mentally ill?" Xu Damao exclaimed.

"It's not that Yi Zhonghai has a problem with his brain. Yi Zhonghai is very smart, so he made such arrangements. However, he is too confident and thinks Yi Zhien will listen to him. Raising without love is doomed to be in vain." Li Kangri said.