An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

The result was beyond Jiang Baobin's expectations—

"Ding! Temporary mission: 'Rescue the man who was severely injured while being bullied by multiple men' has been completed!"

"Rewards: ① Master the 'Five-Step Fist (True)' method; ② 1 silver coin."

Jiang Baobin was so angry his nose almost crooked.

I spent nearly a hundred silver dollars to pay that bastard's medical bills, and you only rewarded me with one? Isn't this just playing with a fool?

The problem is, how much of my virgin essence did I lose with all that blood? (The original owner was so weak, he should have been a virgin, right?)

By the way, if Tom, that big oaf, hadn't donated so much blood the day before and exhausted himself, he probably wouldn't have gotten sick before he left.

As for the "Five-Step Fist" reward, Jiang Baobin didn't take it seriously at all.

Because of "stance training," he had seen the "Fourteen Forms of Footwork" before, but he felt that they were just for show.

However, this time he was really wrong, and very wrong.

He thought these kung fu techniques were the kind of mainland products that could be easily found online in later generations.

Little did they know that something real was hidden inside.

For example, the transfer of force between one movement and the next, and the methods of circulating qi during the practice of boxing.

It's not something that online videos will teach students for free.

Although Jiang Baobin, who was living a life of privilege but didn't appreciate it, was very upset, he could only slowly calm himself down.

What else can we do? Are we really going to argue with the system?

Are you kidding me? That's like throwing a rock at the sky!

The tricycle hadn't gone far when the little girl fell asleep while listening to the story and the tricycle was swaying.

Her brother fared no better, following closely behind.

In the end, Jiang Baobin had no choice but to carry him into the house...

He then rushed to the "Municipal Beiping Hospital" to at least find out what was going on.

However, what he saw was an empty bed.

Damn it! Where is everyone?

The doctors and nurses who were called in were even more confused than he was.

The patient had just woken up in the morning, so how could he have disappeared before noon?

With such severe injuries, it would be dangerous to even carry him out, let alone walk on his own.

Jiang Baobin was furious; the Kuomintang was utterly incompetent at everything they did.

Look at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, they don't need the families to manage them at all, the nurses just keep going around the wards.

Any emergencies are dealt with promptly.

Well, things have gotten really bad here. Everyone's run away. If I hadn't come over, they wouldn't even know.

Jiang Baobin took the opportunity to throw a tantrum, causing the hospital a lot of headaches.

Under repeated urging from the hospital, the other party not only donated blood to save the patient but also paid the medical expenses in advance.

As a result, the patient ran away as soon as he woke up, and the hospital certainly cannot escape responsibility.

After investigating for a long time, the conclusion was finally reached—the person stole the doctor's white coat when no one was paying attention and left the hospital on their own.

Jiang Baobin roared, "What the hell is the use of telling me this? I want my person back, and most importantly, I want my money back!"

"Back then, you said the hospital was having cash flow problems and asked me to pay for it first."

"As soon as the patient wakes up, we need to ask him for it; otherwise, we'll have to give up on treatment."

"I only paid out of kindness, and now you're saying the person ran away? Are you kidding me?"

Seeing that this guy was really angry, the hospital leaders had no choice but to agree to reduce some of his treatment costs.

Jiang Baobin found it boring and let it go.

In reality, the so-called reduction or exemption is just better than nothing, merely giving him a way out.

Jiang Baobin was speechless. When that guy was brought in, he was barely clinging to life, but after only a few days, he already had the energy to run away?

This body is more ferocious than a wild animal! Otherwise, there's no way to explain it.

Go home for dinner, then take a nap.

That's the good thing about this guy; he never dwells on the past and just eats and sleeps as usual.

After that, he went to the coal yard and asked to buy 20 tons of the cheapest crushed coal.

Autumn has just begun, but the sun is still blazing, making it the off-season for coal sales.

The shop owner was overjoyed and offered the lowest price possible, but since he didn't have that much stock on hand, he asked for a few more days.

Jiang Baobin, on the contrary, requested that the payment be made in full within one month.

The boss has no problem with it.

There was no such thing as signing an agreement in those days. Jiang Baobin left three silver dollars, agreeing to settle the bill each time the car arrived.

At Jiang Baobin's request, the boss agreed to deliver the goods to his home, and even unload them in his yard.

This is just as good as later generations—as long as the money is there, everything is OK.

Moreover, the labor costs are ridiculously low, according to preliminary statistics from the government.

There are hundreds of thousands of unemployed people in Beiping, and they are willing to work hard as long as they are paid.

Having been thoroughly ripped off, Jiang Baobin now has very little cash left, so he went to "Gulou" to find the big boss again.

He took out a portion of his entire fortune of $68 and exchanged it for 200 silver dollars.

According to his plan, the expenses will be much higher in the future.

Now that he was already here, Jiang Baobin, unable to contain his excitement, shamelessly broke his previous promise and went to Xitao Hutong.

The door to the Liu family's house was ajar, which meant that Miss Liu must be home.

Because if it were Liu Decai, he would definitely be drinking tea and cooling off at the entrance.

Jiang Baobin backed down, because the girl was too violent and he couldn't handle her.

Before he could take a few steps, someone called his name from behind:

"Hey buddy! Why did you leave without even saying goodbye?"

Jiang Baobin turned around with a wry smile and said without any concealment:

"What else can we do if we don't leave? We're terrified of your daughter."

Liu Decai's expression froze for a moment, then he waved for him to go back quickly.

"You can't possibly hit me again in front of your father, can you?" Jiang Baobin thought to himself as he walked over.

Liu Decai brought out a small table, a stool, a teapot, and teacups from the house one after another.

If you want tea, you'll have to wait a while; the stove has just been lit.

Jiang Baobin gestured with his chin towards the bedroom door: "Your daughter isn't here?"

"Yes, I heard that a famous teacher came to Xishan, so I went to learn from him."

Jiang Baobin felt a chill run down his spine—he couldn't even withstand a single move from her, so what was the point of seeking advice from an expert?

Are we really going to take the violent approach to the end? If so, what chance do I even have?

This guy couldn't help but rub his butt, which had been kicked before—this fairy sister is so uncivilized.

Liu Decai asked with concern, "Man, why haven't you come for several days? Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

"Ugh! Don't even mention it, it's embarrassing to even talk about it."

Jiang Baobin said not to mention it, but his little mouth kept chattering.

He then embellished the story of how badly Liu Ling'er had treated him.

Old Liu was stunned, and after a long while, he sighed deeply, "My daughter has such a hard life..."

Jiang Baobin stared at him, dumbfounded—Are you kidding me? I'm the one who got beaten up! What are you doing, taking the blame for your daughter?

Liu Decai recounted with a sorrowful expression: "That was four years ago, before the Japanese surrendered."

"My wife and my apprentice Junjie went out on business and ran into Gu Huaiwen, a notorious villain in Beiping, who was causing a ruckus with his men after drinking..."