The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Are the police here to arrest Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old woman?

The residents in the courtyard were stunned for a moment, all staring wide-eyed at Yi Long and his companion with suspicion and uncertainty.

Liu Haizhong was overjoyed. If his political rival Yi Zhonghai fell from power, he, who had been frustrated and unsuccessful, would be a big shot!

He suppressed his excitement and asked expectantly, "Director Kong, what did Old Yi and the old lady do wrong?"

After a moment's thought, Kong Chenghui said seriously, "We haven't investigated it thoroughly yet, so we can't disclose anything for now."

"Huh, what's going on?"

Liu Hao's voice came, and everyone turned to look. Liu Hao, wearing a pair of shorts and a white vest, walked into the central courtyard.

???

Is it still winter?

In the dead of winter, everyone else is wearing as many layers as they can, but you're wearing as many layers as you can. Isn't that a bit disrespectful to Beijing's winter?

Hearing the commotion, Liu Hao, who was squatting on the toilet, immediately focused his energy, quickly finished defecating, wiped his buttocks clean, pulled up his pants, and ran over to see what was going on.

Kong Chenghui looked Liu Hao up and down, his eyes filled with amazement.

This young man is a master, a true master.

Standing there, he seemed to radiate heat, his back straight as a javelin, his broad shoulders and bulging back exuding a scorching yang energy.

Kong Chenghui, being a martial artist, could naturally see that this was clearly a case of qi and blood being brimming to the extreme, full of vigor and vitality, as if he had inexhaustible strength, and even the surrounding air seemed to be heated by his extremely vigorous vitality.

"Young man, who are you?"

"Hello, police officer. I am Liu Hao, the accountant of the Third Steel Rolling Mill. I live in the west courtyard next door."

Living in the west wing? Liu Hao, the accountant at the steel rolling mill?

Kong Chenghui knew who Liu Hao was and asked with a smile, "Are you Ye Juan's boyfriend?"

"Yes, you know my wife?"

"Not only do I know him, but I've watched him grow up. Your father-in-law is my old regimental commander, haha, not bad, Juan'er has good taste. I'm Kong Chenghui, the deputy director of Jiaodaokou Police Station!"

As he spoke, Kong Chenghui bowed to Liu Hao with clasped hands.

"I became a disciple of Master Li in Tongxian in 1949 to learn Bajiquan. Since you are also a martial arts practitioner, come and chat with me when you have time, and we can spar."

Liu Hao was a little confused, and subconsciously followed suit, returning the gesture with a fist and palm salute.

"Director Kong, let's skip the sparring. I'm just naturally strong and have never practiced martial arts."

Kong Chenghui was surprised: Innate brute strength?

How strong is it?

Have you ever been to my father-in-law's house?

Kong Chenghui nodded. He visited the Ye family every year for the New Year and was very familiar with them.

"You've seen the water tank in the yard, right? The water inside was frozen into ice blocks, and it was quite heavy. I picked it up and carried it around the yard a few times."

"..."

Kong Chenghui was dumbfounded, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

Is this innate brute strength? No! It's innate superhuman strength; one punch can kill a person.

"Hahaha, I take back what I just said. I'm not sparring with you anymore. Do you want to learn martial arts? How about becoming my junior brother?"

After giving up the idea of ​​sparring, Kong Chenghui had the idea of ​​finding a last disciple for his master.

Liu Hao is a true martial arts prodigy! His master will be so happy he won't be able to sleep.

"Master Li from Tongxian? Director Kong, is your master Master Li Tianxiong?"

Liu Hao had heard of this formidable man's legendary story.

Born in 1897, Li Tianxiong was a martial arts prodigy. His ancestors had produced several martial arts champions. At the age of eighteen, he was invincible in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. After the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, Li Tianxiong, who was traveling in Shanxi, joined the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese. He wielded an ancestral level eight spear and stabbed the Japanese soldiers like a string of candied hawthorns. He was so fierce that he was frightening. He was even received by his instructor.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Tianxiong retired from the military and returned to his hometown of Tongxian County to live in seclusion. He took on some apprentices and taught martial arts.

"Haha, Little Liu, you've heard of my master's reputation, haven't you?"

"Of course, my hometown is Tongxian. This old hero is sixty-seven years old this year. Does he still take on apprentices?"

"Take him in, of course I'll take him in! My master never married and has been worried about finding a last disciple to pass on the Li family's Bajiquan. If he saw you, he would definitely take you back and pamper you like a treasure, and give you all his family property."

Kong Chenghui wasn't joking. Based on his understanding of his master, he would really pester Liu Hao to become his apprentice, and leave all his family property to Liu Hao as his heir.

When Liu Hao heard that he could make money by becoming an apprentice, he immediately became interested.

"Family assets? How much?"

"..."

Kong Chenghui's lips twitched slightly as he thought to himself, "No wonder he's an accountant!"

After a moment's thought, he said, "Quite a lot!"

Liu Hao was moved. Every boy has a martial arts dream, a chivalrous complex, imagining himself in white robes and riding a red horse, venturing alone to the ends of the earth, imagining the romance between heroes and heroines, going crazy for love, and imagining himself as having unparalleled martial arts skills and boundless heroism.

But in the end, reality defeated ideals. Every day, for the sake of a few coins, he gave up his dreams, and all that was left was the mundane necessities of life.

Before the time travel, this dream was destined to remain unfulfilled!

After time travel, it will be necessary to fulfill my childhood dream.

Moreover, learning martial arts also allows you to inherit your master's family fortune—where else can you find such a good deal?

He learns martial arts, but he only goes to school on Sundays, not every day, so it doesn't affect his work. He treats it like a picnic.

"Ahem, let me go back and discuss it with Ye Juan before giving you an answer, Brother Kong!"

Kong Chenghui laughed and said, "Haha, Xiao Juan will definitely agree. That girl will probably be begging to become your apprentice together."

"Then I'll take her with me. Practicing martial arts will not only improve her health but also help her with self-defense!"

As Liu Hao spoke, he glanced at the beasts with a half-smile, especially at Sha Zhu, whose face was bruised and swollen.

The beasts were insanely jealous; their hearts were bleeding and their eyes were red.

Why is Liu Hao so lucky?

He married a beautiful woman whose father-in-law was the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau!

Out to join in the fun, Kong Chenghui, the deputy director of the police station, took the initiative to introduce him to the renowned anti-Japanese hero Li Tianxiong.

Most of Li Tianxiong's apprentices are now high-ranking military officers, and some are even generals. Not to mention his family's wealth, the three-courtyard siheyuan at No. 21 Beibingmasi Hutong is the ancestral home of the Li family. It was seized by traitors during the War of Resistance against Japan, but was returned to the Li family after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Liu Hao has become Li Tianxiong's apprentice, and this mansion will belong to Liu Hao from now on!

"By the way, Brother Kong, did you guys break the law by coming to arrest Master Yi and the deaf old lady?"

Kong Chenghui leaned close to Liu Hao's ear and whispered, "Didn't you report He Yuzhu's family for falsifying their social class background? After an investigation by the Social Education Corps, it was found that He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing, bribed Yue Zhigang, the director of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau, to falsify the background. Yue Zhigang was arrested, and He Daqing was also arrested in Baoding last night and escorted back to Beijing overnight."

He Daqing confessed that his father, He Zongguo, bought him four shops on Qianmen Street and two courtyard houses before the founding of the People's Republic of China. He secretly sold them in September 1949.

"Once, he was drinking with Yi Zhonghai, and when he got drunk, he told Yi Zhonghai about this. The deaf old woman from Yi Zhonghai used this as leverage to extort 4000 yuan from him and force him to leave Beijing."

"The most bizarre thing is that the district public security bureau and the social education group also found out that He Daqing's father, He Zongguo, went to Tianjin with a widow named Zeng Chunli to open a restaurant. Zeng Chunli's elder brother was the deputy station chief of the Kuomintang Tianjin Station, named Zeng Longxing. Before the Tianjin battle broke out, the couple went to the United States by boat with Zeng Longxing."

"Over the years, He Zongguo and Zeng Chunli have continued to run restaurants in New York, USA. The scale is still very large, and the assets are at least two or three million US dollars."

Holy crap, holy crap, Grandpa Shazhu has become a capitalist?