Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 121 Fighting

After the master and mistress left, the deaf old lady asked Sha Zhu,

"Was that your master and mistress who just came over? I noticed your master didn't seem to like you much."

What did you do to upset your master? Don't I remember you stayed at your master and mistress's house for over two months?

Sha Zhu lied without batting an eye, "Isn't it because my master is so disappointed in me?"

My master told me to continue learning to cook from him, saying I have a high talent for it.

If you continue to study under my master for another year or two, you can work at Fengzeyuan.

Or you could get a second-in-command position at the Beijing Hotel, which would earn you at least forty or fifty yuan a month, and after two years you could earn seventy or eighty yuan.

This is because I didn't listen to my master and went to work in the factory. I only earn twenty yuan a month, which isn't even enough for my brother and me to cover our expenses.

But it's okay, that's just how my master is. Kicking my butt is a regular thing for him, I'm used to it.

When Sha Zhu saw guests arriving, he looked at the old lady and Aunt Yi and said...

"Grandma, I won't be visiting you for the New Year. I'm going to my master's house for the New Year. I'll go over there to greet the guests first."

The deaf old lady wasn't stupid; she was quite shrewd, having lived from the Qing Dynasty to the present day.

I heard clearly what Sha Zhu said just now. This Sha Zhu doesn't like Yi Zhonghai anymore, and by extension, he doesn't want to see this old lady either.

The deaf old lady took out her handkerchief to pay the bill, and Sha Zhu, seeing this, quickly came over and said...

"Grandma, let it go this time. I'll take two more steamed buns; you can heat them up when you get home. If you want to pay, we can talk about it next time."

Sha Zhu gave the deaf old lady two more steamed buns, and then saw her and Aunt Yi off.

I thought to myself, "Next time? You'll probably be waiting forever."

I'm just being bored, so I've been setting up a stall these past couple of days.

We told our neighbors that my brother and I were out of money and struggling financially, and that we would be closing the stall in a couple of days.

Tell the neighbors that this is not a job for humans; setting up a stall not only didn't make them money, but they also lost a lot of money.

Take a look at the street scene of this era and see the bustling traffic.

The people were truly suffering; many wore tattered clothes, their cotton-padded jackets patched one after another.

It's hard to imagine whether this cotton-padded jacket was made from scraps of cloth and worn out, though of course there are also fine and luxurious clothes.

Shazhu felt miserable; the tide of the times wouldn't miss anyone, unless you were completely isolated from the world.

The blissful life of lying down and relaxing will last for nearly thirty years; during these thirty years, we'll have to work hard to find happiness.

But considering my age, even if I find a wife, it will be at least three years before I can.

Looking at the young women on the street, some dressed simply, others in green military uniforms,

Her spirited and unadorned appearance, along with her happy shopping spree, suddenly lifted Sha Zhu's mood.

"Boss, young boss, I'm asking you a question, what are you spacing out for?"

Two young women in green military uniforms stood in front of Sha Zhu's stall, and one of them waved her right hand in front of Sha Zhu's eyes.

Sha Zhu rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, confirming that he wasn't dreaming.

He quickly said with a smile, "Ladies, what would you like to eat? Meat buns or mutton soup?"

"What do you mean, 'Miss'? Are we that young? Hurry up and bring us a bowl of mutton soup and two meat buns."

A woman with a ponytail looked at the prices on the wooden board and said.

The young lady with short, ear-length hair next to him jokingly said, "Little brother, you were staring blankly at my dear sister just now, are you missing your wife?"

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "They are indeed beautiful. When I want to marry you..."

I guess you're already married to someone else, and maybe you even have children.

You all look two or three years older than me, and I don't want to be the butt of your jokes.

With a dark expression, he cooked mutton soup for the two pretty young ladies, while Sha Mao had already brought over four large meat buns to try and get closer to them.

This kid is a born bastard; he's so young and already knows how to flatter two young ladies.

I don't know what that silly boy Mao talked about with the two young ladies, but it made them laugh so hard.

Sha Zhu brought over the two bowls of mutton soup he had just cooked and asked Xu Damao.

"Sha Mao, what are you doing here? Didn't they order two meat buns? Why did you bring four?"

The young woman with short, ear-length hair and an oval face took a bite of a meat bun, her eyes lit up, and she said, "If we each have two, that makes four!"

"That's right, silly Zhu, I didn't bring the wrong thing. Look, I even brought you water."

I've washed the dishes and cleaned the place. Now, hurry up and bring me a bowl of mutton soup.

"I'll take the meat buns myself, otherwise I'll go to the neighborhood office over there and find Director Wang, accuse you of employing child labor, and have you arrested as a landlord."

When Xu Damao heard Sha Zhu call him Sha Mao, he didn't want to back down in front of the two young ladies, so he held his head high and showed off to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu raised his leg to kick, which scared Da Mao so much that he quickly hid behind his two older sisters.

Just as Sha Zhu was about to chase after them, three young men around 20 years old came over to the stall. At first glance, they looked like three street thugs.

One was bald, the other two had crew cuts, they spoke in a sleazy tone, and they didn't even stand properly. They addressed Sha Zhu...

"Hey, I heard you're that silly Zhu whose dad ran off with the widow?"

"What brings you out here doing small business? Quickly, bring us three bowls of mutton soup and ten big meat buns."

Seeing this, Sha Zhu was furious, extremely furious. "Someone's courting death!"

He ran to the entrance of the neighborhood office looking for trouble, suppressing his anger, intending to use these three street thugs to establish his authority in front of the neighbors today.

And those who are blind and looking for trouble, I'm not someone you can just come and try to get close to.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up, I'm only doing you a favor by coming here to patronize your business. Don't think you're so great just because Old Liu and his nephew are afraid of you."

As he spoke, the bald man led the two men with buzz cuts behind him to the table inside and sat down.

Xu Damao sat down at the table with the two young ladies, no longer bothering to joke around with Sha Zhu.

After the bald young man sat down, he looked at the two beautiful women of similar age sitting next to him and whispered to the two crew-cut young men.

Sha Zhu told Liu Guangtian and his two friends from Yushui to stand on the steamer side of the buns, otherwise an uncontrollable situation might occur and they might get hurt.

Without making a sound, he first started simmering the mutton soup, then served the three young men ten meat buns.

After waiting a while, I brought over the cooked mutton soup. I addressed the three of them directly.

"Ten meat buns cost 50 cents, three bowls of mutton soup cost 21 cents, that's 71 cents in total. Could someone please pay the bill?"

One of them, with a buzz cut, slammed his hand on the table and pointed at Sha Zhu, saying...

"Kid, no wonder people call you 'Silly Pillar.' Do you even know what we do?"

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "If I wanted to cause trouble for you, why would I need to find out what you're up to? You can only blame yourselves for calling me by my nickname and being used by me."

"So, you're saying you're not going to pay, right? The neighborhood committee office is right next door," Sha Zhu said loudly to the three of them. He tried to claim the moral high ground before even starting a fight.

At this moment, the neighbors and vendors in the vicinity all turned their attention to this place.

"Oh dear, I'm so scared! We didn't say we wouldn't pay. Can't we pay after we finish eating?" the crew-cut youth said.

Sha Zhu was furious. "Why aren't you cooperating? Can't you just talk?"

When do we start paying for our meals? So I can teach you a lesson.

These three young men called themselves "Silly Pillar" in front of others.

He didn't make the first move because he wanted to draw everyone's attention before he acted.

His gaze swept over the three people, his mind preparing to take the money from them.

It's not too late to cause trouble later, but these three people had no money at all and were just trying to freeload. Fine, you wait and see.

Sha Zhu returned to his stall and sat down to wait for the three of them to eat. Just then, Xu Damao ran over and said...

"Brother Zhu, won't a fight break out? Should I go and call Brother Li from the neighborhood committee? Aren't you on good terms with him?"

"No, please don't, Da Mao. I'm going to show you my true power later and let you know how good I am to you."

You called me by my nickname today, so I'm going to make an example of you later. Watch closely.

"If you dare call the neighborhood committee, you're not my good buddy," Sha Zhu said to Xu Damao.

"Hey, silly Zhu, what kind of time is this to be joking? Those three are regulars around our school."

"He's always getting into fights, likes to freeload, and won't pay anyone he sees as easy to bully. He also frequently stops us students to demand money," Xu Damao said anxiously.

Sha Zhu ignored Xu Damao. After waiting for a while, the two pretty young ladies sensed that the atmosphere was not right, quickly finished their food, and prepared to leave.

At this moment, the bald man gestured to the two people beside him to look at the two pretty young ladies who were about to leave.

Sha Zhu then realized that three street thugs had their eyes on these two dashing young beauties.

This is unacceptable. Even I don't have a share, so how can you possibly have it?

A young man with a crew cut stood up and tried to follow, but Sha Zhu quickly blocked his way.

The crew-cut youth reached out to shove Sha Zhu aside, but Sha Zhu stood there motionless. The youth snapped, "Get out of the way!"

Sha Zhu looked at the other person and said, "Pay the money first before you leave."

The crew-cut youth hadn't moved Sha Zhu's body even slightly, nor had he continued to attack Sha Zhu. He looked at the bald man behind him and called out, "Big Brother."

The bald man and another young man dropped the buns they hadn't finished eating.

He walked over to the young man from before and said, "You go first," then looked at Sha Zhu.

How could Sha Zhu let them leave? None of the three of them are leaving today.

They stopped the young man who was about to leave and said, "None of you can leave without paying."

The bald man's expression grew increasingly frightening, and Xu Damao, who was standing next to him, quickly retreated outside the stall.

"Oh, really? You're asking for it," the bald man said menacingly, looking at Sha Zhu with a sinister gaze.