Chapter 249: Yan Bugui's Shop is Robbed

Facing the father and daughter who did not believe him, He Yuzhu knew that saying anything more would be useless. After all, they had a relationship.

After he understood this point, he stood up to take his leave.

As soon as He Yuzhu entered the main gate, he still felt it was strange; why was the door god Yan Bugui not there?

It was only after he entered his own door that he discovered Yan Bugui and his wife were sitting in his living room!

Yang Ruihua's eyes were red, and Shen Guizhi was comforting her.

Yan Bugui, meanwhile, was drinking tea while muttering something.

As soon as the couple saw He Yuzhu, they suddenly stood up politely, as if they had seen a great savior.

He Yuzhu raised an eyebrow and asked: "Teacher Yan, why are you so free today? Not watching the door, but coming to my place to visit?"

Yang Ruihua suddenly shed tears and sobbed: "Zhuzi, I know you have great ability; this time you must help my family!"

He Yuzhu teased: "What is it? Was Yan Jiecheng kidnapped, or did something happen to Yan Jiekuang?"

"My family's shop was robbed by those soldiers!" Yan Bugui said painfully.

"Isn't your shop one that sells things for the dead? How could anyone take a fancy to that kind of stuff? What has this world come to?" He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh.

"Zhuzi, speak properly." Shen Guizhi gently reproved.

He Yuzhu then became serious, handed Yan Bugui a cigarette, and asked: "What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

Yan Bugui tucked the cigarette behind his ear and said with a mournful face: "My shop is next to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Wangfujing. This morning, a group of soldiers came and said their officer had passed away, telling my clerk to send all the goods in the shop to their officer's mourning hall. My clerk is a simple-minded person; he thought a big deal had come, so he hired two carts to haul them to Lijiazhuang outside Yongdingmen. But after arriving and unloading the carts, they wouldn't pay. When my clerk asked for money, he was even beaten up..."

"Sob, sob, sob..."

The couple began to cry.

If the shop was robbed by soldiers, one could only accept the bad luck. Now there were tens of thousands of wounded soldiers in Si Jiu Cheng; who dared to provoke them?

"I figured your family must have connections. If you can help me get the money back, I'll give you twenty percent." Yan Bugui begged.

He Yuzhu sneered: "Teacher Yan, you really dare to think. Your clerk got beaten, and you don't dare to step up yourself, yet you come to find me? You want to drag me into this fire pit? I have no way; please go back, I have to cook."

"Don't you drive for a big shot? Can't you go and beg him?" Yang Ruihua said.

"Just for your dead people's things? I don't have that much face!" He Yuzhu's tone was firm.

Seeing that He Yuzhu would not agree, Yan Bugui hurriedly gave his wife a wink.

Yang Ruihua immediately grabbed Shen Guizhi's hand: "Sister, my family really has no money to restock. Can you lend us some money to tide us over?"

He Yuzhu preemptively refused: "Our family has no money either. My current employer pays in Gold Yuan Coupons; they are issued in the morning, and by evening they can't buy much of anything. You also know that there are three relatives living in the Siheyuan! They all rely on us for support. Teacher Yan, don't set your sights on us."

Shen Guizhi also helplessly spread her hands: "The three families in the East Cross Courtyard are also living tight, and we can't help but support them; I'm truly sorry."

Seeing this situation, the Yan Bugui couple had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

After they walked far away, He Yuzhu said to his mother: "Mother, you must never lend money to the Yan family. I heard from the Deaf Old Lady in the Houyuan that back then, Xu Fugui lent money to Yan Bugui to open a shop, and as soon as Xu Fugui died, he tried to renege on the debt. Later, it was only after the man Cui Xiuxin married found some thugs to scare him several times that the money was recovered."

"Then this couple really cannot be associated with!" Shen Guizhi said.

"Who's to say otherwise!"

"It's fortunate you came back. Just now, seeing them cry so pitifully, I almost softened and lent them money!" Shen Guizhi said with lingering fear.

"Mother, in this courtyard, except for the Wang family in the front yard and the Yi family in the Zhongyuan, you had best not have money dealings with the other families." He Yuzhu instructed.

Just as they were talking, He Yushui and three little girls ran into the courtyard crying.

He Yuzhu saw the slap mark on his sister's face at a glance and was instantly furious.

"Who bullied you?" He Yuzhu picked up He Yushui and asked.

"Li Datou in the alley snatched our glass marbles and brought several boys to beat us." He Yushui sobbed aggrievedly.

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu exploded and walked out carrying He Yushui: "Let's go, brother will go get revenge for you!"

Shen Guizhi hurriedly stopped him: "Zhuzi, ask clearly what happened first; don't just go up and hit people."

"Mother, don't worry!"

He Yuzhu brought the four little girls to the entrance of the alley and saw five half-grown boys leaning against the wall basking in the sun, with cigarettes dangling from their mouths.

He Yushui pointed at a half-grown boy with a big head and small body and said: "Brother, it's him! He is Li Datou!"

He Yuzhu walked over with long strides: "All of you, stand straight for me!"

Li Datou spat on the ground and cursed: "You're the He family kid, right? Young master knows you! Isn't your dad just a lousy cook? What's there to be arrogant about? Do you know who my dad is?"

"Your dad is Li Gang, so what?" He Yuzhu mocked.

"Consider yourself sensible! My dad is the Deputy Captain of the police station, Li Gang!" Li Datou said triumphantly.

He Yuzhu was amused by these words, but before he could say anything more, he gave each of them two big slaps with lightning speed.

The five boys were instantly knocked to the ground.

Li Datou was still quite stubborn; he climbed up from the ground, picked up a stone, and threw it at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu dodged, kicked him to the ground, got on top of him, and gave him a beating: "Even if your dad comes, I'll still beat you!"

Seeing this situation, the other children turned and ran.

Li Datou struggled while cursing: "If you don't beat me to death today, I'll have my dad kill you!"

"If you have the ability, come to the No. 95 Siheyuan to find me! If your dad doesn't come, I'll beat you every time I see you from now on!"

As soon as He Yuzhu let go, Li Datou slipped away like a loach.

He brought the four little girls back to the courtyard, knowing the Li Family would definitely come to find trouble, so he accompanied the little girls to play with beanbags at his own door.

About half an hour later, Li Datou led three Black Dogs into the main gate.

Seeing that they were three Black Dogs, Yan Bugui immediately bowed and scraped: "What business do you gentlemen have?"

"Here to arrest the He family kid!" a bald man said.

Yan Bugui was so happy that snot bubbles were almost coming out; he hurriedly added fuel to the fire: "This kid is indeed not honest. He committed a crime and ran away a while ago, and only recently returned."

He Yuzhu walked out slowly and cursed: "Yan Laoxi, since you couldn't borrow money, you learned to go and report to the Black Dogs?"

Li Datou pointed at He Yuzhu and said: "Uncle Wang, Uncle Sun, Uncle Bai, it was this kid who hit me and even said he wanted to kill my dad! Look how arrogant he is, daring to curse the Black Dogs right in front of you!"

The bald man sneered: "Kid, tired of living? You dare touch Deputy Captain Li's son?"

He Yuzhu laughed: "Baldy, go back and tell your Deputy Captain that if his son dares to bully my sister again, I will break one of his son's legs."

"You've got a big mouth, kid!" the bald man said.

"I'm the type of person who doesn't look for trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either. If you aren't satisfied, you can all come at me together. But let me tell you, you aren't here for any official business; you're interfering in a civil dispute and using your power to suppress others. If I beat you up, I won't be paying for your medical bills."

Upon hearing this, the bald man was instantly furious and shouted: "Brothers, all together now! Teach this ignorant kid a lesson!"

The three men brandished their batons and charged. He Yuzhu stood still, lightly dodged the bald man's baton, and punched him in the stomach.

The bald man flew five meters away, crashing into Yan Bugui's precious flower bed and shattering several flower pots.

"My flower pots!" Yan Bugui cried out with a mournful face.

He Yuzhu then kicked the bearded man in the chest, sending him flying backward until he slammed into the courtyard wall.

Another thin man tried to sneak an attack, but He Yuzhu crouched to dodge the baton and used a Rabbit Kicks the Eagle, kicking the thin man over ten meters away.

For a moment, the courtyard was deathly silent.

The neighbors in the Zhongyuan were all quietly peeking out from their doorways, and no one dared to come forward to break up the fight!

Seeing this, Li Datou tried to run, but He Yuzhu flicked a pebble, hitting him in the leg. He fell onto the threshold with a thud, and a front tooth was knocked out instantly.