"...To be honest, with Yu Ye's ability, I really want to kowtow to my master on the spot. But I also know that at my age, it's okay to just fool around, but if I really want to practice something, it's already too late.
I didn’t say this at that time..."
"...Later on, I still delivered coal to Mr. Yu on time, but every time, the old man had to leave me to chat for a while and drink some water before leaving. A few years later, I was transferred to the production department again, but I told the person who took over to take over, he had to be like
I took the same care of the old man. Later, every holiday, I continued to visit Mr. Yu, and gradually we became friends every year..."
"...The more I got to know Mr. Yu, the more I regretted that I was not lucky. After all, it is rare to find a good person. Then I thought again, I can't do it, but I still have a son, so I asked Mr. Yu if he could
I can't accept Quanzi as my apprentice. When the old man saw that I was serious, he asked me to wait until the child turns ten to show it to him..."
After listening to Chen Deyuan's account of Master Yu's life experience, Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin were speechless for a long time. They truly understood that Master Yu was a master whom they rarely met. However, they also had new concerns because of this.
"Deyuan, do you think Master Yu is not willing to accept any more disciples? Otherwise, he wouldn't have had even one apprentice for so many years. Besides, you and Master Yu had this kind of relationship, and they didn't even say a word at that time.
Promise. We don’t have any friendship with them, so how can they be willing to cause this trouble? What’s more, Master Yu is already seventy years old, and we, the third child, are very knowledgeable, and the old man is so energetic..."
Seeing that Hong Lucheng was still hesitating, Chen Deyuan got a little anxious and immediately slapped his thigh.
"Hey, I think you just worry too much. Let me put it this way, Mr. Yu is not easy to deal with outsiders. Except for a few old neighbors nearby, not many people in the whole alley know what the old man is capable of. Where can he go?
Looking for a suitable apprentice? As for Yu Ye, who wants to wait until the child is ten years old, that is not an excuse, but to check the child's development. Because practicing at such a young age is not good for the bones. If the physical condition is not suitable by nature, reluctantly
It’s not a good thing. In addition, Master Yu’s body and bones are absolutely fine, and it doesn’t matter how many young men are involved. But I have to say, practicing this is really hard, and you have to really let go of your children..."
"Don't give up. This child is really shameless and should suffer some hardships to grow up. Besides, it is not easy to find a really capable master these days. It is his destiny to be accepted by Master Yu. For this, I
Thank you very much..."
Finally, Wang Yunlin, who had not spoken for a long time, became the final decision-maker, while Hong Lucheng silently glanced at his wife and nodded.
Chen Deyuan felt relieved. At this point, we finally reached an agreement.
People with a bad temper can't stay up all night with something on their mind. In order to settle the matter as soon as possible, Chen Deyuan bought some food to see Yu Ye after getting off work that day. When he was drinking in the evening, he took advantage of the situation at the wine table.
Tell me what happened.
Chen Deyuan was very honest and did not set up any ambush for Mr. Yu at all. Not only did he directly tell all about Hong Yanwu's misdeeds, but he also told everything about his relationship with the Hong family. What he hoped was that Mr. Yu could not only accept Chen Liquan,
You can also take Hong Yanwu as your disciple. In this way, the two children can learn their true skills and avoid Hong Yanwu from continuing to mess around and causing trouble for the family.
But at the beginning, Master Yu was actually very unhappy when he heard that Chen Deyuan actually gave him a coward who didn't follow the rules and could go against the grain.
Because after so many years, he has long lost the intention to accept apprentices. He was able to accept Chen Deyuan in the first place, all because he wanted to reciprocate his kindness. But if Chen Deyuan wanted to treat him as a busker on the old flyover, why would he?
Such a child can be his apprentice casually, so naturally what he said at the beginning does not count.
However, after all, Chen Deyuan has always taken good care of him for so many years. No matter how unhappy Master Yu is, he can't just pout with just one sentence. He has to listen to what others have to say. But when he figured out all the situations, his initial mentality couldn't help but
Some changes have taken place.
There are two reasons for this.
First, Chen Deyuan’s kindness moved Master Yu.
Master Yu valued people's integrity the most. He didn't expect that Chen Deyuan could persist in the favor he received from the Hong family many years ago and never forget his roots. Therefore, he could be more considerate of Chen Deyuan's unkind request. At least he didn't
They will no longer think that Chen Deyuan is arrogant and treats his stuff as a sideshow to amuse children.
Second, and most importantly, Master Yu did not expect that Hong Yanwu was a descendant of the Hong family, the "Eight Great Houses".
It's a coincidence that when Yu Ye's brother Yu Wei passed away and the "Huiyou Escort Bureau" was closed down, there were several Renyi shops in Dashilan that came to Yu Ye's family in times of trouble. And no matter which time, there were members of the Hong family.
Man. So speaking of it, Master Yu has actually benefited a lot from the Hong family. As the saying goes, "repaying kindness with gratitude", how can Master Yu be vague about this kind of thing? Besides, there is a ready-made example like Chen Deyuan in front of us.
How could he be compared with others? So, he told Chen Deyuan frankly about the matter and promised to go to the Hong family to see if the child was suitable for wrestling training.
Chen Deyuan heard this past incident from Master Yu, and he suddenly realized that he could not help but have a new understanding of the four words "life is impermanent". But soon, he felt that something was wrong again, so he couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "
Isn’t it right? If you have this relationship with the Hong family, then how could they not know if I mentioned you to others? Besides, the Hong family’s Yanmei Building and Yanmei Zhai are on Meishi Street, not in Dashilar.
Li, did you remember it wrong?"
But after hearing this, Mr. Yu only smiled slightly. "Hey, how old was that? I'm afraid the boss you recognize was still young at that time. I'm talking about the old boss of the Hong family - Hong Xiaoru. As for Hong Xiaoru,
You are right that Yanmei Building and Yanmei Zhai are on Meishi Street. But don’t forget, the Hong family does not only have this business. Their Sanyang Gold Store and antique shop Jubaozhai are located on Dashilan Street.
And in the jewelry market..."
Just like that, on Sunday a few days later, Mr. Yu came to Furuli early in the morning as requested by Chen Deyuan. Chen Deyuan also followed Mr. Yu's instructions and did not tell Hong Lucheng about this past incident. Because first of all, Mr. Yu
I still have to look after the child. If Hong Yanwu's physical condition is really bad, this thing won't be possible. Besides, in this day and age, it's best not to mention the events of that year. Everyone is afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so subconsciously they all avoid it.
This kind of thing.
Master Yu first arrived at the West Courtyard. As soon as he found Chen Deyuan's home, he saw a child picking up ashes at the door. Since the father and son had similar facial features, he knew he was Chen Deyuan's son without asking.
In those days, no matter in winter or summer, because every household had to use coal stoves to make fires for cooking, the garbage at home was mainly composed of ashes. The ashes taken out were often placed in a broken washbasin with a newspaper underneath, which would last for at least a day.
First, this job is relatively simple. Whether it is good or bad, it usually falls on the children.
But what surprised Mr. Yu was that after Chen Liquan took out his own furnace ashes and put the ash basin on the cart, he also put the neighbor's garbage baskets and buckets on the cart together, and then turned around
When I came to see him, I politely called out "Good morning, Grandpa" before pulling the car and driving away steadily.
Hey, this little guy! Honest, practical and sensible!
As the saying goes, you can see the big from the small. Chen Liquan's casual performance made Yu Ye like it at first sight. In addition, Chen Liquan has been well nourished since he was a child, and he often works, and his body bones look much thicker than those of his peers.
.So Mr. Yu has basically concluded that he will be a good young man in wrestling.
However, people are more irritating than others. Although Yu Ye’s first impression of Chen Liquan was good, his impression of Hong Yanwu was completely wrong. Because after Chen Liquan came back from dumping the dust, Yu Ye and Chen Deyuan and his son went to the east courtyard together.
When I visited the Hong family, I happened to witness the whole process of the "hometown thief" being "habitually" disgusted.
It turned out that just when the three of them had just reached the high steps of the east courtyard gate, Hong Yanwu happened to be standing in the middle of the courtyard, shouting at the top of his voice, "Grind the scissors and choke the kitchen knife——"
It was 8:30 in the morning. This harsh and unexpected voice not only startled Master Yu, but also all the neighbors in the hospital. No one could sit at home anymore.
live.
The wife of the old man was the first to walk out of the house wearing an apron and scolded, "You brat, you almost told me that I have a heart attack! I'll pay for it if I lose it..."
Old Su's wife also came out from next door, "Xiao Wuzi, what are you doing so early in the morning? You scared my daughter to tears..."
Lao Ding was the last one to come out of the south room, and he immediately scolded him. "You are a thief from home, you are nothing anymore. It's only this Sunday in the week, and I can't sleep in at all, but you are the one who messed it up."
.Where are your adults? I want to talk to your father..."
In the face of everyone's public outrage, Hong Yanwu was completely shameless. He smiled quite shamelessly and only said, "My parents went shopping for groceries, and even our boss was not here," and then he continued:
He put on a posture like Yang Zirong under the jujube tree, grabbed his neck and sang a model opera again.
"Crossing the forest and sea, crossing the snow and pristine air, soaring into the sky, expressing heroic sentiments and ambitions to face the mountains, may the red flag be waved across the five continents and the four seas..."
The gong's broken gong-like voice sang provocatively, causing the temples of everyone present to beat. Now, all the neighbors looked at each other in panic, and no one could do anything to this "Mr. Hong".
Seeing such a scene, even Mr. Yu couldn't help shaking his head and couldn't help but sigh, "With this unscrupulous son, I'm afraid the Hong family's ancestral tomb has lost its feng shui, and his strength has been exhausted."
As soon as he heard this, Chen Deyuan's face suddenly turned ugly. He was most afraid that Master Yu would change his mind at the last moment, so he quickly yelled, "You kid, you are tormenting your neighbor again, you must be tight!" and walked out of the shadow of the doorway.
Come out and stop Hong Yanwu's nonsense.
Standing in the big sun, Hong Yanwu was singing until he was shirtless and sweating. Only then did he notice Chen Deyuan, who was eyeing him eagerly. He was trembling at that time.
How smart is he? He knew that he would get beaten if he tried any harder, so he stopped singing the following line "Even if it is a sea of fire and a mountain of knives, he will rush forward." He just ran away as a conditioned reflex.
Almost instantly, he stepped on the tractor and slipped back into the house. He closed the door and closed the door as if he had never been out before.
Only the neighbors in the courtyard were left, looking at the entrance of Hong's house, shaking their heads and sighing.