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

Chapter 164 Night Shift Food Processing

That evening, after having dinner at home, Sha Zhu told his second uncle, Cai Quanwu, and then rode his bicycle to work at the steel rolling mill.

Because it was late, we encountered patrols on Nanluoguxiang Street.

Fortunately, after Sha Zhu gave his name, a patrol officer recognized him and let him go after a brief inquiry.

What Sha Zhu didn't know was that after he left, several patrolmen continued their patrols while talking about Sha Zhu.

"Xiao Fang, the guy we just stopped was Sha Zhu, wasn't he?"

"Yeah, that's right. His dad ran off with a widow. Don't call him 'Silly Pillar' in front of him. That kid's ruthless."

"What? He was being so polite to me just now,"

"You're new here, you don't know, but he has a very good relationship with Director Wang of the neighborhood office."

He lived right next to the neighborhood committee office. Before the Lunar New Year, he got really angry and beat three people who called him by his nickname until their heads were swollen.

The sight was truly... truly... I doubt even their parents would recognize them. The kid was completely unharmed afterward.”

"Brother Cheng, wasn't it said that the three people who got beaten up were eating for free at Sha Zhu's stall and didn't pay, which is why they got beaten up?"

"Oh, they deserved it. If it were me, I'd break all three of their third legs."

"The third leg, Xiao Fang, what is the third leg?"

"It's the one you used to urinate on."

"Haha!" "Let me tell you, don't think that Sha Zhu was being polite just now. You know Li Gang, who works next to Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office, right?"

"I know," "I know, Li Gang was in the limelight a few days ago."

He single-handedly stopped three spies and arrested several others that day. He escaped unscathed and was even praised afterward.

Look at how smug he is when he gets praised at the meeting. I wish I could fight like that.

"Don't be so sour. If you're so capable, go talk to Li Gang." "Fine, I'll go with some wine and make sure Li Gang is completely worn out."...

“Let me tell you, when Li Gang was drinking with me, he said that the idiot Zhu who just passed by was just as skilled as Li Gang.”

"Really?" "Impossible!" Several patrolmen looked around, their faces showing disbelief.

"This kid is a master of feigning weakness to deceive others. If Li Gang hadn't told me..."

I also asked around among the neighbors, and I really didn't know that Sha Zhu not only had one master who worked at Fengzeyuan.

He also had a teacher who was a coach at a martial arts academy…

"Brother Cheng, aren't you on good terms with Li Gang? Could you introduce us? Li Gang is a stingy guy, and even if you want to learn a few skills from him, he's unwilling to teach you."

"Are you stupid? You have connections but don't know how to use them?"

"How so?" the patrolman asked, completely bewildered.

"Aren't you neighbors with Xiao Li from the housing department of the neighborhood committee? Go find him; he's really close to that idiot Zhu."

I heard from Li Gang that Xiao Li and Sha Zhu were so close they were practically inseparable. Sometimes Xiao Li wouldn't go home at night and would sleep at Sha Zhu's house next to the neighborhood office.

"Really, Brother Cheng? You mean Xiao Li and Sha Zhu are lesbians?"

"What are you thinking, kid? You think just because his nickname is 'Silly Pillar' he's actually stupid? That kid and his sister live in a courtyard house, and that whole house belongs to someone else."

"Holy crap, two people sharing a courtyard," exclaimed two or three people who didn't know Sha Zhu.

"I still sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed) with my family, and I don't dare to move my body at night."

"Hehe, haha, Sha Zhu's family only has an empty courtyard and three main rooms," Cheng Ge said slowly after the others had finished exclaiming in surprise.

"I see. That's not bad. At least it's quiet, unlike living in a crowded courtyard where there are too many trivial matters."

……,

Sha Zhu encountered two groups of inspectors on the way before finally arriving at the factory. The factory workshops were brightly lit.

From afar, Sha Zhu could still hear the occasional voices coming from inside the workshop.

After the Spring Festival holiday,

As an important industrial enterprise, the steel rolling mill implemented a two-shift work system to improve production efficiency and meet demand.

Although there are two shifts, there aren't many people working in the workshop at night.

So there are no arrangements in the kitchen canteen now. Most of the workshop workers bring their own food from home and eat it hastily when it's time to eat.

Upon arriving at the kitchen, where the lights were on, Liu Lan and Zhang Long were already there.

Seeing Sha Zhu come in, Liu Lan complained, "He Yuzhu, why are you only getting here now? We arrived at six o'clock. Look, it's already past eight."

"Baa, baa," before Sha Zhu could speak, the sound of sheep bleating came from outside the canteen.

"Alright, I didn't stop you from coming to work the night shift. I just let you come and get some overtime pay. I can do this much work by myself."

"If you keep complaining, go find somewhere to sleep." Sha Zhu scolded Liu Lan, completely oblivious to her feelings.

Seeing Liu Lan muttering to herself, she dared not utter a sound.

Sha Zhu asked the two men, "Have you finished the handover? Where are the things that Director Zhang sent over? Show them to me."

Liu Lan muttered something to herself, but Sha Zhu didn't scan her with his mind and didn't know what she was muttering.

Zhang Long hurriedly led Sha Zhu to the small warehouse to check on the ingredients that Director Zhang had purchased.

Wow, half a pig's shoulder and a pig's head.

It had pig's trotters, pig's ears, pig's tongue, and pig's tail—surprisingly, even a small piece of beef.

Spending so much money, is he going to entertain some important person tomorrow? It seems Director Zhang has been to that little restaurant near the Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office.

Zhang Long then took Sha Zhu to see the five fat sheep tied up outside. Back in the kitchen, Sha Zhu began assigning tasks.

"Liu Lan, you go to the back kitchen and boil water. Boil as much as you can, because we'll need it later. Use all the big pots."

After instructing Liu Lan, Sha Zhu turned to his disciple and said, "Zhang Long, come with me to deal with those sheep. I'll process one sheep, so make sure you look carefully."

"Because the next four sheep are your responsibility, you need to be quick and efficient, otherwise you won't finish even if you work until tomorrow morning,"

Sha Zhu led Zhang Long to the kitchen door, pulled out an electrical cord, connected a light bulb, and picked up some tools. He then told Zhang Long to watch carefully.

From slaughtering and bleeding the sheep, skinning it, and removing its internal organs, to the processing of the mutton, even seasoned veterans who frequently handle mutton would be astonished upon seeing it.

Sha Zhu was butchering a sheep and instructing his apprentices near the kitchen entrance, which attracted the attention of the factory's patrol personnel.

Seeing the lights on at the kitchen entrance and that kitchen staff were butchering a sheep, I went over to say hello.

After Liu Lan filled several large pots with water in the kitchen, she came out to watch Sha Zhu teach his disciples how to slaughter sheep.

Several patrolmen in the factory looked at the large chunks of mutton that Sha Zhu had cut up.

The four fat sheep beside them, still bleating, couldn't help but swallow hard, abandoning their own work to stop and watch.

There's so much mutton! I wish I could have just one piece, even if it was raw.

The patrolmen were getting hungry. One of them couldn't help but ask, "Master He, when can we finally get some mutton?"

Sha Zhu handed the knife in his hand to his disciple Zhang Long, wiped his hands clean, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and gave one to each of the patrolmen.

I thought to myself, if you can't resist the aroma of raw mutton now, how will you be able to stand it when it smells good?

"Hehe," Sha Zhu chuckled to himself.

However, there's no harm in building good relationships with them, he whispered to the group.

"Wait until 2 a.m., when all the workshop workers have gone into the workshop to work. You guys, after you've finished your patrol, sneak over here..."

I'll add another dish for you, a stir-fried lamb offal soup, and some lamb offal soup to satisfy your hunger first. The proper lamb soup probably won't be ready until tomorrow noon."

He chatted briefly with the patrolling officers and saw them off. After dealing with the first sheep, Sha Zhu watched as his apprentice awkwardly began to process the second sheep.

"Be bolder, be bolder. Why are you acting like a little girl?"

Zhang Long held the knife, swaying it left and right but not making a move, until Sha Zhu kicked him up.

Liu Lan, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore. She snatched the knife from Zhang Long's hand and, before Sha Zhu could scold her,

Liu Lan grabbed the upside-down sheep with one hand and, with the other hand holding a knife, stabbed it into the blood vessel in the sheep's neck.