Comfortable life in Siheyuan

After nearly two hours of careful cleaning, Liu Haizhong finally made himself look brand new, neat and tidy.

At this moment, he was feeling depressed and walked out of the house with an angry face, heading straight towards the middle yard between the front yard and the back yard.

Not long ago, Liu Haizhong, who was at home, had questioned his son Liu Guangfu in detail about what happened at that time. Liu Guangfu also racked his brains and carefully recalled all the details of what had just happened.

According to Liu Guangfu, only Banggeng and Xiaojun were playing at the door of the house at that time. As to whether the sudden sound of firecrackers was related to them, further verification and confirmation is needed.

However, Liu Haizhong was thinking secretly in his heart: "Nine times out of ten, it's these two guys who are causing trouble!" With his many years of life experience and his understanding of these two children, he firmly believed that his judgment would not deviate too much.

When they arrived at the central courtyard, Liu Haizhong walked towards Yi Zhonghai's house without saying a word.

"Yi Xiaojun, come out! Yi Xiaojun!" Liu Haizhong shouted at the top of his voice, as if he wanted to shake the roof down. His shout could be heard clearly not only by his neighbors, but even the residents on the next few streets could hear it clearly.

"Qingshan, listen, what's going on? It sounds like someone is arguing!" Father Liu listened for a while and said with some confusion.

"Well, it sounds like the second uncle's voice. I'll go over and see what happened." Liu Qingshan said as he walked quickly towards the door.

"I guess it's the same thing that happened before! Someone in the yard just now said that the second uncle was blown up by firecrackers and fell into the toilet. I don't know whether it's true or not!" Liu's mother covered her mouth with her hands and giggled.

"When did this happen? Mom, I didn't hear you talk about it after I came back." Feng Yu, who was standing aside, immediately perked up when he heard this, his face full of curiosity.

"Hi! I just heard about it when I went to the Intermediate Court. I was planning to talk about it with you guys when I came back, but I forgot about it when I got busy!" Mother Liu patted her forehead and explained embarrassedly.

"Who set off the firecrackers?" Liu Qingshan grinned and asked with interest.

"I'm not sure who did the evil thing, but there were a lot of little kids running around in the alleys picking up firecrackers during this period!" Liu's mother frowned and answered thoughtfully.

"Then I'll go take a look!" Liu Qingshan thought to himself as he headed towards the bustling area.

"Wait a minute, Qingshan, let's go take a look together!" Feng Yu shouted hurriedly. As he spoke, he quickly caught up with Liu Qingshan and pulled his sister-in-law beside him.

The three of them came to the central courtyard and saw Liu Haizheng and Yi Zhonghai standing face to face, neither of them giving in to each other, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Old Yi, what did you teach your children? How could they throw firecrackers into the toilet? I was still in there and they exploded." Liu Haizhong yelled angrily, his voice making the ears of the people around him buzz.

"What's going on? What are you talking about? Our Xiaojun has always been very well behaved, how could he do such a thing! And stay away from me when you talk." Yi Zhonghai retorted angrily, while pinching his nose with his hand, as if he smelled something unpleasant.

"I asked Guangfu, and he only saw Banggeng and Xiaojun playing with firecrackers at the door just now. Who else could it be other than them? Why don't you call the two kids out and ask them and you'll know?" Liu Haizhong said with a grim face.

"Wait a moment, I'll go call him! Qin Huairu, go and call Banggeng out too." Yi Zhonghai went back to his room to call people with a look of disgust on his face.

"Okay!" Qin Huairu turned around and walked home.

After a while, Bang Geng and Yi Xiaojun were called out. Bang Geng looked at everyone innocently, while Yi Xiaojun hid behind Yi Zhonghai timidly.

"Banggeng, Xiaojun, tell me the truth, were you playing with firecrackers just now?" Liu Haizhong asked sternly.

"Speak a little more quietly and don't scare the two children." Yi Zhonghai stopped him with some dissatisfaction.

At this time, the aunt whispered: "Xiaojun, was it you who threw the firecrackers into the toilet?"

Bang Geng rolled his eyes and was about to speak, but Yi Xiaojun spoke first: "It wasn't us, we didn't throw firecrackers into the toilet!"

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he became even angrier: "You still don't admit it, my Guangfu saw it!"

The two sides were deadlocked, and the onlookers began to discuss. At this time, an old man, Yi Zhonghai, stood up and said, "Stop arguing. We still need to investigate this matter thoroughly. We can't wrongly accuse the child."

Liu Qingshan also said, "Yes, Uncle Er, don't worry, let's figure things out slowly."

"That's right. It's New Year's Day. Let's talk it out!" The third uncle smiled and tried to smooth things over.

After hearing what everyone said, Liu Haizhong was still furious, but gradually calmed down.

"Then what do you say we should do?" Liu Haizhong asked back unhappily.

"Why don't you ask if anyone else saw it?" Before the third uncle could finish his words, he was retorted by Liu Haizhong.

"Our Guangfu said that he saw them playing with firecrackers at the door with his own eyes. Could I lie?" Liu Haizhong became anxious again when he saw this situation.

When Liu Guangfu saw his father's appearance, he hurried over.

"I just went to the toilet to bring toilet paper to my father. When I came out, I only saw the two of them playing with firecrackers at the door. There was no one else." Liu Guangfu said solemnly.

When everyone heard this, they immediately turned their attention to the two children.

When Qin Huairu saw this, she turned around immediately, her face livid, staring at Banggeng, and asked sternly: "Banggeng, tell me the truth, did you do it? Tell me everything!"

Bang Geng hung his head, not daring to look directly at other people. At this moment, everyone in the yard also had a clear idea in their hearts.

"Xiaojun, was it you and Banggeng who threw it?" Yi Zhonghai asked in a soft voice!

"Yes... Banggeng and I were playing at the door and didn't know there was someone in the toilet. When we heard the second uncle's voice, we ran back." Yi Xiaojun said hesitantly.

"We really didn't mean it." Bang Geng also muttered softly.

When the third uncle saw this, he stepped forward to smooth things over: "It's normal for these kids to be naughty. The two kids should apologize and don't scare the child."

"Mr. Yan, what does this have to do with you? Stop talking nonsense and try falling down!" As soon as Liu Haizhong finished speaking, everyone in the yard burst into laughter.

Even Yi Zhonghai couldn't help laughing.

"Second uncle, I'll bring Banggeng to apologize to you on his behalf. In this way, I'll wash your dirty clothes for you. This was our Banggeng's mistake, and I, as his mother, will make up for it." Qin Huairu said sincerely.

After hearing what Qin Huairu said, Liu Haizhong's expression eased a little, but he still said angrily: "It's Chinese New Year, and I don't want to embarrass the children, but you parents should educate them well and not let them be so naughty. You said how unlucky it is for me during Chinese New Year."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Second Uncle is right. I will educate Xiaojun well. This time it was indeed our child who was wrong. I apologize to you on behalf of Xiaojun."

Bang Geng and Yi Xiaojun also realized their mistakes. They lowered their heads and walked in front of Liu Haizhong, saying in a low voice: "Second Uncle, I'm sorry. We won't do this again in the future!"