Siheyuan: I just want to live

It was late at night, everything was quiet, and the clock quietly pointed to a little after four in the morning. Chen Feng dragged his slightly tired body and slowly stepped into the house.

He did not go upstairs, fearing that he would wake up Jin Ling who was sleeping soundly. Instead, he went straight to the room next to Jin Ming. He spread the bedding on the floor skillfully, then lay down and soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning, the sunlight shines into the house through the windows, waking up the sleeping people.

Jin Ling slowly woke up, and as usual she reached out to touch her side, only to find the bed empty. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that Chen Feng had been busy at the black market last night and had not returned yet.

So, she got up from the bed, washed up briefly, took out a few bills from her wallet and handed them to Jin Ming, saying, "Brother, this is the money for today's breakfast. Go buy something you like. Remember to go to school on time!"

After saying that, Jin Ling turned around, picked up her two young children, and prepared to go out to work.

At this moment, Chen Feng was still immersed in a sweet dream. The undisturbed environment made him feel very comfortable, as if he had forgotten all his worries and fatigue. He closed his eyes tightly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was having a beautiful dream.

As time passed, the sun gradually rose higher, and warm light filled the entire room, but this did not affect Chen Feng's deep sleep at all.

At the same time, Xu Damao, who lived next door, slowly woke up from the intoxicating drunkenness of last night around nine o'clock.

He struggled to stand up from the bed, trying to adapt to his still confused and dizzy brain, and his dry throat as if it had been burned by fire.

So Xu Damao opened his voice and shouted towards the house: "Xiao'e! My throat is about to smoke, quickly pour me a glass of water to quench my thirst!"

However, as soon as he said this, Xu Damao suddenly came to his senses - didn't Lou Xiao'e say yesterday that she would go back to her parents' home for a short stay for two days? At this moment, how could there be someone else at home?

"Oh my! Look at what kind of marriage I have!"

Xu Damao sighed helplessly, staggered out of bed, and thought that he had to solve the problem of thirst by himself.

Just as Xu Damao was dizzy and stumbling towards the living room, the scene before him shocked him so much that he could not close his mouth.

He opened his eyes wide and said to himself in disbelief, "Huh? Where did our big table go? How could it disappear out of thin air?"

Then, he looked around the entire living room anxiously, but was shocked to find that the living room, which was originally filled with various objects, was now empty. Except for a long table standing there alone, all other items had disappeared.

Even the old-fashioned clock in which he hid his private savings was nowhere to be found.

Hiding money?

Xu Damao seemed to have thought of something. He stopped paying attention to what was happening in the living room and immediately turned back to the bedroom, then quickly crawled under the bed.

Xu Damao, who was under the bed, skillfully found the brick where he hid the money, then uncovered it. Seeing the lunch box under the brick was still there, Xu Damao felt a little relieved.

I saw him holding the lunch box, slowly crawling out from under the bed, then sitting on the ground beside the bed and carefully opening the lunch box.

When he opened the lunch box and saw what was inside, Xu Damao's heart died completely.

Although he felt that the amount was about the same when he held the lunch box, the contents of the lunch box had been replaced by stones by Chen Feng.

Seeing this, Xu Damao quickly dropped his lunch box, stood up, and walked quickly to the wardrobe. He moved the things that had been sold away, and he didn't even care that many coats had been obviously cleared out today.

Pull out an interactive half-knotted brick behind the large wardrobe.

After pulling out the brick, Xu Damao couldn't wait to reach into the hole in the wall! Obviously, Xu Damao still touched nothing.

After even the several hundred dollars hidden here were stolen, Xu Damao sat down on the ground like a salted fish that had been drained of water.

Only then did Xu Damao look around the entire bedroom in confusion. The bedroom was now as empty as the living room. Except for two large pieces of furniture that were difficult to move, everything else was empty, just like the living room.

It took Xu Damao a long time to react. He immediately got up, opened the door and ran outside.

He shouted to the courtyard, "Help! Come quickly! There are thieves in our courtyard! My house has been robbed! My house has been emptied out!"

Xu Damao's shout was like a thunderclap in the flat ground, exploding in the courtyard.

The other women and elderly people in the yard who were not working started running to the backyard.

The big man in the front yard had no classes this morning, so he was also at home. When he heard Xu Damao's call, he also started running to the backyard.

Although he was very reluctant to take the lead, now the first and second uncles were working in the factory, and he, the third uncle, was the only one left in the yard.

No matter how unwilling he was, he still went to the backyard to see what was going on.

When Yan Fugui arrived at the backyard, he saw a group of people surrounding the door of Xu Damao's house, sticking their heads out to look inside.

Some people were watching and pointing, saying, "Xu Damao's family is really miserable! There is only a table left in the living room! I wonder what the bedroom in the inner room is like?"

"Yeah! It's really miserable! But I think if the living room is like this, the bedroom won't be much better!"

When Yan Fugui saw so many people gathered in front of Xu Damao's house, he immediately shouted loudly, "Everyone, make way! Let me go in and take a look!"

When the neighbors who were watching heard what Yan Fugui said, they consciously made way for him.

Yan Fugui immediately walked along this road towards Xu Damao's house.

Xu Damao, who was sitting dejectedly on the doorstep, saw Yan Fugui coming and immediately spoke loudly to Yan Fugui.

"Uncle! You're finally here! Come and take a look! There's a thief in our yard! My house has been emptied out!"

When Yan Fugui heard what Xu Damao said, he immediately comforted Xu Damao and said, "Okay Damao! I'll go in and take a look at the situation first, and we'll talk about the rest later!"

When Xu Damao heard Yan Fugui's words, he seemed to have found his backbone. He nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, let's go in and take a look at the situation first! Let's take a look at the situation first!"

As he said this, he led Yan Fugui into the house.

Yan Fugui had already looked around the living room at the door and saw nothing there except a table.

They went into the bedroom and found that there was only a large wardrobe besides a bed.

And there was no quilt or anything else on the bed, just a wooden bed.

Yan Fugui looked towards the wardrobe. Without hesitation, he walked forward and opened the wardrobe.

After opening the closet, just as he thought, there was nothing in the closet, it was completely empty.

After coming out of the bedroom, Yan Fugui took another look at Xu Damao's kitchen.

I found that Xu Damao’s kitchen was cleaner than his living room. At least there was a table in the living room, but there was nothing in the kitchen.

If it weren't for the traces of oil smoke on the wall, Yan Fugui would have thought that Xu Damao had never used this kitchen.

Seeing Xu Damao's house, which only had a few large pieces of furniture, Yan Fugui was also a little shocked. Normally, emptying Xu Damao's house should cause a lot of noise? And he had to pass by the door.

But Yan Fugui was sure that no one had entered or left the door last night. How did the thief get the things out to play?

At this time, Xu Damao saw that Yan Fugui had finished looking around, so he immediately asked Yan Fugui, "Uncle, did you see anything?"

When Yan Fugui heard Xu Damao's question, he hesitated for a moment, then said, "Damo! Your case is too serious. I think we should report it to the police."

When Xu Damao heard what Yan Fugui said, he wanted to say, "You've been watching for so long, and this is the result?" But then he thought, the thief hasn't been caught yet. It's not appropriate to have any conflict with Yan Fugui.

So Xu Damao also quickly said, "Okay! I'll listen to Uncle Sanda!"

When Yan Fugui saw Xu Damao nodded to indicate his agreement to report the case to the public security authorities, his eyes instantly became sharp, and then he turned his gaze to the second aunt standing nearby.

He said in a heavy tone: "My dear daughter-in-law of the second brother! The situation is urgent and serious. It is difficult for me to deal with it properly by myself."

"So we have to trouble you to go to the steel mill in person and ask our second uncle and first uncle to come back quickly!"

When the second aunt heard this, her heart tightened, but she knew that she had a great responsibility at the moment, so she quickly agreed: "Hey, Third Uncle, don't worry, I understand! There is no time to lose, I will go there right away!"

After saying that, the second aunt turned around without hesitation and ran straight towards the gate of the courtyard in a hurried pace.

After the second aunt left, Yan Fugui breathed a sigh of relief, but soon he turned to look at his wife and gave instructions with a serious face.

"Mother of the child! You will have to make a difficult trip next! Go to the police station immediately and invite the public security comrades over!"

Yan Fugui spread his hands helplessly and continued to explain: "There's nothing I can do. I have to rely on you to stabilize the situation here. I'm really too busy to spare time. I can only ask you to make an extra trip!"

The third aunt was naturally aware of the seriousness of the matter, and responded without hesitation: "Okay! Father, leave it to me! I'll be there right away!"

Before she finished her words, the three aunts quickly straightened their clothes and immediately ran towards the police station without stopping.

After the third aunt left, Yan Fugui slowly turned his head, his eyes fell on Xu Damao who had a sad face, and comforted him softly.

"Da Mao! Don't be too anxious. Be patient. When the public security personnel arrive here, they will definitely help you catch that nasty thief!"

When Xu Damao heard Yan Fugui's words, he couldn't help but think to himself: How can I not be anxious? The total value of those money and gold is thousands of dollars!

If he said he had no worries, wouldn't that be deceiving himself? However, he knew that he had to stay calm at this moment and not let others see his inner panic.

So, he tried to remain calm, managed a smile, and responded: "Third Uncle, thank you for your comfort! I now understand the reason!"