Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

For Xu Pinggui, who had lived in the countryside for generations, he soon discovered that the center of the incident was near his home.

When I think of the fact that my mother has the most hens in the whole village, it's because my mother is diligent. Although she can't work hard in the fields to earn work points, she has worked hard all her life and raised a lot of hens to the best of her ability. After all, the "chicken butt" bank is one of their important sources of income. They usually rely on them to exchange for thread ends, salt, etc.

The villagers are simple and honest, and they all have the same ancestors. Xu Pinggui didn't even think that someone had stolen anything. He thought a weasel had come to the house.

So I quickened my pace and rushed home.

As luck would have it, Jia Banggeng was seen sneaking over the wall carrying his fattest hen, whose neck had been cut.

Jia Pinggui was immediately enraged and furious.

He shouted: "Boy, you don't learn your lesson? You dare to be a thief?"

Bang Geng, who was discovered, was also frightened. He lost his balance and fell off the wall, falling on his butt.

Nowadays, rural alleys are all dirt roads. Sometimes, in order to facilitate chatting, people will put a few stones against the wall of the alley as benches, and occasionally pick some vegetables and chat with neighbors to relieve boredom.

It was supposed to be a good thing, but it turned out to be a nightmare for Bang Geng. He squatted on the stone and immediately cried out in pain.

Originally, as an "experienced" man, he could have escaped by relying on his youth advantage. He stood up and was about to run, but the severe pain slowed him down.

This gave Xu Pinggui an opportunity. He took two steps at a time and soon caught the bird like a chicken.

Banggeng was not someone who could be easily subdued. He bit and tore at Jia Pinggui and almost managed to escape, catching him off guard.

Fortunately, Lady Jia, who had been out preparing some vegetable leaves for the chickens, came back in time.

As soon as the old man turned into the alley, he saw his son fighting with the newly returned Banggeng.

"Pinggui, why are you bullying a child?"

"Mom, this kid has dirty hands and feet. He came to our house to steal chickens and I caught him~"

The hens in the house are the lifeblood of the old lady, second only to her grandchildren. With poor eyesight, she saw the big hen with its legs kicked on the ground, and she felt very distressed.

"Pinggui, you have got it, I will go home and get the rope."

Bang Geng is still a child after all. He lacks stamina. After he has used up all his brute force, he is no match for Xu Pinggui, a middle-aged man.

"Mom, just throw the rope to me. I'm afraid this kid is kicking you~"

"Pinggui, tie this kid to the big locust tree at the entrance of the village first, and see what his parents say about this matter."

Jia Pinggui also felt that his mother was right. After all, he was still a child. If he did something, they would all be ancestors, and it would be bad to be accused of bullying the tribe members who returned home.

The villagers are simple and honest. Even so, Jia Pinggui didn't even touch him, but just tied him to the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.

Bang Geng, who suffered such a big loss for the first time, was still thinking about how to escape~

Jia Pinggui also had his own little thoughts. Originally, he had to spend money to repair the broken hoe, and now that it was fixed, he didn't have to work in the fields anymore. However, he had to give an explanation to Jia Dongxu and his wife for the work points that were delayed today.

Banggeng racked his brains but couldn't solve Jia Pinggui's problem, which made Banggeng suffer a lot.

"You're just being naughty, right? You should call me Fourth Uncle. Since we both have the last name Jia, I won't hit you. But I have to remind you that it's still several hours before you go down the mountain and go home in the evening. I advise you not to think about running away, otherwise you'll be the one who suffers."

After saying this, Jia Pinggui took a bite of green onion and a bite of cornmeal pancake, then drank a sip of water, and he was very satisfied with the meal.

Banggeng was drooling with greed. Then he remembered that his parents seemed to take lunch with them when they left. They said that it would take too much time to come back for lunch, so it would be better to eat in the field so that they could come back earlier in the afternoon.

Liu Xia, who was arguing with Jia Dongxu in the field, felt a tightness in her chest, as if something bad was going to happen.

"Jia Dongxu, can you please hurry up? I can do it faster than you even when I'm pregnant. Are you still a man?"

Ever since he lost a leg, Jia Dongxu was most afraid of Liu Xia asking him if he was a man.

In order to prove that he could do it, he quickened his pace despite his limping leg. It was not because he had become more diligent, but because since Liu Xia had taken control of the family's financial power, she would not give him food if he did not satisfy her.

Jia Dongxu, who was sweating profusely, finally said after finishing the last ridge:

"Wife, I should give you an extra corn cake tonight."

Liu Xia was quite satisfied with Jia Dongxu's performance this afternoon.

"Go back and fill up the water jar, and I'll give you an extra vegetable pancake."

Jia Dongxu felt that he had been tricked again, but what could he do? He had finished hoeing the land, so he went back to fetch water.

Seeing the villagers coming back one after another, and seeing that Banggeng was tied to the tree and Jia Pinggui was guarding him, they were no longer in a hurry to go home for dinner. They all moved a stone and sat near the big locust tree to watch the excitement.

As we talked, everyone understood what had happened.

What the villagers hate most is petty theft. After all, every family is not rich. If there is someone with dirty hands and feet in the village, life will be difficult. If the reputation spreads, who would dare to marry their daughter to the village?

The villagers attach the most importance to reputation. Although they are poor, they have great ambitions.

Everyone was also filled with indignation.

"Great! You came back from the capital. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing that old man?"

"That's right. There hasn't been a thief in our Jia family for many years. It's really a rat shit that spoils the whole barrel~"

"Uncle village chief, if you don't take care of this, we will have to keep someone to look after the house in the future. Otherwise, the things we work so hard to earn will be taken away by others. It's better not to do it~"

"It's, it's..."

Seeing that people's morale was low, Jia Ping'an was extremely angry. There were always people who cheated when eating from the same pot. If today's matter was not handled properly, the consequences would be disastrous.

At this time, after Banggeng had been waiting anxiously for a long time, Liu Xia and Jia Dongxu finally came back.

Seeing all the villagers gathered at the entrance of the village, Liu Xia thought there was something to be announced.

Only Jia Dongxu and Banggeng were in sync and soon looked at each other.

"Wife, look, is that our little bastard tied to the tree?"

Liu Xia followed Jia Dongxu's gaze and saw that the person tied up on the tree was none other than her own son Bang Geng.

The reason why the villagers gathered together was found, and Liu Xia was so angry that she burst into tears.

"Why are both the big and the small so disappointing?"