Siheyuan: The Cellar

At noon, Yi Zhonghai finished half a day's work and came to the cafeteria to prepare for lunch.

However, what he didn't expect was.

He had just found a line to queue up in. The person in front of him turned around and saw him, and immediately pulled his friend to the edge of the line to queue up again.

Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt puzzled and subconsciously raised his arm to smell himself.

No smell! I washed my face 32 times yesterday and my skin is almost bald. Is he sure he doesn't smell anymore?

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai didn't think much about it. Since the person in front of him had left, he naturally had to take a step forward, which just happened to save a lot of time.

However, the same story happened again.

The two workers who were chatting animatedly in front of him turned around speechlessly and saw him, then immediately ran to the food window at the edge and lined up at the end of the line.

Soon, there was no one in the queue that Yi Zhonghai was standing in.

At the same time, Yi Zhonghai also felt that many people were pointing at him and whispering something.

"Two steamed buns, a potato, and a portion of pickles."

After getting his food, Yi Zhonghai found a seat and sat down under the strange gaze of the canteen kitchen helper.

Although he was aware that people around him were looking at him strangely.

But he thought that there was nothing inappropriate about his clothes, so he didn't think about it any more. He believed that if he was upright, he had nothing to fear.

However, as soon as he sat down, something strange happened again.

Not only the table where he was sitting, but also the tables in front, behind, and on both sides of him, all the people who were originally sitting there scattered.

He even saw the worker who had just run away from the table where he was sitting, squeezing in with others on a small stool to eat.

At this time, no matter how slow Yi Zhonghai was, he could feel that everyone in the cafeteria was targeting him.

When he thought about it more carefully, it seemed that not only the people in the cafeteria, but also the people in the locksmith workshop were looking at him with strange eyes in the morning.

On the way to the cafeteria, those people seemed to be pointing at him.

Just when Yi Zhonghai was about to ask what was going on.

The conversation between two loud voices reached my ears clearly.

"Hey, have you heard about Yi Zhonghai, the seventh-level fitter in our factory, today?"

"You mean the time he fell into the manure pit? I heard about it this morning."

"Fall into the pit? Didn't he insist on jumping in there and no one could stop him?"

At this time, another person joined the group chat.

"You are all talking nonsense. This is not the case at all."

After hearing the third person talking, the two people who were talking earlier also became interested.

"Oh? Then tell us about it in detail!"

"Well, it's okay for me to tell you, but you can't tell anyone else about this! I also heard it from the eyewitnesses who were at the scene. After all, this is related to the reputation of our factory. Don't spread it around!"

"Don't worry, we'll keep our mouths shut! We promise to keep this a secret."

"That's what happened! It's like this. I heard that Master Yi got a magic trick from somewhere. As long as you jump into a manure pool and bathe for half an hour, your locksmith skills will be significantly improved."

"Is there such a sorcery?"

"Why else do you think Master Yi is already a seventh-level fitter in his thirties? I think you are also in your thirties! How come you are not a seventh-level fitter?"

"That seems to be the case. Please continue."

"He! He must have performed this ritual several times. It's just that this time he happened to be seen by his co-workers from the yard next door."

"That's not right! I heard that he was competing with Master Ran from the courtyard next door for a woman, but because he was not good at that, he couldn't win against Master Ran, so he held a grudge against her.

That’s why I wanted to take revenge on Master Ran. But Master Ran dodged me. That’s how I fell into the trap!”

"Are you stupid? Master Yi is so old and has been married for a long time. How could he possibly compete with others for a woman?

And I know the Master Ran you mentioned. He is also married. What kind of woman are they fighting for? "

"How would I know? That's what they said anyway."

After listening to the discussion of the three people, the person behind them sneered with disdain.

"What are you talking about? Witchcraft? Do you think it's possible? If it's witchcraft, why doesn't the factory deal with it? And what you said about someone stealing women is even more nonsense.

Everyone who knows Yi Zhonghai knows that he is incapable of having children! You say he is incapable of even this, what kind of woman is he trying to steal from others!"

The three people who came before asked the people who came after to criticize their gossip as useless. They were immediately unhappy.

I promised people again and again that I would not tell anyone, and they told me. How come it becomes so worthless in your mouth?

"Okay, then tell us what you heard."

"Hey, this is a long story. I heard it from others. I'm telling you, don't tell anyone about it! Although it's just a personal hobby, it will affect the image of our factory after all."

"Don't worry, we'll keep our mouth shut! We promise to keep this a secret." X3

"My information is much more accurate than your guesses and the gossips you pieced together. I heard that my information came from a neighbor in their yard.

Think about it! People who live in the same courtyard, who see each other every day, know more accurate information than outsiders, right? "

After saying this, the man glanced at the three people before him with pride.

When the three of them heard this, it seemed to be true.

Who can understand a neighbor as well as one who lives with him/her day and night?

Then, the three of them urged again.

"I heard that! This is Yi Zhonghai's personal hobby. Usually, he produces and sells it himself. He and his wife keep it at home. But they just happened to be finished yesterday. But Yi Zhonghai couldn't help it, he just liked it.

If he didn't eat for a day, it would feel like a lot of ants were crawling on his body. It was extremely uncomfortable. So, he had no choice but to go to the public toilet.

Moreover, I heard that the Master Ran you mentioned was also present at the scene.

Master Ran, seeing Yi Zhonghai acting so abnormally, he would definitely stop him! Guess what happened? "

Seeing that this person was still keeping the secret, the three of them urged him again: "Stop keeping the secret and tell us what happened!"

"The result! Master Ran couldn't stop him! Yi Zhonghai scooped up handfuls of food and stuffed them into his mouth. Later, he got angry when Master Ran pulled him and threw the food at Master Ran.

So, in order to avoid Yi Zhonghai's projectile attack, Master Ran had to hide farther away. Then Yi Zhonghai felt that it was not enough, so he just jumped in.

I also heard that when Yi Zhonghai got up later, his stomach was full. He even burped!"

After saying this, all four of them looked disgusted.

"I can't seem to eat today's meal."

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

Listening to several people spreading rumors unscrupulously, Yi Zhonghai walked out of the cafeteria with a dark face.

Now he finally understood why so many people looked at him strangely.

But he couldn't explain this matter.