Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Hearing this, Ye Chuan sneered, "Master, don't pretend to be ignorant. We all know who did this. There won't be many people in our yard who would do this!"

Yi Zhonghai wanted to protect the Jia family, so he retorted: "Xiao Ye, what are you talking about? Do you know who the thief is? I sympathize with your family's theft, but only some food was lost. Forget it. Next time, tell mom to lock the door when she goes out, so as not to give others an opportunity to take advantage of it."

In fact, what Yi Zhonghai said was not without reason. If he were not an outsider in the hospital, it might be difficult for Ye Chuan to hold him accountable.

There was no real-time monitoring system in this era, and the police were usually unable to track down the person after reporting the incident. After all, there were no valuables lost, just some food.

However, Ye Chuan was amused by Yi Zhonghai's evasive attitude. Even a normal person could guess that the thieves were most likely Jia Zhang and Bang Geng from the Jia family.

But now Yi Zhonghai seems confused and wants to drag the matter into a deadlock.

Ye Chuan narrowed his eyes and said, "You want to avoid this dispute, sir?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I am the butler, not the police, how can I solve this kind of thing?"

Ye Chuan stood up and announced: "Then let's hold a general meeting! I will solve it myself!" Faced with the problem that Yi Zhonghai wanted to avoid, he chose to face it head-on.

Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to not hold the meeting, but he could not find a reason to refuse, so he had to nod in agreement.

When Yi Zhonghai walked out of his house, most of the residents of the compound had gathered in the central courtyard.

His face looked ugly and he glanced at Ye Yongshun and Yan Bugui with dissatisfaction, blaming them for making decisions on their own.

As the chief steward, he did not speak, so why did the other two elders call everyone to a meeting? This made Yi Zhonghai feel angry.

Yan Bugui ordered his two sons to bring a table and chairs, put them in the courtyard and sat down, leaving the middle seat for Yi Zhonghai.

Ye Chuan looked around and found that only Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu came out of Jia's house, and the latter didn't know what had happened.

Tong Yao stood next to Liu Yue with some excitement. This was her first time attending such a conference and she felt it was very novel.

Although the Tong family lived in a courtyard, because the population was small and the relationship between neighbors was harmonious, they only needed to notify each other when something happened and generally did not need to hold large-scale meetings.

Five minutes later, the neighbors came to the middle courtyard one after another. Aunt Yi Min helped the deaf old lady to a chair and let her sit down.

Since Liu Haizhong was no longer the butler, he no longer had the right to sit and talk. He stood at the back of the team, looking at Ye Chuan, who had caused the trouble, with some annoyance.

Clearing his throat, Yi Min said, “We are gathering together today to deal with important matters in the yard.

Next, let our Third Uncle Ye Yongshun tell us what happened. "When he heard the Third Uncle's name, Yan Bugui's smile widened. Since the Third Uncle of the Ye family was like this, then wouldn't he be the Second Uncle?

Liu Hai, who was outside the crowd, was so angry that his nostrils were almost crooked. Thinking that the name that used to be his was now being used by other people, he couldn't get rid of the anger in his heart.

Ye Yongshun began to narrate with a serious expression on his face: "Our Ye family was invaded by thieves this morning!"

These words came like thunderclaps out of nowhere, and the yard was suddenly filled with noise.

Since the Ye family's home is located in the center of the courtyard, if they were all robbed, who could safely claim that their home was safe?

Ye Yongshun continued, "The thief even took the padlock off the door, removed the screws and broke in, took the things and then carefully put the screws back!" This detail revealed amazing information: the thief was not only daring, but also calm beyond ordinary people. "Mr. Ye, is this a fact or a rumor?" someone in the crowd asked. "Did the thief help you restore the lock?" someone else questioned. "Uncle Ye, what's missing from your house?" Ma Jianshe asked. He was originally going to buy something, but he received a notice to hold a meeting of the whole hospital, and then he learned about the theft at Ye's house.

When talking about the losses, Ye Yongshun's expression became more solemn: "Although there was nothing too valuable, we lost a 50-jin bag of flour, five apples, a large piece of pork and eggs." After hearing this, everyone felt a little heavy in an instant. Aren't these precious?

Ye Chuan said at this time: "Sorry, everyone may have misunderstood.

What was stolen from my home was 20 kilograms of white flour, five apples, three kilograms of pork and 30 eggs, which is worth more than 10 yuan according to the price of the supply and marketing cooperative. "As soon as this was said, the discussion became more intense.

Look at the Ye family, they usually have three pounds of pork in stock, plus so many eggs. Look at Liu Haizhong's family, they don't even let the children have one extra scrambled egg.

Ye Yongshun was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that the value of what he lost was far more than ten yuan. Even the value of the receipt was included, and the total amount was likely to be more than twenty yuan.

Yi Zhonghai understood that the Ye family had suffered food losses, but he never expected the amount to be so staggering.

Obviously, things will not end easily tonight.

Qin Huairu thought for a moment, then secretly glanced at her mother-in-law's face. Seeing that she was still calm, she felt relieved.

An uninvited guest visited the house during the day, and except for the food, nothing was lost. The neighbors seemed to have guessed the identity of the thief.

Ye Chuan's words were like needles piercing everyone's pain points: "When we go out, we can't help but worry about the safety of our home. Once something like this happens, how can we feel at ease when we go out? Breaking the lock for the first time is just the beginning. Will the window be smashed directly next time?" These words hit the nail on the head for many people, making people panic.

Everyone decided that tonight's events must be dealt with seriously to prevent the situation from escalating.

In the video of No. 310, it seems that someone is afraid of the future, worrying that his home will be plundered by thieves and left penniless.

For Yi Zhonghai, this incident made him feel out of control because Ye Chuan was the first person to challenge his authority under his rule.

Yi Zhonghai was deeply disturbed. He had been a grandfather for a long time, and this was the first time Ye Chuan challenged his authority. "Ye Zai, this has been going on for more than ten hours. Even if we call the police, we can't track down the thief. I think we should let him go for now.

But we should be vigilant to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again.

From now on, no strangers will be allowed into the courtyard to try to prevent this from happening.”

Ye Chuan understood his hint, which was to put the blame on outsiders and to fool people by pretending that the real culprit could not be found.

Mrs. Yi frowned slightly in the crowd, but she did not express her opinion. She could already foresee the possible consequences - Jia Zhang and her supporters would become more unscrupulous.

Sha Zhu also said rudely: "You have so many good things piled up at home, don't you deserve to be shown off and cause trouble?" Facing this remark, Ye Chuan responded coldly: "If you understand, shut up, Sha Zhu!"

Sha Zhu originally wanted to refute, but when he saw Ye Chuan's sharp eyes, he couldn't help but shudder and shut his mouth tightly.

Ye Chuan's face was cold, then he smiled and looked at Yi Zhonghai with a playful look: "Are you going to pretend to be blind and continue to muddle through, Yi Zhonghai?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat, and at this moment he realized that Ye Chuan had torn off his disguise.

He asked Ye Chuan, "What did you say? How could I fool everyone? I haven't been home for long, how could I be involved in a neighborhood dispute? Who am I fooling? Explain yourself clearly!"

Ye Chuan calmly responded, "Okay, I'll explain it to you! There are two suspicious points in what happened in my house: First, which thief was so careful that he even fixed the door lock for me; second, why did he only steal food and not other things? This is too unreasonable."

This made people think deeply. Indeed, if it was really a thief, why would he only steal food and not touch more valuable things? This became a suspicious point that could not be ignored.

Ye Chuan continued, “My mother immediately asked Aunt Chen and Aunt Yi about the theft.

Aunt Chen confirmed that she had been washing clothes and no one had come in or out; Aunt Yi said there was nothing unusual in the courtyard.

If the two aunts are not lying, then there is only one possibility: the thief is from our yard!"

This sentence made everyone feel nervous. The theft incident made everyone feel uneasy all day long. It was difficult for them to let go of their worries about their home when they went out to do things. "I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it." Every family is not rich, and there are always some things that are worth thieves' covetousness.

Ye Chuan pointed out: "There are nearly ten households in our yard, but not many are at home during the day. If we want to check, it is not difficult." At this moment, Yi Zhonghai tried to mediate: "Ye Zai, you are a neighbor, how can you doubt them for no reason? They are uncles and relatives. Doing this will make your neighbors lose trust."

But Ye Chuan retorted: “The thieves threaten the safety of everyone.

You are being perfunctory like this, which is really alienating the friendship between neighbors!" Yi Zhonghai was unable to answer for a moment.

Yan Bugui echoed at the right time: "Uncle Yi, Xiao Ye is right.

If the thief is in the yard, he must be found; if not, I also support Xiao Ye's action! "Everyone agreed in unison: "Yes! The thief must be caught!" "Who will dare to go out in peace in the future?"

"This is too much. He even dared to lie. This kind of person must be handed over to the police!"

"Xiao Ye, if you want to check, go ahead. I won't blame you!"

"Brother Ye, I'm on your side!"

"Brother Ye, you are right. We must get to the bottom of this matter!"

The last sentence was said almost by Xu Damao with clenched teeth. He already had a suspect in his mind.

Ye Chuan turned to Qin Huairu and asked, "Sister Qin, why didn't Gun Geng come to the meeting?"

Before Qin Huairu could respond, Jia Zhang interrupted: "What does this have to do with my eldest grandson? That incident happened during the day, and he wasn't studying at home at all!"

"Ms. Jia Zhang, you lie as soon as you open your mouth. Who did you learn this skill from?" Ye Chuan questioned. He was full of resentment towards Jia Zhang. She was never invited to any wedding candies or banquets, and the family didn't care whether she had a share of the meat.

Jia Zhang raised her eyes and glared at Ye Chuan in dissatisfaction: "Where did I lie? Ye Chuan, you have to give me an explanation today!" To her, the hatred between her and Ye Chuan was deep-rooted.

Ye Chuan smiled sarcastically: “Everyone knows that my wife Tong Yao and San, that is, the uncle, teach at Red Star Primary School.