Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

After dinner, the neighbors in the courtyard gathered in the central courtyard as usual, carrying small stools.

The temperature outside is very cold in winter, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the neighbors. People gathered in groups of three or four and chatted about all kinds of new things, making it very lively.

After a whole day of rest, I'll go watch some fun at night so I can brag about it to my colleagues at work tomorrow. This weekend will be a complete success.

Some were happy and some were sad. The neighbors were quite happy, but Liu Haizhong sat at the eight-immortals table with a gloomy face, his eyes as big as copper bells, which was very scary.

In the crowd, the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu stood upright, their legs shaking constantly.

It’s not that the two of them didn’t want to sit down, but they really couldn’t.

During dinner, Liu Haizhong beat the two of them severely with a stick. Now their buttocks are still swollen and it hurts a lot when they touch the stool. I guess they can only sleep on their stomachs tonight.

After waiting for a long time, Yi Zhonghai and his wife finally arrived.

Just now, Yi Zhonghai's family's dinner was ruined by the deaf old lady. The couple wasted a lot of time cleaning up and were in a bad mood.

“We gathered everyone here tonight to discuss the theft of He Yuzhu’s chickens.

Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, why did you two steal He Yuzhu's chicken? "

Yi Zhonghai looked at the two Liu Guangtian brothers standing there and asked in a deep voice.

The two brothers lowered their heads, looking depressed, and they opened their mouths several times but no word came out.

Liu Haizhong was so angry at his two sons' cowardly looks that he slammed the table and shouted, "I'm asking you a question? You're both mute!"

Liu Guangtian was so scared that he took a few steps back and explained stumblingly: "I...we didn't steal it, the chicken ran away by itself..."

"Bullshit!"

The lost chicken was found. He Yuzhu didn't want to argue with the two little brats, but since they knew they were wrong and refused to correct their mistakes, he couldn't let them off easily.

“My chickens are tied up tightly, there is no way they can break free.

Besides, the hole in the rope was obviously cut by a sharp weapon, and this old man has seen it before."

"Yes, Zhuzi is right. The rope was indeed cut by someone."

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement and said to Liu Guangtian sternly: "Liu Guangtian, it is a great honor to admit your mistakes and improve. You are still young and ignorant. You can be forgiven for being confused for a while, but it is wrong not to admit your mistakes."

Yi Zhonghai felt very sad about such a terrible incident as theft that happened in the hospital.

If all the neighbors in the courtyard were as immoral as Liu Guangtian, who would be willing to help him in his old age?

"Why did I give birth to two bastards like you? You bring shame upon me!"

Liu Haizhong's hoarse roar echoed in the yard, and the strong sense of oppression almost made Liu Guangtian and his brother fall to the ground.

“We really didn’t steal it…”

Liu Guangfu cried out and burst into tears.

Seeing Liu Guangfu crying sadly, He Yuzhu frowned, feeling something strange in his heart. He calmed down and asked calmly, "Since you didn't steal it, why were you outside in the evening, and why were you pecked by chickens?"

If you think about it carefully, although Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu are not good guys, they have no record of stealing things in the yard before. They suddenly stole chickens today, which seems very suspicious.

"It was Xu...Xu Damao who told us that He Yuzhu brought back a big rooster. When we went over, we saw the rooster running outside, so we followed it and then we were pecked by it."

Liu Guangtian wiped his nose aggrievedly and told what happened in the afternoon.

"Xu Damao?!"

He Yuzhu looked around for Xu Damao, but found nothing.

"Okay, it turns out it was Xu Damao who did it!"

Liu Haizhong suddenly stood up and let out an angry roar with red eyes.

No wonder Xu Damao spoke for He Yuzhu in the evening and directed the crime of stealing the chicken onto the two brothers Liu Guangtian.

It turned out that he was the one who framed and framed He Yuzhu to stir up conflict between He Yuzhu and Liu Haizhong.

"Let's go to the backyard and ask him!"

He Yuzhu, who was almost fooled, was so angry that his head was smoking. He led a group of people to the backyard to find Xu Damao to ask for clarification.

……

In the Xu family's house in the backyard, Xu Damao was lying comfortably on the bed covered with a quilt.

When Xu Damao thought of the brilliant idea he had this afternoon, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Those stupid neighbors in the yard would never have thought that it was him who let the chickens out and instigated Liu Guangtian's two little idiots to go out and chase them.

Now everyone has confirmed that Liu Guangtian and his brother are chicken thieves, and they can’t clear themselves of this even if they jump into the Yellow River.

After what happened today, Liu Haizhong and He Yuzhu will definitely have a grudge against each other.

By then, Xu Damao can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers.

Ever since Xu Fugui moved out of the courtyard, Xu Damao had been bullied by Liu Haizhong, and he also remembered the beating from He Yuzhu last time.

Only after both of them were defeated did Xu Damao feel relieved.

"Xu Damao, get out here!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside the door. Xu Damao, who was lying on the bed, was so scared that he trembled and almost rolled off the bed.

"Who!"

Xu Damao lifted the quilt, put on his shoes, and went out to open the door with a gloomy face.

As soon as I opened the door, I found that the outside was full of neighbors.

The man standing in the front, Liu Haizhong, was holding a stick and looked like he was up to no good.

"what happened?"

Xu Damao suddenly felt something was wrong and his tone softened. He was about to retreat back into the house and close the door to take shelter, but He Yuzhu got there first and held the door open.

"Xu Damao, let me ask you, was it you who asked Liu Guangtian and the other two to go to the middle courtyard to watch the rooster in the afternoon?"

He Yuzhu pressed down on the door panel and asked in a bad tone.

“I did it.

I just asked them, what’s the problem?”

Xu Damao forced himself to calm down, knowing that there was nothing he could do as long as the other party had no evidence.

"Did you let my chicken run away?"

He Yuzhu continued to press the issue.

"Hey, Silly Zhu, don't frame a good person.

The chicken was stolen by Liu Guangtian and his friends, what does it have to do with me? "

Xu Damao stared, pretending to be innocent.

It’s a pity that He Yuzhu didn’t buy his trick at all.

"How can you be sure that the chicken was stolen by Liu Guangtian and his partner, and not by someone else?"

Xu Damao was a little stunned, with beads of sweat on his forehead. He bit his lip and stammered, "They were the only two not in the yard this afternoon, so if they didn't steal it, who else could have stolen it?

Isn’t this obvious?”

"Did you call the other kids in the backyard to the front yard to see the rooster this afternoon?"

He Yuzhu asked quietly.

This question stumped Xu Damao.

In order to accurately frame the Liu Guangtian brothers, he really didn't tell the other children in the backyard.

Seeing that Xu Damao didn't respond, Liu Haizhong could no longer bear it, so he picked up a stick and walked forward to hit him on the head.

“You beast, you even schemed against two little kids.

You almost made Guangtian and Guangfu be known as thieves. You are such a beast!"

"Oops~"

The blow on the head made Xu Damao scream and he hurriedly retreated into the house.

However, He Yuzhu had no intention of letting him go. He grabbed him and threw him to the ground outside.

Liu Haizhong picked up the stick and continued to beat Xu Damao indiscriminately.