Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

“Ding ding ding ding…”

The bell for the end of get off work rang again.

Yan Jiecheng ran out of the workshop directly, found Qin Huairu and left the factory.

He planned to improve his diet today and eat roast duck.

Yi Zhonghai was not idle either. He went straight to Zheng Zhong after get off work and said he had something to discuss and wanted to treat Zheng Zhong to a drink. Zheng Zhong was also a wine lover, so of course he couldn't refuse when someone offered him a drink.

"Brother Jie Cheng, thank you very much."

Qin Huairu took the half roast duck brought back by Yan Jiecheng, and her face was filled with smiles.

"Sister Qin, how about it, I keep my word, right?"

"Brother Jie Cheng, you are worthy of being a man in our capital. You really speak and act like this."

Qin Huairu said this and gave a thumbs up.

"Of course, Sister Qin, let me taste the steamed buns someday."

"I'll buy you one tomorrow."

"Sister Qin, are you pretending to be confused?"

"Why are you pretending to be confused? You wanted to eat steamed buns, so I paid for them. I didn't want to say anything to you, but what did you say at noon? Didn't you say a whole roast duck?"

"I...I just couldn't help myself and ate half of it."

"Hmph, a grown man is so stingy, and you still want to do good things? I want to see if you are sincere. Now it seems that there is no difference between you and those people who want to take advantage of me."

"No, I..."

"Yan Jiecheng, stop talking. I don't want this half roast duck anymore. You can take it back. And don't come to me all the time in the future."

"Sister Qin, Sister Qin, I was wrong, I was wrong."

Seeing that Qin Huairu seemed really angry, Yan Jiecheng panicked. He was still looking forward to good things. How could this be possible? It was okay that he didn't have money before, but now he can make money and has found a way to make money. If this swan meat slips away from his mouth, won't he regret it to death?

"Sister Qin, wait a minute, I'll go buy a whole one."

"No, it's getting late. It's so cold, and I don't want to wait here any longer."

"Then Sister Qin, tell me, as long as you are not angry, what do you say we should do?"

"Give me the money for the roast duck, and this half roast duck."

"Sister Qin, will you forgive me now?"

"Ah."

Yan Jiecheng is rich now, so he really doesn't care about ten or eight yuan. In Qin Huairu's surprised eyes, he really took out ten yuan.

When Qin Huairu happily took the ten yuan and half a roast duck, she grabbed Yan Jiecheng's hand intentionally or unintentionally. Yan Jiecheng's heart trembled suddenly. This is Sister Qin's hand, so soft and warm.

Yan Jiecheng stood there in a daze.

"Silly."

Qin Huairu pulled out her hand that was held by Yan Jiecheng, patted Yan Jiecheng lightly, turned and left, leaving Yan Jiecheng with a dreamy back view, but this back view looked a little bloated.

"Damn, Sister Qin is such an alluring little devil."

"One day I will take down this goblin."

Yan Jiecheng was thinking about good things and went home happily with his hands folded in his pockets.

"No, if we go back like this, people will definitely smell it."

Yan Jiecheng was not in a hurry to go home, but wandered around in the alley until he felt safe, then decided to go home first.

Just as he guessed, the moment Yan Jiecheng entered the room, everyone in the room looked at him. Yan Jiekuang even sniffed him deliberately, but when he didn't smell any fragrance, he sat back unwillingly.

"Jie Kuang, what are you doing?"

"Brother, let me see if you've added food to your meal outside."

"I would like to order more food, but I have no money."

"cut."

Family members naturally know each other's temper and character. Yan Jiecheng poured a glass of water and went back to the house to rest. He had important things to do in the evening.

He waited until ten o'clock and everyone in the family went to bed. After Yan Jiecheng got dressed, he tiptoed out of the courtyard.

..............

"Liberation, why hasn't your brother woken up yet?"

After looking around and not seeing Yan Jiecheng, Yang Ruihua asked casually.

"My brother? Didn't my brother leave a long time ago? There's no one on the bed."

"what?"

Yang Ruihua was horrified. She was the first one to get up in the family, but she didn't see Yan Jiecheng. How could such a living person be lost?

"Old Yan, Old Yan, the boss, the boss."

"Hey, Ruihua, what are you doing so early in the morning? Have I ever told you to stay calm and sit tight no matter how strong the wind and waves are?"

"Old Yan, please stop sitting on the Diaoyutai. Jie Cheng is missing."

Yang Ruihua hurriedly pulled Yan Bugui over and came to the inner room. Sure enough, there was no one on Yan Jiecheng's bed. He reached out and found the quilt was cold. It was unclear when the person went out.

"Old Yan, what should we do?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Jie Cheng is not a child. He might go to work directly after using the toilet in the morning. Don't worry. He will be back after get off work in the evening."

"What if I can't come back?"

"You, an old woman, can't you hope for something good?"

"Old Yan, I mean just in case, just in case."

"Put your heart at ease. Jie Cheng is not a baby who can be taken away while sleeping in bed. Jie Cheng is an adult. Think about it, who else can kill him without making any noise except himself? Jiefang, Jie Kuang, did the two of you hear anything?"

Yan Bugui looked at the Yan Jiefang brothers.

The two brothers answered in unison: "No."

"Ruihua, did you hear that? They live in the same room. If there really was any noise, how could they not hear it?"

"But Old Yan, I am worried."

"Okay, let's eat. There's no need to worry about this. We can't lose a living person."

"Well, if Jie Cheng doesn't come back at night, we'll call the police."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. If Jie Cheng really doesn't come back, we'll call the police together."

Except for Yan Jiecheng, everyone else in the Yan family started eating breakfast. Since Yan Jiecheng was not eating at home, everyone else could get more porridge and pickles.

"Comrade Zhang, what happened this early in the morning?"

"Auntie, which family is Yan Bugui's family from?"

"Comrade Zhang, the west wing in the front yard, how about I take you there?"

"No, thank you, Auntie."

"It's okay. Old Yan's family is having dinner right now. Comrade Zhang, you can go."

"okay."

"Boom boom boom.."

Arriving at the west wing in the front yard, Zhang Qiang knocked on the door.

"Comrade Zhang, what are you doing?"

"Comrade Yan Bugui, do you know what Yan Jiecheng was doing last night?"

"No, I don't know. Jie Cheng should have gone to work early in the morning."

"Go to work? It seems you really don't know the situation. Yan Jiecheng is in the hospital now. I don't know who sent him to the hospital gate last night. His leg was also broken."

Zhang Qiang then contacted other residents to find out what happened, but found nothing. No one noticed when Yan Jiecheng went out.