Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Up early again

After making arrangements for my family, I went to the factory to ask for leave when the working hours came.

The three old men moved very carefully, not because they were afraid of waking up the neighbors in the courtyard, but mainly because they were afraid of alarming Jia Zhang-shi and getting entangled with her again. It would be bad if they went to someone else's territory and caused more trouble.

Who knew that as soon as the three of them walked out of the yard, they saw a round object blocking the door.

"Ouch, what is this thing?"

It's still dark now, and I can't see clearly.

"Lao Yi."

Well, after hearing this, I recognized that it was Jia Zhang.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing here?"

There was no other way, so Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Lao Yi, I'll go with you. From childhood to adulthood, Dongxu has never been away from me for such a long time."

Jia Zhang stepped forward and grabbed Yi Zhonghai's sleeve.

"Sister-in-law, this round trip is more than 100 kilometers, are you sure you can make it?"

Being held back by Jia Zhang, Yi Zhonghai had no other choice. He couldn't just shout loudly and wake up the neighbors.

Jia Zhang glared with her triangular eyes: "Can't you make a car?"

"You pay for the ride?"

Yi Zhonghai asked back.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui stood nearby, with their hands in their pockets, not saying a word.

"Lao Yi, I'm a housewife, how can I have money? You know that Dongxu is the only one in my family who works to earn money. We have to support four people. We don't even have enough to eat, so there is no way I can have spare change."

If someone else had said this, Yi Zhonghai would have believed it. Unfortunately, it came from Jia Zhang's mouth. He didn't believe a word of it. How could someone eat like a ball during a famine? No one would believe you if you said your family had no money.

Speaking of money, Yi Zhonghai thought of the one thousand yuan that had been wasted, and his heart ached again.

"If you don't want to pay, just walk."

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to get entangled with Jia Zhang anymore, it was meaningless.

"You don't have to let me go, but you have to promise to bring Dongxu back."

After listening to what Jia Zhang said, Yi Zhonghai understood that what she said before was all nonsense, and the main purpose was to ask him to give her a guarantee.

Yi Zhonghai is not stupid. Promise? Where can I make you a promise?

"Follow me if you want."

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and thought, forget it, promise? I can't promise, so I'll just follow her. When the time comes, let Jia Zhang make a fuss, maybe there will be unexpected gains.

The four of them took advantage of the night and headed out of the city. Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, and Liu Haizhong each carried a bag with dry food and water to fill their stomachs on the way.

Really leaving.

No one wanted to pay for the bus fare, and besides, it was still dark and there were no buses.

The man said, why don’t you borrow a bicycle?

They would like to borrow it, but the news of Jia Dongxu and his gang's incident has spread all over Nanluoguxiang, and now no one is willing to lend it to them.

(During this period, Yan Bugui had not yet bought a bicycle)

It’s not that Yi Zhonghai and his friends didn’t really want to take the car, it’s just that it was too early, so they walked first.

You know, walking 60 kilometers is no joke. Besides, none of us are young anymore and don’t have the physical strength to walk 60 kilometers.

At daybreak, I caught a bus to the suburbs of the western district (I don't know if there was one, but the book assumes there was).

It was not until noon that the four people, hungry and tired, barely made it to the Hongqi Police Station.

It was Tian Youtian who received them.

After resting, Yi Zhonghai asked Tian Youtian for four cups of hot water and broke the corn tortillas he brought with him to soak them in water.

There was no way, the tortillas were cold and dry, and I couldn't bite them without soaking them.

After a simple lunch, Tian Youtian took them to meet Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu.

After staying in the detention room for two nights, they were not cold but they were not full and they were under a lot of mental pressure. Both of them had stubble, especially Sha Zhu, whose face swelling had not completely gone down.

When he saw the three uncles and his mother, Jia Dongxu burst into tears on the spot.

He cried and asked Yi Zhonghai to rescue him. Sha Zhu curled his lips, looked at Jia Dongxu with disdain, and cursed in his heart: What a waste.

Seeing her eldest son, Jia Zhang felt so distressed that she put on airs and wanted to howl, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai in time. He said, "This is not a courtyard house. You can howl if you want. If you dare to summon Lao Jia at the police station, we will detain you on the same day and send you to the cowshed for reflection before dark."

"Comrade Public Security, can a false accusation be so serious?"

Yi Zhonghai finally asked his doubts.

"That's... hard to say."

Tian Youtian really had no idea. When he encountered such a situation in the past, he would just give a few verbal lectures and apologize to the person who was falsely accused, and that was basically the end of the matter. Who would have thought that he would meet someone who didn't play by the rules?

The probability of this still depends on the judge. If Jia Dongxu really meets a judge whose ideas are consistent with Liu Guozheng's, he will have to go to jail for a few years at most.

"Comrade Public Security, you are well-informed, how can it be difficult to say?"

Yan Bugui thought that he was an intellectual because he had received some education. He had never heard of such a case where people could be sent to jail for making false accusations.

Tian Youtian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

I thought to myself that you have not met Liu Guozheng. A false accusation caused by greed can label you as an enemy spy. I wonder if you are afraid?

"Comrade Public Security, where is that Shazhu, oh, He Yuzhu?"

Now that I'm here, I naturally have to ask about Sha Zhu's situation.

Tian Youtian said: "He Yuzhu is fine, just take him with you when you leave."

"Why? Why is it that my son is fine but Shazhu is fine?"

Tian Youtian was startled by Jia Zhang's shout.

"Why? Because it was your son's idea and he brought He Yuzhu to report to the police."

Tian Youtian scratched his ears and said, "Damn, this old woman has such a loud voice."

"Hmph, if you ask me, it must be the idea of ​​​​Shazhu, the unlucky guy. My Dongxu was fooled by Shazhu."

Jia Zhang didn't understand the situation and took it for granted to blame the fool.

Tian Youtian glanced at Jia Zhang and ignored her. As someone who often went to the countryside to mediate disputes, he could naturally tell what kind of person Jia Zhang was, and it was better not to provoke her if possible.

"Why are you silent? Tell me, did you accept any favors from Sha Zhu?"

Seeing that Tian Youtian stopped talking, Jia Zhang became more excited.

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, this guy is really a pig, he dares to say anything.

"Auntie, please watch your words."

Tian Youtian's face changed. Damn, you old hag dare to say anything.

"I was paying attention to your grandma's legs. I didn't expect that you, a bunch of snakes and rats, would actually assassinate my Dongxu."

"Hurry up and let my Dongxu go, or don't blame me for asking after your whole family."

The most terrifying thing about this world is to enter into one's own subjective imagination and naturally ignore basic facts.

Obviously, Jia Zhang is in this state now. Whatever she thinks is correct, and anything that is different from her imagination is wrong and is a conspiracy.

"Aunt Jia, I will assume that you lost your temper due to your concern for the child. If you apologize to me now, this matter will be over."

Tian Youtian finally understood who Jia Dongxu learned from. He took it for granted that others were wrong and he was right.

"Sister-in-law, apologize quickly."

"Yes, sister-in-law, the people's police serve the people, so don't make trouble."

"Jia Zhang, apologize."

The three gentlemen have witnessed today that Jia Zhang is really brave!

"Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, which side are you on?"

Jia Zhang turned around and spit in the faces of the three people.

"vomit.."

Well, luckily I didn’t eat much today, otherwise I would have really vomited.

"Are you going to let my Dongxu go or not?"

Jia Zhang got ready, ready to kill everyone.

Tian Youtian winked, and two police officers came up and pinned Jia Zhang to the ground. They gave her a pair of silver bracelets.

Tian Youtian said coldly: "Let her calm down and lock her up for three days first."

My goodness, this place is poisonous. Whenever you come here, you must leave one person behind.

"Comrade Public Security, you are a great man and do not bear grudges against the villains."

"Yes, comrade Gong'an, considering that Jia Zhang loves her son so much, can you forgive her this time?"

Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai hurried forward and pleaded for mercy.

Liu Jiazhong looked down on the Jia family from the bottom of his heart. Even when Yi Yan and the others pleaded for them, Liu Haizhong didn't move at all.

It is not possible not to plead for mercy. If Jia Zhang is detained for a few more days, the Jia family will be broken up.

"Comrade, comrade, I was wrong, I was wrong, I am not a human being."

When they were serious, Jia Zhang got scared. She was so scared that she just knelt down.

"Humph!"

"Do you know why Jia Dongxu has reached this point?"

"It's because he talks nonsense. It seems that this is a family tradition!"

Jia Zhang gave in, and Yi Zhonghai and the other two begged for mercy again.

Tian Youtian finally uncuffed the handcuffs.

In fact, Tian Youtian didn't really think about doing anything to Jia Zhangshi. He had seen too many people like Jia Zhangshi, so just scaring her would be enough.