The Great Era of Siheyuan

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Wenqiang packed up, patted his butt and left.

"Remember to lock the door later. I'm going out for a while and may not be back tonight. Go to bed early!"

Li Wenqiang thought of the sisters next door and said with an itch in his heart. These girls have no relatives or friends in the city. If he doesn't comfort them, is he still a human being?

"You just came back today, why are you going out again? Can you not go?"

Liu Yuhua was reluctant to give up his gentleness and thoughtfulness, and said with some infatuation.

"I have to go. Without me, the employees at the steel mill will probably curse at me tomorrow! Okay, don't think too much. Go to bed early and remember to lock the door!"

After settling his wife down, he just went out and saw a figure running to the backyard. This made Li Wenqiang a little curious. Who would go to the backyard in the middle of the night? However, when he thought of Liu Guangtian and the deaf old lady, he also thought of Yan Jiecheng's strange behavior today.

"No way? Could it be... No, I have to go and take a look!"

Li Wenqiang asked his wife to lock the door, and then he quietly went to the backyard. Just when he was not far from the deaf old lady's door, he heard a burst of anxious voices from inside.

"Hi~!"

Li Wenqiang took a deep breath. This courtyard house had evolved into something that he couldn't understand. The younger generation was all wasted.

In other words, he and Xu Damao had to make progress together, otherwise the whole army would have been wiped out.

"Forget it, you guys can play however you want, just don't provoke me."

Thinking he knew the whole story, Li Wenqiang turned around and left secretly. He probably didn't expect that Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng planned to steal Xu Damao's gold bars.

After leaving the yard, Li Wenqiang looked at the time on his hand. It was already past nine o'clock. He thought that making money was more important, so he rode his motorcycle directly to Fuxue Hutong.

Everything can deceive people, except money. If you want to live a decent life, you must have money. Without money, you can't move forward.

I quietly went to the backyard and prepared the materials to be traded. It seemed that today's transaction would not be completed without an hour or so!

Riding a motorcycle to the steel rolling mill, Li Wenqiang threw the keys in his hand to the security department.

"As usual, the stuff is in the backyard, the rest is up to you!"

After Li Wenqiang finished explaining the things, he left and handed the rest to Wang Jianjun. He was too lazy to do the rest, so Wang Jianjun did it.

How can I not do something after receiving so many benefits from him?

"Hey, brother, do you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I might embezzle your things?"

Wang Jianjun looked at them with joy.

"What are you afraid of? If you steal it, it's great. I'll leave it to you to take care of it from now on. Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Call me if you need anything else!"

Li Wenqiang turned around and said, then disappeared into the distance on his motorcycle.

"This kid, haha! Okay, everyone gather and get ready to go."

Following his order, everyone in the security department rushed over as if they had taken stimulants, fearing that they would fall behind.

Because every time people come to transport goods, they will get some subsidies for food and vegetables. At this time, food is more attractive than money. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy such good food.

After leaving the steel rolling mill, Li Wenqiang went straight to Fuxue Hutong. He wanted to arrive before the people from the security department so that he could comfort them properly. Otherwise, they would be scared by the noise nearby.

In the courtyard of No. 95, not long after Li Wenqiang left, the noise in the deaf old lady's room disappeared again, leaving only the sound of several heavy breathing inside.

"Okay, old lady, give me three hundred yuan. From now on, I will keep your affair with Liu Guangtian to myself. We will keep our distance from each other. Take the money!"

Yan Jiecheng's low voice was heard from the dark room, and it sounded as if he had just gone through intense exercise.

"Haha, haha, hahahahaha..."

The deaf old lady suddenly laughed crazily!

"What do you want to do? Be careful not to wake others up, speak softly!"

The loud noise made Yan Jiecheng a little nervous, and he hurriedly reminded the deaf old lady, but the deaf old lady was not moved at all.

He was the kind of person who always complained about everything and was timid. After being frightened by the deaf old lady, he was almost scared out of his wits.

"Don't blame me for telling others about you and Liu Guangtian if you continue like this. Don't blame me when the time comes!"

Seeing that the deaf old lady refused to listen, Yan Jiecheng gritted his teeth and threatened fiercely.

"Bah, you little bastard! I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, and you're still trying to scare me! Do you really think I'm a vegetarian? And you still dare to ask for money. Look at what we just did. Believe it or not, if I yell, you'll be beaten to death!"

The deaf old lady said angrily.

"Old lady, aren't you afraid that this will get out and you won't have a place to stay here? Think about it carefully. Just give me three hundred yuan and I'll pretend I didn't see anything. You can do whatever you want in the future!"

Yan Jiecheng swallowed and said firmly.

"Heh~! You little bastard, who do you think you can scare with your little skill? Was it Liu Guangtian who gave you this idea today?"

The deaf old lady looked at him expressionlessly. In the dark room, the faint light shone on her face, and only a vague outline could be seen. Only her eyes were flashing with hidden hatred, which made Yan Jiecheng feel chilled.

"No, no, I just came here to play with Liu Guangtian, who knew you were doing this kind of thing!"

Yan Jiecheng still had some sense of loyalty and did not directly give Liu Guangtian away.

"Haha, you are still playing dumb with me. Tell me, is Liu Guangtian only yours? If you don't tell me, I will call for help!"

The deaf old lady's loud shout scared Yan Jiecheng so much that he almost died of fear.

"I'm telling you, don't call anyone, I'll tell you everything! Liu Guangtian asked me to come here. He said you have money, so we came to you to spend some. But I didn't mean to blackmail you. This was all his idea! I don't want the money, I'm leaving now!"

Yan Jiecheng was about to get out of bed and leave after he finished speaking, but the deaf old lady was quick and hid the underwear while he wasn't paying attention.

Yan Jiecheng was panic-stricken and searched for a long time without finding it. He hurriedly put on his clothes and was ready to leave.

Before leaving, the deaf old lady said lightly again.

"Do you think you can just leave like that? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"

Yan Jiecheng paused and asked fearfully.

"What else do you want?"

"Go, there's paper and pen in the cabinet. Go write down everything that happened today and put your fingerprints on it, or don't blame me for being rude to you."

The deaf old lady said in a grim voice, her originally rosy face now looked like a ghost, which made people feel scared.

"Okay, I'll write it, I'll write it!"

Yan Jiecheng groped in the dark, then found paper and pen in the drawer and began to write down what happened today.

After a long time, Yan Jiecheng handed over the paper.

“I’ve finished writing it!”

"Bring it here so I can see it!"

The deaf old lady lit the kerosene lamp in the room. The dim light shone on her shriveled body. Yan Jiecheng suddenly felt like retching. He was possessed by a ghost. How could he do such a heartless thing? He must have been possessed by a demon.

Suddenly he remembered Li Wenqiang, whom he saw at the door this afternoon, and the resentment in his heart suddenly found an outlet.

"It must be his fault. Without him, this day wouldn't be here!"

I have to say, his guess was really accurate.

"Why didn't you write down what you did to me just now? Hurry up and write down clearly how you insulted me. This is evidence of your crime. If you don't listen to me in the future, I will put you in jail!"

Before he could finish venting, the deaf old lady started reminding him again.

"Ah, this, do I have to write this too?"

Yan Jiecheng swallowed his dry throat, and said with a dry and trembling mouth, "After this is written, he will be like a dog on a chain."

"It's okay if you don't write it. I'll go get someone now!"

After the deaf old lady finished speaking, she pretended to call for help.

Yan Jiecheng hurriedly stopped him and said tremblingly.

"Wait, I'll write it, can't I just write it?"

After taking the paper, Yan Jiecheng tremblingly added his record of tonight. That was the proof of his crime. After writing this "confession", his fate was in the hands of the deaf old lady.

After taking the confession and reading it again, the deaf old lady smiled with satisfaction.

"Go, press your fingerprints! You can leave after that. Today, I, the old lady, am kind enough to let you go. You should take care of yourself in the future. Otherwise, you will go to jail or even be shot. At most, my reputation will be ruined, but I am so old now, it doesn't matter whether I have this reputation or not. I don't have many years left to live!"

The deaf old lady handed him the paper calmly, watched Yan Jiecheng press his fingerprints tremblingly, and then left in a daze, with hatred in her eyes.

If the person she hated the most before was Xu Damao, now there is one more person to hate.

Yan Jiecheng had just gone out not far when he was dragged into the cellar by Liu Guangtian.

"So, is it done? Give me my share of the money now!"

Liu Guangtian said hurriedly.

Yan Jiecheng opened his mouth, not knowing how to tell him that his situation was so good, how did it suddenly become like this? Not only did he not get the money, but he was also caught by someone and could be imprisoned at any time.

Looking at the silent Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangtian finally realized that something was wrong. Why didn't he look excited at all? Did something happen?

"Yan Jiecheng, where's my share of the money?"

Liu Guangtian asked fiercely.

Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to tell him everything.

"You mean to say that you didn't get the money and you were held hostage by someone? How can there be a loser like you? You are incapable of doing anything good and always make trouble. You can't even handle an old woman. You are such a loser. You can only be a cuckold from now on! Get out of here right now. I don't want to see you again!"

Liu Guangtian looked at him fiercely.

Yan Jiecheng opened his mouth and asked in a low voice.

"Are we still going to do Xu Damao's business tonight?"

"Fuck your sister, get out of here now!"

Liu Guangtian was so furious after Yan Jiecheng was driven away that he had no place to vent his anger.

"I wouldn't play with you even if I could, you're a piece of trash!"