1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Wang Jiancheng and Liu Hongguang hurried back with the food they had exchanged.

Along the way, the two were in a particularly good mood, with surprise and longing on their faces.

After all, in these difficult days, filling your stomach is a difficult task.

They never thought that those broken bottles and rotten cans in their eyes could be exchanged for so much food.

Now that’s good, they won’t have to go hungry for a long time.

While the two were delighted, a light suddenly flashed in Wang Jiancheng's eyes and a bold idea came to his mind.

He stopped, looked at Liu Hongguang, and said in a low voice: "Hongguang, why don't we go again while the family is away? Think about it, we have gained so much from this trip today. If we go again, not only can we fill our stomachs, but we may also be able to exchange for some other good things."

Liu Hongguang was stunned at first, and then a hint of greed and expectation appeared in his eyes.

They were not valued in the first place at home. In these difficult times, if they wanted to survive, they often had to rely on themselves to find ways out.

Liu Hongguang nodded slightly, with a hint of excitement in his voice: "Jiancheng, your idea is good. The family has been away for a few days. This is indeed a rare opportunity. We can't miss it."

The more they thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to them. They quickened their pace and couldn't wait to go back and share this idea with Li Chao, Fu Haibo, and Xiao Baoliang.

When they returned to the abandoned house where they met Li Chao, Fu Haibo and Xiao Baoliang, the food in their arms instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The complaint that was originally on Li Chao's face disappeared without a trace in an instant. His eyes were fixed on the sweet potatoes. Without saying a word, he reached out and grabbed one. Without even bothering to wash it, he directly peeled off the sweet potato with his teeth and took a big bite.

The sweet taste spread in his mouth, and his face was full of intoxication: "Sweet! It's actually sweet!"

Seeing this, others couldn't wait to reach out to grab the sweet potatoes.

For a moment, the house was filled with chewing sounds.

Wang Jiancheng looked at them wolfing down the food, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Wash it before you eat. You guys are so impatient that you're wasting a lot of food."

From this sentence, it is not difficult to hear how unappreciated they are at home on a daily basis, and they are reluctant to even throw away sweet potato peels.

Li Chao dug out an old pottery jar from somewhere, found some water outside the house, started a fire, and cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge.

Several people sat around the simple "stove", their eyes fixed on the sweet potato porridge boiling in the pot, as if it was the most precious delicacy in the world.

After the porridge was ready, they took turns drinking it with relish. Their satisfied expressions seemed as if they had forgotten all the troubles in the world.

After a long while, Wang Jiancheng gently wiped the corner of his mouth, leaned forward, and said to them in a low voice: "Go home quickly after eating. Let's ask Banggeng to go to that house again tomorrow. Since those bottles and jars can be exchanged for things, let him get more tomorrow. Anyway, there is no one at that house."

After hearing this, several people nodded in agreement.

After hiding the remaining food, they left.

On the other side, Li Weiguo solemnly warned Wu Dong in a low voice: "The things we got from Wang Jiancheng and the others were not obtained legitimately and cannot be seen in public. You must find a very secret place to hide them and make sure that no news leaks out."

Wu Dong had known Li Weiguo for a long time and knew that he was always cautious. Seeing how serious he was, he nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, don't worry, I will hide these things well and there will be no mistakes."

Li Weiguo returned home and sat on the somewhat worn-out chair, frowning and falling into deep thought.

He knew in his heart that Wang Jiancheng and his companions had tasted the sweetness of reselling this time and would not give up easily.

This might be a godsend, a perfect opportunity to teach Bang Geng a lesson.

A trace of determination flashed in his eyes. In his opinion, the reason why Qin Huairu and Banggeng kept causing trouble in the courtyard was that the Jia family had a male named Banggeng.

As long as something unexpected happened to Banggeng, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Jia family would lose their backbone and naturally would not have the energy to make any trouble.

Moreover, his college entrance examination results will be announced soon, and he is 90% sure that he will be admitted to university this time.

He definitely didn't want to worry about family matters after leaving home.

He must completely solve the big trouble of Jia family within this period of time to prevent future troubles.

In this way, he can pursue his future without any worries.

So, the next morning, when the sky was just beginning to turn pale, Li Weiguo got up early and stood in front of the window.

His eyes were fixed on the entrance of Jia's house, with a hint of coldness and concentration in his eyes.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, Banggeng's small figure appeared stealthily.

He sneaked out of the yard carefully as usual, looking back from time to time, afraid of being discovered.

Seeing this, Li Weiguo immediately followed quietly.

He tiptoed, taking advantage of the corners and debris on the street, and slowly approached Banggeng and the others.

He controlled his movements, tried to lighten his breathing, and pricked up his ears to hear what Banggeng and the others were whispering.

Li Weiguo was delighted to hear this. Wang Jiancheng and his gang were instigating Bang Geng to go back to the house where they had stolen things yesterday, which was exactly what he wanted.

As for Banggeng, his face was full of confusion and his brows were tightly furrowed.

His mind was in a mess, as if all five flavors had been turned upside down.

The scene of almost getting caught yesterday kept lingering in his mind like a scary ghost.

Whenever he thought of the thrilling experience when he climbed over the wall, his heart started pounding and he was very scared, so he didn't want to take the risk again from the bottom of his heart.

But he also wanted to join Wang Jiancheng and his gang.

In his eyes, they were very powerful in this area and no one dared to provoke them easily. Unlike him, he was always criticized by people in the courtyard and pointed at behind his back.

He was looking forward to being able to hang out with them, to walk with his back held high, and not having to care about the looks of the people in the courtyard.

But the scene yesterday almost scared him to death, and today he would never dare to go there again.

He cried and said, "I don't want to go. I was almost discovered yesterday. I was so scared that I almost lost my soul. I don't dare to go again."

After saying this, he acted like a coward and moved to the side.

When Wang Jiancheng heard this, he immediately pretended to be angry, his eyes widened, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Bang Geng, we are giving you face, don't be ungrateful and take it for granted!"

This shout scared all the sparrows under the eaves away.

Banggeng was so frightened that he trembled, tears welling up in his eyes, but he kept explaining: "Brother Cheng, don't be angry, I'm really timid and afraid of being discovered, how about someone else go in..."

Unexpectedly, Wang Jiancheng didn't listen to Banggeng's explanation at all, and shouted directly: "Go away, coward, don't play with us anymore!"