Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

The middle-aged man asked: "How much did you give him?!"

Qin Huairu replied: "Two hundred!"

Upon hearing the two hundred yuan, the middle-aged man's brows frowned instantly, and he muttered to himself: "Jia Geng had no money, and relied on his skills to pry open doors and locks to run all the way from Xinjiang Province to Sijiu City. Now that he has money, I'm afraid he won't stay in Sijiu City for too long. Where will he go next?!" The middle-aged man then asked Qin Huairu a few more questions and let Qin Huairu go.

At the same time, Banggeng walked into an abandoned temple with the food he bought from a state-owned restaurant. During the special period, many temples in the city were destroyed, monks and nuns were forced to return to secular life, and the Buddha statues in the temples were smashed. The temples that were once full of incense became ruins. It became a temporary place for some homeless people to stay.

Banggeng found a relatively clean place and sat down. He picked up the wine bottle, bit off the cap with his teeth, and took two big gulps. He cursed in his heart: "These bastards are really useless?! They were caught so quickly, and now I have to hide from place to place." Then Banggeng grabbed a steamed bun, took a big bite, and began to think about how to get all the money in the family and then run away.

In the blink of an eye, it was a little after three o'clock in the afternoon. Banggeng woke up from his sleep. After hiding his belongings, Banggeng left the ruined temple. After walking for about twenty minutes, Banggeng came to a place not far from Hongxing Primary School. Not long after, Huaihua came out of the school. When passing by Banggeng, Banggeng dragged Huaihua into the alley.

The moment Huaihua saw Banggeng, she showed a look of horror. Then Huaihua asked tentatively, "Are you my brother?!"

Bang Geng nodded and asked, "What's the situation in the hospital now?!"

Huaihua asked: "Brother, you are back, why don't you go home?!"

Bang Geng said, "I have something to do. I won't be back for the time being." Then he urged impatiently, "Hurry up and tell me! What's the situation in the hospital now?!"

Huaihua did not suspect anything and directly told Banggeng the current situation in the courtyard. After listening to Huaihua's narration, Banggeng frowned tightly. Banggeng never thought that Yi Zhonghai was already dead, and even Yan Jiekuang, whom he hated the most, had gone to work in the countryside.

After a while, Bang Geng continued to ask: "Has anyone come to see me recently?!"

Huaihua replied, "No." Then he asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you?!"

"Nothing!" Bang Geng replied casually, and said, "Don't tell others that you have seen me when you go back. If someone asks you if you have seen me, just say no!"

"I got it!" Huaihua replied readily.

"Go away!" After Banggeng sent Huaihua away, he thought to himself, "It looks like there's no way I can do anything in the courtyard. I can only try my luck somewhere else." Thinking of this, Banggeng walked out of the alley, looked around, tightened his clothes, and left quietly.

Not long after, Huaihua returned to the courtyard. As soon as she entered the gate of the courtyard, Huaihua heard people talking about Banggeng. Driven by curiosity, Huaihua walked over. When she heard that Banggeng participated in the museum theft, Huaihua's face changed instantly.

After returning home, Huaihua sat at the table in a daze. Jia Zhang, who was sewing shoe soles, noticed Huaihua's strangeness and asked, "What's wrong? Why aren't you doing your homework?!"

Huaihua came back to her senses, looked outside, then walked to Jia Zhang's side and whispered, "Grandma! I saw my brother after school today."

"What?!" Jia Zhang was shocked and asked, "Did you really see your brother?!"

Huaihua nodded heavily and said, "I even talked to him. He asked me about the current situation in our hospital and asked me if anyone had looked for him?!"

Jia Zhang thought for a moment and said, "You must keep your encounter with your brother to yourself and don't tell anyone. If you see your brother again tomorrow, tell him to leave! People from Xinjiang Province have already come to your door."

"Oh!" Huaihua responded, walked to the table with a heavy heart, took out her homework and started writing.

In a blink of an eye, more than an hour passed, and Qin Huairu returned home after get off work. As soon as she entered the house, Jia Zhang pulled Qin Huairu into the inner room and said, "Huairu, this morning, people from the street office brought three people to our house to ask about Banggeng. They said Banggeng stole things from the museum."

Qin Huairu said: "They also came to me."

Jia Zhang immediately showed a worried expression on her face and asked, "Do you think our Bang Geng will be caught by them?!"

Qin Huairu replied: "It's hard to say. If Banggeng has left Sijiu City now, they probably won't be able to find him."

Jia Zhang casually said, "Huaihua saw her brother after school this afternoon."

"What?!" Qin Huairu was shocked and said, "I've already given him money. Why won't he leave?! What if he gets caught?!"

Jia Zhang came back to her senses, looked at Qin Huairu, and asked, "Have you seen Banggeng?!"

Qin Huairu was like a deflated ball. She said, "He found me when I was at work this morning and asked me for some money. I asked someone to scrape together 200 yuan and gave him that."

Jia Zhang muttered, "Now that this kid has money, why doesn't he leave?!"

Qin Huairu said, "Mom! You better keep your mouth shut. You must not tell anyone about Huaihua's encounter with Banggeng. I'll tell Huaihua later, and don't let her spread rumors. Let's just pretend that this never happened and live our lives as usual."

Jia Zhang sighed and said, "This is the only way now. Why is Banggeng such a troublesome kid?!"

At the same time, Yan Bugui came back on his bicycle. After getting off the bicycle, Yan Bugui said excitedly: "Yang Ruihua, look! I caught a lot of fish in just two hours this afternoon!"

The third aunt took the bucket, looked at the fish inside, and said, "Old Yan, it seems that your skills have improved! The fish you caught this time is quite big!"

Yan Bugui said, "Let's be extravagant tonight! Let's make braised fish and fish soup. Let the children have a good rest."

"Okay! I'll get it done right away," said the third aunt as she took the bucket and went into the kitchen.

After a while, Yan Bugui walked into the kitchen and asked, "Old lady, I just heard them talking about Bang Geng. What's wrong with this kid?!"

The third aunt replied, "What else can we do?! Others learn from their mistakes. But he is different! He only remembers the food and not the punishment. He started a business with no capital in Xinjiang Province again. This time he even stole things from the museum with others."

"What?!" Yan Bugui was surprised and said, "The things in the museum are worth a lot of money. This guy even dared to steal things from the museum. Isn't he afraid of death?!"

The third aunt sighed and said, "Who knows what he is thinking. They say that a bastard will produce a bastard. They say Banggeng is Yi Zhonghai's offspring, and I think it is true. Banggeng is just like Yi Zhonghai, he is bad at heart. I am not worried about anything else now. I am just worried that Banggeng will haunt us and come to cause trouble in our courtyard."

Yan Bugui said: "If that kid wants to cause trouble in our courtyard, he has to have this ability?! Do you think everyone in the courtyard is stupid and blind?! Besides, we are not far from the police station. Could it be that this kid is so bold that he is not afraid of being caught?!"