Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

After finishing his meal at the factory, Chen Changan left the factory and prepared to go home. He was thinking whether to rest at home in the afternoon or go fishing. Thinking about the fish he had just caught yesterday, he decided to take a few days off and headed straight home.

Before reaching the gate of the courtyard, I saw Third Uncle Yan Fugui's eldest son Yan Jiecheng and second son Yan Jiefang standing in the corner of the courtyard gate, whispering to each other.

Looking at the two of them, Chen Changan walked over directly, patted Yan Jiefang on the shoulder and asked, "Jiefang, how is the matter that brother asked you to do this morning going?"

When Yan Jiefang saw that it was Chen Changan, he immediately replied, "Brother Changan, are you still worried about me doing things? I have basically found out everything, and I thought I would tell you when you get off work. I didn't expect you to come back this afternoon."

"Well, didn't I tell Uncle San? Now that he knows, I should tell you too. I'm working in purchasing at a steel mill. Isn't purchasing just going from street to street to buy things for the factory? Sitting in an office every day doesn't produce anything." Seeing the two brothers nodding in agreement, he continued, "Have you made any progress on what I told you to do this morning? Tell me, what's going on?"

Yan Jiefang hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, this is a simple matter. Last night, my elder brother Jiecheng went to the toilet and ran into Banggeng coming out of your kitchen. My brother called Banggeng twice, and the boy ran away so fast when he heard my brother calling him." After that, in order to make it more credible, he specifically asked his brother, "Really? Big brother?"

Yan Jiecheng also kept nodding his head in agreement with his brother.

Yan Jiefang continued, "And Banggeng didn't go to school today. Jia's sister-in-law asked my dad to ask for leave for Banggeng. Jia Zhang and Banggeng had diarrhea early in the morning. They have been running around all morning. It must be that Jia Zhang and Banggeng stole something from your kitchen, brother Changan. I don't know how they got an upset stomach. Otherwise, why would Jia Zhang and Banggeng be the only ones suffering from diarrhea in their family?"

Chen Changan understood what was going on after hearing that. He took out another fifty cents from his trouser pocket and said to Yan Jiefang, "Okay, you did a great job today. Give this fifty cents to the two brothers and divide it up to buy some food. Remember not to let your dad find out."

The two brothers were delighted. They had just earned fifty cents. Yan Jiefang was even happier because he had earned fifty cents in the morning. He said to Chen Changan, "Don't worry, brother Changan. We know what's going on. If you have any questions in the future, just tell me. I promise to do it beautifully for you."

"Okay, I'll come find you next time. You two brothers go ahead and get busy. I'm going in." Chen Changan said.

Watching Chen Changan enter the courtyard, the two brothers grumbled to each other for a long time, and Chen Changan didn't care how the two brothers divided the money. After a while, the two brothers disappeared, and no one knew where they went.

After entering the courtyard gate, I suddenly found that Yan Fugui, the door god, was not there, and my mood improved a lot. Through the moon gate, I saw a group of aunts gossiping in the middle courtyard. I was still thinking, could they be gossiping about Jia Zhang's diarrhea? I ignored them and went home first. When I entered the door, I saw two little girls, Xiuhua and Xiujuan, holding bowls and drinking porridge.

Chen Changan frowned and asked, "Why are we drinking porridge again? Can't we try something else?"

Xiujuan curled her lips and said nothing, but her eyes revealed a hint of helplessness. Xiuhua, who was standing by, seemed a little embarrassed. She whispered, "Brother, I really only know how to cook porridge. My elder sister used to cook, but when she found out that I could cook porridge, she stopped caring about us at noon." At this point, Xiuhua's voice became smaller and smaller, and she seemed a little aggrieved.

Then, she said in a tearful voice, "I never want to learn how to cook again. If I only know how to make porridge, no one will cook for me anymore." Seeing the little girl in front of him who was about to cry due to grievance, Chen Changan couldn't help but feel distressed.

He quickly comforted her, "Okay, don't be sad, Xiuhua. From now on, big brother will stay at home every day and make delicious food for you every day, okay? So don't cry, big brother will make you a delicious dinner in the evening."

After hearing Chen Changan's promise, Xiuhua finally smiled again. She drank her cornmeal porridge happily, as if she had forgotten the unpleasantness before. Chen Changan looked at her silently, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must let this lovely sister live a happy life.

After waiting for his two younger sisters to eat and coaxing them to take a nap, Chen Changan thought that while he had nothing to do, he would go to the Jia family to inquire about the situation. He might not care about the stolen things, but he had to have an attitude, otherwise if they saw that he didn't say anything, they would think that he was easy to bully and would come to steal every day.

I guess I can't agree with Jia Zhangshi. She is also a shameless and ruthless person. But not getting an explanation is different from whether I go to ask for an explanation or not.