Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

It was already past six when Zhang Renkang arrived at the courtyard. From the gate he could hear the noise of people inside the courtyard. Zhang Renkang banged on the door and shouted:

"Uncle, open the door. Why are you closing the gate so early today?"

After a while, Yan Jiecheng came running and opened the door. Zhang Renkang asked as he entered the courtyard.

"Jiecheng, what's going on? What are you doing at around six o'clock today? Why are you closing the gate so early?"

Yan Jiecheng said with a smile

"The Central Court is holding a meeting. They closed the door to prevent someone from interrupting. Renkang, why are you back so late?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"I was delayed by something. What happened?"

He handed a cigarette to Yan Jiecheng, who took it and put it to his ear and said

"Hey, Xu Damao's chicken is missing and is making a fuss in the yard? Also, I heard that Sha Zhu became an apprentice because of a fight with Xu Damao, and the uncle is looking for Xu Damao to settle the score."

Zhang Renkang was confused. He didn't expect Lou Xiao'e to go back to her parents' home. With the influence of his little butterfly, Xu Damao's chicken was still lost after all the twists and turns. But this time, Sha Zhu didn't bring any chicken soup. It's impossible to find it on Sha Zhu's head, right? Thinking about it, he pushed the cart into the middle courtyard.

As soon as we entered the central courtyard, we saw Yi Zhonghai sitting in the middle of the eight-immortal table, with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui sitting on his left and right like the left and right prime ministers, each holding a Tang Dynasty porcelain cup. Sha Zhu squatted on his steps with a dark face, looking as if he hadn't found his head at this moment. The Jia family members were huddled under a tree. Qin Huairu was panicking and hugged Banggeng without saying a word. Qin Jingru's eyes lit up when she saw Zhang Renkang. She was about to go over, but Xiaodang and Huaihua held her hands and she could only smile and nod. Xu Damao was standing in the middle, saying something with great emotion.

Seeing Zhang Renkang coming in, everyone immediately looked over. Xu Damao quickly came up and shouted:

"Brother Renkang, you are a cadre in our yard, please judge for me. My two old hens are missing. In this yard, only Shazhu has a grudge against me. Is he the most suspicious?"

Yi Zhonghai felt bitter. He originally thought that Zhang Renkang's absence from the meeting was a good thing so he would not cause any trouble. He should quickly deal with Xu Damao and then denounce Xu Damao for causing Zhuzi to become an apprentice. Now that Zhang Renkang is back, he is afraid that there will be trouble again.

Zhang Renkang looked at Xu Damao speechlessly. This guy must want to pin this on Sha Zhu and ruin his reputation, but he didn't think about where Sha Zhu would have the time to commit the crime. When Liu Haizhong saw Zhang Renkang stand up, he said

"Renkang, you are the first cadre in our courtyard. Please tell us what you think about this matter."

Zhang Renkang set up the car and said

"It's unlikely that it's Shazhu. First, he works during the day and comes back in the afternoon at about the same time. And when he comes back, it's impossible not to see everyone in their yards, so it can't be Shazhu."

Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai were stunned. They didn't expect that Zhang Renkang didn't help Xu Damao, but instead spoke fair words for Sha Zhu.

Xu Damao got anxious and said

"Renkang, who else could it be if not Shazhu? He is the only one in the whole hospital who has a grudge against me. Besides, won't he sneak back to take revenge on me? And then sneak back to the factory?"

Zhang Renkang said softly

"Shazhu didn't have time to commit the crime, and the smell on him couldn't be hidden once he entered the compound, it couldn't be Shazhu"

Then he said to Xu Damao

"I may not steal your chicken to get revenge on you, but I may be greedy. Who is the most petty thief in our yard?"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone subconsciously cast their eyes on the Jia family. Qin Huairu hugged the stick tightly. Jia Zhang was unhappy and stood up and said

"Zhang Renkang, you little bastard, who are you talking about?"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"I didn't say whose house it was, why are you so excited? Could it be that it's really your house?"

Jia Zhang sat on the ground and began to summon the spirits.

"Old Jia, can you please open your eyes and take a look?"

"Lao Jia, Dong Xu, if you don't open your eyes, our family will be bullied to death"

"Oh my God, look at how you wrongly accuse a good family."

"Zhang Renkang, you little bastard, you are so stupid, you can't bury any good person you wrongly accuse."

"You are such a heartless person, bullying orphans and widows!"

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Jia Zhang's necromancy made everyone in the yard feel uneasy. It was late autumn, and the breeze was blowing. Everyone felt cold in their hearts. Zhang Renkang said disdainfully:

"Ms. Jia Zhang, can't you use some new words? Isn't Old Jia annoyed by you calling him like this every day? Be careful that he will really come to find you. Oh, by the way, how long has it been since you gave money to Old Jia and Dongxu?"

Then he shouted in horror

"Ms. Jia Zhang, you haven't been giving money to Old Jia, have you? How can Old Jia have the money to come up here? He has to pay a toll to pass through the gates of hell. How can he come up to you if you don't give him money?"

"You better be careful that Lao Jia becomes a poor guy and suffers every day, and then gets angry and drags you away."

This made Jia Zhangshi stunned. It seemed that she had never burned any money for Old Jia since he passed away. Jia Zhangshi thought the two cents of paper money was too expensive. Besides, Old Jia was buried far away and she was unwilling to leave the city.

Jia Zhang's hair stood on end, and it took her a long while to calm down and shout:

"Zhang Renkang, you little bastard, how dare you scare me"

Zhang Renkang said nonchalantly

"It's a new era now. Even if Old Jia comes to power, he will have to suffer the iron fist of communism. All the ox-headed and horse-faced monsters will be terrified in front of the people. Jia Zhang, aren't you afraid that Old Jia will know about your misfortune? Are you thinking of calling Old Jia up and beating him to death?"

"You are so cruel"

This made everyone in the courtyard laugh. What happened to Jia Zhang? After being a widow for so many years, if she said nothing happened, no one would believe it.

Jia Zhang was furious and was about to get angry when Yi Zhonghai shouted

"Zhang Renkang, what nonsense are you talking about? Now we are talking about Xu Damao's chicken being gone. What are you talking about?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"I'm not talking nonsense, Yi Zhonghai, are you feeling guilty?"

Yi Zhonghai was already angry when Zhang Renkang said

"When I got off work today, I saw a few kids roasting chickens in the wasteland behind the factory."

"Huaihua, are these chicken wings delicious?"

Huaihua is young, how can she withstand Zhang Renkang's trick? Huaihua said naively

"My brother ate the chicken wings and drumsticks, and I only ate a little bit of the chicken neck."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hospital understood. It turned out that the chicken of Xu Damao's family was taken away by Qin Huairu's three children. No wonder no one came in today. How could the chicken disappear? They originally suspected that it was stolen by the workers who were decorating Zhang Renkang's house, but Wang Jianlin had a good reputation in the surrounding area, and they didn't dare to offend Wang Jianlin, otherwise, if someone's roof had a hole on the floor, they would have to trouble Captain Wang.

Xu Damao rushed to Qin Huairu with an angry look on his face and shouted

"I was wondering why your house is so peaceful today. It turns out you were allowed to steal my chickens."

"Call the police, uncle. I'll give you one dollar. Ask Yan Jiecheng to help me call the police station."

Yan Jiecheng was about to go when he was frightened by Yi Zhonghai's loud shout.

"You are not allowed to go, Xu Damao. Do you want to ruin the reputation of this courtyard? If the news gets out, how can people in the courtyard go out? Who will dare to bring their daughter to this courtyard in the future?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Zhang Renkang and Xu Damao with cold eyes and a sullen face. His premonition came true. In fact, he had guessed that it was the Jia family's doing. After all, Shazhu came back with them, and the other people in the yard didn't have the courage. Now that Zhang Renkang had picked him out, it would be difficult to deal with. If Banggeng really got the reputation of a thief, how would he find a job and get married in the future? Wouldn't his plan for retirement be missing a link?

Yi Zhonghai's first plan was Jia Dongxu and Jia Geng. After Jia Dongxu died, he tried his best to take advantage of Sha Zhu's lustful shortcomings and let Sha Zhu support the Jia family and become the blood bag of the Jia family. In addition, Yi Zhonghai was attracted by Qin Huairu's hard-working and loyal character to the Jia family, so he planned to match her with Sha Zhu, so that Sha Zhu replaced Jia Dongxu and Bang Geng and became his old-age caregiver.

Now his first plan is facing a huge threat. Once Banggeng becomes a thief, his reputation will be ruined and he will have no future. How can he expect Banggeng to provide for his retirement in the future? Yi Zhonghai said

"Even if Banggeng and his friends really went to eat the chicken, you can't prove which one of Xu Damao's chickens belonged to them, right? Maybe Jia Zhang asked them to buy it?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai couldn't sit still and came out to argue, Xu Damao was a little at a loss. He really couldn't prove that Banggeng stole his chicken. Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"That's easy. We can't prove it, and we don't need to prove it. Just let the police investigate and they'll know."