Siheyuan: Rebirth of Liu Ergou

Although the weather was gloomy, Xu Damao was in a brighter mood than the sun. He sat on a small stool at the entrance of the alley, humming an off-tune tune while counting the share of the profits He Yuzhu had just given him this month.

He turned the stacks of brand new one-dollar bills over and over in his hands, as if they were his own children. He didn't notice at all that there were several tall and strong young men around him, staring at the money in his hands with eyes more eager than seeing delicious food.

Just when Xu Damao was counting money until his hands cramped, the big men suddenly surrounded him. Without saying a word, they stretched out their hands to grab the money, as if Xu Damao was holding a treasure they had lost for many years. Xu Damao was so scared that he almost swallowed the money. He quickly held the money tightly in his hand and shouted, "What are you doing? Stealing money in broad daylight? I am a principled man!"

Get out of here! Our courtyard is right in front of you. Can you see it? No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, get out of here now, or I'll tell you to leave.

Even though Xu Damao looks like a big guy now, he is actually very nervous inside.

The big men laughed, and their laughter was uglier than crying. They pushed Xu Damao and tried to pry open his fingers to grab the money. Although Xu Damao was usually a coward, he was also aroused at this moment. He grabbed the money tightly and entangled with the big men, as if they were playing a tug-of-war game.

Just when Xu Damao felt that he was about to be torn in half, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the entrance of the alley. It turned out that several patrolling police heard Xu Damao's cry for help and rushed over. Seeing this, the big men were frightened faster than rabbits, and quickly left Xu Damao and ran away. The police quickly caught up and subdued them one by one, as if they were participating in a track and field competition.

Xu Damao lay on the ground, grimacing in pain, full of regret. He thought he would have a comfortable life this month, but he didn't expect to encounter such a sudden disaster. He watched the police take the big men away, and a feeling of gratitude welled up in his heart.

This lesson made him deeply realize the evil of human heart and the cruelty of society, and also made him understand the importance of being cautious as his old father once told him. He secretly vowed that he would never show off his wealth easily again, and he would always be on guard against the "track and field athletes" around him.

As soon as he stepped into the compound, the third uncle Yan Bugui looked at Xu Damao with a bruised face and asked in surprise: "Damao, what happened to you?" Xu Damao said with a look of grievance: "I was robbed." When everyone heard this, they gathered around and asked about what had happened with concern.

Xu Damao said angrily: "I had just come back from outside. When I walked to the entrance of the alley, two people suddenly rushed out, pressed me to the ground, and snatched my wallet and watch." As he spoke, he pointed to the scars on his body.

After hearing this, everyone showed indignant expressions, especially the usually steady uncle Yi Zhonghai, who frowned and said in a serious tone: "This is too arrogant! How dare they rob in broad daylight? It's simply lawless! Damao, did you see the faces of those two people clearly?" Xu Damao made a bitter face and shook his head helplessly: "Alas, they were all wearing masks, I couldn't see clearly at all."

The second uncle Liu Haizhong, who was standing aside, was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and angrily slammed the table and said: "I think we must call the police for this matter. We must not let these people get away with it!" The others also nodded, indicating that they agreed with Liu Haizhong's suggestion.

Xu Damao looked at everyone gratefully, tears sparkling in his eyes: "Thank you all for your concern, but I don't think it's necessary to call the police. The person was caught on the spot, and I have recovered my losses, but the beating was in vain..." As he said that, he rubbed his red and swollen face.

After saying that, Xu Damao turned around and walked towards the third courtyard. He kept muttering something. He thought to himself: Am I stupid? Telling you that I have so much money? But thinking that the money was not lost, Xu Damao felt much better instantly, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Shamao, come here and tell me what happened? How could you be robbed and beaten up?" He Yuzhu didn't want outsiders to know that he had any connection with Xu Damao, so he could only ask him when there were not many people around.

Xu Damao took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket, handed one to He Yuzhu, then lit one for himself and took a puff with great relish.

Suddenly, Xu Damao looked at He Yuzhu's small eyes with contempt and said, "Silly Zhu, don't act like that in front of me. Don't you know what's going on? You're smarter than a monkey. I was counting money at the entrance of the alley and someone saw me and made plans for me. That's all. Silly Zhu, laugh if you want to. It's not worth it to hurt yourself!"

He Yuzhu took a last puff of his cigarette, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, rolled his eyes at Xu Damao, and said, "What are you talking about, silly Mao? We are grasshoppers on the same rope. If you have something to do, I can escape and ignore you, but look at you!"

He Yuzhu knew that Xu Damao's robbery must be related to their previous incident. But he couldn't show too much concern, otherwise it would easily arouse other people's suspicion. So he pretended to be unaware and wanted to see what Xu Damao wanted to say.

Xu Damao was a little dissatisfied when he heard what He Yuzhu said, but he continued: "Hmph, don't give me that. Let me tell you, this matter can be big or small. If it is not handled well, both of us will be in trouble. What do you think we should do?"

He Yuzhu frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this, let's go report the case first, tell the police the situation, and see if we can get the money back. At the same time, we must pay attention to our own safety and try to avoid being robbed again. Also, we have to find out who did it and not let them get away with it."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Xu Damao felt that it was not credible at all, so he shook his head to express his opposition, saying that his money had not been stolen at all. So after the two of them discussed how to retaliate, they decided to take action immediately to solve the problem as soon as possible. After all, no one wanted to be implicated in this matter. The two of them were afraid that someone was behind it on purpose. …

After dark, He Yuzhu and Xu Damao covered their heads, blocked Deputy Director Li at the entrance of the alley on his way to Xiao Mi's house, beat him up, robbed him of all his belongings, and left.

Deputy Director Li was beaten black and blue, lying on the ground groaning. He never expected that he would be attacked at this time. He tried to get up, but the pain in his body made him unable to move.

After a while, he heard footsteps coming from far away. He raised his head with difficulty, trying to see who was coming, but found that his vision was blurry. He blinked and finally saw a familiar figure - it turned out to be his Xiao Mi! Xiao Mi saw that Deputy Director Li's face was covered with blood, and she was frightened and ran over to help him up.

"What's wrong with you? Who did this?" Xiao Mi asked anxiously, her tone full of concern and anger.

Deputy Director Li shook his head in pain and said nothing. It was really hard for him to tell Xiao Mi how humiliated he had just been. He didn't want Xiao Mi to know about his shameful deeds, and he didn't want others to laugh at him.

"Let's go to the hospital." Xiao Mi said with concern, her voice trembling a little.

Deputy Director Li nodded silently. He knew that he really needed treatment, and the sooner the better.

In the hospital, the doctor carefully examined Deputy Director Li's injuries and said that he was not seriously injured, but he still needed to stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time. Deputy Director Li lay on the bed, feeling heavy-hearted and confused. Xiao Mi was always by his side, taking care of him meticulously, serving him tea and water, wiping his sweat and feeding him, showing her tenderness and consideration. However, Deputy Director Li felt very upset.

He felt very ashamed that a deputy factory director could be bullied like this. He secretly made up his mind that after he was discharged from the hospital, he must thoroughly investigate the matter and find out the mastermind behind it, and never let something like this happen again.