Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Liu Guangfu ran back home in shock, and shouted in grief: "Which bastard dares to raid my house? I will chop him to pieces."

The second aunt shouted at Liu Guangfu with a look of despair: "It's all your fault. You've been out there robbing other people's homes all day. Will retribution come to us?"

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? You can't open your mouth or you'll be punished if you keep silent at this time. You can't say this outside. It will be troublesome if someone hears it." Liu Guangfu reminded quickly.

"This was all done by Cui Dake. He led people to smash your house. He is now the deputy director of the G Committee of our factory and has great power!" said an old man who followed in from behind.

After hearing this, Liu Guangfu didn't say anything more, but he clenched his fists even tighter.

For several consecutive days, Liu Guangfu and the Yan brothers ambushed on the road that Cui Dake had to take to go home, observing his daily routine.

Finally, on the last weekend of August, the three of them had been waiting in a somewhat remote corner for almost an hour. When they were about to give up, they saw Cui Dake walking towards them drunk.

Liu Guangfu seized the opportunity and quickly put a dirty and smelly sack on Cui Dake's head when he passed by.

The Yan brothers followed behind and hit Cui Dake on the head with a few sticks. It was just that the sack was thick, otherwise the man would have been killed directly.

When Liu Guangfu saw that the person had fainted, he picked up a brick and hit Cui Dake on his left leg with it.

The three of them were frightened when they heard the teeth-grinding sound of broken bones. They dropped the things in their hands and ran away. They ran all the way back to the courtyard without stopping.

"Dad, open the door, I'm mining!"

The three of them came back a little late, and the third uncle had already closed the door.

"Wait, I'll be right there." After saying that, the third uncle walked out of the house, and on the way he started to mutter, "None of them are worry-free, they don't study hard all day, they just hang out outside!"

The third uncle opened the door and saw three people sweating and gasping for breath, and his heart suddenly tightened.

"What kind of trouble did you three get into outside? Or did something happen that scared you so much?" The third uncle also became serious at this time.

"Dad, can we talk about it after we get home?" Jiefang pleaded.

Yan Bugui silently made room for the three of them to come in, then quickly closed the door again.

When they arrived at Yan Bugui's house, Yan Jiefang called Liu Haizhong over again.

"What's going on? What trouble have these three guys gotten into? Can't they just behave themselves?" Liu Haizhong looked at Liu Guangfu with a bad look.

"Second uncle, Guangfu helped you vent your anger today. Cui Dake raided your house a few days ago, and Guangfu has been remembering this incident. We have been following him these few days!" Yan Jiekuang boasted as if he was showing off his achievements.

"You went to find Cui Dake. You are quite brave. That bastard has a lot of people under him. How did you come back?" asked the third uncle in surprise.

"We have been following him these past few days and have figured out the route he takes home from get off work. Today, we have been lying in ambush at the place he must pass and have been guarding him the whole time!" Liu Guangfu explained.

"What did you do to him? You didn't kill him, did you?" asked the third uncle with a worried look on his face.

"No, we put a sack on him and beat him with a few sticks. I guess he will have a bruised face and nose tomorrow!" Yan Jiekuang said in a low voice.

"Not only that, Guangfu's last blow must have been quite heavy. His left leg must have been broken. I even heard the sound of a broken bone." Yan Jiefang looked around and said in a low voice.

"No one saw you when you came back, right?" Yan Bugui asked calmly.

"No, we ran back through the small paths and alleys with our heads down. No one saw us," Liu Guangfu said quickly.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui looked at each other, and then tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again.

"Go home and have a rest. Remember, you didn't go anywhere tonight. Don't mention this matter again unless someone asks you."

"Got it." The three of them lowered their heads and responded in a low voice.

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The next day, Liu Haizhong went to the cleaning class to clean the toilet as usual, but he kept his ears perked up, paying attention to the conversations of the people around him.

Actually, cleaning the toilet at this time is not that tiring. It's just that it sounds bad and smells a bit strong. After all, there were four or five people cleaning with Liu Haizhong this morning.

"Have you heard? Cui Dake was put into a sack yesterday. He was beaten badly. One of his legs was even broken." said Xiao Li, a worker nearby.

"What's going on? I haven't heard about it." Liu Haizhong also came over at this time.

"Wow! Old Liu still cares so much about his apprentice?" someone nearby joked.

"Come on, Old Duan! Stop making fun of me. If I had known the result would be like this today, I would not have accepted the factory director as my apprentice when he approached me." Liu Haizhong said helplessly.

"Xiao Li, please continue." said Lao Duan.

"Cui Dake and his wife live in the yard next to mine. I heard a commotion in the yard just after I fell asleep last night. When I woke up this morning, I heard from people in the yard that Cui Dake was put in a sack and beaten into a pig's head with his legs broken on his way home from get off work yesterday." Xiao Li said with emotion.

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Don't let anyone catch your pigtails." Liu Haizhong reminded.

"Old Liu is right, keep your voice down. It's enough for us to know about this, be happy about it secretly, and don't spread it to anyone." Old Duan's mouth curled up.

"Okay, I got it. I won't tell anyone about this. But this is really gratifying. I'll have to ask my wife to add a dish for me when I go home tonight." Xiao Li said with a smile.

As expected, Cui Dake and Yu Haitang did not come to the factory today, and at the lunch table in the cafeteria, everyone smiled more often, which showed how unpopular Cui Dake was.

In the evening, as soon as Liu Haizhong entered the courtyard, he met Liu Qingshan who had just returned from outside.

"Qingshan, a big incident happened in the steel rolling mill today. Cui Dake was hit by a club. I heard from people in the factory that his leg was broken." Liu Haizhong said excitedly, as if he really didn't know who did it.

Liu Qingshan lowered his voice and whispered, "Second Master, we can just keep our happiness to ourselves, but don't dare to show it off."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm so happy that I'm confused." Liu Haizhong nodded to Liu Qingshan, and then they walked home together.

In the evening, the third uncle was worried and came over specially.

"Old Liu, did you go to the factory to inquire today? What happened yesterday?" Yan Bugui asked in a low voice.

"Cui Dake didn't go to the factory the whole day. Later I heard that he went to the hospital and his leg was broken." The second uncle couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"I hope they won't find out about these bastards! I'm so worried."

"It shouldn't happen. These guys didn't leave any evidence." The second uncle was not sure.