Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Xu Damao lowered his voice and whispered into Yan Bugui's ear, then he grabbed Yan Bugui and walked out the door.

"Is there really someone there? Why can't I hear any sound at all? Damao, did you hear it wrong?" Yan Bugui complained to himself while letting Xu Damao take him out the door.

The two men tiptoed to the chicken coop behind the house, only to find that the door of the coop had been opened. A dark figure was squatting inside, furtively searching for eggs.

It was dark at the moment, and the chickens in the chicken coop were blind. Even if they were touched by the shadow, they would only reflexively call out twice and then move away. The shadow stole the eggs as if it were an empty space, and it was extremely smooth.

The black shadow was holding two eggs in his hand and slowly stood up. When he turned around, he suddenly saw two figures, one tall and one short, standing next to the chicken coop. His heart tightened at that moment, knowing that his attempt to steal the eggs would be exposed.

Xu Damao had extraordinary night vision, and he recognized from a distance that the person stealing the eggs was Jia Zhang. Yan Bugui also recognized her after a careful observation.

"Hey! Teacher Yan, did you see clearly? Who else could it be but Jia Zhang? We have caught the perpetrator red-handed. What should we do next?"

Xu Damao sneered contemptuously, stretched out his hand and pointed at Jia Zhang, then turned to Yan Bugui and said.

"Sister-in-law Jia, why do you do this?"

Yan Bugui took a step forward and spoke to Jia Zhang while shaking his head.

"Oh, I just wanted to buy some eggs from Damao's house, but I couldn't find him, so I took them first and will give him the money tomorrow."

Jia Zhang held two eggs tightly in one hand. She first glanced at Yan Bugui, then cast a fearful glance at the burly Xu Damao. Finally, she shrank her neck and defended herself with gritted teeth.

"Hmph! Stop talking nonsense here! Teacher Yan and I have been staying in the house the whole time, and we didn't even see you come to buy eggs from me! Come on, don't say anything, just come with me to the police station, and tell the police if you have anything to say!"

Xu Damao had a furious look on his face and he glared at Jia Zhang fiercely and shouted.

"They are just a few eggs. What's so special about them? Can't I just pay for them?"

"Let me tell you, eggs are lost every day in my house! Today I specially invited the third uncle who is in charge of the management of our yard to come and see who stole my eggs. Humph! What, you want to deny it after being caught on the spot? There is no such easy thing in the world!"

Xu Damao's voice became louder and louder, and the noisy quarrel soon disturbed the nearby residents. Everyone came out of their homes and came to watch the fun. Some of the sharp-eyed people saw at a glance that it was Jia Zhang who was caught stealing eggs by Xu Damao. There were also those who liked to meddle in other people's business, and they immediately ran to Jia Zhang's house to inform her.

Neither of them was considered a good person in the courtyard. Jia Zhang was always a spoiled brat, while Xu Damao was full of evil intentions. Especially recently, this kid always stewed meat at home, and the tempting aroma made the children scream with greed.

Other people eat meat secretly at home for fear of being seen by others. But this kid is different. He is afraid that others will not know when he is stewing meat. Last time, he was even walking around in the yard with a plate of roast chicken and eating... It's so hateful!

"Da Mao, listen to my advice and ask her to pay some money. We are all from the same courtyard. We will see each other every day. There is no need to make a big deal out of it."

When Yan Bugui saw a few people from the surrounding households coming to watch the fun, he hurried out to smooth things over.

"Okay, I'll listen to Uncle San. You've stolen my eggs countless times, and I won't ask for more. Just give me five dollars as compensation!"

Xu Damao asked for a huge amount of money.

"What! You want me to pay you five dollars for just four eggs? Xu Damao, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you eat well and grow tall!"

Short Dunzi raised his big round head and stared at Xu Damao, who was two heads taller than him. Although he kept uttering harsh words, his body seemed to be nailed down. He stood still and did not dare to move a step.

"Okay! Uncle, what do you think we should do? This kid is obviously not willing to accept mediation. Just ignore what I said just now. I'm going to call the police now and let them handle this matter. I don't know what crime he can be charged with for stealing! Maybe he will be locked up in jail for ten days or half a month, right?"

As Xu Damao spoke, he waved his hand and acted as if he was about to turn around and leave.

At this time, Master Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice Jia Dongxu happened to walk over. Yi Zhonghai saw that there were seven or eight people gathered around, and immediately put on a majestic look like a big boss in the compound, and shouted: "What's going on? Why are you all gathered here in the middle of the night instead of going home to sleep?"

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's voice, the onlookers dispersed. Yi Zhonghai continued, "Let's all go home! We have to go to work tomorrow, don't you all have to work? Teacher Yan, you are here too?"

Yan Bugui nodded and replied, "Yes, wasn't there a spy caught near here some time ago? I heard he was sent by the Military Control Commission. So I came out to walk around at night, just in case."

What a spy! You old man can't even make up a decent excuse!

"Da Mao, I already know something about this matter. It is true that Jia Zhang did something wrong. Tell me, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the burly Xu Damao and couldn't help but feel a headache. This guy was notoriously difficult to mess with in the courtyard. Except for Sha Zhu who could calm him down, no one else dared to mess with him easily. Moreover, Xu Damao was narrow-minded and would take revenge if he had a grudge. Why did Jia Zhang provoke him?

I didn't expect that after not seeing him for a while, Xu Damao seemed to have grown taller and become more muscular.

"I just told you, just call the police and let them catch the thief."

Xu Damao stared at Yi Zhonghai with a smile on his face, as if waiting for him to use his so-called moral blackmail.

"Da Mao, you see, we all live in the same courtyard, and we see each other every day. In the end, it's just a small matter of a few eggs. How about asking the Jia family to compensate you with some money? How about that?" After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he winked at Jia Dongxu, signaling him to quickly pull Jia Zhang over. After all, Xu Damao was standing in the middle, and his momentum was very strong. Jia Zhang was a little scared and didn't dare to come over...