Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

On the way to pick up Yu Li from get off work, Sha Zhu saw Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, and a few other children roasting something around a fire in an open space. Sha Zhu smiled, thinking that without his help, Bang Geng had learned to be self-reliant and had some good friends, which was good.

At night, the first uncle came to the third uncle and said, "Old Yan, no one has returned the corn." The first uncle handed him a dime and said, "Take this money. It's my fault. I will compensate you for your loss."

The third uncle looked at the money, raised his hand, put it down, and quickly reached out to take the money, then held the money in his hand, as if this dime would disappear like the two corns.

The old man raised his lips and reminded: "Old Yan, you still have more than a dozen trees outside, you have to take good care of them."

"Old Yi, you're right. I'll move them back to the house every night. There won't be many days left anyway." The third uncle readily agreed. "Jie Cheng, take your brothers and move the corn back to the house."

At night, Yan Jiecheng and his brothers were forced out of the house by the sweet, sour and smelly smell in the house. They complained to the third uncle about the smell and asked him to move the corn out, but their request was not accepted. So they had to sit in the yard to protest against the third uncle's evil deeds, and hoped to attract the neighbors to denounce him together.

However, children's opinions are usually not adopted or taken seriously by adults. The brothers' actions did not cause any waves, so they had to yawn and go to work and school.

This went on for three or four days in a row. Third Aunt couldn't stand it any longer. If it continued like this, the children would be sick. So she discussed with Third Uncle, "Dad, don't move today. Let the brothers take turns to keep watch."

"This is a good idea, why didn't you tell me about it earlier?" The third uncle complained.

"I thought you had already thought of this and were deliberately dealing with them."

"I've also been overwhelmed by the stench these past few days. I didn't expect that." The third uncle smiled bitterly, "Then you can arrange for them to take turns to keep watch."

It is good to have more sons. From nine o'clock in the evening to six o'clock in the morning, there are nine hours, three hours for each son. After the three aunts have made their arrangements, they go to rest. The fresh air helps people fall asleep quickly and have a good night's sleep.

“My corn!!” The shouts of the third uncle once again broke the tranquility of the early morning, “Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, come out.”

The three brothers of Yan Jiecheng stood at the door trembling, watching the three corns being knocked down. The third uncle's face turned ashen, and they knew that a disaster was about to happen.

"Tell me, how did you three keep watch all night?"

Yan Jiecheng was the first to speak up: "When I called Jiefang out yesterday, the corn was still fine. Yan Jiefang, do you think so?"

Yan Jiefang looked at his elder brother and curled his lips, but still said: "Yes, when elder brother called me out, Yumi was fine, and when I called Jie Kuang, he was also fine."

"Yan Jiekuang, tell me!" The third uncle looked at Yan Jiekuang, "Are you okay when your second brother called you?"

"Are you okay?" Yan Jiekuang didn't dare to speak.

"Yan Jiekuang, did you just come out of the house?" asked the third uncle.

"Yes." Yan Jiekuang said in a low voice.

"Isn't it your turn to be on guard now? Why are you in the house when you're not outside?" The third uncle asked Yan Jiefang: "Jiefang, did you call him?"

"I called him and slapped him to wake him up, and he agreed."

"What happened after he agreed? Did you see him guarding over there?"

"No, I heard him agree, and I went to bed."

The third uncle knew what was wrong, but now was not the time to blame his son. The neighbors had already gathered around, and they all knew that the corn was lost again. This time, not only was it lost, but the corn stalks were also broken. Fortunately, corn is an annual plant, otherwise they would have been uprooted.

Seeing the first uncle coming over, the third uncle smiled bitterly and said, "Old Yi, you see, we didn't move back to the house for one night and something went wrong again. I'll leave it to you to solve it."

"Old Yan, I can't do anything. We can't search every house for a few corns. We don't have the right to do so. Even if we call the police, they won't come to investigate just for a few corns. Even if they do, can you still let the whole hospital, young and old, miss work and school to wait for an investigation?"

"I'll call the police and have them search every house. They'll definitely find it." The third uncle said angrily.

"If you want to offend everyone in the yard, then go ahead and do it." The first uncle didn't believe that the third uncle had the courage to offend all the neighbors.

"Alas." The third uncle bowed his head, "Why is it always me who is unlucky?"

Xu Damao watched the two whispering, and saw that the third uncle was dejected, so he said, "Third uncle, I have long felt that your corn cannot be preserved. If you insist on waiting until it is fully ripe before picking it, you may not be able to harvest even a single cob. You should harvest it quickly while there is still room for growth."

"Yang Ruihua, watch over it carefully during the day. If it grows for another day, we will collect it at night."

"Great, we have boiled corn to eat in the evening." Yan Jiedi clapped her hands happily.

"What a shitty corn." The third uncle went back to the house angrily.

"I gave him some advice, but he still knows to say thank you." Qin Jingru spoke up for Xu Damao.

Xu Damao hugged Qin Jingru and said, "Don't bother with them. Let's go back and eat white steamed buns." Since he resumed his job as a projectionist, Xu Damao was in a better mood and treated Qin Jingru much better.

Mrs. Jia looked at everyone, wondering who stole the Yan family's corn. After watching for a long time, she saw that no one showed fear or relief. She thought to herself, "Who is it? If I catch him, I will blackmail him. At least make him give me all the corn and give me a few dollars to keep me quiet."

Qin Huairu pulled Mrs. Jia and said, "Mom, please visit more houses during the day."

Mrs. Jia was puzzled. "I will stay at home today and not visit other people." After she finished speaking, she understood what Qin Huairu meant. "Okay, I will get close to all the neighbors today."

Banggeng and his brothers roasted corn and boasted that he got up before dawn and climbed to the roof to see the rising sun in Kyoto, which was particularly beautiful. Before the sunrise, he defeated the enemy and seized the corn. He shook the corn in his hand and asked, "How is it? Is the corn I seized delicious?"

"It's delicious, boss. The corn you got is so delicious. It's tender, unlike the corns we eat at home. The old ones are hard and irritating to the teeth, but this one is soft, sweet and fragrant. It's really delicious. Boss, can you get some more tomorrow?" said a little fat boy, and after taking a big bite, he passed the cob to the other child. He chewed and swallowed the corn in his mouth quickly, and at the same time looked at the other child to stop him from eating more.

"Don't worry, there are still many enemies. I will seize them when I find a chance." Bang Geng held his head high and patted his chest, looking down on the world. "Just follow me, I will take you to eat and drink well." Then he also desperately gnawed the corn in his hand.

"Okay, we'll follow you." The kids nodded one after another, and the fat boy urged them, "Hurry up and salute the boss. Acknowledge us as the boss."