Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Xu Damao is not Sha Zhu, so he certainly understands the interests involved. Even if Yang Liming is so powerful, he will not easily absolve Sha Zhu of his guilt, after all, so many workers are watching.

There must be something here that he and Ezi cannot access.

"I heard that Yi Zhonghai accompanied the deaf old lady to the factory today. It seems that this old man may have taken action again. When you go to see your father-in-law tomorrow, you must find out clearly. This old lady is unfathomable."

"Don't worry, Damao. Even if my father doesn't help me, I still have my mother. She loves me the most."

Although everyone in the courtyard was a little surprised that Sha Zhu was released, when they thought about the old lady going to Yi Zhonghai's house for dinner in the evening, they all guessed that Sha Zhu was released because of this man's help, so no one dared to ask. Even Jia Zhang, when she smelled the meat from Yi Zhonghai's house, she endured it. She really didn't dare to beg for food from the deaf old lady's bowl.

After the deaf old lady finished her meal at Sha Zhu's house and was sent back to her own house, Yi Zhonghai took advantage of the cover of night to stroll over again, entered the house and spoke to the old lady.

"Madam, are you satisfied with the meal tonight?"

The deaf old lady didn't even look at him, because she knew that something must be wrong with Yi Zhonghai. She saw that he was uneasy during dinner just now.

"If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to say, just fart. I saw you hesitated several times while we were having dinner just now. What do you want to say?"

Yi Zhonghai originally thought that the old lady was in a good mood while having dinner at Sha Zhu's house today, but now he saw that it was not the case at all. He gave up the idea of ​​speaking for Jia Dongxu today and thought of waiting until the old lady was happy.

"Nothing, just came to ask what you want to eat tomorrow morning."

The deaf old lady had lived to such an old age that she had long learned to see through things without saying anything. When she saw Yi Zhonghai practicing Tai Chi with her, she replied.

"Okay, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Go back. I'm tired too."

When Yi Zhonghai heard the old lady ask to see her off, he said goodbye to her without saying anything else. When it was almost 12 o'clock in the morning, a man in black climbed over the back wall of the courtyard and came to the door of the deaf old lady's house as if he knew the place well. He pushed the door lightly and it opened.

The old lady didn't sleep either, she was sitting on the edge of the kang waiting.

The man in black entered the room, took out the flashlight he carried with him, and swept it from the ground to the edge of the kang. When he saw the figure of the deaf old lady, he clasped his fists.

"Madam, the boss asked me to come and get what you promised."

The deaf old lady fumbled on the kang, picked up an envelope and handed it over.

"I didn't expect it would be you. Go back and tell your boss that this matter ends here. I don't want anything else to happen, otherwise it will be embarrassing for everyone."

The man in black didn't say a word. He took the envelope and put it in his arms. He clasped his fists to the old lady and bowed to her. He went out of the house and returned the way he came. He ran two quick steps and climbed up the wall with his legs and hands. He turned around and jumped lightly to another alley behind the courtyard.

The old lady watched the man leave, sighed and talked to herself.

"Life or death depends on your fate."

The man in black ran and had to hide from the patrols in the city on the way. After more than half an hour, he finally arrived at the door of a small courtyard near Prince Fu's Mansion on Chaoyangmennei Street and stopped. After looking around to see that there was no one, he went forward and knocked gently on the door.

It seemed like someone inside was waiting for him to come back, and asked when he heard the knock on the door.

"Who?"

"it's me."

The code and the voice were correct, and the person inside opened the door. The person who opened the door was a strong young man wearing a black open-collar sweatshirt.

The man in black must be familiar with the other party. He just nodded without saying anything and walked straight in.

The strong young man was also very alert. Before closing the door, he looked left and right. He closed the door only after he saw that no one was following him.

At this time, the man in black had already entered the main room in the yard. As soon as he entered the room, he could see that there was only an octagonal table and two chairs. There were some antique shelves against the wall, and the shelves were full of small ornaments.

There was a kerosene lamp on the eight-immortals table. The dim light made the room look dim. There was a person sitting on a chair. It was none other than Lou Bancheng who had appeared at the steel mill during the day.

"Boss, I got the stuff back."

The man in black took out an envelope from his arms and handed it over respectfully.

"Wood, did the old lady say anything else besides giving you this?"

It turned out that the man in black was Xu Damao's biological father, Xu Wude. If it were anyone else, he would not be so familiar with the courtyard.

"Boss, the old lady said that the matter ends here."

Lou Bancheng opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of paper from it. Seeing that there was only an address written on it, he couldn't help but frowned.

After thinking for a while, he said to Xu Wood.

"Go find Mr. Jin now, bring a large yellow croaker, and ask him to send someone to deal with the person at the address.

I don’t want this to get to me, you know?”

"Boss, do you still need to ask Master Jin for such a small matter? Can't you just let your subordinates do it?"

Xu Wude didn't quite understand Lou Bancheng's idea. This man had such a big family business in the old city, and he had many subordinates. Although many of them were laid off after the public-private partnership, the real backbones were still retained.

“It’s not like before.

In the past few years, I was still able to control the people under my command, but ever since the public-private partnership, the higher-ups have been very wary of rich people like us. Every day I feel like there is a knife hanging over my head, and I have to be cautious in everything I do.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have sent my son to Hong Kong.

Things like this didn't matter before liberation, but now I try to do as little as possible. If this person hadn't betrayed me and knew too much, I wouldn't have done such a drastic thing.

When you go to see Mr. Jin, it's best not to reveal your identity to avoid being caught.

Once this matter is settled, we can live our lives in peace and wait for the right time."

Xu Wude has worked under Lou Bancheng for more than ten years and has long been accustomed to having his boss do whatever he wants.

He took the envelope, stuffed the paper back into the envelope, and went to find Mr. Jin.

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Zhao Shanhe had no idea about the secret things happening in the yard. He was still leading the patrol outside.

It was not until the next day when Lou Xiao'e went to see Lou Bancheng that she learned from her mother that her father had gone to Tianjin the night before and his return date was uncertain.

As a married girl, she had no ability to find out why Sha Zhu was sent to such a light punishment. In the end, she drank a lot of tea with her mother at her parents' home until it was dark. Then she went back to tell Xu Damao to wait for her father to come back.

This incident, which could have landed Sha Zhu in jail, gradually faded away after being covered up by Yang Liming. However, due to the hot weather and drought, the food shortage problem in the city became more and more serious.

Time passed quickly and it was July. It was heard that the old hen in the third uncle's house had laid several eggs, which made Yan Laokou very happy. This was what Hou Kui heard from Jie Di and he passed it on to Zhao Shanhe.

However, the lives of these two chickens also came to an end because Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li got their marriage certificate.

Old Yan's family only set up two tables, one of which had to be given to Old Yu's family, so the third uncle only invited Zhao Shanhe and the two uncles to dinner. Of course, the meal was not free, and a gift money had to be given.

Sha Zhu was the chef, and the third uncle paid five dollars for the meal, plus the promise to eat together. When the aroma of the food filled the yard, Jia Zhang came uninvited.