Siheyuan: Separate from the beginning and live with my sister

When it was time to get off work, the workers in the steel mill began to leave, and He Lin also walked leisurely towards the factory gate.

Yu Shui was not at home, and he was too lazy to cook by himself. He passed by Qianmen Noodle House and skillfully asked the proprietress for a bowl of knife-cut noodles with an egg, which was considered a luxurious dinner.

After finishing his noodles, He Lin returned to the courtyard. At the gate, the third uncle Yan Bugui was holding a sprinkler, preparing to water several potted plants.

"Uncle, you are busy."

"He Lin, you came back late today, did you work overtime?"

"No, I just passed by the Qianmen Noodle House and had a bowl of noodles before coming back."

"That's great, it saves you from having to cook. Otherwise, Uncle Sanye would have prepared some snacks for you to drink."

When Yan Bugui heard that He Lin had finished his meal, he started to ask for money so that he could save face.

"Hey, Third Master wants to treat me to a drink. This is the first time that a scorpion has pooped. I didn't eat much just now. How about we continue?"

He Lin joked.

"Tsk, the big knife noodles at Qianmen Noodle House are really affordable. Can't a big bowl of them fill your stomach? They taste pretty good too."

Yan Bugui recalled the last time he had knife-cut noodles. It was a pity that a bowl cost thirty cents, which could be exchanged for three or four pounds of corn noodles. It was not cost-effective.

"If you have enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, you will be poor if you don't plan well. Young people don't know how to live." The third uncle recited the Yan family motto and went home.

He Lin ignored Yan Bugui's curse and walked towards his room.

As soon as he reached the door, he found something wrong. His door was half open and there were a series of small footprints on the ground. When he left in the morning, He Lin sprinkled lime powder around the room just in case.

Looking through the window, He Lin saw that his room was in a mess. He had a plan in mind. He did not go into the house, but turned and walked out of the yard.

"Uncle, look at my memory. Da Mao from the next yard asked me to bring something, but I forgot it immediately. I have to go find Da Mao right away."

He Lin was afraid that others would notice something, so he scolded the third uncle for his nonsense, then walked out of the yard and went straight to the street office.

The street office at that time had great power and was responsible for various political, economic and people's livelihood affairs. After He Lin arrived, he found Director Wang and reported to her that his house had been robbed.

Director Wang was a little surprised to hear that He Lin was a resident of No. 94 Nanluoguxiang. This was last year's model civilized courtyard house.

I called two comrades from the police station next door and walked towards the courtyard together.

The subdistrict office and the police station went out together. He Lin thought that the Jia family would be in big trouble with this situation.

When I arrived at the courtyard, I happened to meet an old man named Yi Zhonghai.

An old man ran up to Director Wang.

"Hey Director Wang, if you have anything to do, please come to the courtyard. I can report anything you need. There is nothing in this courtyard that I don't know."

"Yi Zhonghai, He Lin, a resident of this courtyard, reported that his house was robbed, so we came here to check the situation."

Yi Zhonghai glared at He Lin and thought that this kid was really troublesome. If there was any problem, he couldn't solve it in the yard, but had to make a big fuss about it.

On the other hand, I explained to Director Wang that this was a civilized courtyard house and that such a thing would never happen. It must be a misunderstanding.

Director Wang had already seen the footprints at the door, and the two police comrades also opened the door very professionally. The mess in the room was naturally visible to everyone, and it was exactly the same as He Lin described.

"Okay, Yi Zhonghai, stop talking. My public security colleagues and I will make our own judgments on whether there is a problem. If there is really theft, can you bear the responsibility?"

Director Wang was so speechless that Yi Zhonghai could only shut his mouth.

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself that this couldn't be done by Bang Geng again. Bang Geng usually had a habit of stealing, and with Jia Zhang's instigation, he became even worse.

If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai's cover-up, everyone would have only lost some steamed buns and corn bread, and the matter wouldn't have reached the point of calling the police.

After inspecting the scene, the public security comrades here asked He Lin to check the damage and no one else was allowed to destroy the scene.

"In total, I'm missing two steamed buns, a bowl of cabbage, five eggs, and fifty yuan."

He Lin reported to the public security comrades.

Everyone took a deep breath. Fifty dollars was not a small case. These days, fifty dollars was enough for a family to live comfortably for several months.

Director Wang was extremely angry.

"Good boy Yi Zhonghai, you're still talking about misunderstandings. Hurry up and gather everyone in the courtyard here. We want to inquire about the situation, and ask all the children over the age of five in this courtyard to come here as well."

Seeing that Director Wang was angry, Yi Zhonghai hurried to gather the residents of the courtyard.

We learned from the third uncle Yan Bugui that no children from outside were found playing in the yard today. The police judged that it was most likely someone in the yard who committed the crime, and asked He Lin if he had any conflicts with any family.

He Lin told the truth that there was a conflict between the two parties yesterday because he did not give the two children of the Jia family dumplings to eat.

Soon, everyone in the yard came over, and the children also gathered here, but the only one not seen was Bang Geng from the Jia family.

Director Wang said to Yi Zhonghai: "Which child is Jia Geng? Has he arrived at the scene?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat. Whatever he feared would come true. Could it really be this guy?

Before he could open his mouth, Jia Zhang started shouting.

"My grandson caught a cold today and is resting in bed. Why would you have to find a child if there is something important?"

Today Banggeng brought five eggs and some steamed buns from He Lin's house.

Jia Zhang made five poached eggs and ate three of them herself. Bang Geng shared two, and finally Bang Geng gave two bites to Xiao Dang. Together with the white steamed buns, she ate it so satisfyingly that Jia Zhang was savoring the meal now.

Qin Huairu remembered that Banggeng and her mother-in-law didn’t look hungry when they had dinner today, and thought to herself that something bad had happened. Could it be that Banggeng had done something again?

However, this kind of situation has happened before, and at most she would have to compensate the other party for the item, and it wouldn't have been a big deal. At that time, she didn't know about the fifty yuan and didn't realize the seriousness of the matter.

The public security comrades checked the children's feet one by one and confirmed that none of them matched the footprints.

Then he asked the Jia family to let Jia Geng come out. If he refused to cooperate with their work, they would not mind going in to invite him out themselves. At the same time, he patted the handcuffs on his waist, which scared Jia Zhang.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to go home and bring Banggeng out.

"Didn't you just say you caught a cold and were resting in bed? Why are you getting dressed so quickly?"

The public security comrades immediately noticed the lime powder stuck on Banggeng's shoes, and there was still a piece that had not been wiped clean. They asked Banggeng to take off his shoes and compare the heels and footprints. It was clear at a glance, and everyone present understood that the thief was undoubtedly Banggeng.

Qin Huairu looked at the situation and knew she couldn't deny it, so she rubbed her nose pitifully, smacked her eyes, and squeezed out two tears.

"Public security comrades, it is us adults who failed to teach our children well. It is our fault. Please do not blame the children. Please forgive him."

"Whether you are the victim or not, our mission is to recover the losses for the victims and let the bad guys receive the punishment they deserve."