Siheyuan, the opening gun is aimed at Yi Zhonghai

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Liu Haizhong popped his head out and said in a pretentious manner: "Well, Xiao Zhou, tell me what's going on."

Zhou Zheng said unhappily, "Hey, Lao Liu, are you still showing off to me?"

Liu Haizhong's heart skipped a beat, and he recalled the fear of being dominated by Zhou Zheng. That was two years ago. Not long after Liu Haizhong became the manager again, he began to show off his power to Zhou Zheng. As a result, Zhou Zheng directly called the steel rolling mill, and the next day Liu Haizhong was transferred to the foundry workshop. It was not until then that Liu Haizhong knew Zhou Zheng's ability.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but put on a smile and said with great fear:

"Oh, no, that's not it. Uncle, I just said it casually. Please forgive me."

Zhou Zheng no longer paid attention to Liu Haizhong, and instead looked at Jia Zhang with a smile.

"Zhang Cuihua, what do you think we should do?"

"I caught your good grandson Bang Geng stealing something this time. A few years ago, during the famine, you said that your Bang Geng was starving, but I didn't report it to the police. What do you say this time?"

Jia Zhang argued, "Zhou Zheng, you are an adult, and Bang Geng is still a child. He was hungry, so he went to Sha Zhu's house to get some food. This can't be considered stealing. You can't make a big deal out of it."

"Besides, you just touched my granddaughter's breasts. What do you say? I can sue you for being a hooligan."

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Haha, Jia Zhang, you are also a grandmother. Are you so impatient to ruin your granddaughter's reputation? Ask everyone if I am being a hooligan by holding Xiao Dang like this."

"......You" Jia Zhang was speechless.

Yi Zhonghai stood out from the crowd.

"Xiao Zhou, forget it. It's not a big deal for a child to take something. Who hasn't taken food from other people's homes when they were young? Your Aunt Zhang's family is not well-off, and this child has suffered. It won't do any good even if you report to the police. Just let Aunt Zhang take the child home and teach him a lesson."

Zhou Zheng shook his head: "Old Yi, you can't say that. As the saying goes, 'If you steal needles when you are young, you will steal gold when you grow up.' It's still daytime, and the little stick dares to leave the door open and pick the lock. This is not a good thing. It's not a big deal in the compound, but if he gets used to stealing and steals in other people's yards, what will you say if he is beaten to death?"

"So, Lao Yi, your way of education is problematic. You can't cover up everything. You're not helping Bang Geng, you're harming him."

Yan Fugui then stood up and said, "What Zhou Zheng said is right. It really makes sense. Last time Banggeng was caught stealing, we listened to you and didn't report it to the police. You said you promised that Banggeng would not steal again. Now look at it, is your promise still valid?"

Seeing that he couldn't convince himself, Yi Zhonghai started looking for He Yuzhu among the crowd.

But after searching for a long time, not only He Yuzhu but also He Yushui were not at the scene.

I couldn't help but ask, "Where are the pillars and rainwater?"

Someone answered Yi Zhonghai's question: "Shazhu and Yushui went to visit relatives early in the morning, carrying a lot of gifts with them."

Yi Zhonghai said to Zhou Zheng: "Zhou Zheng, let's release Bang Geng first, and wait for Zhuzi to come back and see what's missing from the house, and then we'll pay double compensation."

"It's only the sixth day of the first lunar month, and the Chinese New Year hasn't even started yet. Even if you want to report to the police, they haven't even started work yet."

"Besides, Banggeng is still a child, he needs education, but he can't be educated on New Year's Day. There is no such thing, it's unlucky."

At this time, Xu Damao came staggering from the backyard.

"What's auspicious or unlucky, uncle? You are just a superstitious person. If it were me, a child should be taught a lesson on the spot when he makes a mistake. It's not appropriate for you to cover it up here."

He drank with Zhou Zheng yesterday and he's still drunk.

Zhou Zheng greeted Xu Damao.

"Brother Xu, this way."

Xu Damao rubbed his face with his hands and walked towards Zhou Zheng. When he got close to him, he said, "What's going on, buddy?"

Zhou Zheng explained: "Ha, nothing happened. I just happened to see Banggeng sneaking in and picking the lock, and I blocked him in the house, didn't I?"

Having said that, he let Jia Dang go.

Jia Dang ran behind Jia Zhang with a red face.

Xu Damao glanced at He Yuzhu's house.

"There's a lot of fun inside, why is there no sound?"

Zhou Zheng chuckled and said, "I dare not say anything."

Xu Damao looked at Jia Zhang and said, "Aunt Zhang, where is your Qin Huairu? Your son has been arrested, and you still don't go out to check on him."

Jia Zhang spat and said, "Xu Damao, you are shameless."

Due to the changes brought about by Zhou Zheng, the little butterfly, Qin Huairu became pregnant earlier than in the original novel. At this time, "Huaihua" was about to be born. During this period, it was indeed not suitable for her to go out with her big belly.

Moreover, because Xu Damao is close to Zhou Zheng, he is not as timid as he is in the original book.

Every time he met Qin Huairu, he would flirt with her with his eyes, so every time Xu Damao mentioned the three words "Qin Huairu" in front of Jia Zhang, Jia Zhang would say "shameless".

Of course, Jia Zhang has also changed a lot, and now she dare not "summon the soul".

There was no way out. I had suffered a loss in this regard and was sent to the police station by Zhou Zheng and detained for several months.

Now the only curse words she has are "damn you" and "shameless".

She didn't even dare to say words like "little bastard" or "unique skills".

Xu Damao smiled indifferently: "Qin Huairu didn't show up, then what about your Dongxu? Why doesn't he come out to see?"

Someone answered for Jia Zhang: "Jia Dongxu is not in the compound. He went out with a few workers in the compound early in the morning. He should have gone to Da Piezi's house to play mahjong."

As soon as these words were spoken, some people started talking.

"This little Jia is too out of line. His wife is pregnant, but he still goes out to fool around. He is fine serving tea and water at home and cooking, but why is he playing mahjong again?"

"Haha, I like to play. It's New Year's Day, and you don't let me play."

"No, but you can't be away from home so early in the morning."

"..."

Yi Zhonghai quickly interrupted the residents' discussion.

"Alright, alright, stop talking about other people's affairs. It's better to take care of your own family."

He looked at Zhou Zheng.

"Zhou Zheng, what do you think we should do?"

Zhou Zheng raised his lips and said as a matter of course:

"What should we do? It's best to send him to the police station for prosecution. Isn't there a 'juvenile detention center' there? That place is specifically for dealing with children who steal. Lock him up for half a month and I guarantee he will be educated and obedient, and won't dare to steal again."

"As you can see, this is not an injustice to Banggeng. In 58, the country was engaged in the 'Great Steelmaking Campaign' and all the iron products in every household were sent there to be made into steel, so no one locked their doors. You can still say that Banggeng was visiting Zhuzi's house for fun."

"But now, Zhuzi's house has also been locked, and this little stick has pried the lock open. This is not the way to visit someone."

"He is of a different nature, so it's time to discipline him for his bad habits."

Yi Zhonghai stopped him and said, "It's definitely not possible to prosecute him. First, Banggeng is still a child. Second, if this matter gets out, everyone will know that there is a thief in our yard. It will be bad for the reputation of the yard. There are still many single young people in the yard. They are not going to get married yet."

What he said made sense, Yan Fugui stood up and spoke at the right time.

"Zhou Zheng, this is really inappropriate. If we really send him to the police station, it will affect the reputation of our courtyard. Your brother Jie Cheng is dating someone, and we can't let this ruin his relationship."