Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

There was deathly silence in the Yan family's house, with only the faint light from the flickering candlelight illuminating the gloomy faces of several people.

"When did you steal it? Was anyone else seeing it?"

After a moment, Yan Bugui broke the silence.

Things have come to this point, there is no point in saying more, even if Yan is broken into four and beaten to death it will be of no avail.

We still have to find a way to clean up the mess and help them clean up their mess.

In order to deal with it properly, we must first understand the situation.

"I just borrowed it when the whole hospital was holding a meeting..."

Yan Jiecheng sorted out his words, but still tried to cover up the fact that he had stolen something.

It seems that by using the word "borrow" one can deceive oneself and absolve oneself of sin.

"There were only four of us in the front yard at that time. There was no one else."

Yan Jiecheng paused for a moment before adding another sentence.

"broken!"

Yan Bugui slapped his thigh and sighed, his expression becoming more and more angry.

"Dad, isn't it a good thing that no one was around at the time?"

Yan Jiefang asked doubtfully.

Without outsiders, they won't be discovered when stealing. How can this be a bad thing?

"Fool!"

Yan Bugui looked at his second son with a look of dismay, and cursed, "There were only four of you in the front yard when the incident happened. If it wasn't you who did the missing thing, who did it?!"

Sometimes you can get the answer faster by using the process of elimination.

What's more, when a multiple-choice question has only one option, even a fool knows what to choose.

"what?!"

The four children exclaimed in unison.

They thought they had picked a perfect time to commit the crime, but they actually created a huge flaw that could not be repaired.

"Dad, if this is the case, I'm afraid we can't keep our affairs secret anymore.

Why don’t you go to Li Chengshi’s house now and explain it to them.

We were just so hungry that we were dizzy and confused for a moment.

If you explain it to him clearly and give him some compensation, he probably won’t say anything.”

To steal is to gamble that you will not be caught and will be free from responsibility for the theft.

When they realized they could not escape, Yan Jiecheng and his four men immediately gave up resistance and prepared to raise the white flag of surrender.

"You guys are dreaming, don't you know what our family's situation is like now?

The neighbors in the yard are eager to see us make a fool of ourselves and are trying to find ways to bring our family down.

You handed over such a big handle, how could others let it go? "

Yan Bugui is well aware of the cruelty of reality and does not have the childish ideas of his four children.

The neighbors in front did not make trouble because they were afraid of the teacher halo on Yan Bugui's head.

Teachers teach and educate, so they are naturally respected.

Moreover, all the children in the courtyard study at Hongxing Primary School, and Yan Bugui can actually influence their circumstances in school.

If the news of Yan Jiecheng's theft were to get out, the halo on Yan Bugui's head would no longer exist.

Not to mention whether he can keep his job as a teacher, the neighbors will definitely find ways to make trouble for Yan Bugui.

The Yan family was already walking on thin ice due to the debt crisis, and it would be difficult for them to survive if they were hit again.

"Dad, what should we do?"

Yan Jiecheng and the others finally panicked and stared at their father with their eyes wide open.

Although they often complained about Yan Bugui on weekdays, when they really encountered problems, they would still ask him for help first.

After all, Yan Bugui is their father.

"What should I do? You ask me what to do?!"

Yan Bugui scratched his messy hair and roared madly.

“Why didn’t you ask me what to do when you stole things?

What a sin! Why did I give birth to little troubles like you?

It’s over, it’s all over now…”

Yan Bugui was so anxious that he walked around the dining table in circles, cursing from time to time.

The four children lowered their heads and said nothing.

Seeing that there was no solution, Yan Jiecheng simply gave up and started eating the small piece of bacon left in his hand.

Seeing this, the other children also started to enjoy it.

The delicious taste of meat fills your mouth, instantly pushing all your worries away.

Smelling the smell of meat wafting from the side, Yan Bugui suddenly stopped and said angrily: "Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat. It's already this time, and you still dare to eat!"

Yan Bugui felt that he was really going to be pissed off to death by these four little bastards.

It would be bad enough if he just stole other people's meat, but they didn't even leave any for him, and in the end he had to clean up the mess. It's so abominable!

“It’s time like this anyway.

Isn’t there a final meal before going to the execution ground?

What's wrong with us having some bacon?"

Yan Jiecheng chewed slowly and licked the oil stains on his hands.

After not having tasted meat for several months, the four children were craving for meat.

Now that I got what I wanted, I felt so satisfied that I didn't care about anything else.

Yan Bugui suppressed his anger and asked with only a trace of rationality: "How much bacon did you steal? Did you clean up the scene after stealing? Did you leave any clues?"

After much thought, Yan Bugui still had a glimmer of hope.

As long as the matter is not exposed, there is still room for maneuver.

“We didn’t dare take more than these four small pieces.

Li Chengshi has quite a bit of bacon in his cupboard, probably about two or three pounds.

We sealed the cupboards and doors when we came out, so there shouldn’t be anything left behind.”

Yan Jiecheng thought about it seriously for a while and finally came up with a vague answer.

They actually don't know whether there are any clues left.

But Yan Bugui was angry, and they didn't dare to say anything unfavorable.

"It's fine if you don't."

Yan Bugui let out a long sigh and his emotions calmed down a little.

"Lick the oil off your hands, and rinse your mouth thoroughly to get rid of the meat taste.

If someone comes to your door later, you can insist that you were in the middle yard at the time and had no idea what happened in the front yard.

Do you understand? !”

With no other options left, Yan Bugui decided to resort to rogue tactics and deny everything.

Although the Yan family lived a hard life, they had a clean record for many years and had no record of stealing, so they still had some credibility in the courtyard.

The four children were not caught on the spot, and without solid evidence, Li Chengshi could not forcibly pin the crime of stealing on them.

It's not just children who steal things these days.

Mice, wild cats, and...

Many accidents may cause the bacon to go missing.

As long as Yan Bugui's family is resolute enough, they might be able to get away with it.

This is also the best method Yan Bugui can think of at the moment.

After all, the Yan family was really poor. They took the initiative to surrender themselves to Li Chengshi. Not only was the risk high, but he also had no money to pay compensation.

"Yeah, we get it."

The four children nodded hurriedly as if they had been pardoned.

“The four of us have all been to school and are educated people.

How can something that a scholar does be considered stealing?

We just stole a little bit."

Yan Jiecheng felt somewhat proud of himself for having escaped his father's scolding, and started muttering to himself.

"little bastard!"

Yan Bugui slapped Yan Jiecheng on the top of his head and angrily cursed: "If you dare to mention this again, I will beat you to death. Stealing is stealing. Do you feel proud of stealing other people's things?"

Yan Jiecheng covered his head and gasped. The other three children were silent and no one dared to mention the stealing again.