I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

“Hunting is different for different people. Most people hunt rabbits and pheasants in the outskirts and they don’t make much money.

I go to the Daxi Mountain to hunt wild sheep and wild boars, and then sell them to butchers in the market, making a lot of money," said Cao Dongfang.

"I see, I've learned something new. It seems that you need to have skills to make money no matter what you do.

By the way, Brother Dongfang is going hunting, do you want to go before the New Year?" Director Wu asked.

"Go ahead. The prey is not fat in winter and the money earned is less. I hunt to supplement the family income and I also need some food for the festival." Cao Dongfang said.

"Then... Brother Dongfang, can you hunt a wild boar for us? As the Chinese New Year is coming, our street would like to give some New Year gifts to the Shi family as a welfare."

Director Wu said somewhat embarrassedly, "We will also go with the market price."

"It's no big deal. I'll go there in the winter. There may not be wild boars, but there are wild sheep, pheasants, pig pots... quite a few.

We can also go fishing in the winter, depending on what Brother Wu needs. I can also sell the prey I catch," said Cao Dongfang.

"As long as there is meat, it will be fine. Thank you, brother Dongfang. Tell me if you have anything to say. Is it easy to catch fish?" Director Wu asked.

"It's not a problem to carry 50 to 100 kilograms a day. We can do it nearby. It only takes two or three people," said Cao Dongfang.

"People are not a problem. Brother Dongfang will be responsible for the New Year's goods I want." Director Wu said with a smile.

The two clerks nearby were also happy, because there was finally meat on the street for the Spring Festival. This was great news, because before the Spring Festival, even if you had money, you might not be able to buy meat.

“It’s a small matter, don’t worry, Brother Wu, I’ve made a note of it. Food is easy to preserve in winter.

Freeze it, take it out, rinse it with water, and freeze it again. It will become ice cubes. It will not go bad for a month and will not lose moisture. "Cao Dongfang said.

Director Wu: “…”

Two clerks: "......"

You can freeze meat this way. I've learned something new.

"Brother Wu, how much money did the second uncle's family and Jia Zhang's family lose? It caused such a big fuss, it's hard to tell." Cao Dongfang asked.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of saying. Everyone in the compound knows about it, but you don't know unless you go out. Liu Haizhong got 857 yuan, and Jia Zhang got 1850 yuan and a gold ring," said Director Wu.

"Damn, I said it wrong again. That's not right..." Cao Dongfang said.

"What's wrong, Brother Dongfang?" Director Wu asked when he saw that Cao Dongfang looked strange.

“My mother was woken up and asked me what happened. I told her that money had been lost between their families and she asked how much it was.

I said I didn't know, and then he said that the second uncle's family should have some money, about 2000 yuan.

It would be good if Jia Zhang had 5 or 600 yuan. My mother was wrong about this.

The second uncle’s family might eat better, but Jia Zhang’s money is not right. I just said this morning that Jia Dongxu had been in class for 6 years and an apprentice for years. His father died early…” Cao Dongfang said.

"That's true, there is something wrong with the amount of money Jia Zhang lost.

She also has a sewing machine at home, which is another two hundred yuan. We need to check Jia Zhangshi. She may have reported a higher amount, or...

Brother Dongfang, I won't sit down. I need to talk to the police about this situation. This is what I thought of. Brother Dongfang, I hope you don't mind. "Director Wu said.

“Thank you, Brother Wu. When my father was alive, he said that there were many people in the middle and back yards.

I have never been to the backyard since I came to the compound, and I have been to the middle courtyard less than ten times. They have too many things to do and I don’t want to deal with them. "Cao Dongfang said.

"Okay, I'll go back first!"

.......

Director Wu left and also instructed the two clerks not to say anything about Cao Dongfang, including the hunting trip at the end of the year.

The two clerks patted their chests and guaranteed it!

Cao Dongfang went to Mr. Wei's home in the morning and exercised with Chen Xueru in the afternoon.

"The second uncle's house was robbed, and all his property was stolen, a total of 857 yuan and five small yellow croakers.

Also stolen from Jia Zhang's home were 1850 yuan and a gold ring.

The second aunt and Jia Zhang were both wailing early in the morning, and they were relieved. "Cao Dongfang said after exercising.

"You did a great job. Reward!" Chen Xueru was very happy to hear that. She saw how efficient her little man was and how he could solve the problem in one night.

"What's the reward? Tell me!" Cao Dongfang said.

Humph, what do you want? I have something to reward you. "Chen Xueru said generously.

"Okay, come and exercise with me again. You have this." Cao Dongfang said.

"Stop, brother Dongfang, do it tomorrow. I can't do it today. Surrender!" Chen Xueru begged for mercy.

"Okay, I'll let you go today. Sister Xueru, you're not in good health. You need to exercise more!" Cao Dongfang said.

"You are an animal, not a human being. I am going to get up and settle the bill at the store today."

.......

While Chen Xueru went to settle the bill, Cao Dongfang went home and took out a plate of steamed knife fish, stir-fried sea cucumber with green onions, and a large lobster that was more than half a meter long.

These are all ready to eat in the evening, just heat them up.

Steam some more rice.

"Brother Dongfang, you're back." He Yushui also came back from outside.

"You're back. Where did you go to have fun? You look so happy." Cao Dongfang asked He Yushui.

"In the central courtyard, I heard Jia Zhang's wailing. She was so heartbroken about losing her money that she cried and cursed at home. Even Brother Jia couldn't comfort her." He Yushui said happily.

"Ms. Jia Zhang is unlucky, so you are happy. Jia Dongxu is not going to work either. It seems that Mrs. Jia Zhang really loves money like her life." Cao Dongfang shook his head.

"Brother Dongfang, when it was almost time for dinner, Gong An came again and interrogated Jia Zhangshi. Because the amount she reported did not match her actual income, Jia Zhangshi said it was left by Uncle Jia before he died.

Finally, when Gongan asked for evidence, she started to make trouble again.

She said that Gongan did not investigate why she lost the money but instead investigated where the money came from. She did it on purpose to divert attention and even cursed Gongan.

Gong An got anxious and showed her handcuffs to arrest her, and she finally said she lost 600 yuan after a long pause. "He Yushui said.

"Not necessarily. Maybe Jia Zhang's money was really missing, 1850 yuan, but it came from an illegal source, so Jia Zhang dared not say it.

Jia Zhang's matter has nothing to do with us, just treat it as a joke." Cao Dongfang said.

"Got it, Brother Dongfang."

.......

"Dongfang, what are these two dishes?" asked Cao's mother.

"Stir-fried sea cucumber with green onions is one of the signature dishes of Shandong cuisine. This is steamed lobster, a seafood dish. I will teach you how to eat it later. They are all delicious. Try them."

After Cao Dongfang finished speaking, he started to prepare the lobster meat for Cao's mother and the other two.

"Dongfang, this lobster is delicious. The sea cucumber and knife fish are not bad either." Cao's mother said after taking a bite of the lobster meat.

"Brother, everything is fine."

"Brother Dongfang, it's delicious."

Cao's mother and the other two commented.

“If it tastes good, eat more and try to finish it in one meal. Don’t leave any seafood behind,” said Cao Dongfang.

Everyone tried hard to eat, but there was still some left.

After eating too much, the four of them went out for a walk to help digest the food.

When I came back, I saw that the main courtyard was very quiet, but there was a noise in the middle courtyard, and it was another meeting of the whole courtyard.

Never mind them, just go out and transfer.

......

"Dongfang, you're back. Director Wu just held a hospital-wide meeting and there was no one at your home, so I asked him to talk to you," said the third uncle Yan Bugui.

"I went for a walk after dinner. What's the matter? Be careful of fire and theft and be safe. That's all." Cao Dongfang said.

“Alas, that’s all I have to say to you. You’ve criticized our three masters, and there are always troubles in the yard.

It was the uncles who got into trouble. I was better off, but Lao Yi and Lao Liu were criticized again. "Yan Bugui shook his head.

"There are a lot of troubles in the middle and back yards, so just don't go there. You are the boss of the front yard and you can't control the middle and back yards." Cao Dongfang said indifferently.

"I can't control them, but today Director Wu said:

"He found that the actual income of Jia Zhang's family was seriously inconsistent with the amount of money reported to the police. This behavior is not acceptable. He will pick up soap next time." Yan Bugui said.

"It's not necessarily that Jia Zhang doesn't have that much money, but it's hard to say where it came from. Jia Zhang's husband has been dead for ten years.

Jia Dongxu works for a maximum of six years, so what will he eat in the remaining four years? "Cao Dongfang said casually.

"Snapped!"

"Yes, it's hard to say about Jia Zhang's matter. This woman is not a good woman. She is cunning, lazy, greedy and slippery.

It’s hard to say what you did when you went out, and I didn’t come to the Siheyuan at that time.” Yan Bugui said.

"Whether Jia Zhang is good or bad is none of our business. Does the second uncle's family still have money? Do you need to borrow some?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"I borrowed 2 yuan from Yi Zhonghai and had to pay it back in three months. There was no money left in the family. Jia Zhang only had more than yuan in Qin Huairu's hands. Jia Zhang did not borrow any money." Yan Bugui said.

"Jia Zhang is awesome. It cost less than three dollars and four people used it for nine days without borrowing any money. I'm impressed!" Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"You can save some of it!"

Damn, you are all gods!