Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1345

Early in the morning, before anyone woke up, the yard was in chaos.

Several street staff rushed into the courtyard and soon announced a meeting.

The courtyard was in a mess. After a long period of pushing and shoving, all the residents of the courtyard finally gathered together. After they arrived, they kept mumbling to themselves.

"What are you doing, so noisy so early in the morning?"

"I don't know. I'm still cooking on the stove. It will get burnt soon."

"Who isn't? I'm cooking and I have to go to work soon. I don't know when this meeting will end. If you're late, you'll be fined."

"That's right, if there's anything, we can't talk about it at night."

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"Quiet! Quiet! Listen to me." They didn't stop talking until the staff of the street office lost their temper.

The staff of the subdistrict office said that it was someone who reported that many people in the courtyard had secretly occupied state property.

To put it bluntly, it is because the ceilings of the courtyard houses are relatively high, and most of the families who were short of houses in the courtyard built partitions and added a second floor. Some people became jealous and reported everyone.

"Who is this? We can't even repair our own house." The tall and strong eldest brother of the Feng family in the yard yelled angrily: "If I know who it is, I will tear his head off and stuff it into my butt."

It’s no wonder that the eldest son of the Feng family was angry. There were seven sons in their family, but only two rooms, and they were all of marriageable age.

But without a house, how can any woman be willing to go on a blind date? Even if there is a woman willing, where will she live after she gets married?
The children in his family are very difficult to deal with. To put it bluntly, matchmakers avoid his house, fearing that they will be introduced to blind dates someday.

Now, they finally took advantage of this opportunity to divide the two rooms into two floors. Just like Zhang Yu's upstairs, it was even smaller than his upstairs, with five rooms divided out, and four rooms downstairs. In addition to one room for his parents to live in, the rest of the rooms were used as dining areas, and each of the brothers had a room. This was the first time they had their own room since they were young.

Now that he had a house and the guys were good-looking and tall, matchmakers came to his house to introduce him to blind dates.

"Be quiet! We are not here to cause trouble. We just want to check what the situation is. Do the separated buildings meet the standards?" A young man from the street office subconsciously took a few steps back when he saw the seven brothers of the Feng family.

I remembered that I was a street clerk and so many people were watching me, so I couldn’t retreat.

I mustered up the courage and encouraged myself. So many people were there, it was impossible for them to come and beat him up. Besides, it was not his fault.

"We are here this time because someone reported you for embezzling state property. Is that true?"

"That's not true. Who is talking nonsense?" The residents of the courtyard house said in unison. Even those who did not build partitions disagreed.

After all, just because they don’t need it now doesn’t mean they won’t need it when they have more children in the future.

After inspection by the street office staff and discussion with the higher-ups, they agreed to their idea of ​​adding a second floor.

However, the added second floor must undergo street inspection and must meet the building strength requirements before it can continue to be lived in.

Although the incident was over, many residents of the courtyard discussed together: "Uncle Zhao, this matter cannot be left like this."

"That's right, that's right. Once this precedent is set, will everyone who has any good things in the future be reported?" The crowd echoed.

After all, they sometimes buy some good things in the pigeon market. These are tacit matters and no one will report them.

But this report has set a bad precedent. When you think about eating good food in the future, someone is watching you in the dark.

I couldn't help but shudder. No, I couldn't just let this go. I had to find the person who reported it.

Then the residents of the courtyard started looking for the whistleblower, each with his own method and way.

Uncle Zhao and other managers in the courtyard contacted their friends and apprentices and went through official channels.

The group in the middle used their interpersonal relationships and contacted relatives everywhere to try to find that person.

Those young people who are unemployed use their advantages in society to ask their brothers everywhere for help.

Many women, on the other hand, took advantage of their gossip skills and tried to grasp the key points from the clues.

Anyway, everyone in the entire courtyard took action. Snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways.

And so someone actually found some clues.

Just then, a gangster from the front yard came running over in a hurry: "Brother Feng, I got some news from a brother from the street office. The night before, someone in the courtyard next door was holding a letter and lingering by the street office for a long time."

"It's just that my brother doesn't hang out in our area very often. I just saw him entering the courtyard next door when I was going home. It was a little dark, so I couldn't see his face clearly, but I knew he was a young man wearing blue clothes."

The eldest brother of the Feng family patted him on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. This little bit of information is enough. With this little bit of information, we can grasp this little bit and then work our way down little by little."

"Thanks to your brother this time, I'll treat you guys to dinner another day."

Zheng Gouzi touched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "Brother Feng, what are you talking about? Aren't the things in the courtyard my business? If the people in the courtyard hadn't given me food to eat when I came here, I would have been buried in the ground long ago."

"Okay, he's the one who gets things done." Then he took him to find the aunties in the courtyard, told them the clue, and they immediately started chatting.

This one said, "There were quite a few people coming in and out of the courtyard next door last night, but there were only a few wearing blue clothes."

The other continued, "I noticed yesterday that Uncle Yi next door was wearing a blue shirt, and the eldest son of Wang Laoshi in the backyard was wearing one, and your daughter's blind date in the front yard was wearing one."

"I saw it too. And Shazhu was wearing one too."

"Only this?"

"No, no, there was another one. He came back late. My daughter got off work early yesterday and cooked. I felt it was too hot in the house, so I sat at the door for a while and saw that the son of the Jia family was wearing a new blue suit." One of the slightly more plump aunts added.

"Uncle Yi, it's impossible. He is too old. Besides, Uncle Yi is not that kind of person. The blue clothes that Wang Laoshi's eldest son wears have been worn for a long time. There are many patches on it. The patches are too conspicuous, so it can't be him. As for the blind date, he has nothing to do with our hospital. He won't report our hospital for this." Aunt Zhao analyzed one by one, and the people next to her nodded repeatedly.

"Then there are only Sha Zhu and the Jia family left. Who could it be?" "I don't think it could be Sha Zhu. I heard people say that someone had a wedding in the street yesterday and invited him to attend the banquet." Another aunt who was more informed proudly told the news she knew.

"It seems that if there is no outsider, then the one who reported us is most likely the kid from the Jia family."

Zheng Gouzi rolled up his sleeves and was about to go out, but the eldest brother of the Feng family quickly stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to skin that guy alive," Zheng Gouzi said indignantly.

"You peeled off someone's skin, but what if something happens to you and you go to jail?" The reason why the eldest brother of the Feng family could become the leader of this generation in the courtyard was not only because of his tall and strong physique, but also because of his steady character.

"Then, Brother Feng, let's just forget it." Zheng Gouzi said unwillingly.

"Forget it, how is that possible? If we let it go this time, they will think we are easy to bully, and they will be even more unscrupulous next time." The Feng family's eldest brother sneered, "It's okay, there is a long way to go, and we will get it back sooner or later."

"Open today's sign-in."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. You will receive two yuan in cash, a flashlight, and a pair of adult rabbits."

Take out the rabbits from the sign-in reward, there are one male and one female.

According to the limited knowledge he had, rabbits had a very strong reproductive capacity and could reproduce approximately once every two months. They could generally give birth to 6-8 litters a year, and many cubs at a time.

The most important thing is that rabbits grow very fast and generally become adult rabbits in four months.

He said he had found a way to conceal the system's daily sign-in rewards, a new way to eat meat openly.

It just so happened that the matter reported yesterday had come to an end, and the subsequent handling was handed over to Boss Feng.

This week's tasks have been completed and work is not so busy anymore. The only thing left is to prepare the reports.

So I got off work early today, went out for a walk, and then brought the rabbit back from outside.

Zhang Yu wanted to take advantage of the relatively loose policies in the past two years to raise rabbits for a few years and dry some cured rabbits. After six or five years, the management in this area would be stricter, and he could use the name of cured meat to disguise the meat he was eating.

Uncle Zhao was enjoying the cool breeze at the door. When he saw him coming over with a rabbit, he said, "Hey, Xiaoyu, where did you buy this rabbit? It's quite fat. How are you going to eat it?"

"Uncle Zhao, I just saw an old lady selling rabbits there, so I bought them. I saw that there was a male and a female, so I planned to keep them. These things grow fast and give birth to many children."

"You young people are the ones with the best ideas. I'll buy a pair someday." Uncle Zhao agreed with Zhang Yu's idea. The supply has decreased recently, and meat is even scarcer. Raising two rabbits can allow them to eat more meat.

When I got home, I found the leftover wooden boards and nails from repairing the house. I sawed the boards into pieces, hammered the longer ones vertically into the soil to make the walls of the rabbit cage, and used the shorter ones to make the bottom of the cage.

However, he raised the bottom a bit, and left a gap in the middle when laying the wood, so that the rabbit excrement would go down when flushed with water, making it easier to clean.

The top of the rabbit cage was made of the oil paper I got from the last sign-in. I nailed two more layers to prevent water leaks, and laid a layer of old raincoat on top of the oil paper.

After finishing, I clapped my hands and looked up at the sky. I didn't know when the sun had moved to the west.

As the sun sets, bathed in the colorful clouds of the afterglow, children are looking for something in the grove in twos and threes. The evening breeze brings waves of fragrance from flowers and plants, which makes people feel relaxed and happy and feel that the sunset is infinitely beautiful.

After looking carefully, I found that they were catching cicada monkeys. Seeing the cicada monkeys in their hands, I couldn't help but feel greedy.

I found tools at home. In later generations, people used plastic bottles to catch cicadas. There were no plastic bottles in this era, so I simply found some leftover screens, cut off a small piece, sewed it with a needle, and made a net bag. I used a rope to close the opening. When the time comes, I just need to pull the rope tight to close the opening.

I found a thin bamboo pole, took a flashlight, and prepared to go look for it in the nearby woods.

When he was going out, he happened to meet his aunt. Seeing his equipment, Zhang Guifang had already guessed what he was going to do.

"Xiao Yu, be careful when you go to catch cicadas. The grove has been trimming branches recently, and there are some scattered branches on the ground that have not been removed. Be careful when you walk, don't fall, and be sure to shine the flashlight under your feet."

"I know, auntie. I'll be careful. Besides, I just changed the batteries of the flashlight I brought, so it's brighter."

Zhang Guifang was still worried after hearing this: "Your brother is at home today, how about your brother accompany you?" Then she turned around and shouted from the house: "Xiaoliang, accompany your brother to the grove to touch the cicada monkeys."

"Aunt, I'm not a child anymore." Zhang Yu was a little amused that his aunt treated him like a child.

"Xiaoliang, hurry up." Zhang Guifang seemed not to hear Zhang Yu's words, and her ears automatically filtered them out.

"I'm coming, Xiaoyu, wait for me. I'll change my clothes and come right over."

"Young man, I can handle it by myself, you just rest at home..." Seeing that he couldn't convince Zhang Guifang, Zhang Yu turned around and persuaded Zhao Liang.

"Tell my mother this. If she agrees, I won't go."

Having said that, he could neither convince Zhao Liang nor Zhang Guifang, so he had no choice but to go with his brother.

It is called a small forest, but it has been growing for so many years. Now that the sun has set, it looks a bit eerie.

The two of them divided the work, you looked on this side and I looked on that side, and they found two on the first tree, picked them up and put them in the net bag.

Since they found two on the first tree, he was confident that they could catch cicada monkeys tonight and believed that they could fill the net bag.

In later generations, due to environmental pollution and resource reduction, cicada monkeys became increasingly rare and many people could only eat them in restaurants.

Moreover, the price is very expensive. A plate of as few as thirty or forty pieces costs nearly a hundred yuan, and you can't eat them fresh. Most of them are caught, washed and frozen in the refrigerator.

Now that he has this opportunity, he must catch more. If he can't finish it in one go, he will put it in the secret space and save it for later.

There are so many cicada monkeys these days. Sometimes, I touch several on a tree, and when I come back, I can touch several more.

And there are quite a few of them not only on the trees, but also in the grass. Occasionally, a few of them climb to high places, and at this time the bamboo pole in your hand becomes useful.

Find the right spot and tap it gently, and the cicada monkey will come down.