Ordinary life starting from a courtyard

Chapter 358 Chapter 359: Bangge’s Struggle
"It's okay to purchase goods, but we need to purchase more this time, otherwise we won't be able to sell enough." Liu Guangfu suggested.

Liu Guangtian nodded: "Indeed, the shoes and clothes that cost 300 yuan are now sold for [-] yuan. It's like robbing money. Now I want to sell out of stock, so I have to order quickly."

Liu Haizhong and the second aunt nodded in agreement.

"I want to buy more this time. I know an acquaintance there. If I buy more, the price can be cheaper. I also help with delivery. Many people get goods from him."

"Can we still deliver?"

Liu Haizhong looked at him in surprise.

Liu Guangfu nodded seriously.

Liu Guangtian and his wife said happily: "This is great. If we can deliver the goods, we will save transportation costs and we can make more money in the future."

"How much goods can I order before the person you mentioned can deliver them?"

Liu Guangfu thought for a while and stretched out his finger: "Start at five thousand."

"So many!" The Liu family hesitated.

At this time, there was a noise in the courtyard.

"what happened?"

The second aunt went out to take a look and came back and said, "There are three policemen in the courtyard."

"Hey, why are the comrades from the police here?"

Liu Haizhong stood up, put his hands behind his back, and took a step forward to go to the middle courtyard to have a look.

"Wuwu, you must help me find Banggeng. I can't lose Banggeng anymore, Wuwu..."

As soon as he entered the Crescent Gate, Liu Haizhong saw Qin Huairu kneeling on the ground in front of Jia's house in the middle courtyard, and a policeman was persuading her.

The remaining two police officers questioned the group of spectators in the courtyard.

"When was the last time everyone saw Jia Gan?"

"It seems like the day before yesterday."

"I met him a week ago."

"It seems like three days ago."

Everyone in the courtyard recalled it and answered one after another.

After listening for a long time, Liu Haizhong knew what was going on. The second aunt next to him suddenly said: "Old man, old man, we passed by Jinyu Alley the day before yesterday and we saw Bangge, right?"

Liu Haizhong frowned: "I haven't seen it before. I don't know if it's true. I didn't see it clearly."

I deny it three times. I haven’t seen it anyway.

The middle-aged policeman who was counseling Qin Huairu heard their chat, stood up, and asked: "Two old comrades, I just heard you said that you had seen Jia Geng. Please tell me where you have seen him."

"Uh..." Liu Haizhong glanced at the second aunt, complaining that his wife was too talkative, and it didn't matter whether he lost his good jokes or not.

Liu Haizhong hesitated for a moment, then hummed and said what he knew.

The day before yesterday, they went to Wangfujing to set up a stall and sold goods. They did see Banggeng when they passed by Jinyu Alley. At that time, Banggeng had a sad face and followed the two people away.

Because I was far away, I was anxious to sell the goods, and I didn’t know whether it would sell well. I was in a mixed mood and was looking forward to it, so I didn’t see it clearly.

However, the only people who saw Banggeng missing the last time were his family and Liu Haizhong, so if we have clues, we have to look for him.

The police made inquiries in Jinyu Hutong and found that nearby residents had indeed seen a man who looked like Bangge the day before yesterday.

"It seems that he followed the tenant of Courtyard No. 56." Someone said uncertainly.

When the police heard this, they looked confused: "Yard No. 56? Who is this tenant?"

The aunt next to me suddenly said: "Oh, I know this. They are a father and son, from Miyun County, looking for jobs in the capital and doing odd jobs."

"No, there is Courtyard No. 56 not far ahead. I will take you there..."

The uncle and aunt were really enthusiastic and actively assisted several police officers.

As soon as he entered Courtyard No. 56, he saw Liu Laosi's eldest disciple coming out of his home, carrying a heavy bag.

"Hey, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang, come here, the police comrade wants to ask you something."

"Uh." Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Damai's face. Especially when he saw the police, his legs went weak. He dropped the baggage, turned around and ran towards the backyard.

This? ? ?
"Why are you running!" A group of people were stunned. Two policemen pointed at Zhang Damai's back: "Stop!"

He shouted loudly and immediately chased after him.Although they didn't know why this person ran away, they all thought that the other person had a guilty conscience.

Zhang Damai ran back to the rental house, opened the door and said to the person in the back room: "Master, the police are here, evacuate quickly..."

"What!" With a muffled cry, Liu Laosi, who was digging soil in the hole, said angrily: "I asked you to go outside to dump the soil, why did you call the police!"

"I didn't know, run quickly..."

Liu Laosi immediately turned over and crawled out of the cave. The stickman below said hurriedly: "Master, master, pull me up too."

Liu Laosi looked at the five-meter deep pit below. A small oil lamp with a gray head and a gray face stood at the entrance of the cave, one arm stretched out, and his face was anxious.

"Bangge, please wait for a while. I'll come to pick you up in the evening. It's too late now."

After speaking, Liu Laosi sealed the entrance of the cave and covered it with a quilt as a cover.

"Come on..."

The two rushed out of the door and ran into two police officers.

The master and apprentice turned around and tried to run away from the backyard. One of the policemen shouted:

"Stop, Liu Si is your boy."

Someone else knew him. Liu Laosi looked back and saw that he was an old acquaintance from the Xinjiekou Police Station.

The two of them were not stupid. Master Liu Laosi and his disciples ran as hard as they could, because this was a downtown area and there were so many people and so they squeezed into the crowd and ran away.

The two came out of Wangfujing Street and went to the original courtyard No. 56. They picked up the package that Zhang Damai had thrown away before and saw that it was full of dirt.

One of the younger policemen asked curiously: "What does this mean? What do they do with all this dirt?"

"The soil is fresh, which means it was dug not long ago. Look and see where they dug it."

The two looked around the house but found no clues.

Liu Laosi was a cunning man and had already considered how to deal with his exposure in the future, so although he ran in a hurry, he left no clues.

The entrance to the hole was sealed with a large stone slab under the earthen kang. This was replaced after Banggeng arrived, in order to prevent the boy from thinking too hard and shouting if someone came into the room.

After Liu Laosi sealed the stone slab and ran away, the cave fell into silence. Banggeng screamed in panic for a long time until his voice became hoarse, and he gradually lay at the bottom of the pit and started crying.

So when the police came back again, they heard nothing.

The cave was small, there was not much space, the oil lamp was dim, and the crying stick was leaning against the wall of the cave.

The only sound in the hole was Bangjian's breathing, and there was another hole in front of him that led directly to the backyard path.

The hole is not big. You can dig it in from a waist, and you have dug almost half of the tunnel.

Banggan remembered what Liu Laosi had just said. They had dug out one courtyard with a double passage, and eliminated another one with a basement. Only this courtyard was left, so they were very sure that this was the final place for the treasure.

Bangge was sweating all over, and felt like his whole body was covered in mud. With a heavy gasp, he got up, went in and continued digging. After digging, the treasure was all his.

Although it is inconvenient and awkward to dig with a hoe with one hand, and it is difficult to control the balance with a cat's waist, the stick stick has strong willpower. Little by little, I don't know how long it took, I felt dizzy in my head and my breathing became harder and harder. It's getting more and more difficult, and all the ideas are blurred, leaving only the instinctive digging of the soil.

Hey~
Suddenly the hoe in his hand hit something hard. Banggeng woke up immediately and shook his head vigorously. Mud and sweat suddenly flew around his head.

He hurriedly looked around and saw a white marble countertop behind the dirt. Banggan's eyes showed surprise, and he turned back to get the hammer and chisel.

After cleaning up the soil on the side again, Banggeng was panting and breathing heavily. There was a dull breathing in the cave. He could hear the beating of his heart, but Banggeng didn't take it seriously. When he saw the outer wall of the secret room, , the treasure is right in front of you, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Ding, Ding, Ding~
The stick holds the chisel in place, and the hammer in my hand strikes it again and again.

In the backyard of the courtyard above, while having lunch, many people heard some noise, but didn't know what it was. However, the dull noise disappeared after less than a minute.

"Why is it gone?"

"Hey, that's weird."

"Did you hear it wrong? Why didn't I hear it?"

"I didn't hear that either."

"You didn't hear it in the front yard. I just lay down on the bed and heard a thud..."

Everyone just looked for it out of curiosity, but they couldn't find it, so they dispersed.

It was quiet at night, and two black figures came in again.

(End of this chapter)