Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 417
People in a large courtyard should help each other no matter what happens.

Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and this does not mean the relationship between neighbors.

Although Xu Damao doesn't worry about anyone's affairs.

But for Xu Qing, he is still more enthusiastic.

First of all, the relationship between him and Xu Qing for many years was here. They both lived in the same backyard. They were brothers. How could he stand by and watch when Xu Qing's grain station was robbed.

Secondly, Xu Damao knew very well that helping him in this matter would not only show that he was a righteous man, but also indirectly bring him closer to the Xu Qing family.

The four Xu Qing brothers and sisters have always gotten along well with each other.

Unlike the Yan Jie Cheng brothers and sisters from the third uncle's family, they know how to scheming and scheming against each other.

It's not like the three brothers Liu Guangtian of the second uncle's family, who ignore each other and work on their own.

He was helping Xu Qing, but speaking of it, he could still leave a good impression in front of Aiguo, Fengming and Xiaoya.

If he encounters difficulties in the future, it will be enough for any of the four Xu Qing brothers and sisters to lend a hand.

Xu Damao is smart and worldly, and he is not as motivated as Silly Zhu.

Instead, make a decision after thinking it through in your mind.

He has his own opinions on what should be helped and who should not be helped.

Xu Damao is smooth and sophisticated. In addition to his love of flirting with women, he is also regarded as one of the most capable among his peers in the compound.

Of course, compared to the three Xu Qing brothers, that is still worse.

But the three brothers Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian are much stronger.

After Xu Damao left, Xu Qing turned around and returned to his home. He told his wife, second brother and sister about the matter, and also told his guess.

Ma Jinghong looked at her man with an angry face and felt heartbroken.

The grain station that I had just opened was harmed by Cao Xiaojun. It was so deceiving!
I just thought that now, the leader of her art troupe is no longer Cao Chunhua, and there is no way to sue Cao Xiaojun.

He couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Xu Xiaoya's face was full of resentment at this, and she frowned slightly and said: "Brother, how about I resign from the piano factory and help you manage the grain station from now on, with multiple people taking care of it, it is better than you working alone."

Xu Aiguo was not in a hurry to speak. He thought for a while before speaking out:

"Brother, although you have reported the case, the Dongdan office is short of manpower. If you want to solve the case, you will have to wait for a long time without any results. By then, I am afraid that someone will find it and all the food we lost will be squandered. , I think I’ll find some people and ask around.”

Xu Qing heard his second brother's words and nodded in agreement.

There was nothing we could do. The two people who came from Dongdan early in the morning actually said that they couldn't spare the time to investigate the matter at his grain station, and they wouldn't be able to spare their hands until the next two days.

In recent years, public security has not been very good, but it is not slow, but it is not fast either.

In a branch, almost all the people were on bicycles, not many cars, and this kind of theft was, by nature, lighter than the kind of murder and arson.

As for the degree of attention, naturally it won't be too high.

Fortunately, Xu Qing had asked Silly Zhu to ride to his brother-in-law for help.

The man in Yuyu is the policeman, saying hello to Dongdan.

Relatively speaking, it can attract more attention.

But this is not a foolproof solution.

After all, Xu Qing didn't know what the thieves would do with the lost food.

It would be best if the second brother could find someone to help inquire.

The lost food can be recovered as soon as possible.

If it had been delayed for a long time, I was afraid that if the case was solved, the food would have been converted into money and squandered as the patriot said. At that time, what could I do if I saw people?

If a person goes to jail and accepts legal sanctions, who will bear his losses?

For the current plan, we can only inquire from various sources. The right way is to quickly recover the food before the group sells it at a low price.

Xu Aiguo used his eldest brother's home phone to make two calls, looking for someone to inquire among the second-tier dealers in Sijiu City who liked to hang out.

Liu Aiqian also called her mother's family and asked her father to tell Dongdan.

Now that she is a patriotic daughter-in-law, it is impossible for her to say that she will ignore the thieves at the grain depot.

As for Liu Aiqian's father, he heard that the grain station run by his daughter-in-law's family was robbed and thousands of kilograms of grain were lost. He immediately called the people around him and called Shang Feng from the Dongdan Police Station and ordered strict action.

The Dongdan Police Station originally had no time to investigate the theft of the Xu Qing Grain Station.

But after receiving the call from Yuyu Man, he learned that it was a colleague from the branch, and he responded repeatedly, saying that he would investigate the matter as soon as possible.

However, the two people who went to Xu Qingliang Station to report to the police in the morning were about to go to the address of Cao Xiaojun provided by Xu Qing to question him.

Their director, after receiving a request from above, directly transferred manpower to form a crime-solving team to deal with the theft of Xu Qing Grain Station.

Liu Aiqian's father is a teacher and a commander. With just one phone call, the question will naturally arise. How dare he not take it seriously.

Although there are many cases of theft happening almost every day in the huge Sijiu City.

But the case at Xu Qingliang Station received attention from above.

The director of the Dongdan Police Station personally led the team and brought Cao Xiaojun directly to the station for interrogation.

Cao Xiaojun was sitting in a cold small room, handcuffed, and he didn't expect to be beaten to death. He just stole the Xu Qing Grain Station with Feng Baldzi's group of bad friends.

How could he make such a big noise?

He was so frightened that he was trembling, his legs were shaking, and he didn't wait for the director to ask with a straight face.

He just poured beans out of a bamboo tube and gave up on all thefts.

In less than a day, the theft case at Xu Qing Grain Station was solved.

As for the lost food, it only took three days.

All of them were found.

Mainly Feng Tuzi and Shouhou, under the instigation of Cao Xiaojun, broke open the Xu Qing Grain Station in the middle of the night and stole the grain.

Carrying Cao Xiaojun on his back, he found Lao Yang, who was considered an old gangster in Sijiu City, overnight, exchanged the grain for 200 yuan, and took a train to another place to avoid the limelight.

In order not to get into trouble, Cao Xiaojun just wanted to share the money. As the mastermind, he did not participate in the theft and sale of the stolen goods.

He just told Feng Baldzi and Shouhou to hide the food first, don't rush to take action, and exchange money after a while.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xiaojun did not expect that he would be arrested so soon because of what happened last night, nor did he expect that Feng Baldzi had already sold the stolen grain.

As a result, Dongdan Police Station had no clues and could not trace Lao Yang.

But by chance, Xu Damao learned from his circle of second-tier dealers that Lao Yang had obtained a batch of grain from nowhere.

When Xu Damao heard this, he realized that this was lost at the Qingzi Grain Station.

Therefore, Xu Damao told Xu Qing, and Xu Qing told the police station that on the same day, Lao Yang was arrested and the stolen goods were seized together with the grain that had not yet been sold.

Lao Yang shouted that he was wronged and said, "Comrade police, these grains were all collected through hard work by me when I went to the countryside. They are by no means stolen goods."

Xu Damao raised his foot and kicked Lao Yang, scolding sternly:
"You old bastard, you are telling lies with your eyes open! How can you receive hundreds of kilograms of white flour in the countryside? Who the hell will grind it into white flour for you?"

Xu Damao had already had a problem with Lao Yang, so if he took the opportunity, he would naturally end up doing it to his death!
Since the police were in front of me, after giving me a kick, I didn't dare to do anything again.

And the police didn't believe Lao Yang's words at all. Who was Lao Yang? He was a regular visitor to the Bureau in Siqiu City.

The amount of food that Xu Qing lost was almost consistent with what Lao Yang's family found.

No need to think about it, this is the stolen food.

After Xu Qing got the food back, he felt unhappy.

Although both Cao Xiaojun and Lao Yang were locked up.

But Feng Tuzi and his party have not yet been arrested.

Moreover, Xu Qing failed to deal with Cao Xiaojun's group.

Dare to take advantage of his grain station, you are really tired of living!
When Feng Tuzi and others in Tianjin heard that Cao Xiaojun had been arrested and that Lao Yang was also involved, they were frightened and bought train tickets to Baoding and ran away overnight.

Things come to an end for now.

Cao Xiaojun had to squat in the bureau for a few times and couldn't get out at once.Feng Tuzi and his entourage were not well informed in these days and could not be found.

Xu Qing can only wait for when Cao Xiaojun will be released and then teach him a lesson.

He was completely annoyed by this.

It is absolutely impossible to spare Cao Xiaojun's grandson lightly.

At the end of the month, Xu Qing rode his bicycle to the grain station and asked Sanhuzi's wife and Meijuan to take care of it. He didn't stay much longer. He rode his bicycle back home and watched with his wife, second brother, third brother, and two younger brothers-in-law. He arranged for his sister Xiaoya to be engaged to Liu Jianjun.

This was decided before.

Although the Xu Qing Grain Station was stolen, he was always worried about it.

But his sister's engagement was more important to him.

Even if all the food in the grain station is gone, it is just a loss of some money.

I only have one sister, so how can I not take her engagement seriously?

Liu Jianjun is a soldier and has a good temper. He is not the kind of person who gets angry easily.

Xu Qing and Patriot, Feng Ming, quite recognized this future brother-in-law.

After all, he looks upright and is not a fool.

Liu Jianjun's parents also work in the army, so if his sister marries them, she will not suffer any consequences.

As for the wedding date of Xiaoya and Liu Jianjun, they still decided on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As for the betrothal gift, Liu Jianjun’s father paid two hundred and twenty.

After Xu Qing accepted it, he gave it all to his sister Xiaoya at night.

Today, Xu Qing's family is living a top-notch life in the compound.

He had no worries about food and clothing, and where money was needed, Xu Qing opened a grain station. According to his plan, there was a lot of urgent need and shortage.

But he won't ask for his sister's bride price.

A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely. As Xu Qing is the eldest brother and his parents are away, how can he use his sister's gift to supplement his business.

After getting engaged to Xiaoya, Xu Qing still opened the grain station, but with the help of his sister.

Xu Xiaoya quit her job in the piano factory and worked as an accountant for her elder brother at the grain station.

Liu Jianjun left the piano factory, and it was pointless for her to stay there.

I feel like I might as well help take care of my own business.

Liu Jianjun had no objection to this. The person working in her eldest brother's grain station was more comfortable and free than working in the piano factory.

What doesn't he like?

However, Xu Damao wanted to run a grain station in partnership with Xu Qing, but Xu Qing declined.

On the one hand, the income from grain stations is average.

There are too many people, and it is currently unaffordable to rely on food shipped by the state for sale.

On the other hand, in order to consolidate his position as deputy director of Factory No. [-], Xu Damao broke off contact with San Huzi without hesitation.

Currently, Sanhuzi's sister Meijuan and his wife are at the grain station.

If Xu Damao comes, he will inevitably run into San Huzi who is picking up his wife and sister from get off work, causing embarrassment.

Xu Damao was a smart man and knew what Xu Qing meant, so he no longer insisted on joining the gang.

But the grain station business is still good.

In addition to having scattered customers, Xu Qing is also discussing the supply of grain with several branches of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

After all, he used to be the head of the fifth factory.

Although I left, I still have connections and connections.

What's more, the current director of the fifth factory is still Xu Aiguo.

Therefore, Xu Qing's progress is not slow.

After talking about things from the second factory, Xu Qing took his briefcase and rode back to his compound. It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

The weather in May is gradually getting hotter, and the wind is no longer as cool as it was in March and April.

But there's no such thing as Futian's peeling skin, which can make people feel hot.

In the compound, no one at work has returned yet.

There are only three aunts in the front yard, and the first aunt in the middle yard is sitting with Mrs. Jia and Zhang, collecting shoe soles.

In the backyard, the second aunt was complaining to Liu Guangfu's wife.

Liu Guangfu's wife is even more powerful than Liu Guangtian's wife.

Even though he was from a rural area, his sarcastic manner was comparable to that of the Jia Zhang family in the past.

As Jia and Zhang grew older, their temper and temperament had become somewhat restrained.

Of course, this is the reason why the Jia family's life has improved.

Qin Huairu went to work, and Banggeng also went to work. When Xiaodang failed to pass the college entrance examination, he found a job and could make money.

The Jia family's life has become better. Jia Zhang no longer worries about food and clothing, and no longer asks everyone in the compound to provide relief.

Be kind naturally.

When Xu Qing passed by the Central Courtyard, Jia Zhang took the initiative to say hello to Xu Qing.

At this time, Xu Qing was sitting in the room, eating the dinner cooked for him by his nanny Aunt Feng. After hugging his daughter Qiaoxin for a while, he took two steamed buns, stuffed them into his pockets, picked up his briefcase, and hurried out with the cart. to the compound.

Prepare to go to the grain station in Dongdan to take over from your younger sister Xiaoya.

He stayed at the grain station at night and slept on a bed on the floor.

What's more, there are people like Cao Xiaojun who sneak in and pick the locks in the middle of the night to steal food.

However, Xu Qing was not alone at night, there were four cats accompanying him.

A few days ago, when Xu Qing went back to the countryside to visit his grandparents, he caught five civet cats, brought them back to the city, and put them in a grain station to catch mice.

There is a lot of food in the food station, so it is easy for rats to cause trouble.

It wouldn't be possible without cats.

Although the rats couldn't eat much food, they destroyed it so much that Xu Qing didn't sell much.

More than ten years ago, when people could afford to eat, they couldn't afford cats.

Except for places like grain depots, they are rarely seen in the city.

There are a lot of cats in the countryside. They are all stray wild cats that are not afraid of people. April is also the season of estrus.

The villagers who howled at night were dark-eyed and no one wanted to see them.

Xu Qingshun took the lead and caught five with good-looking fur and kept them in the grain station.

Let them catch mice at night.

Xu Qing would bring some steamed buns over after dinner every afternoon when he went home.

Although he has five cats, Xu Qing keeps one at home to play with his daughter and nephew Hongfu.

But there are four more, all adult civet cats, with big appetites.

All the rats were caught within three days, and Xu Qing couldn't just send them away just because there were no more rats at the grain depot.

I have to keep it, what if there is another rat problem in the future?

However, as soon as Xu Qing rode out of the alley, he met an acquaintance whom he had not seen for more than ten years.

The other party is brightly dressed and very fashionable. His appearance has changed a bit, but not much.

Xu Qing recognized it at a glance.

(End of this chapter)