Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Qin Huairu's family.

Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua were picking at the steamed bread in the bowl.

The stick stems were okay, and I could still fit them in. But I couldn't eat a single bite of the small Sophora japonica.

Seeing the three little ones like this.

Qin Huairu's expression suddenly darkened: "What did you eat this afternoon?"

The three little ones froze in unison, shook their heads, and said in trembling voices, "Nothing."

Compared to the original novel, Qin Huairu is much more imposing, after all, she is the head of the family. She can make money and is willing to spend money on her children.

"What can he eat? He just uses his change to exchange for snacks from his classmates." Jia Zhang said on behalf of Banggeng.

"Heh, change some food, Bang Geng, really?"

Banggeng lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Xiao Dang?"

Xiaodang covered his mouth tightly and shook his head.

Everyone knows that Xiaodang is a very tight-lipped person. She didn't tell anyone that she had a new father.

"Sophora japonica?"

Hearing Qin Huairu ask this.

The two older ones felt a pang in their hearts.

Everyone knows that Huaihua likes to stick to Qin Huairu the most and always says whatever she wants, even though she has been told not to say anything. But what does the little kid know?

"No, nothing." Xiao Huaihua shook her head firmly.

Banggeng and Xiaodang both breathed a sigh of relief.

“Is the chicken delicious?”

"It's just so-so. Brother's baking isn't as delicious as Uncle Cao's." Little Huaihua commented like an adult.

Xiao Dang: ...

Bang Geng: ...

The scene fell into silence.

Only the sound of Qin Huairu's heavy breathing could be heard. Qin Huairu said expressionlessly, "Bang Geng, I'll give you one chance. You can speak for yourself."

"I...I just saw the chicken running out outside. I didn't know it belonged to Xu Damao, so I caught it and ate it..." Banggeng lowered his head.

"Do you admit this mistake?!"

"I...I admit it." Bang Geng's voice was a little shaky, but he still raised his head: "I'm not a thief, I really didn't know it was Xu Damao's."

Compared to the original novel, where Shazhu didn't care about Banggeng stealing things from his house, Banggeng here is different. He knows that stealing is wrong, and there is no place in the courtyard for him to steal things. No one told him that stealing is right.

"Just admit it." Qin Huairu nodded and spoke more slowly: "The chicken someone else threw away is not ours. It's wrong for you to eat it. Come out with me later and admit your mistake."

"Mom... please don't do that..." Banggeng was so scared that his face turned pale, but he still had some dignity.

"If you make a mistake, you have to admit it. You have to bear the consequences yourself. You will have to pay compensation and apologize later. The compensation amount will be deducted from your pocket money. As for the rest, Mom will help you, okay?"

"Is it really okay?" Banggeng didn't care about anything else. He just had to pay the money. What he cared about was his face.

"Well, it's impossible for anyone not to make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you have to admit it. That's what a man should do. Mom isn't afraid, so you won't be afraid either, okay?"

"Row……"

Qin Huairu has changed a lot compared to the original drama. The biggest change is that she is much bolder. On the one hand, it is because of Cao Wei's trick, and on the other hand, she has money in her hands, so she is not panicking. If she is wrong, she is wrong. Just admit it. Who's child has never secretly taken things from home? If they take it, they take it, and they change it. The neighbors will not take it to heart.

What's more, this is not considered stealing.

After a while, the meal was over.

Qin Huairu took Banggeng out.

The stem of the stick is extremely stiff.

It's said, but I'm still afraid to do it.

"Everyone is here." An old man stood in the middle of the courtyard with a serious expression.

Among the three courtyards, the front, back and middle, the middle courtyard has the largest open space. Most of the time, meetings are held here.

"I believe everyone knows why we are here for this meeting. Normally, we three would not intervene in the petty quarrels between neighbors. If there are some conflicts, we can just mediate them privately. Isn't it embarrassing to hold this meeting to talk about these things? But! Today, we really have to hold this meeting to talk about it."

"He Yuzhu!" The old man shouted sternly, "Tell me! What are you thinking? You even pulled out a knife! Do you want to die?"

The aura of the old man was quite impressive. When he spoke, people around him didn't dare to speak. The main reason was that everyone felt that what happened today was too outrageous. You can play around in daily life, but if someone dies, the nature of the fight is different.

"Xu Damao wrongly accused me of stealing a chicken, and even said that my son is the son of a thief! This is not good enough! Uncle, tell me, it would be fine if he just said that to me, but he also said that to my son! Damn it! How old is my son? He is less than two years old at most!! Tell me, is it possible to be so insulting?!" Sha Zhu was crying and avoiding the main point.

The old man frowned.

That’s not all.

Xu Damao was the first to shout, "Silly Zhu! Stop talking nonsense. When I came back, I saw you plucking chicken feathers. You stole the chicken and you still don't admit it!"

"You fart!"

"Stop making noises. If you continue making noises, we'll have the security department come!" an old man shouted.

Both of them shut up.

If the Security Department really comes, it will be a disaster.

Normally, the internal affairs of the steel mill would not be reported to the government most of the time, and most of the time, they were handled by the security department. If they were to come, it would be really troublesome.

"Xu Damao, you said Shazhu stole the chicken, do you have any evidence?"

"Yes, of course! Isn't that the chicken?! I brought that hen home to nourish my wife! But he stole it and plucked its feathers in front of me. Hey, tell me, who can stand this?"

Everyone listened to what Xu Damao said.

He nodded involuntarily.

This is really intolerable. Just steal it, but why don't you sell it in a place where no one is around? It's just asking for trouble to do it in front of the owner. But thinking about the love-hate relationship between Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, the neighbors don't find it strange. There's nothing these two can't do.

"Fuck your fucking fart!"

"Speak in a nice way, Silly Zhu. You said your chicken was not stolen. Where did you buy it from?"

"I bought it from a fellow villager at the vegetable market on the east side!"

"Is there any evidence?"

"Yes, I got off work with Lao Cao. Before I left, I told him I was going to buy chicken! Please ask Lao Cao!"

The uncle looked at Cao Wei.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Cao Wei also stood up and said, "It is true."

"Uncle!" Qin Huairu raised her hand, indicating that she wanted to speak.

"what's up?"

"We took the chicken." Qin Huairu's words shocked everyone present.