Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

As expected, Jia Zhang suffered a loss yesterday and was very dissatisfied. Seeing that the He family had gone to work, she felt like she was scratched by a cat and couldn't sit still.

She secretly found an excuse for herself: "Since you are so unkind, you can't blame me for taking it without asking."

She called her grandson over and said, "Bang Geng, do you want to eat something delicious?"

Banggeng is a little over six years old this year, and he doesn’t know right from wrong very well, so he just believes whatever the adults say. When he hears there’s something delicious, his eyes light up.

Jia Zhang had observed that the main door of the He family was locked, and it would be too obvious to pick the lock. So let Banggeng get in through the window. Even if he was caught, what was wrong with an ignorant child taking some food out of greed?

After lunch, when no one was in the yard, Jia Zhang brought her grandson to the He family.

The windowsill was a bit high, and Bang Geng couldn't get up, so Jia Zhang carried him up. After pushing open the window, Bang Geng slid down along the windowsill and entered the He family. According to grandma's instructions, he handed the delicious food to grandma outside the window. The bags of dried fish, bacon, rice, and dried fruits were too heavy to carry, and a lot of them were spilled.

When Bang Geng was about to leave, he saw colorful banknotes in the half-open drawer. He knew that the money could be exchanged for delicious food. Grandma and Mom used these banknotes to buy food at home, so he put them in his pocket.

All of this was seen by Yan Jiedi.

In the evening, He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard with his wife and son. The third aunt pulled Xu Huizhen into the house and told her everything that had happened during the day.

He Yuzhu opened the door of his house, looked at the situation in the house, and without saying anything, turned around and went to the Jiaodaokou Police Station to call the police. He didn't want to solve this matter in the yard this time. He wanted to eradicate the cancer of Jia Zhang's family, so he had to call the police.

Xu Huizhen held Kunkun and sat at the door, not entering the house, because she had to protect the scene. Jia Zhang lay on the window of her house, observing the movements of the He family, feeling a little uneasy.

Soon, He Yuzhu came back with two policemen. On the way, he explained the situation of the missing items in his home.

The police entered the house to observe the scene. He Yuzhu reminded them: "Comrade Public Security, look how clear the footprints are here?" How could they not be clear? He Yuzhu had sprinkled some dust on the ground and windowsill in advance, just to leave a mark.

Policeman A: "These are the footprints of a child. It seems that the child in the yard committed the crime."

Policeman B also saw handprints on the windowsill and said, "It seems that he came in through the window. Can you see what is missing from the house?"

Xu Huizhen said: "Some dried fruits and grains were lost, about five catties of salted fish and three catties of bacon. They were all brought back by Zhuzi when he went on a business trip to the Northeast."

He Yuzhu opened the drawer and found that the money in the drawer was gone, so he said: "Another 186 yuan is missing."

The two policemen looked at each other. If it was just some food lost, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if so much money was lost, it would be a serious problem.

Policeman A asked: "Do you have anyone you suspect?"

He Yuzhu whispered, "Some neighbors saw it. It was Jia Zhang and her grandson who stole. The younger one came in to steal, and the older one was outside to help. But they didn't want to offend anyone, so they didn't want to come out to testify. This isn't difficult. We can find evidence by searching Jia's house. There was so much food, they couldn't have eaten it all in one day. Wouldn't there be fruit peels and fish bones left after eating?"

Two policemen came out of the He family and headed towards the Jia family. At this time, Yi Zhonghai, the patron saint of the Jia family, appeared again.

He frowned and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, is there anything that can't be solved in the yard? Why are you bothering the police comrades?"

He Yuzhu didn't want to pay attention to this old Biden, and treated him as air. Policeman A glanced at Yi Zhonghai and said in his heart, "You are a toad yawning, you are so arrogant! You can control everything, what do you need us police officers for?"

Policeman B shouted at the Jia family, "Ms. Jia Zhang, open the door! We are the police!"

Jia Zhang's heart was beating fast since she saw the police coming. She didn't expect that this idiot Zhuzi would directly call the police. If she handled it in the yard, she would still have Yi Zhonghai as a protective umbrella. However, when the police came, she felt like a rat on a prickly ash tree, with her claws numb.

She consoled herself in her heart, it was all Banggeng's fault, so what could the police do? Could they arrest such a young child and send him to a labor camp?

However, she couldn't help shaking with fear when she heard the police knocking on the door. Qin Huairu saw the things the old man and the child brought back, but she had no say in the family. If she came out to stop them, she would only be scolded by her mother-in-law.

Only Jia Dongxu, who had just come back from get off work, didn't know what was going on. When he saw his mother's nervous expression, he had a bad feeling and asked, "Mom, what did you do again? Why did you call the police?"

Jia Zhang shook her head instinctively, but she still insisted, "No, I didn't do anything."

Seeing no movement, the police kicked the door of Jia's house open, and everyone in the house was startled. Jia Dongxu asked nervously, "Police comrades, what do you want?"

Policeman B said: "There was a burglary at He Yuzhu's house. We suspect that it was done by Jia Zhang. We need to conduct a routine inspection."

Policeman A looked around and walked straight to the kitchen without saying anything. Jia Zhang reacted and rushed over quickly, blocking the door. He shouted, "Why? What's your basis for searching my house?"

The police these days do not enforce the law in a civilized manner like in later generations. Some of them have a bad temper and don't care about anything.

Policeman B took out a pair of silver bracelets from his waist, put them on Jia Zhang, and said, "Don't interfere with our duties!"

Jia Zhang instantly became like a deflated ball, and her arrogance disappeared.

Soon, two public security comrades found the things lost by the He family from the Jia family, and there was also leftover garbage in the kitchen.

The onlookers all saw that He Yuzhu brought these things back yesterday and ran to the Jia family today. What else is there to not understand? Besides, who in the courtyard doesn't know what kind of person Jia Zhang is?

In fact, when the Jia Zhang family's grandparents stole things, the first aunt also saw it at home, but she chose to remain silent. Yi Zhonghai had already learned the details from the first aunt.

At this time, the uncle Yi Zhonghai had something to say. He said, "Comrade police, is there any misunderstanding here? Maybe the child was greedy and couldn't help but stole it home. After all, the child is still young and doesn't understand. Give him a chance to reform."

Jia Zhang finally reacted and said quickly, "Yes, it was my grandson Bang Geng who took it. It has nothing to do with me. You can't arrest me."

Yi Zhonghai: "I don't think it's a big deal. Why not let the Jia family pay double the loss and let the matter be over. What do you think, Zhuzi?"

He Yuzhu glared and said, "Not very good! By the way, police, the money that was lost in my house has not been found."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. "You can forgive a child for stealing something, but stealing money is a big deal."

Policeman A walked into Jia's house and saw Banggeng lying in bed with his head covered, acting like an ostrich. The policeman picked him out like a chick.

Policeman B picked up Banggen's shoes from the bedside. They were made of 1,000-layer soles made by his grandmother, and they matched the footprints of He Yuzhu's family. There was both evidence.

Bang Geng was frightened by the police and burst into tears. "Grandma, grandma, save me! I don't want to be arrested."

The policeman shouted, "Shut up!" Bang Geng was so scared that he stopped crying immediately.