Siheyuan: I am invincible with my portable space
Chapter 40 The Finished Plate
She witnessed all the preparations her brother had made in the morning, and there were still two dishes left uncleared.
As for the existence of those plates, there are only two possible reasons in the end - either a big rat in the house has set its eyes on the food, or the house has been visited by a thief.
Hearing this, Shazhu's eyes widened in disbelief.
Only one day later, his house was invaded by thieves? His doubts deepened with this unreasonable scene.
In order to find the answer, Sha Zhu checked carefully, but found that there was nothing unusual in the house except a little fish and two pieces of bread left over from last night.
This scene is incredible: the family is not tempted by wealth, but is fond of discarded food? This phenomenon even makes the bystander He Yushui feel incredible.
She asked this question casually, which aroused Sha Zhu's curiosity.
Rats usually leave some evidence of their food in a room, such as grease residue, but this room clearly had no such obvious signs.
Relying on years of observation experience and intuition, Sha Zhu firmly believed that his home had indeed welcomed a stealing guest at some unknown moment.
This thief had a unique taste. He did not eat the wealth accumulated in the house, but instead had a preference for discarded food.
Faced with such a puzzle, although Sha Zhu was unhappy, he chose not to delve into the details.
He knew that he had to think carefully before acting in a complex family structure.
If an argument starts over leftover dishes, the end result is likely to be a bad atmosphere for the entire family.
In order to quell the dissatisfaction caused by this seemingly trivial matter, Sha Zhu originally wanted to get the matter over with as soon as possible, but Lou Xiao'e made a completely different suggestion when she returned.
Her voice was calm and powerful, but her words were full of wisdom.
"I think we should learn more about this matter. After all, we don't always stay at home. If things were stolen this time, will someone steal money next time when we are away?" Her suggestion allowed close family members to see a new perspective and realize the importance of maintaining family harmony.
At this point, the two men disagreed, and for the first time they disagreed on how to respond to this incident.
Faced with Lou Xiao'e's rational analysis, Sha Zhu quickly understood her concerns and views.
So he immediately responded and agreed to his wife’s plan: “That’s it.
Go and tell the uncle about this matter and see if he has any ideas or suggestions.
At the same time, he also suggested that they do not need to over-expand the impact, but just convey the information in the form of a reminder, hoping to arouse everyone's vigilance while maintaining good neighborhood relations.
Lou Xiao'e's calmness and thoroughness made everything seem to have a solution, which not only impressed Sha Zhu with her wisdom, but also filled him with a sense of accomplishment.
He understood that although the world called him "Idiot", in fact, his wife had a wisdom far beyond that of ordinary people, which made him very proud.
So, Sha Zhu hurried to the uncle's house, explained his plan to him in detail, and even brought his wife's proposal along, to jointly promote the solution of the problem.
When the old man heard the proposal, he agreed decisively.
The good idea proposed by Sha Zhu was indeed not bad and did not cause any displeasure among the people in the courtyard.
However, there is one factor that has not been taken into consideration: perhaps out of neighborly friendship and consideration, no compensation was mentioned.
It’s just that I think if you make a mistake you have to take responsibility for it.
He planned to make a public statement at the meeting and ask the man to go to Shazhu's house to apologize.
In fact, Sha Zhu thought that an apology would not happen, so he did not hold much expectation for it and just nodded in response.
After returning home, Sha Zhu told his wife Lou Xiao'e exactly what the old man had said.
At this time, Sha Zhu often felt stage fright and was hesitant in the face of important matters.
But Lou Xiao'e was not frightened. She was always calm and confident in dealing with matters and was quite satisfied with the old man's approach.
As expected, the old man quickly called a meeting of everyone in the courtyard, including Chen Mu and others.
Chen Mu, who had no idea what Yi Zhonghai was up to, was full of doubts, but as a member of the Siheyuan, he could not leave without permission at this moment.
Yi Zhonghai counted the heads and found out that each family had sent at least one person, then he started the real topic.
"The reason why we asked you to come here to discuss this," Yi Zhonghai said, "is because a big event has occurred in our hospital.
That's what happened to Sha Zhu's family, but the strange thing is that the thief didn't steal any treasures or valuables.
Only two loaves and one fish were taken.
"
"This incident may seem insignificant, but it actually involves issues of personal integrity.
So I still hope that everyone can pay attention to this issue.
"As soon as these words fell, the crowd around exclaimed in surprise, obviously not expecting that ** would happen again in the hospital.
You have to know that the last ** behavior was done by Jia Zhang more than 40 years ago.
Over the years, apart from her sharp tongue and a little selfishness, Jia Zhang has not done anything else bad.
Therefore, she became the focus of attention. As the old saying goes, "The mountains and rivers can be changed, but human nature cannot."
Everyone focused their attention on Jia Zhang.
What she didn't expect was that someone actually slandered her as a thief. She was immediately furious and her face turned pale.
These people were simply shameless, hurling curses and insults at Jia Zhang.
"What's so good about this! It's not me this time. I haven't done this kind of thing in a long time.
Besides, what else can be hidden in this room?!"
Seeing that everyone's eyes were still half-believing and half-doubting, Jia Zhang's face turned red with anger: "What if the thief is really caught? Wouldn't that be proving himself? What if I sleep well at night, but get hit to death by a car in the morning? Is that okay?" After hearing this, everyone was convinced that what Jia Zhang said was not a lie. This oath was quite "fatal". At least their promises were usually not too casual.
“Now that no one doubts me anymore, I feel relieved.
I am equally eager to find the real culprit.
After all, I still have some money left at home.
Don't let the thieves take advantage of the situation and sweep away these treasures!"
As soon as Qin Huairu heard the voice, the image of Bang Geng immediately appeared in her mind.
Her heart suddenly sank.
In the past, she knew very well how much the mutton can eat.
However, not only did Banggeng eat unusually little today, but the loss of food from Shazhu's house last night also exacerbated his uneasiness.
The images in her mind flashed before her eyes, allowing her to understand everything instantly.
But she shook her head gently, denying her own thoughts. She hoped so much that all this was just her worry.
The child is too young to go through something like this.
"You idiot! Your family eats a lot of delicious food every day, but suddenly you are so poor? It's just some leftovers, is there any need to make a fuss?"
Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu gritted his teeth in anger.
He was just planning to teach that man a lesson, but Lou Xiao'e stopped him.
He twisted his body a few times on the ground in anger, otherwise he would definitely lose control.
When Yi Zhonghai stepped forward, he found that Sha Zhu remained calm and did not seem to be giving up, so he rubbed his brows helplessly and said solemnly:
"Xu Damao! This problem has nothing to do with poverty! No matter whose property is lost, they should take the initiative to explain it and deal with it. Do you want to commit suicide?"
Yi Zhonghai's words were already very clear - he implied that although Sha Zhu's personality had become gentler, he would still be difficult to tame if he was really in trouble.
He did have a deterrent effect. After Xu Damao glanced at Yi Zhonghai, he shut up.
Seeing that he stopped talking, Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and continued:
“In fact, there is nothing bad about the matter itself.
We live in the same yard, and if something goes wrong, we have to apologize to the person involved.
This is our basic principle in life.
Therefore, we would like to advise this person to apologize to Bang Geng afterwards and promise that this will not happen again.
"
As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai glanced at a certain place and slowly added,
"If you still refuse to admit your fault, once we find evidence, the entire courtyard will lose face.
"
The problem was solved by the old man alone.
When Erda heard what he said, the corner of his mouth trembled, but he could only nod and say a few perfunctorily.
The third uncle smiled and casually said, "It is human to make mistakes, and mistakes must be corrected in a timely manner."
The discussion was complete and the uncle had nothing more to say.
This round of conversation ended, and they each dispersed back to their homes.
At this time, Qin Huairu was sorting out what had just happened in her mind. As the meeting was about to end, she walked in a hurry and forgot about Jia Zhang behind her.
Jia Zhang felt bitter about this and could only stagger along.
' "Qin Huairu, why are you in such a hurry? Wait for an old woman like me.
"She said when she caught up with Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu couldn't help but closed her eyes, but still stood there patiently waiting for her.
"You little bastard, I knew you were trying to piss me off on purpose! Do you want me to go to heaven?" This was one of the things she said when Jia Zhang chased after him.
At this time, Qin Huairu could no longer control her anger.
She sighed, and whispered when no one was paying attention:
"Mom, do you know that Bang Geng didn't eat well today?"
"It's nothing to be surprised if you don't have a meal. It's normal for children to not want to eat sometimes. It's not unusual.
"Jia Zhang didn't think deeply about the meaning of this sentence, and said it instinctively.
Qin Huairu couldn't explain it to her clearly, and the best way was often to ask Banggeng directly, so as soon as they got home, they called Banggeng over.
"Mom, grandma, you're back! Is there my favorite meat in today's dish?" Banggeng asked excitedly as soon as he appeared.
But when he saw Qin Huairu with empty hands, his mood suddenly became gloomy. It was obvious that the adults' promises were lies.
After staring at the stick for a while, Qin Huairu's incredulous look suggested that it was very likely that her son was responsible.
But she still asked one thing:
"Good, tell me honestly, why can you only eat one meal today?"
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