Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 6 famous scene, catch the chicken thief
As soon as I entered the central courtyard, I saw a crowd of people gathered together under the dim light.

The courtyard, which should have been extremely quiet, was bustling with activity at the moment, with the adults discussing matters and the children playing beside them.

Wang Weidong and Sha Zhu squeezed into the crowd, with an Eight Immortals table and three long benches placed in the middle.

The first uncle sat in the middle, with the second and third uncles on both sides.

There are white enamel teacups in front of them. In the eyes of everyone, they have solemn expressions and gloomy faces, a bit like the patriarch of an ancient big family.

Standing beside him was Xu Damao, the corners of his mouth were trembling, and he seemed very excited.

Behind him stood Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu, and several elders and aunts.

Before Wang Weidong could ask, he saw Xu Damao stomping his feet and yelling loudly: "Who is so wicked and smokes, stole one of my old hen, this is the old hen I kept to lay eggs! "

It seems to be the same as the original book, Xu Damao's family lost an old hen, but couldn't find it for a long time, so he was so angry that he deliberately quarreled everyone and asked the three uncles to uphold justice.

Sure enough, it was a famous scene, the stick steals the chicken, and the silly column takes the blame.

But Shazhu's stewed chicken failed to bring back, I see what he used to blame!
Wang Weidong quietly stood aside, admiring this wonderful performance.

After hearing what Xu Damao said, the crowd was also whispering:
"We haven't lost anything in our courtyard for many years."

"That's right, that's right, besides, what's lost this time is an old hen that can lay eggs, so it's very valuable."

"We must catch the thief today, or I will not be able to sleep well at night."

Soon, when all the people arrived, the three stewards patted the table, and the meeting began.

The meeting was presided over by the oldest elder, but the second elder, who is an official fan, tried to speak first, and after a long speech, he seemed to have said everything, but he didn't seem to say anything.

"Now I invite the elder to speak."

The uncle waited for the opportunity to speak.

The uncle stood up, with a serious expression, and began to speak.

"A big event happened in our courtyard today. Xu Damao's family lost a chicken. Think about it, our courtyard is a model courtyard, and the security has always been very good. Now a live old hen, locked in a cage, will be lost. .And there are no outsiders in the compound during the day. What does this mean? It means that there are internal thieves in our compound!"

A "thief" immediately made the onlookers realize the seriousness of the problem.

Just as the uncle said, the law and order in the compound is really good. Of course, the main reason is that everyone is poor and there is nothing worth worrying about by outsiders.

There are no external thieves, but there are internal thieves. Wouldn't it be difficult to sleep in the future?

A poor family is worth tens of thousands, even a thread is useful and cannot be stolen.

Everyone felt in their hearts that the chicken thief must be found.

When Xu Damao heard that everyone responded to his call, he immediately found Shazhu in the crowd, and said pointedly: "The person who stole my chicken must be a cook, because only a cook can take the hen away silently." .”

After hearing Xu Damao's words, all the people in the courtyard cast their eyes on Shazhu.

Silly Zhu was standing next to Wang Weidong to watch a good show, and when he realized that he had become the protagonist, he suddenly became furious.

"Fuck, it depends on what I do. I just came back from the factory with Wang Weidong, and I haven't returned home. If you don't believe me, ask Wang Weidong."

Silly Zhu was naturally unwilling to accept this inexplicable scapegoat that fell from the sky.

In this compound, he was only willing to take the blame for Qin Huairu.

Uh. Now I want to add one more, good friend Wang Weidong.

Sure enough, Xu Damao and Shazhu didn't deal with it, they were far away, and they had to forcibly hold the pot.

Wang Weidong suppressed his smile and said: "He Yuzhu is telling the truth. We were delayed for a while in the factory. We just entered the compound not long ago."

After hearing Wang Weidong's words, everyone withdrew their questioning eyes.

Everyone still trusted Wang Weidong, a young man. After all, there were not many people in this compound who were more upright than Wang Weidong.

"If it's not him, who else could it be?" Seeing someone standing up to speak for Sha Zhu, Xu Damao suddenly lost his confidence and muttered in a low voice.

The three elders in charge also looked at each other in blank dismay, having a difficult time.

The big hen may have already entered the stomach of the chicken thief. Can "chicken enter the stomach, the chicken is still the chicken", can't the chicken be tested by laparotomy?

Seeing that the three old men in charge were at a loss, Wang Weidong sighed in his heart. The three old men have been managing the courtyard for more than ten years, and they are only at such a level.

ridiculous.

Wang Weidong originally wanted to hide behind the scenes and be a spectator, but now he knows that he can't stand up.

He walked up to the uncle and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that I am a truck driver, and I often run away from home for several days in a row. If I can't find this chicken thief, I can't feel at ease driving a car for the factory."

Everyone nodded. It was indeed true that Wang Weidong was often away from home for several days.

Wang Weidong continued: "Here, I have a small opinion."

"Weidong, tell me quickly. The purpose of catching thieves is for the good of the compound. Whoever dares to retaliate against you afterwards, I will drive him out of the compound." After hearing Wang Weidong's long-winded talk, the uncle finally I understand, this kid is afraid of offending others.

Of course, Wang Weidong was not afraid of offending others, but he was afraid of arousing the vigilance of the Jia family, so he found so many reasons.

Seeing that everyone had accepted his reason, he said slowly, "As far as I know, the law and order in our compound has always been very good. The adults all have jobs and don't know how to be thieves."

"So, I guess some child is greedy, stole the hen from Xu Damao's house, and roasted it. Now just find out all the children and ask them."

"Yes, it makes sense." After listening to this analysis, everyone kept nodding in agreement.

The uncle stood up, with doubts on his face: "Weidong, what you said is very insightful, but the hen has already been eaten by the children, what if they don't admit it?"

"Don't admit it? Hehe." A cold light flashed in Wang Weidong's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Such a big hen cannot be eaten by a child after all, and when they eat chicken, there must be something on their hands and mouth. There will be a lingering smell of roast chicken."

"That's right, my old hen weighs eight catties and can lay two eggs a day." Seeing that there was hope for catching the chicken thief, Xu Damao immediately said loudly.

He was going to use the eggs laid by these two old hens to court a girl named Lou.

If you catch a chicken thief, you must pay him a basket of eggs.

Everyone also agreed with Wang Weidong's statement:
"Yes, as long as you find out the children and smell the smell on your hands, it will be clear."

"It's a good idea. Wang Weidong is a truck driver, he just has a lot of experience."

"I think the most knowledgeable person in our compound is Wang Weidong."

(End of this chapter)