Restarting life in Siheyuan

Not to mention that the Zhu family was worried about Zhu Xuemei's future academic plan, an aunt from the Intermediate Court was also worried. Originally, under the introduction of Yu Li's sister and with the help of the street office, she and Lao Yi adopted two children who became orphans due to the flood. They were quite happy because they finally had successors.

The little girl was very sensible. She would rush to do any work that was offered. She was so well-behaved that it made people feel distressed. The child was afraid that she would despise her and her brother and sister for being idle, so she always found things to do. It took two of them half a day to persuade her to go to primary school. The little boy was not naughty either. He always looked at the aunt with an innocent look, which made the aunt feel heartbroken. She loved the two siblings from the bottom of her heart and really treated them as her own children.

But the scene in front of her made her feel upset. Qin Huairu's three children now eat at her house every day. The two younger ones come at noon, and all three come at night. Xiao Huaihua is three years old now. Since Qin Huairu changed her job, she comes home later and later at night. She can't pick up and drop off Xiao Huaihua, and naturally can't put her in a nursery, so she and Xiaodang asked her to help look after her.

Everything was fine originally, but after the daughter (Yi Yingtao) and son (Yi Guodong) came, life became different. Xiaodang is one year older than Yi Guodong and is six years old this year. She never gives in to her son and always grabs for any food. Xiaohuaihua, who is three years old this year, does not help her sister.

But the son is like a poor little thing. As long as she is not around, he can only hide aside feeling wronged. His pitiful little eyes break the aunt's heart.

This was not so bad. When Yi Yingtao and Banggeng came back from school, the matter became more troublesome. The boy who had been held back a grade is now twelve years old and in the fifth grade. The way this child looked at people has been strange in recent years. Especially after an aunt couldn't help it and told Qin Huairu again that Banggeng had taken money from her cabinet again, the boy looked at people as if he were an enemy.

But even so, Banggeng would always come to have dinner without hesitation after school every night, never late. He would run away after eating, not even caring about his two younger sisters, and would only pick him up after Qin Huairu got off work.

It was a bit tiring, so the aunt just gritted her teeth and accepted it. The uncle always comforted her, saying that in two months, Jia Zhang would be released, and then the three would be sent back to let Jia Zhang take care of herself.

But ever since Yi Yingtao and Yi Guodong came, Banggeng looked at the brother and sister as if they were enemies, especially during meal times, he was like a puppy guarding his food, always preventing the brother and sister from eating properly. The aunt was not happy about this and scolded Banggeng twice, but Banggeng got angry again, just like he did just now. He made a big fuss at home, threw down his chopsticks and left, swearing.

Looking at the mess on the table and the silly and helpless brother and sister, the aunt was so tired. Looking at Xiaodang and Xiaohuahua who went downstairs to play after eating, the aunt could only give them some instructions.

"Xiaodang, keep an eye on your sister and don't leave the yard."

Xiaodang wiped his mouth and agreed, and took the small locust flower away. The aunt then cleaned up the table and looked at the dish that was messed up by the stalks.

"Cherry, just look after your brother first and don't rush to eat. Mom will go fry two more eggs for you two..."

While getting the eggs, he was thinking that he really couldn't take care of the three children of the Jia family, so he had to find an opportunity to talk to Old Yi again. If he continued like this, Jia Zhang would not come out yet, and he would probably die first. Being a neighbor like this was something he could do to the Jia family.

If he continues like this, he might get himself into trouble, and the key is that it will not end well. Looking at Banggeng's bad temper, he is a typical ungrateful person. Lao Yi was wrong. This child has been led astray by his grandmother and there is no hope.

"Mom, no need. There are still a lot of food left. My brother and I can't finish it all."

Cherry glanced timidly at Banggeng who was whispering with his two sisters outside, and spoke quickly.

"Silly boy, the food has been thrown onto the table by that bad boy, how can we eat it? Wait a moment, it will be ready in a moment."

"Actually, this is much better than what we had before. We should save the eggs and exchange them for money."

"Silly child, we don't raise chickens at home, so where do we get the eggs to exchange for money? These eggs were all bought."

The aunt touched Cherry's head with pity and took out the last two eggs from the rice jar. The two children were still young and growing, so they needed more nutrition. They were all skinny, which made the aunt feel distressed. Although she was reluctant to eat the eggs, she didn't feel sorry at all to give them to the children. They would eat the two eggs and buy more tomorrow. Although the egg coupons were gone, if she was lucky, she could buy them without coupons by paying a little more money.

They returned to the kitchen and started frying eggs. The tempting aroma wafted in the air, and Cherry and Yi Guodong couldn't help but take a breath of the fragrance.

"Sister, it smells so good, it's eggs..." Yi Guodong put down his chopsticks, turned his head to look towards the kitchen, and saw an old lady looking at them with a kind face.

Banggeng, who was playing with his sister outside, also smelled it and felt even more aggrieved. "You old woman, when my sisters and I left, you started eating eggs. When we were here, you only ate vegetables, radishes and potatoes."

He completely forgot that he had picked all the eggs out of the moss, and only left some day lilies for the brother and sister. In the end, he was still not satisfied and scattered the day lilies on the table.

Looking at the east wing, his eyes rolled and he quickly came up with an idea. He quickly pulled Xiaodang over and whispered something to her. Silly Xiaodang didn't know what her brother wanted to do, but she still happily took her sister's hand and left.

The aunt finished frying the eggs, wiped her hands and brought them to the table, "Cherry, eat the eggs with your brother, one each, and don't waste them."

Cherry looked at the eggs on the plate and her eyes became a little red. She really wanted to eat them, but her deceased parents had taught her that girls should go last in line for good things, first to her father who did the hard work, then to her younger brother, and finally to herself and her mother. The aunt was closer to her than her own mother, so she quickly declined.

"Mom, you eat first, I'm full."

"Silly child, mother won't eat it, so you and your brother can eat it. Eating it will help you grow up." The aunt's face was full of smiles. This poor child was sensible at an early age. He even knew to be humble when given an egg. The aunt was very satisfied. Just as she was about to persuade him again, she heard the glass on the north gable of the room rustling, as if something was scratching the glass.

The lady jumped up with a start, "It can't be a rat."

"You two take your time eating, I'll go take a look."

After entering the inner room and walking to the kang, there is a small window above the wardrobe. It is a small enclosed window specially set up to add brightness to the room. However, I saw a bamboo stick rubbing back and forth on the glass. I knew without guessing that it was a child making trouble.

"Whose unlucky child is this? Why is he poking my glass with a bamboo stick for no reason?"

Just as I was walking around the closet, I heard a noise outside, followed by Cherry's voice and Guodong's little cry. I hurried out, only to see that little Guodong, who was eating eggs just now, had dropped his chopsticks and was looking outside the door. Cherry bent down silently to pick up the chopsticks and comfort her brother.

"Mom, he took my eggs away..." As soon as little Guodong saw an old lady coming out, he pointed outside the door and started crying and complaining. Yingtao didn't notice and didn't stop him.

The aunt took a look and saw that the two fried eggs were gone and the plate was empty. She quickly grabbed Cherry and asked.

"Is it Bang Geng, is it him?"

Yingtao looked at him timidly, and nodded after a while, "Mom, he didn't allow us to talk, saying that if we complain, he would throw us back into the ravine..."

No matter how good-tempered the aunt was, she got angry. This matter had to be clarified. She didn't want to settle the matter. After all, she was an aunt, so how could she argue with a child? However, this matter had to be clarified, and she would come back and let Lao Yi deal with it.

"Bang Geng, tell me, why did you steal Cherry and the others' eggs?"

Facing the questioning of the aunt, Banggeng squatted on the ground playing with ants and ignored her. "Tell me, if you don't explain clearly, I will tell your mother when she comes back!"

The old lady's voice was quite loud, and the kids who had just finished their meals in several yards quickly gathered around. After a while, those who had not finished their meals also took their bowls out and watched from a distance.

Several children in the backyard heard the noise and ran over early to watch the fun.

Seeing that more and more people were watching, Banggeng acted as if nothing had happened and continued to poke the ants with a small bamboo stick.

"Auntie, what's the matter? Why are you arguing with a child?"

Sha Zhu came out with a red face and asked casually. The aunt was very popular and had never had a fight with anyone. But today she asked Bang Geng a question. Many families were like Sha Zhu, which made her quite puzzled.

"It's just a joke. I bullied these two kids. I fried two eggs for them, but as soon as I turned around, they snatched them away. Tell me, what kind of thing is this?"

"I don't know what's an egg or not. If you don't believe me, I'll open my mouth and let you smell it to see if there's any smell of fried eggs."

Looking at the courtyard full of discussions, Banggeng was stunned. "Don't bully me just because I'm young. Everyone has eaten eggs. I know how to snatch them, silly uncle, don't you think so?" He opened his mouth to let the aunt smell it, but the aunt couldn't bear to smell it.

Bang Geng looked at the two siblings standing at the door of the aunt, "Wild kids from the mountains, go back to where you came from. This compound is not a place for you to come. If you dare to wrongly accuse me again, I will throw you all back to the ravine."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Bang Geng, these are your grandmother's daughter and son, you should call them aunt and uncle, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Shazhu glared at Banggeng, and his face was full of disappointment. The last person in the yard who might be nice to him was gone.

"What a shitty aunt and uncle, they don't deserve it, silly uncle, why are you helping them too, do you like these two mountain kids so much?"

"Stop talking nonsense. If you continue like this, I will beat you even if your mother is not around."

The third uncle squeezed in from the middle door and stopped Sha Zhu.

"You really got angry with the child. I understand what happened, Banggeng, just tell me, did you steal the eggs from the other person's bowl?"

Yingtao stood timidly at the door, but Yi Guodong, the little boy, kept yelling even though his sister was holding him back, "It's you, it's you, you stole my eggs and also my sister's."

"No, no, if anyone doesn't believe me, come and smell it yourself. There's no smell of fried eggs in my mouth. Silly uncle, if you believe me, just smell it and testify for me."

After a few years, this boy has changed a lot. He is no longer the coward who always walks around the streets. Now he is only twelve years old, but he is not afraid at all in front of so many adults and he can even speak confidently.

Sha Zhu was called by Bang Geng again, feeling a little surprised. Seeing Bang Geng's open mouth and expectant look, he was about to take the job, but Lou Xiao'e pulled him back. Sha Zhu turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

Lou Xiao'e pointed to the corner of the wall, and everyone noticed that Xiaodang was holding his sister's hand, dragging a long thin bamboo in his hand, and both of them had greasy lips.

Niu Xiaoben rushed over and almost kissed Xiaodang. Banggeng got anxious and shouted.

"Niu Xiaoben, I am your uncle, and you are bullying my sister."

Niu Xiaoben was not afraid of him and said cheerfully, "Xiaodang's mouth is full of the smell of fried eggs. Let me smell the little locust flowers again. Locust flowers, locust flowers, be good and let your brother smell your little mouth. If you are obedient, you will get candy." As he said that, he took out a candy from his pocket. This trick has always worked well on children.

Silly little Huaihua looked at the candy in Niu Xiaoben's hand and was about to open her mouth. No matter how young Xiaodang was, he knew that Niu Xiaoben had no good intentions, so he protected Huaihua behind him. However, the two men's greasy mouths had already told everyone the truth.

The aunt sighed. It was not her wish for today to turn out like this. This child had worn out the last bit of her kindness. She realized that no matter what Old Yi said, she would definitely not help take care of these three children. Looking at the silly little Huaihua, she sighed again, took the two children home, and closed the door.

“Go away, go away, there’s nothing to see, just a few kids eating something…” When the third uncle saw the first aunt turn around and leave, he stepped forward to disperse the crowd.

Watching the crowd disperse, Banggeng felt that today's incident was all due to that damn Niu Xiaoben in the backyard.

"You bullied my sister. You can't leave if you want to." Bang Geng ran over and stopped Niu Xiaoben with both hands, as if he was not going to give in.

Niu Xiaoben smiled and pushed forward, causing Banggeng to stumble and be knocked away. Several children from the backyard ran over and pulled Banggeng. Banggeng was no match for Niu Xiaoben, and with so many children helping him, he was pulled down in a few tries.

"What a promising future! You're stealing the kids' jobs and making a big fuss about the idiots. Hahahaha."

The children in the backyard just laughed at him, then ran away laughing and returned to the backyard laughing.

"This Niu Xiaoben is quite famous in the courtyard." Sha Zhu sighed, and Lou Xiao'e said with a smile. "It's because he always shares all the good stuff when he gets it. Let's go back."

Seeing Banggeng lying on the ground and not wanting to get up by himself, he seemed very lost. Looking at Xiaodang and Huaihua who were standing there stupidly, Shazhu somehow remembered that he and He Yushui were begging for food outside. He looked at Banggeng again, with a bit more pity in his eyes. He stopped and wanted to pull Banggeng up, but was held back by Lou Xiao'e behind him. He had to look at Banggeng and follow him home.

The people who were watching the excitement at the gate of the Central Court also dispersed, and Zhu Xuefeng and his companions turned around and went home.

"Bang Geng has been spoiled." Zhu Xuefeng witnessed Bang Geng's ability to act like a spoiled brat today. It seems that the Jia family has a successor, but this child has gone astray as he grew up.

"That's right, what kind of person is this? Last year, he stopped me from snatching dates from my bowl, and this year he went even further, snatching dates directly from other people's bowls. It's a waste of my aunt's love for him."

"By the way, does he still annoy you now?"

"If he dares, I will beat him up if he provokes me." My little sister has her own temper. Last time, she provoked Bang Geng and made him fall flat on his butt. Bang Geng didn't dare to fight back. (End of this chapter)