Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 984 Real Name: Er Gou
Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang's behavior was indeed immoral, but it had little to do with Wang Zhan, and he didn't want to get involved. He rode his bicycle and turned into a side path. Wang Zhan always believed that if you walked in the dark too much, you would eventually encounter ghosts. After that, it was up to fate for the two of them.

At the entrance of Fuxiangsi Hutong, Wang Zhan saw an old woman selling popsicles from a white box. He rode his bike over, spent two yuan to buy two boxes of popsicles, and then headed straight home.

Wang Li should be at Aunt Sun's house. Wang Zhan put the popsicles in the ice cellar before going to the kitchen to think about what to eat for dinner. He figured he wasn't very hungry, so he decided to just make some noodles with soybean paste.

Wang Zhan started preparing the dishes. His space was full of vegetables, and whether it was seasonings like scallions, ginger, and garlic, or vegetables like cucumbers and carrots, they were all growing very well. Wang Zhan was busy in the kitchen when suddenly a mournful wail came from the backyard wall. The sound was so loud that it startled Wang Zhan. He stopped what he was doing and went out to stand in the yard and listen quietly.

All I could hear was chaos behind the back wall, in some unknown courtyard. There were women crying, men shouting, and some reprimanding voices.

Wang Zhan was so curious that he leaped onto the courtyard wall and peered into the alley behind it. At that moment, many neighbors from nearby courtyards had gathered at the entrance of No. 95 Mao'er Hutong. They were all curiously peeking into the courtyard, just like Wang Zhan. Some of the bolder ones had already sneaked inside.

Wang Zhan jumped off the courtyard wall without making a sound, then quietly followed the bolder group into the courtyard. After going around the screen wall, he looked up and saw that, wow, the whole courtyard was probably full of people.

Standing in the center of the courtyard was none other than the future Director Wang. This woman was wearing an old military uniform, a belt, and had her hands on her hips. She was loudly reprimanding the people opposite her. Wang Zhan recognized the people standing opposite him; they were the second uncle, Liu Haizhong, and his wife, and the third uncle, Yan Bugui, and his wife.

At this moment, Aunt Liu Yue'e collapsed to the ground and wailed loudly, while Liu Haizhong stood beside her with an angry expression, not bothering to dissuade his wife.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, kept his head down, seemingly lost in thought. The third aunt, Yang Ruihua, appeared quite normal, holding Yan Jiedi with a pained expression on her face. The youngest son, Yan Jiekuang, stood beside his mother, holding her hand with one hand, his face expressionless.

After listening for a while, Wang Zhan finally understood. It turned out that Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang's affair had been exposed. No wonder there were two policemen standing behind Director Wang; it turned out that those two had been arrested.

Just as Director Wang was reprimanding the parents, an older policeman behind them couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward, saying, "Alright, Director Wang, if you want to do education work, do it later. We have important business to attend to. Let me say a few words first."

Director Wang's voice trailed off abruptly, and the veteran police officer said, "Comrades, I am Deputy Captain Wang from the Criminal Investigation Department of the branch bureau. Your children have broken the law, and we've been monitoring them for quite some time. We're currently working on closing the case, so you won't be able to see them for the time being. We're notifying you so you know where your children are and don't worry. Go to the branch bureau in three days to wait for the results. Oh, and tomorrow, bring bedding and a change of clothes to the branch bureau. That's all. Okay, we're leaving now."

The two policemen didn't even look at Director Wang before turning around and leaving. Director Wang stood in the middle of the courtyard, feeling a little awkward, but still said, "Alright, everyone disperse. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui are temporarily relieved of their duties as stewards. We'll talk about it again after this matter is resolved."

One person in the crowd was overjoyed; that person was Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai hid himself in the back and quietly went home as the crowd dispersed.

As Sha Zhu walked, he shouted, "That's good now. Those who hit the child and those who took advantage of the situation are all out of office."

The sound reached Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui's ears. Both of them glared fiercely at Shazhu's back. Liu Haizhong pulled his wife up and said, "Alright, stop crying and go home. Stop embarrassing me."

After saying that, Liu Haizhong looked up, but there was no sign of Yan Bugui and his family. They had already turned around and gone inside.

Wang Zhan sighed. He had just seen those two boys that afternoon, and they were already in jail. The change was too fast. According to the police, they had been watching them for more than just a day or two. How many people must they have robbed? Wang Zhan didn't try to climb over the wall again. There were many people standing in twos and threes in the alley, talking. Wang Zhan walked towards the east side of the alley and returned to his house. There he saw Wang Li and Jinbao playing chasing each other. Wang Zhan started preparing dinner.

The next day, which was the first day off, Wang Zhan was awakened early in the morning by the sound of banging on the door. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Xiao Si and Xiao Wu who had come over.

Xiao Si said, "You've been in school for a week now, unlike us guys who are still sleeping in. You're really carefree."

“That’s right, this ungrateful bastard, don’t expect us to forgive you without a lavish dinner,” Xiao Wu added.

Wang Zhan rolled his eyes and said, "I haven't had breakfast yet, and your little sister Lili is still asleep. We're buddies, right? Go ahead and make breakfast in the kitchen."

Wang Zhan ignored the two brothers' expressions and went back to his bedroom to get into bed. The two brothers actually went to the kitchen to make breakfast, but when Wang Zhan took Wang Li to wash up and returned to the main room, Wang Zhan got angry. The two brothers had boiled all fifteen eggs.

Seeing that Wang Zhan was angry, Xiao Si quickly said, "This is all for lunch. We're going fishing today, and we definitely won't be back by noon, so we need to prepare some food, right?"

Wang Zhan said helplessly, "My classmate is going over there today to the Yongding River. We'll have a barbecue there. You two should come too. Oh, and bring the eggs. You two are really good at causing trouble."

After the group finished breakfast and tidied up, Wang Zhan rode his tricycle with Wang Li on the back, while the two brothers rode Wang Zhan's bicycle, and headed towards the Yongding River. Wang Zhan also brought a basket of vegetables, as they couldn't just eat fish.

Not long after arriving at the Yongding River, they found Lü Qing and his friends. However, there were six of them, not five. They were meeting the extra one, Wang Zhan, for the first time. Lü Qing pulled Wang Zhan aside and introduced him, saying, "Xiao Zhan, this is my childhood friend, Er Gouzi, whose real name is Wu Er Gou. He's also from Changping. This is Wang Zhan, my best classmate and buddy."

The two shook hands, and Wang Zhan immediately knew that Wu Ergou was also a martial arts expert. Wu Ergou also noticed this.

Neither of them said anything, they chatted for a bit, and after everyone got to know each other, they went about their own business. In the whole morning, the nine of them only caught seven fish. When they met up, they decided that food was the priority and they should start the fire and the earthen stove first.

After choosing a spot, the group started working, each doing their own thing. Wang Zhan brought over a basket of fresh vegetables, and Wu Ergou's eyes lit up when he saw it. He pulled Wang Zhan aside.

It turns out that Wu Ergou, despite being a martial arts expert, wasn't a good student. After graduating from junior high school, he had been unemployed at home. Unable to find a job, he went to the pigeon market in Beijing to buy and sell, but he didn't make much money. When he saw Wang Zhan's vegetables, he had an idea and wanted to ask Wang Zhan about their source so he could get them to sell at the pigeon market.

Wang Zhan thought for a moment and then told him that these were all grown by himself, in small quantities, but he could still provide him with a source of goods. However, he would need to find a place for him to deliver them. Every morning, Wang Zhan would deliver them to him. Wu Ergou was overjoyed and readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)