Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

Days passed by one by one.

Although the most difficult three years of hardship have passed.

However, the supply of materials remains tight.

In the courtyard house, the Jia family's life was getting worse year by year, like Wang Xiaoer celebrating the New Year.

Jia Dongxu has been bedridden for several years and is supported entirely by Qin Huairu's meager salary.

We also have to feed and care for Banggeng, this half-grown boy; our family has long been struggling to make ends meet.

Bang Geng is sixteen years old this year, which is the time when he is growing.

But because of long-term malnutrition, he looks like a monkey.

Moreover, this kid has been a petty thief since he was a child and has never had a proper education.

He spends all his time hanging out on the streets with a bunch of thugs.

Ever since I was severely punished for stealing Li Xuan's laxative buns last time.

He both hated and feared the Li family, and dared not provoke them again.

But I couldn't resist, I was so hungry!

The burning sensation in his stomach made him extremely anxious.

"Mom, give me two dollars!"

"I'm going to buy meat buns!"

Bang Geng kicked open the door and yelled at Qin Huairu, who was sewing shoe soles.

"Where would we get the money?"

"Your dad hasn't even raised enough money to buy the medicine yet!"

Qin Huairu sighed and turned her pockets inside out, finding only a few crumpled bills.

"No money? If you have no money, go find Sha Zhu!"

"Go find Yi Zhonghai!"

Banggeng snatched the few cents, spat disdainfully, and said, "Useless!"

"She can't even win over a man!"

Qin Huairu was so angry at her son that tears streamed down her face, but she didn't dare to say a word.

The few cents Banggeng held were hardly enough to fill a tooth gap.

He wandered around the alley for a while, and finally his gaze fell on the shop window of the supply and marketing cooperative.

There were newly arrived canned luncheon meat and White Rabbit milk candy on display there!

Although we no longer need to rush to buy things like we did a few years ago.

But these items remain in high demand and are quite expensive.

"Just one job is enough to feed me for several meals!"

Bang Geng's evil thoughts resurfaced.

He considered himself an "old hand".

And now that I'm older, I can run fast, so there's definitely no problem.

He pulled down the brim of his hat and pretended to buy something to sneak into the supply and marketing cooperative.

however.

What he didn't know was that the supply and marketing cooperatives had already strengthened their precautions.

Just as he reached out and stuffed the two cans of luncheon meat into his pocket, turning to slip away...

"Stop! Thief!"

The sales clerk shouted, and several security officers who had been watching him rushed forward immediately.

"Let me go! I came here to buy something!"

The hamster struggled desperately, trying to throw the can away to destroy the evidence, but was firmly pinned to the ground.

"Caught red-handed, yet still dare to deny it?"

"take away!"

......

Police station.

Captain Xu looked at Bang Geng, who was already a young man, and shook his head helplessly.

"Jia Geng, it's you again?"

"It seems the lesson learned last time wasn't profound enough."

"Uncle Xu...I...I was so hungry I lost my mind..."

Bang Geng still wants to use the old, pitiful outfit.

Don't give me that!

Captain Xu slammed his hand on the table. "You're already sixteen!"

"You'll face criminal charges!"

"Furthermore, you're a repeat offender! This time, the amount of public and private property stolen is substantial, and the nature of the crime is egregious!"

"Notify the family and prepare to send him to the detention center!"

When Qin Huairu arrived at the police station and heard the news, she collapsed to the ground.

"Detention center? That's for sentencing?"

"That's right, at least a year is required," Captain Xu said coldly.

Qin Huairu cried her heart out, begging and pleading, and even considered asking Li Xuan for help.

But Li Xuan had anticipated this.

He got the hospital to assign him an "emergency medical call" and then went out to avoid the situation.

What a joke, pleading for mercy for your enemy?

He's not out of his mind.

Ultimately, Bang Geng was sentenced to one year in prison for theft and sent to a juvenile detention center.

This means that even if he gets out, he will still have a criminal record.

From now on, he'll have no chance of getting a job, joining the army, or getting married!

The only son of the Jia family is now completely ruined.

......

The news reached the courtyard house.

Madam Jia Zhang was crying her heart out in the courtyard: "Heavens above!"

"Is there no law anymore?! It's just two cans of meat, is it really necessary to arrest my grandson?"

"It's all Li Xuan's fault! If he hadn't refused to help us back then, how could Bang Geng have turned out like this?"

Why would you take someone else's things?

She still wants to shift the blame to Li Xuan.

But this time, none of her neighbors sympathized with her.

"Pah! Serves you right! Stealing a needle when you're young, you'll steal gold when you grow up!"

"You can't educate your own child well, and you're blaming Li Xuan?"

"Li Xuan is a great expert and a great philanthropist!"

"Stay away from the Jia family; they're all rotten!"

Inside the house in the middle courtyard.

When Jia Dongxu, who was paralyzed in bed, heard the news that his only son had been sentenced to prison, he was so angry that he convulsed.

"Useless...all of them are useless..."

"Qin Huairu! You're a jinx! You've ruined the Jia family!"

He roared, but couldn't catch his breath, and his face instantly turned a purplish-eggplant color.

A bellows-like panting sound came from his throat.

His life finally came to an end...

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