Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Then what are you doing? She is already 21 years old," said Yu Fashui.

"Twenty-one is a bit old. Never mind. Let's just give him a beating," Sun Bo said with some regret.

As they were talking, they made arrangements for revenge on Zhang Cuihua and Meng Wutong, but they did not notice the crow on the phoenix tree outside the yard.

"We're going to take action tomorrow? Attack Zhang Cuihua? And Jun Ge is paying the money. Who is Jun Ge?" Zhang Dabao is now full of questions.

"Dongxu, wash the hen now and I will stew it. Add some dates and other things. It needs to be nourishing. Add some wolfberries and a little bit of ginseng," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

Both hens were stewed in a big pot. Zhang Dabao put onion segments, ginger slices, star anise, peppercorns, red dates, wolfberries, and a few slices of ginseng. He brought it to a boil over high heat and then simmered it over low heat.

He Yuzhu came back early today. He also heard about Huang Xinsheng's discharge from the hospital. He bought two pigeons through his connections, but they were kept in cages and not killed yet. Zhang Cuihua and Zhang Lianhua also bought fruits, snacks and other things, and Xu Damao and his wife brought two cans of food.

In the evening, the neighbors in the courtyard all brought some gifts. After looking at Huang Xinsheng, Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu to give each of them a bowl of hen stewed with winter melon.

It was getting dark, and the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu caught a goose from somewhere, which touched Huang Xinsheng deeply.

The big goose weighed more than ten pounds, its wings were tied, and it was still calling non-stop.

"In broad daylight, the big goose is a bit expensive," said Zhang Dabao.

"Brother Dabiao, how much have you and Brother Xinsheng helped us two brothers? We all remember it. This goose didn't cost much. Guangfu exchanged it for it in the countryside," said Liu Guang.

"Geese are good things. They can guard the house and their eggs are nutritious. Why don't we raise them first?" Huang Xinsheng said.

"This is what Guangfu gave you in exchange. If you want to keep it, you can. But you have to keep an eye on it. It's best to lock it up, otherwise it will eat all our sweet potato seedlings. You will have to find food for it every day. But it's easy to feed, as long as it eats grass," said Zhang Dabao.

The dinner to celebrate Huang Xinsheng's promotion and his discharge from the hospital began. Jia Dongxu, Xu Damao, and He Yuzhu each drank two glasses. Zhang Dabao didn't want to drink, Huang Xinsheng couldn't drink, Liu Guangtian drank one glass, and Liu Guangfu was still a child, so he didn't drink.

After dinner, Zhang Dabao took out the radio again and asked everyone to listen to the program and talk together. The backyard was very lively today.

Unlike the lively atmosphere in the east, Liu Haizhong's home in the west was quiet. Huang Xinsheng became an official, which almost broke Liu Haizhong's defense. Anyone could get promoted, why couldn't he? A twenty-year-old boy became an official. Was there something wrong with the leader's eyes? After Liu Haizhong returned home, he said nothing, his expression kept changing, and sometimes he gritted his teeth and slammed the table hard.

Of course, none of the three members of the Liu family had dinner. Liu Haizhong was so angry that he didn't want to eat, and the second aunt and Liu Guangqi didn't dare to eat. The atmosphere at home was getting worse and worse. It was really unbearable, Liu Guangqi thought.

Liu Guangqi was reading "Records of the Grand Historian" today. He was reading "The Family of Jin". There was a story in it about Duke Wen of Jin and his brothers. "Chong'er was born outside, and Shensheng died inside." Liu Guangqi read it silently in his mind several times.

Liu Guangqi thought about himself. The second and third sons were away from home, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day, while he was at home and didn't even dare to eat. The food was clearly ready, but it was cold and no one dared to touch it.

This won't do, it has to change, Liu Guangqi made up his mind.

A little after nine o'clock, everyone who was chatting left. Zhang Dabao took a shower and went to Xu's house to play poker until midnight.

The next morning, Zhang Dabao came to the steel rolling mill.

"Da Biao, are you looking for me this time?" Xing Baoguo asked.

"Uncle Xing, someone wants to take revenge on Meng Wutong and Zhang Cuihua," said Zhang Dabao.

"Who is it?" Xing Baoguo was surprised, then he thought of the incident with watching the melons and had a rough guess in his mind.

"Yu Fajun paid for a killer to get revenge." Zhang Dabiao heard everyone talk about Zhang Cuihua's heroic deeds while having dinner last night, and he must have the answer. Isn't Yu Fajun the brother Jun? It seems that Yu Fashui is his younger brother.

"It's really Yu Fajun. Is the information reliable?" Zhang Dabao said the same thing that Xing Baoguo was thinking.

"It's very reliable. I heard it with my own ears. They took action this afternoon. On the way home from work, Zhang Cuihua and Meng Wutong were lying in ambush in two groups, two people in each group, with wooden sticks as weapons. I originally wanted to capture them, but what if they don't admit it?" Zhang Dabao told Xing Baoguo the news he knew.

"Da Biao, do you have any good ideas?" Xing Baoguo asked.

"Uncle Xing, I don't have any good ideas. I just got the news by chance. Zhang Cuihua happens to be my sister, otherwise I would not have taken care of this matter. They are all half-grown children and it would be good to educate them. Why don't we send a few people to follow them in the afternoon, some in front of them and some behind them, and when they want to take action, we can catch them directly," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's better to catch them in the act, so they don't have to deny it." Xing Baoguo agreed to Zhang Dabao's plan.

"Uncle Xing, I'll treat you brothers to dinner tomorrow night at No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong. I'll get you some delicious food," said Zhang Dabao.

"Da Biao, we are all family, there is no need to have a meal together," Xing Baoguo declined.

"Uncle Xing, you are one of us, but we brothers can't help you for nothing, right? It's settled. After you catch the bad guys, send them to the factory and lock them up. We'll deal with them tomorrow. Let's eat first." Zhang Dabao insisted, and Xing Baoguo agreed.

Chapter 175 Zhang Cuihua in Danger

As he had to treat guests to a dinner, Zhang Dabao left the steel rolling mill. He estimated that there would be many people coming to dinner today, so he needed to make some preparations in advance.

People in the Security Department are all big eaters. Zhang Dabao searched in the space on the motorcycle and took out a slab of pork ribs and five or six pounds of mutton. Two big dishes should be enough. Put potatoes in the ribs and tofu in the mutton, and heat up a pot of steamed buns. It will be enough for a dinner party.

When I arrived at Chunfeng Hutong, I chopped the ribs first, then soaked the meat and ribs in cold water, and took out dozens of steamed buns and put them aside.

After soaking the meat, Zhang Dabao sat on a stool beside him and didn't want to move. He felt that he was getting lazier and lazier and didn't want to do any work.

After thinking about it, I decided to go back to Yard 95 and let Jia Dongxu do it in the afternoon. He should be the one to do it, because he owed him a favor for protecting his mother.

Thinking of this big banner, he returned to Yard 95 and waited for Jia Dongxu to come back after dinner.

Jia Dongxu always had lunch at the company before coming back to deliver letters every morning. Although the work was monotonous, he had a sense of accomplishment after delivering the letters, which made him very happy. When delivering the letters, everyone was very enthusiastic towards him, which was something he had not encountered in the seven or eight years he had worked in the steel rolling mill, which made him even happier.

Jia Dongxu pushed his bicycle and hummed an unknown tune as he came to the backyard. "Seventh Uncle, have you eaten?"

"Yes. I'm inviting colleagues from the factory security department to dinner tonight. You and Xinsheng can go together," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

"Okay, but Uncle Xinsheng is injured and can't drink, and I may not be able to drink as much as them," Jia Dongxu said, scratching his head.

"Dongxu, from what you said, it seems that you can drink a lot. How much can you drink? Don't you have any self-control? You have the nerve to ask for just two cups?" Zhang Dabia looked at him with contempt.

Jia Dongxu smiled awkwardly.

"Xinsheng, Uncle Xing will be there today, along with a dozen team members. You should go and show your face. It should be helpful for your future work," Zhang Dabao called out to Huang Xinsheng.

He took Jia Dongxu and Huang Xinsheng to the courtyard of No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong. Jia Dongxu washed the meat and ribs, cut the meat, washed the vegetables, and cut the vegetables. Zhang Dabiao stewed the ribs and meat at three o'clock in the afternoon. The ribs were in a big pot, and the mutton plus ten pounds of tofu were also in a big pot. Gao also took some pickles and steamed buns. The side dishes only need to be put in half an hour before the pot is served. Then put the steamed buns in the pot to heat them up and they can be eaten directly.

Jia Dongxu was asked to move two boxes of Erguotou out of the house. The three of them drank tea in the yard, waiting for Xing Baoguo and others to come.

Xing Baoguo also arranged four groups today, each with six people. Two groups were scattered about twenty meters away from Zhang Cuihua, and the other two groups went to Meng Wutong.

After get off work, Zhang Cuihua went to the nursery to pick up Banggeng and Jingshu. After Zhang Lianhua arrived, the four of them walked home talking and laughing, not noticing that there were a few more people in front and behind them.

There are so many people getting off work that most people would not notice. Yu Fashui's friends, Sun Bo and Liu Qiang, are ordinary people who cannot be more ordinary. They would not notice that there are a few handsome guys following Zhang Cuihua.

Halfway back to Yard 95, Jia Jingshu was a little tired, so Zhang Lianhua began to carry her. At this time, most of the colleagues who had just got off work had dispersed, and there were fewer and fewer people on the street. When passing an alley, two young men came out.

"Zhang Cuihua" two young men holding wooden sticks shouted at this time, with black cloth wrapped on their faces.

When Zhang Cuihua heard someone calling her name, she was stunned for a moment. Seeing the posture of the two people, she quickly protected the stick behind her. Zhang Lianhua also put the child down from her body and protected it behind her.

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Cuihua asked the two loudly.

"Of course I'm going to beat you up, you fat woman. Who told you to meddle in other people's business?" said a young man.

"Don't mess around. There are so many people on the road. If you take action, you can't escape and will definitely be caught. You are still young, and your life will be ruined if you go in." Zhang Cuihua said to the two guys when she saw that there were a few people in front of her and a few people behind her.

"Whoever dares to interfere will be beaten to death," said a young man and rushed forward. Zhang Cuihua pushed her grandson and Zhang Lianhua aside and prepared to resist. It was not in Zhang Cuihua's character to not resist.

“Are you asking who dares to intervene? We dare to intervene. How dare you two dogs come out and hurt people?” The three people behind Zhang Cuihua ran over, and the three people in front heard the noise and blocked the way.

Obviously, the two guys with wooden sticks didn't expect so many people would be willing to take the initiative to help. They were a little overwhelmed and were knocked down while they were hesitating. The person who followed them took out a rope and tied up the two men directly. His technique was very professional and his movements were very skillful. You could tell at a glance that he was not a novice.

"Sister Zhang, we all need to go back to the factory. You need to go to the security department to take a statement. We need to lock up these two bastards," a young man came over and called out to Zhang Cuihua.

"Do you know me?" Zhang Cuihua said.

"Who in the steel rolling mill doesn't know you? Aren't you Sister Hua? The sister of Section Chief Zhang Dabia and the niece of Deputy Director Li? We are all from the factory security department. We received intelligence that someone attacked you this afternoon. It was those two. There were two others who attacked Meng Wutong. They should be sent to the security department soon. Section Chief Xing arranged six of us to catch them," the young man said to Zhang Cuihua.

"Attack me? Why?" Zhang Cuihua was a little confused.

"Because of Yu Fajun's matter, didn't you see his gossip? He is holding a grudge against you. Yu Fajun paid the money, and his brother Yu Fashui found these two people. We have a clear understanding of the situation," the young man explained.

"Yu Fajun holds a grudge against me? He was a hooligan but was not locked up. I have been nice to him. This bastard still dares to hold a grudge against me. Didn't he just look at the melon? What's the big deal?" Zhang Cuihua was a little angry.

Zhang Cuihua and other three returned to the security department, where Xing Baoguo was waiting for them.

"Xiaobai, what's going on? Is anyone injured?" Xing Baoguo asked the young man who led the team when he saw everyone coming back.

"Chief, no, if we catch these two bastards and someone gets hurt, won't we be laughed at? How can they escape if we catch them red-handed? Aren't Brother Liu's men back yet? Otherwise, why don't we catch Yu Fajun and Yu Fashui now? Now that the thugs have been caught, it would be inappropriate not to catch those who paid or hired people. We are all free anyway," said Bai Chenggong.

"Go, lock up these two men first." Xing Baoguo thought for a while and let Bai Chenggong and the others go.

After Bai Chenggong and six others left the factory, Xing Baoguo arranged for someone to take a statement from Zhang Cuihua, recording what happened at that time.

Chapter 176 Treating the Security Department to Dinner

Yu Fajun and Yu Fashui's homes are very close to the factory, so Bai Chenggong and his six companions went there quickly and came back quickly. The security team members went to the two people's homes, handcuffed them as soon as they entered, and took them away. Their family members did not dare to stop them. Bai Chenggong went there with a gun and revealed his identity to them. He said that he was arrested by the security department of the steel rolling mill. The reason they committed the crime was to hire someone to injure someone. The assailant had been caught on the spot. The two of them might be sent to the police station, and their families would be notified of the result.

The parents of Yu Fajun and Yu Fashui were stunned and had no idea what was going on. How could they hire someone to kill someone?

After Bai Chenggong and his team captured the two people and came back, Liu Zeyong's group also arrived.

Xing Baoguo arranged for someone to take Meng Wutong's statement, and then Xing Baoguo invited everyone to have dinner in Chunfeng Hutong.

"Cuihua, Lianhua, Dabao is inviting the brothers to dinner today. Do you two want to go?" Xing Baoguo asked the two sisters Zhang Cuihua.

"Grandma, I want to go." When Banggeng heard that his seventh uncle was treating them, he thought that there must be delicious food, so he shook Zhang Cuihua's arm.

"Da Biao is treating us to a meal, let's go join in the fun." Zhang Cuihua also called her new friend Meng Wutong, and they went to No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong together.

It was already past six o'clock and Jia Dongxu was starving. The aroma in the yard was so strong that his stomach rumbled and he kept asking, "Seventh Uncle, are they coming?" This was the fifth time Jia Dongxu asked.

"Can I not come? It's all agreed upon," Zhang Dabao stood up and looked at his watch. "It should be here soon, ten minutes at most."

Less than ten minutes later, only four or five minutes later, the gate of the courtyard opened and Xing Baoguo and more than ten people came in.

"Uncle, you're here. I would have starved to death if you hadn't come." Jia Dongxu saw that it was Xing Baoguo and the others. He recognized them all, called them "grandfather", and let everyone in.

"Mom, aunt, why are you here too?" Jia Dongxu was surprised by the last few people who came in.

"Dad, two people wanted to beat grandma to death just now. It was great-grandfather who sent people to protect grandma and caught the bad guys," said Banggeng.

"Someone wants to beat your grandma? Who is it? Isn't this bullying an honest person?" Jia Dongxu was unhappy.

When Xing Baoguo heard what Jia Dongxu said, he spat out a mouthful of tea on the ground, wondering who in your family is an honest person? If Zhang Cuihua is an honest person, are all the workers in the factory idiots?

"The water is a little hot," Xing Baoguo said to Zhang Dabao.

Zhang Dabao really didn't expect that the tea could still be so hot after being left out for the afternoon, so he didn't answer the question.

"Uncle Xing, it's getting late, let's start eating right away?" Zhang Dabao asked Xing Baoguo.

"Let's start. These two meat dishes are so big in quantity. You can handle it," said Xing Baoguo, looking at the two big pots.

"Please treat us brothers to a meal. At least make sure they are full. The freshmen will have to work with you brothers again," said Zhang Dabia with a smile.

"Brothers, Da Biao is treating everyone to dinner today. Don't be polite, we are all family. Please serve yourselves and get more after you are done. There is wine over there, everyone, have fun today." Xing Baoguo shouted. Each team member had two bowls, one for wine and one for food. They ate for a while and then started drinking.