Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

Shen Yue looked at Jiang Fan's calm face, and seemed not surprised by the Banggeng incident.

"Mom, there's nothing to be surprised about. With a grandmother like Jia Zhang by his side, it wouldn't be surprising if Bang Geng learned to pick doors and lock them. If Bang Geng grows up to be like Jia Dongxu, then I'll be watching to see if the sun rises from the west."

Jiang Fan still recognized Jia Dongxu's character, but regardless of the jokes, he would never look like his father in his life.

"Dongxu, calm down. I believe Banggeng is a good kid. He would never do anything like stealing. Even if Banggeng stole a few cents, it wouldn't be a big deal."

Chapter 215 Banggeng's Childhood

When Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai came back from get off work and reached the entrance of the alley, they heard someone talking about Bang Geng.

Jia Dongxu listened there for a while, and when he returned to the yard, he had a stick in his hand.

"Master, please don't stop me. I'm going to beat this evil creature to death today! He even dared to steal our family's money. I work myself to death in the factory, earning only a few dozen yuan a month to support my family. How can I possibly do that? This little bastard actually dared to do such a shameful thing. Where can I put my face? From now on, everyone will know that there's a little thief in our family!"

Jia Dongxu pushed Yi Zhonghai aside and strode towards the door. His voice was loud, and with the stick in his hand, everyone guessed that he was going to give Banggeng a complete childhood.

"Huai Ru, open the door for me and hand over that bastard Bang Geng to me! I'll beat him to death today!" Jia Dongxu slammed the door hard, making the door frame clang.

"Dongxu, throw away the stick. I forbid you to hit Banggeng. Even if Banggeng was wrong, you can't hit him like that. Besides, Banggeng was injured today. He was hit with a stick and his clothes were stripped off. Do you know how much humiliation he suffered today?"

Qin Huairu blocked the way in the room and refused to let the furious Jia Dongxu in. She knew that in this situation, with Jia Dongxu's personality, if he hit Bang Geng, he would definitely make Bang Geng lie down for ten days or half a month.

But as a mother, how could she let her son suffer three times a day?

"Mom, say something. Do you want to see Banggeng's legs broken?"

Bang Geng also looked at Jia Zhang and burst into tears, "Grandma, save me, I don't want to be beaten."

Jia Zhang was also very conflicted. She had no say at home, especially in front of Jia Dongxu. If she helped Banggeng, it would only make Jia Dongxu dislike her even more. But Banggeng was her second treasure.

At this time, Jia Zhang didn't know that Banggeng's money was taken from her, otherwise she would have handed Banggeng over directly.

"Dongxu, listen to what mom says"

"Mom, this has nothing to do with you. I'm educating my son, so don't interfere."

"okay."

When Jia Zhang heard the strong threat in her son's tone, she immediately chose to do as she pleased.

Outside the door, Yi Zhonghai tried to persuade Jia Dongxu earnestly, saying that Jia Dongxu was still young and didn't know what was right or wrong. He could go to school and be taught by teachers in the future.

"Dongxu, don't be so angry. Throw away the stick. You can't use a stick even to discipline a child."

Jia Dongxu's anger subsided at this point. He threw the stick away and took a deep breath. "Master, you're right. He's weak and it's easy to hurt him if you hit him with a stick."

Yi Zhonghai was very relieved. "That's right. The child made a mistake, and you should educate him, but you can't use such means."

Jia Dongxu didn't listen to Yi Zhonghai. He turned around and searched the yard to see if there were any other weapons.

Jiang Fan flipped his palm, and a barkless willow branch about two feet long appeared in the corner.

Coincidentally, Jia Dongxu's gaze shifted there. He walked over, picked up the willow branch and waved it twice, making a whooshing sound that broke through the air. He nodded with satisfaction.

"Huai Ru, open the door. No matter what, Bang Geng can't escape this beating today. I have to give him a beating to teach him a lesson. I, Jia Dongxu, said this."

"Open the door now. I'll still be decent enough to beat him up when I go in. But if you let me drag him out and beat him up, don't blame me for being cruel!"

After hearing this, Qin Huairu knew that this was Jia Dongxu's bottom line. If she continued to stop him, Banggeng might really have his legs broken.

"Bang Geng, when you get beaten later, you must admit your mistake loudly, okay?"

Banggeng trembled, his teeth chattering, "I know, Mom."

There was a squeak.

Banggeng saw Jia Dongxu holding a willow branch, which made him secretly happy. Such a thin stick would break in just two hits.

Qin Huairu was a little pale, as the saying goes, "A rough blow to the head, a fine whip to the back, even a god would be shocked."

After closing the door, Jia Dongxu revealed a ferocious smile.

shhhhhh

The stick was pressed against Jia Dongxu's legs and his clothes were thrown aside.

"Bang Geng, you're really great. Daddy, I love you so much!"

"Tell me, how much money did you steal?"

"I do not know."

"You don't know what it is, you took it yourself and you don't even know it, and you refuse to repent!"

Seeing that Bang Geng was still being stubborn, Jia Dongxu increased the strength in his hands.

"I don't know how to count, and I don't know how much it is, but there is a note for ten thousand." Bang Geng said with a sob.

Papapa

"You're lying again! Where did our family get the ten thousand yuan?"

The pain made Banggeng lose his mind, and he cried and said that the money was from Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang immediately lost her composure. "What? Banggeng, you took my money?"

Jia Zhang hurried to find the box where she had hidden her money and counted it carefully.

"Bang Geng, you bastard! I've lost all my money!"

Jia Zhang was furious. She snatched the willow branch from Jia Dongxu's hand and hit the stick with it.

She was yelling while beating him, and directed all the insulting words she usually used to curse others at Bang Geng.

This excited the neighbors who were eavesdropping outside.

"That voice is Jia Zhang, right? Why is she so upset? Isn't that her eldest grandson?"

"Don't you understand Jia Zhangshi? No matter how good a grandson is, money is more important to him. Forget about the big jokes. Even if Old Jia Fusheng dared to spend Jia Zhangshi's private money, she would dare to fight him."

"How much money did Bang Geng take from the Jia family? He was beaten like this."

Money is always a hot topic for gossip, and the neighbors speculated about how much hatred had driven Jia Zhang to kill Bang Geng, disregarding their relationship as grandparents.

In the room, Jia Zhang hit Qin Huairu twice before being pulled away. If she couldn't stop Jia Dongxu, could she not stop Jia Zhang?

"Mom, are you going to beat Bang Geng to death? He just took a few dozen dollars from you. You always say you'll leave the money for Bang Geng, is that all fake?"

Banggeng also gritted his teeth and stared at Jia Zhang with a vicious look, regretting in his heart why he didn't take all the money.

Jia Zhang was speechless. She had said that she would leave the money to Banggeng, but that was before her death, when all the money was almost spent.

But now she was still alive, and the money was still useful. She still needed it to buy roast chicken. A few dozen yuan was enough for her to buy as many chickens as she wanted.

When Jia Dongxu saw that Banggeng had taken Jia Zhangshi's money, he asked Qin Huairu to tell him the whole story. He only learned about Banggeng's theft on the way, and he didn't know the details.

After learning the whole story, Jia Dongxu looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Mom, why didn't you exchange your money when you had so much money? It's all worthless now."

"Oh, I won't live any longer."

Jia Zhang sat on the ground with her pig head on her head and started rolling around throwing a tantrum.

Chapter 216: Jia Zhang's Financial Loss

Jia Zhang sat down on the ground and burst into tears, tears instantly bursting out of her eyes.

This time she was really heartbroken, because the money stolen was hers. It was all the money she had saved up bit by bit by sewing shoe soles.

Lao Jia: You didn’t mention my pension at all.

Seeing Jia Zhang crying, Jia Dongxu did not feel much emotion in his heart. He was already disappointed with Jia Zhang.

Qin Huairu looked at Banggeng's injuries with distress, and she also felt some resentment towards Jia Dongxu. "Dongxu, look at what you did to Banggeng. Even if Banggeng was wrong to steal the money, he was also robbed and his melons were seen by others. He lost such a big person. Can't you forgive him?"

A trace of regret flashed across Jia Dongxu's eyes, but he still said firmly, "Huai Ru, educating a child should start from childhood. If you don't teach him a lesson now, he might become a thief in the future. You don't want Bang Geng to be thrown in jail, do you?"

Jia Dongxu's words made Qin Huairu hesitate. She looked at her son. Banggeng immediately put on a pitiful expression. "Mom, I promise there won't be a next time. Dad, I was wrong. I just did this because I saw Hu Tutu and the others saying how delicious the roast chicken and roast duck were, and I wanted to eat them too. I was wrong. I won't eat them again."

Banggeng's words made Jia Dongxu feel a little guilty. As a father, he couldn't even fulfill his son's small wish. He was really unqualified.

He dropped the willow branch in his hand and looked at the stem of the stick gently. "Son, it must have hurt. Let me rub it for you."

After the farce, the family of three reconciled as before, only Jia Zhang was still crying.

"Dongxu, report to the police and ask them to catch that robber for me. He must be tired of living for robbing me of my money."

Jia Zhang belatedly realized the situation and decided to report it to the police. However, her suggestion was met with a cold stare from Jia Dongxu.

Not to mention that Banggeng didn’t see the robber, even if he saw him, he couldn’t describe it. Besides, he didn’t think about reporting to the police all day today, so it’s too late now!

However, he still asked Qin Huairu in confusion why she didn't report to the police when Banggeng came back at noon.

Qin Huairu said worriedly, "I'm worried that the police will hold Banggeng responsible for stealing the money. Even though it's all family money, if the police really want to arrest Banggeng and send him to a labor camp, then his life will be over."

Jia Dongxu nodded as well. He couldn't possibly watch Bang Geng go to jail. "I remember Master still has some medicine for wounds. I'll go borrow some and apply it to Bang Geng."

When Jia Dongxu opened the door, he saw a group of neighbors pretending to chat. He sighed secretly. From now on, Banggeng’s reputation in the yard would be gone. If people lost something, the first person they would think of would be him.

When he arrived at Yi Zhonghai's house, he asked what was going on as soon as he saw Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu told the story in detail, focusing on how Banggeng did something wrong because he couldn't resist the temptation of his friends and was then robbed.

"Did you report it to the police? A little over a hundred yuan is not a small amount of money."

"No, Master. I'm thankful that Banggeng came back alive and wasn't sold. I don't even dare to hope for my money back. I'll just consider it a loss to ward off disaster. Sigh."

Jia Dongxu held his head in his hands. It was almost a hundred yuan. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel bad. This amount could buy a lot of food.

Yi Zhonghai seemed to be thinking of the scene of selling children in the past, and nodded with lingering fear, "Yes, I hope Banggeng is safe and sound."

"You should teach him a lesson, but don't hit him too hard. If anything happens to him, not only will it cost you money, but it would also be bad if he suffers from any aftereffects."

Jia Dongxu also understood this principle. "Master, I know. I came to borrow medicine from you. I beat that kid's butt so badly that it's all broken."

Yi Zhonghai brought some medicine and asked Jia Dongxu to go home quickly to apply the medicine on Banggeng.

After Jia Dongxu left, Aunt Wu opened the door and came out. She looked at Yi Zhonghai with a look of sarcasm on her face and said:

"Yi Zhonghai, this is your good grandson. He dares to steal money from home at such a young age. He is really an outstanding child."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned ugly in an instant. "Good grandson, excellent" were the two words he used to praise Bang Geng before. Now they were like loud slaps in his face.

"Well, no matter what, I have grandchildren. I'll have someone to take care of me in my old age, to see me to my grave, to break pots and carry my coffin. Unlike some people, who die without a care in the world, and don't even have someone to burn paper for them."

The two cursed at each other for a few words and then went back to their rooms. The two of them had completely torn their relationship apart.

Jia Dongxu's actions were brutal, and Banggeng was bedridden for nearly half a month. Jia Zhang looked at Banggeng with a hostile gaze every day. After the money was stolen, Jia Dongxu forced the emperor to abdicate.

Every day, he kept telling her how hard and tiring his work was, and how much effort he put into getting food. But Jia Zhangshi was holding so much money and refused to give it to him.

Seeing that Jia Zhang was not understanding, Jia Dongxu no longer concealed the truth and told her directly, "Mom, I don't want much, just half. You can keep the other half for your retirement. When things get better, I will still give you three yuan a month for your retirement. Just consider this money a loan from me."

Jia Zhang calculated for a long time and found that this was indeed more cost-effective. In addition, due to Jia Dongxu's aggressive attitude, she had no choice but to ask Jia Dongxu to sign a document before giving him half of the money.

However, the look she gave Banggeng became more and more unfriendly. She looked at him as if he were a thief and was extremely wary of him!

……

November has arrived, and nothing major has happened. Many children who were still in school have stopped going. They're all staying home. They say that even in class, there aren't many teachers explaining anything, and some even faint from hunger mid-lecture.

Jiang Yang and Jiang Yue had returned a long time ago. Since they couldn't learn anything at school, Jiang Fan asked them to borrow books from the library. Now they were living in the room that had once belonged to Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng is currently serving time in a forced drug rehabilitation center. After spending time in a compulsory drug rehabilitation center, he finally quit. However, since he participated in illegal activities, he was sentenced to a year of forced labor. A few days ago, the neighborhood office issued a notice.

Only after this did Jiang Dalei rent this back house.

As for the old deaf man's room in the backyard, Jiang Fan had considered renting or even buying the two rooms. However, he thought about how the old deaf man was now considered an enemy spy. If he moved in, it would be bad if someone disliked him in a few years and used that as an excuse to cause trouble.

Deduction

"Da Mao, why are you here?"

"Why am I here? Have you forgotten something again?"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes at Jiang Fan.

"Forget? What did I forget?"

Jiang Fan scratched his head.