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

After returning to the courtyard, Xu Damao greeted Yan Bugui enthusiastically as soon as he entered the door.

"Uncle Yan, are you watering the flowers again? Look at you, you barely had enough to eat in the past two years, yet you still kept these flowers. They look more dear to you than your own sons."

"Go away, Xu Damao, if you have nothing to do, go home and coax your children. Why are you teasing my flower?" Yan Bugui said unhappily. What do you mean by closer than his own son? This flower is his son, a son who can earn money.

After watering a pot of flowers, Yan Bugui noticed that Xu Damao was still there, smiling. He immediately realized that something was wrong.

After a quick mental calculation, Yan Bugui immediately thought of the sports meet held at the steel mill today. "Could Xu Damao and Sha Zhu be facing off today? It looks like Xu Damao is going to win."

He thought about it again in his mind. Is it necessary to choose between supporting Xu Damao and supporting Sha Zhu?

"Ahem, Damao, your steel rolling mill is holding a sports meeting today. How is it going? Are you participating in it?" After making the choice, Yan Bugui asked with a very curious expression on his face.

"Well, it's a sports meet, that's what it was. I definitely participated in it and even had a wrestling match with Sha Zhu." Xu Damao said casually.

"Oh? You two had a competition, so how did it turn out?"

Xu Damao waved his hand modestly, "Well, it's just a small victory, just a small victory."

Yan Bugui exclaimed, "Da Mao, you beat Sha Zhu in wrestling. Incredible, incredible. I know Sha Zhu's wrestling skills. You can beat him."

Yan Bugui gave a thumbs up with admiration on his face.

Xu Damao felt even more comfortable. Although Yan Laoxi was a bit greedy, he still had to be asked to handle this kind of thing.

"Mr. Yan, I feel embarrassed by what you said. It was just a fluke, not worth mentioning."

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "Da Mao, you should know what you and Sha Zhu were like before even without me telling you. Now you can win in the official competition.

Isn't something like this worth celebrating? I happen to have half a bottle of good wine, can you bring it over and we can have a good drink later?"

Xu Damao shook his head. "No, Uncle Yan, my wife is about to give birth. I dare not drink your fine wine. But I still have half a bottle of wine, if you don't mind."

"I don't mind, not at all." Yan Bugui smiled and shook his head. He wouldn't mind even the remaining sip, let alone half a bottle.

Add water to half a bottle of wine and you have two bottles.

Xu Damao was shocked. Yan Laoxi was still the same Yan Laoxi.

In this way, before Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard, the news that he lost to Xu Damao had spread throughout the courtyard and the surrounding areas.

When Sha Zhu came back, he asked him in a blind manner whether he had lost to Xu Damao.

This made him very angry. If He Daqing hadn't stopped him, Sha Zhu would have fought with others again.

After returning home, Sha Zhu knew that it was Xu Damao who was spreading the news everywhere. He was so angry that he wanted to confront Xu Damao on the spot.

"Come back! When will you change your reckless temper?" He Daqing scolded.

"If you lose, you lose. Xu Damao didn't use any dirty tricks. He defeated you fairly and squarely. Why are you looking for him?"

Sha Zhu was furious. "He did beat me, but that was just this once. Why are you spreading the news everywhere?"

"Why can't you publicize it? You gave face to Xu Damao when you beat him before? Aren't you still saying everywhere that Xu Damao is a coward who can't withstand two punches! Why don't you give in now that people say so?" He Daqing said coldly.

Sha Zhu didn't know what to say for a moment. Indeed, he had repeatedly spread rumors that Xu Damao was a worthless fighter. Now the situation was reversed. He shouldn't have done that, but he still felt uncomfortable.

It's normal for people to have double standards.

"If you have the time to mess around with Xu Damao, you might as well think about how to find that thief."

He Daqing's words were unanimously agreed by the He family. Compared with the conflict between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, catching the thief was the top priority.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu was even more dumbfounded. Where could he go to catch the thief?

"We checked all the kids in the yard, but none of them matched. Even Bang Geng didn't match, and the police didn't find the steamed buns. I guess it was the thief outside who did it. These kinds of things are hard to track down."

Sha Zhu glanced at He Daqing. It was all because of this old Deng that he had to apologize to Jia Dongxu.

He Daqing didn't react at all. He was sure that Bang Geng did it, but he had no evidence.

However, He Daqing never needs evidence to do things, as long as he is sure of it.

"It seems that the lesson of that one finger wasn't enough, Jia Zhang, you are really disgusting."

He Daqing believed that Banggeng came to steal things because he was instigated by Jia Zhang, and it was Jia Zhang who taught him how to pick locks.

Firstly, Jia Zhang had a history of dishonest conduct and had committed petty thefts.

Secondly, He Daqing didn't quite believe that a ten-year-old child could be proficient in picking locks.

But it's not a big problem, as long as he is sure that it was Banggeng who did it.

"Dad, I also think it's unlikely that Banggeng did it. He's just a child." It's true that Yang Shufen felt sorry for the food, but she didn't want to wrongly accuse anyone.

"Maybe I'm wrong." The daughter-in-law had to give face to her daughter-in-law. Then she looked at Sha Zhu and her expression changed immediately. "If you knew your house was robbed, wouldn't you have set a trap in the kitchen?"

"I just came back!"

"How dare you make excuses!"

Sha Zhu could only go to the kitchen in disappointment. After the evidence collection was completed, the kitchen was restored to its original state by Yang Ergou.

"Set a trap? How could I set a trap?" Sha Zhu scratched his head in frustration. "This damn thief, forget it, let's cook first."

At the Jia family, Banggeng looked at the steamed cornbread that was about to be put into the pot and thought of the white flour steamed buns he had eaten last night.

The taste can be said to be heaven and earth.

"Mom, when can we eat white flour buns at home? I don't want to eat cornbread anymore." Pulling Qin Huairu's trouser leg, Bang Geng asked pitifully.

"You can eat it during the Chinese New Year. Then you can not only eat white flour buns, but also dumplings. Don't you love dumplings the most?" Qin Huairu could only make empty promises. White flour is a refined grain, and she has never eaten much of it in her life.

"alright."

Banggeng said this very disappointedly, and that little expression made Qin Huairu feel distressed.

Turning around, Banggeng saw Jia Zhang grinning at him.

This made him feel a chill in his heart, and at the same time reminded him that the stolen steamed buns were eaten by Jia Zhang.

"Banggeng, come here. Grandma wants to talk to you."

"No, don't bother me."

Jia Zhang chuckled, "Banggeng, don't you want to continue eating white flour buns?"

Chapter 473 Part One

Banggeng was attracted by this sentence. After eating a steamed bun last night, he couldn't forget the taste. It was a pity that the rest were eaten by Jia Zhang.

"What do you mean? Do you have one steamed bun left for me?"

Banggeng's tone was full of expectation. Maybe Mrs. Jia Zhang would really leave him a steamed bun out of their years of friendship?

"No, I haven't eaten steamed buns for such a long time, how can I control my mouth?"

"Then what nonsense are you talking about?" Banggeng rolled his eyes as his last bit of hope was shattered.

"Hehehe, Banggeng, we don't have any steamed buns at home. Can't you just go and borrow some?" Jia Zhang said sinisterly and gave Banggeng a good idea.

"Borrow? Who would lend steamed buns to others... Do you want me to steal them?" Banggeng looked at Jia Zhang with some unfriendly eyes.

"What do you mean by stealing or not? Don't say it so harshly. We are just borrowing. At worst, we can pay him back a hundred times when we are rich in the future. You got five steamed buns from the He family, and we will pay him back five hundred!"

Jia Zhang beguiled her, "These steamed buns are made to be eaten. It doesn't matter who eats them, right?"

Banggeng was half-believing and half-doubting. Jia Zhang continued, "Think about it, how could the He family eat white flour buns? They used the money left by Yi Zhonghai. That should have belonged to us. Right?"

Banggeng thought for a while, and a hint of agreement appeared on his face. "Yes, those steamed buns should have belonged to me."

When Yi Zhonghai was still alive, he had said many times that after his death, his estate would be left to the Jia family. As the eldest grandson of the Jia family, he should inherit the money.

Seeing that Banggeng had been successfully fooled by her, Jia Zhang smiled happily, showing her big yellow teeth.

"Grandma, let's go and get back the things that Yi Zhonghai left behind!" Banggeng said as he was about to go out with a righteous look on his face.

Jia Zhang hurriedly stopped him, and her thoughts on Bang Geng were reconsidered. Is this her grandson? How could he be so stupid?

"Bang Geng, you can't go get it now."

"Why? Isn't that ours?" Banggeng asked in confusion.

"It's ours, but you forgot that the police gave all the things to Sha Zhu. If you go to take it directly, you will offend the police and they will arrest you." Jia Zhang threatened, and successfully frightened Bang Geng.

Bang Geng said a little scared, "What should we do, Grandma? We can't let them spend our money."

"So Banggeng, you have to go to the He family and take out our family's money like you did last night." Jia Zhang's ulterior motive was revealed. She actually tricked Banggeng, her own grandson, a ten-year-old child, into stealing money.

Hearing this, Banggeng, who had been fooled just now, suddenly had a clear mind. He looked at Jia Zhang hesitantly, "Isn't this just stealing? And you're taking back our things. Why are you talking so noble about it?"

Jia Zhang was shocked. How come Banggeng suddenly became smart?

"The main thing is, you asked me to steal? Do you really think I'm an idiot?" Bang Geng sneered. He had made significant progress in the past six months. He had long seen through Jia Zhang's character and was just playing along with her.

Seeing Banggeng's indifferent expression, Jia Zhangshi was not angry at all. Instead, she said with some joy, "Banggeng, you've grown up. You are worthy of being my grandson."

Bang Geng replied, "I'd rather not be your grandson. There's no benefit at all."

"Bang Geng, tell me the truth, don't you want to live a life where you can eat more meat and white bread?"

"I want to, but I don't have any money. Don't even mention stealing. I stole a few steamed buns yesterday and the police came to my house. If I stole money, they would definitely arrest me."

After finishing his talk, he left without caring about Jia Zhang's reaction. But for some reason, he didn't tell Qin Huairu about this.

After hearing this, Jia Zhang smiled and said, "Haha, just think about it. Only if you think about me will I have a chance."

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The next day was the second day of the steel mill sports meeting.

In the morning wrestling finals, Jiang Pingan lived up to expectations and successfully won first place.

After watching the final, Xu Damao felt that his decision yesterday was wise.

The second person had no room to perform after he came on stage. During the wrestling, he was pulled up by Jiang Pingan, his feet off the ground, and he could not use any strength, so he could only be thrown down.

In the afternoon, the men's 5,000-meter long-distance race took place.

Jiang Fan stood in the middle of the field doing warm-up exercises, while his colleagues from the technical department and Jiang's family watched and cheered him on.

Five kilometers isn't a long distance, but it's not short either. It should take at least twenty minutes to finish.

But when Jiang Fan actually started running, he realized that he had underestimated the physical fitness of people in this era. After running 3,000 meters, no one was left behind.

If this had happened during his college years, a 5,000-meter race? Even a dog wouldn't run!

In the last 500 meters, Jiang Fan began to accelerate, gradually overtaking the second and first place runners.

After taking the first place, Xu Damao and his colleagues took the lead in cheering, and the colleagues in the technical department were even more delighted as they finally got a ranking.

When Jiang Fan crossed the finish line, the second place was still a hundred meters away from him.

After everyone finished running and the referee compiled the results and reported them, Jiang Fan took off the number plate on his chest and walked over to Zhong Xueying who was preparing.

"First, seven days off!"

Zhong Xueying smiled brightly, "I knew you could do it. Now it's up to me. If I win two first places, I'll ask Old Han for three days off."

Jiang Fan nodded. Even if he got the rank, he wouldn't be given any leave. He would still have to be punished for catching the spy. It wouldn't be much, just half a month would be enough.

When the women's 5,000-meter race started, Jiang Fan did not run with the others. This behavior was too advanced in this era.

He slid over to Han Daguo and whispered to him, "Section Chief, I'm number one. Don't forget your seven-day leave."

"I can't forget you."

Han Daguo glanced at him and said, "Not only that, the higher-ups know you're getting married soon, so not only have they approved four more days of marriage leave, they've also asked me to add these seven days to yours, so there won't be any duplication."

"Really?" Jiang Fan said in surprise. It has been half a month.

"Of course it's true, but I'm confused. Do you have any explanation? Why do you always encounter so many things?" Han Daguo looked depressed. He has lived for decades and has never encountered a thief in the true sense.

But Jiang Fan had been studying technology for several years, and he would always be given a surprise.

Sometimes he even wanted to take Jiang Fan with him to join the Security Department. According to Jiang Fan's achievements, he, as his direct leader, should at least be a director.

"Section Chief, you can't say that. It's their bad luck to run into me."

"You're lucky, kid. We caught him early. If there's any trouble at this sports meet, you, the instigator, will be blamed."

After hearing Han Daguo's words, Jiang Fan was also a little scared. This kind of thing is not impossible.