The strong fisherman in the courtyard

"What are you eating? Ask your son what he did last night!"

"Good thing?" The second aunt thought of the two old mothers who died in the Li family across the street. Her face fell immediately and she turned to look at Yan Jiecheng, "You did it?"

Yan Jiecheng hesitated and refused to speak. As a piece of flesh and blood of her, how could Aunt Yan not know that this was a tacit consent?

He slapped Yan Jiecheng on the face and said, "Do you think our Yan family has had it too easy?"

"How dare you provoke that evil star from the Li family!"

"Pa!" Yan Fugui slapped him again. He would not feel relieved if he didn't hit him, so it would be better to beat him first.

After Yan Jiecheng was beaten up, his face was red and swollen, and a size bigger than before.

Even so, Comrade Xiao Yan was still stubborn, "It was me who did it. Who can blame them for not lending us grain?"

Yan Fugui took a deep breath and said, "Then wait for the police to come and talk to you!"

"Look, after you've been in jail, can you still go to work? No one wants you to do odd jobs, you bastard!"

Yan Fugui slapped him again, and Yan Jiecheng staggered but still stood where he was.

It can be seen that he is much more resilient than Jia Dongxu!

"Old Yan, what should we do? We can't just watch him squatting under the fence, right?"

After beating Yan Jiecheng, Aunt Yan felt quite distressed seeing his appearance. But when she thought of the absurd things this fool had done, she almost couldn't help herself.

Yan Fugui's hands ached from fanning Yan Jiecheng. He lit a cigarette and took a puff while trembling. "Fu~~~What else can I do?"

"Li Ming must have guessed that it was Jie Cheng who did it. He didn't say it in front of so many people just now, which was giving me a way out!"

"Pay the money, pay the hen!"

Speaking of money and hens, Yan Fugui felt so distressed! He had gone to the black market last night and was ripped off to buy some food. He never expected that his son would be so "proud" and quietly add another expense to himself!

"What about what Li Ming said about calling the police?"

Yan Fugui took another deep breath and said, "Anyone should call the police. Just call the police. As long as we can settle it privately, it won't be a big deal!"

Then he looked at Yan Jiecheng fiercely and said, "No matter how much money you spend this time, it will be deducted from your salary!"

Although Yan Jiecheng still maintained a tough attitude, his mind had obviously become much clearer after being beaten up. When he thought of the scene of Li Ming smashing the tree with his fist, he felt a chill in his heart.

At least he was sure that his body was not as strong as that old locust tree!

Yan Jiecheng covered his face and nodded, and only then did he avoid being beaten any further.

"what about now?"

Hearing Aunt Yan's question, Yan Fugui felt a pain in his heart, "What can I do now? I have to go to school to ask for leave. After I get leave, I will go buy an old hen. I don't know where I can buy one now!"

This includes the money for buying old hens today, and the compensation you have to buy something, right? Add to that the salary for taking a day off, and he is out of money today.

Before leaving, Yan Fugui kicked Yan Jiecheng on the butt again, what an unlucky thing!

On the other hand, Li Ming did not go to the steel rolling mill after breakfast. For them, Xianyu Sangu, let alone being late, even if he did not go today, it would not be a big deal!

What's more, Li Ming asked Li Rui to pass on a message to tell Xu Qiang, which was not a big deal at all. At least he didn't have to go to the school in person to ask for leave like Yan Fugui did!

Police station.

Li Ming walked in and saw a comrade in a wide-brimmed hat standing in the yard. He immediately asked, "Comrade, what is the procedure for me to report a crime?"

The policeman who was standing in the yard smoking turned his head and looked in the direction of Li Ming after hearing the sound.

"Brother Zhou?"

"Akira?"

Well, this is an acquaintance. Ever since Li Ming took them to see Yi Zhonghai last time, he has always wanted to find Li Ming alone to express his gratitude.

But in their line of work, they are so busy that they don’t have much time to rest, so the work has been delayed until now.

Now it just happened that Li Ming came to the police station to report the case, and the two of them got together again.

Zhou Tieniu walked towards Li Ming with a smile on his face and threw a cigarette to him, "What's going on?"

Li Ming took the cigarette and lit it. "Well, we have two old hens at home. They were killed in the chicken coop this morning. I asked around in our yard for a long time but no one dared to come forward. So I came to ask you for help."

Zhou Tieniu was stunned when he heard this. Where did this hooligans come from to do such a low-level thing? Don't you know how valuable a hen that can lay eggs is these days?

He killed two of them in one breath. He'll be locked up in a cage for at least ten days or half a month.

"Do you have any clues?"

Li Ming nodded, "Yes, I can confirm that it is the eldest son of Yan Fugui's family next door."

"Hey, didn't I remember that the man was the manager of your courtyard? Why does the child look like this?"

"His father is well-known among us for being stingy. He came to our house yesterday to borrow food, but we refused. Unexpectedly, his son Yan Jiecheng found out about it. I guess he was unhappy in the middle of the night, so he took out his anger on our old hen."

Zhou Tieniu almost laughed after hearing this motive for the crime. Damn, you hold a grudge just because they don't lend you grain? If Yan Jiecheng really follows this line of thought, wouldn't every household in the city worship him?

"Any evidence?"

"No, if I had evidence, I would have sent this bastard to the hospital right now." Li Ming shrugged and said.

"But there's no need to look for him. Just go over there in the evening and stand in front of him, and he will definitely tell you everything."

"I guess Yan Fugui is now wandering around the city buying old hens!"

Li Ming said happily.

Chapter 243 Zhou Tieniu Buys Food

Zhou Tieniu was also amused, "You have figured it out clearly, why are you still looking for us?"

"I need evidence. Besides, if I don't teach this kid a lesson, what if he attacks my family in the middle of the night next time?"

Li Ming said helplessly, isn't this just fear for one's life? Besides, if something really happens in the future, it will be even more difficult to deal with, right?

It’s better to give him a hard blow now, it will be better for everyone!

"You are right." Zhou Tieniu nodded. Although such things are not common, they still happen once or twice a year.

Sometimes it is because of the trivial things in life that they become a matter of great importance to one's reputation.

"Okay, I'll take some people there after your steel mill gets off work."

Zhou Tieniu patted Li Ming on the shoulder and said.

This can be considered as serving the people, which is good.

"Okay then, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"Let's go, I can't forget this."

Zhou Tieniu waved his hand. Suddenly he remembered that there was not enough food at home, and the buyer in front of him was from the steel mill, so maybe he could provide some help.

Moreover, my wife at home was found out to be pregnant two days ago. If there is not enough food at this time, it would be a matter of life and death.

Not to mention that we have only dealt with each other a few times. If we meet now, I can just ask a few questions. It would be best if you have the answer. Besides, he pays!

"By the way, Mingzi, wait a moment!"

"What's wrong?"

Li Ming turned back when he heard Zhou Tieniu's voice.

Zhou Tieniu put his arm around Li Ming's shoulders and they walked out. "Wait a moment. I have something to ask you."

Li Ming looked at the man a little embarrassedly, guessing that he might want to ask for something, so he didn't care. He nodded and followed him out of the police station.

The two men stood outside the police station and each of them had another cigarette.

"What's wrong, Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Tieniu touched his head and said, "Well, isn't it your sister-in-law who is pregnant? When I saw you today, I remembered that you were a purchasing agent, so I wanted to ask you if there was any way to buy some food or something."

"We have enough food now, but we can't say for sure what will happen in the future. The doctor also said that pregnant women need to be given nutritional supplements, so I wanted to ask you."

"Brother, if you have a way, tell me and we'll pay for it!"

Comrade Zhou Tieniu spoke a little awkwardly at the beginning, but after he started talking, he spoke more and more fluently and said everything at once.

Li Ming naturally understood that his wife was pregnant, so wouldn't anyone have to think about the future?

"No problem. Your brother and I do have some connections here, but I guess the price has to be based on the black market price."

"You also know that it's hard to get food now. Most importantly, this is not my fault, right?"

Li Ming spread his hands and said, "If this is mine, then there's no need for us to talk about it."

Zhou Tieniu was so happy after hearing this, it's not that he couldn't go to the black market, but the problem is that the station is conducting a strict investigation, and if something really happened, he might even have to lose his livelihood.

Or is Li Ming's place safer? As for the price? Well, it's good to have food. Not to mention the same price as the black market, even if it's a little higher, he can accept it.

"No problem, I'll wait until you believe it."

"Okay, it's just in time for you to come to our courtyard tonight. I'll let you know then."

Both of them were very satisfied, and each got what they wanted. Isn't this friendship developed through this interaction?

After saying goodbye to Zhou Tieniu, Li Ming walked slowly towards the steel rolling mill. He wanted to give Yan Jiecheng a hard beating tonight so that he would remember it!

As long as Yan Fugui bleeds heavily this time, Yan Jiecheng will definitely be in trouble when he returns home and will definitely be beaten up.

After two days had passed, he would have someone tie up Yan Jiecheng at night so that he could vent his anger!

If Yan Jiecheng still doesn't learn his lesson, then the time it takes him to breathe might be much shorter than Yi Zhonghai's!

Office of Section 3, Purchasing Department of Steel Rolling Mill.

As soon as Li Ming pushed the door open, his colleagues from Sangu surrounded him and started talking about his concern.

After all, these days, and in this special period, the two old hens at home are very important.

Although the chicken can still be eaten, the egg will be gone.

"Mingzi, do you need some help? I have acquaintances in the police station, and I can definitely give this bastard a hard time."

"We brothers are not as capable as Lao Xu, but we can certainly stop people!"

"Get lost! Who can your skinny little body stop? It was Mingzi who cleaned your ass last time!"

Xu Qiang glanced at Zhou Tian, ​​the diligent lazy guy, and cursed.

"No, no, thank you for your kindness, brothers. I have already reported the case to the police station. I also happen to know someone who is my acquaintance. When I return to the courtyard tonight, I will definitely teach Yan Jiecheng a lesson."

Li Ming felt warm in his heart when he looked at his colleagues who were caring about him.

If you put this in the future, or in the courtyard where they live now, not to mention helping you vent your anger, they would all laugh secretly with their hands covering their mouths.

It turns out that people in this era should be more sincere and simple. At least most people are still very reliable!

"That's fine. Just know what's going on. If you need help, just tell us. We have three groups of people who have nothing to do anyway."

As Xu Qiang spoke, he threw a cigarette to Li Ming. This was not out of politeness, as the three groups were really idle right now.

"Okay, don't worry."

Then I joined the gossiping army of lazy people and started to spend the day slacking off. After all, slacking off is also a normal job.

. . . . . .

It was not until after 12 noon that Yan Fugui rushed back from outside, his face covered in dust, holding two big hens in his hands. The skin on the old man's cheeks began to twitch from time to time.

"Old Yan, you're back."

When Second Aunt saw Yan Fugui coming back with two old hens in his hands, the heavy stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

Yan Fugui nodded, "God knows how hard it is to buy these two old hens now! The money I spent on this old hen today could have bought four of them in normal times!"

Yan Fugui said angrily.

He had a good time bleeding today, but that was not the end of it. He still had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the afternoon to buy some supplementary food as a gift to apologize.

It’s not that Yan Fugui was reluctant to do so, but he had seen the methods of this kid Li Ming. If he couldn’t turn the matter around this time, then his Yan family would just have to wait to be dealt with in the future.

Yan Jiecheng's figure appeared in front of the door. Yan Fugui immediately walked up to him quickly and slapped him in the face again!

Chapter 244 The Yan Family Comes to Apologize

After getting slapped, Yan Jiecheng didn't dare to say a word and just stood there with his face covered. Yan Fugui got even more angry when he saw Yan Jiecheng's appearance. He clenched his fists and was about to hit him twice more but was stopped by Aunt Yan.