The strong fisherman in the courtyard

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It was a little past ten o'clock in the evening. The Li family had just finished their midnight snack when they heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming from outside.

"Hey, is there any news?" Li Ming's eyes lit up. He was not sleepy at all at this moment. He just wanted to know what happened!

Comrades Lao Li and Lao Wu were also big drinkers. They finished a bottle of Lianhua Bai and were enjoying themselves. When they heard what Li Ming said, they simply got up, opened the door and went outside.

Li Ming smacked his lips. "Are these two so nice after drinking?"

After saying that, he followed behind and walked into the yard. As for the other female family members, they slipped out of their homes one by one. The neighbors in the front yard and the outer yard also followed the footsteps and walked towards the middle yard.

There is no doubt that the owner of the hurried footsteps was an idiot. He rushed back in such a hurry, either something serious had happened or he had found the secret.

"Ms. Jia Zhang! We've found Banggeng!" He Yuzhu's loud voice rang out in the courtyard. Not to mention the people who rushed back from the front yard, even those in the back yard could hear it clearly.

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai rushed out of their homes!

"Silly Zhu! Where is my eldest grandson!" Jia Zhang, with disheveled hair and red eyes, stood under the electric light in the middle courtyard and shouted at He Yuzhu with a dark face.

He Yuzhu held his knees with both hands and took a few deep breaths, "In the hospital!"

After saying this, He Yuzhu sat down in the yard, not caring whether the ground was cold or not. It was true that he almost ran to death along the way.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but fall in despair when he saw He Yuzhu's exhausted look. He Yuzhu looked quite strong normally, so why was he so useless at the critical moment?

"Zhu Zi, what's going on?"

"Yi, Uncle Yi, I'm not sure either!" He Yuzhu took a few deep breaths, "I know someone saw Banggeng and sent him to the hospital. Later, when Banggeng woke up, the kind-hearted person knew his address and asked someone to find someone familiar with our courtyard."

"Then I happened to meet Sister Qin. She should be in the hospital now!"

He Yuzhu gave a brief summary in one breath and swallowed his saliva, "Sister Qin asked me to come back to get money to go to the hospital."

After saying that, He Yuzhu turned his head and looked at Jia Zhang. This time he really didn't have much money, and he had to count on Jia Zhang to pay!

Jia Zhang returned home with a dark face. After a while, she came out again and said, "Take me to the hospital!"

He Yuzhu was helped up from the ground by Yi Zhonghai and nodded. The three of them formed a team and headed for the hospital again, leaving behind the half-eaten melon.

"This idiot! He doesn't even explain himself clearly!"

"Really? Our wait wasn't in vain!"

"How about we follow you to the hospital?"

"Go to Jimao, send money to the Jia family? Wait, you will know tomorrow."

"Well, that's true. We finally have a day off tomorrow, and you're going to go through so much trouble again today!"

The Li and Wu families saw that the excitement was over and lost interest one by one. They had eaten and drunk enough and didn't have to go to work tomorrow, so why should they freeze in the yard? It would be better to go home and sleep early!

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The next day.

With the rising of the sun, the courtyard becomes lively again.

Li Ming's family also woke up in the gradually lively atmosphere. Li's mother was busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen, and the other three people ran to the yard to start inquiring about the news. After all, they knew a little bit last night, and everyone was puzzled at the moment!

"You said Bang Geng got beaten again?"

"Yes, I went to the hospital early in the morning. This time it was my leg. My right leg was tightly bandaged and even hung up!"

"What? You went to the hospital? And now you just came back?"

"Of course I did! Not only did I go to the hospital, I also found out that the thief's right leg is probably broken!"

"Waste? Like his dead father? Crippled?"

Upon hearing the news, Neighbor A shook his head and said, "Hey, this is even worse than his dead father! The doctor said that he can only use crutches from now on!"

"Well, is there a cane that a teen can use? The cane of the old deaf man in the backyard is probably taller than that thief Bang Geng, right?"

"What you're saying, can't people make one specifically for them?"

"Is the Jia family willing to spend money? Ha!"

"That's the only child of the Jia family! The hope of the Jia family! How can they be reluctant to give him up?" Li Ming intervened. Several people who were chatting happily were stunned, and then they took a cigarette from Li Ming one after another. The atmosphere became even more heated!

Chapter 480 Inheriting the Name of the Cripple

"Hey, Mingzi, what you said is not necessarily right. With the stingy character of the Jia family, how can they spend more money on a useless person?"

"We still have Qin Huairu! Besides, how much does a cane cost? The money this thief spends in the hospital for one day is probably enough to buy several canes!"

"Well, who is so sure? What if, I mean what if, this He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu???"

Li Ming's eyes bulged. Damn, are all the neighbors in their courtyard so imaginative? What do they mean by Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu? Even if Qin Huairu is attracted to a dog on the street, she may not be attracted to He Yuzhu, right? What's more, there is Jia Zhang who is eyeing her covetously!

hospital.

Familiar wards, familiar patients and familiar patients' families.

The doctor who came to the Banggeng ward was moved. Why did this unlucky child get beaten again? Did he deserve a beating? And what about these people in wide-brimmed hats?

Now that the patient is sick, is the police station willing to come and take a look?

"Ahem, doctor, how is the patient now?" A younger man in a wide-brimmed hat came to the doctor and asked.

The doctor shook his head subconsciously, "It's nothing serious, but he will be lame in the future, and he still needs to take good care of himself."

As a doctor, his subconscious reaction was to tell the patient's condition, not caring at all about the change in the atmosphere in the ward after hearing this. However, this had nothing to do with him, so he could do whatever he wanted! As a member of the public, he must give priority to cooperating with the police!

The man in the wide-brimmed hat nodded, "Thank you, doctor. It should be okay for us to ask some questions now, right?"

The doctor shook his head frantically, "No problem, how can there be a problem if there is no brain injury? Well, you guys continue, I will go out to check the ward first."

The honest doctor walked out of the ward after answering the question from the man in the wide-brimmed hat. Actually, he was planning to check this ward, but it seemed better for him to check other wards first. He could deal with this later, it wasn't a big problem!

The ward fell silent again. The elderly man in the wide-brimmed hat coughed and said, "Xiao Liu, come and take notes. Let's go through the process first!"

"Come on!"

"Do you family members have any questions? If so, we need to ask the victim some questions first. Of course, this will be very helpful for us to arrest the suspect."

The four people headed by Qin Huairu Jia Zhang shook their heads to make room for the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats so that they could perform better.

"Comrade Jia Geng, let's get started!"

The veins on Jia Geng's face were bulging, and his jaws were clenched tightly. He heard clearly what the doctor said just now, it was useless! There was no doubt that after his right hand was disabled, his right leg was also disabled. At this moment, Jia Geng's anger seemed to burn through his reason, and his teeth were clenched with a "bang bang" sound.

After hearing the question from the man in the wide-brimmed hat, he nodded subconsciously. He knew that this was the only possible way to get revenge.

"Okay, then did you see the other person's face clearly?"

"Look, see clearly, hiss! It's the skinny man who came to our courtyard before. It was him who hit me with a brick!" Jia Geng gritted his teeth. He would never forget the appearance of that man in his life. He originally planned to take revenge, but he never expected that not only would he not take revenge, but he would also lose his leg!

The younger man in the wide-brimmed hat on the side was taking notes in a notebook with his right hand. Along with the inquiries of the comrades in the wide-brimmed hat, the whole story of a gang who wanted to take revenge but for some reason was beaten even harder and thus lost his leg was presented to everyone.

Even He Yuzhu, who is known for being an idiot, couldn't help but give Banggeng a thumbs up in his heart after hearing what Banggeng said. Damn, there are so many idiots!

As for Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, their faces were even gloomier. No wonder they didn't know what they were doing recently. They wouldn't tell me when asked. It turned out that this was their plan, and then they were criticized for it. Well, that's great!

Yi Zhonghai sighed in his heart, thank goodness he didn't bet on this fool, otherwise he, Yi Zhonghai, would have lost all his money!

Is this something a normal person can think of and do? I'm afraid even He Yuzhu can't do such a ridiculous thing, right?

There is no hope, just wait for death. In the future, he will have to stay away from the idiots of the Jia family! Yi Zhonghai made a plan in his mind and took two steps back towards the window without making a sound.

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, leave the rest to us!"

"Let's go, Xiao Liu, pack your stuff and go check on that guy's home!"

"okay!"

The ward fell silent again, and the four normal people looked at each other in silence. But things had already happened. Looking at Banggeng's current condition, it would be useless to say anything. The most urgent thing now was to let him recover first.

After a while, Yi Zhonghai pulled He Yuzhu out of the ward. The two had already told the Jia family inside that they were going to retreat first.

The two burdens of the Jia family are still at Yi Zhonghai's house, so it is normal for Yi Zhonghai to be anxious to go back; He Yuzhu had been busy all day yesterday, so it is okay for him to go home now.

Neither Jia Zhangshi nor Qin Huairu tried to keep them, nor did they thank them, but Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu were used to it.

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The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

As He Yuzhu and Yi Zhonghai returned from the hospital, a clearer picture of the course of events became known to everyone. Everyone's first reaction to Banggeng doing such a ridiculous thing was that this kid is an idiot!

My second reaction was to stay as far away from the Jia family as possible to avoid being infected!

"This Jia family's great joke, haha, he is really a talented person!"

"To be honest, it's hard to understand. Haha, I just don't know what's in this kid's head!"

"Emmmmmm... Normally speaking, no one would do this! But I can see that this kid has been different from normal people since he was young!"

"Do I need you to tell me? Whose child was doing petty theft in the courtyard at how old?"

"But this is a good thing. At least, we neighbors won't have to worry about losing things at home just because there's a thief in the yard!"

"Shh, don't let anyone else hear this! Otherwise someone will be unhappy!"

"What are you unhappy about? Aren't the two widows from the Jia family in the hospital?"

Li Ming appeared from nowhere in the crowd and pointed in the direction of He Yuzhu's house. "Isn't there another one in the courtyard? She's still thinking about Banggeng's biological mother!"

Everyone was speechless, but they all lowered their voices and continued the discussion, only this time they included He Yuzhu.

Chapter 481 He Yuzhu's blind date again

As time passed, the steel mill officially went on holiday, the courtyard became bustling again, and the workers of the steel mill once again welcomed the end of the year.

Li Ming was bored so he pulled a reclining chair to sit in the yard to bask in the sun. The weather was pretty good today, with sunshine and no wind, perfect for a rest.

The steel mill has paid all the workers yesterday. Now every household is preparing for the New Year with money. The courtyard has gradually become lively during this period, and there is more and more New Year atmosphere.

Apart from the Jia family, it seems that the joyful atmosphere in the courtyard has nothing to do with the Jia family, but no one cares. Banggeng was discharged from the hospital some time ago with a crutch. At a young age, he has evolved a leg again, which means he has a bright future.

Li Ming seldom sees Banggeng in the courtyard recently. Most of the time, Banggeng stays at home. Occasionally, his two sisters will appear in the courtyard. Anyway, the Jia family is lifeless and out of tune with the increasingly cheerful people in the courtyard.

"System, open the panel."

【Host】: Li Ming

[Skills Possessing]: Pistol mastery (top level), Bajiquan (top level), Fishing (top level), Weak spot attack (language-oriented), Art of language, Street parkour (great success), Locust stone throwing technique (top level), Sichuan cuisine (top level), Shandong cuisine (top level), Antique identification skills (top level), Lock picking (top level), Painting (minor success), Calligraphy (basic).

【Number of draws】:8.

[Physique Template]: Li Yuanba [Development Progress 99%]

[System Items]: Colt m1860 revolver*1, a box of 0.44-inch black powder bullets, a gun license, a set of locust stone production line, a disguise mask, a voice-changing button, 2 boxes of Zhonghua cigarettes, 2 boxes of Maotai liquor, 1 kitchen knife, 1 iron rod, 2 Jerry's firecrackers, 2 watch tickets, 1 sewing ticket, 1 radio ticket, 2 bicycle tickets, 10 oil tickets, 5 canned food tickets, 4 sugar tickets, a set of house deeds for the second courtyard {Paoju Hutong), a set of house deeds for the third courtyard, and a set of house deeds for the first courtyard (Qianer Hutong).

Li Ming looked at his system panel and a satisfied smile appeared on his face again. He had not been slacking off recently. He had confronted He Yuzhu some time ago and got some money out of his dear comrade Shazhu again to fill his own panel.

"I'm only two more away from getting ten consecutive draws. Last time I was rewarded with a calligraphy skill. Well, I don't have to buy couplets this year. I just need to prepare red paper and write them myself!" Li Ming said happily, stroking his chin. Spend when you should and save when you should. This is the right thing to do.

Although it wouldn't cost much to buy couplets, now that he knows calligraphy, he will definitely write them himself. How can he pretend to be cool if he buys couplets?

It can save money and show off, it's a win-win situation! As for the red paper, hey, Comrade Lao Li has already prepared it, just waiting for Li Ming to write it!

Li Ming looked at the beasts coming and going in the yard, with a smile like an old farmer on his face.

Although he was not like those predecessors who time traveled through time and could kill everyone as soon as they arrived at the Siheyuan, after a few years of hard work, he had dealt with some of the beasts in the Siheyuan. Only Yan Jiecheng was unlucky, but the rest of them were still growing. What a beautiful scene!

These will be Li Ming's sources of income in the future. Wow, that's great!

Yi Zhonghai, Yan Fugui and others who passed by Li Ming all shuddered in their hearts. They didn't know why, but they always felt like they were being watched.

Just when Li Ming was immersed in this leisure time, someone suddenly patted Li Ming on the shoulder from behind.

"Mingzi, why are you still lying there?" Xu Damao's voice rang out, and Li Ming forced a smile helplessly.

"I say, Comrade Damao, it's Chinese New Year, why are you looking for me instead of hugging your wife and enjoying life?"

Xu Damao's mouth twitched. He wanted to hug his wife and enjoy life, but his wife always wanted to enjoy him! It was a rare thing that his small body could bear it every day!

"Stop talking nonsense!" Xu Damao threw a cigarette to Li Ming and began to change the subject in an extremely awkward manner.

Li Ming glanced at Xu Damao and couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Damao, you still need to exercise your body!"

Xu Damao felt the veins on his forehead throbbing. Really, if he could beat this sharp-tongued guy, he would have to let Li Ming know what respect means today!

"I have some gossip, do you want to hear it?"