Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

Jia Dongxu was woken up eight times.

When Jia Dongxu woke up in the morning, he had two big dark circles under his eyes.

"Dongxu, so what if you failed at a blind date?"

"Don't overthink it. In a few more days, I'll introduce you to someone even better."

Seeing Jia Dongxu's dejected appearance, Yi Zhonghai assumed he was still upset about the blind date.

"Grandpa, come here."

Jia Dongxu pulled Yi Zhonghai to the side of the road and looked around. As long as the two of them spoke in hushed tones, no third person could hear them.

He recounted the strange encounter that happened to Jia Zhangshi the previous night.

Discussing superstition is feudal superstition!

If someone overhears them and reports them, the two of them will be in big trouble!

Be careful!

"Where's the trickery?"

I think it's a bird!

Yi Zhonghai didn't believe it.

Besides, it was broad daylight and the streets were full of people, so he wasn't afraid.

It might feel different at night!

"Grandpa, it can't be a bird."

"My mom said that thing was pretty big, and it didn't make a sound."

"Think about it, if a big bird were flying right next to you, wouldn't you make a sound?"

"I thought about it all night and came up with a clue. I think it might be a prank. You're trying to scare my mom, what do you think?"

Jia Dongxu shared his guess.

Yi Zhonghai nodded slightly.

He initially suspected Wan Ping'an, who had five gyrfalcons, all aerial overlords, making it too easy for him to intimidate Jia Zhangshi.

Then I realized something was wrong.

When the gyrfalcon flies, the sound of its wings flapping and creating airflow is quite loud.

It's impossible that Jia Zhangshi couldn't hear it.

If we rule out Wan Ping'an, there are only two possibilities: either there is something truly sinister going on, or it's a prank.

The former is highly unlikely.

He also suspected it was the latter.

"What are your plans?"

Yi Zhonghai inquired.

"Uncle, I want to drag this person out."

"You have no idea, last night, my mom woke up eight times, and I was woken up eight times. She didn't fall asleep until it was dawn."

"She can sleep during the day, but I can't."

“The prankster must be caught and brought before my mother so she knows there are no pranks and she won’t be scared awake at night.”

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth.

His current condition is very dangerous.

When working, you need to operate the machine tool.

He hadn't slept enough and was feeling listless. If he became even slightly drowsy, he could easily get caught in the machine tool.

At best, it can cause injury; at worst, it can lead to disability or even death.

"Row!"

"Wait a moment, when we get to the workshop, I'll talk to the team leader and see if you can do some easy work."

Yi Zhonghai used to be a level six worker. Even though he was demoted to level four, the team leader still had to give him some face.

Everyone knows that he was only demoted in his professional title, not in his technical skills. It's only a matter of time before he can pass the exam again and reach Level 6 sooner or later.

He's only forty, in the prime of his life, and has a lot of room for improvement.

Becoming a level seven worker is inevitable.

Level 8 is also possible!

As long as it's not a matter of principle, most people in the workshop will give him some face.

in the afternoon.

After get off work time.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu returned to the courtyard house.

Yi Zhonghai went to see Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi was truly terrified this time and has not yet recovered. She is always suspicious and paranoid.

After leaving the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai summoned Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui for a meeting!

He told me about Jia Zhangshi.

Haha!

Liu Haizhong couldn't help but burst out laughing.

“I didn’t laugh at Madam Jia; I was just thinking of something happy.”

Liu Haizhong explained with a smile.

Yi Zhonghai glared at Liu Haizhong, saying that any explanation was just a cover-up and that everyone knew he was gloating.

Yan Fugui didn't laugh out loud; he laughed silently.

"Here's what I think: this prankster could scare Jia Zhangshi yesterday, and today he can scare anyone, maybe even you or me."

This person must be caught!

“The three of us are the elders in this compound. If we catch the culprit, the people in the compound will definitely trust us more.”

"Do you think so?"

Yi Zhonghai wanted to take this opportunity to enhance his prestige.

The two nodded to each other.

The three reached an agreement.

night.

The three quietly began their operation: Yan Fugui led Yan Jiecheng, Liu Haizhong led Liu Guangqi, and Yi Zhonghai exuded a sour smell of jealousy.

Both of them have sons.

He was the only one without any troops.

The five men searched for nothing all night.

The five of them had no choice but to go back to sleep.

Tomorrow, adults will be at work and children will be at school. If we don't sleep, no one can hold out.

The next day after get off work, the three old men gathered together again.

"I've figured something out."

"We made a mistake last night. We were only focused on catching them, but no one went out as bait. Even if someone was up to something, they wouldn't have had a chance to act..."

"How can we arrest them if he doesn't make a move?"

Yan Fugui understood.

Why didn't you figure this out sooner?

"Didn't we just waste the whole night?"

Liu Haizhong complained.

"Who should be used as bait?"

Yi Zhonghai asked a crucial question.

All three were silent.

They just suspected someone was playing a prank. What if it wasn't a prank?

There is a certain risk involved in being the decoy.

at this time.

Yan Jiecheng was at Wan Ping'an's house.

"Brother Ping An, we waited all night yesterday, but we didn't see anything. Do you think it might really be something strange?"