Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

More than a week had passed since Cai Quanwu visited Director Chu, and it was now August.

The weather in August is scorching hot.

Early in the morning, Cai Quanwu went out to brush his teeth and wash his face with an enamel cup containing a toothbrush in his hand and a towel on his shoulder.

I had just gone out and walked a few steps when I saw Jia Dongxu coming out of the house in a neat suit.

So, I greeted her with a smile:

"Dongxu, going to work?"

Jia Dongxu didn't expect to run into Cai Quanwu when he went out. Thinking that he would pick up an old man later, he didn't know how to answer Cai Quanwu's question for a moment. In the end, he could only bite the bullet and reply vaguely:

"Uncle Cai, I'm not going to work. I have something to do today, so I'm asking for leave."

When Cai Quanwu heard Jia Dongxu say he had something to ask for leave for, he didn't take it seriously.

Who doesn’t have some private matters?

Since the other person didn't say what he was doing, he didn't ask any further. He just said "Oh" casually and went straight to the sink to start brushing his teeth.

After talking to Cai Quanwu, Jia Dongxu quickly walked towards the house of an old man opposite his own.

Not long after entering the house, Jia Dongxu came out with an old lady.

After the aunt closed the door, Jia Dongxu walked straight out of the yard with her.

Cai Quanwu brushed his teeth and looked at the two men's backs thoughtfully.

Thinking about what Jia Dongxu had just said about asking for leave for something, and how he had been vague about it, he now understood.

Judging from the time, Yi Zhonghai should be coming out soon, and these two people are most likely going out to pick him up.

Cai Quanwu was staring at the two people's backs in a trance. Sha Zhu and Xiao Wu came to the pool with toiletries. Looking at Cai Quanwu in a trance, Sha Zhu asked curiously:

"Uncle, what are you looking at?"

Sha Zhu's question brought Cai Quanwu back to his senses, and he quickly said, "I didn't see anything. Wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

After Cai Quanwu finished speaking, he quickly took some water to rinse his mouth and wash his face.

After washing, he gave his seat to Sha Zhu and his wife and took his things home.

After breakfast, Cai Quanwu and his friends went out to work together.

As soon as I walked to the front yard, I saw the third uncle and a few people talking there.

When Cai Quanwu came closer, the third uncle greeted him with a smile: "Old Cai, go to work."

"Yeah, you didn't go fishing today?"

Seeing the third uncle greeting him, Cai Quanwu also smiled at him and asked a question.

"Nope."

"By the way, Lao Cai, today is the day Yi Zhonghai comes out, did you know that?"

After greeting each other, the third uncle and Cai Quanwu talked about Yi Zhonghai's escape, their tone quite strange.

"I don't know. Who told you that?" Cai Quanwu asked, shaking his head.

Although there were some guesses in the morning, guesses are just guesses after all.

Now that it was confirmed from the third uncle's mouth, he felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.

It can be said that he was the one who caused Yi Zhonghai to go to jail.

After the people go in, they can be roughly divided into two types.

One is to be reformed and become an honest person in prison, and then behave oneself humbly after being released.

The other type is that not only have they not been reformed well, but they have also become desperate after coming out, like a poisonous snake, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Tsai Quanwu’s sense of crisis is to guard against Yi Zhonghai becoming the second type of person.

An old bastard like Yi Zhonghai would be quite scary once he turned evil.

Cai Quanwu thought to himself that he hoped Yi Zhonghai would not become the second type, otherwise, for safety reasons, Cai Quanwu would not mind letting him disappear completely.

After Cai Quanwu finished asking, before the Third Uncle could reply, Sha Zhu behind him suddenly interrupted and asked in surprise: "Is the First Uncle coming out today?"

The news came so suddenly, no wonder Sha Zhu was surprised.

"Yes, Jia Dongxu and his aunt went out together just now. I ran into them and asked them casually. They said they were going to pick up Lao Yi."

The third uncle did not hide anything and answered Cai Quanwu and Sha Zhu's questions at once.

He now has a mood of watching for fun and is looking forward to the clash between Yi Zhonghai and Cai Quanwu after he comes out.

He has never gained any advantage from Cai Quanwu.

It’s just that Cai Quanwu looked too calm, which made him lose a bit of fun.

"Oh, I saw Jia Dongxu go out this morning. It turns out he went to pick up Lao Yi."

"Hey, I hope Lao Yi can be reformed in there, behave himself after he comes out, and don't make mistakes again, otherwise it will take more than half a year for the next time."

Cai Quanwu said these words with the intention of conveying them to Yi Zhonghai through the third uncle's mouth.

You'd better behave yourself when you go out and don't do anything weird.

As for whether the third uncle understood it.

Haha, even if Third Uncle, this old fox, didn’t figure it out on the spot, he would definitely figure it out afterwards.

After saying this, Cai Quanwu did not linger any longer and pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard.

As soon as Cai Quanwu left, Sha Zhu and Xiao Wu naturally followed.

The third uncle looked at Cai Quanwu and the others' backs with a gleam in his eyes.

"Uncle, do you think that if Yi Zhonghai comes out, will he..." Sha Zhu asked worriedly not long after he walked out of the door.

Putting himself in other people's shoes, Sha Zhu felt a little worried.

Although Sha Zhu didn't finish his words, Cai Quanwu immediately understood what he meant and smiled and comforted him:

"Okay, don't worry, just go to work honestly."

After comforting Sha Zhu, Cai Quanwu's tone suddenly changed, and he said coldly:

"It would be fine if Yi Zhonghai behaves himself after he gets out. If he doesn't, hehe, I will make him regret coming into this world."

When Sha Zhu and Xiao Wu heard what Cai Quanwu said, they felt a sudden chill on their backs.

It was the first time they saw Cai Quanwu speak in such a cold tone.

……

Grain store.

After confirming from the third uncle in the morning that Yi Zhonghai would be out today, Cai Quanwu came to the grain store still thinking about this matter.

He has the means to deal with Yi Zhonghai, but that is based on the premise that Yi Zhonghai takes action first.

If Yi Zhonghai was honest, he would not have directly silenced someone.

What Cai Quanwu is most worried about now is that after Yi Zhonghai comes out, he will become desperate and look for an opportunity to kill him in revenge.

Although this possibility is extremely small, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

When he arrived at the grain store, he was thinking about how to prevent such things.

Time passed as he pondered over and over again until the bell rang for the end of get off work.

After get off work, Cai Quanwu rode his bike back to the courtyard with Xiao Wu as usual.

"get off work."

A few middle-aged women were watching children playing at the door. When they saw Cai Quanwu and Xiao Wu come back, they greeted them.

"Ah."

Cai Quanwu smiled and nodded at them.

"Hey, did you know that Old Yi is back today?" Someone thought Cai Quanwu didn't know that Yi Zhonghai had returned, so he said it to him.

"I know. Old Yan mentioned this this morning."

Cai Quanwu said he knew, and asked about Yi Zhonghai's situation:

"Have you all seen Lao Yi? How does he look?"

Hearing Cai Quanwu asking about Yi Zhonghai's situation, an old lady sighed and said:

"Hey, he's so skinny, his hair is all white, and he looks a lot older."

"I've heard that labor reform is very hard, but now I understand it better."

As soon as this auntie finished speaking, another auntie continued her words:

"If labor reform doesn't involve suffering, then we can just enjoy comfort instead?"

"In my opinion, you should take care of yourself and don't do bad things."

"You're right. If bad things go unpunished, it will be chaos." Another old lady interrupted.

"You guys chat, I'm going home."

Hearing the aunties talking more and more excitedly, Cai Quanwu did not get involved. He said hello and left with Xiao Wu.

After pushing their bicycles back to the central courtyard, Xiao Wu and Cai Quanwu separated and went straight home.

Cai Quanwu glanced at Yi Zhonghai's house from a distance.

At a glance, I saw that Jia Dongxu's family and the third uncle were all at Yi Zhonghai's house.

I thought to myself, they haven’t returned home yet at this time, it seems they will have dinner at Yi Zhonghai’s house tonight.

But it's not surprising when you think about it. Yi Zhonghai just came out today, so the aunt will definitely prepare a table to get rid of the bad luck for Yi Zhonghai and to welcome him.

The welcoming party couldn't be too lonely, so Jia Dongxu and the third uncle were just the right people to keep Yi Zhonghai company.

Cai Quanwu withdrew his gaze, parked his bicycle, opened the door and went home.