Siheyuan: Enemy spies are captured every time

"You know about the crime of bribery? You and Sister Xiao'e are both bribers, and I am the bribee. Coincidentally, Brother Damao, you are my subordinate, so the crime of bribery is even more likely to be established, don't you think?" Hua Chengyu said seriously.

"It's just a bracelet. It's a matter of reciprocity. Brother, are you thinking too much?" Xu Damao didn't care. No wonder, Xu Damao didn't seem like a smart man.

This gave Sha Zhu the opportunity to make trouble for him.

"Brother Damao, Sister Xiao'e, this is not a matter of courtesy and reciprocity. In a small sense, it is courtesy and reciprocity. In a big sense, it is called bribery and corruption of state officials. Brother Damao, Sister Xiao'e, if you and I were to be included in this, it would be so unfair, don't you think?"

"Too!"

"That's it, brother, what do you say?"

Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao were frightened. How come they gave the wrong bracelet?

"The final method is that I pay to buy it. Of course, I can't afford too much money, so you just write me a note in the end," said Hua Chengyu.

"There's no need for that. No one knows about it." Xu Damao still felt it was an overreaction.

"Brother Damao, walls have ears. There are still the first uncle, the second uncle, the deaf old lady and others in this courtyard. What do you think if they do..."

"Yes, Damao, I think Brother Hua is right! Brother, just give me ten dollars and think of it as me selling it to you." Lou Xiao'e felt an inexplicable pain in her heart.

"Okay, let's do as you say. I'll write the note and you tell me how to write it." Xu Damao thought it made sense when he heard it.

Hua Chengyu thought about it and decided that it would be best if there was a witness. "Brother Damao, I think I'll ask Uncle Er to write this. You gave me a year's fee, so why not use it?"

"Okay, I'll go and ask him to come over!" Xu Damao stood up and walked out.

"Looking at Xu Damao walking away, Lou Xiao'e grabbed Hua Chengyu's hand and said, "You are such a heartless person. That bracelet was a gift from me to my sister. How did it become something you bought for my sister?"

Lou Xiao'e said unhappily.

"Sister Xiao'e, I know what you mean, and Fei'er also knows what you mean."

"Fei'er also knows what I mean? Tongdao, you told Fei'er about our affairs?" Lou Xiao'e looked at Hua Chengyu in surprise.

"No, I mean you really gave her the bracelet, Sister Xiao'e. I trust you, but I'm worried that there might be ears. Besides, I think Fei'er has received your kindness, and I have received it too. Thank you." Hua Chengyu said sincerely.

"Okay, as long as you understand my intention!" Lou Xiao'e said happily.

"Also, Sister Xiao'e, if you have the chance, persuade your father to go to Hong Kong as soon as possible. The sooner the better. It would be best if you go with him." Hua Chengyu said, holding Lou Xiao'e's hand with his backhand.

"Why, isn't it good like this now?"

"Okay? Sister Xiao'e, go back and ask your dad if it's really okay."

The Lou family has not yet seen the situation clearly and is still reluctant to give up their domestic assets. Whether for Lou Xiao'e or the child in Lou Xiao'e's belly, he has to persuade Lou Bancheng to go to Hong Kong.

It doesn’t matter whether Lou Bancheng goes or not, but Lou Xiaoe must go.

The situation is not too tense now, and he believes that Lou Bancheng can make arrangements calmly. If the time really comes, it will be enough for him to escape with his life.

You can’t take any money with you.

"I can't really explain it, but my dad doesn't really want to leave!" Lou Xiao'e said, "I'll try to get you to meet my dad, so you can try to persuade him."

"Okay!" Hua Chengyu nodded: "They are back!"

Hua Chengyu and Lou Xiaoe separated quickly, and the same friendly scene between sister-in-law and uncle appeared again.

'You have to buy me a drink!'

"I gave you a fee for writing the article, why don't you give me the fee and I'll buy you a drink."

The two had been arguing all the way. With Yan Laokou's nature of loving to take advantage, how could he be happy without a meal? After all, the food at Xu Damao's house was much better than his own.

Such a good thing, I wish I had stopped eating since yesterday.

"How can that be? I'm talking about writing letters and couplets to everyone in the hospital, not writing a receipt for you today as a witness. Let's put it one thing at a time. Damao, you should be conscientious and principled, don't you?"

"No, is there such a thing?"

"Come on, Uncle Er, let's have a drink together. I'll go get some wine." Hua Chengyu stood up with a smile.

"How can I do that? Director Hua, I brought some wine!" Yan Bugui nodded the bottle in his hand.

"Come on, I'm just kidding, Second Uncle. You should keep your wine for yourself. I have wine. Brother Hua, you don't have to rush. Come, Second Uncle, sign the agreement first, and then we'll cook. I think you have no objection to that." Xu Damao pushed Yan Bugui in.

"Okay!" Yan Bugui became happy when he heard that he could eat for free.

Yan Bugui first gave a written agreement to Hua Chengyu, Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe. Hua Chengyu handed a big black ten to Lou Xiaoe in front of Yan Bugui, and the three of them signed and put their fingerprints on it.

in triplicate.

In addition, this is not speculation. The definition of speculation is to buy low and sell high to make a profit from the difference. This bracelet originally belonged to Lou Xiao'e, so it's okay.

After finishing the work, Yan Bugui and Xu Damao went to the next room to work.

Hua Chengyu chatted with Lou Xiao'e and made some small movements from time to time. After a while, the food was served and they started drinking.

"Brother Hua..."

"What do you mean, Brother Hua? You have no respect for your elders. Even if he's called Director Hua, he's still your leader." Yan Bugui raised his hand and swallowed.

"It's okay, Uncle Er, this is not in the factory. It's okay for Damao to call me Brother Hua."

"Director Hua, you are just too easy to talk to. Believe it or not, he would dare to open a dyeing factory if you give him some color." Yan Bugui said lightly.

"I say, Second Uncle, there is no such thing as you, and you are still working for my family." Xu Damao was not happy: "But I heard about another thing, Second Uncle, you have to take care of it."

"What's up?"

"This afternoon, Qin Huairu had a big fight with her mother-in-law. Do you know what happened?" Xu Damao said mysteriously.

"I don't know why they are quarreling, but I know why they are quarreling." Hua Chengyu said lightly.

"That's right, this matter is also related to Brother Hua." Xu Damao said mysteriously.

"No way, Director Hua, I can't tell that you were touching Qin Huairu? His mother-in-law found out. That's wrong of you. I heard that your girlfriend looks like a fairy in a painting, how come you also..."

"Second uncle, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Is the reason why Qin Huairu quarreled with her mother-in-law because her mother-in-law blackmailed her and didn't care about Banggeng's life or death?"

"Yes, that's it!"

"I heard it too. It was a fierce quarrel." Lou Xiao'e added: "Banggeng's mother even said she wanted to send her mother-in-law to the countryside."

"Send Jia Zhang to the countryside? So where is Jia Zhang's countryside?" Hua Chengyu asked curiously.

"I know this, it's from Zhangjiazhuang, Baoyi!" Yan Bu said.

"Baoyi, it's quite far, about 500 miles away! Didn't Jia Zhang say that his family is from the northwest?" Xu Damao asked.

"No, she's from Zhangjiazhuang, Baoyi. But there aren't many people in her family left. Jia Zhang left home early and went back once after liberation. But everyone in her hometown died in the war. She and Old Jia were married for many years, and finally they gave him a share of the land. But now it's all collectives. If she goes back she'll have no place to live and no land. So the street agreed to let her stay since it doesn't take up a lot of space anyway." Yan Bugui picked up a piece of meat and held it in his mouth for a while before spitting it out.

"You are too wasteful. This much meat would take at least half a year in my house."

"At your house, just smelling it is probably enough. As for eating it, I think you'd better forget it!" Xu Damao didn't have the face to do so and exposed Yan Bugui's shortcomings in front of Hua Chengyu.

"Where does your family get so many meat tickets?" Yan Bugui asked doubtfully.

"I don't need any tickets for these meats. I just need to go to my father-in-law's house on time to get them." Xu Damao said proudly.

You have to know that in this era, an adult was given two meat coupons a month, each coupon was worth two taels, which means four taels of meat. However, most families just used the coupons to buy some meat to make oil and then ate the residue.

There is no one like Xu Damao’s, a big bowl of braised pork, which weighs at least half a pound.

Xu Damao is so high-profile that everyone in Siheyuan is jealous. But there is nothing they can do about it because he has a rich daughter-in-law and a rich father-in-law.

"Of course, we don't eat here often, but today we are happy. I heard from Brother Damao that everything was fine after Sister Xiao'e's examination. Let's celebrate."

"Yes, celebrate!"

"So I came to the right place, then?" Yan Bugui's mood turned from gloomy to bright, "Da Mao, Xiao E, congratulations, you have a baby boy. Our compound will have another baby boy."

"Thank you, Second Uncle!" Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e responded.

"Second Uncle, do you think Banggeng and the others will send Jia Zhang back to the countryside?" Xu Damao asked curiously.

"That won't do!" Yan Bugui shook his head: "Back then, Qin Huairu promised to provide for Jia Zhangshi's retirement, so Jia Zhangshi gave the job to Qin Huairu. This matter is not just about the three of us in charge, the street and the factory have all filed a record. But Jia Zhangshi is going too far. How can she blackmail someone? Who did she blackmail?"

"Well, this is what happened." Hua Chengyu vividly recounted what happened this morning, but of course he didn't mention the matter of Banggeng Fanyougen.

"Too much, this Jia Zhang is too much."

"Yes, I never thought that Jia Zhang would disregard Bang Geng's life and death for her own selfish interests."

"Oh...how could Jia Zhang do this? It is really wrong. However, no matter what, Qin Huairu is going to send Jia Zhang back to the countryside, and their Jia family will be broken up. Damao, this must not happen. Find a chance to persuade Qin Huairu!" Yan Bugui's eyes turned and a plan came to his mind.

"Okay, there happens to be no one in charge of the main courtyard, so leave the affairs of the main courtyard to me." Xu Damao took the responsibility.

"Da Mao, I leave this matter to you. By the way, you should pay more attention recently. Lao Liu said that there are often noises coming from your backyard in the middle of the night. You should pay more attention and see what's going on." Yan Bugui said.

"What sound? Why didn't I hear it?" Xu Damao asked curiously.

"You sleep like a dead pig, how can you eat? I heard this several times, the hissing sound, but it was always when Brother Hua was not in the yard."

"It was all when Director Hua was not in the hospital?" Yan Bugui asked puzzledly.

Lou Xiao'e nodded: "The hissing sound doesn't happen all the time, but it happens every once in a while. Sometimes it happens during the day, too. It's a bit like... the sound of a sewing machine mending clothes, but not that loud."

It’s a bit like a radio station, Hua Chengyu added in his mind.

Sewing machine mending clothes? Who would mend clothes so late at night? The only people with sewing machines in the compound, except Xu Damao's family and the deaf old lady, were in the backyard.

The deaf old lady can’t sleep at night because she is mending clothes?

This is possible. The street office will give some sewing and mending work to the deaf old lady and also subsidize her living expenses.

After figuring everything out, Yan Bugui heaved a sigh of relief: "Maybe the deaf old lady was working at night, so we shouldn't think too much about it."

"You don't work during the day, but you work at night?" Xu Damao asked in confusion, "Electricity is free?"

"This is not something you should worry about, Damao. You are the third uncle now. You are in charge of the main courtyard. Remember to go on patrol every night."

"Night watch?"

Yan Bugui nodded: "Do you think it's easy to be a steward? Just patrol once every night."

"This... Is it too late for me to stop being the manager?" Xu Damao felt a little regretful. Not only was there no salary for this job, but he also had to patrol at night. How could a young man like him endure this?

"It has been reported. The street will announce it tomorrow night. It's too late. If you don't patrol for three nights, you will be criticized and paraded through the streets for a week. There will be militiamen in the compound at night to record it. Do you understand?"

"How long does a night patrol take?"

"It doesn't take too long to go to the toilet," said Yan Bugui.