I make a living solving crimes.

It was the first time in two lives that Chang Wei visited the black market. He felt it was quite new and there was also a bit of excitement in the newness.

In a good mood, he walked back along the river bank, counting the money in his mind. He walked slowly to Deshengmen, then turned back and stood in front of a cart.

Under the shadow of the city wall, the withered old woman was holding two chickens in her hands, looking at a loss. When she saw Chang Wei coming back, she said weakly, "Young man, do you want some chickens?"

Chang Wei leaned forward to identify it, then asked, "Is it a hen?"

The old woman was in a very bad mood, as if she would be blown down by a strong wind. She tried to raise the two chickens and said, "They are hens, raised at home. They laid eggs this morning."

Chang Wei tilted his head to take a look at the cart. There was a tattered quilt spread on the straw, and a person was lying on it. Judging from his body shape, he seemed to be a man, and he was breathing heavily like a balloon with a hole in it.

He thought for a moment, took out all the money in his pocket, counted two bills, stopped, took out a one-dollar bill, and stuffed the rest into the old woman's hand. Then he pinched the wings and took the two hens and said, "This should be enough money."

How could it be not enough? A chicken costs only about two yuan now, and the one in Chang Wei's hand is worth at least twenty or thirty yuan.

After a pause, Chang Wei asked, "Where are you going to tow this cart?"

The old woman's voice was barely audible: "Gulou Chinese Medicine Hospital, my eldest son is ill, young man, you gave too much money."

It was three or four miles from Deshengmen to Gulou Chinese Medicine Hospital. Chang Wei muttered to himself as he stuffed the chickens into the chicken coop on the cart, put the rope on them, and drove away with his head down.

If they weren't in trouble, who would sell hens?

The old woman was exhausted after pulling the cart all the way. Seeing Chang Wei pulling the cart with his head down, she clenched the money tightly in her hand, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks from her cloudy eyes.

Chang Wei turned his head to take a look, then walked over with a frown, picked up the old woman and put her on the cart, then turned back to put on the rope and continued pulling the cart.

He almost broke down when he was hugged just now.

That's a person, is he about 60 kilograms?

After eating a physical fitness fruit and two days of digestion, Chang Wei felt that he had become much stronger. Even so, when he arrived at the entrance of Gulou Chinese Medicine Hospital, he was as tired as the man on the cart, and the sound of his breathing was like a hole in the wall.

After taking a few breaths, Chang Wei loosened the rope and turned to leave. After walking two steps, he came back and picked up the chicken coop without even looking at the old woman who was leaning over to kowtow.

He hated this the most.

He lives a mess himself and can't bear to see others suffer.

This is sickness.

Chang Wei felt that he was seriously ill and urgently needed to stew an old hen for treatment.

Then he was suppressed by Yang Min with one hand.

"You still want to eat old hens?"

"Mom, let's be honest, chickens are bought to be eaten."

"Nonsense, how many eggs can these two old hens lay by the New Year?"

"Eggs are not as delicious as chickens."

"roll."

As expected, after being kicked, Chang Wei's gloomy mood suddenly brightened up. He ran out to scoop some water and took a cold shower.

I don’t know if the old woman’s son can be cured.

He got up late the next day. When he woke up, the little girl was squatting in front of the chicken coop, competing with the old hen to see who could cluck more authentically. There were two stupid judges next to them.

Yang Min pulled the little girl over to wash her face, and told Chang Wei, "Go clean up the kitchen later. I'll find someone to help build a chicken coop after get off work."

Chang Wei's family uses a coal stove for cooking, but there is actually a kitchen in the front yard, to the south of the three main rooms in the east wing. This was the old layout of the courtyard house. Cooking with an earthen stove wastes too much firewood, so the Chang family did not use it and used it as a storage room.

There was also such a room at the corresponding position of the west wing. It used to be the toilet in the front yard of the courtyard. Later, when the houses were divided, the street hall took out the dung tank and used it as a public toilet. The Yan family took the opportunity to dig it into a vegetable cellar.

No need to worry about the smell.

Chang Wei kicked the chicken coop and asked, "Did it lay eggs today?"

Yang Min patted him and said unhappily, "She was frightened all night, and she will have to wait two days before laying eggs."

Chang Wei nodded, squatted down, pointed at the two old hens, and warned: "I'll give you three days. Either lay eggs or get into the pot."

When Chang Tian and Chang Long heard their elder brother's threat, their eyes almost popped out.

The stove took up one third of the space in the kitchen, and the rest was a pile of useless but reluctantly thrown away miscellaneous items. Chang Wei picked and chose, keeping some wood to build a chicken coop, and put the rest into the space. He didn't have the time to clean up slowly, as he had to make money.

He ran to Beihai Park and bought about 100 kilograms of new fish from the Liangyi Space Fish Pond. He didn't have time to go to Deshengmen, so he sold 30 kilograms at the purchasing station. He took the money to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two bottles of Fenjiu, and hurried to the police station.

It seemed like a loss to buy Fenjiu with a Class A liquor ticket, but he didn't see Moutai.

I thought it was a supply and marketing cooperative that would sell Moutai.

Old man Zhang stuck his head out of the message room and was shocked to see two big fish in Chang Wei's hands: "Little Chang Wei, are you here to deliver fish again?"

Chang Wei held two bottles of Fenjiu tied with hemp ropes in front of Old Man Zhang's eyes and said, "Old man, look what I brought today?"

Old man Zhang reached out to take it, but Chang Wei dodged it and shouted at him, "You are robbing at the door of the police station. Be careful or I will send you to Qinghe Farm."

Old man Zhang was not angry. He retreated calmly, glanced at Chang Wei and said lightly, "Go in and ask, and see who dares to come out and arrest me."

Chang Wei was defeated instantly. There were two great gods in the police station, neither of whom was in the office. One was in the message room and the other was in the small kitchen. Zhang Youde had to greet them in advance when he saw them, and he had to salute them in advance when the director came.

Holding the Daqianmen and handing it over, Chang Wei leaned against the window of the message room and said with a smile, "Old man, is there any case in the station today?"

Ever since he knew there was a reward for solving the case, he decided to come here for a stroll every day. There were still forty days before school started, and it would be extremely difficult to get out once he entered the school.

Old man Zhang took the cigarette, and while Chang Wei wasn't paying attention, he grabbed the wine and said smugly, "Even if you're as cunning as a devil, you still have to drink foot washing water."

Chang Wei walked towards the institute while shaking his head, and said with emotion: "I can't believe that an old comrade like you would actually read this kind of book. You are so dishonest."

Old man Zhang's defense was instantly broken, and he leaned half of his body out of the message room and cursed at Chang Wei. Seeing Chang Wei twisting his butt and looking mean, he smiled silently, staggered out of the message room with two bottles of wine, and went in through the back door of the canteen.

As soon as Chang Wei entered the room, he saw Zhang Youde yelling for the police to come, and he quickly grabbed someone and said, "Auntie Song, is there a case?"

Aunt Song rubbed Chang Wei's head and said nonchalantly, "The neighborhood committee came to report the case. It's a burglary and assault. Don't worry about it. Come with me to the office. I have Daoxiangcun crispy candies."

Chang Wei said in disbelief: "Aunt Song, Daoxiang Village has been closed for more than 30 years. Your crispy candies must be expired and inedible."

Aunt Song slapped him on the back of the head and said, "It's been thirty years and it hasn't grown mold or maggots yet. It was made by the descendants of the Guo family from Daoxiang Village who live in the same courtyard as me. They just made it the day before yesterday."

Chang Wei's eyes lit up. That was a good thing, but he was thinking about the reward for solving the case. He hesitated for a while before saying seriously, "Aunt Song, I'm going to the police school soon. I'd better follow the master to learn some skills."

Aunt Song looked at Chang Wei with mixed feelings. The little monkey had grown up. She waved her hand and said, "Then go ahead. I'll save the shortbread for you."

Chang Wei stuffed the fish into Aunt Song's hand, saluted in a fake manner, rushed out the door and jumped onto the back seat of Zhang Youde's bicycle.