Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

When we got back to the courtyard, it was completely dark.

Around 5 p.m., the neighbors in the compound heard Liu Guangtian and a few other children say this as they returned from school.

He Daqing was a little surprised when he bought Sha Zhu a bicycle.

Everyone waited at the gate of the compound for Sha Zhu to return.

Get ready to feast your eyes, maybe even reach out and touch it, or even ride it around a couple of times.

Jia Zhangshi approached Yi Zhonghai and said,

"Dongxu's master, you don't need to borrow a bicycle from your colleagues at the factory anymore."

Didn't Old He buy Sha Zhu a bicycle? It's a ready-made one.

Could you please ask He Daqing to borrow it? Let my Dongxu ride it for now.

"I can practice riding it to and from get off work, so when I get married I can just ride it to pick up my wife."

Yi Zhonghai was really worried. Putting aside He Daqing's personality, would he even lend his son a bicycle to commute to and from get off work?

He Daqing has been disappearing without a trace these past two days; he's never been seen at home.

I went to the kitchen to look for him, but the cafeteria staff said he either hadn't come or had already left for the day. Where am I supposed to find him?

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I don't know where Lao He has gone these past two days. I'll ask him when Sha Zhu comes back."

Yan Bugui's eyes darted around, trying to figure out how he could gain an advantage in this matter.

Even if you don't offer me your bicycle, you should at least let me ride it for a couple of days.

But considering He Daqing's reckless and unruly nature, it's a bit difficult.

Xu Damao sat in the corner by the front gate, listening to the loud conversations of his neighbors.

He glanced at the gate every now and then, waiting for Sha Zhu to return with his bicycle.

I was thinking of riding it for a while first, and then asking my dad to buy me one too, so I wouldn't fall behind Sha Zhu.

Why can't my dad buy me a bicycle when Sha Zhu's dad buys him one?

Everyone waited and waited, but by seven o'clock, Sha Zhu still hadn't returned. The fat old man with bangs was getting impatient.

"What are you waiting for? What's there to see? Come on, it's past lunchtime. Liu Guangtian, go home and eat." Liu Haizhong led his family away first.

Everyone glanced at the sky. Indeed, in the past, after finishing their meals, people would chat in twos and threes in the courtyard.

I listened to some kids today and haven't even started cooking yet.

Seeing that some people were leading the way to leave, others followed suit and went home to cook.

But Yan Bugui, Jia Zhangshi, and Xu Damao, unwilling to give up, were all reluctant to leave.

They wouldn't give up until Sha Zhu returned with his bicycle. They seemed determined to achieve their goal.

Sha Zhu won't let them have their way.

After dinner was ready at home, Yan Bugui's wife pulled him inside to eat.

Xu Damao's younger sister, Xu Xiaoqin, came to invite Damao home for dinner.

It was already dark, but Jia Zhangshi was still waiting foolishly.

Finally, it was completely dark, and if it weren't for the moonlight, it would have been pitch black.

Seeing that his mother hadn't returned home yet, Jia Dongxu went to the gate of the compound in the dark and pulled the unwilling Jia Zhangshi back inside.

I had barely sat down when I heard voices coming from the front yard.

It turned out that Sha Zhu had just ridden his bicycle back to the gate of the No. 95 courtyard house.

As I pushed the bicycle into the yard, I accidentally rang its bell. Under the quiet night sky...

The sound of the bells was exceptionally pleasant. Sure enough, all the neighbors from the front yard came out.

Yan Bugui held a flashlight and shone it on the bicycle. Sure enough, it was Sha Zhu pushing the bicycle back, with Yushui following behind.

"Hey, Sha Zhu, where have you been? Why are you only just getting back?"

He stepped forward, grabbed the bicycle, and wouldn't let Sha Zhu leave.

He shone a flashlight on the bicycle and examined it carefully, his hands touching it all over.

Before Sha Zhu could reply, he continued, "Sha Zhu, you've got a new bicycle at home."

"It's the first one in the compound, after all. Such a big event deserves a celebration with your dad throwing a few tables."

Several neighbors from the front yard chimed in agreement.

"That's right, that's right, Sha Zhu, let your dad throw a few tables to celebrate." Sha Zhu didn't recognize whose voice it was.

But Sha Zhu had a strong will; he remembered all the people shouting their orders.

At this time, the people from the Intermediate People's Court, led by Yi Zhonghai,

Following the beam of the flashlight, I arrived at the front yard. There seemed to be some figures in the distance behind me.

The people in the backyard must have been disturbed by the noise too.

Suddenly, Sha Zhu saw Yan Bugui take two deep breaths by the nose next to the bicycle.

"The taste of roast duck is still the same as that of Quanjude roast duck."

Absolutely no mistake, I used to frequently go to the entrance of Quanjude to smell the roast duck.

He suddenly realized he had said the wrong thing; if a flashlight had been shone on his face, it would have been bright red.

To cover up his words, Yan Bugui shouted loudly at Sha Zhu.

"Okay, Sha Zhu, tell me, did you and your sister secretly go to Quanjude to eat Peking duck?"

"Whoa!" Everyone's eyes turned to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was getting a little exasperated as two or three flashlights shone on him.

Damn it, what kind of mess is this? This courtyard is definitely off-limits; how could they secretly eat roast duck like this?

I can't eat it openly and honestly. Eating a roast duck is considered stealing food in your mouths.

"How do you guys even think?" Sha Zhu thought to himself.

He said, "Teacher Yan, why are you pulling my bicycle? It's so late at night, why aren't you going back to sleep?"

Why would I need to sneak a bite of roast duck? It's my master's birthday today.

My mentor brought it back from Quanjude when I got home from get off work. So I not only ate Peking duck, but I also got to eat it!

My master also brought back several dishes from Fengzeyuan Restaurant, including stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions and braised prawns.

Sweet and sour carp, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce... oh dear, I'm already full, but I'm still thinking about how much these dishes tasted tonight. It's just... sigh.

"I'm not saying anything more, Teacher Yan, look, I'm drooling again."

Teacher Yan swallowed hard and said, "Silly Zhu, you bought a bicycle and went to your master's house for a good meal."

"Your dad has to host a few tables for everyone, otherwise they won't be happy."

"That's right, that's right," came the voices of agreement from the side.

It's just buying a bicycle, how did it manage to provoke the greed in the hearts of these beasts in the yard?

I should have waited until we moved out of the yard to buy it. Too bad there's no "if only" in life.

Sha Zhu was pushing his bicycle when he was surrounded by layers upon layers of neighbors in the courtyard.

We're stuck, there's no way to move forward or backward. Everyone in this courtyard must have come out by now.

"Cough, cough," Sha Zhu coughed loudly twice, attracting everyone's attention.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Everyone wants to have a celebration, but I can't make that decision for my dad."

When my dad gets back, you can go talk to him. If he agrees, I can't disagree even if I want to.

"Isn't it true that blocking me won't do any good?" Seeing that everyone was listening, Sha Zhu...

He hurriedly continued, "Alright, everyone, hurry back and rest, it's getting so dark."

It's inconvenient for everyone to watch it now; we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Everyone can look carefully. Now go back to sleep, everyone has to get up early for work tomorrow.”

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi, with her obese body, forced her way through the crowd.

He blurted out, "Silly Zhu, your brother Dongxu is getting married in half a month."

He can't ride a bicycle yet. Can I borrow your bicycle for my son Dongxu to practice on his way to and from get off work?

I won't be nervous when it's time to get married.

The group of beasts, who were originally about to disperse, heard this...

He stopped walking back and turned his head to look at Sha Zhu again.