Under the eaves, the residents were enjoying dinner with rice bowls and chatting about what they had seen today. Suddenly, a shrill cry broke the peaceful night, and people involuntarily stood up and looked for the sound.
"It seems to have come from the He family," said a resident.
"Yes, that's He Wenhui's voice." Another resident said.
"What happened?" People were speculating.
So, the residents hurried to the door of He's house with bowls in hand. At this time, a gloomy sound came from inside the He's house.
"What are you yelling at? You're scaring me to death!" Yu Qiuhua entered the room angrily.
Seeing He Wenhui sitting slumped on the bed, her face pale and sweating like rain, she thought He Wenhui was trying to be lazy, so she suddenly felt angry and scolded him loudly.
"Mom, mother, the money I saved was stolen!" He Wenhui bit her green lips and pointed at the iron box.
"The money was stolen?" A strange color flashed in Yu Qiuhua's eyes.
She knew that money was not easy to save, especially the money He Wenhui got from going out to pick up coal cores every day.
Yu Qiuhua once wanted to object to He Wenhui going to school, thinking that she should do housework at home.
In her opinion, girls will eventually get married, and studying may not be useful.
She tried to ask He Wenhui several times about the whereabouts of the money, but she was blocked every time.
Now that all the money has been stolen, Yu Qiuhua can't help but feel a little gloating about his misfortune.
"When I asked you to keep your money with me, you were worried, but now it's fine..."
Yu Qiuhua was halfway through his sarcasm when he suddenly remembered something. He walked up to He Wenhui, held her shoulders and said, "Wenhui, is your money really stolen?"
"Well, there were originally two dollars and fifty-two cents in it." He Wenhui bit her lip.
"Okay, okay, good steal!" Yu Qiuhua raised his head and said in the face of He Wenhui's puzzled eyes: "Isn't that guy Li Donglai always proud that our courtyard is a model courtyard? Now it's okay, our family's
The money was actually stolen. If he can't catch the thief, I will go to the street office to file a complaint against him and kick him out of his position as the first uncle."
"..." He Wenhui did not expect that Yu Qiuhua would blame Li Donglai for the incident.
She rubbed her slightly red and swollen eyes and said timidly: "Mom, isn't this bad..."
"He Wenhui, you have forgotten how your brother is blind!" Yu Qiuhua glanced sideways at He Wenhui and said in a sharp voice: "I help you support such a big family, aren't you ungrateful at all?"
He Wenhui lowered his head and remained silent.
She knew that her mother had always been a strong person and had always had issues with Li Donglai.
He Wenhui didn't know how to persuade her mother. She just wanted to get her money back.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
He Wenhui walked over and opened the door. Wang Tiezhu next door stood at the door and said in a panic: "Your house has been robbed? I heard it. Can I help?"
"Uncle Tiezhu...I lost my money..."
He Wenhui felt warm. Not long ago, Yu Qiuhua had a quarrel with Wang Tiezhu and his wife because of the fight between He Wentao and Wang Gangzhu.
"I really lost my money! Then I'll go tell the uncle right away."
As Wang Tiezhu spoke, he was about to walk to the backyard. Yu Qiuhua stepped forward to block him, and said with a gloomy expression: "This is our He family's business and has nothing to do with you. Stop meddling in other people's business!"
After saying that, she snorted, turned around and shouted to He Wenhui: "Why don't you come with me to find Li Donglai?"
"Ah...good..."
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Wang Tiezhu smiled bitterly and said: "You, you, you know that the He family are white-eyed wolves, why do you still pay attention to them!"
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The other side.
Li Donglai had just returned from the laboratory and was teasing Wei Dong and Wei Guo in the room.
"Weidong, this way, this way..."
"Weiguo, hurry up and catch up with Weidong...or I won't give you a lot of fans~"
Wei Dong opened his arms and walked awkwardly towards Li Dong with his short legs.
His little feet were on the ground, but he had not yet fully mastered the balancing skills. His body sometimes tilted to the left, sometimes to the right, and sometimes he squatted on the ground.
Weiguo didn't seem to be interested in the walking game. He was holding a rag doll and stuffing it into his mouth - the rag doll was brought by Hua Ting from Hong Kong City. The material was soft and comfortable to bite.
When he heard 'pinfen', he was stunned for a moment, looked down at the doll, a trace of reluctance flashed in his small eyes, and finally threw the doll away, stood up with support on the ground, and ran towards Li Donglai with his calves.
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Although Wei Guo is the younger brother, he is taller than Wei Dong and runs very fast. He surpassed Wei Dong in the blink of an eye.
"Pink...Pink..."
His little face was filled with excitement, and he jumped towards Li Donglai with a loud cry in his mouth.
Weidong was so angry that tears rolled down his cheeks behind him, and his voice became louder and louder. His little hands were clenched into fists, and his body was shaking constantly. His mouth was slightly opened, and he let out a shrill cry.
, as if to pour out all the dissatisfaction and grievances.
When Ding Qiunan heard the child's cry, he hurriedly walked out of the house, picked up Wei Dong and patted his little butt gently.
"Brother Donglai, you are serious. If you are asked to coax the child, you will definitely offend him."
Coaxing children is the only thing Ding Qiunan is dissatisfied with Li Donglai about.
He is already a father, but he still treats his children as toys every time.
Every time it ends with the child crying.
But the strange thing is that the two children are not afraid of Li Donglai.
Instead, when Li Donglai mentioned that he wanted to take them to play, they were all so happy that even Ding Qiunan couldn't stop him.
Li Donglai chuckled and remembered a sentence from his previous life.
When a man coaxes a child, as long as the child is alive, he is considered qualified.
The cries of the children in the house, the giggles, and Ding Qiunan's nagging were intertwined to form a beautiful piece of music. Li Donglai sat on the chair and narrowed his eyes slightly. This may be life...
While enjoying a rare moment of happiness, a gloomy voice came from inside the house.
"Li Donglai, get out of here!"
The voice still sounds like that of Yu Qiuhua. Yu Qiuhua's voice is very distinctive. His voice is harsh and mean, like a sharp knife cutting through people's souls.
Every word is full of sarcasm and ridicule, which makes people shudder. After listening to her words, people will always feel a deep sense of fear and oppression.
If he were in his previous life, he would definitely be a master of PUA.
Unfortunately, she met Li Donglai.
At this time, Wei Dong and Wei Guo seemed to be frightened, hiding in Ding Qiunan's arms, crying loudly.
Li Donglai stood up, walked out with a straight face, and saw Yu Qiuhua standing outside the door.
Yu Qiuhua's face was distorted into a terrifying portrait, and his eyes were narrow and fierce, as if they could devour people.
The wrinkles on her face were deep and terrifying, making her feel uneasy.
The appearance of Li Donglai made Yu Qiuhua lose control, and the crutch hit the ground heavily, making a dull sound.
She began to accuse Li Donglai: "Li Donglai, as an uncle..."
"Snapped!"
Before she finished speaking, Li Donglai waved his hand violently and gave her a loud slap in the face.
Yu Qiuhua covered his face with a look of disbelief: "Li Donglai, you actually hit me?"
Li Donglai sneered disdainfully: "You block the door of other people's homes and say dirty words. As an uncle, I have the responsibility to help you get rid of this bad habit."
The residents nearby nodded in agreement:
"That's right, an uncle has done a good job. Yu Qiuhua is like eating shit and should have been beaten long ago."
"Yes, yesterday morning, I accidentally touched her clothes hanging on the line, and she scolded me for two hours."
"We should send Yu Qiuhua to the street office and let them discipline him."
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The words of the crowd were like nails, popping the balloon of Yu Qiuhua who was so angry.
She rubbed her somewhat swollen cheeks, gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger back into her stomach, her eyes gleaming with hatred as she stared at Li Donglai.
"Master, I'm here to criticize you today!"
"Criticize me?" Li Donglai seemed to understand a little bit.
No wonder Yu Qiuhua dared to block their door. It turned out that he thought he had occupied the mountain of morality and was here to investigate.
Li Donglai made a serious face: "Comrade Yu Qiuhua, if something happens, just tell me directly. Don't waste everyone's time by going around here."
"My house was robbed, and the money hidden by He Wenhui was stolen." Yu Qiuhua said through gritted teeth.
"What? Someone stole money?"
Li Donglai frowned. Although there were many animals in the courtyard, they were all very sensible and would not do such a thing that would lead to being sent into the fence.
In the original work, there were only two thieves, one was Banggan, who stole Xu Damao's old hen. In order to avoid being found out, Qin Huairu asked Silly Zhu to take the blame.
The other is Silly Zhu. In order to retaliate against the third uncle for causing trouble when introducing him to a partner, he stole the third uncle's bicycle wheel. However, when Yi Zhonghai learned that the bicycle wheel was stolen by Silly Zhu, he immediately realized what was going on.
Unfortunately, I bought an old car wheel and gave it to the third uncle as compensation.
The problem of stealing money is even more serious. If you are caught, you will definitely be sent to jail for several years.
Who could be so brainless?
Could it be a thief from outside?
No, you might.
In this era, the public security in the capital was still very good, and the courtyard was a large courtyard. Everyone in the courtyard knew each other. If a stranger appeared, he would definitely be noticed.
Thinking of this, Li Donglai turned to look at the aunt who was whispering beside him.
"Aunt Zhang, have any outsiders come to our compound in the past two days?"
Aunt Zhang and several aunts often sit in the lee of the front yard to bask in the sun. She can be said to be the intelligence center and director of the security center of the courtyard.
After hearing the question, the Zhang family's aunt raised her eyebrows and thought about it for a moment, then shook her head resolutely.
"I didn't see any outsiders. The only one who doesn't belong to our compound is the fat aunt's son-in-law who came here once."
When the fat aunt heard this, she hurriedly raised her hand and reported: "I'm telling you, my son-in-law did come today, but he left after helping my family make briquettes. You also know that he is an honest person and cannot steal."
thing."
Erya, the daughter of the fat aunt's family, married into the Zhang family in the compound next door. The boy from the Zhang family often came over to help the fat aunt with her work. Li Donglai knew these things.
After confirming that no outsiders entered the courtyard, Li Donglai decided to check the crime scene first.
"Yu Qiuhua, please lead the way now, let's go see where the money was stolen."
"OK...."
Yu Qiuhua could not refuse this request, so the two of them brought a group of residents to Yu's house.
Siheyuan is a small society, and news spreads quickly. When the residents got the news, they all rushed over.
Although they didn't like Yu Qiuhua, they were still a little shocked by what happened to their family.
After all, if there is a thief in the compound, their money will not be safe.
Life is hard for everyone these days. Even a needle has its uses and cannot be stolen.
Yan Bugui and Shazhu also rushed over after getting the news.
Silly Zhu saw the sneer on Yu Qiuhua's lips, and his heart skipped a beat. This old woman must have used this incident to take revenge on Brother Dong Lai. Brother Dong Lai was in big trouble this time.
Yan Bugui also felt that something was not going well. Logically speaking, he could just notify the police station to deal with the matter of missing money. Seeing Yu Qiuhua's attitude, he wanted to involve some of the stewards of the Siheyuan.
Of course he wanted to shirk responsibility, but as a steward, you have to fulfill some responsibilities after receiving honor.
Yan Bugui could only bravely enter the house and looked at Li Donglai with some worry.
"Dong Lai, did you see anything?"
Li Donglai nodded slightly, pointed to the open iron box on the bed and said: "I have asked just now that He Wenhui's iron box is hidden at the bottom of the drawer, and now there is nothing missing in He Wenhui's room except money.
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"Then it can only explain one thing, that is, the thief who stole the money knew very well where He Wenhui hid the money."
"It's not easy for He Wenhui to earn this kind of money. He usually doesn't tell others where he hides his money..."
Li Donglai felt as if he had caught a clue, and suddenly turned his head to look at He Wenhui.
"He Wenhui, who knows where you hide your money?"
"Only I know... No..." He Wenhui seemed to remember something and shook her head: "Last time I hid money, He Wentao caught me!"
After saying that, He Wenhui covered her mouth in shock, with a look of disbelief on her face: "No, it's impossible. Wen Tao is my brother, there's no way he could steal my money."
Li Donglai looked at He Wenhui with a little pity.
In the original work, He Wenhui is not essentially a bad person. Most of the reasons why she became the culprit who framed Liu Hongchang were because she was coerced by her mother and younger siblings.
As the ultimate Voldemort, even if she faced the reality, she was unwilling to believe that He Wentao had stolen the money.
At this time, Yu Qiuhua, who had been paying attention to the movements in the room, also understood.
She had already planned to criticize Li Donglai in front of everyone in the compound later for being unsuitable for the position of First Master.
Now she found out that the person who stole the money might be He Wentao, and she was stunned.
After reacting, Yu Qiuhua jumped into the house and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, my son Wen Tao will do big things in the future, and he will never steal money. Besides, Wen Hui is Wen Tao's sister."