"Since you know there is trouble here, why do you still dare to live here?"
Li Laosan sighed.
"Without a place to go, compared to being poor, being cunning doesn't seem so scary."
Cao Weidong nodded, and then asked Li Laosan a few questions. After confirming that the yard was not clean, he sighed and said helplessly.
"Hey, I thought it was a mistake at the time, but I didn't expect that I was tricked."
"According to Master Li, the weirdo is lingering in this courtyard and won't go out, which means there is a problem with this courtyard. In this case..."
After pacing back and forth for a few steps, Cao Weidong made a decision.
"In this case, I decided to completely seal the yard and not allow anyone to enter or exit."
A happy look appeared on Li Laosan's face.
"Mr. Cao, this is the right choice. It is too dangerous here. A gentleman will not stand here."
Cao Weidong added: "You should be saying that a gentleman does not build dangerous walls."
Li Laosan patted his head and said, "Oh, yes, that's what I wanted to say."
Cao Weidong smiled, turned to Zhao Jinzhu, and asked seriously.
"Master Zhao, can you ask someone to completely block the gate of this courtyard?"
Zhao Jinzhu thought for a moment and replied.
"Yes, yes, but I need time. In this way, tomorrow I will arrange workers and purchase the required bricks and tiles. It will probably be completed the day after tomorrow, and it will take two days."
"Two days is too slow. One day, I hope I can block this yard tomorrow!"
Cao Weidong's tone was tough and final.
Zhao Jinzhu was in a dilemma.
"But we don't have the materials now, and we need workers now. All the previous workers have left..."
Cao Weidong said firmly.
"Workers come to you and I will pay you, Master Zhao. Please believe me, money is not an issue."
"Also, we can change our thinking and simply block the courtyard door with usable materials first, and then reinforce it. In short, this must be done quickly."
Zhao Jinzhu actually felt that there was no use in doing so, but his employer had spoken, so why should he refute it?
With this idea in mind, Zhao Jinzhu took out a ruler and measured it at the courtyard gate. He thought for a while and finally agreed.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now, and I'll definitely finish it as you requested tomorrow."
Cao Weidong nodded with satisfaction.
The moment he turned his head, he glanced at Li Laosan without any trace, especially noticing the undetectable smile on the other person's face, nodded slightly, and finally added.
"As for the decoration plan we made before, it remains the same, but we need you to readjust the design draft and free up this yard."
Zhao Jinzhu smiled bitterly.
For him, although this job is not difficult, it is time-consuming.
After all, we have to overthrow it and start over, we have to draw a new draft.
But he opened his mouth, his throat made a meaningless sound, and finally said.
"No problem, I will finish it as soon as possible."
.......
After seeing off Zhao Jinzhu, Cao Weidong did not follow him, but returned to the main house and closed the door.
This is the place where Wang He lived before. It still retains a complete set of furniture and can be used directly.
The few decoration masters who were still staying here were usually in the backyard and would not come over, but for the sake of safety, he still confirmed that no one was following him, then he sat down again and called softly.
"Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue."
Following his call, a fat, stocky, slightly unreal cat reluctantly walked out of Cao Weidong's personal space.
This is a strange jade creature with magical abilities that he raised.
At this time, Xiaoxue stretched lazily, then jumped onto the table with flexible movements that were completely asymmetrical to its body shape, lay down on the edge of the table, and combed her hair with her tongue.
"Xiaoxue, you've gained weight again, it's time to lose weight."
Cao Weidong muttered.
During this time, Xiaoxue has been staying in his personal space.
All I did was eat and sleep all day long.
Only come out for activities occasionally.
As a result, this guy's weight also began to increase exponentially.
At the beginning, Cao Weidong could easily pick up Xiaoxue with one hand.
Now, he needs to use a little more strength...
Xiaoxue seemed very dissatisfied and meowed a few words at Cao Weidong.
"Okay, okay, I won't talk about you anymore."
Cao Weidong comforted him with a few words, pointed out the location of Li Laosan, and briefly talked about the other person's facial features and clothing, and then emphasized.
"I have assigned you a task, which is to follow Li Laosan and see what he is doing."
Xiaoxue lay down again, squinting her eyes and pretending not to hear.
Cao Weidong's cheeks twitched a few times, and he reluctantly promised.
"After this is done, I'll let you eat two more old things."
As soon as Xiaoxue heard this, she immediately became energetic and ran out.
Cao Weidong shook his head, connected to Xiaoxue's vision, and observed silently with Xiaoxue's vision.
In fact, when he heard the story about trouble in the courtyard, Cao Weidong suspected that someone had deliberately spread it.
After visiting some workers, he quickly identified the biggest suspect - Li Laosan.
Because only Li Laosan was the one who directly encountered the strange thing.
And all the stories come from his mouth.
This is too much of a coincidence.
After Cao Weidong met and chatted with Li Laosan for a few words, he became more certain of his conjecture.
There is definitely something wrong with Li Laosan.
He speculated that the reason why the other party made up the strange story was to scare away the construction team and prevent them from repairing the yard.
As for why the other party did this, Cao Weidong still doesn't know, but it is certain that the other party needs a quiet and undisturbed environment.
Therefore, Cao Weidong deliberately told Zhao Jinzhu what he said about blocking the backyard in front of Li Laosan.
Don’t you want a quiet environment?
Then I will block the courtyard door and not allow anyone to enter or exit, and simply create such an environment for you.
I believe that after the wall is built, the other party will most likely start to take action.
And Xiaoxue was watching on his behalf.
.......
Time passed little by little, and the sky gradually became dark.
After Cao Weidong packed up his belongings, he left the courtyard and returned to Shouzhengtang to deal with his own affairs.
At the same time, he was distracted and paying attention to the developments coming from Xiaoxue.
Suddenly, Cao Weidong's spirit perked up, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
In Xiaoxue's field of vision, he saw Li Laosan sneaking out of the courtyard at night and running towards a nearby alley.
Xiaoxue faithfully carried out Cao Weidong's order and followed closely behind to ensure that Li Laosan was in her sight.
It has the ability to be invisible, so you don't have to worry about being discovered by the other party.
Li Laosan walked for a while, paused, and stopped in front of a yard. He went over and knocked on the door.
"Who?"
A questioning voice came from inside the door.
Li Laosan said quickly: "It's me, Li Laosan."
With a creak, the heavy door was opened, and a man wrapped in a military green cotton-padded jacket came out and looked at Li Laosan doubtfully.
"That's strange. Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on me in the courtyard? Why are you here?"
Li Laosan said excitedly: "Where's the boss? I have something important to tell him."