Er'eryan Hutong consists of three small alleys. The narrowest part of the alley is less than 1.5 meters, and the widest part is only 5 meters.
The most famous feature here is undoubtedly the fried cake shop called "Zha Gong Liu".
"Fried cake Liu" is known as one of the four unique snacks in Yanjin. Many outsiders come from far away to try the fried cake, which is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, sweet and refreshing.
The third gate of Erlaiyan Hutong North Hutong is the home of Erlaizi.
The second son usually likes to smoke a few puffs of cigarettes. Because of this habit that ruined the family, he didn't even get a wife when he was in his forties.
At this moment, a black car was parked on the street, and in the car were Jiang Xinyu and Zhang Jinbiao.
"That old lady is a second-rate lady." Zhang Jinbiao pointed to an old lady with little feet who was hobbling around.
Jiang Xinyu looked up and said, "The second son lives with his parents?"
"That guy has a sweetheart outside. He doesn't come back often. He comes back occasionally to buy some rice, flour, oil and other things for the family. His father is in poor health and has been bedridden all year round."
"So, he is still a filial son..."
"It's okay to be filial or not. The second son is an only child. If he doesn't care about his parents, the two old people will starve to death."
"Hearing the name Erlaizi, I thought he had at least one brother or sister."
"You are right. The second son had an older brother. Unfortunately, he contracted typhoid fever and died when he was three years old. As you can tell from his name, the second son had an older brother. His parents hoped to have another child..."
Zhang Jinbiao has been hanging out in Hongqiao for so many years, and he knows a lot about things on the street. Asking him to find out the details of the second son is even more effective than the people from the Secrecy Bureau.
Jiang Xinyu raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. He had been waiting here for more than half an hour and said, "Where does his sweetheart live?"
Zhang Jinbiao said: "The woman in Zhuangyuan Lane, North Street, lost her husband a few years ago and has a two-and-a-half-year-old child at home. It's really not easy to say...Captain Jiang, he's back!"
Erlaizi held a bag of rice in his hand, walked quickly across the road, and shouted: "Mom, where have you been in such a cold day?"
Erlaiziniang turned around, raised the Chinese medicine in her hand, and said, "Your father had a bad cough at night, so I went to get him some medicine."
Er Laizi said: "Why is he coughing again? Wasn't he feeling fine the past few days? Let's do this. I'll take him to the hospital for a checkup in the afternoon. Drinking soup and medicine all day long doesn't work..."
"Come here at Zhangkou. One cheap talk is worth ten, and it's free to go to the hospital for treatment?" Erlaiziniang said dissatisfied.
Erlaizi looked around and whispered: "Mom, your son, I am rich..."
Zhang Jinbiao got out of the car and shouted from a distance: "Second son!"
Erlaizi was just a lowly gangster. When he saw that Zhang Jinbiao was no less than a kid meeting the Lord of Hell, he hurriedly said: "Hey, isn't this Brother Biao? What's wrong with you?"
Zhang Jinbiao walked over, turned around and pointed at the car: "I want to ask you something. Let's go and we'll talk in the car."
Erlaizi rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, please let me send the rice home and I'll be out soon."
Zhang Jinbiao didn't think much about it. The second lady was thin and withered, and it was really difficult to carry a rice bag weighing more than ten kilograms.
Erlaizi walked a few steps, suddenly threw the rice bag on the ground, turned around and ran away. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he turned around and disappeared.
Zhang Jinbiao was stunned, and it took him a few seconds to react: "Good boy, how dare you play this trick with me!"
His son often caused trouble outside, and his wife was used to it. Without even looking at Zhang Jinbiao, she picked up her rice bag and walked slowly home.
Jiang Xinyu rolled down the window and said to Zhang Jinbiao: "Get in the car."
Zhang Jinbiao walked over quickly, opened the car door, got in, and said, "Don't worry, I'll go back and call someone right away. I'll find him in less than half a day."
"It's too late to call people when we go back. There's something going on in Erlaizi's mind. He must be in a hurry to run away." Jiang Xinyu stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped towards North Street.
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Zhuangyuan Lane originally had no name. During the Xinmao Imperial Examination during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, a champion was produced here, which became a sensational news at the time.
The neighbors felt that they were proud of themselves, so they changed the nameless alley into Zhuangyuan Alley.
Erlaizi peeped nearby for a long time and found nothing unusual. He ran into Zhuangyuan Lane, came to one of the doors and knocked lightly.
"Who is it?" asked a woman inside the door.
Erlaizi whispered: "Me."
The door creaked open.
The second son's best friend was named Chunfang. She was a young woman in her twenties, who was quite pretty.
"Why are you back again?" Chunfeng said in surprise.
Erlaizi entered the house and said, "Chunfang, I have to go out and hide for a few days. I won't be able to come here during this time."
"What happened?"
"Stop asking, if someone comes to see me, just say you don't know... where is my box?"
"It's in the back room."
The room was dimly lit, and a little boy was sleeping on the bed.
Chunfang opened the cabinet door, took out a locked rattan box from inside, and complained: "I am already yours, and you are still guarding me, really..."
Erlaizi touched Chunfang's breast and said with a smile: "Stop thinking nonsense. If I am on guard against you, I can safely put the box here."
He took out the key and opened the lock, took out a envelope of silver coins from the box and stuffed it into Chunfang's hand, saying: "Go to 18th Street to find a man named Wang Daya, and tell him that I asked you to go. Remember, exchange it."
The national currency is one to one hundred and eighty thousand, don't let that grandson fool you."
Looking at the heavy silver coins in her hand, Chunfang was surprised and happy: "Where did you get so much money?"
Erlaizi said: "I'll tell you in detail later... After exchanging the money, you keep half for yourself and send the other half to my family..."
Tuk Tuk!
There was a knock on the door.
Erlaizi suddenly became nervous and made a silent gesture to Chunfang.
"Second son, I know you are inside, open the door quickly!" Zhang Jinbiao said outside the door.
"Oh no, how did he get here so fast..." Erlaizi was worried, went to the back to find a kitchen knife, and walked toward the door with the knife in one hand and the suitcase in the other.
Chunfang said in a panic: "Second son, what are you going to do?"
"It's okay, I'm just trying to scare him. Come and open the door." Erlaizi said in a low voice.
Chunfang carefully took off the door latch. As soon as the door opened, Erlaizi kept silent and rushed out with a kitchen knife.
Zhang Jinbiao had been on guard for a long time. He slammed down the wooden stick in his hand and hit Er Laizi on the wrist holding the knife. The kitchen knife fell to the ground with a clang.
Zhang Jinbiao took advantage of the situation and kicked Erlaizi back. He cursed and said: "If you dare to play rough with me, you and him won't even ask. In this area of Red Bridge, everyone is counted as one."
Who am I, Zhang Jinbiao, afraid of!"
As he spoke, he stepped into the house, followed by Jiang Xinyu behind him.
Erlaizi was hit with a wooden stick, and the courage he had finally accumulated disappeared in an instant, and he said: "Brother Biao, you don't care about the villain's mistakes. I didn't think about it..."
Zhang Jinbiao said: "To tell you the truth, we have been here a long time ago, and we are just waiting to catch a turtle in an urn for you. Do you know what catching a turtle in an urn means? It means catching a bastard in a jar. Where do you think you can run?"
Chunfang said tremblingly: "You guys, don't mess around. The police station is just across the street..."
Jiang Xinyu smiled: "What a coincidence, I am the police."