Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 873 The Arrogant and Awesome Joke!
Jia Dongming and his nephew Banggeng passed through the hanging flower gate into the middle courtyard. Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting under the eaves of the Jia family's house chatting with the women and young wives in the courtyard, showed a surprised expression when she saw Jia Dongming and Banggeng return. She quickly asked them, "Dongming! Banggeng! You've returned from your business trip?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's question, Banggeng, recalling his experience from the previous night, eagerly told her, "Grandma! If we hadn't encountered rats robbing us on our way back to Beijing from Tianjin, which blew up several large craters in the road, we would have been able to return by midnight last night."

When Jia Zhangshi learned that Jia Dongming and Banggeng had encountered rats on their way back from a business trip yesterday, her face immediately showed a look of great fear. She hurriedly asked Jia Dongming and Banggeng, "What! Dongming! Banggeng! On your way back last night, you were robbed by rats and they even blew up the road? Were you two injured?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's question and seeing her worried expression, Banggeng immediately smiled and said to her, "Grandma! Do you think my uncle and I look like something's wrong?"

Banggeng paused slightly, recalling the entire incident of being robbed by rats yesterday, and then introduced to Jia Zhangshi: "Grandma! You don't know how hateful those rats are. They actually planted landmines on the highway. If it weren't for my uncle last night, our convoy would probably have been ambushed by those rats."

When the children in the yard heard Banggeng's account of what happened and learned that he and his friends had been ambushed by rats the night before, they all crowded around Banggeng. Sanmao, in particular, asked Banggeng curiously, "Brother Banggeng! Did you catch all the rats that were lying in ambush with you? Can you tell us how you caught them last night?"

When Banggeng heard Sanmao's question and saw the expectant expressions on the faces of the other children in the yard, and thinking of the scene last night, a proud expression appeared on his face. He replied, "If you want to hear about my uncle catching mice, of course there's no problem. You wait here while I return my uncle's bicycle to the other yard, then wash my face, and I'll tell you about how my uncle caught mice last night."

Seeing Bang Geng's smug expression, Jia Dongming shook his head helplessly, remembering what Huang Xiaopeng had told him the night before, and walked alone towards the villa.

Banggeng washed his face at home and came out of the Jia family's house. Jia Zhangshi immediately asked Banggeng, "Banggeng! Tell Grandma quickly, how did you get back safely after being ambushed by rats last night?"

When Banggeng heard Jia Zhangshi's question, he thought of what had happened last night and what he had overheard the guards talking when they went to unload the goods. He proudly told Jia Zhangshi, "Grandma! You don't know! Yesterday we went to Jingu Port to transport a batch of equipment. Because this equipment is very valuable, my uncle personally took charge of the escort."

"Our journey there was smooth sailing, and the return journey was also smooth sailing at first. Just when our convoy entered Beijing and everyone thought the transport mission would be completed smoothly, my uncle suddenly noticed two people smoking on a small hill in the distance, so he notified the convoy to stop."

"After the convoy stopped, my uncle called over the soldiers who were assisting with the escort and ordered that platoon of soldiers to bombard the small hill in front with mortars. As a result, the rats that were hiding on the hill and preparing to ambush the convoy were blown up. Later, after the soldiers had blown up most of them, my uncle led his men to surround and wipe out the group of rats."

"The highway was pitch black at the time. My uncle, along with the comrades from the security department, went to the hill to hunt down the rats. But halfway there, my uncle realized something was wrong. He shone a flashlight and discovered landmines the rats had buried on the road. So he led his men around the minefield. Just as they were going around the minefield, the rats on the hill detonated all the landmines." "The explosion was louder than an artillery shell. According to the rats' confession, they first planned to bomb us with landmines and then throw grenades at us. If my uncle hadn't discovered the ambush on the hill beforehand, the consequences would have been unimaginable if our convoy had passed through that minefield."

"Brother Banggeng! Have all those rats been caught by Uncle Dongming and the others?" Shazhu's son asked Banggeng with a mixture of excitement and fear on his face after hearing what Banggeng had to say.

When Banggeng heard Shazhu's son's question, he thought of how Jia Dongming led his men up the hill and shot the rat leader dead. He replied with a proud look, "Little Dongzi! Don't you know who my uncle is? My uncle led the security guards and charged up that hill first. The rat leader was planning to fight back with the rest of the rats, but my uncle shot him in the head. When the rest of the rats saw this, they were so scared that they immediately surrendered!"

The children present were all excited as they listened to Banggeng's description of the process. One of the children couldn't help but ask Banggeng, "Brother Banggeng! How many mice did Uncle Dongming and the others catch in total?"

Upon hearing the child's question, Banggeng, recalling the information he had heard from the guards in the same vehicle, immediately explained to the children present: "Last night, there were more than thirty rats that ambushed us. My uncle first had the soldiers kill thirteen of them with mortars, and the remaining twenty or so were all caught by my uncle because they were injured."

Jia Zhangshi originally thought that being a driver was a very respectable job, but she never expected that the driver would encounter rats robbing the road while transporting goods. This made her very worried about Banggeng's safety, and she hurriedly instructed Banggeng: "Banggeng! How can the job of a driver be so dangerous? Why don't we stop learning to drive and have your uncle find you another job?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words and seeing the worried expression on her face, Banggeng immediately said to her, "Grandma! What happened yesterday was a completely unexpected event. It's impossible for us to encounter such a thing on a normal day. Besides, when we go out to transport goods, there are always security guards on the truck. How could there be any danger?"

Upon hearing Banggeng's answer, Jia Zhangshi's face showed a skeptical expression. She asked Banggeng to confirm, "Banggeng! Are you sure there won't be any danger? Are you sure you're not just trying to fool Grandma?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's question, Banggeng nodded very firmly and replied, "Grandma! Don't worry, there really won't be any danger."

(End of this chapter)