Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

finally.

Jia Dongxu resigned himself to his fate.

I quietly observed from the entrance; there was no one in the yard for the time being.

Go out.

Heading straight for Wanjia in the backyard!

"Wan Ping'an, I'll have Dongxu empty your house!"

Madam Jia smiled smugly.

Chapter 37 Jia Dongxu cried in fear, and Jia Zhangshi wet herself in fear.

Jia Dongxu reluctantly went to the backyard.

When he was very young, Zhang Zuihua forced him to steal.

For him, stealing was neither difficult nor undesirable. If other people had good things, he would steal them even if Jia Zhangshi didn't tell him to.

The only thing he resisted was Wan Ping'an.

He is afraid!

Arriving at the backyard, I looked around; there was no one there.

He quickly arrived at the Wan family's door, ready to go in and "take" something.

Squeak!

A slight sound of the door opening was heard.

Next door, the deaf old lady just pushed open the door and came out.

"Oh no, run!"

Jia Dongxu reacted quickly.

Turn around and run.

Unexpectedly, my foot slipped, and I fell to the ground with a thud.

The deaf old woman shuddered in fright. What was that sound?

Turning my head, I saw Jia Dongxu standing at Wan Ping'an's door.

She's a shrewd old fox; she knows the Jia family are all thieves. Wan Ping'an went out, and Jia Dongxu appeared at the Wan family's door. What does he want to do?

steal!

The answer is self-evident!

The deaf old lady smiled slightly; she wouldn't care.

She was only happy when Wan Ping'an's house was emptied!

The old lady has left.

Jia Dongxu quickly got up and ran home in a disheveled state.

"Why are you back so soon?"

"Empty handed?"

Madam Jia looked at Jia Dongxu with a very unfriendly expression.

"Mom, it's not that I don't want to go in and 'get' the things, it's just that the deaf old lady saw me just now, what if she tells Wan Ping'an?"

Jia Dongxu found an excuse.

Let him steal from anyone's house, just don't let him steal from Wan Ping'an's house.

"Did the old lady see it?"

"Then you don't need to worry, she definitely won't tell Wan Ping'an."

“Wan Ping’an eats fish and meat every day, but we’ve never sent her any. We wish we could empty the Wan family’s house before we go and get it. Don’t worry.”

Jia Zhangshi smiled.

She knew all too well what kind of person the deaf old lady was.

She's cut from the same cloth.

The only difference is that the deaf old lady doesn't steal.

"Mom, I..."

Jia Dongxu was still a little worried.

My body aches.

I just fell pretty hard.

"Oh, how could I have given birth to such a useless son like you?"

"I'll go with you, follow me!"

Madam Jia glared fiercely at Jia Dongxu.

She walked ahead.

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to follow.

When they arrived in the backyard, they didn't see the deaf old lady, nor did they see anyone else.

Those who were supposed to go to work went to work early in the morning.

Those who aren't working are all sleeping at home.

It's not about sleeping in late.

It's about saving food.

In the 1950s, resources were scarce, and many people still struggled to get enough to eat.

If you don't exercise, you burn less energy and don't need to eat as much.

Staying at home saves the most food.

"I'll keep an eye on things for you, why aren't you going?"

We arrived at Wan Ping'an's house.

Jia Zhangshi urged Jia Dongxu to take action.

Jia Dongxu pushed the window, but it wouldn't budge; it must be plugged in from the inside.

He went to the door again.

Instead of opening the door directly, he first pressed his face against it and peered through the crack to see what was inside.

Gudong!

Jia Dongxu plopped down on the ground.

Paled face.

Tears streamed down my face.

"I, I, I don't want to die, I really don't want to die!"

Jia Dongxu mumbled incoherently, trembling.

Jia Zhangshi was stunned. What was going on?

Why is Jia Dongxu so scared?

"what happened?"

Jia Zhangshi inquired.

"Him, I..."

Jia Dongxu was so frightened that he couldn't explain himself clearly for a moment.

"Get out of my way!"

Jia Zhangshi got angry.

She kicked Jia Dongxu aside.

He pressed his face against the door, just like Jia Dongxu, peeking into the room through the crack in the door.

Gudong!

Jia Zhangshi's reaction was the same as Jia Dongxu's.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale and his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

"How could Wan Ping'an, that little brat, be so ruthless?"

"Does he want to kill us?"

Jia Zhangshi muttered to herself.

When she peeked through the crack in the door, she saw a bow fixed to the table, with three arrows nocked on the bowstring, ready to be released.