Douluo's Blue Silver Family

Chapter 276 The Excitement and the Strange Movements of the Blue Silver Emperor

"Yuan Changqing, go to the Intermediate Court for a meeting." Yuan Changqing had just finished dinner when he heard Liu Guangtian's shout outside the courtyard.

"Okay, I'll be right there," Yuan Changqing called out from inside the house.

Afterwards, Yuan Changqing and his family of five carried stools and headed towards the Intermediate People's Court.

When Yuan Changqing and his family arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, they saw Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, the brothers, carrying tables and setting them up in the middle of the courtyard.

When it comes to holding a general meeting of the entire hospital, the second uncle was the most enthusiastic. He was a man who was desperate to become an official.

Take Second Uncle for example. He's incompetent but has a huge desire for power. He's just a nobody in charge of the courtyard, but he acts like a county magistrate.

With the arrival of representatives from each household in the compound, the three stewards also made their official appearance.

Then, the three old men took turns giving their opening remarks in the middle of the courtyard, with the second old man speaking the most. However, in the end, it was as if he hadn't said anything at all.

Then, the old man spoke up again: "The reason I called everyone here for this meeting today is because one of Xu Damao's two old hens is missing."

"Xu Damao, now it's your turn to tell us what happened."

So Xu Damao came to the middle of the yard and said angrily, "The three uncles in the front yard and Yuan Changqing know best about the two old hens I keep at home. They are the ones who watched me bring them back."

"Moreover, these were given to me by the villagers when I went to the countryside to show movies. I originally intended to use them to improve my health."

"But I thought the chicken could still lay eggs, so I kept it and didn't eat it."

"But when I got home today, I found that one was missing, so I went out to look for it. When I got to the courtyard, I found that Sha Zhu was stewing a chicken."

"So I went to his house to confront him, but instead of confronting him, he not only stole my chicken, but also beat me up. My second uncle also knows about this."

"So now I want Sha Zhu to compensate me for my chicken and apologize to me in front of everyone. Otherwise, this isn't over. I'll report it to the police station and let the officers handle it."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, the old man said again, "Zhuzi, you tell me, did you steal Xu Damao's chicken?"

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "I didn't steal the chicken."

Sha Zhu didn't steal the chicken. The chicken he stewed today was half a rooster that was taken from the steel mill. It just so happened that Xu Damao's chicken was lost.

An old man pointed to the clay pot on the table and asked, "What about the chicken stewing in there?"

Sha Zhu continued, "I was thinking of making some chicken soup for her to nourish her since it was raining today. But I had only been cooking it for a short while when Xu Damao barged into my house and insisted that I had stolen his chicken."

Second Uncle was already annoyed that Sha Zhu hadn't given him face today, so he asked, "Even so, you can't just hit Xu Damao like that!"

"Hmph, who told him to kick down the door when he came into my house? He deserved to be beaten up," Sha Zhu replied, equally annoyed.

The third uncle then asked, "Shazhu, you said you didn't steal Xu Damao's chicken, so where did you get this chicken?"

"Isn't that obvious? Of course I bought it. With my monthly salary of 37.5 yuan, do you think I can't afford a chicken?" Sha Zhu naturally wouldn't say that the chicken was brought back from the steel mill. If that were discovered, the situation would be different.

The old man asked again, "Shazhu, you said you bought it, okay, did you buy it at the South Gate Market or the Xidan Market?"

Without thinking, Sha Zhu blurted out, "I bought it at the Xidan vegetable market."

At this moment, the third uncle laughed and said, "Silly Zhu, you said you bought it at the Xidan market. Even if you take a bus to the Xidan market, it would take more than an hour to go there and back!"

Then, the third uncle got up and stirred the chicken in the casserole with his hand, and said, "Look, this chicken is almost cooked. So, judging by the time, you shouldn't be able to cook this fast, right?"

The old man's question hit Sha Zhu like a ton of bricks, leaving him speechless.

Then, the third uncle continued, "So, Sha Zhu, you say you didn't steal Xu Damao's chickens, then where did you get them? Did you steal them from the steel mill? That's a different story; you're undermining socialism!"

At this moment, Xu Damao saw that Shazhu was stumped by the Third Uncle's question, so he quickly jumped up and said, "Shazhu, tell me, did you steal my chicken or the steel mill's chicken? If you don't explain clearly, I will report to the steel mill's security department and have them arrest you."

The old man realized things were getting complicated and quickly said, "Third Uncle, you can't say things like that! You're putting Zhuzi in danger!"

Then, turning to Sha Zhu, he asked, "Did you steal Xu Damao's chicken?"

Sha Zhu then realized that his previous words had put him in a difficult position.

Then, Sha Zhu could only reluctantly say, "Fine, I guess I stole it!"

The third uncle said again, "Shazhu, stealing is stealing. What do you mean by 'it counts as stealing'? I think you stole the chickens from the steel mill."

Xu Damao was delighted and said, "Good, Shazhu, you actually dared to steal things from the steel mill. It seems the lesson you learned last time wasn't enough. I'll go report this to the security department right now."

An old man quickly grabbed Xu Damao, who was about to head to the steel mill, and said, "Zhu Zi, you'd better explain yourself clearly! Did you steal Xu Damao's chicken?"

Sha Zhu knew that Xu Damao's chickens were stolen by Widow Qin's son; he had seen it on his way home that day. However, at this point, Sha Zhu could only take the blame.

Otherwise, if he were to be caught by the security department of the steel rolling mill, even if he didn't lose his job, he would still be severely punished.

Sha Zhu could only say stiffly, "I stole Xu Damao's chicken."

After Sha Zhu confessed to stealing the chicken, the surrounding onlookers began to discuss it animatedly. At this moment, Widow Qin, who had been on edge, finally felt relieved.

Xu Damao then said, "Well, you idiot Zhu, it turns out you stole my chicken. You even denied it before and beat me up. Tell me, how do you plan to resolve this? If you don't satisfy me, I'll have the police station handle it."

An old man then spoke up, saying, "Xu Damao, how do you plan to resolve this?"

Seeing that Sha Zhu had been humiliated this time, Xu Damao felt extremely pleased and said, "That depends on whether Sha Zhu is sincere."

Seeing that Xu Damao wouldn't offer a solution, the old man adopted his usual patriarchal tone and made the final decision: "I think this is how it works, Zhuzi, you just give Xu Damao the money for a chicken, and we'll call it even."

Xu Damao was immediately displeased and said, "Uncle One, your bias towards Sha Zhu is too obvious! Uncle Two, Uncle Three, you must stand up for me!"

Seeing that he had another opportunity to speak up, the second uncle said, "Xu Damao is right. We can't just let this go. Our compound has always been a model of civility, and now a thief has appeared. If word gets out, our honor as a model of civility will be ruined."

At this moment, the third uncle realized that if the honor of being a "civilized compound" was lost, then the annual reward from the neighborhood committee would also be lost.

So, the third uncle also said, "The second uncle is right. We can't just let Sha Zhu's behavior go unpunished. We must deal with it seriously."

When the eldest uncle saw that the second and third uncles were going to deal with Sha Zhu seriously, he knew that he could no longer side with Sha Zhu, otherwise he might incur the wrath of the crowd.

The old man then asked, "So, what do you suggest we do with the pillar?"

The third uncle asked, "Xu Damao, tell me first how you plan to make Sha Zhu compensate you for your losses?"

Xu Damao now realizes that without the help of his second and third uncles, he would have been fooled by his first uncle, so he takes the opportunity to back down.

Xu Damao said, "Let Sha Zhu pay me 5... no, 10 yuan, and he has to bow and apologize to me in front of everyone. Then this matter will be over."

"What? A chicken of yours is only worth two or three yuan. You want me to pay you 10 yuan and bow down to apologize? You're dreaming." Sha Zhu immediately objected after hearing Xu Damao's opinion.

Xu Damao said nonchalantly, "Fine, it's fine if you don't want to pay. I don't care about that little bit of money. I'll go to the police station to report it right now."

After saying that, Xu Damao was about to walk out of the courtyard when an old man grabbed him again and said, "Damao, don't you think this is too much? I think five yuan is enough, and then we can have Zhuzi apologize to you, how about that?"

Xu Damao knew that the old man and Sha Zhu were in cahoots, so how could he possibly agree to it?

Xu Damao shook his head and said, "Uncle, I've already given you face. When I asked Shazhu before, he denied it and even beat me up. If you don't agree to my conditions, I'll have no choice but to report it to the police station."

Seeing that Xu Damao was unyielding, the old man decided not to cause any more trouble and nodded in agreement, saying, "Zhuzi, just do as Xu Damao says, otherwise, you can prepare to go to the police station."

Seeing that the old man had said that, Sha Zhu reluctantly gave Xu Damao 10 yuan and then bowed and apologized.

Seeing that Sha Zhu had given in to him, Xu Damao was in an extremely good mood, even though he was somewhat unwilling.

Afterwards, the three stewards discussed how to deal with Sha Zhu, deciding that he would clean the courtyard for a month, and that was the end of it.

...

After returning home, Zeng Li said, "Changqing, something seems a bit strange about what happened today!"

Yuan Changqing said with a smile, "That's right, Sha Zhu has trapped himself. He has to admit it, otherwise, it wouldn't be just a matter of losing 10 yuan."

"Besides, didn't you realize that the chicken that Sha Zhu stewed was actually stolen from the steel mill? He just got tricked by the Third Uncle, and the fool ended up getting himself caught in the trap."

Zeng Li nodded and said, "Oh, I see. No wonder Sha Zhu was so unwilling!"

"Hehe, this is just the beginning, honey. Even if Sha Zhu doesn't fall for the trick, he'll still end up taking the blame, you believe me?" Yuan Changqing asked with a smile.

Zeng Li said with a look of disbelief, "No way, Sha Zhu isn't that stupid!"

Yuan Changqing added, "Didn't I tell you before that Xu Damao's chicken was stolen by Banggeng? With Widow Qin's methods, it will be easy to find out that Banggeng stole it in the end."

"So, for the sake of Bang Geng's reputation, Widow Qin only needs to wink at Sha Zhu, and Sha Zhu will obediently take the blame."

Zeng Li thought about Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's situation and realized that it was indeed possible.

Seeing Zeng Li deep in thought, Yuan Changqing said, "Alright, this has nothing to do with us. Go to sleep."

"Um."

Lying in bed, Yuan Changqing thought about what had happened today. The storm wasn't far off. Who knew how many more trivial matters would unfold in the courtyard then?

Moreover, as Yuan Changqing diligently studied the Five Elements Scripture every day, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul in his sea of ​​consciousness also showed some unusual activity.

Furthermore, the daily absorption and refinement of that wisp of purple energy from the east also greatly benefits one's soul.

This seems to be a good sign. Perhaps it will even be helpful for future cultivation.

Previously, when Yuan Changqing discovered the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in his sea of ​​consciousness, there was no such situation. Now that there is an anomaly, it means that as his cultivation time has increased, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul has also benefited.

Moreover, judging from the origin of martial spirits in Douluo Continent, martial spirits originate from each person's bloodline and soul. This is equivalent to an extension of a person's bloodline and soul, except that the martial spirit does not have independent consciousness.

As for Yuan Changqing, his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul has come to the world of Shrouding the Heavens with him. It's unknown what changes will occur in the future.

Therefore, Yuan Changqing needs to continuously explore on his own.

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