Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Drunk?" Yi Zhonghai didn't expect this to be the case.

"Isn't it? It smells very alcoholic. My seventh uncle made my father drink Fenjiu, which is very expensive," Banggeng continued.

"Who is Banggeng talking to?" Jia Dongxu walked out of the house sleepily, still smelling of alcohol.

He went to the sink to wash his face and saw Yi Zhonghai, "Master, has senior brother left? I can still accompany him for two more drinks, but no more."

"You left early. What time is it now? Who are you visiting relatives for? Why did you walk from morning to evening?" Yi Zhonghai saw that Jia Dongxu still looked drunk, so he said something unhappily and went home.

"Are you drinking Fenjiu? I wonder if it tastes good or not," He Yuzhu said to himself while lying on the bed at home.

"Brother, if you are sick, go to the hospital. It's not appropriate for you to go to the hospital during the New Year." He Yushui became angry again when he heard what He Yuzhu said.

"I didn't expect that I would be beaten when I went to order food. I didn't expect that I would be unable to beat him. He didn't have any crutches in his hand this time. It seems that I can't avenge myself," said He Yuzhu with a sigh.

"You still want revenge. If you want to die, go earlier. How hard did Zhang Dabao hit you? Didn't you see when he beat Brother Dongxu yesterday? He's his nephew. Did he show mercy? Not to mention you, an outsider," He Yushui said to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu didn't say anything, but closed his eyes.

Liu Haizhong from the backyard returned home in the evening. He learned from Yan Bugui at the gate what had happened in the yard in the past two days. He returned home without any expression.

Xu Fugui, who was also in the backyard, was talking to his son Xu Damao, "Da Mao, you saw it too, we can't afford to offend the soldier next door. Lao Yi is very talkative, but today he was speechless after being scolded by him. Everyone knows that Sha Zhu learned martial arts for a few days, but he was beaten like a dead dog by Zhang Dabao."

"I dare not offend him. Are those things he said about the uncle true?" Xu Damao asked his father.

"I don't think it's possible. Old Yi has lived in the courtyard for decades. He worked in the Lou family's steel plant before liberation, until the public-private partnership and then the nationalization of the steel plant. I have never heard of him having any connection with any random people, let alone being the commander-in-chief," Xu Fugui said after thinking for a while.

"I think so too. If this gets out, will anyone above us believe it?" Xu Damao thought for a moment and asked his father.

"Don't spread this word. If we don't go, others will. Liu Haizhong is back," Xu Fugui immediately persuaded his son.

"This bastard, he keeps talking nonsense every day and always protects Sha Zhu. I really want to get rid of him," Xu Damao said angrily.

"If you want to do it, kill him. Otherwise, don't do it. Old Yi is a good guy," Xu Fugui said to his son.

"Why should we care about him? Let's eat." Xu's mother brought in the meal.

Chapter 16 Liu Haizhong teaches his son

When Liu Haizhong went back to his hometown to visit relatives, he had a complete falling out with his brother's family. The main reason for the conflict was that his brother believed that his parents had always lived in his house and he was the one who sent them away, so he hoped that his brother could share the money he had spent over the years with him. However, Liu Haizhong believed that his brother had always been cultivating his parents' land, spending his parents' money, and inheriting the family house, so he should be given money instead of asking him for money. The two had a huge disagreement, and the middleman couldn't mediate, so the final result was that Liu Haizhong and his brother severed their relationship, and from now on they would no longer have any contact, whether in life or death.

After returning to the courtyard, Liu Haizhong listened to Yan Bugui's story about what happened in the courtyard in the past two days. When he got home, he sat in a chair and thought about things in his hometown, his face full of indignation. He thought about things in the courtyard again, and his wife was sewing shoe soles beside him, also without saying a word.

Liu Haizhong's three sons were in another room. The eldest, Liu Guangqi, had graduated from a technical secondary school and was assigned to a textile factory as a propaganda officer. He was a cadre and was highly regarded at home and was never beaten. At this moment, he was reading a book. The second son, Liu Guangtian, had poor grades and had stopped studying, but he had no job and was particularly unwelcome at home, and was often bothered by him. The third son, Liu Guangfu, was fourteen years old this year and was still in school, but his grades were not good either, and like his second brother, he was often beaten.

After sitting for a while, Liu Guangfu felt hungry, so he asked his two brothers, "Big brother, second brother, are you hungry?"

"How can I not be hungry? Dad and Uncle have done such a bad thing this time. He is very angry and Mom won't come out. Who will cook?" Liu Guang said.

"You want to cook, but what can you do? The food is all in their room. Guangfu, just be patient and don't get beaten just for a meal." Liu Guangqi didn't want his younger brother to offend his father.

Winter nights come especially early. Most families have already had dinner. There are almost no entertainment activities at night, and most people go to bed early. Zhang Dabao is no exception. He also went to bed early tonight. The alarm clock on the bedside was set at one o'clock in the morning. He planned to go to the black market to have a look.

Around eight o'clock, Zhang Dabao fell asleep, but not long after, he was awakened by a noisy noise. He put on his military coat and went to the yard, where he found that Liu Haizhong was beating the children. He beat the children as if he was beating his enemy, his eyes were red, and he kept hitting the two children with the belt in his hand. The two sons ran back and forth after being beaten, and Liu Haizhong started scolding them when he couldn't catch up with them.

The reason for this was that when it was almost eight o'clock, Liu Guangfu was so hungry that he went to his parents' room and asked, "Mom, are you still going to cook? I'm starving."

As soon as he said this, Liu Haizhong slapped him in the face, "Eat your ***, you only know how to eat, what else do you know how to do besides eating?", and when he hit him again, Liu Guangfu had already run out. Liu Haizhong was scolding his youngest son at the door, and when he saw his second son in the house, he slapped him a few times for no reason and beat Liu Guangtian into the yard as well.

At this time, Zhang Dabao heard his niece crying again. She must have been frightened by the loud voice of Liu Haizhong.

"That fat man, aren't you sick? Why are you acting crazy so late at night? You scared the child." Zhang Dabao walked up to Liu Haizhong and questioned him.

"What does it have to do with you if I beat my son?" Liu Haizhong didn't expect anyone to come out and talk about him.

"Don't even mention beating your sons. Even if you killed them, it would have nothing to do with me. But don't make such a loud noise. You woke me up and scared the kids to tears. Do you know that?" Zhang Dabao was angry. He found that after practicing Tianyi Heart Method, his temper had become much worse. He wanted to fight at any time and sometimes even had the urge to beat others to death.

"I am the second uncle in the courtyard." Liu Haizhong was also a little angry. He felt that the new young people did not respect him enough.

"It doesn't matter if you are a cuckold. You can just argue with your ***. Are they ***? Or did you pick them up? Do you hate them so much?" Zhang Dabao was furious and fully fired up.

"How can you talk like that? They are all my sons." The second aunt came out and was dissatisfied with what Zhang Dabao said.

"Did I say something wrong? What kind of father would beat his own son like this? He's beating his enemy's son. Look at the faces of the two children, is this something a father would do?" Zhang Dabao's words touched everyone's mind. No one understood why Liu Haizhong liked to beat his two younger sons so much. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu also didn't know why they were not liked by their father, and they also wanted to know the answer.

"You bastard!" Liu Haizhong was angered by Zhang Dabao's words and rushed forward. It was unclear whether he wanted to hit Zhang Dabao or scare him.

"You are the bastard!" Zhang Dabao's slaps came out faster and harder, one after another. Liu Haizhong was stunned. The right side of his face was hit more than ten times and was swollen.

"Fatty, if you disturb my sleep again, I will kill you. You can try it." Zhang Dabao made a beheading gesture towards Liu Haizhong, scaring Liu Haizhong to fall down.

"Whoever disturbs other people's rest at night should be careful." Zhang Dabao saw Xu Damao and didn't know whether he was married or not, but he knew that the couple also liked to quarrel at night, so he said this to him during the quarrel. Xu Damao's legs tightened with fright and he thought, look at you, my dad never hits me.

After Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, he returned to the house. The onlookers left, and only the Liu family was left in the yard. Second Aunt helped Liu Haizhong, whose mouth was full of blood, back home. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu also returned to their rooms. They did not get to eat, and were beaten. The two brothers were very angry now.

"Second brother, do you think we were really picked up?" Liu Guangfu asked Liu Guangtian after a long silence.

"No, I can remember when mom gave birth to you. You are definitely my biological child," Liu Guangqi said to his brother.

"Then why treat us like this?" Tears flowed from Liu Guangfu's eyes.

"I don't know either." Liu Guangqi didn't know how to answer his brother, and fell silent after saying this.

"Guangfu, I will find a job as soon as possible. Don't worry, I will take you away once I find a job." The more Liu Guangtian thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and his tears could not stop flowing.

"Okay, second brother, hurry up, I can't stand it at home." Liu Guangfu felt his brother's care and felt a little better.

The three brothers didn't say anything else, and they all fell asleep without knowing when.

After Liu Haizhong returned to the room, he didn't say a word, nor did he sleep. He didn't know why he was suddenly slapped. Wasn't it just because the child was a little noisy? Who doesn't make noise when they spank their children? Can children grow up without being spanked? What's wrong with young people getting less sleep?

At midnight, the second aunt was so sleepy that she came over to persuade Liu Haizhong, "Boss, go to sleep. If there is anything, we will talk to you tomorrow."

Liu Haizhong didn't say anything, but stood up, wanting to pee and then go to rest. He subconsciously looked out the window and saw that the man who beat him, Zhang Dabao from the backyard, was wearing black clothes and climbing over the wall to go out.

"This is a spy, what else would he be doing outside at this time?" A thought flashed through Liu Haizhong's mind, and he became excited. Zhang Dabiao, Zhang Dabiao, you dare to hit me, wait and see how I'll deal with you after daybreak. It seems like I have no choice but to report him, Liu Haizhong thought to himself.

Zhang Dabiao did not see Liu Haizhong. He was running quickly towards the black market that Jia Dongxu mentioned. When he arrived at the grove, he found a small light on. He walked towards the light. Someone behind the tree stopped him and asked him, "Buy or sell?"

"Buy" Zhang Dabao indicated that he didn't bring anything with him.

"Come in and speak quietly." The man hid behind the tree again.

Chapter 17 Black Market

There weren't many people selling things in the black market. There were at most 20 or 30 people on the east side. Most of them were farmers from the countryside who sold their food for money. After a while, Zhang Dabao didn't find anything he liked, not to mention meat, not even fine grains. A ticket seller came over to chat with him. Zhang Dabao asked about the price, but thought that he still had some tickets and didn't know the specific price, so he didn't make a deal. After rejecting the ticket seller, he just wanted to go to the other side when he found an acquaintance, Yan Bugui from the front yard.

Yan Bugui was bargaining quietly with the man selling sweet potatoes at this time. After a while, the two reached a consensus. Yan Bugui took money out of his pocket and bought half a bag of sweet potatoes.

He picked up the sweet potatoes and was about to leave, but Zhang Dabao walked over and patted him on the shoulder, which scared Yan Bugui so much that he almost dropped his pocket.

"Da Biao, are you here to buy things too? I'm scared to death," Yan Bugui asked in a low voice.

"I just arrived, are you leaving?" Zhang Dabao asked in a low voice.

"Yes, there is not enough food at home. I'm leaving first. Don't stay in this place for too long. It's not safe," Yan Bugui instructed Zhang Dabao.

"Go slowly, I'll take a look." After saying hello to Yan Bugui, Zhang Dabao went to the other side.

There is no food sold here, mostly old items. Zhang Dabao didn't know much about these things, but he thought a few books about Taoism were good, which looked familiar, so he spent two yuan to buy five books. After walking a few steps, he saw something that looked like a stove. Zhang Dabao had studied "Tian Yi Xin Fa" and according to the records in the book, this should be the upper part of an alchemy furnace, as there was no place for lighting the fire at the bottom.

"How much is the stove?" Zhang Dabao squatted down.

"Brother, this thing is from the Western Zhou Dynasty..." The man was interrupted by Zhang Dabao before he could finish his words.

"I don't care whether it's from the Western Zhou Dynasty or last week, I just want to know how much the stove costs?" Zhang Dabao asked again.

"Twenty. They're all copper. That's more than twenty pounds. If I sell the copper for ten dollars," the man explained.

"Pay the money right away on the 15th, not a penny more," Zhang Dabao said straightforwardly.

"Please take the money." The man agreed to the deal without further ado.

Zhang Dabao gave him fifteen yuan. As the item was heavy and difficult to carry, Zhang Dabao ended his trip and left the black market.

After coming out, Zhang Dabiao found a secluded place to store the stove inside the space, and he went deep into the forest. After walking thirty or forty meters, he felt someone following him from behind, and judging by the footsteps, it should be three people.

In order to further verify it, Zhang Dabao took a few quick steps, hid behind a big tree, put the stove and the book into the space, and took out a dagger from it.

As expected, three people came running from behind, including the ticket scalper. The three ran about 20 to 30 meters and stopped. "Second brother, that man might have discovered us and didn't come out of the woods. He must have hidden himself. Is he really rich?" a man asked another person next to him.

"Brother, he definitely has money. The fourth brother and I saw him taking out money. It was a huge stack of bills, all worth ten yuan. There must be at least two or three hundred yuan," the second brother replied.

"Two or three hundred yuan? It seems that he is either a newbie or his family is wealthy. Let's go back and look for it. If we can't find it, then forget it," the eldest brother said to his two brothers.

The three of them turned around and scattered in the woods, with the eldest in the middle, about ten meters away from his two brothers.

Zhang Dabao heard the conversation between the three people. It turned out that he had shown off his wealth. No wonder Yan Bugui reminded him to leave early. It seemed that these people were not only ticket scalpers, but also robbers.

You three want to rob me, so you can't blame me. Zhang Dabao jumped onto another tree, got down from the tree, and hid behind the tree that Lao Si had checked. He took a step forward, covered Lao Si's mouth with one hand, and put his arm around his neck. The dagger in the other hand pierced Lao Si's waist, and twisted it hard inside Lao Si's body. Lao Si stopped moving. Zhang Dabao put him on the tree, then jumped twice more, hid behind Lao Er, and used the same method to deal with Lao Er.

"Second brother, fourth brother" The eldest brother walked forward for a while and found that there was no voice of his two brothers. He felt that something was wrong, so he stopped.

The eldest brother called out a few times, but no one answered him.

"Second brother, fourth brother," the eldest brother was a little anxious, and his voice was getting louder and louder.

"Ah" The boss' heart suddenly hurt. He looked down and saw a dagger stuck in it. He felt his life slipping away. He covered his chest and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me. Don't you want to rob my money? Come on." Zhang Dabao appeared in front of the boss.

When the boss saw the person coming, he was speechless and fell down unwillingly.

Zhang Dabao did not hesitate to start searching the boss. As expected, there were some valuable things on the boss, including a cloth bag with various bills and money in it. Zhang Dabao did not have time to count them and put them all in the space. He then searched the other two people. They also had a cloth bag with a lot of money and other things in it.

Zhang Dabao was immediately amused. He originally wanted to buy some good things, but you insisted on coming up to give away your lives, and brought so many good things with you. I'd rather cremate you.

Zhang Dabao dragged the three people to the other side of the woods and poured some gasoline on them in a small ditch. After setting them on fire, he took off his blood-stained clothes and shoes, poured gasoline on them, and threw them on the three bodies. Then he put on his clothes and shoes and ran away.

After returning to Yard 95, Zhang Dabao looked at the time. It was already : in the morning. He had to rest. With so many bills, he would have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to see if there was anything he needed.

At dawn, Liu Haizhong in the backyard got up, walked out of the yard and came to the Hongxing Street Office. Because he came too early, the staff had not yet come to work, so he squatted at the door waiting.

At around 7:50 in the morning, Director Wang Xiuqin from the Street Office came. When Liu Haizhong saw her, he quickly stood up.

"Old Liu, what's wrong with your face?" Director Wang Xiuqin recognized Liu Haizhong and noticed that something was wrong with him.

"He was beaten by bad guys, Director Wang, something big happened," said Liu Haizhong.

"Big deal? What big deal happened? Let's talk in my office." Wang Xiuqin took Liu Haizhong into the street office and asked him to sit down on the chair in the office and talk carefully.