As soon as they entered the central courtyard, they saw a crowd of people gathered together under the dim light.
The courtyard that should have been extremely silent was now bustling with activity, with adults discussing matters and children playing nearby.
Wang Weidong and Silly Zhu squeezed into the crowd and placed an Eight Immortals table and three long benches in the middle.
The first uncle sat in the middle, with the second uncle and the third uncle on both sides.
They all had white enamel tea cups in front of them. Under the gaze of everyone, they looked solemn and gloomy, a bit like the aura of the patriarchs of ancient large families.
Xu Damao stood next to him. The corners of his mouth were trembling a little and he looked very excited.
Behind him stood Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu, and several aunts and uncles.
Before Wang Weidong could ask, he saw Xu Damao stamping his feet and shouting at the top of his voice: "Who is so wicked as to steal one of my old hens? This is the old hen I keep to lay eggs!" "
It seems that just like the original work, Xu Damao lost an old hen in his family and couldn't find it for a long time, so he got angry and deliberately quarreled everyone and asked the three uncles to seek justice.
It is indeed a famous scene, with the stick stealing the chicken and the fool taking the blame.
But Silly Zhu couldn’t bring back the braised chicken. I wonder why he takes the blame!
Wang Weidong quietly stood aside and enjoyed this wonderful performance.
After listening to Xu Damao's words, the crowd was also whispering:
"We haven't lost anything in our courtyard house for many years."
"That's right, that's right. Besides, what I lost this time is an old hen that can lay eggs. It's very valuable."
"The thief must be caught today, otherwise I will have trouble sleeping at night."
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Soon, when everyone was present, the three stewards patted the table and the meeting began.
The conference was presided over by the oldest man, but the second man who was an official and a fan tried to speak first, and after a long speech, "it seemed like everything had been said, but it seemed like nothing had been said."
"Now I would like to ask you to speak."
The elder just waited for the opportunity to speak.
The old man stood up, looked serious, and began to speak.
"A big event happened in our courtyard today. Xu Damao's family lost a chicken. Think about it, our courtyard is a model courtyard house and the public security has always been very good. Now a live old hen, locked in a cage, will be lost. . And there are no outsiders in the compound during the day. What does this mean? It means there is a thief in our compound!"
A "thief" made everyone watching immediately realize the seriousness of the problem.
As the first uncle said, the security of the compound is indeed good. Of course, the main reason is that everyone is very poor and there is nothing worth worrying about outsiders.
There are no outside thieves, but there are actually internal thieves. Then it won’t even be possible to sleep well in the future.
A poor family is worth thousands of dollars, even a piece of thread is useful and cannot be stolen.
Everyone felt that this chicken thief must be found.
When Xu Damao heard everyone responding to his call, he immediately found Silly Zhu in the crowd and said meaningfully: "The person who stole my chicken must be a cook, because only a cook can steal the hens silently." .”
After listening to Xu Damao's words, everyone in the hospital turned their eyes to Silly Zhu.
Silly Zhu was standing next to Wang Weidong watching the show. When he found out that he had become the protagonist, he became furious.
"Damn it, it's all up to you to see what I do. I just came back from the factory with Wang Weidong, and we haven't even returned home yet. If you don't believe me, ask Wang Weidong."
Silly Zhu was naturally unwilling to take the blame for this inexplicable fall from the sky.
In this compound, he was only willing to take the blame for Qin Huairu.
Uh... now I have to add one more, my good friend Wang Weidong.
As expected, Xu Damao and Shazhu couldn't deal with them. They were thousands of miles away, but they still wanted to take the blame.
Wang Weidong suppressed his smile and said: "He Yuzhu is telling the truth. We were delayed for a while in the factory and we just entered the compound not long ago."
After listening to Wang Weidong's words, everyone withdrew their questioning gaze.
Everyone still trusts Wang Weidong, a young man. After all, there are few people in this compound who are more upright than Wang Weidong.
"If it's not him, who else could it be?" When Xu Damao saw someone standing up to speak for Silly Zhu, he suddenly lost his confidence and muttered in a low voice.
The three stewards also looked at each other in confusion.
The big hen may have entered the belly of the chicken thief. Can it be said that "chicken enters the belly, chicken is still chicken", and a caesarean section test can't be performed?
Seeing that the three stewards were unable to do anything, Wang Weidong sighed in his heart. These three old men had been managing the courtyard for more than ten years, and their level was only so low.
ridiculous.
Wang Weidong originally wanted to hide behind the scenes and be a bystander, but now he knows that he can't stand up anymore.
He walked up to the uncle and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that I am a truck driver. I often leave my car without leaving home for several days. If I cannot find this chicken thief, I will not be able to drive the car for the factory with peace of mind."
Everyone nodded. It was indeed true that Wang Weidong was often away from home for several days in a row.
Wang Weidong continued: "Here, I have a small opinion."
"Weidong, just tell me quickly. Catching the thief is for the good of the compound. Anyone who dares to retaliate against you later will be kicked out of the compound." After hearing Wang Weidong's long words, the first man finally I understand, this guy is afraid of offending others.
Of course, Wang Weidong was not afraid of offending anyone, but was afraid of arousing the Jia family's vigilance, so he found so many reasons.
Seeing that everyone had accepted his reason, he said slowly: "As far as I know, the security in our compound has always been very good. Everyone has a job and will not be a thief."
"So, I guess some kid was greedy and stole the hen from Xu Damao's house and roasted it and ate it. Now we just need to find all the kids and we will know after asking."
"Yes, that makes sense." After hearing this analysis, everyone nodded in agreement.
But the uncle stood up with a puzzled look on his face: "Weidong, what you said is very insightful, but the hen has been eaten by the children. What if they don't admit it?"
"Don't admit it? Hehe." A cold light flashed in Wang Weidong's eyes, and he said with a smile: "It is not possible for a child to finish such a big hen, and when they eat the chicken, there must be something on their hands and mouths. There will be a lingering smell of roasted chicken.”
"That's right, my old hen weighs eight pounds and can lay two eggs every day." Xu Damao said loudly when he saw that there was hope of catching the chicken thief.
He was going to use the eggs laid by these two old hens to pursue a girl named Lou.
If you catch a chicken thief, you must pay him a basket of eggs.
Everyone also agreed with Wang Weidong’s statement:
"Yes, as long as you find the children and smell the smell on your hands, you will know clearly."
"Good idea. Wang Weidong is just a truck driver, he is very knowledgeable."
"I think the most knowledgeable person in our compound is Wang Weidong."
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