The anxious look between Qin Huairu's eyebrows was almost impossible to hide.

Wang Chong suddenly said: "Listen to me first!" ”

"Although I haven't been in our hospital for a long time, I also know that the atmosphere in our hospital, even in the entire Nanluoguxiang, is well-known for its goodness."

"Several uncles just now also said that for so many years, our hospital has not even lost a needle and thread, what does this mean? This shows that the people in our hospital are not the ones who do the thing of stealing chickens and dogs. ”

"What Xiao Wang said makes sense, everyone has lived in this courtyard for so many years, and they all know the roots, this old saying is good, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, everyone has been neighbors for so many years, isn't this love as good as a chicken?"

Yi Zhonghai, who hadn't spoken much, finally found a chance to speak.

"Uncle Yi, what do you mean by that?" Xu Damao suddenly became anxious.

Wang Zhong smiled and reassured: "Brother Da Mao, you listen to us first." ”

Xu Damao saw that Wang Chong was open, so he could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart, Yi Zhonghai's face could not be given, but Wang Chong's face, Xu Damao could not ignore it.

Wang Chong continued: "In this life, there will inevitably be times when there are mistakes, no one dares to guarantee that they will not do anything wrong in their lives, the key is to know and correct mistakes, our hospital has never had such a thing for so many years, in my opinion, adults will definitely not be able to do this kind of thing, either outsiders, or that ignorant children do it." ”

"Brother Da Mao went out in the morning when the chicken was still there, and when he came back from work, he found that the chicken was gone, the time when the chicken was stolen we can be sure that it was daytime, Brother Da Mao's house is in the backyard, and there is only this one in our door, whether there are outsiders who have come in, just ask a little to know!"

"That's right!" Xu Damao's IQ is also at the upper limit: "There has always been no shortage of people in our hospital, if there are outsiders coming in and out, it will definitely not be able to hide from everyone's eyes." ”

There are not a few housewives in the courtyard, such as the first aunt, the second aunt, and the third mother, who are not sitting at home every day, tidying up the house, doing laundry, buying vegetables, cooking, or sewing and mending, making clothes for their husbands and children.

"Brother Da Mao's house is in the backyard, this daytime, even if it is the thief who steals chickens and dogs, he will not run into the backyard just to steal a chicken! Even if it's really a thief who came in from outside, even if it hides from everyone's eyes, there is no reason to steal one and keep the other! ”

Xu Damao hurriedly agreed: "That's right, if it's really a thief who came in from outside, how could he only steal a chicken." ”

"The one who stole the chickens must be from our yard!"

Xu Damao said with a bitter and hateful face.

Wang Chongdao: "Brother Da Mao, sister-in-law, the big guy has been a neighbor in the same yard for so many years, and this neighbor will definitely continue to be a neighbor in the future.

I have an immature suggestion, but I don't know if Brother Da Mao and his sister-in-law disagree. ”

Xu Damao asked, "What advice!" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Now the matter is very clear, it must be which child had delusions for a while and took Brother Da Mao's chicken, this child, his heart is not mature, and he doesn't know much about the truth."

I think, if any child takes Brother Da Mao's chicken, let his family take the child to your house in private, pay a few dollars, and ask the child to apologize to you and your sister-in-law seriously, teach him a good lesson, and let him know that it is a reason to steal without asking.

In this way, the adults have a good face, and the children also have a chance to make corrections, Brother Da Mao, sister-in-law, what do you think? ”

Xu Damao wanted to say something more, but was pulled by Lou Xiao'e, Wang Chong also came up, and said in a voice that only Xu Damao could hear: "Brother Damao, if this thing is done, your prestige in this courtyard will go up, and if something happens in the future, the weight of your words will be different." ”

Xu Damao suddenly froze, subconsciously glanced at the stupid pillar next to him, and then sent a grateful look to Wang Chong, and then turned to everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, three masters, I, Xu Damao, am not that unreasonable person, Brother Wang Chong is right, we all live in the same courtyard, look down and don't look up, if it is really a child who stole it, which adult brought the child to the door to apologize, either return the chicken, or pay me two yuan, this matter is over."

But my ugly words are ahead, only tonight, if no one admits it by tomorrow morning, then don't blame me Xu Damao for ignoring the neighbor's love for many years, and when the time comes, it will not be a matter that can be solved by two dollars. ”

If this matter depends on the stupid pillar, it is not a matter of two yuan, without five yuan, how could Xu Damao let go of the stupid pillar.

But Xu Damao is so shrewd, two yuan is not too much, and it is not too much to say less, a chicken is definitely not worth two yuan, but the nature of this matter is different, and two yuan is also a lesson.

The key is what Wang Zhong said, in this way, it can not only reflect Xu Damao's generosity, but also improve Xu Damao's prestige in the courtyard.

And looking at this posture, this matter will definitely not fall on the stupid pillar, and Xu Damao doesn't need to hold on to it, as long as he doesn't lose.

Yan Fugui said: "Since Xu Damao has said so, then this matter is either so decided, if tonight, if no one admits it tomorrow morning, then we will launch an investigation in the courtyard, and we must find out this chicken thief." ”

"First uncle, second uncle, what do you think?"

Yan Fugui looked at the other two.

The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, nodded and said, "I think what Lao Yan said makes sense." ”

Yi Zhonghai also nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then this matter is so decided, no matter whose child stole Xu Damao's chicken, as long as he apologizes and loses money, even if this matter is over, no one is allowed to mention it again in the future, but the child has to be educated and educated, and such a thing must not be done again." ”

Yan Fugui also followed Yi Zhonghai's words and said: "Stealing needles when you are young, stealing gold when you are big, this is related to the child's behavior and the child's future future, you can't be sloppy." ”

Yan Fugui's words have also been recognized by everyone, such a simple truth, even illiterate people who have never touched a book in their lives know it.

It was night, and it suddenly snowed at about seven o'clock, and at nine o'clock in the evening, the entire city of Beiping was already covered in silver, and the courtyard and the roof were also wrapped in a layer of white robes.

In Wang Chong's house, Qin Huairu, who was cleaning up the house, was obviously a little absent-minded, she couldn't figure it out, obviously the stupid pillar had already admitted to stealing chickens for the stick terrier, but why did Wang Chong still be so unrelenting, and he had to help Xu Damao speak.

Almost everything Qin Huairu thought in his heart was written on his face.

Wang Chong seemed to see through what Qin Huairu was thinking, and asked directly: "I don't understand why I have to pull out the stick stalk?" ”

"You know it's the stick terrier who stole the chicken?" At this moment, Qin Huairu is like being discovered by someone who has done something wrong.

Wang Chongdao: "Sister Qin, there is no impermeable wall in this world, and some things only need some clues to guess the truth of the matter." ”

"Then you have to pull out the stick!" Qin Huairu looked at Wang Chong puzzled: "The stick terrier is still a child!" ”

"It is precisely because the stick terrier is still a child that it is even more important for him to understand that some things, as long as they are done, they must pay a price!"

Wang Chongdao: "In the courtyard just now, the third master said that he stole needles when he was a child and stole gold when he was big, didn't Sister Qin understand?" ”

"Stick terrier, he's just confused! He ·····" Before Qin Huairu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Wang Chong.

Wang Chong is not used to Qin Huairu: "Sister Qin, if you have an opinion about me, you can leave if you don't want to do it!" ”

"I ······" Qin Huairu wanted to be tough once, but she was reluctant to earn an extra income of five yuan a month.

"Discipline your children needs to be strict, and your character needs to be harsh!" Wang Chong's face was serious, and he said in a serious tone: "A habitual son is like a murderer!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and went into the back room, and when he closed the door, he didn't forget to say, "Don't forget to close the door when you leave later." ”

Leaving Qin Huairu alone, standing in front of the kitchen stove sink, stunned.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the goose-feathered snow was still flying, and the howling north wind was like a steel knife scraping bones, blowing people's cheeks with pain.

Xu Damao's door was also knocked at this time, Lou Xiao'e got up to open the door, only to see Qin Huairu leading the stick stalk to stand in the snow against the cold wind, and a lot of snowflakes had fallen on his head and body.

"Is that you?"

Lou Xiao'e was very surprised, she didn't expect that the people who stole the chicken would be stick terriers and Qin Huairu.

"Come in!" Lou Xiao'e's face was not very good, but she still welcomed people into the house.

"Da Mao, Ezi, I'm really sorry, the stick terrier is young and ignorant, and he did something wrong, this is two yuan, I'm really sorry."

Qin Huairu bowed and handed the two yuan that had been prepared to Lou Xiao'e next to her.

Seeing Qin Huairu's tears in her eyes, she looked pitiful, and Lou Xiao'e felt compassion in her heart

Xu Damao looked at Qin Huairu and the stick terrier who came into the door, and his face changed: "I said who is so bold and dares to steal my chicken, it turns out to be you kid." ”

"Uncle Xu, I'm sorry!" The stick terrier had already been reprimanded by Qin Huairu, so he naturally didn't dare to contradict Xu Damao, bowed respectfully, and apologized with a very decent attitude: "It's me who is wrong, I shouldn't have stolen your chicken, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I won't be in the future." ”

Seeing that the stick terrier had such a correct attitude, Lou Xiao'e next to her immediately tugged Xu Damao's sleeve and gave her a look, the meaning is obvious, the meaning is enough, there is no need to worry too much about a child.

Since he knew that this matter was done by the stick terrier, and now that he took the money, the stick terrier and Qin Huairu also apologized, Xu Damao naturally did not delve into it further, but only pretended to be serious and counted a few words of the stick terrier, and then revealed the matter, but when he spoke, he inevitably looked at Qin Huairu a few more times, and there seemed to be some different emotions hidden in those eyes.

It's a pity that Lou Xiao'e didn't find out, and Qin Huairu has long been accustomed to such a gaze, not to mention that at this time, even if she feels uncomfortable, she can't say it.

"I really didn't expect this thing to be done by a terrier!" Seeing Qin Huairu's mother and son leave, closing the door and lowering the curtain, Lou Xiao'e muttered.

Xu Damao said: "It's not strange, the situation of the Jia family is like that, children are greedy, it's normal to steal a chicken and eat it quietly." ”

Lou Xiao'e's sympathy overflowed with emotion: "To say that Qin Huairu's life is really bitter, she has only been married for a few years, and her days are getting better, and her man is gone, leaving her only a widow, with her mother-in-law and three children!" ”

"She's miserable?" Xu Damao said disdainfully: "She is a rural woman, she can marry in the city and eat commercial grain, it is already a good fate, now the life in the countryside is not good, there are more people who can't eat enough, this is still in Beiping, if it is in the northwest, in other places, let alone that day." ”

Lou Xiao'e has a wealthy family, and she grew up in fine clothes and jade food since she was a child, if it weren't for her father seeing that the wind was not in the right direction and marrying her to Xu Damao, it is estimated that Lou Xiao'e would not come to live in this kind of miscellaneous courtyard in her life, so Lou Xiao'e, who does not eat fireworks in the world, naturally can't understand what Xu Damao said.

Lou Xiao'e felt Qin Huairu's miserable life in her heart, sympathized with her experience, and sympathized with the difficult life of the Jia family, but Xu Damao had a completely different idea in her heart.

In fact, Xu Damao had already vaguely guessed the real culprit behind the scenes as early as the conference, Xu Damao, a shrewd and good at observing words and feelings, may have been really angry with the stupid pillar at the beginning, so he didn't notice Qin Huairu's reaction.

But when Wang Zhong stood up, Xu Damao, who had calmed down, naturally noticed Qin Huairu's reaction.

Xu Damao's house is opposite the door, the second uncle Liu Haizhong's house, Liu Haizhong put down the curtain next to the bed, and the second aunt next to him said: "Could it be that Xu Damao's chicken was stolen by a stick terrier?" ”

"If it's not a stick terrier, why did Qin Huairu come to Xu Damao with a stick terrier at night, she and Xu Damao are neither relatives nor have any friendship."

"No wonder when I held the whole house meeting just now, I felt that Qin Huairu's reaction was not quite right, it turned out that it was really his son who did it." The second aunt looked like I had expected it a long time ago, and she almost didn't provoke Liu Haizhong's white eyes.

"If there is no man in this family, it is not good, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang's family are too conniving with this child, and they even dare to do such a thing as stealing chickens, if Wang Chong didn't stand up this time, this black pot would definitely be stupid."

"Did you say that the stupid pillar was stupid, he didn't steal it, what did he admit?" The second aunt asked puzzled.

Liu Haizhong explained: "Is it okay not to admit it? At that time, the words were all said to that part, if you don't admit it, where did the stupid chicken come from? Can stealing Xu Damao's chickens be the same as stealing the public's chickens? ”

"It's still you, you're the best!" The second aunt immediately gave Liu Haizhong a thumbs up with a sudden face.