“Qin Huai Ru, you can’t just talk nonsense. He fell in by himself. It has nothing to do with me.” Yang Xuan pointed at the mark on the ground.
Yang Xuan had already thought of this, and he was a bit afraid of getting dirty, so he stayed far away.
“Your kid Bang Geng has a guilty conscience, and he ran to the toilet to destroy evidence. He accidentally fell into the pit. The evidence was not destroyed,” Yan Jie Fang said with a smile.
Yi Zhong Hai's face turned green, but he couldn't say anything: "First, get the person out. We will talk about the rest later.”
Xu Da Mao was not happy: “Everyone heard it clearly just now. My chicken was stolen by Bang Geng. The Jia family must compensate, otherwise I will report it.”
“Xu Da Mao, Bang Geng just said he picked up a chicken in the courtyard. How do you know it is yours? No one saw Bang Geng eat the chicken. Maybe he just played with it and then let it go,” Yi Zhong Hai said.
Yang Xuan couldn't help but laugh. He could still argue like that. He was worthy of being Yi Zhong Hai.
However, no one was willing to step forward and help pull Bang Geng out. He was covered in feces and urine, and he smelled terrible.
Bang Geng was well-fed and stout, and he was stuck tight. Qin Huai Ru couldn't pull him up by herself, and she almost dropped him into the pit.
“Go up and help!” Yi Zhong Hai didn't go up himself, he was just directing everyone there.
This was not a simple matter, it required courage and determination.
No one in the courtyard was willing to go up and help.
Even He Yu Zhu stood coldly in the crowd.
“Sha Zhu, go help.” Yi Zhong Hai immediately saw He Yu Zhu.
He Yu Zhu shook his head resolutely: “Yi Da Ye, don't ask me to do this. My flour bag is right there. Should I go up and help? Thank him for stealing my money and oil?”
Yi Zhong Hai said angrily: “Sha Zhu, how come you have become so ruthless? You are all influenced by some people! I will give you an explanation about your things being lost. First, pull the person up. Go and help quickly!”
“Yi Da Ye, why don't you go up and help?” Yang Xuan asked.
Yi Zhong Hai was over 50 years old and a fitter at the steel mill, so he was naturally strong.
“You young people, why are you all so selfish?” Yi Zhong Hai said heavily.
But no one rushed forward to help because of Yi Zhong Hai's words.
“Yi Da Ye, please help me, I can’t handle it.” Qin Huai Ru showed a pitiful look.
Yi Zhong Hai frowned and reluctantly stepped forward with Qin Huai Ru to pull Bang Geng up.
“Mom, Yi Da Ye. It was Yang Xuan who pushed me into the pit. He came over to destroy the evidence and I saw him!” Bang Geng immediately blamed Yang Xuan as soon as he was free.
“Bang Geng, did you touch the oil container tonight?” Yang Xuan asked.
“No! I didn't even touch Sha Zhu's oil container!” Bang Geng said.
“Then how come you have so much oil on your hands?” Yang Xuan asked.
Bang Geng hurriedly hid his hands behind his back. Of course he touched the oil container! He took Sha Zhu's oil container home, and he hadn't had time to wash his hands.
Actually, at this time, there was no oil stain on his hands, it was all covered by the dirt. It was just that he was nervous, and he really thought Yang Xuan saw the oil stain on his hand.
Everyone saw it, naturally they understood.
“I said Sha Zhu's things must have been stolen by Bang Geng. He's always been a thief. Sha Zhu never pursued it before. Unexpectedly, he now even steals grain and oil,” Yan Jie Fang said.
Liu Guang Tian also said: “He stole Sha Zhu's things, and he often brags about it. Last time Sha Zhu sold peanuts, he even stole Sha Zhu's wine.”
He Yu Zhu knew about this.
Qin Huai Ru also knew. Bang Geng stole the peanuts home and Qin Huai Ru took them away. Later, He Yu Zhu brought a lunchbox home to prepare dinner, and Qin Huai Ru exchanged it for the remaining peanuts.
Qin Huai Ru had already instilled in her children a subconscious understanding that He Yu Zhu's things were theirs.
“Stop it. No matter how big of a mistake Bang Geng has made, he is still a child. It's not a crime punishable by death! Throwing him into the manure pit is really too much!” Yi Zhong Hai said angrily.
Yang Xuan was not happy: “Everyone, look at this. The mark is still here. Bang Geng slipped and got stuck in the manure pit because he was guilty. I didn't even touch him. I was afraid of getting dirty, so I stayed far away. Yi Zhong Hai, as the head of the courtyard, you should be reasonable. Don't always protect the Jia family. If you had agreed to search each house just now, would this have happened?”
“It was Sha Zhu's own decision. I didn’t say anything.” Yi Zhong Hai argued.
“You didn't say anything just now? Everyone heard it clearly. It's not possible to forget it all now. Sha Zhu was forced to give the thief a chance to steal. Who would have thought that the thief didn't want to return Sha Zhu's things and ran here to destroy evidence.”
“I was just about to go to the toilet when I saw someone running out with something. I thought it was a thief, so I shouted and chased after him. I didn’t expect the thief to be Bang Geng. He is so young, and he already knows how to steal. If you don't teach him properly, what will he do when he grows up?”
Many people in the courtyard supported Yang Xuan's statement.
“He needs to be educated! If you steal a needle when you are young, you will steal gold when you grow up. If you don't manage it now, it will be too late when he grows up. My family also lost some small things before, I was afraid of affecting the relationship between neighbors, so I didn’t say anything. But now he starts stealing money and oil, how can this be considered a small matter?” Yang Rui Hua, the third aunt, said.
The second aunt also said: “Last winter, my family froze tofu in the courtyard, but when we went to collect it, we lost several pieces.”
Everyone in the courtyard talked about their lost belongings, and they found that many things had been stolen. Although they were all small things, they were not a small amount when added up.
All of these accusations pointed to the Jia family.
Yi Zhong Hai didn't know what to say: "First, take the child to the courtyard and wash him clean.”
“No way! It's so stinky, if you wash him in the courtyard, the whole courtyard will be filled with stench. The water tank is for everyone to wash vegetables, if you do this, how can we wash vegetables and clothes in the water tank?” Yan Bu Gui said immediately.
“Then what should we do?” Yi Zhong Hai didn't expect Yan Bu Gui to jump out and oppose him at this time.
Liu Hai Zhong said: "Everyone go back and bring buckets of water. Just put them next to the toilet and wash him. When he is almost clean, take him to the water tank to wash.”
So, people in the courtyard went back to fetch water. There was no way, they could not let Yi Zhong Hai take Bang Geng to the water tank in the courtyard, how could they stay in the courtyard then?