Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 197 Taking the bait

Xu Deyong grinned and said, "It's all Xiaoli'er wants to buy. In fact, I don't like fish farming."

"Ah, baba..."

Xiao Lier also spoke at the right time and was so anxious that he wanted to catch a little goldfish to play with.

Xu Huizhen said with a smile: "Then who poured out the little vat there a few days ago?"

"Eh!" Xu Deyong pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Really, who made it? This small tank is quite nice, just right for raising fish. If you transplant a water lily and put it in it, it should be very beautiful."

"You're beautiful, you big-headed devil." Xu Huizhen said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment." Xu Deyong blinked and resigned.

Xu Huizhen curled her lips slightly and stopped talking to him. This guy was not serious.

No, go back to grandma's house at night to avoid the war!

Xu Deyong put the basin down and said: "Li'er, mom has a problem with your random shopping. Let's go out to buy food first, otherwise we will be hungry in the morning."

After that, he picked up a small bamboo basket nearby, and before Xiao Lier could react, he hugged her and ran out.

"Acridine, acridine, acridine..."

Xiao Li'er's attention was quickly diverted and he grinned again.

When we came to the canteen, there were neither too many nor too few customers. There was a short queue to get in and out.

Kong Yuqin and Cai Quanwu were working as salesmen, and Fan Jin came over to light the fire and cook before dawn. At this time, he was leaning against the kitchen door and yawning, while Ma Liansheng was cleaning up inside, with various kinds of steaming food on the pot.

Fan Jinyou saw Xu Deyong coming in with Xiao Li'er in his arms, his eyes narrowed slightly, he walked over with a smile and said hello: "Hey, Deyong is here."

Without reaching out to hit the smiling man, Xu Deyong smiled and said, "Yes, Jin You has a lot of customers this morning!"

The two said a few words that were not nutritious.

Fan Jinyou teased Xiao Li'er and said, "Look at this little girl, it's really rare to be raised by these people. If I have a son, I will definitely marry her."

Xu Deyong smiled lightly and said: "Now is a new society, with freedom of marriage, this is not the case."

"Yes." Fan Jinyou said quickly: "I just said it casually. Besides, I am a single man now and I don't even have a son!"

While queuing up, Xu Deyong kept flirting with him and said, "You are older than me and your conditions are so good. It is logical that you should find someone. Why, you are still treating Chen Xueru..."

Fan Jinyou interrupted: "No, who would be interested in a woman like that? She is arrogant, snobbish, and looks down on others if she has a lot of money."

"Haha." Xu Deyong smiled and said nothing.

After Fan Jinyou finished speaking, he blinked and said, "Hey, Deyong, don't say this to Chen Xueru, otherwise that bitch will seize the opportunity and take me to death."

Xu Deyong said calmly: "Don't worry, I'm not a villain who gossips behind people's backs."

Fan Jinyou: "..."

Who are you talking about?

If Xu Deyong knew what he was thinking at this time, he would definitely accuse himself. He really just said it casually.

It can only be said that Fan Jinyou has something up his sleeve and is trying to trick himself.

Moreover, Fan Jin has been doing a lot of work recently. He goes to work step by step every day to light fires and work, and in the afternoon he actively participates in teaching literacy classes.

Although there were occasional minor verbal conflicts with Xu Hesheng, the literacy class has continued to run well, and my overall reputation has improved a lot.

There seems to be rumors on the street that he will be transferred back to the neighborhood committee. After all, it is not easy to train a "cadre".

The general meaning is: Although Fan Jinyou has done nothing in business, he can still do a job of serving the people.

It seems that this guy is trying hard, covertly and covertly, to get out of the job of "fireman" and become a "model cadre" respected by everyone again.

After all, although this guy had been a monster before and lost his position, he still had the label of "preparatory cadre" on his head.

As long as he doesn't act like a monster and works seriously, it's only a matter of time before he jumps out of this "fire pit". If he had had this realization before, he would have become a regular employee long ago.

"Ahhhh..."

It was Xu Deyong's turn to buy things. When Xiao Li'er saw all kinds of fragrant things on the table, his round eyes opened and his little hands were eager to get them.

Cai Quanwu smiled and said: "Deyong, what do you want?"

Xu Deyong gently patted Xiao Li'er's butt, asking her to be honest, and said: "Six steamed buns and four flower rolls will be enough."

"Got it!"

"How are you preparing the decorations at home?" Xu Deyong asked.

"Almost." Cai Quanwu said with a smile.

"Okay, then call me whenever you are free." Xu Deyong said.

"Okay, thank you first."

"You're welcome!"

Xu Deyong paid the money and food stamps, Cai Quanwu put the steamed buns and flower rolls into the small bamboo basket he had, and Xu Deyong said goodbye and went home.

Xiao Li'er in his arms wanted to grab it, but Xu Deyong let her hold the handle of the bamboo basket. The little fat man held it tightly, grinning sillyly.

When she got home, Xu Huizhen had already served the porridge and placed two side dishes on the table.

Seeing them coming back, Xu Huizhen smiled and said: "Oh, our family Li'er brought them back. That's good. You can help your parents with their work."

"ah……."

Xiao Li'er didn't know if she understood, so she opened her mouth and agreed.

After breakfast, Xu Huizhen went to the canteen to help, while Xu Deyong held Xiao Li'er and played with little goldfish outside.

The basin was placed on the flower pond, with little goldfish swimming around in the basin. Xiao Li'er sat on Xu Deyong's lap, leaning forward with her little body, and put her two little hands in the water to catch the little goldfish.

Alas, I can’t catch it!

Xu Deyong was thinking, today is the third day, there should be a letter.

Two days to "step in" and one day to do things.

"Ahhhh..."

Just as he was thinking about it, Xiao Li'er, who couldn't catch the little goldfish, yelled "Ahhh" angrily.

With a slap, water splashed all over his face. He was shocked and his expression was stunned.

The little one is so silly and silly, so cute.

Xu Deyong smiled heartlessly, gave her a pat on the head and said: "Oh..., Hu Lumao, you can't be scared, just pull your ears and scare her for a while..."

"Oh..." Xiao Li'er leaned in Xu Deyong's arms and looked at him with her little head raised, as if she was complaining to him.

"Oh what, you little idiot." Xu Deyong rubbed his head against her.

"Kekeke..." The little guy soon became happy.

Xu Deyong put her into the small wooden bed and said, "Lie down obediently. Dad will change the environment for the little goldfish."

Xu Deyong spread river sand and river mud on the bottom of the tank, carefully poured in water, let it settle for a while, then sprinkled some fish food, and poured the goldfish in the basin into it.

Xiao Li'er's eyes followed him back and forth, occasionally speaking unintelligible baby talk, and Xu Deyong responded to her from time to time.

When the little guy got tired from playing, he closed his eyes and fell asleep without realizing it.

When Xu Deyong saw her, he carefully moved her and her crib into the house.

Then continue making reed mats, door curtains and curtains.

Near noon, Xu Huizhen walked in with someone.

"This man said he was looking for you." Xu Huizhen looked at him and said.

The visitor was an ordinary-looking young man whom I didn’t recognize.

Xu Deyong's eyes moved, he stood up and said with a smile: "You were introduced by Uncle Tai, right?"

The young man said without saying much: "Yes."

Xu Deyong said: "Sure, I'll go with you right away."

Then he said to Xu Huizhen: "Huizhen, I have to go out for something. If I don't come back for lunch, you can eat lunch first. I will be back in one or two hours at most."

Xu Huizhen blinked her almond-shaped eyes and didn't ask any more questions. She nodded and said, "Go and do your work. Do you need me to leave some food for you?"

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "You don't have to keep it specially, I can just eat some."

After saying that, he turned around and went out, taking the young man away on a scooter. …

At this time, Liao Yucheng was about to go home for dinner when he passed by a small street.

As he walked, he lowered his head and thought: "Today is a deadline, but Chen Xueru is still calm. Aren't you afraid that you will expose the matter between her and Elena? Or..."

At this time, a donkey cart passed by with a dung bag hanging on the back of the donkey's butt. The driver shouted: "Hey, give way..."

Liao Yucheng raised his head and saw that the other person was approaching. He quickly ducked to one side and accidentally bumped into someone. Before he could say sorry, he stumbled inexplicably.

He stumbled forward.

A little girl was holding a wooden box and just walked out of the alley happily. Liao Yucheng "involuntarily" rushed over from the side.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Liao Yucheng said hurriedly.

The little girl was immediately startled. She held the wooden box in her arms to block Liao Yucheng's body and was hit.

The little girl couldn't bear the bump from the chubby Liao Yucheng. She fell backwards and the wooden box in her hand fell out uncontrollably.

"Bang, bang!"

Liao Yucheng was blocked by this, but he did not fall and stopped himself.

The little girl sat on the ground, crying in pain.

Liao Yucheng apologized quickly: "Sorry, sorry, are you okay? I accidentally tripped and hit you just now..."

The little girl raised her head. She looked pitiful, a little bit pear-shaped, and quite beautiful.

Liao Yucheng was also a little surprised. As he spoke, he wanted to reach out and help her up.

The little girl shrank back and said, "Don't touch me. Are you trying to be a gangster?"

When Liao Yucheng heard this, he quickly said: "I'm not, I didn't, I just accidentally bumped into you, it was the donkey cart..."

He turned around and saw that the donkey cart had turned away.

"Yingzi, what's going on?"

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a long gown came out from the alley.

Liao Yucheng quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I just accidentally knocked her down, and I didn't mean to be a hooligan."

When Yingzi saw him coming, he immediately said aggrievedly: "Uncle, he touched me..., oh, the box..."

The little girl seemed to suddenly remember, crawled to the wooden box, watched the broken blue and white porcelain bowl fall out, and cried: "Uncle, the bowl is broken."

"What?" The middle-aged man was shocked and quickly stepped forward to check. His face became gloomy when he saw the broken bowl.

Liao Yucheng suddenly had a bad feeling when he saw this. He licked his lips and said, "Don't say this is an antique. Let me compensate you?"

The middle-aged man stood up and looked at him and said: "Comrade, since you think so, let's go to the police station now. The right and wrong will be judged by the public."

"Let's talk about being a hooligan. Just now you admitted that you bumped into someone. Shouldn't you be compensated if you hit someone and broke something? Do you think this is true?"

As he spoke, he said to a few people watching the excitement around him.

"Yes, you should compensate."

"You made the little girl cry. You can't let the little girl pay compensation."

……

Several people chatted.

Liao Yucheng took no responsibility for this matter, but others were not afraid of going to the police station. Moreover, the key point is that he is afraid that if he goes to the police station, this little girl will insist that he is a hooligan.

Then when the time comes, even if the mud falls into the crotch, it will become shit if not shit!

I'm afraid that if I go through all the trouble, my reputation will be ruined, and I won't even want to do the work of the neighborhood committee!

Liao Yucheng's thoughts changed quickly and he said: "Okay, okay, then you tell me how much the thing is worth and I can't compensate it!"

The middle-aged man said frankly: "What you just said means that we did it on purpose, right? Well, we won't tell you how much the thing is worth. You can just find an antique shop or a commission house and let others estimate it."

"Hey, this guy does things openly."

"What you say is reasonable, how can you lie to others?"

……

Liao Yucheng's face suddenly turned green and red, and at the same time, he felt worse and worse. Of course, it was not the feeling of being cheated, but the feeling of bleeding profusely.

Because people understand and have confidence, and the more they say this, the cheaper things will become.

But looking around, there are more and more people watching the excitement, and there are also some people I know.

He quickly said: "Chengchengcheng, I'll do as you say, and we'll go find one together."

The middle-aged man said: "Hey, wait a minute, you are a very thoughtful person at first glance. In order to prevent you from regretting and changing your mind later, it is best to write it down in black and white."

Liao Yucheng had no choice but to take out a pen and paper, write down the incident, make compensation, and finally sign his name.

The middle-aged man also signed his name "Yu Xun" and asked two "eyewitnesses" to also write their names, so that the evidence was conclusive.

After the middle-aged man Yu Xun thanked him, he took the little girl Yingzi and Liao Yucheng to nearby antique shops and commission shops for appraisal.

If the item is in good condition, the price given will be upwards of one hundred.

Liao Yucheng's face suddenly turned pale. He didn't have a hundred yuan to pay compensation.

Yu Xun looked at him and said calmly: "Are you going to go home and get money to compensate, or should we go to the police station to solve the problem?"

Liao Yucheng's thoughts changed quickly and he quickly said: "Comrade, can we discuss this..."

"No." Yu Xun directly interrupted and refused: "Today I took it to trade with my friends. There is no room for negotiation. Either you take the money or give me an identical one."

Liao Yucheng said: "I know, I know, please calm down, calm down, no one wants this to happen. Besides, the responsibility is not entirely mine..."

Yu Xun turned around and left before he could finish his words.

"Hey, why are you going?" Liao Yucheng said blankly.

Yu Xundao: "You still want to shirk responsibility. I can't believe you. I want to go to the police station."

Liao Yucheng scratched his head as he listened. Good guy, you go to the police station at every turn. You don't want to leave yourself a way to survive!

He quickly stepped forward and stopped Yu Xundao: "Hey, comrade, that's not what I meant. Listen to me. If you give me a day, I will definitely get the money to give you."

Yu Xundao: "I don't believe it."

Liao Yucheng: "..."

Feeling like a dog, I pulled him and didn't let go: "Then how can you trust me?"

Yu Xun said flatly: "Unless you can convince me that you can get the money to pay me back, go to the police station."

Liao Yucheng's expression changed, he weighed it for a moment and said: "This matter..., we have to find a place to talk about it, and you have to promise to keep it secret, otherwise I won't be able to give you money even if you send me to the police station."

Yu Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay then, just listen to it and go to the alley just now. I'll live there."

When Liao Yucheng heard this, he felt even more relieved.

The two came to Yu Xun's "home" and asked the little girl to stay in the courtyard.

Yu Xun sat down and said, "Tell me."

There is no other way. If I don’t explain why I came here today, I won’t be able to pass this level.

Liao Yucheng gritted his teeth and said, "You should know about the silk shop on Qianmen Street, right?"

Yu Xun nodded and said, "I passed by but never went in. I heard it was a female shopkeeper."

Liao Yucheng said: "It used to be a public-private partnership, and I was the public manager of the silk store."

"Oh!" Yu Xun was slightly surprised.

Liao Yucheng immediately said: "But something happened and I can no longer be a manager. However, I know a secret of the private manager..."

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