Siheyuan (courtyard house).
After a quick dinner, He Daqing wiped his mouth and prepared to take over his shift.
“Nothing, you can eat slowly. I’ll be back around 10 o’clock, then you can ride the tricycle back.”
Because of the housing shortage, Cai Quanwu did not move into the courtyard house to live with He Daqing.
So after He Daqing finished pedaling the tricycle, Cai Quanwu rode it back, so as not to delay his early morning departure.
"Okay, bro, you can go to the station more often tonight, there's plenty of work there."
He Daqing waved his hand and then went out.
But when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he looked left and right but couldn't see the tricycle anywhere.
"Nothing, nothing, come out here."
He Daqing shouted into the courtyard, and a moment later Cai Quanwu came out carrying a bowl.
Where did you park your bicycle?
He Daqing was a little confused because the tricycle was not easy to push into the yard, so the two brothers would leave the tricycle in the alley when they changed shifts.
But it's gone today.
“It’s right at the door!” Cai Quanwu pointed.
"Oh no, our bicycle is gone!"
He Daqing's heart tightened, and he subconsciously thought that the tricycle had been stolen.
That's it?
Cai Quanwu was startled and rushed to the gate of the courtyard. The tricycle that had just been parked there was really gone.
Holy crap!
You dare to steal it even if it's parked right at the gate?
Is this thief incredibly audacious?
"Brother, I'll go report to the authorities first. You go and look for them on the street. They might not have gone far!" At this moment, Cai Quanwu didn't even care about eating. He casually put his bowl and chopsticks on the ground and hurriedly went to report to the authorities.
He Daqing grunted in agreement, then took off running into the street.
Meanwhile, in the grove outside the city.
Exhausted, Jia Zhangshi was worried that Chen Jun had caught all the cicadas, so she didn't bother to rest and started searching with a stick.
"Brother, I've caught five already. How's it going on your end?"
"About six, I have five or six here."
"Wow, you actually have more than me! No way, I can't let you beat me."
"Hey bro, come quick! I've found a nest of good stuff!"
Hearing Lin Yao's excited voice, Chen Jun knew that the girl must have seen something she liked, or something that was not commonly seen.
When he reached Lin Yao's side, he looked up in the direction she pointed.
Wow!
There was a bird's nest in the tree branch!
"Brother, quickly check if there are any bird eggs inside!"
Without saying a word, Chen Jun handed the stick and the canned jar to Lin Yao, then grabbed the tree trunk with both hands, kicked hard with both feet, and actually climbed up the tree with his bare hands.
In just over ten seconds, Chen Jun was able to see the situation inside the bird's nest.
There are six!
Chen Jun looked down at Lin Yao and said, "I just can't tell if it's a pigeon egg or some other kind of egg."
"Take them all down. Mom says this stuff is not only delicious, but also very nutritious." Lin Yao was overjoyed.
Today, we not only caught cicadas, but also unexpectedly stole a nest of bird eggs.
Chen Jun hummed in agreement, then carefully put the bird eggs into his pocket.
Listening to the conversation between the brother and sister not far away, Jia Zhangshi felt extremely envious, jealous, and resentful!
Bird eggs are much better than chicken eggs.
How did Chen Jun manage to take it?!
"Damn it, they must have deliberately walked ahead of us!" Jia Zhangshi cursed a few times, then turned around and headed towards the other side of the grove.
"Huh? Where am I... Holy crap!"
After taking only a few steps, Jia Zhangshi suddenly felt her front foot slip and half of her leg fell into a pit.
If it weren't for the time she spent in the labor camp, Jia Zhangshi would have fallen flat on her face by now.
"My dear grandson, let's walk slowly, don't rush."
For safety reasons, Jia Zhangshi planned to take it slow. There were so many trees in the forest that she was sure she could catch enough cicadas for a small basin. If she was lucky, she might even find a bird's nest.
But once outside, Banggeng was like a wild donkey that had broken free of its reins, completely ignoring Jia Zhangshi's words, sticking its head out and darting in and out of the woods.
"Grandma, this place is so much fun!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi, who was about to give a few words of admonishment, immediately lost the urge to scold.
"Then take it easy, my dear grandson, Grandma will catch the cicadas."
"Grandma, I want more bird eggs!"
Madam Jia patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, my dear grandson. Let alone bird eggs, even if you want to catch pigeons or cuckoos, Grandma can help you catch them."
After Jia Dongxu's death, Jia Zhangshi elevated Banggeng to an unimaginable status.
It wasn't just the affection between grandparents and grandchildren; it was also because Jia Zhangshi was counting on Banggeng to take care of her in her old age.
After instructing Banggeng again not to run around, Jia Zhangshi became serious.
To be honest, this forest is indeed a good place; every few trees you can see cicadas climbing upwards.
Just as she had caught half a bottle of cicadas, a sudden exclamation came from not far away.
"Grandma, bird eggs, bird eggs!"
Bird eggs?
Jia Zhangshi was overjoyed and then ran towards the stick.
What she didn't expect was that the nest of bird eggs that Banggeng found was in a rather unusual location.
Other bird nests are in tree branches or under the eaves.
But this nest of bird eggs was actually in the grass. If it weren't for the fact that the pheasant is short, it would have been impossible to find so many eggs.
"Grandma, hurry up and pack it up, don't let the bad guys steal it!" Banggeng urged.
Under Jia Zhangshi's tutelage, there were hardly any good people in the entire courtyard; they were all black-hearted maggots.
Chen Jun, in particular, was extremely wicked; he not only robbed their family of their money but also their house.
Today was even more outrageous; they actually walked ahead of them and snatched cicadas and bird eggs.
"Okay, let's install it first."
Jia Zhangshi was also worried that Chen Jun would come over and snatch their bird eggs, so she simply took off her socks and put all the bird eggs inside.
The two were so excited that they didn't notice anything wrong with the bird eggs.
What bird would lay its eggs in the grass, especially with some earthen mounds surrounding the area?
"My dear grandson, Grandma's looking at the cicadas in the tree, and the bird eggs below, let's see if we can find another nest." Jia Zhangshi pursed her lips, already eager to go back and fry the cicadas and boil the bird eggs.
And so, the two of them, one looking at the sky and the other at the ground, worked together quite well, and filled the bottle in less than half an hour.
As darkness fell, Jia Zhangshi could barely see the cicadas on the tree because she didn't have a flashlight. Given her bountiful harvest that day, she decided to go home first.
"Stick, stick?"
I called out several times, but there was no response.
Only then did Jia Zhangshi realize that she hadn't seen Bang Geng for several minutes.
Holy crap!
Did I fall into a pit?
Madam Jia's heart tightened, and she hurriedly called out to the surroundings, "Banggeng, my dear grandson, come out quickly, don't scare your grandma!"
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