Old Shi, who was on night watch, was hit on the back of the head with a stick and then lay on the cold ground all night. You can imagine how bad it was for him.
The police quickly took him to the hospital, and then took Bang Geng and Li Ping back to the station to take their statements.
After leaving the police station, Banggeng squatted on the curb, gazing helplessly at the gray sky.
He seemed to be asking Li Ping, but more like he was talking to himself: "Is it really over?"
Li Ping glanced at him expressionlessly, said, "You'd better watch yourself," and left without looking back.
Let's go, everyone, let's go...
Banggeng knew she must have gone to report to Smiling Tiger and You Fengxia.
This game console, including that TV, is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
It was just lent to him so he could show off; to use the words of the smiling tiger, this is called the demonstration effect.
Now look what's happened! We've set an example, and it's quite conspicuous, but it's like going back to square one.
Banggeng initially borrowed four game consoles and a matching TV from Smiling Tiger, but Smiling Tiger later increased the number to six.
Later, dissatisfied with the current scale, he borrowed two more machines after much persuasion, meaning that Bang Geng lost a total of eight game consoles and eight televisions this time.
That's a lot of money! Even if you sold him, you couldn't afford to lose it all...
The moment the thought of money came up, Bang Geng's intelligence instantly returned.
Without saying a word, he rushed home and started packing his luggage.
Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi asked him, "Where are you going?"
Banggeng said in a panic, "Grandma, I need to go out to discuss a big business deal. By the way, where's the money I gave you earlier?"
As the saying goes, "A poor family should travel with plenty of money." Without much thought, Jia Zhangshi gave him the rest of the money.
Banggeng packed his luggage, took the money, took one last lingering look at the house, drank a large bowl of cold water, and left without looking back.
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The next time the people in the courtyard heard news related to the sticky rice, it was almost Chinese New Year.
In the central courtyard of the siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), the two rooms belonging to the Jia family also changed owners.
That morning, Ben Leihu, with one hand holding Shi Tiantian and the other dragging Chen Yan, walked out with a headache.
The older one doesn't like going to work; the younger one doesn't like going to kindergarten. They're both so annoyed!
As soon as they entered the Intermediate People's Court, they saw that the door to the Jia family's house was open.
Then the smiling tiger stretched and came out from inside...
Thunder Tiger charged forward with his fist raised, startling Smiling Tiger who dodged, shouting, "What are you doing? What are you doing!"
Benleihu grabbed his collar: "What are you doing here?"
The smiling tiger forced a smile: "Well, from now on we'll be neighbors."
What? A neighbor?
Benleihu looked on incredulously: "Where are the Jia family members?"
"You mean Bang Geng? This kid stole all eight of my game consoles and the TV, and then he left me with an old man who works the night watch. His son and daughter all showed up, demanding compensation. I had to pay him 100 yuan before it was over..."
"So Banggeng mortgaged this house to you?"
The smiling tiger looked wary: "You can't just make things up; it's a temporary loan."
The reason why the smiling tiger is so vigilant is that the sale of private houses is not yet open.
His method of seizing the Jia family's house was hardly honorable and couldn't withstand scrutiny.
But it doesn't matter, he was certain that Benleihu wouldn't speak up for Banggeng, and that no one in the entire courtyard would speak up for Banggeng.
That old bastard, Third Uncle, did come once, but Smiling Tiger immediately retorted with a single sentence: "Who do you think you are? His stepfather or stepgrandfather?"
Get the bamboo shoots!
Benleihu indeed showed no intention of standing up for Banggeng, and simply asked, "Where is Jia Zhangshi?"
The smiling tiger said, "That old lady? Her granddaughter picked her up, and she was crying so pitifully!"
How could it not be tragic? This is the Jia family's house, Jia Zhangshi's lifeline!
But the smiling tiger had a valid point: "It's all in black and white. Your son owes me so much money, you can't just let it go, can you? Why don't you pay it for him?"
Jia Zhangshi has no money, but her two granddaughters do.
She hesitated for a long time, and the words were on the tip of her tongue several times, but in the end she still didn't say them.
If only Xiao Dang and Huaihua weren't surnamed Jia...
That evening, Fatty led Thunder Tiger, Dragon-Catching Tiger, along with Silly Pillar, Yu Qian, Xiao Dang, and Locust Flower to Smiling Tiger's house.
The woman who opened the door for them was quite pretty; seeing so many of them enter without even a greeting, she screamed in fright.
Huaihua found her yelling really annoying, so she slapped her across the face!
The woman covered her face in disbelief, glaring defiantly at the locust flower.
Just as Huaihua was about to curse, Yu Qian gently pulled her behind him, then stood in front of her, looking at the woman calmly.
The smiling tiger heard the commotion and came out from inside.
This guy lit the kang (heated brick bed), making the room very warm, something the Jia family used to be reluctant to do.
The Smiling Tiger was only wearing thermal underwear. When he saw Thunder Tiger and Dragon-Catching Tiger, his legs went weak and he had to hold onto the table to avoid making a fool of himself.
He stammered, "You, what are you doing here?"
With a whoosh, Qinlonghu pulled out a 40-meter-long cleaver from under his cotton-padded coat!
The smiling tiger was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a thud, and the woman was also terrified and screamed like a ghost.
The fat man said impatiently, "You Fengxia, I still prefer your unruly attitude from earlier."
You Fengxia immediately shut up, burying her head behind the smiling tiger, and dared not show her face again...
Benleihu looked at Xiaomianhu: "Let me introduce you. This is Jia Dang, the second granddaughter of Jia Zhangshi; this is Jia Yi, the third granddaughter of Jia Zhangshi. So, what are you planning to do about this today?"
As expected of the smiling tiger, he could still laugh even in this situation. He struggled to get up from the ground and carefully sat on the stool with half of his buttocks on it.
His tone remained neither humble nor arrogant: "Simple, simple. You are all people with extraordinary abilities. I suppose you have all risen above the ordinary and become powerful figures since the reform and opening up."
He started by showering everyone with compliments, then said, "Since that's the case, how about you all pay me back the money Bang Geng owes me? As soon as I get the money, I'll leave. By the way, Bang Geng owes me a total of 8 game consoles, 8 TVs, and 14 game cartridges, everyone..."
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After leaving the Jia family's house, everyone naturally went to the fat man's house.
Just now, Xiao Dang and Huaihua whispered to each other for a long time and finally made an unexpected decision: they did not intend to take the house back.
However, everyone quickly accepted the result.
The pheasant ran away, but it's not dead. Who knows, it might come back in a while.
When the house is found to be intact, and his grandmother is living alone inside, who knows what kind of trouble she might cause.
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