"Okay, then I'll try Xiaohua's cooking today." The mother immediately agreed, taking this opportunity to see just how good Xiaohua's cooking skills were.
Leaving aside the harmonious atmosphere at Ma Hua's home, Sha Zhu was overjoyed in the steel mill's kitchen.
Last night, Sister Qin was crying to me about how Bang Geng and the others hadn't eaten meat for days. But just now, Director Yang asked me to host a dinner party tonight. Sha Zhu was overjoyed; he could finally do something for Sister Qin.
On the other side, Xu Damao had just pushed his cart to the entrance of the courtyard when he was stopped by the third uncle, Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui looked Xu Damao up and down, or rather, stared intently at the things on Xu Damao's cart handlebars.
Xu Damao wasn't angry at the sight. He was alone and powerless in the courtyard, so he needed to find some helpers. His third uncle, Yan Bugui, was one of them. Although he was a bit cunning, these things and money were the last thing he needed.
Xu Damao immediately understood when he saw the appearance of the Third Uncle Yan Bugui, and said with a smile, "Third Uncle, look, this was given to me by the people who showed movies in the countryside yesterday. Please take it back and have a taste."
"Oh, thank you so much, Damao." Yan Bugui immediately took the bunch of scallions from Xu Damao's hand, thinking that if he fried them with eggs, they would smell amazing.
"Alright, Third Uncle, you go ahead with your work. I'm exhausted after a long day, I need to go home and get some sleep," Xu Damao said, yawning. All he wanted now was to go home and get a good night's rest. Ah, that widow Wang from yesterday was really radiant, but still not quite as good as Qin Huairu.
"Da Mao, wait a moment." Yan Bugui became anxious when he saw Xu Damao was about to leave. He had a big secret to tell Xu Damao. If he let Xu Damao go, how could he take advantage of him?
Xu Damao sneered inwardly. What's wrong with this old man Yan? Can't he get enough of taking advantage? "Third Uncle, is this something you shouldn't be doing?"
"Da Mao, Uncle San, I really have something to tell you. Weren't you away showing movies in the countryside yesterday? You don't know, our courtyard was so lively last night."
Yan Bugui was anxious. He was a man of good character and couldn't let Da Mao misunderstand him as a greedy person.
"Oh, then I'll trouble you, Uncle San, to tell me about it." Xu Damao had also become interested at this point. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Yan Bugui.
The two lit cigarettes and began puffing away at the doorway. Yan Bugui, smoking, was feeling incredibly pleased with himself.
He then saw Xu Damao looking at him with an unfriendly expression and quickly said, "Damao, you weren't here last night, so you don't know, but Ma Hua from our backyard did something earth-shattering."
Yan Bugui then recounted everything that had happened the previous night to Xu Damao.
When Xu Damao heard that Sha Zhu had been knocked to the ground by Ma Hua, he was overjoyed. He immediately gave all the green onions in his car to Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui was also overjoyed; there were so many, enough for his family to eat for a long time.
"Alright, Uncle San, I'll head back now. I'm just too tired," Xu Damao said, yawning as he bid farewell to Yan Bugui after he finished speaking.
When Xu Damao parked his car and was about to go back inside, he glanced at the chicken coop by the door and exclaimed in disbelief, "Oh no, there's only one chicken left!" He rubbed his eyes in disbelief; indeed, one was missing.
Upon seeing this, Xu Damao immediately called out into the house, "E'zi, E'zi, come out quickly!"
Lou Xiao'e heard Xu Damao calling from outside the door and immediately went outside, rubbing her eyes and asking, "What's wrong?"
"What else is wrong? How come we only have one chicken left?" Xu Damao said anxiously. This is a laying hen, and he relies on it for all the eggs he eats every day.
"I don't know. I had a headache today and stayed in bed all day. I thought you had given it away," Lou Xiao'e said, also a little confused.
"Quick, quick, quick, search every yard!" Xu Damao was getting anxious. He immediately told Lou Xiao'e to search the yards to see if the chickens had escaped from their coops.
"Oh," Lou Xiao'e replied immediately and went to search in the yard. When she got to Ma Hua's house, she suddenly remembered that Ma Hua had told her to be careful of the chickens. Could it be that Ma Hua stole them?
Thinking of this, Lou Xiao'e went straight to Ma Hua's door. But when she saw that Ma Hua's door was locked, she was immediately confused. What did Ma Hua mean by this? Did Ma Hua steal her chickens?
If he didn't steal it, why did he warn me to be careful of chickens a few days ago? Could this chicken be something else entirely?
Lou Xiao'e searched the courtyard house with great suspicion, but still found nothing, and could only return home helplessly.
How could you possibly find it? The three siblings of the Bang Geng family roasted and ate it long ago.
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