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Chapter 436: Yan Bugui instructs Banggeng to steal things

During his recovery, Yan Bugui was very greedy and wanted to eat something delicious all day long. One day, he called Banggeng to him, smiled, and said softly: "Banggeng, you see that grandpa is sick and weak. He has no appetite for anything. He just wants to eat some chicken to replenish his body. Can you do grandpa a favor and go to the neighbor's house to catch a chicken? Just one, they won't find it."

Banggeng was a little hesitant after hearing this. He knew stealing was wrong, but he couldn't resist Yan Bugui's constant persuasion. In addition, Yan Bugui was usually quite nice to him and often gave him snacks. After hesitating for a long time, Banggeng nodded and agreed.

At night, under the cover of darkness, Banggeng sneaked to the neighbor's chicken coop. He carefully reached out his hand and was about to catch the chicken, but the chicken suddenly fluttered and made a loud cry. Banggeng was so scared that he quickly withdrew his hand. His heart was in his throat. He didn't dare to breathe. He hid aside and nervously observed the movements around him. After a long time, seeing that no one came out to check, he plucked up his courage and reached out to catch the chicken again.

After finally catching a chicken, Banggeng wrapped it in his clothes and trotted back to Yan Bugui's house. Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he saw the chicken. He quickly took the chicken and praised Banggeng with a smile: "Good boy, you are really capable. When grandpa eats the chicken and gets better, I will definitely reward you well."

Afterwards, Yan Bugui quickly killed the chicken and cooked a pot of fragrant chicken soup. He could not wait to fill a bowl and drank it with big gulps, his face full of satisfaction. Banggeng stood aside, watching Yan Bugui eat the chicken, but he felt a little uneasy, wondering if this would be discovered.

A few days later, the neighbor found that a chicken was missing and cursed loudly in the yard, saying that he must find the chicken thief. Banggeng was so scared that he hid in the house and didn't dare to go out. He regretted it very much. Yan Bugui was also a little scared, but he still pretended to be calm and comforted Banggeng, saying: "Don't be afraid, they have no evidence and won't know it was you." However, the truth will come out after all. As the investigation deepened, the clues of Banggeng stealing chickens gradually emerged, and a storm was about to start in the yard.

The news of Banggeng stealing chickens gradually spread in the yard, and the neighbors were discussing it privately, speculating who did it. Some said that they saw Banggeng acting sneaky in the past few days, and some said that the chicken soup Yan Bugui had eaten recently seemed to have a mysterious origin.

Qin Huairu was the first to notice something was wrong. She saw Banggeng was always dodging and evading, and she became suspicious. So she called Banggeng aside and asked him sternly, "Banggeng, tell me the truth, did you take the neighbor's chicken?" Banggeng lowered his head, not daring to look Qin Huairu in the eye, and kept pulling at the corner of his clothes with both hands. After a long time, he quietly admitted it.

Qin Huairu was furious and anxious after hearing this. She raised her hand and wanted to hit Banggeng, but seeing the child's frightened expression, she couldn't do it. She knew very well that if this matter got out of hand, Banggeng would have no way to live in the yard.

On the other hand, the neighbor was still nagging about the lost chicken and threatened to report to the police if the thief was not found. This frightened Yan Bugui. He had thought that stealing a chicken would go unnoticed, but he did not expect the incident to become so serious. He was worried that his abetting of Banggeng to steal the chicken would be exposed, which would be even more troublesome.

So, Yan Bugui secretly found Qin Huairu and pushed all the responsibility onto Banggeng, saying that he just said it casually at the time, but he didn't expect Banggeng to really do it. He also pretended to be sad and regretful. Although Qin Huairu also had complaints about Yan Bugui in her heart, she didn't care about him at this time, and only thought about how to solve the crisis at hand.

Qin Huairu took Banggeng and went door to door to apologize to the neighbors. She also took out the only savings in her family and compensated the neighbor who lost the chicken. After much persuasion, the neighbor temporarily gave up the idea of ​​reporting to the police station.

After this incident, Banggeng deeply realized his mistake and became much more sensible. Yan Bugui's reputation in the courtyard became worse because of this incident. Everyone was disgusted by his behavior and distanced themselves from him. He himself felt a little ashamed and hid at home all day, rarely going out. The atmosphere in the courtyard became particularly depressing because of this incident, and it took a long time to slowly restore some of the former calm.

In the past few days, Qin Huairu had been weighed down with worries, and she couldn't help crying secretly. Whenever there was a little noise at home or outside, her tears would fall. Jia Zhang was patient in asking questions at first, but after a while, seeing Qin Huairu crying all day, the anger in her heart began to rise.

That day, Qin Huairu was sobbing quietly in the room again. Jia Zhangshi was already in a bad mood. When she heard the crying, she felt like her head was going to explode. She walked into the room angrily and yelled at Qin Huairu: "I said, you keep crying all day long. Are you going to flood the room? What's the problem that you can't get over? You just cry. Do you think crying can solve the problem?"

Qin Huairu was startled by the sudden scolding. She raised her tear-stained face and said aggrievedly, "Mom, I feel so bad. Banggeng has had that incident. How can I, as a mother, not be worried? How can this child hold his head up in the yard in the future?"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she became even more furious. She put her hands on her hips and glared at him, saying, "Humph, that's all your fault for not teaching the child well. Now you feel bad, what were you doing before? All you do is wipe your tears all day long, and don't even think of a solution."

Qin Huairu felt even more aggrieved when she heard this. She raised her voice and retorted, "Mom, why didn't I teach my child? Bang Geng was just confused for a moment. I've been paying apologies and compensations during this period. Isn't that enough for me? It would be fine if you didn't help me, but you're still scolding me here."

"Oh, you dare to talk back, don't you? What's wrong with me scolding you? If you didn't have a backbone, would so many troubles have happened in our family?" Jia Zhang pressed on step by step, not giving in at all.

"You just blame me. You usually spoil Bang Geng, but now it's all my fault." Qin Huairu cried even harder, her voice hoarse.

The two of them argued back and forth, neither of them giving in. The quarrel became more and more fierce, and the noise was so loud that the whole yard could hear it. The neighbors who were listening outside also shook their heads helplessly, thinking that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to be okay on weekdays, but when they quarreled, they were really fierce.

After arguing for a while, Jia Zhang probably felt tired and sat down on a chair, panting. Qin Huairu lay on the table, sobbing. The atmosphere in the room was so depressing that the original family affection seemed to be torn to pieces in this fierce argument.