[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-169":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2104457,3398,"Chapter 169","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>Did they really think he was a money-scattering boy?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Yan Fugui pushed his glasses and said: \"Cao Weiguo, although Yan Yan Jiefang has big feet, he is also a child. Actively cooperating with the investigation is what he should do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let him enter the room to compare footprints; Yan Jiefang can clear his name. Everyone can also rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One mao was quite a lot!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Entering the room and getting money was like picking it up for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How could they not want it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fine!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo didn't want to talk too much: \"Alright, let Yan Jiefang line up too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Cao Cao Weiguo's words, Yan Yan Fugui and Yan Yan Jiefang both laughed happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Haizhong looked at Qin Qin Huairu and asked: \"Qin Qin Huairu, what about your three children?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu bit the bullet and said: \"The children are timid, I'm afraid of scaring them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao laughed exaggeratedly: \"Qin Qin Huairu, if you said Xiao Dang and Little Huaihua were timid, I'd believe it. But you say Bang Geng is timid—why do I want to laugh so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, why are you hiding your children at home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"All the children in the courtyard are here, why are your children so special?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, you're feeling guilty, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This isn't the first time Bang Geng has stolen things. I think the things from Cao Weiguo's house were stolen by Bang Geng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I think so too, otherwise why wouldn't they dare to show their faces!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The residents of the courtyard also spoke up one after another, and Jia Jia Zhangshi cursed viciously:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You heartless people, framing my big grandson for stealing, aren't you afraid of having children without assholes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi's cursing was undoubtedly like poking a hornet's nest, making the residents' eyes burn with fire:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Jia Jia Zhangshi, what kind of dung are you spraying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Do you believe I'll slap your mouth rotten!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You vicious old hag, you deserve your son's early death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Whether it's a frame-up or not, let Bang Geng enter the room to compare footprints and we'll know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let Bang Geng come out quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the attitudes of Qin Qin Huairu and Jia Jia Zhangshi, Cao Cao Weiguo felt even more certain:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, if it wasn't Bang Geng who stole it, then let him enter the room to compare footprints.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is also good for Bang Geng, to avoid being suspected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you insist on not letting Bang Geng enter the room, then can I suspect that you are feeling guilty and afraid to let Bang Geng enter the room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Helpless, Qin Qin Huairu turned and went home, bringing Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, and Little Huaihua to the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi glared viciously at Cao Cao Weiguo: \"You frame Bang Geng, I, this old woman, won't be finished with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo sneered with disdain and personally led the first child into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a while, the child ran out happily holding one mao.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Next, one child after another entered the room, and each one came out happily holding one mao.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Yan Jiefang was no exception, but he was intercepted by the Third Master as soon as he stepped out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When it was Bang Geng's turn, Bang Geng turned and ran in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was the one who stole the things, so naturally, he didn't dare to enter the room to compare footprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Kid! What are you running for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chi Ping'an grabbed Bang Geng's arm: \"You don't even want the money and turned to run—are you feeling guilty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I didn't!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I just don't want to go in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let go of me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bang Geng struggled stubbornly and even kicked and punched Chi Ping'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao stared at Bang Geng: \"Bang Geng, all the other children entered the room, and you're the only one who doesn't dare to. I think you're the one who stole the things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi cursed loudly: \"Xu Xu Damao, you plague-ridden beast, framing my Bang Geng for stealing, you won't die a good death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said with a cold face: \"Ping'an, Brother Xu Damao, don't stop Bang Geng. I'm going to report this now and let the comrades from the police station come to investigate. Breaking and entering will get you at least five or six years, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You can't call the police!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu shouted in panic: \"Cao Weiguo, don't report it. My Bang Geng is just timid, he didn't steal anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were footprints in the room and stolen goods at home; once the comrades from the police station arrived, could Bang Geng escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he were taken away and locked up for five or six years, Bang Geng's life would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo sneered at Qin Qin Huairu: \"Qin Qin Huairu, if Bang Geng didn't steal anything, what does it have to do with you if I report it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said with a face full of shame: \"Bang Geng is timid, he's afraid of the police, and he has nightmares whenever he sees them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Afraid of the police!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Only people with a guilty conscience are afraid of the police!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I think it was Bang Geng who stole it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"He stole fish from Director Cao's house before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A dog can't change its habit of eating shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu protecting him like this must mean she knows something and is feeling guilty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu's few words immediately caused an uproar in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The residents pointed at Bang Geng and Qin Qin Huairu one after another, their words as sharp as knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that the situation was not good, Jia Jia Zhangshi began to use her ultimate move, sitting on the ground and wailing:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ouch! Old Jia! Jia Dongxu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Come back and take a look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Everyone in this courtyard is bullying our family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"They are following Cao Cao Weiguo to frame the only seedling of the Jia family; they want to cut off the Jia family's line!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Come back quickly and take those beasts away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at Jia Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground summoning spirits, Liu Haizhong shouted sternly with a straight face:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Jia Jia Zhangshi, if you engage in superstition again, do you believe I'll send you to the police station!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Gah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi was choked by Liu Haizhong's threat and didn't dare to wail or summon spirits anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She was a bully who feared the tough and picked on the weak; she didn't fear the hypocritical Yi Yi Zhonghai, but she feared Liu Haizhong, this official-obsessed person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because she knew Liu Haizhong's nature and was afraid that Liu Haizhong would step on her to climb the career ladder.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo looked at the gnashing Bang Geng, looked at the miserable-looking Qin Qin Huairu and the old hag sitting on the ground, and felt a wave of annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo looked at Chi Ping'an and said: \"Ping'an, trouble you to go to the police station to report this. We can't catch the thief, so we can only let the police comrades come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'm going right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo had spoken, so Chi Ping'an naturally executed it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu hurriedly grabbed Chi Ping'an's arm, begging bitterly with tears:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, don't report it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bang Geng is afraid!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu looked at Qin Qin Huairu with heartache and glared at Cao Cao Weiguo angrily:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Cao Weiguo! Courtyard matters have always been solved in the courtyard. You report to the police for every little thing—do you even understand the rules?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai also stood out: \"Cao Weiguo, Sha Zhuzi makes sense. If you report it, the matter will escalate. Whether we catch the thief or not, it won't be good for our courtyard's influence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Besides, you didn't lose much. Your living conditions are good, and you don't lack those few bites of food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Be more magnanimous and don't be so petty, so as not to affect the courtyard's reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo suppressed his anger and sneered with disdain:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yi Yi Zhonghai, you old dog who can't distinguish right from wrong, shut up. Is it my fault that I'm rich and deserve to be stolen from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then you have a salary of 99 Brother Yuan every month, and you must have at least several thousand Brother Yuan in savings!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If I take a few hundred Brother Yuan from you every few days, you're so magnanimous, you shouldn't mind, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you don't mind, then I'll go to your house to take money immediately, and I won't pursue Bang Geng's matter anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1444,"2026-06-16T06:53:26.533Z","2026-06-17T08:52:03.356Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f2dec57637f3d2933178f82f437d469d22d1cf82d61879724064f57b6e7cfd69","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-170","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-168",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]