Chapter 152 Xu Damao's Chicken is Lost
Li Shengli carried the old hen back home. It was not yet the New Year, so Li Shengli planned to keep it for two more days before slaughtering it.

Li Shengli found a basket, covered the chicken in it and placed it under the window.

"Grandma, please pay a little more attention when you take care of the children. Our chickens are left outside so that no one can steal them." Li Shengli didn't know the exact day when Xu Damao's chickens were lost.

"No way, how can something be lost in the compound?" Old Mrs. Han was a little surprised. When she lived in Shuijing Hutong, nothing had ever been lost in the compound.

"Just in case. That idiot from the Central Courtyard often goes to He Yuzhu's house to take things and doesn't consider himself an outsider. I'm afraid he might take our chickens."

"What are you talking about?" Han Qiuyun pushed the door open and came in. "I was just outside and heard you guys talking about chickens and stuff."

"Oh, I bought an old hen and put it at the door." Li Shengli pointed to his window.

"You just bought it. You're wasting money again." Han Qiuyun asked first and then gave Li Shengli a reproachful look.

"The New Year is coming soon." Li Shengli smiled.

"Forget it, just buy it. I'll go see the kids." Han Qiuyun said as she took off her scarf and gloves and hung them on the wall.

"Okay, you two should get ready to eat." Old Mrs. Han lifted the pot on the stove to reveal the hot food inside.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to the bathroom first." Li Shengli felt that he needed to take care of his personal needs.

After using the toilet, Li Shengli was ready to go home with a refreshed look on his face. When he walked to the opposite side of the gate, he saw Sha Zhu coming back with a lunch box.

The two men nodded to each other when they met, and Li Shengli politely took a step slower to let Sha Zhu enter the courtyard first.

When Sha Zhu walked past him, Li Shengli smelled the odor of chicken. Looking at the lunch box in Sha Zhu's hand, Li Shengli thought to himself, could it be that today is the day when Xu Damao lost the chicken?
Li Shengli thought that he had to go back early. Fortunately, the chicken ticket he bought was not lost, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.

Sha Zhu walked towards the central courtyard. Under the long corridor in the central courtyard, Sha Zhu saw Qin Huairu washing clothes by the sink. Sha Zhu's eyes turned and he deliberately slowed down his pace, preparing to scare Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu had already noticed Sha Zhu. She was washing clothes here just waiting for Sha Zhu's lunch box.

Before Sha Zhu walked over and patted Qin Huairu's shoulder, Qin Huairu took the lead in shaking the clothes in her hands, and the water droplets splashed all over Sha Zhu's face, but Sha Zhu didn't get angry.

"What's in your lunch box? I know you prepared the special meal today." Qin Huairu spoke without any embarrassment. Qin Huairu is really good. She knows exactly who prepares the special meal in the factory every time.

"That won't do. The rain is coming back today." Sha Zhu quickly refused. "Besides, your kids have plenty to eat. When I just came back, I saw three kids eating beggar's chicken with soy sauce outside the steel mill. It tasted pretty good."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu was filled with worry. Given the situation at home, she wished she could spend every penny she had. Where would this guy get the money to buy a chicken? Besides, he didn't even have a ticket, so he must have stolen it from somewhere.

"Xu Damao brought back two chickens a few days ago. You should figure out where they got these chickens." Sha Zhu smacked his lips and said in a low voice. After that, he picked up the lunch box and walked away with a figure eight step. Qin Huairu was left standing by the pool, deep in thought. He couldn't let his child bear the reputation of a thief.

Li Shengli returned home, washed his hands and sat back at the table.

"Grandma, did you see anyone taking a chicken out from the backyard today?" Li Shengli thought that his house was in the front yard and he didn't know whether Grandma Han saw Banggeng stealing the chicken.

"No." Old Mrs. Han raised her head and looked at Li Shengli blankly, not understanding what Li Shengli meant by asking this.

"What's wrong, Shengli? Did someone lose something in the backyard?" Han Qiuyun asked curiously.

"It seems that one of Xu Damao's chickens is missing."

"Are you okay? Didn't you just buy one today?" Han Qiuyun was a little nervous. "It's okay. The one I bought is different from his. Besides, I have the ticket." Li Shengli was not nervous. He had a clear conscience.

After comforting Han Qiuyun, the three of them continued to eat dinner.

Not long after, Xu Damao came back pushing the cart. When Xu Damao returned to his home, he saw that one of the chickens in his chicken coop was missing and he panicked.

"Ezi, Ezi." Xu Damao didn't even bother to stop the car and shouted into the house.

"What's the matter?" When Lou Xiao'e heard Xu Damao's voice, she thought something had happened and ran out of the house in a hurry.

"Why is there one chicken missing?"

"I don't know. I felt a little uncomfortable this afternoon so I just lay down on the bed to rest." Lou Xiao'e didn't notice any of this. "I was wondering if you gave it away."

"Who are you giving it to? I'm saving it for the New Year." Xu Damao said anxiously. A chicken was no small matter at this moment. "Go to the yard and look for it to see if it has run away."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Lou Xiao'e responded and ran to the yard.

Xu Damao was getting anxious when he suddenly smelled the scent of chicken soup. He stretched out his nose and sniffed. The smell seemed to come from Sha Zhu's house. Xu Damao looked at the back window of Sha Zhu's house and thought to himself, "Good Sha Zhu, I caught you now." Xu Damao walked towards Sha Zhu's house with gritted teeth.

Over here, Lou Xiao'e was walking around the yard, asking everyone she met, "Have you seen our chickens?"

When Lou Xiao'e arrived at Li Shengli's house and saw the chickens pressed under the basket under the window, she was furious. She often bought things for Li Shengli's children, so why did he steal her chickens?

"Li Shengli, open the door." Lou Xiao'e knocked hard on the door of Li Shengli's house.

"Shengli, it's Lou Xiaoe. Did something happen?" Han Qiuyun was a little worried when she heard the knock on the door.

"Don't worry, I'll go take a look. You stay at home and watch the child so as not to scare him." Li Shengli whispered, then walked towards the door angrily.

"Stop knocking, stop knocking, you're scaring the child." Li Shengli opened the door suddenly and said loudly.

When Lou Xiao'e heard that the child was scared, she felt guilty. She still liked Li Chengzhi very much.

"Let's not talk about the child for now. Let me tell you, Li Shengli, if you want to eat chicken, just tell me. I'm not against giving it to you. Why do you have to steal it quietly?" Lou Xiao'e's anger subsided, and she just said with some disappointment.

"Wait a minute, when did I steal your chicken?" Li Shengli felt confused.

"Isn't it? It's still in the basket." Lou Xiao'e pointed to the covered basket under the window of Li Shengli's house.

"Lou Xiao'e, I think you should get a pair of glasses. I bought them for you." Li Shengli was speechless.

"Really? It looks a lot like the chicken that was lost from my house." Lou Xiao'e was a little embarrassed.

At this time, the voice of Xu Damao calling Lou Xiao'e came from the Intermediate Courtyard.

"I'm sorry, Li Shengli, maybe I made a mistake." Lou Xiao'e apologized and left quickly.

(End of this chapter)