Siheyuan: If you have the butcher's knife in your hand, let's try again.

After driving Xu Damao away, the three uncles followed the usual practice and sat down where they should sit, holding a steaming large porcelain teapot.

"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet. The meeting will begin soon."

After the three of them sat down, the second uncle shouted to the noisy crowd.

Gradually, the venue became quiet.

The old man looked solemn and put his hands in his sleeves.

After the venue fell silent, the first man took two sips of tea and cleared his throat.

"Okay, let's have a meeting now!"

"I won't beat around the bush and get straight to the point."

"Everyone is telling stories about the strange things that happened in the courtyard, and the stories are amazing."

"I am responsible for telling everyone that it is all nonsense! It does not exist!"

As soon as he said a few words, there was a burst of boos.

Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, and Xu Damao saw it with their own eyes. Do you think this is nonsense?

I think you are just talking nonsense. Do you think we are fools? We are telling lies with open eyes!

The old man also knew that what he was telling was lies, but he had to go on.

He couldn't admit that there was that thing in the courtyard. Admitting it would cause further panic.

If people from the street office know that superstitious activities are being carried out in the courtyard, they must not arrest themselves first.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep talking.

"Be quiet, be quiet. I haven't finished speaking yet. We'll discuss it after I finish speaking."

"This is a new society, and the new society must be scientific. The theory of gods and ghosts is nonsense!"

Just when he was halfway through his words, there were boos again. Liu Guangfu stood up and asked:

"Master, if you say it's not, then it's not. What did Qin Huairu and Shazhu encounter last night? Please explain."

"Well... Well, before I investigate clearly, I have no comment and I can't explain it to you."

The old man couldn't answer and was full of embarrassment.

Quietly, he stepped on the second uncle hard under the table and asked him to take care of his son.

The second uncle's face was so painful that he dared not speak out in anger. He scolded Liu Guangfu and forced him down on the chair.

However, just because he stopped speaking does not mean that others have no objections. The voices of dissatisfaction at the scene became louder and louder.

"Quiet! Quiet!" The second uncle yelled at the top of his voice until his neck turned red, but no one listened to him.

The first uncle looked at everything in front of him coldly and did not speak for the second uncle.

She even rolled her eyes at him, "Why did you ask your son to make me embarrassed in public?"

You make a fool of me and I make a fool of you.

The second uncle yelled and cursed, and it took him a while to control the venue.

After the venue was safe and quiet, the first man began to speak.

"I have entrusted the third uncle to find the science teacher from their school to come to our hospital to investigate the situation."

"I believe that after rigorous scientific investigation, we will give everyone a satisfactory answer!"

After a pause, he continued:

"Before the results come out, everyone should stop spreading lies. Let me say it again, this is a new society and we must believe in science!"

"However, for everyone's safety, we decided to set up a patrol team."

"Two adult males work in groups and patrol at night from dusk to dawn to ensure everyone's safety."

After speaking, the second uncle and the third uncle took out a stack of handwritten patrol lists and distributed them to everyone.

The table shows the patrol grouping and patrol time.

Lin Bai was also assigned a watch and was paired with Jia Dongxu. The patrol time was from one to four in the morning.

Looking at the patrol times of other people, the three uncles and Shazhu's night patrol time is from evening to before ten o'clock.

Damn, everyone has selfish motives in this kind of thing.

Lin Bai kneaded it, kneaded it into a ball and threw it on the ground.

If you want to patrol, I will not patrol.

Besides, who should I arrest on patrol? Me?

Xu Damao, who was also assigned to patrol in the early morning, also saw the reason and simply stood up to express his dissatisfaction.

"Why do you patrol in the middle of the night and I patrol in the early morning?"

"Yes, why did you queue us up until the early hours of the morning!"

Neighbors who also patrolled into the early morning also expressed their dissatisfaction.

It was freezing cold, and no one wanted to patrol the night in the early hours of the morning.

"The second uncle and the third uncle are getting old and can't bear it any longer."

"If you don't like patrolling in the early morning, I will change with you!"

Although the uncle said he is willing to change, if you really change with him, you will reap the benefits.

Especially Xu Damao, he has a lot of things that he needs help from.

If he changed the patrol time with the first uncle, the first uncle would definitely not help him.

For his own sake, Xu Damao relented and agreed to patrol in the early morning.

Just because he was asking for something, it didn't mean that others agreed. Liu Guangtian stood up to express his dissatisfaction.

"Then why does Silly Zhu also patrol in the evening? He is not old."

"Yes, Silly Zhu, why don't you arrange patrols in the early morning?"

"If he patrols in the evening, I will also patrol in the evening."

Liu Guangtian started making noises, and the people below started making trouble again.

It was the second uncle's son who made trouble again, and the first uncle was so angry that he stepped on the second uncle hard.

It was suggested that he should settle his son's affairs and stop taking the lead in causing trouble.

The second uncle is also annoyed. Why do the two sons always have trouble with the first uncle? If they can’t get along with the first uncle, the first uncle can’t get along with me.

Don’t Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu understand this truth?

The second uncle called Liu Guangtian and punched him twice. Liu Guangtian became honest.

The second uncle calmed down Liu Guangtian, smiled at the first uncle, and motioned for him to continue speaking.

So, the uncle spoke again:

"There are people who patrol the night in the early morning, and naturally there will be people who patrol the night in the evening. If you think I am showing favor to Silly Zhu, just don't patrol!"

"but!"

"The ugly words are ahead. If you don't do anything when something happens in the courtyard, it won't be your turn to do good things in the future."

This time, he accentuated his tone, not only blaming people from a moral perspective, but also directly threatening them.

Anyone who dares to mention patrolling again will be given small shoes in the future.

Therefore, the people patrolling until late at night remained silent.

After calming everyone down, the first man said again:

"That's it for the night patrol."

"Everyone, please be smart at night and don't sleep too hard."

"Is there anything else... It's okay, let's break up the meeting!"

After announcing the adjournment of the meeting, they were worried that someone might be looking for trouble again, so the three uncles hurriedly left with their porcelain jars in their arms.

After a while, everyone left and the middle courtyard became empty again.

Xu Mengjing followed Lin Bai, tugged at the corner of his clothes, and whispered:

"They deliberately put you in the queue at the end of the night so that you can't sleep well."

Lin Bai smiled, whoever told me not to sleep well, I told him not to sleep well either.

When she and Xu Mengjing walked to the door to say goodbye, she was reluctant to leave and enter the house.

"Why, are you afraid of sleeping alone?!"

"Um……"

Xu Mengjing was even afraid of bugs. After hearing that there was such a thing in the courtyard, she became even more frightened.

Lin Bai smiled and said, "I will go to your house to keep you company, so you won't be afraid anymore."

Xu Mengjing knew the meaning of this sentence and stood silently, neither saying yes nor saying no.

She had never slept with a man before, and Lin Bai suddenly made this request. She couldn't make up her mind for a while.

Lin Bai saw her embarrassment and didn't rush her. After waiting for a long time, Xu Mengjing still didn't respond, and Lin Bai said:

"Wait for me at the door. I'll be out right away."

Lin Bai turned around and went into the house, took the toiletries and came out again.

After locking the door, he took Xu Mengjing's hand, pulled her into the house, and closed the door.

Seeing that it was already getting late, Lin Bai was not polite and fetched some water to wash up at her house.

From beginning to end, Xu Mengjing didn't say a word.

After washing, I poured out the water, then filled another basin of water and placed it next to her.

She sat on the chair, picking her fingers out of boredom.

Lin Bai put the towel into the basin and moistened it with water, then took it out and wring it dry

"Come, wash your face!"

Lin Bai reached out to touch her cheek, raised her head, and helped her wash her face.

After washing her face, I touched her face and it was really smooth.

After washing her face, she poured water into the footbath, took off Xu Mengjing's shoes and socks, lifted her legs and put them into the footbath.

"Is it hot?"

Xu Mengjing shook her head.

"Is it cool?"

Xu Mengjing shook her head again.

Lin Bai first helped her wash her feet, and then rubbed her feet.

Her slender feet were originally white, but became smooth and translucent after being soaked in water.

After washing his feet, wiped them dry and put on his shoes, Lin Bai stood up and poured the water for washing his feet.

"The quilt is in the cabinet." Xu Mengjing finally said something.

"What?"

"There is a quilt in the closet."

It's fine if you have it, I don't need it anyway.

I'm not stupid Zhu Jia Dongxu. I sleep under Qin Huairu's house, like two dogs guarding their master.

I always sleep on the bed, never on the floor.

Lin Bai finished pouring the foot-washing water, and without saying a word, he picked up Xu Mengjing and pulled out the light cord.