The more ambiguous the information, the more important it is in everyone's minds, and the faster the rumor spreads.
Just like the classic line about letting bullets fly, people don't want to believe that a bandit's name is Mu Zhi, people are more willing to believe that his name is Pocket, and people are especially willing to believe that his face should be fucking pockmarked.
Just like the rumor spread in Shamao Alley, its information is vague enough and full of room for imagination.
The front foot is still "Qiao's little baby, very good-looking, much prettier than his brothers and sisters."
The back foot became, 'The Qiao family's little baby is very beautiful, but there is no such child in the Qiao family'.
Then it changed to "Maybe the Qiao family's little baby is not the Qiao family's baby, because there is no one in the Qiao family who is so handsome."
The longer the rumor spread, the more its meaning changed. Later, there was even a saying that "Qiao's doll is XXX".
Of course, all this is being spread without the Qiao family, after all, no one is embarrassed to speak ill of others in front of others.
Two days later.
With a "clang" sound, the courtyard door was violently pushed open by someone from the outside. Before anyone could be seen, Qiao Zuwang's voice came into the courtyard first.
Although Qiao Zuwang and others were arrested for gathering a crowd to play cards, the mahjong they played was not that big, and it was not enough to qualify as 'gambling'.
Therefore, the police station detained them for two or three days, and then released the four of them after they wrote a pledge not to gather in groups to play cards again.
After being imprisoned for three days for no apparent reason, Qiao Zuwang was filled with anger.
He was locked up in the detention room, it was summer again, and he hadn't taken a shower for three days. On the way back just now, everyone he met would either furrow their brows and quietly take a few steps away, or pinch their noses.
That inexplicable look in his eyes made him feel that everything was terrible.
Qiao Zuwang shouted while sniffing his nose and smelling the smell on his body.
"Issei, go and boil some water for me!"
"One percent? One percent?"
After shouting several times, there was still no response from the hospital, so Qiao Zuwang muttered to himself.
"Where did the little thing go?"
"Top two?"
"Sanli?"
"Four beauties?"
Seeing that the eldest son was not at home, Qiao Zuwang called the names of the other three children several times.
As a result, the courtyard was still completely silent.
"Where are the people?"
Qiao Zuwang raised his head and glanced at the gradually whitening sky, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
That's right, it's just dawn today. Where can these little guys run to?
"Brother Qiao? Brother Qiao? Are you back?"
Outside the courtyard, a cheerful female voice came in. Qiao Zuwang turned around and saw his neighbor Aunt Wu looking into the courtyard.
"Sister, have you seen any of the children in my house?"
Seeing his acquaintance and neighbor, Qiao Zuwang quickly asked, but his tone didn't seem very anxious.
"You said they are 10%?"
"Um."
"They just went out."
go out?
Where can I go?
Qiao Zuwang thought for a while and felt that the most important thing right now was to take a shower. The bad smell on his body could kill someone.
As for where the children went, ‘Yi Cheng’ is already so old, how can he still take away his younger siblings?
"Okay, I understand, Sister Wu, please excuse me."
"No, brother Qiao, where have you been these two days?"
Aunt Wu waved her hands with a smile and took two steps forward. Just when she was about to step into the courtyard gate, she suddenly stopped.
The thick smell of sweat wafting in the air was so sour that she subconsciously wanted to stay away.
Qiao Zuwang obviously noticed Aunt Wu's actions, but because of the neighbor's reputation, he couldn't say anything too much, so he casually made up a reason.
"I haven't gone anywhere. I've been working overtime at the factory for a few days. You can smell the smell on my body. I can't stand it myself."
The news that Qiao Zuwang was caught playing cards did not reach Shamao Lane, so Aunt Wu did not doubt the authenticity of Qiao Zuwang's words.
Not only did she not have any doubts, she even complained a few words.
"I said your factory is true. Even if you work overtime in the summer, you still don't let people go home. Isn't this nonsense?"
"No!" Qiao Zuwang echoed indignantly: "Whatever happened in the factory, if it happens again next time, I will definitely report it to my superiors!"
After cursing and saying a few bad things about the factory, Qiao Zuwang waved his hand.
"Sister Wu, I won't tell you anymore. I have to boil water and take a bath."
At this moment, several brisk and childish children's voices came from the alley outside the courtyard.
"Brother, the xiaolongbao is delicious. Can we go eat it tomorrow?"
"Four beauties!"
"If you can't do it tomorrow, let's go next Monday."
These sounds were all too familiar to Qiao Zuwang. The first one was soft, waxy and a bit naughty. It was obviously that of his youngest daughter Simei.
The clear girlish voice at the back was obviously that of the second daughter, Sanli.
The last male voice, which is in the voice-changing stage, does not need to be heard to know that it belongs to the eldest son, ‘Qiao Yicheng’.
After hearing the conversation clearly, the fire in Qiao Zuwang's heart suddenly started to burn.
Eat xiaolongbao?
Are you going next week?
How many children can't eat up my day's salary for one breakfast?
A bunch of losers!
When Qiao Zuwang thought that he was eating chaff and drinking water in the detention center, and these little brats went to eat xiaolongbao, he burst into anger.
He rushed out the door in a few steps, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted.
"You little bastards, I've worked hard and you guys are enjoying yourself so much at home, why don't you give me Xiao Long Bao?"
Seeing the angry Qiao Zuwang, Simei immediately hid behind Li Jie.
Sanli stood there blankly and shouted blankly.
"dad?"
The second strongman stood there silently, feeling at fault, and slowly lowered his head, not daring to look at Qiao Zuwang.
"Qiao Yicheng, is this how you use the living expenses I gave you?"
Li Jie glanced at him, then lowered his head and patted Qiao Qiqi, who was about to wake up.
Seeing that his eldest son was too lazy to pay attention to him, Qiao Zuwang was furious.
"Qiao Yicheng! What's your expression? Am I still your father?"
Li Jie raised his eyelids and made a quieter gesture.
"Shh! Don't wake Qiqi up."
This act of almost 'disdain' for his own authority as a father is not very harmful, but it is extremely insulting.
Qiao Zuwang's whole body exploded like a dynamite barrel splashed by sparks.
He rolled up his sleeves and walked forward menacingly, looking like he wanted to be an adult.
"You...you...I don't believe it today. I can't cure you anymore?"
When the three children saw their furious father, they were as frightened as quails. They lowered their heads and froze in place, not daring to speak or move, not even daring to take a breath.