Siheyuan: I just want to live

After hearing Xu Damao's words, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help feeling helpless.

He really couldn't imagine that Qin Huairu would do such a thing and run to Chen Feng's house to pick up food from the slop bucket to feed Jia Zhang.

This made him very surprised and speechless. She was really not afraid of anything going wrong with the food.

At the same time, Jia Zhang also heard what Xu Damao said. She was stunned, her eyes widened, her mouth slightly open, and she looked incredulous.

It took her a while to come back to her senses, but her face showed anger and embarrassment.

She pinched Qin Huairu's arm fiercely, muttering, "You damned woman, you actually picked up food from other people's swill buckets and brought it back for me to eat!"

Qin Huairu grimaced in pain, but still lowered her head and dared not speak. Jia Zhang turned her gaze to Chen Feng, her eyes full of resentment and dissatisfaction.

Then Jia Zhang gritted her teeth and said, "Humph, even if it's the stuff in your swill bucket, it's yours! You have to compensate us!"

Chen Feng looked at Jia Zhang in silence. This old woman was simply unreasonable. He cursed her in his heart, but remained calm on the surface.

He thought to himself that if Jia Dongxu wasn't about to die, he would have found an opportunity to send this old woman to the northwest to eat sand.

However, he decided to be patient for a while and wait until Jia Dongxu passed away before dealing with this old woman.

Chen Feng wanted to see if she would still be as confident as she is now when she is old and dies.

At this moment, Qin Huairu suddenly spoke up, trying to defend herself: "Chen Feng, you are lying! That swill bucket is obviously very clean, it can't be a swill bucket!"

"Besides, there are meat and vegetables in it, how could you just throw it away? You must have poisoned it and deliberately lured me to take it!"

Chen Feng almost laughed out loud when he heard this. This Qin Huairu was so ridiculous that she could come up with such an excuse. He looked at Qin Huairu coldly, thinking that this woman was becoming more and more shameless.

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but feel moved. If what Qin Huairu said was true, then this would undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity to drive Chen Feng out of the courtyard.

So, Yi Zhonghai looked at Chen Feng seriously and asked in a stern tone: "Chen Feng, is what Qin Huairu said true?"

Chen Feng originally didn't want to pay attention to these people, but he realized that if he didn't respond to their questions at this time, all kinds of rumors and gossip would probably spread throughout the yard tomorrow.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to come forward and explain himself.

He took a deep breath and said calmly: "Why is the swill bucket in my house so clean? The reason is simple, because my daughter-in-law is hardworking and loves cleanliness. She carefully cleans the swill bucket every day."

"In contrast, some of you have dirty drinking water buckets. It's really unbearable to look at!"

Chen Feng's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the hearts of everyone present. What he said was true, many people's buckets were indeed not clean and tidy enough.

Originally, no one noticed this problem, but after Chen Feng reminded them, many people's faces instantly turned ugly.

Chen Feng did not observe the expressions of the others around him, but continued: "Why do you want to throw away the meat and vegetables?"

"That's because the Jia family came to my door yesterday to make trouble. I went out halfway through cooking the vegetables. When I came back, I found that the beans were not cooked, so I had to throw them away."

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, Qin Huairu immediately said, "I think you are lying! The food is not cooked yet, can't you go back and cook it again? You must have poisoned it, so you left it outside for me to take it!"

When Chen Feng heard Qin Huairu's illogical remarks, he really didn't want to pay attention to her, but Chen Feng saw that there were actually people nodding in agreement with Qin Huairu's words.

Chen Feng took a closer look, and it turned out that they were all men who had never cooked before. Chen Feng thought about it for a moment and decided that he should be merciful and explain the situation to them, so that they would not poison themselves by cooking in the future.

"If the beans are not cooked thoroughly, they cannot be eaten. Eating uncooked beans will cause food poisoning. If I don't throw away these beans, it may cause food poisoning and even endanger my life."

So Chen Feng said to Qin Huairu with contempt: "Qin Huairu, you still cook every day? Don't you know that beans are poisonous if they are not cooked thoroughly? It's a miracle that your Jia family has not been poisoned to death by you in the past few years!"

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Qin Huairu didn't know what to say. She widened her eyes and looked at Chen Feng in astonishment, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

After a long while, she came back to her senses and asked stutteringly: "Poisonous? Why haven't I heard of it..."

Chen Feng sneered, thinking that this woman was really ignorant and ridiculous. He explained with disdain.

"Beans contain a substance called saponin. If not cooked thoroughly, it will be toxic to the human body. In serious cases, it may even lead to death! Your Jia family is lucky that nothing has happened in these years."

It was also because of the lack of medical knowledge in this era. Not to mention this era, even Chen Feng in his previous life did not know that uncooked beans were poisonous until he was in junior high school, from a sign posted in the school cafeteria.

In fact, ordinary people would simmer beans in the pot for a while before taking them out of the pot because it is difficult to fry them, so there would be no poisoning incidents.

Qin Huairu stopped talking, but Yi Zhonghai said, "Chen Feng! Who knows if what you said is true? What if you lied to us?"

Chen Feng sneered after hearing this, thinking to himself: "This old man is really shameless enough to come up with such an excuse."

So Chen Feng replied to Yi Zhonghai: "Believe it or not, if you don't believe it, forget it, why don't you go home and fry some beans and try it yourself?"

"But if someone dies from eating it, you can just stay at home and bear the consequences. You can't blame anyone else."

When Yi Zhonghai heard Chen Feng speak so rudely to him, he angrily shouted at Chen Feng: "Chen Feng! How dare you talk to me like that!"

Chen Feng looked at Yi Zhonghai, smiled disdainfully, and then said: "That's what I said, what can you do to me?"

Yi Zhonghai was very angry at Chen Feng's words. He raised his hand and pointed at Chen Feng with trembling hands: "You...you..."

Yi Zhonghai pointed at Chen Feng, his lips trembling, but he couldn't say a word. His eyes were full of anger and helplessness, as if he was so angry at Chen Feng that he couldn't speak.

Chen Feng looked at Yi Zhonghai's expression, and a sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart. He knew that what he had said just now had left Yi Zhonghai speechless, and at this moment Yi Zhonghai could only stand there anxiously.

At this time, the sky was getting darker, and the cold air made people feel chilly. Chen Feng didn't want to continue to stalemate with Yi Zhonghai here, after all, this would only waste more time.

So, he decided to take the initiative to break the deadlock and said to Yi Zhonghai: "What are you talking about! Do you have anything else to say? If not, I will go back."

However, Yi Zhonghai remained silent and just stared at Chen Feng with vicious eyes.

Seeing this, Chen Feng no longer hesitated, turned around and pulled Jin Ling to the backyard. Their figures gradually disappeared into the night, leaving Yi Zhonghai standing there alone, stamping his feet in anger.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Chen Feng who was leaving, turned around with a gloomy face, and said to Liu Haizhong: "Old Liu, look at Chen Feng's attitude! He is so arrogant!"

However, Liu Haizhong did not respond directly to Yi Zhonghai's complaint, but said in a cold tone without any fluctuation: "Okay, don't you know Chen Feng now? Hasn't he always had this attitude? It's not the first day we have known him."

Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but frown when he heard Liu Haizhong's words, and he felt even more dissatisfied. He emphasized again: "But, if Chen Feng leaves like this, what will happen to the Jia family? We can't just sit back and do nothing!"

Liu Haizhong shrugged disapprovingly and spoke in a calm tone.

"It's the Jia family's business? The Jia family picked up other people's swill to eat, so if there's any problem, of course the Jia family is responsible. Do you want others to take the responsibility for them?"

After saying this, Liu Haizhong stared at Yi Zhonghai sharply, with a barely perceptible hint of mockery on his face.

Yi Zhonghai was choked by Liu Haizhong's words and was speechless. His face became extremely ugly, as if he had swallowed a disgusting green-headed fly.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong raised his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile. He then asked, "By the way, Lao Yi, is there anything else next? If not, I will go back first."

After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, Yi Zhonghai didn't know what to say.

The original purpose of holding this meeting today was to convict Chen Feng, demand compensation from the Jia family, and finally expel Chen Feng from the courtyard.

But now even the final decision has not been made for Chen Feng, let alone driving him out of the courtyard in the future.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't answer him, Liu Haizhong said again, "It seems that you don't have anything to say, Old Yi. In that case, I will go back first!"

Then Liu Haizhong stood up from his chair, turned around, left the middle courtyard and walked towards the backyard.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong who was leaving, and was helpless. In the end, he could only snort coldly and turned to leave.

But just as Yi Zhonghai was about to leave, he was stopped by a stool beside him. Yi Zhonghai was even more angry when he was stopped by the stool, so he kicked the stool far away, and then walked home angrily.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai returned home, Yan Fugui was very happy. Once Yi Zhonghai left, wouldn't today's meeting of the whole institute be over?

I didn't say a word for Yi Zhonghai today and I got fifty dollars for nothing. And I didn't offend Chen Feng. I can get some small benefits from Chen Feng in the future. I really made a fortune today.

So Yan Fugui immediately stood up and announced the end of today's full-court meeting. Then he left the venue without looking back and walked towards the front yard.