Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"You bunch of bastards, you come to our house to cause trouble, aren't you afraid that the police will arrest you and shoot you? Everyone, please give us some justice, this is so unjust." When Jia Zhang went out and saw a large group of people surrounding her door, she started cursing.

Wu Dayong, Liu Yonglin and others stared at Jia Dongxu without saying a word.

Jia Dongxu wanted to hide backwards, but Liu Yonglin grabbed him and pulled him forward.

Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "Dayong, why don't you go back today? I will definitely give you an explanation tomorrow."

No one answered Yi Zhonghai, nor did they show any intention of leaving.

Xu Damao stood in front of He Yuzhu's door, "Brother Zhuzi, Jia Dongxu must have been slaughtered and bled by the gang in the casino, but I don't know how big a hole this grandson has made."

"Who knows? There are six or seven of them. Each of them earns thirty or forty yuan. Adding my own salary, it should be at least a hundred yuan."

"Hehe, it's all your own fault. You deserve it."

Seeing that Wu Dayong and the others did not respond, Yi Zhonghai raised his voice and said, "Dayong, my words are no longer effective now, right? I'll tell you later."

"Master, it's not that we don't want to leave, but Jia Dongxu must pay back the money today. Otherwise, if we go back today, something bad will happen at home."

Xu Damao wants to get involved in this matter.

He stepped down from the stage and walked over to Wu Dayong. "Wu Dayong, right? You may not know me. I'm Xu Damao, the projectionist in the Publicity Department. I've heard Brother Dongxu mention your name several times. He said you're his senior brother, and you're very kind and righteous, right, Brother Dongxu?"

Jia Dongxu thought to himself: When did I tell you that he is a useless person? But he responded with "Yes, yes."

"Master Wu, how much money did Brother Dongxu lend you?"

"Sixty-seven dollars for all of us."

"Oh, that's a lot. Brother Dongxu, it's the end of the year, and you have to pay back the money. You can't lose your reputation. I think you should write an IOU to the old man today and ask him to lend you 67 yuan. Pay off your coworkers first, and then pay off the money you owe to the old man slowly. In the future, you should be more filial to our old man. Let's settle this matter first. You see so many people are around, it will have a bad influence on you and the old man. Don't you agree?"

Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up and he looked up at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai thought that this method seemed to be the best one at the moment. It would not be a good thing to let people know that his disciples were fighting among themselves.

Just as I was about to agree, a voice suddenly came.

"Hey, what kind of wedding is going on in your compound? It's so lively. I'm lucky to have run into a good thing today."

A big man led two men to push through the crowd and said, "Jia Dongxu, you are home. Where have you been these days? You used to come to my place every few days. What's the matter? It's almost the New Year, are you preparing for the New Year? But your account has been overdue for many days. Since you are at home today, you should settle it for me quickly so that I can prepare for the New Year earlier."

Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded. Niu Datou, the casino's creditor, came to him and there was a full 200 yuan. What should he do?

Jia Dongxu instinctively wanted to step back, but a young man next to Niu Datou grabbed Jia Dongxu by the collar of his thick cotton-padded jacket, and threw him in front of Niu Datou's feet.

Yi Zhonghai stepped forward to stop them, "Who are you and what do you want?"

Jia Zhang was also trying to provoke the young man who was holding her son. The young man was a man of few words but fierce, and he kicked Jia Zhang who was rushing towards him, causing her to roll twice on the ground. "God damn it, you bully me, I won't live anymore. Report to the police, you've killed someone," Jia Zhang wailed.

"How can you beat people so casually? Do you have any law?" Yi Zhonghai shouted loudly.

"Master, who are you? Are there glass balls in the two holes under your forehead? Didn't you see that shrew showing her teeth and claws as she tried to scratch people? Are you Jia Dongxu's father? All right, it's the same if the son's debt is paid by the father. 200 yuan plus the overdue interest of yuan, a total of , you pay it." As she said that, she took out seven or eight IOUs from her cotton jacket, shook them in front of Yi Zhonghai, and grabbed them in her hand.

Yi Zhonghai then realized that Jia Dongxu was borrowing money everywhere. "Dongxu, did you borrow this? Two hundred yuan."

Jia Dongxu collapsed on the ground without responding. No objection means acquiescence. Yi Zhonghai knew that this must have happened. Just now, it was 67 yuan, and he thought he would pay it, at most it would be half a month's salary. But now it added up to nearly 300 yuan, and he hesitated and couldn't bear to spend it. After all, he was only 40 years old, and it was too early for retirement. Most importantly, he didn't have much savings. He was promoted to the seventh grade worker this year. In the past, he really spent a lot of money on having children. The landlord's family didn't have much surplus grain.

"Dongxu, look at the evil you have done. I can't do anything about it. You can handle it yourself." After saying that, he turned and left, without taking away any cloud.

Oh my god! Wu Dayong sighed. Looking at Yi Zhonghai leaving, he had many thoughts in his mind.

Niu Datou squatted down and patted Jia Dongxu's face with his palm, "Jia Dongxu, what's the rule? Don't fall to the ground and pretend to be dead. It doesn't matter if you die. The debt still needs to be repaid."

"Big Head Brother, can you please hold on? I really don't have any money. If I had money, I would have paid you back a long time ago."

"Jia Dongxu, you know that the Chinese New Year is coming in a few days, and we brothers need money for the New Year, right? You think I run a charity. When you asked for money, I gave it to you without hesitation. But when it's time to pay you back, you started to play tricks on me."

Niu Datou slapped Jia Dongxu's left cheek hard, making a slapping sound. It didn't hurt, but it was extremely insulting. He was playing with the heartbeat and wanted the shocking effect.

"Little Zei, you are still a little naive. You don't even ask around. Since I, Big Head Niu, dare to lend you money, I am not afraid that you won't pay it back. Today I will give you two choices. Today I don't care whether you borrow, rob, or use something to pay off the debt. Just make up the amount. This way it will be good for you, me, and everyone else. Otherwise, I will have someone break your legs and send you to the hospital to fix your bones. Although the medical expenses won't be that much, the rest can be regarded as the nutrition fee I give you. I, Big Head Niu, have always won people over with my virtue."

Jia Dongxu was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he shouted to the back,

"Mom, take out your pension money and use it to pay off my debts first, otherwise there will be no one to take care of you in your old age."

Jia Zhang was a person who bullied the weak and feared the strong. When she heard that Niu Datou was going to break her son's legs, she was so scared that she crawled and ran into her room, and after a while she took out a small rag package and handed it to Jia Dongxu.

Niu Datou reached out and grabbed the cloth bag and opened it in front of many people in the compound.

Wow! A huge stack of money, including ten-yuan notes, five-yuan notes, one-yuan notes, notes, and a few coins.

Niu Datou counted out two hundred and eighteen from the big bill and also counted out ten yuan.

"Jia Dongxu, this is a debt of 218 yuan. We are now even. Here are 10 yuan for our hard work in collecting the debt today. When you come to my house, you are a guest. It's not too much for you to spend 10 yuan to treat my big brother to a lunch, right?"

How could Jia Dongxu dare to say that he was not happy? "Big Head Brother, it's my duty."

Niu Datou looked at Wu Dayong, Liu Yonglin and others beside him and said, "Brothers, are you here to collect debts as well? Then you can take it from this cloth bag. There are still dozens of dollars. But don't say that I, Big Head Brother, am not righteous. I'll take it first."

Before Wu Dayong could react, Liu Yonglin quickly took the cloth bag from Niu Datou and said, "Thank you, Big Head Brother. I am here to collect the debt."

Liu Yonglin counted the money from the pile very skillfully.

"Dayong, your 20, Jinliang, your 15, Baoquan, your 5, Zhiming, your 20, Xiaoliu, your , and my . Clear the account."

There were still a dozen loose coins left in the rags. Liu Yonglin folded them up and handed them to Jia Dongxu. "Jia Dongxu, there are so many people in your compound as witnesses that we didn't take any extra money from you. I'll return the rest to you. From now on, we'll go our separate ways. Don't say I'm your senior brother."

Liu Yonglin clasped his fists and said, "Thank you all for your witnessing. We will leave now."

The group left like the wind, followed by Niu Datou and his two companions. Everyone in the middle courtyard left, leaving only Jia Dongxu, who was sitting on the ground, and Jia Zhang, who was also collapsed on the ground, wailing, "Old Jia, please take me away. I don't want to live anymore. My pension money is gone..."