Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

Seeing Yi Zhonghai leading people over, the deaf old lady's dull face showed some liveliness, but when her eyes swept to her bangs, her face quickly became gloomy again.

"Old lady, you are awake. Are you feeling better?"

Yi Zhonghai went to the bedside and asked softly about the injury.

In the morning, Yi Zhonghai brought Xiaofeng to visit. The deaf old lady returned the favor and smiled weakly, saying, "It's much better than last night. That blow yesterday almost killed me. I thought I would never wake up again."

As the deaf old lady spoke, her resentful eyes swept towards the bangs beside her, obviously not intending to let him go easily.

The two of them had a falling out last night, and there is no way their relationship can return to the way it was before. They will inevitably target each other in the future.

Since this is the case, the deaf old lady will of course hit Liu Haizhong hard to make him feel afraid and try to buy time for himself and Xiaofeng to develop.

"Haha, just wake up, just wake up."

Yi Zhonghai seemed not to have heard the deaf old lady's complaint. He nudged the silent Liu Haizhong beside him with his elbow and said, "Old Liu was impulsive yesterday and accidentally offended the old lady.

He didn't actually mean it.

Old Liu, the old lady has woken up, why don't you apologize to her right away."

The deaf old lady's face showed disgust, and Liu Haizhong didn't want to put his warm face in the cold shoulder.

But the situation was stronger than people, with so many neighbors watching, and he was indeed in the wrong, so he could only lower his head and said stiffly: "Old lady, I'm sorry."

"Oh, uncle, I can't bear your apology.

You were so arrogant yesterday, but you wanted to chase my granddaughter out as soon as you opened your mouth, and you knocked me, an old woman, to the ground as soon as you took action.

I'm so scared, old lady.

If you are unhappy one day, will we, the grandparents and grandchildren, still have a way to survive?"

Liu Haizhong tried to surrender, but the deaf old lady didn't buy it and even took the opportunity to pick him up.

This makes Liu Haizhong very uncomfortable.

Looking at the deaf old lady acting like a rogue, Liu Haizhong was burning with rage. He clenched his fists and wished he could just go up and give this thief a few hits.

Let her know why the flowers are so red.

No matter how much he thought about it, with He Yuzhu present, Liu Haizhong had no chance to take action and could only endure it.

Not only that, he also had to put on a smile and continue to apologize in order to gain the deaf old lady's forgiveness.

"Old lady, look at what you said. I drank a few ounces of cat urine last night, and my mind was not clear at the moment, so I bumped into you.

Now that I am clear-headed, I really know I was wrong.

Please forgive me this time."

The deaf old lady took a breath, as if a wound had been pulled and she frowned and said, "If you drink a few ounces, you will knock me to the ground, and I will be in so much pain that I can't get up. If you drink one or two pounds, won't you kill me on the spot?"

Seeing that the two sides were constantly at odds and could not reach a consensus, Yi Zhonghai could only persuade them: "The old lady is joking. I know Lao Liu's alcohol tolerance best. He can only drink a few taels. How can he drink a pound?

I can't walk after eating half a pound.

So you can rest assured that he will never come to your house to cause trouble again."

He Yuzhu also echoed, "What the elder uncle said is right. With so many neighbors watching over the yard, Liu Haizhong won't get into trouble again."

"With you two as guarantors, I feel much more at ease."

The deaf old lady didn't even look at Liu Haizhong, she just smiled at Yi Zhonghai and the others, and said weakly: "I feel relieved, but my body hurts a lot. I hurt my bones last night.

It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, but it may take several months to heal.

I don’t have a proper job, so it won’t interfere with my work, but my granddaughter…”

When Liu Haizhong heard that he had to rest for a few months, he almost broke down, thinking that the thief was really abominable, asking for a huge amount of money for just a minor injury.

If it is really calculated based on three months, the various expenses during that period would be enough to make Liu Haizhong lose everything.

"Don't worry, old lady, Xiaofeng is living well in the hospital.

She is not young anymore, but she can already cook and eat for herself, do housework and take care of herself.

With the neighbors taking care of us, there won't be any problems.

Take good care of your injuries, and you should be well again soon."

Yi Zhonghai seemed to be helping the deaf old lady to relieve her worries, but in fact he was reminding her not to go too far.

Liu Haizhong was completely defeated this time, but he still had a strong foundation in the courtyard and could not be easily overthrown.

If they fail to reach an agreement and start fighting again, neither side will end up in a good situation.

It would be better for both sides to make concessions, reach an agreement on the terms as soon as possible, stop fighting, and restore peace to the courtyard.

"Fine.

Don't worry about Xiaofeng, the injury will heal faster.

But you have to rest well for a month.

Medical expenses, food expenses, nutrition expenses, and...

I can afford this money, old lady."

The deaf old lady did not delay any further and started discussing business.

"A month?"

Liu Haizhong still looked a little pale. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The doctors in the hospital are very skilled. I think they can cure you in a few days. You can just go back to the hospital and rest for the rest of the time.

The hospital is full of the smell of medicine, which is uncomfortable. It’s better to go back to the hospital.

If you go back to the courtyard, you can also look after Xiaofeng, killing two birds with one stone."

Liu Haizhong still felt that the deaf old lady's asking price was too high and wanted to lower it as much as possible.

"As the old saying goes, illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like pulling a thread.

How can the injury heal in just a few days?

I am not as strong and healthy as you young people. "

The deaf old lady once again grabbed the situation of being an elderly person.

Reducing the compensation to one third is already very sincere.

If she recovered by staying in the hospital for a few days, it would be unworthy of the effort she had put in from last night till today.

“Old Liu, the old lady is old.

We should understand her difficulties.

A month isn't that long actually.

Besides, if he gets better quickly, he should be able to return to the hospital in about 20 days.

The police station is still waiting for you to give an explanation, so hurry up."

Yi Zhonghai came here today to act like a paperhanger, to keep things even, to try his best to narrow the differences between the two sides and avoid the result of overturning the table.

Liu Haizhong glanced at Yi Zhonghai with reproach, and when he saw that He Yuzhu next to him had no objection, he had no choice but to agree to the deaf old lady's conditions.

"Okay, old lady, just tell me how much you need."

"I roughly calculated it, and about one hundred and fifty dollars will be enough."

The deaf old lady thought for a moment and then gave the amount of compensation. It was obvious that she had already made some calculations beforehand.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's face turned pale and he almost refused immediately.

One hundred and fifty yuan is nearly half a year's salary for an ordinary person in Beijing.

The deaf old lady asks for so much right out of her mouth. She is so heartless.

"Second uncle, your income is top in the hospital. A hundred yuan is a lot of money for others, but it shouldn't be a big deal for you."

The deaf old lady added, retorting what Liu Haizhong was about to say.

To those with low incomes, the deaf old lady's demands are unreasonable.

For high-income people like Liu Haizhong, this seems more reasonable.