The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

"Master Yi, with current medical equipment, it is impossible to detect mental illness. We can only judge based on tests. Judging from her behavior, she should have mental problems, probably caused by stimulation. Insanity is just a general term for mental problems. There are many kinds of mental problems. It is impossible to judge whether she has excessive behavior after this. But if it is confirmed that there is a problem, I will issue a diagnosis certificate, so that you can buy sedatives in the future if you are overly emotional. I brought a bottle when I came, and I will use it first..."

Doctor Fang gave a summary, explanation and judgment, took out a pen and paper from his bag and wrote a diagnosis certificate in a flamboyant manner, then took out a bottle of sedative and put it down.

"Thank you, Dr. Fang, for bothering you with the trip." Yi Zhonghai hurriedly thanked him and took out the ten yuan he had prepared and stuffed it into the doctor's pocket.

Doctor Fang gave me 10 yuan for the consultation and was in a good mood so he gave me some careful instructions. "Take no more than two pills at a time. Don't take more than that. If you take too much, you may never wake up again."

"Okay, thank you for the trip."

Human life is at stake, Yi Zhonghai kept in mind that all medicines are poisonous.

"Doctors are like caring parents. Well, I won't talk any more. I have to go back to work. I'm leaving now."

"Then I'll see you off."

Yi Zhonghai escorted the people out of the courtyard.

Jia Zhang, who was sitting in the yard, heard Yi Zhonghai call the person he was sending a doctor.

It turned out that the person she had just brought home was a doctor. She felt jealous. She was just pregnant, so she couldn't walk? She was being so hypocritical. She even asked a doctor to come to her home for a visit...

She had no idea that the doctor was actually there to see her, and what was waiting for her was to be sent back to the village today.

Yi Zhonghai left the courtyard but did not rush back. He calculated the time and ran to the entrance of the alley to smoke a cigarette, waiting for Jia Dongxu who had gone out early to buy groceries.

After a while, Jia Dongxu came back on his bicycle.

"Master, what did Doctor Fang say?"

Yi Zhonghai handed over the diagnosis certificate. "It's confirmed, but there's no way to tell if there will be any aggressive behavior. This is the tranquilizer given by Doctor Fang. Put two pills in the rice and let your mother take it. Remember not to take too much... Go quietly, so that you don't make a fuss when you leave. Tell the truth if anyone asks you, you're also thinking about Xiaoyu and the child's safety."

Jia Dongxu took the diagnosis certificate and nodded, thinking that this was a good idea. He would send his mother back to the village quietly, thus saving the Jia family from trouble and embarrassment.

When I got to the village, my uncle and father-in-law were there, so my mother couldn't do anything.

"I understand, Master."

"This fifty yuan will be used for your uncle and your mother's food expenses. Eating and drinking in the village also costs money..."

Yi Zhonghai gave them some more instructions before the two of them returned to the courtyard.

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Jia Dongxu returned home and whispered to his wife, and decided to cook something delicious in the morning and stir-fry a dish.

Before eating, he secretly mixed sedatives into his mother's rice bowl, and then called Jia Zhang, who was sitting in the yard, to go home for dinner.

Zhang Xiaoyu lowered her head while eating, feeling somewhat guilty, and her eyes never left Jia Zhang's bowl.

Jia Dongxu was quite natural, picking up some food for me from time to time, as a way of making up for it...

Jia Zhang was unaware of this and was wolfing down the food. Today, she was eating white flour buns, which was a rare occasion, and there were quite a lot of them. She finished four in one go.

After finishing her meal, she threw away her bowl and continued to sit in the yard and stare at the scene. However, she soon felt sleepy and kept dozing off. Without thinking much, she fell asleep with her arms propped up.

Jia Dongxu and Zhang Xiaoyu, who were in the room, saw that Jia Zhang had fallen asleep, so they quickly helped their mother pack her luggage and waited for their uncle and father-in-law from the village to come.

Before nine o'clock, a group of people came to the outside of the courtyard. The two leaders were in their fifties, followed by five or six young people, and they were pulling a cart.

Yan Bugui happened to be out fishing when he saw them. As one of the senior officials in charge of the courtyard, he immediately asked when he saw a stranger entering the courtyard. "Who are you?"

He looked at the two leading men and felt they looked familiar, but he couldn't remember when he had seen them before.

One of the leaders stepped forward and greeted politely. "Hello, Teacher Yan. We have met before when Dongxu and our Xiaoyu were having a banquet. I am Zhang Xiaoyu's father, Zhang Maochun."

Another leader followed suit. "I am Dongxu's uncle Zhang Maochang. We have also met Teacher Yan."

This reminder reminded Yan Bugui that they were relatives of the Jia family, and he asked curiously. "Oh, I remember now. Hello, hello, is there anything going on with the Dongxu family?"

Zhang Maochun answered casually. "Nothing, I just came to see Xiaoyu, she's pregnant again."

After greeting Yan Bugui, the Zhang family went straight to the Jia family.

Yan Bugui felt strange. A group of people came with a cart, saying they were here to see Zhang Xiaoyu, but they were empty-handed...

Thinking of this, he turned around to send the fishing rod back home and went to the central courtyard.

So many people suddenly came into the Central Courtyard, chattering, and the residents of the Central Courtyard came out one after another to watch.

When Jia Dongxu and his wife saw someone coming, they hurried to greet them.

"Uncle, Dad, Big Brother, Second Brother..."

"Dongxu, why did your mother suddenly go crazy?" Zhang Maochang asked directly.

"Uncle, I'm not sure about the details. Nothing has happened recently. I was afraid that she would not want to return to the village, so I gave her the sedative prescribed by the doctor for breakfast." Jia Dongxu recounted the whole story and attached the diagnosis certificate.

After this, the residents present began to discuss.

"It turns out that Jia Zhang is insane. I was wondering why she was acting so strangely recently."

"Yeah! Who would have thought it would be so sudden..."

"Who can say for sure about the disease in the brain?"

"Is Jia Zhang really going to become like this because of the three dollars incident last time?"

"You don't care about your children at all. You're not even fifty yet, but you're already taking care of your parents. What else do you want..."

"I don't think she's crazy. I think she's just pretending. It's really hard for anyone to have a mother like this..."

Zhang Maochang heard the discussion of the people in the courtyard, and there was not a single good word. He was also dissatisfied with his sister. What did this person do? He frowned and complained. "Cuihua, this girl, doesn't know how to appreciate the blessings she has. Everyone wants their children, but why is she so obsessed with money? It's really..."

Zhang Maochun also saw that none of the neighbors who were watching had anything good to say about Jia Zhangshi, and he felt embarrassed. "Brother Mao, take her back to the village first."

As he said this, he waved to the young man he brought with him.

Five or six young men immediately took action and worked together to carry the soundly sleeping Jia Zhang onto the cart outside the yard.

Zhang Maochun and Zhang Maochang said a few words of comfort to Zhang Xiaoyu and then followed her out of the courtyard.

None of the neighbors praised me, and they all looked unhappy about it, but I really couldn't stay here.

Jia Dongxu took his mother's luggage and followed her out, and Yi Zhonghai and the neighbors in the yard followed behind.

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