Siheyuan: Struggle in the Red Era

By the afternoon, things had changed again.

It was also rumored that it was Zhang Xiaohua who deliberately tried to extort money from Xu Damao. As for the reason, it was obvious that the Jia family was poor, and Zhang Xiaohua didn't even have money to buy roast chicken, so of course he had to find a way to make some money to spend, so he set his sights on the Xu family.

You say the Jia family is not poor. Jia Dongxu is a junior worker, and his salary of more than 30 yuan is enough to support a family of four. Zhang Xiaohua and her mother-in-law can also get food from the countryside every year. No matter how you look at it, they are well off.

Yes, most families are well-off, but is the Jia family an ordinary family? Zhang Xiaohua claims to be from a wealthy family. She has to buy roast chicken from time to time and save money for her retirement. The money that Jia Dongxu has is not enough for her to spend. She has to think of some crooked ways to make money.

You see, if the Xu family doesn't give enough benefits, Xu Damao won't be able to get out.

Anyway, such rumors quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys, and no one would believe that there was no one behind it.

So everyone in the yard was waiting to watch the fun in the evening.

Although such incidents in the yard would bring discredit to the entire yard, it is human nature to watch the fun. It is even more interesting to watch the fun of the neighbors next door who you dislike. Moreover, at this time, the boys and girls in the yard are still young, and it is not time for them to get jobs and get married, so no one has thought much about this aspect.

As for the advantages of the excellent courtyard house with a dazzling ceiling that the old man mentioned, no one in the courtyard had seen it yet, so of course no one would mention it to spoil everyone's fun.

In the afternoon, Aunt Xu, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu all came back.

Everyone in the compound gathered around and started asking questions.

"You're all back."

"Is everything okay?"

"Da Mao's mother, why hasn't your Damao come back? Is he going to be locked up in the police station?"

"That's right, Zhang Xiaohua, you are too cruel. How much did you ask for? Xu Fugui won't give it to you? That can't be possible. He is the only child of the Xu family."

"Just take some, don't be too harsh, we have been neighbors for many years."

"Qin Huairu, you should also persuade your mother-in-law not to be so greedy."

"That's right. We're all in the same yard. We'll see each other sooner or later."

A large group of people were talking at once, saying all sorts of things. Three people were surrounded and questioned. Jia Zhang got angry and put her hands on her hips and started to curse: "Get lost, stop talking nonsense. What did I want? Who of you saw it? Stop talking nonsense."

Qin Huairu's eyes were misty with tears: "Aunties, please don't wrongly accuse my mother. My mother has suffered a lot this day. Please be kind and let us go back and rest for a while."

Aunt Xu glanced sinisterly at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, pushed everyone away without saying a word, and walked to the backyard alone.

Jia Zhang said "Pah" to Aunt Xu's back, muttered a few words, and relied on the stability of the chassis to break through the crowd, holding her head high, and went back to the middle courtyard. Qin Huairu followed behind, and apologized to the people around her awkwardly: "My mother has suffered a great crime. It was not intentional. Please forgive me."

Then he followed back.

When everyone saw that there was nothing exciting to watch, they dispersed.

It was time to get off work in the evening, and all the workers came back. Every household was talking excitedly, staring at the door to see what was going on with Xu Fugui, Yi Zhonghai, and Jia Dongxu.

As soon as Hu Meihua and Chen Datou got home, they burst into laughter.

"See, I told you this trick would work. Yi Zhonghai is such a bastard, after doing this, the Xu family must hate him to death."

Chen Datou also laughed: "Meihua, you are really good. Just spread the news and the whole yard will be in chaos."

Hu Meihua thought that these scholars were smart and resourceful, and could easily overthrow a group of people with just an idea.

But he said proudly: "Of course, I always follow you."

Halfway through her speech, she suddenly stopped, turned around and scolded: "Zhao Di, do you want to starve us to death? It's already so late, why isn't the meal ready yet?"

Chen Datou stopped talking about this and said with regret: "I don't know why Yi Zhonghai suddenly became alert. If it was a day or two later, the situation would be very complicated."

Hu Meihua snorted: "He has been a good guy in the yard for so long, there are always one or two people who want to please him and tip him off."

He then pointed to the west of the front yard and said, "At least, Mr. Yan will tell him something for the sake of money."

Chen Datou smacked his lips and said, "This old Yan is stingy. He only sees those little tricks. It's a pity that he couldn't bring Xiao Li in this time."

Hu Meihua also felt regretful: "We had deliberately put Xiao Li in, but who knew that Yi Zhonghai would do this first, and Xiao Li got lucky and escaped."

"By the way, have you found out how Xiao Li got those rare goods?" Hu Meihua remembered the instructions from above and asked in a low voice.

Chen Datou shook his head in confusion and whispered, "I've looked around the area and asked everyone who's qualified, but there hasn't been any venison brought in over the past six months. Could it be that Qin Huairu is talking nonsense?"

Hu Meihua shook her head: "Qin Huairu would not say anything she is not sure of. This only proves that this Xiao Li is hiding something. You should investigate more carefully and go to his hometown. Who knows, you may find something."

Chen Datou thought so too, but he still scratched his head in distress: "Let's not talk about the method first, let's just talk about how he got the things in. I've seen the wall of our yard, and there are no signs of climbing the wall. So where did he get the things in from?"

The couple looked at each other and were both puzzled: this Xiao Li, who follows someone to and from get off work and never leaves the compound at night, doesn't have any close friends, and is watched by a large number of people in the compound, how on earth can he feed himself so smoothly?

Perhaps, if they could find out this secret, they could make a great contribution.

Chen Zhaodi, who was cooking next door, was extremely shocked. She really underestimated this couple.

It seems that these two are just pretending outside.

From this perspective, the words that Hu Meihua had spread in the yard before were all intentional.

But what is their purpose? If this goes well, what good will it do for them other than ruining the reputation of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu?

Now that they failed, they were still happy. So what on earth did they want to do? To make the Xu family and Yi Zhonghai mortal enemies?

And there is Xiao Li. When they spread rumors, they deliberately included Xiao Li. Did they discover something about Xiao Li?

She took a deep breath and secretly thanked her lucky stars that she had never taken out anything that shouldn't have appeared, nor did she do anything that shouldn't have happened, otherwise, she would have been exposed long ago.

Thinking about Hu Meihua's familiarity when searching her own bed, it might be that she had actually been checked before.

The more she thought about it, the more cold sweat she felt on her back.

I recalled how I had searched the bedroom this morning, and for a moment I felt uneasy.