Siheyuan: Struggle in the Red Era

Afternoon, front yard.

People who were getting off work came back one after another. Xu Damao, who had not been home for a long time, also came back with a full net bag.

Yan Bugui blocked Xu Damao.

"What? What did you say? Silly Zhu got married?"

Xu Damao was stunned by the news.

He hasn't been back to the compound for a month, not a year, so how could he hear such outrageous news?

Yan Bugui blinked and glanced at the net bag Xu Damao was holding.

Xu Damao immediately took out a bunch of dried mushrooms from his net bag and said, "Uncle, this is what I got from a fellow villager when my dad and I went to the countryside to show a movie. Take this and have a taste."

Yan Bugui quickly took the mushroom and said with a smile: "You are now following your father to the countryside to show the film. Why didn't your father come back with you?"

"Hey, I still have some projection equipment to send back to the factory, so my dad asked me to come back first. Do you think Sha Zhu is really married?"

Xu Damao still didn't quite believe it. He had heard from a long distance about what Sha Zhu did last year. His reputation must be bad, so how could any girl be willing to marry him?

"We really got married. We got the marriage certificate on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, but we didn't have a wedding banquet." Yan Bugui's eyes were fixed on the tomatoes in the net bag. Tomatoes were sold in the vegetable market, but they were much more expensive than cabbage, so his family couldn't afford to buy them.

Xu Damao reluctantly took out a tomato and quickly stuffed it into Yan Bugui's hand, then tightly grasped the net bag: "Third Uncle, where is the new bride from? Is she pretty? Why did she agree to follow Sha Zhu?"

Yan Bugui held on to the tomatoes tightly, knowing that he could not get any more benefits, so he simply said, "The new bride is from Daxing. She is very beautiful, even prettier than Qin Huairu. Her family asked for an astronomical betrothal gift, and Sha Zhu could afford it. So, they are getting married." After saying that, he took the dried mushrooms and tomatoes and went back to the room.

When Xu Damao heard that the bride was prettier than Qin Huairu, he couldn't stand it. Why? How could that idiot Sha Zhu marry such a beautiful wife? No, he had to go and see how beautiful the bride was.

He walked quickly into the central courtyard and caught a glimpse of Qin Huairu washing clothes. He Yushui and Lin Baoyan were also going in and out of the west wing. He didn't have time to wonder what the two girls were doing there. His eyes were fixed on a very beautiful woman who was lifting the door curtain and walking out of the main room. He thought she was so beautiful, like a fairy from heaven, much prettier than Qin Huairu.

He reluctantly took a few steps forward and asked with a smile: "Hello, big sister, I am Xu Damao from the backyard. Are you here to visit relatives at the He family?"

"Xu Damao, what are you doing!" A loud shout came from behind. Before Xu Damao could react, a foot kicked him hard on the back. He waved his hands a few times in vain, the net bag was thrown away, and he was kicked and fell forward.

He was standing not far from the main corridor. He leaned forward and hit his forehead on the steps, causing him to scream.

He Yuzhu, who caught Xu Damao chatting up his wife, was about to kick Xu Damao a few more times, but He Sanmei quickly stopped him: "Zhuzi, stop it."

As soon as He Yuzhu hesitated, Xu Damao covered his forehead with one hand and supported the ground with the other, then turned around and cursed angrily: "Silly Zhu, you coward, you sneak attacked from behind!"

How could he tolerate this? He Yuzhu stepped forward and kicked Xu Damao in the back.

"Stop!" Zhou Kangzhan saw it and rushed out from the west wing.

"Stop!" Xu Fugui threw his bicycle away and rushed in from the hanging flower gate.

"Ah~" Xu Damao was kicked in the side of the waist, his body fell down, and his forehead hit the steps again.

He Yuzhu was about to kick again, but Zhou Kangzhan rushed over, grabbed his back and dragged him backwards.

"Zhu Zi, stop it immediately, stop it." He Sanmei ran down the stairs in panic and pulled the man away.

"Brother, stop it. This is Brother Zhou who just moved in." He Yushui was also startled and ran over, fearing that He Yuzhu and Zhou Kangzhan would fight.

"Da Mao, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?" Xu Fugui squatted down and looked at his son with concern.

Xu Damao rolled his eyes, blinked at his father, and lay on the ground refusing to get up. He remembered clearly that their family had been blackmailed by the Jia family last year, and now he wanted to do the same.

"Dad, my head hurts so much. My brain is injured and I can't get up." Xu Damao turned over and shouted, covering his forehead.

Xu Fugui understood what his son wanted to do, and immediately shouted: "Da Mao, what happened to your head? Someone, my Da Mao's head was injured by Sha Zhu, send him to the hospital quickly."

Zhou Kangzhan let go of Sha Zhu and went forward to check on Xu Damao: "Uncle, I have learned some simple medical knowledge. I can help you check your son's condition."

Xu Fugui just wanted to send his son to the hospital. Even if nothing was found, the examination fees, hospitalization fees, and nutrition fees alone would make Sha Zhu's wallet bleed heavily. Of course, he didn't want anyone to ruin his life.

"Go away, didn't you hear that my son's brain was injured?" Seeing Yi Zhonghai coming in, he quickly shouted: "Old Yi, Sha Zhu kicked my son's head, please quickly arrange for someone to take my son to the hospital."

"Bah! I just gave him a light kick, and didn't even touch your son's head. It's obviously his brain that has problems, don't try to blame me."

He Yuzhu was furious. If there was really something wrong with his brain, it would be no small matter and he didn't want to be cheated.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Zhou Kangzhan and didn’t know who this was, but he had to deal with Xu Damao’s matter first.

"Is there really something wrong with Damao? How about letting this guy check it out first? Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to touch Damao casually. What if something goes wrong or it gets damaged?"

Zhou Kangzhan looked at Xu Damao lying on the ground, his eyes rolling and he covered his forehead and shouted, he was speechless.

It was obvious that he just hit his head twice, but he insisted on shouting that his brain was injured. If his brain was really injured, how could he still have the energy to shout like that?

"Now you can see the bruise on the forehead, but I can't tell whether there is any injury inside the head." Zhou Kangzhan stood aside. He planned to see how the old men in this yard would deal with this kind of neighbor dispute.

When everyone looked, wow, it was true. Even covering his forehead with his hands couldn't hide the purple color.

Yi Zhonghai coughed and said, "Old Xu, Damao hit his forehead. I have a bottle of safflower oil at home. You can use it to rub Damao. Then he doesn't have to go to the hospital, right?"

Xu Damao rolled over exaggeratedly and groaned loudly: "Ah~ It hurts~ I'm dying of pain~ I want to see me dying of pain~ Help~"

The uncle was almost mad, He Yuzhu jumped up and down, but was held tightly by He Sanmei and He Yushui. Zhou Kangzhan felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the intelligence. It was true that Xu Damao always talked cheaply and provoked Shazhu to get beaten, but it didn't say that he would lie down and blackmail people after being beaten a little.

Xu Fugui stared at Liu Haizhong who was watching the fun: "Second uncle, the first uncle wants to be a good person and dare not offend anyone. You are the most upright, please save my Damao."

Liu Haizhong tried hard to purse the corners of his mouth and called out, "Fang Daming, come here, you and Lao Jin, help Lao Xu and take Damao to the hospital. Hey, this kid, I don't know how badly his brain has been injured. He's rolling around in pain like a child."