Siheyuan: Rebirth of Liu Ergou

"What's up, Second Aunt? Why is Xiao Xu, the newcomer to our yard, making a fuss in the yard so early in the morning?" Xu Damao came over and asked with sleepy eyes.

The story is this: He Xiao, a little over one year old from Sha Zhuzi's family, was accused by the new arrival Xu Wei of stealing a chicken, and he was slapped several times. I saw it, so I must stop it! You say this is something a little over one year old does? This is simply unbelievable. But the accuser was very confident, saying that he saw it with his own eyes. And the accuser was Xu Wei, who had just moved into the yard not long ago.

Xu Wei is a young man who is usually honest and dutiful in the yard. But today's incident made him the target of public criticism. He had no way to defend himself and could only sweat profusely.

"Second Aunt, please tell me, He Xiao is just over one year old, how come he would steal chickens?" Xu Wei's neighbor, a burly man named Liu Ergou, grabbed Second Aunt by the nose and questioned her.

Second Auntie was a kind old lady who was usually well respected in the courtyard. But at this moment, she was also confused by this matter. She looked at Xu Wei with doubts in her eyes.

"This... How is this possible? He Xiao is only a little over a year old. He can't even walk steadily. How could he steal chickens?" Second Aunt muttered to herself. Good fellow, a newcomer dares to be so rampant. Forget it, Liu Ergou, I don't bother to bother with you.

But Liu Ergou was not relenting: "Then Xu Wei, give us an explanation. Otherwise, we will have a hard time explaining ourselves when Sha Zhu comes back. Come on, I'll go get the so-called evidence you mentioned right now!"

Didn't Xu Wei say that he saw He Xiao hiding the chicken in the house of Uncle Yi Zhonghai? I don't believe what you said, and Liu Ergou strode into the yard. After a while, he came out carrying an old hen. The hen had fluffy feathers and looked very plump.

"Look, this is the old hen that Xu Wei accused He Xiao of stealing and hiding in the house of uncle Yi Zhonghai. Are you sure He Xiao can catch such a big old hen?!" Liu Ergou said loudly, pointing at the hen.

"This is my old hen. You guys are bullying me, a outsider." Xu Wei grabbed the old hen and prepared to leave.

At this point, people who didn't know the situation were in an uproar. They pointed fingers at Second Aunt, saying that there was no good person in this courtyard, young or old, and they all protected their children. Second Aunt's face turned red, and she didn't know what to do.

At this time, a middle-aged woman who was coming back from shopping saw this scene. The third middle-aged woman quickly told the middle-aged woman about this. When the middle-aged woman heard it, she was immediately furious.

"Xiao Xu, did you steal an old hen from the aunt's house?" The aunt pointed at Xu Wei and asked loudly.

Xu Wei was so anxious that he was sweating profusely: "Auntie, please listen to my explanation, I really didn't steal the chicken. I was..."

"What else do you want to explain? Everyone is here, and you still want to deny it? I tell you, I asked Officer Li from the Street Office to help buy this chicken, and you say it's yours? And you say that Sha Zhuzi's son stole it from your house? And it's hiding in our house?" The aunt didn't listen to Xu Wei's explanation at all. She snatched the hen from Liu Ergou's hand and walked into the house angrily.

Xu Wei sighed helplessly, knowing that he could not explain this matter clearly. But at this moment, Jia Zhang, who had just returned from shopping, heard about this matter. She had a hot temper, and when she heard that Xu Wei was accused of stealing chickens, she immediately rushed forward.

"You are here to cause trouble on purpose!" Jia Zhang pointed at Xu Wei's nose and cursed, "You have caused us to be pointed at by our neighbors. What do you think we should do?"

Xu Wei was really at a loss for words. He just wanted to find out who really stole the chicken and clear his name. But at this moment, he was misunderstood as a thief by everyone.

"Aunt Jia, please stop scolding me. I really didn't mean to cause trouble." Xu Wei explained, "I just want to know who stole the chicken. Because I clearly saw He Xiao playing with the chicken in the yard yesterday, I guessed that He Xiao stole the old hen from my house, so I slapped him a few times. As a result, I accidentally got into an argument with Second Aunt. Liu Ergou followed us and entered Uncle Yi's house, and accidentally caught the chicken."

But Jia Zhang didn't listen to Xu Wei's explanation at all. She continued to curse and even started to push Xu Wei. Xu Wei staggered and almost fell to the ground.

At this moment, the second aunt stood up. She looked at Xu Wei and Jia Zhang, her eyes full of kindness and helplessness.

"Stop arguing!" Second Auntie said loudly, "There must be a misunderstanding. He Xiao is only a little over a year old, how could he steal a chicken?

Xu Wei's face turned red and white, like a chameleon. When he was about to go back to the house, he heard a cough.

As luck would have it, He Yuzhu just came back and heard what Xu Wei said. His face suddenly became gloomy, and anger flashed in his eyes.

Xu Wei's face flushed, and he said with his neck stiff, "I can only say that it wasn't He Xiao who stole my old hen!" His voice trembled a little, and he was obviously intimidated by He Yuzhu's momentum.

"What did you say?" He Yuzhu asked through gritted teeth, "Say it again!"

Xu Wei was frightened by He Yuzhu's momentum. He stammered, "I...I..."

"You bastard!" He Yuzhu yelled, and rushed over to punch and kick Xu Wei. Xu Wei was beaten so hard that he had no power to fight back, and could only curl up on the ground with his head in his hands.

"Zhuzi, stop hitting me!" Widow Qin heard the noise, ran out of the house and tried to grab He Yuzhui.

"Don't worry about it!" He Yuzhu shook off Widow Qin's hand and continued to beat Xu Wei. "He dared to wrongly accuse my son. I must beat him to death today!"

Widow Qin had no choice but to watch anxiously. After a while, He Yuzhu got tired of beating him and stopped.

"Get out!" He pointed at Xu Wei's nose and said, "Don't let me see you again! I won't rent the house to someone like you. Go back and get your luggage and leave. If I see you once in ten minutes, I'll beat you up." He Yuzhu's eyes now looked like a killing god.

Xu Wei got up from the ground and ran away in disgrace. He Yuzhu looked at his back and snorted coldly.

"Dear elders and neighbors, I, Shazhu, would like to express my gratitude to everyone here." He Yuzhu bowed to express his gratitude to everyone present.

The second aunt came over with a smile and said, "What are you saying? We are all family, neighbors. We can't let one tenant bully us, right?"