Siheyuan: Start with a big car

"Brother, brother, what are you doing? We are relatives. Put the knife away quickly!"

Liu Haizhong was frightened when he saw the dagger.

Father Chen's eyes widened with anger: "Don't try to get close to me! You must give me an explanation today, otherwise, this matter will not end! Don't think you can get away with it by pretending to be pitiful."

Liu Haizhong hurriedly explained: "Brother, I really didn't know that old lady Jia Zhang would embezzle the betrothal money. I was just trying to help out. I really can't get the money back, but I can take you to find Jia Zhang. She must know where the money is."

Liu Haizhong knew Chen's father very well. This man had killed many people before liberation, so he was not someone he could afford to offend.

Chen's mother heard this and immediately retorted loudly, "No! Don't try to put all the blame on Jia Zhang. You must be in cahoots with her. You must pay the 550 yuan today! Otherwise, don't even think about leaving this house!"

Chen's father looked at Liu Haizhong, then at Chen's mother, and felt that Liu Haizhong did not look like a wealthy man. He also wanted to find Jia Zhang and get the money back, so he stopped Chen's mother and said, "Forget it, let's not bother with him about the money for now.

Liu Haizhong, take me to Jia Zhang's house now. If you can't find her or get the money back, you'll see what happens!"

Liu Haizhong nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, I'll take you there right away.

I also want to clarify this matter and clear my name. Let's go quickly, maybe the old lady Jia Zhang is still at home."

Father Chen snorted coldly: "It's better this way. If I find out that you are playing any tricks, you will be in trouble!"

Chen's mother still looked dissatisfied, muttering: "If we let him go so easily, what will happen to our money?" But she still gave way.
Father Chen and Liu Haizhong walked towards Jia Zhang's house.

Liu Haizhong brought Chen's father to the gate of the courtyard in a hurry.

Yi Zhonghai happened to come back from outside. Yi Zhonghai raised his hand and greeted Liu Haizhong: "Hey, Haizhong, why are you in such a hurry? What are you doing?"

Liu Haizhong didn't have the mind to care at this moment. His brows were furrowed, and without even raising his eyelids, he strode into the courtyard with Chen's father.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly quickened his pace and followed behind.

He is now like a drowned dog in the compound, having been badly beaten up by Li Weidong. If he wants to rise again, he must seize every opportunity to get me.

Liu Haizhong and Chen's father arrived at the door of Jia's house, only to see Jia Zhang sitting on a small stool, sewing shoe soles.

She heard footsteps, looked up, saw the two people, and thought that Chen's father was here to urge the marriage again, so she curled her lips and said impatiently: "Oh, why are you here again? There is no rush to get married. Qin Jingru is the leader of the factory. She is very busy. How can we get married just like that?"

When Father Chen heard this, he was immediately furious: "Stop pretending to be confused here! I already know that you are deceiving me, don't use these nonsense to fool people anymore!"

When Jia Zhang heard this, her heart skipped a beat.

She never expected that Chen Xing would find the steel rolling mill, and the needle and thread in her hands fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong quickly stepped forward and said, "Jia Zhang, stop hiding it and return the betrothal money. We can talk about this matter."

Father Chen then said, "The betrothal money is not enough! My son was treated as a hooligan at the steel mill today because of this incident and was fined. The betrothal money plus the fine is a total of 550 yuan!
You must give it to me today, otherwise, this matter will not end!"

When Jia Zhang heard this figure, she almost fainted. Her lips trembled as she stammered, "How can I get so much money? I... How can I afford it..."

Are you kidding? She had already spent most of the betrothal money. How could she have any money to pay back Chen's father, let alone 550 yuan.

At this time, Qin Huairu also heard the noise outside at home.

She originally didn't want to get involved. After all, she had advised Jia Zhang before not to do anything stupid, but Jia Zhang didn't listen.

But this time the matter has become a big deal and there may be more serious consequences. She really can't just sit back and watch.

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly, straightened her clothes and walked out of the room.

With a look of helplessness and calmness on her face, she stood beside Jia Zhang and said, "My dear brother, I really don't know anything about the betrothal gift.

You also know that it is strictly forbidden to accept betrothal gifts in the neighborhood now. Our Jia family has always been law-abiding and we dare not violate the regulations of the neighborhood office."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Zhang immediately understood what he meant.

Her eyes rolled around, and she threw the half-finished shoe sole to the ground, put her hands on her hips, and shouted at the top of her voice: "That's right! I didn't charge any money at all, so don't slander me here!
Get out of here right now and don't act wild in front of my house, or I'll call for help!"

Father Chen was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at Jia Zhang and said, "You... you old woman, how can you lie with your eyes open! I clearly gave you a betrothal gift, and you still dare not admit it?"

Liu Haizhong was also anxious: "Ms. Jia Zhang, you can't do this. We are all old neighbors, and we must act according to our conscience. If this matter gets out, how can your Jia family live in this courtyard in the future?"

Jia Zhang was not moved at all. She stiffened her neck and continued to rage: "Hmph, what do you mean by conscience or not? I don't understand. Anyway, I didn't take your money. If you don't leave, I will report you to the master. Be careful that Li Weidong will punish you!"

Father Chen realized that Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang were playing tricks, and a surge of anger rushed to his head. His eyes were as big as copper bells. He suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed it into the ground fiercely, threatening the two of them viciously: "Don't think I dare not do it. If you don't return the 550 yuan to me today, I will kill the whole Jia family!"

The old woman Jia Zhang is the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

He was frightened by the sudden action and shrank back slightly.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward, frowned slightly, and said righteously: "Old comrade, you are too arrogant. This is a courtyard, not a street. You can't act wildly.

Although I, Yi Zhonghai, am no longer a great man, I cannot allow you to do this. Let's talk it out nicely. What's the point of using knives and guns?"

It has to be said that Yi Zhonghai really waited for this opportunity. As long as he could deal with Chen's father, his prestige in the courtyard would increase significantly.

Liu Haizhong didn't expect that Chen's father would dare to take action in public, so he rushed forward, hugged Chen's father's arm tightly, and shouted: "Chen Huadian, what are you doing? If someone sees this, you're dead!"

You know, Shazhu will be back soon, and as the introducer, he will also be involved.

Chen Huadian looked around and found that the residents who were watching the scene were coming out of their houses one after another, surrounding them.

Only then did he realize that he had acted too out of control just now. He was startled and quickly put away the dagger.

He glared at Jia Zhang fiercely and said through gritted teeth, "Just wait, this matter is not over yet!"

Then, he turned his gaze to Yi Zhonghai: "You should be careful too!"

After saying that, he shook his hand from his bangs, pushed through the crowd, and strode out of the courtyard. Looking at Chen Huadian's back as he left, Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat and said to the neighbors around him, "Everyone go away. I will take care of this matter and give everyone an explanation."

As he spoke, he straightened his back.
Although the residents were not clear about what had happened, they were certain that Jia Zhang had caused trouble again.

No one had any intention of attending the first meeting on behalf of Jia Zhang, and now that they saw Yi Zhonghai stopping them, they dispersed.

When most of the people had left, Yi Zhonghai approached Jia Zhangshi, with a hint of pride on his face, and began to brag: "Old sister-in-law, did you see that if I hadn't stepped in in time, this matter would have become a big deal today. I can be considered to have saved you this time."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang cursed loudly, "Bah! Yi Zhonghai, you still have the nerve to say that! If it weren't for you, would Dongxu have died? You still have the nerve to take credit for it!"

Yi Zhonghai was so choked by this sudden scolding that he was speechless.

Qin Huairu was watching the scene from the side and felt a little awkward. She was still thinking about how this matter would end. She thought she would have to rely on Yi Zhonghai to help her deal with it, so she quickly stepped forward, grabbed Jia Zhangshi, and said, "Mom, calm down first."

Then he turned around and said to Yi Zhonghai with a big smile on his face: "Master, it's really thanks to you. If it weren't for you just now, we really don't know what to do. Thank you so much."

After hearing what Qin Huairu said, Yi Zhonghai felt a little better, and the embarrassment on his face eased a little: "Okay, I'll think of a way to deal with this matter."

After saying that, he turned around and walked back home with heavy steps.

After returning home, Yi Zhonghai sat on a chair and angrily cursed: "This damn Jia Zhang, I helped her out of good intentions, it would be fine if she didn't appreciate it, but she actually scolded me."

"Forget it, don't bother with her. You know her temper."

Seeing his look, the old lady shook her head helplessly and went back to her work.

...

Li Weidong learned about this in the evening.

As soon as he returned to the compound, he saw the third uncle hurriedly coming up to him, holding Li Weidong and saying, "Uncle Li, you are finally back. Something big happened in the compound today!"

Li Weidong raised his eyebrows: "Hey, Uncle, what happened? You look so anxious."

The third uncle looked around and said in a low voice, "Well, I think it was Jia Zhang who deceived the family and took the betrothal gift, and then was discovered.

Today, a guy named Chen Huadian came to our house to collect a debt, and he even pulled out a knife. Wow, it really scared everyone."

Li Weidong frowned slightly. He didn't care about Jia Zhang's petty thefts, but as the eldest master of the courtyard house, it was a serious matter if someone used a knife in the courtyard.

He looked at the Third Uncle and said, "Third Uncle, you have to be more careful in the future. There are so many people living in our yard, and we can't let such dangerous things happen. If you find anything wrong again, you must tell me immediately."

The third uncle nodded quickly, like pounding garlic: "Of course, Uncle Li, I will definitely remember what you told me.

But then again, this Jia Zhang is really not a person who can be taken care of easily. She always causes troubles every other day."

Li Weidong spoke a few more words to the third uncle and then returned home.

Not long after they sat down, Sha Zhu rushed in and shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Brother Weidong, I heard that there was a commotion in our courtyard today?"

Li Weidong glanced at Sha Zhu and said, "Yes, Sha Zhu, I was just looking for you.

You should pay more attention to strangers around you these days, especially that Chenhua shop owner. I’m afraid he will come and cause trouble again.”

Sha Zhu waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, Dongzi, will that fellow surnamed Chen dare to cause trouble again?
He doesn't have the guts to do that! There are so many people in our courtyard, if he dares to come, I will be the first to rush up and take care of him!"

Han Zhizhi, who was listening, couldn't help but scold, "Silly Zhu, stop talking nonsense here. I told you to listen to Brother Weidong, so why are you so disobedient?
This is no joke, what if something goes wrong? "

Sha Zhu scratched his head and chuckled: "Okay, okay, okay, I'll listen to you. It's just a matter of paying more attention to strangers. It's no big deal!"

Sha Zhu and Han Zhizhi sat for a while and then left. Li Weidong also focused on his work.

Now the development plan of 17-inch color TV is already underway, and he plans to develop the first color TV by the end of the year.

...

On the other side, Chen Huadian returned home angrily.

Chen's mother was busy in the kitchen. When she heard the door slam, she quickly put down the work in her hands and hurried out to greet him.

Seeing Chen Huadian's gloomy face, Chen's mother felt nervous and asked hurriedly: "Dad, what's wrong? Is the money coming back?"

Chen Huadian sat down on a chair and gnashed his teeth as he told Jia Zhang's story in detail: "That old woman refused to admit her guilt and even played dumb with her daughter-in-law, saying that she never took the betrothal money. I almost couldn't help myself today and took action!"

When Chen's mother heard this, her expectant face instantly fell, and she pointed at Chen Huadian's nose and cursed: "You coward!
You can't even handle such a small matter, and you've been played around by others. I shouldn't have believed that you could handle this matter in the first place. Now, you don't have the money back, and you've made a fool of yourself!"

Chen Huadian's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity.

He lowered his voice and said coldly: "Humph, even if I want to deal with Jia Zhang, I won't do it myself. Tomorrow I will go find my former brothers. They are all fearless people. When the time comes, I will make Jia Zhang spit out the money and teach her a lesson!"

When Chen's mother heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she became panic-stricken for a moment.

She quickly sat down next to Chenhuadian and pulled his arm, "Dad, please don't do anything stupid! We have finally lived a peaceful life for the past few years. What will happen if something happens again?

Listen to me, we don't want this money, just treat it as a waste, okay?"

You know, Chen Huadian was a gangster before liberation, but after liberation he realized that things were not right and quit.
Chen Huadian impatiently shook off Chen's mother's hand, suddenly raised his hand, and slapped Chen's mother hard in the face.

Mother Chen's head was tilted by the blow, and a red slap mark instantly appeared on her face. She looked at Chen Huadian in astonishment.

"You know shit!" Chen Huadian's eyes widened as he shouted angrily, "I can't swallow this! If I just let it go, our family will become a big piece of fat meat in the future!"

…(End of chapter)