Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 10 Lively
Shen Zhiyu knew it, but he didn't tell Xu Damao. He shook his head and said, "I read books in the library of Sijiucheng Agricultural University for a day, and I don't know the reason for the meeting."

Liu Guangtian came up to him and whispered, "Brother Damao, give me some melon seeds, and I'll tell you, I guarantee you won't lose out."

Xu Damao was indeed a good person. He shared some of the remaining melon seeds with Liu Guangtian and waited for his answer.

Liu Guangtian carefully put the melon seeds into his trouser pocket, and then whispered: "I don't know who spread the rumor in the alley that a master wanted Qin Huairu to give him a son, but unfortunately he is a eunuch."

"Pfft... Guangtian, I'm sorry, I sprayed it on your face. These are for you too. Tell me in detail." Xu Damao became interested.

"Brother Damao, let me tell you, today a group of kids at the entrance of the alley sang a nursery rhyme, which means that an old man took Jia Dongxu as his apprentice in order to borrow Qin Huairu's land to have a son, but he turned out to be a eunuch." When Liu Guangtian saw Xu Damao giving him another handful of melon seeds, he selectively forgot about his behavior of spraying them on his face.

"Everyone, be quiet. Our courtyard has always been a civilized courtyard. This is the credit of our three uncles and the result of everyone's efforts. However, today, our courtyard has become a joke. I am embarrassed to say it. Some people said that the first uncle wanted to have a child through surrogacy, and that Lao Yi is a eunuch. How can they spread rumors? Lao Yi has no children, but it is not necessarily Lao Yi's problem. Whether he is a eunuch or not remains to be seen..." The second uncle's storage of idioms was obviously insufficient, and he could not continue.

"That remains to be discussed," added the third uncle Yan Bugui.

"Well, saying that the master is a eunuch is still debatable, still debatable!" Liu Haizhong finished speaking after Yan Bugui reminded him, saying something he had been preparing for who knows how long.

Everyone in the courtyard burst into laughter after hearing what Second Uncle Liu Haizhong said.

Originally, no one thought it was a big deal, but he repeatedly stressed that it was still up for discussion, and it felt more like he was directly confirming that the old man wanted to have a child through surrogacy.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned dark and he glanced at Liu Haizhong. He even wanted to kill Liu Haizhong.

Now I really feel like "yellow mud fell in the crotch of pants" - "it's not a big deal (shit) but it's also a big deal (shit)".

Xu Damao, Shen Zhiyu and others even laughed so hard that they fell to the ground.

Shen Zhiyu quietly asked Xu Damao: "Brother Damao, do you think the second uncle did it on purpose?"

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't think so. He is a typical brainless person."

Yi Zhonghai looked at everyone with a dark face. Everyone laughed for a while, but some were afraid of offending him, so they all shut their mouths.

The plenary session continues.

Yi Zhonghai's expression improved slightly when he saw that everyone had stopped laughing.

Yan Bugui said: "The main reason for holding this meeting today is because someone slandered and spread rumors about me. This matter is not only about me, but also about the entire courtyard. It concerns the honor of our civilized courtyard. Now, I would like to ask you to explain this matter, and we will trace the source and find out where it came from."

Yi Zhonghai nodded with satisfaction to Yan Bugui. This Yan Shuzhai was better at talking than Liu Erlengzi.

Today he is quite dissatisfied with Liu Haizhong. Isn't this a discredit to himself?

"I don't know who this person is, insulting people here. I must track him down!" Yi Zhonghai said angrily.

"Hey, three uncles, it's quite cold outside, you'd better clarify things quickly, as we still have to go and make a baby!" Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Xu Damao, what are you talking about, you grandson? You are always nosy." Sha Zhu was very unhappy about the scandal involving Qin Huairu. He felt that his white moonlight was tarnished. He felt uncomfortable just thinking about his sister Qin being bullied by Jia Dongxu every day, let alone other people.

"Silly Zhu, go to hell with you, do you think everyone is like you, a bachelor, and you still need the fifth girl to solve the problem." Xu Damao cursed back. Shen Zhiyu finally saw today, the love-hate relationship between the dragon and the phoenix in the courtyard.

Sha Zhu is obviously only twenty-three or twenty-four years old, but he looks like a man in his thirties. He always scolds people as soon as he opens his mouth. No wonder he is so unpopular in the courtyard.

"Shazhu, Xu Damao, what are you two doing? Do you have any rules? We're holding a meeting here! This is outrageous!" Liu Haizhong scolded them.

"Sit down quickly." Yi Zhonghai also said.

Sha Zhu originally wanted to scold Liu Haizhong, but luckily Yi Zhonghai spoke up in the end, so he sat down cursing.

Xu Damao was afraid of being beaten, so he sat down as well.

"Okay, those who didn't go to work today, please tell us. The first person to create a profile of an uncle was the one that came from there." The third uncle, Yan Bugui, indulged himself in the role of an "uncle" today.

A group of women below started discussing the matter, and finally turned their attention to Yan Jiedi.

The third aunt was a little flustered. She was afraid that she was being blackmailed by Jia Zhang and was afraid that it was her own daughter who made up the story.

Yan Bugui was very calm. He just said, "How old is my daughter? How can she know what eunuch means? I think it is probably made up by others and let the child learn it. Jie Cheng, bring your sister here. Let's question her on the spot. The family tradition of my Yan family is still acceptable."

"Your family is full of stinginess." Sha Zhu said with a big laugh.

Yan Bugui knew that Sha Zhu was confused and was too lazy to talk to him, and the people in the courtyard did not agree with him.

Although everyone disliked the third uncle Yan Bugui, they did not hate him.

Everyone knows that Yan Bugui has a low salary, but he has to support six people by himself, so there is no other way.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Sha Zhu sat down angrily.

Jia Zhang came out of the door. She was not feeling well today, so she did not go out. She was not aware of the song outside. There was a meeting in the compound at this time. Although she was lying on the bed, she understood what happened.

Jia Zhang came out of the door holding a firewood stick and yelled, "You are a bastard Yi Zhonghai! You are not a human being, Old Jia, come up and take the old and hopeless Yi Zhonghai away. He is not a human being, he is thinking about your daughter-in-law."

Shen Zhiyu stood up and wanted to see how this legendary undead summoner operated.

"Mom, you misunderstood me." Qin Huairu said sobbingly.

"Get out, you shameless bitch. Flies don't bite cracked eggs. It's all because of your fickleness! Old Jia, come up quickly and take your shameless daughter-in-law away." Jia Zhang hit Qin Huairu with a stick.

Jia Dongxu looked at his mother who was yelling, and hurried over to her and said, "Mom, are you done yet? This is a rumor. Huairu, take mom back."

Jia Zhang wanted to make more trouble, but was glared at by Jia Dongxu and remained silent. She knew that Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai had no relationship and they had never been alone together. She just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to extort some money for her retirement, but was stopped by Jia Dongxu.

After Jia Zhang's disturbance, the courtyard became even more lively.

(End of this chapter)