Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 241: The "Self-Proof" Trap Decades Later

"Search! Dongxu, let them search us!!"

Just as Sha Zhu finished speaking, Qin Huairu suddenly walked over with a flashlight and loudly asked Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, if you found a rolling pin in our house, does that prove you lied and slandered our Dongxu?"

"impossible!"

Sha Zhu answered without even thinking.

Jia Dongxu had previously put a sack over his head and hit him with a rolling pin, but he quickly seized the opportunity to fight back.

Even though it was dark at night and he couldn't see clearly, Sha Zhu could hear Jia Dongxu's screams and pleas for mercy clearly.

From beginning to end, it was all that bastard Jia Dongxu.

"In that case, let's go back and search!"

Seeing that things were taking a turn for the better, Yan Bugui directly asked Shazhu, "Shazhu, Qin Huairu agreed to let you search their house. What do you think?"

"What else can I do but search for it!"

Sha Zhu looked indifferent, but then curled his lip and looked at Jia Dongxu, who had a bruised and swollen face, and said again, "But Qin Huairu has agreed, but Jia Dongxu hasn't said anything yet. Can Qin Huairu make decisions for Jia Dongxu?"

As soon as Sha Zhu said this, everyone looked at Jia Dongxu, and Yan Bugui asked Jia Dongxu, "Jia Dongxu, what do you say?"

Only after Sha Zhu reminded them did everyone realize that Jia Dongxu had always been in charge of the Jia family, and Qin Huairu was not in charge.

So what she just said may not be valid.

To everyone's surprise, Jia Dongxu actually agreed.

"Since things have come to this point, in order to prove my innocence, I have no choice but to let you search me. But if you find anything, let's see how you explain yourself to me and everyone else, Sha Zhu!"

Jia Dongxu, who had been running away, now looked at Sha Zhu with full confidence and said these words fiercely.

Abnormal!

It's so abnormal.

Just as everyone was heading back, Li Hongbing frowned.

What should have been a simple matter has now become somewhat complicated.

Because Jia Dongxu refused to admit it, and it was pitch black at the time with no third-party witnesses present, Sha Zhu could only use the ownership of the sack and the rolling pin as evidence to support his statement in order to prove that what he said was true.

One of the two people is definitely lying.

this person……

It can be basically confirmed that it is Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu's reaction just now clearly showed that he was afraid.

However, as soon as Qin Huairu appeared, and with her upright and honest demeanor, Jia Dongxu's attitude changed.

The key is.

Qin Huairu's appearance was too timely and coincidental.

When they came out to investigate, they did not disturb the people in the middle and back courtyards. Qin Huairu seemed to know what was happening outside and that it might be related to Jia Dongxu.

Qin Huairu was aware that Jia Dongxu was planning to put Sha Zhu in a sack. Although she did not participate, she stayed at home to keep an eye on the situation outside when Jia Dongxu was on his way and went out.

Obvious.

Qin Huairu came to the rescue.

Given Qin Huairu's personality, she would never do anything that would put her at a disadvantage. She must have had something to rely on to say that.

Before leaving, Qin Huairu had mostly prepared for the worst and made arrangements in advance.

Or perhaps the Jia family has two rolling pins.

Or perhaps Qin Huairu borrowed one from someone else at the last minute.

After figuring this out, Li Hongbing quickly followed.

"Red Soldier, what happened?"

As they returned, Chen's mother, who had gone back inside, ran out again and naturally noticed Jia Dongxu, whose face was bruised and swollen. She couldn't help but ask Li Hongbing a question.

"No big deal."

Having set the tone, Li Hongbing continued, "It seems that Sha Zhu had been drinking that night, and Jia Dongxu took advantage of Sha Zhu going to the toilet to try and ambush him with a sack, but he failed and instead got beaten up by Sha Zhu..."

"Is that so?!"

Chen's mother seemed thoughtful as she watched Yan Bugui and the others lead Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu toward the Central Court, and asked curiously, "What are you going to do next?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hongbing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Isn't this just that Jia Dongxu can't admit it? He wants to clarify the dispute. Anyway, it's just a lot of arguing. Don't worry about it. Go back to your room and get some sleep. I'll go take a look."

"That!"

Chen's mother nodded, showing no intention of going over to watch the commotion.

It's not late now.

Moreover, there were two little ones, Li Jianwu and Chen Jiwen, inside the house. Chen's mother couldn't leave them there to watch the excitement.

Compared to everything else, my two little grandsons are the most important.

She felt relieved as long as the danger was eliminated and it wasn't some enemy agent or anything like that.

As Chen's mother returned to the house, Li Hongbing followed the others to the backyard.

By this time, the news had already spread.

Most residents in the middle courtyard had already gotten up and gone out, while many people also came over from the back courtyard.

They were still sleepy, but there was excitement to watch, and their gossip-loving spirits were burning brightly, which gave them a bit of energy.

"Found it! The Jia family's rolling pin is here!"

As expected, the person who followed Qin Huairu into the house soon came out easily with a rolling pin.

Li Hongbing was not surprised at all by this.

"Well? Silly Zhu, what else do you have to say?"

Having "proved" his innocence, Jia Dongxu now resembled a victorious rooster, publicly taunting Sha Zhu: "As the old saying goes, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a rat's son knows how to burrow."

Silly Zhu, that's exactly what I'm talking about!

"Your dad committed a crime and went to jail, and now you're doing bad things along with him. Do you want to be reunited with your dad in there as soon as possible?"

"You son of a bitch, Jia Dongxu, I'll beat you to death!"

Finding a rolling pin from the Jia family, knowing full well that it was Jia Dongxu's idiot Zhu who had put a sack over his head, was already a bit embarrassing.

As a result, Jia Dongxu continued to provoke him, and Sha Zhu couldn't sit still any longer. He rushed forward and was about to attack Jia Dongxu.

"Silly Zhu, stop right there!"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Yan Bugui immediately shouted. Seeing several people working together to hold Sha Zhu back, he scolded Jia Dongxu in annoyance, "Jia Dongxu, at a time like this, you're still saying such things. Do you have to make things worse and out of control before you're satisfied?" As shrewd as Yan Bugui was, he had already seen that Sha Zhu wasn't lying and guessed that Jia Dongxu had made the first move. He just didn't expect the situation to develop like this, which actually turned out to be in Jia Dongxu's favor.

However, Jia Dongxu didn't know when to stop; instead, he provoked Sha Zhu under these circumstances, clearly indicating that he didn't want a peaceful resolution.

Doesn't he realize that if he really offends Sha Zhu to the death, will he be the one to suffer?

Even today, when he wanted to get revenge on Sha Zhu, he had to sneakily put a sack over his head. The worst part was that he failed to do it and instead got beaten up by Sha Zhu. What could Jia Dongxu possibly do to Sha Zhu?

"Uncle Yan, you can't say that. Sha Zhu beat me up like this, and I can't even say a few words to him?"

As if he had the victory in his grasp, Yan Bugui spoke up, but Jia Dongxu not only didn't give him face, but instead sneered and said, "Uncle Yan, as the head of the management, you should be fair and just in your actions and words. Just because you have a good relationship with Li Hongbing, and Li Hongbing has a good relationship with Shazhu, doesn't mean you can intentionally favor Shazhu, right?"

"Nonsense!"

Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Yan Bugui was immediately enraged and questioned him on the spot: "When did I ever show favoritism towards Sha Zhu?"

With so many people in the courtyard right now, if he admits it, the reputation and prestige of the caretaker will be damaged.

After all, everyone in the compound knew that he and Li Hongbing had a good relationship.

Seeing everyone looking at Yan Bugui and himself, Li Hongbing, who originally had nothing to do with this matter, was simply caught in an undeserved disaster.

However, since Jia Dongxu had brought it up himself, Li Hongbing would feel bad if he didn't give him a hard time.

then.

Taking this opportunity, Li Hongbing spoke directly: "Jia Dongxu, don't be too smug."

Even though you found a rolling pin in your house, how can you prove that the rolling pin you found outside earlier wasn't yours?

Who decided that a family can only have one rolling pin?
What if you happen to have two rolling pins at home? Wouldn't that give you an opening?

With just a few words, Li Hongbing set a trap for Jia Dongxu to prove his innocence.

When it comes to reasoning and divergent thinking, Jia Dongxu has much to teach us. How can we compete with him?
Originally, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, a married couple, had the upper hand against Sha Zhu, who was outnumbered two to one.

But Jia Dongxu had a stupid moment and called him out in public, trying to drag him down with him. Now look what happened!

As soon as Li Hongbing said this, Jia Dongxu's expression changed immediately, and the people around him were inspired and began to echo his words.

"Alright! Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu, so that's why you dared to let us search you earlier. Turns out you were prepared all along, waiting for me here!"

Li Hongbing immediately shattered Jia Dongxu's "innocence" conclusion, and the foolish Zhu, realizing he had been tricked, flew into a rage.

"No! We don't have two rolling pins at home at all. Li Hongbing is slandering us!"

Enraged, Jia Dongxu launched into a tirade against Li Hongbing.

only.

Inspired by Li Hongbing's earlier "enlightenment," Sha Zhu also learned to think outside the box and immediately retorted, "Jia Dongxu, you can't just say you don't have it. How can you prove that your family doesn't have it?"

Jia Dongxu wanted to explain, but he couldn't utter a single word.

How do you explain this?
How can I prove that I only have one rolling pin at home?

How can you prove something like this?

No one has ever proven this.

That's absolutely outrageous!
"I can prove it!"

Just then, Qin Huairu stepped forward and said to everyone, "Even if we have two rolling pins at home, the rolling pin we brought back from outside, and the one we searched from our house, both belong to us."

But as everyone should know, there is a difference between commonly used rolling pins and unused rolling pins, and I believe many people can see the difference.

Everyone, take a close look. This is the rolling pin we found in our house, and this is the one we brought back from outside. It's the weapon that Sha Zhu said Dongxu took out to commit the crime..."

“Oh, it’s true!”

"People who cook often know that there is a big difference between a rolling pin that is often used to make dumplings and noodles and one that has not been used for a long time."

"That's right, Qin Huairu is right."

"These two rolling pins are indeed frequently used."

"Judging from this situation, that rolling pin outside doesn't belong to Jia Dongxu."

"That is to say..."

"..."

Hearing everyone's discussion, Sha Zhu got a little anxious and quickly said to everyone, "Don't be fooled by Qin Huairu. There is a difference between rolling pins that are used often and those that are not. Why can't the Jia family use these two rolling pins alternately?"

Who decided that if you have two rolling pins at home, you can only use one and the other has to be hidden away and not used?
Moreover, before Jia Zhangshi was sent back to the countryside, the Jia family had two women who could cook and two rolling pins, so it's not surprising, is it?

Jia Zhangshi has only been gone for about a year. Even if a rolling pin is left unused for a year, it won't change much.

This precisely proves that both rolling pins originated from the Jia family!

Sha Zhu's divergent thinking caused those who originally supported Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu to waver once again.

Seeing this, Li Hongbing almost burst out laughing.

It must be said that Qin Huairu is indeed more cunning and eloquent than Jia Dongxu. However, due to her status as a woman and Jia Dongxu's position as the head of the family, she has never had the opportunity to stand out. At present, she can be considered to be "shining brightly".

However, Sha Zhu, who did not become Qin Huairu's simp, clearly did not show any signs of being intellectually diminished or suppressed, and his fighting ability and intelligence were equally strong.

Qin Huairu was completely dumbfounded.

Even though she was very eloquent, after hearing Sha Zhu's words, she couldn't think of any rebuttal.

She only had one rolling pin at home.

It's true that her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, can cook.

But Jia Zhangshi doesn't usually cook!
Ever since Qin Huairu married into the Jia family, her mother-in-law, Madam Jia Zhang, passed on the cooking duties, along with the rolling pin she had used for many years, to Qin Huairu.

She would only lend a hand during the few days when Qin Huairu was giving birth, or when making dumplings for the Chinese New Year; otherwise, she would never participate.

Even if Qin Huairu said all this, it wouldn't prove that they only had one rolling pin at home.

As for the extra piece that suddenly appeared, she had secretly borrowed it from Wang Guihua's house after realizing something was wrong. She then hid it in her clothes, put it back in her own home, and went outside to check the situation.

Once these things are said, it's tantamount to admitting guilt without being asked.

In fact, Qin Huairu did not lose to Sha Zhu, but rather lost because of her "self-proof".

The key point is that the rolling pin was indeed taken from home by Jia Dongxu, and it is also true that Jia Dongxu put the burlap sack over Sha Zhu's head.

Trying to distort the truth in front of so many people is not so easy.

"Qin Huairu, you have nothing to say this time, right? Why are you suddenly mute?"

Seeing Qin Huairu, who was so eloquent just moments before, now unable to utter a single word, Sha Zhu also started to gloat.

He has the same bad habit as Jia Dongxu...

(End of this chapter)