Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

When the third aunt saw Yan Jiecheng swear an oath, she breathed a huge sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Jiecheng had actually done this.

She looked at Jia Zhangshi and said coldly in a questioning tone, "Jia Zhangshi, now that Jie Cheng has sworn an oath, what else do you have to say?"

Jia Zhangshi glared at him with her triangular eyes and cursed, "I swore it too, I didn't lie. Yan Jiecheng, you little beast, you're ruthless. I'm just waiting for you to fall into the latrine and drown."

"Yan Jiecheng, you kicked down my door today and hit me. I'm not done with you until you pay me two hundred yuan."

"This isn't over, Jia Zhangshi! My Yan family isn't done with you either! You wait, when Old Yan comes back, I'll have him hold a general meeting to criticize you!" the third aunt shouted.

After saying that, the three women pulled Yan Jiecheng away.

"Mrs. Yan, you can't leave. If you don't pay me two hundred yuan today, none of you are leaving."

Jia Zhangshi, holding the third aunt, looked extremely fierce. Today, Yan Jiecheng had started the fight and even kicked down her door. If she didn't extort money from the Yan family, she wouldn't be Jia Zhangshi.

The third aunt pried open Jia Zhangshi's dark hands and said coldly, "Jia Zhangshi, if you dare to stop me again, don't blame me for being impolite. I said we'll deal with this when Lao Yan and the others come back. If you don't give me an explanation, the Yan family will never let you off the hook."

When Jia Zhangshi saw that there were so many people from the Yan family, and that her husband Dongxu was not there, and that wretched girl Qin Huairu had gone out to buy cornmeal again, she knew that if a fight broke out now, it would definitely be several people from the Yan family beating up against her alone, and she couldn't possibly defeat so many people.

"Fine, fine, I'll wait for Dongxu and the others to come back. If you don't pay me back today, I'll come to your house and make a scene every day."

"Hmph, Jia Zhangshi, do you really think I'm afraid of you? We'll see!"

The three women snorted and pulled Yan Jiecheng away, leaving the crowd looking at each other in bewilderment.

Now, everyone in the courtyard is unsure who is telling the truth. Jia Zhangshi's story is quite detailed and she even swore a solemn oath, while Yan Jiecheng also swore a solemn oath. One says he killed the chicken, while the other says he didn't. They are all confused.

"What are you looking at? Get the hell out of here!"

Madam Jia cursed loudly and slammed the door shut. However, a piece of the door panel had fallen off, so even though the door was closed, a cold wind was still blowing into the room.

Ignoring the frightened and crying Xiao Dang, Jia Zhangshi lay down on the bed and continued to sleep soundly.

Qin Jingru and Wang Feng returned to the house, and Qin Jingru immediately laughed.

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, today's show was so exciting! I really didn't expect Jia Zhangshi to be so powerful. Yan Jiecheng, a young man of twenty, was knocked away by Jia Zhangshi."

"Brother Wang Feng, Jia Zhangshi said that Yan Jiecheng strangled our chicken. Now both of them have sworn an oath. Who do you think is telling the truth?"

"Hehe, Jingru, what do you think?" Wang Feng asked with a smile.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Jingru said, "I don't think either side is lying. Jia Zhangshi even made it sound very convincing, but both sides made such vicious oaths. If we have to find the one who is lying, I think it should be Yan Jiecheng who is lying."

Wang Feng looked at Qin Jingru with surprise: "Jingru, why do you think that?"

Qin Jingru smiled slightly and explained, "Jia Zhangshi swore a poisonous oath first. When Jia Zhangshi forced Yan Jiecheng to swear a poisonous oath before, Yan Jiecheng obviously hesitated for a while."

"Also, we were standing to the side of Yan Jiecheng at the time, and I saw with my own eyes that Yan Jiecheng looked very flustered. I guessed that Yan Jiecheng was afraid that others would confirm that he killed the chicken, so he had no choice but to make a poisonous oath."

Wang Feng gave a thumbs up: "Jingru, you're doing great! Your analysis is very logical now."

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, I reckon most people in the courtyard will believe Yan Jiecheng. Jia Zhangshi is a habitual thief, and she doesn't tell the truth much."

"Brother Wang Feng, what if Yan Jiecheng really did strangle our old hen? Should we call the police?" Qin Jingru asked.

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "No need to call the police. This is a small matter. Even if you call the police, they'll probably just pay a few dollars and that's it. But I'll make him pay the price."

"Alright, forget about them for now. Go get the letter of introduction and transfer your household registration to the city. There's a good show to watch tonight."

"Okay, Brother Wang Feng, please wait a moment, I'll go get the letter of introduction right away."

Soon, Qin Jingru took the letter of introduction and went out with Wang Feng.

at the same time.

After Yan Jiecheng and his family returned to the house, the third aunt stared intently at Yan Jiecheng and asked sternly:

"Jiecheng, tell Mom the truth, did you kill Wang Feng's chicken?"

Yan Jiecheng's stomach pain had subsided, and his mind was clearer. He shook his head directly at his mother's questioning.

"Mom, if I really did this, would I dare to make such a vicious oath? It's obvious that Jia Zhangshi is trying to frame me. She's trying to evade the issue and prevent us from pursuing the matter of her ruining my blind date."

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's confident demeanor, the Third Aunt did not doubt him. After all, Jiecheng was her son. If she didn't trust her son, why would she trust Jia Zhangshi, an outsider?

"Jiecheng, you were too impulsive. Even if you knew that Jia Zhangshi was saying bad things about you to Yu Li, you should have discussed it with us first. What was the point of just going to Jia Zhangshi's house and hitting her like that?"

"Now look what's happened. Not only did you not do anything to Jia Zhangshi, but you also got caught by her. But since you started it, you can't explain yourself now, no matter what. Sigh."

Yan Jiecheng frowned. He had indeed acted impulsively before, but he was blinded by anger and didn't care about anything else.

"Mom, what do we do now? Yu Li has already cut ties with me. There's no future for us. Are we just going to let it go like this?" Yan Jiecheng said through gritted teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

"Why."

The third aunt sighed, "Now we can only wait for your father to come back so we can discuss it further. Jia Zhangshi and Yu Li were telling the truth, so what can we do? As for the chicken killing, Jia Zhangshi told a very convincing story and even swore a solemn oath. Who can say she's wronging you? At most, we'll each believe half of what she said."

"Alright, don't think about it too much. You should get some rest first. We'll talk about everything when your dad gets back."

......

the other side.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru arrived at the subdistrict office, went to the director's office, and found Director Wang.

Ten minutes later, the two left the street office. Qin Jingru looked at her household registration certificate and grain ration book and was overjoyed.

"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, from now on, I'm a city resident too. Our child will be a city resident from the moment he's born," Qin Jingru said excitedly.

Wang Feng didn't care. Whether Jingru and their future children had urban or rural household registrations didn't matter to him. But seeing Qin Jingru so happy, he smiled too.