Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Sha Zhu was the first to rush out, carrying a fire poker—

"Zhang Dabiao, what exactly do you want?! Are you trying to drive this old man to his death?!"

"Zhang Dabiao, I, Yi Zhonghai, have always acted with integrity and uprightness; you just don't understand me! There's no dirty business involved! There's no need for remedies!"

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai, as if possessed by Yue Buqun, leaned against his own door frame and spoke with righteous indignation.

"Me too! I paid you money after I hit you, and you even broke my arm the second time we fought, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet! I don't owe you anything, Zhang Dabiao!"

Sha Zhu suddenly thought of a problem, and his fighting spirit immediately soared.

"Oh, right, I don't owe you anything, you owe me. You haven't paid the old lady for the window repairs yet! I paid for that upfront!"

"..." Zhang Dabiao was taken aback. He had forgotten about this. He had promised to pay for it.

"How much?"

"12.3 yuan, plus that piece of glass in your house."

"Oh, I forgot. Here, take the money first."

"That's more like it. Wait a minute, there are too many small bills, let me count them..."

Yi Zhonghai — [...]

Can you be serious for once? I'm posing for a photo!

[Silly Zhu, hurry up and count! I can't stand up any longer!]

After waiting for a while, and once Sha Zhu had counted everything, Zhang Dabiao took a step back and arrogantly said, "Hey Sha Zhu, let's leave it at that. Let's call it even. Since you all think there's nothing to fix, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite. Anyway, I, Master Zhu, haven't done anything wrong. You can do whatever you want to me!"

"Hey, you're got guts, aren't you, you idiot Zhu?"

"Absolutely!"

Watching these two go back and forth, Yi Zhonghai felt very tired. "Silly Zhu, why didn't you try to get some information out of them first?"

"Okay, silly Zhu, don't cry later!"

Zhang Dabiao grinned, pointed at Sha Zhu, glanced at Yi Zhonghai, and then walked towards the front yard.

Yesterday, around this time, I reminded Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai that Zhang Dabiao's counterattack would accidentally hurt many people, so I gave them a chance to examine and make amends.

But those two didn't appreciate it!

Then don't blame me.

It just so happens that the neighborhood office hasn't closed yet, and Director Wang even invited me over for a chat yesterday, so isn't this perfect!

"Zhang Dabiao, where are you going?"

"That's none of your business!"

"Explain yourself! What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Go to hell! What business is it of mine to talk to you?"

"Shazhu, stop him! Ask him what happened first!"

"...Zhang Dabiao, Dabiao! Wait a minute!"

"Explain yourself before you leave!"

"..."

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu panicked. It was one thing to be tough on the surface, but when Zhang Dabiao went crazy, they were really scared!

While the scuffle was still going on in the middle courtyard, a commotion erupted from the front courtyard.

"Wow, what a huge wild boar!"

"What?"

The onlookers, who were watching the argument at the Intermediate People's Court, all stopped—

What is that?

Wild boar?

Who went hunting?

Yi Zhonghai also frowned. Jia Zhangshi had taken Jia Dongxu and Banggeng to the countryside and hadn't returned yet, and Shazhu was currently in a semi-crippled state, so many things couldn't be disrupted.

He now misses Jia Zhangshi, that troublemaker, terribly. Since Jia Zhangshi is Zhang Dabiao's third aunt, she is the most suitable person to take the lead in many things, but she's not here.

This wild boar...

It couldn't have been Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu who brought it back, could it?

"Zhang Dabiao, is Comrade Zhang Dabiao home?"

Zhang Dabiao was stunned. What the heck? Is it looking for me again?

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Director Wang also came. Someone had dragged a wild boar to their Nanluoguxiang area. She couldn't pretend she didn't know about such a big thing.

Moreover, the wild boar that was dragged over was a gift for Zhang Dabiao.

It turned out that Qin Dashan went back and told the brigade secretary (clan chief Qin Dingsong) about this matter, and then Qin Dingsong directly ordered someone to beat him up.

If this matter is really as Zhang Dabiao said, and it spreads throughout the surrounding villages, the reputation of Qinjiatun will be ruined.

A less severe impact is that it's difficult for the girls of Qinjiatun to get married. Everyone will be wary of them. Qin Huairu was once the most beautiful girl in the surrounding area. If she has this kind of thought, it's hard to say what the other girls of Qinjiatun are thinking.

An even bigger impact would be that Qinjiatun's reputation would be ruined. They'd be seen as untrustworthy, even reneging on marriage contracts signed by the clan chief. Not only would they default on their debts and refuse to return the bride price, but they'd also scheme against the family who had been kind to Qinjiatun—who would dare associate with such people?

That's an ungrateful wretch!

This is something that people in the countryside absolutely avoid!

Putting everything else aside, the grain you, Qinjiatun, hand over every year must be thoroughly investigated. Who knows if you've been up to any tricks!

When villages and brigades fight over water, people from Qinjiatun are naturally considered the weaker party.

When a young man from Qinjiatun tries to marry a woman from another village, he immediately loses all goodwill upon hearing that she is from Qinjiatun.

Not to mention that the commune also has a quota for factory workers from the county every year...

Tell me, if this gets out, how big of an impact will it have?

Qin Huairu and Qin Dashan are digging up the roots of Qinjiatun!

The Qinjiatun brigade held a meeting overnight and finally decided to go into the mountains together to hunt a wild boar and deliver it to the Zhang family boy in exchange for the marriage certificate.

At this point, spending any amount of money to exchange for the marriage certificate would be beneath you, so the only option was to exchange it for food rations. Since the other party was from the city and already ate government-subsidized grain, the best apology gift was meat.

Qinjiatun does have chickens and ducks, but not many. And even if you send a dozen or twenty of them, they're not visually impressive. They're far less impressive and sincere than a wild boar that's been hunted right away.

The hunters and militia from Qinjiatun went up the mountain last night and secretly killed a wild boar. Two villagers were injured, but fortunately, they did not lose any hands or feet.

Then, without telling the commune, they borrowed a tractor from the neighboring brigade and secretly sent it out. It wasn't until now that it has been transported to the city.

Putting everything else aside, their sincerity is truly evident!

Forty or fifty kilometers!

Zhang Dabiao was terrified.

The wild boar wasn't particularly fat; it had already been bled, but it still weighed 240 jin (approximately 120 catties).

Holy crap, how am I supposed to eat this?

Captain Qin Dingsong, Qin Huairu's second uncle Qin Dahe, and several members of the Qin family squatted under the eaves in the courtyard, puffing on their pipes in silence, waiting for Zhang Dabiao to give them a word.

Wild boar, exchanging marriage certificates.

Zhang Dabiao, just tell me if it's okay or not.

They weren't good with sweet talk, otherwise they wouldn't have come over the next day.

If it's okay, give us the marriage certificate and we'll go.

If that doesn't work, just tell us your request, and we'll definitely fulfill it.

It has to be said that these people are far too honest and naive compared to Qin Dashan and Qin Huairu.

Even Director Wang couldn't help but want to say a few words in their defense.

"Da Biao, look..."

"Stop saying anything!"

If you are honest with me, I will be honest with you!

Zhang Dabiao was that simple. He went back, took out the marriage certificate, slammed it on the stone table in the middle courtyard, and then took out several hundred yuan.

"Guangqi, how much does pork cost per pound in the market now?"

He dared not take the pork for free.