A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Xiao Sanfeng ignored Yan Bugui, came out, closed the door to the main room, and accompanied his grandmother to continue washing the dishes.

While washing the dishes, Bai Wushuang said, "Sanwa, you hit Yan Bu like that. He's a teacher after all. What if he causes you trouble at school?"

"Grandma, don't worry. Yan Bugui is nothing. I'm a martyr's family member now, and there are Uncle Chen and Uncle Li from the district armed forces department. They're cadres."

"A local official has more power than a distant one; what if he causes trouble at the school?"

"Grandma, do you really think my cheap father died for nothing? If they really piss me off, I'll take my martyr's family certificate and military medals, go to the flagpole, and unfurl a banner. Not only the principal, but even the leaders of the education office will have to go back to their hometowns to farm."

"In that case, I'm relieved."

"Grandma, let me tell you, there isn't a single good person in that neighbor's yard. If some of them come to borrow or ask for things while I'm not around, please don't pay them any attention."

"You little brat, do you really think your grandma is some kind of saint? I've only had a few good days. I can't forget the days when I couldn't even eat meat for eight years! How could I possibly give things away to just anyone?"

"I'm not worried because of your attitude towards Yan Bugui!"

"Sanwa, I was just worried that you'd be taken advantage of at school because he's a teacher."

"You think I'm losing out? I'd be better off eating a flatbread."

"You're capable; you're a doorstep in a dump."

The grandmother and grandson bickered while washing the dishes, adding a touch of warmth and life to the home.

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When Yan Bugui returned home, his wife, Yang Ruihua, saw his swollen face and asked, "Husband, what happened?"

"Sigh, don't even mention it. That bastard is completely unreasonable; he gave us a bowl of meat to feed the dog, but not us. He even beat me up."

"What? This guy surnamed Xiao actually fed meat to dogs, a whole bowl of meat at that? He's so wasteful, doesn't he fear being struck by lightning?"

"Old woman, stop talking. Go and borrow some medicated wine from an old man to rub on it."

"Honey, we still have medicinal wine at home!"

"Borrowing this from the old man will save us the medicinal wine! And it will also let everyone know that I'm in trouble."

"Okay, I understand." Yang Ruihua said and headed towards the Intermediate People's Court.

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Yang Ruihua learned to scheme from Yan Bugui; she grasped it very quickly.

It's summer now, and everyone enjoys the cool evening air in the courtyard.

By now, the beasts who had eaten were already waiting in the yard.

When Jia Zhangshi saw Yang Ruihua enter, she said, "Oh, what brings the third aunt from the front yard to the middle yard to cool off?"

"Oh dear, something happened to my husband, Lao Yan, so I came to Uncle Yi's house to borrow some medicinal wine."

As the self-proclaimed "Lord of Morality," Yi Zhonghai still had to maintain appearances. He asked, "Third Aunt, Third Uncle, what's wrong?"

Yang Ruihua said angrily, "Oh my, old man, you have no idea. My husband, Old Yan, saw that the kid next door wasn't in school, so he went over to check on him and was planning to help him go to school."

"Who knew that this little beast would act so inhumanly? Not only was he ungrateful, he even beat up Old Yan. Can you believe how hateful that little bastard is!"

"Furthermore, meat is so precious these days! We poor folks only get to eat meat once every few months, and this little beast actually used a whole bowl of meat to feed the dog."

Yang Ruihua's earlier words were not a big deal, but his last sentence caused an uproar among the beasts.

"What? He actually fed a dog a bowl of meat?"

"Other people's dogs eat meat by the bowl, but I eat even less than a dog."

"They feed the meat to the dogs and don't even share it with us poor people. This is worse than the evil capitalists."

"This kind of vicious person should be punished. We should report him to the neighborhood committee."

"..."

"..."

The little beasts began to rage helplessly, while the big beasts started to scheme in their minds.

The eagle in the neighboring yard has been bringing back a lot of prey every day lately, and the new kid has to go to the supply and marketing cooperative twice a day to sell his prey.

This beast had been itching for a long time, eager to make his move and figure out how to get some benefits.

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "If this kid can feed a dog a bowl of meat, he must have plenty of meat at home. This eagle is really a treasure."

"If I can control this eagle, it will not only bring more wealth, but also allow me to better manage the people in this yard."

"However, once an eagle recognizes a master, no one else can control it. The only way is to rely on the eagle's original owner."

"I heard this kid is just a child, and he has an old woman at home. We need to find a way to get them to move to our Hongxing Courtyard. Once they're here, everything will be much easier."

Jia Dongxu thought to himself, "This eagle is so powerful. If I can catch it, all the prey will be mine. Then I can sell the meat on the black market and I'll be rich. Once I have money, I can divorce Qin Huairu and marry a young and beautiful woman."

Qin Huairu thought to herself, "They actually feed meat to dogs, that's too extravagant. I'll go ask him for some meat tomorrow, so my dog ​​won't starve."

Madam Jia Zhang also began to plot in her mind: "That damned man, he took the meat to feed the dogs and didn't even bother to show some respect to this old woman like me."

"No way, I have to go find this guy tomorrow and get the meat back. If he doesn't give it to me, I'll block his door and yell at him for three days and three nights."

"Why wait until tomorrow? Let's go get the meat tonight."

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Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, "How can a child be so disrespectful to elders and children? I don't know how his parents raised him. I have to go to the neighborhood office to report this in the next couple of days. This matter needs an explanation."

Yang Ruihua said, "Uncle, you're the one who has to stand up for my old man Yan in this matter."

"We're all neighbors, we should help each other out when needed." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai turned to his wife, Bao Guifen, and said, "Old woman, go back and get some medicinal wine for Auntie San."

"Third Aunt, come with me." Bao Guifen said, then got up and went into the house.

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Yang Ruihua took the medicinal wine back to the front yard and began to apply it to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui said, "Did you tell them or not?"

"I told them, the people from the Intermediate Court were full of curses. I reckon they'll be going after this guy surnamed Xiao tomorrow."

"That's how it should be. If he dares to hit me, I don't believe he'd dare offend anyone in our courtyard. Besides, given Jia Zhangshi's personality, she'll immediately go and cause trouble in the neighboring courtyard. In that case, Uncle Yi will definitely have to show up."

"You're really good at scheming, sir. That way, someone will step forward and take the lead, and we'll benefit from it."

"Eating won't make you poor, drinking won't make you poor. It's not about being poor at planning that will make you poor. Honey, you still have a lot to learn."

While Yan Bugui and his wife were talking inside the house, Jia Zhangshi had already slipped out of the gate of the No. 95 courtyard house.