The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

When Yang Dalin arrived at the gate of the compound, he happened to run into Grandpa Qi.

I chatted with Grandpa Qi for a bit, asking how his first day at work was, and then gave him ten salted duck eggs.

It's for him to use as a snack with his drinks.

Then he pushed the cart home, where Aunt Qi had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him.

Yang Dalin usually comes back from eating out at this time because the family's rations are not enough.

However, today Aunt Qi bought Yang Dalin's monthly allowance and told him to eat it when he got home on his first day of work.

Have a nice talk with her about her first day at work.

Yang Dalin and Aunt Qi were eating and chatting about their work that day.

Suddenly hearing a commotion outside, Yang Dalin opened the door to take a look and saw that Jia Dongxu was carrying Qin Huairu back into the courtyard.

It turned out that Jia Zhangshi was waiting for Qin Huairu to put the soy sauce in the pot, but she didn't return for a long time, so she sent Banggeng to look for her. They found Qin Huairu lying on the roadside, her whole body covered in soy sauce.

Madam Jia called Jia Dongxu and they hurriedly carried Qin Huairu back. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Madam Jia began to wail.

Moreover, the clever Jia Zhangshi had a vague feeling that it was Yang Dalin who did the beating.

What a coincidence! Last time, Qin Huairu came from the Qi family's house and got beaten up that night.

Yesterday, Qin Huairu was tricked out of the Qi family's meat, and now she's been beaten up again.

Same approach, same method.

It was impossible for Jia Zhangshi not to think that way.

Jia Dongxu didn't know why his mother was holding him back, preventing him from taking Qin Huairu home first.

She continued to wail and cry towards the Qi family, which soon attracted the attention of the people in the courtyard.

Yang Dalin ate a steamed bun while holding a bowl and watching the commotion from the doorway.

Soon Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and others arrived.

Yi Zhonghai was eating at the same time, thinking to himself, "This damn old man should just quit as soon as possible."

There's always something going on, never a moment's peace.

Yi Zhonghai walked to the front yard and saw that it was Jia Zhangshi making a scene today.

He stepped forward and called out, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Stop yelling and tell me what happened?"

Jia Zhangshi ignored Yi Zhonghai and continued cursing, "You little brat, you deserve to die a horrible death! You bullied my Huairu! How could he lay a hand on a woman like that..."

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to ask Jia Dongxu what was going on first.

On Jia Dongxu's back, Qin Huairu, still unconscious and shrouded in darkness, lay at his feet, along with Banggeng, whose voice was nearly hoarse from crying.

Jia Dongxu explained the matter in a few words. Qin Huairu went to buy soy sauce in the evening, but didn't come back for a long time. So he asked Bang Geng to go look for her and found her lying unconscious on the roadside. Her face had been slapped again, just like last time, through her cotton-padded coat.

However, this time Qin Huairu's face was swollen like a steamed bun.

He even got splashed with soy sauce.

Jia Dongxu said he would definitely get his master to uphold justice today, as this was just too much bullying.

Yi Zhonghai asked Dongxu to first send his ideal apprentice's wife home, and then called over Liu Haizhong and his wife, asking Second Aunt Wang Yuhuan to ask First Aunt Wen Xiumei to go to the Jia family to take care of Qin Huairu.

Then have Jia Dongxu report it to the police.

This happened outside the courtyard, not inside, so it wouldn't affect the evaluation of the best courtyard house. Qin Huairu was attacked twice and humiliated twice.

It seems we have no choice but to find the real culprit today.

This isn't a slap in the face to the apprentice's wife; it's a slap in the face to oneself.

Yi Zhonghai was a little annoyed by Jia Zhangshi's wailing, but he also noticed that Jia Zhangshi was implying something.

Ultimately, he softened and stepped forward to persuade Jia Zhangshi: "Sister-in-law, stop cursing. Do you have any suspects? If so, we'll call the police and have him arrested. Let him go to jail if he deserves it, and make him pay compensation if he needs to."

Otherwise, just yelling and cursing won't solve anything.

When Jia Zhangshi heard that this made sense and that there would be compensation, she stopped crying for the time being.

Jia Zhangshi pointed at Yang Dalin, who was drinking porridge in a bowl at the door: "That's him, the one Yang Dalin beat up."

It must be him. He's an old man. You better arrest him right now.

At this moment, the Qi family members all came out and were watching the commotion at the door.

As a result, Qi Yulan saw that Jia Zhangshi had accused Yang Dalin of being the murderer without distinguishing right from wrong.

Aunt Qi wanted to go up and argue with Jia Zhangshi.

Yang Dalin grabbed Aunt Qi's arm: "Auntie, I have nothing to hide. Don't worry, I'll handle this."

Yang Dalin first ate the last mouthful of porridge, then handed the bowl and chopsticks to Aunt Qi.

Then, after descending the steps and taking a few steps forward, Yang Dalin looked at the crowd of onlookers and Jia Zhangshi, whose finger was trembling as she pointed at him, and said, "Aunt Jia, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

Without evidence, you're falsely accusing an innocent person. When the police arrive, they'll arrest you first because you're maliciously framing someone.

Looking at the calm Yang Dalin, Jia Zhangshi also wavered, but she still felt that her intuition was right.

"That's right, I didn't wrong you. You were the one who hit me, both times."

"You have to pay me back, pay me back! If you don't, I'll have the police arrest you and put you in jail."

More and more people gathered to watch the spectacle, and since it was happening in the front yard, people from the neighboring yards also came to see what was going on.

The main character in this incident is Yang Dalin, who has been making headlines recently in courtyard number 95.

It attracts a lot of people.

Yang Dalin also saw Sha Zhu and He Yushui standing behind him. These two silly siblings actually knew how to support him.

Xu Damao, standing in the crowd, chimed in, "Aunt Jia, you say it's true, but show me the evidence, otherwise you're just accusing someone without reason."

This statement resonated with everyone, who voiced their support for Yang Dalin, who had recently been quite kind to the people in the courtyard.

Moreover, Yang Dalin went to work at the train station, and who knows, we might need his help in the future.

As for Jia Dongxu, who has always been a first-class worker, and his widowed mother, what can they ask of them? Everyone in the courtyard knows about Qin Huairu's character, except for Jia Dongxu, Sha Zhu, and He Yushui.

Qin Huairu being beaten might not necessarily be because she harmed someone again; it could just be revenge.

When Yang Dalin saw that Xu Damao had also spoken up for him, he nodded gratefully to him.

I don't know if the other party can see it, since it's a bit dark in the front yard except for the lights inside the house.

Yi Zhonghai had already sent Jia Dongxu to report the incident to the police.

If Jia Zhangshi makes baseless accusations, it will put me in a difficult position.

She could only gesture for everyone to be quiet: "Listen to me, everyone, sister-in-law, Dalin is a good boy. Do you have any evidence? If you don't have evidence, don't make things up. If you do have evidence, I won't be biased towards him. When the police arrive, we'll deal with it accordingly!"

The more Jia Zhangshi looked at Yang Dalin, the more she felt it was him.

However, it's really not appropriate to state her guess now.

If I were to say this, my family and Dongxu would really lose face.

But if I don't say anything, I feel incredibly wronged and can only suffer in silence.

She's been beaten, and her face is swollen like a steamed bun. It wouldn't be right not to offer some compensation.

Jia Zhangshi is not stupid at all; she is very clever.

I didn't know how to start the conversation.

Yan Bugui, the troublemaker of the Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), has jumped out again.