Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Look at Sha Zhu, does he look like someone who lacks strength?

Everyone looked at Sha Zhu, and then thought about how strong he usually was at beating people, and suddenly they began to feel that Sha Zhu was innocent.

At this point, Xu Damao objected, "No, Ye Jianchuan, what do you mean? You mean Shazhu didn't steal our chickens, but you did?"

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and said, "Hey, Brother Da Mao, what are you saying? It's a good thing you lost the chicken today. If you had lost it yesterday, I really wouldn't have been able to say anything if people suspected me!"

I'm the kind of person who focuses on the issue, not the person. I'm just expressing my analysis. After all, as a great man once said, we shouldn't let a bad person go unpunished, but we also shouldn't wrong an innocent person!

At this moment, Uncle Yi realized that Ye Jianchuan might be able to help Sha Zhu clear his name of the chicken-stealing crime, so he quickly said, "Alright, Xiao Ye, tell us your analysis and thoughts."

Ye Jianchuan nodded and continued, "As I just said, the person who stole the chicken shouldn't be very strong, so I think it's most likely a child."

There are plenty of families with children in this courtyard. Who knows, one of the kids might get greedy and steal the chicken to eat. So I think everyone should go back and ask their own children about this.

If it really was a child who stole it, then just pay some compensation and that's it. They're just kids; take them home and discipline them properly, and that'll be enough.

Xu Damao wanted to say something more, but at this moment, Uncle Yi had already made the decision: "Okay! I think things are probably about as Xiao Ye guessed."

The meeting will be suspended for ten minutes. Everyone should go home and ask their children. If there's still no result after ten minutes, then we'll discuss it again later!

After hearing what Grandpa Yi said, those families with children hurried home, since adults might not know what their children had done.

If it really was your own child who did something wrong, then you'd be prepared to step in and smooth things over. Otherwise, things could escalate and become a big problem.

Qin Huairu was also a family member with children, so she turned around to go back and ask. However, when she felt Ye Jianchuan's gaze, Qin Huairu felt something was wrong.

Qin Huairu immediately guessed that the chicken was most likely stolen by her own family's chicken!

So when Qin Huairu got home, she quickly grabbed Banggeng and asked, "Banggeng, tell Mom, did you steal Xu Damao's chickens?"

Chapter Twenty-Six: History Repeats Itself

Before Banggeng could even speak, Jia Zhangshi objected, "Hey! How can you talk about your own son like that? Stealing? Does our Banggeng look like someone who would steal?"

Banggeng shook his head when he saw that his grandmother had said so, but Qin Huairu guessed the answer from the oil stains on Banggeng's collar, so she turned to look at Xiaohuaihua.

"Huaihua, tell Mom, did your brother steal Xu Damao's chickens today?"

Little Locust Flower would never lie. She shook her head and said, "No, my brother said he found it in the yard! My brother's beggar's chicken is delicious!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu immediately turned and glared fiercely at Banggeng. Banggeng was startled and quickly hid behind Jia Zhangshi.

Madam Jia was also someone who only knew how to protect her own: "What are you doing? It's just a chicken! You want to hit my precious grandson for this?"

Qin Huairu was truly at a loss for words. Ye Jianchuan's words yesterday had affected her, so she wanted to discipline Bang Geng a little.

At least we can't let Banggeng continue to steal chickens and dogs, right? But if I want to discipline my own child, I have to get past my mother-in-law first.

It seems that Ye Jianchuan was absolutely right last night. If they didn't separate from Jia Zhangshi soon, their family would never have a good future.

Of course, Qin Huairu didn't have time to argue with Jia Zhangshi right now, so she could only anxiously say, "Bang Geng stole the chicken, so we have to compensate Xu Damao."

Otherwise, if Xu Damao goes to the police, that would be troublesome.

Upon hearing that the police would be called, Jia Zhangshi became anxious and said, "Then you'd better go and pay compensation right away!"

"I don't have any money on me! Why don't you lend me a few dollars first, and I'll go and take care of the chicken problem?"

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi was displeased. "You, Qin Huairu, dare to try and take my retirement money?"

This is money I saved up penny by penny! No way! This money is my life savings, I can't touch it!

As she spoke, Jia Zhangshi seemed to have thought of something, clapped her hands, and continued, "That's right! Go and borrow money from Sha Zhu, and that little jinx in the backyard, didn't you get a bowl of chicken soup from him yesterday?"

Go ask them; you'll definitely find a way to get the money from them!

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's heart sank even further. Jia Zhangshi's words were practically accusing her of going out to seduce men.

Although her actions were indeed heading in that direction, she had never let those men succeed! Jia Zhangshi's words made it sound as if she had gone out to sell herself.

However, Qin Huairu had no other choice but to obediently turn around and prepare to go find Sha Zhu to see if she could borrow money. But before Qin Huairu could even walk out the door, Jia Zhangshi suddenly called her back.

"Hey! Wait a minute! If you go and return the money, wouldn't that be telling them that our Bang Geng stole the chicken?"

Our Banggeng can't be branded a thief. Here's what we'll do: go find Shazhu. Didn't his family also win a chicken dinner? Go and make him admit to it.

That way, our pheasant's reputation won't be damaged!

Although Jia Zhangshi was lazy and gluttonous, the methods she came up with were actually quite 'right'. This part of the original drama did not show it, but now it seems that the idea of ​​making Sha Zhu take the blame should also have been Jia Zhangshi's idea.

Qin Huairu didn't say anything, just nodded and turned to go out to find Sha Zhu.

As for Sha Zhu, after hearing Qin Huairu's request, he agreed almost without hesitation. The reason... well, it was mainly because the chicken he cooked himself wasn't clean.

As a chef, Sha Zhu is responsible for preparing meals for the factory leaders every day, and today at noon, the leaders naturally ate chicken soup.

However, Sha Zhu also had a plan. Since the chicken was already chopped into pieces, it would be incredibly easy for him to cut off some pieces himself.

As long as you can't guarantee that you can see a chicken head, two chicken feet, and two chicken wings in that pot of chicken soup, that's fine.

As for the parts of the body, without specifically looking for them, who could tell which part was missing a piece or two?

Sha Zhu used this method to manage to get away with almost a quarter of the whole chicken that the leaders were supposed to have for lunch.

His actions constitute blatant theft of public property. If caught, he will definitely lose his job and might even have to spend several years in prison.

But if this chicken belongs to Xu Damao, then it's a different story. He only needs to pay a small amount of money and he'll be fine.

Anyway, this is a matter within the courtyard. Although Sha Zhu is called Sha Zhu, he is not stupid at all. He knows that in the courtyard, Uncle Yi and the deaf old lady are definitely on his side.

With the help of these two people, it's easy to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into nothing.

So helping Bang Geng admit to stealing the chicken not only clarifies the origin of his chicken, but also makes Qin Huairu owe him a favor. It's killing two birds with one stone!

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Ten minutes later, everyone returned to the central courtyard and resumed the general meeting. This time, however, the three old men didn't even need to ask anything; Sha Zhu simply stood up eagerly.

"Alright, stop asking. Let's just say I stole this chicken! Xu Damao, you lost an old hen, right? Here! I'll give you two yuan!"

Before the money was even handed over, Uncle Er, sitting on the stage, became unhappy. "I haven't even questioned you yet, and you've already jumped in to answer? Who am I supposed to show off my leadership style to?"

So Uncle Er slammed his hand on the table in dissatisfaction and said, "Silly Zhu! What kind of talk is that! What do you mean by 'it counts as you stealing'?"

If you stole it, you stole it; if you didn't steal it, you didn't steal it. Don't act like we've wronged you!

"Just tell me, did you steal it or not!"

The third uncle chimed in, adding, "Don't add any modifiers before it."

Everyone turned their attention to Sha Zhu again. Sha Zhu was a little scared and took a small step back, but then he felt Qin Huairu's pleading gaze and became determined again.

He nodded, then said, "Yes! I stole the chicken!"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief. Since Sha Zhu had taken the blame, Bang Geng should be safe.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Sha Zhu is punished by having to clean.

However, since Uncle Er had been offended quite badly by Sha Zhu before, how could he let Sha Zhu off so easily? He immediately asked again.

"You stole it? Fine! Then tell me, when did you steal it?"

Sha Zhu probably gave up entirely. "It was 2 a.m. last night, the same time as Zhou Bapi!"

Upon hearing this, the people in the courtyard burst into laughter.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Er slammed his fist on the table in anger. "Fine! I knew you were up to no good! Comrades! There's a thief in our yard, a big thief!"

Let's discuss how to deal with this petty thief!

When Grandpa Yi heard this, he became quite anxious. Sha Zhu was the person he had "handpicked" to take care of him in his old age. If Sha Zhu were to be branded as a chicken thief, he might not even be able to support himself in the future, let alone take care of Grandpa Yi in his old age.

So Uncle Yi immediately came up with a solution. It has to be said that Uncle Yi truly deserves to be called the successor of the "Gentleman's Sword," as he immediately came up with a solution.

"Hey Shazhu, let me ask you, have you and Xu Damao been having some trouble lately?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately understood. He glanced gratefully at Uncle Yi and quickly said, "Yes, Uncle Yi, Xu Damao is spreading rumors all over the factory that Sister Qin and I are having an affair!"

Anyone with eyes can see that this guy is just spouting nonsense. I stole his chicken just to get revenge on him.

When Uncle Yi saw that Sha Zhu was cooperating with him so well, he was overjoyed. "That's it, that's how it happened. Sha Zhu threw the chicken at Xu Damao's house. It was Sha Zhu's fault."

But Sha Zhu's actions were also due to Xu Damao's fabricated stories about him at the factory. This was a personal grudge, not a matter of morality; it should be considered retaliation. Do you all agree?

Upon hearing this, the residents of the courtyard house all felt that what Uncle Yi said made sense. After all, it's inevitable that some minor conflicts will arise between neighbors, and a little bit of retaliation doesn't seem to be a problem.

Upon realizing that everyone had instantly sided with Sha Zhu, Xu Damao became somewhat anxious. "This...this..."

Before he could even think of what he wanted, Ye Jianchuan stepped forward.

"Uncle Yi, something sounds a bit strange to me. So, you're saying that having a little conflict means you can steal other people's things?"

If that's the case, then you'd better not offend me in the future. Since stealing can be considered retaliation, then murder and arson can also be considered retaliation, right?

Ye Jianchuan deliberately spoke in a very strong tone, leaving Uncle Yi at a loss for words, since he had just used a fallacy to change the subject.

Now Ye Jianchuan is imitating him, subtly changing the concept, and he is instantly at a loss for how to retaliate. What he didn't expect is that at this moment, Third Uncle also stepped forward and stabbed him in the back.

"I think Xiao Ye is right. Stealing is stealing. There's no question of personal grudges involved."

Moreover, what Uncle Yi just mentioned about retaliation is itself a crime! If anyone could retaliate simply because they had a personal grudge, wouldn't our society be in complete chaos?

With Uncle San chiming in, Uncle Er immediately joined in the attack, though Uncle Er's target was naturally a little off.

“That’s right, I think what Third Uncle said makes a lot of sense. First Uncle, as the elder of the courtyard, you should be more fair in your dealings.”

Don't side with Sha Zhu in everything just because you're on good terms with him, or the rest of the family in the courtyard won't stand for it!

Seeing that everyone was on his side, Xu Damao immediately perked up again, "That's right! He's stealing chickens and dogs! It's not just some petty squabble between neighbors!"

This matter can't be left like it's been before, just a casual remark! If you continue to be so lenient, Uncle Yi, I'm going to report it to the police and let the authorities handle it!

When Uncle Yi saw that Uncle Er and Uncle San were both on the opposite side, he panicked a little. Then he frowned and looked at Ye Jianchuan, who had just stood up to cause trouble, and then said.

"Alright, so what do you think should be done about this?"

Xu Damao was naturally eager for Sha Zhu to die, so he waved his hand and said, "I think we shouldn't bother with this. Let's just send him to the police station."

However, this suggestion was naturally impossible to pass, and Uncle Yi decisively uttered two words: "No way!"