Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

"Where's Shazhu? Why don't I see him coming to get food?"

Yi Zhonghai looked through the window but did not see Sha Zhu.

"Master He, he doesn't have a shift today, so he's going to rest after dinner. Master Yi, your meal is ready."

Yi Zhonghai didn't think much about it and found a place to eat. He hadn't eaten in the morning and was very hungry.

Gradually, Yi Zhonghai, who was eating, also realized that something was wrong. He felt as if hundreds of eyes were staring at him, especially at his legs.

Yi Zhonghai looked up suddenly and saw that many people were staring at him. After he looked up, they hurriedly shifted their gazes.

"Why are you looking at me? Am I wearing the wrong clothes today?"

Yi Zhonghai looked down at his clothes and didn't find anything wrong.

"Then what are they looking at?" This made Yi Zhonghai a little confused.

On the way back to his workplace, Yi Zhonghai met a few familiar co-workers, but before he could say hello, the co-workers avoided him as if they had met the plague god.

At the warehouse door, Sha Zhu, who had been waiting for a long time, finally saw Yi Zhonghai.

"Zhuzi, why are you here? I'm telling you, you weren't in the cafeteria just now, so the people there didn't give me much food. You will..."

Sha Zhu was so angry that he jumped up and down, "My Uncle Yi, why are you still thinking about eating? Do you know what happened?"

"I just came back, how would I know what happened? Besides, what big thing could happen in the factory?" Yi Zhonghai said nonchalantly.

"Uncle Yi, you didn't come this morning. Inside the factory..."

The rumor was once again processed by Sha Zhu and then reached Yi Zhonghai's ears.

Yi Zhonghai's face flushed, his blood and energy surged, and wisps of white mist emerged from the top of his head, commonly known as smoke from anger.

"That's too much! That's too much! How can they say that? I'm just divorced, how can they make me a eunuch? And they're saying I got sick because I like going to the Eight Great Hutongs? It's all rumors!"

Yi Zhonghai cursed loudly and cordially greeted the ancestors of those who spread rumors and caused trouble.

Sha Zhu just watched Yi Zhonghai swearing on the street. He swore for more than ten minutes without repeating a single swear word.

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Yi Zhonghai bent over and gasped, "Shazhu, help me find the leader. I want the leader to give me justice."

"Alright." Sha Zhu supported the furious Yi Zhonghai, while also not forgetting to badmouth Xu Damao. "Uncle Yi, let me tell you, this was definitely spread by that bastard Xu Damao. Think about it, you just got divorced, and everyone in the factory knows about this this morning. Who else could it be but Xu Damao?"

Yi Zhonghai agreed. Compared to the others in the courtyard, Xu Damao was indeed the most likely to be the one. Moreover, he was forced to divorce, and Xu Damao had also lent money to that bitch.

Inside the office.

Director Yang looked at Yi Zhonghai and said in embarrassment, "Master Yi, this is a bit difficult to handle."

"Director Yang, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by difficult? I'm sure Xu Damao was responsible for this."

Sha Zhu said this without hesitation, as if he was going to overturn the table.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, what's your attitude? Although we're not the police, we still need evidence to do our job. You said Xu Damao spread rumors about Yi Zhonghai, so you need to produce evidence. I'll have Xu Damao come and confront you. If you don't have evidence, and you're just relying on random speculation, that's slander and defamation!"

Director Yang was not polite either. He was very dissatisfied with Sha Zhu's attitude. After all, he was a factory director. Sha Zhu actually dared to yell in front of him. Didn't he have any face?

At present, Sha Zhu has not been valued by Director Yang. In addition, the steel mill canteen has a chef like Master Fan, and Li Huaide will not deliberately force Director Yang to ask Master Fan to cook. Naturally, Sha Zhu is not that important.

"Okay, Zhuzi, we really don't have any evidence for this." Yi Zhonghai stopped Sha Zhu who was about to say something, "I'm sorry, Director Yang, I'm also very angry."

Yi Zhonghai apologized to Director Yang and talked about his own difficulties. "I have lived to such an old age and worked in the factory all my life, but I didn't expect that my reputation would be ruined because of this divorce."

Director Yang didn't want to hear more from Yi Zhonghai. Who has it easy these days? If everyone with a hard life came to him to complain, would he still have a job? Besides, Yi Zhonghai wasn't an eighth-level fitter, just a warehouse keeper. There was no point in winning him over.

However, Director Yang suppressed his impatience and gave Yi Zhonghai an idea. "Master Yi, I will have the announcer announce the rumors in the factory and prohibit everyone from spreading them. But don't get your hopes up too much."

"Actually, the best way to stop the spread of rumors is to clarify the facts. People are saying this simply because they don't know the details of your divorce. As long as they knew the real reason for your divorce, I believe many people would stop spreading it."

Of course, Yi Zhonghai would not agree to this method. Forcing him to admit that he could not have children was the same as killing him. And wouldn't this indirectly prove the rumors that he was useless because of all the troubles he had?

After parting with Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai returned to his job.

In the lonely and deserted post, Yi Zhonghai clenched his fists. The two things that mattered most to him in his life were retirement and reputation.

Now his reputation is completely ruined.

"Xu Damao! I'll fuck you, immortal!"

Chapter 210 Banggeng Operation

In the courtyard, Banggeng, who stayed at home, took advantage of Qin Huairu washing clothes in the yard to search everywhere for the money hidden by Jia Zhang.

The last time Jia Zhang took out the money, Bang Geng saw with his own eyes that Jia Zhang turned her back to him and took out a box with the money inside.

Banggeng was still young and didn't quite understand the importance of money, but he did know one thing: it could buy meat. A few days ago, while playing with other kids in the yard, he overheard Hu Tutu, a kid whose parents worked at a delicatessen, say that every day he saw roast chickens and ducks, as well as pig heads, pig trotters, and pork elbows—he could even smell them.

This made Bang Geng, who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, feel envious. What a happy life it was! His saliva started to flow on the spot.

However, Hu Tutu told them that if they wanted to eat meat, they had to spend money and buy tickets, and these little kids didn't have that much money.

This immediately aroused Banggeng's rebellious nature. How could he, the eldest son of the Jia family, be so poor?

He immediately pledged to provide enough money to buy the prepared food Hu Tutu had mentioned within three days. He was willing to sign a military warrant, and if he couldn't, he would be subject to military court! This was all something he had learned from watching movies.

The other kids also praised Banggeng, saying, "Well done, really energetic, a true man of our city!"

Even Cuihua from the next yard came over to talk to Banggeng, and said that if Banggeng was willing to buy him meat, she would be good friends with Banggeng.

Little Stick Terrier had never experienced such a test before, so he patted his chest and made the promise on the spot.

Now, two days have passed since the third day, and Bang Geng still hasn't found the money that Jia Zhang had hidden. This made him a little anxious.

"Where did that old woman put the money? I remember it was right here."

Banggeng searched for a long time but couldn't find the box where Jia Zhang kept the money, so he simply lay down on the bed and thought about how to explain to Cuihua tomorrow.

In a daze, Banggeng seemed to see Jia Zhangshi going to get the money again in his dream, and the box was hidden in the wall.

Banggeng suddenly opened his eyes, got out of bed, picked up a stool, placed it in the corner, and stood on it.

After searching for several times, Banggeng finally found a different place.

When he opened the iron box, Banggeng smiled broadly, and a handful of banknotes appeared in front of him.

Banggeng doesn't know how to count, but Hu Tutu tells him that the biggest number is a 1 in front and a 0 at the back.

Banggeng was holding a bill with a 1 followed by four zeros.

"How much pig's head can I buy with so many coins?"

Banggeng looked up at the sky, smiled foolishly, and fell into a beautiful fantasy life.

"Bang Geng, Bang Geng, Xiao Dang is crying, go comfort her."

Qin Huairu's voice brought Banggeng back to reality from his fantasy. He wiped his mouth, grabbed a few more bills, and put the box back.

……

After get off work at the steel mill.

Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu squatted at the factory gate waiting for Xu Damao.

Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to bring a few more people with him, but both his friends and apprentices avoided him like a tiger and didn't even dare to turn their backs on him.

This made him even more resentful towards Xu Damao, and he was determined to teach Xu Damao a lesson.

But even after all the workers at the steel mill had left, they still didn't see Xu Damao.

"Master, maybe Xu Damao has already gone home? After all, he works in the Propaganda Department, not our workshop."

Jia Dongxu stretched his numb legs. He felt like he was losing his mind. Why did he wait for Xu Damao at the steel mill gate? They lived in the same compound. Could Xu Damao not go home?

"Yes, yes, yes. I'm really pissed off today. Let's go home and settle the score with Xu Damao!"

Yi Zhonghai slapped his forehead, feeling dumbfounded by his own stupidity.

In the courtyard, Xu Damao spread rumors this morning, and in the afternoon he ran to Xu Wude's workplace to explain to him what had happened in the past two days.

Xu Wude burst into laughter, exclaiming, "God has mercy!" Yi Zhonghai was truly exceptional. He also strongly supported Xu Damao's rumor-mongering. Someone he had a grudge against had fallen on hard times, so why not step on him and give him a good beating? Was he waiting for him to recover and cause trouble?

Xu Wude knew that Yi Zhonghai would most likely come back to cause trouble today, and Xu Damao might not be able to hold on, so he ran home immediately after work to wait.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two trotted all the way to the courtyard. Without even having time to drink a sip of water, they walked straight to the backyard.

"Xu Damao! Get out here!"

Sha Zhu's voice was like the crowing of a rooster, immediately attracting everyone in the yard.

"Come and watch the show, Sha Zhu is causing trouble for Xu Damao again."

"Oh my, why are they doing this again? It's not over yet."

Soon, a lot of people gathered in the backyard again.

Jiang Fan also brought his brothers to support Xu Damao. After all, he was also involved in Yi Zhonghai's affairs, so how could he let Xu Damao face it alone?

Originally, Xu Damao was a little scared when looking at Yi Zhonghai and the other two, but he immediately became proud after seeing Jiang Fan and the others.

Xu Damao puffed out his chest and said, "Silly Zhu, what are you doing making such a fuss?"

Sha Zhu resisted the urge to attack and pointed at Xu Damao, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm just asking you if you were the one who spread those rumors about Master Yi that were circulating in the factory today."

Xu Damao stretched out his hand and said lightly: "No, I don't know what you are talking about."

"You're still pretending to be stupid. Brother Dongxu, let's go and kill this bastard."

At Sha Zhu's invitation, Jia Dongxu also rolled up his sleeves. Normally, he wouldn't get involved in any fight between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao. But today, the rumor implicated him, and he couldn't stand it.

The two men rushed towards Xu Damao with a grin.

Xu Damao knew he had no advantage against two people alone, so he turned and ran to Jiang Fan, "Brother, look at them using their numbers to bully the weak."

Jiang Fan said nothing, but took a step forward. The brothers behind him also took a step forward in unison.

Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu immediately calmed down, "Xu Damao, if you have the guts, challenge me in a one-on-one fight."

Xu Damao was so proud and arrogant that he looked at Sha Zhu sarcastically, "Sha Zhu, why should I challenge you in a duel? Weren't you so arrogant just now? Why didn't you ask for a duel when you and Jia Dongxu wanted to fight me alone? Now that my reinforcements have arrived, you're asking for a duel. Fuck you! Eat shit!"

"What the hell!"

The two men exchanged meaningless verbal attacks for a few minutes before being stopped by Xu Wood.

"Yi Zhonghai, what on earth do you want to do by bringing Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu here?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head. "Nothing, I just came here to seek justice. Today in the factory... After much thought, I realized that Xu Damao is the only one in our factory who can do this. He has to give me an explanation today."

"Come on, is the rumor in your steel mill so outrageous? How come I didn't know that Yi Zhonghai was a eunuch? Fortunately, Nanfeng."

Uncle Jiang was surprised after hearing the rumors about Yi Zhonghai. City people are really good at talking.

"Where's the evidence?"

Chapter 211 Yi Zhonghai Apologies

"You said it was our Damao who spread rumors about you, so you have to produce evidence. You can't just expect us to believe your words without any evidence. If you have evidence, we will apologize to you. If not, you are just bullying the minority by relying on your numbers."

Xu Wude calmly analyzed the situation. Based on what Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai had said, Yi Zhonghai had no evidence to suggest Xu Damao had fabricated rumors. At most, he had simply spread the news that he was infertile, but that was the truth. Could he still stop people from telling the truth?

Yi Zhonghai was speechless.

"So you dare to come to my house without any evidence, thinking that I, Xu Damao, am easy to bully?" Xu Damao yelled.

Jia Dongxu looked at Xu Damao and said, "We are not bullying you. Although there is no evidence, you are the biggest suspect, aren't you?"

"Don't be so stubborn. If you have the guts, show me the evidence. Otherwise, you're just making a false accusation. Everyone has seen it. Without evidence, they'll suspect I'm fabricating rumors about Yi Zhonghai. What is this? Defamation!"

"Today he dares to slander me like this, tomorrow he will dare to slander you, and the day after tomorrow they will dare to say that we have broken the law based on their intuition."

Xu Damao provoked.

"What is intuition?"

“Intuition is thinking without any reason.”

"Oh, just a wild guess."

The crowd murmured. Jiang Fan took a look and walked out. "Xu Damao is right. In our new era, we must pay attention to facts and pursue the truth. If it's done, it's done. If it's not done, it's not done. Can you pay for two bowls of noodles for one?"