The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Do you really think the Xu family is short of 200 yuan? Xu Fugui gave He Yuzhu 200 yuan and asked him to be beaten to such an extent. If He Yuzhu dared to respond, he would give it to him!

Or maybe it could be that these two old people are really worried about their son!

In the 50s, due to the low level of productivity, the purchasing power of money was relatively strong. Therefore, the purchasing power of 200 yuan at that time was equivalent to a larger sum of money today. According to some historical data and economists' estimates, it is roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of about yuan today.

Chapter 166: Xu Damao is moved

Nowadays, if a fight costs 5 yuan, any normal person would be heartbroken, let alone the old city in the s. Just this one fight could make He Yuzhu pay more than half of his money!

This is Xu Fugui’s purpose.

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The next day.

Front yard, Li's house.

Li Ming's family had just finished breakfast. Li Ming helped his mother clean up the dishes. "Mom, I'm going to the hospital to see Xu Damao. I might see He Yuzhu get into trouble today."

The other members of the Li family were also happy.

"Go ahead. If there's anything interesting going on, come back and tell us about it."

Mother Li looked at her eldest son with a smile and gave him some advice.

"Remember to buy something."

Father Li also gave some advice.

Li Ming nodded. "But what can we buy in this weather? There is nothing. Fruits are too expensive and we can't even buy them."

Father Li stroked his chin and thought for a while, "Well, you can do this. We have plenty of food anyway. You can just carry a pound of millet."

"It's hard to buy food right now, but carrying a pound of millet will give me some face, and most importantly, my family doesn't need a pound of millet."

"Yes, your father is right, son, wait a minute, I'll go get you a pound."

Li's mother also thought that Comrade Li's suggestion was very good. It saved money and was also face-saving, which was great.

It is common knowledge that people in this city love to save face these days.

Li Mingle didn't need to think. He waited in the small living room for his mother to come out with a pound of millet, and then rushed to the hospital with the bag.

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Middle Court.

Yi Zhonghai also came out of the house, "My dear, I will go to the hospital with Zhuzi today."

"Okay, go ahead." The aunt replied while cleaning up the dishes on the table.

Only then did Yi Zhonghai walk towards He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, get up!"

Before Yi Zhonghai even reached He Yuzhu's door, he started shouting at the top of his voice. He came there mainly to apologize and make peace. "Why are you up so late?"

If the Xu family went to the police station in just a short while, wouldn't they be screwed?

After Yi Zhonghai finished shouting, he walked to the door and saw He Yuzhu opening the door in a daze.

"Uncle, it's so early!"

"What do you think? What are we going to do today? If you arrive late, do you really want the guy in the wide-brimmed hat to come to the courtyard and arrest you?"

Yi Zhonghai replied unhappily.

He Yuzhu finally reacted, "Oh, please wait a moment, I'll be right there."

He Yuzhu closed the door with a bang. Yi Zhonghai calmly lit a cigarette outside the door. When he finished smoking, He Yuzhu came out.

"Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some canned food. We can't go there empty-handed."

He Yuzhu had just woken up, his brain was still in standby mode, and he walked out directly under Yi Zhonghai's arrangement.

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Hospital, ward.

Li Ming naturally arrived early, but he didn't expect that when he arrived at the ward, he found someone who had arrived earlier than him. Two comrades in wide-brimmed hats were communicating with Xu Damao, and it seemed that they were collecting evidence.

Unexpectedly, Xu Fugui was so ruthless and went straight to the police, and his speed was quite fast. It seemed that he had gone to the police station last night.

Li Ming guessed that He Yuzhu might have a heavy bleeding this time. He had only two choices: to beat him up or to beat him into the hospital.

Either settle the matter privately and pay compensation, or go to jail. He Yuzhu definitely doesn't want to go to jail. Shazhu has never tasted the flavor of Qin Huairu, so he definitely won't want to go to jail.

If we settle it privately, well, just wait for Xu Fugui to kill you hard.

While he was complaining in his heart, Xu Damao, who had sharp eyes, saw Li Ming's figure directly.

"Mingzi, come in!"

Only then did Li Ming walk into the ward carrying his things.

"Why don't you come in now that you're here?"

"Well, I'm just watching you guys do your business."

When Mr. and Mrs. Xu saw Li Ming coming over with the things, their eyes became much softer. There are so many good children like him now.

"These two comrades are here to collect evidence, and they are almost done now."

Xu Fugui told Li Ming a few words, and Li Ming nodded to indicate that he understood. Then he looked at the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats and said, "Comrades, if you need witnesses, I can testify. Besides, many people in our courtyard saw what happened yesterday."

One of them nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, it is still rare to see comrades who are as cooperative as you are."

"But when the time comes to collect evidence, we will go to your courtyard again."

Then he looked at Xu's father and said, "But we still need to see what both of you think, whether to settle it privately or publicly. We can go to the courtyard where you live later."

Seeing that Father Xu was continuing to talk with the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats, Li Ming did not interfere. Instead, he took out some millet and handed it to Xu Damao. "Brother Damao, I didn't know what to bring you, so I got some millet. Millet is also nutritious. You should drink more."

Xu Damao didn't know what to say. He always felt that Li Ming was sincerely kind to him. Food was very difficult to get these days, but he was still able to send him a pound of millet. This friendship always made Xu Damao happy.

"Hey, Mingzi, life is not good now, what else do you want to bring me!"

Xu's mother also looked at Li Ming with a gentle gaze, "Mingzi, you can take him back later. Damao is right. It's not easy for every family right now."

Li Ming waved his hands repeatedly. This was already the most economical thing he, Li Ming, could take out. What would the point of taking it back be?

"That won't do. If my family knew about this, they would definitely blame me. Besides, when you come to see a patient, how can you take your belongings back home?"

"Aunt Xu, please don't make things difficult for me."

"Okay, then I'll make it for Damao. When Damao is discharged from the hospital, you can come to my house for dinner."

Li Ming then laughed, "Okay, that's no problem."

Mr. Li, who was talking at the side, and his two comrades in wide-brimmed hats all had a favorable impression of Li Ming. It was rare to see such young men nowadays. I just don't know if he had a girlfriend or something.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the ward became much better. It was not at all like when the comrades in wide-brimmed hats came to collect evidence just now. The atmosphere was quite solemn.

Xu Damao kept talking to Li Ming, and it seemed like the two of them had endless things to talk about today.

After a while, the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats finished collecting evidence and were about to leave when they heard a knock on the ward door.

The Xu family looked through the window and saw He Yuzhu! And the old man! Their faces suddenly darkened.

The two comrades in wide-brimmed hats nearby naturally understood what was going on, and they were not in a hurry to leave. If the condition could be treated in the hospital, they would be happy to avoid making a trip to the courtyard.

Who would be willing to go out on a cold day? They just want the country to be peaceful and the people to be safe every day!

Chapter 167: Stupid Zhu is stupid again

Before Li Ming could even say anything to express his wish to leave first, the two guys outside the door pushed the door open and came in. Actually, it was nothing? But if you pushed the door open and came in, you're just a chicken!

Besides, you are here to see a patient, not to visit! Anyway, Li Ming just watched He Yuzhu, the idiot, push the door in with a smile on his face. Until the two of them came in and saw the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats in the ward, the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

Li Ming didn't know whether these two men were blind or just unlucky, but he felt that these two policemen were lucky. He had been planning to go to the Siheyuan, but now he didn't have to go.

Yi Zhonghai was also a little embarrassed when he saw the faces of the people in the room, but who was he, Yi Zhonghai? As a representative of the shameless people in the Siheyuan, his face was as thick as the corner of the city wall!

"Old Xu, Zhuzi made a mistake yesterday, and today he's begging me to bring him over to see Damaoxian! After all, Zhuzi went too far yesterday."

Yi Zhonghai put the things at the end of the bed with a smile, then pulled He Yuzhu to the front of Xu Damao's bed, "Zhuzi, why don't you apologize to Damao!"

The two of them had discussed it before they came. Everything would be centered around Yi Zhonghai. He Yuzhu would do whatever Yi Zhonghai said and try to get through this disaster. Originally, He Yuzhu was somewhat unhappy about this.

But after entering the door and seeing the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats, He Yuzhu, the "Siheyuan God of War", became timid. Well, he decided to follow his heart.

He Yuzhu bowed directly to Xu Damao who was lying on the hospital bed, "I'm sorry, Xu Damao, I shouldn't have hit you yesterday."

Li Ming didn't know whether the emotion was sincere or not, but the voice was quite loud. He was in no hurry to leave and happily hid aside to watch the fun.

According to Li Ming's observation, the things that Yi Zhonghai and his companions brought this time were all very expensive. The most valuable items should be the two cans of food. Especially at this time, these cans are hard to buy.

Li Ming has some at home, but not much! If it were easy to buy, Li Ming would have carried boxes of them home long ago. Eating a can of cool yellow peaches in the middle of winter would be so refreshing!

This canned food ticket from the 50s was a commodity purchase voucher in the planned economy era, used to buy canned food. Due to the shortage of materials at the time, in order to ensure the basic living needs of residents, the country implemented a planned economy, and canned food tickets were one of them.

Canned food tickets are usually issued by the government, and residents can use them to buy canned food. Different regions and units may have different issuance methods and management regulations.

Canned food is a relatively convenient and easy-to-store food, so it is widely popular. However, due to the tight supply, canned food tickets are required to buy canned food, and the number of canned food that each person can buy at a time is also limited.

That's why Li Ming felt that He Yuzhu spent a lot of money on the two cans he brought this time.

On the other hand, He Yuzhu's apology was useless and Xu Damao ignored it, but the question is when has he, the "Siheyuan God of War", ever been insulted like this?

He Yuzhu, who always did things without thinking, subconsciously clenched his fists, which startled the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats who were watching the fun nearby.

Damn! Is this guy stupid? He dared to clench his fists even when they were watching. If this idiot beat up the patients in the hospital today, they wouldn't have to go back to the police station.

Immediately, someone took out a baton and shouted at He Yuzhu.

"Stay back!"

"What? Still want to hit someone?"

These two voices stunned Yi Zhonghai and Xu Fugui's mother. They didn't expect that He Yuzhu would dare to make trouble at this time?

Comrade Xu Damao shuddered subconsciously on the bed. My goodness, the look in Xu Fugui's eyes no longer showed that he wanted to bleed He Yuzhu. He even wanted to kill He Yuzhu.

"Police comrades, look at this! This guy dared to clench his fist in front of you today! Just think about how hard he beat my son yesterday!"

The two comrades in wide-brimmed hats are certainly not blind or stupid. Damn, they really ran into a stupid person today.

"Well, comrade, I don't think it's possible for you to come with us!"

One of the comrades wearing a wide-brimmed hat naturally didn't have a good impression of He Yuzhu, and he didn't even bother to ask whether the two parties were planning to settle the matter privately. Just based on He Yuzhu's behavior of ignoring the two of them, this guy should be taught a lesson!

Yi Zhonghai was shocked. Indeed, Yi Zhonghai did not expect He Yuzhu to be so stupid!

He quickly reached out to stop the two men in wide-brimmed hats, "Comrades, this Zhuzi is still young, you take him out, I will discuss it with the victim in the room, is that okay?"

Now Yi Zhonghai didn't dare let He Yuzhu stay in the ward, for fear that this fool would get angry and get beaten by Xu Damao again.

The two comrades in wide-brimmed hats ignored Yi Zhonghai and instead looked at the victim.

Father Xu looked cold and said, "You two should take this idiot out first. If we can handle this well, it will save you some trouble, right?"

Hey, look, it’s the same words, but when you say them to someone else, it sounds better!

If you put this on He Yuzhu, it would be like spraying shit!

The expressions of the two comrades in wide-brimmed hats eased a lot. They nodded, and one of them twisted He Yuzhu's arm and walked out.

No one paid any attention to Li Ming, and no one chased him away. Li Ming happily continued to watch the fun.

Yi Zhonghai turned his head to look at Li Ming, but after thinking about it, he seemed no match for this brat, so he had to give up.

The Xu family didn't care. They were Xu Damao's friends, so why couldn't they be there? Besides, if they really did fight, they would have to rely on Li Ming to protect the sick patient in bed!

"Lao Xu, look, we are all from the same courtyard. It's not good to make too much noise."

"We can't let Zhuzi spend the New Year in a fence."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Xu Fugui with a flattering smile.

Xu Fugui snorted coldly, "Now I know they are from the same courtyard, but why didn't I know when that idiot Zhu beat my son to death yesterday?"

"Now that this silly Zhu is in trouble, a big boss has come out from your yard. Why didn't you stop him yesterday?"

"Today they came to me and told me that they are neighbors?"