Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

The first day of the first lunar month.

Wang Dong had just finished greeting Huang Longfei and Tang Dashan when he saw a group of people walking towards the Chen family.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao were walking in front, cursing at each other. It was obvious that they were having a conflict again.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong walked beside them with frowns on their faces, followed by a large number of residents from the backyard and the middle yard.

"What are you doing?" Chen Dehui knew that Xu Damao and He Yuzhu were having a conflict again as soon as he saw the group's posture, so he asked quickly.

"Uncle...you have to make the decision for me..." Xu Damao rushed to answer without waiting for He Yuzhu to speak.

"Early this morning, Xiao'e and I were still asleep, and Shazhu, Banggeng and Xiaodang knocked on my door, saying they wanted to wish me a happy new year."

"There was really nothing I could do about the noise, so I had to open the door..."

"As a result, the two guys rushed to the ground as soon as they entered the room and said a lot of threatening words."

"If I don't give them red envelopes, something bad will happen this year. If the red envelopes are too small, it won't work."

"I was forced to do nothing but give 50 cents to each person."

"Later I found out that this was all instigated by Sha Zhu..."

"When people pay New Year's greetings, giving five cents is considered a lot by the elders. Why is it that here in Banggeng, at least fifty cents is required? Is this giving a red envelope during New Year's greetings? This is clearly robbery."

"They instigated Bang Geng and Xiao Dang to break down my door early in the morning. How can you wish someone a happy new year like this? They even broke down my front door."

"Shazhu must bring Banggeng and Xiaodang to apologize to me immediately."

"And give them back the $1.50 I gave them."

"Shazhu is still paying to fix my door."

He Yuzhu scolded without any hesitation: "Xu Damao..."

"You are a man, but you are so ignorant as to be like a child. I am ashamed to have a neighbor like you."

"Isn't it just one dollar and fifty cents?"

"Xu Damao has a big family and a lot of money, so you might as well give it to Bang Geng and the others."

After listening to the two people's analysis, Wang Dong showed an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face.

There is also such an incident in the original version of "Siheyuan".

But at that time, the head of the courtyard was Yi Zhonghai, who was very partial to He Yuzhu and the Jia family. Although he knew that He Yuzhu was not right in this matter, in the end, under the auspices of Yi Zhonghai, the matter was still left unresolved.

If Chen Dehui became the boss of Siheyuan, Wang Dong would also have a lot of say in Siheyuan. He would certainly not let Xu Damao suffer the loss in vain and let the culprit He Yuzhu go unpunished.

After listening to this, Uncle Chen turned his attention to Yi Zhonghai next to him, wanting to hear how Yi Zhonghai solved the problem.

At the same time, Wang Dong looked at Yi Zhonghai, wanting to hear how he would confuse right and wrong and clear his godson of the charges.

Yi Zhonghai didn't let everyone wait too long and immediately answered: "Old Chen..."

“I thought this was just a trivial matter and both sides should have compromised, but Xu Damao didn’t appreciate my kindness and insisted on making a scene in the front yard.

"During the Chinese New Year, it is normal for children to pay New Year's greetings to their elders."

"As a promising young man in our courtyard, it's normal for Damao to give a little more red envelope, but Banggeng and the others knocked on the door a little too vigorously."

"I'll talk to Huairu later and ask her to criticize Banggeng and the others and ask them to knock on the door more gently next time."

Xu Damao pouted and interrupted: "Second Master..."

"You've been talking for a long time but you didn't mention Shazhu..."

"Shazhu is the main culprit in this matter, how could he not be punished at all?" "Or maybe Shazhu is your godson, and you, as the second uncle, are deliberately biased and want to let Shazhu off the hook."

Hearing Xu Damao bringing this matter to himself again, He Yuzhu retorted with a trace of guilt: "Xu Damao, what nonsense are you talking about..."

"Bang Geng brought his sister to wish you a happy new year. What does it have to do with me?"

"Be careful or I'll sue you for libel."

Xu Damao insisted, "Silly Zhu... I saw you giving money to Banggeng and Xiaodang, and you still want to deny it here. Do you have any shame?"

He Yuzhu replied directly with a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water: "I am Banggeng's godfather. Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. What's wrong with giving him money?"

"Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with me, so don't slander me."

Seeing that neither side could do anything to the other, Uncle Chen suddenly asked, "Is this matter easy to resolve?"

"Call Bang Geng and Xiao Dang over and ask them, then we'll know if there's someone behind this..."

There are too many unexpected events when children appear. Even if you have explained the tricks yourself, you must not expose yourself if someone asks.

But Bang Geng was too young, and no one knew if he could stand up to the adults' repeated questioning. And there was also Xiao Dang, who was even younger, and if she accidentally told others what she had told them, it would be all over.

He immediately stood up to object: "A big uncle... there is no need to call a child out for a confrontation over such a small matter, right?"

"Shazhu is feeling guilty?" Xu Damao knew He Yuzhu too well. The two had been fighting for more than ten years. He could tell from the expression on He Yuzhu's face that he was feeling guilty.

He immediately shouted to Chen Dehui: "Uncle..."

"We must call Bang Geng and Xiao Dang over so we can confront them face to face..."

"If He Yuzhu wasn't behind this, I apologize to him."

"If He Yuzhu is really behind this, Shazhu should not only apologize to me, but also compensate me for all my losses..."

"There are several households in the middle and back yards whose doors were smashed by sticks. Their losses must also be compensated by Shazhu."

Seeing the increasingly guilty expression on He Yuzhu's face, even a fool would know that he was the mastermind behind Banggeng's smashing of the door.

As Sha Zhu's godfather, Yi Zhonghai couldn't watch him being criticized and denounced by all the residents in the courtyard. He was so embarrassed that he quickly stepped out and said, "Uncle..."

"I don't think this is such a big deal?"

"Why don't we let Huairu come out and apologize to everyone on behalf of her two children?"

"As for the red envelopes that everyone gave to Banggeng, just think of it as a good luck, how about forgetting it?"

"Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. It's unlucky to have so much noise in our courtyard..."

After saying that, he swept his gaze towards the fitters in the crowd, forcing them to bow their heads with his eyes.

As long as most of the residents in the middle courtyard and the back yard choose not to pursue responsibility, Xu Damao alone will not be able to cause any big waves.

Chen Dehui saw through Yi Zhonghai's thoughts and interrupted him on the spot: "Second Master..."

"I don't agree with you..."

"Every mistake starts from small things."

"If we don't correct the minor mistakes in the yard in a timely manner, these minor mistakes will sooner or later become major mistakes. By then, it won't be as simple as holding the people responsible in the yard accountable. We may even end up in jail."

"If we don't find out the culprit today, everyone will think that our courtyard tolerates such things. What should we do if someone uses children to do bad things in the future?"

"There are so many children in the yard. What should we do if they are led astray by the culprit?" (End of this chapter)