Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 72 A Sympathetic Man

"This is a good idea. Our Lou family can save face by not coming forward, and we can also explain the truth of the matter to others. This matter cannot be blamed on our Lou family."

Mrs. Lou became happy and even said excitedly, "Let my fifth cousin do this. Her family are all hot-tempered, and we are not too close to each other. Her family background is good, and this time, Xu Damao will definitely be in big trouble."

"That's it, I won't take care of it. I've been busy dealing with my property recently. There are a lot of things going on. Don't make it a big deal. Be careful of the impact." Lou Tenghua warned. "Especially Xiao'e, she's still in her room. You have to keep an eye on her. We may not understand the ideas of young people. Don't let her do anything stupid."

"Don't worry, we'll just teach Xu Damao a small lesson. But once his infertility is exposed, this will be a big deal for him. It's a pity that we can't watch this little bastard make a fool of himself in person." Mrs. Lou said with regret.

On the afternoon of the next day, the last weekend before the Chinese New Year, when the people in Nanluoguxiang were hiding at home before finishing their preparations for the New Year, Ma Qing heard a noise coming from the backyard, and the sounds of fighting and quarreling reached his ears.

At this moment, Ma Qing, who had been waiting in the house for a long time, rushed out of the door in one step.

When Ma Qing came to the backyard, he saw that Xu Damao's door was wide open. Three men were standing in front of the door. They looked like strong and sturdy men. Xu Damao was surrounded by the three men. No one hit him, but he was knocked around by the three men like a top.

There was also a woman standing aside with her hands on her hips, pointing at Xu Damao and spitting fire, cursing Xu Damao himself and his ancestors for eighteen generations.

The doors of the houses in the backyard were all open, and the neighbors stood at their doorsteps one after another, probably because the noise was too loud. In the corridor connecting the backyard to the middle courtyard, neighbors who loved to watch the fun kept running over.

Seeing more and more people coming, Ma Qing stepped forward and said, "Stop, who are you all? What are you doing? You are bullying me by coming here like this."

"Little brother, this matter has nothing to do with you. This kid is not doing his job. We have to teach him a lesson today." The aunt with her hands on her hips said to Ma Qing, and then she winked at the three men.

This time, the three men's movements became more vigorous, and Xu Damao was like a rag, being rubbed by the three men in turn.

Xu Damao was suffering terribly in the middle. At this time, he saw Ma Qing standing aside and thought that this brother was a righteous man who could stand up and speak for him, unlike other neighbors who just stood aside and laughed at his joke.

"Ma Qing, save me, I'm almost injured by them." Xu Damao asked for help.

"Brother Mao, how can I save you with my body? Wait for me, I will go find some uncles, they will definitely take care of you." Ma Qing shouted at Xu Damao. Ma Qing was very dissatisfied with the number of spectators in the backyard. It was too few, and the effect was not outstanding.

Before Ma Qing left, he specifically said to a few people, "Don't do it again. I'm going to call people now. Don't hurt anyone." You see, how nice Ma Qing was to Xu Damao, and he specifically reminded them "not" to do it again.

After hearing this, the men worked even harder. Ma Qing ran directly to the middle courtyard, shouting, "Uncle, uncle, something bad has happened to Xu Damao. Come and save him."

An old man in the middle yard heard Ma Qing's shouting and ran out of the house. Ma Qing had already passed him and ran to the front yard. The old man was also very confused because this child was usually so active.

"Uncle, Uncle, something bad has happened to Xu Damao, please come and save him."

How could the front yard be absent from such a lively event? If it weren't for the cold weather, there wouldn't be many people in the alley, and it would be too crowded to go to other yards. Ma Qing wanted to rush out of the yard to call for help. When Ma Qing led the front yard's large group of people into the backyard, the entire backyard was so crowded that everyone surrounded Xu Damao's house in a fan shape.

Ma Qing followed the third uncle and squeezed to the front, where he saw the first uncle negotiating with the auntie who was standing with her hands on her hips.

"Big sister, this is not a big deal now. If you keep beating Damao like this, you won't be able to escape responsibility if something bad happens to him, right? Stop it, sit down and talk slowly." The old man said with great sincerity.

"Stop, we didn't hit him. Which eye of yours saw us hit him, Xu Damao? Tell me, did we hit you?" The aunt with her hands on her hips asked Xu Damao.

"No, no, we are just joking." Xu Damao already knew what these people were here for by now. Since someone else had the upper hand over him, he didn't dare to stab them.

The aunt with her hands on her hips turned around and looked at the uncle proudly: "Look, we didn't hit anyone, did we?"

"Okay, okay, you didn't hit anyone, but the scene is so ugly now. Look, there are so many people here. How about we go into Xu Damao's house to talk and give everyone some face." The old man was really trying to persuade them.

Ma Qing thought, how can we go inside? Just when he was about to start stirring up trouble, he didn't expect his aunt to put her hands on her hips and said directly, "Let's go inside and talk? I don't have time for that. We are here today to educate Xu Damao, teach him the principles of being a human being, and don't be so rude in the future."

Ma Qing quickly followed: "You guys are going too far. You shouldn't bully people like this."

The aunt with her hands on her hips said: "That's too much. No matter how much we go too far, it's not as much as Xu Damao."

After the aunt finished speaking, she put her hands on her hips and took two steps toward the crowd. "Let me introduce myself. I am a relative of Lou Xiao'e." She paused here and looked around at everyone.

"Looking at everyone's reactions, you should know about Xu Damao and my Xiao'e. Their marriage fell through. We heard that Xu Damao spread bad things about our Xiao'e everywhere. I watched Xiao'e grow up. She was such a good girl, but she met such a thing that was not a man."

After saying this, the aunt with her hands on her hips said "Pah" to Xu Damao, "For some reason, the marriage between our two families was cancelled, but it is definitely not what Xu Damao said, that the Lou family despises the poor and loves the rich, and is trying to marry someone higher up, or that the capitalists are playing tricks on him, a worker."

The aunt with her hands on her hips was talking louder and louder, almost turning into a roar.

"Xu Damao, you slandered my Xiao'e and the Lou family. Do you admit it or not?"

Xu Damao was extremely scared at this time. He was not scared because of the beating. The physical pain was nothing compared to the secret he buried in his heart.

"I admit it, I admit it, don't say anything more, I am the one who is sorry to Xiao'e and the Lou family, don't say anything more." In desperation, Xu Damao knelt down in front of the aunt who was standing with her hands on her hips, and everyone was shocked.

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