Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 73: The Public Execution of the Mule

Before the aunt with her hands on her hips could say anything, she heard a burst of angry voices coming from the crowd.

"You've gone too far. You, the Lou family, are bullying others by taking advantage of your power. This is the new China, not the old society. Put away your capitalist ways. Xu Damao, stand up like a man."

When Ma Qing heard this voice, he sighed in his heart. This Sha Zhu and Xu Damao must have been two melons on the same vine in their previous lives, inheriting the same bloodline but stealing nutrients from each other.

Ma Qing turned around and saw He Yuzhu pushing the crowd aside and coming to the front of the crowd. Ignoring the looks of the three men, he walked in front of Xu Damao and stretched out his hand to help Xu Damao up.

But how could Xu Damao be willing to get up at this time? He just wanted to meet all the demands of the Lou family. As long as they didn't tell others that he was childless, he would do anything.

"Shazhu, don't meddle in my business, just get out of here." Xu Damao knelt on the ground and refused to get up. Everyone was even more surprised. Shazhu just stood there in a daze.

"Xu Damao called you Sha Zhu, so I will call you Brother Zhuzi." At this time, the aunt with her hands on her hips walked up to Sha Zhu and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Min, a worker at the city textile factory. My Yan family has been workers for three generations. I am not a capitalist as you said. I cannot wear this hat. I just saw that the girl I watched grow up was wronged, so I came here to defend her."

Yan Min turned around, faced everyone, and said loudly: "Originally, I came here today to teach Xu Damao a lesson for spreading rumors about the Lou family, but seeing everyone like this, especially the reaction of brother Zhuzi, if I don't tell the truth, everyone will think it is the Lou family's fault. Xu Damao admitted his mistake like this, and everyone thought it was the result of the Lou family bullying others." Ma Qing gave Yan Min a thumbs up in his heart. It was not an easy thing to say.

"As everyone knows, some time ago, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were already discussing marriage, but Lou Xiao'e's father studied abroad, so this matter was more cautious, or as we say, more particular, so we arranged a pre-marital check-up for Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e."

When Yan Min said this, Xu Damao seemed to be crazy. He knelt down and crawled to Yan Min's feet. He kowtowed and said, "Don't say anything, don't say anything. It's all my fault. I kowtow to you and I kowtow to Xiao'e."

Ma Qing almost felt a little bit sorry for it. Wasn't this too cruel?

"Get lost. If you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place." Yan Min quickly stepped aside and continued, "This examination is not important. Xu Damao was born infertile and cannot have children. Can the Lou family still marry Lou Xiao'e to him?"

Yan Min said angrily, "Originally, the Lou family and Xu Damao had agreed that everyone should handle the matter calmly and slowly dilute the matter. But I didn't expect Xu Damao to go around making up stories about Lou Xiao'e and the Lou family in order to save his own face. Did he really think we were soft persimmons that he could squeeze however he wanted?"

"I've finished what I want to say, Xu Damao. This is the last time we come here. If we hear you gossiping again, we will post your hospital physical examination reports all over Nanluoguxiang." After Yan Min finished speaking, he waved at the three men and walked away with his head held high. The neighbors made way for him.

At this moment, Xu Damao felt as if his spine had been pulled out. He collapsed to the ground, covering his face tightly with his hands.

The old man looked at everyone and said, "Okay, everyone, go away. There's nothing to see. What happened today is just an internal matter of the compound. Don't spread it around." What effect would this have? He himself probably didn't believe it.

"Zhu Zi, Yan Jiecheng, you guys should get Damao back to the house. The ground is cold, what if he gets frozen?"

Before He Yuzhu and Yan Jiecheng could react, Xu Damao was hit hard in the heart when he heard these words. He got up and rushed back to his home, slamming the door.

As soon as the main person left, everyone dispersed. As for what would happen next? Ma Qing felt that today, there would be countless small groups in the entire courtyard, excited about the new topics of conversation.

Liu Haizhong walked up to Yi Zhonghai and said, "Hey, Old Yi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you really don't know how to talk. The ground is cold, what if you get frozen? How bad can it get? You're really talking about things that are not relevant." After saying that, he shook his head, put his hands behind his back and walked away. As long as he could hit Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong would never miss an opportunity.

"..." Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong who was leaving speechlessly, while Ma Qing was carefully observing another person.

That's right, it was Jia Dongxu's mother, Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, the grandmother of three children, and the pillar of the Jia family - Jia Zhang Cuihua. When everyone left, Jia Zhang Cuihua frequently looked back at the Xu family, and her thoughtful expression made Ma Qing happy.

There is a way. Everything is going smoothly according to the script. Jia Zhang Cuihua's reaction indicates that the difficulty of implementing the next plan will drop sharply.

Soon, everyone in the backyard had left, leaving only Ma Qing, Sha Zhu, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangfu. It wasn't that they didn't want to leave, but that they were specifically named by the uncle to stay.

"Except Guangfu, all of you are of Damao's generation. Especially Guangfu, who lives in the backyard, right next to Damao. You should keep an eye on him and don't let Xu Damao go to extremes and do stupid things." Yi Zhonghai sighed, "When something like this happens, every effort to help is made."

"I got it, uncle." The four people said in unison. Even Shazhu didn't say anything against it. It can be seen that this matter is very destructive. Unfortunately, for men, sympathy is the biggest denial.

The old man arranged the task, put his hands behind his back, and left.

The remaining four people stared at each other. Yan Jiecheng spoke first: "Hey, Lao Deng, who do you think you are? Just say a few words. We should do the work."

Sha Zhu hurriedly stopped him, "Okay, stop talking, this uncle is still a good person." It seems that Sha Zhu still respects Yi Zhonghai.

Sha Zhu looked at Ma Qing and said, "Xiu Cai, you decide what to do. I'll listen to you."

Ma Qing pretended to think for a moment and said, "Brother Zhuzi and Brother Jiecheng both have to go to work, so why don't you take care of Xu Damao today, and let Guangfu and I take care of him from Monday to Saturday next week. After a week, Xu Damao should have recovered."

"Yes, yes, this is a good idea. I really still need to go to work. Now is an extraordinary period for me to become a regular employee. Ma Qing, please make the arrangement." Yan Jiecheng said happily.

When Sha Zhu saw Yan Jiecheng so happy, he didn't know why he felt a little unhappy.

But it seemed impossible to refuse Ma Qing's suggestion. I also had to go to work. And on the surface, Yan Jiecheng and I would only take care of him for one day, while Ma Qing and the others would have to take care of him for six days, so it was worth it.

Ma Qing was even happier. Since Xu Damao had just gotten into trouble, today would definitely be the most troublesome day. It would be best not to go.

After Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng went to Xu Damao's house to comfort, or to take care of Xu Damao, Ma Qing pulled Liu Guangfu in front of him and put his arm around his shoulders.

Ma Qing took out a dollar from his pocket and waved it at Liu Guangfu, "It's yours, got it."

"I understand. From now on, I will be the one to look after Xu Damao. If there is anything that cannot be handled, I will call you, Brother Ma." Liu Guangfu was so happy that he took the tractor from Ma Qing's hand, his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.

"Smart and promising." Ma Qing smiled and touched Liu Guangfu's head. It was quite round.

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