Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

He was demoted to a toilet supervisor, but Liu Haizhong remained his workshop director and even an ordinary employee in the workers' disciplinary team.

This is a classic case of "comparison is the thief of joy."

After Xu Damao returned home from the yard, he saw that the pots and pans were cold, and he was even more furious.

Thinking back to how Sha Zhu had mocked him earlier, he felt even more that he couldn't live like this anymore.

Especially now, his former wife, Lou Xiao'e, lives openly in the courtyard house, and her life is getting better and better.

Thinking about myself again, I really feel like I've lost all hope in life.

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Meanwhile, Sha Zhu was in no better shape than Xu Damao, as Jia Zhangshi was making a scene at home.

Sha Zhu angrily took the household registration book and was about to divorce her.

"You old hag, you're always causing me trouble."

"If it weren't for that incident, how could I have been so blind as to marry an old and ugly woman like you?"

Jia Zhangshi was not to be outdone.

"Don't act innocent after getting a good deal. Marrying me is the greatest blessing you can have in eight lifetimes."

Jia Zhangshi's shamelessness is utterly despicable.

Just then, the deaf old lady tiptoed to their doorstep.

She is deaf and cannot hear, but she is not blind.

Entering through the open gate, they found Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi arguing like two fighting roosters with their feathers bristling.

Judging from their expressions, the two were arguing quite fiercely.

Speaking of this deaf old lady, she can be considered the only family member of a martyr in the courtyard.

In this era, the families of martyrs held a particularly high status and their words carried considerable influence.

It's no exaggeration to say that this old lady has a lot of influence in the neighborhood office, and even the director of the neighborhood office has to listen to what she says.

Even when Director Yang of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill came to the courtyard to offer his condolences during holidays, the deaf old lady was always the first one there.

Chapter 121 The Power Struggle Between the First and Second Uncles

However, this old lady has always been very domineering, and her word is law in this courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai needed the old lady's unanimous approval to secure his position as the eldest uncle.

Therefore, Yi Zhonghai usually treated the old lady with great care and concern, and would send her white flour during festivals. He even prepared a New Year's Eve dinner and invited the old lady over to eat.

In short, Yi Zhonghai, that old fox, did a great job of maintaining appearances, determined not to let anyone find fault with him.

In this way, Yi Zhonghai became the moral exemplar of the entire courtyard, firmly holding the position of the eldest son, and no one could replace him.

Because Yi Zhonghai was backing her up, this old lady became increasingly arrogant and domineering in the courtyard.

The deaf old lady looked down on Jia Zhangshi, even though she was the one who arranged for Jia Zhangshi to marry Sha Zhu.

But now, seeing that Sha Zhu is being dragged down by Jia Zhangshi, and that Sha Zhu hasn't even gotten his hands on Jia Dongxu's compensation money.

She felt sorry for her beloved grandson, which made her dislike Jia Zhangshi even more.

In the four or five minutes that she entered the room, Jia Zhangshi suddenly jumped up and down, wanting to fight with Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu's fighting ability is also top-notch; he knocked her to the ground in one fell swoop.

Jia Zhangshi lay on the ground and cried loudly.

"Oh no, someone's coming quick! Sha Zhu's going to kill someone! He's going to kill someone!"

Jia Zhangshi screamed loudly, like a pig being slaughtered.

Unfortunately, people had gotten used to hearing Jia Zhangshi cry for help all the time, just like the boy who cried wolf so many times that people were too tired to watch anymore.

So, despite Jia Zhangshi's desperate cries, not a single person came forward to check on her.

They did manage to call the deaf old lady over. Once inside, without a second thought, she grabbed her cane and started banging on Jia Zhangshi, who was standing on the ground.

"You Zhang family girl, you're always causing trouble. My precious grandson is only willing to marry you because your ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke."

"You're just an old hag, always causing so much trouble."

Despite her advanced age, the deaf old lady's cane struck with real force when it hit someone.

Jia Zhangshi screamed in pain, but dared not resist the old lady.

This deaf old woman walks on tiptoe, with those ancient three-inch bound feet, and she can barely stand steadily.

If Jia Zhangshi were to accidentally cause her any harm, the old lady could go to the neighborhood committee to sue her.

Last time, there was a brat in this courtyard who didn't know his place and talked back to the deaf old lady.

In a fit of anger, the old woman grabbed her cane and was about to hit him when the young man, quite fiercely, snatched the cane away.

During the struggle between the two women for the cane, the old lady accidentally fell to the ground, froze her tailbone.

Well, that's really something. The deaf old lady was hospitalized for two months, and the young man not only had to pay for all the medical expenses, but he was also kicked out of the yard by the deaf old lady.

Having learned from this experience, Jia Zhangshi, despite being beaten and howling, dared not retaliate at all.

Sha Zhu and the deaf old lady teamed up to beat Jia Zhangshi, and the loud noise attracted the attention of the three old men in the courtyard.

Before the three old men arrived, the noise had already attracted the attention of the neighbors.

This time, they clearly sensed that Jia Zhangshi's calling was different.

They could also vaguely hear the presence of a third person in Sha Zhu's house.

The onlookers couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over to watch the spectacle from Sha Zhu's side.

As for the three old men, Liu Haizhong was the first to arrive, as his house was the closest to Sha Zhu's.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? It's broad daylight, why are you fighting?"

Liu Haizhong spoke in an official tone, but when he saw that the person who hit him was a deaf old woman, he immediately dared not utter a sound.

The onlookers were all making jokes about Liu Haizhong.

"What's wrong, Second Uncle? The courtyard is making such a ruckus, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Liu Haizhong is not the same as before. When he first became the leader of the workers' picket team, he was very arrogant and domineering in the compound.

At that time, he didn't even take Yi Zhonghai seriously. If that deaf old woman dared to offend him, Liu Haizhong wouldn't give her any face.

He was so powerful back then.

Things are different now; heroes no longer boast of their past glories.

Despite being in charge of the courtyard, he can't afford to offend this old lady.

Just as everyone was joking around with Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai also arrived.

He saw that Liu Haizhong had arrived first but hadn't done anything, and his face immediately showed some displeasure.

"Old Liu, you're the one in charge of this place. You see it's in complete chaos, can't you do anything about it?"

Liu Haizhong sneered and pointed at the old lady, saying to Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, you make it sound so easy. You try managing one for me."

Yi Zhonghai turned his head and saw that the troublemakers were the deaf old lady, Sha Zhu, and Jia Zhangshi.

The three of them got into a fight, and Jia Zhangshi was beaten the worst, her nose and face were completely disfigured.

To be honest, Yi Zhonghai was also a little afraid of the old lady. Although she was deaf, she was indeed very domineering.

Yi Zhonghai turned around, helped the old lady up, and said nice things to her and coaxed her.

"Grandma, you're so old, why bother arguing with these younger people?"

"If you get sick, Zhu Zi and I will have to take you to the hospital."

"Come, come, sit down and rest for a bit. What happened?"

The deaf old lady then told Yi Zhonghai the whole story.

"That Zhang girl is just outrageous. Zhu Zi is such a good person, and she still makes such a fuss every day."

In an attempt to quell the conflict, Yi Zhonghai directly attacked both sides.

"Sister-in-law, you should be secretly happy that you married Sha Zhu. Why are you always causing trouble? I just can't talk to you."

Yi Zhonghai, being the elder in the courtyard, mediated the situation, and everyone's anger dissipated.

As the farce unfolded, everyone was satisfied with the mediation of Yi Zhonghai.

People genuinely felt that Yi Zhonghai was a very competent old man.

"Second Uncle doesn't care about anything; he's all talk and no action."

"If we're talking about who's in charge of this courtyard, it has to be this old man."

After hearing what everyone said, Liu Haizhong stomped his foot in anger and left.

Yan Bugui arrived last, by which time Yi Zhonghai had already finished mediating and was clearing the crowd out.

"Let's all go, let's go, what's there to see? It's over, it's over."

Yan Bugui stared at Yi Zhonghai with his small eyes, admiring him.

"Old Yi, it has to be you."

The crowd soon dispersed, and Jia Zhangshi was taken to Qin Huairu's house. Now, only the old lady and Sha Zhu were left at Sha Zhu's house.

Li Jianjun stood at the door and watched for a while. This good show was a test for the two old men in the courtyard.

Clearly, in the power struggle, the old man emerged victorious.

Liu Haizhong suffered a crushing defeat.

After watching the excitement, Li Jianjun decided to go home, but through the crack in the door he saw the deaf old lady and Sha Zhu whispering to each other with their heads down.

I wonder what kind of trouble these two are up to this time.