Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"That's enough. Keep half and return the other half. Let's turn a big problem into a small one and a small one into nothing."

Hearing this, Jia Zhangshi was very conflicted. Returning half would mean getting back ten or so yuan, which was no small amount.

He Yuzhu's method was actually quite good; leaving half of the problem unresolved would have been enough.

However, He Yuzhu overlooked two people in this move: Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Liu Haizhong felt that Sha Zhu's behavior just now completely replaced his second uncle's position, giving orders on his behalf, which was absolutely intolerable.

Yan Bugui did feel that 50 cents was too much, and he was somewhat unwilling to give it to the Jia family for nothing.

"Shazhu, isn't this half too much? Our institute has never had such a strict rule about New Year's money before."

"In my opinion, it's best to stick to the old rules and give one cent to each family. That's the fairest way."

Jia Zhangshi originally thought the 50 cents was negotiable, but now Yan Bugui had set the standard at 10 cents.

One cent was beyond her emotional capacity to accept; in her eyes, Yan Bugui was slapping her in the face.

Liu Haizhong pondered for a moment and then chimed in.

“Sister-in-law, Uncle San is right. Just give each family one cent as a formality, and you can return the rest to everyone.”

Jia Zhangshi, enraged and embarrassed, said...

"A dime?"

"dream!"

"I'm telling you, this New Year's money was earned by my grandson kowtowing one head at a time. It's only a penny. Are you trying to give it to a beggar?"

At this point, Jia Zhangshi pulled over a chair and let Banggeng sit down.

"You want your money back? Fine, then kowtow to the ground and give your head back to my grandson, and I'll return the money!"

Jia Zhangshi pointed to Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng standing to the side.

"Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng, aren't you two brothers feeling resentful? Why don't you go first?"

He Yuzhu felt a sense of satisfaction seeing Jia Zhangshi's actions, but he knew things had gotten out of hand.

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Liu Haizhong slammed his fist on the table.

“Sister-in-law, you’re going too far. Guangtian and Jiecheng are both uncles of Banggeng. Are you not afraid of shortening your grandson’s lifespan by making them kowtow?”

Yan Bugui shook his head.

"I say, Grandma Banggeng, you really are shameless when it comes to money, you have no dignity left."

"Fine, since you're not going to reason with us, then we have nothing more to say."

"We'll report your situation to the neighborhood committee later, and you can expect them to talk to you!"

Jia Zhangshi said, hands on her hips.

“Yan Bugui, don’t try to scare me with the neighborhood committee. I’ve been to the police station and worked on farms before.”

"Go ahead and sue me if you dare. I'll just wait here for the neighborhood committee officials to come. At worst, I'll just stay in jail for a few days, and you won't get a single penny!"

Jia Zhangshi's shrewish nature, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, was truly speechless. Just when they didn't know how to end this absurd matter...

A strange man's voice came from outside the crowd.

"Alright, in that case, you can come back to the subdistrict office with me in a bit."

"I really didn't expect to encounter something like this when I came to deliver a notice. Well then, I'll take care of it for the people in the Discipline Inspection Office."

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Liu Haizhong quickly stood up and came out from behind the table to greet him.

"Team Leader Fan, welcome to our institute for inspection."

After he finished speaking, he glared fiercely at Jia Zhangshi.

"Sister-in-law, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and return every penny of the money to everyone."

"Or do you really want to make changes?"

Jia Zhangshi naturally didn't want to go to the renovation site; she had been to that awful place once and that was enough for her. She had just deliberately used words to intimidate them.

He knew that Liu Haizhong wouldn't make a scene at the local street office; doing so would be telling his superiors that he had done his job well.

"I'll back out, I'll back out right now."

Liu Haizhong explained, shaking hands with Fan Kuan, deputy head of the anti-speculation and profiteering task force of the subdistrict office.

"Team Leader Fan, this is Qin Huairu's mother-in-law from our institute."

“The whole family suffered from food poisoning yesterday and has been in the hospital. They were unaware of the directive from above, which led to the misunderstanding.”

"I hope you will be understanding and not take it to heart."

Liu Haizhong didn't want to plead for Jia Zhangshi, but he was the second eldest uncle in the courtyard, and it wouldn't look good for him if Jia Zhangshi was used as an example.

Moreover, the matter of the deaf old lady has not yet been resolved. If Jia Zhangshi drags him into it again, he, as the second eldest uncle, will probably not be able to sit still.

Fan Kuan's idea of ​​following the natural way was that he wasn't from the Anti-Corruption Bureau, so naturally he didn't want to cause trouble.

However, while investigating the deaf old lady, he also learned about the situation in this courtyard and naturally knew some things about Jia Zhangshi.

Fan Kuan didn't have a good impression of this woman, but after witnessing this incident, he felt it was time to teach her a lesson.

“Zhang Cuihua, I know a little about your situation. If you like working on a farm, I don’t mind having someone send you there for a year or two of reform.”

"Get rid of these outdated and corrupt ideas of yours, and teach you a serious lesson on how to be a person and how to do things."

When Jia Zhangshi heard this, she was almost scared to death. She wouldn't have been afraid of anyone else, but this person was the one who had captured the deaf old lady.

Even a strong-willed old deaf woman like her was arrested and her home was ransacked. How could she dare to act recklessly?

"Team Leader Fan... I... I was wrong... I was wrong, I will correct it in the future."

Fan Kuan looked at Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, who had just walked over.

"Comrade Liu Haizhong, Comrade Yan Bugui, you are both veterans who have been helping the street committee manage the compound. How does your compound handle this kind of matter?"

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui exchanged a glance and said in unison.

"Punishment!"

Fan Kuandao.

"So how do you plan to punish her?"

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui replied at the same time.

"Sweep the yard!"

"Clean the toilets!"

Liu and Yan spoke at the same time, but gave different punishments. Fan Kuan glanced around the courtyard and said.

"I went to the restroom before coming in, and it wasn't very clean."

“There are sunflower seed shells and peanut shells all over the ground in your yard, it needs to be cleaned up.”

“I remember Zhang Cuihua is unemployed. Since that’s the case, let’s sweep the yard and the toilet together.”

"Zhang Cuihua, do you have a problem with this?"

Does Jia Zhangshi have any objections?

Of course she had opinions, but she had to keep them to herself.

"No objection, I'll do whatever the leader says."

Fan Xu was satisfied with Jia Zhangshi's current attitude.

"Good. It's good that you can admit your mistakes and correct them. You can start working after the meeting."

At this moment, Madam Jia had already cursed Fan Kuan's ancestors for eighteen generations in her heart, but she forced a smile.

"Boss, how long will it take me to clean?"

Fan Xu stroked his chin and thought for a moment before speaking.

"You had a conflict with someone in the courtyard today, and your neighborly relations are not harmonious."

"Here's what we'll do: your punishment will end when everyone in the courtyard has forgiven you."

Upon hearing Fan Xu's words, Jia Zhangshi swayed and nearly fell. If a neighbor hadn't helped her up, she would have fainted.

If she waits for the person she used to forgive her, that would take forever.

Based on her remarks just now, which made people kowtow, everyone in the courtyard probably hates her to the core.

In that case, she'll probably have to work herself to death.

As she thought about it, she felt she couldn't see any hope, and suddenly she fainted.

Jia Zhangshi's sudden fainting startled everyone around her. Fan Kuan stepped forward to check on her and said...

870 "It's nothing, she just got so excited that she fainted. Two people, come and help her home."

When Liu and Yan heard Fan Kuan say "so happy he fainted," they almost burst out laughing. They quickly called for someone to help Jia Zhangshi home.

"Team Leader Fan, what brings you here today?"

Fan Kuan took out a piece of paper from his bag and said.