Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's confession, Jia Dongxu completely broke down, and roared hoarsely at her:

"Mom, why did you do this? I told you not to do this when you told me that day. It's all because you're always like this, trying to get something for nothing and doing shameful things. That's why I can't get a wife!"

When Jia Dongxu said this, everyone around him was stunned.

"What? He's telling the truth?"

"No wonder this Jia Zhangshi always hides in her room and refuses to go out. It turns out she's afraid of retaliation! Oh dear!"

"Serves her right. Who told her to be so bad and always try to take advantage of others?"

When Jia Dongxu exposed her, Madam Jia was filled with shame and regret. If she had known her son was like this, why had she gone to such lengths to please this idiot son? She should have kept him to sell for money; at least she could have saved up some money on the side!

Wan Ping'an was taken aback upon hearing this, then showed an expression of realization and said, "So that's what happened! I understand now. It turns out you were the one who caused all this trouble. Jia Zhangshi, even your son himself admitted that you were playing tricks. Why don't you hurry up and return the money you stole from me?"

"Did my son admit it himself? No way! I clearly saw you kick my son just now," Jia Zhangshi asked doubtfully.

"Bullshit! When did I kick your son? Are you blind? Pay up!" Wan Ping'an angrily retorted.

Chapter 276 Wan Ping'an Gets His Money Back

Seeing his mother being scolded like this by Wan Ping'an, Jia Dongxu ignored the burning pain on his cheek, stood up and stood in front of his mother, saying, "Why are you scolding my mother? What did my mother do wrong?"

"You and your son are acting together to swindle money, isn't that wrong enough?" Wan Ping'an glared and angrily rebuked.

"What acting? You're talking nonsense! You're framing my wife, and my son even dares to stop me! You're incredibly audacious!" Madam Jia shouted excitedly.

Seeing this, Wan Ping'an was furious but laughed instead, pointing at Jia Dongxu and saying:

"Hehe, Jia Dongxu, you little bastard, you've got guts! Since you're so protective of your mother, fine, let's go to the police station now to seek justice."

"No!" Jia Dongxu shouted hurriedly.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Wan Ping'an looked at Jia Dongxu with sarcasm.

"Of course I'm not afraid, but I don't want you to report it to the police," Jia Dongxu said weakly, his head bowed.

"Haha! Coward! You really are a coward just like your parents!" Wan Ping'an laughed wildly.

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and looked at Wan Ping'an, saying, "You...you think I'm stupid and that I can't beat you."

Wan Ping'an sneered, "You can't beat me? Just because you can't beat me doesn't mean I won't fight! Let me tell you, this score must be settled today!"

As he spoke, Wan Ping'an reached out and grabbed at Jia Dongxu's chest.

Upon seeing this, Jia Dongxu quickly covered his chest with his arms.

Jia Zhangshi disregarded her pride and took out fifteen yuan from her pocket to give to Wan Ping'an.

"Uncle, I was wrong. I shouldn't have pretended to be a ghost, and I shouldn't have stolen money from your house. I broke the rules of the courtyard," Jia Zhangshi said, blushing as she apologized to Wan Ping'an.

"Hehe! Jia Zhangshi, you still know this? Why didn't you think of this when you stole their money? You are truly ungrateful and shameless."

Although Jia Dongxu didn't understand, he felt very sorry for his mother when he heard her apologizing to others.

"Uncle, my mom apologized to you too. Let's leave it at that. Here's the money. My mom was wrong in this matter."

Jia Dongxu explained to Wan Ping'an that Wan Ping'an was now a respected elder in the courtyard house, and he couldn't very well hold a grudge, so Wan Ping'an didn't say anything more.

"Hmph! You two, mother and son, are a perfect match! Remember this, don't you dare play tricks on me again!"

After saying this, Wan Ping'an flicked his sleeve, and the rest of the residents left.

Seeing the crowd disperse, Madam Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief. She took Jia Dongxu's hand, touched her son's swollen face with heartache, and asked with concern, "Dongxu, are you alright? Does it hurt?"

“Mom…” When Jia Dongxu saw the loving look in Jia Zhangshi’s eyes, his nose tingled and he almost cried.

"Mom, how could you believe what others said? How could you steal other people's money!" Jia Dongxu choked up.

"Sigh! Xuxu... Mom was wrong, Mom didn't mean it, Mom just wanted those five yuan, but why does everyone else get it and not our family?"

"Mom, that day Uncle told you not to pour water in front of the door, but you insisted. If it weren't for that, Wan Ping'an wouldn't have offered to subsidize the people in the courtyard to repair the drain in front of the door."

Chapter 277 Jia Zhangshi's Wild Ideas

"Oh dear, Mom knows, Mom knows..."

"What do you know? He must have been talking to you about subsidies again. Why did you listen to his nonsense, Mom? Didn't you think about what would happen if he scammed you?" Jia Dongxu asked, exasperated.

Madam Jia shook her head with a shameless air, saying, "I know, but I don't care. I only care about five yuan. You don't understand, these days, everyone is struggling!"

"Okay, stop talking, Mom, it hurts so much. Let's go home, don't embarrass yourself, go back to your room and lie down for a while."

Jia Dongxu sighed, unwilling to discuss the matter further with Jia Zhangshi, and instead steered the conversation back to what had just happened.

After listening, Madam Jia pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, I've made up my mind. Once you've made a lot of money, we'll move to the city. I won't have to suffer this humiliation in this courtyard anymore."

"What?"

Jia Dongxu exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected Jia Zhangshi to come up with such an absurd idea. In this day and age, even eating a meal required food coupons. How could they just move away like that? Besides, Jia Dongxu didn't even have a wife yet.

Seeing Jia Dongxu's strong reaction, Jia Zhangshi realized she had been daydreaming, so she chuckled awkwardly and remained silent.

Seeing the disappointed look on Jia Zhangshi's face, Jia Dongxu said softly, "Mom, I promise you, once I make money, I will definitely take you away!"

"Really?"

Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up instantly.

"Yes! Really! I promise!" Jia Dongxu nodded emphatically and promised.

"Yes, Mom believes you!"

After saying that, Madam Jia took Jia Dongxu's hand and walked quickly toward the courtyard. As they walked, she said excitedly, "Dongxu, you didn't see it just now, but when I was in the courtyard, Wan Ping'an's eyes were green with envy."

Meanwhile, Wan Ping'an's matter was also settled. Wan Ping'an looked at the fifteen yuan in his hand, clutched it tightly, and thought to himself that he couldn't let Jia Zhangshi play tricks like this again.

Wan Ping'an fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. The next morning, he washed his face and got ready to go to work.

As soon as I left the hospital, I heard the deaf old woman complaining to someone.

"Tell me about Wan Ping'an. He just became a grandfather and he's already causing all this trouble. Although it was wrong of Jia Zhangshi to steal money yesterday, he didn't have to be so harsh on Jia Dongxu, did he?" the deaf old woman muttered incessantly.

Upon hearing this, Wan Ping'an cursed the woman inwardly as a fool, then ignored her and continued walking forward.

Unexpectedly, the deaf old woman seemed to have a grudge against Wan Ping'an. Seeing him pass by, she immediately called out to him, "Hey, Wan Ping'an, wait a minute..."

Wan Ping'an stopped and frowned at the deaf old woman, asking, "What?"

"Hmph, let me tell you, you'd better stay away from that Jia Dongxu from now on. He didn't even finish elementary school, he's completely useless, and you expect him to help you?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Ping'an scoffed and said, "What does it have to do with me that he didn't graduate from elementary school?"

“How can it not concern you? If it weren’t for him, how could you be acting like a big shot today? He doesn’t have a job, and even if you found him one, he wouldn’t do it. So, you’d better take this opportunity to put Jia Dongxu down, lest he grow up and start lording it over you.” The deaf old woman said.

Wan Ping'an sneered, "Heh, I'm still a respected elder in this courtyard house, and Jia Dongxu wouldn't dare do anything to me. You'd better watch your mouth, you deaf old woman."

Chapter 278 Still Need to Give Jia Zhangshi Money

After saying that, Wan Ping'an ignored the deaf old woman and walked straight to the committee office.

"How dare you talk like that, child?" The deaf old woman was furious, stretching out her arm as if to grab Wan Ping'an.

"What do you want to do!" Wan Ping'an turned around abruptly, his eyes glaring at the deaf old woman with a warning look.

"Hey hey hey, who are you trying to scare!" The deaf old woman shouted a few times, then withdrew her hand, muttered a few words, and walked away.

Wan Ping'an snorted coldly and turned to walk forward.

Upon arriving at the college committee,

Wan Ping'an first organized the latest construction plans for the courtyard house.

After all, I'm in charge now.

A plan for drainage in each courtyard during winter still needs to be determined.

So Wan Ping'an called over his second uncle Liu Haizhong and third uncle Yan-Fugui to discuss it together.

After the three of them were seated, Wan Ping'an picked up a blueprint and said:

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, this is where the drainage ditch of our courtyard passes through. You see, this is a river in the north of our courtyard. Because this river is very narrow, there isn't much water. I think this section of the river can be used to make an irrigation pond to irrigate the flowers, plants, and trees in every corner of our courtyard. This would save air and also achieve the effect of cultivation. What do you think of this?"

“Okay, that’s better,” Liu Haizhong nodded.

Yan Fugui frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Uncle, I don't think it will work."

"Oh, tell me your opinion." Wan Ping'an looked at Yan Fugui with great interest.

“Uncle, firstly, if we build this irrigation pond in this location, we have to dig up the original riverbed, otherwise it will affect the water source for planting in other yards, and we can’t afford to pay for that loss. Secondly, we haven’t finished building the wall yet, and if we dig up the river, it will seriously affect the protective measures in our yard, which is a very troublesome matter,” Yan Fugui explained.

Wan Ping'an was taken aback for a moment, then made a decision: "I'll leave this to you to handle."

"Yes, uncle."

Yan Fugui nodded, then stood up, saluted Wan Ping'an, and went out to arrange for people to start construction.

After Yan Fugui left, Wan Ping'an looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Second Uncle, you see, our courtyard is currently lacking a proper management team. Let's put this matter in your hands!"

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“Okay, I’ll handle this.” Liu Haizhong nodded.

Wan Ping'an smiled and said, "Alright, I'll leave this to you. Don't worry, the reward will be more than you'd like!"

"Haha, easy to say, you kid! By the way, sir, I wanted to ask you, after what happened with Jia Zhangshi yesterday, are you still planning to give her the five yuan subsidy?"

"Well, here, let's just let this matter drop. Besides, didn't Jia Zhangshi already get a lesson?" Wan Ping'an waved his hand and said.