Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

When everyone in the courtyard saw that Jia Zhangshi had started a fight without saying a word, they all widened their eyes, waiting to see what would happen.

Qin Jingru immediately perked up. She knew that there would be a good show to watch when the whole college was held, and it certainly didn't disappoint her.

Jia Zhangshi charged forward very quickly, and Aunt Li was only a few meters away from her, so she arrived in an instant.

This Aunt Li was the one Wang Defa had arranged for his daughter to date Wang Feng when his father was still alive. However, when she saw that Wang Feng was unemployed and spent his days aimlessly, she refused and eventually married her daughter off to a worker at a machinery factory. But after Wang Feng became a cadre, she regretted it deeply.

Before Aunt Li could react, Jia Zhangshi charged like a wild boar, slamming into her solidly.

"Ouch!"

Aunt Li was knocked off her feet by Jia Zhangshi and fell to the ground, wincing in pain.

"Jia Zhangshi, you dare bump into me? I'll scratch you to death!"

Aunt Li shouted and quickly stood up from the ground, pouncing on Jia Zhangshi like a hungry tiger.

"Old hag Li, you dare to fight back? I'll beat you to death!"

Jia Zhangshi was tackled to the ground and grabbed Aunt Li's hair tightly, holding her down firmly.

Aunt Li was no pushover either; she grabbed Jia Zhangshi's hair forcefully and scratched Jia Zhangshi's face with her other hand.

"Qin Huairu, are you dead?! Come and help!"

Aunt Li was a few years younger than Jia Zhangshi, and she was also big and strong. She was a good hand at housework. Although she wasn't as strong as Jia Zhangshi, she was agile. In just a few moves, it was clear that Jia Zhangshi was no match for Aunt Li.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu sighed and rushed over to help.

There was no other way; if she didn't go to help, she would have to argue with Jia Zhangshi again when she got back. She really didn't want to argue with Jia Zhangshi, who was always trying to cause trouble.

"Qin Huairu, if you don't want to get beaten up, you'd better stay put. Today, it was your mother-in-law who hit my mother first. Even if you call the police, I'm not afraid."

When the Li family saw Qin Huairu, they wanted to go forward to help, but without Aunt Li's invitation, her son Li Desheng pulled Qin Huairu back, preventing her from going forward.

Qin Huairu sighed softly and didn't go forward again.

After all, with a grown man holding her back, she couldn't resist at all. She now hated Jia Zhangshi to death. Did she really think it was still the time when Jia Dongxu was still around? Now there are only two women in the family, and she insists on picking a fight with a family with four adults. If she doesn't get beaten up, who will?

As for Aunt Li's daughter-in-law, she was even more ruthless. She quickly came to Jia Zhangshi's side and swung her hand in a wide arc, slapping Jia Zhangshi's fat face.

"Clap clap clap".

"I told you to pretend to be poor."

"Clap clap clap".

"I'll teach you to hit my mom!"

"Stop it, all of you!"

Yan Fugui shouted and came to the three women, Jia Zhangshi, and grabbed Aunt Li and her daughter-in-law.

However, he deliberately went so slowly, letting Jia Zhangshi suffer a loss first before starting to break up the fight, since their family was also at odds with the Jia family.

Aunt Li and her daughter-in-law were pulled back. Jia Zhangshi sat down heavily on the ground, rubbing her swollen, red face, and slapped her thighs hard with both hands, shouting at the top of her lungs:

"Old Jia! Dongxu! Come up here quickly! Old Li's family is bullying me and they've ganged up on me! Come up here and take them all away!"

"Old Jia! Dongxu! I can't live like this anymore! I can't live like this anymore! Now everyone dares to bully me! There are no good people in the yard, they won't even break up a fight, they all just want to watch me get beaten up! Come on up and take these heartless ingrates away."

Aunt Li pointed at Jia Zhangshi and shouted, "Jia Zhangshi, you dare to summon spirits again? Do you believe I'll beat you again?!"

"That's enough!"

Yan Fugui shouted loudly and said in a deep voice, "Are you done yet? We are now selecting the families in need in the hospital and coordinating donations of money and food to help them get through this difficult time. If any of you dare to cause trouble or obstruct us again, I will tell Director Wang about this."

Jia Zhangshi pointed at Yan Fugui and began to curse:

"Old Man Yan, you're no better than me. Why didn't you stop Li's wife and her daughter-in-law from beating me? Why did you have to wait until they had my face all swollen before you came to break it up? This is malicious retaliation. You just wait, you just wait, I won't let you get away with this."

Yan Fugui spoke in a deep voice: "Jia Zhangshi, don't talk nonsense. As the head of the courtyard, I was the one who broke up the fight. Otherwise, look around, besides me, who else in this courtyard would break up a fight?"

Seeing this, Qin Huairu shook off Li Desheng's large hand, ran to Jia Zhangshi, helped her up, and whispered a few threatening words in her ear.

Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at Yan Fugui and the Li family, then fell silent.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi had become obedient, Yan Fugui then said:

"To be fair, we will calculate based on the per capita living expenses of each household. The household with the lowest per capita living expenses will be considered the one in need in the compound, and the funds and grain donated by the compound will be distributed as appropriate."

"Previously, the four impoverished households in our compound had an average living expense of more than five yuan, so they could not apply for subsidies from the subdistrict office. However, due to their special circumstances and genuine hardship, we would like to ask if there are any other families in the compound whose per capita living expense is less than six yuan."

As soon as Yan Fugui finished speaking, two people raised their hands.

"Uncle, my son Erdan earns 33 yuan a month, but there are six people in our family, so the average living expenses per person are just 5 yuan. Now the ration has been reduced by 30%, and we really can't make ends meet."

"Uncle, what about my family? My son Dasheng only earns 22.5 yuan a month, but there are four of us to feed. With grain prices so high on the black market, we really can't survive!"

Yan Fugui was aware of the situation of these two families and nodded: "You two families count as one."

Are there any places where the average living expense per person is no more than six yuan?

Everyone in the courtyard knows exactly how many people are in each of the twenty-odd households and how much income they have; no one can lie about such things.

Even Jia Zhangshi didn't step forward to cause trouble this time. There are four people in her family now, and Qin Huairu's salary is 27 yuan. Their average consumption is almost 5 yuan per person.

Seeing that no one raised their hand, Yan Fugui asked again, "Raise your hand if your average living expenses are no more than seven yuan per person."

At that moment, five people raised their hands simultaneously.

Just as Jia Zhangshi was about to raise her hand, Qin Huairu stopped her. She raised her hand herself, wiped away her tears, and said in a pitiful voice:

"Uncle, ladies and gentlemen, my salary is indeed 27 yuan a month, and the average living expenses per person are about 5 yuan a month. But as you all know, my family's situation is that my mother has a rural household registration and is not subject to rationing. With the current high price of grain, my family really can't make ends meet. Please, everyone, have mercy and help my family. When my son grows up, he will definitely repay your great kindness."