Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

"Bang Geng, what nonsense are you spouting? When did I hit you? Get up right now!"

When Yi Zhonghai saw Bang Geng shouting and yelling, and even said that he had hit him, he immediately panicked. If this attracted the attention of the people in the yard, he wouldn't be able to explain himself even if he had three mouths.

Moreover, it's currently rush hour, and the residents are gradually returning to their homes. If he lets Banggeng continue calling him like that, his reputation will be ruined.

He's a senior figure in the neighborhood. If word gets out that he's bullying children, what will people think of him?

Thinking of this, he ignored Banggeng's shouts and reached out to help Banggeng up.

"No...don't hit me! Help...help! An old man is hitting my child! Grandma, come save me!"

Bang Geng didn't mind being dirty; he lay on the ground and started rolling around, refusing to let Yi Zhonghai help him up.

The barbarian's call was very loud, and since it was in the middle courtyard, almost everyone in the courtyard could hear it.

Hearing Bang Geng's loud shouts, Jia Zhangshi, who was lying in bed, roared and rushed out of the room.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru also came closer to watch the show, and the aunties and grandmas of the residents in the courtyard also came out of their homes one after another.

"Yi Zhonghai, you wretched son of a man, how dare you bully my Banggeng! I'll fight you to the death!"

Just as Jia Zhangshi ran a short distance from the Jia family home, she saw Bang Geng lying on the ground, and Yi Zhonghai was hitting Bang Geng. She shouted and a wild boar charged towards Yi Zhonghai.

"Sister-in-law, please let me explain, it wasn't me..."

"Ouch!"

Jia Zhangshi's wild boar charge was incredibly fast. Before Yi Zhonghai could even finish speaking, he was knocked down two meters away by Jia Zhangshi's wild boar charge, writhing in pain.

Yi Zhonghai scrambled to his feet, wincing in pain. He rubbed his aching back and hurriedly explained:

"Sister-in-law, it wasn't me who knocked down Banggeng, it was Banggeng who bumped into me. He fell down on his own, and I'm just helping him up."

"Waaaaah, Grandma! It was that damned Yi Zhonghai who knocked me down, and he even tried to hit me! Ouch, my bottom hurts so much!"

Banggeng burst into tears, rubbing his bottom as he cried.

At this moment, the older women in the courtyard came over, heard what Banggeng said, and started pointing and whispering about Yi Zhonghai.

Wang Feng and Qin Jingru remained silent, seemingly enjoying the spectacle as they ate sunflower seeds and watched the show.

They had witnessed the whole thing and knew that Yi Zhonghai had been wronged by Bang Geng, but they would not testify for him.

Jia Zhangshi quickly came to Banggeng's side, hugged him tightly, and comforted him:

"My dear grandson, are you hurt anywhere? Don't worry, Grandma will definitely avenge you."

"Grandma, my bottom hurts so much! Yi Juehu knocked me down and tried to hit me! Grandma, you have to avenge me!" Bang Geng cried out.

Before Jia Zhangshi could even react, Bang Geng sat down on the ground, slapping his thighs hard with both hands, and began to summon the spirit:

"Old Jia, Dongxu! Come quickly! Yi Juehu is bullying me! He knocked me down and is trying to hit me! Come quickly and take him away!"

"Pfft."

Qin Jingru couldn't help but laugh, and some of the other aunties and grandmas in the courtyard also covered their mouths and laughed.

"Yi Zhonghai, you dead son of a dead family! You're the eldest uncle in our courtyard, how dare you hit my Bang Geng? My Bang Geng is only seven years old!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"Yi Zhonghai, tell me, what should we do about this? If you don't pay me two hundred yuan today, I'm going to find Director Wang to settle this, and I'm going to report it to the police. You beat the child, so you can expect to be jailed."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulged on his forehead, his fists clenched, and he stared intently at the stick, wishing he could tear this little beast to pieces.

At this moment, Qin Huairu, an older woman, and Lu Banxia all came over. The older woman had come from her home after hearing the commotion, while Qin Huairu and Lu Banxia had just returned from the factory.

Lu Banxia approached Qin Jingru and asked softly, "Sister Jingru? What's going on?"

Qin Jingru chuckled and whispered a few words in Lu Banxia's ear, which made Lu Banxia cover her mouth and giggle, then she gave Wang Feng a strange look.

"Bang Geng, what's wrong with you!"

As soon as Qin Huairu entered the courtyard, she saw Bang Geng sitting on the ground. She quickly ran over to help Bang Geng up.

"Qin Huairu, you're back just in time! That damned Yi Zhonghai knocked down Banggeng and was about to hit him. I saw it with my own eyes!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"What?"

Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief. She knew Yi Zhonghai's character well. Even if Yi Zhonghai hated their family, he would never openly beat them in the yard.

The older woman, having finally heard the whole story, stepped forward and said:

"Jia Zhangshi, don't talk nonsense. My husband, Old Yi, is a respected elder in the neighborhood. How could he possibly hit a child?"

"Don't listen to Jia Zhangshi's nonsense. Old Yi has always promoted respect for the elderly and care for the young in our courtyard. How could he possibly hit a child? I think this must be Jia Zhangshi's conspiracy to extort money from our family."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the courtyard felt that it made a lot of sense. After all, who in the courtyard didn't know who Jia Zhangshi was?

"He's the one who knocked me down and then tried to hit me," Bang Geng shouted.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't hold back any longer. He roared, "Bang Geng, if you keep spouting nonsense and framing me, I'll call the police and have them arrest you!"

"As I just said, when I was passing through the hanging flower gate on my way home from get off work, Bang Geng suddenly rushed over and almost knocked me down. Bang Geng fell down on his own. When I tried to help him up, Bang Geng started yelling and said that I was going to hit him. That's the whole story."

"Yi Zhonghai, you wretched son of a bitch! You clearly knocked down my Banggeng and then tried to hit him, and you still won't admit it? Go ahead and call the police, I'm not afraid of you! I heard it with my own ears and saw it with my own eyes when Banggeng was sitting on the ground, and you were even trying to lay a hand on him!" Jia Zhangshi shouted defiantly.

"Yi Zhonghai, Banggeng shouted so loudly just now that most people in our compound heard it. Are you implying that Banggeng is framing you? Everyone, please help me judge this. Banggeng is just a seven-year-old child. Would he falsely accuse someone?"

"Yes, sir, I just heard Bang Geng screaming for help, that's why I ran over."

"Me too, I also heard Banggeng say that an old man hit him."

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and almost no one believed that a seven-year-old child would wrongly accuse an adult.