The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

"That's hilarious! Sha Zhu's family background was fabricated, and now that they've lost their house, how are they going to brag about his good fortune?"

"I am He Yuzhu, a third-generation farmer, an eighth-level chef, the head chef of the steel mill canteen, with three main rooms in a courtyard house, and a salary of 37.5 yuan, hahahaha."

In the west courtyard, the little queen, hands on her slender waist, laughed heartily.

She truly loathed Sha Zhu, that stupid, wicked, arrogant, and utterly shameless scoundrel.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was abandoned by his own father and sister, and that his undermining of socialism would be exposed in a few days, and that he would have to go to jail, she felt extremely happy.

Stop laughing and come learn how to cook!

Liu Hao picked up the little queen and walked into the kitchen, where he began to teach her how to cook.

The little queen is very smart and diligent, and learns very quickly.

"By the way, honey, I have something to tell you."

The little queen, who was concentrating on chopping cabbage, casually asked, "What is it?"

"Just now……"

Liu Hao recounted how Kong Chenghui had invited him to become Li Tianxiong's apprentice. The little queen was stunned. She put down the kitchen knife, turned around, and her beautiful eyes widened, filled with surprise and excitement.

Yes, Liu Hao is naturally strong, as big as a tiger, and has a lot of energy. She's been tormented to the point of near death these past few days.

If Liu Hao were to practice martial arts and expend some energy, wouldn't I be able to relax?

"Master, hurry up and agree to Brother Kong's request. Hesitating for even a second longer is disrespectful to Master Li. Take me with you so that Master Li can see what kind of talent I, his apprentice's wife, have and see if I can learn a few moves."

The little queen became more and more excited as she spoke, waving her fist triumphantly and saying, "Hmph, once I learn Bajiquan, beating these scoundrels in the yard will be as easy as beating dogs!"

"..."

Liu Hao's lips twitched slightly. The little queen was dignified and elegant, with a stunning beauty, but her personality was completely inconsistent with her appearance and temperament.

The contrast is just too great, he really...likes it! Loves it to death.

"Okay, then I'll promise Brother Kong that I'll make time to go to Tongxian. I also want to take you home to pay respects to my father and let him see you as his daughter-in-law."

Upon hearing this, the little queen's smile faded, and she said seriously, "I'll buy the incense, candles, and paper money. I'll also get a roast chicken for Dad and two bottles of good wine."

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

……

Yu'er Hutong, Jiaodaokou People's Commune.

Sha Zhu had a lot of stuff. The Jia family's house had collapsed, leaving only one room, so there wasn't enough room to store it all. They had to pile it outside.

When Li Meihua returned at noon, she handed fifty large black ten bills to Sha Zhu!

As soon as he got the money, Sha Zhu immediately went to rent a room in the People's Commune in Yu'er Hutong.

The housing management office of Jiaodaokou People's Commune was a branch of the district housing management bureau, which was responsible for the unified management of public housing and rental housing in the area. The director was named Song Chaoyuan.

"You want to rent a room in the courtyard house at number 95?"

In the office, Song Chaoyuan looked the pig-faced, silly Zhu up and down, a hint of barely perceptible disdain flashing in his eyes.

The events that happened in courtyard number 95 this morning have already spread, and Sha Zhu's name is known to everyone, young and old.

Of course, it's not a good reputation!

Sha Zhu chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, Director Song, I want to rent the house in courtyard number 95. Xu Jiayue moved out of the main house and the west wing, so the house is currently vacant. Rent it to me!"

Song Chaoyuan picked up the booklet and flipped through it; indeed, the west wing room had not yet been rented out.

"Yes, I can rent it to you. It's thirteen square meters, and the rent is one cent per square meter, which is one dollar and thirty cents a month."

Sha Zhu decisively paid a year's rent, signed the rental contract, and received a handwritten housing certificate.

After renting the house, he figured he had enough money. The New Year was approaching, and Sister Qin was still wearing a worn-out, patched cotton-padded coat. He needed to go to the black market tonight to buy some cloth and cotton coupons so he could make her a thick cotton-padded coat in a couple of days.

Give Sister Qin a surprise, she'll definitely be very happy, and then I can kiss her little lips again.

Wow, so soft and delicious!

Recalling the scene of his kiss with Qin Huairu a few days ago that sealed their love, Sha Zhu, whose old face was bruised and swollen, chuckled to himself, looking as lewd as could be.

While savoring the taste of Qin Huairu's lips, Sha Zhu didn't notice that four people who were clearly disguised and had their faces covered with scarves or strips of cloth were quietly following behind him.

As Sha Zhu took a shortcut, walking along the path between two courtyards back to Mao'er Hutong, the four men suddenly rushed up to him, and one of them kicked Sha Zhu in the back.

"ah!!!"

Caught off guard, Sha Zhu was kicked to the ground, his internal organs ripped apart in pain, and he screamed in agony with his mouth agape.

Normally, he wouldn't be a problem taking one or even three or five kicks; he's very resilient.

But he is now in a semi-disabled state; one kick and he's lying on the ground unable to get up.

Sha Zhu lay on the ground, sweating profusely from the pain. He struggled to roll over and cursed angrily, "Fuck your mother, who are you?"

Tang Mazi, the leader, didn't say anything, but raised his foot and kicked Sha Zhu hard on the head.

Bang! Sha Zhu rolled his eyes and fainted.

"Search them, and hurry up."

Tang Mazi let out a low growl, and his two henchmen dropped the bricks and wooden sticks, searching Sha Zhu inside and out.

The five hundred yuan I had just received, which I hadn't even had a chance to enjoy, was found out. No, I spent over ten yuan on rent, so I only had four hundred and eighty yuan left.

"Brother, this old guy really has four or five hundred!"

A henchman handed the money wrapped in gray cloth to Tang Mazi.

Tang Mazi took it, counted it, grinned, and revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Not bad, not bad. Now I have money for the New Year. Tonight I can go find two women with half-closed doors to have some fun.

Tang Mazi was a street urchin in the Nanluoguxiang area. He was lazy, good-for-nothing, and spent his days stealing chickens and dogs and doing all sorts of bad things with a few equally good-for-nothing henchmen.

This morning, Tang Mazi and his friends were wandering the streets when they were suddenly stopped by a masked man who gave them ten yuan and told them to go and beat up Sha Zhu from No. 95 Mao'er Hutong.

This silly Zhu still has several hundred yuan on him!

Without a second thought, Tang Mazi readily agreed.

Then the four of them staked out Mao'er Hutong, following Sha Zhu all the way to the People's Commune in Yu'er Hutong, looking for an opportunity to strike.

"Haha, come on! I'll treat you guys to a good meal!"

Tang Mazi waved his hand and ran off with his three henchmen, leaving the unconscious Sha Zhu lying on the path.

About ten minutes later, a young man passing by saw Sha Zhu, hurriedly came over to check on him, squatted down to check his breathing, and then ran back to the People's Commune.

Before long, two officers followed the young man and hurried over.

"Silly Pillar?"

When Director Luo saw Sha Zhu's highly recognizable face, he immediately recognized him.

Officer Tao, standing nearby, frowned as he looked at Sha Zhu, whose clothes were in disarray. "Sha Zhu just came to the housing management office to rent a room. Was he robbed?"

"Probably, we should take him to the hospital first!"

Afterwards, Officer Luo and Officer Tao carried Sha Zhu on their backs and took him to the hospital. They also asked the young man who found Sha Zhu to go to the police station to report the incident to the police.