Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Yi Zhonghai figured that if he didn't take advantage of these neighbors, he wouldn't be able to bear the Jia family's endless borrowing of money and grain.

Jia Dongxu is dead, but Qin Huairu and Banggeng are still alive. Qin Huairu is pregnant again, and it might be another son.

I'll have to rely on them for my retirement.

He came up with the idea of ​​having the entire household support the Jia family, and then the Jia family would take care of him in his old age.

perfect!

"Another donation?"

"Yi Zhonghai, have you reported this to the authorities?"

Suddenly, a discordant voice came from the outer courtyard.

It turned out that Zhang Dabiao had just come home from school and was greeted by this scene.

Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai's faces immediately darkened. Yes.

No one in the entire hospital dared to say that, but Zhang Dabiao did!

Everyone knows that he has never had any contact with the Jia family.

Not to mention that just a few days ago, the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai accused him of using evil magic to kill people!

If he says he won't donate, he has a valid reason and isn't afraid of people calling him cold-blooded behind his back—everyone knows that Zhang Dabiao was schemed against by the Jia family, and Zhang Dabiao has donated 10 yuan in remittance certificates to the neighborhood, so his reputation is solid!

His refusal is perfectly reasonable!

Yi Zhonghai was in a dilemma; he didn't want to confront Zhang Dabiao directly.

Although the previous lawsuit against him for "murder using witchcraft" was unsuccessful, there was no fine or anything.

But Zhang Dabiao's revenge was to kill his son and destroy his spirit. The whole of Nanluoguxiang knew that he had killed his godson because he was too eager for quick success.

This retaliation is unbearable for Yi Zhonghai; he'd rather not know at all.

So when he saw Zhang Dabiao's nonchalant attitude, he immediately took a step back, because he was genuinely a little scared.

Now, Madam Jia is fearless. Her son is dead and things have already turned out this way, so what is there for her to be afraid of?

"Zhang Dabiao!"

"Your grandfather is here!"

"..."

Everyone almost laughed. What the hell? Da Biao, you're still playing this trick now?

"I'm not in the mood for this nonsense! It's none of your business what the Jia family does! You yourself said we'd never see each other again!"

"If you're not willing to donate, then get lost!"

"If you dare disturb Dongxu's funeral, believe me, I'll have Dongxu block your doorstep!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's face turned pale!

The courtyard on the side room was bought and enclosed by Zhang Dabiao. It was an area that the street had given him as compensation. It was connected to the covered walkway and had only one wooden fence gate.

If this gets blocked, it will be a real problem. You can't exactly say that you have to climb over a coffin to get in and out, can you?

If that were the case, I reckon Jia Zhangshi would take up a knife and kill someone.

As for building a ladder to climb over the covered walkway, that's an option, but wouldn't that be tantamount to Zhang Dabiao admitting defeat?

Zhang Dabiao certainly wouldn't be happy either.

If it really comes to that, those two families will inevitably end up fighting to the death.

Zhang Dabiao, however, grinned—

"And now you're threatening me?"

"I'm not afraid of threats at all!"

Suddenly, an idea popped into Zhang Dabiao's head: to take Jia Dongxu, coffin and all, away in the middle of the night and dump him in the sea off Hong Kong to feed the fish.

In terms of ability, Zhang Dabiao is capable of doing it.

But the thought of Jia Dongxu, that dead man, having to make a stopover in my "little nest"...

It feels really creepy. Forget it, I can't do that.

unlucky.

"They've been blocking the Intermediate People's Court for three days straight! I'm a resident of the Intermediate People's Court. If they're in my way, I can do whatever I want!"

So Zhang Dabiao waved his hand and began to give direct instructions.

"Jiecheng, go to the subdistrict office and inform Director Wang that the Jia family, led by Yi Zhonghai, is planning another fundraising campaign. Ask the subdistrict office if they have received any notification."

"Da Mao, go to the factory and find Director Li. Tell him whether the factory is responsible for the funeral arrangements or not; the Jia family says they don't have enough money."

"Guangqi, go to Hongxing Hospital and ask if keeping a body for 3-4 days poses a risk of highly contagious diseases due to decomposition, such as corpse plague or other infectious diseases. Even if there are no such risks, attracting snakes, insects, rats, or anything like that is not good, right?"

"I saw a black cat on the yard wall last night. We should be careful around those things, right?"

Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai were dumbfounded. What the heck?

A highly contagious disease?

Corpse plague?

plague?

As soon as he said that, all the neighbors covered their noses and took two steps back!

They were all terrified!

Oh yes, the weather wasn't hot at the end of April, but it wasn't cold either!

It's been sitting there for three or four days, who knows what it's become inside!

If the disease is caused by keeping the body for too long—wouldn't that be incredibly unlucky?

Furthermore, the reminder about snakes, insects, and rodents was quite apt; if Jia Dongxu were to be bitten, wouldn't that be even more terrifying?

As for the black cat...

This is like a zombie turning into a zombie!

Zhang Dabiao curses people—most importantly, his father does this kind of thing, and he's personally experienced it, so you have to be careful!

Everyone got goosebumps!

If he really knew one or two moves, then offending Zhang Dabiao would mean he wouldn't even have peace after death.

Even Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi were frightened.

Zhang Shi asked, trembling, "Zhang Dabiao, you...you dare?"

As Zhang Dabiao walked towards the side courtyard, he nonchalantly remarked, "What do you mean, 'dare' or 'don't dare'?"

"Mrs. Jia, I don't understand what you're saying."

"That was just a constructive suggestion, a precaution, not feudal superstition."

"Otherwise, if the body is left lying around for too long, and something happens, then your Jia family might sue that the other family moved Dongxu's body. Who can explain that?"

Everyone then realized—[Oh right, what if something unexpected happens if we stop for too long...]

What should we do if this old woman from the Jia family tries to extort money again?

[Is this the same as the murder case against Zhang Dabiao a few days ago?]

I initially thought that keeping the body in the hospital for a few more days wouldn't be a big deal, and that everyone would understand and feel sorry for the Jia family.

But now everyone has only one thought—

A funeral is necessary; it must be held tomorrow morning!

Bury it quickly!

The Jia family used Jia Dongxu's corpse and coffin to extort money from people; they're really capable of doing something like that!

Absolutely not worthy of pity!

Even if Jia Zhangshi had ten mouths, she couldn't explain herself now!

The most crucial question is—

She really hadn't thought of this method!

You should have said so earlier!

I could just randomly pick a sucker that night while I was carrying a coffin!

Is it too late to extort one tonight?

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Before long, Director Wang arrived at the courtyard with a dark face.

It's exhausting. Ever since last year, or rather the year before last, when Zhang Banxian performed a ritual to change Zhang Dabiao's fate against all odds, there hasn't been a single month without trouble in this No. 95 courtyard.

The problem of forced donations and fraudulent donations was just dealt with last year, and now it's happening again?

Fortunately, it was just a fleeting thought when Yan Jie ran to the neighborhood office to inform them, and they didn't manage to get it done.

As for donating money to the Jia family, it's not impossible, because this time it's truly tragic, both pitiful and hateful.

But you have to report it in advance and the street office staff must be present to supervise.

So Director Wang came with his staff.

"Donating to the Jia family is permissible in principle, but it must be done openly, fairly, and justly, and based on the principle of voluntary donation. Coercion, using words to pressure others to donate, and competitive displays of wealth are not allowed."

"Right here today, presided over by your neighborhood's steward, Uncle Liu Haizhong, with our street office staff supervising and notarizing the proceedings."

"Donate on the spot!"

Then Director Wang glared fiercely at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi—

[Donate right under my nose, all of you better behave yourselves!]