Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1138: Jia Zhang's Two Kinds of Chicken

Shazhu was once imprisoned there, and knows exactly what it feels like.

Her face flushed with anxiety: "Aunt Jia, I really don't have much left. This dollar is also what I saved with great difficulty. Please don't think it's too little. Use it for emergency purposes first."

Jia Zhang refused to give in. She sat down on a chair and started to rant, "No! One dollar is absolutely not enough. If you don't give me enough money, I will go out and shout so that everyone in the hospital will know that you are a thief and let the people from the street office come and arrest you."

Sha Zhu secretly groaned in his heart, he knew very well that Jia Zhang was a complete rogue, once entangled with her, it would be difficult to escape. Looking at Jia Zhang's greedy and fierce appearance, Sha Zhu gritted his teeth, as if he had made a great determination.

"Aunt Jia, I really do this for the sake of our neighborhood. This five dollars is all I earned last night. You can use it to buy medicine." Sha Zhu said as he took out five dollars from his pocket. The money was a little wrinkled from his grasp, and his hands were shaking slightly as he handed it to Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up. She quickly reached out and grabbed the money, a triumphant smile appearing on the corner of her mouth: "Huh, that's good enough. You're sensible, Shazhu. If you had done this earlier, there wouldn't be so many troubles." As she spoke, she carefully counted the money, her eyes full of greed for money.

Sha Zhu looked at Jia Zhang's expression, and his heart ached. He had earned these five dollars by working late in the cold wind last night. He had originally thought that he could use it to improve his life, buy some delicious food, or save it for a rainy day. He did not expect that Jia Zhang would extort it from him. He was full of helplessness and resentment, but he did not dare to get angry. He could only pray that Jia Zhang would stop after taking the money and not cause trouble for him again.

After Jia Zhang collected the money, she stood up slowly and walked towards the door. When she reached the door, she looked back at Sha Zhu again, with a hint of warning in her eyes: "Sha Zhu, you'd better not tell anyone about what happened today. If I know that you say bad things about me behind my back, you will be in trouble." After that, she walked out with a swagger, leaving Sha Zhu standing alone in the room.

"This damn Jia Zhang, one day I will make her pay!"

Although Sha Zhu cursed fiercely, he also knew that Jia Zhang was a scoundrel and he had no way to deal with her.

Jia Zhang hummed a little tune and walked back home with proud little steps. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Qin Huairu sitting there with a worried look on her face. She deliberately cleared her throat and shook five yuan in front of Qin Huairu.

"Hmph, look at this, what is this? I have to take action." Jia Zhang said boastfully, her eyes full of pride. The five dollars looked particularly dazzling in her rough hands.

Qin Huairu's eyes widened, her face full of shock: "Mom, you...you got this money from Sha Zhu? How could you do this?"

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at Qin Huairu and said disapprovingly, "Why can't I do this? That boy Shazhu has evil intentions to begin with, and I am trying to get rid of him for the people. Besides, our family is in such a difficult situation right now, he should help us."

Qin Huairu stood up and said anxiously, "Mom, we can't be so unreasonable. Shazhu was so good to our family before. Have you forgotten that he often sent us food? It's so unkind of you to do this. How can we live in the compound in the future?"

Jia Zhang stuffed the money into her pocket nonchalantly: "Being a human being? Can being a human being be eaten as food or as medicine? Now that I have money to buy medicine, I don't care about the rest. Don't nag me here. If you don't have the ability to borrow money, how can I ask for it?"

Qin Huairu was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes: "Mom, you are ruining our family's reputation. If Sha Zhu knew we were this kind of people, he would definitely not help us anymore."

Jia Zhang put the money away, sat on the chair, crossed her legs, and showed a sinister expression on her face: "Humph, this is how the world is. If others don't help us, we have to find a way to make them help. We can't just starve to death or die of disease. We have to have some means."

Qin Huairu frowned. She really couldn't stand Jia Zhang's behavior. "Mom, you can't always be like this. We have to be conscientious. Forget it this time, but don't do this again in the future."

Jia Zhang ignored Qin Huairu. She muttered to herself, "I got some money from Sha Zhu today, but it's not a long-term solution. I have to think of another way..." Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something. "Oh, that day I saw Liu Haizhong doing something sneaky. That guy must be suspicious. Maybe he stole something like Sha Zhu. I can go find him and get some more money from him."

Qin Huairu was horrified when she heard this: "Mom, please don't do anything rash. You don't have evidence, so you can't just frame someone. And if Liu Haizhong knew that you were blackmailing him, he would definitely not let it go, and our family would be in turmoil."

However, Jia Zhang stood up nonchalantly and said, "Evidence? Humph, what evidence do I need? As soon as I say anything, he will definitely feel guilty. If he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, he has to give me the money obediently." As she said that, she was about to go out and walk towards Liu Haizhong's house.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang's resolute back, feeling helpless. She knew that she couldn't stop Jia Zhang at this moment. Once she was stubborn, no one could stop her. Moreover, Qin Huairu had a different idea in her mind. She thought to herself, "This old woman is always so overbearing. Maybe she will suffer a little this time, so that she will know that she can't do such a thing."

Qin Huairu knew that Liu Haizhong was not as kind-hearted and easy to talk to as Sha Zhu. Liu Haizhong was notoriously vicious and cunning in the compound. If he was disturbed by Jia Zhangshi like this, he would definitely not give up easily.

Liu Haizhong was sitting at the small table in his house, humming a little tune, in a pretty good mood. He took out a bottle of wine from the cupboard, put it on the table, and then shouted to the kitchen: "Old lady, fry me a plate of peanuts, I want to drink some."

Second Auntie poked her head out of the kitchen and frowned as she said, "Still eating peanuts? That's such a waste. In this day and age, we should save as much as possible."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he frowned and said, "What do you know? I'm so tired from working all day long, I just want to eat some peanuts with my wine. Besides, don't be so stingy. When I have money in the future, I can have as many peanuts as I want. Don't get tired of them then."

Second Aunt sighed helplessly and turned back to the kitchen while muttering, "You're the only one who can talk, but where does the money come from? You just dream every day."

Liu Haizhong picked up the wine bottle, poured himself a glass of wine, and showed a confident smile on his face: "Just wait and see, I know what's going on." He shook the wine glass, looking at the wine shaking in it, as if he had seen a lot of money waving to him. At this time, there was a knock on the door outside.
Being interrupted by the knock on the door, he was very reluctant. He frowned and raised his voice and shouted: "Old woman, go see who it is. I'm just about to drink. It's really annoying."

The second aunt put down the work in her hands, wiped her hands and walked quickly to the door. When the door opened, she was surprised to see Jia Zhang. After all, the two families didn't have much contact, and Jia Zhang's impetuous and cunning appearance made the second aunt feel a little suspicious.

"Hey, Sister Jia, why are you here?" Second Aunt asked with a forced smile.

Jia Zhang was not polite and rushed into the house, shouting, "I have something to talk to Liu Haizhong about."

The second aunt frowned and wanted to stop him, but couldn't do it. She could only follow behind, muttering, "What's the hurry? Lao Hai, Sister Jia is looking for you."

When Liu Haizhong heard that it was Jia Zhang, his heart skipped a beat and he secretly wondered: What is this old woman doing here? Could it be that she is here with bad intentions? But he still pretended to be calm, sat in his original position without moving, and just shouted to the door: "Aunt Jia, you are here, what's the matter?"

As soon as Jia Zhang entered the room, her eyes were like an eagle seeing its prey, and she immediately set her sights on the peanuts on the table. The peanuts were plump, shiny and emitting a faint fragrance. Without saying a word, she ran over quickly, grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into her mouth, saying incoherently while eating, "Well, these peanuts are really fragrant."

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong's face suddenly darkened. He stood up from his seat and shouted, "Jia Zhang, what are you doing? These are my peanuts. Who told you to eat them?"

Jia Zhang ignored Liu Haizhong's scolding and grabbed another handful of peanuts. Then she turned around slowly, with peanut crumbs still on the corners of her mouth: "What's wrong with eating some of your peanuts? Are you so stingy, Liu Haizhong?"

The second aunt was also anxious: "Sister Jia, you are too rude, how can you just barge in and eat like this?"

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at the second aunt and said, "I ate it, so what? What else can you do to me? I came here today because I have something more important to tell Liu Haizhong. Consider these peanuts a gift for meeting you."

Liu Haizhong's eyes widened with anger, and a nameless fire surged in his heart, but he still resisted it, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Jia Zhang, you'd better have something important to do, otherwise this matter will not end today."

Jia Zhang had a smug smile on her face. While chewing peanuts, she said slowly, "Liu Haizhong, don't think you can hide what you did from me. I know everything about what you and Sha Zhu did at the lumber mill that night. Hum, you did a good thing."

Liu Haizhong was startled and his face turned pale instantly, but he quickly calmed down and said calmly: "Jia Zhang, don't talk nonsense. Sha Zhu and I didn't do anything. Don't slander me here."

Jia Zhang sneered, "I'm talking nonsense? I saw it with my own eyes. You two were sneaking around. What else could you be doing if not stealing things? Don't think no one knows. I just didn't say anything."

Liu Haizhong frowned, thinking to himself: This old woman must be deceiving me, there is no evidence. If there was evidence, she would have made a scene long ago. Thinking of this, he sneered: "Jia Zhang, you said you saw it? Then tell me, what did you see? If you have evidence, show it. If you don't have evidence, don't make a fuss here and disturb my mood for drinking."

Jia Zhang was choked by Liu Haizhong's words, but she still insisted: "Evidence? Humph, I am the evidence. Although I didn't see clearly what you stole, the sneaky look on your face shows that you are not good people. If I tell the people in the compound and the street office about this, you can expect to be punished."

Liu Haizhong was a little flustered, but on the surface he pretended to be calm: "Aunt Jia, if you want to make up rumors, go ahead. I'm not afraid of you. But if your nonsense causes me any losses, I won't let you go."

Jia Zhang's eyes were filled with greed. She stretched out a finger and shook it, "Liu Haizhong, don't be stubborn. As long as you give me ten dollars, I will pretend that I didn't see anything and keep it a secret for you. Look, that kid Sha Zhu has already given the money. If you know what's good for you, hurry up."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he cursed Sha Zhu in his heart: "This Sha Zhu is such a fool. He was blackmailed by this old woman and gave her money. Now he dragged me into it too." However, he remained calm on his face, frowned slightly, looked at Jia Zhang and said: "Aunt Jia, you are blackmailing me! I told you, I have never done anything bad. Don't even think about getting a penny from me."

Jia Zhang sneered and sat down on the chair. "Humph, Liu Haizhong, don't refuse my toast. If you don't pay, I will go out and say that you and Sha Zhu stole things together. Let's see how you can live in this compound."

Liu Haizhong's eyes gradually became fierce, and he quickly calculated in his mind: "Humph, this Jia Zhang is a greedy person. If I give her money this time, she will never stop asking for trouble in the future, like a dog-skin plaster that can't be thrown away. I can't be a sucker like Sha Zhu."

So Liu Haizhong straightened his back and raised his voice and said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, I wanted to give you some face, but you are just being too aggressive! I tell you, I won't give you a penny. You said I stole something, which is completely a false accusation. What evidence do you have? Are you just making up stories with your mouth?"

Jia Zhang was shocked by Liu Haizhong's sudden toughness, but she still held on: "Humph, I am the evidence. I saw you and Sha Zhu sneaking around with my own eyes. You must be up to no good. If you don't give me the money, I will tell everyone in the hospital right now."

Liu Haizhong sneered and took a few steps forward, completely overwhelming Jia Zhang with his momentum: "Go ahead and tell me! Do you think people will believe you, an old woman who stirs up trouble all day long? If you dare to walk out of this door and talk nonsense today, I will go to the street office to sue you for framing a good person and make you pay for it. Do you think I, Liu Haizhong, am easy to mess with?"

Jia Zhang didn't expect Liu Haizhong to be so tough.

But it is impossible to make her stop.

Jia Zhang knew that if she couldn't control Liu Haizhong today, Sha Zhu might also rebel!