Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Shazhu brought Banggeng all the way back home
As soon as he entered the room, Sha Zhu couldn't wait to say to Bang Geng: "Bang Geng, you can't play tricks on me. Go home now and tell your mother to marry me. You have to do what you promised me."

Bang Geng cursed inwardly, "This idiot is such a fool. He was fooled by me so easily."

But his face was full of smiles, and he nodded obediently and said, "Uncle Shazhu, don't worry, I will go back and tell my mother, she will definitely agree. My mother likes you very much."

When Shazhu heard this, he couldn't stop laughing and patted Banggeng on the shoulder: "Good boy, you are so sensible.

Go quickly, I'll be waiting here for good news from your mother."

Bang Geng responded, turned around and ran home, laughing secretly as he ran, thinking to himself: "Humph, Silly Zhu, just wait, I will never let my mother marry a guy like you."

When Banggeng returned home, Qin Huairu saw him panting and asked, "Banggeng, what's wrong with you? Why are you running?"

Banggeng rolled his eyes and said, "It's okay, I'm just tired from playing." Then he went back to the house without mentioning the matter of Shazhu at all.

Shazhu waited at home for a while, feeling extremely excited, like a deer running around in his heart.

He felt that his dream was about to come true and couldn't wait to meet Qin Huairu.

So, with this excitement in his heart, he hurried to the Jia family.

As soon as he entered the Jia family, Sha Zhu smelled the fragrance of food. When he looked again, he saw Qin Huairu busy cooking at the stove.

The rising smoke, against the backdrop of Qin Huairu's graceful figure, was like the most beautiful painting in Sha Zhu's eyes.

If I could marry a woman like this, it would be worth it even if I was chased under an overpass in the future.

He strode over with great joy, approached Qin Huairu, grinned, his face flushed, his eyes flashing with a fiery light, and asked, "Xiao Qin, didn't Bang Geng tell you? When will you come to my room to sleep tonight? Let's go to sleep."

Qin Huairu was concentrating on cooking. When she heard Sha Zhu's words, she was stunned and stopped what she was doing.

She widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief, as if she had heard the most absurd words in the world. After a few seconds of silence, Qin Huairu's face instantly turned red, she felt ashamed and angry, and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"Shazhu, you filthy bastard! What nonsense are you talking about?
Although I, Qin Huairu, am a widow, I have always been a virgin. How can I live with you slandering me like this?"

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes and he looked both aggrieved and angry.

Sha Zhu was puzzled by Qin Huairu's reaction. He scratched his head and said in bewilderment, "Xiao Qin, what are you doing? Bang Geng promised me that you would marry me, so I came to ask you this question.

Why are you crying and cursing, pretending to be serious?"

When Qin Huairu heard Sha Zhu mention Bang Geng, she was furious. She pointed at Sha Zhu's nose and yelled, "What does Bang Geng know? How could he agree to my marriage?"

Are you out of your mind to believe such nonsense?

"Silly Zhu, stop making trouble here and get out of here!" She picked up the broom beside her and made a gesture to chase him away.

Only then did Sha Zhu realize that something was wrong. He frowned, his face darkened, and he rushed into the house without saying a word.

Seeing Banggeng sitting on the edge of the bed, Shazhu rushed forward, grabbed Banggeng by the collar, pulled him up from the bed, and dragged him into the yard like a chicken.

Sha Zhu's eyes were red, and he shouted angrily: "Bang Geng, you little bastard, what about what you promised me? Why don't you fulfill your promise? How dare you play tricks on me?"

Bang Geng was not afraid at all. He blinked his eyes, pretended to be innocent, scratched his head and said, "Uncle Shazhu, I don't know what promise you are talking about. I didn't promise you anything."

After saying this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible sly smile.

Sha Zhu was so angry that his face turned red, and veins popped out on his forehead. He shouted, "How dare you play dumb? You said that if I help you deal with Yan Jiecheng, you will let your mother marry me. Now you don't admit it?"

Bang Geng burst into laughter when he heard this. He broke free from Sha Zhu's hand, stepped back a few steps, pointed at Sha Zhu and taunted him, "Sha Zhu, you are so funny. You want to marry my mother?
Don't you see yourself? You are just like a toad wanting to eat swan meat!"

Seeing that Banggeng refused to admit his mistake, Shazhu became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, his eyes were full of panic, and he quickly turned to Qin Huairu and explained anxiously: "Xiao Qin, listen to me, I was really deceived by this little bastard!
He said that if I helped him get rid of Yan Jiecheng's entanglement, you would marry me, so I..."

Qin Huairu didn't want to listen to Sha Zhu's explanation at all. She put her hands on her hips, eyes burning with anger, and interrupted Sha Zhu and shouted angrily: "Sha Zhu, are you so crazy about your wife? In order to achieve your goal, you can even make up such a ridiculous reason. Look at what you look like now, do you still have any dignity as a man?"

Sha Zhu was so anxious that his face turned red. He waved his arms, trying to make Qin Huairu believe him: "Xiao Qin, I didn't make up a lie. I really like you, so I believe what Bang Geng said.

I was so blinded by greed that I did such a stupid thing. Please forgive me this time."

Qin Huairu's face turned red with anger, her chest heaved violently, and the anger in her eyes seemed to swallow Sha Zhu whole.

She really couldn't bear it anymore, so she raised her hand and slapped Sha Zhu in the face with all her strength.

"Bang!" A crisp sound sounded like a thunder in the quiet courtyard.

This slap condensed all of Qin Huairu's anger, grievance and shame, and her hands were slightly numb from using too much force.

Sha Zhu's head tilted to one side due to the sudden slap, and a red slap mark immediately appeared on his face.

He was completely stunned. He stood there in a daze, his ears buzzing, and it took him a long time to recover.

After Qin Huairu slapped him, her lips trembled slightly. She pointed at Sha Zhu and said, "Sha Zhu, you disappoint me so much! I always thought you were a sensible person, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing today. How can I live in this courtyard in the future?" After saying that, her tears burst out and she turned around and walked quickly into the house.

Jia Zhang was washing clothes by the sink with a group of old women, chatting and laughing. Their hands never stopped moving, and their mouths were never idle, gossiping about family matters.

Suddenly, the noisy sound coming from the house interrupted their chat. When Jia Zhang heard it, her heart skipped a beat. She dropped the clothes in her hands and ran into the house.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Bang Geng standing there. She quickly pulled Bang Geng over and asked anxiously, "Bang Geng, what's going on? Why is there such a big noise?"

Banggeng's eyes rolled, and he pretended to look pitiful, and said in a crying voice: "Grandma, Shazhu is bullying my mother! He came to our house, said some shameless words, and asked my mother to sleep in his room at night. My mother didn't agree, but he kept pestering her." When Jia Zhang heard this, she was immediately furious. Her eyes were as big as copper bells, and the blue veins on her forehead were bulging.

She shook off Banggeng's hand, rushed to the yard in a few steps, pointed at Shazhu's nose and started to curse: "Shazhu, you are a heartless thing! How dare you bully my daughter-in-law?

Don't you see who you are? You're just idle all day long, and you only know how to take advantage of my daughter-in-law. Are you a human being?"

Sha Zhu was already dizzy from the slap from Qin Huairu, and furious at being deceived by Bang Geng. Now, he was even more furious after being scolded by Jia Zhang.

He opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but was drowned out by Jia Zhang's scolding: "Don't try to quibble. I heard from Bang Geng that you are a shameless hooligan. You bully us orphans and widows. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

When the neighbors heard the noise, they put down their work and gathered around from all directions. They pointed at Sha Zhu and talked about him.

"What's wrong with Shazhu? He usually looks quite smart, how could he do such a stupid thing?"

"That's right. Qin Huairu has had a hard life. Sha Zhu is just bullying a widow."

"Humph, I think he is just obsessed with sex. He has been thinking about Qin Huairu for a long time."

Sha Zhu stood in the middle of the yard, surrounded by the crowd. Listening to these accusations, his face turned pale.

Only then did he truly realize the seriousness of the problem. He originally thought that there was just a misunderstanding between him and Qin Huairu, and that it would be fine as long as he explained it clearly.

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But he didn't expect that now everyone in the hospital knew about it, and everyone stood on Qin Huairu's side and blamed him.

He felt like a clown.

When Jia Zhang saw that the neighbors had gathered around and were all on her side blaming Sha Zhu, she thought this was a good opportunity.

She put her hands on her hips, took a step forward, and shouted at Sha Zhu at the top of her voice: "Sha Zhu, you can't just let it go after doing such a shameless thing today.

You have to compensate our family 20 yuan as compensation for Qin Huairu's mental damage, otherwise this matter will not end!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, his eyes widened and he waved his hands hastily to explain: "Jia Zhang, this is really a misunderstanding!
I was deceived by that guy Bang Geng, I thought…"

Before Sha Zhu could finish, Jia Zhang interrupted him and sneered, "Humph, misunderstanding? Do you think we will believe your lies? You came to our house and said those dirty words to Qin Huairu. Can this be explained away by a misunderstanding? If you don't pay me, I will ask someone to send you to the police station as a hooligan and let the comrades in the police station deal with you, a bad guy!"

When Sha Zhu heard that he was going to be sent to the police station, he panicked. He knew that once he was sent to the police station, no matter if he was guilty or not, his reputation would be completely ruined, and he would not be able to live like a human being in or outside the hospital.

He was so anxious that he stamped his feet on the spot, beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead, and his eyes were full of fear: "Jia Zhang, you can't do this, I really was wronged, you have to be reasonable!"

But Jia Zhang didn't listen to his explanation at all. She shouted to the neighbors, "Everyone, come and judge. This idiot Zhu bullied us orphans and widows and didn't want to take responsibility. Can we just let him go?"

After hearing this, the neighbors started talking again. Some thought that Jia Zhang had gone too far, but others thought that Sha Zhu really should give an explanation.

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Yi Zhonghai was holding toilet cleaning tools in his hand, muttering and cursing at Wang Weidong as he walked. His wrinkled face was still stained with some toilet filth, and he looked a little disheveled.

He was walking home when he suddenly saw a large group of people gathered in front of the Jia family's gate. Out of curiosity, he quickened his pace and walked over.

After squeezing into the crowd, Yi Zhonghai quickly figured out the whole story.

When he learned that it was Sha Zhu who caused the trouble, he was secretly happy.

During this period, Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong became closer and closer, but more and more distant from himself, which made Yi Zhonghai dissatisfied for a long time. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to teach Sha Zhu a lesson. Now it seems that the opportunity has come.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to let the pig killer know who was the real boss in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat, put on an impartial look, and said to Sha Zhu: "Sha Zhu, look at what you have done, do you have any morals at all?

Qin Huairu is a widow, how can you bully her like this? Jia Zhang is right, you have to compensate her, this is what you should do. "

Sha Zhu looked at Yi Zhonghai with an aggrieved look on his face: "Uncle Yi, you know me. I'm really not that kind of person. This is a misunderstanding. I was deceived by that kid Bang Geng!"

Yi Zhonghai frowned and snorted coldly: "Humph, misunderstanding? You say it's a misunderstanding? Now that the evidence is here, you still want to quibble? I think you are just obsessed with sex.

If you are a man, pay the money quickly and stop wasting time.

Otherwise, I will go to the police station to report the case and let the police handle this matter."

Sha Zhu's face was full of bitterness. He knew he had no way to defend himself, but twenty yuan was not a small amount of money for him and he simply couldn't afford it.

In desperation, he said to Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, twenty dollars is too much. I really don't have that much money. You are trying to kill me."

When Jia Zhang heard this, her eyes widened, she crossed her arms and said angrily, "Humph, twenty yuan is more than enough? You have ruined our Qin Huairu's reputation, twenty yuan for mental damages is too little. Stop talking nonsense, you must give me twenty yuan today, or I'll go to the police station."

Sha Zhu was so anxious that he was spinning around. He looked at the neighbors around him, hoping someone could say something for him, but everyone just watched and no one said anything. He looked at Yi Zhonghai again and begged, "Uncle, please help me to speak for him. I really can't afford the 20 yuan."

Yi Zhonghai shrugged helplessly and said, "Silly Zhu, what you did was not honest to begin with. If you don't have money, just find a way to borrow it."

Sha Zhu knew that it was useless to ask Yi Zhonghai for help, so he had to continue to discuss with Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, the most I can come up with is five dollars, which is really my limit."

"Five dollars? Are you giving money to a beggar? No, it has to be at least fifteen dollars." Jia Zhang refused to give in.

The two of them started bargaining back and forth. Sha Zhu felt miserable, while Jia Zhang's face was full of determination.

Finally, Yi Zhonghai waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Shazhu, considering that it's not easy for you, just compensate Jia Zhangshi ten dollars, and this matter will be over."

Sha Zhu also knew that he had no other choice, so he gritted his teeth, took out the only ten yuan he had from his pocket, and handed it to Jia Zhangshi. (End of this chapter)