Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 567: Bustling Next Door
At the lotus gate of the middle courtyard of No. 95, Wang Wenyuan was smoking while listening to the story told by the boy next to him. Although the boy had a long face, he was really good at telling stories with great emotion.

Jia Zhang from the next door household saw the Qi family drying cabbages, so she secretly ran to the Qi family's door, picked up two large cabbages, and wanted to go home. Unfortunately, she was unlucky because the boy from the Qi family was about to go to the toilet, and as soon as he went out, he saw Jia Zhang, and she was also stunned.

The Qi family boy shouted directly: "Mom, grandma, someone stole our cabbage."

When Jia Zhang saw that the situation was not good, she stood up and wanted to run home. Qi's grandmother and Qi's daughter-in-law were faster. They rushed out of the house and grabbed Jia Zhang. Jia Zhang shouted directly: "This is the cabbage I bought myself, let go."

Then everyone in the yard, big and small, came out, especially the eldest uncle's wife and the first aunt opposite and the second uncle's wife and the second aunt in the backyard. They directly pulled the two sides apart and prevented a fight. However, the two sides started to curse at each other through the eldest aunt and the second aunt, and Jia Zhang refused to admit that she had stolen the cabbage.

The two people were enjoying watching such a wonderful quarrel, and they heard Grandma Qi shouting, "You Jia Zhang, how can you be so shameless? My grandson has seen it, but you still don't admit it. I'm going to find the police to arrest you."

Hearing what Grandma Qi said, Jia Zhang was a little scared, but she still insisted, "Ask your grandson what he saw. He only saw me passing by your door with two cabbages. If you don't believe me, ask him."

The Qi family's wife looked at her son. The boy was still holding his urine and his face was red. Jia Zhang saw this and took the opportunity to say, "Look, this boy's face is red. He can't speak, right?"

The Qi family's wife came up and slapped the Qi family boy. The boy relaxed and couldn't hold his breath, so he peed in his pants. He burst into tears and shouted, "I saw you taking my cabbage, and I didn't even go to pee, wow, wow..."

"Look at how aggrieved this child is. I can't stand it." A voice floated from the crowd.

When the Qi family's daughter-in-law heard this, she rushed towards Jia Zhangshi, who shouted, "Come on, who's afraid of who, you bastard."

"He's still swearing, even at his own old friends. This is even more inhumane. He deserves a few beatings at least." A few more words floated over from the outside of the crowd.

Grandma Qi turned around and saw a stick standing next to her. She grabbed it and rushed forward. When the second aunt saw Grandma Qi's posture, she hid immediately. The first aunt pulled Qi's daughter-in-law, and Jia Zhang's attention was also on Qi's daughter-in-law. Grandma Qi also rushed over.

"Don't hit the head. Hitting the head can easily cause accidents. Hit the butt instead." Another voice floated over from the crowd.

Grandma Qi hit Jia Zhang on the butt with a stick, and Jia Zhang jumped up with a scream. Aunt Yi heard the noise outside and was very angry. She turned around to see who was so wicked, but Qi's daughter-in-law was also pulling, so she had no time to see.

"Sister-in-law Qi, hug the aunt, yes, pull her hair, yes, don't hold her down."

"Grandma Qi, please raise your stick. If you don't hit me now, when will you hit me?"

"Sister Qi has held her down. Yes, slap her. Yes, use more force."

Jia Zhang was beaten and screamed. The boy squatting at the Lotus Gate was looking at his neighbor squatting next to him in surprise. This guy was too mean. Wang Wenyuan was smoking a cigarette, pointing at the backyard with a smile and said, "Why are you looking at me? The second aunt in the backyard helped an old lady in." Xu Damao turned around and looked at the yard while smoking.

"Stop it, what are you doing? Just for two cabbages, who was talking just now?" the old lady shouted with full energy.

Everyone in the compound turned their heads and looked towards the Lotus Gate. The squatting boy saw people in the compound looking over here, and said with a smile while smoking, "Boy, you're done for now."

But when the boy turned around, there was no one next to him. Then he turned around to look at the crowd and heard an old lady looking at him angrily and shouting, "Xu Damao!" The boy was dumbfounded.

A middle-aged woman rushed out of the crowd and ran towards Xu Damao, shouting as she ran: "You damn boy, you skipped school, smoked, and instigated others."

Xu Damao saw that it was his mother who ran over. She was scolding him and winking at him. Xu Damao understood what she meant and ran out of the yard. When he ran out of the yard, Xu Damao's mother whispered to him, "Go out and hide for two days. You will be in trouble when the man in the yard comes back."

Xu Damao ran out of the alley, but stopped suddenly. No, this is not what I instigated, it was the man from the next yard who instigated. Xu Damao ran to Yard No. 97, turned around, but didn't find anyone. He asked a few children, and they all said that there was no one wearing a military coat in their yard.

Xu Damao rushed out of the alley again in frustration. He was afraid that people in the yard would see him, so he ran a long way before stopping. He said while panting, "I am so unlucky. Why should I skip school for no reason?" In Wang Wenyuan's yard, Hua Mama took advantage of the good sunshine to cool down Wang Wenyuan's quilt and mattress. At this time, she was patting the quilt with the handle of a feather duster when she heard a thump against the backyard wall.

Mother Hua was startled and turned around to see that it was Wang Wenyuan who jumped down from behind. Mother Hua said angrily, "You are so high up in the daytime. Aren't you afraid of being mistaken for a spy and getting shot?"

Wang Wenyuan was stunned, thinking that this might really happen, and said, "I won't do that next time. Isn't this just being anxious?"

Mother Hua asked, "Did you come from the side yard? What's the noise over there?"

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go wash it, and then I'll tell you and grandma about it. You can just treat it as a joke, it's really funny."

After a while, when Wang Wenyuan walked to the main hall of his grandmother's yard, he found a little girl of eight or nine years old sitting next to his grandmother. Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "Grandma, this is He Yushui, right?"

Before Granny Jinhua could say anything, Wang Wenli from the inner room came running out with her short legs, shouting as she ran: "Guoguo, you're back. I thought you didn't want me anymore."

Wang Wenyuan picked up Wang Wenli. He Yushui looked at the handsome man curiously. Granny Jinhua said, "Yes, this is He Yushui. Come on, Yushui, call me brother. This is Wenli's brother, and also your brother."

He Yushui called out weakly, "Hello, brother. I am He Yushui."

Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "You are welcome too. Treat this place as your own home and don't feel restrained."

Then he said to Wen Li, who was in his arms, "Do you know the iron box on the cabinet in my brother's room?"

Wen Li thought about it and nodded. Wang Wenyuan continued, "Take your sister Yu Shui to get it. It's foreign candy. It's delicious, but you can't eat too much."

When Wang Wenli heard this, she struggled to get down from the ground. Wang Wenyuan put her down, and the little girl pulled He Yushui and ran out.

Mother Hua came in from outside and turned her head to shout, "Run slower, don't fall." After entering the house, she put the tray on the square table next to Granny Jinhua's rocking chair and said, "Look, the tea is ready for you. I just want to listen to the fun."

"Thank you, Mother Hua. You are my real mother. I didn't do much work since I came to the yard. All the work was taken away by the two mothers." Wang Wenyuan said.

"Am I not your biological mother?" Mother Feng came in carrying a plate of fruits. Her voice came in before she entered the house.

"They are all my biological mothers." Wang Wenyuan said hurriedly.

"That's better." Mother Feng put the fruit plate on the square table, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and sat down next to Mother Hua.

Wang Wenyuan saw that the three people thought their home was too quiet and wanted to listen to the noise coming from the next yard.

Wang Wenyuan told his grandmother and two mothers what happened next door. In the end, Hua's mother laughed so hard that she fell backwards. While laughing, she said, "You are so mean. Haha, you made me laugh to death."

Mother Feng also said: "You see, there are really no good people in the yard next door, but things happen every day, it's really interesting, why don't we sneak over to take a look at night."

Wang Wenyuan said, "They will definitely hold a meeting tonight. It will definitely be interesting. Let's just watch it for fun."

Wang Wenyuan and the two mothers planned to visit Courtyard No. 95 at night.

(End of this chapter)