Holding Melon Seeds and Eating Gossip in the Siheyuan (1970s)

【大雜院+群像+家長裏短+看熱鬧不嫌事大+日常向+溫馨版情滿四合院】1975年,紅星軋鋼廠附近胡同大院裏一如往常鬧騰開了。東邊楊淑娟常念叨:“咱閨女膽子小,父母緣淺女婿往哪找?”西邊刁玉蓮忙喂飯:“家寶啊,媽的家寶啊,媽的心肝寶貝蛋子再多吃一口吧。”南邊金巧鳳急跺腳:“兒啊,你看看你實歲25,虛歲26,一眨眼27,再一晃28,冒29,眼瞅着就快30了!”北邊于阿芬抿嘴笑:“我男人做菜手藝好,...

Chapter 40: Bloody "Shit" Battle

Chapter 40: Bloody "Shit" Battle

The three people hiding in the toilet did not move, and only heard the voices of several people talking outside.

"Mom, you go first, I'm going to the bathroom."

"Oh my god, why is this road so dark?"

Ernengzi slowed down his pace and walked towards the toilet with a flashlight.

"Oh my god, who is this? Who spilled the chamber pot again?"

"It's really stinky, isn't it cheap? Ugh."

Ernengzi felt that he was very unlucky as he was caught off guard in the pitch black.

I didn't expect to step on the garbage next to the manhole cover, and the stench hit me straight in the head.

"Is this flashlight running out of battery? The light is almost gone."

Ernengzi muttered to himself as he walked along, the flashlight flickering.

The three people in the toilet all had terrified looks on their faces. They kept their mouths shut and didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of being discovered.

Fu Zhenggang was almost scared to death. He didn't care about the stench and moved his butt hard trying to squeeze in.

The eldest and the third brother looked at each other, anger flashing in their eyes.

Two pairs of eyes looked at each other, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiching Fu Zhenggang in the middle and holding him firmly.

"You kid, you still want to rob your fellow thieves!"

At this moment, the three of them looked like a pair of sandwiches filled with mung bean filling.

The hutong public toilet in the compound is located in the southwest corner, and the location of this toilet is also quite particular.

Beijing has a typical temperate continental monsoon climate, with northwest winds prevailing all year round and moving towards the southeast.

The toilet is built on the south side, so when the northwest wind blows, the energy of the cycle of grains will not drift into the courtyard.

The public toilet here was built a few years ago. It is a room with a wall in the middle, separating the toilets into two parts for men and women.

There was no shed on the roof originally, so in the winter, when we went to the toilet, our butts would be frozen cold. It was so painful.

After everyone repeatedly reported the problem, the street office sent someone to the roof. After a simple fix, the toilet still leaked air everywhere at night.

"Could it be that Third Uncle leaked something when he was cleaning out the manure? No, I have to go talk to Third Uncle about it one day.

Well, in this area, I am the only one who is particular about things!"

After saying that, he hurried into the bathroom. Just as he took off his pants and was about to go to the bathroom, he heard a rustling sound.

Feeling something was wrong, he turned his head suddenly:

“Ah, there’s a ghost—

Help, Mom—"

Er Nengzi was almost scared to death. Who the hell was there when there were people standing against the wall next to the toilet?

The three sandwich guys were like geckos, standing next to each other in a narrow area protruding from the squatting position, which was made of a wooden board.

The three men had planned to subdue Er Nengzi when he wasn't paying attention, but before they could find the right opportunity to do so, they were frightened to death by Er Nengzi's screams.

Late in the evening, everyone finished watching the show and prepared to go to bed.

Suddenly, I heard Ernengzi's hoarse voice shouting, the sound was extremely miserable and floated into the yard.

"Could something have happened?"

Xie Da Jiao had just laid down to rest when she was woken up.

"It sounds like the sound is coming from the toilet."

Gao Xiulan leaned her head out of the window and listened carefully.

People from each household opened their doors and came out in twos and threes, peeking towards the toilet.

"Son—what's wrong with you?"

Jin Qiaofeng suddenly jumped out of the house and ran to the bathroom as if her butt was on fire.

I saw my son holding up his pants with one hand and shouting.

"Mom, there's a ghost. There's a ghost in the bathroom. I just took off my pants and I saw three pairs of glowing eyes!"

"How can there be anyone in this dark place?"

Jin Qiaofeng stretched her neck and glanced casually into the bathroom, but didn't see anything, so she came out again, pinching her nose.

"Don't scare yourself."

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Jin Qiaofeng walked back and prepared to go home.

It stinks so much that she can't stand it.

"Everyone, go away. Nothing's wrong."

Jin Qiaofeng waved her hands and said to the person who was looking over here.

"Mom, I definitely saw someone. Hey, Mom, don't leave in such a hurry."

Ernengzi watched Jin Qiaofeng walk away as if her butt was on fire.

"Come back as soon as you're done! There are so many weird things happening late at night."

After a while, Jin Qiaofeng's voice was heard.

"Could it be that I really made a mistake? It can't be that serious."

Er Nengzi didn't believe it and stretched his head to take another look into the toilet. Unexpectedly, a hand grabbed the corner of his clothes and prevented him from leaving.

I wasn't paying attention for a moment and half of my body was dragged into the toilet. When I looked up, I saw a pair of familiar green eyes.

"Fu Zhenggang? Why are you here?

Hey! Why are you pulling me?

You're such a jerk, Fu Zhenggang, you actually peeked at a man using the toilet!"

Fu Zhenggang found out that it was this gossipy idiot again. It was he who exposed the affair between him and Zhao Yunyun. Otherwise, he would have married Zhao Jingxiang long ago.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. In a fit of rage, he reached out and grabbed the corner of Ernengzi's clothes and pulled it in hard.

"God damn it, you idiot, let go!"

The boss on the outside was almost squeezed down. He couldn't bear it anymore and started yelling at Fu Zhenggang.

The third child was squeezed in the innermost part, holding the gold bars in his arms and his butt raised to the right.

"Go down!"

Fu Zhenggang was hit and lost his balance, and he staggered towards the pit.

He had no choice but to let go of the corner of Ernengzi's clothes, but he still couldn't keep his balance. The boss on the right took advantage of this opportunity and hit him again.

"ah--"

"thump--"

With a scream, Fu Zhenggang fell into the pit. The grown man sank, and the eldest and third brothers who were standing on the wooden board were also affected.

“I’ll go!”

Er Nengzi was stunned and looked at Fu Zhenggang who fell in in surprise.

This was the first time in his life that he saw someone liking to jump into a cesspool.

Fu Zhenggang's square face turned from red to black as he thrashed around inside.

Uncle Three took a leave this week, and no one has cleaned the toilet, so it's almost full.

Fu Zhenggang moved to the side and prepared to climb up.

"Go to hell!"

The eldest and the third brother on the shore stopped people from coming up.

"You guys forced me to do this! If that's the case, come down now!"

"Ah! Hey!"

Fu Zhenggang was like a charade. His eyes widened, and he made up his mind to go all out. He stretched out his hands and tried to drag the two people standing above into the water.

The two of them dodged.

Fu Zhenggang continued to go crazy, and the eldest and the third brother had to jump around on the wooden board.

No one noticed the creaking of the wooden boards underneath.

This is an old wooden board!

Ernengzi tied his belt tightly and ran to the door to watch the farce. After thinking about it, he ran back to call for help.

The neighbors living nearby have never seen such a scene before. It is such a new thing.

Three people were fighting fiercely in the small pit. Fu Zhenggang was furious and grabbed something and smashed it at the two people above.

"Ah—you're crazy—"

"Oh my god, this kid is using dirty tricks."

The three of them were fighting each other, and both sides were extremely anxious.

It was inconvenient for the third brother to hold the big gold bar in his hand, so he put the big gold bar on the beam when Fu Zhenggang was not paying attention.

Without any scruples, the third brother continued to join the battle.

Suddenly, with a "crack", the wooden board finally broke under the pressure.

“Ahhhh—”

The eldest and the third brother came out like dumplings, one after another.

He fell in with a plop, splashing Fu Zhenggang's head and face.

"What a fucking life."