Although Qin Huairu's decision to have her family carry the coffin was rather outrageous, it was ultimately a matter for the Jia family, and the people in the courtyard only made a few comments before moving on.
Guan thought the matter was over and the Jia family would be able to settle down from now on.
But who would have thought that Jia Zhangshi would get into an argument with someone that very night.
The argument was quite loud, even disturbing Liu Haizhong in the backyard.
"What are you doing! What are you doing! Why are you making so much noise at night instead of sleeping?"
"We're all neighbors, we should just be more considerate of each other!"
Liu Haizhong looked at Jia Zhangshi speechlessly, feeling extremely angry. They couldn't stop bickering as soon as they returned.
"Second Uncle, this really isn't our fault. It was Zhang Laosan's wife who tried to kick us out late at night!" Qin Huairu said, putting on a pitiful act as she watched more and more people gather in the courtyard.
Zhang Laosan's wife wants to kick people out?
Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.
That shouldn't be the case.
The fact that Zhang Laosan's wife agreed to set up a mourning hall in front of their house shows that she is not a petty person.
After all, funerals are considered unlucky, and Jia Dongxu was still beaten to death.
"That's right, I've never seen anyone so shameless. They kicked us out in the middle of the night, it's like they're making us sleep on the streets!" Jia Zhangshi cursed. "We're not living in your house for free, we're paying rent."
"is that so?"
Liu Haizhong ignored Jia Zhangshi and instead turned to ask Zhang Laosan's wife.
Zhang Laosan's wife is a rather feisty woman. Even a scoundrel like Zhang Laosan wouldn't dare to easily provoke his wife at home.
So Zhang Laosan's wife spat and said, "That's the wicked person who's accusing others first."
"Second Uncle, I had already taken the children to bed when Jia Zhangshi's unruly grandson came into my room and tried to steal things. When I caught him, he started yelling and called Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu over."
"As a result, Jia Zhangshi not only refused to apologize, but also accused me of hitting the stick. I couldn't stand this, so I told them to get out of my house."
"Nonsense! My obedient grandson would never steal things from your house!" Madam Jia sneered. "If you ask me, you're definitely trying to get revenge on our family. You sneaked away with my grandson at night, were you planning to sell him to human traffickers?"
"Tui! Tui! Tui!"
Seeing that someone was backing him up, Banggeng, who was hiding behind Jia Zhangshi, launched a verbal attack on Zhang Laosan's wife.
“Sister-in-law Zhang, my son Banggeng is the most obedient. He would never steal anything from your room!” Qin Huairu also stood up for her son.
After saying that, Qin Huairu glanced at the crowd who had come out to watch the commotion and said with a wronged expression, "I know that ever since the police took Zhang Laosan away, Zhang's sister-in-law has been looking down on us. But Dongxu's death is also related to Zhang Laosan. It's not like we can say anything about the police taking him away."
"Qin Huairu, you're really something! You managed to say all the nice things!" Zhang Laosan's wife gritted her teeth in anger.
Zhang Laosan was not a good person, and his wife knew this very well.
But what does that have to do with what happened tonight?
Qin Huairu deliberately tried to smear her.
Liu Haizhong pondered for a moment and felt that this matter was difficult to judge. First, there was no evidence, and second, there were no other eyewitnesses. It was a case of each side having its own version of events.
"Banggeng, did you go to Aunt Zhang's house tonight?"
"Tui! Tui! Tui!"
The response in the bangs was the spittle of a stick.
Liu Haizhong couldn't help but feel annoyed by his appearance. There were many children in the courtyard, but not many like Banggeng who couldn't understand human speech.
It's all because the Jia family spoiled them.
"Third brother's wife, what did Banggeng take from your house?" Liu Haizhong asked from a different angle.
If there is evidence that the stick-like creature stole something, the matter can be resolved.
Unfortunately, Zhang Laosan's wife shook her head: "When I was woken up, he was rummaging through things, but he hadn't stolen anything yet."
"You're slandering me without any evidence! You're definitely trying to kidnap my precious grandson!"
"You have no evidence, so what are you talking about!" At this moment, Jia Zhangshi's attitude was particularly arrogant.
"Well, since neither side has any evidence, let's just assume Bang Geng is sleepwalking. After all, his dad had sleepwalking problems too."
Liu Haizhong knew this matter was difficult to resolve, so he decided to try to smooth things over.
Anyway, there was no loss, and it didn't involve any compensation issues.
Sleepwalking?
Jia Zhangshi was taken aback. How come she didn't know that Jia Dongxu also had sleepwalking disorder?
How could so many abnormal things have happened during my time in the labor camp?
Qin Huairu replied, "If there's nothing else, I'll take the child back to the house."
Liu Haizhong nodded and also planned to return to the backyard.
But Zhang Laosan's wife was not happy.
Why should we just let it go like this?
Bang Geng clearly went to their house to steal things, but he didn't get any punishment. This brat will only become more and more arrogant.
She still had to go out to work during the day, so Banggeng had plenty of opportunities to sneak into her house.
So, in order to prevent future troubles, Zhang Laosan's wife stopped Qin Huairu from going back to the house.
"Qin Huairu, I can't win an argument with both of you by myself, so I'll just accept my bad luck!"
“But I’m in charge of my own house. Pack your things and get out right now.”
"What right do you have to kick us out?"
Before Qin Huairu could speak, Jia Zhangshi rushed over fiercely.
His domineering manner caused Zhang Laosan's wife to stumble.
Those who hadn't left yet couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement at the sight.
The term "bad tenant" probably refers to someone like Jia Zhangshi, right?
Inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult. If Zhang Laosan doesn't come back, Jia Zhangshi would dare to directly occupy Zhang Laosan's room.
If she takes over for three to five years, it will be even more difficult to get rid of her.
"The house is mine!" Zhang Laosan's wife was not intimidated at all.
"We've paid!" Jia Zhangshi's voice was even louder.
"Ha, so what if you gave me money? I'll just return it to you, and I'll even return a month's worth!" Zhang Laosan's wife looked at Jia Zhangshi with disgust: "You've been staying here for so many days for nothing, you should be secretly happy."
Um?
Can I get a full month's rent refunded?
Jia Zhangshi was immediately tempted upon hearing this.
The Jia family is dirt poor, so it's naturally a good thing they can get some money back.
Most importantly, they benefited from the Zhang family's generosity; Qin Huairu and the others stayed for so many days for free.
"Fine, then give me my money back!" Jia Zhangshi pursed her lips and stretched out her hand.
Qin Huairu's expression changed, as if she had thought of something, and she tried to stop her.
But Zhang Laosan's wife was even faster, taking out a dime and slapping it into Jia Zhangshi's palm.
"Here's the money, now get out of my house!"
ha?
Looking at the one cent in her hand, Jia Zhangshi felt like she had been tricked.
Whose rent is so cheap? Only one yuan a month?
This is utter nonsense!
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