"Uncle, could I take a look at the medical report?"
Just as Jia Zhangshi and Xu Damao started arguing again, Qin Huairu walked over.
"Don't worry, I will absolutely not tamper with the inspection report."
Yan Bugui thought for a moment and then handed the examination report to Qin Huairu.
With so many people watching, Qin Huairu shouldn't go crazy like Jia Zhangshi.
But does Qin Huairu even know that many characters?
Well, you know what, the previous literacy campaign was quite successful. Although Qin Huairu couldn't recognize all the words on the medical report, she could roughly tell that the report was genuine based on the few words she did recognize.
"So, the report didn't lie, did it?" Xu Damao asked smugly.
Qin Huairu nodded and silently returned the examination report to Yan Bugui.
Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi knew that Xu Damao had really strained his back.
That damned Xu Damao, when did he become so fragile? I only kicked him once, and he actually got hurt.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Jia Zhangshi resorted to her old tricks.
"We can't live like this anymore! Xu Damao is going to bully us orphans and widows to death! And that Yan Bugui is ganging up on us with Xu Damao too! We can't live like this anymore!"
No, why are you dragging me into this when you're criticizing Xu Damao?
Yan Bugui's lips twitched, and he frowned in displeasure.
We can't let her ruin her reputation like that.
"Jia Zhangshi, don't make false accusations. I didn't take any money from Xu Damao, and I didn't help anyone bully you. The test report was issued by the hospital. If there's a problem, go to the hospital."
"Besides, isn't Xu Damao's behavior all because you hit him yourself? If you feel it's unfair, you can report it to the authorities."
Yan Bugui was indeed a learned teacher who spoke with reason.
If you don't believe the report, go to the hospital; if you're not satisfied, go to the police. Don't slander others here.
Unfortunately, Jia Zhangshi wasn't buying it at all. After hearing what Yan Bugui said, she bared her teeth and cursed, "Old Yan, when did you become accomplices with Xu Damao?"
"Xu Damao, report this to the authorities."
Yan Bugui rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. Reasoning with Jia Zhangshi was useless.
No matter how clearly she explained the reasoning, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't accept it, and even suspected that she had received benefits from Xu Damao.
Since that's the case, let's just get the government to handle it.
If Jia Zhangshi is not satisfied, she should go and squat in the fence for two days.
"Did everyone see that? Jia Zhangshi deliberately hurt someone and still won't admit it. If you ask me, we should just kick her out of the courtyard house, so she won't start hitting people again someday." Xu Damao shook his head smugly: "She dared to hurt me today, she'll dare to hurt you tomorrow!"
"Why are you kicking me out!"
Madam Jia was immediately displeased. What's wrong with hitting someone? Does hitting someone mean you have to be kicked out of the courtyard?
Why not just lose the money yourself?
"Just because you deliberately hit someone, just because you denied it after hitting someone, just because you didn't pay compensation after hitting someone!"
Xu Damao pointed at Jia Zhangshi and shouted.
It's not really realistic to kick Jia Zhangshi out of the courtyard house; ultimately, this is just a conflict between two people.
But if we don't scare Jia Zhangshi, how can we make her willingly pay the money?
"You heartless maggots, so what if you lose money? We're rich!"
Jia Zhangshi was furious with Xu Damao. She had just been making a scene to avoid paying compensation, but now Xu Damao not only wanted to report her to the authorities, but also wanted to kick her out of the courtyard.
If I were really kicked out, where would I have a place to stay? I'd probably have to slink back to my rural hometown in disgrace.
But if he went to the countryside, he wouldn't be able to keep an eye on Qin Huairu.
Therefore, in order to avoid being confined to the fence and being kicked out, Jia Zhangshi agreed to Xu Damao's request.
It's just losing money!
The Jia family now has some savings!
Jia Zhangshi really didn't care about ten or eight yuan.
"Fine, you said it!"
Xu Damao grinned, revealing a satisfied smile.
"First, there was the hospital check-up fee, which was one yuan; then the medicine cost three yuan; and the tricycle ride cost five yuan, for a total of nine yuan!"
Nine pieces?
Madam Jia snorted disdainfully.
This amount of money was no problem for the Jia family at all, so Madam Jia waved her hand and said, "Wait, I'll get it for you right now!"
"Wait, I haven't finished speaking!"
"Spit it out!" Jia Zhangshi grumbled.
Xu Damao glanced at Jia Zhangshi and continued, "The doctor said I need to rest in bed for half a month. I can't go to work at the factory during this half month, so you have to compensate me for lost wages. I won't try to cheat you. It's one yuan a day, so it's fifteen yuan for half a month."
Nine yuan plus fifteen yuan, that's twenty-four yuan in total.
Jia Zhangshi clenched her fist. Twenty-four yuan was no small sum. Paying such a large amount in compensation would be painful for a month or two.
"Okay! Here you go!"
Now that things have come to this, Jia Zhangshi has no choice but to grit her teeth and admit it.
"Ten yuan for emotional distress, ten yuan for pain compensation. I'm resting in bed at home, shouldn't my wife take care of me? Add another ten yuan, that's fifty-four yuan in total. Jia Zhangshi, go home and get the money."
What is that?
Jia Zhangshi could understand the "compensation for mental distress," but what was this "compensation for pain"? And what about the "service fee for Xu Damao's wife"? It was ten yuan!
No, are you trying to extort money from me like a landlord?
Madam Jia was displeased: "Xu Damao, have you no shame?"
"What, you don't want to give it?"
"I'll give you a maximum of twenty-four yuan, not a penny more!" Jia Zhangshi said through gritted teeth, at this moment she wished she could pounce on Xu Damao and bite him a couple of times.
That damn thing is ruthless! It just asks for fifty-four yuan out of the mouth.
Don't you even consider whether your life, Xu Damao, is worth fifty-four?
"Give it to me or not! If you don't, I'm reporting you to the authorities!"
"Even if I report to the authorities, it won't be fifty-four. I'll give you twenty-four dollars at most!"
After a brief tug-of-war, the two sides finally settled on a compensation amount of thirty yuan!
After Jia Zhangshi reluctantly stuffed the thirty yuan into Xu Damao's hand, she cursed, "Damn it!"
Xu Damao didn't care at all. In front of everyone, he carefully counted the money, and after confirming that the amount was correct, he took out five yuan and handed it to Cai Quanwu.
"Here's the fare for the ride!"
"Hey, thank you!" Cai Quanwu happily took the money. He had been wondering to himself when he took Xu Damao to the hospital that Xu Damao would really pay five yuan for the fare.
But to my surprise, Xu Damao was quite reliable. He said it was five yuan, and it was five yuan, and he settled the payment that same day!
"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now."
Xu Damao waved his hand, preparing to finish work and go home, but Sha Zhu called out to him.
"Xu Damao, I helped you onto the tricycle, shouldn't I get some compensation for my trouble?"
Um?
Xu Damao turned around and glanced at Shazhu. Seeing the way Shazhu raised his eyebrows, he immediately understood everything.
You idiot Zhu, you actually tried to take advantage of me to squeeze money out of me!
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