“Officer, this tricycle is our livelihood. We rely on it to make money. Don’t even mention her, I’ve refused to borrow it even if the old man in charge of our compound came to borrow it!”
Jia Zhangshi rode her tricycle to catch cicadas without saying a word, which infuriated He Daqing.
This has already delayed his ability to go out and earn money.
If Jia Zhangshi had shown a good attitude in admitting her mistake, that would have been fine, but Jia Zhangshi's first reaction upon seeing the police was to turn around and run away.
What's this?
This is because you have a guilty conscience!
Therefore, He Daqing had to teach Jia Zhangshi a lesson no matter what.
“Yes, I can testify that I asked them to borrow a tricycle before, but they refused!” Uncle Yan Bugui added in a very cooperative manner.
have to!
The situation is now very clear: it was indeed this woman who rode away on someone else's bicycle.
Strictly speaking, this kind of thing isn't theft; it's more like a conflict between neighbors.
However, He Daqing kept insisting on the car theft, and since Jia Zhangshi tried to escape when she was discovered, if He Daqing continued to pursue the matter seriously, he really had to take this woman in for investigation.
Therefore, the police, with the aim of mediation, said, "If you take her to the station, the tricycle will also have to be taken away as evidence."
“It’s not easy for you to ride tricycles. If we take your tricycles away, it will affect your ability to make money.”
Um?
Do I need to take the tricycle with me?
He Daqing and Cai Quanwu were somewhat displeased upon hearing this.
The feeling of receiving cash every day is fantastic, and they can't resist it. If they were deducted for ten days or half a month, it would be too much of a delay.
"Therefore, I suggest that this woman apologize to you. You are all neighbors living in the same courtyard, and you see each other all the time."
If both sides can reach an agreement, they can save themselves some trouble.
He Daqing thought for a moment after hearing this, then turned to Cai Quanwu and asked, "Quanwu, what do you think?"
"Brother, I'll listen to you!"
"Then let her compensate us for our losses. I won't ask for much, just five yuan!" He Daqing raised his hand and waved his palm.
Upon hearing this, Madam Jia Zhang immediately flew into a rage.
"Five yuan? He Daqing, are you out of your mind?"
"Even if you pedal a tricycle all day, you probably wouldn't earn five yuan, right?"
He Daqing snorted coldly: "Is five yuan a lot? We lost our livelihood, and we searched all over the streets, even alarming the police. If you don't pay us five yuan today, this matter is not over."
If it were just a few cents, it wouldn't be enough to make Jia Zhangshi feel the pinch.
So they set it at five yuan, so that Jia Zhangshi would avoid tricycles from now on.
Actually, according to the compensation standards for courtyard houses, five yuan is really not enough.
People like Chen Jun and Xu Damao would ask Jia Zhangshi for compensation starting from tens of yuan, and some even asked for hundreds of yuan.
He Daqing hadn't lived in a courtyard house for too long and didn't know the customs and practices there.
So Yan Bugui advised from the side, "It's just five yuan, it's better than going to the yamen."
"Get out of my way, you old coward Yan!"
Jia Zhangshi yelled at Yan Bugui in annoyance: "I work hard to pull a manure cart and only earn a dozen yuan, but he just asks me to pay him five yuan. How can he bully people like this?"
After saying that, Madam Jia sat down on the ground with a thud, slapping her thighs and wailing, "Come and see, He Daqing is bullying an orphan and a widow!"
“I only rode his tricycle for a moment, and he demanded five yuan in compensation from me. He’s trying to drive my family of three to our deaths.”
"Old Jia, Dongxu, you two should come back and take a look. He Daqing, that damned bastard, doesn't want us to live anymore."
Same recipe, same taste.
Although Jia Zhangshi had been in a labor camp for so long, she hadn't lost any of her skills in throwing tantrums and making a scene.
These shouts immediately alerted the people in the courtyard.
Hearing the commotion, Qin Huairu's heart tightened, and she hurriedly rushed out.
Seeing Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground howling, and Bang Geng sitting in the back of the cart spitting at He Daqing and Cai Quanwu, Qin Huairu quickly understood what was going on.
No wonder Jia Zhangshi was able to bring Bang Geng along to catch cicadas.
So they'd been eyeing the tricycles for a while now.
Although Qin Huairu was unhappy that Jia Zhangshi had caused trouble, now was not the time to argue. She could only hold her belly and pitifully say to He Daqing, "Uncle He, my mother didn't mean it."
"It was Banggeng who was greedy and cried and made a fuss about catching cicadas. But walking out of the city was too far, and Banggeng couldn't handle it at all, so my mother rode your family's tricycle."
Seeing Qin Huairu's sincere attitude, He Daqing's resentment subsided somewhat.
Look at Qin Huairu's attitude, and then look at Jia Zhangshi's tantrum and unreasonable behavior.
"You should have told us first!" He Daqing's tone softened considerably.
"You damned bastard, how could I not say that? I clearly told Cai Quanwu!" Sitting on the ground, Jia Zhangshi seemed to have found a target to attack, and shouted at Cai Quanwu, "Cai Quanwu, tell He Daqing that I did not borrow your tricycle."
Cai Quanwu, who was yelled at for no reason, frowned: "You did say it, but I didn't agree."
“It’s your business if you didn’t agree, but I’ve already said it,” Jia Zhangshi said matter-of-factly.
hiss.......
The faces of the onlookers twitched violently.
Jia Zhangshi is so shameless!
They clearly didn't agree, but you turned around and rode away on your tricycle. Not only did you ride away, but you also acted so self-righteously.
If you didn't know better, you'd think Cai Quanwu had ridden Jia Zhangshi!
"Mom, please say less. This whole thing is our fault!"
Qin Huairu sighed speechlessly, then said to He Daqing, "Uncle He, that's just my mother's temper, don't take it to heart. How about this, I apologize to you on her behalf."
“We’re sorry, we shouldn’t have ridden your tricycle without permission, but you know our family’s situation right now. We’ve lost our house and our jobs. We live on the little money my mother earns each month pulling a manure cart, and we really can’t afford five yuan.”
this......
Seeing Qin Huairu's attitude, He Daqing found it hard to be ruthless.
If he continues to demand five yuan in compensation from the Jia family, it will make him seem somewhat heartless.
After all, it was inappropriate to do this since I had just returned to the courtyard house from Baoding.
After thinking for a moment, He Daqing waved his hand and said, "I'm not an unreasonable person. Since you've already apologized, I won't ask your family for five yuan in compensation. Just consider the cicada we caught today as an apology."
He wanted the goods but not the money, which would both teach Jia Zhangshi a lesson and demonstrate He Daqing's magnanimity.
"OK!"
Qin Huairu nodded without thinking, then picked up the bottle from the tricycle and handed it to He Daqing.
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