After the conference ended, Ma Hua pushed his cart straight home. Autumn in Beijing was already getting chilly; as soon as Ma Hua entered the house, he felt a wave of cold. It was truly getting cold. Thinking this, Ma Hua rubbed his hands together and prepared to start a fire in the stove to warm himself up.
When Ma Hua went outside, he was furious. "Damn it! Who stole my coal?" he thought. He'd only bought 40 yuan's worth, and hadn't even used a single piece. He was lucky to have 20 yuan's worth left. This was outrageous! Ma Hua almost laughed in anger. Did they think he was weak and powerless since he'd just arrived?
A standard honeycomb briquette weighs 2.5 jin (1.25 catties), so it's been changed to 2 jin (1 catties) per briquette.
Thinking of this, Ma Hua stood at the backyard entrance and shouted, "Which heartless bastard stole from my house? Who is this shameless wretch? What are they? A whole family of filthy scum, aren't they afraid of soiling their own hearts?"
I only bought this little bit of coal, and you still have the nerve to steal it? Steal your grandpa! Are you a family of thieves? Don't throw it away, or I'll catch you, you worthless bastard who gave birth to a child without an anus!
Ma Hua knew perfectly well that it was probably that heartless Jia Zhangshi who stole it, thinking he was easy to bully. Thinking this, Ma Hua cursed as he took all the coal and cabbages from Jia Zhangshi's house, saying he would donate them in a while, "I'll teach you to steal."
"You're all alone, so pitiful. You only have this much, and you still steal it!" Ma Hua was furious. She'd never suffered like this before; how could she not be angry? She was just laughing and joking about others, and now her own home had been robbed.
Hearing the shouts and curses from the MCA, everyone in the courtyard quietly peered through the windows to see what was happening outside. No one came out; they just watched the spectacle in silence.
Xu Damao, who was enjoying himself at home, immediately lifted the curtain and went outside when he heard Ma Hua shouting and cursing in the courtyard. He wanted to go and see what was going on, and seize the opportunity to win Ma Hua over. He had heard that Ma Hua was quite skilled in combat.
Qin Huairu from the Jia family looked at Jia Zhangshi with a worried expression: "Mom, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate? It wouldn't be good if someone found out."
Jia Zhangshi waved her hand: "What are you afraid of? I've already put it inside. Do you think he would dare to search our house? Don't worry." Jia Zhangshi didn't dare tell Qin Huairu that all the aunties in the courtyard saw her moving it, but they thought that Ma Hua was new and not moving from their own house, so no one stopped her.
When Xu Damao arrived, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were already standing next to Ma Hua with grim expressions. They hadn't wanted to come out initially, but their wives had told them it was Jia Zhangshi who had taken it.
But as the MCA's insults grew louder and more vulgar, one was the manager of the backyard, and the other was an old man, so they could only come out and take a look.
Yi Zhonghai directly rebuked Ma Hua: "Ma Hua, what are you making a scene for so late at night? Don't you know everyone in the compound is resting?"
Ma Hua spat at Yi Zhonghai and retorted, "What do you mean I'm making a fuss? My coal was stolen! Grandpa, which bastard took it? How could you be so heartless? Are you trying to freeze me to death? And you're already taking a break after the meeting? Who are you trying to fool? Do you know who stole it?"
Upon hearing the remark about children being born without an anus, Yi Zhonghai immediately broke down. He didn't even have a child himself, so what was he talking about? "How would I know who stole it? I just saw that it was so late and you were still making a scene in the yard. Is it appropriate to disturb the neighbors' sleep over something as trivial as this? Everyone has to go to work tomorrow!"
“What’s wrong with it? I only bought 80 yuan worth. Sir, if you say it’s theft, I won’t say anything if you take two less than me, but you stealing half of mine, isn’t that going too far? I just moved in, so what? Do you think I, Ma Hua, am easy to bully?” Ma Hua retorted directly and bluntly, and loudly stated what had happened.
“I’m not saying you’re easy to bully. We’re all neighbors. If you make a scene this late, it might disturb the rest of the people in the courtyard. I’m doing this for your own good. You just kept everyone awake. It’s unnecessary. Ma Hua, go check again. What if you’re mistaken?” Yi Zhonghai said earnestly.
"Hey, sir, that's not quite right. What do you mean Ma Hua is new? What does that have to do with being new? What, you think Ma Hua is easy to bully because he's new? You know, he only steals a dollar or two normally..."
Everyone pretended not to see it, which is a bit too much. They just moved half of it. What do you think, old man?" Xu Damao unceremoniously lifted the fig leaf in the yard.
Everyone knows that Jia Zhangshi and her family are thieves, especially Jia Zhangshi, who is known for stealing chickens and dogs in the yard. They just don't say anything because of the eldest uncle. Everyone in the yard knows that Jia Zhangshi is the eldest uncle's dog. If it weren't for the eldest uncle protecting her, would a widow like Jia Zhangshi dare to cause trouble in the yard? She would have been eaten alive long ago.
Yi Zhonghai was also at a loss. He cursed Jia Zhangshi in his heart, "You can steal all you want, but take it slow! The people have just arrived, and you're already stealing half of them. That's a bit too much."
Liu Haizhong was delighted at this moment. He had already heard from his wife that it was Jia Zhangshi who took it, and immediately fanned the flames from the side, saying, "Old Yi, I think Ma Hua and Xu Damao are right. We can't let this kind of trend get out of control."
"What if it's like your family, where a naughty child took the wrong thing?" Yi Zhonghai said sarcastically when he saw Liu Haizhong actually speaking up for Ma Hua.
Liu Haizhong was so angry his face turned red. He flung his hand and stormed home. He didn't care anymore; how could he possibly stay there? As soon as he got home, he saw his two sons stealing his eggs at the dinner table again.
Liu Haizhong could no longer suppress his anger. Seeing that his son was not dead, the father drew his Seven Wolves sword and slapped it repeatedly. The sound of slapping and slapping mingled with the pleas for mercy from Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, echoing throughout the backyard.
When Yi Zhonghai heard Liu Haizhong start hitting the child again, he immediately coughed twice to pretend he hadn't heard and continued, "Ma Hua, I think it's getting late. Why don't we just leave it at that? I'll ask around for you tomorrow and see if any of your kids were naughty and took it. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Hua immediately understood what Yi Zhonghai meant: "Push it back for me." He then scoffed, "Fine, I think what others said is right. This old man really knows children well; he immediately knew that one of the children in the courtyard had taken the wrong one."
Yi Zhonghai's face immediately turned red, he was panting heavily, and his eyes seemed to reveal a desire to tear the MCA apart.
"Alright, since the old man has said so, then that's settled. If he doesn't return my coal by tomorrow, don't blame me for being impolite; I'll go straight to the police station to report it. This is no small matter."
"You all have wives and children, so you have a lot of rations. It's okay if some are stolen. But I'm all alone, so I can't do that. I only have this much ration," Ma Hua shrugged and said casually.
Good heavens, as soon as Ma Hua said that, not only Yi Zhonghai, but Xu Damao's expression also turned a bit off. If he hadn't wanted to win Ma Hua over to deal with Sha Zhu, he would have turned around and left long ago.
Ma Hua is absolutely despicable. He never mentions coal, only children. Everyone in the hospital knows that I and Yi Zhonghai have been married for so long without having any children.
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