Wu Wei got angry: "Old Yuan, was that scream from Xu Damao Zheng Ya's doing again?"
"Girl, this time it really wasn't. It was Xu Damao and Qin Huairu playing with props. They were so frightened when someone suddenly kicked the door open that the props got hurt!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Old Yuan wasn't sure if Xu Damao's change was related to Zheng Ya, and there was no point in talking about things without evidence.
Wu Wei simply didn't believe it: "Don't say anything more, Xu Damao's change is too sudden."
As the saying goes, something unusual must be going on.
So Xu Damao's transformation was Zheng Ya's doing, humph.
"Ahem, girl, you're really going after Zheng Ya. You're already targeting him in your dreams before you've even gone to sleep."
"This is very detrimental to your cultivation!" Old Yuan felt that his daughter's mentality was seriously unbalanced, which was not a good thing.
Wu Wei remained silent, pondering the issue Lao Yuan had raised. Could it be that her desire to compare herself to Zheng Ya had caused her mental state to become problematic?
Xu Damao strode arrogantly out of Qin Huairu's house, and people in the courtyard pointed and made way for him, saying, "What kind of attitude does Xu Damao have?"
"That's right! We just forgave him for messing around with Qin Huairu, and this is the attitude he has! It's outrageous!" Old Hu was angry because the Shen family had taken away Xu Damao's job of shoveling night soil.
Xu Damao retorted dismissively, "Go ahead and arrest me if you dare."
"Xu Damao, you publicly provoked everyone in the hospital. If you really want to go to jail, I'll send you there!" Sha Zhu angrily raised his fist in threat.
Xu Damao scoffed: "Silly Zhu, you're getting too big for your britches, aren't you?"
Come on, if you don't take me, Xu Damao, to the police station tonight and bring me to justice, then I, Xu Damao, am your father?
On the contrary, you, Sha Zhu, sent me to the authorities, and I, Xu Damao, called you "Dad"?
"With all the men in the courtyard, young and old, as witnesses, Sha Zhu, please?"
"Xu Damao, you asked for this..." Sha Zhu was so angry that he stepped forward, rubbing his fists together, ready to grab Xu Damao and send him to the police station for legal proceedings.
But he had only taken three steps when Yan Fugui grabbed him: "Shazhu, don't be fooled."
Once Xu Damao left Qin Huairu's house, even if you sent him to the police station to be prosecuted, Qin Huairu would deny everything.
Even if Qin Huairu admits it, and the people in the courtyard can testify, do you, Sha Zhu, really want to expose Qin Huairu and Xu Damao's affair to the public?
"Shazhu, don't do anything reckless. This is a big deal for all the unmarried men in the compound to find wives. If you dare to act recklessly, you can leave this compound." Old Shen was displeased.
There are four bachelors in the family who haven't gotten married, and a girl is waiting for money to get married.
The courtyard's reputation was ruined by Xu Damao and Qin Huairu's illicit affair, so the bachelors in the courtyard could forget about getting married and the girls of marriageable age could forget about getting married.
This is a big deal.
Seeing that he had incurred the wrath of the crowd, Sha Zhu felt a chill run down his spine. Xu Damao taunted him triumphantly, "Sha Zhu, hurry up and call me daddy!"
"Hey, you idiot son, what do you want from your dad?" Realizing he'd gotten a freebie, Sha Zhu laughed in exasperation when Xu Damao saw him trying to renege on his debt and still take advantage of him: "Sha Zhu, you're not a real man at all..."
"Haha, who isn't a man and doesn't know that?" Sha Zhu's sharp tongue came out, exposing his shortcomings in front of everyone, causing a burst of laughter in the courtyard. The eunuch had brought trouble upon himself.
Xu Damao was furious, his face turning ashen, and he said through gritted teeth, "Shazhu, you'll regret what you did tonight. Just you wait and see."
"Xu Damao, if you have the guts, then show me what you've got. I, Shazhu, will take you on." Shazhu made his stance clear in public: he was willing to deal with him personally, but not with his family.
This is a plea for help, asking for witnesses from the residents of the facility and seeking their protection to ensure the safety of family members.
Not many people in the courtyard understood the hidden meaning in Sha Zhu's words.
The sensible people were considering whether to support Sha Zhu and dissuade Xu Damao from harming other people's families, thus provoking this despicable man. While weighing the pros and cons, Xu Damao spoke up: "I, Xu Damao, am truly a despicable person. Provoking me, hahaha!"
The meaning is self-evident: seize the opportunity to retaliate, regardless of whether it's an adult or a child; retaliating is the right thing to do.
Sha Zhu couldn't hold back any longer and jumped up, threatening, "Xu Damao, if you dare to hurt my family, I'll either kill you or cripple you!"
"Haha, we'll see!" Xu Damao walked home without looking back, his heart filled with hatred.
Seeing that the situation had calmed down, the people in the courtyard shook their heads and dispersed, each going home to sleep.
Sha Zhu paced back and forth, afraid that Xu Damao would retaliate against his family.
Wu Wei, perched on the roof of her own house in the backyard, watched the spectacle with the help of her Grandmaster-level night vision: "That guy clearly had the ability to shut Xu Damao up, so why did he keep Xu Damao around to cause trouble?"
"Girl, I've already said that Xu Damao's misfortune tonight has nothing to do with Zheng Ya, so don't talk nonsense." Old Yuan was also puzzled. Was this really Zheng Ya's doing?
Just then, Zheng Ya finished washing up and was about to go to bed when his mother came to check on him: "You brat, something happened?"
"Uh, Mom, you've already taken my wife, what else could possibly happen?" Zheng Ya complained unhappily, his wife had flown away.
These nights with no one to warm you up are really tough!
Fu Qingyao glared at him and said, "I just received a call from my superiors. Heavy rains have been falling in the Jianghuai area, washing away a lot of grain stored in warehouses in villages and towns..."
"Wait, when did this happen?" Zheng Ya was puzzled. It was unusual for there torrential rains to fall continuously in the winter!
The Jianghuai region is low-lying and close to the Yellow River.
Heavy rains can cause the Yellow River to rise, leading to floods.
As the saying goes, water and fire are merciless. Once a flood breaks out, it is impossible to stop it. It is not uncommon for it to destroy warehouses and sweep away grain.
Fu Qingyao was so anxious she was pacing around in circles: "Stop giving me that nonsense, the most urgent thing is to save the flood victims."
Food, the disaster victims need food to survive, do you understand?
"No, Mom, I know what you're saying, and I'm very anxious too!" Zheng Ya was wondering if the punishment for using Xu Damao as a guinea pig was too lenient.
In addition, Wu Wei's conversation with Lao Yuan made Zheng Ya feel very uncomfortable, as if he was being watched and felt uneasy.
For a moment, he didn't think too deeply about it and overlooked Fu Qingyao's purpose in coming.
Fu Qingyao was furious: "You bastard, have you forgotten what you said last time?"
"Go ask your master for grain, what are you pretending for?"
"Uh, Mom, don't get agitated. I just didn't quite catch on yet."
"Hmph, have you figured it out now?"
"Alright, alright, Mom, go call the higher-ups and tell them to prepare a huge grain depot for me. Leave the rest to me and my master, okay?" Zheng Ya decided to shift the blame to his master and unleash his fury.
All we need is food.
What's the big deal?
Emperor Zhengde earned around three million coins a day, and he could provide as much grain as he needed.
Fu Qingyao gave an incredulous warning: "You brat, this is serious business, and you can't afford to be frivolous about it."
You should know the nature of this matter. If you mess it up, you're finished..."
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