When Qin Huairu tearfully accused Xu Damao of framing her, the pain in Xu Damao's painful area quickly subsided.
The people in the courtyard condemned the two as adulterers and said they should be brought to justice.
The courtyard cannot tolerate such a corrupt person who defiles public morals.
Sha Zhu said with a heavy heart, "Everyone in the courtyard, please calm down."
If word gets out about this, we'll become famous too!
"Oh dear, we were so focused on bringing them to justice that we never thought we'd get implicated!" Old Shen complained.
The kids in the family are all grown up, but they still haven't found wives.
If the scandalous affairs in this courtyard get out, no one will want to marry a man from this courtyard house anymore.
Yan Fugui also considered this potential problem for his own family, and Xu Damao and Qin Huairu's resolve wavered: "Hey, how can we deal with them messing around like this?"
"How about punishing them by making them shovel manure and sweep the yard for a year?" Sha Zhu suggested, wishing Xu Damao would shovel manure for the rest of his life.
Clearly, Qin Huairu was unwilling to pay the fine.
In order to protect Qin Huairu's interests, Sha Zhu directly proposed the punishment of shoveling manure and cleaning the yard.
Old Shen, who wasn't greedy for other people's money, thought it was a good idea: "I think it's feasible. Let everyone in the compound supervise and have them clean the latrines and sweep the yard for everyone in the compound for a year."
"I think we should add another clause, a fine of three hundred..." Yan Fugui was greedy for money and directly called on the people in the courtyard to impose fines. The people in the courtyard immediately lit up and were about to agree.
Sha Zhu expressed his dissatisfaction: "No, we have no right to impose fines; that is the right of law enforcement agencies."
The only punishment we can give them is to clean the manure and sweep the yard.
We cannot do something that oversteps our authority and violates the law!
"Oh my, even Sha Zhu knows the law now?" Yan Fugui was furious. You just feel sorry for Qin Huairu, do you think no one knows that?
Old Yuan spoke up: "Alright, let's settle on this!"
Let bygones be bygones; give them a chance to reform!
"Waaah, thank you, thank you for your forgiveness. I will definitely clean the yard properly!" Qin Huairu's attitude in admitting her mistake was very sincere, and she also took on the easiest task.
Xu Damao, feeling relieved and free from the burden of the remaining year's job of shoveling manure, raised his hand to auction it off: "I made a mistake, I admit it."
But as everyone can see, with my frail and skinny body, I've never done any heavy work before, so I can't do things like shoveling manure!
I can't put all the blame on Qin Huairu; it's not appropriate to make her shovel manure.
Therefore, I'm paying people to shovel manure for a year. The lowest bidder gets the service fee I'm offering. Name your price!
"Xu Damao, you're such a cunning bastard!" Sha Zhu gritted his teeth in hatred. If he hadn't known the law before, he would have already punched him.
Nowadays, Sha Zhu knows the law and abides by it. In order to protect Qin Huairu's interests, he decided to let Xu Damao off the hook, which infuriated Sha Zhu.
Unfortunately, there were quite a few money-grubbing people in the courtyard, and Yan Fugui immediately called out, "Three hundred yuan, the Yan family will take it all..."
"Uncle, your asking price is comparable to a year's salary for a first-class worker at a steel mill!" Old Shen was also tempted, but he didn't compete with Old Yan for the job.
The people in the courtyard didn't want to offend Uncle San, fearing he would make things difficult for them; it wasn't worth it.
But Xu Damao objected: "Third Uncle, you're too ruthless to handle this job."
"No one in the yard is offering a low price, so I can just find someone outside to scoop out the night soil!"
"Xu Damao, are you cheating?" Sha Zhu didn't want him to get away with it, but Xu Damao said dismissively, "Sha Zhu, is it any of your business?"
"I, Xu Damao, guarantee that someone will clean up the latrine, what's it to you?"
"Xu Damao, you've got some nerve." Sha Zhu laughed in exasperation, barely managing to hold back his punch.
Xu Damao said smugly, "Men in the courtyard, young and old, don't say I, Xu Damao, didn't give you a chance to make money. Name your price!"
"Hey everyone, don't look at me. I won't stop you from offering low prices to get jobs," Yan Fugui had to say to make his stance clear.
Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents; it must not be done.
But with three hundred yuan less, Yan Fugui didn't want to do that kind of dirty and tiring work.
She was, after all, a cashier at the planting base, a full-time employee, with a monthly salary of 100 yuan plus benefits, and could earn quite a bit of money each month.
He could earn 300 yuan in two months, so he didn't care about Xu Damao's dirty work income.
Old Shen's family has a large number of members, and this time they only got three spots in the lottery: one for a permanent job and two for temporary jobs. It's enough to support the family of nine, but the children are all grown up and need money to get married.
Even so, Old Shen didn't say anything.
The old Hu family in the front yard called out, "I'll offer two hundred and eighty?"
"Old Hu, there are five people in your family, and all the heavy laborers have jobs. Let us do the shoveling of night soil!" Old Shen finally spoke up.
Old Hu choked for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "Fine, you name your price, I won't argue anymore."
"Haha, the way you're saying that makes it sound like I'm bullying someone."
I, Lao Shen, am the most honest person. If anyone in the courtyard actually takes over Xu Damao's dirty job of shoveling manure, then disregard what I said.
"I'll let Xu Damao set his own price. If it's right, we'll do it; if not, he can find someone else." Old Shen was very straightforward.
The people in the courtyard looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Xu Damao was so angry his teeth ached. The auction failed, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "If we do too much in a month, and no one else will do it, I'll find an outsider to do it?"
"Is anyone in the yard willing to take the job? If so, just let me know." Old Shen's words implied that he was willing to do it, and no one was stupid, so they all tacitly agreed.
So Xu Damao paid for peace and quiet, then took out a hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Lao Shen in front of everyone, saying, "This is a hundred yuan. The rest will be settled after the work is done."
It's a pity it wasn't put to practical use, but I, Xu Damao, am happy!
"Xu Damao, you're not human!" Sha Zhu was furious, so angry he was about to explode, but he didn't dare to hit Xu Damao.
Xu Damao was just trying to annoy Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu pretended not to understand and ignored him.
Although Qin Huairu also felt bad about losing the hundred yuan, who could she blame now that things had happened?
Actually, if Qin Huairu had said she would marry Xu Damao, none of this would have been a problem.
Xu Damao isn't a fool like Zhu. Trying to curry favor with Qin Huairu will only give her hints. Since Qin Huairu won't take the bait, Xu Damao will just have to accept his bad luck and settle things slowly later.
Xu Damao, who is now devoid of desire, has no feelings for Qin Huairu. All he feels is revenge, which he will temporarily retaliate with cold violence.
Qin Huairu was heartbroken by his cruelty, but she didn't feel sorry for him. She always felt that there were still plenty of blood cows in the yard, and she never focused on Xu Damao alone, completely ignoring him.
Wu Wei, who was outside, sensed this and asked in bewilderment, "Wasn't it said that Xu Damao would impersonate a woman to escape danger?"
Are they living a life of double-acting, marrying off and settling scores?
“Girl, you’re wrong again. The key is that Xu Damao brought in a prop that was too evil, leaving Xu Damao with no room for argument.”
"Unless Qin Huairu takes the initiative to marry Xu Damao, there is no chance to resolve this matter..." Old Yuan's mental fortitude was far stronger than Wu Wei's; he sensed that the evil tool had ruined Xu Damao's plans.
Wu Wei couldn't guess any further: "Hmph, I knew Xu Damao wasn't a good person, he should go to jail..."
"Girl, you're being too extreme."
"You know, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. There are no truly perfect people in the world, and you are not one either, understand?" Old Yuan earnestly advised.
Wu Wei was speechless. How could you talk to your daughter like that? If you don't want me to take care of you in your old age, just say so.
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