A number of women were sitting in the courtyard watching the spectacle.
Just as they were getting into the gossip, Xu Damao actually wanted to take off his pants to examine his injuries.
This caused quite a stir among the crowd.
Aunt Wang from the Intermediate Court stuffed the pumpkin seeds in her hand into her pocket, looking anxious: "Don't just talk the talk, Xu Damao, take it off! Everyone here has seen that thing before. Hurry up and take it off so that the aunties and grandmas can all see it."
"Yeah, this isn't considered indecent assault, it's just a medical examination. Besides, Da Mao is still an unmarried young man. Even if it were indecent assault, the perpetrators would be us old women."
"That's right, Da Mao, don't worry about taking it off. This is a matter within our compound, so it won't get out. If Auntie is happy with it, she'll arrange a date for you tomorrow."
"Stop fooling around, everyone. Can't you see Yushui is still sitting here? What are you taking off? If you want to take off your clothes, go take them off somewhere else."
Seeing Xu Damao's half-hearted attempt to take off his clothes, Sha Zhu laughed, crossed his arms and legs, and said as if watching a show: "Xu Damao, let me tell you, if you don't take your clothes off today, you're my grandson."
“I won’t hit you anymore. What kind of grandfather always hits his grandson? But if we ever meet in the compound, you have to call me grandfather.”
"You idiot Zhu, I'll fuck your grandma, take it off if you want, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Xu Damao got angry after being teased by Sha Zhu and quickly pulled down his pants, revealing his gray underwear underneath.
With a loud bang!
Yi Zhonghai slammed the large tea mug onto the table, splashing tea everywhere, and people nearby scattered to avoid it.
"Xu Damao, what are you trying to do? Do you know how serious a crime it is to be a hooligan in public? Believe me or not, I'll call the police and have you arrested. Hurry up and pull up your pants!"
Yi Zhonghai's eyes were spitting fire with anger. He turned to look at Sha Zhu and said, "He Yuzhu, you stay put. If you stir things up again, I'll take you both to the police station."
Xu Damao glared at Sha Zhu with his neck stiffened, then hurriedly pulled up his pants.
Now that he has achieved his goal, and judging from Yi Zhonghai's expression, he is genuinely angry, Xu Damao will be the one who suffers if he is really taken to the police station.
Sha Zhu moved his lips slightly towards Xu Damao, silently cursing him as a "son of a bitch."
Jia Dongxu quickly picked up Yi Zhonghai's cup, then took the thermos next to him to fill the cup with water, and respectfully placed it in his master's hands.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what I have to say."
Yi Zhonghai sat in the chair for a while to calm down before his anger subsided. "As for how much Xu Damao should compensate He Yuzhu, no one can give a definite answer. Some say it's forty-six yuan for medical treatment, while others say it's the medical treatment cost plus two or three months' salary."
"Personally, I think it would be better to take the middle option, which would include the treatment cost plus He Yuzhu's monthly salary."
"What do you all think, is this okay?"
Xu Damao did the math in his head. The treatment cost was forty-six yuan, plus Sha Zhu's monthly salary, which would come to about eighty yuan, almost three months' salary for him.
"No, I disagree."
Xu Damao was the first to shout at the top of his lungs.
"No matter what, it's a fact that you broke He Yuzhu's arm. He Yuzhu's medical expenses alone amounted to forty-six. It's unreasonable not to compensate him. What do you all think?"
Yi Zhonghai, with a stern face, looked at the crowd and said, "They've all been neighbors for years, and we haven't even asked you to pay the full amount. Why are you still not satisfied?"
"If you report it to the police, do you think you can get away with it? You'll still have to pay compensation and go to jail anyway."
"Armed violence, do you know how big of a stain that is? It probably wasn't just a matter of a few dozen yuan back then; you would have lost your job!"
Previously, Xu Fugui and his son Xu Damao hadn't thought about it deeply, but after Yi Zhonghai's reminder, they immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Xu Damao's position as projectionist was inherited from Xu Fugui, and the father and son were even thinking of passing it on to Xu Damao's child. They couldn't just let it slip away so carelessly.
But the thought of having to pay eighty yuan in compensation made the Xu father and son feel the pinch, especially the compensation to that bastard Sha Zhu.
Wang Dabao, listening below, was stunned. Good heavens, Yi Zhonghai, you've learned pretty quickly! Isn't this the same tactic I used to threaten them at my uncle's funeral a few days ago? And Yi Zhonghai is already using it to scare Xu Damao?!
However, given how things have developed, Wang Dabao no longer wants to get involved. His earlier reminder to Xu Damao was merely out of a desire to watch the drama unfold.
They're having a good time watching them fight like dogs, and it's none of their business how much money they have to pay.
"That's too much; our family can't afford that much money."
Xu Fugui looked frustrated. His son had been beaten, and he still had to pay compensation to others. Where could he find justice?
Yi Zhonghai took a sip of tea. "How much compensation can your Xu family offer?"
"thirty."
Xu Fugui gave a number.
Yi Zhonghai's eyes widened when he heard this. Eighty to thirty? You really don't take me, an old man, seriously?
"Since that's the case, I'm not going to be a big shot anymore, and I can forget about being recognized as an advanced worker in our compound. Let's report this to the police." Yi Zhonghai sighed, picked up his teacup, and got up to leave.
"Fifty."
Xu Fugui shouted, "It's a small matter if my son spends a few days in jail, but losing his job is a huge deal! Yi Zhonghai, I'll borrow another twenty to compensate He Yuzhu, is that alright?"
"Don't ask me, it wasn't me who broke the arm."
Seeing Xu Fugui compromise, Yi Zhonghai angrily sat back down at the table and looked at Sha Zhu, "He Yuzhu, the Xu family will compensate you fifty yuan, is that acceptable?"
Sha Zhu only loses his mind when he's around Qin Huairu; otherwise, he's very shrewd.
When Yi Zhonghai asked him, he immediately shook his head like a rattle drum, "That won't do. I spent almost fifty yuan just on treatment and plaster casts. I won't be able to work for at least two or three months. Who will compensate me for my losses?"
"So all that pain I suffered for nothing? This isn't over until I get a hundred yuan. If it doesn't work, we'll go to the police station."
The Xu father and son were dumbfounded when they heard this; how could it have increased to one hundred?
Yi Zhonghai gave Sha Zhu an approving look, then looked at the Xu family father and son: "Xu Damao, have you thought this through? What kind of crime is this? If you really cause trouble at the police station, you will not only lose your job, but you will also have to pay money and go to jail."
"You two should really think this over!"
The Xu family father and son were so angry that they trembled. The two of them were trying to extort money from them by working together.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Fugui knew his son was in the wrong and that reporting to the police was absolutely out of the question. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, a hundred it is, but I can't give it to you today. I have to borrow it."
Xu Fugui felt that his weak point had been exploited and had no choice but to admit defeat.
Xu Damao felt incredibly frustrated. Although he had beaten Sha Zhu, he was also likely to become childless. However, he couldn't bring himself to say it out loud, otherwise he wouldn't be able to live a good life anymore, and no girl would want to be with him.
"No, what if you deny it after today?"
Sha Zhu shook his head, looking smug. "Xu Fugui, you and your son can chip in enough. Xu Damao spent eighty yuan on groceries just the other day."
In the end, the Xu father and son scraped together one hundred yuan and gave it to Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu had his arms wrapped around his shoulders, and his mouth was practically stretched to his forehead in a wide grin.
He was simply happy to receive the compensation from Xu Damao.
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