Chapter 24 The quarrel ended unhappily
Chapter 24 The quarrel ended unhappily
"Stop!" Suddenly, a roar came from behind.
When everyone looked back, they saw that the leader was Yi Zhonghai, followed by people from the middle and rear courtyards.
The noise of the fight in the front yard disturbed the people in the two back yards. When they arrived, they saw a group of people pinning down a fat man, and Chen's wife was about to reach out to hit someone.
Although I couldn't see her face, I could tell it was Jia Zhang by looking at her huge body.
The group came to the center of the courtyard in a mighty procession.
Jia Zhang took advantage of the moment when the woman who captured her was stunned and immediately broke free. She ran behind Yi Zhonghai and pointed at the group of women who beat her, especially the mother from the Chen family, and said:
"Yi Zhonghai, it was them. They were the ones who beat me just now, especially the old woman from the Chen family. She beat me the hardest. You can see there are marks of her on my face and hands."
Jia Zhang kept talking and complaining to Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai didn't even look at Jia Zhangshi. He looked around and found Yan Bugui hiding in the corner.
"Uncle, tell me what's going on. As the uncle in the front yard, why don't you do anything about it?"
When Yi Zhonghai named him, Yan Bugui also stood up and said:
"Look, Xiao Li received three pounds of pork as a reward from the steel mill, and everyone wants to buy some from Xiao Li."
"Before she could finish her words, Jia Zhang wanted to take Xiao Li's meat. The ladies said a few words and then started fighting."
"Uncle, are you just going to do nothing about them fighting?" Yi Zhonghai accused.
"This, I want to control it but I can't. After all, men and women shouldn't touch each other." Yan Bugui said aggrievedly.
Yi Zhonghai was speechless, so he turned his gun and looked at Li Kailang. The source of all this trouble was the pork in Li Kailang's hand.
"Xiao Li, where did you get this pork? Did you steal it?" Yi Zhonghai asked suspiciously.
"Yi Zhonghai, if you don't know, don't talk nonsense. I got this pork in a legitimate way. If you continue to say that I stole it, don't blame me for calling the police." Li Kailang said bluntly.
Yi Zhonghai actually spoke ill of him without any basis in reason. His favoritism was so obvious that it seemed that he had really chosen Jia Dongxu as his retirement target.
"Okay, then tell me where this meat came from!" Yi Zhonghai said loudly.
Li Kailang actually called him by his name, which made him embarrassed.
"If you ask me to speak, I will. I don't care about my face. If you want to know, go ask others yourself." Li Kailang said bluntly.
"If you don't tell me, I will assume that you stole it. This meat and Jia Zhang's injury are all caused by you. I have made the decision. You give the meat to Jia Zhang, and this matter will be over." Yi Zhonghai was too lazy to ask and said bluntly.
"Yi Zhonghai, are you deaf? I've already told you that the meat was not stolen, and you still dare to say that I stole it." Li Kailang said bluntly.
"I'll pay one dollar, and someone can help run errands and find a police officer from the police station."
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. Besides, this is really not a good thing to do. The money is too little. Everyone has to consider whether to do it or not and whether it will go against the rules.
"I me me!"
"Brother Li, I'm going!"
"Brother Li, let me go!"
Just as he finished speaking, several people raised their hands. Li Kailang looked around and saw familiar figures in the courtyard.
Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangqi, Zhang San, Li Si, and Cui Gang.
Yan Jiecheng’s situation was easy to understand, as most of the money he earned every month was handed over.
However, Liu Guangqi made Li Kailang a little confused. After all, he was very much loved by Liu Haizhong and should not be short of money.
Liu Guangqi's situation was completely opposite to what Li Kailang thought.
Although Liu Haizhong doted on him very much, he had no money. After all, Liu Haizhong still valued money very much.
In fact, most of the money Liu Haizhong saved was used to help Liu Guangqi get married.
As for Cui Gang, he was not after Li Kailang's money, but to repay his gratitude. As long as Li Kailang gave the order, he would go out immediately.
When Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui saw that their son actually raised his hand, their faces turned pale.
"Put him down!" the two men shouted to their son, with irresistible majesty in their voices.
As soon as the words fell, the two children immediately put down their hands, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look their parents in the eye.
What are you doing? Put your hands down!"
Yi Zhonghai saw the few people who still raised their hands and shouted loudly. His tone was stern and his eyes were sharp, making people dare not resist.
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's scolding, the others put down their hands and dared not say a word.
Cui Gang also put his hand down at Li Kailang's signal.
"The courtyard's problems should be solved in the courtyard. What's the point of calling the police? Don't you want to be rated as an excellent courtyard?" Yi Zhonghai said seriously. Being rated as an excellent courtyard is a very important honor and practical benefit for the residents of the courtyard.
First of all, there is a golden banner hanging at the main entrance. When people passing by see the banner, they will give a thumbs up to those who enter and leave the courtyard, which is a recognition and praise for the entire courtyard.
Secondly, when the street office arranges work, it will consider the courtyards with banners.
The most important thing is that certain benefits will be given every month, such as extra meat coupons, 100 kilograms of extra cabbage in winter, etc.
Although these benefits may seem insignificant, they are tangible benefits to residents.
Because of this, everyone attaches great importance to this honor, so Yi Zhonghai's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Yi Zhonghai saw that everyone was silent, and it seemed that his prestige was still there, so he pointed to someone at random and asked him to tell him the source of Li Kailang's pork.
The man then told the whole story in detail.
When he finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang's ugly face and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yi Zhonghai looked around, took a deep breath, and said:
“Xiao Li, look at you, if this matter had been told earlier, Jia Zhangshi wouldn’t have fought with others.
Then you can cut off a pound of meat to compensate Jia Zhangshi, and the matter will be settled."
Li Kailang was about to refute, but Jia Zhang interrupted and said:
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been beaten. Not only do you have to apologize, you also have to cut off two pounds of pork, no! All three pounds of pork is for me!"
With the support of Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhang directly robbed the property by force, and the people watching could only watch in anger but not say anything.
Yi Zhonghai was the boss in charge and everyone lived under the same roof. Even if the police were called, Yi Zhonghai would evade the issue. This had happened countless times in the past.
We live under the same roof and have to bow our heads. In addition, for the welfare of the excellent courtyard houses, everyone can only turn a blind eye.
As for moving and changing to a courtyard house, that is very difficult. After all, the housing in the city is already saturated. If you want to live in a different place, you have to buy one.
"Hahaha!!!"
Li Kailang laughed out loud as he looked at Jia Zhang's shameless appearance.
Yi Zhonghai was almost driven to collapse by Jia Zhang, this stupid teammate. It was already difficult to take out a pound of pork, and now it was even more impossible.
"Yi Zhonghai, look at Old Yu Po, she's opening her mouth like a lion and wants my flesh. Bah, don't even think about it!" Li Kailang cursed angrily.
"Xiao Li, don't talk like that. Jia Zhang was just confused for a moment. Anyway, you have so much meat, it's okay to give some of it away."
"Besides, the Jia family is indeed in trouble. They have elderly parents and young children to take care of, and Qin Huairu is pregnant." Yi Zhonghai kept on using moral blackmail.
Li Kailang said bluntly: "Bah! That's the Jia family's business, why should I bear it for them! Is Jia Dongxu a handless person? If that's the case, I can still consider it."
"If we talk about which family is in trouble, the Chen family, the Wang family, and the Bai family, aren't these families in more trouble than the Jia family? If they are in trouble, we should help them."
"Yi Zhonghai, as the boss of the courtyard, you get a salary of 84.5 every month. Why don't you go to help them? Instead, you keep helping the Jia family. Do you have any intention?" Li Kailang asked suspiciously.
"You" Yi Zhonghai pointed at Li Kailang angrily, his thoughts were exposed.
"Hmph, I don't care about this matter anymore, you guys handle it yourselves!" Yi Zhonghai said this and left in a hurry.
As soon as Yi Zhonghai left, everyone heard what Li Kailang said and thought about the meaning of it, especially Qin Huairu.
"Tsk!" Li Kailang was about to leave with the meat.
"Boy from the Li family, you haven't given me the meat yet!" Jia Zhang suddenly shouted when she saw Li Kailang was about to leave.
"Get lost!" Li Kailang yelled, "I'd rather give the meat to someone else than give it to you! Bah!"
At this time, Jia Zhang, who was covered in bruises, had no intention of taking action at all.
This was not enough to make Li Kailang fight. His conscience was still alive and would not allow him to hit anyone.
Besides, if someone was stopping them, beating them wouldn't accomplish anything. Several middle-aged women had already taught Jia Zhang a lesson anyway.
It would be meaningless to hit him again, not too hard or too soft. If he was to be hit, he had to hit hard.
"Li Kailang!"
Jia Dongxu roared angrily when he saw his mother being humiliated.
"What are you doing!" Li Kailang looked so ferocious with his eyes wide open that Jia Dongxu was so scared that he was speechless. He snorted coldly and left.
When everyone saw Li Kailang leaving, they all left and went home.
(End of this chapter)