Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

The public security comrades were still asking Chen Xu whether he had ever offended anyone.

Chen Xu recounted what happened two days ago, intentionally or unintentionally leading it to the Jia family, obviously intending to bring in Banggan.

However, halfway through the conversation, Jia Dongxu came in with a good joke.

"Admit your fault."

"Snapped!"

Jia Dongxu slapped Banggeng on the back of the head.

The sound is crisp, it's a good start.

The blow was quite heavy, and Banggeng started howling on the spot.

Chen Xu looked at Jia Dongxu and sighed a little. This guy came just in time, and his reaction speed was not slow either.

Knowing that they couldn't hide it, they immediately chose the approach that was most beneficial to them.

Looking at Jia Dongxu, who was slapping Bang Geng on the butt with a cold face, Chen Xu felt that he had underestimated this guy.

Although Jia Dongxu has never appeared in Siheyuan, no one who mentioned him later said anything bad about Jia Dongxu.

Proves that this person still has some merit.

However, as soon as Chen Xu arrived, he met this guy who was eavesdropping and was cheated out of fifty yuan by him. Then Jia Dongxu spread rumors, which led to a conflict between Chen Xu, Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu. However, they were even when they went to the black market later.

Chen Xu had never understood this guy before. Judging from his current actions, it was obvious that Jia Dongxu was not that bad.

Banggen was beaten so badly that he couldn't hide because Jia Dongxu held him with one hand, so he just howled.

Chen Xu and the public security comrades had no intention of persuading them. Apparently, beating a child was not a big deal.

And this child is so naughty, he needs to be educated.

Jia Dongxu smoked for a long time but no one came to stop him, and he felt a little depressed.

But since he had already done it, he naturally had to show his attitude. As for the stick, forget it. Spanking won't kill him anyway, and he might even have to pay for it. Jia Dongxu became more and more unhappy and spanked him even harder.

In the end, Qin Huairu rushed over and hugged Bang Geng crying, and Jia Dongxu took the opportunity to stop.

It has been several minutes since the fight began.

The corner of Chen Xu's mouth twitched. He could clearly see whether Jia Dongxu was pretending or not.

I wondered why Jia Dongxu seemed to have a grudge against Banggeng, and his attack was so severe...

Banggeng was already crying so hard that tears were flying all over his face. His father only told him to come over and apologize, but he didn't say that he would be beaten.

He now feels like his little butt has lost all feeling.

Director Wang watched for a long time and also learned what happened from the police nearby.

This matter obviously has not reached the point where the police need to take action, so it will have to be handled by the street office.

"The Jia family will compensate Chen Xu with a new quilt, and they will also need to clean up the mess. Finally, they will compensate Chen Xu ten dollars. Do you have any objections?"

Chen Xu thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement.

If Jia Dongxu had not reacted in time, he might have really sent Banggeng to the street office for a few days of education. But now Jia Dongxu's attitude is obviously very sincere. No matter if he was pretending or not, the facts are before him.

Chen Xu had no way to continue to take advantage of the situation. Director Wang's handling method was very fair and he had nothing to say.

Jia Dongxu nodded hopelessly. The compensation was within his expectations, but Chen Xu's bedding was so old that it looked like rags. Not only did he have to pay for a new bed, he also had to put in ten dollars. No matter how you looked at it, he was at a loss.

However, Banggeng was in the wrong first, and now that the street office has stepped in, Jia Dongxu can only accept the consequences.

Moreover, what he felt sorry for was not the ten dollars, but the bedding.

In the era of planned economy, quilts were a luxury for most Chinese families.

All supplies had to be purchased with coupons, and cotton coupons were more scarce than cloth coupons.

In the early 1960s, each person received two taels of silver per year, and in the later period, three taels of silver per year.

If a family has five or six people, they only have about 1.5 kilograms of cotton tickets a year, while making a quilt requires six to eight kilograms of cotton.

This means that a family does not use any cotton for six years, and all the surplus is enough to make a quilt.

For a family like the Jia family, where each person has a limited amount of money, it is simply impossible to think about collecting enough money to buy a quilt on their own.

Therefore, there is no need to expect me to get Chen Xu a bed and bedding. I can only pay Chen Xu to solve the problem himself.

But this is not a small amount. If you include the money and bills, you can’t buy it without dozens of dollars.

No matter how torn Chen Xu's bedding was, and no matter how much cotton wool was missing from it, Director Wang said he would compensate him with a new one, and there was nothing Jia Dongxu could do even if he was unwilling to pay.

Jia Dongxu went home to get the money. Chen Xu sighed. It would be a problem for most people to sleep without bedding. Fortunately, he still had space, so he could make do with it.

As for his bed and bedding, even if they hadn't been ruined by the stick, they wouldn't last long.

When Lin Chan comes over, all these will have to be replaced.

The Jia family was willing to pay for this lesson, and Chen Xu was happy about it.

Jia Dongxu felt pain in his heart and handed sixty yuan to Chen Xu. Chen Xu looked at him with a half-smile.

Jia Dongxu's face turned dark.

"Chen Xu, fifty dollars is enough to buy a quilt..."

"Why don't you try buying me a bed?"

Chen Xu is no longer the rookie he was when he first arrived. If he has money but no tickets and still charges according to the market price, he must be out of his mind.

Jia Dongxu was helpless, as Chen Xu was obviously not easy to fool.

"How much do you want?"

"Add twenty more."

"Why don't you go and grab it?"

Jia Dongxu was a little furious. Excluding the extra ten yuan as compensation, he spent seventy yuan to buy a quilt that could just be thrown into the trash?

"Just tell me whether you will give it to me or not. There are still a few pounds of cotton wool in my quilt. I can use it after I take it apart and wash it."

Chen Xu began to present facts to show that his asking price was not high.

Jia Dongxu took a look at the disgusting-looking bedding on the ground and took a deep breath.

What Chen Xu said was true. Although it was shabby and his son had urinated on it, it was still worth using. People these days really don't have so many particulars. It's normal to wash it and reuse it.

Moreover, refurbishing cotton wool is not a difficult task. You can spend a little money and find a cotton-fluffing master to do it for you.

"make a deal."

Jia Dongxu took out another twenty yuan and handed it to Chen Xu together with the sixty yuan.

"Pleasant to work with."

The two of them settled the matter with the witness of the street office and the police, and everyone was happy.

Jia Dongxu looked angrily at the twitching Bang Geng. For some reason, he felt itchy and wanted to hit something. For example, Bang Geng's swollen butt was very tempting to touch him.

He doesn't have any private money now. He just took it out from the box hidden by his mother. He guessed that his mother would make trouble again after sweeping the streets. Jia Dongxu just felt a headache now.

For some reason, he missed the time when his master supported him. However, even though the courtyard was so lively, Yi Zhonghai didn't show up. Just now, Jia Dongxu looked around but couldn't find Yi Zhonghai, so in the end he had to bear everything on his own.

Don’t even mention the frustration in my heart.