Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

When Liu Haizhong went back to his hometown to visit relatives, he had a complete falling out with his brother's family. The main reason for the conflict was that his brother believed that his parents had always lived in his house and he was the one who sent them away, so he hoped that his brother could share the money he had spent over the years with him. However, Liu Haizhong believed that his brother had always been cultivating his parents' land, spending his parents' money, and inheriting the family house, so he should be given money instead of asking him for money. The two had a huge disagreement, and the middleman couldn't mediate, so the final result was that Liu Haizhong and his brother severed their relationship, and from now on they would no longer have any contact, whether in life or death.

After returning to the courtyard, Liu Haizhong listened to Yan Bugui's story about what happened in the courtyard in the past two days. When he got home, he sat in a chair and thought about things in his hometown, his face full of indignation. He thought about things in the courtyard again, and his wife was sewing shoe soles beside him, also without saying a word.

Liu Haizhong's three sons were in another room. The eldest, Liu Guangqi, had graduated from a technical secondary school and was assigned to a textile factory as a propaganda officer. He was a cadre and was highly regarded at home and was never beaten. At this moment, he was reading a book. The second son, Liu Guangtian, had poor grades and had stopped studying, but he had no job and was particularly unwelcome at home, and was often bothered by him. The third son, Liu Guangfu, was fourteen years old this year and was still in school, but his grades were not good either, and like his second brother, he was often beaten.

After sitting for a while, Liu Guangfu felt hungry, so he asked his two brothers, "Big brother, second brother, are you hungry?"

"How can I not be hungry? Dad and Uncle have done such a bad thing this time. He is very angry and Mom won't come out. Who will cook?" Liu Guangtian said.

"You want to cook, but what can you do? The food is all in their room. Guangfu, just be patient and don't get beaten just for a meal." Liu Guangqi didn't want his younger brother to offend his father.

Winter nights come especially early. Most families have already had dinner. There are almost no entertainment activities at night, and most people go to bed early. Zhang Dabao is no exception. He also went to bed early tonight. The alarm clock on the bedside was set at one o'clock in the morning. He planned to go to the black market to have a look.

Around eight o'clock, Zhang Dabao fell asleep, but not long after, he was awakened by a noisy noise. He put on his military coat and went to the yard, where he found that Liu Haizhong was beating the children. He beat the children as if he was beating his enemy, his eyes were red, and he kept hitting the two children with the belt in his hand. The two sons ran back and forth after being beaten, and Liu Haizhong started scolding them when he couldn't catch up with them.

The reason for this was that when it was almost eight o'clock, Liu Guangfu was so hungry that he went to his parents' room and asked, "Mom, are you still going to cook? I'm starving."

As soon as he said that, Liu Haizhong slapped him in the face, "Eat your mother's cunt, you only know how to eat, what else do you know how to do besides eating?", and he slapped him in the face. When he hit him again, Liu Guangfu had already run out. Liu Haizhong was scolding his youngest son at the door, and when he saw his second son in the house, he slapped him a few times for no reason and beat Liu Guangtian into the yard as well.

At this time, Zhang Dabao heard his niece crying again. She must have been frightened by the loud voice of Liu Haizhong.

"That fat man, aren't you sick? Why are you acting crazy so late at night? You scared the child." Zhang Dabao walked up to Liu Haizhong and questioned him.

"What does it have to do with you if I beat my son?" Liu Haizhong didn't expect anyone to come out and talk about him.

"Don't even mention beating your sons. Even if you killed them, it would have nothing to do with me. But don't make such a loud noise. You woke me up and scared the kids to tears. Do you know that?" Zhang Dabao was angry. He found that after practicing Tianyi Heart Method, his temper had become much worse. He wanted to fight at any time and sometimes even had the urge to beat others to death.

"I am the second uncle in the courtyard." Liu Haizhong was also a little angry. He felt that the new young people did not respect him enough.

"It doesn't matter if you are a cuckold. Go and yell at your mother. Are they bastards? Or did you pick them up? Do you hate them?" Zhang Dabao was furious and fully fired up.

"How can you talk like that? They are all my sons." The second aunt came out and was dissatisfied with what Zhang Dabao said.

"Did I say something wrong? What kind of father would beat his own son like this? He's beating his enemy's son. Look at the faces of the two children, is this something a father would do?" Zhang Dabao's words touched everyone's mind. No one understood why Liu Haizhong liked to beat his two younger sons so much. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu also didn't know why they were not liked by their father, and they also wanted to know the answer.

"You bastard!" Liu Haizhong was angered by Zhang Dabao's words and rushed forward. It was unclear whether he wanted to hit Zhang Dabao or scare him.

"You are the bastard!" Zhang Dabao's slaps came out faster and harder, one after another. Liu Haizhong was stunned. The right side of his face was hit more than ten times and was swollen.

"Fatty, if you disturb my sleep again, I will kill you. You can try it." Zhang Dabao made a beheading gesture towards Liu Haizhong, scaring Liu Haizhong to fall down.

"Whoever disturbs other people's rest at night should be careful." Zhang Dabao saw Xu Damao and didn't know whether he was married or not, but he knew that the couple also liked to quarrel at night, so he said this to him during the quarrel. Xu Damao was so scared that his legs tightened and he thought, why are you looking at me? My dad never hits me.

After Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, he returned to the house. The onlookers left, and only the Liu family was left in the yard. Second Aunt helped Liu Haizhong, whose mouth was full of blood, back home. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu also returned to their rooms. They did not get to eat, and were beaten. The two brothers were very angry now.

"Second brother, do you think we were really picked up?" Liu Guangfu asked Liu Guangtian after a long silence.

"No, I can remember when mom gave birth to you. You are definitely my biological child," Liu Guangqi said to his brother.

"Then why treat us like this?" Tears flowed from Liu Guangfu's eyes.

"I don't know either." Liu Guangqi didn't know how to answer his brother, and fell silent after saying this.

"Guangfu, I will find a job as soon as possible. Don't worry, I will take you away once I find a job." The more Liu Guangtian thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and his tears could not stop flowing.

"Okay, second brother, hurry up, I can't stand it at home." Liu Guangfu felt his brother's care and felt a little better.

The three brothers didn't say anything else, and they all fell asleep without knowing when.

After Liu Haizhong returned to the room, he didn't say a word, nor did he sleep. He didn't know why he was suddenly slapped. Wasn't it just because the child was a little noisy? Who doesn't make noise when they spank their children? Can children grow up without being spanked? What's wrong with young people getting less sleep?

At midnight, the second aunt was so sleepy that she came over to persuade Liu Haizhong, "Boss, go to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Liu Haizhong didn't say anything, but stood up, wanting to pee and then go to rest. He subconsciously looked out the window and saw that the man who beat him, Zhang Dabao from the backyard, was wearing black clothes and climbing over the wall to go out.

"This is a spy, what else would he be doing outside at this time?" A thought flashed through Liu Haizhong's mind, and he became excited. Zhang Dabiao, Zhang Dabiao, you dare to hit me, wait and see how I'll deal with you after daybreak. It seems like I have no choice but to report him, Liu Haizhong thought to himself.

Zhang Dabiao did not see Liu Haizhong. He was running quickly towards the black market that Jia Dongxu mentioned. When he arrived at the grove, he found a small light on. He walked towards the light. Someone behind the tree stopped him and asked him, "Buy or sell?"

"Buy" Zhang Dabao indicated that he didn't bring anything with him.

"Come in and speak quietly." The man hid behind the tree again.