Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

Zhangjiazhuang.

Early the next morning, all the villagers in Zhangjiazhuang gathered in the square.

Ye Wenwu and his group were also called over early.

Ye Wenwu stretched his arms lazily. Last night, he was busy until midnight because of the arson committed by his grandmother Liu Xiaocui.

Originally I thought that the matter was over, and Ye Wenwu was also very comfortable, lying on the bed without expecting that there was a commotion outside again.

It turned out that Grandpa Zhang Youheng saw that his wife and youngest son were missing, so he asked his daughter-in-law, but she didn't know either. So he guessed that his wife might have set the fire secretly without telling him.

He went out to ask around and found out that his eldest son's and second son's houses had caught fire again tonight. How could he not know that it was his wife's work?

Knowing that his wife had been captured by his eldest and second sons, two ungrateful bastards, and was now locked up in a small dark room, he was shocked and scared.

So Zhang Youheng immediately ran to the place where his eldest uncle Zhang Liguo and second uncle Zhang Lijun lived and started making a big fuss.

They insisted that they just get this matter settled. Both my eldest uncle and my second uncle were speechless after hearing what their father said.

It was clearly the fault of his mother and his third brother, so why should they, the two brothers, bear the responsibility?

It's a pity that Grandpa Zhang Youheng is the father of his eldest uncle and second uncle after all, so Ye Wenwu had to climb out of bed himself and take the responsibility of this matter. Otherwise, he could have released his grandmother Liu Xiaocui directly after making a big fuss last night.

Ye Wenwu is not the kind of person who would regard a loss as a blessing instead.

Ye Wenwu never cared about his grandparents' attitude towards him, let alone how much damage his reputation would suffer if he arrested them.

Anyway, he wasn't going to live in Zhangjiazhuang in the future, and even the Red Star Courtyard wasn't where he planned to live for a long time. If he got mad, the worst that could happen was that he would trap everyone at once, and then find a place to move to, live his own life, and not be too comfortable.

Grandpa Zhang Youheng also realized that Ye Wenwu did not want to compromise and was not as easy to talk to as he was to his eldest son and younger son, so he ran to find his eldest brother Zhang Yourong.

Zhang Yourong was already very angry, and his sister-in-law kept complaining that it was his father who favored their family. However, Zhang Yourong knew in his heart that his father had left all the good things to his younger brother, but what did his younger brother do in the end?

So when faced with his brother's arrogant questioning and his ordering him to release the person, Zhang Yourong refused without hesitation.

Seeing that his own elder brother was unwilling to let go of his wife and young son, Grandpa Zhang Youheng could only return home slowly with a gloomy face.

That is, when Grandpa Zhang Youheng came over to discuss something this morning, he glared at Ye Wenwu fiercely when he saw him, as if he wanted to eat Ye Wenwu.

"Cousin, I think my grandpa is very fierce."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang was standing next to Ye Wenwu. At first he thought his grandfather was glaring at him. But when he took a step away, he realized that his grandfather was just staring at his cousin Ye Wenwu. Then he patted his chest with lingering fear and said to Ye Wenwu.

Ye Wenwu laughed and said, if eyes could kill, the world would have been in chaos long ago.

Ye Wenwu is not afraid of his grandfather Zhang Youheng at all. This matter makes sense. Since his eldest uncle and second uncle cannot talk to each other directly, he, as the grandson, can, after all, the money for building the house was paid by him alone.

Now that the money for building the house is gone, he, as the person who paid for it, must pay compensation.

"My fellow villagers, a big thing happened last night, and everyone in our village should know about it. After all, our village is a small place, and everyone must know about it without asking."

Everyone burst into laughter. They knew what happened that night without having to go out.

"But this is a rather bad thing, and it has a serious impact on the development and production of our village. If everyone sets fires like Liu Xiaocui did, and other people follow suit, will our village survive?"

The person speaking on the stage today was still his great-grandfather Zhang Yourong, while the secretary sat on the stage below without saying a word.

"I definitely can't agree to this. If anyone dares to burn my house down, I will fight him to the death."

"Not to mention burning down my house, even if it's just burning down my pigsty, I'm going to set my whole body on fire with this guy."

"If anyone dares to follow my example, I, Zhang San, will break his legs."

Everyone was talking about it, but grandpa Zhang Youheng, who was listening to the noise in the crowd, had a frown on his face.

After all, this matter is his wife's business, and he was also involved in the previous events. Isn't it just a slap in the face of Zhang Youheng by everyone talking so blatantly?

But with so many people saying this, he didn't dare say much, for fear of arousing public anger, and could only hide the resentful look in his eyes.

"Hahahaha, everyone, be quiet. I have heard what everyone said. I think everyone will disagree."

"As the village chief of Zhangjiazhuang, I cannot tolerate such a thing. So I locked the arsonist in a small dark room last night to let her know that our village does have its own rules. Another point is to warn everyone not to learn from Liu Xiaocui. I want everyone to listen to me, the village chief, and don't let this matter fall into my hands. I will not be lenient then."

Village chief Zhang Yourong looked around at everyone before speaking in a stern voice.

After all, this incident has happened twice. If it is not handled properly in the village and is treated leniently, then people in the village will follow suit and burn others with fire, which will be out of control. This trend must be nipped in the bud.

Moreover, he also talked with the secretary for an entire night last night. This matter must be dealt with seriously and must not be treated leniently.

They even sent someone to the commune this morning to report the cause of the incident. Of course, they did not ask the commune to send someone over. After all, if such a big thing is not reported in the village and is reported to the commune by others, the leaders of the commune will definitely gossip.

"Okay, enough nonsense. As the village chief, I won't say any more. When Liu Xiaocui is released tomorrow morning, we will interrogate her in front of everyone in the village. We will definitely not tolerate this matter. I hope everyone will actively respond to the village committee!"

"That's all I have to say. Everyone has things to do. If you have nothing to do, just go and have fun."