Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

"Ye Wenwu, this kind of thing has never happened in our compound for decades. Don't you want to say something?"

Uncle Yi Zhonghai pointed at Jia Zhang who was lying on the ground.

"Besides, there are so many people watching us in our compound. Regardless of what happened, Jia Zhang is your elder. Is this how you treat your elders? Even when your parents were here, I would dare to say this."

Ye Wenwu smiled and pointed at Jia Zhang on the ground and said:

"A man like this is worthy of being my elder, Ye Wenwu. I'm afraid you don't know what elder means. Do you want me to explain it to you?"

"Besides, there are so many people in our compound. Look at which elders are like this? Which elders don't set an example for the younger generations? If you insist on saying that Jia Zhang is my elder, then I won't acknowledge you."

What is Yi Zhonghai good at? He is good at standing on the moral high ground.

"you..."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath.

"Okay, let's not talk about whether Jia Zhang is your elder or not. Even if Jia Zhang is not your elder, she is still an old person, older than your parents. You, Ye Wenwu, should know how to respect the old and love the young, right?"

"Haha, you play in the wild. I, Ye Wenwu, am not a good person, but I also know that we should respect the elderly and love the young. Even if you are an old man, you should not be disrespectful. So not all old people need to be respected. I hope you understand this clearly."

Yi Zhonghai's face looked a little ugly. Both of his moral high grounds were refuted by Ye Wenwu. The key point was that everyone who gathered around nodded, agreeing very much with Ye Wenwu's point of view.

"Ye Wenwu, I'm telling you, hitting someone is wrong. Now that your parents have just passed away, I won't punish you too harshly. Since you beat Jia Zhang like this, you should just pay a little for her medical expenses. Give her twenty or thirty, and we'll let it go."

"And we hope that if everyone beats people up like you, our compound will not survive. You have to know that our compound is an advanced collective in the street. Many people in our compound are waiting for the gifts given during the Chinese New Year to have a good year."

Well, Yi Zhonghai has come up with another interest bundling, but it is indeed effective. After hearing it, the people who had just finished dinner and rushed over to gossip nodded repeatedly, and their eyes looking at Ye Wenwu also changed.

After all, it involves the interests of one's own family. Although the advanced collective gifts issued by the street office every year are not many, it is always better than nothing.

Ye Wenwu shook his head, turned around and said to his cousin Zhang Xingbang:

"Look, cousin, when he can't win the argument, he starts to encourage everyone to deal with me. I've seen Yi Zhonghai use this trick on countless people. The key is that it works every time he uses it."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang nodded solemnly. At first, everyone around was just watching, but after what Uncle Hai Zhonghai said, everyone now looked at Ye Wenwu with hostility.

"Don't say I'm being harsh on you. Your parents' pension is only 1000 yuan. Maybe you don't care about the prizes for our street's advanced collective, but don't ruin the hopes of everyone in our compound."

At this moment, the audience who were originally weak-willed also looked at Ye Wenwu with hatred. After all, the national character itself is more anti-rich.

"Uncle, don't waste your time. I, Ye Wenwu, have plenty of money, but I won't give you this money. At worst, he can go to the police station to sue me, but if the investigation finds out who is responsible, I won't be sure."

"And if this matter is reported to the police station or the street office, then it will be you who destroyed the outstanding group of Dayuan, and it has nothing to do with me, Ye Wenwu."

"Cousin, let's go. If they have the guts, they can sue us. I want to see who the country is helping."

Ye Wenwu walked outside with his cousin Zhang Xingbang and cousin-in-law Liu Mei, but found that Sha Zhu and Niu Da from the backyard blocked their way.

Sha Zhu is the No. 1 thug of Uncle Yi Zhonghai, and Niu Da is the No. 2 thug of Uncle Yi Zhonghai.

Both of them glanced at the expression of the uncle Yi Zhonghai, and then brought people to block Ye Wenwu and the others.

"Ye Wenwu, the uncle didn't even tell you to leave, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Sha Zhu said jokingly.

"Ye Wenwu, you haven't even finished your words yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Step back on your own, don't blame Lao Niu for being rude."

This sentence was said by Niu Da, a third-level fitter at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and a loyal lackey of Uncle Yi Zhonghai, who only follows Uncle Yi Zhonghai's orders.

It was precisely because of these two thugs that Uncle Yi Zhonghai was able to gain fame in the Red Star Courtyard.

Not everyone in the Red Star Courtyard is cowardly or a troublemaker.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai usually uses this tactic: he will use his wealth to bind you morally. If you insist on using force to solve the problem, that's fine, he has two thugs who will beat you until you surrender.

As long as his own people are not involved, he will be fair and just. Is this why his uncle Yi Zhonghai can run rampant in the Red Star Courtyard?

Ye Wenwu looked at the two people in front of him, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. He, Ye Wenwu, was not a good person, nor a kind person, so these two people were already on the blacklist in Ye Wenwu's mind.

He did not take action directly. There were only him and his cousin on his side. Although he and his cousin were not afraid at all, his cousin's wife had no one to protect her, and it would not be worth it if she was hurt.

"Okay, uncle, you have guts."

Ye Wenwu turned around, gave a thumbs up to uncle Yi Zhonghai, and with his left hand quietly pressed down the hand of his cousin Zhang Xianbang who was about to take action.

"A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. My cousin and his wife are still here. It's not right to do anything."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang gritted his teeth and put down his hand. Seeing his cousin give up, Ye Wenwu also put down a stone in his heart.

Then Ye Wenwu counted out 30 yuan and threw it on the ground.

"I, Ye Wenwu, have paid for the money. Can I leave now? My respected uncle."

"We can't let them go. This little bastard beat me up like this. He should at least apologize to me. Otherwise, how will I survive in the future?"

Seeing that she had easily taken 30 yuan from Ye Wenwu's pocket, Jia Zhang shouted, "Strike while the iron is hot."

Hearing Jia Zhang calling her a little beast, Ye Wenwu wished he could smash the crazy old woman's teeth one by one. However, No. 1 Middle School was still eyeing them covetously, so Ye Wenwu could only endure it for the time being.

"Let them go."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai stared at Ye Wenwu for a while and saw that Ye Wenwu had a firm look in his eyes. There was no trace of fear in his eyes, and there was no impulse at all. He also knew that there was no chance, so he could only wave his hand.

According to his understanding, people of Ye Wenwu's age are more impulsive. He didn't take any action even in such a situation. This kind of person is the most terrifying. Unfortunately, he has offended him to death. He has to be more careful in the future. It would be best to beat this guy to death with a stick.