Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

The front yard of the Red Star Courtyard, the east wing.

"Cousin, if you hadn't stopped me, I would have beaten them to a pulp. When have I, Zhang Xingbang, ever been threatened like this? I get so angry when I think of the old guy calling people to provoke me in the factory."

After returning home, Zhang Xingbang was so angry that he slammed the table repeatedly and walked back and forth with an unwilling look on his face, as if he was blaming Ye Wenwu for being so patient.

"Xingbang, how can you talk like that? All you think about is fighting. Didn't you see that the other side is capable of so much? They are obviously well prepared, and you are just creating a conflict. If Wenwu hadn't stopped you, I, Liu Mei, might have become a widow today."

Cousin's wife Liu Mei was also very angry. Before they left, their father had given them many instructions, telling them to listen to their cousin in everything. He didn't even consider the other party's situation and just started beating them.

"Xiaomei, I was wrong, I was wrong."

Seeing that his wife was angry, Zhang Xingbang immediately became paralyzed and surrounded his cousin's wife.

"Cousin, I know you are resentful. Just like I told you just now, as long as my cousin's wife is around, as long as they don't do anything, we can't do anything. It's not that I'm afraid of them for just a penny. Think about it, if something happens to my cousin's wife, will you regret it for the rest of your life?"

Ye Wenwu knew that his cousin Zhang Xianbang was resentful. Although he had explained it clearly to him at that time, he still had to explain it again under this circumstance to avoid a rift between the two and cause unnecessary trouble.

"Humph, you see how thoughtful Wenwu is, but you only know how to fight. I don't think you have me in your heart at all."

Liu Mei snorted coldly and turned her head to face her cousin Zhang Xingbang.

Cousin Zhang Xingbang gave a bitter smile and then looked at Ye Wenwu as if asking for help.

Ye Wenwu and his cousin Zhang Xingbang had a conversation about girls. After his cousin Zhang Xingbang repeatedly expressed his opinion, Ye Wenwu reluctantly said:

"My cousin's wife has taken her revenge today. Don't take it to heart. My cousin is just angry at them and wants to avenge you."

"But Wenwu, you lost 30 yuan. This is a waste of money for the Jia family. I am a little unwilling to accept this."

Cousin-law Liu Mei said with some heartache.

"Yes, Wenwu, I think we shouldn't give them the 30 yuan. I don't think they dare to beat us."

Before my cousin Zhang Xingbang could finish his words, he was slapped on the back of his head by his cousin-in-law Liu Mei.

Cousin Zhang Xingbang looked at his cousin's wife with a wronged look on his face.

"You just know not to give me money. What if they really beat me if I don't pay?"

Seeing the look in his eyes when his cousin Zhang Xingbang came to him for help again, Ye Wenwu spread his hands. It's not that he didn't want to help, it's mainly because his teammates were not helpful. He had helped so much, but he still failed twice on the same problem.

"Cousin, don't worry. My money is not so easy to take. Whatever you take now, you have to pay me back 10 times later."

Ye Wenwu looked out the window and said with gritted teeth.

"Gululu, grulu."

Suddenly a voice broke the solemn atmosphere.

"Daughter-in-law, I'm hungry."

Seeing her husband's pitiful look, cousin-in-law Liu Mei finally smiled.

"Cousin, let's make dinner. We've wasted so much time. It's most important that we eat and drink enough. Don't get angry because of their affairs. Otherwise, it will be a bargain for them."

. . . . . .

The central courtyard of the Hongxing Siheyuan is where Yi Zhonghai lives.

The first uncle Yi Zhonghai, the second uncle Liu Haizhong, the third uncle Yan Bugui, Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu, and Sha Zhu could only sit at the table, which was also full of food for dinner. Unfortunately, no one picked up their chopsticks and the atmosphere was so quiet that it was depressing.

"Old Yan, we have worked together in this compound for decades. What can't we say at home? If we, the Guangshi masters, are not united, how will the people in the compound view us?"

The eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai still felt somewhat resentful about what the third uncle Yan Bugui said at that time.

The third uncle Yan Bu felt a little guilty, his eyes flickered.

"Old Yi, it's not that I don't want to help. You didn't see how ferocious Ye Wenwu was at that time. If I had gone up to him with my old bones, I would have been torn to pieces."

"Ask Jia Zhang. He dragged Jia Zhang out of the house."

After saying that, he pointed at Jia Zhang, who still had a pig head.

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, Old Man Yan. You can just say whatever you want. Why are you saying anything about me?"

Seeing that her third uncle Yan Bugui was tearing up her own experience in front of everyone, Jia Zhang was not happy.

"Uncle Yi, Uncle San is telling the truth this time. When Ye Wenwu and his men broke into the Jia family, I went to help, but they beat me out. If you hadn't asked everyone to stop Ye Wenwu in the end, I don't think that kid would have even paid 30 yuan."

In this incident, Sha Zhu had to admit what his third uncle Yan Bugui said, otherwise he would have become a laughing stock if he was beaten out by Ye Wenwu and the others.

I'm not afraid of others making fun of me, but I'm afraid that Xu Damao will find out and mock me all day long.

"Silly Zhu, I'm telling you, you're a piece of crap. You can't even beat these two people, and you still call yourself the God of War in the Siheyuan. Bah."

The person Jia Zhang hated the most was Sha Zhu, who usually liked to stare at her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu, but today he couldn't even beat two outsiders, so he took every opportunity to mock her.

"I'm telling you, Jia Zhang, don't push your luck. If I hadn't seen you as Qin's mother-in-law, I would have beaten you too. Although I can't beat Ye Wenwu and the others, it's still easy for me to beat you."

"Bang" Yi Zhonghai slammed the table heavily.

"That's enough. Now is not the time to quarrel. Our compound has always been peaceful. We must find a way to get Ye Wenwu out of our compound. Otherwise, there will be no peace in our compound as long as he is around. You all need to think about this carefully recently."

Then he said to the unhappy Second Uncle Liu Haizhong:

"Old Liu, you got kicked by Zhang Xingbang, is that okay?"

"Well, it's not a problem, but I've lost face. How can this Ye Wenwu be so evil? I think it's better to report him to the police station and let him go to jail."

Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Liu Haizhong was not seriously injured. As for the words that followed, he pretended not to hear them.

If the police station is really involved and the secret is revealed, how will he manage the Red Star Courtyard in the future? So Yi Zhonghai simply ignored what Liu Haizhong said.

"Master, this Ye Wenwu must be killed."

Jia Dongxu said with resentment in his eyes. It can be said that he was the one who lost the most face today.

"Okay, don't talk about it here, just eat."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai quickly interrupted what Jia Dongxu was saying and started to greet him.