Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Lao Liu, save me!"

Just with this sentence, Liu Haizhong almost hit his head against the wall.

After get off work, Liu Haizhong walked home alone as usual, with a bulging belly, his hands behind his back, his head raised, and his chin to look at the road. When he walked out of the factory gate and reached the grove, a cry for help suddenly came from the edge of the grove. The voice sounded quite familiar.

"Lao Yi? Is it Lao Yi?"

A man crawled out from the woods. His face was swollen like a pig's head, but his clothes looked vaguely familiar.

"Lao Liu, it's me, please take me to the hospital."

Yi Zhonghai really didn't expect that as soon as he reached the grove, he was pulled in by several people. Without saying a word, they beat him up without giving him a chance to beg for mercy. Before leaving, they kicked him hard on the ankles several times.

"Pfft... Lao Yi, you... pfft..."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's miserable state, Liu Haizhong couldn't finish his words. He really couldn't help laughing. He turned around and laughed for a long time. Liu Haizhong turned back and continued, "Old Yi, you were hit on the face, not your legs were broken. Come out here on your stomach. What can I say to you?"

"Mr. Liu, I think my ankle is dislocated. It hurts so much."

Liu Haizhong was laughing beside him, and Yi Zhonghai had no choice. There were not many factory workers on the road at the moment, and it was only because Liu Haizhong was used to walking slowly that he could meet him at this time.

"Old Yi, who have you offended again?"

"Lao Liu, now is not the time to talk about this, just send me to the hospital."

"What should I do? I can't carry you on my back."

Liu Haizhong was also in a difficult situation. Although he and Yi Zhonghai looked down on each other, as old neighbors for many years, he really couldn't just leave it alone. But it was impossible for him to carry Yi Zhonghai to the hospital. With his fat body, he would probably collapse before they even got to the hospital.

"Hold me and walk slowly."

What else could Yi Zhonghai say? He also knew that the time was wrong. There was indeed no one else on the road. Liu Haizhong didn't have a bicycle either, so he had to hold on to his bicycle.

“Ding ding…”

Liu Haizhong supported Yi Zhonghai and they didn't walk far before he started panting heavily. His forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Liu Haizhong was bloated. While they were taking a break, they heard a car horn from behind.

"Da Mao, Damao."

Not to mention that Liu Haizhong has good eyesight, he saw at a glance that the person driving the car was Xu Damao.

"Oh, Master Liu, you are really good. Why don't you just carry the pig? That will save you a lot of effort."

It was a little dark, and Xu Damao thought that Liu Haizhong had got a pig from somewhere.

"Da Mao, come and give us a ride."

Liu Haizhong tried hard to suppress his laughter. He thought Xu Damao was deliberately trying to anger Yi Zhonghai. When Yi Zhonghai was in power in Siheyuan, he joined forces with the deaf old lady and Sha Zhu to cause trouble for Xu Damao.

"Master Liu, I can give you a ride, but pigs can't get on the car. I have a rope on my car, why don't you tie it to the back and pull it."

"Da Mao, kid, stop making trouble, this is Lao Yi."

"What? Master Liu, we can't curse our neighbors behind their backs."

Xu Damao couldn't believe that the pig-headed man that Liu Haizhong was supporting was actually Yi Zhonghai. He hurried down and came to the two men. He couldn't tell from their faces, but the clothes on their bodies looked a little familiar.

"Xu Damao, I need your help now. Just tell me whether you can help me or not."

"Oh, it's really Master Yi. I'll help you, of course. I haven't forgotten the tradition of our hospital, respecting the elderly and loving the young. Come on in the car."

Xu Damao came to the back of the car, opened the back door, and the two of them worked together to get Yi Zhonghai into the trunk.

"Da Mao, this car is nice, but it's a little small."

After all, it was a small three-door jeep, and Liu Haizhong could barely fit in it with his body size, so it was impossible for him to move his body back and forth.

"Master Liu, bear with it, we'll be there soon."

"Da Mao, how much did you pay for this car?"

"How can I afford to buy a car? Besides, this small car is not produced in our country."

“Is this imported?”

"You are right. It is imported from the Tang Dynasty."

"Oh, I see. This is Liu Guozheng's car."

Liu Haizhong came to his senses. At present, it is forbidden for individuals to buy cars in Xiaguo. Only enterprises, institutions and government agencies are eligible to buy cars, and they need to follow the quota system to make purchases.

"Liu Guozheng is so generous that he lets you drive the car as you like?"

"Hey, Master Liu, Brother Zheng is my real brother."

"Get lost, Liu Guozheng's last name is Liu, how can he be your biological brother?"

"Master Liu, what I mean is that we have a good relationship, just like brothers."

"Xu Damao, you are lucky."

"That is."

The two were chatting in the front while Yi Zhonghai was in the back car, gritting his teeth. He guessed that his beating had a lot to do with Qin Huairu. He had talked to her in the afternoon and got beaten after get off work. There was no one else to blame except her.

What puzzled Yi Zhonghai was when did Qin Huairu become so capable that she could find several people at any time?

Or has Qin Huairu hooked up with someone new?

Damn, there is no gossip circulating in the factory?

Could it be Cui Dake?

In the current courtyard, Cui Dake and Qin Huairu are the only ones who are close. Are they having an affair?

This is the only possible explanation. Otherwise, would Cui Dake stand up for Qin Huairu?

However, Cui Dake has only recently entered the city. How could he have such great abilities?

Or is there someone else?

After thinking about it over and over again, I still can't figure it out. The only thing I can be sure of is that this matter is related to Qin Huairu.

Cui Dake?

Qin Huairu?

Adulterer and adulteress.

Okay, I'll talk to you when I get better.

As long as they are having an affair, we will be able to find clues, and don't blame me then.

I, Yi Zhonghai, have no intention of harming anyone. I just want a child of my own.

If you, Qin Huairu, don’t agree, then just don’t agree, but you actually hired someone to beat me up.

I, Yi Zhonghai, have remembered this matter. You two just wait for me.

"We're here, Master Yi, come down."

After examination, it was found that it was just a dislocated ankle. It would be fine after three to five days of rest after it was repositioned. As for the injuries on the face, they were only skin injuries and would heal after the swelling went down.

It's true that Liu Haizhong was very considerate. He ran around and completed the hospitalization procedures for Yi Zhonghai. He only needed to notify Tan Guihua when he returned to the Siheyuan.

After returning to the office, Xu Damao naturally couldn't help but talk about the beating of Yi Zhonghai, which caused everyone to be amazed. Yi Zhonghai was the kind of person who only remembered the food and not the beating, so why did he always provoke those ruthless people?

He broke his leg three times in three years and he has not learned his lesson.

However, Lou Xiao'e quietly asked Liu Guozheng if it was someone he arranged, which made Liu Guozheng laugh and cry.

In Liu Guozheng's own words, he is not that petty.

Finally, Liu Guozheng's explanation dispelled Lou Xiao'e's doubts.