Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

So Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth, thought for a while, suppressed his anger, and said to Lin Geng: "Xiao Lin, how about we two compensate you with 20 yuan? It's considered as an apology to you, okay?"

When Lin Geng heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and he shouted at Yan Jiefang in a stern voice: "Jiefang, I think you should report to the police! Twenty yuan is just to send away beggars! I don't need your twenty yuan."

When everyone heard this, they almost burst out in anger again. They thought to themselves that Lin Geng was too cruel. Twenty yuan was not enough. Liu Haizhong and the others had only delayed you for a short while and scolded you. Twenty yuan was not a small amount, but Lin Geng did not take it seriously at all. It was obvious that he wanted more!

Liu Haizhong and his wife's faces tightened, and they shouted in panic, "No, no, no! Don't go! We can talk it over, let's talk it over! Fifty, we are willing to compensate you fifty yuan! Fifty yuan is okay?"

Lin Geng bit his teeth, rubbed his chin with his hands, rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then nodded with an unhappy look on his face: "This is about right! For the sake of our being neighbors for so many years, fifty is fifty! This is what you proposed, I didn't force you to do it! Can you please tell me clearly whether this is your own will?"

Liu Haizhong was so distressed that he could hardly breathe. His anger was about to burn to his head. Fifty yuan! This was almost his monthly salary. If a person could save money, it would be enough to live for a year!

Now his family's savings have almost been confiscated by Lin Geng, and they don't have much money left. Although fifteen hundred yuan is not enough to bankrupt them, they still have a few hundred yuan saved in the bank, but it is not much anymore.

Now the couple just stopped Lin Geng, wanting him to plead for Guangqi, asking Guangqi's school not to punish him. Lin Geng then extorted another fifty yuan from him. If this continues, wouldn't it be a short time before their family's property would be confiscated by this kid Lin Geng?

How would they find a wife for Guangqi in the future, how would they help Guangqi get promoted by giving gifts and connections? And how would they provide for their old age?

Liu Haizhong and his wife felt heartbroken at this moment, and they were so distressed that they could hardly breathe. However, facing Lin Geng's threat, they had to pay Lin Geng the money.

So Liu Haizhong could only give his wife a look and ask her to go back and get the money.

Aunt Liu cried, she was really distressed, what was going on? They came out to look for Lin Geng, and after just a short while, Lin Geng extorted another fifty yuan.

This Lin Geng is really poisonous! You can't touch him at all. If you touch him, you will have to pay compensation! And the compensation is so high! Isn't he just the orphan of a martyr? Is it that serious?

Aunt Liu was regretting her decision to death. If they had known this would be the result, they would not have come out to cause trouble for Lin Geng. Now, nothing has been resolved and they have to pay Lin Geng fifty yuan in compensation!

Fifty yuan! Fifty yuan! This is not a small amount! This is enough for their family's food expenses for two or three months.

Lin Geng then looked at Yan Bugui who was running over from the front yard to watch the fun, and said to him, "Teacher Yan, I have to trouble you for a moment. Can you write me an agreement that Liu Haizhong and his wife voluntarily compensate me for my mental damages and lost wages? Keep it simple, just write down what happened today! I'll also leave a receipt, so that they won't come after me later and sue me for blackmailing them!"

Yan Bugui was really envious of Lin Geng at this moment. This guy was really a ruthless person now! Liu Haizhong and his wife just delayed him for a while and scolded him a few words, but he extorted fifty yuan from them.

Fifty yuan! This is a lot of money, more than his monthly salary, almost as much as his one and a half months salary. How great it would be if this money was given to him! But he also knew that he could only think about it. He couldn't compare with Lin Geng. Lin Geng was the orphan of a martyr, so he couldn't mess with him casually. He was just an ordinary elementary school teacher.

So he agreed quickly, ran home and started writing furiously. In a short while, he wrote an agreement. He had gained experience in doing this in recent days and was completely familiar with it. He wrote it without any effort and quickly sent it to the Intermediate Court.

At this time, Aunt Liu took out a stack of crumpled money and returned to the middle courtyard, reluctantly handing it to Lin Geng. Lin Geng took it, counted it twice in front of everyone, nodded and said: "Yes, fifty yuan, no more, no less! Everyone be my witness! I will go buy candy for everyone later, each family will get some! It's not much, just a small token of my appreciation!"

Everyone was happy when they heard this. It was a good thing to watch the fun and get something for free! As for Liu Haizhong's bad luck, it was his own fault. He just came out and didn't stop, and he was looking for trouble with Lin Geng. Aren't you two asking for trouble? Don't blame others!

Yan Bugui took out the written agreement, asked Liu Haizhong and his wife to sign it, and handed it to Lin Geng. Lin Geng then folded it solemnly and put it in his pocket. In fact, he put it directly into the thatched cottage in the small world. It was the safest place and there was no need to worry about it being lost or damaged.

Liu Haizhong also knew that it was completely impossible to ask Lin Geng to go to Liu Guangqi's school to plead for Liu Guangqi. At this point, he could only cover his face, which was half swollen like a pig's head, and let his wife help him escape back to the backyard of his home.

Liu Guangqi had been listening to the noise in the Intermediate Courtyard, secretly cursing his father in his heart for being a waste and a fool who couldn't do anything right. He went to ask Lin Geng to help him plead for mercy at his school, but he put on a condescending attitude and wanted to act like a big uncle, ordering Lin Geng condescendingly. Isn't that courting death?

Now his father's second uncle's job has been dismissed on the spot by the street office. Now he is nothing, and his relationship with Lin Geng is so strained. When he went to find Lin Geng, instead of lowering his posture and begging Lin Geng with a smile, he put on airs and bossed Lin Geng around. Isn't this making things uncomfortable?

Now, not only did he get beaten and humiliated, but he also had to pay Lin Geng fifty dollars. He lost all his reputation and suffered heavy losses.

As a result, Liu Guangqi looked down on his father even more, and felt that if he continued to stay in this family, he would sooner or later be killed by this stupid father.

At this time, Liu Guangqi had already planted the idea of ​​leaving this home and staying away, and as soon as this seed was planted, it immediately began to sprout and grow wildly.

After Lin Geng had dealt with Liu Haizhong and his wife, he bowed to the neighbors and let them go. He told Aunt Liu that he would bring the fish back later and stew it for lunch. Then he walked out of the courtyard leisurely and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two pounds of fruit candies to throw in his small world. As for the White Rabbit candies that the protagonists in other courtyard novels always took out in large bags, he said he would not buy any of them.

That thing was not only extremely expensive in that era, but also had low production. Even if he had tickets, there was nowhere to exchange it. The limited production was basically supplied to special groups of people, and it was simply not available in ordinary supply and marketing cooperatives and stores. So even if he was willing to buy it, he had to find a place to buy it.

After arriving at the river, he just casually cast two casts and caught two or three grass carps weighing about two kilograms, then strolled back to the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, he grabbed a handful of hard candies for the gatekeeper Yan Bugui, saying that he was sorry for bothering him again today and this was his writing fee. Yan Bugui immediately smiled and hurriedly took the candies, saying that Lin was more generous.

Then Lin Geng started distributing candies door to door. He would only give a few to each household and definitely not a large number. Otherwise, he would really be taken advantage of.

Of course, when delivering the candies, he automatically bypassed those families. Finally, when he returned home, he gave most of the remaining candies to He Yushui, asking her to keep them for her daily cravings.

But when he was returning home, he saw Xiaodang biting her finger, standing at the door of his house with her eyes wide open, looking at Lin Geng timidly and with longing. Lin Geng felt sorry for the little girl, and after thinking about it, he took out a candy, peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed it into Xiaodang's mouth.

"If you want to eat candy, you can come to me and ask for it, but you can only eat it in front of me. You are not allowed to take it home. If you take it home, you won't be able to eat it! Your brother will definitely take it away! Remember?"