Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Although Yan Bugui used to be the third uncle in the courtyard, the affairs of the courtyard were basically controlled by Yi Zhonghai. Liu Haizhong, the official-loving man, would occasionally jump out and act a little, but he was generally just a foil, almost like a mascot.

So like today, it was the first time for him to be responsible for handling matters in the yard alone, which made Yan Bugui a little proud. He put his hands behind his back, puffed out his chest, and tried his best to act majestically, and his words were more or less in an official tone.

However, Lin Geng did not laugh at Yan Bugui. After all, Yan Bugui was on his side now, and his thinking was very clear. He grasped the key to the problem at once and asked He Yushui to explain it to everyone, and the truth became clear.

So He Yushui looked at Lin Geng, and Lin Geng winked at her, indicating that she could speak. So He Yushui walked in front of everyone with tears in her eyes, and choked up to tell them that Lin Geng saw her making cornmeal porridge alone at home today, and felt sorry for her, so he called her to the Lin family, invited her to dinner, and fried her a plate of stir-fried cabbage and meat and a large plate of scrambled eggs with chopped green onions.

The reason why she cried just now was because she felt very guilty for her brother. Her own brother, Sha Zhu, treated Lin Geng so badly, but Lin Geng still treated her so well, so she was so moved that she burst into tears in the Lin family.

Although He Yushui is young, she is still very smart. When she told the truth, she did not tell her what Lin Geng had told her about how Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu cheated her brother, and how her brother coveted Qin Huairu's body.

After listening to He Yushui's explanation, everyone looked at Lin Geng with a new respect. Lin Geng was indeed a good guy. Seeing that He Yushui had no one to take care of him these days and could only drink cornmeal porridge to fill his stomach at home, he did not care about Sha Zhu bullying him, invited He Yushui home for dinner, and made delicious food for He Yushui. This was indeed a good deed.

Moreover, Lin invited He Yushui to his home for dinner and left the door open to prevent misunderstandings from outsiders. This meant that he would definitely not do anything to bully He Yushui.

Besides, the people in the yard are not blind. When Lin's mother was alive, she would often see He Yushui hungry and call her to their house to give her food. Especially in the past two years, Sha Zhu has devoted all his attention to Qin Huairu, and would often send the leftovers originally for He Yushui to the Jia family, often letting He Yushui go hungry. Although the people in the yard did not say anything, it does not mean that everyone is blind.

He Yushui and Lin Geng grew up together. Lin Geng is a few years older than He Yushui, so he treats He Yushui as his own sister. Inviting He Yushui to dinner is no big deal. He Yushui also has a good relationship with the mother and son of the Lin family.

But Lin Geng was clearly doing good things, but the first aunt, the second aunt and Qin Huairu sarcastically accused him of bullying He Yushui when Sha Zhu was not at home. Their words implied that Lin Geng was being a hooligan to He Yushui. He is really evil.

Because if Lin Geng didn't explain this matter clearly, people would spread the rumor that he was a little hooligan who bullied an underage girl, and his reputation would be ruined immediately. Not only would Lin Geng's reputation be ruined, but He Yushui's reputation would probably be ruined as well. This was definitely not a trivial matter.

After hearing this, Yan Bugui's face immediately darkened. He turned his head and glared at Auntie One, Auntie Two and Qin Huairu seriously, and asked angrily, "Do you understand now? Is Lin Geng bullying He Yushui? Two of you are the elders of Xiao Lin and Yushui. How can you be so filthy?"

You can even say that. Isn't this going to ruin the reputation of Xiao Lin and Yu Shui? This is your fault! Why don't you apologize to Lin Geng and Yu Shui? "

The expressions on the faces of the first aunt, the second aunt and Qin Huairu were as ugly as if they had eaten shit. They wanted to argue but they didn't dare to, for fear that Lin Geng would be unhappy and go to the police. If that happened, the three of them might have to stay in the police station for a few days.

Life in the police station is not easy. They have all gone to visit their men. The detention room contains not only their men, but also thieves and robbers caught by the police, and street thugs who fight and are aggressive. Those people are not good people, and they are bound to be bullied by them when they are locked up.

Although the police station provides meals, it is only three meals a day at best, with one meal consisting of a cornmeal or sweet potato steamed bun, and not even a few pickles.

It was cold now, and there was no fire in the detention room, and no glass in the windows, just a few iron bars. It was freezing cold in the detention room at night, and the bedding they sent was snatched away by other prisoners. Even Sha Zhu, who was a good fighter, was beaten up by several prisoners in the same cell after he was brought in. He was so beaten that he became obedient and didn't dare to fight at all.

Yesterday they also heard that when Jia Zhang was visited by Qin Huairu, she acted like a spoiled brat and kept spewing foul language, so she was dealt with by the police and thrown into a detention room, where she was beaten up by a group of fierce women and almost killed.

So no matter who was put in jail, if the police heard that they had slandered the families of martyrs, their fate would probably not be any better, so the three old ladies immediately became timid.

Now that He Yushui has proved Lin Geng's innocence, it also proves that the three of them who had just said bad things about Lin Geng in a sarcastic manner were deliberately slandering Lin Geng. If they continue to be stubborn, once Lin Geng reports to the police, the three of them will be in big trouble.

So the first aunt, the second aunt and Qin Huairu could only hold their noses and look as if they had eaten shit. They bowed their heads and apologized to Lin Geng, saying that they had misunderstood Lin Geng just now and shouldn't have said such things, and asked Lin Geng to forgive them.

Lin Geng waved his hands impatiently and said, "Don't say that. It's useless. I've already said it in advance. You have caused serious psychological harm to me and Yu Shui, as well as serious reputational damage. If you want our forgiveness, then you have to pay us money! Twenty per person, not a penny less. If you dare not pay, I will report you to the police immediately! Please ask the police to make the decision for us!"

The first aunt, the second aunt and Qin Huairu almost cried. They had just paid Lin Geng more than 4,000 yuan in compensation. The second aunt and the Jia family were almost emptied out by Lin Geng. Now, because of a few mean words, they had to pay Lin Geng money again.

Although twenty yuan may sound like a small amount compared to the amount of money Lin Geng had extorted before, in fact, twenty yuan is definitely not a small amount. It is almost a month's salary for an apprentice who has just entered the factory, and is enough to support a family for a month.

Not to mention that Second Aunt and Qin Huairu, who were now penniless at home, were heartbroken to the point of bleeding, even First Aunt felt heartbroken to death.

They wanted to argue and refuse to give the money, but they were afraid that Lin Geng would really report it to the police and let the police deal with them, so they could only go home with sour faces to get the money. Qin Huairu was so heartbroken that she cried as if Jia Dongxu had died. She went home and cried for a long time before she walked out step by step with a few bills in her hand.

The first aunt's family was well-off, so she went back and quickly took out two big black tens and threw them to Lin Geng angrily. The second aunt rummaged through the drawers and finally took out two five-yuan notes, and a few three-yuan, two-yuan, and one-yuan notes to make up a total of twenty yuan. She had a sad face, as if Liu Haizhong had died, and handed the money to Lin Geng reluctantly.

Qin Huairu's eyes were red from crying. She grabbed a bunch of small bills and handed them to Lin Geng, then burst into tears. She held the money tightly and didn't want to let go. She looked at Lin Geng pitifully, as if she still hoped that Lin Geng would forgive her this time and not take her money.

But Lin Geng had no pity for her, and he forcibly took the money from Qin Huairu, saying, "Take it here!"

After taking the money, he carefully counted it in front of everyone and put it into his pocket proudly.