Siheyuan: Starved to death at the beginning, the whole courtyard went to shoot

Kyoto, half of June, cicadas begin to sing.

The Siheyuan at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is a small courtyard to the east of the central courtyard.

A group of fifty or sixty people blocked the entrance of the courtyard, pointing and whispering.

Leading the group were the three uncles of the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.

Squatting behind them were the fat and sarcastic Jia Zhang and her son Jia Dongxu.

The Liu Guangtian brothers and the Yan Jiecheng brothers were also standing in the front, as well as several families from the quadrangle courtyards, blocking the moon gate of the east courtyard tightly.

The group of people looked at the three large rooms in the courtyard with an aggressive look, and from time to time, some vicious and joyful expressions appeared on their faces.

The sound of whispers could be heard from the residents watching the fun.

"Oh, this little Li is so unlucky. His parents died last month, and now he's been eaten to pieces today!"

"Who says it's not? But who wouldn't be jealous of this East Courtyard? It has three large rooms and a small courtyard, and it's a private house."

"If it were me, I'd also like to change rooms, haha!"

"Is this an exchange? Isn't this a robbery?"

"It's also Xiao Li's fault. He is usually timid and submissive. Now there is no adult to protect him at home. Can he protect these three big rooms by himself?"

"I heard that he is engaged to someone from Qinjia Village. What was once a good dual-income family is now left with only a young boy who just turned 18."

"Hey, look at this door. There are three locks on it from the outside. It's obvious that someone locked it on purpose. It can't be opened from the inside. It's been four or five days."

"At first, there was Xiao Li's cry, but in the past two days, there has been no cry at all. I wonder if he has starved to death in there!"

"Don't talk nonsense, that lock... that lock is really locked from the outside, it's hard to say!"

"This...this is murder for money!"

"Shh! Stop talking. If the people in front hear you, you will also have to hang three in your house tomorrow..."

"Oh, I didn't say anything! Nothing!"

The people watching the excitement around suddenly lowered their voices, fearing that the three old men in front would hear them.

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At the gate of the courtyard, the three old men in the front were all shrewd men. Of course, they couldn't take the lead in some things, so they stood at the gate for a long time, all silent.

But Jia Zhang was an impatient person. She couldn't contain her excitement and spoke first.

"Uncle, we have already agreed that Dongxu will get married and have children. In the future, the house will definitely not be enough. We want two of the three large rooms in the east courtyard!"

Hearing this, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and several families behind them frowned and looked unhappy.

Several families have two or three sons who also want to get married and have children, so they are determined to get this house.

Mrs. Jia Zhang asked for two rooms right away. What a pipe dream!

"Sister-in-law Jia, there are only two people in your family, and you want two big rooms? There are six people in our family, including three sons. It would be more appropriate to give us two rooms!" The third uncle Yan Bugui pushed his glasses and said disdainfully.

"Haha, Old Yan is right. You want nothing, Jia Zhang. We have two sons in our family, so we should have two rooms too!" The second uncle Liu Haizhong also interrupted.

"I don't care. Our Jia family only wants two rooms, and you can divide the rest!" Jia Zhang looked like a rogue.

"You old woman, you are so greedy, I will beat you to death!" The Yan Jiecheng brothers were about to take action.

"If you dare, I'll chop him off first!" Seeing that the two brothers were about to fight, Jia Dongxu was not afraid and directly protected Jia Zhang.

"Oh, I gave you face!"

Those who wanted to divide the house were ready to make a move. If Yi Zhonghai had not been Jia Dongxu's master and always protected the Jia family, he would not have tolerated the mother and daughter's rampant behavior.

Seeing that everyone was about to fight, Yi Zhonghai said loudly with a cold face.

"Stop arguing, let's solve the problem first! Don't lose your composure, this is all for the good of the compound!"

Everyone slowly calmed down their anger and stood aside.

"Dongxu, knock on the door. I guess Xiao Li has thought it through. Otherwise, we won't be able to destroy anything in his house!"

Yi Zhonghai shouted loudly and picked up the three locks on the door and took a look. His meaning was very clear: he would not let anyone go unless they agreed to change rooms.

"Okay, Master!"

Bang...bang...bang, there was a rapid knock on the door.

Li Feiyu was woken up by a loud knock on the door. He felt dizzy and everything around him was blurry.

Where is this? Wasn't he hit by a car while rescuing someone? This should be a hospital!

But what's with this musty smell?

Before Li Feiyu could come to his senses, the memories in his mind began to merge.

A few minutes later, Li Feiyu sat on the bed in a daze. Oh my god, is this wearing out, or is it wearing into a courtyard full of beasts?

Isn't it said that good people are rewarded? I saved someone, so how did I end up here?

By integrating his memories, Li Feiyu already understood what had happened, and his face was slowly filled with resentment!

Damn, is this what a human being does? This is murder for money! The people in this courtyard are really beasts!

The parents of my predecessor were both engineers at a steel rolling mill. A month ago, due to an equipment failure, people from the engineering department went to check it out. The steelmaking furnace exploded and more than a dozen people died, including Li Feiyu's parents.

Li Feiyu's parents are both senior intellectuals and the backbone of the steel rolling mill's engineering department.

The two elders had a combined monthly salary of 180 yuan. In order for Li Feiyu to get married and have children smoothly when he grew up, they bought this small courtyard property.

This courtyard was originally the unit housing allocated to employees by the Red Rolling Steel Plant. Li's father spent 2600 yuan to buy it so that Li Feiyu could get married in the future and live here for a long time.

There are three large rooms, with a total area of ​​160 square meters, and a small courtyard.

The moon gate in the courtyard is followed by a big door, which means it has its own courtyard and entrance. This is unique in the Siheyuan. Who wouldn't be envious and jealous?

After learning of his parents' death, Li Feiyu was heartbroken and cried all day long in front of their photos.

But instead of sympathizing with him, the people in the courtyard were drooling over his family's east courtyard.

They surrounded him like hungry wolves, all wanting to take the courtyard for themselves. The group of people first tried to persuade Li Feiyu with both emotional and logical appeals for more than half a month.

The second uncle said that his two sons are getting married and there is not enough space, so they need two rooms. Li Feiyu, you can't be so selfish.

The third uncle said that his two sons and a woman were squeezed into two small rooms and were very suffocated. Li Feiyu, you should make a contribution to everyone.

Jia Zhang also came to threaten him, saying that she would burn down his house if he didn't change it. Several other households in the yard also wanted to take his house either openly or secretly.

An old man used moral blackmail to say that everyone in the courtyard was living a hard life, and you were the only one occupying three large rooms, how could you live with your conscience?

You, Li Feiyu, are alone now. You are only eighteen years old and not married. You don't need such a big house at all. In short, you have to make him agree to give up the three large rooms so that people who are more in need can live in them.

He was also asked to move into a utility room in the backyard.

It is called making the best use of things, reasonable distribution, harmonious neighborliness and being helpful.

Can Li Feiyu agree to this? He is not a fool.

What's more, this is the property left to him by his parents. It is also a thought, not just a property. He can't give it up.

So the people in the courtyard tried every possible means, from persuading him with kind words to threatening and bribing him, and then to beating him, but Li Feiyu remained unmoved.

Finally, there was no other way, so Yi Zhonghai discussed with Jia Zhang and decided to simply lock the door from the outside and starve the boy for a few days, so that he would not agree to whatever he asked for.

So they looted all the food in Li Feiyu's house in the middle of the night and locked the door from the outside for five days.

But I didn’t expect that that night, one lock turned into three locks.

Li Feiyu was weak to begin with, and he couldn't break open the gate, so he had to climb out from the courtyard wall. But someone knocked him off the wall with a bamboo pole, and he fell to the ground and fainted.

I woke up a day later and finally crawled back to the house.

In this way, within five days, my predecessor starved to death at home.