wavenovel Chapter 48: Isn't it just splashing dirty water? Anyone can do that!
Chapter 48: Isn't it just splashing dirty water? Anyone can do that!
Zhang Erya understood that she had a bad reputation in the courtyard because of her crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide.
Now that my third uncle lives here, those bastards in the courtyard might try to sow discord between him and others. I can keep an eye on them, but I'm outnumbered. If my third uncle listens to what they say, he might start to distrust me.
She hadn't forgotten that her third uncle had been quite cold to her for two days because Xu Damao had complained about her.
Back then, in an effort to win back her third uncle, she even went to apologize, promising she wouldn't be so shrewish anymore. At that time, she genuinely intended to retire from her life of crime. But today, encouraged by Sha Zhu and others, her third uncle increased the stakes.
This made her realize that she had to fight back! She had to get her third uncle on her side and distance herself from these bastards!
Zhang Erya wasn't stupid; most of the time, she even thought she was incredibly clever.
Since you've thrown dirty water on me, I'll throw rice and gluttony on you bunch of bastards.
As long as you are more corrupt than me, Uncle Three will think I am clean and you are the dirty ones!
Would Uncle San believe the words of a scoundrel? Obviously not!
So today, when faced with Sha Zhu's provocation, she changed her usual shrewish tactics and chose to throw dirty water on Sha Zhu while pretending to be innocent.
"Shazhu, why are you tearing my clothes?" Zhang Erya shouted the moment He Yuzhu touched her clothes.
One sentence alarmed the entire courtyard. Everyone rushed out of their homes and surged towards the central courtyard.
Xu Damao, in particular, was so anxious that he came barefoot without even putting on his shoes.
As he ran, he kept shouting, "What did I say? What did I say? That idiot Zhu is out of his mind. He can't find a woman, he's going crazy!"
"Good heavens, he even preys on Aunt Zhang! He's a beast! He must be brought to justice this time!"
Liu Guangqi followed behind him, his eyes also gleaming with curiosity: "So, all that time Brother Shazhu was helping the Jia family wasn't because he was interested in Qin Huairu, but because he was interested in Zhang Erya?"
Hiss! The two exchanged a glance and ran even faster.
In the courtyard, Zhang Erya sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing, "My God, I don't want to live anymore. I'm a widow in my fifties, and I've been bullied by a young man..."
Old Jia, I'm your virtuous widow! Ever since you passed away, I've remained a widow for you... Now that bastard Sha Zhu has defiled me. If you know this in the afterlife, take him with you!
Wow, something really happened!
Xu Damao immediately rushed up to He Yuzhu, pointing his finger at him: "You, He Yuzhu, you even go after Aunt Zhang who watched you grow up! Are you even human?"
Liu Guangqi also rushed out, shouting, "He's an absolute beast!"
Sha Zhu, a grown man, never imagined he would be framed for harassment. Faced with Zhang Erya, he had no way to explain himself.
Seeing Xu Damao rush out to finish him off, he was instantly enraged and threw a punch, yelling, "You're talking nonsense! You're the one who's being a scoundrel!"
Xu Damao covered his nose: "Aunt Zhang already said it herself, are you still trying to renege?"
"I don't!"
"You did!" Zhang Erya shouted, "You tore my clothes off, and you even touched my face! If I hadn't shouted quickly, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Erya didn't finish her sentence; she just covered her face, and the sound of her sobbing came through her fingers again.
Everyone in the courtyard was in an uproar.
"You, He Yuzhu, you always seem so respectable, I never expected you to have such heavy tastes..."
"I told you long ago, Sha Zhu is an idiot."
"Otherwise, why would He Daqing have run off with someone? It's obvious they knew Sha Zhu wasn't normal..."
Amidst the chatter, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui, who were on their way to a meeting at the neighborhood committee, entered the courtyard together.
When they heard that Sha Zhu had almost killed Zhang Er Ya in the courtyard... the three of them were immediately dumbfounded.
Liu Haizhong immediately demanded an emergency meeting of the entire hospital, but Yi Zhonghai stopped him, saying that he should first find out what was going on.
"What's there to ask? He Yuzhu is acting like a hooligan in the compound, which is extremely bad behavior and must be severely criticized!" Liu Haizhong said in an official tone.
Yi Zhonghai looked at him like he was an idiot. Yan lowered his voice and said, "Damn it, I'm just asking you, would you act like a hooligan towards Zhang Erya?"
Liu Haizhong looked at Zhang Erya and shook his head like a rattle drum.
Yi Zhonghai's voice remained low: "You don't even like him, but Zhu Zi, a grown man, would you?"
Liu Haizhong hesitated, but Xu Damao exclaimed, "Uncle, what you're saying is unfair. The world is so big, what kind of people aren't there?"
I've heard people say that back in the old days, some men liked to go to the Eight Great Hutongs to find women older than themselves. If the woman was pregnant, they liked her even more!
He glanced at Sha Zhu: "Besides, everyone knows Sha Zhu lost his mother before he was ten. Maybe he's looking for Aunt Zhang because he lacks maternal love!"
Hiss! These words immediately sparked another round of discussion among the people in the courtyard.
Sha Zhu raised his fist, ready to strike again, but Xu Damao ran in circles, shouting that He Yuzhu had been harassing Zhang Erya, as if afraid the other courtyards wouldn't hear him.
Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Yi Zhonghai shouted and told He Yuzhu not to chase after them anymore.
Having subdued the two adversaries, he then turned to Zhang Erya: "Aunt Zhang, did Zhu Zi really take advantage of you?"
Zhang Erya clutched her clothes: "That shameless bastard, he's an old man, you have to stand up for me!"
Yi Zhonghai's face was ashen: "Besides the two of you, who else was there at the time?"
Zhang Erya shook her head: "No. I was talking to an old lady, and after she left, Shazhu rushed over."
He Yuzhu became agitated when he saw her twisting the truth: "You were the one who mocked an old woman as a hen that can't lay eggs. I couldn't stand it and said something to you, and you insulted me. I wanted to hit you, and you framed me..."
Zhang Erya rolled her eyes: "Did you tear my clothes open? Did you touch my face?"
Sha Zhu was speechless: "That was an accident, and I didn't touch your face..."
Zhang Erya didn't care about any of that. When it came to things like being a hooligan, it was up to her to decide what she wanted.
Her clothes have been torn open. If she refuses to give a straight answer even when she gets to the police station, He Yuzhu will be in deep trouble!
Yi Zhonghai obviously understood this principle as well. Although he was certain that Sha Zhu wouldn't be so desperate as to fall for Zhang Erya.
But if Zhang Erya is allowed to keep causing trouble and ends up in the police station, regardless of whether Sha Zhu actually committed any acts of indecent assault, his reputation will definitely be ruined...
In the past, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have cared about He Yuzhu, but things are different now. He can sense that Jia Dongxu is becoming increasingly indifferent to him...
Thinking of this, he stepped forward to mediate, saying that He Yuzhu's mistake was unintentional and that he certainly wouldn't have deliberately taken advantage of Zhang Erya.
Then they said that it was almost the end of the year, and for the sake of the reputation of the courtyard house, this matter should be kept inside the courtyard house and not spread outside.
Finally, he made the final decision: He Yuzhu would compensate Zhang Erya two yuan, and the matter was thus closed.
Zhang Erya's original goal was to smear He Yuzhu in the courtyard, but since it wasn't very successful and she even got two extra dollars, she naturally decided to stop while she was ahead.
After paying the compensation, He Yuzhu saw Qin Huairu and couldn't help but go over to explain, "Sister Qin, I...I didn't...it wasn't me..."
Qin Huairu ignored him and turned to leave.
In extreme agony, He Yuzhu rushed out of the courtyard house, ran to the wasteland, and violently punched a large tree, crying out, "Sister Qin, Sister Qin, no, no, no!"