Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 3 See, you're getting impatient!

"Jia Dongxu, are you a dead man?"

"Your mother is almost beaten to death, and you'd better come out and instead hide in the house and sleep soundly?"

"Grandpa, help! Li Hongbing is trying to kill me!"

"Everyone come out and see! Li Hongbing has killed someone!"

"Damn it, are you all dead? Quickly pull him away, he's about to beat me to death..."

"..."

Perhaps realizing that calling back the soul would be useless at this point, Jia Zhangshi quickly changed her tune and started calling back the living person.

Today was a day off, and most people were in the courtyard. But after Jia Zhangshi's pig-like screams, people quickly emerged from the house.

However, things happened so fast that they missed the most exciting moment.

"Li Hongbing, what are you doing? Stop it!"

Yi Zhonghai, who came out of the house immediately, saw what was happening in the yard, especially when he saw Li Hongbing waving a broom at Jia Zhangshi. He immediately shouted to stop him.

No matter what.

Li Hongbing, who is currently pressing his advantage, is so engrossed in the fight that he seems oblivious to everything else.

Even if they noticed, they pretended not to hear and didn't take him seriously at all.

Faced with this situation, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened immediately, and he directly ordered the people around him, "Quickly pull them apart!"

At Yi Zhonghai's command, the crowd, having had their fill of the spectacle, took action one after another.

Seeing this, Li Hongbing stopped fighting them instead of confronting them.

They've already fought enough, and they know they can't defeat them alone, so there's no need to fight against so many people.

On the contrary, it was Jia Zhangshi.

Seeing that Li Hongbing was being held back by others, they thought they had an opportunity and immediately rushed forward, baring their teeth and claws.

"You surnamed Li, I'll scratch you to death!"

She was always the one targeting others; she had never been bullied like this before. Just now, she was beaten so badly by Li Hongbing, a mere brat, that she was completely powerless to fight back. Not only did Jia Zhangshi lose face, but she also felt incredibly humiliated.

Unexpectedly.

Taking advantage of his long legs, Li Hongbing kicked Jia Zhangshi directly in the stomach, but she failed to succeed.

"Ouch!"

Jia Zhangshi stumbled back a few steps, nearly falling over. She first glared at Li Hongbing with hatred, then stared at the men behind him, angrily cursing, "How did you arrest him? Just pin him down and kill him!"

I don't know.

Li Hongbing didn't resist much just now. They had no grudge against him, and they weren't Yi Zhonghai or Jia Zhangshi's lackeys; they were just putting on an act.

When Jia Zhangshi rushed up to scratch people, the fact that they were supporting her from behind actually gave Li Hongbing leverage.

however.

It was Li Hongbing's action that directly angered Yi Zhonghai, who immediately roared, "Li Hongbing, how dare you commit violence!"

Just then.

Hearing the commotion outside, Jia Dongxu rushed out of the house and saw that Jia Zhangshi had been beaten, and his eyes immediately turned red.

"Li Hongbing, you dare hit my mother? I'll kill you!"

As Jia Dongxu shouted, he charged toward Li Hongbing.

Having learned their lesson earlier, and fearing that Li Hongbing might make another move and cause another conflict, the people behind him quickly pulled him back.

However, no one paid attention to Jia Dongxu's side, which put Li Hongbing in a passive position.

Even so, Li Hongbing didn't panic and directly declared war on Jia Dongxu: "Come on! Jia Dongxu, if you dare to make a move today, we'll fight to the death!"

They had already rushed up to him, but before they could even make a move, Jia Dongxu was intimidated by Li Hongbing's murderous aura.

This is outrageous! They've even started talking about a fight to the death.

For a moment, Jia Dongxu felt a little intimidated.

Seeing him like this, Jia Zhangshi behind him became increasingly anxious and scolded him with exasperation, "Dongxu, go for it! What are you afraid of? If he's determined to fight to the death, I'm not done with him yet! Hurry up and beat him up to avenge me!"

"Enough! Dongxu, stop!"

Just as Jia Dongxu was hesitating, Yi Zhonghai saw that Jia Dongxu didn't have the guts and spoke up to stop him.

With Yi Zhonghai offering him this way out, Jia Dongxu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but fearing he would lose face, he directly threatened Li Hongbing, saying, "Li Hongbing, I won't fight you today for my master's sake, but this isn't over, so you better watch out."

Seeing Jia Dongxu's guilty conscience, Li Hongbing chuckled.

"release!"

Li Hongbing ignored the other party and instead questioned the people behind him: "Do you want to be accomplices of the Jia family?"

Upon hearing this, the group hesitated for a moment before releasing their grip one after another.

They came to break up the fight, not to be anyone's ally, and to stay out of this mess.

Moreover, at this point, it's unlikely that Li Hongbing will make any further moves.

"Water...possessed by a water ghost!"

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi suddenly thought of something, her face filled with horror, her finger trembling as she pointed at Li Hongbing, and said in a trembling voice, "Li Hongbing is a water ghost, you must catch him quickly, you must not let him continue to harm people."

Upon hearing this, some people were stunned, while others were skeptical.

After all, the country had only been established for two or three years, and we had just entered a new society. Many people still believed in ghosts and gods.

"Bullshit! Jia Zhangshi, you're the water ghost, your whole family are water ghosts!"

As everyone turned to look at him, Li Hongbing suddenly swore.

"If you're not a water ghost, then why are you acting like a completely different person today? The old Li Hongbing wasn't like this."

Jia Zhangshi immediately retorted.

This statement further fueled everyone's suspicions.

After all, the Li Hongbing that everyone remembers, although not a dull bookworm, is still a refined and gentle person who would not do the things just now.

"Jia Zhangshi, how dare you say that?"

Li Hongbing was so angry he laughed. He immediately retorted, "Do you remember what you said in the yard just now? You went around telling people I was possessed by a water ghost and cursed me to die. If you don't get beaten up, who will? What else did you say? Do you dare to say it again in front of everyone?"

"I……"

Jia Zhangshi was rendered speechless by Li Hongbing's words.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood.

Regardless of whether he heard Jia Zhangshi's hurtful words just now, judging from her current reaction, it's clear that Li Hongbing wasn't lying.

Even if they don't understand Li Hongbing, don't they understand Jia Zhangshi?
Jia Zhangshi's sharp tongue has offended many people, and everyone is used to it.

The rabbit is in a hurry and even bites!

No wonder Li Hongbing acted out of character today.

Now that things have come to this point, everyone, whether they were there from the beginning or arrived later, basically understands what happened.

Looking at Jia Zhangshi, who was in the wrong and could no longer make a sound, many people looked at her with disdain and no sympathy whatsoever; they practically had the words "serves her right" written all over their faces.

"Li Hongbing, even if Jia Zhangshi is in the wrong, you can't just hit her!"

Seeing the situation reversed by Li Hongbing's few words, Yi Zhonghai was quite surprised and couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, but then reprimanded him with a stern face.

"Sir, you're mistaken!"

Faced with Yi Zhonghai's completely unreasonable argument, Li Hongbing shook his head and retorted in front of everyone: "Uncle, you and Aunt have been married for so many years and still don't have a child. If I told you in front of everyone that you are childless, wouldn't you be anxious?"

"you……"

Everyone was stunned, and Yi Zhonghai's expression changed instantly; he was furious.

(End of this chapter)