Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

As the time to get off work approached, everyone rushed back to the compound. As soon as Yi Zhonghai returned to the compound, he heard a commotion inside.

Yi Zhonghai didn't see Yan Bugui, probably because he was fishing with the bait. He pushed through the crowd and saw Jia Zhang arguing with Wang Changgui from the next yard.

Jia Zhang: "Bah, Wang Changgui, I told you that this cart was fine when I brought it back, you are blaming me now, right?"

Wang Changgui's wife, Wang Li, was not a pushover either. She cursed and said, "Jia Zhang, we lent you a cart with good intentions so that you could take your daughter-in-law to the hospital. Now our cart is covered in scratches. Who else can I turn to if not you?"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was furious. She said, "It has always been Jia Zhang who has blackmailed others, so how come someone is blackmailing me today?"

Liu Haizhong's leadership style was stable and he pushed through the crowd. He came up to the man and said, "Lao Wang, it's normal for this cart to have scratches! Give me some face. We are all neighbors. Don't quarrel over such a small matter."

Before Wang Changgui could say anything, Wang Lishi, who was standing next to him, saw Liu Haizhong coming over and started saying, "Liu Pangpang, what does this have to do with you? Are you the boss? You are nothing and yet you come here to act like a big shot!"

Liu Haizhong was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at Wang Li and said, "Wang Changgui, why don't you discipline your wife? What right do you have to your woman to have the master's words?"

Wang Changgui bowed his head and said, "In our family, my wife's words are the final word."

Wang Li raised her chest and snorted, "How is it? Fatty Liu? Go wherever you want! Jia Zhang, you have to explain it to me today. It was you who scratched our car!"

Jia Zhang: "It wasn't me who pushed the cart. It was a young man from our yard who pushed the cart to the hospital!"

Qin Huairu, who was standing next to her, came out with a headscarf wrapped around her head and said pitifully, "Aunt Wang, it was definitely not my mother-in-law who broke the cart!"

Wang Li: "Look, you don't tell me the truth and want to play pity on me, right?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang continued, "Wang, you are bullying our Jia family because we have no men, right? I'll tell you again that I didn't push the cart. It was a few young men who took our Huairu to the hospital last night!"

Wang Li put her hands on her hips and said, "It's all for your Jia family. Otherwise, why would they lend me the cart? Don't talk to me about anything else. Look at the cart I just picked up. It scratched several of them! Pay me! You must pay me!"

Jia Zhang: "Wang Xinhua, call your two sons out. And the guy Xu Wu in the backyard, was it you young people who pushed the cart there yesterday?"

Xu Wu stood up from beside Yi Zhonghai and said, "Aunt Jia, it was dark last night and I didn't notice who pushed the cart! I just followed and watched."

Brothers Wang Aiguo and Wang Jianguo stood up and said, "Aunt Jia, this is not my fault! The situation was urgent and it was dark, and you were crying and shouting behind us!"

Jia Zhang was stunned. Qin Huairu saw that she couldn't get away with it and walked over to Jia Zhang and said, "Mom, you still have to pay the money! What else can we do?"

When Jia Zhang heard about the compensation, she immediately got furious and said to Wang Xinhua, "You two bastards pushed the cart, and I, Jia Zhang, don't have a penny to pay for it!"

Of course Wang Xinhua refused. The victim came to him, not to me, so he said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, you are too shameless! Yesterday your daughter-in-law went to the hospital to give birth, and I kindly asked my two sons to borrow a cart. Now you blame me? Qin Huairu, stand up and speak!"

When Qin Huairu saw Wang Xinhua calling her name, she walked out of the crowd tremblingly and said, "Uncle Wang, you can't blame my mother. Our family is not rich, but we are willing to pay compensation." Qin Huairu didn't dare to play dumb now. People had borrowed a car and sent your family to the hospital to help them. If she refused to admit it, then who would be willing to help in this courtyard? Her family's reputation would be ruined by then.

When Jia Zhang heard that Qin Huairu wanted to pay compensation, she was anxious and wanted to summon the dead again. But when she saw Wang Aiguo quietly pointing in the direction of the street office, she stopped immediately. Then Jia Zhang said dejectedly, "Mr. Wang, tell me! How much compensation do you want!"

While we were still discussing here, Yan Bugui came back pushing his bicycle. I have to say that Yan Bugui did catch a lot of fish today with the bait given by Yi Zhonghai, about 20 kilograms, including crucian carp and carp.

Yan Bugui parked the car happily, put his hands on his hips and looked like he was so awesome and told Yang Ruihua to put the fish into the house. He looked at the lively courtyard and squeezed in. After hearing what happened, Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses and watched the excitement.

Seeing that the Jia family was willing to pay the compensation, Wang Li asked her two children to go home and get an external light bulb.

Jia Zhang was confused by the operation and said, "You tell me how much money I will pay, what are you doing with the light bulb?"

Wang Li: "It's almost dark now, so you have to take a good look, so that I won't wrongly accuse you when I make the offer!"

Jia Zhang thought it made sense, so she waited quietly for a few minutes and saw two young men at the door holding light bulbs and a child behind them holding an electric wire with a few pieces of paper in his pocket.

Wang Li borrowed a socket from a family in the central courtyard, plugged in the light bulb and began to check it carefully. If he found any damaged parts, he would smear it on them and tear off a small piece of paper to stick on the damaged part.

Jia Zhang and everyone else in the courtyard were stunned by this operation. They had never seen such a thing before and it was very professional.

As the inspection came to an end, Wang Li looked up and said, "My car has 21 big potholes and 32 small potholes. The tires are also badly worn. Some tire reinforcements have been deformed. A big pothole costs 1 cents, a small pothole costs 5 cents, and the wear and tear fee for the wheels and tires is 10 yuan."

Yi Zhonghai always felt the sound of an abacus behind him! He looked back and saw Yan Bugui behind him!

Yan Bugui quickly calculated how much money it was and said in surprise, "Oh my God, Jia Zhang has to pay 13 yuan and 7 cents."

Wang Li was still calculating. When she heard Yan Bugui's calculator report the correct number, she slapped her youngest son and said, "Mr. Yan with glasses is still the fastest at calculating."

Yan Bugui scratched his head in embarrassment. Wang Li said to Jia Zhang, "You have to compensate me 13 yuan! This is the damage to the car."

The neighbors in the courtyard were shocked. They thought that there was a way to make money this way. They really learned something new.

Jia Zhang: "Pah, how much is a car? Why should I pay you so much? If you really can't do it, call the police!"

Yi Zhonghai saw that it was unreasonable for things to develop like this, so he stood up and said to Wang Changgui, "Changgui, you also know that I used to be the boss of this yard. Your wife's behavior is really not good! Neighbors."

When Wang Li was about to say something to Yi Zhonghai, she was interrupted by Wang Changgui, who knew that Yi Zhonghai was a leader in the steel mill.

Wang Changgui said, "Since Chief Yi has said so, I will give you a fair price of 10 yuan!"

Hualala... 10 yuan for borrowing a cart! It really refreshed my worldview.

Of course, Jia Zhangshi would not accept this, and neither would the people in the Siheyuan. This would ruin the social atmosphere.

Wang Xinhua quietly arranged for Wang Aiguo to go to the police station to report the crime. At this time, everyone was still having a heated discussion.

After a while, Wang Aiguo came with two police officers. Everyone quieted down and after the police understood the situation, they asked Jia Zhang to pay 5 cents.

As for Wang Changgui and his family, they were warned and left the compound unwillingly.

The excitement has come to an end, but the people in the Siheyuan have refreshed their understanding of it, so much so that an idiom has been circulated: "carrying a lantern to determine the damage."