Living in a Siheyuan

In the middle courtyard, following the noise of Li Pingan and Yi Zhonghai, several people gathered at the door to watch the fun.

Li Pingan didn't care whether others were watching or not, he pointed at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Elder? What kind of elder are you? My elder just passed away, if you want to be my elder, you should dig a hole and bury yourself in it first. I am kind enough to bring gifts to everyone, but you are showing off here. If you have any objection, go to the street office and report it."

At this time, an auntie also came over and took Yi Zhonghai's arm and said, "Ping An, don't be angry. Your uncle has been in a bad temper recently."

Yi Zhonghai also saw the people outside watching the excitement. He also knew that Li Ping'an's business did not require his consent. However, because his hands kept shaking, he was scolded several times by the workshop director and was no longer allowed to process some precision workpieces. In addition, he was angered by Li Ping'an at He Yuzhu's house last time.

Today, he had intended to use this incident to teach Li Pingan a lesson. In the past, Li Pingan would not say a word even if he was taught a lesson. Who knew that he would react so strongly today? Now that the two of them were arguing, Yi Zhonghai couldn't let go of his face. If he just let it go, who would respect him in the future?

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai went out angrily and shouted to Yan Jiefang and Liu Guangtian who were watching the excitement outside: "Guangtian, Jiefang, go call everyone to the meeting, and call your father as well."

After hearing what the old man said, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang ran towards their homes.

Li Pingan also came to the yard carrying something and said, "Let's have a meeting. How can I be afraid of an old man like you?"

Just this one sentence made Yi Zhonghai so angry that he almost vomited blood. The auntie who was planning to come over to persuade Yi Zhonghai turned back after hearing this.

He Yuzhu came to Li Pingan and asked quietly, "Pingan, what's wrong? Why did you quarrel with the old man?"

Li Pingan said casually: "It's okay, Brother Zhuzi. Just watch the fun later."

Soon, everyone came to the middle courtyard, and the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui also came. They saw the first uncle Yi Zhonghai sitting at the table with a livid face. They also went over and sat down.

When Liu Haizhong saw that everyone was present, he stood up and said, "Today's meeting was opened by an old man. As for the specific situation..."

"Uncle, wait a minute!" Li Pingan stopped Liu Haizhong from speaking. He walked to the middle with a net bag and said, "Excuse me, I have to bother you guys for a minute. I have given everything to the people in the front yard and explained it to them. I will tell the neighbors in the middle and back yards. I will be renovating my house tomorrow and may need to bring in some materials. I am sorry to cause trouble to everyone. I bought some apples and candies here. There are not many things. Just two apples and two candies for each family. Just a token of my appreciation."

As he said this, Li Pingan ignored Yi Zhonghai, who was furious and had a livid face, and started distributing things. He first turned around and gave apples and candies to the second uncle Liu Haizhong, and then distributed them to the people around him. Everyone took Li Pingan's things and thanked him with a smile.

Even if Yi Zhonghai wanted to stop it at this time, he couldn't say anything. If he stopped Li Ping'an from distributing things, those who didn't receive them would definitely be unhappy. But if he let Li Ping'an continue to distribute things, everyone would be on his side. What's the point of him opening the door now?

Soon, everyone received their gifts. Liu Haizhong saw that Yi Zhonghai was still in deep thought, so he said to Li Pingan, "Pingan, now tell me why you and the uncle quarreled?"

Li Ping'an didn't say much, he stood in the middle and said: "Some of you may have seen me, I was kind enough to deliver things door to door. When I arrived at the middle courtyard, I didn't go to any other houses, I went to the house of an old man first, and gave him things. He said that my family renovated the house without consulting him and without his consent, and he also said that he was my elder and I should listen to him. Everyone knows that something happened in my family and all the elders in my family passed away, so where did the elders come from? I asked him to bury himself before I talked about my elders."

Hearing this, everyone below started laughing, and the corners of the mouth in the bangs were almost reaching the ears.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai slammed the table and said, "Why didn't you tell us uncles about your renovation? This courtyard belongs to everyone. Is it okay for everyone to mess around like you do?"

Facing Yi Zhonghai's questioning, Li Pingan took out the certificate from the Street Office from his pocket and said, "My house is different from others. It's my private house. I can decorate it however I want. You, Yi Zhonghai, can't control it. Besides, this is the certificate issued to me by the Street Office. I reported to the Street Office and it agreed. Do you, Yi Zhonghai, have more power than the Street Office? Do you want me to ask Director Wang to report to you?"

After hearing what Li Ping'an said, everyone felt that Yi Zhonghai was looking for trouble. He was renovating his own house, and the street office had agreed, so who could interfere?

Liu Haizhong also said to Yi Zhonghai: "Old Yi, I think Li Pingan is right. The street office has agreed. How can we not allow the renovation?"

The third uncle Yan Bugui also said: "Yes, Lao Yi, you were impulsive this time. The decoration team is from the street office. Tell me what you are worried about?"

Seeing that everyone was supporting Li Pingan, Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, "It is wrong to report this matter to the street office without discussing it with us uncles. We are an excellent courtyard, and matters in the courtyard should be resolved in the courtyard first. This is the only way to show the unity of our courtyard. Moreover, our courtyard has always had the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young. As an elder, what's wrong with me saying a few words to you? Now that someone does not abide by these traditional virtues, should they be criticized? So I suggest that Li Pingan be punished to prevent him from corrupting the atmosphere of our courtyard."

Li Pingan was annoyed when he saw Yi Zhonghai getting more and more excited. It seemed that the punishment he received last time was not enough. He did it as soon as he thought of it. In front of Li Pingan, a small needle that was invisible to the naked eye flew to Yi Zhonghai's eyes and pierced into his head.

Yi Zhonghai was standing there excitedly scolding Li Ping'an, thinking about how to punish Li Ping'an, when he felt a headache and his vision suddenly went dark. Then he fell to the ground.

Everyone was watching the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai speaking passionately, and suddenly he fainted beside the table. Everyone screamed. But the third uncle Yan Bugui, who was standing next to him, acted quickly and immediately ran over to help Yi Zhonghai up. Seeing that he had just fainted, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Ping'an didn't intend to kill Yi Zhonghai in front of so many people. He just punctured the tiny blood vessels in his head, causing him to have a cerebral hemorrhage. As for what would happen in the future? He couldn't control it. After taking back the invisible needle, Li Ping'an just watched the show.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong also reacted, ran over to check on Yi Zhonghai's condition, and quickly said, "Old Yi is too excited, hurry up and send him to the hospital."

The first lady also ran over and hugged Yi Zhonghai and cried. The third uncle said, "Shazhu, quickly go to the next door to borrow the cart to take the first uncle to the hospital." He then said to the first lady, "Old Yi's family, don't shake Old Yi. Go pack up your things and go with them to take Old Yi to the hospital."

Soon Sha Zhu borrowed a cart and took Yi Zhonghai to the hospital with an old lady.

The whole hospital meeting was basically meaningless at this point. The main figure, Yi Zhonghai, had already gone to the hospital.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong thought it was his turn to come out, so he said, "Do you all agree with what the first uncle said just now?" Seeing that no one spoke, Liu Haizhong said, "Since no one agrees, then the renovation of Li Ping'an's house is settled. As long as the neighborhood office agrees, we all have to cooperate. Li Ping'an is kind-hearted and has given gifts to every family. You may also need to renovate your house in the future, so please understand."

Liu Haizhong could speak well of Li Pingan because he saw that Li Pingan had made Yi Zhonghai so angry that he was hospitalized. Yi Zhonghai had always been suppressing him, and this time someone finally vented his anger for him. So he sided with Li Pingan.

After he finished speaking, he looked at his third uncle Yan Bugui and motioned for Yan Bugui to say a few words as well.

Yan Bugui basically didn't express his opinion, but after accepting Li Ping'an's things today, he also had to say a few good words for Li Ping'an. What if there is a chance to take advantage of him in the future? Li Ping'an was also generous.

So he stood up and said, "Normally, Ping'an's renovation is at the back house, so he won't even disturb the front yard. But they still came to our door to say hello and give us gifts. This shows that Ping'an is a good kid who knows how to be polite and values ​​solidarity. If you are free, lend a hand and help look at materials. Also, keep an eye on the children at home, don't run over to play, or they might bump into anything."

Li Pingan also stood up and said, "Thank you for your understanding. Thank you to the second and third uncles. This is what we should do as a good uncle, who is always thinking about everyone. I will praise the second and third uncles in front of Director Wang when I go to the street office next time."

Liu Haizhong felt sweeter than eating honey when he heard this. He quickly said, "Thank you for the compliment. This is what I should do. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me. I will try my best to help you."

Xu Damao had been hiding in the crowd tonight and had not spoken a word. When he saw Yi Zhonghai faint from anger, he almost jumped up with joy. Now, after hearing what Second Uncle said, he also shouted loudly: "Good, Second Uncle is a good leader!" Then he applauded. The rest of the people saw someone clapping and followed suit.

When the second uncle saw that Yi Zhonghai was not there, he immediately became proud of his own prestige. He said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, thank you for your trust, I will definitely serve you well in the future."

Seeing Liu Haizhong being so cocky, the third uncle Yan Bugui said, "Well, if there's nothing else to do tonight, let's all go. Many people haven't eaten yet."

So everyone stood up and prepared to go home. Second uncle Liu Haizhong was in high spirits and wanted to say something, but when he saw Yan Bugui asking everyone to leave, he snorted angrily and went home.

This time, Yi Zhonghai's hospital-wide meeting against Li Pingan ended just like that. This was also the first time that Li Pingan attended a hospital-wide meeting. Fortunately, Sha Zhu is still Yi Zhonghai's backup elderly caregiver and has not been brainwashed too deeply. The Jia family still has Jia Dongxu, so Jia Zhangshi doesn't dare to make a scene. Qin Huairu is about to give birth, but she hasn't come out yet. Because of her age, Yi Zhonghai usually wouldn't think of calling the deaf old lady out for meetings. This is because the current elderly care group has not been formally established and is not united enough. Li Pingan was also very angry and used special means to resolve the dispute so easily.

If it was put off until later, a group of people would come out to support Yi Zhonghai. At that time, although Li Pingan was not afraid of them, he was afraid of trouble. Thinking of this, Li Pingan was thinking about how to disintegrate their group as soon as possible, so that he could save himself a lot of trouble in the future.

Thinking all the way, Li Pingan returned to his home.

At the Jia family, Jia Dongxu brought home the apples and candies that Li Ping'an had sent. Jia Zhang just stared at them. Bang Geng also drooled at what Jia Dongxu had in his hand. Jia Dongxu took an apple and a candy and handed them to Jia Zhang and said, "Mom, you and Bang Geng can share this apple and candy. I'll give the rest to Huairu. She needs more nutrition now."

Jia Zhang took the apple and candy and went to the kitchen to get a knife to start cutting them. As she cut, she muttered, "Li Ping'an is such a stingy guy. He only gives so little to each family. Shouldn't he give more since we have a big family?" Bang Geng snatched the apple that Jia Zhang had cut and started eating it without saying a word.

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu said, "Mom, let's not mess with Li Ping'an now. Didn't you see that he made the first uncle faint from anger? The second uncle and the third uncle were both on his side. Didn't you say last time that he is a jinx and that messing with him will bring bad luck? Look, my master got into trouble." If Jia Dongxu knew that Li Ping'an had beaten his leg and that his house was robbed by Li Ping'an, what would he think?

After hearing this, Jia Zhangshi didn't dare to say anything, and she and Banggeng started eating apples. Jia Dongxu took the remaining apple and candy into the house and gave them to Qin Huairu. He didn't eat them himself. So, Jia Dongxu is not a good person, but he is still very good to Qin Huairu. This is also one of the reasons why Qin Huairu still took good care of the children and did not remarry even though Jia Dongxu was hanged on the wall.