Siheyuan: Kill Jia Dongxu at the beginning and kill the deaf old lady

The two of them bickered all the way to the market.

Lu Ning walked between the stalls, picking fresh vegetables.

And Sha Zhu followed closely behind, constantly mocking: "This dish looks good, but your judgment is too poor, you will definitely be cheated."

Lu Ning was too lazy to pay attention to him and just focused on making his own choices.

Suddenly, a stall owner recognized Lu Ning and greeted him with a smile: "Hey, isn't this Lu Ning! Are you here to buy vegetables again today? Don't worry, the vegetables here are absolutely fresh."

Seeing this, Sha Zhu immediately interrupted and said, "It's fresh, but the price is not cheap, right? Lu Ning, if you can't afford it, don't force yourself to buy it."

Lu Ning snorted coldly, took out his wallet and paid: “Don’t worry, I can afford it.

But you, wandering around here all day, what can you afford?"

Sha Zhu was not to be outdone and picked up a bunch of green vegetables next to him: "I can afford it, and I want to buy the best!"

The two of them competed with each other, each buying a full basket of vegetables, and then reluctantly left the market.

When they returned to the yard, everyone saw the baskets in their hands and laughed: "Hey, what's going on today? Are you two competing to buy vegetables?"

Lu Ning smiled coldly: "That's right, some people insisted on competing with me, but what happened? They were still defeated by me."

Sha Zhu retorted unconvincedly: "Nonsense, who is defeated by whom? What's the point of your little dish? If you have the guts, show it to me and let's compete!"

Seeing this, the old man in the yard shook his head and sighed: "Hey, when will you two change your temper? You quarrel all day long, can you please be quiet for a while?"

Lu Ning and Sha Zhu looked at each other, neither of them was willing to bow their heads first.

Finally, Lu Ning snorted coldly and walked into the house carrying a basket of vegetables.

Sha Zhu stood there for a while and then returned to his room.

As time went by, Lu Ning and Sha Zhu still didn't get along with each other and they would bicker every time they met.

One day, Lu Ning was repairing his bicycle. Sha Zhu passed by and couldn't help but said, "Hey, Lu Ning, what happened to your bicycle? Did you break it?"

Lu Ning replied without even looking up: "Silly Zhu, if you have the ability, stop talking nonsense here. If you have the ability, come and help fix it."

"I'll fix it, who's afraid of who?" Sha Zhu walked forward unconvinced and took the tools from Lu Ning's hand, "Watch how I fix it!"

After working together for a while, they finally fixed the bicycle.

Sha Zhu clapped his hands and said proudly: "See, I told you it can be fixed!"

Lu Ning glanced at him and said, "Come on, you only have this little ability, and you're still showing off in front of me? But thank you for this time."

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for? Let's not be so polite."

Although they said it lightly, both of them knew in their hearts that this kind of life of mutual ridicule and bickering might be a unique way of expressing their relationship.

The neighbors in the yard noticed that the way they got along was a little unique and would occasionally tease them.

One day, Aunt Zhang came out of the house carrying a basin of water. Seeing Lu Ning and Sha Zhu bickering again, she couldn't help laughing and said, "You two, you really feel uncomfortable if you don't quarrel for a day.

How about we just have a fight someday, and whoever wins gets to decide?"

Lu Ning smiled and said, "Aunt Zhang, you are trying to sow discord.

But to be honest, I really want to compete with Shazhu."

Sha Zhu immediately took over the conversation: "Come on, who's afraid of who!"

In response to Sha Zhu's provocation, Lu Ning just smiled and turned away.

Lu Ning knew that Sha Zhu was arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and especially liked to provoke and tease people in the yard, but Lu Ning did not intend to confront him head-on.

As night falls, the courtyard gradually becomes quiet and the lights in every household gradually go out. Only the occasional barking of dogs breaks the tranquility.

Lu Ning tiptoed out of the house, and after making sure that there was no one around, he quietly came to the back door of the yard.

Some voles had been caught early in the morning in a nearby field and were now being kept in an old iron cage.

The voles kept moving around in the cage, making tiny squeaking sounds.

Lu Ning carefully came to the window of Sha Zhu's house. The window was closed, but the door was ajar. Sha Zhu probably thought that the people in the yard didn't dare to do anything to him, so he never cared about safety issues.

Lu Ning held his breath and slowly pushed open the door. It was pitch black inside, with only Sha Zhu's steady snoring echoing in the empty room.

He slowly opened the iron cage and let the voles out one by one.

The voles quickly dispersed and scurried around in corners and cracks in furniture.

After releasing the last vole, Lu Ning gently closed the cage and quickly left Sha Zhu's house.

Returning to his room, he felt secretly proud of himself. Thinking about Sha Zhu's reaction when he woke up tomorrow and found the house full of field mice, he couldn't help but smile.

The next morning, the courtyard gradually became lively as people began their day's work.

Suddenly, a scream came from the direction of Sha Zhu's house: "Ah—what is this thing!" Then, a noisy sound was heard in the yard.

"Oh my god, how come there are so many field mice in Shazhu's house!"

"Come and see, the house is full of voles!"

Sha Zhu rushed out of the house with a livid face, obviously having not slept well the night before.

He grabbed a vole in anger and shouted to the people in the yard: "Who did it? Who put these voles in my house?"

The people in the yard looked at each other and said they didn't know.

Sha Zhu's roar echoed in the yard, but no one stood up to admit it, and no one was willing to provoke this violent guy.

Lu Ning stood behind the crowd, watching all this quietly, laughing in his heart.

He knew that Sha Zhu would definitely suspect him, but without evidence, Sha Zhu couldn't do anything to him.

Sha Zhu walked around the yard in frustration for a few times, and finally had to go back into the house and start cleaning up the voles that were running around.

For the next few days, Sha Zhu's house was in chaos. Field mice were constantly caught or killed, but they were never completely eradicated.

Sha Zhu's mood became more and more irritable, and he often got angry at people for no reason. The residents in the yard kept their distance from him.

Lu Ning's life was not affected at all. He still lived his own life, working, resting, and chatting with neighbors. His life was peaceful and fulfilling.

Whenever Lu Ning saw Sha Zhu being troubled by field mice, he always felt a little happy in his heart.

As time went by, the field mice in Sha Zhu's house were finally cleared out, but Sha Zhu's face became more and more gloomy. He always suspected that someone was deliberately framing him, but he had no evidence and didn't know where to start.

Seeing him like this, the residents in the yard were even more afraid to provoke him, for fear of getting into trouble.