Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

"Silly Zhu, stop hitting him!"

Qin Huairu quickly stopped him, saying that Sha Zhu never knew how to hold back when he hit people, and if he hurt Jia Dongxu, their family would have to spend money.

In this situation, they can't ask Sha Zhu for compensation, since they were in the wrong for pretending to be ghosts to scare people.

"Dongxu is already disabled, how could you still do this to him!"

"What's the matter?"

Sha Zhu snorted coldly and said irritably, "He deserves it. He was just bored and went to scare people. He even scared the rain."

"Luckily, she's quite brave and nothing bad happened. But what if she had encountered someone timid and gotten scared by Jia Dongxu?"

Uncle Liu Haizhong also stepped forward to accuse Qin Huairu: "Do you know that Jia Dongxu went to scare people?"

"To put it mildly, this is a matter of Jia Dongxu's character; to put it more seriously, this is charlatanry and the promotion of feudal superstition!"

Upon learning that Jia Dongxu was just being idle, Liu Haizhong didn't hold back and immediately labeled him as a feudal superstitious person.

You won't let me beat you up, huh?

Then we might as well send them in.

Let the people inside teach Jia Dongxu a lesson.

"Second Uncle, you can't say things like that!"

Qin Huairu couldn't hold back any longer. If Jia Dongxu were really accused of something serious, she would be fine with the punishment herself, but she was afraid that her whole family would be paraded through the streets and criticized.

The hamster is only a little over a year old and can't handle it at all.

"Dongxu just couldn't sleep at night and said he wanted to go to the alley for some fresh air. He didn't dress up as a ghost to scare anyone! There must be some misunderstanding."

"Yes, it must be a misunderstanding!"

Qin Huairu seemed to have grasped the key point and insisted that this matter had nothing to do with Jia Dongxu.

Since you say he's faking a ghost to scare people, then show me the evidence!

They caught him at the gate of the courtyard, so why do they say he was the one pretending to be a ghost?

"That's right, I've been framed!"

After Qin Huairu's reminder, Jia Dongxu realized what was happening and loudly proclaimed his innocence.

"I saw apples and chickens at the door and thought no one wanted them, so I packed a few apples. But Xu Damao and Shazhu came up and said I was playing tricks, and Shazhu even hit me."

"I'm disabled! They're bullying disabled people!"

"You still dare to quibble?"

Sha Zhu took a step back, then suddenly kicked the wheelchair.

"Ouch!"

Caught off guard, Jia Dongxu was thrown to the ground.

"Shazhu, what right do you have to hit me!"

Jia Dongxu was furious. Ever since he became disabled, it seemed like everyone could bully him!

Xu Damao pushed him into the public toilet.

Liu Guangqi lifted his wheelchair.

Now even Sha Zhu dares to kick him to the ground.

"Why? Because of this!"

Sha Zhu sneered as he picked something up from the ground, then tore it open and showed it to everyone.

Hey!

It was a piece of white cloth that had been dyed.

"This is it!"

Hou Guifang recognized the white fabric at a glance. It was this very thing that had startled her last night. The only difference was that the white fabric had some stains on it.

"That's what I saw last night!"

Soon, other people came forward to identify them.

Got it!

Now even the evidence has been found.

What respectable person would carry a piece of white cloth with them when they go out for a stroll?

Qin Huairu's previous sophistry was immediately exposed by this piece of white cloth.

"Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu, if you two keep being stubborn, I'll report you to the authorities."

After finding the evidence, Xu Damao became even more assertive.

Putting aside whether pretending to be a ghost to scare people can be considered engaging in feudal superstition, the mere fact that he scared people in the middle of the night is enough to give Jia Dongxu a run for his money.

"Once we get to the police station, the outcome of the case is not up to us."

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu gave Xu Damao a venomous look, but ultimately clenched his fists and admitted it.

"I was just being silly, I went to the public toilet and scared people."

“I, Jia Dongxu, was blinded by greed and have now realized my mistake. I sincerely apologize to everyone.”

"sorry!"

When he shouted his last words, Jia Dongxu had already buried his face in the ground.

shame!

How utterly shameful!

I finally found some fun, but I got caught so quickly.

"Hey, did you hear that? Everyone, did you hear that? Jia Dongxu admitted it himself."

Xu Damao deliberately shone the flashlight beam into Jia Dongxu's face, then shouted loudly, "For the sake of our neighborly relations, I won't report this to the authorities."

But then he quickly changed the subject and continued, "But while the death penalty may be avoided, punishment is inevitable. Jia Dongxu terrified my wife, so isn't it reasonable for him to pay some compensation for emotional distress?"

“Xu Damao, he has already apologized, why do you still want compensation!” Qin Huairu was the first to object when she heard about the compensation. She looked at Hou Guifang and said, “He’s fine, Jia Dongxu was just joking with them.”

“Now that he has realized his mistake, let him off this time. I guarantee he will never come out to scare people again.”

"Oh, just kidding, you're so good at talking!"

Xu Damao curled his lip in disdain, turned around and shouted to the people in the yard: "He scared someone, what's wrong with asking for some compensation for emotional distress? If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll never change his ways."

These words immediately drew agreement from several people.

“That’s right, he must pay compensation for emotional distress. My daughter was so scared by him that she cried yesterday.”

"Why shouldn't he be paid compensation for emotional distress? He's disabled, but his mind is still sharp. He must pay for deliberately scaring people."

"Pay me money, or I'll report you to the authorities."

"Yes, the authorities reported that Jia Dongxu was promoting feudal superstition and trying to turn back the clock of history!"

“Arrest him and parade him through the streets so that everyone in Nanluoguxiang will know Jia Dongxu.”

Goodness, everyone got excited as soon as they heard they could get compensation.

Qin Huairu was completely stunned when she saw this scene.

There were at least seven or eight people clamoring for compensation.

Did Jia Dongxu scare so many people again last night?

If each family has to pay a few dollars in compensation, the Jia family will have no living expenses for next month!

The family of three can just squat at the door and starve.

Qin Huairu could not accept this situation, so her mind raced and she suddenly found a breakthrough.

"Who said he's mentally sound!"

Qin Huairu instantly transformed into a pitiful figure, her eyes brimming with tears as she said, "There's something I've always been reluctant to say, but Jia Dongxu's brain is truly diseased. When his leg was broken, his brain was actually broken as well."

“But we didn’t have any money at that time. We just begged the doctor to save his life, which left him with a chronic illness.”

"What? Jia Dongxu has something wrong with his head?"

Xu Damao asked incredulously, suspecting that Qin Huairu was talking nonsense.

Do not!

Qin Huairu is talking nonsense!

"Tell me, what's wrong with his brain? What kind of problem would make him stay up all night and go to a public toilet to pretend to be a ghost and scare people? If you can give me a good or bad explanation, I won't ask for compensation for emotional distress."