1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

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Just as Sha Zhu opened his mouth and prepared to scream at the top of his lungs once more, Tingting rushed to his side like a gust of wind. She quickly stretched out her right hand and covered Sha Zhu's mouth without hesitation, abruptly blocking the sound that was about to come out of his mouth.

"Silly Zhu! Can you please stop yelling like that?" Tingting frowned and said angrily, "The fact that my mother-in-law accidentally peed in her pants is embarrassing enough. Do you really want to make this known to everyone in the yard?"

Sha Zhu stared at Tingting with wide eyes. Tingting's cheeks were flushed with anxiety, and beads of sweat were beading on her forehead. Although Tingting's figure was a little plump and round, in Sha Zhu's eyes, she had a unique charm, even a bit of beauty.

Tingting's sturdy figure, in particular, exudes a sense of health and vitality. And look at her round, plump buttocks—it's the legendary sign of fertility! Old people often say that a woman with a big butt is likely to give birth to a son. If a girl like Tingting could be married home, she would surely be able to carry on the He family's lineage and continue the family line.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Before he knew it, the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a silly smile. He just stared at Tingting blankly, his mind constantly imagining the beautiful scenes of living with Tingting in the future, completely immersed in his own world.

However, Tingting was furious. She had painstakingly talked to Shazhu for so long, but he hadn't listened to a word she'd said. And looking at his lecherous expression, it was clear he had no good intentions! At this thought, a look of deep disdain suddenly crossed Tingting's face.

The hand that had been tightly covering Sha Zhu's mouth suddenly, as if struck by high voltage electricity, yanked away with lightning speed. In that instant, Sha Zhu, as if waking from a dream, came to his senses, realizing his own incompetence. He could only giggle like a child who had done something wrong, trying to mask his inner embarrassment and panic.

After calming down a bit, Sha Zhu began to rack his brains to find a suitable excuse to cover up his recent gaffe. He rolled his eyes, and then said to Tingting in front of him with a smile: "Tingting, please don't misunderstand me! The reason I laughed just now was entirely because I saw what your mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, did. I really didn't think about it in any other way!" After that, he pointed seriously at the mess around where Jia Zhang had tossed around, and continued: "Tingting, look at this. Your mother-in-law is so old, how could she do such an outrageous thing?"

Tingting's face instantly turned extremely awkward, as if someone had exposed a secret she didn't want to talk about. She really didn't want to continue discussing this topic, so she snorted coldly, expressing her dissatisfaction and helplessness, and then fell silent.

At that moment, Chen Xiao, who had been sitting quietly at home, suddenly smelled a faint, indescribable odor in the air. His years of familiarity with the scent almost instantly convinced him that something must be wrong with Jia Zhang again! Thinking of this, Chen Xiao didn't dare to delay a moment. He hurriedly stood up and walked outside to investigate.

At the same time, Chen Xiao walked out of the house with Yi Zhonghai, an old man who lived next door. He was holding a bowl of steaming noodles in his hands. The noodles in the bowl were clearly sticky and topped with a layer of fragrant shredded pork. It looked like he was enjoying a hearty lunch.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xiao hurried forward and greeted him warmly, "Wow, uncle, you're living a really comfortable life! Look at this bowl of shredded pork noodles, it makes me drool just by smelling it." However, in response to Chen Xiao's praise, Yi Zhonghai rolled his eyes indifferently and responded unhappily, "Hmph, what does what I eat have to do with you? Stop talking nonsense here!" After that, he ignored Chen Xiao, picked up his chopsticks and took a big sip of noodles.

However, as soon as Yi Zhonghai swallowed the noodles, he realized something was amiss. When he looked around, he was shocked to find the entire compound in shambles, a mess of filth and chaos everywhere. Seeing this scene, Yi Zhonghai felt his stomach churn and his throat itchy, as if the noodles he had just swallowed were about to burst out at any moment.

Restraining his discomfort, Yi Zhonghai frowned and asked with his eyes wide open: "Sha Zhu! What's going on? Are you making trouble here again?" It was obvious that at this moment Yi Zhonghai had listed Sha Zhu as the primary suspect without hesitation.

Sha Zhu's face flushed red, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "Uncle, you are really wrong to accuse me this time!" He was so anxious that he stamped his feet, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

"This incident really wasn't my fault. It was Jia Zhang who ate something that made her sick and she suddenly had diarrhea. She accidentally got diarrhea all over the compound... Oh, it's so disgusting!" Sha Zhu said with a look of disgust.

Hearing this, Tingting, who was standing nearby, blushed. After all, Jia Zhang was her mother-in-law. Talking about her in front of so many people was like talking about herself. So, Tingting quickly winked at Sha Zhu and waved her hands to signal him to stop.

However, at this moment, Sha Zhu had no time to care about Tingting. Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was about to blame him for this matter, if he didn't explain himself quickly and clear himself of suspicion, the consequences would be disastrous! So, despite seeing Tingting's hint, Sha Zhu continued to yell:

"What I said are all true facts. Why don't you believe it? Although I, Sha Zhu, am a little naughty sometimes, I would never do such a wicked thing!" After saying that, he glared at Yi Zhonghai angrily.

But Yi Zhonghai didn't buy it at all. He pointed his finger at Sha Zhu and shouted angrily, "Stop talking nonsense here! Do you think you can fool others and fool me? Humph, it's clearly you who's behind this!"

For a moment, the two of them were at loggerheads, neither of them giving in, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

At this critical moment, Jia Zhang, pale and panicked, staggered out of the toilet, her thighs clamped together. She had been squatting in the stinking toilet for over half an hour, and now she had finally finished excreting the filth in her stomach. However, due to the long squatting, her pants, which were already not very clean, had become sticky and stuck to her body. Furthermore, a disgusting stench emanated from her body.

At this moment, Jia Zhang's only thought was to rush home to change into clean clothes. So, she walked hurriedly with her head down, muttering to herself, "God bless me, please don't let me run into anyone on the road!" "Please, please don't let anyone show up here! Otherwise, the reputation I've built up in my life will be ruined!"

Unfortunately, as the saying goes, what you fear will come true. Just as Jia Zhang was about to step into the middle courtyard with trepidation, she was spotted by Sha Zhu, who had sharp eyes like an eagle. Sha Zhu was as excited as if he had discovered a new world. He pointed at Jia Zhang and shouted loudly: "Hey! Look, sir, isn't that Jia Zhang from the Jia family! She's finally back!"

Hearing Sha Zhu's sudden shout, Jia Zhang was so frightened that her whole body trembled, like a frightened bird. She secretly groaned in her heart, and really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. Seeing that there were other people in the yard, Jia Zhang subconsciously turned around and wanted to run away. But who would have thought that her actions had been seen by Sha Zhu. Seeing this, Sha Zhu was not willing to let her go easily, and immediately shouted again at the top of his voice: "Hey hey hey! Jia Zhang, where are you going to run to?"

Now, Jia Zhang had no hope of escaping and had to bite the bullet and stop. At the same time, Yi Zhonghai also cast his gaze in the direction pointed by Sha Zhu towards Jia Zhang. In an instant, Jia Zhang's old face, which was already red due to embarrassment, became even hotter, as if it could drip blood. Facing the strange looks from everyone, Jia Zhang was at a loss for a moment. She could only stand there and giggled foolishly, and stammered to greet Yi Zhonghai: "That... uncle, are you having... eating?"

Yi Zhonghai widened his eyes and stared in astonishment at Jia Zhang's clothes stained with filth. A pungent and unpleasant smell instantly penetrated his nostrils, making him frown and his stomach began to churn.

At this moment, he was filled with regret, finally realizing that he had wrongly accused Sha Zhu. What Sha Zhu had said before turned out to be true. This disgusting scene was indeed caused by Jia Zhang!

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai felt a strong churning sensation deep in his throat, as if an invisible hand was desperately stirring his stomach. He covered his mouth tightly, but the nausea became more and more intense, and he could not suppress it at all.

Suddenly, Yi Zhonghai couldn't hold it in any longer and opened his mouth to vomit. A large mass of filth shot out of his mouth, drew an arc in the air, and landed squarely in the porcelain bowl filled with steaming noodles placed beside him.

"Ugh~~~~" Along with Yi Zhonghai's painful vomiting sound, the originally delicious noodles were instantly contaminated beyond recognition, emitting an unbearable stench.

Jia Zhang, who was standing aside, had an awkward smile on her face and let out two dry laughs: "Hehe~~~~" She seemed to want to explain something, but didn't know how to start, so she could only stand there at a loss.

Chen Xiao stood aside, covering her mouth with her hands, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "Hahaha, look at this bowl of delicious shredded pork noodles, it's ruined like this!" She shook her head as she spoke, as if she felt very sorry for the scene in front of her.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai casually wiped his mouth with his right hand, then snorted coldly. He then turned his head and looked at Jia Zhang, who was sitting next to him, and asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened here just now? Why is the whole courtyard so dirty and smelly, with those filthy things sprayed everywhere?"

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's question, Jia Zhang's face showed a trace of embarrassment. She scratched her head sheepishly and replied hesitantly: "Oh, uncle, please don't laugh at me. I suddenly had a severe stomachache just now, as if I was going to have diarrhea. I wanted to run home quickly to solve it, but I really couldn't hold it anymore. So, I accidentally... did that in this courtyard." After saying that, she secretly glanced at Yi Zhonghai, fearing that he would blame her.

Sha Zhu, who had been listening nearby, couldn't hold back his laughter any longer: "Hahahaha, so that's how it is! Aunt Jia, you couldn't hold back your diarrhea, so you just had loose stools!" He laughed so hard that he almost cried.

However, Yi Zhonghai glared at Sha Zhu fiercely, his eyes seemed to be able to spit fire. Seeing this, Sha Zhu was frightened and immediately shrank his head back like a frightened rabbit, standing aside obediently, and dared not say anything more.

Yi Zhonghai sighed helplessly, then said to Jia Zhang: "Sister-in-law, since this matter was caused by you, you have to think of a way to clean up this yard later. Otherwise, if other neighbors see it, who knows what they will say behind your back. We can't let such a small matter affect the relationship between neighbors, right?"

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