1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

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Jia Zhang nodded slightly to show her agreement, then turned to face Tingting and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "Tingting, go into the house quickly and get a mop. You must mop the yard carefully and clean it thoroughly. Don't leave any odor behind!" As soon as she finished speaking, Jia Zhang turned and walked into the house without even looking back.

She didn't bother to care whether Tingting was willing to do so or not. At this moment, she had already made up her mind not to interfere in this matter.

Tingting stood there, stunned for a moment, then a helpless and speechless expression crossed her face. She secretly complained: This mother-in-law is really too much. It was clearly her own fault, yet she made someone else clean up the mess for her. But despite her dissatisfaction, Tingting quietly turned and walked into the house to find a mop.

I had thought the incident was over. However, as the saying goes, there's no coincidence in the world. Just as the nauseating stench spread, it happened to attract many residents in the compound. Each of these residents was choked by the pungent smell and rushed out of their homes.

"Oh my, what's that smell? Why is it so stinky!" One of them pinched his nose with his hand and complained with a frown.

"Who knows! I was just eating comfortably at home when I suddenly smelled this disgusting stench. It made me almost vomit out all the leftovers I had eaten last night!" Another person echoed.

As everyone was whispering and discussing, a sharp-eyed person suddenly noticed something unusual going on in the courtyard. His eyes widened, seemingly bulging from their sockets. He quickly extended a trembling finger and shouted at the people around him, "Look everyone! Someone is smearing manure all over our courtyard!"

Upon hearing this, the previously noisy crowd instantly quieted down, each looking in the direction the man pointed. Sure enough, the entire compound was sprayed with disgusting feces. Worse still, even the faucets everyone relied on for water were not spared, now stained with filth.

Seeing this scene, the women present were all furious, wishing they could immediately pull out the evildoer and beat him up. This was simply a deliberate act to disgust them! A good faucet, now smeared with such a filthy substance, how could it be used in the future? If they continued to use it to draw water, the thought of it being stained with that stinking feces made them feel nauseous. But if they abandoned it, then there would be no other place in the courtyard to get domestic water. After all, the faucet in this pool was the only water supply point for the entire courtyard, a vital facility that all residents relied on.

At this moment, Tingting just walked out of the room with a mop in hand. When she caught a glimpse of the scene in front of her, she instantly felt her cheeks as if they were burned by fire, and a slight blush appeared on them.

At this moment, she held the mop tightly in her hand, but she was in a dilemma: should she continue to hold it tightly or should she gently put it down? This tangle made her feel extremely distressed and confused.

At the same time, Tingting was acutely aware of the unfriendly looks from the neighbors, which were filled with obvious dissatisfaction and reproach. Faced with this, she could only offer a slightly awkward smile in an attempt to ease the tense atmosphere.

She spoke softly but firmly, "Dear neighbors, please forgive me. I'm truly sorry for causing you all so much trouble. But don't worry, I will clean this place thoroughly and carefully, and there won't be any stains or odors left behind."

However, just as Tingting finished her words, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted angrily, "Huh! Are we going to just clean this place up and call it a day? You're dreaming!" He pointed his finger at the faucet that was now covered in manure and shouted, "Look! This is the faucet we use for cooking and drinking water every day! And now you've ruined it like this, covered in disgusting manure!"

Upon hearing this, someone nearby immediately chimed in, "That's right! Can just wiping it clean solve the problem? Hey, how can we let you off so easily?" Immediately afterwards, another person stood up and shouted, "That's right! This is a faucet that affects our daily lives. How can we just deal with it casually? We need a brand new one!"

After this resident made the first clear request, the other residents who were still waiting to see what was happening also started to speak up, expressing their strong support for the proposal to replace the faucet. For a moment, shouts echoed throughout the corridor.

"We must replace the faucet!"

"Yes, we need a new faucet!"

Tingting was filled with bitterness at the moment, but didn't know how to express it.

How could she afford even a penny now? All the family's money was firmly controlled by her powerful mother-in-law, Jia Zhang. Even if she wanted to replace a small faucet, she had to ask Jia Zhang's permission first. However, given Jia Zhang's terrible temper, there was no way she would agree to replace the faucet.

Inside, Jia Zhang happily changed into a brand new set of clothes, then kept sniffing the scent emanating from her body. Despite changing her clothes, the faint, faint odor still lingered. Instantly, she frowned deeply, her face revealing a clear expression of displeasure.

At this moment, a loud and chaotic noise came from outside the house. Jia Zhang, who was already in a bad mood, heard these noises and her anger was instantly ignited and burned fiercely. She strode towards the door with big strides, pushed it open, and shouted at the top of her voice:

"Shut up, everyone!"

"This is in front of my house. If anyone dares to make a noise or shout here again, I will curse every one of your ancestors for eighteen generations!"

As soon as Jia Zhang's furious roar escaped her lips, the entire place fell silent. After all, Jia Zhang had always been known to wield power and dominance within this courtyard, her reputation for fierceness and aggressiveness well known to everyone. Therefore, few dared to argue with her on a daily basis.

Then Jia Zhang turned around and glared at Tingting with an angry look on her face, her eyes seemed to be able to spit fire.

"What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear me? Hurry up and mop the yard!" Jia Zhang shouted at the top of her voice, her voice so sharp and piercing that it made people feel creepy.

Tingting looked embarrassed and helpless. She hesitantly explained, "Grandma, it's not that I don't want to mop the floor, it's just that I have no other choice. You don't know, the neighbors are really fierce now. They all came to demand that we replace the faucet. They said that the faucet is no longer usable after being stained with feces, and we have to replace it with a new one."

Hearing this, Jia Zhang's eyes instantly widened into round shapes like copper bells, and the expression on her face became even more ferocious.

"What the hell? How could such a thing happen?" Jia Zhang shouted in disbelief. "These guys are clearly looking for trouble and deliberately want to bully us!"

"Humph! What's wrong with a little shit on the faucet? Doesn't it mean it can't be used? What a joke!" Jia Zhang angrily waved her arms and kept muttering. You know, a faucet is not cheap, it costs almost 50 cents. Asking her to spend that money to replace a new faucet is harder than climbing to the sky! Don't even think about it!

Tingting's face was full of pleading, tears welling up in her eyes, and she said in a trembling voice, "Grandma, after all, we are not in the right in this matter. Why don't we just forget it and stop arguing."

Jia Zhang clasped her hands tightly against her chest, then jerked her head to the side with a look of disdain on her face. She snorted coldly, "Hmph! Forget it? Who do you think you are? You don't have the right to speak here. When did it ever get your turn to dictate my affairs?" Then, she turned to look at the people around her, her eyes fierce and arrogant, and shouted, "I, Jia Zhang, am putting this on notice today. You want me to change that faucet? Don't even think about it! No way!"

Hearing Jia Zhang's unreasonable words, everyone present was immediately furious. They could never have imagined that Jia Zhang, who was usually arrogant and domineering, would be so unreasonable and unreasonable. One person in the crowd could no longer contain his anger and jumped out, pointing at Jia Zhang's nose and shouting, "Jia Zhang, please don't go too far! Look at what you have done. You have made the whole yard full of manure. Now I just ask you to change a faucet. Is this too much to ask?"

However, faced with the accusations and questions, Jia Zhang not only showed no remorse, but instead intensified her anger. She glared at the person who had just spoken, gritting her teeth and responding, "That's excessive! It's very, very excessive! What can you do to me?"

Just when the two sides were deadlocked, Sha Zhu, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly stood up. With a barely perceptible smile on his face, he said to everyone in a sarcastic tone, "Hey, neighbors, calm down and listen to me. Actually, Jia Zhang just had an upset stomach, so she accidentally made a mess and filled the yard with feces. In my opinion, why don't we just forget about it? Let's all take a step back and the world will be more open." After saying this, he deliberately winked at Jia Zhang, as if hinting at something.

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Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter as if a firecracker had been lit. Some people laughed so hard that they fell backwards, while others squatted on the ground, holding their stomachs, and even laughed until tears came out.

"Haha, Silly Zhu, is what you said true? You actually said that this was the diarrhea that came out of Jia Zhang? Oh my God!" One of them said while laughing, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Another person also agreed: "That's right, I think what Shazhu said makes sense! Look at the spray pattern, doesn't it look like the spray from diarrhea!" As he said, he pointed to the disgusting mark with his finger.

Someone else chimed in, "Yeah, yeah. After all, we're all grown up, who would want to play with manure? It could only be an accidental diarrhea!"

At this moment, Jia Zhang's already plump face flushed crimson, even redder than a ripe apple. She had never imagined that Sha Zhu would mercilessly expose her shortcomings in front of so many people.

"You silly Zhu, I'm not done with you today!" Jia Zhang roared angrily, waving her arms and pouncing on Sha Zhu like a mad tigress.

Jia Zhang rushed forward with great strides, her fat body trembling with the intensity of her movements. As she ran past the neighbors, they instinctively covered their mouths and noses with their hands, fearing they might smell something unpleasant.

As expected, despite Jia Zhang's best efforts to conceal it, a faint, stench still emanated from her. This stench seemed to have penetrating power, drilling straight into people's nostrils.

Finally, someone couldn't stand the odor any more. They pinched their nose and yelled in disgust, "Oh my god, Jia Zhang must be having diarrhea. The smell on her body is so bad! It's unbearable!"

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