Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Sha Zhu had no idea that this young man had never practiced martial arts.

It's no wonder it hurts when Sha Zhu forces you to do the splits for the first time.

The old man over there saw his nephew being kicked to the ground by Sha Zhu, his body covered in mud.

Lying on the ground in pain, unable to get up, he angrily picked up a brick and charged at Sha Zhu.

"Good heavens, at your age, you still think you're a young man?" Sha Zhu thought to himself.

They didn't indulge the old man either; as he approached,

He lifted his foot and kicked the old man to the ground, causing the brick in the old man's hand to roll to the side.

Lying on the ground, it kept crying out "Ouch, ouch!"

Some neighbors rushed forward to help, while others ran towards the military control committee.

Most of the neighbors chose to stand by and watch, pointing and gossiping from a distance.

These things all happened in the blink of an eye.

An old man and a young man were both kicked to the ground by Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was still thinking, "What did I do to deserve this? I need to establish my fearless and unruly authority."

Otherwise, anyone could come up to your Grandpa Pillar and point fingers at him.

In the courtyard, those old beasts followed He Daqing's example, calling him "Silly Zhu" incessantly.

Now that we've changed environments, we absolutely cannot let our neighbors follow the example of those old beasts from the courtyard house.

We must fight back, fight back fiercely! I'm a reckless fighter who loves to fight.

I must defeat everyone in the vicinity, making them fear me. As long as I'm in the right.

While the old man on the ground and his nephew were still screaming in agony.

In less than five minutes, Director Wang of the Military Control Commission arrived with two armed soldiers.

Director Wang glanced around the area, his face darkening as he spoke.

"What's going on here?" The person who reported to Director Wang earlier couldn't explain what was happening either.

Ignoring the neighbors' gossip, Sha Zhu jogged over to Director Wang.

Ignoring the two young soldiers' attempts to stop him, he hurriedly argued, "Director Wang, it's me, Zhu Zi!"

Today I brought the construction team to take a look at the house and prepare to start construction.

This old man gathered a group of people, hoping to take advantage of me.

I want to move all the bricks from this house back to my own home.

"Why can't I use these bricks to build a wall or something?"

Sha Zhu's words probably offended all the neighbors in the area.

But Sha Zhu ignored the neighbors' stares and continued speaking.

“These neighbors somehow found out that my father, He Daqing, had run away with someone, and they all started bullying me.”

The neighbors started rolling their eyes at what he said.

You yourself are calling your father He Daqing by his name, so what's wrong with calling you Sha Zhu?

Then Sha Zhu continued, "This old man used to call me Zhuzi when my dad was alive."

I don't know where they heard that my dad ran away, but they started calling me "Silly Zhu."

Isn't this just taking advantage of me because I'm stupid? They're trying to take advantage of my family and even said my dad ran away with someone.

That's nonsense. He didn't even see my dad run off with someone.

This old man, unable to argue with me, started sending people to beat me up, but I kicked him to the ground.

The old man's eyes flashed with a murderous glint; he actually intended to rob and kill someone, and he grabbed a brick from the ground.

He tried to smash it on my head, and to avoid being killed by the old man, I had no choice but to fight back and kick him to the ground.

That's the situation, that's the case. Director Wang, you must stand up for me!

These neighbors know I have no parents, so they all come and bully me.

The neighbors were all furious when they heard what Sha Zhu said.

The old man on the ground was so angry he couldn't speak, pointing his finger at Sha Zhu, "You, you, you..."

Where did that fierce kicking and stomping go? How did she suddenly become a bullied little wife?

Sha Zhu wasn't afraid at all. He thought to himself, "I didn't say anything wrong. Aren't you all just here to take advantage?"

Aren't they all bastards who came here to laugh at He Daqing for running away?

Sha Zhu dragged in all the neighbors who were watching the spectacle from afar, even those who hadn't come over.

The bystanders quickly surrounded Director Wang, chattering and trying to argue their point.

They said that Sha Zhu was talking nonsense, that it was all untrue, and that they had never said a word about it.

These people surrounded Director Wang, making a huge fuss, which angered him so much that his face turned from black to red.

His hair was practically steaming when a furious shout rang out, "Shut up, all of you!"

Instantly, the crowd was so frightened that they took several steps back and covered their mouths with their hands.

Director Wang looked at an elderly woman in her sixties nearby.

He said, "Aunt Wang, your son went to the battlefield for his country. Everyone knows your character. Tell me what happened."

This old lady, with perfect hearing and eyesight, was sitting on a small stool.

Nearby, against the wall, someone was knitting a sweater while sunbathing, holding yarn in their hands.

His gaze occasionally drifted this way. Hearing Director Wang call his name, he reluctantly stood up and, in front of everyone, recounted the whole story impartially.

After hearing what the old lady said, Sha Zhu quickly continued,

"Director Wang, look, it was this old man who started the fight with this young man lying on the ground."

The old man even hit me on the head with a brick; everyone saw it.

Am I supposed to just stand still and let this old man smash my things? Besides, it was this old man who first insulted my dad for running away with someone.

My dad clearly married that woman, so how can he be accused of running away?

Why can't widows remarry? The government even encourages widows to remarry.

Where did you hear that, you old idiot? You're just spouting nonsense.

It was this old geezer who called me "Silly Zhu" first. I'm not his father, why would I spoil him?

I was arguing with this old man, and he even tried to bring a bunch of people to my house to take advantage of me.

How come they got used to being bullied by scoundrels in the old society, and now that they can be in charge, they've turned into bandits and robbers?

You think you're easy to bully now that you're not under adult supervision?

So you're already trying to rob your grandpa? Keep dreaming.

As the leader once said, where there is oppression, there will be resistance.

Let me tell you bandits and robbers, my fists are hard, and that's the only truth.

If you're so capable, go ahead and steal my bricks!

I'll show you bandits and thugs just how hard your grandpa's fist really is...

Sha Zhu got more and more excited as he talked, and towards the end he started to act a bit crazy.

He pointed his finger at the group of people who had come with the old man, cursing and swearing.

Nobody around here is talking anymore.

They were especially terrified by what Sha Zhu said about the old man; they were trembling all over.

They could barely speak clearly, and the older ones were almost unable to stand, muttering, "I didn't, I didn't..."

Director Wang noticed that the area was getting chaotic and more and more people were gathering. Fearing that things might get out of control, he immediately interrupted Sha Zhu from continuing to speak.

"He Yuzhu, shut up! You two take these people to my office at the Military Control Commission,"

Director Wang instructed the two young soldiers beside him, pointing to the two people lying on the ground.

He then spoke to several neighbors who were following the old man, and said to Sha Zhu, "You come along too."

Sha Zhu heard Director Wang tell him to go with him to the Military Control Commission.

He immediately turned to look at Mr. Zhang, the construction team leader beside him, and said hurriedly,

"Uncle Zhang, no, Brother Zhang, I'm sorry to have taken up your time. You should go back now."

I'll come back to you later and give you the deposit for building this house. Here, have some cigarettes on the way."

Sha Zhu pulled a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and quickly stuffed it into Zhang the Bald's shirt pocket.

Baldy Zhang quietly took the cigarette out of his pocket, looked at it, and put it back in, saying...

"Pillar, don't rush. You've already paid a large deposit on your furniture."

It's okay if the house is handed over a little later. I'll arrange for someone to come and start construction tomorrow, so don't worry.

After listening to Boss Zhang's words, Sha Zhu said goodbye to Boss Zhang and followed behind Director Wang.

Seeing that the neighbors had all gathered around to gossip,

I also saw Teacher Yan Bugui carrying a bucket and fishing rod, asking around for information from the neighbors.

Sha Zhu wondered if the courtyard had elected an elder for the position today, and whether Yan Bugui had managed to secure it.