Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu didn't expect that Jia Zhangshi would actually push He Yushui. He was a little too far away and didn't have time to react. He watched helplessly as He Yushui fell to the ground.

He was immediately heartbroken and rushed forward to help He Yushui up from the ground. He patted the dirt off her and coaxed her, "Yushui, don't cry, brother is here."

He Yushui just clung tightly to He Yuzhu, repeatedly saying that she was scared.

Jia Zhangshi shouted, "Shazhu, hurry up and vacate the house for me. My son is going on a blind date tomorrow, and you two will live in the small room on the east side."

He Yuzhu was furious. He picked up He Yushui and stood up, then stretched out his right hand with his five fingers spread and swung it hard, slapping Jia Zhangshi's fat face directly.

With a loud "smack," Jia Zhangshi was stunned. She swayed slightly and managed to steady herself by holding onto a nearby bench.

Then I felt a burning pain on my cheek, and when I touched it, it seemed a little swollen.

Madam Jia immediately took a few steps back, sat down on the ground outside the door, and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Dongxu, come quickly! Your mother is about to be beaten to death by that damned idiot Zhu..."

Then came a torrent of curses, insulting He Daqing's entire family and their ancestors for eighteen generations.

He Yuzhu was furious. He put the rainwater on the chair and rushed over, intending to slap him again, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai, who grabbed his lower back and tried to persuade him:

"Zhu Zi, what are you doing? How can you hit an old man? Your father just passed away, and you've already gone astray. Don't you know how to respect the elderly and care for the young?"

He Yuzhu was both angry and amused upon hearing this. Yi Zhonghai spoke in standard Yi family slang, trying to accuse him of disrespecting the elderly and caring for the young right off the bat.

Just as she was about to explain, Jia Dongxu ran over. Although Jia Dongxu was a fairly upright person, he did not object much to his mother's attempt to forcibly borrow the house.

In his view, if his mother could really borrow a house, it wouldn't be a big deal. Even if things got out of hand, he could just exchange his three houses for his three north-facing houses.

This way, you can appease others and avoid appearing to be bullying them.

Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu hit his own mother. This was bad news. He rushed towards Sha Zhu and raised his fist to hit Sha Zhu in the face.

He Yuzhu was still being held from behind by Yi Zhonghai, and he saw that Jia Dongxu was about to run over and hit him, but he was already firmly restrained, so he hurriedly said, "Uncle Yi, please let go quickly."

"Zhu Zi, you can't hit people anymore."

Yi Zhonghai had actually seen his apprentice Jia Dongxu rushing over, but he pretended not to see him. Instead, he hugged him even tighter, while still trying to persuade him:

"Zhu Zi, that's your aunt. How could you hit her? Your dad's not home, so I'll have to help him discipline you..."

At this point, Jia Dongxu had already rushed forward. Seeing that he was about to be beaten, He Yuzhu became anxious.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu suddenly had an idea. He pushed off the ground and leaped into the air, kicking forward with both feet and striking Jia Dongxu directly in the chest. The force of the kick knocked Jia Dongxu to the ground.

Yi Zhonghai is still a man approaching 40, in the prime of his life, but he couldn't withstand He Yuzhu's actions and fell to the ground with He Yuzhu in his arms.

With Yi Zhonghai acting as a cushion, He Yuzhu was completely unharmed, but Yi Zhonghai was in terrible pain. He was already feeling bad after falling to the ground, and now with the impact from He Yuzhu, he felt sore all over.

He involuntarily let go of He Yuzhu, then supported his waist and got up.

After He Yuzhu got up, he thought to himself that he deserved it when he saw his appearance, but on the surface he still pretended to ask, "Uncle Yi, are you alright?"

He reached out and pulled him up from the ground, then patted the dirt off his back.

At this moment, Jia Dongxu also got up from the ground. He hadn't expected He Yuzhu to jump up and kick him when he was suddenly attacked, so he felt a bit resentful for being taken advantage of.

After getting up, he wanted to come back and beat up Sha Zhu again.

He Yuzhu had been watching Jia Dongxu's movements for a while. Seeing that he was still unwilling to give up and ran over again, he had an idea and pulled Yi Zhonghai, whom he was supporting, closer to him.

Yi Zhonghai didn't notice Jia Dongxu's movements. After being pulled by He Yuzhu, he looked up and saw Jia Dongxu's huge fist.

Then he was punched in the stomach, and the intense pain made Yi Zhonghai see stars.

He Yuzhu reprimanded him directly: "Jia Dongxu, are you rebelling? You actually hit your master! You don't respect the elderly and care for the young. Do you even have any respect for your master?"

Chapter 14 We Must Be Reasonable

Upon hearing these words, Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he almost fainted. He Yuzhu had been a bit silly and dull before, and although she had a sharp tongue, she was never this eloquent.

Why are they using only their own words?

It really pisses me off!

Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded. He had clearly aimed at He Yuzhu, but somehow his punch landed on his master's stomach.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai's face had turned a purplish-red, she was frightened and quickly helped him up, asking with concern, "Master, are you alright?"

"What do you think?" Yi Zhonghai replied irritably. How could this apprentice be so stupid, being completely fooled by He Yuzhu?

Jia Dongxu could only apologize hastily and help Yi Zhonghai sit on the wooden stool next to him, while his own mother was left to sit on the ground.

Anyway, that's how she's used to it. When something happens, she just sits on the ground and acts like a spoiled brat, refusing to get up until she gets what she wants.

Jia Dongxu straightened up, wanting to hit He Yuzhu again, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai.

"Alright, everyone's here, let's be reasonable."

When Jia Dongxu turned around, he saw that all the neighbors in the compound had come over. If he went to beat Sha Zhu now, it would feel like he was bullying the weak, and people would gossip about him.

As expected of my master, he knows what I can and cannot do.

"Yes, Master, we must be reasonable."

Yi Zhonghai turned around and said to everyone, "Neighbors, please be the judge. He Yuzhu has lost his mind today. He hit Zhang's wife for no reason. Look at her face, it's swollen like a steamed bun."

Jia Zhangshi was waiting for this moment. She immediately pointed to her face and said in a wronged tone, "I just wanted to talk to Sha Zhu about something, and look what he did to me."

Then he sat on the ground and cried, "Old Jia who died young, come up here quickly! Someone is bullying your orphan and widow! Come up here and take him away!"

"Yes, it's swollen so much."

"His face is indeed swollen like a steamed bun."

"It's really wrong of you to say that He Yuzhu is responsible. How could you hit someone?"

......

Yi Zhonghai was very satisfied with the neighbors' behavior, and then said, "Zhuzi, you should quickly apologize to Brother Dongxu and Sister-in-law Zhang, and then take them to the hospital."

He Yuzhu asked, "Are you finished?"

"Now that I've finished speaking, you should take your people to the hospital for a checkup," Yi Zhonghai said.

When I went to work today, Jia Dongxu told me about wanting to borrow the house for a blind date.

Yi Zhonghai also thought it was a good idea; after all, it was just a loan, and they wouldn't refuse to pay it back later.

No one expected He Yuzhu to hit Zhang's wife and cause so much trouble. Zhang's wife was slapped and her face was swollen like a steamed bun. She was also punched by her apprentice, and Jia Dongxu didn't get away with it either, getting kicked.

Today is such a bad day, nothing is going right.

He Yuzhu chuckled twice, then asked, "Uncle Yi, we should be fair. Why don't you ask me why I hit Granny Zhang?"

Yi Zhonghai frowned and said:

"No matter the reason, you can't hit someone! Take them to the hospital right away and let the doctor take a look."

He Yuzhu ignored his words and instead looked at the neighbors in the yard. Xu Wude had a sneer on his face, looking like he was about to be in trouble.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were talking in hushed tones.

He said to the two men, "Gentlemen, you be the judge. Who borrows someone else's house for a blind date or marriage? The Jia family also has three rooms."

Liu Haizhong had only come to watch the fun, and he didn't expect Sha Zhu to speak to him. He hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"I've never heard of people using another person's house for matchmaking or marriage. Who would own the house after a while?"

Liu Haizhong hit the nail on the head.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi became displeased and shouted, "You surnamed Liu, what's it to you? Our house is already dilapidated. We're just borrowing his house for a blind date and marriage. Why can't we lend it to him?"

Yi Zhonghai chimed in, "Zhu Zi, what you did was wrong. Your aunt was just here to discuss something, but you can't hit her!"

"You have no respect for the elderly and children, you're just being unreasonable, and you think you're right to hit someone?"

"Don't try to label me. Who doesn't respect the elderly and care for the young?"

He Yuzhu said, "I think it's Jia Dongxu who doesn't respect the elderly and care for the young. He just punched you, his master, in the stomach. I think everyone should criticize Jia Dongxu first. He's already taken a master as his own, yet he dares to hit his own master. Isn't that betraying his master and ancestors?"

"What? Jia Dongxu actually hit Lao Yi?" Liu Haizhong exclaimed.

“This is unacceptable. A disciple is closer than a son. How can he hit his master?” said Yan Bugui.

Others also discussed the matter extensively, condemning Jia Dongxu's actions.

Yi Zhonghai quickly said, "That's not how it happened. Dongxu saw Zhuzi hit his mother, so he came over to teach Zhuzi a lesson. But Zhuzi grabbed me, which is why Dongxu hit me."

"It's all Zhu Zi's fault. Dong Xu didn't mean to hit me."

He Yuzhu quickly said, "Stop talking nonsense, I didn't pull you."

Since no one else saw it, He Yuzhu was determined to deny it no matter what.

If you push all the blame onto the master and apprentice, Granny Zhang will make a fuss and try to be unreasonable, and I'll just follow suit.

They've made a complete mess of things, even when they're being unreasonable.

Who told them to try and take over my house? They even came over to discuss borrowing it; it's obvious they just wanted to occupy it first.

If I were to be foolish enough to lend him the house, how could the Jia family possibly return it to me in the future?

"It was you who pulled it, otherwise how could I have hit Master?" Jia Dongxu said angrily.

"I didn't pull you. You tripped and then hit your master. What does that have to do with me? Don't try to smear me."

"You..." Jia Dongxu was furious. It was clearly Sha Zhu who was up to no good. At the most crucial moment, he reached out and pulled his master back, and Jia Dongxu didn't have time to stop himself, so he hit his master directly.