Captain Ou nodded in agreement, "Yes, you want it, but there's a matter of first come, first served, isn't there? Are you asking the two families to let you choose first?"
"What if, after you choose the plot from the Yang Jianshe family, this kind of thing still happens, will you then blame me and the Yang family for giving you a problematic plot?"
Li Aiguo's eyes, bloodshot, asked, "What you're implying is that no matter which plot I choose, there will be problems?"
"I didn't say that. I said 'what if'."
"I understand."
Zhang Fangcao suddenly stood up, "Aiguo, let's go find Tian Jing. It must be Tian Jing causing trouble, uh, it must be her who caused this."
Captain Ou looked at Zhang Fangcao in surprise, "Li Aiguo, you should take your wife to the psychiatry department of a big hospital."
"You're the one with the mental illness."
Li Aiguo retorted unhappily at Captain Ou, pulling Zhang Fangcao along, "Let's go, we're going to demand an explanation from Tian Jing."
Captain Ou couldn't stop them, so he quickly locked his desk drawer and went to Accountant Li's house.
...
"Tian Jing, Tian Jing, come out here."
The door to the Li family's house was hammered with a deafening bang.
Tian Jing... Fortunately, she had chosen to make the main door from elm wood, as she liked the door to be heavy and sturdy, which, when paired with the pure stone courtyard wall, gave it a very rustic feel.
Several saw blades had broken when sawing, and the saw frame had started to shake.
Li Zhengguo planned to buy a new set of tools to compensate, after all, he had used other people's tools for too long and even broke them, how could he return them without offering compensation?
Li Zhengguo opened the courtyard gate and saw Zhang Fangcao yelling and shouting like a madwoman, demanding Tian Jing come out. He raised his foot to kick it.
"Wait." Li Aiguo quickly stopped him, "My wife is pregnant."
"Really?" Tian Jing leaned against the door frame, "Pregnant women have this much strength? It's also fortunate that my main door is heavy and thick."
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Tian Jing leaned against the door, complementing the lush plants growing on the courtyard wall, making Li Aiguo stare.
Li Zhengguo blocked her, standing in front of Tian Jing, "Li Aiguo, since your wife is pregnant, take her back and keep her shut, don't let her out to bite people."
With his view blocked, Li Aiguo came to his senses, "Cousin, uh, Comrade Li Zhengguo, my wife says that the problems with our new house are related to your wife, and we've come to inquire."
Li Zhengguo didn't beat around the bush. He retorted directly, "Is this an inquiry? This is an accusation, isn't it? If you have evidence, go to the captain or the village head to get justice for you. If that's not enough, there's the commune and the police station."
"Don't come to my house to make trouble and casually smear dirt on my wife. You two are native to Kushan, are you ganging up to bully my wife because she's an outsider?"
"Ever since my wife came to Kushan, your wife has found fault with her at every turn, and the trouble she causes each time is not small."
"You two have lived in Kushan for over twenty years and haven't made any contribution to Kushan. My wife has been here for half a year, and what she's done for Kushan, you're blind if you don't see it, but the eyes of the masses are clear."
"If you continue to stir up trouble so shamelessly, we'll move out of Kushan. Where can the land and water not support people? Where will the yellow earth not bury people? Why should we stay here watching you, being a nuisance every day?"
Hahahaha.
The villagers who came to watch the fun laughed heartily. They never expected that Zhengguo, who was usually silent, could be so sharp when arguing, and he even learned to curse without using foul language like his wife.
"Li Zhengguo, you... ahhh..."
Li Aiguo pointed at Li Zhengguo, trying to say something in exasperation, but was hit on the hand with a carrying pole.
His scream hadn't stopped when the next blow landed.
"Scoundrel, you scoundrel, I'll beat you to death, beat you to death. Following a lying woman around causing trouble every day, what's the point of you being alive? You'd be at peace if you were dead."
Accountant Li, after being notified by Captain Ou, found a carrying pole from his house and rushed over. Today, he was determined to give his younger son a good beating.
If he couldn't beat him to death, he'd cripple him. If he was crippled, he'd be well-behaved. Tian Jing always gave him face, but his family didn't understand, they didn't know how to cherish it.
Li Aiguo cradled his throbbing right hand, dodging, "Dad, Dad, have you gone mad?"
"Yes, I've gone mad, driven mad by you."
Accountant Li's carrying pole continued its pursuit.
The villagers quickly moved aside, lest they be hit by the pole.
Accountant Li was truly furious. They had never seen Accountant Li like this before.
"Guangping, Guangping."
Hu Hongju chased after him, trying to grab her husband.
"Get away from me." Accountant Li kicked Hu Hongju in the leg, "It's all your spoiling that's made him clueless. If you dare to stop me again, I'll send you back to the Hu family."
Hu Hongju was stunned. Her husband saying such a thing in front of so many villagers was not only disrespectful to her but also meant there was no turning back for their relationship.
Accountant Li didn't care about his wife's feelings. Today, he had to beat his foolish son into submission.
Li Aiguo ran towards the village entrance. He couldn't run out of the village, so he turned towards the back of the village.
Soon, the father and son went from the back of the village to the end, and then circled back to the front.
The villagers watched the father and son chase each other around the village for two laps before kindly stopping Accountant Li.
Brother Wang was the first to step forward and block him, "Accountant Li, it's not worth it. You've already kicked him out of the house, and further punishment is meaningless. Just let him fend for himself."
With his carrying pole taken away, Accountant Li sat on the ground, panting and crying, "Wuwu, I'm sorry to my cousin. From childhood to adulthood, he always protected me. Even my own brother didn't treat me as well as he did. In the end, he protected me with his body."
"It was me, it was all me who caused his death. For so many years, I haven't even been able to take care of his family. I'm not human, I'm a beast, and my child is even more of a beast, wuwuwu."
Facing Accountant Li's tearful outburst, everyone had different feelings.
Tian Jing didn't know how others felt, but her heart was filled with sarcasm. Why didn't he do this earlier? Now that life is good here, you come to cry with guilt?
Li Zhengguo simply watched the farce at the door indifferently, "Is the show over? If it's over, then everyone should leave. My doorstep is not a place for operas, nor is it a place for everyone to watch the excitement every day."
"Zhang Fangcao, don't be arrogant just because you're pregnant. I'll still kick you. As long as you don't die, I'll be fine."
Holding Tian Jing, Li Zhengguo turned and entered the courtyard, and with a bang, he closed the courtyard gate.
The gray stone courtyard wall, covered with blooming rose bushes, and the heavy, solid wood main door, closed tightly, separating the Li family from the outside world, and also separating their thoughts and social status.
A sense of disparity arose in the hearts of the villagers. The Li family was different now, vastly different from them, no longer the impoverished family of the past.
Zhang Fangcao felt regret. If she hadn't broken off the engagement, she would be the one being gently embraced and protected by Brother Zhengguo now, living in this unique courtyard in the village.
Li Aiguo felt a sense of humiliation. He had once again been trampled underfoot by this cousin.
He couldn't catch up with him before, and after he became lame, he married his fiancée. He had been happy for three years, but unexpectedly, it was all an illusion. He was still far behind.