Chapter 2224
Xu Damao Returns Without Success
Everyone in the courtyard was picking up trash. Even Jia Zhangshi was forced to go pick up recyclables with her second and third aunts every day.
Madam Jia Zhang didn't actually want to go; she wanted to stay in the courtyard and take care of her great-grandson.
Unfortunately, Tang Yanling disagreed.
Tang Yanling pressured Bang Geng to force Jia Zhangshi to leave the house.
Now, Jia Zhangshi is afraid that Banggeng will abandon her, so she has no choice but to go out with him to collect recyclables.
There's strength in numbers, and that's no joke.
With the efforts of a group of people, the courtyard was soon filled with all sorts of waste.
The courtyard of a siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) is large, and it can hold a lot of things.
And since it's right under their noses, there's no need to worry about it being stolen.
Aside from some initial reluctance, everyone eventually felt that it should have been done a long time ago.
It's so convenient to just take the recyclables home.
The news that No. 95 Courtyard had become a scrap yard spread quickly.
Soon, a kind-hearted person informed the people who had moved away.
He Yuzhu sighed with emotion after hearing this.
The original courtyard house didn't look like this.
With Sha Zhu, a hardworking and dedicated old ox, and Lou Xiao'e, a wealthy woman, there was also a good match.
Some people with money set up a nursing home early on and renovated No. 95 courtyard into a very luxurious place.
It can be considered the best house in Nanluoguxiang.
In this lifetime, without Sha Zhu, no one would pay for the repair of the courtyard house.
Now Yi Zhonghai and his gang are still treating the courtyard house like a junkyard. Once those bastards leave, who knows how badly the courtyard house will be ruined.
He Yuzhu felt a little sorry for her, but he was unwilling to interfere.
Unless he's willing to be a sucker and fulfill Yi Zhonghai's wishes.
Otherwise, the more he stands out, the more Yi Zhonghai will escalate his actions.
Given his wealth, he wouldn't care about a courtyard like this.
Upon hearing the news, Xu Damao wanted to go to the courtyard house to check.
"Aren't you going to go and take a look?"
He Yuzhu shook his head: "Why go? You'll be able to control them if you go."
Xu Damao said angrily, "Even if we can't control it, we have to."
If we don't do something about it, the houses in the yard won't be safe.
"You still care about those few houses?"
Xu Damao said, "What does it have to do with whether I care or not?"
"I'd rather throw my house away than let them ruin it like that."
Ignoring He Yuzhu's attempts to stop him, Xu Damao ran to the courtyard house.
He Yuzhu didn't stop him much.
Given Xu Damao's temper, Yi Zhonghai and the others wouldn't dare to scheme against him for retirement.
Soon, Xu Damao drove back to the courtyard house.
When the people in the neighborhood saw Xu Damao return, they swarmed around him and tried to establish a connection with him.
Many state-owned enterprises are currently struggling financially, and many factories are unable to pay wages.
Wealthy people like Xu Damao are naturally more popular.
"Brother Xu, you're here to see your house, right? You should go and take a look."
Those three old men in your compound have recently turned collecting recyclables into a career, and they even got a flatbed truck specifically for hauling them away.
Your yard is almost overflowing.
Xu Damao didn't hide anything: "I came back because I heard the news."
"Please make way, I'll go back and check."
The crowd parted to let Xu Damao enter the courtyard.
In the front yard, in front of Li Dagen's door, there was a pile of scrap.
Although they were scraps, the group put a lot of effort into arranging them neatly.
"Yan Bugui, you guys are shameless. This yard isn't yours, who gave you permission to put your junk here?"
Yan Bugui was not angry and said calmly, "Xu Damao, what are you yelling about?"
"My house is right here, can't I leave things in the yard?"
Xu Damao pointed at the pile of scrap metal: "If you want to put it there, put it in front of your own house. Why should you put it in front of someone else's house?"
"If you keep doing this, how are other people supposed to live here?"
Yan Bugui scoffed, "Don't talk nonsense. I just put it in the public area of the yard."
"Since you don't live in the courtyard, we can't use the common areas anymore. If you're so capable, move back in!"
Xu Damao didn't believe that Yan Bugui, who loved to take advantage of others, would only occupy public areas, so he circled around the pile of scrap.
He discovered that Yan Bugui was indeed only occupying public areas.
Although it was placed right in front of Li Dagen's door, it didn't take up any space in Li Dagen's house.
Xu Damao pointed at Yan Bugui with his hand and then ran to the Intermediate Court.
The situation is similar at the Intermediate People's Court.
The scrap was placed in front of He Yuzhu's house, but it didn't take up any space in He Yuzhu's house.
Xu Damao ran to the backyard, and the situation was the same.
The junk in the backyard was placed next to his house, but it didn't take up any of his space.
This situation was clearly pre-arranged by the three old men.
Their waste is meant to be taken out and sold. It can't be left in the yard for long.
The yard is used to store recyclables, mainly because of the reputation of recyclables.
They need to live in the yard themselves, so they can't just leave things lying around.
Yi Zhonghai stepped forward: "Xu Damao, you don't even live in the courtyard, so you have no right to interfere in our affairs."
Whenever residents of a courtyard house ask, they insist that they don't live in a courtyard house.
It's really just to force everyone to come back.
However, so far, no one has been willing to come back.
You only realize the advantages of living away from home after you move out.
Without the three meddlesome old men, life couldn't be more comfortable.
Without Sha Zhu as their punching bag, Yi Zhonghai and the other two could only direct all their unhappiness at others.
It's easy to imagine how miserable life must have been for ordinary people living in a courtyard house, who were often the targets of others' anger.
“My house is here, so I have the right to manage it.” Xu Damao naturally wouldn’t listen to Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai snorted: "We didn't take up your property; we took up a public area."
Xu Damao was out of ideas.
Whenever there's trash on his house, he can always find an excuse to vent his frustrations.
Unfortunately, the scrap metal was some distance from his house.
Moreover, the waste was neatly arranged.
Xu Damao wanted to find a reason to vent, but he couldn't.
"You just wait, I'll come to see him often."
If I find out you're dumping junk into my house, don't blame me for being ruthless.
"Come or don't come, it's up to you." Yi Zhonghai couldn't wait for everyone in the courtyard to come back.
Even if it was Xu Damao, he hoped he could come back, so he didn't continue to cause trouble with Xu Damao.
Xu Damao couldn't find an excuse, and he was too lazy to deal with the others, so he turned around and went back.
Tang Yanling waited for Xu Damao at the Intermediate Courtyard: "Uncle Xu."
Xu Damao stopped in his tracks: "Yanling, what do you need me for?"
Tang Yanling looked aggrieved, just like Qin Huairu had once looked.
"Uncle Xu, can you help us? Bang Geng is unemployed now and can only find odd jobs outside."
Xu Damao sneered, "Serves you right. I wasn't bad to you back then. How did you treat me?"
Behind my back, he went to smuggle goods with Li Huaide.
You brought this on yourselves.
After saying that, Xu Damao left the courtyard without looking back.
Tang Yanling's eyes were filled with anger and resentment.
Xu Damao only needs to peek through the gaps between his fingers to solve their problem.
But Xu Damao was not happy at all.
Qin Huairu came out of the house and came to Tang Yanling's side.
Her eyes also held anger and resentment.
In the backyard, Yi Zhonghai and his two companions exchanged a knowing smile.
"See? My idea was pretty good, wasn't it? I guarantee that even if they come, they won't be able to find any excuses."
Liu Haizhong nodded: "The way Xu Damao looked like he wanted to cause trouble but couldn't find an excuse just now almost made me laugh."
This method is indeed quite good. (End of Chapter)