The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 173 The Old Woman's Movement

Xu Fugui did have some connections, and early the next morning, he knocked on Lu Zixuan's door again with a brand new Changhong brand domestic camera.

When he entered the room, he just glared at Lu Zixuan, walked straight to the eight-immortal table, carefully placed the camera on the table, and said with a dark face:

"Hey kid, the camera has been delivered to you. Open it and check it, then write us a note saying you received the camera. Don't accuse us of paying for a broken one or not paying you back."

Lu Zixuan immediately turned on the camera, checked it over and over again, and said softly:

"Master Xu, don't be angry. You can't blame me for this. It was your precious son who felt that he was about to marry into a wealthy family and become superior to others, so he insisted on taking my camera.

In view of your sincerity, I will not go to the police station to report Xu Damao’s robbery.

We have been neighbors for many years. Let me remind you that your son has been bragging about the Lou family in the courtyard as if they were landlords in the old society. If you don't stop him, I guess you won't be able to become in-laws.

How about it? Is your family's future worth a few boxes of film?"

Lu Zixuan took out paper and pen and wrote.

Today I received a report that Xu Damao had to pay a domestic camera as compensation for intentionally damaging an imported camera at the police station...

Before he could finish writing, Xu Fugui, who was already resentful of Lu Zixuan's threat, saw the receipt and immediately grabbed the note and tore it to pieces, leaving only a sentence "I'll send it to you later" and hurried away.

Lu Zixuan put the camera in the compartment. When he came out, he saw He Yushui's confused look, so he explained a few words.

That camera didn't belong to the Lou family. They wouldn't use domestically made ones. It should have been bought by Xu Fugui through his connections. Usually a new camera would come with a few rolls of film, but he withheld them.

A letter of introduction is required to buy film individually, and he wanted to make it impossible for Lu Zixuan to report to the police station.

Xu Fugui asked Lu Zixuan to write a receipt, probably because he wanted to use it to counterattack. However, a receipt stating the reason for compensation was meaningless to him, which was why Xu Fugui was angry.

Perhaps to avoid unnecessary complications, Xu Fugui quickly handed the gifted film to Lu Zixuan and pointed at him viciously and said:

"Boy, as your neighbor, I want to remind you that if you walk too much on the road at night, you will always encounter ghosts. Be careful."

After dinner in the evening, when He Yushui was telling his family about Lu Zixuan's trick of getting something for nothing, Lu Zixuan noticed that Aunt Zhou looked absent-minded, so he winked at Chen Ping and asked her to go over and ask.

At this time, everyone remembered that Aunt Zhou should be taking care of Chen Ping's father Chen Chunsheng for Chen Ping. Not only did she eat at home today, but she also kept chatting with them.

After repeated questioning, Aunt Zhou finally told the truth. It turned out that Jia Zhang heard two days ago that Aunt Zhou had divorced and spread the news that Aunt Zhou was heartless and abandoned Yi Zhonghai who was in prison to find another man.

Today he went even further, humiliating Aunt Zhou in front of everyone in the courtyard until she turned red in the face.

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu became furious and was about to go find Jia Zhang to argue, but was stopped by Cheng Xiaoman.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Chen Ping, who was staring at Lu Zixuan, chuckled and comforted everyone:

"There's no need to worry about this little thing. The more you care about her, the more excited she will be. As long as we don't care, Jia Zhang will stop..."

Everyone listened to Chen Ping's words of persuasion to calm things down. Although they felt that it was not like her style, they had no reason to refute and did not continue the topic.

At lunch time the next day, Xiaohua and Wu Guihua, who were sitting next to Jia Zhang in the cafeteria, whispered:

"Sister Guihua, yesterday I saw the person the matchmaker introduced to Aunt Zhou. He was dressed like a cadre, very energetic, and looked less than 40 years old. How come Aunt Zhou has such a good life?"

"Don't listen to their nonsense. It has nothing to do with Aunt Zhou. It's just that the matchmaker is very capable. I heard that all the people she knows are intellectuals, rich people, and officials. As long as you find her and pay enough money, there is nothing that can't be done.

If I were living alone, I would have to find her to find out..."

After hearing these words, Jia Zhang no longer had the energy to pretend to eat slowly and wait for others to share interesting stories about other families. She finished her meal in a few bites and quickly left with her bowl.

From then on, Jia Zhang had no time to slander Aunt Zhou and devoted herself to finding out the whereabouts of the mysterious matchmaker.

Hard work pays off. After making inquiries from many sources, he finally bought an address from a matchmaker near Liu Lan's home. He did not care about the biting cold wind of early winter and headed towards the road against the wind.

After two days of anxious waiting, Jia Zhang saw the matchmaker wearing a signature headband. She ignored the surprised looks of the people around her and quickly stepped forward to ask about the result.

The matchmaker was so angry when she saw Jia Zhang that she grabbed her hand and said loudly:

"Sister, don't blame me for not being attentive. I have checked all my connections twice, but I haven't found anyone who meets your requirements.

How can a widow have such high requirements for remarriage? He must be rich, have status, and be young and strong. If he has these conditions, many young ladies would be willing to marry him. Why would she choose a widow like you?

Girl, listen to my advice. I am just an ordinary old woman from the countryside. Don’t make so many demands. Having an old man who understands and cares for me is better than anything else.

Don't compare yourself with those rich ladies in the city..."

Before the matchmaker could finish her words, Jia Zhang said:

"If you don't have the ability, then you don't have the ability. What's the point of finding so many excuses? Even an unwanted old woman can find a spiritual intellectual. What's wrong with me? I..."

The matchmaker waved her hand impatiently to interrupt Jia Zhang's chattering.

"Okay, okay, don't say anything. Forget about the 10 yuan matchmaking gift, even if it's 100 yuan, I don't have the blessing to earn it. This is the 5 yuan you gave me for running errands. You should find someone else."

After saying that, he threw down 5 yuan and left the courtyard angrily without staying any longer.

As soon as the conversation between the two ended, there was an uproar all around. No one had expected that Jia Zhang would curse this vixen and that indecent person all day long. Everyone thought that Jia Zhang was loyal to the Jia family, but who knew that she had actually been planning to remarry in private. Everyone was dumbfounded.

They were all secretly cursing Jia Zhang for being an old pervert. Coincidentally, Jia Dongxu had been watching from the sidelines ever since the matchmaker stepped into the courtyard.

Jia Zhang's face was blushing and she wanted to explain to everyone, but when she turned around, she saw everyone shaking their heads and leaving. Looking at Jia Dongxu's murderous eyes, she didn't know what to say and could only lower her head and walk towards the central courtyard.

When Chen Ping returned home from get off work, she heard He Yushui say that there had been a violent quarrel in the Jia family. If it had not been for the government's strict control of the movement of people, Jia Dongxu would have definitely sent Jia Zhang back to her hometown in the countryside.

It is estimated that Jia Dongxu will go to the door in the evening to request a meeting of the whole hospital, let everyone vote, and go to the street office to apply to drive Jia Zhang back to the countryside.

Chen Ping smiled mysteriously:

"Jia Zhang can't leave for now. If she leaves, who will sing in the rest of the play? I have to keep her. My goal hasn't been achieved yet. Let's go and eat first."

He Yushui looked at Chen Ping in astonishment as she walked out of the house.