My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 66: Getting Beaten Up and Paying Money

The onlookers were stunned by the actions of the three Ye sisters.

They never expected that Ye Shuqin and her two sisters, who looked so gentle and weak, would have such a violent side.

Zhang Lei, who was standing to the side, felt that the kicking had gone far enough; if it continued, someone might die.

He quickly shouted, "Books and music, books and chess, calligraphy and painting, that's enough. Just teach him a lesson."

The three women stopped immediately upon hearing Zhang Lei's words.

When the three women left, everyone noticed that Xu Damao's face was swollen like a pig's head.

Everyone was startled when they saw Xu Damao's appearance.

Only Sha Zhu watched with a grin, saying with a laugh, "Xu Damao, how did you become the second senior brother?"

At this moment, Xu Damao touched his swollen face, his whole body ached, and his mouth was agape, making it difficult for him to speak clearly.

He spoke haltingly, "You idiot...you...web bastard...you're the spider..."

At this moment, Sha Zhu, listening to Xu Damao's words, said, "Xu Damao, stop muttering those things under your breath."

At this moment, Zhang Lei, who was standing nearby, translated directly: "Shazhu, he's insulting you."

Hearing Zhang Lei's translation, Sha Zhu became enraged and said, "Xu Damao, I didn't beat you up earlier, do you want me to beat you up again?"

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to walk towards Xu Damao. Xu Damao was so frightened that he quickly ran behind Yi Zhonghai and hurriedly asked for help: "Yu...Yu Daye...you...you can...can you cook...can you make medicine for me..."

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly stopped them, saying, "Zhu Zi, stop!"

He Yuzhu stopped when he heard Yi Zhonghai's words. He said, "Uncle, don't mind him. Let me teach him a lesson today. This kid is like a dog that gets climbed up and kicks the roof if you don't discipline him for three days, and he even dares to curse me."

Yi Zhonghai angrily said, "Zhu Zi, I told you to stop! Did you hear what Xu Damao was saying?"

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, although I didn't hear what he said clearly, it certainly wasn't anything nice."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Alright, his face is already swollen like this, he's already learned his lesson. Zhu Zi, stop fooling around."

At this moment, Zhang Lei stepped forward and said, "Sir, what do you think should be done about this?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Xu Damao and Yi Zhonghai were both stunned. Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhang Lei, what more do you want to resolve? Xu Damao has already been beaten like this, isn't that enough?"

Zhang Lei said coldly, "Ever since he tried to lay a hand on my family, his behavior had escalated to the point of being a thug. If it weren't for the fact that we all live in the same courtyard, I would have called the police long ago."

"Besides, as the elder of this courtyard house, shouldn't you punish this kind of hooligan behavior?"

Yi Zhonghai listened to Zhang Lei's words and said, "Zhang Lei, what exactly do you want?"

Zhang Lei said, "I don't want to do anything. How about this, let Xu Damao give each of the three sisters, Shuqin and her sister, 10 yuan, and this matter will be resolved."

Upon hearing that he would have to pay compensation, Xu Damao immediately stood up agitatedly and said, "Zang Lei, what are you talking about? You've... you owe me medicine... you owe me money? Is there any law... against this?"

Ignoring Xu Damao's agitated expression, Zhang Lei continued, "Xu Damao, I don't care what you say. Either give me the money, or I'll call the police. It's your choice. According to the crime of hooliganism, you'll be sentenced to at least five years in prison now. You'll be spending the rest of your life in jail."

Xu Damao was startled when he heard Zhang Lei's words.

Zhang Lei didn't actually know how the crime of hooliganism was defined now, but he knew it was quite serious, so he just mentioned it casually.

At this moment, Xu Damao was clearly intimidated by Zhang Lei and quickly begged for mercy, "Bie, bie, bie, uh... easy!"

Hearing Xu Damao's words, Zhang Lei immediately reached out his hand.

Xu Damao quickly took out 30 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei counted them, nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Xu Damao, "I hope this is the last time, otherwise I won't be so polite next time."

As he spoke, he flicked the money in his hand, gave the three women a wink, and led them directly back to the backyard.

Everyone had their own thoughts as they watched Xu Damao being beaten and losing money.

Qin Huairu, in particular, rolled her eyes and wondered if she could also use Zhang Lei's method to extort some money.

As Yi Zhonghai watched Zhang Lei's departing figure, he was filled with rage.

But then he glanced at Xu Damao, who was huddled to the side, and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

He actually disliked Xu Damao very much. In his mind, Xu Damao was too cunning and treacherous, far less controllable than He Yuzhu.

Originally intending to use this opportunity to let the two of them fight like dogs, Yi Zhonghai was furious that Xu Damao was such a coward. He snorted and left with a flick of his sleeve.

Moreover, after everyone left, Qin Huairu quickly ran to He Yuzhu and said with watery eyes, "Zhuzi, wait a moment."

At this moment, He Yuzhu saw Qin Huairu and asked, "Sister Qin, is there something you need?"

Qin Huairu looked around, lowered her voice and leaned closer to He Yuzhu, her face showing a mixture of urgency and embarrassment.

Qin Huairu said, "Zhuzi, could you lend me some money? Recently, Banggeng has been saying he wants to eat meat, but as you know, my mother-in-law controls all the money in our family, and I don't get a single penny. Could you lend me some? I'll pay you back as soon as I have the money."

Seeing Qin Huairu's eyes redden and on the verge of tears, He Yuzhu felt a pang of heartache and quickly said, "Sister Qin, Sister Qin, don't worry. It's perfectly normal for Banggeng to want meat when he's so young. I have some money on me, here you go!"

As he spoke, He Yuzhu reached into his pocket and took out money.

But when he took out the money to hand to Qin Huairu, he couldn't help but freeze, and for some reason felt that Qin Huairu wasn't as pretty as he usually thought.

But since the words had already been spoken, she still took out two yuan from a wad of cash and handed it over, saying, "Sister Qin, take this money and give Bang Geng a treat."

Qin Huairu's gaze was fixed on the remaining money in He Yuzhu's hand. She took another step closer and said, "Zhuzi, the baby is growing a lot. Could you give me some more? I'm afraid these two yuan won't be enough for food."

He Yuzhu was startled again, and a feeling of annoyance suddenly welled up in his heart.

He frowned and said, "Sister Qin, how much is meat per pound now? Two yuan is enough for a five or six-year-old child to have a good meal. I don't have much money on me right now."

Qin Huairu was stunned, wondering to herself: What's wrong with Shazhu? Before, whenever I asked, he would always give me five or ten yuan. Why did he only give me two yuan today? When I said anything more, he just made excuses.