"Mom, are you alright?"
Qin Huairu asked with concern.
"What kind of question is that? I was kicked into a cesspit, how could I be fine?"
Jia Zhangshi grumbled.
"Jianye is here."
"Jianye, do you want to help pull Old Woman Jia up?"
Everyone noticed Chen Jianye.
"There's Sha Zhu and others, that's enough. I'll just watch and not cause more trouble."
Chen Jianye glanced at them and said calmly.
"Chen Jianye, you beast!"
"You deserve to die!"
Jia Zhangshi, upon seeing the main culprit, shrieked in anger.
Everyone's expressions changed.
They were worried Chen Jianye couldn't handle the provocation.
"Granny Jia, I came to see you out of good will, why are you cursing me?"
"I was going to lend a hand to save you, but now it seems unnecessary."
Chen Jianye remained very calm.
"Pah, you save me? I was kicked down by you!"
Jia Zhangshi was furious, her eyes rolled, and she grabbed a handful of faeces water: "Chen Jianye, come here!"
But Chen Jianye ignored her.
He could see in the dark, so while others couldn't see what Jia Zhangshi was doing, he saw it clearly.
"Sha Zhu, quickly pull me up!"
Seeing that Chen Jianye wasn't falling for it, Jia Zhangshi urged.
Sha Zhu handed the other end of the wooden stick to Jia Zhangshi and set up the stance again.
After counting to three, Sha Zhu and the other two exerted force simultaneously.
With a splat.
The stick in Jia Zhangshi's hand slipped again.
Sha Zhu and the other two fell on their bottoms again.
The other end of the stick was covered with the faeces water from Jia Zhangshi's hand, and a few drops splattered onto Sha Zhu's face.
"Ugh, ugh!"
Sha Zhu was utterly disgusted.
"This won't work, Jia Family Sister-in-law's hands are slippery, she can't hold the stick."
"Is there a long broom or a bedsheet we can throw in for her to grab?"
Yi Zhonghai spotted the problem.
"Qin Huairu, do you have any unused bedsheets at home?"
Liu Haizhong asked.
"I do, I'll go back and get it."
Qin Huairu pursed her lips.
"Qin Jie, I'll go with you."
Sha Zhu quickly said.
"Sha Zhu, you stay here, let Qin Huairu go alone."
"Why are you so eager?"
Inside the cesspit, Jia Zhangshi was highly vigilant.
Sha Zhu mumbled a few words.
Qin Huairu went home and brought back an unused bedsheet.
Sha Zhu took the bedsheet and threw it into the cesspit.
Jia Zhangshi gripped the bedsheet tightly, purposely wrapping it around her hands twice.
After counting to three, Sha Zhu and the other two pulled with force, slowly pulling Jia Zhangshi out of the cesspit.
Just like pulling a radish.
Soon, Jia Zhangshi climbed onto the ground.
The flashlight beams were all focused on Jia Zhangshi.
Everyone looked at Jia Zhangshi as if she were a rare sight.
"Granny Jia is too unlucky, she almost drowned in the cesspit."
"She must have offended someone."
"Granny Jia usually causes trouble in the Courtyard, this time she met a tough one."
Everyone was discussing animatedly.
"Chen Jianye, where's Chen Jianye?"
Jia Zhangshi got up, full of fighting spirit.
"Granny Jia, what are you looking for me for?"
Chen Jianye replied.
He purposely stood in the middle of the crowd.
Jia Zhangshi followed the sound and directly flung a lump of faeces water towards it.
With a splat.
The faeces water landed on Liu Haizhong's face.
"Holy crap, holy crap!"
"Granny Jia, are you crazy!"
Liu Haizhong completely lost it, wiping the stuff off his face and stomping furiously.
If Jia Zhangshi wasn't covered in faeces water, Liu Haizhong would have surely rushed up and slapped her.
It was utterly disgusting.
"I got the wrong person."
Jia Zhangshi felt a bit guilty, and grew even more annoyed: "Where's Chen Jianye? Chen Jianye! Get out here!"
"I'm right here."
Chen Jianye replied.
Jia Zhangshi flung another lump of faeces water.
With a splat, it landed on Sha Zhu's face.
"Holy crap!"
"Holy crap, Granny Jia, what the hell are you doing?"
Sha Zhu shrieked repeatedly as if he had been electrocuted.
"Jia Zhangshi, that's enough!"
"What are you doing!"
Yi Zhonghai roared in anger.
"I'm looking for Chen Jianye, why do you keep blocking him?"
Jia Zhangshi's face was stretched long.
She even resented these people for delaying her business.
"Granny Jia, others might be afraid of your unreasonable antics, but I'm not."
"If you dare to splash faeces water on me today, I'll hit you every time I see you."
"If you don't believe me, come and see who suffers."
Chen Jianye spoke harshly.
To be honest, he was also afraid of Jia Zhangshi's move.
It was truly disgusting.
Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu, having been hit, had already run off.
"You cursed wretch, you kicked me into the cesspit, I'll fight you to the death!"
Jia Zhangshi shrieked.
"Don't falsely accuse me, I was sleeping at home and only got up when I heard the commotion outside."
"Look, my shirt buttons aren't even fastened yet."
Chen Jianye explained.
"If it wasn't you, who else could it be?"
Jia Zhangshi gritted her teeth.
"That's hard to say, how many people have you cursed in the Courtyard, don't you know yourself?"
"From what I know, at least three families, the Yan Family, the Liu Family, and the Xu family, you've all had fights with them, haven't you?"
Chen Jianye counted on his fingers.
Yan Fugui and Xu Damao, who were named by Chen Jianye, gave Chen Jianye a resentful look.
Good kid, you're quite skilled at passing the buck.
You did something bad, don't dare to admit it, and drag us out to take the blame.
"Yi Zhonghai, this matter must be explained, otherwise I'll call the Public Security!"
Jia Zhangshi yelled.
"Go ahead and call the Public Security."
"From now on, just call the Public Security for everything, I can't manage it anymore."
Yi Zhonghai, uncharacteristically, left with a flick of his sleeve.
Hmm?
This completely stumped Jia Zhangshi.
Originally, she wanted to use the threat of calling the Public Security to force Yi Zhonghai to take charge of the situation.
She didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to suddenly change his ways.
"Lao Yi, you're leaving?"
"If you're leaving, I'm leaving too."
Yan Fugui followed.
"Alright, Granny Jia has been rescued, everyone disperse."
Chen Jianye called out and retreated with them.
Everyone retreated while being wary of Jia Zhangshi throwing 'bombs'.
"Hey, so I was kicked into the cesspit for nothing, then?"
Jia Zhangshi hurriedly called out.
"Aren't you going to call the Public Security? Go ahead and call them, I can't handle your business."
Yi Zhonghai turned his head and said.
"Granny Jia, I suggest you use the weapon of law to protect yourself, go for it!"
Chen Jianye clenched his fist at Jia Zhangshi.
"Ahhh, Chen Jianye, I'll fight you to the death!"
Jia Zhangshi shrieked.
Having suffered such a huge loss, there was no way she would swallow it!
"Granny Jia, I'm telling you clearly, this time it definitely wasn't me who kicked you."
"If you dare to lay a hand on me, I guarantee I'll kick you into the cesspit!"
Chen Jianye responded with a cold face: "If you want to experience the feeling of being in a cesspit again, you can certainly try."
"Next time, no one will save you, you can enjoy yourself in the cesspit!"
Jia Zhangshi was fuming.
Before she could fully process it, Chen Jianye had already returned to the Chen Family and closed the main gate.
"Next time, I still can't throw people into the cesspit, Granny Jia almost ruined my reputation."
Chen Jianye mumbled to himself.
He secretly congratulated himself for having subdued Jia Zhangshi.
If Jia Zhangshi had truly fought with all her might, Chen Jianye would have had to temporarily avoid her.
His authoritarianism in the Courtyard relied on being 'ruthless'.
If he had taken a step back, his reputation would have been ruined.
At this moment, in the Middle Courtyard.
Jia Zhangshi clenched her fists, breathing heavily.
What a humiliation!
Revenge, she must have revenge!
If she didn't get revenge, how could she continue to live in the Courtyard?
Even the children would laugh at her!