Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Yi Zhonghai felt sorry for his apprentice who was lying on the ground being beaten. He ran over and forcefully pushed Xu Damao aside, causing him to fall. Then he went to help Jia Dongxu, who was on the ground.

Only then did Yi Zhonghai realize that Jia Dongxu was not only bruised and swollen, but also had a lot of blood, which made Yi Zhonghai feel very distressed.

At this moment, Xu Damao scrambled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He was furious. Yi Zhonghai hadn't been trying to break up the fight at all; he had secretly used all his strength to make Xu Damao's head hit a rock, causing a large bump to form.

"You, Yi Zhonghai, you two are both hitting me, I'll fight you to the death."

Xu Damao shouted and charged forward. Yi Zhonghai was completely focused on his apprentice and never expected Xu Damao to attack him. He was punched by Xu Damao and his head was spinning.

"you..."

Yi Zhonghai was shocked and pointed at Xu Da Mao, about to say something, when he suddenly fainted.

Jia Dongxu quickly reached out to support his master, shouting loudly. Although he wanted to argue with Xu Damao again, his master was the priority at the moment, so he could only take care of him first.

Even so, Xu Damao was still furious and wanted to continue his attack, but at this moment, several people arrived and quickly pulled Xu Damao back, while others helped Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu.

Although Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao could no longer fight, they both started cursing loudly, ignoring Liu Haizhong's attempts to reason with them.

He Yuzhu rarely gets irritable, but these grown men are acting like shrewish women. He scolds them, "Alright, stop cursing."

He Yuzhu's words had the most effect; Xu Damao immediately shut up. Jia Dongxu, however, was still unconvinced and continued to curse. He Yuzhu reached out and patted him on the back of the head, saying, "Try cursing again."

Jia Dongxu glared angrily at He Yuzhu, then clutched his head and groaned.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai also woke up unsteadily, shouting, "Xu Damao, how dare you hit me for no reason? Even your father wouldn't dare to hit me like this. You just wait!"

After Xu Damao stopped, he realized his whole body ached, especially his nose. Annoyed and indignant, he said:

"You hit me first! Look at this bump on my head, it's from when you pushed me down and smashed me into this rock. You two ganged up on me, why can't I fight back?"

Yi Zhonghai shouted, "Who hit you? I was just breaking up the fight. Look, Dongxu's head is bleeding from the beating."

Xu Damao pointed to his nose and shouted, "Your apprentice flattened my nose with a brick! I...I'm going to sue him!"

Yi Zhonghai then noticed that something was indeed wrong with Xue Dama's face; his once-prominent nose was now completely ruined.

This isn't just an adjective; the nose really did collapse, becoming a bloody mess. Yi Zhonghai felt a lump in his throat when he saw this. Was this done by Jia Dongxu?

"It couldn't have been you who fell and hit yourself." Although Yi Zhonghai said this, there was still a hint of doubt in his voice.

He Yuzhu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Old Yi, stop making a scene here and get them both to the hospital right away."

If it were just a bruise and swelling, you could just go to the clinic and apply some mercurochrome and take some anti-inflammatory pills. But Xu Damao's nose was flattened and Jia Dongxu's head was bleeding, which was really frightening.

Yi Zhonghai then stopped making a fuss and helped Jia Dongxu try to get on He Yuzhu's bicycle so they could go to the hospital for a checkup.

He Yuzhu refused outright, saying, "Jia Dongxu's bleeding has almost stopped. Xu Damao's nose is more important. He's not married yet. If he gets disfigured, he'll definitely not let you off the hook. Let Xu Damao go see him first."

Although the price of bicycles has now dropped to less than 200 yuan, He Yuzhu is the only person at the scene who owns a bicycle.

He Yuzhu's refusal infuriated Yi Zhonghai, who said, "Zhuzi, how could you possibly side with Xu Damao?"

"Old Yi, I've found you to be really unreasonable. Just because I don't let you use it, you say I'm biased towards Da Mao? Now tell me, who's more seriously injured between the two of them?"

He Daqing immediately chimed in, "Yeah, Lao Yi, you're wrong about that. Xu Damao is so young and still unmarried. If he gets disfigured and can't find a wife, are you going to take responsibility?"

Liu Haizhong, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it anymore. He was the most enthusiastic one to criticize Lao Yi, and he also scolded him, "Damn it, you're wrong today. Da Mao is still a child."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned ashen with anger. Knowing he had incurred the wrath of the crowd, he didn't want to say anything.

Xu Damao didn't care about anything else. He really didn't expect He Yuzhu to take care of him at this time. He quickly thanked him, covered his nose, and got on the bicycle.

He Yuzhu rode very fast and soon arrived at the hospital. He took the person into the treatment room. Xu Damao's nose startled the doctor, who immediately made a phone call to call for help.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Jia Dongxu arrived at the hospital, clutching his head. Even in the treatment room, Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai were both complaining about Xu Damao, blaming Xu Damao for everything.

The crowd scoffed and looked at the master and apprentice's performance with disdain, but no one bothered to argue with them.

The doctor treating the wound couldn't stand it anymore and scolded, "Stop talking and don't move around. If you keep talking, your wound won't be stitched properly and will leave a big scar. You can't blame me for that."

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu then stopped cursing and quieted down.

He Yuzhu shook his head. He didn't know what kind of trouble this would cause, but this matter had little to do with him. He pulled He Daqing away from the hospital.

Upon arriving at the gate, they encountered Xu's mother and Xu Zhaodi and Xu Xiaomei's family. Xu's mother quickly inquired about the situation and, upon learning that He Yuzhu had taken them to the hospital, expressed her gratitude profusely.

Before they had exchanged more than a few words, Madam Jia Zhang, along with Qin Huairu and her son, rushed over.

"Chu Sumei, I'll beat you to death."

As the saying goes, enemies are bound to be furious when they meet. Just a few days ago, Granny Zhang was extorted 100 yuan by Xu Zhaodi, and now the sons of the two families are fighting.

Upon seeing Chu Sumei, Granny Zhang charged forward recklessly, baring her teeth and claws.

Chu Sumei was also a formidable character. When she saw Granny Zhang rushing over, she showed no fear and instead shouted and cursed as she rushed up to beat her.

The two were evenly matched and evenly matched. After a brief clash, they began to fight, and for a time, neither could determine a winner.

He Daqing tried to mediate the fight, but both sides ignored him completely.

Although Xu Zhaodi was still a young girl, she had experienced many such struggles. Instead of helping her mother, she went straight for Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was holding her one-year-old son, Banggeng, in her arms. When she saw Xu Zhaodi rushing over, she screamed in fright. It was obvious that she had to protect her son and was no match for Xu Zhaodi.

But if she put her son down, with Xu Xiaomei nearby, who might harm him since he's almost an adult.

"Stop, stop fighting." Although He Yuzhu wished they would fight each other, he couldn't do that in public, so he could only step forward and separate the two of them.

She tried to pull and block, but couldn't stop the two men from beating her. Soon, Qin Huairu was hit several times, her hair was messed up, and she was slapped in the face. She was so scared that Bang Geng cried loudly.

Qin Huairu had no ability to fight back; she could only hold her son tightly in her arms and try to avoid him.

He Yuzhu grabbed Xu Zhaodi's arm, but she was still struggling, chasing after Qin Huairu, hitting her with her hands and kicking her with her feet.

Helpless, He Yuzhu grabbed Xu Zhaodi's slender waist from behind, lifted her up, and threw her to the ground, finally subduing her.

"Alright, what kind of deep-seated hatred is this? You want to kill someone?"

Xu Zhaodi snorted and tried to get up to continue fighting, but He Yuzhu pressed her to the ground and rubbed her against the ground.

Over there, He Daqing separated Granny Zhang and Chu Sumei. Both of them had bruises on their faces and were cursing each other with red eyes, insulting each other's female relatives for eighteen generations.

At this time, not to mention women, even the men were mostly vulgar and crude, spewing out all sorts of filthy language when they cursed.

He Daqing pulled Granny Zhang and Qin Huairu aside, and He Yuzhu said, "You two are the same. What kind of grudge do you have that you can't let things go when you meet?"

"Hmph, the Jia family deserves to be beaten. Poor Da Mao, they even broke his nose."

"Alright, hurry up and go check on Damao, he should still be able to be saved."

He Yuzhu told them about Xu Damao's ward and asked them to visit him. Then, he returned to the courtyard house with He Daqing, who had come back.

The most exciting thing in the past two or three days has been the big fight between Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao. One of them had a bloody head and a bruised and swollen face, while the other had his nose flattened.

Secondly, Yi Zhonghai told everyone that Xu Damao was arrogant, beat up his elders, and that as a father who robbed people on the road, he had a son who disrespected his elders.

He didn't mention at all that he had once shoved Xu Damao hard, causing the other man's head to hit a rock and swell up a big bump.

It also doesn't say that Jia Dongxu had just been released from detention and then inexplicably stopped Xu Damao, beat him up, and even flattened his nose.

Upon hearing this, Xu's mother, Chu Sumei, blocked Yi Zhonghai's door and berated him for a while. Only then did Yi Zhonghai calm down and stop his underhanded tactics.

The Jia family and the Xu family had several arguments and almost came to blows, but fortunately the neighbors pulled them apart, and the two families became enemies.

More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is now late autumn. Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao have both been discharged from the hospital, and the courtyard house has become lively.

It was Yi Zhonghai who stepped forward first, calling on everyone to hold a general meeting of the entire academy. He deliberately did not inform He Daqing, and of course, even He Yuzhu was unaware of it.

After dinner, Xu Damao was informed by Liu Guangqi that there would be a hospital-wide meeting. Xu Damao asked, "Is Zhuzi coming?"

Xu Damao knew his own limitations. He had not only offended Jia Dongxu, but also Yi Zhonghai. Although he was the victim, the other party did not reason with him and blamed everything on him.

No one else would stand up for him; only Sha Zhu, who dislikes Yi Zhonghai, would stand on his side.

Liu Guangqi said, "I was just told to inform the backyard; I don't know if Zhuzi will come or not."

Xu Damao sighed, then left the house with his mother, older sister, and younger sister.

When Xu Damao arrived at the front yard, he saw that most of the neighbors had already arrived and were chatting in twos and threes. He looked around in the crowd but did not see Sha Zhu.

Then he went up to He Daqing and asked, "Uncle, where's Brother Zhu?"

He Daqing said, "I was just notified that I'm going to have a hospital-wide meeting, so Zhuzi definitely won't be coming."

Xu Damao's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly groaned. He quickly said to the younger sister behind him, "Go and invite Brother Zhu back. We'll suffer without him."

"Okay, I'll go right away." After saying that, Xu Xiaomei turned around and walked out.

"Where are you going?" Yi Zhonghai had been observing Xu Damao's family ever since they arrived. When he saw Xu Damao ask He Daqing and then send his younger sister out, he knew that they wanted to invite Sha Zhu over.

Yi Zhonghai waited until the time of the hospital-wide meeting before notifying the Xu family and He Daqing, because he didn't want Sha Zhu, that troublemaker, to come.

"The meeting is about to start, how can we go out now!"

Xu Xiaomei, who was also quick-witted, said with a smile, "Uncle Yi, you can control everything but pooping and farting. What business is it of yours if I go to the toilet?"

The others burst into laughter, while Yi Zhonghai was speechless, coughing several times. How could this little girl be so eloquent?

Watching Xu Xiaomei run out quickly, Yi Zhonghai decided to act decisively and settle the matter.

He said, "Alright, let's have a hospital-wide meeting to discuss the matter of Xu Damao beating me."

Before anyone else could react, he continued, "This is outrageous! Xu Damao, as a junior, actually assaulted an elder; this is utterly morally reprehensible..."

Xu Damao quickly interrupted, saying, "There are still people who haven't arrived. Why are we having a meeting now?"

"Don't interrupt, I'm talking about you," Yi Zhonghai said.