Chapter 273

"Are you even human?"

Jia Zhang exploded.

She pointed at He Daqing's nose and cursed.

"Jia Zhang, have I given you too much face?"

"You think it's too little?"

"Fine, I won't donate then."

He Daqing stuffed the one-mao coin back into his pocket.

Wan Ping'an was almost amused to the point of laughing.

He Daqing and Seeing Shazhu had similar tempers; once their stubborn streak flared up, they would hit anyone, and they had beaten Jia Zhang more than once.

"Jia Zhang, don't get agitated."

"Daqing, you've already donated, how can you take it back?"

Yi Zhonghai felt a headache coming on.

At such a critical moment for the donation, how could Jia Zhang be cursing people?

With her cursing like this, who could feel comfortable?

Who would still be willing to donate money to the Jia family?

Hmph!

He Daqing ignored Yi Zhonghai.

"Fugui, you're a projectionist; every place you go to in the countryside has its perks..."

Seeing that He Daqing was beyond reasoning, Yi Zhonghai turned his head to target Xu Fugui, Xu Damao's father, one of the people he got along with the least.

"Stop right there!"

"Yi Zhonghai, do you dare splash dirty water on me?"

"When have I ever had any perks?"

"When I go to the countryside to show movies, I travel dozens of miles at a time. The villagers see how hard I work and give me a little food to nourish my body; how does that become 'perks'?"

Xu Fugui, of course, would not admit it.

Wan Ping'an, however, knew very well that every time Xu Fugui went to the countryside to show movies, he prepared for two scenarios.

If the food and drink were good and he was treated well, and they gave him some good things, he would show two movies, letting the villagers watch to their heart's content.

If the hospitality was mediocre, or if there was none at all, he would follow the regulations and show one movie to complete the required task.

In the future.

After Xu Damao took over, he used the same tactics.

"Fine, I misspoke. It's food for you to nourish your body. You have plenty to eat and drink, so you should donate a bit more, right?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled.

Whether it was perks or nourishment, the point was that there were many good things.

He had pointed it out on purpose.

To force Xu Fugui to donate more.

"I should donate more."

"But you don't know, the last time I went to the countryside to show a movie, I accidentally hit and killed a villager's pig."

"There was no other way, I had to pay for it, and it cost me everything I had at home."

"Let me see how much money I have left on me."

"Hey, isn't that a coincidence?"

"I only have one mao on me too. This is my entire fortune, and I'm donating it all. Would you say I'm generous enough?"

Xu Fugui was just like He Daqing.

He took out one mao.

"Xu Fugui..."

Jia Zhang was grinding her teeth so hard they were about to break.

"Jia Zhang, shut your mouth!"

Yi Zhonghai felt a sense of mental exhaustion.

Couldn't Jia Zhang give him a break?

This was a donation, not a forced collection. If others didn't donate a single cent, she couldn't blame them, so what was with the cursing the moment she opened her mouth?

"Xu Fugui..."

Yi Zhonghai still wanted to think of a way.

"First Elder, stop talking. I really don't have any money left. Unless you sell me, and no matter how much I sell for, I'll donate it all to the Jia family."

Xu Fugui stared at Yi Zhonghai.

At this moment, no one complained about the meeting taking too long.

Wan Ping'an watched the show with a smile.

No wonder when the Sihe Academy story began, He Daqing and Xu Fugui were no longer in the Sihe Academy.

They must have been driven out by Yi Zhonghai.

If these two were in the Sihe Academy, it would absolutely never have become Yi Zhonghai's personal fiefdom.

These two were more troublesome than each other!

Yi Zhonghai also had a headache.

Who should he look for next?

There were only a few families in the courtyard with money; besides the three elders, there were He Daqing and Xu Fugui, and now there was Wan Ping'an.

Aside from these families.

The other families, even if they wanted to donate, couldn't donate much; they weren't living well and didn't have the money to donate.

He gritted his teeth.

It had to be Wan Ping'an!

"Ping'an, if we're talking about who in the courtyard lives the best, it definitely has to be you."

"You know how to farm, you know how to hunt, you don't have to spend a cent on food and drink, and you eat big fish and meat at every meal. Everyone agrees with what I'm saying, right?"

Yi Zhonghai said this halfway through and addressed everyone present.

Everyone nodded one after another.

"Now that you're living well, you can't forget your neighbors."

"Now that your Uncle Jia is gone, the Jia family's orphans and widow are in a predicament; you can't just stand by and watch them die, right?"

"I think you should donate more. Donating money is fine, donating some of the grain you grow is fine, or you could donate some of the game you've hunted."

Yi Zhonghai used moral kidnapping against Wan Ping'an.

Everyone's eyes fell on Wan Ping'an.

Wan Ping'an's life was the best in the courtyard; if he didn't donate, why would anyone else bother?

"Yi Zhonghai, how old are you?"

"You're not even seventy or eighty yet, so why do you have amnesia?"

"Use your amnesiac brain to think: what is the relationship between the Wan family and the Jia family?"

"Our two families are enemies. Even if I had more money or more meat, I wouldn't donate a single cent to their family; I'd rather let the meat rot!"

Wan Ping'an didn't give Yi Zhonghai any face at all.

He retorted directly!

Good!

Xu Damao shouted in approval.

Buzz!

The scene immediately boiled over.

He Daqing and Xu Fugui hadn't given Yi Zhonghai face either, but they hadn't been as direct as Wan Ping'an!

"You..."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red with anger.

Cough, cough, cough!

The deaf old lady started coughing.