Chapter 44

A greedy light flashed in Yi Zhonghai's eyes.

"When I get rich, I'll divorce, and find another woman who can give birth to children, and have her give birth to a bunch of children for me, then I won't have to worry about old age!"

Yi Zhonghai thought about the child problem again.

After being married for many years, Aunt Yi's belly had no movement at all, which often made him worry and lose sleep! ===== CHAPTER 97 =====

The next morning.

Ping'an took Sun Tiezhu, hired people to push two flatbed carts, and transported a portion of the pumpkins back, preparing to put them in the courtyard to facilitate nearby sales.

"Stop, Wan Ping'an, what are you doing pushing so many pumpkins?"

Just arrived at the courtyard gate.

He was blocked by Jia Zhang.

"What's the noise?"

Before Wan Ping'an could answer, Yi Zhonghai appeared "in time".

"I'm going to push the pumpkins into the courtyard, is there a problem?"

The pests were looking for trouble.

Wan Ping'an wasn't surprised at all.

He was getting rich, and the pests were all red-eyed; it would be strange if they didn't look for trouble.

"Ping'an, this is where you're wrong."

"You're going to pile the pumpkins in the courtyard, right?"

"The courtyard is a public area, not for you alone; if you want to occupy it, you must pay rent, or use pumpkins to offset the rent."

Yi Zhonghai laughed.

He found an opportunity to take revenge on Wan Ping'an.

"Rent?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"The courtyard belongs to everyone, it belongs to everyone, and I have a share, why can't I put the pumpkins in the courtyard?"

Wan Ping'an asked coldly.

The noise attracted many people to watch the fun, and hearing Yi Zhonghai ask Wan Ping'an to pay rent and use pumpkins to offset the rent, many people's eyes lit up.

Wan Ping'an's pumpkins were too fragrant.

Several families ate steamed pumpkin last night, and they were all greedy; they all wanted to eat!

"You said it yourself, the public area belongs to everyone, you can't occupy it alone."

Yi Zhonghai seized on Wan Ping'an's slip of the tongue.

"First Uncle is right, the public area belongs to everyone, we can't let you occupy it alone."

"Wan Ping'an, if you don't pay rent, don't even think about going in."

"If you dare to push the pumpkins in, we'll throw them out."

Shazhu stood out to make trouble.

He hated Wan Ping'an.

If it weren't for Wan Ping'an, could He Great Qing have punished him by flipping the ladle for an extra hour every day?

Wan Ping'an's brows were locked, it was a bit difficult to handle, but then he smiled; he thought of a good way, to treat them with their own methods.

"Right, throw them out!"

Jia Zhang strongly agreed, staring at the pumpkins on the two flatbed carts, her eyes shining.

"Yi Zhonghai, the public area belongs to everyone, no one can occupy it alone, whoever uses it pays rent, that's what you said, right?"

"If you don't pay rent, throw the things out, right?"

Wan Ping'an sneered and asked.

"Right!"

Yi Zhonghai vaguely felt something was wrong.

But for a moment, he couldn't think of where the problem was?

"I ask you, did you pay rent? Did Shazhu pay rent? Did the Jia family pay rent?"

Wan Ping'an asked three questions in a row.

"I don't have a public area, what rent should I pay?"

Yi Zhonghai's unease grew stronger.

But more and more people were watching, so he had to bite the bullet and continue; he couldn't slap his own face.

"First Uncle is right, I didn't use the public area, why should I pay rent?"

"Didn't pay!"

Jia Zhang and Shazhu admitted at the same time.

"Good!"

"Very good!"

"Everyone saw it, and everyone heard it, First Uncle's new rule."

"The public area in the courtyard, whoever uses it must pay rent, and for those who don't pay rent, the things in the public area will all be thrown out."

"First Uncle, I summarized it correctly, right?"

"You must answer me clearly; if I summarized it wrong and there's no need to pay rent, I will immediately push the two carts of pumpkins into the courtyard."

Wan Ping'an stared dead at the three of them.

"Right!"

"Must pay rent, otherwise throw them out."

Jia Zhang answered quickly.

Now that things had come to this, Yi Zhonghai could only nod.

"Wan, your pumpkins can't enter the courtyard, get out!"

Shazhu was very proud.

Wan Ping'an smiled.

He suddenly rushed into the courtyard with big strides, running very fast!

Yi Zhonghai was dumbfounded; what was Wan Ping'an running for?

Jia Zhang and Shazhu were also a bit dumbfounded.

Before they could react, Wan Ping'an ran out, holding a table in his arms, two quilts, and some wet clothes.

Before anyone could react, he threw them directly into the ditch.

"My table."

Yi Zhonghai screamed.

"My quilt."

Jia Zhang shrieked.

"My clothes."

Shazhu roared.

"What are you guys yelling about?"

"I'm just executing the new rule of the courtyard."

"Yi Zhonghai's table, placed in the courtyard in front of the door, is a public area; he admitted he didn't pay, so according to the new rule, it should be thrown away."

"The Jia family's quilt, Shazhu's clothes, were all hung in the public area, and they also said they didn't pay rent, so should I keep them instead of throwing them away?"

Wan Ping'an looked at the three of them triumphantly.

The neighbors were boiling.

"Wan Ping'an, if you dare to throw our clothes, I'll beat you to death!"

Shazhu was the most impulsive and was the first to be unable to hold back.

Slap!

Wan Ping'an flicked his hand and slapped Shazhu to the ground.

"Wan Ping'an, what are you doing?"

"You threw our clothes and hit Shazhu; if you don't give me an explanation, don't blame me for bullying the small with the big."

He Great Qing rushed out from the courtyard.

Wan Ping'an had just snatched the clothes away, and he had been sitting at home, failing to react in time.

He chased them out and saw Sha Zhu being beaten.

"Uncle He, I am acting according to the rules of the courtyard."

"I brought back some pumpkins and intended to place them in front of my own window."

"Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, and Jia Zhangshi stopped me, saying there are rules in the courtyard that one must pay rent to use the public areas, otherwise, things get thrown out!"

"I asked Sha Zhu, your family didn't pay rent, yet you hang your clothes in the public area; throwing them out is just following the rules."

"If you want to blame someone, blame Sha Zhu; what does it have to do with me?"

Wan Ping'an sneered.

"Uncle He, in the future, be careful when hanging clothes or quilts; if you put anything in the public area, pay the rent first to avoid having it thrown out."

Wan Ping'an mocked him with biting sarcasm.

He Great Qing was stunned.

Wan Ping'an's logic sounded flawless.

"Everyone has heard it too; when you hang clothes, quilts, vegetables, or place other items, remember to pay the rent."

Wan Ping'an dragged everyone into the mess; if rent must be paid, everyone pays together!

In an instant.

Everyone realized what was happening.

Yi Zhonghai was targeting Wan Ping'an, but he had ended up hitting everyone else instead!

If the rules aren't changed, everyone will have to pay rent from now on!

The crowd glared fiercely at Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai felt his scalp go numb.

This is bad!

He finally realized it!

"Cough, cough, I was just joking with Ping'an; I didn't expect him to take it seriously."

"The public areas in the courtyard belong to everyone; everyone can use them without paying rent!"

Yi Zhonghai backed down.

If he didn't back down, based on that rule about paying rent for public areas, the crowd could beat him up, and his position as the First Elder would be lost.

Targeting Wan Ping'an had resulted in another total defeat!

Hmph!

Wan Ping'an waved his hand, having people move the two carts of pumpkins into the courtyard.

"You little brat, you're not listening to me again?"

"Get back inside, see how I deal with you!"

He Great Qing slapped Sha Zhu, glared coldly at Yi Zhonghai, and went home.