[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2104456,3398,"Chapter 168","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>Seeing Seeing Shazhu being hit, the Deaf Old Lady raised her cane and rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Old Lady!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo grabbed the cane that was swung at him:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although you are an elderly person, my self-defense is not illegal. Don't force me to take action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With the cane grabbed and Cao Cao Weiguo's impolite words, the Deaf Old Lady was so angry her eyes widened:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You heartless little bastard! You still want to hit me, an old woman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Come on! Hit me to death, this old woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ouch! Cao Cao Weiguo is going to beat someone to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facing the Deaf Old Lady's clamoring, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't indulge her.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo appeared to let go of the cane, but he secretly used force.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a pull that was hard to detect with the naked eye, the Deaf Old Lady fell to the ground in the posture of hitting someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To outsiders, it looked like Cao Cao Weiguo had let go, and the Deaf Old Lady had missed her strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She hadn't stood steady and had fallen to the ground, which made people's hearts skip a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At such an old age, falling to the ground—let's hope she doesn't get killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Cao Weiguo! You are too lawless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Old Lady is the ancestor of our courtyard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If something happens to her, everyone in the courtyard won't spare you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai suppressed the surprise in his heart and supported the Old Lady with a face full of anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His mouth didn't stay idle, launching a barrage of criticism against Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo sneered with disdain: \"This unreasonable old hag is your ancestor, she has nothing to do with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And everyone saw it; this old hag used her cane to hit me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"She didn't stand steady and fell to the ground herself; even if she fell to her death, she deserved it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady was helped up, so angry her eyes turned red:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You! You! You little bastard! Hitting an old person is heartless, you won't die a good death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo's eyes were cold like a poisonous snake: \"Old hag, if you're tired of living, keep cursing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This look made the Deaf Old Lady's heart palpitate; even in midsummer, she felt a chill all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You! You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Deaf Old Lady wanted to curse, but the words reached her mouth and she didn't dare to curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She was a typical example of someone who feared death more as they got older.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She was truly afraid of being secretly harmed by Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai glared at Cao Cao Weiguo: \"Cao Cao Weiguo, what kind of character do you have? You don't even know what it means to respect the elderly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: \"I respect the elderly, but I never respect old dogs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai: \"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although Seeing Shazhu was wrong first, you also hit Seeing Shazhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let's end this matter here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't forget the main business today; the thief who stole from your house hasn't been caught yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yan Yan Fugui stood up with a lot on his mind to smooth things over, hoping to get the matter back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Otherwise, if it continued to develop like this, the thief wouldn't be caught, and Yi Yi Zhonghai might have to step down.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although he also couldn't stand Yi Yi Zhonghai, he looked down on Liu Haizhong even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If Yi Yi Zhonghai stepped down, wouldn't Liu Haizhong be able to fly to the sky?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo had hit the person and vented some of his anger, so he didn't want to get too entangled with these beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There would be plenty of opportunities to fix the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Yi Zhonghai, so there was no rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now he wanted to deal with the thief who stole from his house even more!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Fine, I'll listen to the Third Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: \"Put Seeing Shazhu's matter aside, let's catch that thief who will have no descendants first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You thousand-cut beast! You're the one who should have no descendants!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Cao Cao Weiguo's words, Jia Jia Zhangshi gnashed her teeth in hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu's face also became ugly; Bang Geng was her own son.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not being able to make Yi Yi Zhonghai step down, Liu Haizhong was somewhat disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Glancing resentfully at the meddlesome Yan Yan Fugui, Liu Haizhong spoke in an official tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Everyone should have heard that there's a thief in our courtyard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"While Cao Cao Weiguo's wife was out selling vegetables, their house was robbed by a thief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After our questioning, no outsiders have come to our courtyard during this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So it's very likely that this thief is from our courtyard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And Cao Cao Weiguo has found some clues, which is why we decided to convene a full courtyard meeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let's catch this thief together and clear out that black sheep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, the residents of the courtyard began to whisper and discuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this era, every household didn't even lock their doors; firstly, because families were too poor, and secondly, because the folk customs were simple and honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was only because there were many things in the house that Song Song Yulan was worried about attracting thieves, which was why she locked the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But even with the door locked, it was still robbed, which made the residents in the courtyard nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although their homes were poor enough for rats to run through, even a broken ship had three nails.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It wouldn't do to lose pots and pans, or oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Seeing Shazhu! You were so anxious to stir up trouble just now, are you feeling guilty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao looked at Seeing Shazhu with a wicked smile: \"Confess honestly! Did you steal the things from Cao Weiguo's house!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu, who had stood up enduring the pain, glared with ox eyes: \"Xu Xu Damao, are you looking for a beating!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao shouted loudly: \"Hey! You don't confess honestly and still want to hit people! You are guilty! You are that thief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yi Yi Zhonghai said with a straight face: \"Xu Xu Damao, do you have evidence? If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo spoke up: \"It shouldn't be Seeing Shazhu who stole from my house, because I found a few footprints in the room and on the windowsill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Those footprints aren't big, so it should be a child. Let the children in the courtyard go to my room one by one to compare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I believe that way we will soon know who entered my house to steal things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Cao Cao Weiguo's words, Jia Jia Zhangshi and Qin Qin Huairu's faces changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo continued: \"I won't let the children help for nothing. Every child who enters the room will be rewarded with one mao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"One mao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo really knows how to do things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Generous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My child will be the first to enter the room!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The parents who were initially somewhat reluctant suddenly became active.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because they all had confidence in their own children, believing their children wouldn't engage in petty theft.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Entering the room to leave a footprint and getting one mao—how was that any different from picking up money?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The parents were active, and the children present were even more active.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One mao could buy quite a lot of snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, except for Qin Qin Huairu and Jia Jia Zhangshi, everyone was willing to let their children cooperate with the investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Before long, all the children in the courtyard had arrived, and even Yan Yan Jiefang, who was in junior high school, ran over to pick up the bargain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yan Jiefang, you don't need to go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your feet are too different from the footprints in the room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo was somewhat speechless looking at Yan Yan Jiefang, who was eager to try.\u003C\u002Fp>",1339,"2026-06-16T06:53:26.533Z","2026-06-17T08:52:03.356Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8d784226031eb1679cdaafd1d2495b2a010864d3fc41ba975d42ebfa3670ca04","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-169","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-167",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]