The old lady stood calmly in the center of the crowd, looking at Jia Zhang with a steady gaze. "Jia Zhang, you claim you were persuading my family’s Liberation on the road? If I heard correctly, what you actually said was for my Liberation not to fall and die, right? As an elder, is this how you show concern for your younger generation when my Liberation's eyes have just started to fail?"
"You say these things, but you even maliciously stuck out your foot to trip my Liberation. What were you thinking? Hitting you would be too light a punishment!"
The old lady scanned the people in the courtyard. "My Liberation may have lost his sight, but I’m still alive. As long as I live, you all better not think about bullying my grandson. Otherwise, don’t blame me for making a big scene!"
As soon as she spoke, everyone in the courtyard turned their attention to Jia Zhang.
"I knew it wouldn’t be as simple as Jia Pozi said. Look, it’s clear that this Jia Pozi deserves a beating!"
"This is exactly the kind of thing Jia Pozi would do! Wang Jiefang's grandmother is hitting her!"
"Exactly! Wang Jiefang is already pitiful enough without being able to see, and Jia Pozi still curses him to fall and die. No wonder Wang Laotai is going crazy hitting people! If it were me, I’d hit her even harder!"
People began to criticize Jia Zhang one after another. At this moment, Jia Zhang became anxious and simply lay down on the ground. "Dongxu, Old Jia, why did you leave this old lady all by herself? These people in the courtyard are bullying me! Come quickly and take them away!"
"Oh dear, there’s no justice! This old lady has been beaten and has no place to seek justice! I can’t go on living like this!"
With Jia Zhang throwing a tantrum, the discussions in the courtyard suddenly stopped. Everyone looked at her with disbelief; it was just like this again! This old lady truly had no shame!
Yi Zhonghai was about to speak when suddenly a loud voice rang out: "Jia Zhang, what are you doing?"
As the voice faded, Director Wang entered with two staff members from the neighborhood office. She looked at Jia Zhang with a dark expression. "Jia Zhang, I received reports this morning that you were engaging in feudal superstition. I didn’t expect you to start it up again here in the courtyard!"
"It seems I need to take you back for some education!"
Seeing Director Wang arrive, Jia Zhang obediently fell silent on the ground. Upon hearing that she would be taken back for education, she immediately began to plead: "No, Director! I promise I won’t engage in feudal superstition again! Please let me off this time!"
"It’s all because these people in the courtyard bullied me, a lonely old woman! I had no choice but to think of Old Jia and Dongxu!"
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai also pleaded for Jia Zhang: "Director Wang, Sister Jia is acting out of desperation. Please spare her this time; I guarantee she won’t do it again!"
Director Wang shot Yi Zhonghai a glare: "Yi Zhonghai, as one of the elders in this courtyard, instead of stopping people from engaging in feudal superstition, you come here to plead for her? What are you trying to do? Can you still be an elder? If not, just say so!"
Seeing Yi Zhonghai getting scolded, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui both revealed smiles. However, unexpectedly, Director Wang pointed at them: "You two still have the face to laugh? Aren’t you also elders of the courtyard? This Jia Zhang is engaging in feudal superstition—are you both dead? Don’t you know how to manage things?"
The two immediately drooped their heads and didn’t dare make a sound!
"And what about you three? What kind of situation is this? A small table set up with tea cups placed facing north and south—are you planning a trial here?"
The three elders broke into a sweat; this accusation was too serious for them to bear!
"No, Director! We didn’t mean it!" Yi Zhonghai quickly explained!
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