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Chapter 2501 The Unscrupulous Merchant Yan Bugui

Sha Zhu took the ledger and glanced at it twice, then picked up the next ledger and quickly flipped through it.

He Daqing would send money back around the 20th of each month.

Yi Zhonghai would usually receive the letter and then go to the post office to collect the money the next day.

The money will be given to Yan Bugui no later than the 24th.

So Yan Bugui basically keeps accounts for these few days.

They only looked at the accounts for those few days, and continued looking at them for two years until the situation changed.

Yan Bugui's ledger states that Yi Zhonghai is becoming increasingly unwilling to pay.

Then, when they checked the following month, they found that Yi Zhonghai had given them 20,000 less money.

This 40,000 is hush money for sending the letter.

As for the money for food, it was rejected by Yi Zhonghai because he found a job with Sha Zhu.

Of course, it's impossible to get Yan Bugui to spit out the fat meat that's already in his mouth.

At the time, rumors circulated that the steel rolling mill would be a joint public-private enterprise. Yi Zhonghai promised that he could help Yan Jiecheng find a job when he grew up.

After doing the math, Yan Bugui thought it was a good deal and agreed.

Seeing these accounts, Sha Zhu was numb.

"Why? Why are all the people in the compound plotting against me?"

Xu Damao said, "Who told you to offend everyone in the courtyard?"

Li Dagen had just moved in when he saw that there was no food to eat due to the rain, so he went to remind you.

How did you do it?

You tried to imitate others by putting sacks on people, and ended up beating up Li Zhenjiang.

And Geng Guangjian, Hu Ming, Yan Yunpeng…”

"Wait a minute." Sha Zhu interrupted Xu Damao: "I know Geng Guangjian and Hu Ming, but who is Yan Yunpeng?"

"They were the original residents of Yan Jiecheng's house. If you hadn't helped Yi Zhonghai bully them, would they have moved away?" Xu Damao said irritably.

Sha Zhu thought for a while before remembering this person. Sha Zhu's world was filled with Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu; he didn't even remember his own sister, let alone the neighbors who had moved away long ago.

"Wasn't he being a scoundrel towards Qin Huairu?"

Xu Damao spat, "Use your brain. Yan Yunpeng is average-looking and has no money. Do you think Qin Huairu would even bother with him?"

They live in the back building and rarely go into the middle courtyard except for meetings in the main courtyard.

You said he treated Qin Huai like a scoundrel.

Sha Zhu opened his mouth to refute, but didn't know what to say.

When Qin Huairu came to him crying, she didn't mention Yan Yunpeng's indecent behavior.

Qin Huairu mentioned Yan Yunpeng at the time, and it seems that Jia Dongxu got angry and his eyes turned red later.

Jia Dongxu ran over, wanting to settle accounts with Yan Yunpeng. Yi Zhonghai, fearing Yan Yunpeng would suffer a loss, let him go along to see what was going on.

He wanted to impress Qin Huairu, so he actively stepped forward.

Before letting him out, Yi Zhonghai gave him a little brainwashing, which took up some time.

When he arrived, Yan Yunpeng had already kicked Jia Dongxu to the ground.

This is equivalent to stirring up a hornet's nest.

Who is Jia Dongxu?

Jia Zhangshi's son, and Yi Zhonghai's apprentice.

Back then, in the courtyard, only two people dared to lay a finger on Jia Dongxu.

One was a deaf old lady, and the other was Jia Zhangshi.

Even Yi Zhonghai, as Jia Dongxu's master, didn't dare to lay a hand on him.

If he dares to lay a hand on someone, Jia Zhangshi will block his door and curse him for three days and three nights.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Dongxu being beaten, he was so angry that he ordered him to go up and beat up Yan Yunpeng.

After the beating, they were still not satisfied and wanted to hold a meeting to force Yan Yunpeng to apologize.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai had great prestige in the courtyard, but he had not yet reached the point of having absolute power.

People usually know that Yi Zhonghai is not someone to be trifled with, so they generally choose to swallow their anger.

But this time, Yan Yunpeng was pushed to the limit.

If he admits his mistake, it would mean he's been harassing Qin Huairu.

In those days, what crime was considered "hooliganism"?

He was branded as a hooligan, and his entire family's livelihood became a problem.

Yan Yunpeng resisted fiercely at the time. Even when he was beaten so badly that he couldn't get up, he refused to give in and kept shouting that he would call the police.

Yi Zhonghai couldn't stop him and had Yan Yunpeng call the police. Later, the entire hospital unanimously said that Yan Yunpeng was disobedient and forced him to move out.

Sha Zhu still thought everyone had a conscience. "How did he move out?"

Xu Damao said irritably, "The deaf old lady smashed his window, Yi Zhonghai and the people in the courtyard ostracized him and isolated him, the police station did nothing, and the neighborhood committee tried to smooth things over."

If he doesn't move out and continues to stay in the yard, he'll just be waiting to be beaten to death by you.

Sha Zhu said to Xu Damao, "Didn't you also support Yi Zhonghai back then?"

Xu Damao said angrily, "Don't slander me. I wasn't in the yard at the time."

Sha Zhu couldn't remember clearly, so he looked through Yan Bugui's account book.

"In which year did Yan Yunpeng move away?" Sha Zhu asked.

"It seems to have been 1955," Xu Damao said, though he couldn't quite remember.

Sha Zhu flipped to 1955, searched for a while, and found a record about Yan Yunpeng.

The above details the events surrounding Yan Yunpeng.

Most of it is something that Sha Zhu doesn't know.

In order to force Yan Yunpeng to leave, Yi Zhonghai, along with Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, secretly contacted people in the courtyard and delivered gifts to each household.

Yan Bugui did such a big favor, managing to get twenty yuan from Yi Zhonghai.

Yan Bugui appeared quite pleased with himself during this part of the record.

Xu Damao suddenly thought of the house problem, so he grabbed the ledger and flipped through it.

Sure enough, the problem turned up in the house.

This time, Yan Bugui's tone changed again, revealing a strong sense of disdain.

Xu Damao angrily cursed, "I never expected Yan Bugui to be so insidious."

"what happened?"

"Take a look for yourself." Xu Damao handed the ledger to Sha Zhu.

It could be pride, or it could be confidence that no one is looking at the accounts.

Yan Bugui recorded the details of Yan Yunpeng's incident.

Yan Jie grew up, and the Yan family could no longer live there. There were no vacant rooms in the courtyard house.

Yan Bugui did not want Yan Jiecheng to move away, because if he moved away, he would no longer be able to ask Yan Jiecheng for living expenses.

Yan Bugui then set his sights on the neighbors in the courtyard house.

He can take the house as long as he drives away one family.

For this reason, Yan Bugui even specially selected a target.

First of all, the people in the backyard cannot be touched. The backyard is close to Liu Haizhong's house, and he is afraid of doing something that would benefit Liu Haizhong.

Secondly, the intermediate and front courtyards cannot be touched either.

At that time, the Jia family was also arguing over the house. If they really got the house, Yan Bugui was afraid he wouldn't be able to compete with the Jia family.

This place is too close to the Intermediate People's Court. Yi Zhonghai is afraid that the Jia family will be out of sight and won't wholeheartedly help them fight for their interests.

Finally, they set their sights on the rear-facing rooms.

Since the rear house is far from the central courtyard, the possibility of Yi Zhonghai helping the Jia family is very small.

In fact, Yan Bugui's guess was quite accurate.

At that time, the Jia family also wanted to fight for the house, and Qin Huairu wanted Jia Zhangshi to move to the back house.

However, Jia Zhangshi refused and insisted on living in the Jia family's house.

Yi Zhonghai was reluctant to let Jia Dongxu and his wife move to the back house, fearing that living far apart would cause their relationship to become distant.

Yan Bugui, taking advantage of the situation, seized the back room.

Not only did he rob the back room, he also made Yi Zhonghai owe him a favor.

After reading the records about Yan Yunpeng, Sha Zhu was dumbfounded.

"Isn't Yan Bugui a teacher? How can he be so insidious?"

Xu Damao said irritably, "What kind of teacher is he?"

Have you forgotten what his composition is?

Small business owners.

Being classified as a small business owner means that he met the criteria for small business owner status when the property was classified.

After his family background was classified, he was afraid of being communist, so he found a way to become a teacher at a school.

Sha Zhu also remembered Yan Bugui's social status. Because Yan Bugui had moved into the courtyard house, he started to pretend to be poor, making it easy for people to overlook his true identity.

"Then he must be a shrewd businessman."

Xu Damao agreed with this point. (End of Chapter)