My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 56: Outwitting the Deaf Old Woman

Just as Zhang Lei was pressing closer, a shout suddenly rang out from the entrance of the east courtyard.

"What are you all doing? What are you all doing gathered here?"

When Zhang Lei heard the arrival of the people, he looked towards the east gate of the courtyard and saw an older woman helping a deaf old lady walk in.

Upon seeing the deaf old woman approach, Zhang Lei instantly understood that the old woman wanted to support Yi Zhonghai.

How could Zhang Lei let the deaf old lady succeed? He glanced at Jia Dongxu standing to the side and quickly and gently jabbed Jia Dongxu's calf with a kick that could cut off his offspring.

Jia Dongxu immediately screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "My leg! My leg!"

At this moment, seeing Jia Dongxu howling, Jia Zhangshi glared at Zhang Lei and said, "Zhang Lei, was it you, you bastard, who did this? Did you use sorcery again?"

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Jia Zhangshi, you old hag, are you addicted to falsely accusing people? I'm standing right in front of Third Uncle, ask him if I touched Jia Dongxu or not!"

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at Yan Fugui. Although Yan Fugui wanted to frame Zhang Lei, with so many people watching, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Mrs. Jia, Zhang Lei is standing right in front of me. Jia Dongxu, this... this really has nothing to do with Zhang Lei."

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi smugly and said, "Jia Zhangshi, did you hear that? I think you look like a pig, all you grow is flesh and no brains."

Hearing Zhang Lei insult her like that, how could Jia Zhangshi tolerate it? She immediately unleashed her ultimate move—Wild Boar Charge.

Then, with a loud roar, he yelled, "Zhang Lei, I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing Jia Zhangshi rushing over, Zhang Lei deliberately stood in front of Yi Zhonghai.

Just as Jia Zhangshi was about to touch Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei suddenly ran to Yi Zhonghai's side.

Before Jia Zhangshi could brake, her head slammed into Yi Zhonghai's stomach with a bang.

Yi Zhonghai immediately doubled over in pain.

Seeing this, an older woman rushed to Yi Zhonghai and said, "Old Yi, Old Yi, what's wrong?"

Zhang Lei, feigning concern, quickly walked up to Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Uncle, how are you? Are you alright?"

Then, he quickly reached into Yi Zhonghai's coat pocket and used his personal space to put a silver ingot into Yi Zhonghai's pocket.

Zhang Lei immediately pointed at Jia Zhangshi and shouted, "Oh, Jia Zhangshi, you're finished! You actually dared to bump into that old man! Tell me, did you do it on purpose? You've been harboring resentment towards that old man, and now you're taking this opportunity to get revenge!"

As soon as Zhang Lei said this, everyone looked at Jia Zhangshi, and even Yi Zhonghai glared at her angrily.

The deaf old woman, leaning on her cane, had already walked up to Jia Zhangshi and struck her directly on the head. As she struck, she cursed, "I'll beat you to death, you troublemaker..."

After being hit by the deaf old woman, Jia Zhangshi immediately covered her head and ran away, repeatedly crying out, "Old lady, old lady, I was wrong, I was wrong, please don't hit me anymore!"

After Jia Zhangshi was knocked aside by the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai also reluctantly stood up.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai so badly injured, Zhang Lei couldn't help but marvel at the power of Jia Zhangshi's ultimate move.

The deaf old woman stepped forward and asked with concern, "Zhonghai, how are you? Are you alright?"

Despite the pain in his stomach, Yi Zhonghai said, "Grandma, I'm fine now."

Although she said she was fine, her lip still twitched in pain.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had also stood up, Zhang Lei turned to the deaf old woman and asked, "Grandma, what brings you here?"

The deaf old woman looked at Zhang Lei and said in a deep voice, "Young man Zhang, can't this old lady come?"

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "Of course you can come, of course you can come. With your status in the courtyard, whose house can't you visit? Whose food can't you eat?"

Hearing Zhang Lei's sarcastic words, the deaf old lady felt a surge of anger.

Zhang Lei is clearly making sarcastic remarks about her; she's taking advantage of her age and often goes to other people's homes to beg for food.

The deaf old lady looked at Zhang Lei and said, "You're quite the talker, young man. I came here simply because I noticed that no one else in the courtyard was around, and I was curious why everyone was gathered here. So I asked an older woman to bring me over to see what was going on. I didn't expect it to be so lively."

Zhang Lei looked at the deaf old lady and said, "Grandma, isn't it lively here?"

"But this is just the beginning. You'll see something even more exciting soon."

Hearing Zhang Lei speak to the deaf old lady like that, Yi Zhonghai immediately scolded him, "Zhang Lei, what are you doing? How dare you speak to an old lady like that? Don't you know how to respect the elderly and care for the young? This old lady is the matriarch of our courtyard."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Zhang Lei immediately retorted sarcastically, "Oh, 'Ancestor,' what a grand title. But I've only ever heard of Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty being called 'Ancestor.' Does this mean our new China is starting a feudal restoration? A complete stranger has appeared as an 'Ancestor' in a courtyard house."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, everyone gasped.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Lei put such a huge accusation on the deaf old lady.

Yi Zhonghai was startled and quickly retorted, "Zhang Lei, what nonsense are you talking about? 'Old Ancestor' is just a respectful term we courtyard people use for our matriarch. Don't spout nonsense about feudalism or restoration."

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was so frightened by Zhang Lei that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Yan Fugui felt that Zhang Lei was like a demon god, and he didn't dare to breathe loudly.

The deaf old woman coughed and slowly said, "Alright, Zhonghai, there's no need to explain. I'm just an old woman of advanced age, it doesn't matter what I'm called."

Zhang Lei stood aside watching the deaf old lady perform.

At this point, the deaf old woman quickly changed the subject, saying, "Is there anyone here who can tell me what exactly happened here?"

At this moment, Yan Fugui quickly stepped forward and recounted what had just happened.

The deaf old woman then spoke up, clarifying, "What secret room? This is just a cellar. It's just where the owner of this house stores vegetables."

When everyone heard what the deaf old lady said, they suddenly realized what she meant.

Liu Haizhong then jumped in and said, "Grandma, you are so knowledgeable! I was wondering why there was nothing in the whole cellar. Turns out it was used to store vegetables."

At this moment, Zhang Lei saw that everyone believed the deaf old lady's words, so he quickly stood up and said, "No, old lady, what you said is not right."

The deaf old lady looked at Zhang Lei, but before she could speak, Jia Dongxu suddenly stood up, pointed at Zhang Lei, and said, "Zhang Lei, how dare you question the old lady's words? Do you still want to stay in the courtyard house?"

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Dongxu and said, "Jia Dongxu, you weakling, you've got some nerve, daring to jump out like that. Believe me or not, I'll beat you up."

As he spoke, he even made a fist gesture at Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu was startled and quickly hid behind Jia Zhangshi.

The deaf old woman then looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Young man Zhang, you say what I said is wrong, then tell me where I'm wrong?"

The deaf old lady looked at Jia Dongxu, who was hiding to the side, and shook her head.

Then she looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Young man Zhang, you say what I, the old lady, said is wrong, then tell me where I am wrong."

When Zhang Lei heard the deaf old woman's question, he didn't answer directly. Instead, he shouted to everyone present, "The old woman says this secret room is a cellar, but can anyone tell me, whose cellar entrance is inside a room?"

"And did you all see that iron lid on the entrance? Tell me, who would put an iron lid like that on their cellar, and even weigh it down with bricks?"

"Do you all think it's necessary to hide an ordinary cellar so thoroughly?"