My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 160: Zhang Lei Calls Himself the Fourth Master

At this moment, Xu Damao also stepped forward and chimed in, "Third Uncle is right! This is the Jia family's problem, and they should compensate Second Uncle's family!"

Seeing Xu Damao jumping around so enthusiastically, Jia Zhangshi immediately cursed, "Xu Damao, what's it to you! What's it to you what our family business is about? Who gave you permission to cause trouble here?"

Xu Damao looked at Jia Zhangshi and said matter-of-factly, "I'm a victim too. Can't I even speak the truth?"

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Jia Zhangshi suddenly remembered, her eyes lit up, and she pointed at Xu Damao, saying, "Xu Damao, if we're talking about yesterday's events, you, Xu Damao, also have problems and bear responsibility!"

When everyone heard Jia Zhangshi point the finger at Xu Damao, they all looked puzzled.

At this moment, Zhang Lei realized what was happening and quickly stood up, saying, "Yes, yes, Jia Zhangshi is right! It was Xu Damao who pulled down Jia Dongxu's pants yesterday!"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's explanation, everyone suddenly understood, and their gazes towards Xu Damao became strange.

Having seized upon Xu Damao's weakness, Jia Zhangshi loudly proclaimed to everyone, "It was Xu Damao! If Xu Damao hadn't pulled down my son's pants, how could he have turned into a human-shaped excrement cannon, spraying everywhere?"

At this point, everyone burst into laughter, thinking that the term "human-shaped poop cannon" was an absolute apt description.

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Xu Damao turned green with anger and pointed at her, shouting, "Jia Zhangshi, you're talking nonsense! Yesterday was... well, that was an accident!"

At this point, Jia Zhangshi, not one to back down, said, "Xu Damao, I don't care! Anyway, my son's pants were perfectly fine yesterday; you're the one who pulled them down. You can't blame my son entirely!"

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Xu Damao. Xu Damao was furious. He hadn't expected to shoot himself in the foot. He regretted not speaking up.

Xu Damao, his mind still a mess, saw Zhang Lei raising an eyebrow at him. A thought struck him, and he quickly leaned closer and whispered, "What do you want?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "It's not much, just ten yuan."

Xu Damao gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay!"

Zhang Lei then whispered to Xu Damao, "Yesterday I think it was Sha Zhu who pushed you down, which led to you pulling down Jia Dongxu's pants, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's mind cleared instantly. His eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "Ahem! Everyone, please listen to me first!"

Everyone watched Zhang Lei and Xu Damao whispering to each other, wondering what they had discussed. Now that Xu Damao spoke, they all fell silent.

Xu Damao shouted, "As for yesterday's incident, if we're talking about pulling down Jia Dongxu's pants, then it's all Sha Zhu's fault!"

Upon hearing "Strange Fool Zhu," everyone was startled. Fool Zhu, who was standing to the side, immediately stepped forward and said, "Xu Damao, you bastard, what are you saying? How can you blame me?"

Xu Damao looked at Sha Zhu and said righteously, "If you hadn't chased me and pulled me down yesterday, how could I have happened to grab Jia Dongxu's pants? Leaving his big white butt exposed, how can you blame me?"

Upon hearing "big white buttocks," everyone burst into laughter again, the laughter echoing throughout the courtyard.

Sha Zhu was so angry his face turned red. He pointed at Xu Damao and said, "Xu Damao, if you hadn't been so foul-mouthed yesterday, would I have gone to hit you?"

Xu Damao glared angrily at Sha Zhu and said, "Yesterday I was saying you were deliberately causing trouble!"

Everyone watched as Sha Zhu and Xu Damao argued fiercely, neither willing to back down.

Yi Zhonghai slammed his hand on the table in anger and said, "Alright! Shut up, all of you! What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?"

At this point, Liu Haizhong didn't know who to blame. Jia Dongxu, Xu Damao, and Shazhu were all involved in this matter.

Yan Fugui looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Zhang Lei, you seem to have a lot of ideas, why don't you tell me what you think about this?"

Zhang Lei looked at Yan Fugui and said, "Third Uncle, are you three, the three of you in charge, presiding over the meeting? Is it appropriate for a young man like me to stand up and speak?"

Yan Fugui looked at Zhang Lei and said with a half-smile, "Instead of coming up with ideas from below, you might as well stand up and speak."

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong and asked, "Uncle, Uncle, can you agree?"

Liu Haizhong thought about it and felt that Zhang Lei had a lot of tricks up his sleeve and might be able to help him get revenge; Yi Zhonghai also wanted to see what Zhang Lei would say, so the two of them nodded.

Seeing that they agreed, Zhang Lei stopped refusing. He took a stool from the side, sat down on the remaining side of the table, and said, "Alright, I'll act as the fourth uncle of the courtyard today and talk about this matter."

Upon hearing this, someone couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Lei, how did you become the Fourth Master?"

Zhang Lei pointed to the table and said in a serious tone, "Look everyone, there are three old men in charge of the courtyard, the First Uncle, the Second Uncle, and the Third Uncle, each sitting on one side. I'm sitting here, so I must be the Fourth Uncle in the courtyard."

Hearing Zhang Lei's explanation, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Someone teased, "So, if you're going to say that, doesn't that mean there's also a Fifth Uncle and a Sixth Uncle?"

Zhang Lei waved his hand at the crowd making a fuss below and said, "Alright, stop making a fuss. Since the three stewards asked me to explain how to solve this problem, I'll give you my opinion and you can see if it makes sense."

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at everyone and said in a serious tone, "To find out who is right and who is wrong in this matter, we have to start from the cause of the incident."

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard Zhang Lei say this.

Zhang Lei continued, "Yesterday was Liu Guangqi's wedding, my second uncle's son. There's nothing wrong with them holding a wedding, right? Does everyone agree?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes!"

Liu Haizhong nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right, my family holding a wedding is definitely a good thing, no doubt about it!"

Zhang Lei continued, "The cause of the incident was that Jia Dongxu got diarrhea after eating. That's the main reason, don't you all agree?"

After thinking about it, everyone agreed that it made sense. If Jia Dongxu hadn't had diarrhea, this whole farce wouldn't have happened, so they all nodded in agreement.

Zhang Lei looked at Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu and said, "Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, do you two agree?"

Jia Zhangshi said impatiently, "I agree, I agree, hurry up and continue!"

Hearing that Jia Zhangshi agreed, Zhang Lei continued, "Alright, we've found the main reason, so let's continue. However, people eat grains and other foods, and experience birth, aging, illness, and death; diarrhea is a common occurrence. Furthermore, we all know that Jia Dongxu of the Jia family is disabled, with both legs broken. He can't run away when he has diarrhea; he can't just stand there and defecate, can he? So, we can't entirely blame Jia Dongxu. Does everyone agree?"

Upon hearing Zhang Lei speak up for her son, Jia Zhangshi quickly and repeatedly said, "Agreed, agreed, agreed!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong frowned, nudged Zhang Lei, and asked, "Zhang Lei, whose side are you on?"

Zhang Lei gave Liu Haizhong a wink and said, "Second Uncle, don't be in a hurry, let me continue."