Someone asked, "Are you really going to continue renting?"
Li He replied, "Of course, but we'll have to sign a new lease every year, and the rent will be based on the market. I won't force anyone to move within five years, but after that, you'll have to figure out a way yourself. "
There was a lot of discussion in the yard. They had five years anyway, so no one was in a hurry.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, the old woman immediately jumped up and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense, he's messing with you guys. If you believe him, then you're really stupid!"
Li He had already put up with the old woman as much as he could, and said to the old woman, "I'll give your family three days to move, or else …"
"Or else what? Are you going to hit me?" The old woman did not wait for Li He to finish before shouting at Li He. Then, she suddenly spread her arms, exerted strength in her fingers, and pounced at Li He, "Come, come, beat me to death, I'll fight it out with you …"
Li He jumped in fright and hastily dodged. Although he was angry, he couldn't just throw a punch at an old woman.
Li He dodged, but the old woman continued to pounce at Li He. Unable to stop in time, she fell to the ground with a plop.
"Ah …" The old woman fell to the ground. Fortunately, her elbow was on the ground, so she did not hit her head. However, her arm was unlucky, and she had no strength to get up.
The two women beside her hurried over and helped the old woman up, "You didn't break your arm, did you?"
"Brat, you hit me, I'm not done with you." The first thing the old woman did when she stood up was continue to point at Li He and scold him.
Li He was happy to see a joke, and gloated, "I didn't hit you, the people around here are not blind. Why don't you call the police? I don't believe that someone would dare to make a false statement. If you do, you'll have to spend the rest of your life in jail. "
Initially, there were people who wanted to help the old woman, but after hearing this, they immediately gave up on the idea. No one wanted to cause trouble for themselves.
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was quick-witted, the old woman had already gone to call for help. She shouted proudly, "My son will be back soon. I'm going to skin you alive. If you don't kowtow and apologize to me, I won't let this go! You want to chase me away? Let me tell you, no way! "
"Fine, I can't beat you up, but I can't beat your son up. I'll just wait here and see if it's me who beats your son up, or if it's your son who beats me up." Li He was also exasperated by this old woman. If his son dared to be unreasonable, he would definitely beat him until his teeth fell all over the ground.
"Aiya, I'm cooking in the pot!" The people in the courtyard were too busy watching the fun and suddenly forgot what they were doing.
"Aiya, the rice is burnt."
"Aiya, add water quickly!"
"The water is overflowing. Quickly turn off the tap."
.....
The courtyard became noisy again.
Li He found a stair and sat on it. He lit a cigarette and waited leisurely. He wanted to see what this old woman was going to do next.
Not long after, four people rushed into the courtyard. The man in the lead cursed, "Motherf * cker, who dares to hit my mother, I'll chop him up."
When the old woman saw that her backbone had arrived, she immediately became energetic. She pointed at Li He with snot and tears running down her face. "It's this son of a b * tch, cut him up for me."
The middle-aged man turned to look at Li He and rubbed his eyes in disbelief. He then looked at his lackey beside him, who nodded with a sad face.
Li He also looked at the middle-aged man and was instantly amused. It was someone he knew. He was even beaten up by the middle-aged man in the small dark room at the police station. He chuckled and said, "What's wrong? I'll take anything. But there are some things that I have to make clear. I didn't hit your mother, he was the one who wanted to hit me. You don't believe me? Ask the person next to you. "
The middle-aged man didn't need to ask anyone else. When his wife came to find him, she had explained everything clearly. Moreover, he knew his mother's character very well. He didn't care about his mother, he just wanted to use this opportunity to extort some pocket money, which was why he rushed over. He didn't expect her to be such a fiend, and he still had lingering fears about what happened that night.
"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. It's best to be amiable. Why are you so unhappy?"
Everyone in the courtyard looked at each other in dismay. It was not Huang Youde's personality to speak in such a soft and gentle manner. He was a person who was unreasonable and unforgiving. He was never one to be easily reconciled with.
Before Li He could reply, the old woman shouted, "It's not a misunderstanding, my arm is already broken!"
Huang Youde hurriedly covered his mother's mouth and pulled her to the side. He muttered, "Who are we handing the rent to? Why are you making things difficult for us?"
"I say, did you take the wrong medicine? Why are you speaking up for that kid? I don't care, you have to beat him up today, or I'll lose face. "
"I'm not speaking up for him, we can't afford to offend him," Huang Youde told the truth helplessly. Then, he ignored his mother and smiled at Li He. "Brother, let's both take a step back. We'll pay the rent on time every month. What do you think?"
"No, you have to move out. I'll give you three days," Li He didn't back down and spoke in a firm tone. This kind of person was already in the police station, and it would be troublesome to keep him around.
The old woman scolded again, "Don't be so shameless."
Li He stood up and smiled at Huang Youde. "I'll give you three days. If you don't move out by then, don't blame me for being merciless."
Huang Youde was humiliated in front of everyone, so how could he be happy? His expression darkened and he said coldly, "Do you think I'm afraid of you? I'm a respectable person in this area. "
"Don't say that. I'll give you three days, or we'll see who's in a difficult position. I'll give you a heads-up first. If you insist on going against me, you won't be able to survive in this area. "Li He knew that Huang Youde was a gangster, so it would be easier to deal with him. He could just ask Skinny Monkey to step in, and Huang Youde wouldn't be able to survive in this area. As the saying goes, everything has its vanquisher.
Seeing how certain Li He was, Huang Youde couldn't help but want to retreat.
Someone next to him tugged at his sleeve and said in a low voice, "We can't even beat him with so many people. If he finds more people, we won't be able to do anything. It's crowded here anyway, it's better to move to a more spacious place. "
Huang Youde calmed his breathing and said, "Fine, give us three days. I'm sick of this broken house anyway."
The old woman burst into tears. "You little brat, I didn't agree to it."
Huang Youde hurriedly asked his wife to pull his mother back into the house.
"That's for the best. We don't have to hurt each other." Li He turned to the others in the courtyard and said loudly, "I'll collect rent every six months from now on. It's settled."
Li He shook his head and left the house. He didn't care about the money, but he couldn't let others think that he was easy to bully. If he gave others such an impression, he would be in a lot of trouble in the future.
Li He went to the other four houses. They weren't as troublesome, and most of them were new tenants.
After becoming Huang Shiren, he got most of the rent.
When it was almost five in the afternoon, Li He went to collect the rent for the last house. This house was located in Wangye's tomb, and the original rent had always been collected by the original owner.
First, he went to a mother and daughter's house. The mother had lost her husband and was raising a three or four year old daughter. When she heard that Li He wanted rent, she immediately cried and told him about all kinds of hardships and difficulties.
Then, another group of people gathered in the courtyard, pointing at Li He and whispering. The general gist of it was that Li He was insensitive and heartless.
The woman was quite pretty. Her tear-stained face made people feel pity for her. Some of the men in the courtyard who had tender feelings for the fairer sex wanted to beat Li He up.
Some jealous women immediately pulled their men's ears and dragged them home.
Li He had a headache. If he couldn't collect the rent from this mother and daughter, his family wouldn't be able to collect it either.
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