Siheyuan: Enemy spies are captured every time

"Little Wang...boy from the Hua family, let me, an old lady, say a few words." The deaf old lady, leaning on a cane, sat down next to Yi Zhonghai and looked at Hua Chengyu.

"What's the matter, old lady? You're not deaf anymore!" Hua Chengyu rolled her eyes at the deaf old lady.

"Although I am old and deaf, I am not blind. I can see and hear everything I should see and hear." The deaf old lady said slowly.

"Oh, then may I ask you, old lady, did you see these three people insulting state officials? Are they dissatisfied with the survival of the organization? Do they intend to confront the leadership? Do you..."

"Yes or no, boy from the Hua family, you should know clearly in your heart that I am almost dead. The three of them were clearly playing a joke on Xu Damao. Otherwise, if the three of them apologize to Xu Damao, I think the matter will be over. What do you think?" The deaf old lady interrupted Hua Chengyu.

"no!"

"I do not accept!"

"If apologies work, then what is the point of the police and the organization of discipline? Deaf old lady, you are old and the times are changing too fast. You should stop getting involved."

Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao refused, and Hua Chengyu took the opportunity to teach the deaf old lady a lesson.

"What do you think we should do? You won't really report them to the police to have those three arrested, will you? You are a leader in the factory after all. If you report them to the police to have your own factory workers arrested, it will not be good for you if it gets out. I think you understand this clearly." The deaf old lady said calmly.

Indeed, it was not popular to report to the police in that era. As long as there were no enemy spies, basically all matters, big or small, were resolved by the courtyard (village) itself.

If you report it to the police, you will be labeled as retaliating.

This is also the reason why no one reported to the police when Sha Zhu stole food from the cafeteria, Bang Geng stole chickens, and Qin Huairu stole people in the original novel and the original drama.

Hua Chengyu thought for a while and said, "How about this, two conditions. First, Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai, and He Yuzhu apologize to Xu Damao and write a self-criticism of no less than 1,000 words to me. The three of them are too bold and openly defy the organization. I will decide based on the extent of their self-criticisms!"

"A letter of apology....a thousand words, I..."

"It has to be profound. Find the reasons from the depths of your thoughts. Write until I am satisfied! Give it to me before you go to work tomorrow morning." Hua Chengyu stood up and looked directly at the deaf old lady: "Do you think this is okay?"

Can I say no? The deaf old lady looked calm, but she hated Hua Chengyu in her heart.

"That's it, Old Yan, Old Yi, and Zhuzi, you guys just take care of yourselves. Don't mess with Director Hua. He's a high-ranking official, and you're all ordinary people. You can't afford to offend him!" The deaf old lady said in a neutral tone.

"Old lady, you can eat whatever you want. No, you can't eat whatever you want at your age. Be careful of that day, when you don't even take a bite of food or breathe in, you'll be gone. Of course, the most important thing is not to talk nonsense, otherwise that day..." Hua Chengyu looked at the deaf old lady and said sinisterly.

"What did you say? You can treat me to a meal. No need. It's enough for you to be filial." The deaf old lady pretended not to hear.

"You guys have the meeting, I'm listening!" Hua Chengyu ignored the deaf old lady who was pretending to be deaf and dumb and returned to his seat.

"Okay, Lao Yan, Lao Yi, Sha Zhu, all of you sit down, let's continue the meeting, we have two topics today." Liu Haizhong glanced around, stood up, and said with his hands behind his back, "Today our first topic is to discuss Lao Yi's problem. Lao Yi was once the eldest uncle in our courtyard, highly respected, and was once an eighth-level worker in the factory. Now I am acting as the eldest uncle."

Liu Dizhong paused and said, "I propose that I formally take over from Master Yi. Please raise your hands."

Silence, endless silence.

Everyone looked at the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai.

"I agree!" Unexpectedly, the deaf old lady was the first to express her opinion, followed by Yi Zhonghaixing raising his hand, and then Yan Bugui and others.

Everyone at the meeting raised their hands, except Hua Chengyu and Xu Damao.

"I object, I think..."

"Opposition is invalid. According to the principle of the minority serving the majority, Comrade Liu Haizhong will take over as the head of our hospital. Let's applaud!" Yi Zhonghai was the first to applaud.

"Then comes the second item, the selection of the second uncle. I suggest that the third uncle, Old Yan, take over. Old Yan is a teacher, a role model for others, and has the spirit of a scholar. Every year, whenever someone in our courtyard needs to write a letter or write Spring Festival couplets, it is Old Yan who takes care of it. What do you think, is this right?" Liu Haizhong said.

"Yes, but Third Uncle, now that you've become Second Uncle, can you please not charge for writing letters, Spring Festival couplets, etc." someone shouted from the crowd.

"That's not money!" Yan Bugui waved his hand: "It's a fee for writing."

"Just take the money, why do you need a fee? Third Uncle, can you please do less of the things that either take advantage of others or suffer losses? Everyone respects you and calls you Third Uncle, can you please act like a big boss?" Xu Damao said dissatisfiedly.

"No!" Yan Bugui shook his head like a rattle: "This is a rule that has been in place since ancient times. The rule cannot be broken. Besides, the fee I charge is much cheaper than what you get outside."

"We are all from the same compound. We see each other every day and help each other. Why did the third uncle take the money?" Xu Damao did not let Yan Bugui go. This old guy played a bad role on him today and he wanted to get back at him.

"Yes, we are all from the same compound. What the elder uncle said makes sense. We should help each other."

"It's really wrong for Uncle San to accept money."

"Yes, yes, I think the third uncle is obsessed with money."

"Uncle, how much can you earn in a year by writing letters and Spring Festival couplets for everyone?" Xu Damao asked.

"Not much, just three or five yuan. As you all know, I have a big family. Jie Kuang and Jie Fang haven't started working yet. I, Jie Cheng and Jie Di are still young and can't help the family. We have to rely on fishing to supplement the family income. The whole family depends on my salary of 270 yuan and 50 cents. For a family of six, the average monthly living expenses are less than five yuan. I really want to split every penny into two." Yan Bugui took off his glasses, tears in his eyes: "Look, everyone, my eye has been broken for a long time, but I..."

As he spoke, Yan Bugui took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, then put on his glasses again.

Hua Chengyu gave him full marks for this performance. He was not afraid of his pride. He checked Yan Laokou's salary and found it was 485 yuan, with 20 years of teaching experience.

A subsidy of one dollar per year.

He earns sixty-eight yuan a month, the third highest after him and Liu Haizhong.

It turns out that the ranking of the managers in the compound is based on their salaries, and this is Yan Laokou's official salary. With dozens of pots of roses every year, it is no problem for him to make ten yuan for each pot.

It’s almost two hundred yuan, and then fishing, writing letters, writing couplets, all added up, it’s definitely more than Liu Haizhong’s money.

This old guy has his own way. His acting skills are completely better than those of the young handsome guys in his previous life. He completely forgot that in his previous life, he was also classified as a young handsome guy.

Although he has always considered himself a talented singer.

"It's just three or five dollars. Well, as long as everyone chooses me, Xu Damao, as the boss, I will pay the five dollars. What do you think?" Xu Damao said generously.

"What the hell do you want? You still want to be the boss. Do you think the third uncle is short of five dollars?" Sha Zhu, who only cared about the food but not the beating, said with disdain.

"It's me!" Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard that there was money to be made.

"Uncle..." Shazhu never thought that Yan Bugui would directly sabotage him.

"I really am, Shazhu. You only have one sister and you have a job. You can't understand my hardship. Xu Damao, you are responsible for the writing fee of the compound for a year. I would like to thank you on behalf of the uncles and aunts, the young girls and the young wives in the compound." As he said this, Yan Bugui bowed to Xu Damao, imitating the ancient etiquette.

"You're welcome, as long as..."

"Da Mao, you can't be an uncle. You don't have the final say, and neither do I. To be an uncle one needs to be highly respected and have connections with the street office. How can you be an uncle at such a young age? If this gets out, people will laugh at you." Yan Bugui waved his hand.

"What's so funny about this, third uncle? In ancient times, there was Yuwen Tai, who led troops to fight at the age of 14; Gan Luo, who was extremely intelligent since childhood and was appointed Shangqing at the age of 12; Shi Dakai, who was conferred the title of King of Yi at the age of 19; Huo Qubing, who led 18 troops deep into the desert at the age of 800 and was conferred the title of Guanjun Hou... I'm 27 years old, why can't I be a uncle?" Xu Damao said unconvinced.

"Xu Damao, have some shame, those people you mentioned are all geniuses. Compared with you, Yuwen Tai, Gan Luo, Shi Dakai, Huo Qubing and others, everyone in this compound is qualified to be the boss, except you, Xu Damao." Sha Zhu said slowly.

"Well, even if I don't have it, Hua..." Seeing Hua Chengyu shaking his head, Xu Damao changed his words: "You decide whether to choose or not. If you choose, I will give Uncle San five dollars every year. If you don't choose, forget it. It's up to you."

"Xu Damao, do you know about this bribery?" Yi Zhonghai said sinisterly, "You are so bold to bribe in front of your section chief. Aren't you afraid that your section chief will not want you anymore?"

Xu Damao was shocked when he heard Yi Zhonghai's sinister voice: "I don't mean that. Whether you choose me or not, I will pay the five yuan per year fee for the third uncle's writing."

"Good! Our Damao is very conscious." Lou Xiao'e took the lead in applauding, and when everyone heard that they didn't need to elect Xu Damao as the uncle, they also followed suit and applauded.

Hua Chengyu breathed a long sigh of relief.

To be honest, he almost gave up on Xu Damao. As expected, this kid forgot about righteousness when he saw little gain and was afraid of harming his life when planning big things. He would not achieve anything great.

Fortunately, he made up for it in time. If he really bribed the voters, Hua Chengyu would definitely deal with him.

There are some things that you can do but cannot say, and there are some words that you can say but cannot do. If you don't grasp the balance well, the next step will be into the abyss. No matter in his past life or this life, his old man often told him this.

"Okay, everyone please raise your hands if you want Teacher Yan to be the second uncle of our compound." Liu Haizhong counted them one by one, and everyone in the audience raised their hands except Hua Chengyu.

"Unanimous vote...just one vote short of passing!" Liu Haizhong said awkwardly.

"The last item of the first agenda is the selection of the Third Uncle. Previously, Xu Damao served as the Third Uncle. Although he did nothing wrong, he is too young. There are many people in our hospital who are older and more prestigious than him, such as the former First Uncle Yi Zhonghai, the rag picker Old Li, the watch repairer Uncle Wang, the deaf old lady who sent straw sandals to the Red Army, etc...."

"Stop it, Uncle Li who picks up rags can't read a single word. He didn't even know that a shoulder pole fell down which was the character "一". What are you thinking? And Uncle Wang who repairs watches is older than the deaf old lady. His eyes and ears don't work well. The former uncle Yi Zhonghai made mistakes. How can he be the uncle again? Besides, it's true that the old lady gave straw sandals to the Red Army, but she is so old and still worries about you. How unfilial!" Xu Damao became anxious when he heard that Liu Haizhong had taken over his position as the third uncle again.

"Everyone makes mistakes. If you make a mistake, correct it and then make it again!" Sha Zhu muttered.

"What are you talking about? If you make a mistake, you should correct it. If you make the same mistake again, all your corrections will be in vain. Shazhu, so this is your ideological awareness? No wonder you were demoted from a level 8 cook to a kitchen helper. I don't think it's unfair at all." Xu Damao said lightly.

"Pillar!"

"Stupid column!"

The deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai shouted at the same time. Yi Zhonghai said, "That's not what Shazhu meant. What he meant was that if you have made a mistake, you should correct it and it will be fine."