People in the Siheyuan: I am a Buddhist who is in a mess

If Lin Yi has made achievements in logistics procurement, then Li Xinnian, as the director, will naturally have leadership achievements.

If there is a mistake, Li Xinnian can also put the blame on Lin Yi.

It won’t be like this time, when all the achievements were given to Lin Yi, and he, Li Xinnian, became a foil.

As for Lin Yi, he will achieve better results.

Li Xinnian didn't quite believe it. Just based on these fifty fat pigs, Li Xinnian was certain that Lin Yi must have violated the rules.

Just like Xu Zhenghao suggested, if the amount is increased to 60 heads, Lin Yi will definitely not be able to do anything.

Even if there are still fifty big fat pigs, after this publicity, many people will definitely stare at Lin Yi and that shabby place of Hulukou Brigade. There is a high possibility that by then, Lin Yi won't even be able to gather these fifty fat pigs.

Having been an official for so many years, Li Xinnian is very clear about the thoughts and ideas of ordinary workers.

When workers' expectations are not met or even discounted, they will inevitably wonder if someone is withholding the benefits they deserve.

Once the workers no longer support Lin Yi, Li Xinnian's opportunity will come.

At that time, Lin Yi had only two choices: either he failed to purchase enough goods or he would be accused of incompetence.

Otherwise, you have no choice but to take risks.

Li Xinnian was actually looking forward to Lin Yi taking a risk at that time. That way, it would be much easier to clean up.

"Can you often go to the countryside?" Li Xinnian thought of something and asked Xu Zhenghao.

Xu Zhenghao replied: "I used to be a projectionist at the steel mill. I am familiar with the surrounding communes. If Director Li needs me, I can go to the countryside more often to help you keep an eye on the Hulukou Brigade."

Li Xinnian was very satisfied. When talking to smart people, they could understand everything at once. The fool with bangs could not compare to him at all.

Li Xinnian took out a roll of banknotes from his pocket, pushed it in front of Xu Zhenghao, and said, "Please pay attention to this matter. If you find anything, tell me in time."

Liu Haizhong returned to the courtyard.

Approved by Lin Yi.

Liu Haizhong's daughter-in-law, the second aunt Li Zhaodi, came to the courtyard and begged the old lady several times.

In these two months, Liu Haizhong's work attitude and reform attitude have been very good.

Judging from his appearance, he seems to have changed for the better.

It's Chinese New Year again.

Lin Yi approved Liu Haizhong's application to return to the Siheyuan to celebrate the New Year.

Of course, there are restrictions. Liu Haizhong must report to the steel mill every morning and evening.

However, compared to the life during the holidays when Liu Haizhong had to be locked up in the detention room every day, being able to return to the courtyard to celebrate the New Year was already very good.

What was rare was that Liu Haizhong even said thank you to Lin Yi in person.

During the days that Liu Haizhong was on vacation, it seemed that his temper had really changed.

At least, Lin Yi never heard the roar of the loving father and filial son in Liu Haizhong's house again.

In fact, Liu Haizhong already regretted it very much.

During the period of work and transformation at the steel rolling mill, although Liu Haizhong worked under supervision, he still had no problem communicating with people.

Except for the first few days, the guards followed him.

In the following days, the guards would take Liu Haizhong from the detention room to the workshop in the morning, and take him back to the detention room after get off work in the afternoon.

Normally, you can hardly see any guards.

Basically, as long as Liu Haizhong doesn't run away or cause trouble, the guards will basically not show up.

Although Liu Haizhong worked in the workshop as a labor camp prisoner, of course, there was some gossip.

However, in the forging workshop, most of the workers are physical laborers who are not very smart and speak directly.

Liu Haizhong's skills are there for all to see. As a level seven fitter, his technical skills are very valuable.

Therefore, Liu Haizhong soon realized that the forced labor in the workshop was not much different from his usual work.

The second son Liu Guangtian and the third son Liu Guangfu also took Li Zhaodi to the steel mill to visit Liu Haizhong several times.

Liu Haizhong was naturally aware of what happened at home after he was arrested.

When the eldest son Liu Guangqi learned that his father had been arrested and his mother was in a coma and her life or death was unknown, he came to the courtyard and then returned to Jinzhou. No matter how many telegrams and phone calls he sent, there was no news.

Liu Haizhong was completely disappointed with Liu Guangqi.

"My dear, I've made you suffer."

Looking at Li Zhaodi's lame leg due to nerve damage, Liu Haizhong felt extremely regretful.

Now he no longer has any desire to become an official.

Having been in prison before, he knew that it was impossible for him to become an official.

Therefore, now he just wants to work hard, perform well in labor reform, and restore his salary as a seventh-level blacksmith as soon as possible.

So as to bring benefits to your family.

In front of Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu and Li Zhaodi, Liu Haizhong turned out a wooden box hidden in the earthen kang.

Li Zhaodi didn't know about this wooden box. Inside were all the belongings that Liu Haizhong had secretly hidden for so many years.

Three small yellow croakers and three hundred yuan in cash.

If you calculate it all, it should be about one thousand yuan.

The brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu stared at the small yellow croakers and cash in the box with their eyes wide open.

They had searched the house thoroughly but did not find the small box.

It's really because it's hidden too tightly in the bangs.

Li Zhaodi was lucky. Although she didn't know how much money Liu Haizhong had hidden, she knew that Liu Haizhong had hidden some money for his retirement.

Because Liu Haizhong had told her before that even if his three sons did not support him in his old age, he would still have enough money so that the couple would not starve to death when they got old.

"Second brother, forget about looking for a job. Study hard. When you graduate, I will find you a proper job."

"Third brother, the same goes for you. You have to study hard and go to college if you can. If you can't go to college, Dad will find you a decent job."

This was the first time that Liu Haizhong talked about his plans for his two sons in front of them.

In the past, Liu Haizhong had only talked about finding jobs for his sons with Liu Guangqi. As for his second and third sons, Liu Haizhong had never even looked at them.

But time reveals a person's true character, and true friendship is revealed in times of crisis. Now, all Liu Haizhong saw was that his eldest son Liu Guangqi was avoiding their family as if he were avoiding the plague god.

Even though the factory in Jinzhou deducted half of Liu Guangqi's salary in order to pay for Li Zhaodi's medical expenses and compensate He Yuzhu and his wife, Liu Guangqi never came to the Siheyuan or the steel mill to make trouble again.

This made Liu Haizhong give up, but he was also very disappointed in Liu Guangqi, who had no sense of responsibility as a man.

"This money will be deposited in the bank tomorrow. Find someone to exchange the gold bars for cash and deposit them in the bank together. From now on, you two brothers don't have to worry about money. The money here can support your living expenses and tuition fees for several years."

"Don't think that your father is down and out now, but I still have the skills. In two years, I will still be able to get a high salary. By then, our family will live a good life."

Liu Haizhong has now figured it out. He regrets his previous obsession. Why did he get so close to Li Xinnian, a ruthless man, just to become an official and to deal with Lin Yi?

When he was first arrested, Liu Haizhong was still full of confidence in Li Xinnian. Even when he was on trial, he still expected Li Xinnian to come and save him.

But when the verdict came down, Liu Haizhong understood everything.

It's not that he hadn't thought about overturning the verdict and handing Li Xinnian over.

However, Liu Haizhong was afraid because he had already offended Lin Yi. If he betrayed Li Xinnian, he didn't know whether he could kill Li Xinnian or not. However, there would definitely be no peace in this family.

Therefore, Liu Haizhong accepted the verdict at that time and began to work hard to reform himself.

However, the hatred towards Li Xinnian was naturally buried deep in his heart.

As for taking the lead, Liu Haizhong doesn't dare to do it now.

The two brothers couldn't believe the sudden warmth from Liu Haizhong.

When they saw Liu Haizhong coming home today, the two brothers were ready to be beaten.

According to their understanding, the hot-tempered Liu Haizhong would definitely vent all his anger these days on the two brothers.

For this purpose, the two brothers even put on two extra pairs of cotton trousers, making themselves look bloated, just so that they would feel better when being hit by the sticks.

However, the sudden warmth from Liu Haizhong caught the two brothers off guard, and they kept exchanging glances with each other.

Even the gold bars and money in the box failed to attract the attention of the two brothers.

Siheyuan, small courtyard, Lin Yi's house

Looking at Liu Mei who was hesitant to speak, Lin Yi asked, "Aunt, if you have anything to say, just say it. I feel uncomfortable watching you like this."

"Lin Yi, do you think we can celebrate the New Year together?"

Liu Mei asked carefully.

Lin Yi was surprised and felt that he didn't understand what Liu Mei meant. He said, "Aunt, you don't want to spend the New Year with me and grandma? Do you want to spend it alone?"

After hearing this, Liu Mei realized that Lin Yi had misunderstood, so she quickly said, "Auntie is wrong. The three of us are celebrating the New Year as a family."

"What I mean is, should we invite Zhuzi's family of three to celebrate together? And Qin Huairu's family in the Central Courtyard is also in a difficult situation. Should we celebrate the New Year together?"

“It’s lively and bustling.”

Then, Liu Mei explained to Lin Yi why she wanted to celebrate the New Year together.

Before Lin Yi moved in, Yi Zhonghai and his wife celebrated the New Year with He Yuzhu and his sister, and of course, the old lady too.

This is the habit that the three families formed after He Daqing left for Baoding.

For a few years, I would also get involved with the Jia family.

There are a lot of things happening in the courtyard this year.

Lin Yixin moved into the courtyard and lived with the old lady.

It was nothing in the first place. Bringing Lin Yi in was just a matter of adding another mouth to feed and a set of bowls and chopsticks.

But the courtyard was not peaceful.

He Yuzhu got married.