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

After thinking about it, Lin Yi suppressed other thoughts and decided to take it step by step without rushing.

We had lunch at the police station. The cook there was a retired military officer. The roasted sparrows tasted really good. They were crispy and soft, and had no fishy smell at all.

In the afternoon, Lin Yi went to find Zhang Bing.

Zhang Bing's attitude was similar to Zhou Kangri's, but he was very supportive of Lin Yi's proposal to patrol the family compound.

"When the time comes, go to these two places more often." Zhang Bing pointed to two locations on the map.

Lin Yi was puzzled, and Zhang Bing said, "The factory director and other factory leaders live in this area."

When Zhang Bing said this, Lin Yi nodded immediately and said, "Uncle Zhang, don't worry. I will arrange two groups of people to patrol here when the time comes."

"After all, you just got here. Don't be anxious. Stay in the security team first and do your job well. If there is an opportunity, you will naturally be included." Zhang Bing reminded Lin Yi again.

"Uncle, has anyone come to tell tales?" Lin Yi asked with some concern. After coming to this world, thinking of the wind that would come in a few years, Lin Yi always had a sense of crisis. In this era when the system was just being established and everything was still being explored, many times, there was no need for evidence.

"That's not the case. I just want to remind you. Deputy Director Nie was Wu Shanhai's former squad leader." Zhang Bing pointed out the relationship between Wu Shanhai and Deputy Director Nie.

Lin Yi is not Deputy Director Nie, but the person who could make Zhang Bing specifically explain this must be no ordinary person. Fortunately, he went to find Wu Shanhai this morning, otherwise, no one would know where the hidden gun behind him came from.

Lin Yi immediately told Wu Shanhai about his apology to him in the morning.

"Just know when to advance and when to retreat. Remember, the name is very important. Working in a steel mill is different from working in a street office. There are only a few people in the street office, but there are so many people in our steel mill. Everyone has their own things to do. Don't cross the line. Of course, don't be afraid of things. You still have to do the work you have to do."

"Well, uncle, if I have any problems in the future, I will definitely come to you for consultation. Otherwise, you will know how I got into trouble." Lin Yi said sincerely.

Zhang Bing smiled and said, "It's not that serious. With so many people, there will naturally be small groups. Just be careful in normal times. Don't underestimate yourself. If we really want to arm wrestle, we are afraid of others."

After returning to the security team's office, Lin Yi sat down and thought carefully. He realized that he was indeed a little too hasty. However, it was not a complete failure. He should not have made any enemies with Wu Shanhai. He had made a wrong move, but he had established a relationship with him. He also got a great general like Zhou Aiguo for free. He should be happy about it.

After thinking all this through, Lin Yi began to arrange patrols in the family area. For the time being, he planned to patrol in the evening. As for the night, forget it. If you want to make people work, you have to pay for food and fodder. Although he can afford it himself, it is not right in name. The money has to be paid by the steel mill, but the steel mill may not be willing to pay for it.

If it is patrolling during the day, it is not a big problem. After all, training during the day is work, and patrolling is also work.

Siheyuan.

"You people from the Jia family, do you have any shame? You want to steal Yu Shui's pocket money?" Yu Li was standing at the door of the Jia family, shouting angrily to Qin Huairu.

Behind her, He Yushui stood aside with her head down and her face red, saying nothing.

Qin Huairu, with a big belly, stood at the door with an embarrassed look on his face.

Yu Li's voice attracted everyone in the yard. The yard, which had been quiet for a while, began to become noisy again.

Jia Zhang's face turned red and white inside the Jia family's house. She wanted to rush out to fight, but hesitated. Bang Geng beside her, on the other hand, looked indifferent and chewed candy to buy something.

The people at home in the courtyard gradually gathered together, and then, after Yu Li's narration, the matter became clear.

In the morning, He Yushui's wallet fell. He Yushui, who was shopping and wanted to pay, hurried back to the courtyard, and saw Banggeng playing the sandbag throwing game with others with a small sandbag wrapped in floral cloth.

He Yushui recognized at a glance the floral cloth used to make sandbags as the cloth she used to wrap money, so she grabbed Banggeng and asked him about it. Banggeng didn't answer and ran back to the Jia family's house.

He Yushui followed him into the Jia family's house, where only Bang Geng and Jia Zhang were inside. At first, the grandmother and grandson denied that they had picked up the wallet. Later, He Yushui was about to go find Yi Zhonghai and the others. Jia Zhang was a little panicked, so she took out ten yuan and gave it to He Yushui.

He Yushui often counted the money in that wallet. There were a total of forty-three yuan and seventy-eight cents. But now, there was only ten yuan left. How could He Yushui agree to that?

However, Jia Zhang insisted that there were only ten yuan in the wallet, and she also said that when her grandson Banggeng saw He Yushui's wallet, she should take out some of the money as a reward.

This is a twisted logic. He Yushui is no match for Jia Zhangshi. Plus, He Yushui was thin-skinned. In the end, he only took ten yuan and went back to his room. Even so, when He Yushui left, Jia Zhangshi kept chattering about He Yushui being uneducated and ungrateful. Banggeng did a good deed, but not only did he not reward her, he even extorted money from her.

He Yushui went back to her room crying, and then sulked for a long time.

Because she was pregnant, Yu Li got off work early. When she returned to the courtyard, she naturally found He Yushui, who was in a bad mood with red circles under her eyes, so she asked about it.

He Yushui then told Yu Li the story in bits and pieces.

When Yu Li got married, Jia Zhang had already been sent back to her hometown. Although she had heard that Jia Zhang had a bad character, she never thought she was so bad. She immediately acted like the head sister-in-law of the He family and took He Yushui to the Jia family to seek an explanation.

Before meeting Jia Zhang, she met Qin Huairu. Yu Li wanted to talk to her in a nice way. After all, they were neighbors. Qin Huairu's husband Jia Dongxu died, and Qin Huairu was pregnant. But Qin Huairu would never let go of the meat in her mouth. Since her mother-in-law said that there were only ten yuan in the wallet, there must be only ten yuan. There was no evidence. She either made excuses or used her usual method of crying.

Yu Li got angry and started to scold the Jia family members loudly for their bad intentions. Of course, Yu Li's scolding skills were quite low-level, and she only used a few words.

Yan Fugui also came over. He went fishing today but didn't catch much, so he picked up two small crucian carps and came back first.

Seeing that there was a lot of activity in the central courtyard, I naturally wanted to come over.

As soon as Yan Fugui appeared, Yu Li stopped scolding him and said directly: "Uncle, please judge for me. My sister's wallet was lost and Banggeng found it. There were more than 40 yuan in it, but Banggeng's grandmother insisted that it was only 10 yuan."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Yan Fugui enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. He immediately cleared his throat and said in a pretentious manner, "Jia's daughter-in-law, call out your mother-in-law and Bang Geng. We can't just listen to one family's opinion on this matter. See what your mother-in-law says."

Qin Huairu, hesitantly, entered the house and brought out Jia Zhang and Bang Geng.

As soon as Jia Zhang went out, she saw that only Yu Li and He Yushui were at the He family. Yi Zhonghai and the others were not there. They were like victorious generals, with their heads held high.

Without even asking Yan Fugui any questions, he started attacking He Yushui directly.

"Yushui, kid, I told you that the cloth-wrapped item only cost ten yuan, but you insisted on saying it was forty yuan. Isn't that extortion? Dongxu took good care of you when you were a child. You can't turn your back on him just after he left."

Some people agreed with what Jia Zhang said, while others disagreed. However, those who were just watching the fun didn't care about it and didn't want to say much.

Yu Li had never experienced the sharp words of Jia Zhang. Seeing that her sister-in-law was about to cry again, she said, "How can you be so unreasonable, old lady? My sister said that the amount of money lost is the amount of money. How could she blackmail you for money? Besides, what kind of reputation do you have? Before I married into this courtyard, I heard that you are always taking advantage of others."

How could Jia Zhang tolerate others talking about her like this? She used to greet others like this. It was only after she came back that she was still frightened and restrained herself a lot. She was about to reach out to scratch Yu Li.

Yan Fugui, who had become less noticeable, saw that things were going to get out of hand, so he quickly stopped Jia Zhang and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, Yu Li is young, don't judge her by her own standards. We can just talk it out."

Liu Mei, who was in the backyard, also rushed over. Seeing that Jia Zhang was stopped by Yan Fugui, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly came to Yu Li's side and said, "Zhu Zi's wife, let's go back first. When Zhu Zi and your uncle come back in the evening, we will have a meeting to discuss it."

"Okay, auntie, wait for Zhuzi to come back in the evening and let him talk." Yu Li knew that she was no match for Jia Zhangshi, who was too shameless. Jia Zhangshi's attack just now scared her. She was pregnant. He Yuzhu was in this situation now. The baby in her belly was the hope of this family's future.

After He Yushui and Yu Li left, Liu Mei didn't leave yet. She turned to Qin Huairu and said, "Huairu, persuade your mother-in-law. Yushui is not a liar. She only paid back ten yuan out of more than forty yuan. The difference is thirty yuan, which is not a small amount."

"Auntie, I really don't know anything about this. I went to the hospital to get the pregnancy-preserving medicine at noon. I only found out that Yu Shui had come to our house after I came back." Qin Huairu started to act innocent again and started to cry.

"Oh." Liu Mei had no other choice but to go back to the backyard.

This matter, the husband has his own reasons, the wife has her own reasons, it's really not that easy to figure out. Liu Mei knew that Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu came back in the evening and held a meeting in the compound. This matter was also likely to be muddled. She believed He Yushui, this girl, she had never lied, as for Jia Zhangshi, she was definitely not to be trusted.

But this matter still needs to be supported by evidence.

This matter needs to be proven by evidence. Liu Mei knows this, Qin Huairu knows this, and Jia Zhangshi also knows this, which is why Jia Zhangshi is so stubborn. As long as Jia Zhangshi insists that there are only ten yuan, no one can prove that there are forty yuan in the wallet.

Sha Zhu's wife had a conflict with the Jia family, and the news soon spread throughout the courtyard, and even the gentlemen who were returning home from get off work knew about it.

"Lawlessness." When Liu Haizhong returned to the yard, he heard what Second Aunt Li Zhaodi said about this matter.

Liu Haizhong spoke very loudly, as if he was saying it on purpose for someone to hear.

When He Yuzhu got off work, it was quite late. He came back after cooking in the cafeteria. He only knew about the matter after listening to Yu Li's story.

Since he was injured, He Yuzhu has become much more withdrawn in the courtyard and the factory. He is no longer like before, when he would greet everyone he met.

After listening to Yu Li's explanation of the whole story, He Yuzhu picked up a rolling pin and prepared to go to the Jia family to seek justice for his wife and sister.

Yu Li stopped him. She could see that the two women in the Jia family were not easy to deal with. Qin Huairu liked to act weak and cry at every turn, while Jia Zhangshi was a rogue who took advantage of her age. If He Yuzhu rashly went to their house, he would vent his anger for the time being, but people would definitely accuse the He family of bullying orphans and widows. By then, he would not only not get to eat the fish, but would also be covered in fishy smell. It was not worth it.

Although Yu Li was also angry, she now understood that there was only one way to deal with this matter, and that was to hold a meeting in the courtyard. Even if the money could not be recovered, they had to publicize the Jia family, especially the bad deeds that Jia Zhang had done in the past. In this way, people in the courtyard would naturally stand on the side of their He family.

If He Yuzhu showed up, he would be suspected of bullying the weak, which would make things worse.

"Don't show up for today's incident. Auntie said that Uncle will hold a meeting in the courtyard tonight. Then, Yu Shui and I will show up. There are women in the Jia family who act like scoundrels. We also have two women in our family. They cry, and we cry and make a fuss too. It's just a matter of having louder voices. How can we be outdone by an old woman?"

Yu Li said this not only to He Yuzhu, but also to He Yushui. How could she, a thin-skinned sister-in-law, go home and sulk after being criticized by others?

If it were Yu Li, there would have been a scene at noon. After coming back, she, the sister-in-law, brought her younger sister-in-law to the house to demand justice, but she didn't even know where Jia Zhang had hidden the money.

"Ah, it's useless for me to believe this. Everyone knows what kind of temper Jia Zhang has. If there is no evidence, Jia Zhang will cry, make a scene, and then hang herself. This matter will not be resolved." After listening to Liu Mei's story, Yi Zhonghai was also worried. Although he believed that what He Yushui said was true, it was a pity that the matter was too difficult to handle. To catch a thief, you have to catch the stolen goods. To catch an adulterer, you have to catch both of them. Even if the whole compound believed that Jia Zhang had embezzled money, there was still nothing they could do if there was no evidence.