Living in a Siheyuan

Li Pingan fell asleep at school.

But today's courtyard house is destined to be extraordinary.

After the police left, Jia Zhang was so angry that she fell ill. She lay on the bed, panting and humming. Qin Huairu also sat in the room crying, wiping her tears. Banggeng was still young, but just like what Jia Zhang said, he was smart since he was young. Seeing his family like this, he didn't dare to speak, so he stayed at home and didn't dare to run around, for fear that his father would beat him. Although he is a little naughty now, but with Jia Dongxu suppressing him, his ungrateful nature has not been stimulated.

Jia Dongxu had a headache. Li Ping'an searched the family's money carefully, and not a penny was left. Now the family has no money to buy food, and even eating is a problem. There is still nearly half a month before the end of the month to pay wages, what should I do if I have no money?

Looking around the house, mother Jia Zhang was lying on the bed groaning. Qin Huairu was sitting on the kang crying. Her son Banggeng was also in Qin Huairu's arms, too scared to move.

Jia Dongxu sighed and went out. He came to Yi Zhonghai's house across the street, where Yi Zhonghai and his aunt were. He called out "Master, Master's Wife!"

Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Dongxu coming and asked him to sit down. An old lady poured him a glass of water.

Jia Dongxu took the water and said to Yi Zhonghai and his wife, "Master, Master's Wife. You also know what the two police officers said this afternoon. It's still unclear whether the thief can be caught. You said that my family has no money now, and it's a problem to even have food. What should we do?"

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai knew what Jia Dongxu meant. In the past, Yi Zhonghai would have given Jia Dongxu money without saying anything. But now Yi Zhonghai was a little hesitant. He was stabbed in the back by Jia Dongxu at Li Ping'an's house. Although Jia Dongxu explained it clearly later, he still felt uncomfortable. Besides, his family had also suffered a lot this time. His own two thousand plus the nearly one thousand he had paid for Jia Dongxu. His savings were directly reduced by more than half. Now he was asked to continue to lend money to Jia Dongxu, and he was really reluctant.

But he couldn't just ignore it. After all, he had trained and taken care of the elderly for so many years and couldn't just give up on them.

So I said, "What you said is also a problem. How about this. I will organize a meeting of the whole hospital tonight, and then everyone will donate some money to your family. Everyone will know about your family's situation, and if we help each other, the difficulties will be overcome."

Jia Dongxu said, "Is it possible? Do you think people in the hospital will donate money? After all, no one has donated money before."

Yi Zhonghai said affirmatively: "It's okay, I will take the lead at the meeting, and you can let Huairu say a few nice words. Everyone will agree when they see that Huairu is pregnant."

Jia Dongxu thought it was okay, so he agreed immediately. He felt better because he thought that if he donated more money, he would have more money to go out and play. After thanking Yi Zhonghai, he wanted to go home and tell his mother and Qin Huairu the news.

After Jia Dongxu left, an old lady asked, "Why don't you lend some money to Dongxu directly? How will people look at you if you donate money like this?"

Yi Zhonghai said, "I can't help it. Our family has spent a lot of money this time. If we don't save some money, what will we do if we get old and have a headache? Can we count on Dongxu to pay for our medical treatment? With a mother like Jia Zhang, would she be willing to spend a penny on us? Besides, look at how many times Dongxu has borrowed from our family, and which one has he ever paid back? Let's try this time."

After hearing this, the aunt burst into tears and said to Yi Zhonghai: "It's all my fault. I didn't give you a child. Otherwise, things wouldn't be like this now."

Yi Zhonghai comforted her, "I don't blame you. It's been so many years, haven't we all been through this? Don't think too much about it in the future. I'll lie down and rest for a while. I've really suffered in the detention room these two days. I still feel uncomfortable in my waist."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai went back to the house. Auntie sighed and started to do her housework.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai knew it in his heart. He had thought about not having children for so many years. When he was young, he worked for the Japanese army and was kicked by the Japanese supervisor. He had no reaction for a long time. Finally, he slowly recovered. Now he thinks that the root of the disease was left at that time. But he can't tell anyone. If people know that Yi Zhonghai is a fake eunuch, how will others look at him? At that time, they will probably laugh at him. How can he establish prestige in the courtyard? How can he find someone to take care of him in his old age?

So he let the deaf old lady spread the word that the aunt had gynecological problems and couldn't have children. And he also established the image of Yi Zhonghai as a good man who would not abandon his lover. This not only saved his face but also improved his prestige.

Otherwise, according to Yi Zhonghai's almost morbid idea of ​​finding someone to take care of the elderly, he would have found someone else to have children. You have to know that it was not long since the establishment of the New Dragon Kingdom, and people's old ideas have not changed yet. Sayings like "raise a son to provide for old age" and "there are three unfilial acts, and the greatest is to have no descendants" still exist even in modern times. If Yi Zhonghai had no problem, would he not want a son of his own?

Besides, if a woman couldn't have children at that time, she would be looked down upon by everyone. Even if she was sent back to her parents' home, no one would say anything. In the countryside, if you didn't say you couldn't have children, you would be looked down upon if you gave birth to a daughter instead of a son. Otherwise, how could Lou Xiao'e be gossiped about all the time when she married Xu Damao and didn't have children? Even Xu Damao's parents didn't dare to see her.

So if Yi Zhonghai had no problems, no one would say anything to him even if he divorced Yima. It was just that he had something to hide and didn't dare to divorce.

In the evening, everyone got off work and returned home. They all knew about the theft at Jia's house. Everyone sighed that the Jia family was rich, and at the same time they gloated over their misfortune. After all, everyone is poor now, and it is considered good to have 100 or 200 yuan at home. If your family has 500 or 600 yuan, who else would the thief steal from if not yours?

After everyone came back, Yi Zhonghai went to find his second uncle Liu Haizhong and third uncle Yan Bugui, and discussed holding a meeting of the whole hospital in the evening. He did not mention the donation to the Jia family. Yi Zhonghai knew that Liu Haizhong was okay and had no brains. If Yan Bugui knew about it, he would definitely disagree. This is a man who divides pickles by the root at home. It would be more painful to ask him to pay than to kill him. So he planned to talk about it at the meeting, and then they would have to admit it in front of so many people.

Soon, after dinner, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian went door to door to notify everyone to attend the meeting.

The famous scene in this courtyard, the "General Assembly of the Entire Courtyard", also began, but unfortunately Li Ping'an was not there and could not see it.

On a worn-out eight-immortal table in the middle of the courtyard, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai sat in the middle, the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui sat on both sides. In front of the three of them was a large teacup. Opposite them were all the residents of the courtyard sitting or standing in a mess. The second uncle Liu Haizhong coughed a few times and stood up and said, "Everyone, be quiet. I believe many people know the reason why we called everyone to the meeting tonight. It was the theft of the Jia family. This is a very bad phenomenon. There has been no theft in our courtyard for many years. This will affect our title of excellent courtyard. Now let the first uncle tell you the details. Everyone is welcome!"

After saying this, he led the applause, and sparse applause also broke out from below.

Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, "Everyone, be quiet. What happened in our compound today has brought shame to our compound and has brought disgrace to everyone in our compound. When people go out in the future, they will say that there might be a thief in our compound and things in the compound have been stolen. The main thing is that the thief has not been found yet, so everyone is a suspect. The public security comrades are here today. This matter will not be let go. If any of you took the money, you can return it early and avoid being held responsible. If the public security finds out, it will be a big deal. So much money will be a target. So whoever took it should take it out as soon as possible, which is better for you. Also, if anyone sees someone taking it, they can tell the public security comrades or tell us uncles. We will keep it confidential for everyone."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water. He looked at the people on the other side who were whispering to each other. After a pause, Yi Zhonghai said, "Okay, if you have anything to say, go downstairs and talk. I will say one more thing. In the future, people who are not working during the day should pay attention to strangers entering our compound and make sure to ask them clearly. It's not peaceful outside now. If there is any problem, report it to us uncles. We will handle it as appropriate."

Otherwise, it is said that Yi Zhonghai will be able to control the compound in the future. He has a certain level of speaking. He has always established the idea that if there is a problem, you should go to the boss, and the problems of the compound should be solved within the compound.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai glanced at Jia Dongxu, and saw that Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were both sitting on one side, and they happened to look at him. Yi Zhonghai nodded implicitly and said to everyone: "This time, the loss of the Jia family is also the loss of our compound. The Jia family lost money, and we all lost our reputation. So we have to find a way to restore our reputation and let others know that we are still an excellent courtyard full of love and mutual help, unity of neighbors, respect for the elderly and love for the young. All the money in the Jia family was stolen this time. In the afternoon, Jia Dongxu said that there was no food at home. Jia Zhang was so angry that she fell ill and lay in bed with no money to go to the hospital. Qin Huairu was also pregnant. Everyone can see these situations. We must help such families in need. I suggest that those who have money donate money, and those who don’t have money donate some food. Let them get through this difficult time. I believe that they will not stand idly by when other families have difficulties in the future."

After that, he took out ten yuan from his pocket and put it on the table, and said to Yan Bugui: "Uncle San, you are responsible for registering it."

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui both looked unhappy at the moment. Yi Zhonghai had never told them about this matter. They were in a dilemma.

At this time, Jia Dongxu also pulled Qin Huairu to the middle position and was about to speak when he heard a voice from the back of the yard: "Hey! Everyone is here? Did you know I was coming and are ready?"

As the voice fell, Director Wang walked in from the gate of the central courtyard with a young man.