Living in a Siheyuan

In the courtyard, when the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui were hesitating about the donation, they saw Director Wang coming. They immediately stood up and went forward to greet him.

But when Uncle Yi Zhonghai saw Director Wang, he felt a little nervous. After all, Director Wang had caught him doing something at Li Ping'an's house two days ago. Now he was asking for donations again, and he felt a little nervous. He quietly put away the ten yuan on the table and followed him to greet him.

The three uncles came to Director Wang, and the second uncle Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "Welcome Director Wang to our courtyard. We are in a meeting."

Uncle Yan Bugui also smiled and said to Director Wang: "Director Wang, it's a good thing that you are here. Please tell us a few more words."

At this time, an old man named Yi Zhonghai also stepped forward and agreed: "Director Wang, you came at the right time. We are discussing safety issues. You can also give everyone some guidance."

Director Wang smiled and nodded to the three uncles. He looked at the people around him and said, "You did a good job this time. I also heard about what happened in the Jia family this afternoon. It is right for you to organize a meeting to talk about it so that everyone can be careful in the future."

After that, he walked forward a few steps to the middle. The second uncle Liu Haizhong quickly pointed to the table and said, "Director Wang, please sit over there and talk." Director Wang waved his hand and refused, "No, it's not that formal. I'll just say a few words."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai came to the middle and said to everyone in the courtyard: "Director Wang from our street office has come to our courtyard despite his busy schedule. Everyone welcomes Director Wang to say a few words to us." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai took the lead in applauding. The people around him also applauded.

Director Wang motioned for everyone to stop and said, "First, let me introduce you to this comrade. This comrade is a new clerk in our street office. He just retired from the army. His name is Zhou Xingxing. He will be responsible for mediating the work of each of our compounds in the future. Let's all get to know each other."

After saying this, she motioned the twenty-something young man following behind her to come forward. After receiving Director Wang's signal, Zhou Xingxing took two steps forward, bowed to everyone and said, "My name is Zhou Xingxing, and I will often come to our compound in the future. If you have any questions, you can report them to me. Thank you for supporting my work." After saying this, he bowed to everyone again. Everyone around him also applauded to welcome him.

After Director Wang saw Zhou Xingxing finish his introduction, he continued to say to everyone: "I will also talk about what happened in the Jia family today. This is the largest theft case that has occurred in our area in recent years. The public security department will do its best to crack it. If you find anything, you can report it to the public security department or the street office and try to catch the thief as soon as possible. We can all rest assured."

After a pause, he continued, "Everyone should also strengthen their awareness of prevention in the future. Pay special attention to strangers entering the compound and make sure to ask them clearly. In the future, if you are not at home, you must lock the door when you go out to prevent illegal elements from taking the opportunity to enter the house and steal."

As soon as Director Wang finished speaking, Xu Damao shouted from the opposite corner: "Director Wang, several uncles in our compound don't allow us to lock the door, saying that this is the only way to get the title of excellent courtyard house."

As Xu Damao finished speaking, the three uncles looked at him with murderous eyes. Xu Damao was so scared that he quickly retreated back into the crowd.

Director Wang turned his head and looked at the three uncles. The first uncle Yi Zhonghai hurried forward to explain: "Director Wang, don't listen to Xu Damao's nonsense. We just saw that there are many people in the compound during the day, and everyone helps each other to look after the house, so there is no need to lock the door. Besides, there is usually someone at home, so there is no need to lock the door. This can also reflect the high quality of our compound. Isn't it a safe environment where no one picks up things on the road and no one locks the door at night?" The second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui also echoed: "Yes, yes, it is not mandatory. It's just a suggestion."

Before Director Wang could say anything, Xu Damao poked his head out again and said timidly, "I often go to the countryside to show movies, and I'm gone for days. Last year before the Chinese New Year, the dried duck meat I hung at the door disappeared, and you didn't even let me lock the door."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai couldn't help it at this time, and shouted at Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, shut up! We'll talk about your business later."

He Yuzhu also joked: "Xu Damao, is that yours? That's the hard work of the common people, and you took it away from them. Director Wang needs to take care of this matter."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately said anxiously: "Silly Zhu, you are talking nonsense. The villagers are welcoming us and are very warm to us. What do you, a stinky cook who knows nothing, know?" Hearing their noise, everyone around them laughed.

Seeing the scene getting chaotic, Director Wang raised his hand and shouted, "Okay, everyone, keep quiet. We'll talk about Xu Damao later. But it's wrong not to let everyone lock the door. If something like what happened to the Jia family happens again, who will be held responsible? So when no one is home, you must lock the doors and windows. Besides, whether you lock the door or not has nothing to do with your quality, and it has nothing to do with the results of the selection of "Excellent Siheyuan". I have to criticize you guys for this. You can't force others to do this anymore, otherwise you will also be held responsible for theft in the future."

As soon as Director Wang finished speaking, Xu Damao shouted loudly, "Good! Director Wang spoke very well!" and applauded. Now everyone in the compound also applauded.

Director Wang saw this and turned to the three uncles who were like quails and said, "Look, everyone is willing to lock the door. You three must listen to everyone's opinions. No more coercive measures can be taken. I asked you to mediate the neighborhood relationship and collect everyone's opinions to report to the street office. Is this what you did? Forget it this time. Next time, you three can't do it. I will choose someone else to do it."

Yi Zhonghai and the other three uncles hated Xu Damao so much at this moment. They were all thinking about how to deal with Xu Damao in the future. But they said to Director Wang: "Director Wang, don't worry, we will definitely change it, and we will definitely listen to everyone's opinions next time."

After saying this, Director Wang glanced at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu. Yi Zhonghai noticed this situation and immediately realized that it was over, and Director Wang was going to settle the score.

As expected, Director Wang said to everyone, "There is one more thing, I believe everyone knows it. It is about Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu two days ago. Although they were released by the Public Security Bureau and punished, it was handled by the Public Security Bureau. Our Street Office will also punish them. After our research, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu will clean up the street in front of them in the morning starting tomorrow. After get off work in the afternoon, they will come to the Street Office for ideological education. The period will last for one month. If the cleaning is not thorough or the ideological education is not up to standard, it will be extended."

Then he turned to Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu and said, "Do you two have any opinions on this punishment?"

How could Yi Zhonghai dare to have any opinions? He nodded and said, "We will obey the punishment of the street office, and we must study hard and clean the streets seriously."

Jia Dongxu next to him also quickly agreed.

Director Wang saw that the two had no objections, so he looked at everyone and said, "Does anyone have anything else to say? If not, go back and rest early, because you have to go to work tomorrow."

Xu Damao was about to speak when he saw Yi Zhonghai staring at him with murderous eyes. Xu Damao was so scared that he dared not say a word.

Liu Haizhong was about to talk about the donation, but the third uncle Yan Bugui pulled his clothes and winked at him. The second uncle Liu Haizhong followed Yan Bugui's gaze and saw Yi Zhonghai looking at him with a dark face. Liu Haizhong didn't dare to speak, because if he talked about this at this time, he would probably offend Yi Zhonghai to death. The first uncle Yi Zhonghai still had a high prestige in the hospital.

Director Wang didn't notice the looks from the others, but Zhou Xingxing, who was standing behind him, saw it clearly, but he had just arrived and didn't know the situation, so he didn't say anything.

Seeing that there was nothing to worry about, Director Wang was about to leave. Several uncles also saw Director Wang off. Just as he reached the door, he saw the gate of Li Ping'an's house. Director Wang stopped and said to the three uncles, "I almost forgot that Ping'an went to school. You guys help take care of their family. If there is anything, come to the street office and tell me. Especially Teacher Yan, you are the closest and you can hear any noise at home. Come and take a look when the time comes."

Yan Bugui immediately assured, "Don't worry, Director Wang. I'll ask my wife to check more during the day, and I'll report to you if I find anything."

Director Wang nodded and said, "Well, I am assured of this. Teacher Yan is quite reliable."

Uncle No. 3 Yan Bugui was very happy to receive the praise from Director Wang. Uncle No. 2 Liu Haizhong was a little jealous and immediately said to Director Wang: "I will also tell my husband, and I will also ask my children to come over and visit when they are free."

After hearing this, Director Wang smiled and said to Uncle Liu Haizhong: "Good, this will reflect the harmonious relationship between your neighbors. It would be best if everyone can help each other in the future."

When the second uncle Liu Haizhong heard this, he nodded happily and said, "Yes, I will definitely follow the director's arrangements."

Director Wang looked at it and said nothing, then took Zhou Xingxing away from the courtyard.

After sending Director Wang and the others away, the second uncle Liu Haizhong started to show off. He was praised by Director Wang today, while the first uncle Yi Zhonghai was criticized and had to sweep the streets and receive ideological education. Liu Haizhong, who had always been suppressed by the first uncle Yi Zhonghai, felt that he might not be far from the position of the first uncle.

When the three of them walked to the front yard, Liu Haizhong said, "Old Yi, what about the donation...?" Before Liu Haizhong could finish, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai said, "Forget it, don't mention it. Let's talk about it later." After saying that, he walked towards the middle yard without waiting for the second and third uncles to reply.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong looked at Yan Bugui and asked, "What's wrong? Wasn't he the one who proposed the donation? Wasn't he the one who took the lead? Why are you still angry?" The third uncle Yan Bugui shook his head and said, "You are really talking about things that are not related to the topic. Now that Lao Yi and Jia Dongxu are going to be criticized and educated, do you think people will still donate to his family? Wouldn't that encourage bad habits? Do you think Lao Yi will not be angry with you?"

Liu Haizhong finally reacted. Then he said angrily: "This old Yi is always playing tricks. He got angry even though I wasn't angry." Then he waved his hand and went back.

Yan Bugui looked at the two men who were a little angry, and smiled. "Go ahead, you two can fight as you like, I won't get involved."

The Siheyuan meeting ended like this. Because of Li Ping'an's intervention, the Siheyuan's rule of not locking the door was broken. The first donation project also ended before it even started.

After the meeting, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family. Jia Zhangshi also heard the situation in the courtyard from inside the house. However, she was so angry that her chest hurt and she lay in bed unable to go out. When she saw her son and daughter-in-law coming in, she said, "Dongxu, you should go find your master and ask if you can continue to donate to our family?"

Jia Dongxu said dejectedly: "Mom, don't even think about it. My master and I are both criminals now. Do you think anyone would donate money? Okay, I'll go ask my master to borrow some money to make ends meet until the end of the month to pay the salary."

Afterwards, Jia Dongxu went to Yi Zhonghai's house, and somehow Yi Zhonghai lent him 20 yuan, which solved the problem at the moment.

When the second and third uncles came home, they asked everyone in the family to take good care of Li Ping'an's family. The second uncle was so happy that he asked the second aunt to fry two eggs and drink two glasses of wine.