Living in a Siheyuan

In order to donate money to the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai first found Yan Bugui.

As expected, as soon as Yi Zhonghai mentioned the donation, Yan Bugui opposed it. Asking him to pay out money would be like asking Yan Bugui's life. Can you agree to this?

Yi Zhonghai also knew that Yan Lao was stingy. He took out three yuan and said, "I'll give you three yuan. When the time comes, you can donate two yuan as a token of respect, and the remaining one yuan is yours. But you have to come with me to talk to Liu Haizhong about this."

When Yan Bugui heard that he could earn one dollar without spending a penny, he agreed.

So the two of them went to Liu Haizhong's house again. Liu Haizhong saw that both the first and second uncles agreed, so he had no way to object. He could only accept it.

Liu Guangtian was sent to notify every household door to go there and hold a meeting after dinner.

Liu Guangtian notified everyone from the backyard to the front yard, and finally knocked on the door of Li Ping'an's house.

Li Pingan has been very proud recently. Apart from occasionally meeting Yu Li, he only needs to deliver some pheasants, rabbits or fish to the factory every week, and he can complete the task easily. A few days ago, he rode a motorcycle to deliver a wild boar and two silly roe deer to the factory. Zhou Changming and Liu Zhiwei praised him again. Otherwise, he was promoted too quickly, and he might be promoted to another level.

Now he was at home listening to the radio and drinking tea when he heard a knock on the door.

When he opened the door and saw Liu Guangtian, he asked, "What's the matter, Guangtian?"

"My dad asked me to inform everyone to go to the meeting after dinner."

After saying this, Liu Guangtian ran away.

Li Pingan couldn't understand why the meeting was being held.

Soon the time came, and Li Pingan took the bench to the middle court. Because the middle court has the largest area, meetings are usually held in the middle court.

When he arrived, quite a few people were already sitting in the middle courtyard. Li Pingan saw Xu Damao sitting in the corner, so he took a stool and sat next to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao saw that it was Li Ping'an and said with a smile: "Brother Ping'an, you are now a big celebrity in our factory. The few times that the factory was able to eat meat these days are all thanks to you."

Li Pingan also smiled and replied: "No, it's just luck. Didn't Damao go to the movies recently?"

"How can I not go? Now is our busiest time. Once we go there it will take ten days or half a month. I just came back to rest for two days and I have to go back to the countryside again tomorrow." Xu Damao complained.

The two of them chatted and smoked.

Soon, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai, the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui each came out with a teacup.

Yi Zhonghai sat in the middle, while Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui sat on the left and right. They looked like they were in the same boat.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Yi Zhonghai waited for Liu Haizhong to speak. Usually in a meeting, Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, would speak a few words first before Yi Zhonghai spoke.

But today, firstly, Liu Haizhong felt that Yi Zhonghai had consulted with Yan Bugui before he came to him, which made him feel that he didn't give him face. Secondly, now that Yi Zhonghai has become a first-class worker, he felt that Yi Zhonghai was no longer worthy of being a boss. So he just stood there and said nothing, letting Yi Zhonghai speak first. Isn't it the leader who always makes the final summary?

Yi Zhonghai waited for a while and saw that Liu Haizhong didn't say anything. He couldn't let this become a dull occasion. So he stood up and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Now let's hold a meeting for all the students in the hospital. Who else hasn't arrived yet?"

After waiting for a while, he saw that everyone was present. He began to speak: "As everyone knows, our compound is an excellent courtyard, and we have always helped each other and maintained unity and friendship. This meeting was jointly discussed by the three of us, and the purpose is to help the needy families in our compound."

He paused, seeing that everyone was listening to him. He continued, "As everyone knows, all the money in the Jia family was stolen some time ago. Jia Dongxu got into trouble again and cannot go to work for the time being. In addition, Qin Huairu just gave birth and is still in confinement. The family has been struggling to make ends meet for a long time. I have been helping his family for the past few months. Of course, I am the eldest uncle in our compound and Jia Dongxu's master, so it is my duty to help his family. But as everyone knows, I was demoted to a first-class worker last month. My salary was also reduced. My wife has to take medicine every month, and I have to take care of the old lady in the backyard. I really have no money to spend."

After saying that, he drank a sip of water and looked towards Jia Dongxu. He saw Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu were all there.

He continued, "So the purpose of this meeting is to get everyone to contribute a little bit, and we will work together to help their family get through this difficult time. This way, we can help each other if anyone has problems in the future. When the news spreads outside, people will praise the unity of our compound. Then the title of the Outstanding Siheyuan will still be ours."

"In recent days, when I heard Jia's newborn Xiaodang crying because he had no milk and was hungry, I felt very sad. So I will take the lead here and donate ten yuan first!"

Then he took out ten yuan and handed it to the third uncle Yan Bugui for record. The second uncle Liu Haizhong saw this situation, although he was reluctant. But with so many people watching in the courtyard, he couldn't lose face, so he also took out ten yuan and handed it to Yan Bugui.

The third uncle Yan Bugui took the money from the two men and said, "Everyone knows my family's situation. I can't compare with the two uncles. I will donate two dollars."

As he said this, he took out two dollars and put them on the money. Although the money was not his, he still felt bad about taking it out.

Yi Zhonghai then said: "It's okay, no matter how much you donate, it's all a token of your appreciation. It's up to you."

After saying that, he looked in the direction of the Jia family again.

Jia Dongxu was then supported by Qin Huairu and came to the middle and said, "I would like to thank everyone here. When my leg is healed, my family will definitely help you if you have any problems."

Qin Huairu also said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you everyone, we adults can still make do, but the child cries every day because of hunger. It makes my heart as a mother almost break."

After saying that, he bowed to everyone.

Everyone feels very sympathetic when seeing this situation.

But it’s not easy now, and I don’t know how much to donate. If I donate too much, it will be difficult for my family, and if I donate too little, it will be embarrassing for so many people to see it.

So everyone looked at each other, but no one went up to donate.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, your brother Dongxu is usually very nice to you, you go first."

In fact, He Yuzhu had wanted to help Qin Huairu for a long time. He was usually scolded by Jia Zhang at home. Today, he heard that the hungry child had no milk to eat, and saw her sad look just now. If there were not so many people, he would have wanted to go up and comfort his sister Qin.

So He Yuzhu stood up, took out ten yuan and handed it to the uncle, saying, "This is mine. I'm not like some people who only donate two yuan."

Hearing this, Third Uncle Yan Bu was about to explode with arrogance, but Yi Zhonghai quickly shouted, "Zhu Zi, what nonsense are you talking about? Donating any amount is a token of our goodwill, and after you've donated, go back and sit down."

As he said this, he glared at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was also a chatterbox. Seeing Yi Zhonghai getting angry, he walked back and saw Xu Damao smoking with Li Pingan. He said, "Xu Damao, I donated ten yuan. Why don't you go and donate? Don't let me look down on you!"

Xu Damao was watching the fun, but who knew He Yuzhu would actually squeeze him. He said arrogantly: "Shazhu, who are you looking down on? Am I the one who is short of that ten yuan?" After saying that, he angrily took out ten yuan and handed it to Yan Bugui.

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "That's what a man should be like. It shows that you, Xu Damao, are not the kind of person who squats to pee."

He Yuzhu's words made everyone laugh.

Xu Damao was also angry and said: "Shazhu, you stinky cook, just wait for me!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly said, "Come on, both of you. This is a meeting time, not a place for you to fight. Be quiet."

After hearing this, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu glared at each other and sat down.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai looked at Li Ping'an who was next to Xu Damao. He was upset because of his shaking hands and was upset about the last time Li Ping'an made him faint, and he hadn't settled the score with Li Ping'an yet.

Now seeing Li Ping'an leisurely smoking and watching the show, he said, "Li Ping'an, you are working and earning money now, you have to donate as well."

Jia Zhang had been silent until she saw that only a few people had donated so much money to his family. When she thought about how Li Ping'an had cheated her family and Yi Zhonghai's family of so much money, she shouted, "Yes, Li Ping'an, you cheated my family of so much money? You should donate more. If it weren't for you, would my family be like this now?"

Li Pingan originally wanted to watch the show, and now he just wanted to live his life peacefully. He didn't expect these two people to bully him again. Why bother? It would be better if everyone lived in peace and didn't bother each other.

So he stood up and said with a smile: "I won't donate, not a cent."

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately looked at Li Pingan with a dark face.

Jia Zhang also stood up and scolded: "Everyone is donating, why don't you donate? It's good enough that I didn't ask you to return the 1,000 yuan from our family. Now I ask you to donate some money and you still don't donate. Do you have any conscience?"

Over there, Jia Dongxu was also glaring at Li Pingan, his eyes filled with anger.

Li Pingan said nonchalantly: "There are several reasons why I don't donate. First, my relationship with your Jia family is not that serious. When my family got into trouble, not only did you not come to help, but you also wanted to take my workstation and house."

"Second, I have a use for all my money. No one's money comes from the wind. I don't have any extra money to donate to your family."

"Third, donations must be reported to and approved by the Street Office, and then someone from the Street Office will come to preside over it. It's not something you, Yi Zhonghai, can organize whenever you want. You said the Jia family is in trouble and short of money. Whose family isn't in trouble? Look at Aunt Jiang's family in the backyard. She's alone with two children, making paper boxes every day to make a living. Isn't that in trouble? I haven't seen you, Yi Zhonghai, organize donations to her family."

"Also, you just said you want to donate money, so how much do you want to donate? You can't donate this month and donate again next month, right? These issues all require the street office to arrange someone to organize them. You, Yi Zhonghai, don't have the qualifications. This is illegal."

After listening to Li Ping'an's words, everyone suddenly realized that it was true! The Jia family was not the only one in trouble, there were other families in even more trouble than the Jia family.

Besides, the street office didn't come to organize the donation, so the donation is not legal. Who knows how much money the Jia family needs? If they donate too much, everyone will feel bad. If they donate too little, won't they have to donate again next month?

Yi Zhonghai heard everyone talking about it, so he stepped out and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Time is a bit tight today. I wanted to finish the meeting first. I'll report to the street office tomorrow."

Li Pingan shouted from below: "Then donate tomorrow. Don't worry, if someone from the street office comes to organize it tomorrow, I will definitely donate."

At this time, the person next to him also shouted: "Yes, uncle, then donate tomorrow, there is no need to rush today."

For a moment, everyone was shouting that they would wait for the street office to organize it tomorrow.

Seeing this, the second uncle Liu Haizhong was happy. He took back his money and said, "Old Yi, it turns out that this matter still needs to be reported to the street office. Look at what you did tonight. How can we organize it privately? We have to follow the arrangements of the leaders and cannot violate the policies, right? I think we should forget about this tonight."

At this time, Yan Bugui had already put the two dollars he donated back into his pocket.

After hearing what Li Ping'an said, Xu Damao regretted donating ten yuan to compete with He Yuzhu. He also ran to the table and took ten yuan back.

Jia Zhang saw that only the twenty yuan from Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu was left on the table, so she quickly ran over and put the money in her pocket.

He sat on the ground and shouted, "Old Jia, come up and take a look! Everyone is bullying our young and old. They took advantage of Dongxu's illness to bully us. Come up and take these non-humans away!"

He pointed at Li Ping'an and cursed, "You jinx, Li's kid. I told you that you are a bad person because you killed your parents. Now you come to bully us because you think our family is easy to bully. Are you still human? Aren't you afraid that you will give birth to a son without an asshole in the future, which will make you childless and extinct?"

Jia Zhang's words really irritated Li Ping'an. He rushed forward and slapped Jia Zhang's old face.

With a "bang", Jia Zhang was slapped to the ground.

Another kick landed on Jia Zhang's buttocks, sending her flying to the side steps.

This series of blows not only shut up Jia Zhang, but also frightened the people around her so much that no one spoke.

When Jia Dongxu saw his mother being beaten, he didn't care about the inconvenience of his legs.

With a roar, he rushed towards Li Pingan.

But he was using a crutch and tripped himself before he reached Li Ping'an.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai also reacted. He pointed at Li Pingan angrily and said, "You are a rebel. Li Pingan, you even dare to hit an old man. Call the police! I will definitely send you to the police station."