Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

"Everyone has heard about this incident recently. There is a rumor in the city now..."

Liu Haizhong had just said two sentences when Yi Zhonghai next to him pretended to cough and interrupted Liu Haizhong's speech.

He glanced to the side with dissatisfaction, his heart filled with indignation, but there was nothing he could do, after all Yi Zhonghai was the boss!

"Now, Uncle Yi Zhonghai will introduce the details."

Yi Zhonghai took a sip of tea in a pretentious manner and spoke slowly.

"My dear neighbors, the situation is quite serious right now. As you all know, there are rumors out there that people fleeing famine are constantly pouring into the city."

"What does that mean? It means that other provinces are indeed suffering from drought. Life in our city must be difficult."

"I can't control other places, I can only try to make sure that the neighbors in our yard are not affected."

"So I thought of a way, let's hear if it's feasible or not."

When the neighbors heard Yi Zhonghai say that he wanted to help everyone, they were of course willing to support him, and various voices of support kept coming.

Hearing the support from his neighbors, Yi Zhonghai smiled with satisfaction.

"Okay, let me tell you. My idea is that the more affluent families in the courtyard should support the poorer families."

"In this way, everyone can make a living. What do you think of this method? Let's discuss it together."

On the surface, there were only a few wealthy families in the compound, and the neighbors sitting below were delighted when they heard this and cheered loudly.

"Agreed, we agree."

When Zhang Minghui heard this, he knew that the situation was not good. He did not expect that the hypocrite Yi Zhonghai would take action again.

Last time, he failed to get me to donate money. This time, he tried to manipulate public opinion and plot against me. However, Zhang Minghui did not speak, just to see what Yi Zhonghai would say.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Zhang Minghui and saw him sitting there motionless. He couldn't help but feel very proud in his heart, "You little bastard, let's see where you can run this time."

"Now let me talk about the families in need in the hospital."

"First, Jia Dongxu's home."

When Zhang Minghui heard this, he became restless and had to interrupt the old man.

Otherwise, the neighbors will start to make a fuss and if you don’t agree, you will be disliked by the people in the yard. These grandsons are just waiting for someone to help their family!

So Zhang Minghui stood up and spoke loudly.

"That's not right! Sir, how can you distort the facts?"

Seeing Zhang Minghui stand up, the neighbors began to discuss in a low voice.

"Hey, Zhang Minghui hasn't spoken for a while. What's going on today? He's clashing with Lao Yi again."

"Hey, isn't it obvious? Old Yi has bad intentions. Can Zhang Minghui just let it go?"

"Haha, this time there will be something exciting to watch."

Hearing the noisy discussions below, Yi Zhonghai's face became a little stiff and he spoke in a serious tone.

"Zhang Minghui, how did I distort the facts? You need to explain this clearly."

Zhang Minghui didn't hesitate and started talking immediately.

"My dear neighbors, everyone knows that the Jia family is not a poor family. Brother Dongxu earns nearly 40 yuan a month!"

"If these are considered poor families, then there are no wealthy people in the entire compound."

"If that's the case, I haven't made any money yet! We are considered a poor family!"

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Jia Zhangshi beside him couldn't help it and started yelling.

"Why doesn't our family count? We at Dongxu have a whole family to support!"

Upon hearing this, the neighbors below became very angry.

"Hey, Aunt Zhang, what you said is really true. We all have to support a whole family!"

"That's right. I only have 28 yuan a month, so am I also considered a poor family?"

Wow, all kinds of sounds suddenly spread out. Before, they were just whispers.

Now it's like a vegetable market, everyone is unhappy, Zhang Minghui's words make sense. Why is the Jia family considered a poor family?

Yi Zhonghai was a little anxious. He didn't expect something strange to happen again, so he shouted loudly.

"Quiet, quiet. Everyone, quiet."

Unfortunately, the crowd was very angry at this time and the noise was getting louder and louder.

Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong, who were sitting behind the table, lowered their heads to drink tea and watched Yi Zhonghai making fun of himself.

Seeing that the neighbors were not listening, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to knock on the table a few times with a large teacup. This quietened the chatter.

Yi Zhonghai glared at Zhang Minghui and spoke loudly.

"Zhang Minghui, don't mess around. The Jia family is indeed in financial difficulty. Except for Dongxu who eats commercial grain, the rest of them have rural household registration."

"Dongxu has to buy expensive grain every month."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Zhang Minghui opened his mouth and spoke.

"Uncle, they requested to change their household registration to rural one. Besides, since they all have rural household registration, why are they still living in our courtyard?"

“They can go back to the countryside to live!”

Jia Zhang immediately started cursing with fangs bared.

"You little bastard, I won't go back to live in the countryside. There's no food in the countryside. If I go back now, won't I just starve to death?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he immediately criticized Zhang Minghui.

"That's right, Zhang Minghui, how can you be so disrespectful to the elderly at such a young age? You want to separate the flesh and blood of the Jia family. How can you be so cruel!"

Zhang Minghui was not angry when he heard Yi Zhonghai accusing him, because he knew what kind of person Yi Zhonghai was.

Hehehe laughed. Then he talked with a smile.

"Master, you may not know whether I am cruel or not, but I know that you are cruel enough. Your apprentice's family can hardly survive."

"You didn't even touch the thousands of dollars you deposited in the bank, and you want us all to pay for it. You're really capable."

Upon hearing what Zhang Minghui said, Yi Zhonghai's face immediately changed and he spoke angrily.

"Zhang Minghui, what nonsense are you talking about? My family doesn't have that much money. My wife got sick over the years and spent all the money."

After laughing twice, Zhang Minghui did not argue with Yi Zhonghai and directly directed his criticism at the Jia family.

"I believe the Jia family when they say they have a hard time. But if you say they are poor, that doesn't make sense!"

"Brother Dongxu's sewing machine is a big item, and Aunt Zhang has saved a lot of money for her retirement, but she doesn't spend any money."

"Why, save the money for having a baby!"

These words caused everyone to burst into laughter, but after they finished laughing, everyone stared at Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family with strange eyes.

The yard suddenly became quiet. Even the crying of children was gone. The only sound was the heavy breathing of the neighbors. For a moment, the air in the yard was completely frozen.

Yi Zhonghai stood behind the table with a grim face, knowing that the matter was messed up and it was too late to explain now.