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

After chatting for a while, Uncle Zhang found an excuse and went out.

Zhang Minghui started chatting with Aunt Wang, telling her interesting stories about Doudou from time to time, which made Aunt Wang forget her worries and laugh heartily.

As they chatted, Zhang Minghui pretended to be casual and brought up the topic of the period before liberation.

"Auntie Wang, did you live near here before liberation? I heard from the neighbors that it was very chaotic before liberation."

When Director Wang heard this topic, his face turned extremely ugly and a little sad, and even his voice became low as he spoke.

"Hey, Minghui, I lived here in Nanluoguxiang before liberation. People back then were suffering! They lived in fear of losing their jobs day by day. You can't imagine how chaotic it was."

"There is no order at all. Every day, people have to go out to make a living with their heads between their legs. If they don't have good sense and offend someone they shouldn't, they might get beaten to death on the spot."

"There are all kinds of people in this city. If it hadn't been liberated, we wouldn't have been able to live such a good life."

"Minghui, why do you think of asking these questions?"

Seeing Director Wang’s face full of confusion, Zhang Minghui smiled awkwardly and began to explain.

"Auntie Wang, isn't this the place where I heard some grandpas and grandmas chatting at the entrance of the alley a few days ago?"

"Some old men said that before liberation, the Lou family was the most powerful. They were nicknamed Lou Bancheng. Most of the business was done by them. No one in Beijing dared to mess with the Lou family."

After hearing this, Director Wang burst into laughter and spoke happily.

"Minghui, don't take what those old men and women say to heart. They are just gossiping and making fun of you. They don't know what's going on."

Zhang Minghui immediately stood up from his chair, came behind Director Wang, massaged her shoulders, and said with a smile.

"Auntie Wang, please tell me about the ins and outs here. I love to hear the stories of these big families and their grievances and hatreds."

Director Wang looked at Zhang Minghui's behavior and thought nothing of it, just thinking that this child liked to listen to stories, so he began to tell Zhang Minghui a story.

"It's undeniable that the Lou family is famous. But there are several other families in Sijiu City that are of similar size."

"Before liberation, the Lou family was a rising star and embezzled a lot of the Sun and Wang families' businesses. At that time, the situation was very chaotic and many people from the families died because of it."

"If the city hadn't been liberated, who knows what would have happened!"

Zhang Minghui listened to Director Wang's story and gradually gained a detailed understanding of several families, especially a lot of inside information that could never be heard by ordinary people.

Zhang Minghui often praised Aunt Wang, making her story more vivid. When asked why Aunt Wang knew so much, she told Zhang Minghui.

"These things are not a big secret. The street office often holds meetings and everyone will discuss these things when they have nothing to do. It's just that some things will not be heard by ordinary people."

“Fear of causing unrest.”

Aunt Wang warned Zhang Minghui that he could just tell these things to him and treat them as stories, but he should not spread them around.

Zhang Minghui spent a few hours with Director Wang and obtained a lot of useful information. After he was fully prepared for the next step, he left the street office.

Unexpectedly, the two people from the Lou family were still waiting outside.

Huh, Zhang Minghui sneered, they are worthy of being members of the Lou family, they are really responsible and much more dedicated than the previous group of people.

In the next two days, the two people from the Lou family kept a close eye on Zhang Minghui. If Zhang Minghui hadn't walked on the main road every day, they would have taken action long ago.

The opportunity Zhang Minghui had been waiting for came that night.

Zhang Minghui wanted to pass on the message through Xu Damao, but there was no good opportunity in the past two days.

Around 9pm.

Zhang Minghui, who had been staring out the window, saw Xu Damao running out.

Zhang Minghui immediately walked out of the house, passed through the moon gate, came to the toilet outside the yard, and listened to the noise inside.

The only sound heard in the bathroom was Xu Damao's breathing.

I looked around and it was pitch black, no footsteps were heard. This was a good opportunity to pass on the message.

Zhang Minghui imitated Liu Guangtian's voice and spoke vaguely.

"Minghui, why don't the Sun family keep their word? They said they would help me find a job, but they said they would do it! They even told me to wait two years before talking to you again."

Zhang Minghui said this with pretended dissatisfaction.

"Guangtian, shut up and don't mention this. Do you want to go in? If others hear this, your life will be over. Besides, don't you get a lot of money?"

"You're not at a loss."

Zhang Minghui paused to see if there was any reaction from inside the toilet. When he heard the panting sound inside the toilet stopped, Zhang Minghui knew he could continue.

"In broad daylight, these big families are just like this. After they use us, they won't care about us anymore."

"We are just ordinary people. We should not get involved in their affairs, or we will die without knowing how. From now on, if anyone asks you about this, just say you don't know."

The footsteps slowly faded away.

Xu Damao held his breath and heard everything clearly in the toilet. An excited look appeared on his face and his fists were clenched tightly.

I originally thought that I had messed up this matter and would not be able to perform in front of Lou Bancheng.

Unexpectedly, a trip to the toilet turned out to be a great success. Didn't my dad always look for the person behind Zhang Minghui? It was the Sun family. This was a big harvest.

Xu Damao heard the conversation clearly. Liu Guangtian was the one who framed him. The work promised by the Sun family was postponed, and they only gave Liu Guangtian some money.

Liu Guangtian, this idiot, actually thought that others could really arrange a job for you. You are just a cannon fodder, and it’s good enough if they can give you some money.

Xu Damao's eyes were full of brilliance, and he was thinking whether he could get some benefits from it. He had to ask his father to talk to Lou Bancheng to see if he could be an official in the factory.

I have helped the Lou family so much, it shouldn't be too much to ask for an official position!

next day

Xu Damao went out early in the morning. The boy was so excited that he didn't sleep much all night.

I fantasized about myself and my dad going to the Lou family to visit Lou Bancheng. When Lou Bancheng heard the news, he was very satisfied with himself and patted himself on the shoulder.

"Da Mao, you are a great kid, you are smart and helped me find the mastermind. Let's put it this way! I will entrust my Xiao'e to you. I will arrange for you to be an official at the steel mill."

The more Xu Damao thought about it, the more beautiful it became. He couldn't close his mouth and even the strong wind blowing into his mouth tasted particularly sweet. He rode all the way to Xu Fugui at lightning speed.

After entering the courtyard, Xu Damao pushed the cart and saw Xu Fugui washing up by the sink. Xu Damao winked at him, meaning that he had something important to say.