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

"Second, I went to chat with an old man these past two days, but the old man ignored me."

"Shazhu also knew that the old man was blaming him. If it wasn't for his punch, the old man's reputation wouldn't have been ruined so quickly. Shazhu was extremely regretful afterwards."

"Third, now everyone in the factory is pointing fingers at me and looking down on me, saying that I'm bullying the families of martyrs and taking advantage of my height and strength to bully other people's children."

Every day when he got his meals, he was mocked and criticized in various ways. Shazhu didn't dare to talk back. Later, when he thought about it, he realized that he had done a very bad job.

I didn't expect such a big thing to happen. Now my reputation is ruined. It's even harder to find a wife. My uncle doesn't even care about me anymore.

I felt extremely helpless for a moment.

Sha Zhu had never had any elders to take care of him since he was a child, and this was the first time he had to endure such great pressure.

Although I am 23 years old, I am still a child. I haven't slept well in the past two nights. I always wake up when I have dreams, and there are people pointing at me everywhere in my dreams.

Shazhu was at a loss and didn’t know who to discuss with in the hospital. After all, Yushui was still a child.

After much thought, I went to the backyard and found the deaf old lady.

After entering the room, he found the deaf old lady lying in the room. When she saw Sha Zhu coming in, she immediately sat up.

Seeing the dark circles under Sha Zhu’s eyes, you can tell that this kid has been under a lot of pressure in the past two days.

The deaf old lady sighed deeply. This child had never had any adult guidance since he was young, so he did stupid things. This incident was a great lesson for him.

"Zhu Zi, sit there! I will talk to you about the old lady today."

Hearing what the deaf old lady said, Sha Zhu lowered his head and responded, then took a small stool and sat down.

"Zhu Zi, you must be having a hard time these days. Are you being subjected to all kinds of rumors? The words are particularly unpleasant."

Hearing this, Sha Zhu was about to cry.

Although he was a bit reckless, he was still young after all. He was under so much criticism from so many people at once. Sha Zhu was a person who cared about his reputation and had long been unable to bear the psychological pressure.

"Zhu Zi, you have never had any elders to teach you since you were a child. This incident is also a lesson for you."

"Old lady, I have met many people in my life and experienced everything, from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, and up to now after liberation. I have encountered everything."

"Your behavior is nothing, but now we are liberated and the people are in charge."

"Zhang Minghui is the descendant of a martyr, and he has a good family background. He is still a teenager, and his body is very weak. You two should stand over there and see who everyone is on their side."

"What's more, you, Zhuzi, usually fight with the young people in the courtyard. That's because your uncle protects you, so you don't suffer any loss. But in the end, you were tricked by that brat."

Shazhu was a little confused and didn't know what was going on.

Zhuzi, think about it carefully.

"At the meeting that day, your uncle forced the brat to donate money. If you hadn't intervened, your uncle could have solved the problem in the yard and mobilized everyone in the yard to force the brat to donate money."

"You may not get that much money, but you can get some small change. But you ruined your uncle's good deeds with just one punch, and gave that brat an opportunity to fall to the ground."

"As a result, this matter became a big deal. The news of what happened in our courtyard spread directly to the outside world, and it spread all over the city."

After hearing this, Sha Zhu came to his senses and felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

She wanted to beat that brat up right away, but seeing Sha Zhu's expression, the old lady shook her head helplessly. This Zhu was really stupid.

He shook his head and spoke slowly.

"Zhu Zi, don't be anxious. Zhang Minghui had anticipated this. Even if you hadn't taken action, you wouldn't have gotten away with it."

Shazhu was confused after hearing this, so he started to ask.

"Old lady, how can you say that?"

Your aunt came to me and told me about it yesterday.

"Do you remember that when you beat that brat, he immediately fell to the ground?"

"Yeah, that little bastard immediately lay down with blood coming out of his mouth."

"It's okay if you remember it, but you forgot that when the kid was lying on the ground, Director Wang from the Street Office immediately came in from the front yard with his men."

"If the kid hadn't notified us in advance, how could the neighborhood office, which is so far away from here, have arrived so quickly?"

After listening to this, Sha Zhu suddenly understood.

"Yes, Director Wang came too quickly. He came in from the front yard right after he punched Zhang Minghui."

"I didn't know until I thought about it. It was indeed as the old lady said. It was designed by someone else."

Seeing the change in Shazhu's expression, the deaf old lady spoke earnestly.

"In fact, it was your uncle who was too rough in his work and was also anxious. After all, Zhang Minghui's family is the family of a martyr. His mother died just last month. The street office took good care of his family."

"I told you at that time that if you want to help the Jia family, you have to wait a little bit, there is still a long way to go!"

"Good things are never too late. I don't know if it was Jia Dongxu's idea or Jia Zhang's instigation, but as soon as the kid got better, they called a meeting of the entire hospital to donate money to the Jia family."

Sha Zhu was still a little confused as he spoke.

"When an old man convenes a meeting, it's also to show concern for the neighbors and encourage everyone to help each other. How can that be wrong?"

Seeing Sha Zhu's stupid brain, the old lady was so angry that she hit Sha Zhu a few times with her walking stick.

Shazhu was beaten so hard that he cried out in pain.

"Why are you so anxious, old lady? What I said is not wrong."

Seeing that Sha Zhu still didn't know what he did wrong, the old lady started to explain to Sha Zhu by counting on her fingers.

"Silly Zhu, let me tell you this! Suppose when you were 16 years old, your father passed away and left you a large sum of money."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu also spoke stubbornly.

"Don't mention my dad. He's a worthless person. He never cared about the life and death of Yu Shui and me."

The deaf old lady squinted her eyes.

"Zhu Zi, don't interrupt me. I've explained it to you clearly. If your father left you a sum of money and then held a meeting to ask your family to donate it to other families, what would you do?"

After hearing this, Sha Zhuzi immediately became anxious.

"Why? My sister and I have to make a living too. Why should we donate to others when we can't even survive ourselves?"

Look, the deaf old lady said with a smile.

"Since you don't want to, do you think Zhang Minghui would be willing?"

After hearing this, Sha Zhuzi finally came to his senses.

"Yeah, I don't want to do it myself, how can others do it?"

"No wonder Zhang Minghui is so anxious. No wonder everyone is scolding me and Yi Zhonghai. We really did a bad job on this matter. No wonder no one cares about me."

Only then did Sha Zhu come to his senses.

Seeing Sha Zhu lowering his head and not saying anything, the deaf old lady continued.

"Zhu Zi, you don't know the seriousness of the matter. Just think about it, if Zhang Minghui donated that 50 yuan, it would be ruined."