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

"Hey, Aunt Wang, don't be anxious. This is the Communist Party's world. It's not their turn to act tyrannically. But we have to catch them in the act."

"Many people in our compound come from poor families, and they all made trouble because of that civilized compound, so many people just swallowed their anger and didn't dare to speak out."

"Whether our courtyard is in chaos or not, the Jia family has the final say."

"Whenever the Jia family gets in trouble, no one will be well. Especially Jia Zhang, she is a great necromancer who always summons the old Jia head to spread feudal superstition."

"They say they are bullying their orphans and widows. They scold anyone who makes delicious food but doesn't send it to the Jia family."

"Auntie Wang, you say that Jia Zhang is as fat as a pig and eats until she is full. How can their family be considered a poor household?"

"I sighed. I didn't expect there were so many things going on in your yard. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it. I thought your yard was well managed!"

"You really know people, faces but not hearts."

"Aunt Wang, these are just my family's opinions. Don't worry. I estimate that the eldest master will arrange for the donation of grain for the Jia family in the next few days."

"It's the end of the month, and the Jia family is running out of food. The eldest master is reluctant to spend more money, so he wants the whole courtyard to help the Jia family. Let everyone in the courtyard feed their entire family."

"What a great Yi Zhonghai, what a great Jia family! This unhealthy trend must be stopped."

"Now the people are in charge, and he, a high-ranking official, dares to bully the people and act tyrannically. He is even rebelling against him."

"Okay, Aunt Wang, don't worry. These things are trivial. Now that you know about it, you will definitely take charge of our yard."

"Just be careful these two days. If anything happens, I'll arrange for someone to call you."

"You are a shrewd kid now. Well, it won't hurt to be more careful."

"If there's anything you can't solve, go find your Aunt Wang. But don't learn bad things from me and don't embarrass your father. Do you hear me?"

"I understand, Aunt Wang, but please don't tell anyone about this, or I, Zhang Minghui, won't be able to live in this courtyard and will have to move."

"Don't worry! Your Aunt Wang knows what's going on."

"Okay then, I won't disturb you from working. I'll go back first."

"Minghui, then you go back first. If you have any questions, come directly to Aunt Wang. Also, if there is any situation in your yard, you must tell me as soon as possible."

"By the way, take these cans and eggs back quickly. I don't need them. Why are you being so polite to me?"

"That's fine, Aunt Wang, I'm leaving now."

Zhang Minghui walked out with the things in his hand, and when he reached the corner, he quickly put the things into the space.

After walking out of the door, he said hello to Uncle Li and walked back leisurely.

I looked at the time and it was only 2:10 pm. This is the watch my father left behind. I bought it from a trust store and I don’t know how much it cost.

Watches are big items these days, and after hesitating for a moment, I was afraid of attracting attention, so I put it in the space.

..........

It didn't take long to reach the entrance of the alley. It was hot now, and there was a group of middle-aged women and young wives sitting in the alley, chatting and working.

Zhang Minghui smiled and greeted everyone as he walked, appearing very polite.

He returned to the backyard and opened the door of his house. The total area of ​​his house was more than 40 square meters. The unit had allocated two rooms for Zhang Minghui to use when he grew up.

My dad asked someone to divide the house into three rooms, with a small living room in the middle and people living on both sides. In the summer, we cooked in a shed outside.

My dad was quite diligent and bought all the furniture. All 36 legs were completed in 58. It was a complete set of old elm furniture. It seemed that my dad put a lot of thought into it.

Zhang Minghui picked up the teapot from the table, poured some boiled water into it, and started drinking it happily. He was quite tired after walking for half a day.

I am weak now, so I have to be careful. After washing my face in the living room, I went back to the inner room and prepared to rest on the bed.

There is a small square table on the bed. It was used for doing homework before, but now he doesn’t have to do homework anymore, so he just puts some small things on it. Zhang Minghui thought carefully about what he had done today.

"Hey, the eye drops were used well today. They are enough to make that old man Yi Zhonghai drink a pot of wine."

"If you want to live a stable life in this courtyard, you must first pin Yi Zhonghai down. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, then everyone can live well and lead their own lives."

Think about the TV series, and think about the personalities of the Jia family and Yi Zhonghai. Asking them not to cause trouble is something that can only be done in a dream.

After finishing smoking, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

..........

I don't know how long I slept, but I heard some chattering outside the yard. Some kids were running around in the yard, cheering and playing, and people were greeting each other from every household.

"Minghui, Minghui, are you home?"

After a few greetings, Liu Guangtian lifted the door curtain and went into the inner room to see Minghui sleeping. He came in and gently shook him a few times.

Zhang Minghui opened his eyes dazedly and saw that it was Liu Guangtian. This boy was the same age as Zhang Minghui and also graduated from junior high school in June this year.

His younger brother Liu Guangfu is two years younger than him.

However, the two brothers did not have a good life at home. They were beaten every now and then, and their mother did not stop them, as if they were not her own sons.

"Guangtian, come here and sit on the bed for a while."

"Minghui, the uncle just informed me that we will go to the Intermediate Court for a meeting later."

Wow, Zhang Minghui immediately became alert when he heard about the meeting and sat cross-legged.

"Come and tell me what the meeting is about today."

He handed Liu Guangtian a cigarette.

Taking the cigarette and sitting on the bed, Liu Guangtian said with envy:

"Minghui, you are amazing. You now smoke Daqianmen cigarettes. This is quite high-end."

"Hey, I can't afford this cigarette. This is the cigarette my dad left over. I just took it. I feel better these past two days, so I want to smoke a cigarette to satisfy my craving."

"By the way, what is the meeting about? If it's not important, I won't attend. I'm still very weak now, so I need to take good care of myself."

After taking two puffs of his cigarette, Liu Guangtian spoke slowly.

"Minghui just came to my house to inform my father. When he talked to my father, he heard that it was about the donation to the Jia family. He asked me to inform everyone in the hospital to participate."

"But I feel something is not right in what he said. It seems that the uncle wants you to take the lion's share, saying that your family has so much in pension, so you should take more."

Fuck, this Lord of Morality finally took action. I just got better now and he wants to control me. That’s wishful thinking. Just wait and see how I’m going to deal with you.

"Guangtian, do you want to make money? When Liu Guangtian heard about making money, his eyes lit up."

"His family rarely gives him pocket money, so even 1 cents in his pocket is a lot of money for him. How can he not think about making money?"

He put on his shoes, went downstairs, and pulled Liu Guangtian to the west room, afraid that the deaf old lady next door would hear them.

Zhang Minghui said in a low voice.

"Please do me a favor and go to the street to find Director Wang and tell him that our hospital is going to hold a meeting to donate money to the Jia family."