Siheyuan, I want to lie down but I become a tool

After everyone finished their meal, Sha Zhu pointed to the bowl of meat soup he had not drunk and said to Zhang Xinwang:

"Brother, Brother Zhu, can you please take this bowl of soup to the deaf old lady? The old lady is greedy and she lives next door to you. I'm afraid she must be too greedy now."

After hearing this, Zhang Xingwang felt that Sha Zhu was really bad towards the old lady. However, the deaf old lady later passed away and left the house to him, so it could be considered a drink.

After seeing Zhang Xingwang nod, Sha Zhu stood up and went to deliver the soup to the deaf old lady. Seeing this, his mother handed him two steamed buns made of 20 grams of flour and asked him to deliver them together.

Watching Sha Zhu leave, the mother said, "Your brother Zhu is a good person." Several women, both big and small, nearby nodded in agreement.

After a while, Sha Zhu came back. The two of them drank a few more glasses and chatted with each other for a while. Then Sha Zhu carried the remaining half bottle of wine and walked back slowly in a square step.

After Shazhu left, the mother started to clear the table. The family had a very satisfying meal. The fourth sister also started to do her homework with peace of mind.

Zhang Xingwang stood up and walked out, saying as he walked:

"Mom, please take care of the little girl and let her digest her food before going to sleep. I'm going to the middle court for a meeting."

"Mom will go with you"

"No, I can go by myself, and it's probably our family's business today, I know what to do, you just wait at home. You go to work every day, and I don't know what's going on, I'll tell you in detail when I come back."

"Then let your elder sister accompany you."

"Mom, you really don't need to. This is a meeting. If there is a war, I will take my elder sister with me."

After saying that, he walked out the door and headed towards the middle courtyard.

When I first arrived at the Central Courtyard, I saw that almost everyone was there, even Sha Zhu was sitting aside obediently.

I heard the second uncle Liu Haizhong puffing out his big belly and scolding Zhang Xingwang who was late:

"You are so ignorant, everyone is here but you are not here"

This second uncle is also a weirdo. He tells everyone that he has only a junior high school education.

He is just an ordinary worker, but he likes to pretend to be a leader. However, he only has a few opening remarks every time. If you really ask him to say a few more words, he will become dispirited.

It takes real skill to be able to fill his stomach like this these days, but he just likes to eat alone too much. He is limited to two scrambled eggs a day, which he can only eat by himself.

The sons were all like steamed buns and pickled vegetables. He would beat them if they dared to do so. He had a very bad temper. He didn't know the severity of the offense and sometimes even killed them. The three sons were very resistant to beatings. But they complained about him.

The eldest never came back after getting married. The remaining two only remembered how they were beaten when they were young, but they didn't remember the kindness of their parents.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, Uncle. I only know that we'll have a meeting after dinner, but I don't know the exact time. Please bear with me."

Just after he finished speaking, he saw Shazhu making faces and secretly giving him a thumbs up.

The second uncle raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Xingwang. Just as he was about to say something, Xu Damao suddenly came in pushing his bicycle. Seeing this, he said jokingly:

"Everyone is in a meeting here, don't bother with me, just have your meeting."

The second uncle saw that this was not a big deal and was about to get angry, but suddenly someone grabbed his arm. He turned around and saw the first uncle shaking his head at him.

The uncle cleared his throat and said:

"Xu Damao, go back and park the car. Come over after you're done. We'll have a meeting first."

After he finished speaking, he paused, looked around, and saw that everyone was quiet, then said seriously:

"Everyone knows that it's the end of the year and we have to evaluate advanced courtyards. Today's incident, at the smallest level, is a matter of neighborhood harmony. At the largest level, it may affect our evaluation of advanced courtyards."

When everyone heard this, they realized that if they couldn't be rated as an advanced compound, it would affect their own interests. After all, if they were rated as an advanced compound, they could be rewarded with some peanuts, melon seeds, etc. Although there were not many things, it was better than nothing.

Someone immediately agreed and said that it must be explained to everyone. When Jia Zhang, who was sitting next to him, heard this, she immediately said loudly:

"It's just something we have to talk about. Besides, who knows whether the things in his house come from legitimate sources?"

An old man raised his hand and pressed it lightly, asking everyone to be quiet, and then said:

"Zhang Xingwang, I have to ask you something about this matter."

When Zhang Xingwang heard that the real show was about to begin, he replied in a serious tone:

"I haven't done anything recently, what do you think, uncle?"

"Our courtyard used to be an advanced courtyard, and the atmosphere has always been good. Now that times are tough, everyone is supporting each other and helping each other if they can, after all, we are all from the same courtyard.

But your family asked your sister-in-law Jia to help you with the work before giving her a fish. Later, your sister-in-law Jia asked you to borrow some broth, but you didn’t lend it to her. "

"That's right. Am I not helping the sister-in-law of the Jia family in disguise? There wasn't much broth at home that day, and it wasn't enough for me to eat, so I didn't share it with her."

"That's your fault, but you just can't go out for a walk because of your illness. You don't know the tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young in our hospital.

Your brother Dongxu's family still has young children, and there is really no other way, so your sister-in-law asked you for help. You should give some to them. Don't be too selfish.

And about the fish you gave, you caught so many fish, but instead of sharing some with the needy people in the yard, you only gave fish to them if they helped you with your work. Aren't you making your neighbors look distant? Isn't that like doing odd jobs for your family?

Besides, the deaf old lady living next door to you is so old, but you have never given her a gift.

This time I am mainly explaining this to you, so that you can understand what it means to respect the old and love the young, otherwise if this continues, the atmosphere in the hospital will be ruined."

Few people could withstand this combination of punches. Fortunately, Zhang Xingwang knew the general plot, otherwise this persuasion and education would sooner or later become what the uncle wanted.

Clearing his throat, Zhang Xingwang replied calmly:

"I understand what you said, uncle, but I think it's a good thing for Jia's sister-in-law to exchange her labor for fish. I did this to protect her self-esteem. Otherwise, it wouldn't be charity."

At this time, the third uncle suddenly interrupted: "Exchanging labor for fish can also take care of everyone's face. I think it is a good idea. You can feel at ease when you take it back and eat it."

Zhang Xingwang felt that the two kilograms of lamb chops given by the third uncle were quite worthwhile. This sentence directly determined the nature of the fish exchange.

After listening to the third uncle, Zhang Xingwang continued with a sad face:

"Uncle, you know the situation of my family. I finally caught some fish, so how can I share them with the neighbors?

You have to go to the recycling station to exchange it so that you can feed your family and that's how I can return the 25 yuan to you.

Not to mention my situation, I don't even know how many days I can live, maybe I can even outlive the deaf old lady. I will pay more attention to the deaf old lady in the future, and I will think of her when I have something delicious, maybe when the day comes, we can still be a companion. "

After saying that, he turned to look at Jia Dongxu and said solemnly:

"Brother Dongxu, although I don't think so, judging from what Uncle Yi said, it's not appropriate for my sister-in-law to work in exchange for fish and borrow broth anymore. It makes both of our families unhappy.

You don't need that little thing, but it's not good for your sister-in-law to come to my house when she's old. People who know it may think it's for the child's food, but people who don't know may think you can't afford to support your own son. And if someone goesssips about it, who knows what will happen. It won't be good for you either."

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu's eyes almost popped out. He gnashed his teeth in anger. What was he saying? How did he bring it up with the fact that he couldn't support his family?