Siheyuan: Forced me to split the room at the beginning

"Besides, I saw other people raising several chickens, and no one said anything. Why is it that only my chickens have problems? And who wrote the complaint letter to the factory director? Do I need people to hate me? Why are they picking on me alone? Why am I so unlucky?"

Sha Zhu poured out all the bitterness in his heart. He had been so careful during this period. He had to take care of his wife's mood and cook delicious food for her in different ways. He couldn't fall behind in the work at the factory. He was exhausted, okay? He just wanted to do his best to improve his living conditions and make life more convenient. How could he report it?

"Alright, alright." The factory manager didn't want to listen to his complaints at all. Besides, in this era, everyone has to make do with grievances.

"Silly Zhu, if you had raised so many chickens in the past two years, I would have torn them up without saying anything. But this year, things are not right. The trend has to change, do you know that? And don't tell me about your family's difficulties. Who doesn't have difficulties these days? Why are you singled out? I'm telling you, get rid of the chickens immediately. Otherwise, if you get arrested, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Ah, is this really that serious?" Sha Zhu was shocked by the factory director's words and said with a pale face.

"Oh, is it really that serious? I didn't want to tell you about this, but the atmosphere at the top has changed. They want to set up a revolutionary committee to purge the bad elements hiding among the people. You'd better not make trouble now. And your wife eats several eggs a day, which is not good. One egg a day is enough to nourish the body. If someone finds out and reports it to me, what do you want me to do? Should I report it to you or what?"

"I, my situation is so serious." Sha Zhu was completely dumbfounded. He was just a cook and he didn't like to read newspapers or listen to the radio on weekdays. He didn't know that the atmosphere at the top was going to change. He was so scared that his face turned pale and he promised: "Director, I understand. Thank you for your reminder. I, I will dispose of all those things when I go back. I will pay attention to it in the future. I'm really sorry to trouble you." Sha Zhu kept bowing as he spoke.

"Okay, okay, go back. Don't tell anyone else about this, and don't look for the person who reported it. Be careful and see who you have offended." Director Li kindly reminded Sha Zhu.

The factory manager also hates people who report others as soon as they disagree with something. In fact, if you want to investigate, you can find out who the people who reported you are. They are just your neighbors or acquaintances. Otherwise, who can sneak into your house to know how many chickens and rabbits you have raised? That would be a waste of time.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Director." Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu quickly retreated. After returning home that afternoon, he immediately slaughtered all the chickens and rabbits that had just grown up. The blood filled a basin, and he didn't dare to go out to pour it out, because he seriously suspected that the person who reported it was someone from this courtyard. If someone reported him again and destroyed the evidence, he would not be able to explain himself.

"Eat, eat it all." Sha Zhu angrily cleaned all the rabbits and poured them into the pot. It would be a waste if we didn't eat them. We bought them with our own money.

And he won't believe it after he's eaten it. He thinks the informant can be found and made to vomit it out.

"No, what are you doing?" Wang Xiulan became anxious immediately after waking up and seeing the pot of chickens and rabbits.

"Silly Zhu, what's wrong with you today? Why did you stew all these chickens and rabbits that I raised? Can we finish them now?"

"Oh, my dear, keep your voice down, keep your voice down." Sha Zhu immediately covered Wang Xiulan's mouth, took her into the house, closed the door tightly, and then said, "My dear, it's not that I don't want to keep them, but the situation has changed. It's not allowed to keep these things now."

"What are you talking about?" Wang Xiulan broke free from Sha Zhu's hand and said in disbelief, "Everyone raises chickens. Why can't we raise some?"

"Let me tell you something." Sha Zhu lowered his head and said, "Today the factory manager called me to his office and gave me a lecture. Someone reported to the factory manager that we were raising chickens and rabbits."

"What? Who is so wicked?" Wang Xiulan was so angry when she heard this that she stood up and wanted to go out and curse. These neighbors were the only ones who would report them.

"Alright, alright." Sha Zhu immediately grabbed Wang Xiulan's arm and whispered, "My dear wife, you are pregnant now, so please don't get angry. The factory director told me that the atmosphere above is changing, and they may crack down on this matter. I think you should eat these chickens and rabbits. The sooner you eat them, the sooner it will be over. Don't leave any handle for others to use against you."

"Oh, and my wife, as for eggs, we should eat one every day from now on, so that people won't say we are capitalist."

What the hell? Wang Xiulan was furious when she heard Sha Zhu's last words: "Our ancestors were all farmers for eight generations. We have a good family background. Who dares to say that we are capitalist?"

"Keep your voice down, my dear. Yes, we know we are clean, but what if others say that? They will throw a basin of dirty water on us. It's not easy to say that. It's better to have less trouble than more. Think about our children."

"Okay, okay, that's enough, stop pushing me. I get it. Am I as ignorant as you think?" Wang Xiulan sat down angrily.

"I just don't know which wicked person reported me. Why can't I just watch him live a good life?"

"Alright, alright, don't be angry, my wife. Hey, there's something stewing in the kitchen. I'll go check it out."

At the same time, at Lin Yuan's home, Teacher Xiao Ran was also anxious. The school held a meeting today, and the principal gave them a hint that the situation would not be good in the future. He asked them, the teachers, to be careful and not to make any mistakes. This made Teacher Xiao Ran very uneasy. She wanted to wait for Lin Yuan to come over to discuss it. What should they do?

Lin Yuan walked into the house humming a song and carrying a roast chicken. Teacher Xiao Ran rushed over and hugged Lin Yuan's waist, saying with a choked voice: "Lin Yuan, what should I do?"

"No, what's wrong with my wife? Tell me what happened. I'm your man here. I'll hold up the sky for you even if it falls." Lin Yuan comforted Teacher Xiao Ran while patting her on the back.

"Wow, Lin Yuan, the principal held a meeting for us today. I feel like I'm going to have a hard time in the future."