Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Zhao Shanhe put the newly issued house deed and land deed into his arms, took out 350 yuan and handed it to Zheng Heping in front of Director Wang.

While Zheng Heping was counting the money, Director Wang started talking.

"You two really don't consider yourselves as outsiders. You gave money in front of me, an old D officer. Aren't you afraid that I will call the police to arrest you?"

"How could that be possible? I know you are the best, Aunt Wang. Look around our neighborhood, everyone says you are kind and nice. Besides, I am afraid that if I spend so much money, someone will think of me. Isn't it safest to stay with you?"

Director Wang was amused again by Zhao Shanhe's shamelessness and pointed at his nose and said.

"Okay, now that the money is counted, go do whatever you need to do. I should also start working."

I don’t know when it started, but Zhao Shanhe felt that he could take off the mask he wore in the yard in front of Director Wang. Maybe this old member D was one of the few people who really cared about him. It is said that sincerity should be rewarded with sincerity, and there should be more than interests between people.

After counting the money, Zheng Heping smiled and nodded to Zhao Shanhe.

"Xiao Zhao, the amount is just right. Thank you, Uncle Zheng, for helping me get rid of a worry."

Before Zhao Shanhe could reply, he turned to Director Wang and changed his expression.

"Director Wang, I, Zheng Heping, report Yi Zhonghai for restoring feudalism in the No. 95 compound. I also report Zhang Cuihua for taking advantage of the power of others and preventing the common people from living a good life."

This was like a depth charge that stunned Zhao Shanhe. Was Uncle Zheng crazy? He actually dared to do such a feat, reporting in front of the director of the subdistrict office under his real name, which was no less than slapping Director Wang in the face.

Director Wang's reaction was much faster. She immediately changed her expression and spoke seriously.

"Comrade Zheng Heping, are you sure what you said is true? Reporting is a very serious matter. If you report something wrong, you may be detained on charges of false accusation. Not only will you lose your job, but your children will also be implicated."

Zheng Heping had already shot the arrow and there was no turning back. He had already prepared a draft and was willing to go all out. He looked at Director Wang with the same serious expression.

"Comrade Director, if it was before the house was transferred, I would not have dared to report it even if you asked me to. Now that I have no ties in Nanluoguxiang, I dare to tell the truth.

You can ask Xiao Zhao, since Yi Zhonghai became the manager of the courtyard, it was fine in the first few years, but since he accepted Jia Dongxu as his apprentice, he has always been biased towards the Jia family in everything in the courtyard that was related to the Jia family.

The year before last, Xu Wude bought a chicken for his birthday in the backyard. Jia Zhang saw it and came to ask for it back. Of course, Xu Wude would not give it to her for no reason. After all, it was not easy for anyone to eat meat. Jia Zhang blocked their door and cursed at them for more than an hour. Xu Damao was young and couldn't stand it. He came out and cursed back a few words, but was accused by Yi Zhonghai of being disrespectful to the elderly and loving the young. None of the three uncles in the yard said a fair word to help the Xu family. In the end, not only did Damao come out to apologize, but he also had to compensate for the chicken.

Last year on National Day, Sha Zhu bought a fish, but before he could take it home, Jia Zhang snatched it away in the yard. Sha Zhu was so angry that he banged on the door of Jia's house. It was Yi Zhonghai who came out and told Sha Zhu that one should be magnanimous, and the matter was finally left unresolved.

A few days ago, my family bought three taels of pork. When we were cooking in the evening, Jia Zhang smelled the smell and asked her grandson Bang Geng to come and grab it. My girl couldn't bear it and pushed Bang Geng. Jia Zhang then came over to blackmail us. In the end, Yi Zhonghai came out to mediate and made our family pay two dollars.

These are all things I can remember. I don't know how many more I can't remember or haven't seen. Director Wang, if you don't believe me, you can take people to our yard to ask every household. The No. 95 compound has suffered from Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang for a long time. "

After these words were said, the office fell into silence. Director Wang was angry, Zhao Shanhe was confused, and Zheng Heping was fearless.

After a long while, Director Wang turned to Zhao Shanhe and asked.

"Shanhe, do you know everything Zheng Heping said?"

Zhao Shanhe was in a dilemma. He knew all these things, but would it be useful to speak them out? Although Yi Zhonghai's actions were excessive, he did not break the law, and maybe he did not even break the rules.

Director Wang's punishment to Yi Zhonghai was at most a few words of reprimand and a self-criticism. In more serious cases, he was sent to the street office for ideological education, or even his position as the uncle was removed. Then what? Then he offended the Yi family, the Jia family, the deaf old lady, and maybe Shazhu in the yard.

Moreover, with the help of the hidden deaf old lady in the backyard, Yi Zhonghai will make a comeback sooner or later, and then he will be in big trouble.

"Aunt Wang, Yi Zhonghai sometimes does things that are very biased, but he has the help of the deaf old lady in the backyard, and he is also the eldest master in the yard, so the people in the yard can't do anything good to him. As for the Jia family, Jia Zhang is really a piece of shit, but you should know her personality best, she is a tough guy, shameless, and unscrupulous, who in the yard dares to provoke her?"

When Zheng Heping heard Zhao Shanhe talking about the deaf old lady, he interrupted and spoke to Director Wang.

"Comrade Director, you may not know that no one in our No. 95 courtyard dares to cook meat dishes now, all because of this deaf old lady. She takes advantage of her age and the support of Yi Zhonghai. When she sees someone cooking meat dishes, she will come to the door to ask for it. If they don't give it, she will smash the windows. After that, Yi Zhonghai will come out and accuse him of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Over time, every household in our courtyard has changed to eating cooked food, and only dares to cook some hot meat dishes during the Chinese New Year.

The residents’ lives are even more difficult than before liberation.”

Director Wang ignored Zheng Heping. As the director of the Nanluoguxiang neighborhood committee, if there were problems with the people in Nanluoguxiang, it would mean that she had not done her job well. Moreover, the people in the courtyard were the uncles under the direct jurisdiction of the neighborhood committee office.

No matter how tolerant she is, she can't tolerate someone slapping her in the face repeatedly in front of her.

"Shanhe, is it true that every household in your yard is afraid to cook meat dishes now?"

However, she still needed to understand the matter clearly, so she could only ask Zhao Shanhe.

"Well... Aunt Wang, in our courtyard, only Yi Zhonghai's family, Jia's family and Sha Zhu's family dare to cook meat dishes. Every time Sha Zhu cooks meat dishes, he has to serve half to the deaf old lady. As for whether there is something going on between them, that's a matter of opinion."

This is almost like saying that what Zheng Heping said was all true, but I, Zhao Shanhe, can't bear such great pressure, because he doesn't know how this matter will end up, and people still have to leave a way out for themselves.

"Hey......"

Director Wang sighed deeply. She understood Zhao Shanhe's attitude very well. He was afraid of offending people.