Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

He Yuzhu took out a bottle of wine and a plate of beef from under his bed, gave some to his sister, and started drinking with Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui's eyes lit up when he saw the wine Shazhu took out, and after taking a sip, he said, "Good wine, really good wine." He Yuzhu smiled and said, "These bottles of wine were left by my father when he was alive. Let's have a good drink tonight."

Yan Fugui was naturally very happy to do so. His income was very low, and he also loved drinking. But for the sake of his family, he deeply suppressed his desire to drink. After a few glasses of wine, the two of them started talking. Yan Fugui blushed and said, "Alas, people say that I, Yan Fugui, am a stingy old man, but if I am not stingy, what will I do with my family? Zhuzi, I only make about 30 yuan a month, but I have to support a family of five. Your aunt is pregnant again recently, and I will have to fill another one in a while. I really can't stand it anymore."

Yan Fuguier held the wine glass and sighed, "I am under too much pressure. To be honest, every time I pass by the moat, I have an urge to jump in and end it all. But I dare not do it. Once I die, my children will... Oh, I won't say any more. Come drink with me, Uncle Yan."

He Yuzhu looked at Yan Fugui's red face and thick neck and shook his head. It seemed that this old man also had his own difficulties. After drinking a few cups with Yan Fugui, He Yuzhu felt a little dizzy. Yan Fugui said with a red face, "Zhuzhu, I am an old man and I want to say something to you. There is no good person in this courtyard. You still have to be more careful when living in this courtyard in the future."

He Yuzhu nodded. He could tell that Yan Fugui was one of the most sober people in the courtyard. He Yuzhu poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. He Yuzhu helped Yan Fugui up and slowly walked to the front yard. After knocking on the door of the Yan family, Yang Ruihua asked, "Zhuzi, did Old Yan drink with you?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Teacher Yan has been under a lot of pressure recently, and he drank a few more cups with me." Yang Ruihua helped Yan Fuguier in with a bulging belly, took off his man's coat very neatly, and let him sleep on the kang. He knew that his man was under a lot of pressure recently, and it would be good for him to get drunk.

On the other side, Jia Zhang led the police to the courtyard in a threatening manner. Although these police did not want to come, after all, these police or their families had been to the black market, and this kind of thing was not reported by the people and not investigated by the officials. But Jia Zhang patted her chest and guaranteed that if someone bought and sold bicycle tickets, it would be unreasonable for them not to come again.

Seeing Jia Zhang leading the police in, the people in the yard looked at Jia Zhang with some disgust. In this era, reputation is the most important thing. Some people came in to watch the fun behind the police. Jia Zhang took the police to the middle yard, put her hands on her waist and pointed to the house where she could live and said, "Comrade police, the speculator is inside."

A young policeman at the side said to Jia Zhang, "We haven't found out whether it's speculation or not, so don't talk nonsense." Jia Zhang said, "How can this not be speculation? With that family's conditions, they can still afford a bicycle." Jia Dongxu was also in the crowd. Seeing his mother calling the police to the courtyard, Jia Dongxu was so angry that he wanted to die.

He is much smarter than his mother. Who hasn't been to the black market these days? Besides, what good would it do to his family if Sha Zhu was sent in? Sure enough, the neighbors in the crowd were talking about it in private, secretly cursing Jia Zhang for being a rude person and recruiting these policemen into the courtyard.

The leading policeman knocked gently on the door. He Yuzhu felt a little dizzy and was about to go to sleep. When he heard the knock, he opened the door with an angry look on his face. Seeing that the leading policeman was a policeman, He Yuzhu forced a smile and said, "Comrade, what can I do for you?" The leading policeman said, "My name is Li Xiangrong, and I am a police officer from the Nanmen Street Police Station. Someone reported you for speculation and profiteering, so we are here to investigate."

He Yuzhu snorted coldly and said, "You really look down on people who are better than you. Who is the one who reported me?" Everyone in the yard laughed. Jia Zhang snorted coldly and said, "Silly Zhu, it was me who reported you. What? Do you want to retaliate? Just confess obediently, and maybe the police comrades can give you leniency."

Sha Zhu snorted and ignored Jia Zhang. Instead, he looked at Li Xiangrong with a smile and said, "Comrade, I am willing to cooperate with your investigation. But if it is found that I am innocent, can I ask Jia Zhang to be held accountable?" This sentence made Li Xiangrong and his friends hesitate. If they were to hold Jia Zhang accountable, who would report it in the future?

He Yuzhu said, "Comrade police, I know what you mean. But I want to ask, if we report without basis, then won't this society be in chaos? Besides, if random reports are not dealt with, won't the workload of the police comrades increase?" Li Xiangrong nodded. He thought that what He Yuzhu said was very good.

Li Xiangrong nodded and said, "If it is found that you are innocent, we will naturally hold the whistleblower accountable. But if you are not innocent, you will bear legal responsibility. I heard that you bought a bicycle, so we need to see the formalities." He Yuzhu nodded and took out the receipt issued by the supply and marketing cooperative.

Seeing that He Yuzhu actually had evidence, Jia Zhang frowned and asked, "Comrade police, I heard that bicycle tickets are very difficult to get. Where did that bicycle ticket come from? It must have been bought from the black market." He Yuzhu snorted coldly and said, "The bicycle ticket was a reward given to me by Director Yang today."

Jia Zhang sneered and said, "Director Yang is willing to reward you with a bicycle ticket. You are really arrogant." He Yuzhu snorted coldly and said, "You are ignorant, old man. Don't think that others are the same as you." Then he ignored Jia Zhang and said to the leader Li Xiangrong, "Comrade, we had an assessment in the steel rolling mill, and I passed the sixth-level chef exam, so our Director Yang rewarded me with a bicycle ticket."

"I just bought the bicycle, and some people in the courtyard insisted that I contribute the bicycle to everyone in the courtyard. You ask me what I can do? Of course I can't do it. So this old woman went to report it. If you don't believe it, you can go to Director Yang to verify it."