Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Director Wang broke out in a cold sweat. As expected, Liu Guozheng was planning to make something bigger again.

"What's going on? Can you tell me first? Maybe I can give you some advice to avoid any problems later."

I am indeed afraid. Who wouldn't be afraid of this? These days, life is tough. It's not easy for everyone. How can you be a cadre? Especially the most basic cadres in this city.

"Then please ask Director Wang to give us some advice?"

"Okay, I'll listen to the young people's advice today and study hard."

Director Wang thought to himself: Fortunately, fortunately, it seems that Liu Guozheng doesn’t want to make a big deal.

"Director Wang, what do you think we should do if someone in the courtyard is promoted based on seniority?"

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"What about the independent mountain?"

"hiss..."

“What about going in reverse of history?”

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"Three Big Mountains of the New Era, can this headline make the front page?"

"Stop, stop, stop, I beg you."

Director Wang was about to cry. She couldn't bear the weight of these four things. But she didn't dare to let Liu Guozheng continue talking, as he would probably send her to jail soon.

"Comrade Liu Guozheng, please tell me what you want."

"Director Wang, do you think this courtyard still needs a mediator? Especially Courtyard No. 95?"

Director Wang understood that the purpose was to remove Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui from their positions as mediators.

"Comrade Liu Guozheng, I don't understand. You don't live here, so why are you targeting Yi Zhonghai and the other two?"

"Besides, over the years, the three of you have made great contributions, but you have also worked hard. Although you went a little overboard in donating money, there is nothing out of the ordinary in other things you have done."

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the mediator system did play a great role in social stability, especially in preventing enemy spies. This system still plays an important role today.

"An ordinary mediator is actually divided into one, two, and three. What is this?"

"He is obviously less than 50 years old, but everyone in the compound, regardless of age, has to call him uncle. What do they want to do?"

"Openly declaring that the compound's affairs are the compound's affairs, and prohibiting anyone from calling the police, what is this? A country within a country?"

"For one's own selfish reasons, an ancestor was created for the courtyard house, and it was forcibly declared that whoever made something delicious should serve it to the ancestor. What is this for? Can this be understood as a yearning for the previous dynasty and an attempt to restore the monarchy?"

"How do you explain the practice of forcibly concealing the promotion of feudal superstition in order to obtain an excellent courtyard house?"

With every comment Liu Guozheng made, Director Wang's face turned paler.

"Meeting, meeting."

Director Wang really couldn't sit still anymore, but at the same time he was glad that he didn't let Liu Guozheng go to the newspaper office.

"Director Wang, what happened again?"

"Yes, the noodles are just cooked at home."

"Hey, Director Wang, you haven't left yet. Come to my house and have some food."

"Director Wang, please tell me what I need."

"..."

Director Wang’s shout had a great effect, and everyone in the front, middle and back ran out.

"I forgot one thing just now, let me announce it again now."

"From today on, there will be no mediator in our No. 95 Courtyard. If you have any problems in the future, you can go directly to the comrades in the neighborhood committee. If the comrades in the neighborhood committee cannot mediate, you can go directly to the street office to find me."

Director Wang announced the end. Everyone in the courtyard didn't understand what a mediator was. He had never been good enough.

"Director Wang, our hospital only has a manager, not a mediator."

"That's right. I've never heard of it in the past ten years or so."

"Yes, yes, yes, Director Wang, can you explain to me what a mediator is?"

Director Wang's face began to darken again, and it grew darker with each new comment he heard.

"Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, your study time will be increased to one year, and you will clean the streets for two years."

"Meeting dismissed."

Director Wang left with a gloomy face.

Now everyone in the courtyard understood that the so-called mediator was what they often called the "uncle in charge".

"Mad, beat them up!"

"Beat him. Beat him to death. Beat him until he can't take care of himself."

"They've been lying to us for more than ten years. It's so fucking disgusting."

"Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, you have no conscience. You made me, a 70-year-old man, call you uncles, which is a generation lower than mine."

"Hit them, don't spare them."

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were kicked over on the spot. Liu Haizhong, relying on his broad and fat body, rushed into the backyard and locked the door as soon as he entered the house.

Then he heard the sound of glass breaking in his house.

The angry crowd smashed all the windows of Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui's homes.

Anyway, the law cannot hold everyone responsible, so you might as well take this opportunity to vent your anger.

At this moment Xu Damao came back from outside with He Yushui.

"Brother Zheng, what happened?"

Liu Guozheng briefly explained the situation, and Xu Damao happily went up and kicked twice. It felt comfortable, really comfortable.

"Comrade Liu Guozheng, let's go home and have dinner."

It turned out that Xu Fugui had returned, carrying a lot of bags. No one knew when he had gone out, but it was obvious that he had gone to buy groceries.

Liu Guozheng also smelled the aroma of roast duck. Xu Fugui really wanted to eat it.

"Okay, let Uncle Xu spend the money today."

"It doesn't matter what our own people say about whether it's a waste or not. Let's go, even the rain will go."

Xu Fugui was very enthusiastic and polite, and of course he invited He Yushui as well.

He Yushui had the most sumptuous meal she had had in years and finished it in tears.

After the meal, Erlang and his friends wanted to give Shazhu another beating, but were persuaded by He Yushui.

After dinner, He Yushui helped Xu's mother to wash up, while Liu Guozheng and others chatted at Xu Damao's house.

In the afternoon, Yue Zhen, deputy director of the Hongxing Police Station, came to the courtyard again, accompanied by comrades from the sub-district office.

The comrades from the subdistrict office are here to seal the place.

Yue Zhen came to invite Liu Guozheng.

Please ask Liu Guozheng to help, saying that the deaf old lady doesn't want to see Liu Guozheng and she won't tell anyone.

After thinking about it, Liu Guozheng decided to go and take a look, so as to put an end to the matter.