Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

After hearing Zhong Shan's introduction, Song Lili's eyes widened and her little brain was a little confused: "Why do I feel like there are no good people in the hospital, they are all bad people!"

Zhong Shan laughed and said, "That's how it is in a slum, there are little calculations everywhere, everyone has their own little thoughts, all for survival, for a meal, but if something really happens, these people are the most humane.

If you are in trouble, the neighbors will help you wholeheartedly. After helping you through the difficult times, they may feel that they have suffered a loss and then try to take advantage of you, but they will still help someone who is in trouble next time.

Contradictory, yet full of humanity! "

After introducing a few old men to Song Lili, the two of them tidied up the house, lit the stove, and went to the central courtyard. It was the first time for Song Lili to attend such a courtyard-wide meeting, and she looked around with curiosity.

Three uncles were sitting at the middle table. When they saw that everyone was present, one of them stood up and said:

"Everyone is here. It's quite cold, so I'll just say this quickly. Today, there is only one thing to discuss at this hospital-wide meeting. I believe many people have heard about it.

The Zhou family in our courtyard, after Zhou Dagang passed away, his wife Cuihua was left to take care of the two children and the old mother-in-law who was bedridden at home all year round. Zhang Guihua is the only one who works, and now even eating has become a problem.

As for the Jia family in the Central Courtyard, everyone knew that Jia Zhangshi had no ration, and the children's ration was small, which was not enough for them to eat. Qin Huairu was filial, and she only relied on her own food ration to feed one more person, but she still had no food to eat, and had to buy expensive grain every month.

There is also Ma Dazhuang's family. Dazhuang is disabled, and he supports a family of four with just one leg.

These families were at their wits' end. They had no place to dig wild vegetables in the winter and could not make ends meet. So they found us, the elders. We discussed it together and decided to hold a general meeting. The neighbors all came together to think of ways to help them get through this difficult time."

After the first uncle finished speaking, the second uncle stood up again and said, "Neighbors, our compound is an excellent compound, a harmonious compound. If someone in the compound is in trouble, we must lend a hand and help them through the difficulties. So we discussed and held this whole compound meeting, and everyone donated money to these three needy families together!"

Uncle Yan Bugui also said, "Everyone, please donate as much as you can. We should show our love and do what we can. If you have more, you can give more. If you have less, you can give less. OK, start donating now!"

Uncle Yi Zhonghai took out money first: "This donation will be divided equally among the three companies. As an uncle and one of the initiators of the conference, I will make a statement first. I will donate 5 yuan."

After saying that, he took out 5 yuan and put it on the table. Yi Zhonghai was an eighth-level fitter and earned 99 yuan a month. There were only two elderly people in his family and there was no pressure. Besides, he could gain a good reputation, so he donated a little more.

Second uncle Liu Haizhong saw Yi Zhonghai donated 5 yuan. As a man who aspires to be a great uncle, he couldn't be outdone by Old Yi, so he also took out 5 yuan: "Hey, Old Yi donated 5 yuan, as the second uncle, I will also donate 5 yuan to help the neighbors in our yard to tide over the difficulties, ah!"

The third uncle Yan Bugui sucked his teeth and said, "Old Yi, Old Liu, you didn't say you would donate so much, what should I do now?"

So the uncle took out the 5 cents he had prepared earlier, and then gritted his teeth and tremblingly took out 1 yuan, making a total of 5 yuan:

"Everyone knows that our family is not well off. The expenses of the whole family depend on me. I can't compare with the first and second uncles. I will donate two dollars."

Everyone knows the situation of Yan Bugui's family. It is not easy to get two dollars from Old Yan. It is fortunate that he was brought here today, otherwise it would be impossible.

After the three uncles expressed their opinions, it was the turn of the neighbors to donate. As a loyal supporter of the first uncle, He Yuzhu was the first to respond and stood up: "The first and second uncles donated 5 yuan each, the third uncle donated 2 yuan, and I will also donate 2 yuan."

After saying that, he took out two yuan and put it on the table. After He Yuzhu got a girlfriend, he understood a lot about the ways of the world and knew that he was no more than a third uncle.

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Zhongshan also came forward. Although Zhongshan was not short of money, he couldn't take out too much. A little bit of kindness is a big bit of grudge, and it's not a good thing to be too out of the circle. And how could Zhongshan not understand what He Yuzhu understood? It can't be more than three uncles.

However, Zhongshan and his wife were both from the neighborhood office, and they wanted to set an example. Zhongshan thought about it and took out 2 yuan: "I will donate 2 yuan too. In addition, I will donate 5 kilograms of corn flour to each of the three families. I will go and get it later. With the help of everyone in our yard, the difficulties will eventually pass."

The people in front of us all donated quite a lot. The old man looked at everyone and said, "Don't feel pressured or scared. We are under less pressure and can donate more. Everyone is not well off, so donate according to your ability. Even if you donate less, it is still a token of your appreciation!"

Then people came up one after another. Those with better conditions donated 1 yuan, while those with average conditions donated 5 cents or 3 cents, or a few pounds of corn flour.

Zhong Shan also went home and brought back 15 kilograms of corn flour. A kilogram of corn flour costs a little more than 1 cent, and food has to be rationed, so the price of pigeons at the market is higher than normal.

In the end, I received a total of 18 yuan and more than 2 kilograms of corn flour.

This is not a small amount. A regular level 1 worker only earns 28 yuan a month, which is almost equivalent to Qin Huairu's monthly salary. Although it has to be divided into three companies, at least the current difficulties have been passed.

The conference ended successfully with the three companies expressing their gratitude.

Zhong Shan did not disrupt the meeting like his predecessors did. After all, these things were really not much. If he was not afraid of trouble, Zhong Shan would not care too much if he took out a few hundred or a few thousand. Although families in this era generally had no money, this did not include Zhong Shan. There were so many supplies and money lying in the space. If the atmosphere was not wrong, Zhong Shan could also say:

"I don't care about money. I have no concept of money. The happiest time for me was when I just started working and earned a few dozen yuan a month!"

It was not worth it for Zhongshan to make such a fuss over a few dollars, and these families were really in trouble. Not to mention the two families that were really in trouble, even the Jia family was indeed not well off. If they had enough to eat, Qin Huairu in the original novel would not have done such things that went against her conscience and did not care about her reputation. Reputation was still very important in that era.

Of course, the Jia family has He Yuzhu and the eldest master to help them, so they are much better off than the other two families. At least they will not really have no food to eat.

Moreover, the neighbors who are in a worse situation than Zhongshan’s family did not think that donating money was wrong, so why do you think it is wrong? When you have different opinions from everyone around you, don’t think that you are the only one who is clear-headed. It is more likely that you are wrong!