Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

This was the first time Chen Changan had attended a general meeting in the courtyard. He didn't know what the process was, so he just sat in a corner with his own small stool and watched curiously.

The workers in the steel mill are mostly men who do heavy physical labor. They are also the breadwinners of their families. No matter how bad the family conditions are, they cannot let the breadwinners go hungry. Not every family is like the Jia family, where the mother does not care about her son and only cares about herself first.

In most families, the head of the family doesn’t speak or eat first, and no one else can pick up their chopsticks. For example, the second uncle in the backyard, Liu Haizhong, a seventh-level forger in the steel mill, can’t eat until Liu Haizhong speaks up. Only Liu Haizhong can eat the plate of fried eggs every day. As for Liu Haizhong’s son, does he want to eat? Is he worthy? I’ll beat you to death.

Because we do heavy physical work, we need to eat enough to have strength. Otherwise, if the pillar of the family gets into trouble due to hunger, the family will be finished.

Therefore, the three uncles chose to hold the meeting at this time, which caused dissatisfaction among some people.

Perhaps the three uncles felt that dealing with Chen Changan would only take a few words.

The three uncles were sitting behind a worn-out round table. Seeing that everyone was present, the second uncle Liu Haizhong stood up and said, "Today, the three of us have decided to hold a meeting of the entire hospital. Now, the first uncle will talk about the specific situation. Please applaud and welcome him."

Chen Changan thought to himself, this second uncle Liu Haizhong is not educated, but wants to be a leader. He is not destined to be a leader, but wants to act like a leader and talk like a leader, but he doesn't have the mannerisms of a leader. It's so funny.

At this time, an old man named Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, "The first thing I want to talk about today is," he paused, looked at Chen Changan and continued, "Chen Changan in the front yard lives a luxurious life. He has been eating meat every day in recent days, and he eats alone. He doesn't know how to share and doesn't respect the elderly and love the young. Considering that you are young and it is your first offense, the three old men in the yard have decided to deal with it internally. You just need to stand up and make a self-examination and promise not to make the same mistake again. We will continue to supervise you in the future to prevent you from making the same mistake again."

Hearing this, Chen Changan was so angry that he laughed. Seeing the neighbors around him who seemed to be watching the fun, Chen Changan stood up and said, "The uncle asked me to reflect on myself, so I have two things to say. First of all, the uncle said that I live a luxurious life because I eat meat. Everyone knows that this is the new China. It is not a big problem to have enough food, but it is not easy to eat well. That is why there are so many people fishing by the river on Sundays, including the uncle Yan Fugui in our courtyard. What is the purpose of sacrificing rest time to go fishing? To catch fish and improve the food? If this is also considered a luxurious life, then the uncle has also caught fish, so the uncle should also be counted."

Jia Zhang was also someone who wanted to see the world in chaos, so she continued, "It's all the same. You didn't send any fish to our Jia family after you caught them."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his son Jia Dongxu and uncle Yi Zhonghai staring at him. Knowing that this was not the right occasion and he shouldn't talk nonsense, he immediately shut up and stopped talking. He just muttered something to himself, but no one knew what he was saying.

When the third uncle heard this, his eyes widened, thinking to himself, what does this have to do with me? You guys can just fight to the death, don't involve me.

Chen Changan continued, "It's not just Uncle Three who lives an extravagant life. Anyone who goes fishing, catches fish, and eats fish is considered to be living an extravagant life. There are so many people, including leaders. Uncle One, can you manage them all? The country is encouraging fishing and improving food. Uncle One is living an extravagant life. You are opposing the country."

Seeing the neighbors around him looking thoughtful and the old man's face livid with anger, Chen Changan ignored them and continued, "As for the accusation that I eat alone and don't know how to share, then I want to ask you, old man, you can't spend all your 99 yuan salary every month, why don't you tell us to share some with those of us who make more than or yuan a month? You should know how to share. And saying that I don't respect the elderly and love the young is even more nonsense. I respect my parents and love my sisters very much. If you don't believe me, I'll call them over to ask?"

The whole yard was silent, and the three uncles were also silent. After Chen Changan finished speaking, he sat down directly, smoking a cigarette and watching everyone's reactions.

Seeing the old man being humiliated, Sha Zhu couldn't stand it anymore, he stood up to defend the old man and said, "No matter what, the old man is also an elder, there is nothing wrong with saying that you don't respect the elderly and love the young."

Chen Changan said directly, "You are a person who takes advantage of your age and disrespects the elderly, and you still want others to respect you? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

Sha Zhu rushed to Chen Changan and said viciously with his fist clenched, "How dare you scold an old man? Do you believe I will beat you to death?"

At this time, the old man was like an old monk in meditation, sitting behind the eight-immortals table without saying a word.

Chen Changan glanced at him and said to Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, when you fought with Xu Damao before, it was always the uncle who cleaned up your mess. Xu Damao was afraid of you and was suppressed by the uncle. He did a lot of bad things and didn't dare to call the police. If you dare to hit me today, I will call the police to arrest you and send you to labor camp. You will also lose your job. I want to see whether you are really impulsive or just pretending to be stupid."

Sha Zhu ignored Chen Changan's words. Seeing that Chen Changan had no intention of apologizing, he raised his fist. Yi Zhonghai then shouted, "Sha Zhu, stop it. Don't hit someone for such a small matter. In the final analysis, Chen Changan's problems are not a crime. They are just problems of ideological awareness. Whether he changes or not is his own problem."

Chen Changan was so angry that he laughed. If he failed to suppress him, was he planning to ruin his own reputation?

Then I heard the uncle Yi Zhonghai continue to say, "The second thing is about the Jia family in the middle courtyard. Everyone knows that the Jia family is in a difficult situation. Dongxu's salary is only 27.5 a month, but he needs to support Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu, Banggeng, Xiaodang, and Dongxu himself. In addition, Dongxu is the only one with a city hukou. It is not easy for five people to eat one person's ration. After all, we are an excellent courtyard in the street, and neighbors also need help. Everyone voluntarily donate to help the Jia family."

After looking around and no one spoke, the uncle Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to open the door and said, "Then I'll take the lead and donate ten yuan."

The second uncle Liu Haizhong followed closely and said, "I will donate ten yuan too."

Sha Zhu also said, "I will donate five dollars too."

Seeing the donations starting to go in the direction he had expected, Uncle Yi Zhonghai just smiled when he heard a familiar voice coming from the front yard.

“Who gave you the courage to donate ten, ten, or five dollars here?”

Everyone turned around to look at the Moon Gate, and saw Director Wang walking in with two street office officials.