Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

The second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Fugui, just now, were acting in a businesslike manner, with a condescending and serious expression on their faces.

Seeing Director Wang coming, their faces changed immediately, especially the third uncle Yan Fugui, who was a few steps faster than the second uncle and greeted Director Wang with an expression as flattering as possible. He asked like a lackey, "Director Wang, if you have any instructions, just let someone call me and I will go to you and follow your instructions. Why bother you to come here in person?"

The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, stood behind the third uncle. He was unable to show his face in front of Director Wang at this time. He looked at the third uncle, Yan Fugui, as if he had eaten shit.

Director Wang ignored the second and third uncles and continued, "Who told you to donate privately? Without the consent of the street office, donations cannot exceed two yuan. Don't you know that? And you took the lead in donating ten yuan at a time? Who gave you the courage? You are all so rich, so donate the money to the street office, and the street office will give more benefits to the five-guarantee households."

Seeing Director Wang's frosty questioning, no one in the yard dared to speak.

Director Wang walked up to the uncle Yi Zhonghai and said, "You are the uncle in the courtyard. The rules set by the street office have been told to you many times, right? How did you do it? Took the lead in donating money? To whom? The Jia family? Jia Dongxu is the only one in their family with a city hukou. Who can be blamed for raising so many people? Forget about the children. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi are both rural hukou. Is it because someone thinks the conditions in the city are better and is reluctant to go back to the countryside to get married?"

As soon as these words came out, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi were trembling with fear. What did it mean? Was one of them going back to the countryside? They were used to living in the city, and if they were asked to go back to the countryside to farm at this time, they would be exhausted to death.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai didn't want this to happen either, so he hurriedly said, "Director Wang, the Jia family is indeed in a difficult situation. As for who should go to the countryside, Jia Zhang has been in the city for quite some time. If she goes to the countryside now, she's too old to do farm work. Qin Huairu has two children to take care of. We're not forcing anyone to donate, nor are we donating just for the Jia family. We're just doing what we can. If you can, donate more. If you can't, don't force us. If anyone in the courtyard is not well off, it can be considered as mutual help among the whole courtyard."

After hearing what Uncle Yi Zhonghai said, Director Wang's face looked better. He continued, "In your courtyard, only the deaf old lady is considered a five-guarantee household. She is under the responsibility of our street office. If any of your families can't make ends meet, you can come to the street office to find me. If you really can't make ends meet, the government and the street office will be responsible. It's not up to that individual to help. If you are willing to help, you can, but don't force others to help. From ancient times to the present, there is no reason for you to force people around you to help someone you want to help. Now it's New China, don't bring out the old society's ways."

Director Wang said this to the uncle Yi Zhonghai, which made Yi Zhonghai's face turn pale. Seeing Director Wang staring at him with no intention of letting him go, he could only bow his head helplessly and said, "You are right, you can help whoever you want to help, but others have no obligation to do so."

Seeing that Uncle Yi Zhonghai lowered his head, Director Wang's expression eased a lot and said, "It's okay if you can understand this truth. If you sell your house and land to help others, no one will say anything to you, but you can't control the will of others."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to nod and admit his mistake.

Director Wang then said to the second and third uncles, "You two too, why did the courtyard choose three uncles instead of just one? It's because there are some things that we must not listen to one side or go along with others just for our own benefit."

The second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Fugui lowered their heads and said nothing.

Director Wang ignored them and said to Jia Zhang directly, "You only think about taking advantage of others and not suffering any loss. When something happens, you play dumb and act shamelessly. You have never thought about offending everyone around you. What will you do if you really need help one day and no one helps you?"

At this time, Jia Zhang was very scared, fearing that Director Wang would drive her to the countryside with just one word. But she didn't know what to say. She just kept nodding along, bent over, and tried to make her body smaller, like a quail.

Director Wang then said to Qin Huairu, "As a married woman, you have to take care of your husband and children. Although women in New China hold up half the sky, you have a rural household registration and you don't have a job. The man is responsible for the outside world and the woman is responsible for the home. Jia Dongxu is working outside to earn money, and you should not only take care of your mother-in-law and children at home, but also educate the children well. You can't indulge your children to steal things, right? At the very least, it's bad behavior, and at the most, it means they will be sent to a juvenile detention center. If they have a criminal record, I wonder if your son's life will be ruined."

Qin Huairu couldn't say anything at this time and could only cover her face and cry.

Seeing that everyone in the yard was silent, Director Wang began to summarize, "We are now living in the new China, so we must have the spirit of the new China. We must build the motherland, and neighbors must be united and friendly, and help each other. Be more sincere and less scheming. Don't quarrel over trivial matters, be more tolerant, you help me today, and I help you tomorrow. No one is a fool, you calculated me and took advantage of me today, and you want to take advantage of me next time. To be honest, no one is rich, and no one wants to be taken advantage of too many times. If you keep taking advantage of me, how can there be harmony between neighbors?"

After looking at Chen Changan, Director Wang remembered something and continued, "I heard that there is a retirement group in your courtyard? There are more than a hundred people in this courtyard, and you are thinking of forming your own faction? I also came from the old society. The election of the manager in the courtyard also had such ideas. The idea of ​​eating up the whole family is absolutely not allowed here. This is a bad habit in the old society. There is a manager in the courtyard and the street office, and they can make the decision for you."

"I'm reminding you, if you want to find someone to take care of you in your old age, you can do so. This is something that both parties agree on. Now that you've chosen someone, treat them well. If it really doesn't work out, just part ways amicably. Don't do something messy, be fickle, and try to trick others into helping you choose someone to take care of you in your old age. Tell me what you're doing. To put it bluntly, you deserve to be dead for playing tricks on your neighbors like this."

Director Wang looked around and continued, "Finally, let's talk about the punishment. Yi Zhonghai, you will clean the streets for a month. Is there any problem?"

Uncle Yi Zhonghai raised his head and nodded to Director Wang after a long time.

Seeing Uncle Yi Zhonghai nod, Director Wang then said to Uncles 2 and 3, "Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui, is there any problem with sweeping the streets for a week?"

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui, like chicks pecking at rice, nodded quickly in agreement.

Director Wang continued, and said to Jia Zhang, "Jia Zhang, sweep the public toilet for a month. Is there any problem?"

Jia Zhang opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but when she saw the miserable condition of the three masters, she thought that if she didn't agree, they would send her back to the countryside, so she could only reluctantly agree.

Finally, Director Wang said to Qin Huairu, "I will not punish you, but I still want to warn you. It is not easy for a rural girl like you to marry into the city. But even if it is not easy, you still have to take good care of your home and your children. After all, your husband and children are your support in the future. It is not enough to just feed your children and let them grow up. You also need to educate and discipline them. If you don't discipline him now, someone will discipline him when he grows up. It will be someone else or the country who will help you discipline him. That's all I have to say. Think about it carefully."