Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao saw that it was almost seven o'clock and the leaders had almost arrived, so he called his two apprentices over and planned to teach them how to project.

At this time, Bang Geng came in from nowhere and sat in the seat that Xu Damao had specially reserved for the leader, and shouted loudly: "Mom, Mom, come quickly, there is an empty seat here!"

It turned out that Jia Dongxu had gone out to have lunch with his co-workers after get off work and drank a lot of wine. Qin Huairu's family had been waiting for Jia Dongxu to come home for dinner, and later she had to take care of Jia Dongxu, so she was late due to the delay.

"Banggeng, slow down, don't get lost." Qin Huairu also squeezed through the crowd and was about to sit on the stool.

Xu Damao saw that this was not going to work. If the leader came by, wouldn't it be awkward? "Qin Huairu, that's the seat reserved for the leader. Go find a place nearby."

"The leader hasn't arrived yet. I'll leave when he comes. Besides, you're still here. We're from the same compound, so why don't you take care of us?"

After hearing what she said, Xu Damao didn't want to continue pestering so many people. The leader who didn't come at this time should not come. "Then you have to take good care of the equipment and don't move around and damage it. This thing is very expensive." After saying that, Xu Damao walked to the screen, picked up the microphone and began to introduce the movie that was about to be shown.

Qin Huairu nodded: "Don't worry, Damao. Thank you for letting us sit here. Sister-in-law will introduce you to someone later."

Because his apprentice was present, Xu Damao was particularly particular today, speaking fluently and clearly, and explaining the content of the movie in great detail. After he finished speaking, he walked towards the projector and prepared to start the screening.

Boys of Banggeng's age simply can't sit still. Before the movie started, he started playing with the kids from the compound next door, chasing each other and having a lot of fun.

The lights were dim, and Banggeng accidentally tripped over the wires while running, and his whole body fell forward and bumped into the table where the projector was placed. With a loud crash, the table tilted and the projector fell to the ground.

Xu Damao, who was walking in front, happened to see this scene. He ran over in a hurry and said with his eyes wide open: "Qin Huairu, didn't I tell you to watch the child? You'd better pray that the projector is OK, otherwise..."

At this time, Banggeng was a little scared and burst into tears. Qin Huairu quickly hugged Banggeng in her arms to comfort him. "This... Banggeng didn't mean it, he's still a child..."

At this time, the two apprentices also straightened the table and moved the projector back to the table. It is the nature of Chinese people to like to watch the excitement. Look, the people sitting around automatically formed a circle.

Xu Damao hurried over to check it. Fortunately, the projector only had some dust on the shell and it was nothing serious. However, when Xu Damao carefully checked the lens, he found several very obvious cracks on the lens. It should be that the lens fell to the ground and broke.

Xu Damao pointed at the camera and said to the workers around him, "Everyone must bear witness to this. Bang Geng fell on the table and knocked it over, breaking the projector lens."

The workers around who saw the situation nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, Chief Xu. We all saw it."

"It was the kid from Jia Dongxu's family who hit him."

"I told them several times not to run around, but they didn't listen."

"Chief Xu, the projector is broken. Can we still watch the movie today?"

At this time, people who were confused in the distance were gradually gathering around. Xu Damao was afraid of something happening, so he quickly climbed onto the table and shouted with the microphone, "Everyone, please be patient. There is a small problem with the projector. I will ask my apprentice to get the spare projector. We will start the show on time in ten minutes. Please sit on the stools and wait. At the same time, take good care of your children and don't run around. Also, please ask the comrades in the security department to maintain order at the scene and try to avoid a stampede."

"Guoan, go get our spare projector! Quick! Dazhuang, go to the security department to see who is on duty today and call them over."

Several major factory leaders did not come today. Those who came were basically section-level leading cadres, and there were not many division-level leaders. No one could step forward to take charge, or they simply did not want to take charge, so we could only find the on-duty leader of the Security Department.

Soon Sun Guoan came over with a spare projector, and Xu Damao quickly connected all the wires and started playing the movie after some debugging. The noisy crowd gradually quieted down when they saw that the movie had already started.

At this time, Li Dazhuang also trotted over with Section Chief Zheng from the Security Department. It turned out that Section Chief Zheng had been on a business trip some time ago, and Deputy Section Chief Cui and another staff member were basically on duty. This time when Section Chief Zheng came back, he arranged for them to rest more, and he stayed on duty in the Security Department office.

On the way here, Li Dazhuang had already told Section Chief Zheng what had happened. Section Chief Zheng was afraid that the workers would cause trouble, so he ran over directly. He was relieved only when he saw that the scene was quiet with only the sound of the movie.

"Chief Zheng, are you on duty today? This is what happened today..." Xu Damao repeated what happened after Li Dazhuang left.

Section Chief Zheng patted Xu Damao on the shoulder approvingly and said, "Fortunately, Section Chief Xu handled the situation in a timely manner and no major disturbance occurred. As for the problem of the damaged projector lens, leave it to our Security Department!"

Xu Damao clearly felt that Section Chief Zheng's attitude towards him was getting better and better. "Okay, Section Chief Zheng, the kid who damaged the projector is the son of Jia Dongxu in the workshop. The one next to him is Jia Dongxu's wife Qin Huairu. We are from the same compound." Xu Damao pointed at Bang Geng who was hiding in Qin Huairu's arms, and Qin Huairu sat on the ground in a daze.

Section Chief Zheng called two security guards to take the people away, while Xu Damao continued to guard the machine, explaining projection knowledge to his apprentices from time to time, and teaching them how to change film step by step.

The cold winter could not dampen everyone's enthusiasm. After the movie was over, everyone was reluctant to go home, so Xu Damao had no choice but to show another war movie. This time, everything went smoothly until the end without any problems.

When the movie was almost over, Xu Damao picked up the microphone again to remind everyone to pay attention to safety, watch the children, and leave in an orderly manner. When most of the people had left, the three masters and apprentices had almost packed up their things and moved the equipment back to the equipment room.

Xu Damao waved his hand and sent his two apprentices home, but he himself did not return to the compound, and planned to spend the night in the office. If he went back, given the temper of the old man, he would definitely blackmail him morally, but he was too lazy to argue with them, so he simply turned a blind eye.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, was a primary school teacher at the school affiliated with the steel mill, so he brought his wife and children to watch the movie today. They came early and stood near the front, so they knew that Qin Huairu and Banggeng were taken away by the security department. So the third uncle walked towards the Jia family in the middle courtyard as soon as he entered the courtyard, shouting loudly, "Oh no, something happened to your family, Dongxu."

In the room, Jia Zhang was mending clothes for the children under the light, while Jia Dongxu was lying on the kang in the inner room after drinking some wine. Xiaodang was too young to go to the movies, so he was folding paper boats and airplanes with his brother's old homework books in the room.

Jia Zhang was immediately displeased when she heard the shouting outside. She stood up and rushed out the door, "Who is this damned bastard talking nonsense? I'll tear your stinky mouth apart!"

At this time, Yan Bugui also arrived at the door of Jia's house. He was shocked to see Jia Zhang's madness and quickly hid aside. "Old sister-in-law, your daughter-in-law and grandson are in trouble. Banggeng broke the projector in the factory and was taken away by the factory security department."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she immediately fell to the ground, kicking her legs and waving her hands wildly. For a moment, the dust and smoke were flying everywhere. She kept muttering, "Old Jia, please come up and take a look. It's better to take them all away. Someone is bullying us, an orphan and a widow! They will not have a good death!"

The noise attracted all the residents in the compound. Yi Zhonghai, a man living opposite the Jia family, heard the noise and came out in a cotton coat. Everyone stepped aside to make way for Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yan, tell me what's going on. Old sister-in-law, stop howling and stand up. You are too old to be ashamed."

Yan Bugui quickly recounted the whole story. Jia Zhang still did not get up, but she just stopped trying to summon the spirit.