Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

After Director Wang heard what the deaf old lady said, he roughly knew the cause of the fire. It was basically the old lady who cooked by herself and caused the fire by improper use of fire.

This old lady is really unpleasant. She didn't answer honestly at this time. She wanted money more than her life, and she was holding a wooden box tightly. Director Wang glanced at the box the old lady was holding and found that the box was quite extraordinary in terms of materials and carvings. It should have come from a wealthy family and ordinary people couldn't afford it.

At this time, Chief Zhao from the police station came over with a letter in his hand. "Director Wang, this is something someone just picked up from the ground. Come and take a look."

When the deaf old lady saw the letter, her face suddenly changed. She had clearly collected all the scattered letters while everyone was putting out the fire, so how come some were left behind? This was really bad!

Wang Lixia pulled out the yellowed letter and read it quickly. "Old lady, is this letter from you? Can you open the box you are holding and let us have a look?"

"Old lady, this letter may involve enemy spies. I hope you can cooperate with our investigation." Director Zhao also said.

The deaf old lady was silent for a while, and when she realized that she could no longer keep her secret, she handed over the box.

Director Zhao called the police officers who came with him to check, and found that there were many letters and photos exchanged with relatives. Everyone checked and summarized the information, and found that it did not involve anything related to the enemy, but that the old lady's son had fled to the south that year, and there were no letters since then.

The deaf old lady saw that things had come to this point and she no longer concealed the truth. She just wanted to wait for the day when she could hear from her son, but she knew that this was basically impossible. Besides, she had lived enough at her age, so what was there to be afraid of? So she told her story and experiences over the years.

"Director Wang, since it doesn't involve enemy spies, I'll leave the matter to you," said Director Zhao.

"Okay, everyone, let's go first. We'll go back and study this matter. And you can send someone to have a meeting with us in the evening." Wang Lixia said.

So everyone dispersed, and the deaf old lady was left homeless. She had no choice but to go to Sha Zhu's house first, and it happened that Sha Zhu's door was not locked.

Soon it was evening and people who had gotten off work came back one after another. They all knew about the deaf old lady's house being burned down and the meeting in the evening, so everyone went home to eat and prepare to go out for the meeting later. Today's meeting was definitely the highlight and should not be missed.

When everyone came out after dinner, the street director Wang and the deputy director Wang of the police station had already arrived. Wang Lixia saw that most people had arrived and immediately announced the start of the meeting.

"This morning, the police station and the street office visited our courtyard and investigated the situation of Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhang and the deaf old lady. Now, please let Deputy Director Wang announce the punishment decision of the police station."

"Our former uncle Yi Zhonghai privately intercepted other people's letters and child support. Since Yi Zhonghai has returned the money he privately intercepted and made a certain degree of compensation, and He Yuzhu and his sister have forgiven Yi Zhonghai and issued a letter of understanding, the police station decided to detain Yi Zhonghai for a week and require him to come to the station to study for a month after get off work."

"The Jia family has made corresponding compensation for Jia Zhang's stealing of chickens, and the person involved has also issued a letter of understanding, so Jia Zhang will be detained for a week."

"The above two cases reflect that everyone's legal awareness is not strong. I hope everyone can learn the law, understand the law, abide by the law and apply the law. The letter of understanding is not omnipotent. Everyone should not harbor fluke mentality. Next time you commit the same offense, you will be severely punished!" After saying this, Deputy Director Wang gestured to Director Wang.

Led by Xu Damao, everyone in the compound applauded. Yi Zhonghai was usually fine, but he got a little upset when it came to the matter of the Jia family and Sha Zhu. Jia Zhang was really hated by everyone, and the relationship between the neighbors was very tense. When they heard that she was being locked up for a week, everyone was so happy that they applauded.

Wang Lixia stood up at this time. "Director Wang has already said a lot about the cause of the incident, so I will not repeat it. Now I will mainly talk about the punishment decision of the subdistrict office. When Yi Zhonghai was a big uncle, he practiced the feudal patriarchal system and spread false information to mislead the masses. It is now decided to permanently revoke Yi Zhonghai's position as a big uncle and impose a fine of 200 yuan, which will be put into the provident fund of our compound to help the needy people in the compound."

When the people who came to the meeting heard that there were benefits, they immediately burst into applause that was even more enthusiastic than before. Wu Lixia raised her hands and pressed them down, and the crowd suddenly fell silent. Since Yi Zhonghai was fined, Jia Zhang must also be fined. They all wanted to hear how much Jia Zhang would be fined.

"Jia Zhang is not united with his neighbors on weekdays, insults others at will, steals petty things, and practices feudal superstition...Jia Zhang was fined 50 yuan and will be required to study at the street office for a month after returning from the police station. If he commits the same offense again, he will be sent back to the countryside!"

Jia Dongxu lowered his head in shame in the crowd, but Qin Huairu's eyes lit up as she listened. She was also very annoyed with this lazy mother-in-law. She had money but was reluctant to spend it, and had to steal other people's things. Now she had to pay a fine. However, she forgot that she also had her own private money, and during this difficult period, Jia Zhang also spent a lot of money to buy expensive grain.

Wang Lixia coughed a few times and said, "Finally, regarding the identity of the deaf old lady, I would like to clarify that she has never sent shoes to our team, nor is she a military martyr's family member. Everyone must distinguish right from wrong and not be easily misled. In view of the fact that the deaf old lady is old and has no relatives around her, and the house she lives in has been burned down, the street has decided to take back the house and send the old lady to a nursing home. All expenses will be covered by the street so that she can enjoy her old age."

Considering that the deaf old lady was already quite old, the punishment imposed on her by the street was already very light, and she was not publicly exposed for her acts of tyranny, taking advantage of her seniority, and bullying the masses.

The deaf old lady's face was wooden when she heard this, she just rolled her eyes and didn't say much. She was no longer of any use to Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai could only protect himself in the future, and Sha Zhuzi was not someone who would take care of others. There was no one in the whole compound who welcomed her, so what was she still doing in this compound?

The old lady didn't say anything after Yi Zhonghai's instructions, but Sha Zhu wanted to stand up and say something, but he looked at the people from the street office and the police station and shut up again.

"Finally, it's about your compound's affairs. This year, your compound's qualification for the award is cancelled. The second and third uncles in the compound will each step forward, and the vacant third uncle position will be taken by Comrade Xu Damao. I hope that the three of you can work together to manage this compound well. I don't want similar incidents to happen again in the future." After Wang Lixia finished speaking, she announced the adjournment of the meeting but left the three uncles behind.