Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Xu Damao picked up the lunch box and went to the first canteen dejectedly. He didn't get any food in the first canteen because the food was sold out when he was delayed in the second canteen. But this matter was not difficult for him. He didn't go to the workshop or work. He went out of the factory gate to find a restaurant and ordered half a catty of dumplings. While eating, he muttered: "Do you really think that I can't fill my stomach without you stinky cooks? Bah! Stupid Zhu, your people are torturing me, let me see how I will deal with you."

A few days later, people in Nanluoguxiang would ask people from the Red Star Courtyard when they met them: "The He Yuzhu family in your courtyard is very rich, and they eat delicious food every day."

"Isn't Shazhu from your courtyard a cook at the steel mill? Does he steal food from the canteen every day to take home? Otherwise, how can his family have fish and meat every day?"

"Did He Yuzhu abuse his power for personal gain after becoming an official and take the ingredients for cooking for the workers home?"

"Shazhu's family eats seafood and abalone every day. He must have stolen things from the factory or has colluded with the capitalists. Otherwise, he shouldn't eat and drink so much."

At first, the people in the yard smelled the smell of meat from Sha Zhu's house every day, and felt that his family had better food than the neighbors, and they didn't think much of it. After all, Yu Li had just given birth and needed milk, and the couple had a high salary, so it was normal for them to eat better. But when they heard someone ask this, they couldn't help but think more, it seemed that Sha Zhu's family was not just a little better than the neighbors, but much better.

These rumors did not have any impact at first, but gradually, people from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill also started to spread them in the factory, which was contrary to the factory's propaganda about He Yuzhu. Director Yang and Secretary Zhang believed that this kind of thing happened just after the leaders promoted He Yuzhu. If the story was true, it was because the leaders did not know how to judge people. If it was a rumor, then the person who spread the rumor must be arrested and dealt with properly, as the impact was too bad.

Therefore, the purchasing department, warehouse management department, canteen and security department of the factory came together to check the documents, compare the items, and question the relevant people. After two days, the final results of the investigation were placed on the desks of Director Yang and Secretary Zhang: He Yuzhu did entrust the purchasing department to help buy some meat, but the price was paid; the current number of items in the warehouse management and purchasing can match; He Yuzhu had not participated in the preparation of meals in the canteen for a long time, and basically had no chance to steal ingredients; the security department also questioned He Yuzhu's close colleagues and apprentices, and they all swore that they did not help He Yuzhu steal public property. The security guard Master Hong testified that He Yuzhu was empty-handed every time he entered and exited the factory gate, so he had no conditions to hide.

The Security Department also wrote about the results of the investigation of the courtyard where He Yuzhu's family lived. Through the communication with his mother-in-law and the information learned from the neighbors, there were some discrepancies. His mother-in-law said that the family did not just have some meat every now and then, but the next-door neighbor, Jia Dongxu's family who died in an accident, his mother Jia Zhang said: He Yuzhu is such a jerk, eating and drinking well every day, and he doesn't know how to help the neighbors. He should be investigated carefully, but when you ask her if she has seen what good food they eat every day, she said fish and meat, chicken, duck, and seafood. When asking other neighbors, people said that they often smelled meat, but they had never seen it with their own eyes. In addition, the relationship between the Jia family and the He family is not good. The two families basically don't talk to each other now, so it is even more impossible to see what each other eats at home.

Director Yang and Secretary Zhang met: He Yuzhu did not embezzle public funds, and he mentioned the purchase of some meat through the purchasing department during the meeting, so these remarks spread in the factory can be classified as rumors.

Secretary Zhang called Jin Dachui from the Propaganda Department to his office and asked the radio station to broadcast the results of the investigation and post them on the bulletin board. The director of the Security Department was also brought in and ordered to find out who started the rumor within ten days. If necessary, the factory could ask the police for cooperation and issue a written document.

When Xu Damao heard the report on the radio about Comrade He Yuzhu, the deputy director of the canteen, who had never abused his power for personal gain or embezzled public funds, he cursed in his heart: Damn, he let that idiot Zhu get away with it again, damn it, this bastard is so lucky.

When Liu Haizhong heard the rumor, he knew it was spread by Xu Damao. When he found Sha Zhu to report it, Sha Zhu sneered and said, "You don't need to tell me. I already know it was that bastard. What I want now is evidence. I need someone to prove that he said these slanderous words about me to others. If you want me to forgive you, you have to find them. But you don't have much time. The people from the Security Department are also looking for them."

The people in the Security Department were indeed looking for him, and they were much more powerful than Liu Haizhong. When Liu Haizhong met someone who spread rumors about Sha Zhu, he asked who told him. People might ignore him, but who would dare to ignore the people in the Security Department? They would tell people who ignored them what violent institutions were. After asking around, they finally found two people. They were two street urchins near Nanluoguxiang. They had no proper jobs and lived by doing shady favors for others. When they were asked who told them to spread the rumors, they said it was a woman. From the sound of her voice, she was a young person with a scarf covering her head, but she didn't see her face. If they met again, they could tell who it was from the sound of her voice, but it was not certain. The Security Department had no way to investigate this point. The clues were cut off.

Because the factory had a radio station and bulletin boards, the matter of Sha Zhu was quickly explained, but there was no way to explain it on the street. Although the factory also posted the investigation results on the bulletin boards of the street office and the police station, the gossipy women still used this as a topic of conversation.

Director Wang of the street called Yu Li to his office again. He was worried that Yu Li would be upset because of the rumors and would have conflicts with those gossiping women at work. Yu Li was very open-minded and said, "My family does eat better, so it aroused others' jealousy. As the saying goes, those who can endure the trials of heaven are truly tough, and those who are not envied are mediocre. Zhuzi and I regard this as a tribulation to train our tolerance for criticism. So, don't worry. In fact, we all know who spread the rumors."

"Do you know who it is?" Director Wang looked at Yu Li's confident expression, "Is this person from your courtyard? Does he have a problem with Zhuzi?"

Yu Li smiled and said, "Don't guess. It's just those few people. We just need to be on guard against them. Sooner or later, we will have a chance to deal with them. Oh, I shouldn't say that."

"There's nothing that shouldn't be said. We're not strangers. This guy bullied my sister. Don't give me a chance. I'll definitely help him pay."