Siheyuan: Spring and Autumn

As the Spring Festival approaches, the supply and marketing cooperatives are crowded every day. Buying New Year's goods is like a war. The quicker you are, the better. As for losing a shoe or getting strangled by a scarf, these happen from time to time and are not uncommon. Sometimes, a hat is squeezed off and keeps rolling on the shoulders of the crowd without falling to the ground.

"Hey, boss, what happened to you? Who did you fight with?"

Aunt Yang Ruihua looked at her husband who came into the room and immediately asked in surprise, she saw that there was a tear under the left armpit of his cotton coat, his face was red, and the left side was obviously larger than the right side, so it was swollen.

"I was so unlucky. There were too many people at the supply and marketing cooperative, and they treated the goods as if they were free. I don't know who elbowed me in the face, and that's what happened."

Yan Bugui covered his face with his hands and made a hissing sound. He was in a depressed mood. He felt disadvantaged because of his short stature.

"Oh, the cotton on my clothes has fallen off. It will cost several cents to mend it. You said you shouldn't squeeze in when there are so many people. Now you haven't bought any New Year's goods and you have lost several cents. What can I say to you?"

The three aunts were so heartbroken that they felt like they were bleeding. Cotton was so expensive, six yuan per pound!

The third uncle was also heartbroken and said through gritted teeth: "When was there not a lot of people at the supply and marketing cooperative before the New Year? Hey, mother, buy one pound less meat for the New Year this year, and we will make up for the loss."

"Row."

The third aunt agreed straightforwardly, thought for a moment, and then said, "She was talking about buying meat. Today, Jia Zhang went to buy some, but she couldn't buy any. She said there were too many people and not enough meat. When she squeezed to the meat stall, it was sold out, and she was furious."

Yan Bugui suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Oh, why did I forget about Zhuzi? He is also the purchasing agent of the factory, so he will definitely be able to buy meat. We can ask him to help buy it."

"Yes, Boss, you are really smart. I can't think of it."

"Well, let me think about it. We can't intervene in this matter."

The third aunt's eyes lit up, and she pointed to the main courtyard and said, "First uncle."

The third uncle raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly, which was considered praise, but he said, "We can't go directly to the first uncle. So, you can take advantage of the time to chat and mention to Jia Zhang that the pillars are the purchaser's business. From then on, you don't have to worry about it."

"Oh, you are still the boss, you are so treacherous."

"What did you say?"

The third aunt smiled flatteringly and said, "You are very shrewd and calculating, you are our Zhuge Liang."

"Tsk, that's more like it."

after dinner.

Yi Zhonghai pushed open the door of He Yuzhu's house and walked in.

"Zhu Zi, drink it."

He Yuzhu put down his glass and said, "Uncle, can't you knock on the door before you come in?"

Yi Zhonghai said indifferently: "Our courtyard is just like this, there is no need for so many conventional rituals."

The matter-of-fact tone choked He Yuzhu. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Yi Zhonghai said, "Why don't you invite me to sit down?"

"Hey, hey, please sit down."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai sitting down, He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, how about drinking with me?"

As he said this, he stood up and prepared to get the wine glass. Before he could stand up straight, Yi Zhonghai said, "Don't bother, I don't want to drink."

He Yuzhu sat down again and asked, "What's the matter? Uncle, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Yi Zhonghai said: "There is something wrong."

"You say."

"Zhu Zi, you are now also the purchasing agent for our factory. The New Year is coming soon, and I was wondering if you could buy some meat for the residents in our courtyard. Don't worry, we will buy it at the market price so that you won't suffer any loss."

That sounds nice, but the price I pay for meat in the factory is higher than the market price. Moreover, Qin Zheng said that if something like this happens for the first time, it will happen again. If I don't help in the future, I will still offend people. Therefore, this kind of thing should never be done.

So, He Yuzhu put down his glass and said, "Uncle, I am also a purchaser for our factory, but the materials I purchase can only be supplied to our factory. I have no right and dare not sell the materials to others. You should find someone else."

After saying that, he confirmed it in his heart. Yes, I was right. This is what Qin Zheng taught me.

Qin Zheng himself was too lazy to deal with these things in the hospital. When he predicted that the situation today might happen, he naturally had to explain it in advance. Otherwise, with He Yuzhu's personality, he would be at a loss if someone said a few words to him and would be easily controlled. Once someone reported it, it would be a trouble.

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Yi Zhonghai felt very uncomfortable and felt that his face was hurt.

Since He Daqing left, He Yuzhu had money and a job, and had never accepted any help from Yi Zhonghai, so the relationship between the two had always been lukewarm. They were closer than other neighbors, but also limited in their closeness.

Now, Yi Zhonghai's eyes are still on Jia Dongxu, and he has not deliberately tried to get closer to He Yuzhu.

In order to have a good New Year, in the past two days, many families in the courtyard, led by Jia Zhang, came to ask him to order He Yuzhu to help buy meat, saying that the price would definitely be cheaper if there was more meat.

Yi Zhonghai also thought it was no problem and it would also improve his prestige in the hospital, so he naturally agreed.

"Zhu Zi, you can't just think about yourself. That's too selfish. We are all neighbors in the same courtyard. What's wrong with helping each other?"

He Yuzhu had no intention of listening to him and immediately retorted: "Uncle, do you know what you are doing? You are encouraging and instigating others to speculate. Yes, you are instigating crime. You are also committing a crime. Do you know that?"

The crime of speculation and profiteering is a unique type of economic crime in socialist society. Currently, the concept of speculation and profiteering has not yet been formally defined in official documents.

The prototype of this crime came from the "Several Instructions on Prohibiting Speculative Business" issued by the state on November 1950, 11. The spirit of the "Instructions" is mainly to maintain economic order and crack down on those acts that disrupt the economic order.

Therefore, although this normative document is only an instruction issued by the economic management department, it actually has the nature of law, and its function and role are no less than that of an economic code.

With He Yuzhu's level of cultural knowledge, he naturally could not say the above words, but in order to avoid these troubles, Qin Zheng specially taught He Yuzhu in advance.

Yi Zhonghai was immediately furious. What the hell?

Am I inciting crime and committing a crime myself?

What does this have to do with anything?

"Zhu Zi, what nonsense are you talking about? How can helping a neighbor be a crime?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai was a little annoyed, He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Uncle, don't worry. I know your starting point is good, you are helping our neighbors. But your behavior is not allowed by the country's laws. Think about it, if everyone does what you ask me to do, won't the country's market be in chaos?"