Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Jia Xudong left Yi Zhonghai's house and came to Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard. After knocking on Liu Haizhong's door, he said directly, "Second Uncle, my master asked me to come and ask you to go to his house for a meeting. Have you eaten? If you have, just go directly. My master is waiting for you at home."

When Liu Haizhong heard that there was going to be a meeting, he immediately said excitedly: "I've eaten and will go over now. Has Old Yan from the front yard gone over yet?"

"No, you are the second uncle. I came to the backyard first to inform you. I plan to go to the front yard to inform the third uncle after inviting you." Jia Xudong said respectfully.

After listening to Jia Xudong's words, Liu Haizhong felt as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit, and his whole body from head to toe was comfortable. Liu Haizhong waved his hand to signal Jia Xudong to leave. After Jia Xudong left, Liu Haizhong walked towards the middle courtyard with a step that did not recognize any relatives. When he was about to reach the door of Yi Zhonghai's house, Liu Haizhong deliberately stopped, tidied his clothes first, and then knocked on the door frame, and then said in a steady tone: "Uncle, I'm here, you asked Jia Xudong to call me over, what meeting do you want to have?"

When Yi Zhonghai saw Liu Haizhong coming, he immediately said enthusiastically, "Second uncle, you came so soon. Come and sit down first. I will tell you all together when the third uncle in the front yard comes over."

Liu Haizhong sat on the chair with a proud look on his face. After a while, Jia Xudong and Yan Bugui arrived. After Yan Bugui entered the room, Jia Xudong said, "Master, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you three can talk slowly. I'll go back first." After that, Jia Xudong closed the door and went out.

Yi Zhonghai was very pleased to see Jia Xudong's foresight. After Jia Xudong closed the door, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Liu, Old Yan, do you think our identities as managers are useful in the yard?"

Liu Haizhong immediately said, "We three are the managers appointed by the subdistrict office. We represent the government anyway. Who in the courtyard dares not listen to us?"

Yi Zhonghai ignored Liu Haizhong and turned to look at Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui saw Yi Zhonghai looking at him, so he said slowly: "Although the three of us are the managers appointed by the street office, in plain words, we are just loud speakers to publicize policies and have no power at all."

Yi Zhonghai waited for Yan Bugui to finish speaking, and then said, "Old Yan is right. To be honest, the three of us don't have any rights at all. Old Liu, Old Yan, do you want to improve our status in the courtyard?"

"Old Yi, if you have any good ideas, just tell me directly, don't hide them." Liu Haizhong said excitedly when he heard it.

"If we want to improve our status in Siheyuan, it's actually very simple. As the saying goes, the world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit." Yi Zhonghai was about to show off his saintly appearance in front of others, but Liu Haizhong interrupted him with an impatient look on his face and said, "Old Yi, don't keep us in suspense. Just tell me what you have in mind."

Yi Zhonghai endured the unhappiness caused by Liu Haizhong interrupting him and simply said directly: "The way to improve our status is very simple, that is, let the residents in the courtyard know that we are capable of bringing them benefits. After they get the benefits from us, our status will be improved."

"How can we give benefits to everyone? We can't just give them money." Liu Haizhong asked curiously.

"Old Liu, don't be anxious. Listen to me slowly. The method I'm talking about is definitely not to give everyone money. Winter is coming soon. After winter, every household needs to buy cabbage and radishes. I won't talk about the situation in the past few years. In winter, everyone didn't have money to buy coal. Last year, the house was the same inside and outside. Everyone kept the cabbage and radishes they bought inside."

Yi Zhonghai picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, then continued, "We are not Xinlong Country anymore. Every household can buy coal for heating in winter. It is not appropriate to keep these cabbages and radishes in the house. I thought that the three of us should organize everyone to dig a cellar in the yard. After the cellar is dug, the three of us will organize everyone to buy cabbages and radishes together. It will definitely be cheaper if so many people buy together. Everyone will benefit from our organization. In the future, our status in the Siheyuan will gradually improve."

"Old Yi, the method you proposed is good. Then how do we go about digging the cellar? We can't just do it by the three of us." After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Liu Haizhong felt annoyed, "Why didn't I think of this method? Damn, Yi Zhonghai got the upper hand again." However, he did not show any dissatisfaction on the surface. Instead, he continued to ask the doubts in his heart.

"As long as you two agree with my idea, while everyone has just finished their meal, the three of us will gather everyone together for a meeting, and then announce it at the meeting. Those who have money will contribute money, and those who don't have money will contribute labor." After Yi Zhonghai finished laying the groundwork, he finally stated his purpose. After that, Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Bugui who had been silent on the side.

"I definitely agree with your idea, but my family conditions are not as good as those of my first and second uncles. I may not be able to pay that much." Yan Bugui saw Yi Zhonghai looking at him, gritted his teeth and directly expressed his concerns.

"Uncle, where do you want to go? You don't have to pay for this kind of thing. Aunt is at home all the time and has nothing to do. Why don't you ask her to help with some work?" Yi Zhonghai explained immediately after hearing what Yan Bugui said.

"My wife is pregnant and can't do heavy work now, so I'd better pay." Yan Bugui simply told her directly that his wife was pregnant.

Yi Zhonghai's heart twitched after hearing this, but his expression did not change at all. Instead, he turned to look at Liu Haizhong, "Old Liu, if you have no objection, let's each notify the residents in our respective courtyards to prepare for the meeting, right?"

"Okay, I'll go back now and ask my son to notify the residents in the backyard." Liu Haizhong got up and walked out. Liu Haizhong's casual words stabbed Yi Zhonghai's heart again. After Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui left, Yi Zhonghai's face suddenly became very ugly. After a long time, Yi Zhonghai adjusted his mood, got up and walked out of the room to the door of He Yuzhu's house. Standing in front of the door, listening to the sound of He Yuzhu telling a story to He Yushui, Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door.

He Yuzhu heard someone knocking on the door and asked directly, "Who is it?" He walked towards the door. He Yuzhu opened the door and saw that it was Yi Zhonghai. He immediately smiled and said, "Uncle, what can I do for you?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at He Yuzhu and said expressionlessly, "There will be a meeting for the whole hospital in a while. I came here to inform you. Remember to attend. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go and inform Jia Xudong's family." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai turned around and left. He Yuzhu saw that Yi Zhonghai looked unhappy and wondered why he was so unhappy. He hadn't offended Yi Zhonghai. Did something big happen in the courtyard? Why would he suddenly call everyone in the courtyard to a meeting in the middle of the night?

He Yuzhu returned to the house with a lot of doubts. When he heard that his elder brother had returned, He Yushui, who was reading a comic book, raised his head and looked at He Yuzhu curiously and asked, "Brother, what does the uncle want to see you for?"

"Uncle just said that there will be a meeting in the yard tonight. He came here to tell me this. Yu Shui, are you going to attend the meeting with your brother, or stay in the house and read a book?" He Yuzhu touched Yu Shui's head and said gently.

"I'm not going. I'm reading a comic book in the room. You go, brother." When He Yushui heard that there was going to be a meeting, he instantly lost interest and continued reading his comic book.

"Okay, then, don't look too close to the book. You can't read anymore when big brother comes back from the meeting. It's time to go to bed then." After instructing his sister He Yushui, He Yuzhu picked up a chair and walked out of the room. He sat on the steps in front of his door, waiting for the residents living in the backyard and front yard to arrive.