Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

"Uncle, I admit that I said some nonsense, but I really heard it from others. I was just joking. It shouldn't be a big deal, right? After all, ignorance is not a crime, right?"

Seeing that Xu Damao was still quibbling, Liu Haizhong became furious.

Not only did you, Xu Damao, harm my two sons, but you also kidnapped one of them, causing me to lose face. Now you are still denying it. Is this the attitude of admitting your mistake?

"Snapped!"

The shabby eight-immortals table was almost broken apart by Liu Haizhong.

"Xu Damao, what's your attitude? It seems that we, the masters, have wronged you."

"That's not the case, it's just a bit of an exaggeration."

Seeing that Xu Damao was still being stubborn, Sun Dajiang knew it was his turn to take the stage.

"Xu Damao, where did you hear these things from? We have no way to investigate, but I just want to ask you, did you tell me?"

"said."

It’s hard for Xu Damao to deny this, as he did say it.

"Okay! Since you admit it, let me ask you, if you tell these things to the young people in the compound, or even the children, does it have any impact?"

“It may have some impact, but aren’t they all fine?”

Xu Damao's voice became lower and lower, and he didn't even believe what he said.

"Xu Damao, you are a film worker. Your mission is to go to the grassroots and spread patriotic ideas to the people."

"But you are so good, you are in our compound, promoting some obscene and messy things, affecting the physical and mental growth of our young people. Tell me, what is your intention?"

"If the neighborhood office knew about this, I'm afraid you would be in big trouble."

This last sentence made Xu Damao break out in a cold sweat, and it became the last straw that killed him.

He knew that he couldn't keep going on with this matter. If he really annoyed those old men and reported the matter to the street office, he might even lose his job.

"No, no, no! Gentlemen, calm down. After hearing what you said, I have completely realized my mistake. Can't I change it?"

"Uncle, please tell me what kind of dirty words Xu Damao said, and let everyone judge for themselves."

"Hahaha……."

Seeing some people making a fuss below, the uncles smiled. This kind of thing definitely couldn't be said in public, otherwise there would be no good consequences.

"Okay, everyone, stop making a fuss. No one is perfect, and no gold is pure. We can't just kill someone with one blow."

"Since Xu Damao has realized his mistake, we should give him a chance to correct it."

"What do you think?"

The neighbors downstairs didn't expect that Sun Dajiang would ask for their opinions. If it were the previous Yi Zhonghai, he would have made the decision on his own.

"The eldest uncle is fair and just, so we all listen to him."

"That's right! Just tell us directly, uncle! We won't argue with you about the rules."

The other two uncles saw that Sun Dajiang was really powerful.

How to punish Xu Damao?

The three of them had already discussed it. This was just a process.

But what did Sun Dajiang do?

On the surface, it is to solicit everyone's opinions, but in reality, the result is still the same.

The people below will feel proud again and will support him even more. This is no better than Yi Zhonghai's approach.

"Since everyone has no objection, I will just say it directly."

"First, Xu Damao should apologize to those children and their parents, because this incident did have a great impact on their children."

"This first one, Xu Damao, can you do it?"

Xu Damao nodded quickly and said "Yes."

"Second, Xu Damao must conduct a thorough self-examination in front of everyone in the compound. Remember, you must have a correct attitude and not be perfunctory."

Xu Damao also nodded.

"Third, punish Xu Damao and make him clean the compound for three months. He cannot hire anyone to clean it. There will be people checking it. Don't think of getting away with it. Can you do this?"

"can do it."

Xu Damao replied with a bitter look on his face.

Compared to the first two, this one is the worst. The first two only require talking, which are his strengths, but cleaning the yard means getting up early every day, and doing it for three months, which is not pleasant to think about.

"Fourth, starting today, all residents of the compound will observe Xu Damao for six months. If he makes mistakes again during this period, both the old and new accounts will be settled together."

Xu Damao never expected that there would be a six-month observation period. Doesn't that mean that he would have to pretend to be a grandson during this half year?

After announcing the punishment for Xu Damao, Xu Damao made a self-criticism next. This was certainly not a problem for him, as his strong point was his talking skills.

As for the remaining few, Xu Damao would have to do them privately.

Seeing that everything was done, Sun Dajiang announced the adjournment of the meeting.

After the meeting, many people did not go home because it was still early, the weather was hot and they couldn't sleep. They gathered in groups of three or four inside and outside the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.

There were many curious people among them who asked around to find out what obscene things Xu Damao had said, but those who knew kept their mouths shut and would not tell anyone at all, for fear of ending up like Xu Damao.

Another thing happened that night.

That is, after Liu Haizhong returned home, he made up for the beating that Liu Guangtian had given him.

The ears of the neighbors were once again polluted by the howling.

Xu Fugui received the news on the third day after this incident.

He knows that his son was punished in the hospital, but he doesn’t know the specific circumstances?

After get off work, Xu Fugui said something to his wife and hurried to the courtyard. He wanted to see what trouble his son had gotten into.

When I arrived at the gate of the compound, the first person I met was Yan Bugui.

"Old Xu! How come you have time to come here today?"

Seeing that Yan Bugui pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, Xu Fugui had no intention of exposing him.

"Didn't I hear that my good-for-nothing son got into trouble? Come back and take a look."

"Oh! I know about this. You should go back and give him a good lesson. If it weren't for the pressure from us masters, he might have been kicked out of the compound."

Yan Bugui always tried to take advantage of others in everything he did, and even took the opportunity to do someone a favor.

"Thank you! You are busy, I will go back first, we can talk again when we are free."

Xu Fugui didn't want to talk nonsense here. He had to ask his son what the situation was.

If it was really his son's fault, it would be fine. But if it was these old guys who bullied his son while he was not in the yard, then Xu Fugui would not be a pushover.

After saying goodbye to Yan Bugui, Xu Fugui hurried to the backyard and saw that his son had returned.

"Dad, why are you here?"

When Xu Damao saw his father coming, he hurried over to greet him.

"It's all your fault. Are you trying to piss me off to death?"

As they were talking, Xu Fugui had already parked his bicycle, and the father and son walked into the house. After all, outside was not a place to talk.

"Tell me about it! What's going on?"

After sitting down, Xu Fugui asked.

Xu Damao did not dare to lie and told the whole story in detail. Of course, he glossed over the dirty words.

"What a ridiculous act! The punishment is really too light. Do you know what you are doing?"

Xu Fugui was so angry. He didn't know whose father this son took after. How dare he tell others everything?

"Dad, calm down. I will definitely change. I will definitely change."

"Hmph! You'd better remember what you said, you know? If someone took you to task, you'd be in jail."

"No way? It's not a big deal."

Xu Damao said in disbelief.

"Okay, okay, I don't want to argue with you about this anymore. I'm afraid you'll make me die of anger. So, after dinner, I'll take you to apologize again. I hope everyone won't mention this matter again."

"Oh!"

Xu Damao didn't dare to say more, for fear of really irritating his father.

Xu Fugui was thinking about finding a wife for his son, so that he could keep his heart tied down and stop doing inappropriate things all day long.

He still wants to live a few more years! If this continues.

Sooner or later, I will be pissed off to death by him!