Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

"Yi Zhonghai, open the door!"

Early in the morning, the deaf old lady came and knocked on Yi Zhonghai's door, which made Yi Zhonghai, who had just washed his face and had not yet wiped the water dry, stunned.

"Old lady, what's wrong with you?"

After wiping his face, Yi Zhonghai handed the towel to the old lady.

"What's wrong?"

"Tell me why the police took Zhuzi away?"

The deaf old lady has had good meals recently, with meat and steamed buns every day.

It was also because from last night to this morning, I had not waited for the food that Sha Zhu had delivered. At dawn, I couldn't bear it any longer and came out to the central courtyard to find Sha Zhu.

It was only at this time that I learned from the neighbors that Sha Zhu had been arrested.

"You misunderstood, old lady. I don't have that much power."

"Zhu Zi and Jia Dongxu cooked vegetables and sold them to others. They committed the crime of speculation and profiteering, and were caught by the police."

Yi Zhonghai handed the deaf old lady a stool to sit on, otherwise if she fell, she would be blackmailed.

"Bullshit, is that what you call speculation?"

"The food sold by Zhuzi and his friends is much cheaper than that sold in state-owned restaurants. This is called seeking benefits for everyone, not speculation."

The deaf old lady was very confident.

"If you stay less, buy the food, speculate it and sell it at the original price, then it is certainly not speculation."

"At most, it's just buying groceries and cooking for others, but if you make a profit from it, it's speculation."

Yi Bufan is on duty today and has to go early. If it were usual, he would still be waiting for Xu Xiaoran to squeeze toothpaste for him.

When I was pushing my bicycle out, I just happened to hear the deaf old lady's sophistry.

"What? You want me to do the pillar work for them for nothing?"

The deaf old lady turned around and glared at Yi Bufan.

"He doesn't have to do it. No one is begging him to do it."

Yi Bufan's words caused laughter from the neighbors around him.

"Yi Bufan, shut up. You are not a good person either."

"Did you report it?"

The deaf old lady was wondering why she was targeted by the police.

"Hey, you are really a mad dog biting people randomly, which eye of yours saw me report it?"

"Besides, is there any reason for this kind of speculation?"

Yi Bufan took the bag from Xu Xiaoran who had just walked out.

If he wasn't waiting for Xu Xiaoran, he wouldn't even bother to speak.

"It's not speculation, it's serving people!"

The deaf old lady insisted, her voice quite high.

"If this is to serve the people, then everything will be a mess."

"Daughter-in-law, let's go."

Yi Bufan glanced at Xu Xiaoran.

"Comrade Yi Bufan is right. The mistake made by Comrade He Yuzhu and Comrade Jia Dongxu was speculation and profiteering, which was definitely not serving the people."

Wang Tiejun's voice suddenly appeared, startling the deaf old lady.

"Hello, Deputy Director Wang!"

"Good leadership!"

The neighbors in the yard greeted each other.

"Xiao Wang, Zhuzi is a good boy. He just saw that the food in the state-owned restaurant was too expensive, so he wanted to cook some dishes for everyone at a cheaper price."

"When these people want to eat something good, they usually have to spend a lot of money to go to state-owned restaurants."

"Just go to the police station and speak up for Zhuzi."

The deaf old lady felt that Wang Tiejun was very nice to her. He often visited her and brought her food and drinks.

In fact, they came to express their condolences to the elderly on behalf of the street office.

"Old lady, the actions of Comrade He Yuzhu and Comrade Jia Dongxu are disrupting the market price, and such personal operation is not allowed. The amount involved exceeds one hundred yuan, and no one can say good things about it."

"I came here today on behalf of the subdistrict office to remind everyone not to be too smart and to learn from their mistakes."

"Work hard, be a down-to-earth person, and don't touch anything that is criminal."

Wang Tiejun also came after receiving a notice from the police station this morning.

Director Liu from the Street Office has already gone to the police station to help resolve the matter.

Director Liu's brows were furrowed at the moment. In less than two months, things had been happening one after another at the Red Star Courtyard. He had a feeling that he would not be in this position of director for long.

"That's right. We should listen to Director Wang, work hard, and not have those crooked thoughts."

Yi Bufan, who was about to leave, saw Wang Tiejun coming, so he naturally stayed to help shout a few words.

"Yes, everyone should take this as a warning. Under the correct leadership of the subdistrict office, let us live in harmony, work together, not cause trouble to the organization, and strive to win the honor of an advanced collective."

Yi Zhonghai also followed Yi Bufan's words.

"That's right, we want to build a beautiful home together!"

Yan Bugui immediately expressed his position.

"Uh, yes, that's right, we all have to support the leadership of the subdistrict office."

Liu Haizhong also shouted.

"Ahem, just be obedient, there's no need to say anything else, we all obey the leadership of the new society."

"Also, you three stewards, continue to handle the affairs of the courtyard. This is only temporary. If any mistakes occur again, you will be dismissed and replaced by more capable people."

Wang Tiejun felt that after these three people were removed from their posts, more things seemed to happen in this courtyard.

"But the pillars..."

When the deaf old lady saw Wang Tiejun was about to leave, she hurried forward.