Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Thinking of this, Xu Damao suddenly felt enlightened, and couldn't help but admire Ye Chuan in his heart: "No wonder he can become the deputy director, his way of thinking is really amazing..."

After figuring it out, Xu Damao looked happy. He stood up and left, carefully closing the door.

"I really didn't expect this! There's indeed a reason why he can become deputy director." As he walked out of the office building, he sighed and hummed a little tune happily.

After grasping the key, Xu Damao was very excited. He rode his bike back to the factory and started talking about Sha Zhu in the office.

Several deputy directors either served as deputy factory directors or were heads of various departments. They did not have many objections to Sha Zhu. However, the members of the committee had many complaints about this matter.

Most of these members used to work in the security department or as ordinary workers. They were often bullied by Shazhu and suffered a lot of grievances in the cafeteria. They always wanted to teach him a lesson, but lacked the opportunity.

At this moment, Xu Damao's words were like a refreshing rain after a long drought, just what he wanted.

Du Xiaotao, deputy director and director of the steel mill office, said hesitantly, "Deputy Director Xu, this is just a guess. If we use this to deal with Sha Zhu, isn't it inappropriate?"

Xu Damao waved his hand and said, "Director Du, this is only part of the problem. Sha Zhu and I are neighbors, and I know his behavior very well. He brings a few lunch boxes home every night for Widow Qin. Where do these leftovers come from? Isn't it stolen from the factory?"

"Well... Director Yang has always turned a blind eye to the fact that Sha Zhu took the leftovers." As the director of the factory office, Du Xiaotao knew Director Yang's attitude very well.

"Director Yang turning a blind eye does not mean acquiescence," Xu Damao said. "These are just two things. If we conduct an interrogation, I'm afraid more problems will surface."

At this time, Sha Zhu did not realize that he had become a target. He was ecstatic that Jia Zhang was imprisoned, which meant that there was new hope for his relationship with Qin Huairu.

Last time, the two had already agreed on the wedding date, everything was arranged, and the house was almost ready, but it was ruined because of Jia Zhang's early release. Since she returned home, not only Sha Zhu's life was affected, but Qin Huairu's life became much worse.

In the past, the three lunch boxes brought back by Sha Zhu were enough to meet the needs of her and the children; but now that Jia Zhang has returned, three lunch boxes are not enough, and the mother-in-law can eat two of them in one meal and still not feel full.

Qin Huairu had to give five yuan to her mother-in-law as pocket money every month out of her salary, and her originally affluent life suddenly became tight.

After Jia Zhang was imprisoned again this time, not only Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were very happy, but everyone in the whole yard was smiling.

Her imprisonment brought a long-lost peace to the whole courtyard. Before, she often made the house a mess, with her shouting and cursing one after another.

After learning that Jia Zhang was sentenced to life imprisonment, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu agreed to hold the wedding within half a month. In order to avoid any possible problems affecting the marriage, the time was set very tight.

Considering the unstable situation outside, although Jia Zhang has been sentenced to life imprisonment, they are still worried about whether there will be changes. In case she is released on parole, their marriage will be delayed again.

The house had just been decorated, and the biggest problem now was preparing for the wedding banquet. He didn't plan to invite many people, just some neighbors in the courtyard. He could just quietly bring back some non-perishable food from the factory every day, and then buy the necessary food on the eve of the wedding, and he would be able to cope with it.

Qin Huairu also agreed very much and looked forward to moving to a bigger house after marriage. The monthly income would be managed by her. In the future, the three of them might even find their daughter Huaihua, and the family's financial situation would be fully guaranteed.

Qin Huairu learned that He Yushui had found a partner, and thought that if the other party got married and moved away, the small house would be back in her hands. In this way, when Xiaodang and Huaihua got married in the future, someone would give her a house as a dowry, and even if Banggeng came back, he would have a place to live. The two were full of beautiful expectations for the future, but they didn't know that Xu Damao had secretly planned to frame Shazhu.

Sha Zhu still went to get off work and back home as usual, but he would take some things with him when he got off work, sometimes a few eggs, sometimes some vermicelli, and sometimes some white flour. In the past, he disdained such trivial matters, thinking that as a cook he should have his own principles to stick to, but now facing the upcoming banquet, he had to do some tricks.

After a few times, he found that this did not cause any trouble, and the factory security department did not conduct any additional inspections. So he gradually became bolder. When it was almost time to get off work that day, he stuffed his pockets, trouser pockets, and even his lunch box with food, then walked out of the cafeteria and headed for the gate.

Everything was normal at the gate. Workers lined up to leave one by one, and people riding bicycles just got on their bikes and left. Sha Zhu was humming a little tune as he walked, and was stopped when he was about to leave. "He Yuzhu!"

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw three or four security staff members walking towards him. "What's the matter?"

"What are you carrying?" one of them asked coldly.

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Brothers, stop joking. I bring my lunch box with me every day."

"Who is making trouble with you? Come here and check it out!" the man said sternly.

Seeing that they didn't seem to be joking, Sha Zhu couldn't help but panic, and a trace of uneasiness flashed across his eyes.

"I carry my lunch box with me every day, and Director Yang knows that. What right does he have to investigate me?"

The man sneered, "Director Yang knows about this? Then show us the director's note and we'll let you go right away!"

The security department had long disliked Sha Zhu, not only because he often put on airs, but also because he brought back so much food every day, which made people jealous. In the era of scarcity, everyone was short of food and clothing, and Sha Zhu actually brought back leftovers in a big way, how could he not be envied?

Several staff members pushed and shoved him into the small security booth and placed three lunch boxes on the table.

There were five staff members in the room, one of whom was a deputy section chief. When he opened the first two lunch boxes, they were just leftovers from the cafeteria. When he opened the third lunch box, he was stunned.

The third lunch box contained ten eggs, and the rest of the space was filled with flour.

"What is this?" the deputy section chief asked sternly.

Sha Zhu said nothing at this time, with a fearless attitude. Since the matter has been exposed, at most he will be taught a lesson.

Seeing that he was not cooperating, the deputy section chief ordered his men, "Search him and see if he has anything else!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu became even more anxious.

If only these ingredients were found, he could still claim it was a private job; but if the ones on his body were also discovered, it would be theft.

"Why are you searching me?"

Faced with Sha Zhu's questioning, the deputy section chief became more certain of his guess. He stared at him closely and directed his men to take action. Soon, two staff members held Sha Zhu on both sides, and the other two stepped forward to conduct a thorough search. Not long after, they really found fourteen raw eggs, a small bottle of soy sauce, some vermicelli and a small bag of flour.

When these items were placed on the table, the deputy section chief was amazed and could not believe that Sha Zhu was so bold. "Do you have anything else to say?"

Sha Zhu remained silent and just looked up at the ceiling.

The deputy section chief shouted angrily: "Detain him here and report to the Transportation Management Committee immediately!"

One of his men responded and quickly left the gate and headed to the office of the Transportation Management Committee to report the situation. Sha Zhu still didn't understand how serious the problem he was facing was. This matter itself was designed to deal with him, and he would not be let off easily.

About ten minutes later, two new faces walked into the room: one was Yu Zeyi, the head of the security department and deputy director of the Transportation Management Committee, and the other was Xu Damao. A staff member quickly brought two chairs and asked Yu Zeyi and Xu Damao to sit down.

"What happened?" Yu Zeyi asked.

The deputy section chief quickly explained, "Director Yu, Director Xu, this is the situation. Just now, when we were conducting a routine inspection at the gate, we discovered that He Yuzhu from the cafeteria had smuggled a large amount of eggs, vermicelli, and flour. The amount was not small. I felt that this matter was serious and I did not dare to deal with it on my own, so I reported it to the Transportation Management Committee."

Yu Zeyi slammed the table and said angrily, "What? Someone actually dared to steal food? As a canteen chef, he actually stole the food. This is too much!"

The deputy section chief added: "There are more than 20 eggs, almost one and a half kilograms of flour, and some vermicelli."

Xu Damao also followed suit and scolded, "This is outrageous! You, He Yuzhu, how dare you be so bold? You actually stole so many things?"

If it were today, twenty eggs might not be worth mentioning, but in the 1960s, when people were short of food and clothing, a seventh-level worker like Liu Haizhong would only fry an egg every two days as a delicacy. Therefore, these twenty eggs were particularly precious.

Sha Zhu remained silent, with his hands in his pockets, his legs shaking back and forth, looking unconvinced.

Xu Damao continued, "He Yuzhu! We are asking you, why don't you tell us? Tell us the truth, this is not the first time you have stolen, right?"

At this time, Sha Zhu finally spoke up to refute: "Xu Damao, don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence? I was just unlucky today. I was caught the first time I brought something out!"

Xu Damao sneered, "Huh, first time? I see you carrying three lunch boxes out every day. Who knows what's inside?"

"Xu Damao, you need to have evidence when doing things, you can't just speak without thinking!"

Yu Zeyi slammed the table, glared at Sha Zhu and said, "He Yuzhu, our Director Xu is your superior, how dare you call him by his name? That's outrageous!"

"Huh, deputy director? What the hell is deputy director!"

Xu Damao had a cold expression on his face at this time. He turned to Zeyi and said, "Director Yu, He Yuzhu not only disrespects his superiors, but also refuses to repent. There is every reason to suspect that he has other problems besides **. I suggest that he be temporarily transferred from the cafeteria and be examined by our Transportation Committee. We will never allow such a termite to mix in with the workers!"