Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

"Did you take it? Did you take the things in this box?" Xu Damao thought of a possibility. There were only the two of them at home, mother and daughter. Who could have come in and taken the things away without anyone noticing?

Li Lanhua waved her hands hastily and said, "No, no, I didn't even know you had hidden anything at home. It's not me. Maybe you put it somewhere else? Look for it."

Xu Damao looked at the panic in her eyes and his heart slowly calmed down. This woman was found in the countryside and bought by Xu Fugui. She got pregnant before marriage in the countryside and the villagers found out. They said she would be thrown into a pond and drowned. Xu Fugui saved her life, but now she couldn't go back to the village.

What Xu Damao stored was yellow croaker, which could not be used directly. If the mother and daughter took it out, they might die faster. Thinking of this, Xu Damao opened the cabinet again and took out a jar with more than 100 yuan hidden in it. He reached in and grabbed it, but it was empty. The money was gone.

Xu Damao turned his head and looked at Li Lanhua. Li Lanhua was anxious, thinking about how many things had been lost. She also remembered that she had hidden some money, so she hurriedly opened her closet and rummaged inside. Only an empty handkerchief was left, including a pair of silver earrings that Xu Damao bought for her when he got married, and there was more than 30 yuan.

Li Lanhua opened her mouth and started crying. Xu Damao stepped forward and covered her mouth and asked, "Don't cry. You lost your things too. What did you lose?"

Li Lanhua said in a tearful voice: "My earrings are gone, and I still have money for buying groceries." As she spoke, she searched her body and found about six or seven yuan in loose bills in her pocket. She sobbed softly again.

Xu Damao had completely calmed down by now. This was not right. It didn't look like a thief. There was no sign of disorder in the house, so it didn't look like an outsider had come to steal. His wife didn't look like someone who would steal money. She hadn't been leaving things in here for just one or two days. And so many things were missing. If she had stolen them, she must have run away.

Xu Damao covered Li Lanhua's mouth and said, "Okay, if you lose something, I'll buy it for you. This is not right. Go cook first and let me think about it."

Li Lanhua held back her tears, tightly grasping the few dollars in her hand, and stared at Xu Damao. Xu Damao took out a handful of money from his pocket, more than ten dollars, and stuffed it into Li Lanhua's hand, telling her to go out and cook and not let anyone see that she had been crying.

Li Lanhua counted the money, wiped her tears and went out. Xu Damao, who was racking his brains in the house, could not have imagined that once Jiang Feng's space fell, there was no grass in the house, and it was obvious where the money was hidden, and there was no trace outside.

Xu Damao shook his head, unable to figure it out. He could only put the matter aside for the time being. It was not so easy to believe that Li Lanhua did not take it. He could only wait and see. This matter could not be publicized, and the lost things could not be told. It seemed that he could not take things home in the future.

After get off work, Jiang Feng pushed his bicycle slowly towards the courtyard. Liu Haizhong's work was done and his mission was completed. He just had to wait to go back to study. When he returned to the courtyard, the meal was ready. The yard was exceptionally quiet today, and no one was even talking loudly.

After the meal, he told Zhao Xuelin a few words, telling her to just do as usual and he knew nothing about other things. When they arrived at He Yuzhu's house, Li Xiaoyan pulled He Yuzhu aside and asked him all sorts of questions. Jiang Feng also said a few words, telling him that it was okay, that they didn't know who had reported it, and that life in the yard was still normal, and that they should not pay attention to these things.

When Jiang Feng turned back, he was stopped by Yan Fugui, who asked him about Liu Haizhong in a low voice. Jiang Feng thought for a moment and whispered, "Third Uncle, please inform every household in the yard that the factory has already made a decision on Second Uncle's matter and has imposed a punishment. Don't worry about it. This is Liu Haizhong's personal problem and has nothing to do with the people in the yard."

Yan Fugui whispered, "Do you want me to call a meeting and inform the hospital so that everyone won't have wild thoughts and worry about people talking nonsense outside?"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Just notify them privately. There's no need to hold a meeting. Since Second Uncle is in this state, the manager will definitely not be able to sit down. I guess the street will notify them in a few days. Wouldn't it be better to let the higher-ups notify them?"

Yan Fugui had an embarrassed smile on his face and said, "Yes, it's better to let the street office notify us."

Jiang Feng nodded, took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Uncle, what's the situation at school now? It's very chaotic outside, you have to be careful."

"Alas, classes are open again now, but the teachers are not in the mood to teach, and the students are not in the mood to learn. The lower grades are better, but the upper grades have all run away, shouting slogans every day, imitating the middle and high school students."

"Those two in your family?"

"Don't mention it. It's all the same. I can't control it anymore. As soon as I mention it, I take out the red book and read the quotations to me. Now I haven't been paid for two months."

"It will get better slowly. It's like this everywhere. We just have to be careful. Uncle, I have things to do. Please take some time to walk around the yard and tell every household."

Yan Fugui nodded, Jiang Feng got on the car, said something to Zhao Xuelin, and went out to Huang Ming's house. Along the way, there were many people with red armbands on their arms, shouting and walking by. They were all kids in their teens and twenties. Jiang Feng avoided these people all the way. When he arrived at Huang Ming's house, he heard quarreling and cursing coming from the house before he entered.

Jiang Feng was anxious, so he pushed the door and walked in. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Huang Ming sitting there, and his aunt was holding Huang Jianwei on one side. Jiang Feng shouted, "Uncle Huang, Xiaowei, what's wrong?"

Huang Jianwei saw someone coming and lowered his head and called out "Brother Feng". Xiaowei is now eighteen years old and is studying at a technical secondary school. The school has been suspended and he is now following those people outside. The street office is not having a good time now. Director Wang has retired this time, which is still good. Another person has been transferred here, and Huang Ming's life is not easy.

That person was promoted through the movement. He doesn't get much work done every day. He holds meetings and engages in struggles every day, which makes the staff of the street office very nervous. How can they have the mood to do their work? Now no one dares to speak in the unit, for fear that they will be arrested if they say something wrong.

Since last year, Jiang Feng has been advising Huang Ming that if he really can't do it, he should just keep quiet and sit on the bench at work. Isn't Director Yang in the factory the same?

Huang Ming also knew about it, but he still couldn't stand it. He was targeted by the new director several times, but he didn't have any handle, and he was a military officer. There was nothing he could do about a deputy director, so he could only strip him of his authority. He didn't have anything to do at work every day.

Jiang Feng guessed that something must have happened to Xiao Wei at school, so he winked at Xin Xin, who then took Xiao Wei into the inner room. Jiang Feng handed Huang Ming a cigarette and asked, "Uncle Huang, what's wrong? What did Xiao Wei do to make you angry?"

Huang Ming lit up a cigarette, took a puff and said, "What else could it be? There are no classes in school every day, but sports activities. I asked him not to go, but he was unwilling to go. He said he wanted to learn the teachers' ideas. We are backward in thinking and cannot hinder his progress."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Uncle, you too, the child is grown up, how can you stop him? Besides, this is a general trend, you can't stop it. But if you can persuade him, find him a class to attend, and have something serious to do every day, he will be much better."

"It's difficult. Many factories are not hiring now, and even universities have stopped recruiting students. Most of these people out there can't find a job, and can't continue their studies. Besides, look at the way he looks. Would he be willing to work in a factory?"

"Ask, looking at the state of the school, I may not be able to attend classes for a while. If it doesn't work, what do you think of sending them to the army?"

Huang Ming nodded. Originally, he had not planned to let Jianwei go to the army because life was too hard at that time. Xin Xin was reluctant to let her son suffer that. She thought that it would be okay for him to study and graduate from a technical secondary school. He would not have to worry about finding a job and that would be fine.

Jiang Feng also knew that it was actually okay to join the army now, as there had not been much impact inside, and there would be no external wars in recent years. It was much safer inside than outside, so he persuaded Huang Ming to send Xiaowei in.

Huang Ming looked at Jiang Feng and said, "It's mainly because your aunt is reluctant to let Xiaowei go in and suffer. We also suffered enough at that time. Please help me persuade her."

Jiang Feng nodded and said, "I think we should persuade Xiaowei first. As long as he is willing to go, it will be easy."

Huang Ming thought for a moment and shouted to the inner room, "Xin Xin, Xin Xin, come out and let Jiang Feng persuade him."

Jiang Feng waited until Xin Xin came out, then he got up and went into Xiao Wei's room. Looking at the angry Xiao Wei, he asked, "Xiao Wei, why are you so angry? How is your school going now?"

"The school is not like that yet, but no one is in class anymore. Everyone is busy with the movement." As Xiao Wei spoke, he told Jiang Feng about the influential figures in the school who led everyone in activities such as "eliminating the four olds", "establishing the four new things", and "sweeping away feudalism, capitalism, and revisionism".

Jiang Feng listened to all this patiently and asked Xiao Wei: "What do you think of these movements? Do you think these people are bad people? Or are these things bad things?"

Xiao Wei, who was immersed in his own thoughts, immediately responded: "Of course the movement is good, and these people are bad people, otherwise why should they be overthrown? Those things are feudal remnants and should be cleared away."

"Oh, is this your opinion or what others told you? Have you investigated the bad guys you mentioned? Have you seen with your own eyes the things you said were to be cleaned up? Or have all of them been cleaned up?"

A series of questions left Huang Jianwei speechless. Most of the staff just repeated what others said. They would never investigate or confirm what happened next. They just listened to what others said.

"Xiao Wei, as the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and the Machinery Factory, I have never been involved in these things. Do you think I am a good person or a bad person?"