Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu drank some wine in the evening. Yi Zhonghai found a chair and sat down first. Jiang Feng went over to close the door. Seeing Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, Jia Dongxu said, "Shazhu, tomorrow is a big event in the courtyard. Several uncles unanimously require everyone to participate. You are also a resident of this courtyard. You don't want to be treated specially, do you?"

"Brother Dongxu, what do you mean by special? I have to go to work. I am working for the country. How can you say that I am special? Not working properly is special."

Yi Zhonghai came to his senses after hearing this. He pulled Jia Dongxu and said to He Yuzhu, "Silly Zhu, your brother Dongxu is doing this for your own good. You can't be out of touch with the people by not attending the meeting in the hospital. Besides, the old lady is going to attend this time too. We uncles have discussed it and decided to convey some of the spirit from above to the meeting during the weekend so that everyone can learn more."

Yi Zhonghai continued, "Tell your master tomorrow to come back early. You are an apprentice, so it's okay to leave early."

After listening to what Yi Zhonghai said, He Yuzhu looked at Jiang Feng. Seeing that he didn't react, he knew it was almost time. "Uncle, although I am an apprentice, I must listen to my master when to leave. I will go and tell him tomorrow. However, with the business of our store, I will not be back until around eight o'clock at the earliest. At most, I will do the work of cleaning up the kitchen in the back. I still have to learn the craft."

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly said, "Eight o'clock is eight o'clock. You must come back on time. It's so late and you still have to go to work tomorrow. You should go to bed early."

After that, he pulled Jia Dongxu out of Sha Zhu's house and said as they walked: "Dongxu, when you go to work tomorrow morning, notify everyone again and change the meeting time to 8 o'clock in the evening."

Jia Dongxu said angrily: "Master, why do you have to come at his own time? Everyone in the courtyard is waiting for him. Shazhu used to be very polite, but now he has become a bad boy and can even talk back."

"Yes, Shazhu used to be such a good kid. Now that He Daqing is gone, he hangs out with a wild kid from the countryside every day. His personality has changed and he doesn't respect me anymore. It's too late. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow at work."

"Hey." Jia Dongxu replied and walked into the house. Yi Zhonghai looked at the Jia family, then turned to look at Sha Zhu's family, shook his head, and went back to rest.

On Saturday, the weather cleared up and I could vaguely see some sunlight, but everything looked white. The white light was so bright that I couldn't open my eyes. Jiang Feng began to miss the sunglasses from later generations. He ate, slept, and watched the rain, and the day passed.

By eight o'clock in the evening, several old men in the yard had come out. The eight-immortal table was placed in the middle of the yard. Neighbors from the front, middle and back yards gradually arrived at the middle yard. Jiang Feng, He Yuzhu and He Yushui put a bench next to the steps in front of the door, and they sat down with melon seeds in their hands.

The three uncles walked to the table and sat down. At this time, an old lady came over, supporting a deaf old lady. Yi Zhonghai quickly stood up and helped the deaf old lady to sit down beside him.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, the second uncle Liu Haizhong picked up the enamel pot in his hand, knocked on the table twice, stood up and said, "Today's meeting is held because the leaders above have instructed that the people of each hospital should learn the spirit of the leaders above. Now the meeting begins."

Yi Zhonghai leaned forward and said, "Now please let Third Uncle start to convey the spirit. Please listen carefully and don't make any noise."

At this time, the third uncle picked up a document with a red seal and began to read it word for word.

Jiang Feng was surprised that the spirit of the document was really conveyed. It seemed that these uncles had done some preparatory work. He listened carefully.

Content of the document: Basically, we have just been liberated, and there are still many saboteurs remaining in China. We must mobilize the masses, keep their eyes open, and not let any saboteurs go. Also, the country has just been founded, and conditions are still very poor. We call on everyone to work hard to better build the country, etc.

Yan Fugui read it eloquently for more than ten minutes. After he finished, Yi Zhonghai stood up again and said, "Everyone should learn the spirit of the document and keep your eyes open to find out whether there are such bad elements around you. Our compound plans to strive for the title of civilized model compound this year. This requires everyone to work together, unite with neighbors, take care of the lonely and the widowed, respect the elderly and love the young, so that our compound can get the title of civilized model compound as soon as possible."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the crowd was excited. The model courtyard is not only a title. If you can get it, you will be more confident among the nearby courtyards. There are also actual material rewards: every year each family will receive: two catties of corn flour and two ounces of sesame oil. Although it is not much, in this era, two catties of corn flour can save lives.

Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu quickly stood up and took the lead in applauding. When the neighbors in the yard saw this, they knew they couldn't fall behind, so they burst into applause.

Yi Zhonghai stretched out his hand and pressed it down, and the applause gradually died down. At this time, Yi Zhonghai was full of confidence and continued, "In order to ensure that our courtyard can get the title of civilized model courtyard, the second uncle and the third uncle and I have pondered for a few days and came up with a solution. We uncles have jointly decided that starting from tomorrow, no household can lock the door, which can reflect that our courtyard does not pick up things on the road and does not lock the door at night."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the neighbors below started talking excitedly.

"Yes, to get a civilized courtyard, there must be some civilized conditions that are different from other courtyards."

"We can't leave the door unlocked, though we are all poor now, but our house is still worth a fortune. If something is lost, who will be responsible for it?"

"No problem, I support the uncle." This is the one who has nothing at home.

Liu Haizhong knocked on the table and said, "Everyone, be quiet. If you have any questions, please raise them. The civilized model compound is a good thing and everyone should support it."

"Gentlemen, what if something gets lost in the courtyard if the door is not locked? Who will be responsible?"

Yi Zhonghai replied, "Our courtyard is basically full of old residents, and we have lived together for many years. There has never been any theft. Besides, there are always people in the courtyard, and everyone will pay attention to outsiders. The third uncle also promised to take care of the door and the front yard. The first aunt is often at home in the middle yard, and the second aunt is in charge of the backyard. I believe that the behavior of our neighbors in the courtyard will not cause anything to be lost."

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's answer, the neighbors lowered their heads to discuss the matter. At this time, the second uncle and the third uncle also stood up to support Old Yi. From then on, the tradition of not locking the door of the courtyard was established.

"I don't agree." A voice was heard at this time. The neighbors and several old men in the yard turned their heads and saw Jia Zhang standing up.

Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up with joy, and he was waiting for you: "Jia Zhang, don't make trouble, this is a unified decision of the hospital, and it is also a good thing for the whole hospital to get the title of civilized model courtyard, Dongxu, hold your mother."

Jia Zhang shook off Jia Dongxu's hand and said, "It's not that I disagree with not locking the door. I disagree with what you just said, Lao Yi. The courtyard is full of old residents, and there's a newcomer. As an old resident of the courtyard, I don't trust him. He came from the countryside, and if he is not clean, if we don't lock the door, it will be like a mouse falling into the rice jar." After saying that, Jia Zhang stared at Jiang Feng and the others.

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, several old men fell into deep thought. In fact, they were observing the reactions of the neighbors in the yard.

"No, Xiaofeng has been here for several months. He is very hardworking. Look at the rain. His clothes, hair and face are all clean. He cleans the house every day and hardly ever walks around the yard." This was said by the wife of the old Wang family in the front yard. The old Wang family has no job and relies on carrying bags for others to support the family. There is a son and a daughter in the family. The wife of the Wang family is at home every day and also finds manual work to supplement the family income.

"Yes, there are many people from the country who have dirty hands and feet. If we don't lock the door, who can we turn to if things are lost? Aunt Jia is right, uncle, how do you think we should solve this problem?" This is the Li family in the backyard. The men of the Li family work in the steel rolling mill and are in the same workshop as Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai. They will definitely favor the Jia family.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui saw that there was a lot of noise below and people were talking about all kinds of things, so they raised their hands and waited for the noise in the courtyard to die down.

Yi Zhonghai said: "What Sister Jia said is unfounded. Jiang Feng has been in the hospital for the past few months and everyone has been watching him. Don't suspect anyone casually."

"Who said I have no evidence? Yesterday, I went to the street to buy vegetables and heard people from other courtyards talking about a teenage boy who was not honest. They said it with all their evidence. I know all the neighbors in the courtyard. Most of the teenage boys in the family are in school, but he is the only one at home every day. He also eats meat every day. Where does he get the money from?"

Yi Zhonghai secretly gave Jia Zhang a thumbs up. There were too many rumors on the streets. He turned to look at He Yuzhu and said, "Silly Zhu, you come home late from work every day. You don't know some of the rumors on the streets. Some of the aunties in the courtyard have basically heard them. See what they say?"

When Jiang Feng heard Jia Zhang's words, he knew that he was definitely targeting me. When he clearly pointed out that he was in his teens, came from the countryside, and was idle at home every day, even Sha Zhu could hear it. At that time, He Yuzhu was about to stand up, but Jiang Feng pulled his sleeve and pressed him on the stool, "Don't be anxious, not yet, wait for him to make a move first, and remember to follow our discussion."

When He Yuzhu heard Yi Zhonghai talking to him, he stood up and said, "Uncle, since you've mentioned me, I also have something to say to the neighbors in the yard."

He Yuzhu walked a few steps toward the table in the middle courtyard, stood in the middle of the courtyard, looked around, raised his hand and bowed: "Dear uncles, dear neighbors, aunties and grandmas, I, He Yuzhu, usually don't know how to speak. If I have offended you, I would like to apologize to you all today."

"Something happened in my family these days. He Daqing ran away, and my brother and sister and I are the only ones left at home. I am now the only one left to run the He family. Normally, the elders may call me Shazhu out of affection, but now I am going to be the head of the family, and it is not nice to call me Shazhu anymore."