Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

Near Zhangjiazhuang village.

"Uncle, you must be on guard against others. Since they have been fooled once, they will definitely not be fooled a second time. You must be extra careful."

Because he had paid the compensation yesterday, Ye Wenwu prepared to say goodbye to his eldest and second uncles this morning.

After all, I have been staying in the village for the past three days, and I don’t know what the situation is with the project at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Anyway, I always feel my heart pounding today, as if something has happened.

I no longer had the heart to continue playing here.

Uncle Zhang Liguo nodded. He certainly knew what his nephew was talking about, and he did not persuade his nephew to stay. After all, he had asked for leave and had already wasted three days.

Anyway, I can come here and play when I have time in the future, so one or two days won’t make a difference.

Besides, he had suffered with them these days, and he didn't want to keep his nephew any longer. He wanted to wait until the house was built and they moved in before inviting his nephew to come over and play.

"Wenwu, uncle won't say anything, but he will definitely remember this matter. Be careful on the way back. If there is anything, ask your cousin for help. If you can't solve it, ask your cousin to go back to the village. Then we will lead the people in the village to support you."

When he said this, uncle Zhang Liguo glared at his eldest son Zhang Xingbang who was not in line with the rules.

Originally, his eldest son Zhang Xingbang was very honest in front of him. He didn't expect that after staying in the city for less than half a month, he became so smooth-talking in front of him. If he hadn't been busy with this matter these days, he would have kicked him long ago.

So when he saw his eldest son, he was furious.

"Don't worry, uncle. My cousin and his wife live next to me. No one dares to bully me. It's better than living over there alone."

Ye Wenwu nodded. When he came back, he had already told his cousin Zhang Xingbang and cousin-in-law Liu Mei not to tell anyone about the conflict in the compound.

If my uncles knew that they were being bullied in the compound, they would definitely call on everyone in the village to fight against them.

"Well, then my eldest and second uncles won't keep you here for lunch. You should go back early so that you can still make it to work in the afternoon. When the house is built, I'll ask your second uncle to go to the city and call you back."

Uncle Zhang Liguo waved his hand and looked at the sun in the sky. It was already very bright. He knew that if Ye Wenwu and the others didn't leave, they would be exposed to the sun on the road, so he urged them to leave immediately.

"Then uncle and second uncle, aunt and second aunt, I'll leave first."

Ye Wenwu rode his bicycle, and his cousin Zhang Xingbang also rode a bicycle with his wife Liu Mei, and the three of them quickly got out.

"Cousin, why don't you stay a little longer? It's only been three days, and I've been dealing with this matter all the time. I haven't even played with my friends."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang complained to Ye Wenwu while riding his bicycle.

After all, he had been following Ye Wenwu and obeying his arrangements these days. He was either moving things or cleaning things, or keeping watch in the middle of the night, and the mosquito bites were so severe that they killed him.

I finally had some free time today, but unexpectedly Ye Wenwu proposed to go back to the city early in the morning.

It was impossible for the couple to stay behind and let Ye Wenhu ride his bike back to the city alone. Even if he wanted to, his father would not agree.

"Cousin, why don't you go talk to your dad yourself? Stay here for a few more days."

When cousin Zhang Xingbang heard what Ye Wenwu said, he quickly shook his head. He didn't dare to tell this to his father.

After all, his father already disliked him very much, and he only didn't beat him because something happened in the past few days, otherwise he would have been given a meal of fried shredded pork on his butt a long time ago.

"Cousin, stop joking with me. Can't I just be wrong?"

After saying this, my cousin Zhang Xingbang became listless.

"Look at you, Wenwu went back to work that time, and you just wanted to play and didn't go to work. So many people cried and begged for this opportunity, but you still wanted to play. If you dare to go back, I believe Dad will break your legs."

My cousin's wife Liu Mei started to speak angrily behind her. You know, when she went back alone a few days ago, my father asked her all kinds of questions, and the women in the village looked at her with envy.

The three of them chatted and laughed, and soon they rode into the city.

However, it was already noon when they arrived, and Ye Wenwu did not go back directly with his cousin and his wife, but took them to a state-owned restaurant.

Although the food downstairs was relatively good these days, Ye Wenwu ate relatively little. Seeing that his cousins ​​were all as thin as bones, Ye Wenwu really couldn't bear to snatch the food from them.

My cousin and his wife were already used to Ye Wenwu's generosity. No matter what they said, Ye Wenwu would not listen and continued to do his own thing. So they did not hesitate and just followed Ye Wenwu into the state-owned restaurant.

Ye Wenwu ordered two or three meat dishes in a row, and three bowls of white rice, and the three of them started eating.

By the time we had finished eating, there were not many people in the state-owned restaurant to begin with, and now there was no one left.

"Cousin, please send your cousin's wife to the yard, and then ride your bike to work. I'll go to the factory to take a look first."

Ye Wenwu burped, then walked out with his belly bulging, picking out his teeth with a toothpick in his hand.

This place is relatively close to the Red Star Steel Mill. Ye Wenwu was too lazy to ride his bike back to the Red Star Courtyard, so he told his cousin Zhang Xingbang and rode his bike back to the Red Star Steel Mill.

As for why they didn't go back to Hongxing Siheyuan, you should know that they had two cars, but they borrowed one when they left.

It's been three or four days in a row. If you don't return it now that you have time, won't people be anxious?

So Ye Wenwu prepared to ride his bicycle to the security room at the door to see if his elder brother Liu Hua was there.

Even if he is not here, you can go to the security room and lie down for a while, and return your bicycle at the same time.

Thinking of this, Ye Wenwu stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a few packs of cigarettes and put them in his pocket. This thing might not be of much use in the countryside, but there were too many fierce people to deal with in the city.

Although Liu Hua is his elder brother, Ye Wenwu still prepared two packs of good cigarettes for him. After all, it’s a give and take!

In front of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

The workers had lunch and took a break at noon and did not sleep, so there were no security guards standing guard at the door. They all hid in the security room or went out to rest.

Ye Wenwu opened the door skillfully, then rode his bicycle to a cool corner and parked it there, then swaggered into the security room.

There were relatively few people in the security room today, only two people. Ye Wenwu had been seen a long time ago. One was his elder brother Liu Hua, who was lying on a chair, and the other was Liu Hua's nephew, a young man, who was curled up in a corner and dozing off.

Then Ye Wenwu walked over gently. Before he could pat his elder brother Liu Hua, his elder brother Liu Hua opened his eyes and said jokingly:

"Oh, I know you're back."

Ye Wenwu was also quite speechless. He walked lightly enough, but he didn't expect that his elder brother Liu Hua could still notice him.

"Brother, can't you just give in to me? You notice me before I even get to you."

Ye Wenwu walked to the chair next to him, collapsed on it, and said with an unhappy expression.

Liu Hua then sat up from his chair and said jokingly:

"Do you know what happened in the factory these days?"

"Brother, please don't play dumb. I just came back. How would I know what happened in the factory?"

"You're still laughing. Didn't you send a project book to Director Yang and Deputy Director Li?"

Seeing Ye Wenwu smiling playfully, Liu Hua glared at him fiercely and spoke in a serious tone.

Seeing that his elder brother Liu Hua suddenly became serious, Ye Wenwu was a little confused, especially when he heard his elder brother Liu Hua talking about the project book, he felt uneasy and asked quickly.

"Brother, does the factory have anything to do with this project?"

"Now you know you're anxious. It's too late for me to tell you that your project has been taken by someone else. But fortunately, although the two factory directors are not very nice people, their greed is not that bad. They have reserved a position for you as a deputy section chief, which seems to be the deputy section chief of the supply and marketing department."

"You are a good kid. You have been in our factory for a short time but you have already become a deputy section chief. You are now on the same level as me, your elder brother."

Big brother Liu Hua came over and told Ye Wenwu everything that had happened in the factory recently. Finally, he patted Ye Wenwu on the shoulder and sat down.

Ye Wenwu did not expect that Director Yang and Deputy Li would have such an ugly discussion that they actually kicked him out and gave him the job of a deputy section chief of a supply and marketing cooperative.

"Okay, just record it secretly. After all, you got a deputy section chief position in the end, which is better than getting nothing."

Seeing Ye Wenwu’s unhappy expression, his elder brother Liu Hua came over to comfort him.

Ye Wenwu also had a lot of grievances which he couldn't express in words. One has to know that the gap between the director of a department and the second-in-command of a section is really too big.

However, Director Yang and Deputy Director Li did not agree to his request verbally. However, he still planned to find Director Yang and Deputy Director Li to confirm it again when he got to work.

He wanted to see what the attitudes of the two factory managers were like. If their attitudes were really bad, he would be able to control them.

Anyway, without the seedlings taken out from the system farm space, the budget I planned at that time would have to be multiplied by at least 3 to 5 times based on the people's own land.

If it is 3 to 5 times the planned budget, then this project is basically not profitable, and a lot of money has to be lost every year. This will not form any political achievements, but will be like chicken ribs, which are a pity to throw away but tasteless to eat.

"Don't worry, brother. I know the limits. But there are some things here that you don't know, and I can't tell you."

Ye Wenwu didn't want to involve his elder brother Liu Hua, as this matter was originally his own business.

Besides, his elder brother Liu Hua is only the deputy chief of the security department, so there is no need for him to take up an important position in his newly established department.

You know, in this era, the deputy chief of the security department is a powerful person. Who in the whole factory dares to offend the security department? They all have real weapons and have the right to arrest.