Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

"Cough cough!"

He Yuzhu coughed lightly and continued, "Let's talk about the second thing."

“The second thing is the issue of hygiene.”

"The moon is round enough tonight. Let's all look down and see what has happened to our yard."

"What's the difference between it and a garbage dump? It's messy and smells terrible. The diligent ones even sweep the doorstep, but the lazy ones don't sweep anything and throw melon peels and rotten vegetable leaves in the yard."

"Comrades, this won't do. We live in the same compound, and the compound is our home. Protecting the environment and hygiene is everyone's responsibility."

"It is summer now, which is the peak season for epidemic diseases. If we continue to neglect cleanliness and hygiene, everyone may get sick, especially the elderly and children."

“So I decided to improve the cleanliness and sanitation in the hospital.”

"Regarding the hygiene problem in the hospital, I have two options in mind."

"The first option is that each household takes turns cleaning the yard, once a week."

"The second option is for each household to contribute some money and arrange for someone to clean the yard."

"Everyone, please discuss this. Which of these two options is better?"

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, everyone started chattering.

Everyone has no objection to cleaning the courtyard. After all, everyone wants to live in a clean and hygienic environment.

There were just differences of opinion on which option to choose. Some people did not want to pay and wanted each household to take turns cleaning on a weekly basis. Others were afraid of dirt and tiredness and wanted to pay some money to hire someone to clean the house.

"Uncle, how many times do you have to sweep the courtyard every day?"

"It's summer now, the temperature is high, things rot faster, at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening."

"Uncle, I think it's best to clean once at noon and once at night. You can clean later at night. It's not dark until 8 o'clock now, so you can clean around 7:30. By this time, everyone has basically finished dinner and there is no household garbage."

"That's a good suggestion, then once at noon and once at night."

When everyone heard that they had to clean again at noon, they all started to back off, especially the young people. After all, it is extremely hot at noon in this season.

"Uncle, let's choose the second option. My wife and I both have to go to work, so we can't come back to clean the yard at noon."

"Yes! My wife and I also have to go to work, so we don't have time to come back and sweep the yard at noon."

He Yuzhu said loudly: "Please raise your hands if you choose the second option!"

"Hua Hua Hua..."

He Yuzhu pointed and saw that 80 percent of the people raised their hands.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "The majority obeys the minority, so let's choose the second option."

"I want to ask, is there anyone willing to take on the responsibility of cleaning the compound?"

Yang Ruihua asked hurriedly: "Uncle, how much does each family pay per month? If the price is right, I am willing to clean the compound."

Qin Huairu saw this and immediately winked at Jia Zhangshi, who understood immediately and said impatiently:

"I do too!"

Yang Ruihua said angrily: "Jia Zhang, why are you everywhere?"

Jia Zhang's triangular eyes narrowed, "Yang Ruihua, I want to contribute to the compound, how can it hinder you?"

"Want to contribute to the compound? You say that nicely, but if no one gives you money, are you willing to sweep the compound?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Are you willing to clean without paying?"

"Then why are you still talking big here and wanting to contribute to the compound? In the end, isn't it all about money?"

"How dare you say that to me? Aren't you, Yang Ruihua, doing it for money?"

"I did it for the money. I've never denied that. I'm not like you. You're a whore and you want to be a saint."

"Yang Ruihua, you bitch, who are you calling a bitch?"

"Snapped!"

He Yuzhu slammed the table angrily and said sternly: "What are you arguing about? We are discussing something now. If you two want to argue, go outside the compound and do it."

Jia Zhang and Yang Ruihua snorted at each other and turned their heads away at the same time.

Seeing that the two stopped arguing, He Yuzhu continued, "How much do you think is appropriate for each household to pay per month?"

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Director He, your monthly salary is over 100 yuan. This little money is just a drop in the bucket for you. Why don't you just pay for it all? Why don't you let everyone share it?"

Yi Zhonghai immediately agreed, "Da Mao is right. Zhuzi, you have a high salary, so you should contribute more to the compound."

Yan Bugui chimed in, "That makes sense. Your monthly salary is so high anyway, and you can't spend it all. Why not use some of the money to benefit everyone? Everyone will remember your kindness."

"Damn it, I'm unreasonable. Don't try to blackmail me morally."

He Yuzhu sneered, "Who said whoever has the higher salary should pay? This courtyard doesn't belong to me, He Yuzhu, alone."

Xu Damao: "But you, He Yuzhu, are the most powerful man in the courtyard!"

He Yuzhu: "I am indeed a big boss in the hospital, but I am not a sucker in the hospital."

"I think it would be most appropriate for Xu Damao to pay for this. You married a capitalist's daughter, who is the richest person in our hospital..."

Lou Xiao'e said angrily: "He Yuzhu, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is the capitalist's daughter?"

He Yuzhu smiled calmly and said, "Of course it's you, Lou Xiao'e! Everyone knows that your father is Lou Bancheng, a wealthy man who is as rich as a country!"

Xu Damao said angrily, "He Yuzhu, stop talking nonsense here. No matter how rich my father-in-law is, he still belongs to my father-in-law. What does it have to do with me, Xu Damao?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Xu Damao, you have such a rich father-in-law, don't you get any benefit from it?"

Lou Xiao'e gnashed her teeth and said, "He Yuzhu, we are talking about the things in the compound now, why are you talking about my dad?"

He Yuzhu said innocently, "You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame your man. He was the one who first said that my salary was higher."

"Dong dong dong..."

The deaf old lady pounded her cane a few times and said with full energy:

"Cleaning the compound is the responsibility of everyone in the compound. It's impossible to ask just one person to pay for it. Let's discuss how much each household should pay per month!"

Once the deaf old lady spoke, no one objected.

After a moment, Liu Haizhong spoke first:

"I think it would be enough for each household to contribute 10 cents a month. After all, the yard is so small, and sweeping it twice a day would only take an hour at most."

Yang Ruihua said hurriedly, "10 cents per household per month is too little. There are only 34 households in our compound. Minus one household, there are only 33 households. 10 cents per household per month, a total of only 3.3 yuan. I don't want to sweep the compound with such a small amount of money."

Jia Zhang agreed, "I don't want to either. After all, I have to sweep it again at noon, and I will sweat a lot."

Liu Haizhong frowned and said, "Then let's charge 20 cents per household per month!"

Yang Ruihua: "Two cents is too little. It's only 6.6 yuan a month, at least 30 cents!"

Jia Zhang: "Yes, at least three cents, or I won't do it!"