Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Yan Jiecheng looked a little funny now. He sat there with his back hunched, head shrunk, and his eyes wandering. He didn't dare to look anyone in the eye, especially Zhang Qiang and the other two who were sitting in front of him.

"Yan Jiecheng, look at you, no one would believe you if you said you were a good person."

Looking at Yan Jiecheng's expression, Section Chief Li felt extremely uncomfortable. Yan Jiecheng was disgracing their factory.

"Chief Li, I am a good person. I am absolutely a good person."

Yan Jiecheng can now only rely on his mouth to emphasize that he is a good person.

Zhang Qiang and the other two looked at each other and nodded. Zhang Qiang said, "Yan Jiecheng, where were you last night?"

"Comrade Zhang, I will sleep at home tonight."

"Nothing else to do?"

"Drinking at Shazhu's house."

"Who are they?"

"There are Shazhu, Cui Dake, and just the three of us. We really didn't do anything else except drinking?"

"Who prepared the snacks?"

"Cui Dake bought ham sausage and braised pig ears, and Sha Zhu mixed them with two bottles of wine."

At this time, Yan Jiecheng was much more relaxed, because he knew that drinking was not against the law no matter where he went.

"nothing else?"

"Forehead.."

Yan Jiecheng's face turned pale. He remembered that he had taken a cabbage and two radishes from Yi Zhonghai's kitchen. These were worthless things. There was no need for Yi Zhonghai to call the police, right?

Besides, does Yi Zhonghai’s family need that cabbage and two radishes?

"explain."

Zhang Qiang slammed the table and shouted angrily.

"Comrade Zhang, I said, there was no snack left, so I went to Master Yi's kitchen and took a cabbage and two radishes. Is this against the law?"

"Haha, Yan Jiecheng heard that your father is a teacher. Didn't he tell you that taking something without permission is stealing?"

"No, how can this be called stealing? At most, this is called borrowing."

Yan Jiecheng disagreed with the idea of ​​stealing. They were old neighbors, and Yi Zhonghai's family didn't lack these things, so how could it be called stealing? If this got out, his life would be completely ruined.

"Borrow? Yan Jiecheng, is this what your father taught you?"

"Comrade Zhang, you know that Master Yi and I live in the same courtyard, but we have been neighbors for many years. How can it be considered stealing just a cabbage and two radishes? Didn't I just forget to tell them? At most, I can go back to Master Yi after get off work and explain it to him."

Yan Jiecheng tried his best to defend himself, as he did not want to be known as a thief.

"Chief Li, please ask someone to call Cui Dake and He Yuzhu over."

Soon, Sha Zhu and Cui Dake were brought in by several comrades from the security department.

"Comrade Zhang, Comrade Li, what happened?"

Sha Zhu knew Zhang Qiang and Li Zheng. They were the ones who basically solved the disputes in the alley. They also often went to various courtyards to organize legal education activities. In some courtyards in Nanluoguxiang, there was no one who didn't know the people from the Red Star Police Station who were on duty.

Anyway, it was not a big deal, so Zhang Qiang told the whole story.

"Comrade Zhang, I cooked the dish. I thought he got it from his own home."

"Yes, comrades, I, Cui Dake, swear that I don't know. I did eat it, and if they want compensation, I am willing to pay it."

Shazhu, after Cui Dake finished speaking, Section Chief Li's expression looked a little better. These two guys are quite good and they dare to take responsibility.

Yan Jiecheng also said hurriedly: "I am willing to pay, too."

"Now that the matter is clear, Chief Li, I am really sorry to have to trouble you with such a small matter."

"Comrade Zhang, Comrade Li, you can't say that. Nothing is trivial among the masses."

"Yes, yes, compared to Section Chief Li, my awareness is low."

"Hahaha, Comrade Zhang, this is serious."

"Then we'll leave first. If there's anything else, we'll have someone contact Section Chief Li."

"Okay, okay, we are also brothers, so we can cooperate with each other."

Zhang Qiang and Li Zheng took Yan Jiecheng and the other two directly back to Yard 95. For these small matters, the two parties could negotiate and even if the matter was settled, the police station would not make a big deal out of it. A cabbage and two radishes are only worth a few dollars.

"Silly Zhu? Why is it you?"

Tan Guihua doesn’t know what to do now. Who would have thought that Sha Zhu was involved?

"Auntie, how serious is this matter? Why did you think of calling the police?"

When he saw Tan Guihua, Sha Zhu started complaining immediately. When they were brought back by the police, many people saw it, even those who came back to assist in the investigation. If this matter was not explained, there would definitely be several different versions of the story circulating the next day.

"That's right, Aunt Yi, you are being ridiculous. Master Yi only gets 80 or 90 yuan a month, but you treat him like a piece of rotten cabbage and two wilted radishes. You ignored your neighbors for many years and even called the police."

Yan Jiecheng had nothing good to say. In his opinion, Tan Guihua actually called the police for such a trivial matter. Wasn't this just intentional embarrassing?

"You you you..."

Tan Guihua covered her chest with her hands, her face turning frighteningly pale.

"Oh no, an old lady is having a heart attack, hurry up and find some medicine."

Sha Zhu knew that Tan Guihua had a bad heart, and now he felt a little regretful. He should not have said that just now. If anything happened to the old lady, he would be guilty of a great crime.

In Sha Zhu's heart, he has great respect for Yi Zhonghai and Tan Guihua and always treats them as his elders, but Sha Zhu always says whatever he thinks.

Yan Jiecheng was also dumbfounded. It was just a sentence. Could it cause a death?

Several familiar women found the medicine in Tan Guihua's pocket and hurriedly fed it to her.

When they saw the color return to Tan Guihua's face, they knew that Tan Guihua had passed this hurdle again.

"Comrade Zhang, punish him as he should be punished."

After saying this, Tan Guihua covered her chest and went straight back to the house.

Yan Jiecheng, Sha Zhu and Cui Dake were dumbfounded. After what happened, would they have to stay in jail for a few more days?

"Comrade Zhang, Comrade Li, I want to make this clear. Yan Jiecheng and I are not accomplices. I admit that I ate the food, and I am willing to compensate."

Cui Dake saw it very clearly. This was not a big deal. To put it bluntly, even if he did not pay compensation, he would be detained for a day or two at most. He would not even be considered an accomplice.

Besides, it’s just a few cents, it’s just against the law, not a crime.

"I cooked the dish, and I am willing to compensate."

Sha Zhu didn't say anything now. He just said that one sentence almost cost Tan Guihua's life. It was not a big deal and he just had to accept the punishment.

"I...I...I am willing to pay as well."

Yan Jiecheng didn't dare to say anything else, because if he continued, someone would die.

In the end, Sha Zhu and Cui Dake each paid one dollar.

When I got to Yan Jiecheng, he said he had no money and had to wait for Yan Bugui or Yang Ruihua to come back.

Zhang Qiang and Li Zheng became impatient. A grown man, a worker in a steel mill, but he didn't even have two dollars on him. Who would believe it if they told others about it?

Yan Jiecheng was taken away directly, detained for seven days, and fined five yuan.