Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang told Xu Damao to find a way to avoid people criticizing their reform team for taking human lives lightly, and to use appropriate methods to reform the minds of stubborn elements so that they can be used by society.

The look in Xu Damao's eyes before he left made Tang Yan shudder

At this time, Sha Zhu, who was serving his sentence in a rural area of ​​Zhangjiakou, also shuddered, and walked towards the man on the recliner with a plate of fried mutton offal, smiling.

After being sentenced last year, Sha Zhu was sent to the third rural labor reform in Zhangjiakou. At first, Sha Zhu was numb and thought about giving up on himself. But after hearing that he could get a reduced sentence if he did well in the rural reform, and Yi Zhonghai came all the way to visit him before the New Year, he said

"Zhu Zi, I've found out that as long as you can accumulate reform work points every year and perform well, you can reduce your sentence by one month every year."

"Your sentence of five years and seven months will be served. When the time comes, we will talk to our superiors. If you behave better, you may be able to be released one or two years earlier."

Sha Zhu said weakly

"What's the point of coming out? I'll still be doing nothing. I might as well just stay here."

At this time, Sha Zhu was already exhausted. After he was released from prison, no one would hire him or ask him to cook. He didn't know how to do anything else. He still had to go hungry. Besides, as a labor camp inmate, no one would be willing to marry him in the future.

It's better to stay in prison. At least you can finish your work for the day and have food and drink.

Yi Zhonghai saw Sha Zhu was so decadent, how could he tolerate it, and he said to him

"Zhu Zi, why are you so listless?"

"Do you want to see your house occupied by Zhang Renkang?"

"Xu Damao is riding on your head?"

Sha Zhu could not deny it and said nonchalantly

"Let him be"

“I don’t want anything now.”

Yi Zhonghai was furious when he saw him like this. "Now you are lying down, what should I do? How much money have I spent on you? Don't you know?"

Yi Zhonghai knew Sha Zhu's weakness and deliberately said

"Zhu Zi, we still have to look forward."

"I was planning to wait for you to come out and bring you and Qin Huairu together."

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up and then dimmed, and he said

"Forget it, uncle. How could Sister Qin be interested in me like this?"

"It will take me four or five years to get out. Besides, I'm a prisoner with no income or place to live, and she still likes me."

Yi Zhonghai said quickly

"Zhu Zi, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"After you get out, you won't find another city to work in. They won't know you're a labor camper."

"By then, Qin Huairu will be nearly 40 years old, with three children and her mother-in-law. Who would be interested in her?"

"She will have to worry about getting a job, getting married, etc., and she doesn't want to find someone to help her out."

Sha Zhu asked doubtfully

"I can't help you either. Even if we go to Tianjin or somewhere else, Sister Qin won't go with me."

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile

"When the time comes, I will take Bang Geng as my apprentice and pass on all my skills to him."

"But the premise is that Qin Huairu must marry you. What do you think?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he became excited and immediately grabbed the railing and said excitedly

"Uncle, are you willing to help me?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said

"Then I will adopt you as my godson, and when I die I will give you my two houses."

"Bang Geng wants to get married and he needs you, right?"

Sha Zhu nodded and said with a smile

"Uncle, don't worry, I will be filial to you when I get out."

(The current timeline is January, the Ideological and Political Committee has not yet been established, Yi Zhonghai has not yet been hit, and Yi Zhonghai does not rely solely on the Jia family for his retirement. Sha Zhu is also his backup and back-up. According to Yi Zhonghai's temperament, he will not put all his eggs in one basket)

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile

"Zhu Zi, you must behave well here and don't get impulsive and conflict with others."

"The uncle will help you find a solution outside, and when you come out, he will take you in as his godson."

Sha Zhu nodded cheerfully, and the decadence in his eyes almost disappeared in an instant. He thought that if Yi Zhonghai was willing to help him and accept him as his godson, at least he could inherit two houses in the future. Moreover, Yi Zhonghai also had savings. The salary and allowances of an eighth-level worker were over a hundred yuan a month, so he would have the capital by then.

At worst, he can just stop being a cook and go out to haul goods. Sha Zhu has plenty of strength.

Sha Zhu said with a smile while holding the fried mutton offal

"Captain Jiang, please try this. This is the recipe I just came up with."

“It tastes amazing”

Jiang Tian took off the book covering his face, took a dazed look at it, smelled the fragrance, and his taste buds were aroused. He took a bite and was stunned for a moment, then quickly finished half of the plate, nodded and smiled.

"Not bad, Shazhu, your craftsmanship is amazing."

"Great, go and prepare lunch. We'll have lunch early today, so don't be late."

Sha Zhu said with a flattering face

"Don't worry, Captain Jiang. I'm reliable and I won't delay you."

As he said this, he bent over and walked towards the kitchen.

Jiang Tian is the supervisory captain of Zhangjiakou No. 3 Farm. He is responsible for supervising the labor reform of prisoners sent from various places and preventing them from escaping.

Soon after Sha Zhu arrived, he deliberately shouted that the food was bad, showing off his skills, which attracted the attention of the secretary of the third farm and he was promoted to manage the kitchen.

When Qin Huairu was not around, Sha Zhu was still very smart.

Or maybe Shazhu looks stupid but is actually very smart. It's just that when he encounters something related to Qin Huairu, he becomes impulsive and loses his mind.

Since he got close to the secretary and leaders of the farm, Sha Zhu's job was basically the same as in the steel mill, except for helping them to cook and entertain leaders from other places. He was not required to do any labor reform on the farm, and he automatically received excellent evaluations every month.

red star rolling mill

After Xu Damao came out of Zhang Renkang's office, he returned to the labor camp behind the factory with a livid face. What Zhang Renkang said just now made him lose his composure again.

Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai made Xu Damao's dark side uncontrollable. Why did Sha Zhu come out in just four or five years? And there was also this old man Yi Zhonghai. If he hadn't always indulged Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu wouldn't have been so arrogant in the compound.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Xu Damao's trouser pocket felt cold, reminding him where his hatred came from.

Xu Damao glanced at Fan Hai and turned to ask

"Has Yi Zhonghai arrived?"

Fan Hai shook his head and said

"no"

"It will probably take him three to five months to heal his leg. Besides, how could he be willing to come?"

Fan Hai was Xu Damao's friend from the Propaganda Department. He followed Xu Damao to the patrol team and was transferred to the labor reform team together. Fan Hai complained in his heart.

"You tortured him like this, he must be mentally ill to come here."

Xu Damao laughed and said viciously

"Since Yi Zhonghai won't come, let's go and invite him."

Fan Hai asked doubtfully

"Captain Xu, this?"

"Why did you invite this guy? Doesn't he have a broken leg?"

Xu Damao said with a smile

"It's not like his neck is broken, but his legs are broken. Yi Zhonghai is stubborn and has been against the factory's policies for a long time. He refuses to accept labor reform. Can we let him continue to cause trouble to the factory?"

"Come on, follow me to his house and invite him."

"If Yi Zhonghai doesn't come, let the personnel department expel him from the factory, and we can report him to the police."

"I know a little bit about him."

Xu Damao smiled and called two members of the labor reform team, told the rest to keep a close eye on them, and rode his bicycle to the courtyard.

Courtyard house

Xu Damao and his men barged in. Yan Bugui's wife heard the noise and came out to see that it was Xu Damao. She said nervously,

"Da Mao, you're back"

Pointing at the two people behind Xu Damao, he asked in confusion

"What are you"

Xu Damao said with a smile

"This is Auntie Three. I haven't seen her for a long time."

"How are you?"

Yan Bugui's wife laughed awkwardly and said

"It's OK, just like that"

"Da Mao, what are you doing?"

Xu Damao said with a smile

"Today, I am here on behalf of the factory's labor reform team to invite our Master Yi Zhonghai to return to participate in the factory's labor reform."

"You know that too, right?"

"Yi Zhonghai is a diehard member of the old society and refuses to repent."

"We, the labor reform team, are responsible for the reform of those who resist the ideological education in the factory."

Seeing that he was here to see Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui's wife breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile

"Da Mao, how can Old Yi work if his leg is broken?"

Xu Damao said with a smile

"Where are the others? They must be at home."

Then he led the two of them into the Chuihua Gate and pointed at Yi Zhonghai's house and said

"Go check first to see if he's home. If he's home, bring him out."

Then he said to Yan Bugui's wife

"Auntie, look at what you said, a broken leg doesn't mean a broken neck, if you want to learn XXX's thoughts, how can you not know how to read?"

"It's not like he's going to do any work in the workshop."

"Am I the kind of person who doesn't show mercy?"

Yan Bugui's wife Nan Nan smiled and said

"Yes, yes, we are from the same compound, how could Damao not show some sympathy?"

Xu Damao said with a smile

"That's right, Third Aunt is really insightful. We are from the same courtyard, how could I not take care of you?"

Yi Zhonghai and his wife heard the noise when Xu Damao entered the yard. When they saw Xu Damao and two people coming through the window, Yi Zhonghai's wife was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. She paced back and forth by the window and said,

"This Xu Damao brought people here"

"What should I do, Lao Yi?"

"How about I go to the police station and report it?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said

"What's the point of calling the police? They are just here to cause trouble."

"Besides, Xu Damao is using the factory's name, so the police won't do anything about it."

"I didn't expect it. I didn't expect Xu Damao to show no mercy at all."

Yi Zhonghai was interrupted by Liu Haizhong this morning, and Zhang Renkang left directly. He originally planned to go out and hide for a few days, but he was afraid that Xu Damao would really fire him from the factory, so he decided to stay at home after hesitation.

Yi Zhonghai felt that Xu Damao would not do anything too extreme. After all, they were neighbors. Wasn't Xu Damao afraid that everyone would despise him?

Seeing Xu Damao really bringing people to the hospital to look for him, Yi Zhonghai was now panicking.

The two men pushed the door open without knocking, and saw Yi Zhonghai lying on the bed and said indifferently:

"Yi Zhonghai, our captain is looking for you"

"Are you going out on your own or are you being asked to go out by us?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at them both with hatred and said

"I can walk by myself"

As he spoke, he stood up from the bed with his crutches and limped out of the room. He didn't dare to let them treat him, otherwise his leg, which had just been cast, would be broken again.