Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

"Old Yi, you don't need to tell me about this. The three of us have been working together for so many years. We have been together in the compound for so long that we know each other well. We both know what to do.

We two have helped you a lot during this period. Some time ago, you helped the Jia Zhang family to collect donations, and Old Yan and I cooperated with you. Although the results were not very good, it is not our fault. "

"It's Lao Yi. I actively cooperated with you when donating the money. If it didn't work, it's really not my fault or Lao Liu's."

"Yes, I know that it's not your fault, it's Zhang Jialiang and Xu Damao who are to blame.

Speaking of that matter, haven’t I already paid you two?

The money you two donated was originally mine, I just asked you to go through the process."

"Who needs your one dollar? I'm helping you just to maintain our relationship, but you can't always ask us for help. You should do something for us, too.

You said you had something good to tell me, and that it involved my personal future, so hurry up and tell me!"

Liu Haizhong is a man with a bad temper. He is not short of money and he earns a good salary. What he cares about is his future. Lao Yi has been dithering today and is not getting to the point. He can't help it.

"Old Liu, you are impatient. I didn't say anything. This matter is indeed good for you.

You have never wanted to move up in your career. In our compound, you are already the second-in-command. What I am talking about is about the factory.

I heard that your workshop is going to select a team leader soon. You, Lao Liu, have strong working ability and a positive attitude. Don’t you think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

"Really? How come I didn't know about this? Do we really need to elect a team leader?"

"It's absolutely true. It seems that you, Lao Liu, are not well-informed. This matter concerns your future and destiny. It seems that you are not included in the list of recommendations by the team leader?"

"Oh shit!

This is how to do?

Why not me? Whether it's work ability or positive thinking, who in our workshop can compare with me?

It really pisses me off!

Lao Yi, you have a lot of ideas, please help me think of a solution."

"It's not enough for you to just work hard and show yourself. You have to actively communicate with your leaders. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. If you give your workshop director some benefits, won't he recommend you?

Don't be a woman, you need to look back, right?"

"Yes, you are right about this. I was distracted before and just wanted to work hard and perform well. It seems that this is not enough.

I will listen to you, Lao Yi. Okay, you have done a good job today. I have nothing else to say."

"Lao Yi, what about me? Does what you said at that time still count?"

"Of course it counts. I can't let you, Old Yan, suffer any loss. I also know that your life is not easy. You have to support a whole family with just one person's salary.

I'll give you three dollars as medical expenses. My wife and children are injured at home. Buy them some food to nourish them."

"Okay, Lao Yi, you are really open-minded. I am fine now."

"That's right. The three of us should help each other and communicate privately if there is anything. This will benefit us in every way.

You don't need to tell me, I know and I admit that I do prefer Dongxu.

You all know my situation. Dongxu is a good boy. I have high hopes for him and I treat him as my son.

It's reasonable to lean towards him, isn't it?

Isn’t it the same with your own children?

As for Jia Zhang, I don't like her either. I usually don't argue with her for Dongxu's sake. I hope you two brothers can understand me.

I don’t have any big ideas. Unlike Lao Liu, I am not ambitious. I just want to live a stable life, work peacefully, and have someone to take care of me in my old age.”

"I understand. Lao Yi, I won't say anything else. I support you on Jia Dongxu's matter.

As a person, when you reach our age, you should think about your future. As long as the three of us are of one mind in this compound, there won’t be any big waves.”

“Yes, Old Liu is right, I support you on Jia Dongxu’s matter, but don’t let Jia Zhang go too far in the future.

Just like what Lao Liu said, the three of us are the pillars of this compound. Although we can’t say that we have the final say, we can still make the decisions on most matters.”

"Okay, that's it. As long as the three of us are of one mind, we can all achieve our wishes."

……

The three old men chatted secretly for a while, and each of them gained something, and went home satisfied.

He donated money to the Jia family some time ago, and various things that happened at that time that he didn't understand, now he finally understands.

It turned out that these three old guys were responsible. All the money was paid by Yi Zhonghai. He donated 5 yuan himself, Liu Haizhong donated 3 yuan, and Yan Fugui should have donated yuan as well, but he agreed to keep one yuan for himself, so he only donated two yuan.

Liu Haizhong wanted fame, but Yan Fugui was the most cunning, wanting both fame and benefits.

Originally, the three of them might have succeeded in their plan, but Zhang Jialiang's unexpected appearance ruined it.

What these three old guys did is really unkind. Aren’t they trying to cheat other families in the compound?

If they succeed, Yi Zhonghai will achieve his goal and get closer to the Jia family, Liu Haizhong will gain fame and Yi Zhonghai's favor, Yan Fugui will also get a lot of benefits, and the Jia family will also receive donations. The four parties will be satisfied, but the other people in the compound will suffer in vain. Even if the Jia family receives donations, they will not be grateful to the people in the compound, but only to Yi Zhonghai.

Fortunately, I ruined this thing at that time, otherwise I would be disgusted now.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, life in the compound returned to normal, with people going to work and going to school.

During this period, Zhang Jialiang has been thinking about one issue, that is, next year will be the 59th year, and the three-year difficult period will also be over.

He must make preparations in advance, otherwise he will have to live a hard life. At that time, even if he has money, he cannot buy food, so he must collect supplies in advance, especially food.

At that time, everyone's food rations will be reduced accordingly, so he has to make up for the reduced part, and he will calculate it based on the standard of 8 kilograms per person per month.

There are 11 people in their family, including the eldest sister and little Xiulan, and they need more than 1000 kilograms of food a year, which means more than 3000 kilograms in three years. If they harvest some surplus, it will be 4000 kilograms.

This would require a large sum of money, perhaps several hundred yuan, which he did not have at the moment. However, the food shortage had only started in the second half of 59, so he still had a year to make ends meet.