Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 301 The compound is in chaos

Zhu Xuefeng on the train didn't know that on Friday afternoon, everything in the compound was in chaos.

The steel rolling mill received the news from the south and is now rushing to work. Under the planning of Director Yang and Director Jiang, not only is the new workshop rushing to work overtime, but a lot of manpower is also transferred to enrich the new workshop. Although it is not said that it is Transfer, but everyone knows that this secondment may settle down in the new workshop.

While the number of people in other workshops is reduced and the tasks remain unchanged, they also need to deploy as much machinery and equipment as possible to assist the new workshop. Now, the entire factory has to work overtime, especially the casting workshop and several machining workshops.

Shazhu resumed the business of pre-made dishes in early April. Now he was even more busy and got off work much later. It was impossible to eat with the two children of the Zhu family, so he ate directly in the cafeteria before going home.

When we entered the compound, everything was normal, except that there were more little kids playing in the yard. In most homes, the men were working overtime, and the little kids were left unattended.

"Xiao Ben, if you don't come back for dinner at this point, your father will beat you again when he comes back soon."

Aunt Niu's angrily shouting came from the distant middle courtyard.

Niu Xiaoben was playing a stick-picking game with several boys in the outer courtyard, sticking his buttocks out and lying on the ground. This game is quite simple, so it is very popular among little boys.

Just pick the tree branches that have just turned green, cut them into small sticks of similar thickness, and then carve the bark on the sticks into different shapes. Each person takes a few sticks to make a handful, and then holds them in his hand. release.

At this time, the little boy has to squat or lie on the ground, carefully start from the top, and pick apart one by one. Nothing else can be moved. If he moves, he will fail. If he succeeds, he will harvest one. Every spring and summer, this It's the little boy's favorite game.

"Niu Xiaoben, your mother is here, holding the wooden sticks!" The friend quickly reminded. Niu Xiaoben turned around to look, quickly got up, patted the soil on his knees, turned around and ran away. The others also dispersed and swarmed. Disappeared, and soon several houses sounded reprimands.

Silly Zhu looked at the scene in front of him and walked happily to the front yard with his hands behind his back at a leisurely pace. He saw Zhu Xuesong coming out of the vegetable garden, carrying a small bucket. He must have just finished watering.

"Cedar, you are watering it. Have you had dinner?"

"Brother Zhuzi, we ate and left some for you to cover on the table."

Silly Zhu waved his hand, "Our factory is very busy these days, and I can't come back. You can just eat it by yourself these days. I will clean it up later and prepare it for you tomorrow. You can heat it up tomorrow." "

Zhu Xuesong said with a smile. "Brother Zhuzi, don't worry so much. We can all do it. Aunt Zou has done it for us in advance these days. My sister and I didn't have the chance to do it."

Silly Zhu smiled and nodded. Uncle Zou and his wife really had nothing to say. As long as they were free, they would help take care of the two children, including taking care of the vegetable garden and feeding the chickens.

"That's none of my business. I'll go back and take a rest. By the way, it's time for your brother to come back."

Zhu Xuemei closed the fence gate of the vegetable garden and came out. She opened her two clay hands and rushed to answer.

"According to my brother, he will come back either the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and there will be new gifts by then, hehe."

"It's time to come back. I'm going out for a long time this time. Hey, you guys can play for a while and I'll take a break. I work overtime every day. I'm really tired."

The third uncle had no overtime to work and was cleaning up at the door. He picked up some aquatic plants from who knows where and put them in a bag.

"Third uncle, what are you packing? Is this thing edible?"

The third uncle looked up and explained with a smile.

"Zhuzi, our school has a new teacher from the south. He said that this stuff is cooked and eaten in their hometown. I'll make some too and give it a try."

Silly Zhu glanced down, then bent down to pick up two more and smelled them.

"It's really tender. Not to mention, it also has a slight fragrance. It smells right. It should be edible. I'm thinking that it would be pretty good if you stir-fry shredded pork."

The third uncle smiled awkwardly. "Zhuzi, you are so mean to your third uncle, I am going to fry it and try it first."

Before he finished speaking, the sound of motorcycles was heard outside the courtyard, like thunder, and many people could faintly get out of their cars. From the sound of footsteps, they must be heading towards the courtyard.

The two of them looked at each other as they saw several police officers entering the front yard. They thought something big had happened. After a while, they rushed to Zhu Xuefeng's house. When Silly Zhu saw it, he wondered what was going on and hurried over to take a look. Seeing that the situation was not good, the third uncle quickly threw away his pocket, wiped the handle, and followed closely.

They saw that several police officers had begun to search the room, while Zhu Xuesong and Zhu Xuemei stood at a loss.

"Comrade, what's going on? There are no adults at home. If you need anything, please tell me."

Silly Zhu hurriedly bowed down and greeted the leading police officer with a shy face. The third uncle also came and stood together at the door. Several people also came to the front yard, all from the outer yard. They poked their heads in the front yard and looked at each other from a distance. , and asked each other.

"Old Liu, you were the first to see it. What happened? Why did you go to Lao Zhu's house?"

"I didn't know either, so I asked where Zhu Xuefeng lived and then came in. I don't know what happened."

The Zhang family's daughter-in-law came right away with a rice bowl and was also very curious.

"My whole family is a student, so what could happen to me? No, it won't be someone from the left or the right."

"Don't talk nonsense..., this is not a joke. Keep your mouth shut. The eldest son of the Zhu family is such a generous person, so don't talk nonsense here."

Uncle Liu stopped him sternly, and there were more and more people around, all talking about it. After a while, people from the backyard also came, but no one noticed. Xu Damao stood at the door of the front yard, watching the excitement from a distance.

At the door of the west wing, Silly Zhu and the third uncle were stopped outside. The police officer inside had a serious attitude and a cold tone. He was playing with a small exquisite radio and said to Silly Zhu seriously.

"You can't control this matter, so don't worry about it. If it really is your business, I won't be able to escape for a while. All relevant personnel will have to be taken away for investigation."

"Report to the captain, the two rooms here have been searched, and no other suspicious objects have been found. Only this one has not been searched. It is locked now. Is the door broken?"

In fact, the police officer who led the team was thinking that he might have made a mistake. These two are both students. I heard that there is only one brother who is in college. It is a bit far-fetched to say that he is DT. He has been lurking since he was a child? But the nature of this matter is still very serious.

"Smash it open and search carefully. Don't let go of even a scrap of paper."

"Wait a minute, this is my eldest brother's room. I have the key. Many of them are new national research projects. You must ensure their safety and do not destroy them. Otherwise, you will not be able to afford them."

Zhu Xuesong remembered his elder brother's words and bravely stood up and said a tough word before taking out the key.

"You're really trying to scare the police. I hope you can still do this when you get to the police station."

The leader gave a thumbs up, took the key, and patted Zhu Xuesong on the shoulder.

Silly Zhu quickly stopped Zhu Xuesong, fearing that he would quarrel with others if he got excited, and get into trouble with the police because he would not be happy.

"Xue Song, Xuemei, don't be afraid. It's okay. There must be a misunderstanding. You see, your brother won so many awards and did so many good things at the end of last year."

"By the way, comrade, look at the certificate on the wall. This is a certificate issued by the district. Is there something wrong?"

The leader of the team had noticed the certificates on the wall early, and he was more cautious and kept a secret in mind. However, he had never seen this radio before, so he turned to ask the two boys.

"Where else is your home?"

Zhu Xuesong immediately thought of the big courtyard, and then remembered his elder brother's explanation, and rushed to answer. "We have a vegetable garden just to the north of our house and a cellar below. There is no other place."

Zhu Xuemei looked at her second brother, who turned to look at her. Zhu Xuemei blinked sensibly.

At this time, there were more and more people outside, and almost everyone who didn't work overtime came. There was a buzz around the outside, and even a few members of the Jia family came.

"I said there must be retribution. You deserve it. Your family will also suffer today."

Mrs. Jia Zhang cursed in a low voice. Unexpectedly, the people next to her suddenly got out of the way and looked at her with disdain.

"What are you looking at? The police just came to your door. You can still run away. If you don't do something bad, the police can come to your door? What are you looking at? Then watch me gouge out your little bitch's eyeballs..."

A policeman came out in a hurry, leaned against the captain, and whispered.

"There are indeed many design drawings in the house, all of which are marked for the steel rolling mill. I also found two envelopes containing money in the drawer. One said pension, which contained a lot of money, another one said emergency use, and another Keep a ledger, record expenses and cash amounts, expenses are normal.”

The leader's mind was spinning, pension? Mudd, can someone with a pension be this kind of person? Maybe I’m really mistaken.

Bai Ju was taken away because of money. The outside world didn't know, but the system still heard about it. It's better to be cautious about this money.

"Count the money clearly, write it down, and leave it where it is."

The young police officer wanted to say something else, the money should be taken away. Seeing the captain's serious face, he had no choice but to shut up and continue.

"Take people to search the vegetable garden and cellar!"

"Comrade, this is a family of three brothers and sisters that we have grown up watching. The whole family is very kind, and it is impossible for them to do anything bad. Is there something wrong?"

Uncle Zou and his wife also heard the noise from next door, and finally squeezed to the door and said to the leader.

"Look, what is this? Stop covering up. Everyone, get out of the way and don't interfere with our search."

The leader waved a small radio and wanted to say a few words.

"Report, there is nothing in the vegetable garden, but there are a lot of cured meats and seafood in the cellar..."

This is good stuff, a police officer nearby blurted out as his mind got excited.

"Three students, where did these things come from? These things came from improper sources. They may be stolen goods!"

Silly Zhu became angry when he heard this. He knew the things in the cellar very well, and he had put many of them in there.

"You're farting. These seafood were distributed by the steel rolling mill during the festival a few days ago. I helped to get them back. His brother is the technical director of our steel rolling mill and the factory specially distributed these seafood. This meat was distributed by the street office in front of all the people in the hospital. I was reluctant to eat the noodles as a reward, so I marinated them and kept them until now."

"Even if you want to keep it for yourself, you still have to make up a good excuse. There are witnesses all over the yard. You can ask whatever you want."

The leader was also furious when he was scolded by Silly Zhu, and he could barely hold back. He had no intention of taking them back. Of course he wouldn't take them back. He had to take them all back for investigation. No need to guess, they would definitely be gone in the end.

If it was really issued by the steel rolling mill, wouldn't it be causing trouble for yourself? The system has been conducting strict investigations in the past few months, and even Deputy Director Bai was fired. If you take advantage of this little advantage, wouldn't you be causing trouble for yourself?

But being rebuked by Silly Zhu, he felt unhappy. He walked to the door with a serious face and asked loudly to the dense crowd in the courtyard.

"Who can prove that these are issued and rewarded?"

"I can, I, I! We can all prove it."

There were quite a few people speaking out in the courtyard, and it seemed that this was indeed the case. The leader was stunned for a moment, looked at the people in the courtyard, and then gave an order.

"The house and cellar have been sealed for me, and I'll take them back for investigation. By the way, what's your name?"

Shazhu saw that he wanted to take the two children away for investigation. Although he could not stop them, he was not afraid at all.

"I'm He Yuzhu from the Zhongyuan. I know all three members of this family, so there must be no problem."

"If you say there's no problem, then there's no problem. We came here after receiving a report."

Hearing that his name was He Yuzhu, the leader smiled. What a coincidence. The next step was to go to He Yuzhu's house. Unexpectedly, this kid was hanging around under his nose for a long time.

"You are He Yuzhu. That's good. You don't have to make another trip. Someone, please detain him and take him away together. Now go to the middle court to search."

Silly Zhu was stunned for a moment, and before he could recover, he was restrained by two people. He didn't dare to resist, he just stared and tried to straighten up.

"What law did we break and why were we arrested?"

Zhu Xuemei shouted loudly and refused to leave. She was pushed by the police behind her and staggered. Zhu Xuesong supported the little girl, but he was much calmer.

"Little sister, it's okay, big brother will be back soon."

"Since you want to know, I will tell you that some revolutionary masses have reported that you are DT. We are searching according to regulations and you will be taken back for investigation."

Everyone in the hospital was shocked. It couldn't be possible. This was a neighbor who had been a neighbor for many years. They knew everything about it. There must be some mistake.

"You can investigate, but you can't take away the children. Just ask here. They are both still children. There must be a mistake!"

Uncle Zou took a step forward. Everyone has watched them grow up. He is a neighbor. The three siblings have watched them grow up. If they are taken away, it is hard to say. It is best to ask here. Everyone can watch it, it’s not too much.

"What's the matter? You want to stop me. If you don't get out of the way, I'll take you away for questioning. I'm also confused. At such a young age, there must be someone behind this. If you don't get out of the way, I'll take you away too!"

Silly Zhu opened his mouth, but finally closed it honestly. Brother Zhu kept saying that if you talk too much, you will make mistakes, and the more you say, the more mistakes you will make.

The third uncle is still asking. "Then why is this comrade, Comrade He Yuzhu, also taken away?"

The team leader was a little impatient. "After receiving reports from the masses, He Yuzhu faked his identity and lurked among the revolutionary masses. He was plotting evil intentions. He must be taken back for investigation. There are really many ghosts and monsters in your compound, and they are well hidden."

"What kind of identity can he fake? He has been here since he was a child, and we have watched him grow up. Police, you are mistaken."

From a distance, a deaf old lady walked over with a cane and asked questions from a distance, and the crowd consciously moved out of the way.

Seeing that he was an old man, the leader patiently explained.

"It's true that he grew up here, but the masses reported that he was not a poor peasant, but pretended to be a poor peasant with evil intentions. He must be taken back for investigation."

(End of this chapter)