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Chapter 859 A Group of Evil People

Wang Zhan and his two companions stayed at Old Man Xing's house for three days. Wang Li was so happy during those days that she was too busy to have fun. Every day she followed the children of her age in the village to go fishing in the river, catch cicadas in the middle of the night, or fish for frogs. She also tried all other activities that she had never played before.

Wang Li became friends with the children, and Wang Zhan also had some peace and quiet in the village, which was safe. But if he went into the mountains, Wang Zhan would still take the two girls with him. He Yushui took on most of the work of taking care of Wang Li and also had a lot of fun playing with her.

Here, Wang Zhan took He Yushui and Wang Li to spend a rare leisure time since the holiday, but in Courtyard 95, a meeting of the entire courtyard was held in the evening on the day Wang Zhan left.

This meeting took place when Yan Bugui returned to the courtyard and felt increasingly aggrieved. In the evening, after most people in the courtyard had gotten off work, he could not wait to find Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong to complain. Amid the chatter of several middle-aged women who added fuel to the fire, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong both expressed strong dissatisfaction with Sha Zhu's behavior.

Because it was agreed that only one lunch would be provided, the yard next door finished work early, and Sha Zhu also went to work as usual in the afternoon. Now Sha Zhu had dinner in the factory and waited for a while. This was also the request of the canteen director, who was afraid of any unexpected reception notices. When he came out of the factory, it was already past eight o'clock, about two hours later than those who were leaving get off work.

When Sha Zhu walked slowly to the gate of the yard, he found something wrong. Yan Bugui, who usually waited for him at the gate, did not show up. Moreover, when he entered the front yard, he found that there were not many people. Apart from the noise of a few children, there seemed to be no sound at all.

Sha Zhu turned his head and looked towards the west wing. At this moment, the west wing seemed to be pitch black. Sha Zhu thought to himself, something is not right. Normally, Yan Laokou would not go to bed so early, and the door was not closed yet.

Sha Zhu didn't understand what was going on and continued walking inside. After passing the Lotus Gate, Sha Zhu saw that people in the yard were chatting in a lively manner. The entire central courtyard was lit with lights, and the lights were shining on the open space in the north.

A square table, three chairs, three teacups, a handful of peanuts, a handful of melon seeds, and three impatient uncles in the back. Sha Zhu was happy and said, "Oh, everyone is here. Is there any instruction from above? The meeting has already started. Are they going to criticize the old hag of the Jia family again? I think we should criticize her more. This old..."

"Shut up, Silly Zhu. Don't you know there's a meeting today? Everyone in our yard is waiting for you. Aren't you embarrassed?" Liu Haizhong slammed the table and shouted.

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said, "Uncle, what are you talking about? How did I know there was a meeting today? I'm working hard in the factory, how can this be wrong? Besides, who notified me of the meeting?"

The three of them were stunned, looking at each other. Yi Zhonghai looked at Yan Bugui, his meaning was very clear, didn't I ask you to notify Sha Zhu to attend the meeting?

Yan Bugui turned to look at his eldest son and asked, "Jie Cheng, didn't I ask you to go to the factory to inform Sha Zhu?"

Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes and said, "What good is there? You're still waiting for my notification. Oh, I wanted to notify you. Didn't you ask me to go to the river to see if I could catch some fish? When I was about to leave, my mother was there too."

Yan Bugui was embarrassed, as this was really his fault. After he filed the complaint, he asked Yan Jiecheng to notify Sha Zhu. But seeing Yan Jiecheng lying on the bed and not moving, he got angry and scolded him. Then he stuffed the fishing rod into Yan Jiecheng's hand and told him to go fishing by the river. Yan Bugui, who was so angry, forgot about notifying Sha Zhu.

Yan Bugui coughed twice, and Yi Zhonghai understood and said, "Okay, now that Shazhu is back, let's hurry up and have a meeting now."

Sha Zhu said, "Wait a minute, I'll take the lunch box back." After that, he ran back home. After a while, he took out a long bench and sat down at the door of his house.

Yi Zhonghai became more and more displeased when he saw Sha Zhu's look, and shouted, "Sha Zhu, come to the front, today's meeting is for you."

At this time, Xu Damao, who was sitting not far away, also said sarcastically: "Shazhu, you have angered the heaven. People in the entire compound are dissatisfied with you. You have to correct your attitude." "Shamao, what's your business? Shut up, uncle. Let's talk about the matter. You are holding a meeting for no reason. I stole or robbed, but I went to work happily and diligently today. Is there anything that requires the whole compound to hold a meeting for me?" Shazhu retorted.

Liu Haizhong was a man who could not keep his cool. He shouted, "How dare you say that? You are out of touch with the masses, going against the trend, and not treating your neighbors as neighbors."

Sha Zhu chuckled and said, "Second Uncle, organize your words before you speak. I don't treat my neighbors as neighbors, but do my neighbors treat me as a neighbor? They are trying to trick me to death. If it weren't for a few sensible leaders who stepped in, my grave would be covered with grass by now, right?"

Yi Zhonghai knew that Sha Zhu was talking about Jia Zhang's affairs. Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu also heard it, but both of them didn't say anything. Jia Zhang's affairs couldn't be brought up again, otherwise it would have a huge impact on the Jia family.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Silly Zhu, let me ask you, are you a neighbor of this courtyard?"

Sha Zhu said disdainfully: "I guess so."

"Those kids are greedy and begging for food. Why don't you give them anything? And you even disparage the people in this yard?" Yi Zhonghai said.

Before Sha Zhu could answer, Yan Bugui said, "That's right. These kids haven't eaten meat for months. They asked you for food. You can't refuse them for the sake of your neighbors. Why are you chasing them away? What do you think of us neighbors? We are close to you, so you can't blame us for being mean to you."

The aunties from the compound came out and started making all kinds of accusations and attacks against Sha Zhu. When Sha Zhu saw this situation, he was really at a loss as to what to do.

Yi Zhonghai saw Sha Zhu's panic, so he calmed down and said, "Sha Zhu, we are all neighbors. It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. You have to distinguish who is close and who is distant. It's just a mouthful of food. You have a big pot, can you miss that one mouthful? How about this, when you make it again at noon tomorrow, each family can share a bowl. It's your apology for today, and then everyone won't mind."

After a brief moment of confusion, Sha Zhu finally came to his senses and stood up and said, "Three gentlemen, this is not right, is it?"

Liu Haizhong looked at Sha Zhu with disgust and said, "What's wrong with that? This is our decision, let's do it."

Sha Zhu took a quick look and said, "First of all, what happened? I wonder if the third uncle who was present at the time explained it clearly? Second, I am the one who was scolded. Did you hear some slanderous words and want to frame me? If so, we have to talk to Director Wang. It was Director Wang who criticized the third uncle today. He didn't even understand the basics of the matter, but asked me to deliver vegetables to every household tomorrow. You are openly contradicting Director Wang. Aren't you more or less exploitative?"

The three uncles were dumbfounded when they heard this. How did this relate to exploitation? If this news got out, criticism would be the lightest punishment. However, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong really didn't know that Yan Bugui was criticized on the spot by Director Wang.

The two men turned around and glared at Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui hesitated. He deliberately did not mention the criticism he had received. The first and second uncles had no idea that Director Wang had already made a judgment on the matter. If they heard about today's meeting, they would be in big trouble.

Liu Haizhong broke out in a cold sweat and glared at Yan Bugui. Yi Zhonghai also realized that today's meeting should not be held.

(End of this chapter)