Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 860: Apprentice Cheap
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.

Seeing that he was stunned by the scene again, Sha Zhu continued, "Logically speaking, if I make something delicious in the yard and a child is greedy, I definitely can't ignore it and I have to give him a bite.

But it’s not possible today. The dishes today are from the host’s family. Besides, today is the workers’ opening banquet. The east wing is full of construction materials, including glass, iron, bricks and tiles, and some boards with nails. There are so many children, big and small. Who will be responsible if something gets bumped into?
I have already told them, especially the Third Uncle, that this is not mine and I cannot give it to him, but he, the Second Aunt, and those few others refused to give in and kept scolding me. I won’t tell you how nasty the scolding was, but later it was Director Wang who led people to chase them away. What does it have to do with me? Why did they hold a meeting for me?"

Yi Zhong knew at this time that he couldn't let Sha Zhu say anything more. Why was Sha Zhu so talkative when he was away for a few days? So he said, "Okay, we are all neighbors, and harmony is the most important thing. Okay, we have to go to work tomorrow, so this matter ends here. By the way, tell the children of each family not to go to the next door. It will be bad for everyone if they get bumped into something. Okay, let's adjourn."

Yi Zhonghai forced the matter to an end and downplayed the incident. Although Sha Zhu was angry, he couldn't say anything now. He turned around, took his stool and went home angrily.

The families gradually dispersed amid the discussion, but Liu Haizhong still held on to Yan Bugui and refused to give in, saying that Yan Bugui was avoiding the important issues and that this was hindering his progress under Director Wang. Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to try to smooth things over and persuade Liu Haizhong to leave, and a farce ensued.

But the news still got out. Director Wang had some opinions about the No. 95 compound in the first place, and he was even more disgusted with Yan Bugui, who had caused trouble many times. On the day Wang Zhan came back from Xiaoqinghe, Director Wang went to the No. 95 compound again and criticized Yan Bugui again in front of everyone in the compound. His title of steward was also changed to acting steward.

This is because the staff in the front yard is incompetent and they can't find a person in charge.

When Director Wang came to their house this time, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong did not refute a word. After Director Wang had finished his temper, the two of them also did some self-examination, which somewhat surprised Director Wang, but he did not say much to them.

When Wang Zhan returned to No. 47 Yuer Hutong, the gate of his double courtyard was open. Two old ladies were sitting at the door, doing needlework and chatting. When they saw Wang Zhan and his two companions were about to enter the courtyard, they asked a question. Wang Zhan saw that they were two old ladies and could not get angry. He just said that he lived in the backyard and walked straight to the backyard.

The two old ladies looked at each other. They had heard from their son that this yard belonged to the three children in the backyard, but they had never seen them. Today, they saw Wang Zhan again, with a gloomy face.

Wang Li heartlessly ran into the yard to find Jinbao. He Yushui knew that Wang Zhan was angry, but she didn't forget to stay by his side and went straight back to her room.

After a while, Auntie Sun came to the house, bringing her two children with her. Auntie Sun went into the backyard, poured herself a glass of water, and sat down under the grapevine. Then she pointed to the small garden and the two children understood and went to look for Wang Li there. Auntie Sun sat down and said, "What's wrong? Are you angry? Are you blaming your master?"

Upon hearing Auntie Sun's question, Wang Zhan began to vent his grievances and said, "Auntie Sun, do you think my master would do such a thing? I live well in this yard, and you said he also said hello. Look at the front yard, there are seven or eight families living there, and even the back house has been divided out. Tell me, is my master unreasonable? He still hasn't given me an explanation. I guess he is still planning to take over my backyard."

Aunt Sun listened to Wang Zhan's venting, and she was not surprised, but she said: "Wang Zhan, you should know your master very well. He is a man who has experienced many battles. If there were no difficulties, he would not be so stubborn."

Wang Zhan looked at Aunt Sun and said, "Why didn't he discuss it with me in advance? He just said he wanted to use the front yard, and my front yard disappeared?"

Aunt Sun shook her head and said, "Xiao Zhan, you don't know what's going on here. If he told you that more than ten families would move into this yard and divide your house, would you agree?"

Wang Zhan was stunned for a moment, thinking about this situation, and shook his head, saying: "I am not an unreasonable person. I can still agree to arrange a few people appropriately, but you have to let me know who they are. Do you think I can still live here? I have to spend money to buy a yard again."

Aunt Sun said, "You really don't know your master, Xiao Zhan, you can't just look at the surface. Your master doesn't have much money all year round, don't you feel strange, don't you doubt it?"

When Wang Zhan heard what Aunt Sun said, he was also stunned. He didn't think much about it. Anyway, he was not short of money, so he didn't ask much about his master's income. Wang Zhan looked at Aunt Sun.

Aunt Sun then said, "Your master actually had a very high income, and he received a meritorious service allowance, as well as wages for so many years. But he actually donated all the money. To whom did he donate it?" Aunt Sun pointed to the front yard, and then recounted what Qi Dasheng had done over the years, focusing on the origins of these people in the front yard.

After listening to this, Wang Zhan realized that he didn't know his master at all. His master mailed all his money to his fallen comrades on a monthly basis. During the New Year and other holidays, he would go to wealthy units to beg for some supplies, which he also sent to his comrades' homes.

The reason Qi Dasheng had to occupy the front yard this time was that he had no other choice. Several of his comrades-in-arms' families had suffered from disasters and could not survive. After hearing the news, Qi Dasheng visited these families' hometowns. After seeing the situation, Qi Dasheng really didn't know how to solve the problem. If the families of these comrades-in-arms continued to live in the local area, it was not impossible that they would starve to death, and many of the families had old and young people.

Qi Dasheng gritted his teeth and brought all these people to Sijiu City. He planned to ask the street office for help, but after the public-private partnership, the surrounding factories were expanding and there were not many empty houses here, so he couldn't accommodate many families.

Finally Qi Dasheng decided to trick his own apprentice. He directly suppressed his apprentice and forced him to live in Wang Zhan's yard. He knew that this would put Wang Zhan at a disadvantage, but Wang Zhan was a rich man, so he could only let Wang Zhan figure out a way out himself. Either he had to stay in the backyard, or he had to figure out a way out himself.

(End of this chapter)