Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 940 Just Leave

After coming out of Aunt Sun's house, Wang Zhan knew that he probably couldn't escape this time. From the grassroots level, the few people in charge who were transferred here were more or less related to this deaf old lady. He would have to wait until the meeting was held to find out what the attitude of the street office was.

After leaving Aunt Sun's courtyard, Wang Zhan and his sister walked to the east of the alley. After a few steps, they arrived at Wang Zhan's courtyard with two entrances. Standing at the door, Wang Zhan and his sister looked into the yard. Aunt Yang, who had moved into the front yard, saw the brother and sister at a glance.

Aunt Yang warmly invited Wang Zhan and his sister to come in and have a drink of water before leaving. Wang Zhan looked in the direction of the backyard, thoughtfully, then he took his sister into the front yard, sat on the bench in the yard, and started chatting with Aunt Yang.

Wang Zhan asked, "Auntie Yang, after we moved out, who did my master let live in the backyard?"

Aunt Yang poured water for the brother and sister while saying, "Oh, you didn't know? I thought your master told you. There are exactly three families, one in the east and west wing. An old lady and her three granddaughters live in the main house. These families are all relatives of martyrs. Your master invited them to live in the old city. All three families are from the old district. Wow, they are all full of martyrs. They are glorious families."

Wang Zhan's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he came up with an idea about the follow-up arrangements for the yard after he left.

Wang Zhan inquired about the specific circumstances of these families, and Aunt Yang also introduced them enthusiastically. Wang Li listened quietly beside him, and after chatting for a few more words, the brother and sister said goodbye. There was an unknown meeting in the evening, so they had to go back to eat quickly.

After dinner, Wang Zhan gave his sister a few instructions and walked alone to the next yard. At this time, the central courtyard of No. 95 Courtyard was very lively. Because the weather was hot, many neighbors came to the central courtyard early after dinner, enjoying the cool air while waiting for the meeting.

The three old men did not appear last as usual. They waited in the yard early and did not move the table out. Wang Zhan turned left after passing the lotus gate, leaned against a pillar, and observed the neighbors in the yard.

However, when his eyes swept across the main room, they happened to meet He Yushui's eyes. Wang Zhan smiled and nodded, as a greeting.

In fact, many people in the yard have noticed Wang Zhan, such as Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, and the shrewd third uncle Yan Bugui.

After a while, three people came in from outside. One of them was the new director Wang. The other two people, one of them was Secretary Yu, whom Wang Zhan knew, and the other was a female comrade who looked a little unfamiliar and whom Wang Zhan had never seen before.

The three of them walked to the middle of the yard and simply greeted the three uncles in charge. At this time, Wang Zhan noticed that there were two people standing at the moon gate leading to the backyard. They were Aunt Li Cuilan and the deaf old lady. It was not known whether it was intentional or not, but the two of them were hiding in the darkness beside them, looking towards the center of the yard.

Yi Zhonghai was the first to stand up, cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Today's general meeting was organized by the newly appointed Director Wang of the Street Office. Now, please let Director Wang speak."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai took the lead in applauding. The people in the yard were also very enthusiastic, and the applause lasted for more than a minute.

Director Wang waved his hand, and the applause stopped. Director Wang said, "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Xia, and I am the new director of the subdistrict office. After all, I just arrived, and there are some things that I need to slowly get familiar with. Here, I also hope that everyone will give me a lot of support in my work. I am here to thank everyone."

At this point, Director Wang also symbolically bowed to everyone. When the people in the yard saw that the new director was so polite, they also showed their support and burst into warm applause.

Director Wang continued, "We are here today to first get to know each other and get familiar with each other. We also have three things to announce."

"The first thing is that next month, meat will also need to be supplied with tickets. This is the instruction from above. Of course, other non-staple foods and some daily necessities will also require tickets. After the specific documents are issued, we will hand them over to the manager and let them explain it to everyone in detail." The people below were in an uproar. Supplying with tickets meant that there would be a quota, which was not a good thing, but it was part of the planned economy. Although many people in the yard complained, they did not dare to talk loudly in front of the director of the street office. They were all muttering in their hearts.

"The second thing is, have the people from the East Cross Courtyard next door arrived?"

When Wang Zhan heard this, he knew it had begun, but he couldn't avoid it, so he stood up and said, "I am, my name is Wang Zhan, and I am the owner of the house next door."

Director Wang glanced at him and said, "Today we are going to talk about the house number of your yard. In principle, your East Cross Courtyard should be integrated with Courtyard No. 93. I don't know how you registered the house number as 1-95, but starting today, your house number will be changed to 1-, and your yard will also be under the management of Courtyard No. . Is there any problem?"

Wang Zhan smiled helplessly and said, "No problem, I will obey the management of the Street Office."

Director Wang was very surprised. She thought Wang Zhan would argue a few more times, but she didn't expect him to have this attitude. Director Wang was very satisfied and nodded.

"The third thing is about the deaf old lady in the backyard of No. 95 Courtyard. The old lady is over 70 years old and is still a lonely old lady. She made certain contributions to the country in the early years. So after discussion by the superiors, it was decided to give the deaf old lady the status of a five-guarantee household. Everyone should take care of the elderly more in daily life. After all, respecting the elderly and loving the young is also our traditional virtue."

Sha Zhu looked back towards the backyard, while Yi Zhonghai gave a weird smile.

After Director Wang announced the three things, he ended his speech. Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, "In the future, we must follow the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Thank you Director Wang for coming. Let's applaud and send Director Wang off."

The people in the yard applauded again, but it was obvious that the sound was not as loud as at the beginning, because everyone's minds were on the full issuance of bills and their own difficulties, and their hearts were no longer on the meeting. Director Wang also saw this, waved his hand, and left with the two secretaries.

Wang Zhan turned around and followed the three people and left.

Wang Zhan returned home, lit a cigarette, and sat in the yard, thinking about how to get out of his current situation. It was obvious that Director Wang was the deaf old lady's man, and the other troublesome people in the yard would definitely cause trouble for him. How could he get out of his predicament?

Wang Li was a little worried when she saw her brother sitting in the yard in a daze after the meeting. She went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea for her brother, brought it to him, and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Wang Zhan took the teacup, smiled at his sister, and said, "Nothing serious, it's just that the people in that yard are probably going to cause trouble for us again. As your brother, I am the one who fears trouble the most."

Wang Li thought for a moment and said, "We are leaving anyway. Didn't you say you would not be back for more than two months? We can't afford to offend you, but we can't afford to hide from you, right?"

Wang Zhan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Yes, we can't afford to offend them, but we can't afford to hide from them. Haha, all right, sister, I'll open a can of fruit for you as a reward for you, my clever little ghost."

Wang Zhan took Wang Li's hand and went straight into the main room. In the sky, the moon emerged from the clouds, and the earth was suddenly a little bright.

(End of this chapter)