The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 466: Liu Guangtian is too scared to sleep

"Lao He, you two are so dishonest. It's obviously true, but you didn't tell us."

When He Daqing saw Jiang Sheng's head popping out of the door, his eyes widened.
"I say, Lao Jiang, what are you doing? We are eavesdropping."

"hey-hey,
I thought that since Zhuzi didn't tell us, I would have to say something after I got home, so I came here, but I didn't expect to overhear him."

After explaining with a smile, Jiang Sheng walked in and asked,
"Lao He, now that you've said it, you can tell us what's going on now, otherwise it's really uncomfortable to be stuck in this dilemma."

Seeing this guy's persistence, He Daqing couldn't help but roll his eyes, then looked at Lou Xiao'e who was full of curiosity, and told them what happened that year.
"It's been 18 years since this happened.

……,
There were so many such things back then, and no one took it seriously at the time. Who would have thought that Liu Haizhong would bring it up at this time?
Well, that's the way it is. If you have nothing else to do, just go back."

Jiang Sheng couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard He Daqing say that the incident happened to Jia Zhang because of the smoking and eating problems after the death of Old Jia.

Just like He Daqing said, this kind of thing was too common before liberation.

Even Jiang Sheng himself is the male protagonist of one of the stories.

"That's all. I thought there was some exciting story here. That's all. What's so strange about this?

Well, I'm going back too. I have to go out to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow."

Jiang Sheng said this, but as soon as he walked out of the He family, he was surrounded by neighbors. Within two minutes, everyone knew about the little affair between Jia Zhang and Xu Fugui, and the yard soon became lively.

Not long after, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle into the courtyard.
Then I heard people teasing,

"Hey, Damao is back. Are your stepmother and nephew okay?"

Xu Damao was a smart man. When he heard the neighbors' teasing, he knew that they must have known about the affair between his father and Jia Zhang.
But he was the man, and he didn't suffer any loss in this matter, so he didn't get angry at all.

Instead, he smiled and shook his head.
"It's not a big deal for you to tell me this here. When Aunt Zhang comes back from the hospital tomorrow, if you dare to say this to her face, I will respect you as a man."

Seeing Xu Damao teasing them with a nonchalant look on his face, several neighbors hurriedly shook their heads.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Damao?

We dare not say these things in front of Mrs. Zhang,
Didn't you see how desperately she tried to find Liu Haizhong just now? She almost killed herself. We can't afford to provoke such a ruthless person.
If you are involved in a murder case, you will end up in jail.

By the way, now that you are back, what about Lao Yi? Isn't Mrs. Zhang fine? With the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the hospital, can they not take care of Bang Geng?"

Seeing that these neighbors were afraid of Jia Zhang, Xu Damao couldn't help but sneer and said, "You also know that Aunt Zhang is a ruthless person, so why are you still asking these questions?
Aunt Zhang was indeed fine, but Banggeng had a concussion from Uncle Liu's beating, and he couldn't tell east from west.
The doctor on duty at Gulou Hospital said that he needs to be hospitalized for a few days for observation. Uncle Yi is helping there and will be back a little later.

By the way, when I came back just now, Uncle Yi asked me to inform everyone that there will be a meeting tomorrow morning.
Tell me about Guangtian and Guangfu."

"Zhu Zi just said that there will be a meeting tomorrow morning, which coincides with Lao Yi's."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, it was soon past midnight. It was no longer a custom to do things like welcoming the gods or worshipping them, so after bowing to wish a happy new year and giving out lucky money, the night was considered over.

There were no complicated ceremonies. He Yuzhu originally wanted to sleep in on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
It was just past 7 in the morning.
Liu Guangtian couldn't wait to run to the east wing.
"Brother Zhuzi, Brother Zhuzi, hurry up and organize a meeting for everyone. If we delay any longer, my father might do something."

Hearing the knocks at the door and Liu Guangtian's anxious voice, He Yuzhu climbed out of bed impatiently.
He was about to scold Liu Guangtian, but he burst out laughing the moment he opened the door.
"Puff,
I said, Guangtian, what's wrong with you? You have two big panda eyes. Did you not sleep all night?"

Hearing He Yuzhu's laughter, Liu Guangtian felt a little embarrassed.
"Hey, Brother Zhuzi, stop talking. You know my dad has a bad temper. I offended him so badly this time. Do you think I dared to sleep last night?
If I wasn't afraid of disturbing you and sister-in-law's rest, I would have come to see you at 5 o'clock."

Seeing that Liu Guangqi didn't sleep all night last night because of this matter,
He Yuzhu didn't sympathize with him at all.
Anyway, their family will break up in the end, it's just 10 years earlier now.

"Okay, since you are so scared by your father that you can't even sleep, let's go and notify the neighbors to come out for a meeting and talk about you and Guangfu."

After saying that, He Yuzhu closed the door and went home to change his clothes.

After a while, He Yuzhu and Liu Guangtian called out all the neighbors in the courtyard. When they saw Liu Guangtian's dark circles, they burst into laughter and then came out with stools.

Since Yi Zhonghai and the other two were no longer in charge, the Siheyuan meeting was naturally presided over by the cadre He Yuzhu.

"I'm sure everyone already knows the purpose of calling everyone to a meeting today.
I will not elaborate on this.

Then let's first ask the victim, Aunt Zhang. Your kid got a concussion from hitting Uncle Liu in the backyard with a stick. He has to stay in the hospital for several days. What do you think?
If you have any ideas, just tell us and we will all vote by raising our hands.
I believe that if it is reasonable, everyone will agree, don’t you think? "

If He Yuzhu is a cadre,

He is more tactful and measured in his words and deeds, while the neighbors in the yard are more direct. If they are not happy with Liu Haizhong, they will definitely take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
"That's right, Sister Zhang. Old Liu is too cruel. He could even kill such a young child.

Today it's your kid, but tomorrow it might be someone else's kid.
If you have any requests, please feel free to ask, as long as they are not outrageous, we will definitely support you."

"Yes, yes, Mrs. Zhang, we are all neighbors in the same courtyard, but Old Liu could be so cruel. It shows that he doesn't care about us neighbors at all.
I must teach him a lesson today."

Jia Zhang had originally planned to ask for a huge sum of money from Liu Haizhong, and now with the support of her neighbors, she is even more confident.

(End of this chapter)