Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 54 Tools
After knowing the deaf old lady's background, Shen Zhiyu put his worries aside.

Next time I deal with the deaf old lady and others, I won’t have to be timid.

After seeing Xu Damao, Shen Zhiyu returned to the courtyard and met the door god Uncle Sanda again.

"Zhiyu, where have you been so early in the morning?" Yan Bugui asked Shen Zhiyu.

Shen Zhiyu looked at Yan Bugui, and his mind moved. Isn't this the best tool man? He smiled and said, "Let's go see Xu Damao!"

Yan Bugui was really attracted by Shen Zhiyu's topic and asked, "How is Damao? I'm so busy that I don't have time to see him."

Shen Zhiyu thought: With your stingy personality, it is impossible for you to be willing to go to the hospital to visit Xu Damao. At most, after he is discharged from the hospital, you can give him two small fish that you caught in the river, which are only as long as your fingers.

Shen Zhiyu slandered Yan Bugui in his heart, but he did not stop replying: "Not good, it is said that he has a severe concussion, and there may be sequelae in the future. I heard that Damao's father is urging the Public Security Bureau to speed up the investigation. Shazhu is in big trouble this time. He may have to eat sand in the northwest. It is uncertain whether he can return to the city alive in the future."

After saying this, he pretended to be gloating and clicked his tongue.

Yan Bugui asked in shock: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, Xu Damao had always been bullied by Sha Zhu before, but nothing serious happened. His father and father-in-law didn't bother Sha Zhu in order to train him. This time is different. Xu Damao almost died. Do you think he would retaliate? In the past, he just didn't want to cause trouble. Did you really think he couldn't beat Sha Zhu and the people behind him?"

"What do you mean?" Yan Jiecheng walked out of the house and asked curiously.

Seeing more and more people gathering in the yard, Shen Zhiyu continued to explain, "Xu Damao's father is a film projectionist. He knows a lot of dignitaries and people from all walks of life. Just pick a few of them and Sha Zhu will suffer. Especially his father-in-law, he is a real big capitalist. He can kill Sha Zhu just by using his connections. In the past, people thought that the two of them were just two neighbors playing around and didn't cause any trouble for Sha Zhu. This time Xu Damao almost died. If it were you, would you let Sha Zhu go?"

Yan Bugui and others all shook their heads.

Everyone knows that if it were them, they would not let Sha Zhu off. Put yourself in his shoes, why would he let Sha Zhu off?

"Oh, Sha Zhu is really something. Why can't he control his hands? It seems that Sha Zhu is really finished this time. He will either be sent to labor camp or eat peanuts." Yan Jiecheng sighed.

Yan Bugui knew a little about the deaf old lady's background and knew that he could only put his hope on her. He said, "It depends on whether the deaf old lady can find a solution."

Shen Zhiyu told Yan Bugui and his son and others the information he wanted to pass on to the deaf old lady, and then returned to the house.

He knew that Yan Bugui and his son would definitely tell Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady the news, so he just had to wait for the results.

Sure enough, after seeing Shen Zhiyu enter the house, Yan Bugui immediately went to Yi Zhonghai's house in the central courtyard.

"Old Yi, something big has happened. Sha Zhu is really in big trouble this time. He might have to eat peanuts." Yan Bugui didn't even bother to knock on the door. He just pushed it open and said.

"Nonsense, my grandson will be fine!" said the deaf old lady, tapping her cane on the ground.

"Hey, old lady, how dare I lie to you? This time it was Xu Damao's father and father-in-law who did it. How could Sha Zhu run away?"

The deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai were both silent. They were both from the old society and knew the importance of Lou Bancheng. The deaf old lady knew that her plan had failed and it seemed that she could only look for Yang Guofeng and the others. This was originally the last way the deaf old lady had prepared for herself, but now it seemed that she had to use it.

"Zhong Hai, carry me on your back and go out for a walk." The deaf old lady knew that time did not allow her to act slowly. If she really had to wait until Sha Zhu was sentenced, it would be useless to find someone. She could only choose to use her last favor.

Yi Zhonghai carried the deaf old lady out of the alley and took a cart to Yang Guofeng's house.

As a bureau-level cadre, Yang Guofeng's living environment is naturally not comparable to that of a siheyuan. His home is a siheyuan where he lives alone.

They were very surprised to see the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai. Could it be that the deaf old lady brought Yi Zhonghai to pay New Year's greetings to herself in order to restore her technical level to a sixth-level worker? It was not impossible, and they also wanted to repay the favor as soon as possible.

Yang Guofeng calmly welcomed the two into his home, and after sending his wife to pour water for them, he asked, "Madam, why are you and Lao Yi here today?"

"It's okay, I just can't see you." The deaf old lady pretended to be very close to Yang Guofeng. She glanced at Yi Zhonghai and indicated that it was not convenient for Yi Zhonghai to know the content of the next conversation.

She didn't want Yi Zhonghai to know that Yang Guofeng and the others owed her one last favor, and she couldn't let Yi Zhonghai have any ideas. She wanted to keep Yi Zhonghai hanging so that she could have an old lady serve her.

When Yang Guofeng saw the look in the deaf old lady's eyes, he thought that she was probably trying to upgrade Yi Zhonghai's technical level, and she was avoiding Yi Zhonghai probably to prevent him from having any ideas in his mind.

Just as he was about to speak, Yang Guofeng's wife came out with two cups of hot tea.

Yang Guofeng said, "Old Yi, you drink some tea here. The old lady and I have something private to discuss."

Yi Zhonghai naturally agreed, helped the old lady into the study, and went back to the living room to drink tea.

"Old lady, there is no one here now, you can speak now."

The deaf old lady looked at the impatient Yang Guofeng and knew that after this time, they would probably avoid her, and even if they met, they would just be a familiar stranger.

After shaking off the unnecessary thoughts, the deaf old lady said, "Help me get Shazhu out. We can't let him go to jail or lose his job. We have to let him continue to work as a private cook. The kindness between us will be wiped out."

"Shazhu? What trouble has he done again?" Yang Guofeng asked.

The deaf old lady immediately recounted what had happened.

Yang Guofeng was speechless for a long time. This Sha Zhu was really reckless. But he should thank his recklessness for allowing him and his friends to repay the favor of the deaf old lady.

After listening to the deaf old lady's narration and request, Yang Guofeng knew that his chance to repay the life-saving grace had come.

After thinking for a moment, he said with difficulty: "Madam, you should also know Xu Damao's father-in-law Lou Zhenhua. He is a patriotic businessman. Although the Workers and Peasants Party is now in power, Lou Zhenhua has donated huge amounts of military funds and materials to the liberation army and contributed to the war of liberation. Even the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was donated by him. This person has a say in many departments. This matter concerns his son-in-law, so it is very difficult to handle."

(End of this chapter)