The night quietly dispersed, and wisps of morning glow fell on the world.
Today is the weekend, Li Xiaomei is sleeping at Ding Qiunan's house, and Li Donglai is going to have a good sleep.
In the past two days, in order to deal with the upcoming medical dispute, he had been very busy. Not only did he send people to obtain all the information about the operation, he also found foreign aid.
Have a good rest today.
Just as I closed my eyes again, there was a burst of noise outside.
"Dang...dang...dang! Everyone is going to the middle courtyard for a meeting."
It's a aunt's voice.
Needless to say, the conference must be held to raise funds for Jia Xudong.
However, is it too anxious to hold a meeting early in the morning?
The residents of the courtyard were also surprised when they heard the sound of gongs being struck.
"I've been busy for a week and I'm finally too lazy to go to bed. What do you want to do?"
"What do you want to do? You don't want us to donate money to the Jia family."
"I want to eat shit. I heard last time that in the past, the money donated by our courtyard was divided among the three uncles."
"Hmph, I won't donate it later, let's see what they can do to me."
"Lao Zhang, don't be so angry. The three uncles have a good relationship with the street office. It will not be good for you to get into trouble with them."
"I, I just can't get angry!"
"Let's wait and see what happens. Jia Xudong is really miserable. He was disabled at a young age. If the three uncles don't open their mouths, we will admit it. Everyone is a neighbor in the compound."
...
The crowd moved towards the middle courtyard in a chaotic manner, but the three uncles held an internal meeting in Yi Zhonghai's room.
There seems to be something wrong with the atmosphere.
Yan Bugui banged the table loudly: "Lao Yi, five yuan per household, isn't this appropriate?"
Although Yan Bugui is the third uncle, all his energy is now focused on the business of collecting waste, and he doesn't care at all about nonsense like the Siheyuan.
But he didn't want to give up the position of third uncle, so he had no choice but to let Yan Jiefang and Yu Li take over today.
Regarding Jia Xudong's disability, although Yan Bugui hated Jia Zhang, he still felt that he should donate money.
However, Yi Zhonghai set the tone when he came on the court.
The three uncles were asked to convince everyone that each household must donate five yuan. This was really beyond Yan Bugui's expectations.
Bangzi noodles cost 1 cent per catty, and five yuan can buy 500 catties of stick noodles. Do you really think that the residents are all being taken advantage of?
"Lao Yan, I know a lot, but there is nothing we can do about it. Xudong's wife came to see me last night. Their family is now impoverished and they still owe the school fees. The factory still needs a lot of compensation.
It's only been a month since Xudong was injured so badly and he's almost dying, so he has to take nutritional supplements." Yi Zhonghai also knew that the money was too much, so he could only continue speaking.
He couldn't figure it out. Why did he vaguely agree to Qin Huairu's donation of 100 yuan for the Jia family last night?
In the morning, Yi Zhonghai woke up from a dream all night.
I realized I had picked up a big bomb.
There are only about 20 households in the courtyard house in total. To raise a total of 100 yuan, each family should contribute at least 5 yuan.
Five yuan is enough for a family to pay for food for a month.
Yi Zhonghai knew that it was very difficult, so he could only ask Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong to help him convince the residents.
"I see you are just fascinated by Qin Huairu. When Qin Huairu entered the courtyard, I felt that this woman was not simple." Yan Bugui snorted coldly, stood up and walked outside: "Let me participate.
The General Assembly can do it, but if I come forward to convince the residents, I can’t do it.”
"You..." Yi Zhonghai stood up and stretched out his hands. Seeing that Yan Bugui walked out of the door without stopping, he could only sit back down.
He cast his earnest eyes on Liu Haizhong: "Haizhong, Lao Yan has fallen into the eyes of Qian, and now his mind is no longer on the courtyard. I can only count on you. Although you are only the second uncle these years, you have done everything for the courtyard.
I have seen everything."
"Our steel rolling mill will start the employee skills examination next month. You have been a level 7 fitter for so many years, you should make some progress!"
Liu Haizhong originally decided to let Yi Zhonghai play by himself.
Just kidding, that's five dollars.
Even with his monthly salary of 78 yuan, he couldn't bear to part with it, let alone the residents.
But when Liu Haizhong heard about the employee skills test, his buttocks went back to the chair.
Over the years, he has been thinking about two things.
One is to be an official.
One is to become a level 8 fitter.
Being an official is limited by cultural level and seems out of reach.
Level eight fitter became his real goal.
Not to mention the more than 20 yuan extra monthly salary, the important thing is that the name is resounding.
Every eighth-level fitter is the treasure of the steel rolling mill.
The reason why Yi Zhonghai can wander around during working hours, and even the workshop director wants to coax him, is because he is an eighth-level fitter.
However, the requirements for the technician examination in steel rolling mills are strict.
Liu Haizhong has neglected to exercise in these years, and his business has long been abandoned.
But I didn't have a clue in my heart.
I took the exam five times in a row and failed every time.
When he heard Yi Zhonghai's words, his little eyes suddenly lit up.
"Lao Yi, I know my level well. Although I am one of the best in the workshop, but..."
Halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly and looked at Yi Zhonghai expectantly.
Yi Zhonghaizhong said with a smile: "Technical level is one aspect of the technician examination, but more importantly, comprehensive ability. Especially the relationship with the masters must be well established. This year, I heard that the ministries and commissions are busy raising funds for Anshan.
Our new factory could not find any manpower, so we handed over the fitter examination to our steel rolling mill. Do you think this kind of difficult examination requires us, the eighth-level fitter masters, to pass it properly?"
"Then what you mean is that as long as I support you at the conference later, you will help me in the benchwork exam?" Liu Haizhong's eyes widened.
What a fool this guy is.
Can such a mistake be explained so clearly?
Yi Zhonghai put his hand on his forehead and whispered: "Well, there are some things that you just understand in your heart, there is no need to say them out. Also, you support me to help our neighbors in the compound, to unite the masses, not to seek personal gain."
Benefit."
"I understand, I understand!" Liu Haizhong grinned from ear to ear, nodded and bowed.
I cursed secretly in my heart: This old guy is really acting as a framer, and he still wants to erect an archway.
After the two people discussed the detailed countermeasures, they went out to the middle courtyard.
At this time, Li Donglai ate three fried eggs, nibbled on a white-flour steamed bun, and walked toward the central courtyard with his hands behind his back.
It was midsummer at this time. Although it was early morning, the sun was a little bright and the air was already hot and dry.
The crowd in the big locust tree was also restless.
With only a small salary every month, I have to take care of the food and drink of a large family. Life is already tight, and now I have to donate money, so I naturally don't feel good.
The only one who seemed relaxed and content was Xu Damao.
After taking Tufangzi last night, he felt alive again.
In addition, it was really hard for Deputy Director Li's wife to see him perform ventriloquism. In addition, Deputy Director Li stayed at home all day these two days and gave him two days off.
Xu Damao, who was free of psychological pressure, was naturally very happy.
He brought a square table and placed it among the crowd.
There was a plate of melon seeds on the table, and he was eating melon seeds while chatting with his neighbors. He was more elegant than the three uncles.
There was nothing I could do about it. People are always in high spirits when happy events happen. Mrs. Li had already guaranteed that she would talk to Deputy Factory Director Li about making him a cadre in two days.
