When Li Donglai handed over the affairs of the Zhang family to his superiors, he already knew the outcome of the Zhang family.
He didn't have the slightest sympathy for the Zhang family's ending.
The reason why a large family like the Zhang family can rise from troubled times and gain massive wealth is all based on the exploitation of workers.
In these days, there were still many workers from the old era in factories, such as Lao Ma who worked as a handyman in the laboratory kitchen.
Lao Ma was a worker in a textile factory before liberation. At that time, the war was in chaos and the price of textiles soared. In order to gain more profits, Zhang Tianpeng forced the workers in the workshop to work continuously for twenty hours a day.
This kind of forced order is not like that of later generations. If you don't work overtime, at most you will not be paid overtime wages. Instead, you will send a factory protection team to guard the door of the workshop.
The factory protection teams are all green-skinned gangsters from the streets. They are armed with sticks. If the workers dare not work honestly, they will rush in and beat those workers to death with big sticks.
It wasn't that Lao Ma didn't want to work overtime, but because his son was sick and needed to be sent to the hospital urgently, so he asked for leave from the workshop.
Of course, the request for leave was not approved, so Lao Ma gritted his teeth and decided to resign directly.
The result can be imagined. Zhang Tianpeng needed workers to help him earn money, so how could he let the workers leave, so he was refused to resign.
Worried about his son's condition, Lao Ma took advantage of the fact that the guys from the factory protection team were not paying attention and slipped out of the workshop door, but was discovered.
The old horse was sent to Zhang Tianpeng for violating the workshop rules. Zhang Tianpeng decided to scare the monkeys and asked the factory protection team to escort the old horse into the workshop and stuff the old horse's legs into the machine in front of all the workers.
With a scream, the old horse's calf was completely crushed by the machine.
At this time, Zhang Tianpeng used the excuse that Lao Ma violated the workshop rules and drove Lao Ma out of the factory without paying a penny of pension, leaving him to fend for himself.
Fortunately, Lao Ma's co-workers were worried about Lao Ma, so they quietly sent Lao Ma to the hospital and notified Lao Ma's family while they only had a few hours to get off work.
Lao Ma stayed in the hospital for half a month, lost his calf, and lost his son. After he recovered from his injuries, he once carried an ax and tried to fight Zhang Tianpeng, but Zhang Tianpeng always brought personnel from the factory protection team with him.
Later, after the capital was liberated, Lao Ma's wife gave birth to a son for him, and the textile factory was also state-owned. Zhang Tianpeng became the director of the textile factory. Only then did Lao Ma suppress his hatred in his heart.
Later, Lao Ma was unable to find a job due to a disability in his lower legs. By chance, he worked in the laboratory of a steel rolling mill doing odd jobs.
According to laboratory regulations, even handymen need to go through layers of review.
During the investigation, Lao Ma actually revealed this past incident.
After Li Donglai learned about it, he deliberately turned Lao Ma into a formal worker in the laboratory and enjoyed the benefits of the laboratory.
Lao Ma is not the only person who has suffered like this. There are thousands of people.
Zhang Tianpeng has done evil and should be punished.
....
After getting off work, Li Donglai put on his canvas bag and felt particularly relaxed. He greeted the researchers in the laboratory all the way, got on his bicycle and faced the faint sunset, and left the steel rolling mill.
When I returned to the courtyard, I was stopped by Yan Bugui as soon as I entered the door.
The little eyes behind the tortoiseshell frames blinked, and Yan Bugui said cheerfully: "Master, the election meeting has been arranged and is scheduled to be held at seven o'clock in the evening. Director Wang of the subdistrict office was unable to attend because of something else, so he specially entrusted Zhang
The officer will come to supervise."
After speaking, he lowered his voice and said: "Master, I made the cardboard boxes used in the election. As you know, the prices of waste cardboard and red paper are not low now. Can you..."
Li Donglai said with a straight face: "No!"
"ah...."
Li Donglai stared at Yan Bugui and said: "Old Yan, you are the third uncle of the courtyard, and you have purchased scraps from residents over the years, right? In addition, you can completely recycle those cardboards and red paper after the conference is over.
, do you think it’s embarrassing to share a few cents with the residents of the courtyard house?”
"...Yes, sir, you are right. As the third uncle of the courtyard, I should be more active." Yan Bugui nodded hurriedly.
Li Donglai continued: "I have heard some gossip recently. Yan Jiecheng has relatively big hands and feet, and he often takes Huang Yanling from the Jia family out to restaurants. Lao Yan, you have to pay attention to this situation."
Li Donglai had actually known about these things for a long time. He didn't want to care about such bad things at first. He just saw that Yan Bugui was a good person in the courtyard, so he reminded him.
"What! Jie Cheng actually dares to date Banggan's wife..." Yan Bugui's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he no longer cared about feeling sorry for those cardboard boxes.
"Master, thank you for the reminder."
He turned around and strode into the house.
Yan Jiecheng had just returned and was going to watch a movie with Huang Yanling in the evening.
Although Huang Yanling is an average-looking woman, she is not as suitable as a wife as Xiao Dang, but it is quite suitable to watch a movie together and then find a small corner to make out.
He hummed a little tune and changed into clean clothes. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Yan Bugui standing outside with a cold face.
Yan Jiecheng frowned and said, "Dad, what are you doing? I've been doing quite well recently."
"Yan Jiecheng, what's going on between you and Huang Yanling?" Yan Bugui said coldly.
Yan Jiecheng's heart skipped a beat, but the expression on his face did not change. He stiffened his neck and said, "Dad, have you listened to other people's nonsense again! I have nothing to do with Huang Yanling. It's because those people are jealous of my good life.
He arranged it for me behind the scenes."
"Scheduling you? Are you kidding!" Yan Bugui knew Li Donglai's temperament and would never gossip about others.
He strode forward and took Yan Jiecheng's arm and said: "Yan Jiecheng, Huang Yanling is a wonderful wife. If your affairs are known to the Jia family, they will never let you go. Just listen to your father and follow Huang Yanling."
broken."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Dad, it was Huang Yanling who took the initiative, and I didn't force her. Even if the stalker wants to cause trouble, he can't find me." Yan Jiecheng.
He said proudly: "Besides, I, Yan Jiecheng, am not the same Yan Jiecheng as before. If Bangge dares to trouble me, I will let him know what it means to be powerful."
Yan Jiecheng now thinks that he has a good relationship with those green-skinned people, and now he is becoming more and more estranged.
After saying that, he ignored Yan Bugui and passed him by.
The movie was about to start and he had to meet the pretty girl.
Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiecheng's back and let out a long sigh. He always felt that Yan Jiecheng would definitely cause big trouble.
The other side.
Li Donglai has returned home, and Ding Qiunan also knows that the election meeting will be held in the courtyard in the evening, and has prepared a meal early.
A plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a plate of braised tofu, a plate of peanuts, and two eggs. The staple food is corn noodle porridge and white flour steamed buns.
The food is very simple, which is rare in this day and age.
Li Donglai huffed and puffed, finished his meal, washed himself briefly, then put on his coat and strode out of the house.
As for Ding Qiunan, she stayed at home. Since joining the Siheyuan, she has never interfered with the affairs of the Siheyuan.
At this time, the sky outside had darkened.
The residents of the courtyard walked in twos and threes to the central courtyard. When Li Donglai came under the big tree, a square table had been set up there, surrounded by the residents of the courtyard.
Yan Bugui also arrived at this moment, put the ballot box on the table, and began to introduce the voting method to everyone.
There were a total of five candidates today. Residents put slips of paper with their names on them into the ballot boxes. In the end, the resident with the most votes was elected as the second uncle.
As soon as Yan Bugui finished his introduction, someone raised their hands.
"Third uncle, what should I do if I can't write?"
"I can't write..." Yan Bugui was confused for a moment.
It took him two hours to design this sophisticated voting system. He thought it was perfect, but he didn't expect that something went wrong.
This will put the guy in literacy class a little late.
Yan Bugui could only turn his head and look at Li Donglai: "Master..."
Li Donglai stood up, pointed at several candidates and said: "Residents who can't write can draw. Master Zhang is a forger in the steel rolling mill. You can draw a sledgehammer. Silly Zhu is the chef. You can draw kitchen knives. Master Liu is
Workers in the lumber factory, just draw a saw..."
After hearing this, the residents nodded one after another.
"This is a good method. It's not like Yan Bugui who doesn't even consider us illiterate people."
"You are still very considerate."
"No wonder our eldest brother can be a leader."
.....
At this time, the street office officer responsible for supervising the voting also arrived.
Li Donglai was always quick to do things. After asking the street office clerk to sit down, he loudly said to the residents: "Everyone, today is the day to elect the second uncle of our courtyard. I want to say a few words here.
The reason why our courtyard house has the position of steward is to enable the steward to better serve the residents.
Whichever of these candidates you think can serve you better, vote for him.
The election of the steward is a sacred matter, and all canvassing and vote-buying behavior is strictly prohibited!
You must be responsible for the votes in your hands and the future of our courtyard house.”
After the words fell, Li Donglai looked around the crowd and was about to announce the start of the election.
Sudden.
A figure stood up from the crowd.
"First Master, I also want to participate in the election of the Second Master of the Siheyuan."
Seeing Qin Huairu standing up, Li Donglai narrowed his eyes slightly: "Qin Huairu, you also want to participate in the election?"
Qin Huairu walked slowly to the middle of the crowd, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "That's right! I think I have a greater advantage than these people."
Qin Huairu's sudden appearance broke the established rules of the election meeting, and Yan Bugui wanted to kick Qin Huairu out at that time.
But he was stopped by Li Donglai.
Yan Bugui lowered his voice and said: "Master, Qin Huairu is obviously here to cause trouble. We should directly cancel her candidacy because she did not register in advance."
Li Donglai tapped the table with his fingers and looked at Yan Bugui indifferently: "Old Yan, do you think the residents understand what it means to not register in advance? Besides, Qin Huairu was kicked out, do you think she will be honest from now on?
"
Yan Bugui closed his mouth and remained silent.
There are a lot of fools in the courtyard, and they won't care about signing up.
If Qin Huairu is easily kicked out, even if the subdistrict office officer is supervising and testifying, it will cast a shadow over the election meeting.
Qin Huairu used this excuse to run rampant in the courtyard from now on.
Maybe this is Qin Huairu's real purpose...
Yan Bugui's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Li Donglai in admiration.
That's right.
The real reason why Qin Huairu jumped out to run for election was not to run for election, but to use this as an excuse to create an image of a victim in the courtyard.
but.
Li Donglai did not stop her, which made Qin Huairu a little confused.
She stood in the middle of the crowd, looked left and right, found Jia Zhang, and gave an inquiring look.
Jia Zhang turned her head slightly and pretended not to see it.
This old guy, it was her idea, but now he is pretending to be dead!
After Yan Bugui figured everything out, he stood up and looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Qin Huairu, do you want to run for the election or not."
"You want to run for election..." Qin Huairu said weakly.
"Since you are going to run for election, you should stand aside now!" Yan Bugui pointed to the side of Shazhu, and Qin Huairu could only bite the bullet and stand over.
Li Donglai continued: "Okay, now that the election has officially begun, everyone can write notes. If you want to choose Qin Huairu, you can draw a white lotus. After all, she is a lesbian."
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The residents suddenly burst into laughter.
After that, the election went smoothly. After the residents got the slips, they walked down with the cardboard boxes. The residents put the slips with their names or drawings on them in the cardboard boxes.
In front of the street clerk, Li Donglai opened the cardboard box and counted the slips of paper one by one.
"Master Zhang has one vote."
"One vote for a fool."
"Master Liu has one vote."
.....
Every time a vote is cast, Yan Bugui draws a horizontal line behind the candidate's name.
There are a total of more than 20 households in the courtyard, each household can only cast one vote, and the votes can be counted at random very quickly.
In the end, Shazhu was elected as the second uncle of the courtyard with 13 votes.
Li Donglai announced the election results in public: "Silly Zhu had 13 votes, Master Zhang had 3 votes, Master Liu had 2 votes...Qin Huairu had 0 votes."
Qin Huairu 0 votes....
As soon as he finished speaking, the residents of the courtyard suddenly started talking.
"Are you kidding? Why didn't Qin Huairu get even one vote?"
"Yes, the Jia family will definitely vote for Qin Huairu."
"Is it difficult for Mrs. Jia Zhang to forget?"
The residents' eyes turned to Jia Zhang, and Jia Zhang, who was originally very calm, seemed to be at a loss.
She stood up and hesitated and said: "Qin, Qin Huairu, I voted for you, yes, they made a mistake!"
Li Donglai said with a straight face: "Ms. Jia Zhang, the voting work is supervised by the street office officers. If you don't take back what you just said, then I can only send you to the street office for defamation."
Jia Zhang lowered her head: "I didn't vote for Qin Huairu."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Huairu felt as if he had entered the cold winter, and couldn't help but shiver all over.
She can understand that the residents in the courtyard do not vote for her.
After all what she has experienced, her reputation in the courtyard has long been ruined.
