Not long after Yi Zhonghai and Shazhu went out, Duan Hongxuan heard the sound of gongs banging outside.
Seeing Duan Hongxuan listening curiously, the deaf old lady chuckled and explained: "My dear grandson, you haven't seen how the general meeting of the courtyard is held, right?
This is the pillar beating the gong.
It’s too troublesome to go door-to-door to announce a general meeting!
Take a gong and strike it, and everyone will know that a hospital-wide meeting is about to take place."
Duan Hongxuan responded with a smile: "This is really my first time seeing this.
I will also go and see the three uncles holding a meeting in a while."
"Okay, we'll be there soon!
My old lady is in a wheelchair, you push me, and I will join in!
Girl Qin, let’s go! My dear grandson is here to push me out!
Go to the middle courtyard."
"Okay, grandma!"
Duan Hong pushed the deaf old lady, Qin Huairu followed, and the group arrived at the middle courtyard.
The deaf old lady explained to Duan Hongxuan by the way: "When we hold a hospital-wide meeting, everyone does not need to come. Just one person from each household can come."
Duan Hongxuan nodded and said he understood.
Of course, in reality, some families may come with just one person, while others may have several people come, or even whole families come to join in the fun.
Holding a hospital-wide meeting is equivalent to an entertainment activity for people in this era who lack entertainment activities.
When I came to the middle courtyard, I saw adults and children, busy.
Some people were sitting in the yard with stools, some were squatting on the steps under the porch, some were standing with their arms folded, and some were leaning against the pillars outside the porch.
The adults talked to each other and greeted each other.
The naughty children were running around and playing in the yard, and were scolded by the adults at home from time to time.
In the open space outside the door of the first master's house, there is a small Eight Immortals table.
The three uncles have already sat down at the Eight Immortals table and are gathering together, muttering something in a low voice.
Yi Zhonghai is in the middle, with second uncle Liu Haizhong and third uncle Yan Bugui sitting on both sides.
There is a large enamel teapot in front of everyone, and there are some peanuts and melon seeds on the table.
From time to time, adults and children would run by, and the third uncle, Yan Bugui, would grab a small handful of melon seeds and a few peanuts, and those who got the snacks would happily leave.
Seeing Duan Hongxuan and Qin Huairu pushing the deaf old lady over, Shazhu quickly waved to them to come over.
Duan Hongxuan and the others had just sat down under Silly Zhu's arrangement when they saw the second uncle stood up, cleared his throat first, and then said loudly: "Okay, okay! Everyone be quiet!
Everyone from every household is here, let’s start the meeting now!
Why didn’t Xu Damao come?
Zhuzi, go and see Xu Damao’s house."
Silly Zhu responded loudly: "Xu Damao went to the countryside to show a movie."
"Oh, forget it then.
Okay, let’s start the meeting now.
Now, the senior leader of our college will announce the content of this conference."
After saying that, Liu Haizhong sat down.
As Liu Haizhong announced the start of the conference, the courtyard gradually became quiet.
The naughty children also became obedient under the scolding of adults.
Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting in the middle of the Eight Immortals table, first glanced at the people in the courtyard seriously, and then said loudly: "The reason why we convened this hospital meeting today is because after discussion, the three of us uncles felt that there are several things that are necessary.
Tell everyone!
I think even if you have never met the little scholar in the next courtyard, you have at least heard of it.
The little scholar’s name is Duan Hongxuan. We may meet him often in the courtyard in the future, so don’t call him little scholar, just call him by his first name.
Hongxuan is now the god-grandson of the deaf old lady, and people respect the old lady.
A few days ago, for the convenience of the old lady’s travel, a wheelchair was specially designed for the old lady.
It’s the one where the old lady is sitting now.”
When everyone heard this, they all looked at the deaf old lady and whispered to each other.
Yi Zhonghai paused for a moment, then continued: "Okay, be quiet first!
The old lady liked the wheelchair very much after getting it and found it very convenient.
Then she proposed that she pay for Hongxuan to make two more.
Because the old lady thinks that the old Wu family in the backyard and the old Han family in the front yard need a wheelchair more!
The old lady planned to give them a wheelchair for free.
Our three uncles were also present at the time, and we felt that it was not appropriate for the old lady to pay for this matter!
After final discussion, we three uncles paid for the two wheelchairs.
We also roughly inquired about the price of this wheelchair, and it is more expensive than a bicycle.
The wheelchair designed by Hongxuan is better than other wheelchairs outside. It is foldable, so it should be more expensive.
But in fact, the money we paid was not much. Two wheelchairs combined were less expensive than a bicycle. Hongxuan must have advanced the money himself.
But he only accepted that little, that’s because Hongxuan is caring.
Now that both wheelchairs are ready, when the conference is over, you two will each take the wheelchairs back.
According to what Hongxuan said to the old lady, it is convenient to have a wheelchair. Don't stay bored in the house when you have nothing to do. It is not good for your health.
Sit in a wheelchair and walk around the yard for a change of air. Early in the morning, while the sun is still not poisonous, come out to bask in the sun.
This is good for your health!
In order to make it easier for wheelchair users to enter and exit the courtyard, the pillars spent money and effort to build a slope with cement on the threshold of the courtyard entrance.
Here, we would like to thank the old lady, Hongxuan and Zhuzi."
After a short pause and looking at the people in the courtyard who were chatting among each other, Yi Zhonghai continued: "Speaking of Zhuzi, I will give you a formal notice at the conference today.
We used to call her "Si Zhu Si Zhu", but that's not her name, it's the nickname his father gave him when he scolded her.
It's neither nice nor respectful to call someone stupid.
From now on, no one in our yard can be called Silly Zhu anymore.
You can call him directly by his name He Yuzhu, or you can call him Zhu Zhu, or Master He.
Whoever is called Silly Zhu again will be criticized during the all-member meeting."
At this time, there was a buzzing sound in the yard.
Some are talking about the wheelchair, and some are talking about Silly Pillar.
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But most of them are talking about the two wheelchairs, with a lot of envy, jealousy and imbalance.
Some people started to have some thoughts.
Yes, a wheelchair is more expensive than a bicycle, so who wouldn’t want it for free?
Yi Zhonghai glanced around the yard, and of course he understood what some people were thinking.
He knocked on the table with the teapot in his hand and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet!
I know some of you have ideas, but why would you, a normal person, take this wheelchair back?
Both the old Wu family and the old Han family have elderly people who are paralyzed in bed. They are so bored in the house all year round that they don’t see the sun, which is not good for their health!
This is what the old lady had a kind heart to consider for the two paralyzed old people.
If any of you want a free wheelchair, you can paralyze yourself first, and we three uncles will make the decision and give your family a free wheelchair!"
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter, and everyone started talking among themselves.
"I said, aren't you mentally unbalanced?
If you go back and break both of your legs, the hospital will give you a wheelchair!"
"Why don't you break your own leg."
"Hey, I didn't want to get someone's wheelchair for nothing. Didn't you just say it was unfair?
How about I break your legs for you, and then you have a wheelchair, so it’s fair now!"
"Just wait and see, I'll just say that.
Who is so full that he paralyzes himself just for a wheelchair?"
"Okay, be quiet!
The wheelchair thing is over.
Now let’s talk about another thing.
Everyone saw what happened to the third uncle’s house in the front yard just now.
Through this incident, the young people in our hospital should think about it seriously.
Young people should be more considerate of the elderly and think more about the difficulties of the elderly at home.
When encountering problems, you should always think from the perspective of the elderly.
Don't be too selfish and only think about yourself.
Wheelchairs are for paralyzed old people. What happened at the third uncle’s house also reflects that the children in the family do not understand the hard work of the adults.
Therefore, in the future, our compound should form a good atmosphere of understanding, respecting and being filial to the elderly."
Good guy, this Yi Zhonghai really knows how to use every opportunity!
He never forgets to instill his ideas in everyone.
It is said that respecting the elderly and being filial to the elderly is not wrong in itself, but should be promoted.
But Yi Zhonghai's starting point was wrong. He instilled this idea in everyone in the courtyard purely to control the entire compound and to consider his future retirement!
Duan Hongxuan really admires Yi Zhonghai.
To be honest, Yi Zhonghai's level is much higher than the other two uncles.
If he could really put his thoughts into the right place, the atmosphere of this courtyard would be completely different.
Unfortunately, his selfishness and desire for control are too strong.
Duan Hongxuan looked at Yi Zhonghai who was talking eloquently, with an inexplicable expression flashing across his face.
