Before Zhou Wenzhong entered the courtyard, he heard the broken shouts of the third aunt, which came from the front yard like breaking through the sky.
"Who did this! Why did the glass in our house break? I took the child back to my parents' house, and you smashed the glass in our house!"
"Who did it? No one came forward to admit it, so I went to the police to solve it!"
"Do you dare to do it or not? If you are a human being, just stand up for me!"
Zhou Wenzhong looked at the pile of glass fragments on the floor of the courtyard wall and couldn't help laughing. He walked to the window and stood on tiptoe to look inside the house. He saw Yan Bugui shivering from the cold under the quilt.
"Third aunt, you should hurry up and cut the glass now. They will be closed in a little while. Right next to the glass shop on Qianmen Street is an optical shop. Didn't my Uncle Yan's glasses be lost in the lime pond? You can give them to my Uncle Yan.
Buy a pair of crystal glasses so that he can see the world clearly.
If I tell you my heart again, if you continue to make such a fuss, you will annoy all the people in the courtyard, and then they will really dare to jointly kick your family out."
Seeing that the third aunt did not answer the question, Zhou Wenzhong walked into the middle courtyard and leaned against the door of Yi Zhonghai's house.
"Boom! Open the door, open the door. I'm here to come and have a meal with you, sir. Open the door, open the door..."
Zhou Wenzhong thought about it for a long time, but couldn't hear any movement in the house, so he left Yi's house and went to the backyard.
"Why are you staring at me? If you're capable, you can try to lift a finger from me! You're such a coward."
After scolding Liu Guangqi, Zhou Wenzhong walked to the window of the deaf old lady.
"Open the door, open the door! Boom! If you don't open the door, I'll kick you. Have mercy on me, this kid. I'm starving to death. Give you 5 seconds. If you don't open the door, I'll go to the police station."
"squeak…"
Zhou Wenzhong walked into the deaf old lady's house, opened her drawer and started to check things.
"Huh? There are actually 8 kilograms of Beijing food stamps left, and there are only more than 20 days left before expiration. Although you are old, old lady, it is a shameful act to waste food. I don't think you can eat these food stamps, so I will
Let me help you eliminate it. It doesn’t make me worry at all every day.”
After stuffing the food stamps into his pocket, Zhou Wenzhong opened the deaf old lady's wardrobe and found just some ordinary clothes.
"That's it for now, I'll come back tomorrow. Let's go, old lady. As long as the first man's house doesn't open the door for me, I'll come to your house to eat. If you two don't open the door for me, I'll
Go to the police station to get some food.
You can think about how Yan Bugui returned to the Siheyuan? That was a real sin. Whenever I think of the scene of him wandering wildly in the lime pool, I still shiver with fear. Hey! It’s true.
too disgusting."
Zhou Wenzhong ignored the deaf old lady's face at all and jumped to the door of Shazhu's house.
"Bang bang! Open the door, open the door. I'm here to have a meal with Brother Zhuzhu. Boom!"
"squeak…"
Shazhu's eyebrows knitted together. He thought to himself: Is this kid crazy?
"What are you here for?"
"Brother Zhuzi, let me ask you something, are you filial or not?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"The deaf old lady asked me to come. She said you would give me 10 steamed buns. If you don't believe me, just ask the old lady."
"You wait here! Don't come into my house."
Zhou Wenzhong stuck his head into Silly Pillar's house and lifted his nose to smell it. He immediately covered his mouth and nose and took two steps back to stand.
"Forget it, Brother Zhuzhu, you are so awesome. Where are you marinating stinky tofu in the house? I don't dare to eat your steamed buns, so let's go."
Silly Zhu felt that Zhou Wenzhong must have been stimulated in some way on the farm and acted like a madman.
Zhou Wenzhong left, but the deaf old lady was restless in the house and walked out of the house on crutches.
"Zhuzi, did this boy Zhou Wenzhong come to see you just now?"
"Yes, old lady."
"What did he tell you?"
"Zhou Wenzhong is definitely mentally ill. He knocked on my door and told me to give him 10 steamed buns. He also said that you asked him to ask for them."
"He is also a poor man whose father does not love him and whose mother does not want to see him. If it is convenient for you, give him a meal. Doing good deeds will bring you blessings."
"Okay, I just want to see you, old lady, and I don't want to argue with him. Otherwise, you think I won't beat him to death!"
The deaf old lady showed a kind smile and stretched out her hand to straighten Shazhu's cotton-padded jacket.
"Go back and take off your clothes and let your aunt give you a good wash. How can you find a wife after dressing like this all day? I'm still waiting to take care of your child."
Silly Zhu puffed out his chest and replied proudly: "Grandma, that is to say, I am not willing to find one now. If I nod, those yellow-flowered girls who want to marry me can queue up from the gate of our courtyard to Changping."
"Your mother calls me grandma! You should call me madam! Later I will ask your eldest mother to help you find a few good partners."
"Okay, let me call you madam. In this yard, it is said that you are the old lady who cares for me. Have you eaten? There is a box of boiled cabbage I brought back from the factory. You can definitely bite it.
"
The deaf old lady took Silly Zhu's hand and said, "Madam, if you don't want to eat it, you can keep it for yourself. I'm going to sit at your uncle's house."
"I'll hold you up."
"Okay, my good grandson must be sensible."
"Okay! I think you are confused again. Just now you said that my mother called you grandma."
"What did you say? I can't hear you."
"I said your legs and feet are really nimble."
If Zhou Wenzhong saw this kind of scene of grandfather-grandchild love, he would definitely be disgusted to the point of vomiting. As soon as he walked back to the front yard, Xu Damao grabbed his arm.
"Wait a minute! I have something to do with you, let's talk over here."
Zhou Wenzhong was pulled down to the corner by Xu Damao. Seeing Xu Damao's eyebrows beating, Zhou Wenzhong leaned forward and asked softly: "Is it about running for the third uncle?"
"Hiss... that's okay, kid. There will be a hospital-wide meeting later. Don't forget to raise your hand for brother. After all, you have already divided your family and it counts as one household. Don't worry, I will keep it in my brother's mind. From now on, you can
If you have something to say, just talk."
"Haha, you are the only one in this courtyard who I admire the most, Brother Damao. There is no need to say anything else. You are a very smart person. I have two ways for you to choose."
Xu Damao was also aware of Zhou Wenzhong's recent changes, and murmured in his mind: Do people who enter labor camps change so much?
"What can I do? Tell me and I'll listen."
"First: I will canvass you votes for 50 cents per vote. But I do not guarantee that you will be elected.
Second: I guarantee that you can become the steward, but you have to pay me 10 yuan at a time."
"Are you crazy? This is my 8 days' salary!"
"Eh? This is just the money for one rooster. It may be a huge sum of money to others, but to you, Brother Damao, it is just two more movies for the fellow villagers. You all know it in your heart.
It's here. Besides, I won't take the money until the job is done."
Xu Damao took a step back and looked at Zhou Wenzhong again. For a moment, he had a feeling of mutual admiration and an illusion of sympathy.
"What if you can't do it?"
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you vote or not. This is just a process used by the subdistrict office to fool those fools in the courtyard. Even if all these votes were cast for other people, I still have a way to prevent the subdistrict office from recognizing the identity of the liaison officer.
At that time, the second or third place person can be selected from this vote to serve as the steward. Let me put it to the end, even if Brother Damao is the last one in terms of votes, as long as the street office unilaterally
If I approve of you, everyone in the courtyard will have to shut up."
Xu Damao took two puffs of cigarette, hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
"The most I can give you is 5 yuan."
"Forget it, Brother Zhuzi is willing to give me 10 yuan, and I will go to him to discuss it."
Xu Damao quickly dragged Zhou Wenzhong back.
"Silly Zhu will give you 10 yuan? Stop talking nonsense."
"Brother Damao, let me settle the account for you."
"Oh, okay."
"Look, there is no age limit for this steward. As long as you live long, you can always be there. You just spent the price of a rooster today, and you can buy an official position for the rest of your life. By then
What about Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong? You just beat them to death. According to the succession system, you will be the eldest uncle in the courtyard by then, and you may also be the only one in charge.
And you can think about it from another angle, at least if you become the steward, you can dominate my brother Zhuzi in the courtyard, right? It is conservatively estimated that you will have to dominate him for 20 years. Overall, you only spend 50 cents a year, that is
One day is less than 2 cents. Not to mention your high salary of more than 30 yuan per month, you can afford even the work points of the production team, right?"
Zhou Wenzhong took out a red sword cigarette and refilled it for Xu Damao. He also took out one and lit it in his mouth.
Xu Damao pursed his lips and asked, "What if you can't do it?"
Zhou Wenzhong raised his hand and pointed to his house, and said with a confident smile: "If I can't do it, have you seen my house? I'll just order it!"
"Are you playing so hard?"
"whispering sound."
"I promise you. I'll give you 10 yuan after everything is done."
"Then it's settled!"
"Aren't you afraid that I won't admit my fault? That I won't give you money when I become the steward?"
"I believe in your character, Brother Damao. Because you, like me, are people who value integrity. As the old saying goes, people cannot stand without faith. Integrity is the foundation of the Wuchang. Just wash your hair and prepare to wear it.
The black gauze hat of the steward is gone!"
Zhou Wenzhong waved his hand very coolly, leaving Xu Damao standing there with a confused look on his face.
“Dong…dong dong…Xiao Si opens the door!”
Zhou Wenzhong knocked on the door of the room next to the hanging flower door in the front yard.
"Wen Zhong, what's wrong with you?"
"Aunt Wang, are you busy? Let me ask Xiaosi two questions. Is he at home?"
"Ah, please come to the house."
Zhou Wenzhong sat on a stool at Aunt Wang's house and raised his fingers at Xiao Si with a runny nose.
"Xiaosi, let me ask you, who gave you the eggs you ate that time?"
"you."
"Is it tasty?"
"Uh-huh."
"Uncle Zhou has something for you to help with now. Can you help?"
Xiaosi looked at his grandma, and Aunt Wang asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhou Wenzhong rubbed Xiaosi's head and replied: "The courtyard will be electing a steward later. I hope your family won't raise your hands. You can also raise your hands with me. Is it convenient for you?"
"Hey, I thought something was wrong. If our family doesn't raise their hands, no one will be offended!"
"Okay, you should be busy. If there are eggs later, I will give them to Xiaosi. I should say that this kid has indeed grown taller. Let's go."
Zhou Wenzhong ruffled Xiaosi's hair again, walked out of the Wang family's door, went to the Zheng family's house and knocked on the door.
"Sister-in-law, are you busy?"
"If you're not busy, just tell me if you have anything to do."
"I will elect the steward later. I hope your family will raise their hands with me."
"No problem, I'll take care of it."
"Okay, then I'll take the first step and we'll see you later."
"good."
Zhou Wenzhong came to the door of Yi Zhonghai's house in the Central Court. This time he did not knock on the door but chose to push the door open and enter.
"Hey, old lady, you're here too. It just saves me another trip."
Yi Zhonghai nodded without speaking, while Auntie stood up and returned to the bedroom.
"I don't want to talk too much nonsense. The whole hospital will hold a general meeting later to elect the new third uncle in charge. You all must know this. I hope Master Yi can do the work of my brother Dongxu and let their family give
My brother Damao cast one vote. Of course you did the same, and the vote from your family also voted for my brother Damao.
I also hope that you, old lady, can do some ideological work to understand my brother Zhuzi. I don’t ask him to vote for my brother Damao, but he must choose to remain silent. And old lady, you haven’t been at the hospital meeting for so long.
Lu Xiang, I believe that other residents in the courtyard are very worried about your health problems, and I also hope that you can give me the crucial vote for Brother Damao. This is not difficult, right?"
Zhou Wenzhong threw the elbow on the ground and repeatedly rubbed the sole of his right foot to crush the cigarette butt.
"Very good, I'll count you two as acquiescing. I don't want to see an accident happen. The position of the third uncle can only belong to my Damao brother. At the same time, I also hope that you two can help my Damao brother canvass votes. Let's
This courtyard will soon become the hall of the steel rolling mill. See you later."
Zhou Wenzhong gently closed the door and walked home with a smile.