When Du Fei came back, it was about three o'clock, and several people were working hard.
Some old ladies who were very bored in the courtyard came over to watch the fun.
The deaf old lady who lived in the main house in the backyard also sat under the eaves in front of the door, smiling and watching a few men working.
Although the old lady is old and a little deaf, her eyesight is not blurred.
Seeing Du Fei walking in with his bicycle, he waved to him from a distance and motioned for him to come over.
This deaf old lady's status in the courtyard is extraordinary.
There are several revolutionary martyrs in her family, many of her son's comrades-in-arms are now high-ranking officials, and they still retain a bit of love.
In addition, this old lady is very thoughtful and knows that favors become thinner the more they are used, so she never asks for help easily.
One can imagine how powerful this old lady will be once she opens her mouth to speak for something or someone!
But Du Fei had no intention of currying favor with the deaf old lady.
First of all, my predecessor had a normal relationship with the deaf old lady. In this courtyard, the old lady only dotes on Silly Zhu and doesn't care about other children. Even if Du Fei goes to show her kindness, he may not be able to win the old lady's favor.
Secondly, the old lady was of noble status and she was so old, so it was inevitable to compromise when getting along with her. Du Fei had not yet thought of finding a living ancestor for himself.
Therefore, although he admired the deaf old lady very much as a hero, he also kept a respectful distance from her.
Seeing the deaf old lady saying hello, Du Fei immediately walked over and said with a smile: "Oh, old lady, why are you still outside watching the excitement in this cold weather?"
The deaf old lady was no longer deaf now.
In fact, she wasn't deaf in the first place, but sometimes when she met people she didn't want to see, words she didn't want to hear, or things she didn't want to deal with, she would simply pretend to be deaf and interrupt.
"My old lady wants to sleep at home, but you kid made such a big noise, so I have to sleep!"
Du Fei quickly apologized with a smile.
The deaf old lady stared at the ruins of his house, raised the walking stick in her hand and pointed: "Boy Du, are you going to die? You are just tearing down the house in the middle of winter."
Du Fei had long thought that if he made such a big noise this time, the courtyard would definitely be criticized, so he had to think of a reasonable explanation.
I just took the opportunity to explain it to the deaf old lady and made this statement public to avoid being gossiped about.
Du Fei deliberately grimaced and said loudly: "Old lady, I can't help it. Ever since my father passed away, I was the only one left in Du's family. Now that I'm a grown man, I have to start a family and start a business..."
When they heard that it was about having a partner, the deaf old lady and a few aunts and uncles nearby who were listening became very interested.
The second aunt in the backyard interrupted: "Xiao Du, do you have a partner?"
"What's going on!" Du Fei waved his hand and said, "It's the leader of our unit. He sees that my character is not bad, and he plans to introduce me to a girl. However, the girl's family situation is very good. It's just the house where my house used to be. As soon as the girl comes to the door,
, you will definitely show your timidity.”
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that Du Fei's explanation made sense.
The second aunt hit the snake and followed it with the stick, and took the opportunity to ask again: "Xiao Du, whose girl is she from? Where does she work?"
Du Feixin said: "I didn't know!" On the surface, he looked embarrassed: "I haven't even written these horoscopes yet, so I don't dare to talk nonsense. If I don't fall in love with you, it will have a bad influence on this girl."
In fact, Du Fei made this move out of nowhere, not only to find a reason for his massive construction projects, but also to guide the public opinion of the Siheyuan.
In the past few days, he had been working as a temporary worker at the subdistrict office, and the news that he had been replaced by Sun Qiang as a regular worker at the steel rolling mill had gradually spread.
Although Du Fei made some preparations in advance, he still had everything he said.
Especially Director Sun, I don’t know how it works. Sun Qiang, who graduated from high school, turned into a technical secondary school graduate. He joined the factory as a technical secondary school intern with a monthly salary of 37 yuan.
There were a lot of gossips saying that Du Fei went to work as a temporary worker at the subdistrict office, which was actually to give way to Sun Qiang and let Sun Qiang take over the job.
In various versions of similar rumors, Du Fei, as the victim, an orphan orphaned by a work-related injury, gained a lot of sympathy.
But just as he had expected, when people sympathized with him, they would also unconsciously despise him.
When Du Fei repairs his house this time, anyone with a discerning eye can guess at a glance that it will cost at least several hundred yuan.
At this time, news was released that a unit leader had introduced a partner to him, which further showed that he was not someone who could not speak up at the street office.
The former demonstrates financial strength, while the latter demonstrates status, warning those demons and monsters that they are not to be trifled with.
As for the introduction partner's lie being exposed, Du Fei didn't have to worry, it was just an excuse and a temporary measure.
As long as time goes by and he gets better and better at the street office, such trivial details won't matter.
However, it was okay for Du Fei to deceive ordinary people with these excuses. The deaf old lady was an experienced person and could tell at a glance that he was not telling the truth.
But the old lady didn't expose him, she looked at him with a half-smile, then turned around and went back to the house.
Du Fei didn't care about it either.
Although the deaf old lady lived a clear life, she had little to do with him.
The old lady returned to the house, and Du Fei said hello to Lei Laoliu. After staying for a while, he found nothing to do, so he planned to go back to the street office for a face-to-face meeting.
Although it's getting late now, as long as you get back before get off work, it won't be considered absenteeism.
By the time Du Fei took Xiaowu back to the street office, it was already past four in the afternoon, and he would be off work in half an hour.
Just as he was about to enter the office, a middle-aged woman in her forties walked out.
The woman was so anxious that she almost collided head-on with Du Fei.
Fortunately, Du Fei reacted quickly and narrowly avoided by twisting his waist, but the woman was shocked.
The woman staggered and didn't know what was urgent. She glared at Du Fei and walked away quickly without saying a word.
Du Fei was a little strange. He turned around and glanced at the woman's back, feeling that she looked familiar.
I recalled carefully and vaguely remembered that this person was Aunt Zhao, the director of the neighborhood committee where the courtyard house was located!
Seeing that she was so angry, I didn't know what happened.
Du Fei opened the cotton curtain and walked into the office.
The atmosphere inside was obviously not as relaxed as usual, and several aunts and uncles were not knitting sweaters.
In the small office, Zhu Ting was staring blankly and not knowing what she was writing. Section Chief Qian had a gloomy face and drank tea one mouthful at a time.
Du Fei noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he quietly walked back to his seat, sat down, and asked Sun Lan at the opposite table: "Aunt Sun, what's going on?"
Sun Lan put her head over and lowered her voice and said: "Someone is dead! The superiors just assigned a girl to our street a few days ago. It happened at noon today."
Du Fei immediately remembered that Section Chief Qian took him to the Women's Federation the day before yesterday.
At that time, the requirement from above was to ‘arrange it properly and make sure there are no mistakes’.
After hearing what Sun Lan said again, Du Fei understood the general situation.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on the street office and the neighborhood committee. The woman who died fled from the south and took her two children with her. She slept in the open air and became ill from overwork. She finally made it to the capital. Once she was relieved, she became sick again and again.
fall.
The neighborhood committee didn't waste any time. They immediately sent him to the hospital after discovering the situation, but he couldn't be saved.