Chapter 36 Director Wang’s Surprise
Jia Zhang cursed in the yard for a while, then felt that no one was following her, and her mouth was too cold, so she turned around and ran home .
Back in the house, he saw Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu hugging each other, and cursed in his heart, "Shameless."
Then he ran to the stove, lifted the lid of the pot, Take the wowotou and start chewing it.
At this time, Qin Huairu pushed Jia Dongxu away with a flushed face.
The Jia family only had one room, but this room was the original west wing. Although half of it was partitioned off, the rest was still spacious.
After marrying Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu separated from Jia Zhang with a wooden board in the middle of the bed.
But such a small wooden board is not completely closed. The little couple's affairs were not missed by Jia Zhang.
Of course, this kind of thing is very common these days. There are many children in rural areas, and there are many people who get married and live with a large family.
However, in order to continue the family lineage, not only did Jia Zhang not object, but she hoped that the two of them would have children soon, which would make the homeless families in the courtyard angry.
"Mom, Dongxu and I have discussed that our family should keep a low profile in the future. At least there should be a few people who can help, right?"
Qin Huairu comforted her in a low voice. Mrs. Jia Zhang gnawed on her steamed buns and thought of The situation in the courtyard today, then nodded.
At the third uncle’s house, the whole family has lost all energy and is even quieter than usual.
The third aunt brought some steamed buns to the table. Yan Jiecheng and the children were not in the mood to eat. Yan Fugui looked at the steamed buns and tightened the collar of his clothes.
“Mom, take three yuan and buy some coal tomorrow!”
The third aunt was startled, as if she heard something wrong.
"Old Yan, three yuan?"
"I told you, don't you understand?"
Yan Fugui felt a little distressed, lowered his head and pinched the dough head. .
The third aunt can't believe it. What's going on in their family? They live a tight life. Their eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, is not young anymore and is waiting to get a wife.
The family only relies on Yan Fugui to make money. It is a blessing to be able to save one yuan a month on weekdays.
And she also knew that over the years, Yan Fugui had gotten older and his legs could no longer keep up, so he had always wanted to buy a bicycle so that he could go to school more easily.
This money has been saved for several years and has not been touched.
Now, you actually took out three dollars?
Really, the iron rooster has begun to pluck its feathers.
After hearing the master's order, the third aunt naturally had no objection.
Yan Fugui felt distressed for a while. Looking at the three children in the family, Yan Jiekuang was still too young, so he turned his attention to Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.
"You two brothers, come here!"
Yan Jiecheng and his two brothers stepped forward.
Yan Fugui skillfully took out a small red notebook from a cabinet with a pencil inside.
When the two brothers saw this, they both looked helpless.
“The three yuan our family spends to buy coal is also for you.”
“So, the money must be shared equally.”
“You and I Mom, your brother counts as two, and you two get one. One share for each person, which adds up to a total of four. "
"The original payment is fifteen yuan, and the remaining one and a half yuan, so this month's payment is fifteen yuan and seventy cents. Five points.”
"As for Jiefang, you haven't made any money yet, so just remember it first. We'll talk about it later when you make money."
Yan Fugui wrote down the accounts in the book, and then asked Yan Jiefang to sign at the back. name.
Yan Jiecheng did not refuse either of them, he has long been used to this kind of thing.
Otherwise, this book will be almost half used?
The two looked at each other and both felt that this home was so cold.
Yan Fugui ignored the unwillingness and determination in his two sons' eyes, let alone the thoughts in their hearts about how to take revenge when they grew up.
Now he feels much more comfortable. The money he lost has been evenly distributed, and he no longer feels so uncomfortable.
The next day, Yang Xiaotao got up early. After dinner, he borrowed a wheelbarrow from Wang Dashan's house and went out to buy coal.
Now that he has agreed, Yang Xiaotao doesn’t want anyone to gossip, not to mention it’s Uncle Chen’s house.
When I walked to the middle courtyard, I saw Qin Huairu getting up early and washing up. Yang Xiaotao glanced at her and walked over without saying hello.
Qin Huairu also looked at Yang Xiaotao walking away, feeling a sense of loss in her heart, followed by anger.
He actually ignored himself?
Doing this to her?
He picked up the washbasin fiercely and put it down gently the next second. He looked at Silly Zhu who came out from the side with a smile on his face.
Yang Xiaotao pushed the cart to the supply and marketing cooperative and met many acquaintances along the way, all of whom came to buy coal.
Obviously, they also knew about people freezing to death, and they were preparing for it, for fear that tragedy would befall them.
When we arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, there was already a long queue at the door. The salesperson in front looked calm and did not look anxious at all.
This is not a society of buyers, but an age of sellers.
The seller is the uncle.
The salesperson is the uncle.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be a slogan on the wall saying "No innocent customers are allowed to be beaten."
I waited in line obediently, and finally it was my turn at midnight, and I paid five yuan.
There is no high-quality coal in briquettes now. There is only one type of anthracite, which costs three cents per catty. Yang Xiaotao bought more than a hundred catties, two full bags.
Put it on the car and push it to the courtyard.
Today is Saturday, and it is his turn to rest, so he is going to go out again, this time to the scrap collection point. I don’t know if Huang Daniu has received any books in the past few days.
In fact, Yang Xiaotao also wants to go to the library, but he hasn't mentioned it to the director yet. Moreover, the library is a bit far from the courtyard. It takes half an hour to take the bus, which is far away if you walk. Back in the courtyard, Uncle Chen helped unload the coal, and then listened to what he said.
This morning the first and second uncles sent five yuan to the Wang family and the Zhou family respectively.
Yang Xiaotao didn't care after hearing this. One of these two people is upright in front of others, but a hypocrite behind his back. The other is showing off for the sake of showing off. This is normal.
But the Jia family is a little unusual today.
Qin Huairu got up early, and then helped the people in the courtyard to fetch water, sweep the floor, and from time to time went to the east and west rooms to help.
As for Mrs. Jia Zhang, the sun came out in the west. She went to the front yard with a bottle of soy sauce, saying that she borrowed it last time and returned it.
Uncle Chen also sighed, "Zhang Erniu wants to be a human being!"
The old man could see clearly that it must have been stimulated by what happened last night.
“A dog can’t change its habit of eating shit!”
Yang Xiaotao on the side muttered, and Uncle Chen laughed, obviously very much in agreement.
In the afternoon, Yang Xiaotao first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a box of spring plowing, and then went to the waste collection point.
This time, Huang Daniu paid careful attention and actually received a few books. Yang Xiaotao didn't mind either. Not many people read books these days, and even fewer sold them.
Besides, these are all sold as waste paper.
Pushing the cigarette into Huang Daniu's hand and receiving a meal of assurance, Yang Xiaotao walked back with a bundle of books.
At this time, in the sub-district office, Director Wang was putting down a document, the frown on his head never letting go.
He reached out to lift his glasses, then pinched his eyebrows to let his mind empty out.
However, when facing the tasks assigned by superiors and having no clue, how can we relax?
Who would have thought that this year would be so much colder than previous years? Will it last this long?
Because of a mistake in judgment, people froze to death in her jurisdiction, and she has been criticized by her superiors.
Of course, it's not just her. Hundreds of people have been frozen to death in and around Sijiu City this time. Because of this, the higher-ups will pay special attention to it.
However, just paying attention cannot solve the problem. We must find ways to reduce losses.
Originally, she thought that the sub-district office would spend money to buy coal and distribute it to residents in the streets under its jurisdiction, but in practice, a lot of money was needed.
The street office couldn’t get it out.
In addition, it is to organize fund-raising.
In these days, every household is living on their own hands. If they really want to donate money, wouldn’t that make the poor even poorer? What if greater losses are caused?
After thinking about it, I couldn’t find a good solution, so I had to lean back on the chair, rub my eyes, and completely relax.
Bang
There was a sound and the door was pushed open. Director Wang immediately put on his glasses and looked.
Xiao Li, who was working outside, suddenly ran in and said, "Director, the director has a situation."
"Xiao Li, didn't I ask you to go down below to make statistics? Why did you come back so soon?"
Xiao Li did not answer, but picked up the jar on the table and poured cold water down, then wiped the corner of his mouth with his hand, happily said.
"Director, what do you think I heard when I went to the Hutongkou Siheyuan?"
Director Wang was confused by his operation. Divide the children, why do you go out and come back so casually?
But she also knew that something must be wrong with Xiao Li like this, so she asked quickly.
"What's wrong? What's going on in the courtyard?"
She knew very well about that courtyard. Although it was not exposed, there were a lot of crooked ways inside, and only a few uncles could cover it up.
It’s okay and she doesn’t want to worry about it.
But just like what happened last time, she has to take care of it!
“Could it be that Jia Zhang has become a monster again?”
Director Wang asked what was in his heart. Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Well, Jia Zhang really turned into a monster, but it didn't work out."
After Director Wang heard this, he also became interested.
Then Xiao Li told everything in detail what he had learned in the courtyard at the entrance of the alley today.
Director Wang listened on the sidelines. The more he listened, the clearer the ideas in his mind became. He actually had an idea for this superior's task.
"Director, now that we have found the people we really need in the courtyard, and with the help of capable families, we will definitely be able to survive this winter."
"This kind of assistance model can be widely promoted, so that other courtyards can learn from it, identify those who are in need and those who are capable, and focus on assistance. It will not increase the burden on other families, but can also solve the problem."
< br>Director Wang’s eyes shone, “Yes, that’s right.”
“We can Granting some honors to families who help others can encourage them and increase their enthusiasm.”
“If there are still those who cannot be taken care of, our neighborhood office can also come forward to organize help, which will greatly reduce the cost.”
"Okay, great, let's do it!"
Director Wang said loudly, wishing he could find a courtyard to experiment immediately.
"If it works, I will report it to my superiors so that this method can be promoted as soon as possible so that more people can benefit."
Director Wang thought, and immediately took Xiao Li, He called two more people and walked out.
After a while, we arrived at the nearest courtyard house.
There are more than ten households in this courtyard. Most of the households are not easy. The best ones are only two households. Some of them work in textile factories.
Arriving at the courtyard, Director Wang began to guide step by step according to the process. It must be said that the people now are simple and unpretentious and are very supportive of the work of the subdistrict office.
Help your brothers and neighbors without any hesitation.
Soon, the one-on-one assistance work in the courtyard started, which made Director Wang very happy.
Next, we visited several more households and residential areas, and the results were good. One family even helped two families, which made Director Wang even more optimistic about this model.
When the sun set, Director Wang returned to the office with a red face, took out a pen and paper and began to write down the results of today's work. He wanted to report this report as soon as possible so that more people can people provide one-on-one assistance to help more people survive this cold winter.
(End of this chapter)