Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Uncle... This is a general meeting of all four courtyards, not just for you. You can't just adjourn the meeting without giving everyone a chance to speak... Could it be that you really want to have the final say in the four courtyards and be a local tyrant..."

Yi Zhonghai loves money like his life, but he values ​​his life even more.

If the residents really label you as a local tyrant, you will be skinned alive if you don't die.

Faced with Wang Dong's threat, he had to retract his outstretched right foot.

He turned around and stared at Wang Dong, glaring at him, and asked with a gloomy face: "Wang Dong..."

"Is there anything else?"

"The purpose of holding this general meeting today is to build a public canteen. After everyone's discussion just now, I think our courtyard is not yet ready for a public canteen."

"Since the matter of convening a general meeting of the entire courtyard has been discussed, as the eldest brother in the courtyard, I can of course make the decision to adjourn the meeting."

Wang Dong smiled and continued, "Uncle, you can indeed adjourn the meeting, but you cannot stop the residents from talking..."

"I hope you can ask our residents for their opinions before adjourning the meeting. If no one has any objections, it won't be too late to adjourn the meeting later."

"This meeting of the whole courtyard concerns the vital interests of all residents. As a senior official, you cannot prevent everyone from expressing their opinions, otherwise it will be a one-man show..."

The anger that Yi Zhonghai had suppressed in his heart continued to surge up. If the last bit of rationality could stop them from talking, he really wanted to start cursing right now.

Looking at Wang Dong, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll ask if anyone has any ideas. If not, let's adjourn the meeting..."

Although Yi Zhonghai had lost his prestige in the yard, he was, after all, an eighth-level fitter in the steel rolling mill. No one would easily offend him unless it was absolutely necessary.

Facing Yi Zhonghai's angry question, everyone knew that he was on the verge of exploding, and any spark could ignite the powder keg.

In order to avoid affecting the fish pond, everyone's first reaction was to remain silent.

Looking at the quiet people around him, Yi Zhonghai looked at Wang Dong provocatively and said, "It seems that no one has any ideas, then..."

Before Yi Zhonghai could finish the words "adjourn the meeting...", Wang Dong stood up from his chair.

"I have some ideas..."

"I just recalled that I don't know when, the frequency of our four colleges holding all-college meetings has increased again."

"In the past ten days or so, we have held three consecutive all-staff meetings."

"But in these three general meetings, the three uncles did not help us solve any problems."

"Although one of the general meetings resolved the conflict between Xu Damao and He Yuzhu, it was a matter between the two of them and had nothing to do with most of the residents in our yard."

"I think it's a waste of time to hold a full house meeting like this."

"Everyone has to go to work tomorrow, and now is a time of food shortage and hunger. As a result, every few nights you sit here for an hour or two because of something that has nothing to do with you. I think this is wrong."

"From what I know, most of the courtyard houses around us have a hard time holding a general meeting every two or three months, but the courtyards are still well managed. I have never heard of any beatings or thefts."

"I have a proposal that I would like to ask the residents to vote on..."

"From now on, if the Siheyuan wants to hold a general meeting, the three uncles must first explain to every household what the general meeting is for, and the three uncles must first organize the heads of households in their respective courtyards to briefly discuss whether they want to participate."

"Vote by show of hands, the minority obeys the majority."

"If the issues discussed at the general meeting have nothing to do with you, you can just not attend." "Instead of attending the general meeting, I might as well stay at home and make matchboxes. Maybe I can even earn a few cents."

"Even if I just sleep at home, I can consume less food and reduce the burden on my family."

"Of course, if it is a general meeting requested by the street, we will definitely cooperate unconditionally."

“But if it’s a general meeting organized by the three uncles themselves, the residents can choose whether to attend or not.”

"We are now in a civilized society, where ordinary people are in charge. We should all have our own ideas, instead of just listening to the three uncles."

Yi Zhonghai's already gloomy face became even more gloomy at this time.

He had finally managed to alienate the relationship between Wang Dong and Yan Fugui and pull Yan Fugui to his side, so that he could convene a full-court meeting at any time.

If Wang Dong’s proposal just now was passed, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.

If the four colleges no longer hold plenary meetings in the future, what is the point of my title as the big boss?

How can I use my status as an old man to carry out my retirement plan in the future?

Without waiting for Wang Dong to speak, he interrupted: "No... I don't agree..."

"The street office appointed us as the three masters of the four courtyards. We have the right to organize a general meeting of the entire courtyard..."

"If you don't participate, it means you don't recognize the street..."

Wang Dong's face immediately flashed with a trace of sarcasm, and he looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked back: "Uncle..."

"You are just trying to use the tiger's skin to wave the banner..."

"What does our not attending the plenary meeting have to do with the street? The plenary meeting was not organized by the street."

“Although you three uncles were appointed by the street committee, don’t forget that before the street committee appointed you, you were elected by the residents of the courtyard.”

"Since we can elect you as the three masters, you can of course choose not to attend the general meeting."

"And I just said..."

"As long as it is a general meeting organized by the street, or if there is something that the street needs to announce through you, we will definitely come to the Central Court to participate first."

"As for the general meeting you organized, we can choose not to attend..."

"No, absolutely not... You don't have the final say in our courtyard..." No matter how Wang Dong explained, the first thing Yi Zhonghai said was to refuse.

Since Wang Dong had brought up this matter, he was not going to give up easily. He stared at Yi Zhonghai and continued, "It's true that I don't have the final say over our four courtyards, but it's not true that you, the eldest master, have the final say either..."

"Since none of us can convince the other, let's stick to the old rules..."

"All residents of the courtyard have one vote per family. If you agree with my proposal to beat the dog, put a cross if you disagree. We will listen to whoever has the most votes."

"This is a matter in our yard, and every resident in the yard must participate. Anyone who opposes it wants to have the final say in our yard and become a local tyrant, and everyone can kill him."

Yi Zhonghai did not speak immediately, but frowned and fell into deep thought, analyzing his chances of winning or losing in the vote. (End of this chapter)