Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Director Wang, there are spies in our hospital," Liu Haizhong said in a low voice.

"Old Liu, you can't talk nonsense about this matter. What evidence do you have? How did you find out?" Director Wang Xiuqin always felt that Liu Haizhong was not very reliable, and what he said today was even more unreliable. She knew everyone in the No. 95 courtyard, and most of them had lived in the courtyard since the founding of the People's Republic of China; the two new young men were transferred here due to injuries, so their identities were more reliable.

"It was Zhang Dabao who just came to our hospital. He was the one who beat me," said Liu Haizhong.

"Zhang Dabao? If you say that you are a spy, I will believe you, but I won't believe if you say that Zhang Dabao is a spy? Do you know what Zhang Dabao does?" Director Wang Xiuqin was so angry that she laughed at Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong shook his head. He didn't expect Director Wang to react like this and not listen to him.

Chapter 18 Report

"Liu Haizhong, you reported someone without any evidence, but you should at least find out what he does. Don't you think about whether your guess can stand the test?" Director Wang Xiuqin stood up and said.

Liu Haizhong still didn't understand why he was being criticized, and quickly added, "Director Wang, I saw it with my own eyes. He climbed over the wall and left the yard last night. He was wearing all black clothes."

"Liu Haizhong, have you never gone out at night? Who in No. 95 has never gone out at night? Whoever hasn't gone out? I'll go find him," Director Wang Xiuqin continued to ask him, her voice getting louder and louder.

Liu Haizhong remained silent.

"Let me tell you, Zhang Dabao is a retired company commander who just came down from the battlefield a few years ago. He fought bravely, but his leg was injured by an explosion while trying to save his comrades. His head was injured even more seriously and he hasn't recovered yet. He stayed in the hospital for nearly a month when he was retired. The Armed Forces Department came to the street office specifically to talk about his case. Why did such a person become a spy? Did all the leaders in the army fail to see it? They were not as good as you, Liu Haizhong? Or did Zhang Dabao become bad after he came to your hospital?" Director Wang Xiuqin continued to criticize Liu Haizhong.

"Director Wang, but he likes to beat people. I am the second uncle in the hospital, but he doesn't take me seriously at all and just starts beating me," Liu Haizhong said aggrievedly.

"Liu Haizhong, I just said that Zhang Dabao has a head injury, and the doctor has issued a certificate saying that he cannot be stimulated. Once he is stimulated, he is prone to extreme things. If he hits you, there is nothing you can do. You can only blame yourself. Even if he beats you to death, Zhang Dabao will not be hurt at all. Did you provoke him?" Director Wang's answer made Liu Haizhong collapse directly. He couldn't accept it at all. What kind of words are these? I am fine even if I am beaten to death. Do I deserve it? .

I can't come here in vain. Liu Haizhong thought about what Yan Bugui said again, "Director Wang, there is another spy in our hospital. Has Zhang Dabao also discovered it?" Liu Haizhong's words made Wang Xiuqin stand up.

"Is there a spy in your Courtyard No. 95? Did Zhang Dabao find out? What did he tell you?" Director Wang's face turned serious.

"Director Wang, Zhang Dabao didn't tell me, but told the people in the courtyard. He said that Yi Zhonghai was a spy left over from there, and he was the local tyrant in our Courtyard No. 95. Then he used our Courtyard No. 95 as a base. When they counterattacked the mainland, he joined forces with them from inside and outside and took down the capital in one fell swoop." Liu Haizhong was getting more and more excited. If he couldn't take down Zhang Dabao, he could get rid of Old Yi. In this way, he would be the boss of Courtyard No. 95.

"Are you talking about Yi Zhonghai?" Director Wang laughed angrily. He didn't understand how a person could be so stupid that he couldn't tell the difference between good words and bad words. He really wanted Liu Haizhong to take his brain out of his knees and use it, but then he thought that Liu Haizhong might not have a brain and should not be able to take it out.

"Yes, it's Yi Zhonghai. I've felt something was wrong with him for a long time, but I didn't expect that he was actually a spy." Liu Haizhong obviously didn't see the meaning revealed in Director Wang's expression.

"Old Liu, don't tell anyone about this in advance. I will bring people to your hospital in the evening. You organize everyone to wait for me in the hospital at 6 o'clock in the evening," Director Wang thought for a moment and said to Liu Haizhong.

"Don't worry, I'm the second uncle in the hospital, I will definitely organize it well." Liu Haizhong bowed to Director Wang to show his respect, and then left the street office. At this time, Liu Haizhong had already felt the breath of spring. He saw that the sky was so blue and so high, and he vaguely felt that a group of wild geese had returned from the south. He looked at the sky for a while, then he took a deep breath and exhaled, revealing an intoxicated look.

"Mom, what is that fat guy doing?" A mother and son passed by. The little boy was a little confused when he saw the look in Liu Haizhong's head, so he asked his mother.

"He must be having a seizure. Let's go. These psychopaths may hit people." The mother quickly grabbed the child's hand and ran.

"You are the crazy ones. What do you know? I will soon be the uncle of No. 95." Liu Haizhong walked back home in a square step.

Zhang Dabiao didn't want to get up in the morning, but his niece Jia Jingshu came to his room at about six o'clock and wanted to play with him. Who could refuse a cute three-year-old girl? Zhang Dabiao put on his clothes and started playing games with the child.

At this time, he saw the new clothes on the bed. These were bought for Jingshu, Banggeng and Xiaodang yesterday. He was so busy drinking yesterday that he forgot to give them to them because he was busy going to the black market. "Seventh uncle, is my aunt in your room?" Whoever was mentioned came over. Banggeng came to play with Jia Jingshu early in the morning.

"Come in, your aunt is here. Banggeng, these are the new clothes I bought for you, these are for your sister, and these are for your aunt. I'll change them for your aunt. Let's have breakfast and play together, okay?" Zhang Dabao found that Banggeng was a little cute at this time. Except for the curly hair that he had like Jia Dongxu, which he didn't like very much, his little face was chubby, he looked smart, and spoke politely.

"I've eaten. My mother has prepared it long ago. I'm waiting for my aunt... What seventh uncle? Are you talking about new clothes?" Banggeng reacted.

"Of course it's new clothes. I bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative. I thought you didn't like it?" Zhang Dabao teased him.

"Who doesn't like new clothes? But this year no one in our family has new clothes for the New Year. My father's salary is so low that we can't afford them," said Bang Geng.

"Don't talk like that when you go home, otherwise Jia Buxu will really beat you up. Go home and change into them, and bring some for your sister as well." Zhang Dabao gave two sets of new clothes to Banggeng.

Banggeng took the new clothes and ran back home.

"Grandma, look what this is?" Banggeng said to Zhang Cuihua proudly.

"Where did the new clothes come from?" Zhang Cuihua sat up from the bed.

"My seventh uncle bought it for me and my sister. My aunt also got one," Banggeng said happily to grandma.

"What new clothes?" Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu came out from the inner room after hearing Bang Geng's words.

"How much did the new clothes your seventh uncle bought for Banggeng and Xiaodang cost? It would be cheaper to just buy the cloth and make them yourself," Zhang Cuihua said to her son and daughter-in-law while stroking the clothes.

"Mom, one piece costs five or six yuan, and clothes for two children cost more than ten yuan, not to mention the cloth coupons," said Qin Huairu.

"It's a bit of a waste for a child to wear such expensive clothes. You might as well give me another one," Jia Dongxu said on the side, with envy in his eyes.

"It's your turn now. Is that what a human being should say? You are five years older than Dabiao. Aren't you ashamed of the way you have ended up? How dare you say such things? I asked you to buy some things and visit your seventh uncle's house, but you were hesitant and didn't want to go. After you went there, it was as if you hadn't eaten in eight lives. You even ate and drank without feeling ashamed." Zhang Cuihua got furious when she heard her son's words and started scolding him early in the morning.

"You eat more than me," Jia Dongxu muttered.

After hearing this, Zhang Cuihua became even angrier and fell directly on the bed and shouted, "Youfu, Youfu, why did you leave so early? Youfu, just look at your son Jia Dongxu and he knows how to make me angry, but you don't care about Youfu, he almost pissed me off to death..." Zhang Cuihua clapped her hands and shouted on the bed with a strong sense of rhythm.

"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong, I will listen to you" Jia Dongxu was immediately scared.

When Zhang Cuihua heard her son admit his mistake, she immediately sat up and turned to her grandson and said, "Let me change you into new clothes. Your seventh uncle is thoughtful. He knows we are not living well. I didn't take care of him when I was at my mother's house. He was born a few years after I came to the city. My third aunt insisted on making a revolution, and she was beaten to death by the Japanese when Da Biao was two years old..." Zhang Cuihua cried as she talked about the past.

"Grandma, why don't I go talk to my seventh uncle and buy new clothes for you and my mom. I think my seventh uncle is rich," Banggeng said, raising his head.

"We don't need to buy it. The money your seventh uncle earned was earned with his life. Don't you see that his legs haven't healed yet? Don't spend your seventh uncle's money in the future," Zhang Cuihua said to her grandson.

"Got it," Bang Geng agreed.

Chapter 19: The Liu Brothers Seek the Government

Banggeng put on new clothes and immediately walked around the yard. It was not until the third time that Yan Jiedi from the front yard noticed something was wrong, "Banggeng, are you wearing new clothes? It's a small military uniform, so beautiful."

"Aunt Si Ni, my seventh uncle bought it for me. My sister also has one," Bang Geng said proudly.

"Really? Your seventh uncle is so nice," Yan Jiedi said enviously.

Yan Jiekuang heard their conversation and came over. He was also envious of Banggeng's new clothes.

"Third brother, don't we have an uncle?" Yan Jiedi asked her brother.

"How could there be nothing? But our uncle's family is even poorer than us. They can't even get enough food to eat, let alone new clothes. They don't even have any themselves," Yan Jiekuang said to his sister.

"I also want my mother to buy me new clothes." Niu Xiaozheng from the front yard is the same age as Banggeng this year. After seeing this situation, he ran straight back home. Then he was beaten out by the mixed doubles of men and women. He looked at Banggeng's new clothes with tears in his eyes and envy.

After showing off for a while, Banggeng came to the backyard to play with Jia Jingshu, and then Niu Xiaozheng and Yan Jiedi joined in. Guo Xiaobao, the four-year-old son of Guo Kang, the neighbor in the backyard with bangs, also came. At the door of Zhang Dabao, the children had a lot of fun.

"Freshman, is there anything you need to buy?" Zhang Dabao asked his good brother.

"I can't think of it. I'll buy it when I think of it. Brother, are your legs okay? It's five miles from here to the steel mill, and it'll take twenty minutes to walk," said Huang Xinsheng.

"It's indeed a bit far. When I get to work, I'll ask Deputy Director Li if I can get a bicycle," said Zhang Dabao.

"Bicycles are not cheap, they cost about 170 or 80 yuan, and the key is that you need a ticket," said Huang Xinsheng.

"I have money. I haven't spent my military allowance, and I still have the money for my demobilization. The key is that the regiment commander and the political commissar also sponsored some money, so there is no problem buying a bicycle," said Zhang Dabao.

Huang Xinsheng didn't want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative because he didn't want to buy anything, and Zhang Dabao didn't want to go alone, so he moved a chair to the door and watched the children play games. In fact, he couldn't tell what games they were playing. He just saw them running back and forth, their faces covered in sweat, shouting something loudly, with smiles on their faces. No one cried out in pain when they fell down. This is childhood!

Zhang Dabao boiled two large pots of hot water and took out four or five large bowls. He asked the children to drink some water every half an hour. At noon, the adults began to call the children's names. It was time for lunch and the children all dispersed. After lunch, Zhang Dabao immediately went to sleep and slept until three in the afternoon.

The first thing he did after getting up was to go to the toilet. He left the compound and came to the public toilet. The sanitary conditions were really terrible. This was winter. If it were summer, Zhang Dabao wouldn't even dare to think about it and would simply not be able to stand it.

After using the toilet, he felt a lot more relaxed. When walking back, Zhang Dabao saw Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, who were also from the backyard, squatting at the east wall of the toilet to bask in the sun.

When the two men "Brother Dabiao" saw Zhang Dabiao looking at them, they stood up and greeted him.

"Does it smell good here?" asked Zhang Dabao.

"My dad can't see me here, and it's warm too," said Liu Guang.

"Were you kicked out again?" Zhang Dabao was very curious.

"We didn't fight, we were just driven out. They drove us out early in the morning," said Liu Guang.

"No food to eat?" Zhang Dabao continued to ask.

"No, I haven't eaten anything since last night. I'm almost starving to death. What kind of family is this?" Liu Guangfu on the side almost cried when he said this.

"It's so cold, and you don't give us any food for the whole day and all night. Liu Haizhong is really a good father. Here are two dollars and a pound of food coupons. Go to the snack bar in front and buy something to eat. Don't get sick from hunger." Zhang Dabao felt pity when he heard this situation.

"Brother Dabiao, this is inappropriate." Liu Guangtian returned the money and food coupons.

"Guangtian, please accept it. Consider it a loan from me. Pay me back when you get a job. Guangtian is in trouble and cannot wait. You and Guangfu are not yet adults. In the old society, there was no such thing as a father beating his son. What's more, it's a new society now. If there is really no other way, we have to go to the government." Zhang Dabao really couldn't stand Liu Haizhong's behavior and pointed out a way for Liu Guangtian.

"Thank you, Brother Dabia." Liu Guangtian must have heard it, because his eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Dabia speak.

"Brother, go buy some food quickly. I'm starving." Liu Guangfu urged Liu Guangtian when he saw him still standing there.

"Guangfu, do you want to have this full meal or always have full meals?" Liu Guangtian asked his brother.

"Of course we can have enough to eat every day. Can Brother Da Biao give us money every day?" Liu Guangfu asked his second brother.

"Of course not. No one can give us money every day. So we have to go to the street office now. The government can let us have meals every day." Liu Guangtian held his brother's hand, and as they walked, Liu Guangtian kept instructing his brother.

The Liu Guangtian brothers came to the street office, and the gatekeeper asked them who they were looking for.

They said they were looking for Director Wang, and they were the sons of Liu Haizhong from Yard 95.

"Go ahead. Didn't your father just come here this morning? It's the third room on the left. There's a sign on the door." The doorman didn't quite understand the behavior of the Liu father and son.

As soon as they entered Director Wang's office, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu knelt down and started crying without saying anything. The old man who was guarding the door heard it and hurried over.

"Is Liu Haizhong dead? Didn't he just come here this morning?" the gatekeeper asked the Liu Guangtian brothers.

"My father is not dead, but we are almost starving to death. Please ask the government to find a way to survive," said Liu Guang.

"You are the second son of Liu Haizhong's family, right? Stand up and speak. What do you mean by the government giving you a way out? I don't understand." Director Wang was a little confused now.

"Director Wang, from yesterday afternoon till now, my two brothers and I haven't had anything to eat and we are not allowed to go home. Last night, my younger brother was so hungry that he asked if we could cook. My father almost beat us to death. It was Da Biao, our brother from the same courtyard, who stopped him. But this morning he started to go crazy again and drove us out of the house. We have been hiding there until now and dare not go home for fear of being beaten to death. Director Wang, can you find a place for us two brothers to live? A small room will do, or a job cleaning the toilets will do. We two can't survive at home anymore. My younger brother is only fourteen and it's time for him to grow..." Liu Guangtian started crying again.

"Does Liu Haizhong often beat you?" Director Wang was now furious.

"If I don't get beaten for a day, it will be a waste of time. I get beaten almost every day. Look at me." Liu Guangtian showed the mark on his neck left by Liu Haizhong.

"Why did he hit you?" Director Wang continued to ask.

"We don't know. Yesterday my younger brother asked my eldest brother if we were picked up. But my eldest brother said no." Liu Guangtian certainly didn't know why he was beaten.

"How old are you this year?" Director Wang asked again.

"I'm sixteen now. I can work and do everything," said Liu Guang.

"Okay, I'll take care of your business. You guys wait in the street office for a while. I'll go to Courtyard 95 with you later. Let's have dinner in the street office tonight." Director Wang kept the two Liu Guangtian brothers.

Chapter 20 General Assembly