Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

After Bai Wanli left, the others mocked Yan Bugui again. After Yan Bugui hid back home, they felt bored and went home. They still had to go out.

The streets are quite lively during the Chinese New Year, with dragon and lion dances, juggling performances, and vendors selling candied haws and sugar-roasted chestnuts. During the Chinese New Year, no one cares. Many people go out to the market to watch the performances and buy some snacks to satisfy their cravings.

However, Zhu Qing'an definitely couldn't go to such a crowded place. Bai Wanli, who didn't like crowds, was happy to stay at home with his wife. After most people in the yard went out, Bai Wanli hugged his wife and took a good nap.

I cooked two bowls of dumplings in the morning to make up for my breakfast.

Bai Wanli went out again to see if the coal in the stove needed to be refilled. When he came back, he took off his coat and put it on the chair.

"Qing'an, have you packed all the New Year's goods that you will take to your parents' place this afternoon?"

"It's all packed up and placed under the cupboard. Go take a look."

"What am I looking at? You've always been the one who takes care of household chores. How would I know what to clean up? Just clean it up."

Bai Wanli is a lazy guy. He doesn't even bother to check the things his wife has packed.

In addition to visiting temple fairs and markets, the most important task during the Spring Festival is to visit relatives.

Although Bai Wanli didn't like it, he had no choice. After all, he still had to maintain his relationship in Sijiu City.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I went to my father-in-law and mother-in-law's house first. There were many uncles and uncles there, most of whom were not in the city. In addition, Zhu Qing'an was pregnant, so it was not suitable for her to travel by boat.

So before the Chinese New Year, my aunt told Bai Wanli that the uncles and aunts would gather together at my uncle Bai Sihai's place on the fourth day of the New Year, and Bai Wanli would just take Zhu Qing'an with him.

According to the gifts that the elders of each family had given him before, Bai Wanli also needed to bring some gifts as a return gift this time. As for the content of the return gift, it was left to Zhu Qingan to arrange. Bai Wanli was just a porter.

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In a labor camp, a hunched body is shivering in a corner.

The man's hair was already gray, his body was emaciated, and he was curled up in a ball, his face could not be seen.

But even if someone who knew her before saw her face, they would probably not be able to imagine that this person who was thinner and more hunched than the deaf old woman was actually Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang had previously caused a scene at the police station, and also yelled at the court, defying the law. He was sentenced to eight years of forced labor, and has been here for half a year now.

When Jia Zhang first arrived at the labor camp, she was still acting like a spoiled brat. The guards at the labor camp were not tolerant of her and secretly instructed the head of the female prisoners to discipline her.

The prison boss also had to maintain a good relationship with the guards to maintain his position, so he certainly would not refuse. As a result, Jia Zhang received a good "welcome education" from the female prisoners.

Being beaten and having food taken away were the lightest punishments. The female prisoners even deliberately tore off Jia Zhang's hair along with the bloody scalp, making her originally shiny hair look like leprosy. They even used a small stone to pry off one of Jia Zhang's nails. The torture methods they used were even more cruel than those used by the male prisoners.

It was useless for Jia Zhang to complain to the guards. Every time she complained, she would be beaten even harder.

Under the constant beatings and torture, Jia Zhang finally gradually picked up the wisdom that she had lost because of Yi Zhonghai's protection and felt that she had a backer. She began to learn to please the boss among the prisoners and act good in front of the guards. Relying on her originally good physical foundation, she finally survived in the labor camp.

But this only saved her life. The living conditions were still extremely difficult. In just half a year, Jia Zhang, who was as fat as a gas tank, had become skinny. Her hair was all white. The places where her scalp was torn off did not grow back well, leaving scars. Now she was just barely surviving.

The rule of this labor camp is that prisoners can rest for half a day on New Year's Day and do not have to work in the morning.

Jia Zhang lay in the corner all morning, and the other female prisoners didn't pay any attention.

When it was almost time for lunch, the eldest female prisoner, Ying Jie, said, "Go wake up that leprosy girl. Don't let her slack off and cause trouble for us!"

The prisoners have a daily labor reform quota. If a prisoner is unable to complete it, then other prisoners will help her complete the rest, and they may also be punished by the guards. Therefore, if the prisoners dare to cheat, they will first be severely "educated" in the internal prison.

A female prisoner came up to Jia Zhang and kicked her in the back.

"Hey! Lai Li, hurry up and get up! Don't try to be lazy and not work, or I'll beat you to death!"

Jia Zhang had been taught to get up when she heard their voices, but today she just hummed twice and didn't get up.

The female prisoner thought Jia Zhang was trying to be lazy, so she kicked her hard several times.

"You want to be lazy, huh?! If you don't want to die, get up now!"

Jia Zhang cried out several times and her body twitched twice, as if she wanted to dodge, but she had no strength and could only beg, "Ma...Sister Ma...I don't feel well..."

The female prisoner frowned. She had seen prisoners who pretended to be sick and lazy, and had beaten them before. But Jia Zhang's voice was very hoarse, and it seemed that she was not pretending. She squatted down and touched Jia Zhang's neck and forehead, and felt that they were very hot. She quickly ran back to Yingjie.

"Sister Ying! That leprosy guy's body feels like it's on fire, it looks like he's really sick!"

Chapter 289 Jia Zhang gets pneumonia, exchange and learning

Sister Ying was originally being massaged on the shoulders by another prisoner, and it looked quite comfortable. But she felt nervous when she heard this.

"Isn't that old guy pretending?"

"I'm not pretending. I just touched her body and it's hot."

Sister Ying couldn't sit still anymore, she jumped up and said:

"Let's go! Go and take a look. We can't let her die here!"

The death of a prisoner in a labor camp is a big deal, the kind that even the guards can't stand. If Jia Zhang really died here, even if it was from illness, then Yingjie's good days as the prison boss would be over.

The other prisoners also knew the stakes and followed Yingjie to Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhang was still curled up on the ground, groaning. Yingjie squatted beside Jia Zhang and reached out to touch her neck. It was indeed very hot. She pushed hard twice, but Jia Zhang did not respond. Yingjie also knew that the matter was serious, so she turned around and shouted:

"Go and notify the supervisor immediately! We can't let her die here!"

The supervisor did not want to be held responsible for the death, so upon learning of the incident, he immediately had Jia Zhang sent to the hospital.

This examination, okay, pneumonia

In fact, winters in the north are long, cold, and dry, so pneumonia is very common.

In the past, Jia Zhang was well fed and well fed, and her body was much healthier than that of ordinary people. She had a good immune system and was naturally less likely to get sick. In the original novel, she even lived a long life. She was truly a scourge that would last for thousands of years.

But during the period of Jia Zhang's labor reform, he ate poorly and worked a lot, which seriously consumed his body. His body had long been damaged. He was no longer the Jia Zhang who used to be energetic and naughty. When winter came, his poor resistance, coupled with the cold and the harsh environment of the labor reform farm, made him sick on the spot.

The supervisor was at a loss. Jia Zhang had pneumonia, not a minor illness. Pneumonia is contagious.

This matter was beyond the scope of a supervisor's management. After arranging for Jia Zhang to see a doctor in the hospital, the supervisor immediately reported the pneumonia to the superior unit.

Pneumonia is not a trivial matter. Once it is not controlled and spreads, it may develop into a large-scale epidemic.

The higher authorities also took this matter very seriously and immediately ordered the entire labor camp to be sealed off. They then sent medical personnel to inspect and disinfect the farm to prevent the disease from spreading and turning into a serious epidemic.

The work on the labor camps was suspended, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Compared to the spread of pneumonia turning into a large-scale epidemic, the little work done on the labor camps was insignificant.

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Bai Wanli had never cared about the beasts' situation after their labor reform, and had no idea that Jia Zhang, who was originally in good health and had the energy to work hard every day, would actually get pneumonia.

The blockade of the rural labor camp has not ended yet, and Bai Wanli has to go to work.

The Spring Festival holiday varies according to the policies of different parts of the country, the size of the factory, the length of service of the workers, etc. The steel rolling mill and the security department will be on holiday until the fifth day of the New Year, and will resume work on the sixth day.

After work, the security guards on duty during the New Year can go back to have a good rest and eat a few meat meals.

The security department and the factory are about to get busy.

As the saying goes, a new year brings new prospects. Leaders hope to achieve more achievements and get opportunities to move up in the new year.

The situation of workers is similar. Workers who won the advanced title last year certainly want to continue to maintain it, while workers who did not win the advanced title will also want to work hard this year. Liu Haizhong is one of them.

Last year, his son was expelled, he was punished, and he was punished for annoying Bai Wanli. This year was really miserable.

Liu Haizhong has not given up hope of becoming an official, but after being taught a lesson by Bai Wanli, he doesn't know where he can get any chance to climb up. He can only swing the sledgehammer in the workshop, hoping that the workshop director will see his excellent performance and at least get him an advanced title first. That is also an honor, isn't it?

Bai Wanli had no time to take care of the things in the workshop. The security department had also been busy recently. In addition to the basic daily patrol and security work, the steel mill had recently arranged for several workers from its subordinate factories to come to the steel mill for study and exchange.

According to the plan of the steel mill, the total number of workers coming to exchange and learn will be about 300.

The absolute number may not seem large, only about the number of people in a workshop, but they are all strangers to the security department and need to be carefully checked and verified. Otherwise, it is no joke if there are enemy spies mixed in.

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Machine repair shop leadership meeting

Factory Director Zhang was the last to arrive at the conference room. With a beaming face, he announced to the other leaders:

"Comrades, I just received a notice from the main factory that this year sixty comrades from our factory can go to the main factory to learn from experience."

“I hope that workers from all workshops can actively sign up and participate in this exchange and study.”

Director Zhang was very excited because it was a chance for him to meet with senior leaders.

Other leaders of the machine repair factory were also excited because Director Zhang might bring one or two of them to participate in this exchange and study. It was also a good opportunity for them to meet leaders and expand their network.

Even if they can't go directly, once Director Zhang succeeds in getting promoted and takes his people to the steel rolling mill, there will be vacancies in the machine repair factory, and the leaders of the machine repair factory will naturally have a chance to compete for it. It's not a bad thing anyway, and they are of course happy.

The exchange and learning was quickly notified to the entire factory. This had happened in previous years, but this year the number of workers participating in the exchange and learning was much higher than in previous years. This meant that more workers had the opportunity to participate, which also aroused heated discussions among the workers.

"Why are there so many more workers going for exchange and study this year? In previous years, there were only 20 people?"

"No matter why, it's definitely a good thing to be able to study in a steel mill. I heard that the treatment there is much better than ours, and we can eat meat once a month."

"Really? That life is too good to be true. Even in my dreams I would only dare to eat it once every three months."

"Brothers, stop talking nonsense and go sign up. Maybe we can go to the main factory."

"Yes, go sign up!"

As the saying goes, people go up and water flows down. Factory workers also yearn for channels to rise. Even if they work in the same workshop, going to a large factory like a steel mill with tens of thousands of employees is always more promising than staying in a machine repair factory. Even if they cannot stay in the steel mill, they can eat two meals of meat in the steel mill, and at least they can brag to their co-workers for a year when they come back.

In addition, the number of quotas this time is much larger than in previous years, which gives many workers hope. There is an endless stream of workers signing up.

Soon a young female worker came to the workshop director.

"Director Zhao, I have a few questions to ask you."

Chapter 290 The list is finalized, Nan Yi questions Ding Qiunan

This female worker is Liang Ladi, an electrician in the factory. However, unlike Qin Huairu in the original novel who either slacked off at work or asked others to exchange her steamed buns for steamed buns, Liang Ladi is a genuine level 5 welder with technical skills. For this reason, she is quite popular in the factory.

"Comrade Liang Ladi, please ask"

"I would like to ask how much time would it take if I went to the steel mill for study and exchange?"

"According to previous years' practice, it would take about one to two months."

"Will you arrange accommodation for me?"

"The steel mill will make unified arrangements."

“If I go to the steel mill, what will happen to the house that the machine repair shop has arranged for me?”