The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 201 Mutual threats

Chen Ping was afraid that her plan would fail, so she leaned close to Lou Xiao'e and whispered something in her ear. Lou Xiao'e cleared her throat, looked at Yi Zhonghai who was in deep thought, and said:

"I told you that you can just pay me two local live chickens. If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to pay. I didn't force you to pretend to be a big shot. Hurry up. If you delay any longer, the cement in my house will almost dry. I have to hire someone to apply it again before the police station can do the test."

In fact, this is nonsense. At this time, not to mention that there are no chickens, even if there are, they have all been bought by the rich people. It is considered a great achievement to be able to buy one for 15 yuan.

Yi Zhonghai took out a wad of money from his pocket, counted each bill twice with his saliva on it, then put the remaining money into his jacket pocket and patted it twice.

He reluctantly handed the money to Lou Xiao'e and said in a rough voice:

"Here, 17 dollars is perfect. Count it carefully and don't ask for change later."

Lou Xiao'e looked at the stack of money with some disdain and said to He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, please keep it. I want to eat meat tomorrow, the fat one."

He Yuzhu was not so particular. He strode up to Yi Zhonghai, grabbed the coins and counted them out loud:

"Five, 5, 10, 11...12, just the right amount of money."

He deliberately held up the money in front of Yi Zhonghai to show off, and said to Lou Xiaoe:

"Mrs. Xu is very considerate. I will make sure everything is arranged clearly for you tomorrow."

Jia Zhang's eyes turned green as she stared at the stack of money. After hearing what He Yuzhu said, she finally reacted and complained to Yi Zhonghai through gritted teeth:

"Old Yi, have you become stupid from being in prison, or are you just wasting your money? Why are you paying for others? Come back quickly. I'll go find someone to buy meat tomorrow so we can eat it ourselves. My dog ​​hasn't tasted meat for more than a year..."

Yi Zhonghai stared at Jia Zhang with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire, and she was so scared that she dared not to say anything more.

Chen Ping looked at the wilting Jia Zhang and warned her in a hateful voice:

"The matter is basically resolved, but I want to give a stern warning to that person who has dirty hands. If you do it again, be careful. You can bet on me, Chen Ping, whether I dare to chop off your hand in front of everyone."

He looked around again and continued:

"Since there has been a theft in the courtyard, we can only be more careful. Let's follow the old practice and lock the door when leaving the house. I hope we can find the hand as soon as possible."

Yi Zhonghai retorted somewhat unhappily:

"You're making a big fuss out of nothing. We've been neighbors for many years. There's no point in causing panic over a small matter. It's not good for unity in the courtyard, and more importantly..."

Chen Ping still ruthlessly interrupted him:

"I won't use our property to gamble with a thief's conscience. If you can guarantee that she won't steal again, or that she will fully compensate everyone for their losses every time a theft occurs, then I will agree to whatever you do. Can you guarantee that?"

Yi Zhonghai was humiliated again, his face sullen, and he stopped talking in anger.

After a few minutes of silence, Jia Zhang asked again:

"So when are we going to check the food in the canteen? Will Wu Guihua and Xiaohua go to the canteen tomorrow? Anyway, I don't agree with Xiaohua going again."

Xiaohua's unyielding sneer:

"No, even if you, Jia Po, kowtow to me, I won't go, okay?"

"Oh, you little slut..."

"If you dare to curse me, I will set your house on fire in the middle of the night. I really give you face. If you dare to target my wife again, I will break your son's legs!"

Before Jia Zhang could finish her curse, the other members of the Jia family were so frightened by Zhao San's cruelty that they dared not say a word.

Chen Ping wanted to dissuade her, but was disgusted by the look in Xiaohua's eyes when she looked at Zhao Sanneng, so she quickly said loudly that Xiaohua would no longer go to the canteen and did not need to check any ingredients. Wu Guihua would take over the job temporarily until a suitable person was found.

The meeting was adjourned and everyone sat there without moving. Only after Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family left did the discussion gradually become louder.

"Hey, who do you think this thief is?"

"Do you even need to ask? I can guess who it is with my butt. Now that the backbone is back as a backer, they dare to act like a demon."

"Are the factory leaders blind? Can a labor camp inmate be a senior worker?"

"Not only that, looking at his attitude, he seems to want to be the boss again, bah! What a bullshit."

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After hearing all these words, Chen Ping finally understood Yi Zhonghai's intention of taking the lead. It seemed that both the chicken-stealing and the frame-up were not simple this time.

Jia Zhang wanted to enter the small canteen to take advantage, and Yi Zhonghai wanted to clip Chen Ping's wings in the courtyard.

The next evening, Director Liu went to the Siheyuan to find Chen Ping and announced that Yi Zhonghai had settled in the Siheyuan.

"Director Liu, I would like to ask, is Yi Zhonghai's household registration in the Siheyuan collective or in someone else's household?"

Chen Ping waited until Director Liu finished his announcement before asking about her doubts.

"Of course it's a collective household registration. He doesn't have a house, so how can he get an individual household registration?"

Chen Ping spoke somewhat obscurely:

"I'm sorry, Director Liu, I'm not questioning your professional ability, but when I was working in the street office before, it seemed that the regulations required the approval of all residents of our courtyard house to settle in the collective. We didn't receive any notice, so how did we settle in the collective?

Has the policy changed? We have two new residents in our yard, and they have only been able to obtain temporary food certificates with the guarantee of the steel mill. Could you please help them get them as well?"

Director Liu replied somewhat embarrassedly:

"Well...their situations are different. Yi Zhonghai is a senior technician at the steel mill. It was required by the factory."

Chen Ping shook his head and said:

“That’s not right. The factory has no right to make such a request. Since the public-private partnership, all the properties donated by the steel mill have been assigned to the street office. We have no right to allocate them. We can only go to the street office and rent a house in our own name.

This is what the factory logistics department said to the two new residents, but the street office said that they could only truly settle down after the factory allocated houses. They only arranged temporary residence and temporary food certificates for them, and did not settle them at all.

But Yi Zhonghai didn't get a house either, so how can he be directly registered? Either your subdistrict office should register their hukou as well, or arrange for Yi Zhonghai to move to another courtyard to avoid conflicts."

Director Liu urged unhappily:

"I didn't know about this yet. I'll make sure of it when I get back. Let's take care of Yi Zhonghai's matter today. You come and sign first."

After reading the content, Chen Ping shook her head like a rattle.

"I can't sign this. Yi Zhonghai is a prisoner in a labor camp. Even you, the subdistrict office, don't dare to sign this letter of commitment, let alone me.

Your street office takes the benefits of the steel mill, but asks us to bear the responsibility. This is definitely not acceptable. Let's hold a general meeting of the whole courtyard later. You and all the residents write me a disclaimer and I will sign it. How about that?"

Seeing Chen Ping was so stubborn, Director Liu threatened:

"It's no big deal. It's just a formality. If you don't sign it, I will tell Yi Zhonghai that his ex-wife remarried your father. If you don't want them to be harassed, sign it quickly."

Chen Ping sneered and said disdainfully:

"Don't you know? My dad went to the Discipline Inspection Commission to guard the gate before the New Year. Why do you think he could go there? As for your threats, you'd better forget them.

Other cadres have taken advantage of this opportunity to be promoted, but you are the only one standing still. Why? You are a cadre who doesn't know how to do practical things for the people and hangs out with prisoners every day. Sooner or later, you will be removed."

Director Liu's face turned blue with anger. He pointed at Chen Ping with trembling fingers and was unable to utter a word. Finally, he left with one sentence "You're talking nonsense" and left angrily.