Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 226 The First Master’s Review

After a while, every household in the courtyard received a notice to convene the first hospital-wide meeting of the year. Each household was represented by a representative. Considering the weather conditions, it was held at the first master's house.

There are many smart people in the compound. Thinking of Jia Dongxu before leaving, many people speculate that it is related to the Jia family. Also, the last difficult donation was more than three months ago. It is estimated that it is time to donate again. This Jia family Everyone can still see the daughter-in-law struggling, and people are somewhat aloof.

There were also people who reluctantly didn’t want to come. No one wanted to be picked out all the time, and the family was still busy. But when they saw everyone entering the grandpa’s house one after another, they had no choice but to come.

"Old Niu, you all come inside and stand here. After a while, people will come and we won't be able to move away. Let's just sit on the kang. It's still warm."

The first uncle greeted everyone with a smile. He was different from his usual stern face, showing kindness and kindness. These people are all from the backyard. Today, the two boys from the second uncle’s family informed them that they would start from the backyard first. At first, it was considered a great honor to the three uncles.

Silly Zhu clasped his hands, hunched his shoulders, and came slowly. He came a little late, so he had to stand against the door.It was already full, with three uncles sitting around the table, and about twenty other people standing and sitting, filling the whole room.

"Zhuzi, go inside, or I'll have to call you later."

Silly Zhu smiled and shook his head, declining.

"No, no, it's not appropriate to crowd around in such a small place. Besides, it's not far away. You can hear everything you say."

Seeing that no one came in again, the first man stood up and took a look. They should have almost arrived, not counting those who were not notified. Even Xu Damao came not late and squeezed to stand on the kang. On the kang were several workers in the backyard.

"Zhuzi, please help me find some people and see who is still missing."

Silly Zhu stood on tiptoe, counted back and forth twice, and said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Only the old lady in the backyard, Jia's family in the middle courtyard, and Zhu's family in the front yard didn't come, but everyone else is here!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded. These three families were not notified, so they were all here. After the last criticism from the sub-district office, they were able to summon people together in such a short time. It seemed that their prestige was still there.

"Master, there are still three families who haven't arrived. The spirit of this meeting cannot be conveyed. Do we need to call them again?"

The person speaking was Xu Damao, who was leaning against the kang for warmth with his hands folded, one leg supported, and the other leg stepped on the beam of a stool on one side, which should keep the injured part hanging and make it more comfortable.

Yi Zhonghai looked back at Xu Damao and said with a smile.

"Da Mao, don't worry about this. I didn't let you call these three families. None of them work. They are all students and one is a five-guarantee household. It's not appropriate to ask an old lady to come and squeeze in this kind of weather. It’s also inconvenient to have a family with a big belly.”

"Then Jia Zhang can come."

"You don't know, right? Since Dongxu left, her mother has been so sad that she has been lying on the kang for several days. I can't call Banggeng to the meeting. Okay, don't make trouble."

Xu Damao had no choice but to shut up. Now he was sure that he was donating money to the Jia family. This damn master and his disciples were all gone, so who could he show to him?

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Haizhong, sat down slowly, and took a sip of water. Liu Haizhong knew that he was allowed to start the conversation again. He was a little reluctant today, but with so many people watching, the second uncle had to get up and speak as usual. .

"Ahem, um, um."

"Everyone, please be quiet. The temperature outside is low now. I have summoned everyone here because I have something to talk about."

The second uncle still felt a little awkward, so he couldn't help but pick up the tea cup and take a sip. "That's right, today is our first all-hands meeting this year. Ordinarily, in the past, we used to convey the New Year..."

The first uncle covered his mouth and coughed. Maybe it was because everyone was in the room and no one said anything or whispered. It was very quiet. This cough directly interrupted the second uncle's performance.

The second uncle took a breath and continued.

“Not long ago, the sub-district office also criticized us for not caring enough about and helping the needy households in the compound, which directly affected the sub-district office’s overall impression of the compound.”

"The purpose of today's meeting is, well, to discuss how we can care for and help the needy families in the hospital. Now let me give a speech."

When the following people heard this, they immediately began to talk about it. They were still doing the same thing, donating money, food, oil, etc. to the Jia family, but the first uncle hadn’t spoken yet, and they had to listen to the first uncle’s arrangements.

The first man stood up slowly, looked around, looked ashamed, and spoke slowly.

"Everyone is here for a meeting today. It's a bit crowded and the conditions are not good. I don't have so many stools and chairs. I can't even provide hot water. I have to make everyone stand. I'm sorry."

This opening was relatively new, I had never seen it before, and the atmosphere immediately became lively, with some people shouting below.

"You're welcome, Sir. In this damn weather, you brought everyone together and it's still warm. Everyone, don't you think so?"

There was a lot of laughter and laughter below, but everyone smiled and said that it was no problem, just standing. They had just finished eating and didn't want to drink water.

"Master, please don't keep Mom busy, let's get started directly."

In the crowd, an aunt was still struggling to refill the water for the neighbor who brought a cup. There were people everywhere, and she couldn't even turn a hot water bottle on.

The first uncle stretched out his hands and pressed in the air. The room became quiet. The second uncle looked at the scene and felt sad in his heart. He was still much worse than the first uncle.

"Ordinarily, the sub-district office criticized us three uncles because we did not do our usual work well and we should accept this criticism."

"First of all, let me review here. It is true that we do not care enough about families in need, which has led to this kind of thing happening. If only we uncles could pay more attention to families in need, this kind of thing would not happen. Here, I I sincerely apologize to everyone because our failure to do our job has affected the reputation of the compound and directly affected everyone."

With that said, the first man bowed deeply and did not get up for a long time. Uncle Niu, who was still closest, quickly got off the kang and helped the first man up.

"Master, you can't afford this. You can't afford it. Everyone sees it. In fact..."

The uncle stretched out his hand to interrupt, very sincerely.

"You have to admit when you are wrong. Only when you know your mistakes and can correct them can you make progress. Don't try to persuade me, old cow. If you are wrong, you are wrong."

Everyone was deeply touched. This whole thing was clearly caused by Jia Dongxu, and the three elders took the blame. Now listening to the elder's analysis, it seems to make some sense, but seeing the elder who usually rushes to the front to apologize for everything, Everyone was still a little moved, and some dissatisfaction disappeared.

Seeing the change in everyone's eyes, the first man secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he came in just now, many people looked at him with disdain and dissatisfaction, but he still saw it.

(End of this chapter)