The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 88, Street Patrol

Early in the morning, he was busy sending the old lady to the hospital and finding the Buddha to settle accounts. Li Weiguo had a hasty lunch at noon, then lay down on the bed and took a nap. When he woke up, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as he left the house and was about to go out for a stroll, he saw the third master calling everyone in the front yard to the middle courtyard for a meeting.

Seeing Li Weiguo coming out, the third master said, "Weiguo, it's just in time for you to come out. There is a meeting in the middle court. Let's go there together."

"A meeting? What's the content?"

"It was the neighborhood committee who issued the notice. You will know when you go, so let's go."

Li Weiguo nodded, didn't ask any more questions, went back to the room and took the bench, and followed the third master and others to the middle court for a meeting.

When we came to the central courtyard, most of the residents had arrived at this time, and the spacious central courtyard seemed a bit crowded at this time.
Standing, sitting, men and women, old and young, hundreds of people gathered around a table of eight immortals in the middle, waiting for the three uncles to speak.

Li Weiguo nodded to the neighbors around him, then took a bench and sat down next to the Shazhu brothers and sisters, just next to the rainwater.

Li Weiguo thought it was very interesting to see the black and white circle around, so he put his hand into his pocket and took a lot of melon seeds from the still space with his mind, and gave a handful to each of the Shazhu brothers and sisters, watching while nibbling play.

Seeing that the big guys are almost all here, the uncle put down the enamel jar in his hand, and said, "Just now, director Wang of the neighborhood committee came to assign a task. According to the instruction of the superior/superior/instruction, the whole city will carry out a public security/rectification The /policy/movement/movement lasts for half a month. The neighborhood committee and the police station ask each courtyard to provide some manpower, accept the leadership of the security committee/member/committee, and strengthen street patrols at night.

Everyone knows the specific situation. As the Chinese New Year is approaching, foreign blind people and local gangsters are trying to make money and buy supplies. There are people who steal, rob, cheat, kidnap, and speculate. It's getting worse, even the old lady was robbed by the Buddha when she went out today.

Therefore, participating in street security patrols is closely related to each of our courtyards and everyone.According to the regulations, our hospital will send three big and small guys to participate in the patrol. The patrol time is from 6:10 pm to 3:[-] pm, and there is a [-] yuan subsidy. Let's discuss it and see who is suitable. Is there anyone who volunteers to sign up?"

After the uncle finished speaking, he looked up at Xu Damao, Shazhu, Liu Guangqi and other young men, hoping that someone would take the initiative to sign up.

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, the residents at the scene began to discuss a lot. The situation on the street was exactly as Yi Zhonghai said. At the end of the year, all kinds of ghosts and monsters wanted to come out to earn some money to spend.

But the few young men present were silent, this is not a good job, in winter, the north wind in the imperial capital blows like a knife, what patrols at night, the warm quilt doesn't smell good.

Xu Damao is a rich man in a courtyard house, so how could he be willing to do this kind of drudgery? Seeing the uncle looking over, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Master, I have a very heavy screening task at the end of the year, and I have to go to the commune frequently. There is no need to stop, and I may not be able to come back for a few days, so I will not participate.”

The uncle knew that Xu Damao was treacherous and had an excuse, so he didn't count on him, and turned to look at Shazhu.

Sha Zhu quickly shook his head: "Grandpa, don't look at me, you know the situation of the kitchen in the cafeteria, and there are many guests in the factory at the end of the year. I often have to work overtime, and I don't know when I will come back from work. You choose someone else." After finishing speaking, he folded his hands into his sleeves, making it clear that he would not participate.

Jia Dongxu and Liu Guangqi also looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses. They pretended they didn’t see it, and it had nothing to do with me.
Although there is a subsidy, those like Shazhu, Jia Dongxu, Xu Damao, and Liu Guangqi have jobs, and they don't take the 3 yuan subsidy seriously.

After all, I have to patrol for 4 hours for half a month. In this winter, I have to work all day during the day and go on patrol at night with hunger and cold. Isn't this a crime?

On the contrary, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangtian, and Liu Guangfu brothers who are still in school are a little bit moved. Although they don't have much money, they are a little bit, after all, they usually don't have much pocket money.

The first uncle watched for a long time, but no one volunteered, so he had to look at the second and third uncles: "Old Liu, Lao Yan, what do you think?"

Liu Haizhong cleared his throat and said, "Ahem. Well, let me say a few words. This security patrol is an action led by the street office, and all neighborhood committees and courtyard houses below must actively cooperate. It is related to the end of the year of our courtyard. Excellent review, I hope everyone”

After finishing speaking, Liu Haizhong looked around, hoping that someone would agree, but unfortunately, there was still no one to answer.

Liu Haizhong touched his nose in embarrassment, and said to the third master: "Then what. Old Yan, tell me a few words."

The third uncle pondered for a while, 3 yuan per person, the two elders in the family can just go after school, and 6 yuan for the two of them, others don’t care about it, he cares about it, it’s not worth it if you don’t make money.

So, he said: "In our yard, those who have jobs have to go to work during the day, and if they have to patrol at night, it will affect the work of the next day. Why don't we let the boys who don't have jobs go, such as my family? Xie Cheng, Liberation. Xie Cheng is 17 years old, and Liberation is 15 years old. It should be no problem to participate in patrols. To contribute to the community, one should take the lead.”

When the third master said this, Liu Haizhong realized that his two little ones could participate after school, and half-big ones could do the job, so he quickly said: "My family's Guangtian and Guangfu can also participate. "

The old man glanced around at the residents in the yard, and there was no one to grab this trivial job, as long as the Liu family and the Yan family had ideas, so he said: "Since the big guys don't have any opinions, then the second uncle's family Guangtian, three Let's go to Uncle's house, they are not too young, and they can do the job, but they are the last one."

Li Weiguo was also speechless when he saw that he had to hold a meeting for a long time on even the most important matters. After thinking about it, he raised his hand and said, "Master, count me in."

Now he is flustered with idleness every day, and he is not used to going to bed so early every night, so he happens to go out to have fun, and he also wants to see what ghosts and monsters are on the streets.

"Okay, Weiguo is a professional security guard. It's good if you lead Xie Cheng and Guangtian, then this matter is settled. After dinner, you go to the neighborhood committee to report to Director Wang. It's best to go early, people six Start patrolling at [-]:[-]," said the uncle.

It would be best if someone could lead the team, and the uncle was also worried that the two half-children who were still studying would not be able to hold on to the scene, and it would be embarrassing if they lost the chain during patrolling.

"Okay, I understand." Li Weiguo, Yan Xiecheng, and Liu Guangtian nodded and replied.

In the evening, after eating something, Li Weiguo called Yan Xiecheng and Liu Guangtian to the neighborhood committee.

(End of this chapter)