In the small courtyard.
Director Ma was hesitating whether to open the door to Yi Zhonghai.
Director Ma's wife heard the noise and came out of the house.
She is in her 30s, has a fat and thin figure, and her face is covered with white powder. When she smiles, the white powder shakes off, and she looks a bit scary.
and.
The greasy smell emanating from her body makes people want to vomit.
But when Director Ma saw her coming out, his expression was very respectful.
For no other reason than because Mrs. Ma was 10 years younger than him and gave birth to two fat boys for him.
"Daughter-in-law, it's cold outside, why aren't you inside?"
Mrs. Ma raised her chin toward the door and asked, "Old Ma, who is outside?"
"The voice sounds like Yi Zhonghai."
"Then why don't you open the door?"
Mrs. Ma helped Director Ma receive him back then and she knew Yi Zhonghai fairly well.
"Yi Zhonghai may have sent us money."
Director Ma sighed and said, "Madam, the situation now is different from when we were just liberated. At that time, the situation was chaotic, and the investigation from above was not as strict. Even if we did some tricks in private, it would not be visible to above. "
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ma glared at him dissatisfied: "You are just a coward. Before Yi Zhonghai said what happened, you were too scared to open the door. When you stopped me outside the woods, You are not so timid!"
Hearing this, Director Ma sneered twice: "I was still a young boy at that time, and you were so beautiful. Couldn't I help it?"
"Stop being so glib here. Hurry up and open the door and let Yi Zhonghai in. Let's ask what's going on. If it can be done, we'll collect his money. If it can't be done, we'll kick him out."
"Okay, okay, I'll open the door right now."
Director Ma was a little afraid of Mrs. Ma. After listening to Mrs. Ma's words, he walked over and opened the door.
Standing outside the door was none other than Yi Zhonghai.
Seeing that Director Ma had not opened the door for a long time, Yi Zhonghai complained in his heart: "What happened to Mr. Ma? You don't even recognize my old friend anymore."
"Oh, it's Comrade Yi Zhonghai, please come in quickly. Please come in. I was busy at home just now and didn't hear it at all."
Yi Zhonghai came to ask for help this time. Hearing what Director Ma said, he couldn't say anything else and followed Director Ma into the main room.
Inside the house at this time.
Director Ma's wife has already poured the tea, and she is sitting on the sofa waiting for Yi Zhonghai.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai come in, she stood up with a smile and greeted him: "Oh, isn't this Yi Zhonghai? You haven't been to our house for a while."
"I'm also afraid that others will gossip. Madam-in-law, please forgive me."
Yi Zhonghai is seven or eight years older than Director Ma, but he always calls himself his younger brother when he sees Director Ma.
"Everyone here is a neighbor and an old friend. You should have been here a long time ago. Please take a seat."
Mrs. Ma brought the enamel jar to Yi Zhonghai: "This is the tea brought back from the south when our old Ma went to visit and study in the south. Try it and see if it is better than the tea in the capital."
Yi Zhonghai is also a person who understands tea. At a glance, he can tell that the tea inside is the high-breaking foam found in tea shops in Beijing.
But at this moment, he couldn't say anything. He could only give a thumbs up and praise: "Young lady, if you check again, it will be a good tea, the best West Lake Longjing."
"Oh, I know you are a knowledgeable person, brother. You also know that our old man doesn't drink tea. It would be a waste to keep this tea at our house, so I might as well give it to you."
After saying this, Mrs. Ma stood up, took out a newspaper bag from the cabinet, and handed it to Yi Zhonghai's hand.
Yi Zhonghai was not polite and took the paper package and put it on the table.
He knew that this was Mrs. Ma's so-called good idea.
Sure enough, after sitting down, they chatted for a few words and talked about some old things about Mrs. Long, which brought them closer to each other.
Mrs. Ma asked directly: "Brother, is there anything wrong with you coming to our house so late?"
Yi Zhonghai had been waiting for this for a long time and said with a smile: "Madam, you really guessed it."
"You also know that I am the oldest man in the courtyard."
"On weekdays, they are just like the biological parents of those residents in the courtyard."
"Whenever the residents encounter something, they will ask me for help."
"Just yesterday, a resident named Jia from the middle courtyard of our courtyard came to my house."
"Her son was taken away by the police station and she wanted me to help rescue her son."
As soon as these words came out, Director Ma's expression changed.
As the deputy director of the subdistrict office, he knew very well that he could intervene in ordinary trivial matters, but if he interfered easily in matters inside the police station, he might be in big trouble.
"Lao Yi, the police station and ours are not in the same system. It's not that I don't want to help you, but..."
"Ahem"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mrs. Ma.
Mrs. Ma rolled her eyes at him: "Old Ma, Yi Zhonghai has been an old friend of ours for many years. He hasn't said anything yet, so why don't you let him continue talking? Do you think he is such a friend?"
Although Director Ma was a little reluctant, he did not dare to speak loudly in front of Mrs. Ma and could only nod.
Yi Zhonghai continued: "This is what happened with Director Ma. My neighbor's son did not make any mistakes. He just appeared at the wrong time and in the wrong place."
Then Yi Zhonghai told the story of Bangge's arrest.
Director Ma almost laughed out loud after hearing this.
"This is a great joke, isn't it a fool? A salary of 80 yuan a month, let alone in the capital, you won't be able to get such a high salary even in the port city."
"He didn't even realize there was a problem, and followed him into the underground factory."
Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief.
When Director Ma said this, he actually meant to excuse Bangge.
He chuckled and said: "Director Ma, you are so right. My neighbor's son is really careless. When he was young, he was the devil in the compound. He was sneaking around all day long and never learned well."
"But he has a good heart and has never done anything illegal."
"I originally didn't plan to take care of this matter, but you also know that I am too soft-hearted. The neighbor's woman was crying in my house. I really had no choice but to beg you, and I still hope You can lend a helping hand and help me."
At this time, Director Ma closed his mouth and said nothing, and just turned his eyes to Mrs. Ma.
Whether to help, how to help, and how to charge, these are all decided by Mrs. Ma.
Mrs. Ma rolled her eyes and smiled: "I also understand the situation. This child is indeed unjust, but the law is ruthless. We can't say that he has not broken the law just because he is ignorant. Don't you think so?"
"Yes Yes Yes."
After Yi Zhonghai said this, he took out a small yellow croaker from his pocket and placed it on the table.
The light in the room shone on the little yellow croaker, giving off a golden light, which immediately caught Mrs. Ma's attention.
"You are really an understanding person."
Mrs. Ma stood up, put the little yellow croaker into her pocket, and then sat upright.
He put on a very serious look and said with a smile: "That kid was ignorant and accidentally entered the underground factory. He was at fault, but it would be a pity if he was ruined for the rest of his life."
"We want to punish the bad guys, but we also have to save those who have gone astray. Lao Ma, I think that child is very pitiful. Please help him go to the police station to beg for mercy."
Director Ma still looked a little embarrassed.
He had a few friends in the police station, but he couldn't talk about this kind of thing.
Mrs. Ma said with a smile: "That kid doesn't know what the underground factory is about. In this case, he is not breaking the law."
Upon hearing this, Director Ma immediately understood what Mrs. Ma meant.
He looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Brother, if you were in charge of someone else today, I would definitely not help."
Yi Zhonghai naturally thanked Director Ma profusely.
"Brother, thank you for your help in this matter. Don't worry, I will always remember your kindness in my heart."
He stood up to leave Ma's house.
But he was stopped by Mrs. Ma.
"Brother, don't forget your tea leaves. Just now you gave me a gadget. Now I'm giving you a tea leaf. Our two families are even."
"Yes, yes, we are even."
Yi Zhonghai curled his lips and put the tea leaves into his pocket.
Back in the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai couldn't wait to go to Qin Huairu's house and told Qin Huairu the news.
"Yi Zhonghai, do you mean that Banggeng will be released soon?"
Qin Huairu was anxious in the room at this time. When she got the good news, she stood up suddenly and said excitedly.
Yi Zhonghai said proudly: "Don't worry, Director Qin Huai Ruma has always been reliable in handling affairs. He has handled so many things before and has never failed. This time I will take action personally. He will definitely take it seriously if he knows the importance." , or the stick will be released in a few days.”
Qin Huairu sat down on the chair, her mouth closed with excitement.
As long as Bangge can come out and wait a few years before getting married and having children, the Jia family will be saved.
Furthermore.
In Qin Huairu's opinion, the reason why so many things happened to Banggeng recently was entirely due to bad luck.
Bangge is still a very capable person who has been able to do great things since he was a child.
She is already thinking about where to find a good wife for Bangge.
Yi Zhonghai felt a little proud when he saw Qin Huairu's appearance.
He whispered: "Qin Huairu, look at it, I've helped you get it done. Should you fulfill your promise and marry Silly Zhu?"
Qin Huairu frowned: "The first uncle has not come out of the police station for work, why are you in a hurry?"
"Can I go back on what I promised you?"
These words touched Yi Zhonghai's heart.
Yi Zhonghai really knew who Qin Huairu was.
What Qin Huairu said and did over the years showed that she was not trustworthy at all.
Just let the stick out from inside.
Yi Zhonghai believed that Qin Huairu would definitely fall out.
When the time comes, even if Qin Huairu agrees to marry Si Zhu, he will put forward various harsh conditions.
In this case, it is better to make plans in advance.
Yi Zhonghai smiled and said: "Comrade Qin Huairu, how could I not believe you? But you also know that marriage is a very complicated matter, especially since this is the first time that Shazhu is getting married. Shazhu is now my eldest son. I We must marry him gloriously."
"In addition to notifying all my relatives and friends, I also need to hold a grand ceremony in our courtyard and invite the factory leaders to come."
"You also know how extensive my staff, Yi Zhonghai, is."
"It is impossible to complete these things in less than a month and a half, or even a month."
"So we have to prepare in advance."
These words were so reasonable that even Qin Huairu couldn't refute it.
She hesitated for a moment: "You mean, we are just making preparations now, not getting married."
"Yeah, yeah, just getting ready."
Both of them have their own thoughts.
Qin Huairu was afraid that after marrying Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai would not help get his son out of the police station.
Yi Zhonghai was afraid that Qin Huairu would regret it again after taking Bang Gang out of the police station.
This method of operation is acceptable to both of them.
Qin Huairu thought for a long time and finally agreed.
Yi Zhonghai returned home and told Shazhu the news that Qin Huairu was going to marry Shazhu. Shazhu jumped up from the bed excitedly and jumped up and down in the room.
"I'm finally going to get married to Sister Xiao Qin. It's great, great."
Neither Yi Zhonghai nor Yima was there. When the children saw Shazhu's excitement, they were also happy for Shazhu.
When Sha Zhu's mood calmed down, Yi Zhonghai pulled Sha Zhu aside and whispered: "Si Zhu, tomorrow you will tell everyone you know that you are going to marry Qin Huairu."
Even if Yi Zhonghai didn't explain it, he would have had this idea at any time.
After waiting for so many years, he could finally marry Qin Huairu, how could he not be happy?
If you are happy yourself, how can you be happy if others share it?
Silly Zhu was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. He climbed out of bed early in the morning before six o'clock in the morning.
He put on the only piece of clean clothes, arranged his hair neatly, put on new leather shoes, and then looked in the mirror for half an hour.
He opened the door and walked into the compound, starting to visit the residents door to door.
The first person Sha Zhu wants to visit is Aunt Wang next door.
Today is the weekend. Aunt Wang has been tired for a week and wants to sleep well and sleep in.
Aunt Wang was a little angry when she was awakened by the banging on the door.
She said angrily when she opened the door and saw everything standing outside.
"Silly Zhu, what do you mean by calling someone so early in the morning that you can't let anyone sleep?"
"Aunt Wang, I want to tell you some good news."
Silly Zhu was scolded, but he was not angry at all. He said with a playful smile: "I'm going to marry Qin Huairu."
"You and Qin Huairu, are you two getting married?" Aunt Wang looked at Silly Zhu in surprise.
Everyone in the courtyard knew that Qin Huairu and Shazhu were related.
But everyone also thinks that these two people will never get married.
the reason is simple.
The reason why Qin Huairu followed Shazhu was because of his money.
