Chapter 128 Hospital General Meeting
Before dark.

Wang Mengde finally entered the yard.

In the front yard, Yan Bugui was repairing a worn-out basket with a pair of pliers at the door of his house.

"Hey, Meng De is back. Are you going back to your hometown in the countryside?"

Seeing him carrying so many bags, Yan Bugui said with envy.

"Second uncle, I'm busy. Today, I took advantage of Sunday to go to my hometown in Shahe. I've been in the south for more than half a year and haven't been back to visit my grandparents for a long time."

Wang Mengde explained with a smile.

He noticed that Yan Bugui's eyes were fixed on what he was holding, but he pretended not to see it.

"Well, you should go back and visit the old man. You brought back a lot of things this time. This big rooster is fat. It's good to have a relative in the countryside."

Yan Bugui said with an envious tone.

Wang Mengde estimated that the big rooster in his hand weighed at least four or five kilograms. If it was bought in the vegetable market, it would cost at least five or six yuan.

It’s a pity that I don’t have any relatives in the countryside, otherwise I would have to go back often to beg for money.

"Haha." Wang Mengde laughed and did not respond. Instead, he said casually: "Second Uncle, I'll go back first."

"Hey, Meng De, don't leave yet. You may not know yet, but something big has happened in our courtyard."

Yan Bugui looked around and found that there was no one there, so he quickly called him and spoke in a low voice.

"Oh, Second Uncle, what big thing could happen in our courtyard?" Wang Mengde said with some disbelief.

In his opinion, most of the things that happened between the neighbors in the courtyard were trivial matters. The worst that happened was someone's child being beaten or someone's couple having a quarrel.

"It's really a big deal. Guangqi, the eldest son of an uncle in the backyard, quietly took his wife and applied to work in another place.

Today, your aunt went to Guangqi's house early in the morning and found the door locked. She didn't pay attention to it at first, but a neighbor told her that the couple packed their things last night and took the train in the early morning. "

Yan Bugui said with a smile.

He was still very happy to see Liu Haizhong's misfortune.

Ever since Yi Zhonghai stepped down, he began to dream of becoming the boss of the hospital, and Liu Haizhong naturally became a stumbling block to his progress.

"Wow, Guangqi just left without saying goodbye to me? I'm sure I'll be pissed."

Wang Mengde also said with a smile.

Among Liu Haizhong's three sons, he loves the eldest son, Liu Guangqi, the most. When his eldest son got married, he even emptied out the family savings, not only buying two houses, but also several big items.

He even gritted his teeth and set up several sumptuous banquets in the yard.

If it weren't for his high salary, ordinary people would have been heavily in debt if they spent like this.

Now, the eldest son ran away quietly not long after getting married.

Wang Mengde could imagine how sad and depressed Liu Haizhong was when he heard the news.

"That's right. When your aunt came back to the courtyard crying and told him the news, Lao Liu almost fainted on the spot. Fortunately, there was a table next to him to support him.

But after he recovered, Guangtian and Guangfu were in big trouble. They were severely beaten by him to vent their anger. Now it has been a whole day and they have not dared to enter the house.

You said Guangqi too, his parents loved him so much and treated him so well, yet he secretly applied to work in another place. "

Yan Bugui sighed.

Although he did not agree with Liu Haizhong's way of educating children, he felt it was too simple and crude.

But he felt that Liu Guangqi's behavior was wrong.

Shaking his head in his heart, Wang Mengde felt that Liu Haizhong had brought this upon himself.

The deaf old lady said it well: If parents are not kind, children will be unfilial.

Judging from the way he usually educates his children at home, either beating or scolding, and he is so partial, it would be strange if the children did not become disunited.

Go home.

Just in time for dinner.

At the dinner table, Ran Xiaomei also talked about this topic.

"Old Liu will have a hard time in the future. When he gets older, even though he has three sons, none of them will care about him and his wife."

Wang Hao sighed and asserted.

He was in the yard and had advised Liu Haizhong several times before.

Later, seeing that he didn't listen and continued to do as he pleased, and even retorted with the words "a good son is born under the stick", Wang Hao never intervened again after that.

"Dad, everyone has their own fate. There is a cause and an effect. We can't control that."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"That's right, Meng De is right, Lao Wang, let's stop interfering in the affairs of the hospital and just live our own lives well." Ran Xiaomei also echoed.

She has lived in this courtyard for more than ten years and has long known the temperament and character of all the more than twenty households.

Even though most of the people in the yard appear to be righteous on weekdays, most of them actually have the faces of demons and monsters behind the scenes, which can be described as a group of demons dancing wildly.

Therefore, when the hospital was selecting a manager, Wang Hao had the highest vote count, but she and Wang Hao both agreed that there were too many messes in the hospital and that they should avoid getting involved if possible.

Finally, he declined the position of manager.

Secretary Wang from the street and Aunt Cao from the neighborhood committee were both very sorry about this.

At night, after sweating a lot.

Wang Mengde hugged He Shengnan, and the two of them huddled together and whispered.

"Meng De, didn't I go to the Drum Tower this morning? Yang Xue is pregnant, and today is exactly three months.

Her husband's family treated her very well, but she was not getting enough nutrition, so she looked a little thin. "

Her best friend Yang Xue finally got married at the end of last year.

The man's home is also in Gulou, very close to her mother's home, and the boy is said to be very honest and kind, and treats her very well.

My mother-in-law is also a reasonable person, and there are not so many disputes between her and my daughter-in-law.

She found a good family.

"Well, there's nothing I can do. She has several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, all of whom are young boys. It's good enough for the whole family to have enough to eat. It's too difficult to eat well."

Wang Mengde said.

Nowadays, families with many half-grown children generally lack nutrition. Even if the salary is higher, it is useless because food, clothing and other daily necessities require tickets, and you can't buy anything even if you have money.

Leaning her head on the man's shoulder, He Shengnan hugged his arms tightly, her heart full of happiness.

Compared to others, she was considered lucky. Whether she was pregnant or gave birth and during the confinement period, her in-laws never lacked food for her.

Not only was the meal filling, but it was also very delicious, with more than a dozen brown sugar poached eggs in one meal.

During the confinement period, I ate several old hens, pig kidneys, pig livers, pig trotters, etc.

When she went to work, her colleagues said she had gained a lot of weight.

"Meng De, when Yang Xue gives birth and she is in confinement, I would like to give her half a year's supply of sesame oil. Do you think it's okay?" He Shengnan asked in a low voice.

"No problem. We have no shortage of oil at home. We'll give her half a pound of sesame oil and half a pound of brown sugar as well." Wang Mengde said softly, touching her hair.

Yang Xue is his wife's best friend, and they have a very good relationship. In addition, when they were dating, she also said a lot of good things about him to He Shengnan.

Regardless of whether it worked or not, he appreciated it in his heart.

"Yeah." He Shengnan was very happy to get his support. She looked at her man with tender eyes, and her little hands, like white onions, began to become naughty.

Seeing that she was so proactive, Wang Mengde naturally began to respond enthusiastically.

Soon, Jia Dongxu from next door was woken up. He looked angry and covered his head with the quilt.

But the high-pitched voice still penetrated into his ears through the gaps in the quilt, preventing him from falling asleep for a long time.

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it's already mid-April.

As the weather gets warmer day by day, people are gradually wearing less clothes.

Today is Saturday again.

In the evening, when every household was having dinner, the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, as well as Yan Jiefang, went door to door to inform everyone that a meeting of the whole hospital would be held the next morning.

Jia family.

Jia Dongxu looked thin and listlessly ate a steamed bun. As for the dish, it was just a plate of wild vegetables that Jia Zhang had dug outside the city during the day, and there was no oil in it.

After quickly finishing a steamed bun, he still felt empty in his stomach.

But when he glanced at the small winnowing basket, he found that there were no steamed corn breads in it, so he sighed in his heart. As more and more things required tickets, life became more and more difficult for the Jia family.

Since he was the only one in the family with an urban hukou, all the rations were for him alone, but there were five mouths to feed at home.

If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai's help every month, their family would have gone bankrupt long ago.

He picked up the large porcelain bowl and drank half of the corn porridge in one breath.

As the corn porridge went down his throat, he finally felt something filling his stomach.

Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, he glanced at Jia Zhang and thought to himself that when Xiaodang grew up a little, he would find an opportunity to persuade his mother to return to the countryside so that the family could save some food.

Anyway, life in the countryside is not bad now, so every time Wang Mengde goes back to his hometown, he can bring back a lot of things.

Jia Zhang, who was picking up wild vegetables with chopsticks, suddenly felt a chill all over her body, as if something bad was about to happen.

Next to her, Qin Huairu broke off half a piece of the steamed bread in her hand and gave it to her son. She ate her meal in small bites. When she saw that her husband had finished eating, she whispered:

"Dongxu, there will be a meeting of the whole hospital tomorrow. You must remember what the eldest master told you to do."

The uncle she was referring to was naturally Yi Zhonghai.

"Yeah, I remember that." Jia Dongxu replied, and then said puzzledly:

"I don't know what the uncle is thinking. Why does he insist that I nominate my neighbor Wang Hao to be the chief of the hospital at the hospital meeting tomorrow?

Doesn't he know that our family has a bad relationship with the Wang family? Besides, Wang Hao has already moved out and is no longer a resident in the courtyard. "

Just now, Yi Zhonghai brought a few kilograms of corn flour to the Jia family.

Then he gave him a few more instructions.

"The uncle asked you to recommend Uncle Wang next door, of course he had a purpose." Qin Huairu finished eating the steamed bread in her hand, and then explained to Jia Dongxu:

“Whether Uncle Wang is in this courtyard or not, he would definitely not accept it, otherwise he would have become the head of the hospital several years ago.

The eldest uncle just wanted to find an excuse to let the court elect another uncle to manage the court. He also saw that there was no one else who could support the middle court, so he would have to take the position in the end. "

As the smartest woman in the hospital according to the deaf old lady, Qin Huairu sees everything.

In fact, there was one more thing she didn't say, which was that Liu Haizhong must be afraid that Wang Hao would really become the manager, because as long as Wang Hao was willing, the boss of this courtyard would be his.

In this case, Liu Haizhong had no choice but to abdicate and become the second uncle again.

Yi Zhonghai had figured out his thoughts. He would rather let the eldest uncle be the manager again than to nip this danger in the bud.

"Yi Zhonghai is just a cunning person."

Jia Zhang said with some disdain.

He seemed to have forgotten that it was because of her that the other party lost the title of the eldest master in the courtyard.

"Mom, Uncle helps our family every month." Qin Huairu was startled. She looked outside the door and said in a low voice.

"Humph!"

Knowing that half of the steamed corn bread they ate was given by Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhang was unhappy in her heart but she dared not say anything.

Fearing that he might be heard, he stopped providing relief.

"So that's how it is. Then I know what to do tomorrow."

The next day, in the morning.

Sunny weather.

Middle Court.

It was still the small square table. He had a big belly protruding from his bangs and looked a little unhappy. He sat at the top seat, and Yan Bugui sat on his left.

I saw all the neighbors were there.

Liu Haizhong coughed twice, then said loudly: "Ahem, I have called everyone to a meeting of the whole hospital today because I have two main things to say.

The first one is that a few days ago, Sister Cao from the neighborhood committee came to talk to me and Old Yan, saying that our courtyard has been lacking a manager for a long time and we need to select one as soon as possible.

Does anyone have a suitable candidate, or is there anyone willing to do... what is that?"

As he was speaking, he got stuck.

He couldn't help but look at Yan Bugui beside him.

"Recommend yourself."

Yan Bugui reminded loudly.

After snorting in his heart, Liu Haizhong continued, "Well, is there anyone who would like to recommend himself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Dongxu said loudly: "I recommend Uncle Wang next door to be the manager.

Uncle Wang is not only fair and just, but he is also a resident of the Central Courtyard. It just so happens that every courtyard has a manager."

After hearing what he said, although the others were surprised that he actually recommended Wang Hao, they all expressed their agreement.

"Dongxu is right. Lao Wang takes good care of everyone. If anyone has a headache or fever, he will treat them and he never charges any money."

"Yeah, Lao Wang is a good person, and he is good at speaking and doing things."

"The most important thing is that the Wang family has a little one with a bright future. We may even be neighbors in the future and benefit from him."

"That's right, I'm the first one to agree with Lao Wang being the manager."

Yi Zhonghai also stood up and said with a smile.

"No, Old Wang can't be the manager." Hearing that everyone wanted Wang Hao to be the manager, Liu Haizhong became anxious and blurted out.

"Second uncle, what's wrong?" Jia Dongxu asked with his neck stiff.

“This, this…”

(End of this chapter)