Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

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That was all the money I had left for self-defense, and now it's all been squandered.

Do you understand the meaning of "willingness to give"?

"You have to give up something to gain something; if you don't give up anything, how can you gain anything?"

The deaf old lady was very satisfied.

It would also be very beneficial for her if Yi Zhonghai became an old man again.

Her application for the "Five Guarantees" program was suspended. Once Yi Zhonghai became an elderly man again, he could help her apply again, as she took the application very seriously.

Two days later.

Wan Ping'an had just arrived home when he received a notice that there would be a hospital-wide meeting that evening.

"Are Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui also going to hold a hospital-wide meeting?"

·· Requesting flowers ·

"What do they want to do?"

Wan Ping'an was very surprised.

After finishing dinner, he took a small stool and went to the meeting place.

"Brother Ping An, come here to me."

He had just arrived at the venue.

Niu Niu waved her little hand and called to him.

The little girl, who was just over three years old, was very close to him.

Sun Tiezhu, the second son of the Sun family, also joined the promotion of golden rice under his arrangement and may get a formal job.

"Here, brother will treat you to an apple!"

Wan Pingan took out an apple and handed it to Niu Niu.

Niu Niu held the apple, looked at her parents, then at her two older brothers, and only after they nodded did she happily start eating it.

He was met with envious glances from those around him.

The children were incredibly envious.

"Here, I have some sunflower seeds here, a small handful for each of you!"

Wan Ping'an greeted the children.

He doesn't care about the adults.

The children were overjoyed, and the venue immediately became chaotic.

"Ping An, you really have a kind heart."

Director Wang arrived at the courtyard house.

Wan Ping'an greeted Director Wang with a smile and saw Yi Zhonghai following closely behind Director Wang; the two of them had walked in together from outside.

"Did Yi Zhonghai invite Director Wang?"

"The deaf old lady also came out."

"I understand now. The deaf old lady has made her move, trying to make Yi Zhonghai a big shot again."

"I thought my arrival completely ruined the plot, but it seems that's not the case. The plot has a strong ability to correct itself."

Wan Ping'an suddenly realized.

"Yi Zhonghai, I don't object to you being the boss, but you'd better not mess with me."

"If you piss me off, I can bring you down once, I can bring you down twice, and I can even send you to jail."

A cold glint flashed in Wan Ping'an's eyes.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

"I will preside over today's plenary meeting."

Director Wang stood at the front, looking at the people in the courtyard.

“Last time I came here, I took down Yi Zhonghai; he made a mistake.”

"Making a mistake once does not mean making a mistake for life. We cannot condemn him outright; we must give him a chance to make amends."

"Let Yi Zhonghai be the acting Grandpa for a six-month probationary period. If he doesn't make any mistakes after the probationary period, he will be the official Grandpa."

"Of course, whether or not we give him a chance is not up to me, but up to you."

"Therefore, I have decided to hold a vote."

As Director Wang spoke, someone brought over a ballot box.

Someone also brought over two basins.

One basin contained small gray stones, and the other contained small white stones, which surprised everyone. Why would they vote for stones?

Director Wang has finished speaking.

He stepped back.

Let Yi Zhonghai come to the front.

"First of all, I want to apologize to everyone!"

As Yi Zhonghai spoke, he first bowed to everyone.

“I made mistakes in the past, but I have now realized them and learned from them.”

"I will definitely correct my mistakes and do my best to serve everyone. Please give me another chance. I will definitely not let you down."

"..."

Yi Zhonghai offered self-criticism and self-examination, appearing outwardly very sincere.

The deaf old lady watched everyone's reactions with a smile.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui remained expressionless, showing no surprise whatsoever.

He Daqing frowned slightly.

"There are two kinds of small stones here: white and gray."

“Everyone takes one stone. When voting, those who agree that I should be the proxy for the old man cast a white stone, and those who disagree cast a gray stone.”

The self-criticism is finished.

Yi Zhonghai spoke about the voting process.

Wan Ping'an was not surprised at all.

There were too many illiterate people in the old society; many couldn't even write their own names.

It's a bit much to ask them to vote.

We can only use alternative methods.

Before Wan Ping'an's journey, he watched a documentary about voting to elect village officials.

Each village cadre is represented by a bowl, and each villager who votes has a bean in their hand. Whoever they vote for, the bean is put into their bowl.

Go to Yi Zhonghai's place.

The small gray stones represent opposition.

White represents agreement.

It is also a flexible election method.

"I'm the oldest in our department, so I'll cast the first vote!"

As the deaf old lady spoke, she picked up a small white pebble, threw it into the ballot box, turned around, glanced at the crowd, and then slowly went back.

Isn't this a hooligan act?

Wan Ping'an sneered.

Voting should be anonymous.

Each person takes two pebbles, one gray and one white, and when voting, they must not let others know which pebble they placed.

If we do it openly, how many people would dare to vote against it?

"I'm the second uncle, and I'm here to cast my second vote!"

Liu Haizhong picked up a small white pebble.

He also voted in favor.

Yan Fugui cast his third vote, which was also in favor.

"No wonder Yi Zhonghai is so confident; he's already won over Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui!"

How did he manage to win over those two people?

Wan Ping'an was a little surprised.

Then I realized what was happening.


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