The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 171: This is a serious matter

Just as the small canteen was in full swing, Chen Ping received a reply from Northwest on behalf of Aunt Zhou.

Chen Ping handed the letter to Aunt Zhou and read out the contents of the letter at her instruction.

In the letter, Yi Zhonghai complained bitterly about prison life and recounted the hardships of the past two years, but did not mention Aunt Zhou's subsequent life arrangements.

He only asked Aunt Zhou to take good care of the deaf woman and the Jia family. He said he needed the deaf woman's help with important matters, and that they would also need to rely on the Jia family for their later years. He did not say a word about his concern for Aunt Zhou.

Seeing Aunt Zhou's emotions change from excitement, happiness and excitement when she first received the letter to calmness, loss and sadness after hearing the content, Chen Ping even sensed a hint of despair from her expression.

She held the unfolded letter paper, her eyes filled with tears, and stared blankly outside the door.

After a long time, Aunt Zhou tore the letter into two pieces, then into four pieces, then eight pieces... until all the words in the letter were shredded into two pieces...

She held the crumbs in her hands, tears in her eyes could no longer be controlled, flowing slowly down her cheeks to her lips. She stuck out her tongue and gently tasted the bitterness...

As the hands separated, the pieces of letter paper fell to the ground one by one...

She raised her head and sniffed her blocked nose, wiped away her tears, smiled bitterly, and asked:

"Chen Ping, I heard that the current government allows women to live independently. Is that true?"

Chen Ping understood what she meant, but did not try to comfort her. After all, this was caused by the two of them, and she felt a little guilty.

I just suggested that if she really made up her mind, she could first go to the street office to apply to distance herself from the criminals and file for divorce, and her household registration could be temporarily placed in Chen Ping's home.

Aunt Zhou no longer had any illusions and quickly took Chen Ping to the street office and police station to go through the divorce procedures and household registration transfer.

From then on, Chen Ping and He Yuzhu no longer mentioned Aunt Zhou, but had a godmother.

After obtaining Aunt Zhou's consent, Chen Ping wrote to Yi Zhonghai again. She did not accuse or complain, but simply informed Aunt Zhou of her decision and how to handle the matter.

After Chen Ping sent the letter, she asked in surprise:

"Son, you just sent a letter to Yi Zhonghai, why did it have such an effect? ​​Did you do anything else?

"Has Aunt Zhou given up on living with Yi Zhonghai a long time ago?"

Lu Zixuan smiled gently and said:

"I didn't do anything. I should say I didn't need to do anything. It was enough to give Yi Zhonghai a reason to abandon Aunt Zhou.

Yi Zhonghai had long been dissatisfied with Aunt Zhou for not having children for decades, but because of his reputation, he did not want to bear the stigma of abandoning his wife.

Aunt Zhou knew Yi Zhonghai's thoughts very well. She thought it was because of her health that the Yi family had no descendants, and she felt a little guilty towards him.

Writing a letter to Yi Zhonghai to vent Aunt Zhou's anger was equivalent to exposing the conflict between them.

Yi Zhonghai will not try to keep her, but will only escalate the conflict, allowing Aunt Zhou to choose to leave on her own.

In this way, he doesn't have to bear the blame, but still achieves his goal and wins the sympathy of others. How great!

Often, you don’t need to make any calculations, just take off the mask of hypocrisy and you can get unexpected gains…”

The small canteen had been established for less than a month, and almost everyone in the hospital participated in it. The only ones who did not participate were the deaf woman and a few other families.

It was not until then that everyone realized that the deaf woman could cook, and not only that, she could cook very well.

She can shape and carve. She can even steam a simple sweet potato into the twelve zodiac animals.

Others make cornmeal into simple porridge or steamed bread, but she can mix cornmeal with vegetables and make it into very thin pancakes, and there are many different ways to eat it...

The Yan family was divided into two factions. Yan Jiedi used her own food ration to join the canteen, and no one else raised any objection.

The Liu family did not participate because Liu Haizhong had become a loner since his labor reform and never left the house. In order to take care of his emotions, his family did not join in.

Only Banggeng from the Jia family participated. He did not use his own food ration, but chose to follow Lu Zixuan's instructions and mingle with the teams of the second generation of military men. He used the information he had obtained to exchange food with Lu Zixuan.

Xu Fugui's family would not participate in such activities for the poor.

The development speed of the small canteen also exceeded Chen Ping's expectations. Those children really have unlimited potential and bring surprises time and time again.

According to the description of the old man, they can find a suitable open space for planting, find wild vegetables suitable for eating, find out the cheapest food sales point, and catch some scarce things such as small fish...

Two months after the canteen was established, Chen Ping discovered that Yan Jiefang and Jia Zhang were also eating in the canteen. She then realized that the meal tickets had begun to circulate and her goal had basically been achieved.

The time was pushed back another month, and unfamiliar faces appeared in the courtyard, asking questions and observing, attracting everyone's attention.

Yan Jiedi, who was writing an analysis of the kidnapping case of Deng De on a small blackboard, immediately ran to Chen Ping's house to report.

Chen Ping took Lu Zixuan and quickly ran to the middle courtyard with Yan Jiedi and asked the stranger directly:

"Hello, I am the manager of the courtyard. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly. Also, please show me your camera permit."

The stranger immediately put away his camera and said seriously:

"I am a newspaper reporter and I have the right to take photos and ask questions to ordinary people."

Chen Ping did not want to give in and continued:

"Then please show us your ID. We will check with the street office. Before we confirm your identity, you cannot leave the courtyard, and you cannot chat with the public or take photos."

The stranger refused to provide any documents or proof, but just kept insisting that he was a reporter.

When the stranger put away the camera, Lu Zixuan noticed that the camera used by the stranger had the Moscow logo on it.

He had heard from Lao Xiao that this brand of camera was mostly used in the military or spy organizations due to its compact size.

Realizing that the matter might be serious, he immediately reminded Chen Ping in his mind and rushed to the police station.

Seeing that Lu Zixuan took it so seriously, Chen Ping stopped harping about the ID issue and immediately arranged for He Yuzhu and Yan Jiefang to keep a close eye on the stranger's every move.

In less than twenty minutes, Lu Zixuan returned to the courtyard on Director Zhou's bicycle.

The police who followed took action without saying a word. They first forcibly confiscated the camera and then took the man to the police station for interrogation.

The stranger came to the police station and still insisted that he was a reporter, but he could not produce any supporting documents. Lu Zixuan suggested that Director Zhou should not act on his own, as this matter might involve an international dispute and needed to be reported to his superiors.

Director Zhou considered it again and again, and reported the matter to his superiors...