The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 142: Treating the Naughty Child

When Song Juan heard Lu Zixuan's question, she smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly:

“Is this doubting Auntie’s determination? Do I look that cheap?

Even if their grandparents kowtowed to me three times and nine times, I would not respond. "

Song Juan shrugged and started nagging.

"You haven't heard that kid swear, it's really ugly, I can't even imitate him.

We are all this age, and we are always pointed at by a child and called an old bastard. Who wouldn't be angry? If this happened in our hometown, he would be beaten to a pulp.

This child is completely ruined. His family has no idea what he has been taught.

Not only does he curse people, he also acts mischievously. Today he smashes a few coal briquettes at one house, and tomorrow he puts out the stove at another house with water. The tricks are endless.

Why do we prefer to live in a smaller place, and want to build a kitchen in the house so that we don’t have to cook in the hallway? It’s because we’re afraid of this.”

As soon as he finished speaking, He Yuzhu's rough voice was heard.

"Little guy, put your things down..."

Hearing this, Lu Zixuan ran to the kitchen door and saw the child next door holding a coal briquette in his hand, preparing to smash it.

When he looked at the broken coal balls on the ground, he knew what had happened. He immediately grabbed the broken coal on the ground and smeared it on himself twice.

"Uncle, don't move, I'll take care of it."

After saying that, he turned around and ran to the next house. This action stunned everyone. The child stood there motionless holding the coal briquettes.

Lu Zixuan ran to the next door, opened it and shouted:

"Is anyone there? Please come out for a moment. Your child is in trouble. Look at the coal marks on me."

The old lady walked out of the house slowly and glanced at the mark on Lu Zixuan's body.

"Isn't it just a little dirty? Just go back and wash it. How old are you? Why are you still arguing with a child? Is this what your teacher taught you?"

Lu Zixuan saw a man approaching the door from the room, explaining with a slightly tearful voice:

“I’m not going to argue with you, but I’m going to say that he got into trouble.

This dress was specially given to me for the performance. Can’t you see there’s not a single patch on it?

We will go to the auditorium for rehearsal later. As a representative of the primary school students, I will go on stage to recite poems and dedicate them to our great motherland.

Anyway, I can't go on stage like this, so I'll have to expose you for allowing him to destroy the grand celebration of the motherland's people."

He turned back and squeezed his glasses at Lao Zheng and asked:

"Director Zheng, what is his last name, what is his name, and where does he work? Can you tell me?"

Although Lao Zheng knew that Lu Zixuan was going to cheat this family, he didn't know what Lu Zixuan was going to do and was hesitating about how to deal with it.

The man of the house walked out of the room and said with a smile:

"Mom, don't worry about it. Go back and have a rest. Hey, don't worry, little brother. I'll take care of this matter. I'll let him apologize to you first."

As he said that, he stepped into Old Zheng's kitchen and slapped the child hard on the back of the head without saying a word.

The child was holding a coal briquette in his hand and before he could react, he was knocked to the ground by the sudden slap. The coal that fell to the ground covered his face and even his mouth was filled with black coal.

He was quite tough. He didn't say a word, but just spat out the coal in his mouth.

He got up and was about to pounce on Lu Zixuan, but his quick-eyed and quick-handed father twisted his ears, threw him home and closed the door.

"Director Zheng, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. I'm not usually at home, so I didn't know this child was so naughty. Let's talk for a moment."

The man pulled Lao Zheng's arm without saying anything, and walked to the other side of the aisle like brothers.

After a while, Lao Zheng came over and whispered:

"Do you want 2 yuan as compensation? He is a poor man. His first wife died when giving birth to this child. His second wife just got pregnant and neglected the child. How about forgiving him this time?"

Lu Zixuan expressed indifferently.

"Okay, I don't need the money, as long as Aunt Song can vent her anger. I was thinking of using other ruthless methods to get him over with in one go, but forget it."

After saying that, he followed Chen Ping into the house to wait for dinner.

"His last name is Jiang, and he is the deputy director of a textile factory. He just retired two years ago and moved here to get married for the second time.

The child's name is Jiang Yuanchao. He probably has a lot of complaints about his father's second marriage and always does some outrageous things. He just promised to send the grandparents and grandchildren back to their hometown in the countryside tomorrow."

Before Lao Zheng even sat down at home, he explained and asked:

"What was your original plan? What ruthless trick did you come up with?"

Seeing that Lao Zheng was curious, Lu Zixuan told him his original plan.

"Originally I was going to go out and provoke the kid, and induce him to jump from the second floor. It's not that high, at most he would just break a bone.

Then Aunt Song had to beg him many times before she could treat him.

Not only will they have to spend a lot of money, but they will also have to be grateful to Aunt Song for giving them a new life.

Since they didn't appreciate Aunt Song's small favor in the afternoon and instead turned the tables on her, I'll arrange for them to receive a big favor that they'll have to pay a lot of money for.

Aunt Song, do you understand what this means? "

Song Juan thought carefully for a while before concluding.

"I understand what you mean. I helped him this afternoon, but I was falsely accused and blackmailed.

If I ignore it and the child falls, they will not only pay me to treat him, but will also be very grateful to me.

People are really unpredictable. I won't think too much about it. This is good enough. Xuanxuan is really good. He solved the problem with one move.

Unlike those who are good at talking, they hide when the critical moment comes. Alas... I have a really bad eye and have never judged people well."

Lao Zheng immediately begged for mercy and changed the subject.

"Okay, Madam, I'm just training you. Chen Ping and Xuan Xuan are here, please give me some face.

Xuanxuan, I asked you to come here today because there are some things I can't figure out, and I want to ask you, my wise old man.

I have given you all the family books. You are not allowed to practice Tai Chi with me as you did before. You must tell me the truth. It is very important to me.

Is it that someone wants to deal with Deputy Director Zhou, and you are just taking a ride? Is it that someone wants to target Yan Bugui as well?

I thought about it for a long time, and considering your personality of not wanting to be in the spotlight, this is the most reasonable explanation."

Lu Zixuan was confused by Lao Zheng's question.

"Director Zheng, you called us here because of this? Does this have anything to do with you? You don't seem like the kind of person who likes to pry into other people's affairs."

Lao Zheng urged impatiently.

"I'm about to be transferred. I'm unfamiliar with the place and need to learn a lot of things that others don't see. Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly."

Lu Zixuan organized his words and said:

"Well, your guess is correct. A lot of evidence against Deputy Director Zhou was indeed provided by others.

The person who reported him was unwilling to come forward himself for fear of retaliation. I took the initiative to take on this matter, hoping to use it to warn some people.

As for Yan Bugui, the main problem was the uneven distribution of the spoils. With a little instigation, we could get evidence against him.

I did put in a lot of effort, and I did it on purpose for everyone to see, in order to intimidate those people in the courtyard.

You want to take up a post somewhere else because you are afraid of being sidelined. Then you should read more history books. These little tricks won’t do much for you.”

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Old Zheng hesitated for a long time but couldn't figure out which history book was suitable for managing a factory.

"Xuanxuan, stop playing dumb with me and tell me quickly. I'm so anxious that I can't wait to get my eyebrows up."

Lu Zixuan had never been an official, and he was confused about how to manage a factory.

“I really don’t know what to do. The factory is all about pursuing efficiency. If you want to improve efficiency, you either need to update the equipment or motivate the workers as much as possible.

There is no hope for equipment upgrades. We can only focus on improving workers' enthusiasm. If workers want to improve their efficiency, they must be motivated by benefits.

I think the most lacking thing now is food. Do you think this is okay? After you take office, you can check if there is any vacant land in the factory that is suitable for farming and grow some drought-resistant food.

For example, I don’t know of any other drought-resistant sweet potatoes. You can ask the agricultural department.”

After hearing this, Old Zheng became so anxious that he jumped to his feet.

"I'm not going there to farm, can you give me some reliable advice?"

Lu Zixuan explained with some excitement.

"Don't worry, several old people have told me to store food. Do you understand what I mean?

There has been no increase in grain production this year. Don't be fooled by the exaggerated production figures written in the newspapers. Do you believe those astronomical figures?

For example, a steel rolling mill produces an average of 5 tons per year, but this year it suddenly reported 3 tons. Isn’t this nonsense?

Same seeds and same land, the yield per mu last year was 500 kilograms, this year it is 2 kilograms, is the land eating gold? How can it grow so fast?

What you see with your own eyes may not be the truth, let alone what you hear. Just to wear a big red flower and show off, you are lying against your conscience.

If the output is really that high, why bother with industry? It would be better to just farm the land and export directly to earn money from foreigners. Then buy their advanced equipment, wouldn't that be better?

Do you know what is popular in rural areas now? The bolder the people, the more productive the land.

A bunch of high-level intellectuals were fooled by a bunch of illiterate people, and they are still gloating over it. "

Old Zheng quickly stopped Lu Zixuan from complaining.

"Don't dare to talk nonsense anymore. Keep talking about farming in the factory. You are so cynical at such a young age. What do you want to do? Are you crazy?"

Chen Ping interrupted at the right time:

"This year, the amount of food we have is indeed less than in previous years, but it's not the end of the year yet, so no one knows the exact situation."

He Yuzhu also said:

"Anyway, I believe what Xuanxuan said. By the way, the pickles I brought for you are in the kitchen. Eat them slowly and don't eat so fast."

Song Juan and Cheng Xiaoman also strongly support Lu Zixuan.

"There are a few things to note. First, only grow coarse grains. Second, only distribute them to factory workers. And most importantly, the quantity is fixed and there should be no surplus.

It would be best to apply for a service agency or something like that. They don’t need factory workers, only family members. There is no salary, only food. Most of them are idle women at home.”

After Lu Zixuan finished speaking, Lao Zheng quickly found a pen and paper to write it down, and spit out four words "Reason, continue". Lu Zixuan could only continue to explain.

"Let's just grow coarse grains first. How many families in the cadre building have you seen actually growing coarse grains? They are rare. This will reduce losses.

Let’s talk about limiting the quantity. For example, the Ministry of Industry discovers that you have grain, and today it asks you to allocate several thousand kilograms to the Red Star Steel Mill.

Tomorrow I will ask you to transfer several thousand kilograms to the Red Star Textile Factory. Which company can you offend?

No matter who asks, if there is no extra, you can suggest that they buy their own grain seeds.

Those are the things that need attention, now let’s talk about the benefits.

First, the scale of the factory has not expanded, so the tasks will not increase too much;

Second, these family members do not receive any salary, so they are not considered a burden on the factory;

Third, improve land utilization, produce and sell by ourselves, and actively reduce the burden on the state.

The effect won’t be particularly obvious this year, but next year someone will give you gifts and rush to work in the fields.”

When Lao Zheng heard that there was no response, he continued to urge.

"That's all? I have my notebook ready, tell me more.

So, you give me a suggestion and I'll tell you a secret. I'll give you one first. The newly transferred factory manager..."

Lu Zixuan rolled his eyes at Lao Zheng and said unsatisfactorily:

"The newly transferred factory manager is named Yang, and he has a close relationship with the deaf woman. Today, the deaf woman went to see him and gave him a bulging envelope, right? Change it.

I'd also like to give you a piece of advice. You've been transferred to the Second Steel Rolling Mill purely to take the blame for the previous mill manager."

Old Zheng asked in surprise:

"How do you know? What should I do? The whole factory will be notified the day after tomorrow."

Lu Zixuan looked at Lao Zheng with some regret.

"You should ask to be the deputy factory manager in charge of logistics instead of being the top manager.

Office politics is all about intrigue, and you're not as good at it as the old hands."

Lao Zheng asked somewhat frustratedly:

"But it's too late. What can we do?"

Lu Zixuan also fell silent. He had never heard of such a thing and kept looking for a solution in his mind.

"You have been in the technical department of the steel mill for so long. Do you know any technicians or engineers? They must be ferromagnetic."

Lao Zheng said confidently:

"Yes, I have a fellow countryman who is an engineer and has fortune-told me before."

Lu Zixuan began to arrange the follow-up plans.

“You find him now, tell him the truth, and then ask him if there is any way to temporarily break the machine, and it must be your responsibility.

In this way, the new factory manager will definitely not want to take over your mess.

Please write a self-blame report and submit it to your superior, requesting demotion.

This is the only solution I can think of for now, please give it a try. "

Without any hesitation, Lao Zheng immediately got on his bicycle and rushed to his fellow villager's home.

It was not until after 10 o'clock in the evening that Lao Zheng ran into the house, sat down on a stool, drank half a pot of water, and then he reacted.

"It's already done. Just need to swap a few screws. I signed the checklist, too.

Xuanxuan, I am really grateful to you this time, otherwise our family would be basically ruined. These bastards have really caused us a lot of harm.

I am still full of confidence and am going to take up the post. Does Xuanxuan have a way to deal with these people? I can't swallow this breath. "

Lu Zixuan told the truth.

"Then you have to think carefully. Once you shoot, there is no turning back. Once you attack, you will be enemies. If they work together to set a trap for you, it will be difficult to avoid it.

Although it is impossible to rectify all of them, it is relatively easy to punish the person who proposed it, although you may have to lose a little money. "

When Lao Zheng heard Lu Zixuan say there was a way, he jumped up excitedly and said:

"Anything under 200 is fine. Damn, that's too much of a bully. Just tell me what you think."

"Simple, money makes the world go round, it shouldn't take that much.

First, find out about people who are not on good terms with the current factory manager and buy information. No matter whether it is a big mistake or a small flaw of the factory manager, record them all. Who knows which small mistake may have violated a taboo.

Then, if we find out his interest chain, we can easily identify the poisonous scorpion."

Lu Zixuan told Lao Zheng his plan and waited for Lao Zheng's reply.