Chapter 28 I'm doing this for your own good

Jia Zhang was taken away and did not come back all night.

The neighbors in the yard were all discussing the news in low voices at home, and many of them were extremely happy.

People have suffered from Jia Zhang for a long time.

The Jia family was in a gloomy mood. Jia Dongxu sat in a chair without saying a word. Qin Huairu was wiping her tears while trying to concentrate on cooking. Bang Geng was playing carefree.

Next door, Wang Mengde was in a much better mood. After dinner, he sat on a chair, reading a copy of "Shennong's Herbal Classic" carefully.

Now he finds that the more he learns, the more knowledge he understands, but at the same time, he also becomes more aware of his own shortcomings.

He kept watching until about 9:30. Except for the Jia and Yi families, all the lights outside had been turned off. Wang Mengde also turned off the lights and went to bed.

Early the next morning.

Wang Mengde had just gotten up and cooked, and was about to practice boxing in the house when he heard footsteps outside, followed by the voice of Secretary Wang.

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, please gather all the neighbors in the courtyard. I have something to say later."

Soon, the heads of every household gathered in the central courtyard.

In the crowd, Secretary Wang was still standing there with a gun slung over his shoulder. Behind her, Jia Zhang looked listless.

Last night, when she arrived at the neighborhood office, Officer Wang interrogated her several times, but she gritted her teeth and persisted. She didn't sleep a wink all night, and the fear made her look very listless.

"Everyone is here, right? Then I'll just briefly explain it."

"Jia Zhang from Yard 95 went to Lin's breakfast shop yesterday for dinner. The stall owner's son discovered that she had added three spoonfuls of sugar but only paid for one spoonful, and then a dispute arose."

Wang briefly explained what happened first, and then continued:
"Yesterday we took Jia Zhang to the street office for questioning, but she kept denying it, saying that only the child saw it and no one else noticed. We can't rely solely on the child's one-sided statement to determine whether it's true or not.

The street office decided that Jia Zhang's suspected theft could not be determined for the time being, so she would be detained for another three days to let her reflect on her actions.

Last night, Qin Huairu brought Banggeng to the Lin family and apologized tearfully. Unfortunately, the stall owner remembered what Wang Mengde said and refused to forgive him no matter what.

In the end, Qin Huairu had to leave in disappointment.

Jia Zhang, who was thinking with her head down, heard that she would be locked up for another three days. Thinking of the torture she had endured in there last night, she could no longer control her sphincter and soon a foul smell emanated from her body.

The people who were shocked by the smoke retreated one after another.

Secretary Wang frowned and quickly called a few people including the aunt to help her go home and change into clean clothes.

After returning, Secretary Wang's face turned serious and he continued:

"Although there is insufficient evidence at the moment, Jia Zhang's behavior has also affected the stall owner, so when she is released, she will be given some additional punishment."

When he heard that Jia Zhang would not be punished for the time being, Yi Zhonghai felt relieved and said quickly, "Secretary Wang, please tell us what punishment we should give her, and we will cooperate."

Liu Haizhong, who was standing next to him, also said with his big belly in his mouth, "Secretary Wang, our hospital firmly supports the decision made by the street."

"Well, very good." After hearing the opinions of the two uncles in the courtyard, Secretary Wang's expression eased.

"The street decided to let Jia Zhang clean the alleys for a month, so that she could reform her backward thinking through labor.

By the way, the deaf old lady in your hospital is alone now, so let her take care of the old lady and help with some chores."

"Yes, Secretary Wang, the old lady in our hospital has trouble getting water. Let her help her carry water for a month. Do you think it's okay?"

Yi Zhonghai said. Before Secretary Wang could speak, Wang Mengde spoke up from behind the crowd: "Uncle, carrying water for the old lady is what Shazhu does every day. You can't deprive young people of this opportunity to honor the elderly.

I think it would be better to let Aunt Zhang help the old lady empty the urinal. It is too inconvenient for the old lady to carry the urinal to the toilet alone every day."

Jia Zhang was behind Secretary Wang. When she heard that she was asked to help the deaf old lady empty the urinal, if it wasn't the wrong timing, she would have started to curse.

In her life, apart from emptying the urinals for Old Jia and Jia Dongxu when he was a child, no one else had ever enjoyed this treatment. Even with her eldest grandson Banggeng, Qin Huairu was still the one who emptied most of the urinals at home.

Secretary Wang looked at the crowd and found that the person who was speaking was the son of Lao Wang from the organization. She smiled and nodded at Wang Mengde, then said without question:

"Then you should empty the old lady's urinal for a month. You three uncles, as well as the neighbors in the yard, should supervise her."

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to agree with a bitter face.

"Also, don't apply for the advanced title in your institute this year." Secretary Wang threw out another sentence before leaving.

After she left, all the neighbors looked at each other in bewilderment. They all began to hate Jia Zhang and were dissatisfied with Yi Zhonghai.

This morning.

Wang Mengde deliberately got up a little earlier. After getting up, he made the millet porridge first. He did not rush to practice boxing or wash up, but went out and came to the door of Jia's house first.

At the old Jia's house, Qin Huairu had already gotten up and started cooking. Jia Dongxu and Banggeng were snoring in the inner bedroom. Jia Zhang was also too lazy to rest on the small bed in the living room. She was scared enough the night before.

Just then, there was a continuous knock on the door outside.

The sound made Jia Zhang very annoyed. She covered her head with the quilt, turned over and continued to pretend to sleep.

Seeing that there was no movement from her mother-in-law, Qin Huairu sighed inwardly. She had no choice but to put the things in her hands on the table and walked over to open the door.

"It's Meng De, what can I do for you?"

She opened the door and saw Wang Mengde from next door, so she asked curiously.

There have been a lot of conflicts between their two families recently, so it stands to reason that the other party would not come to their house.

"Sister Qin, why don't you see Aunt Zhang? It's almost dawn. She should go to the backyard to empty the urinal for the old lady. If she doesn't go now, there will be a long queue in the toilet soon. It will be too late when she comes back, which will affect the cleaning of the alley later."

Wang Mengde glanced into the room and said with a smile.

He had already seen someone sleeping on the small bed in the living room of the Jia family. There was no need to guess, it must be Jia Zhang who was sleeping in.

Having offended herself, she won’t be able to sleep peacefully in the next month.

"Meng De, my mother-in-law is still resting. She has been in poor health recently and has been taking painkillers. Why don't we forget about it today and wait until she gets better before bringing the urinal to the old lady."

Qin Huairu also looked back at Jia Zhang's small bed and found that her mother-in-law was pretending to be dead again, so she smiled and discussed with Wang Mengde.

"Sister Qin, this labor reform was decided by Secretary Wang of the street, and he asked all of us to supervise it together." Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"Besides, punishment is not our goal. Instead, we are adhering to the principle of 'punishing past mistakes to prevent future ones and curing illnesses to save people' and letting Aunt Zhang undergo labor reform.

The main purpose is to make Aunt Zhang realize her mistakes and hope that she can correct them and make progress in the future. At the same time, it can also serve as a warning to other people in the hospital."

"Aunt Zhang, I'm doing this for your own good.

You don’t have to thank me.”

(End of this chapter)