Chapter 34: Deaf Old Lady

When Du Fei came back, it was about three o'clock, and several people were working hard.

Some bored old women in the courtyard came over to watch the fun.

The deaf old lady who lived in the main house in the backyard also sat under the eaves in front of the door, smiling and watching a few men working.

Although the old lady is old and a little deaf, her eyesight is not blurry.

Seeing Du Fei walking in pushing his bicycle, he waved to him from a distance and motioned for him to come over.

This deaf old lady's status in the courtyard is extraordinary.

There are several revolutionary martyrs in her family, many of her son's comrades-in-arms are now high-ranking officials, and they still retain some incense.

In addition, this old lady is very thoughtful and knows that favors become thinner the more they are used, so she never asks for help easily.

One can imagine how powerful this old lady will be once she opens her mouth to speak for something or someone!

But Du Fei had no intention of currying favor with the deaf old lady.

First of all, my predecessor had a normal relationship with the deaf old lady. In this courtyard, the old lady only dotes on Silly Zhu and doesn't care about the other children. Even if Du Fei goes to show her kindness, he may not be able to win the old lady's favor.

Secondly, the old lady was of noble status and she was so old. It was inevitable to compromise when getting along with her. Du Fei had not yet thought of finding a living ancestor for himself.

Therefore, although he admired the deaf old lady very much as a hero, he also kept a distance from her.

Seeing the deaf old lady saying hello, Du Fei immediately walked over and said with a smile, "Oh, old lady, it's such a cold day, why are you still outside watching the excitement?"

The deaf old lady was no longer deaf now.

In fact, she wasn't deaf in the first place. She just pretended to be deaf and interrupted sometimes when she met people she didn't want to see, words she didn't like to hear, things she didn't want to deal with.

"My old lady wants to sleep at home, but you kid made such a big noise, so I have to sleep!"

Du Fei quickly confessed with a smile.

The deaf old lady stared at the ruins of his house, raised the walking stick in her hand and pointed at it, "Boy Du, are you going to die? You are just demolishing the house in the middle of winter."

Du Fei had long thought that if he made such a big noise this time, the courtyard would definitely be criticized, so he had to think of a reasonable explanation.

I just took the opportunity to explain it to the deaf old lady and made this statement public to avoid being gossiped about.

Du Fei deliberately grimaced and said loudly, "Old lady, I can't help it. Ever since my dad passed away, I was the only one left in Du's family. Now that I'm old enough, I have to start a family and start a career..."

When they heard that it was about having a partner, the deaf old lady and a few nearby aunts and uncles who were listening became interested.

The second aunt in the backyard interrupted and said, "Xiao Du, do you have a partner?"

"What's going on!" Du Fei waved his hand and said, "It's the leader of our unit. He sees that my character is not bad, and he plans to introduce me to a girl. However, the girl's family situation is very good. It's the house where my house used to be. As soon as the girl comes to the door, You will definitely show your timidity.”

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that Du Fei's explanation made sense.

The second aunt hit the snake and followed it with the stick, and took the opportunity to ask again, "Xiao Du, whose girl is she from? Where does she work?"

Du Feixin said, "I didn't know!" On the surface, he looked embarrassed, "I haven't even figured out my horoscope yet, so I don't dare to talk nonsense. If I don't fall in love, it will have a bad influence on this girl."

In fact, Du Fei's move came out of nowhere, not only to find a reason for his large-scale construction projects, but also to guide the public opinion of the Siheyuan.

In the past few days, he had been working as a temporary worker at the subdistrict office, and the news that his regular job at the steel rolling mill had been replaced by Sun Qiang had gradually spread.

Although Du Fei made some preparations in advance, he still said everything.

In particular, Director Sun didn't know how it worked. Sun Qiang, who graduated from high school, turned into a technical secondary school graduate. He joined the factory as a technical secondary school intern with a monthly salary of 37 yuan.

There were a lot of gossips saying that Du Fei went to work as a temporary worker in the street office, which was actually to give way to Sun Qiang and let Sun Qiang take over the job.

In various versions of similar rumors, Du Fei, as the victim, an orphan orphaned by a work-related injury, gained a lot of sympathy. .??.

But as he had expected, when people sympathized with him, they also unconsciously despised him.

Du Fei's house repair this time, anyone with a discerning eye can guess at a glance that it will cost at least several hundred yuan.

At this time, news was released that a unit leader had introduced a partner to him, which further showed that he was not someone who could not speak up at the street office.

The former shows off one's financial resources, while the latter shows off one's status and warns those demons and demons that one is not someone to be trifled with.

As for the introduction partner's lie being exposed, Du Fei didn't have to worry, it was just an excuse and a temporary measure.

As long as time goes by and he gets better and better at the street office, such trivial details won't matter.

However, it was okay for Du Fei to deceive ordinary people with these excuses. The deaf old lady was so sophisticated that she could tell at a glance that he was not telling the truth.

But the old lady didn't expose him, she looked at him with a half-smile, then turned around and went back to the house.

Du Fei didn't care about this either.

Although the deaf old lady lived a clear life, she had little to do with him.

The old lady returned to the house, and Du Fei said hello to Lei Laoliu. After staying for a while, he found nothing to do, so he planned to go back to the street office for a face-to-face meeting.

Although it's getting late now, as long as you get back before get off work, it won't be considered absenteeism.

By the time Du Fei took Xiaowu back to the street office, he had already

It's past four in the afternoon, and I can get off work in half an hour.

Just as he was about to enter the office, a middle-aged woman in her forties walked out.

The woman was so anxious that she almost collided head-on with Du Fei.

Fortunately, Du Fei reacted quickly, twisted his waist and dodged, but scared the woman.

The woman staggered, and I don’t know what’s urgent. She glared at Du Fei, and walked away quickly without saying anything.

Du Fei was a little strange, and looked back at the woman’s back, and felt a little familiar.

Recalling carefully, I vaguely remembered that this person was Aunt Zhao, the director of the neighborhood committee where the courtyard was located!

Seeing her in a hurry, I don’t know what happened.

Du Fei lifted the cotton curtain and walked into the office.

The atmosphere inside was obviously not as relaxed as usual, and the aunts and aunts didn’t knit sweaters.

In the small office, Zhu Ting was writing something with her head down, and Section Chief Qian had a gloomy face and drank tea sip by sip.

Du Fei noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so he quietly walked back to his seat and sat down, asking Sun Lan at the opposite table, "Auntie Sun, what happened?"

Sun Lan leaned over and said in a low voice, "Someone died! A woman from our street was assigned to her a few days ago. It happened this afternoon."

Du Fei immediately remembered that Section Chief Qian took him to the Women's Federation the day before yesterday.

The requirement at that time was to "properly place her, without any mistakes."

After listening to Sun Lan's explanation, Du Fei finally understood the general situation.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on the Street Office and the Residents' Committee. The woman who died fled from the south, bringing her two children with her. She slept in the open air and became ill from overwork. She finally made it to Beijing, but once her spirit was gone, she fell ill.

The Residents' Committee did not delay and immediately sent her to the hospital after discovering the situation, but she could not be saved.