Chapter 699 Don’t Donate Impulsively
After making sure that the people in the courtyard would help them, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi no longer had any worries and started to get busy with their own work.
Qin Huairu went to report to the police, and then went to the street office to find Director Wang to explain the situation and apply for a meeting so that people in the courtyard could help their family get through the difficult times.
Jia Zhang was responsible for cleaning up the things in the house. Although the fire was out, the water in the house could be used to raise fish. The bed and bedding could no longer be used and had to be moved out and thrown away.
Only Jia Dongxu sat at the door trembling with fear, absent-mindedly coaxing the child in his arms.
Especially when the street office and the police came to his house to investigate the situation, Jia Dongxu was extremely panicked, but fortunately the house was cleaned up by Jia Zhang, and after a long investigation they could not find the cause of the fire, let alone catch the arsonist.
This continued until around six in the afternoon, when people who had gone out to work returned to the courtyard one after another.
The second and third uncles entered the yard one after another, and were shocked to learn that the Jia family had caught fire.
"Could it be that the Jia family is out of money and they are deliberately using this torture to get some money from us?" Second uncle Liu Haizhong hated the Jia family in the first place, so he subconsciously thought that the Jia family was causing trouble.
The third uncle Yan Bugui shook his head and pointed at the burnt bed at the door of the Jia family and said, "Not really. Look, the Jia family's bed was burned. They must have lost dozens of dollars. Do you think the people in our courtyard can donate dozens of dollars to her?"
"Hmph, anyway, I think it's quite abnormal that the fire started. It didn't start early or late, but it started right after Jia Zhang came back. What's the matter? Jia Zhang's element is fire!" Liu Haizhong hummed and hawed. He really didn't want to help the Jia family hold a general meeting.
But he was the head of the courtyard after all, and he couldn't just sit back and watch such things happen. He had to bite the bullet and preside over the meeting for the Jia family.
Jia Zhang had a sullen face and cursed at the air from time to time, and her words showed that she was worried about the money she had.
Seeing that most people in the courtyard have returned, Jia Zhang plans to ask everyone in the courtyard to make up for all the money that was burned at the upcoming courtyard meeting. The more the better, and it would be best if they could also raise money for repairing the house.
It must be said that Jia Zhang really doesn't want to suffer any loss. She hasn't taken advantage of the people in the courtyard for so long, and she wants to make a big move!
"Chen Jun, Chen Jun, the Intermediate Court is holding a meeting, and the Third Master asked me to go to the backyard to call people!"
Xu Damao walked into the room carelessly, glanced at the pot of golden fried mushrooms on the table, and swallowed quietly.
Wow, he is worthy of being a man who earns more than 100 yuan a month. He is willing to eat even a dish that uses a lot of oil, such as fried mushrooms. But I have to say that these fried mushrooms are so fragrant. Chen Jun’s cooking skills are too outrageous.
"Well, I'll go after I finish cooking this dish."
Chen Jun's voice came from the kitchen. In fact, he knew that the Jia family was on fire in the morning. He originally thought that the fire was caused by Jia Zhang or Jia Dongxu when they were cooking in the kitchen. But when he got off work, he heard the aunt in the yard say that the fire started in the sleeping place first.
This is a little abnormal.
There's not even a smoker in the Jia family, how could a fire break out for no reason?
Someone must have set the fire on purpose.
Given the Jia family's situation in the courtyard, it was impossible for outsiders to visit their home, so it was most likely that Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu started the fire themselves.
Alas, this Jia Zhang is really a nuisance. She has been restless since the end of her labor reform, thinking about how to cause trouble all day long. Wouldn't it be better for her to live her own life steadily?
"Okay, I'll go inform others then."
Xu Damao glanced towards the kitchen, then while Chen Jun was not paying attention, he picked up a piece of fried mushroom, put it in his mouth, and ran out.
After Chen Jun finished cooking the fried eggs with cucumber and black fungus, he went to the Central Court to attend the general meeting of the court.
Like the previous meetings, the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui sat on chairs and drank tea.
Liu Guangqi, Sha Zhu and others have also arrived. Even the deaf old lady who usually doesn't come out to watch the fun has come. She is sitting next to Sha Zhu and Liu Lan, holding Liu Lan's hand and saying something.
Opposite them was the Jia Zhang family. Before the meeting even started, Qin Huairu had already begun to build up her emotions, and there were even tears in her eyes. This pitiful look could have turned the former Sha Zhu into a mentally retarded person.
Chen Jun just glanced at Qin Huairu lightly and paid no more attention to her. Instead, he looked at Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu.
Ok?
When looking at Jia Dongxu, Chen Jun narrowed his eyes slightly. This guy didn't smoke, but he had a box of matches in his pocket, and a thick stack of Mao Zedong's banknotes hidden in the inner pocket of his clothes.
Tsk, it turns out that he directed and acted in it himself!
"Oh, you said that the Jia family is burned like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep in the house at night, right?"
"What the hell are you doing sleeping? Didn't you see that the bed was burnt? Luckily the fire was put out in time, otherwise if it affected our family, I would definitely make them pay for it."
"Hey, keep your voice down, don't let Jia Zhang hear you."
"What are you afraid of? I'm telling the truth."
"Didn't the police come to our hospital to investigate? Did they find out anything?"
"We only found out that the fire started on the bed, nothing else was found."
"Tsk, this doesn't seem right, could it be that someone in their family ordered it on purpose?"
"Isn't this pure insanity? Are you so bored that you have to set your own house on fire?"
The people in the courtyard already knew that today's meeting was to donate money and materials to the Jia family, so they were all rather resistant and had nothing good to say about the Jia family.
"Ahem, alright, everyone is here, let's be quiet for a moment."
Liu Haizhong glanced at the people present, cleared his throat and continued, "I think everyone already knows what the content of today's meeting is. It is said that fire is ruthless but people are kind. We can't just watch the four people of the Jia family sleep in the courtyard."
"I just asked Qin Huairu about it. Repairing the house and buying beds will cost more than a hundred yuan, and the Jia family's money turned to ashes in the fire. So everyone, please lend a hand as much as you can. Don't force yourself!"
"Let me make it clear in advance that this donation was approved by the neighborhood office. It was not a donation made privately by me and Lao Yan. Okay, the donations will begin. Everyone must donate according to their own circumstances and don't be impulsive."
When saying "do your best", Liu Haizhong obviously emphasized his tone, which made Jia Zhang frown fiercely.
This is meant to deliberately reduce the amount of money donated by people in the hospital. Why doesn't this damn Liu Haizhong just die!
But the donation had not been received yet, and no matter how angry Jia Zhang was, she could not rush up to greet Liu Haizhong's relatives, so she could only hold back.
Liu Haizhong did not notice Jia Zhang's reaction. He took out a cardboard box and put it on the table. This box was an ordinary wooden box and you couldn't see what was inside at all. This meant that only he knew the exact amount he had donated.