Chen Minghui has gained a lot today, and according to the feedback from the investigators, some of them have the intention of signing a contract for the conditions they have proposed, and some have even signed a contract. Most are still bargaining, and a few would rather die than give in, and resolutely refuse to sign.

After listening to the report of the head of the investigation team, he jumped out of bed happily and said: "A good beginning is half the success, and tomorrow we will send money to the residents who signed the contract, and we will publicize it with great fanfare, create a momentum, and let others see that our demolition company is a reputable and powerful company." ”

The next morning, Lin Xiao was still dreaming, he was awakened by a burst of gongs and drums, he opened his eyes, and heard the deafening sound getting closer and closer, who is it, what kind of celebration is there at this time? He got up in a hurry, walked to the window and looked down, a group of men and women in the distance were dressed in red and green, with red silk tied around their waists, two big drums in front, two small gongs in the back, and two suona hands, leaning their necks and blowing "Hundred Birds and Phoenix", and finally a stilt team, a team of people and horses, beaming with joy.

Lin Xiao looked suspicious in his heart: What are these people doing? What are the happy events? At this time, the residents on both sides of the street were alarmed, and they came out to see the excitement, the adults pointed and pointed, and the children were happy.

Zhao Min also stood at the door and watched, she thought it was a passing welcome team, but it didn't look like it, the two people in front of her were dressed neatly, but they didn't look like the groom. I said it was an advertisement, but I didn't hear anyone shouting slogans or anything, and there were no slogans written on my clothes, and no one held a sign, so I was really confused.

The team is getting closer and closer, and they are about to arrive at Zhao Min's house, the two people in front of them stopped, and Zhao Minxin said Could it be that they are coming to me? No way, I don't have any happy events. The stilt dance team in the back began to perform, attracting all the neighbors to form a circle, men, women and children, sticking their heads to watch the excitement.

In the sound of gongs and drums, the actors on stilts walked and waved the ribbons around their waists and sang, you said, I said, the audience laughed, and the children also ran into the team to shout and jump, a happy and peaceful atmosphere.

The man in front of him raised his hand, the sound of the gongs and drums stopped, the stilts retreated to the sides, and the man stood in the middle of the street, holding a plaque covered with a red cloth. He took away the red cloth and held it high for everyone to see: "Neighbors, today our Dadi Consulting Company is entrusted by Mr. Chen of the demolition company to give a bonus of 50,000 yuan to the residents with the highest consciousness in our street. ”

Only the gong and drummer cheered him on, and there was no expected applause and cheers, and the residents all stared at him with wide eyes, with disdain, contempt, jealousy, and greed. The man didn't care, and walked towards the grandmother's house next door holding a plaque. The neighbors all came out to see the excitement, but the door of Grandma's house was closed, he knocked on the door "knock", no one answered, he knocked on the door again, and shouted: "Grandma, hurry up and open the door, we will send you a bonus." "Still no one agreed.

As soon as the man raised his hand, the gong and drum team behind him began to beat again, and the stilt team also jumped. For a while, the hustle and bustle of the street gradually dispersed, some stood in front of their doors and watched all this coldly, and some simply went home and closed the door. Only the innocent and naïve children were still chasing around, jumping, laughing. Zhao Min and Ah Bing also went home and closed the door.

Everyone knows that Grandma felt ashamed because she signed it, and felt insulted by the bonus sent by the demolition company with great fanfare, she felt that she had no face to face the neighbors, and would rather not have the 50,000 yuan, although it was a lot of money for her, and she needed it very much. Many people like Zhao Min expected her to agree to sign, they all felt sympathy for Grandma's situation, but some people didn't understand and scoffed at her betrayal.

The gongs and drums outside were still ringing, the children were gradually dispersed, the neighbors were also noisy at home, and the door of Grandma's house finally opened. Grandma stood in front of the door, a few white hairs fluttering in the wind in her ears, her face was haggard, standing there, trembling, her body seemed to be hollowed out. Seeing Grandma come out, the sound of gongs and drums outside became more majestic. She waved her hand in disgust, and the man quickly turned around and raised his hand, and the gong and drum stopped.

Grandma stretched out her head and looked around, there were few people on the street, but she still retracted her head like a thief, and the man hurriedly followed. Several people on the street saw this scene and pointed with their fingers outstretched.

Not long after, the man came out, Grandma didn't show up, the man came out with a smile on his face, and he waved to the gong and drum team: "Go." The gongs and drums sounded again, and the stilt team shook and faded away.

At noon, a truck came and stopped at the door of Grandma's house, and four or five people got out of the car and walked into Grandma's house, and after a while, they began to carry things outside. First brought out a table, a sofa, refrigerators, wardrobes, beds and other furniture, and then took out a few large bags and filled half of the carriage. A child saw it and shouted, "Grandma is moving." ”

The doors of each family were opened, and people came out in twos and threes, standing in front of the door and watching, and no one came to help, and no one came to greet them. Everyone stood with different thoughts, watching, looking indifferent, Zhao Min hesitated, walked over, and saw Grandma standing in the empty room, her expression gloomy, and her eyes were full of inseparability.

Seeing Zhao Min come in, her tears couldn't stop flowing, she lowered her head and kept wiping her tears. Zhao Min walked over, took her hand, and Grandma lay on her shoulder, crying, twitching, and couldn't say anything. Zhao Min hugged her thin body, and didn't know how to comfort her, so he just patted her back gently. Workers outside came in and said, "Alright, it's time to go." ”

Grandma raised her head, glanced at Zhao Min gratefully and ashamedly, and whispered, "Thank you, I'm leaving." Without waiting for Zhao Min to say anything, he hurriedly turned around and walked out, raising his hand to wipe his tears. Looking at this strong and unfortunate grandmother, Zhao Min thought that this was the home she had worked hard to buy for a lifetime, everything here, every brick, every tile, was earned by her sweat beads and eight petals. Every inch of land, every wall has left her footprints and sweat, she has lived here for decades, this is the root of her life, and it is estimated that she will not live long if she leaves here.

Zhao Min sighed unconsciously, and tears were about to fall. Grandma seemed to hear it, and quickly quickened her pace and walked out. The sound of firecrackers rang out, and most of the neighbors came out and stood in front of the door to bid farewell to their old neighbors. But still no one came over to say a word to Grandma, some people saw sympathy and reluctance, some people saw jealousy and hatred, and some people looked at ridicule and indifference.

Grandma stood in front of the door, in the deafening sound of firecrackers, no one looked, didn't say anything, silently bowed three times, got into the car, a whistle sounded, and the car slowly disappeared from people's sight.