Yu Rujia instructed, "Just keep this to yourselves, don't tell outsiders."

Wu Xinjie's hired people are really careless. They just came out so carelessly. Even Sanhu, that little brat, knew there was something wrong. The others are no fools either.

However, Zhou Likang is not upright and has no permanent injuries. Even if Wu Xinjie is caught as the mastermind behind the beating, he will only be given a few words of education and some medical expenses, which will not cause any harm to the Wu family.

Dorje perked up: "Mom, if someone pays me to beat someone up, can I go?"

Yu Rujia's eyes widened: "Is your family lacking you food or drink? Why would you earn money like this?"

Dorje shrank back in fright and chuckled, "I was just asking, I wasn't planning on doing it."

Gao Shujing: "You can't have that kind of thought. If everyone asks someone more powerful to fight for them when they encounter problems, wouldn't that create chaos? If you don't have any opponents, your brothers can all be your opponents."

Gao Shujing could tell what his kids were up to just by turning around.

The eldest son, Dorje, felt too oppressed at home and wanted to seek validation outside.

Duo Shou smiled and said, "Auntie, Uncle, don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on Duo Ji." He liked his disobedient brother.

Dorjee's face stiffened. He had witnessed his second brother suffer under his third brother's thumb many times, and he didn't want to experience that kind of treatment.

Dorje patted his little shoulder and encouraged him with a grin, "Dorje, your second brother is back for you. Go ahead and hit me!"

He was the only one in the family to have suffered at the hands of Duoshou; it would have been better if there had been one more person in the family.

Duofu shot him a glare: "Duolu, behave yourself."

Dorje immediately shrank back, forming a brotherhood of misfortune with Dorje.

Duoxi, being perceptive, moved closer to Duole, trying to keep himself as far away from the two foolish brothers as possible. His second brother was teetering on the edge of disaster again; he needed to be more careful.

Several policemen suddenly arrived at the peaceful Shangfen Brigade and walked straight into the educated youth compound.

There was nothing obstructing the view between the Yu family's house and the educated youth compound; everything was clearly visible.

The expressions on the faces of the police officers clearly indicated something was wrong; someone at the educated youth compound had committed a crime.

Some of the officers who saw the police arrive had already surrounded the place, so Yu Rujia simply stepped forward and squeezed into the crowd to listen to what was happening inside.

I could hear the chatter of a group of middle-aged women nearby.

"Who committed this crime?"

“Yes, in our brigade, besides Jingbei’s family and Yu’s family, this is the third place where people from the bureau have come.”

“Yu Zhiqing did a good deed, and the bureau sent people to reward him; this time, just like when he went to Jingbei’s house, he clearly committed a crime.”

Someone shouted, "The captain is here!"

Firefighter Captain Huang rushed over in a panic. In September, the daytime temperature in Shangfen Brigade was still over 30 degrees Celsius.

Because he ran so fast, when Captain Huang arrived, sweat was dripping from his face. He wiped it away casually, ignoring the crowd of onlookers, and strode into the educated youth compound.

Immediately afterwards, an older woman exclaimed excitedly, "I think I heard the word 'adultery'!" How explosive!

Those around him quickly chimed in, "Really? Who's committing adultery with whom?"

"I'm listening."

"I heard it, it's Song Liyun, who is that?"

"She was an educated youth who came to our brigade from the countryside. She married into the neighboring commune a couple of years ago. How could she have committed adultery here?"

"They're out. The police brought Zhou Zhiqing out. He was the one who committed adultery with Song Zhiqing."

When the police came out, the gossiping aunties unanimously shut their mouths, their eyes fixed on Zhou Likang, afraid of missing a single piece of gossip.

After the car sped away, the onlookers started chattering questions at Captain Huang, who had just come out of the educated youth compound.

"Captain, is it really adultery?"

"Is it still with Song, the educated youth? She's already married into the neighboring commune, how could Zhou, the educated youth, be having an affair with her?"

Captain Huang said with a dark face, "This matter has not been settled yet. The bureau came to take Zhou, the educated youth, back to understand the situation. If anyone spreads rumors about me, and I find out, your family's performance will be moved to the bottom."

The consequence of having performance pushed to the end is that when there are benefits, those who are ranked lower are basically not the ones who get them.

The method of spreading rumors that Gao Shujing suggested to Captain Huang when the power was connected a few years ago has proven to be very effective, and there has been much less gossip in the brigade.

When the women heard what Captain Huang said, they all stopped talking and dared not discuss it anymore, as none of them wanted their performance to be moved to the back.

Captain Huang said that's what he said, but he wasn't sure, because Song Liyun herself had revealed Zhou Likang's adultery.

The incident started when Song Liyun and Li Haisheng were caught having an affair. The news was reported to Hao Jianguo's house, where they were caught in the act and both were arrested and taken to the police station.

He still doesn't know how to tell Li Haisheng's family about this; after all, Li Haisheng is from the Shangfen Brigade.

Li Haisheng's family is quite unreasonable, and Captain Huang is worried that letting them know about this will cause more trouble.

Song Liyun married Hao Jianguo as she wished, but the things she made before the wedding and the way she used threats to marry Hao Jianguo made him very disgusted. He ran back to the army before even consummating the marriage and did not return home for two years.

At first, Song Liyun didn't care. She thought that all men were chauvinistic and needed time to understand. She believed that as long as she was Hao Jianguo's lover, the two would eventually reconcile. She was willing to give Hao Jianguo time to dispel the unease in his heart.

Before her marriage, she kept Li Haisheng and Zhou Likang hanging on, having them bring her food and do chores. In return, the two of them extorted two hundred yuan from her each.

She had no money to give the two of them, so she comforted them with her body, thinking that once she successfully married into the neighboring commune, the two of them would definitely not chase after her there to ask for money.

She underestimated the allure of two hundred yuan in that era and the shamelessness of the two men; even if Song Liyun married into the neighboring commune, they could still find her.

The neighboring commune is a bit far to walk from, but it takes less than an hour to cycle there.

Since Shangfen Brigade had no shortage of bicycles, Li Haisheng and Zhou Likang began their monthly routine of visiting Song Liyun in the second month after she married into the neighboring commune.

Since Song Liyun had no money, she used her body to appease them, telling them not to make a scene so she could secure her position as Hao Jianguo's lover.

As they visited more often, their affair was eventually discovered. She was caught red-handed having an affair with Li Haisheng, and Hao Jianguo's family took the matter to the police station.

At this time of year, having casual relationships is a serious crime that can lead to imprisonment. Seeing that her good days were over, Song Liyun exposed Zhou Likang as well.

Zhou Likang, who had come to visit the educated youth compound, was taken away just like that.