Every village would have one or two "village guardians." They were often simple-minded and foolish, yet kind-hearted.
The older generation often said that village guardians came to th...
The murder case was over, and Chen Wang's life returned to its previous peace.
When the weather is good, we go hunting in the mountains. When it rains, we rest at home for two days.
As time passed, Chen Wang and Lin Xiuqin finally felt relieved.
As Chen Wang expected, the police did not seem to have any information about the two boxes of silver dollars.
That morning, Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang rode their bicycles to the town, packed up the prey they had caught during the week and tied them to the back seat and front bar.
With two bikes, the process is much easier.
After falling countless times these days, Chen Dazhuang finally learned how to ride a bicycle.
Including the wild boars they had shot at night while searching for prey, this time Chen Wang and his companions brought two wild boars, a muntjac, a skunk, several flying squirrels, and some pheasants and rabbits.
In addition, there was a large sack of wild nuts obtained from a flying squirrel's nest.
The little monkey Jixiang's ability to rob the house became stronger and stronger. There were so many nuts that the little girl at home could not eat them all, so she just sold them.
Overall, the gains this week were relatively small.
As the temperature gradually drops, there are fewer and fewer animals active in the forest, especially during the day, making hunting increasingly difficult.
Of course, this was also because Chen Wang was too lucky two days ago.
For other ordinary hunters, killing a wild boar in a week would be considered a big harvest.
The total sales of this batch of goods was 468.5 yuan, and the two of them each took 230 yuan. They used the remaining money to go to a restaurant and buy some fruit at a roadside stall and share it.
After the two returned to the village, they found it was very lively, with villagers gathered in groups of three or five, discussing something.
"Awang, Dazhuang, you're back! Go back quickly, good things are coming!"
At the entrance of the village shop, Qian Xiangrong said with a smile on his face.
"Old Qian, what's the matter?"
Chen Wang asked doubtfully.
"Those police officers came earlier and said they wanted to commend you!"
Qian Xiangrong answered with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang looked at each other in surprise.
"Go quickly, don't keep people waiting."
Qian Xiangrong waved his hand.
"At my house? Or at Brother Dazhuang's?"
Chen Wang asked loudly.
"You are at your home. Your master and the village chief are also at your home!"
"Okay, got it, thank you!"
"What's there to thank me for? Go quickly."
The two men rode their bicycles again and arrived at the door, where they saw their daughter-in-law inviting everyone to have tea in the main room.
Officer Liang and several others were there, including the young Officer Chen who was injured and went to the clinic for treatment.
"Sister-in-law, my brother is back."
The little girl saw her brother first and ran to the door cheering.
Everyone who was drinking tea in the room looked at the two people approaching the door.
"Officer Liang, you're here!"
Chen Wang stepped into the house, handed the fruit in his hand to the little girl beside him, and greeted her with a smile.
"Comrade Chen Wang, Comrade Chen Dazhuang, it was thanks to you that we were able to catch the murderer so smoothly last time. We are here today to present you with a banner and a bonus."
Officer Liang stood up with a smile.
"And a bonus?"
Chen Dazhuang blurted out with a look of surprise.
Chen Jianjun, who was sitting there with a rosy face, frowned when he heard this and glared at him fiercely.
"Yes."
Officer Liang nodded with a smile, and then said, "But the bonus is not much, it's mainly just a reward."
After saying that, he gave Officers Zhai and Shao a look.
The two police officers immediately understood what he meant, and each of them walked up with a rolled-up banner and handed it to the two men, while also handing them two big unity certificates.
"Thanks!"
Chen Wang did not act pretentiously and accepted the banner and 20 yuan reward with both hands.
Holding the two ends of the banner and unfolding it, Chen Wang took a look at the words on it.
"Chivalrous and righteous!"
These four big words made Chen Wang feel a little ashamed.
Honestly, he's not that great.
If he had been unable to shirk responsibility and the issue had been brought upon himself, he would have been unlikely to have gotten involved in such troublesome matters.
In addition to the four characters, there is also the signature and inscription of the town police station, as well as the seal of the bureau.
I glanced at Chen Dazhuang's next to me. Except for the four words that changed to "take the responsibility", everything else was the same.
"Hehe... this is good."
Chen Dazhuang stared at the four words above and couldn't stop smiling.
He obviously liked this banner more than the 20-dollar bonus.
The same goes for Chen Wang.
If you hang this banner at home, no matter who comes into the house, they will have to ask a few questions, and after learning about the situation, they will look up to them.
"Sit, sit, sit, sit and talk."
Chen Wang smiled and hurriedly asked everyone to sit down.
After everyone sat down, Lin Xiuqin poured two more cups of tea and handed them to Chen Dazhuang and Chen Wang respectively.
"Comrade Chen Wang, I heard that you went to the town to sell goods?"
Officer Liang asked with a smile.
"Yes, when did you get here? You didn't have to wait too long, did you?"
Chen Wang asked back.
"No, no, we just got here a while ago."
Officer Liang smiled and waved his hand, looking at the young Officer Chen sitting on the other side, and said, "This time, in addition to representing the bureau to give you the commendation you deserve, Officer Chen also wants to apologize to you."
Hearing this, Chen Wang and others looked at Officer Chen in surprise.
The young police officer Chen blushed, stood up with a cup of tea and said, "Comrade Chen Wang, and Comrade Chen Dazhuang, I was wrong in some places before. I will use tea instead of wine to toast you."
As he said this, he raised his head and drank the tea in the cup.
Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang also hurriedly picked up their teacups and drank one too.
It wasn't a big deal. The other party was willing to admit his mistake. After drinking this cup of tea, the slight grudge in his heart disappeared.
Afterwards, everyone drank tea and chatted for a while.
It was almost time for lunch when Chen Wang asked to stay for a few days to have lunch and a few drinks together, but the police officers repeatedly declined, saying they had other things to do in the bureau.
Chen Wang had no choice but to keep them, so he saw them out the door and shook hands with them one by one.
After watching the police officers leave, the village chief smiled and patted Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang on the shoulders.
"You two did a great job this time."
“It’s all thanks to everyone.”
Chen Wang smiled and said.
"Hehe... Village Chief, you see the bureau has awarded 20 yuan, our village..."
Chen Dazhuang raised his eyebrows with a playful smile, showing an expression that said you know what I mean.
The smile on the village chief's face disappeared and he looked at him without saying a word.
“Bang!”
Chen Jianjun slapped his son on the back of the head, making a loud crisp sound.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Chen Dazhuang touched the back of his head and looked at his father with resentment.
"Try to talk nonsense again and I'll beat you up, do you believe it?"
Chen Jianjun raised his hand as if to hit.
"Wrong, wrong."
Chen Dazhuang admitted his mistakes repeatedly and dodged in panic.