Her misogynistic mother accepted a high-priced bride price and married her to a man with disabled legs. She was ridiculed for half her life. Facing the婆婆's (mother-in-law's) constant ni...
Leader, don't rush to post the note. This weaving room is not owned by one person, it is the property of our entire village. We all pooled our money to build it. Things are not what you see at all. Come, Ergou, Gensheng. Quickly take these leaders to the brigade, and we will report the things inside to the leaders in detail. "After the village chief finished speaking, he took the leading staff and was about to leave, and he kept winking at Guan Gensheng and Ye Li.
"Leader, this way please."
"Sanwang, go get two chickens and stew them. It's almost noon, and we can't let the leaders listen to our report on an empty stomach!" The village chief also told Sanwang to quickly prepare delicious food and drinks, wanting to warmly entertain the several staff members from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau who came to inspect.
"Wait. What are these two people responsible for? I just saw them coming out of the weaving room." The leading staff member kept looking at Ye Li and Jiang Xun.
"They are also people from our village. They are not responsible for anything, but they found the weaving machines new and were curious, so they went in to take a look." Guan Gensheng spoke quickly, fearing that he would implicate Ye Li and Jiang Xun.
The staff was skeptical, but did not pursue Ye Li and Jiang Xun any further and prepared to go to the brigade's office.
But at this moment, Zhuzi's mother ran over, grabbed Ye Li's hand and said, "Ye Li, I have something important to tell you. The clothes assigned to our family this time are ruined. Dozens of clothes have been bitten to pieces by rats! What do you think we should do? The delivery time is coming soon..."
"Zhuzi's mother! Shut up. What are you talking about!" The village chief winked at Zhuzi's mother, but she kept talking like a machine gun, not even paying attention to what was going on around her.
"Village chief, this is a big deal. Dozens of clothes are ruined. I can't afford the compensation. Ye Li, what do you think we should do?" Zhuzi's mother was so anxious that she was about to cry.
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"Auntie! Look at the situation now! If you have anything to say, let's talk about it in the afternoon. We have more urgent things here." Ergouzi hurriedly interrupted Aunt Zhuzi and stopped her from continuing.
Just now, Zhuzi's mother was only thinking about reporting the situation to Ye Li, and didn't pay attention to the people in uniform next to her. After being reminded by the village chief and Er Gouzi, she noticed the people next to her.
As soon as she saw the man in uniform, Zhuzi's mother's heart sank. Her eyes widened and her mouth couldn't close.
"I...did I say something wrong...it's all over...if this were to happen to Ye..."
Zhuzi's mother wanted to say something, but Sanwang covered her mouth and pulled her away forcefully.
Everyone in Qingshan Village felt a chill on their backs, and kept cursing Zhuzi's mother for being so short-sighted that she came out to sabotage at this critical moment. Although she didn't mean to do it, there was no way to end it. Her actions just now clearly showed that Ye Li was the main person in charge.
"Village chief, I think the two comrades have to go with us. Especially this comrade named Ye Li, he seems to be an important person in charge." The staff member was not stupid. After hearing what Zhuzi's mother said, he knew that Ye Li was an important person, so he signaled Ye Li and Jiang Xun to go to the team together.
"Leader, you see Comrade Ye Li is pregnant and her body is so heavy, so don't let her get involved. We can just go. We can just inform her when the results of the investigation are out, right?" The village chief covered for Ye Li and tried to find a way to get Ye Li away.
"No, let's go together! I don't think it's inconvenient for you to come to the weaving room to check on the situation even though you're pregnant!"
The staff member's attitude was very firm and Ye Li had to go with him.
"I'll go with you and let her go home. I'm the main person in charge of this matter, so just ask me if you have any questions." Jiang Xun held Ye Li back and stopped her from going, taking all the responsibility on himself.
Guan Gensheng and the village chief looked worried when they heard this. They were doomed. Neither Ye Li nor Jiang Xun could escape.
"Stop talking. I'll go. It's not far to the brigade. I can still walk there. Besides, the village chief is going to stew chicken for lunch, and I want to finish drinking the chicken soup." Ye Li smiled at everyone, signaling them to stop arguing.
Seeing Ye Li say this, the others no longer insisted and walked towards the team.
Not far from the weaving room, a woman wearing a sun hat and black sunglasses was staring furtively at everything happening in front of the weaving room from behind a big tree. After seeing the staff taking Ye Li and the others away, she showed a triumphant smile on her face and left with brisk steps.
"Ye Li, don't say anything when you get to the team. I will deal with them." Jiang Xun whispered in Ye Li's ear.
"Well, let's go to the team to drink some tea, and then eat some chicken and drink the soup." Ye Li raised his head and smiled brightly at Jiang Xun, without a trace of nervousness at all.
"You seem to have a good appetite. Ye Li, aren't you worried at all?" Jiang Xun was calm, but he was worried. If these people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau found out something, he and Ye Li would have to stay in jail.
"There's no point in me worrying. Now that things have come to this, let's just wait and see. I'm not afraid since you're with me." Ye Li said as he took Jiang Xun's arm.
Seeing this, Jiang Xun stopped talking and followed the village chief to the brigade.
"Leaders, please take a seat. Xiao Liu, go get a pot of tea."
The village chief brought everyone to the meeting room and served them tea and fried peanuts.
"Village head, now we can start talking about business. We need to know in detail how many clothes are made from the cloth woven by the machines in your village, and where are the clothes sold?"
Several staff members took out their notebooks and prepared to start recording the conversation.
The village chief took a deep breath, glanced at Ye Li and Jiang Xun, and began a detailed introduction.
After finishing the introduction, the village chief took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his head, then picked up the teacup and gulped it down for a while.
"You said that your village weaves cloth for use in your own village? Not just for your own use to make clothes. The old lady just mentioned delivery. How do you explain this?"
The staff obviously did not believe what the village chief said. Although the village chief said that weaving was for self-sufficiency, it was just one person's opinion and had no credibility.
"The village chief was talking about the use of part of the cloth. We also made some of the cloth into clothes and sold them after weaving it." Ye Li added.
"See, I told you. Can you continue and tell me what happened?" The staff member became interested after hearing Ye Li's words and motioned for Ye Li to continue.
The village chief looked at Ye Li with confusion in his eyes. He didn't understand why Ye Li wanted to confess. If he really told about how they made and sold clothes, wouldn't that mean he was committing a crime?