Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Chapter 25...

Chapter 25

Li Wenxuan didn't want to believe it was an accident. But if it wasn't an accident, why did his private plot alone suffer the consequences?

Thinking of the candid photo with a ferocious look on her face, Li Wenxuan couldn't help but wonder about Jin Menglan's character.

While apologizing to Weisheng and chatting with him whenever they met, he also wrote an anonymous letter to expose Weisheng's capitalist behavior.

While getting along well with the villagers, he deliberately destroyed the photos that the villagers had been waiting for for a long time.

While she was dating Ma Junming, she often gave him gifts...

Looking at this half-acre private plot of land, and thinking about how kindly Jin Menglan treated Weisheng in public, could it be that... Jin Menglan was also using the same method to deal with Weisheng to deal with him?

Thinking of this, Li Wenxuan became even more wary of Jin Menglan.

But fear is fear, estrangement is estrangement. Seeing that the autumn cabbage harvest will not be good, if he does not let Jin Menglan give him more money, won't he lose everything?

When people are poor, their ambitions are low, and Li Wenxuan wasn't a man of integrity. By putting the blame for the hairy cabbage seeds on Jin Menglan, Li Wenxuan felt more justified in his subsequent behavior of living off her.

I asked an old educated youth if it was still possible to replant the cabbage. I was told that the season for autumn cabbage planting had passed, and even if I did, the harvest wouldn't be ideal. I was afraid the weather would turn cold before the cabbages were fully grown.

If an ordinary person, or even a microbe, heard this, they would rush to plant more cabbage. Cabbage seeds are no bigger than a grain of rice, but in the winter when supplies are scarce, even if the cabbage they planted doesn't grow, a palm-sized cabbage can still add to the dish.

However, Li Wenxuan didn't consider these things. He simply wanted to hold Jin Menglan responsible, let everyone know their losses, and then feel at ease to take advantage. Furthermore, he wanted to use this incident to let Weisheng know that he, like her, had been persecuted by Jin Menglan.

Let’s not talk about who poured boiling water into this half-acre cabbage field. Even if this didn’t happen, Weisheng would not have formed a united front with Li Wenxuan.

After Weisheng had glued the photos of the villagers together, he took the photos of the village cadres' homes and delivered them to each household.

First we went to the village head's house, then the village party secretary, the production team leader...

There is no one who goes first or last, everyone can go wherever is convenient for them.

After sending the photos, these people naturally expressed their gratitude. Some wanted to invite Weisheng to dinner, but when they saw that Weisheng refused, they grabbed some home-roasted melon seeds and dried fruits for Weisheng to take home as snacks.

After this wave of deliveries was over, Weisheng also knew in advance how the village would deal with Jin Menglan and the compensation they would give her.

Although Jin Menglan's actions were not fair, she did not really hurt Weisheng, so the villagers would not punish Jin Menglan too harshly.

Of course, the village chief and his colleagues were also afraid that the punishment would be too harsh and would give the villagers some food for thought.

After all, one is a girl from the village and the other is an educated youth from outside.

And we still have to give face to the older generation.

So, in addition to compensating for the door and paying for reshoots at the town's photo studio's price, Jin Menglan only had to publicly accept criticism at the village committee meeting, make a self-criticism, and compensate Weisheng five yuan.

Five yuan was exactly the amount Weisheng gave Yu Tao for food expenses every month. However, Weisheng did not plan to use the five yuan for food expenses, but decided to use it all to buy candy and cakes.

The candy is given to the children in the village, and the cakes are given to the elderly in the village.

Hehe, just use Jin Menglan’s money to do a favor.

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There was money in the village account, and although it was not yet the end of the year when wages were distributed, Weisheng still withdrew the five yuan and the cost of retaking the photos in advance.

I took some more photos of those people, but told them that the film was not full and the photos would have to wait before they could be developed.

Some people were anxious to see their own photos, so they privately found some people who wanted to take photos of them to help Weisheng attract business.

There were also those who had seen their own photos once in the village committee compound and thought they were good, so they went to Weisheng to ask for the negatives, and some even wanted Weisheng to help them develop two more photos.

There were also villagers who were preparing for blind dates, and they dressed themselves up and came to Weisheng to take photos.

Weisheng, influenced by later generations, knew how to create more atmospheric photos. So when she took dating photos for the village girls, she would set up a scene beforehand. For example, she would have the girls stand inside a wooden window, with flower pots and other decorations placed by the window. Or, she would have the girls stand under a grape trellis...

Compared with the monotonous way of taking photos in front of a screen in the town's photo studios, Weisheng's "crazy ideas" are more popular.

For a time, Weisheng's photo business also opened up the market.

However, Weisheng told everyone that she was doing this voluntary and didn't earn any money. The small amount she collected was just the cost of doing the work. Because it was indeed lower than the fees charged by the photo studios in town, the villagers were willing to believe that Weisheng really didn't earn any money.

Weisheng did not make any money, but this move also legalized the source of Weisheng's funds.

Sometimes I feel that this is similar to money laundering in later generations.

But others wash millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars, while she washes it for a penny or two.

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Just when Weisheng's life was getting back on track as expected, Ma Junming, who had deliberately avoided the autumn harvest before returning to the village, finally had a "vacation".

He rode a bicycle of a colleague in town back to Kaoshan Village, and first went to Lao Jin's house to look for Jin Menglan, and wanted to coax her with some gadgets that Jin Menglan thought were outdated. But when he arrived at Lao Jin's house, he found that something was wrong with Jin Menglan.

Jin Menglan was injured. It wasn't obvious at first, but as time went on, her ribs and other parts of her body began to ache.

In her previous life, Jin Menglan married Ma Junming and lived a contented life as a housewife. Later, realizing Ma Junming was unreliable, she took on odd jobs to support herself. But at heart, Jin Menglan was still just an ordinary woman living in a small town, making compromises to make ends meet.

If she hadn't gotten cancer, if Ma Junming hadn't been a domestic abuser and a gambler, perhaps her life would have been like Li Cuifeng's, without the setbacks.

How would such a person talk about this matter and describe Weisheng when he meets Ma Junming?

There's definitely nothing good to say.

In order to let Ma Junming know how despicable Weisheng was, she even told him about the time Weisheng hit her fingers with a small hammer.

They were already close to each other, and since Ma Junming didn't see Jin Menglan's face covered in vomit, his heart naturally leaned towards Jin Menglan.

After hearing Jin Menglan's version of events, how could Ma Junming, who had a preconceived notion, not vent his anger on behalf of his partner?

Given Ma Junming's personality, the only solution he could think of was to steal Weisheng's camera.

Unfortunately, the camera is a valuable item, and Weisheng has a habit of storing valuables in a safe place. Even if Ma Junming steals it from Yu Tao's house, he won't be able to succeed.

Of course, Ma Junming is not the first one to think so, but he is definitely the last one who dares to do so.

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Although he did not have paranoid delusions, Weisheng was deeply influenced by later generations and had an extraordinary sense of vigilance towards his living environment.

She usually lived in the space, and the west room was just a decoration. But ever since Weisheng went to water Li Wenxuan's fields that night, she felt that the windows in the west room were only good for protecting gentlemen but not for protecting villains.

Since there was no longer any excuse to be lazy and take pictures of the whole village, and Weisheng would not carry a camera with him every day, this girl made a decision that no one expected.

She first found a piece of wire mesh in the space, cut it into strips, and then rotated it so that the sharp ends faced outward. The finished product was more lethal than the bundle of pure steel caltrops she had bought.

Afterwards, I took the opportunity to go to the town on the village donkey cart and bought some colorful ribbons in the town.

After everything was ready, Weisheng used colored ribbons to wrap the wire, and then piled the whole thing under the window...

Thinking that she lived with Yu Tao and Yu Tao might be affected by her, Weisheng gave Yu Tao a large part of the finished product.

In addition to this thing, Weisheng also placed a large animal trap on the kang by her window.

If someone really planned to jump into the house through the window, the traps laid under the window and the iron wire that was more lethal than caltrops would serve as a host for Weisheng.

As for whether he would come in through the door, Weisheng was still somewhat confident about the two locks she took out.

Of course, even if the intruder could forcibly pry open both locks, he would still be trapped at the door.

Yu Tao's house was also made of adobe, and the ground beneath their feet was also entirely earth. So Weisheng spent some time digging a half-meter pit at the entrance to the west room, and placed animal traps and wire in the pit.

Weisheng asked the carpenter for a piece of wood. She would usually put the board at the door when she was at home to prevent herself from stepping into the trap when going in and out.

When you go out, the wooden board will be placed at an angle against the edge of the kang at the door, right next to the trap.

Firstly, the door to the west room opens outwards, so placing the board here will not affect the use of the trap. Secondly, it will remind me not to step into the trap when I return.

By the way, because Weisheng was afraid of accidentally hurting himself, the iron wires were not rust-treated.

If it really rusts, she won't be able to get a tetanus shot later... Anyway, she won't take out the tetanus shot from the space.

Yu Tao only knew about the trap by the window, and didn't know there was one in the door. So even Yu Tao, who lived with her, didn't know about it, and Ma Junming, who brought his younger brother to steal the camera, didn't know either.

Having nothing to do these past few days, Weisheng went out to work with Yu Tao. They were assigned the task of threshing corn, and sat with a group of village women in the threshing ground outside the village committee compound, rubbing the corn.

The threshing tool that Weisheng had brought out earlier was not only useful, but was also used by the village chief to promote it. However, now the villagers not only had the threshing tool that Weisheng had brought out, but also had the threshing tools they were used to.

A group of people were chatting about family matters while rubbing corn, and the topic would occasionally fall on Weisheng. Weisheng would talk about what he could say and laugh it off when he couldn't. As soon as the women's director mentioned the topic of the village health worker, some villagers came running towards the threshing ground.

Seeing Yu Tao sitting with Wei Sheng, she said quickly, "Something happened. Xinghuo wife, there's a thief in your house."

The villager gasped as he spoke. Yu Tao, Weisheng, and many other villagers stood up. Compared to Yu Tao, who was completely unprepared, Weisheng, the tenant who had rehearsed the situation countless times, remained remarkably calm.

Afterwards, it was not known whether they were truly concerned about Yu Tao's family's situation or the Dahua Chinese people's desire to watch the fun had awakened, but many people accompanied Yu Tao and Weisheng home.

When Weisheng and the others rushed back, their house was already surrounded by villagers who came to watch the fun.

Seeing them, the onlookers made way for them. But before Weisheng could even lift a foot, he heard two different voices cursing and howling...

When they got very close, Weisheng realized that both voices came from her west room.

One is at the window and the other is inside the door.

Many villagers knew that this was Weisheng's house, so when Weisheng walked out of the crowd, everyone's eyes involuntarily followed Weisheng.

When Ma Junming returned to the village two days ago, he first heard about Weisheng from Jin Menglan, and then heard about it from his parents and siblings. With the idea of ​​robbing the rich to help the poor in mind, Ma Junming has been riding his bicycle back and forth between the village and town these days.

Knowing that the villagers were going to rub corn, and seeing Weisheng also went to the threshing ground, Ma Junming asked for leave from his boss before leaving get off work yesterday, and took his younger brother to "work" today.

Ma Junming had already thought about it: if he was arrested or found out, he would let his brother take the blame for him. After all, he couldn't lose his official job in town.

Who would have thought that he would fall into the trap as soon as he jumped out of the window into the west room. In order to save him, his brother broke two bolts and stepped into the trap at the door.

The next moment, the screams alarmed the neighbors...