Besides Hu Yongcai's family, there were also three young men who came with Grandpa Niu.
Today is the Ghost Festival, and none of the other villagers who sell breakfast and vegetables are out and about.
Because of this day, these things are hard to sell, especially breakfast. Some people are too busy to eat today, some want to save room for holiday treats tonight, and others want to save a few cents to buy more other things for the holiday.
So today, among the people from Gouzi Village who went to the county town to do business, only Fang Yan and Hu Yongcai's family set up their stalls.
"Third Aunt, are you alright?"
Before the ox had even stopped, the three young men had already jumped off the oxcart behind it.
Si San was the most nervous, running in the lead, and asked.
Fang Yan pointed at Zhang Weicheng on the ground, "There were two people who tried to steal the money I made in business today. One of them got into trouble, and the other ran away."
She pointed to Zhang Weicheng, who was sitting on the ground, looking disheveled.
Zhang Weicheng glared at Fang Yan: ...
Didn't we agree to give you three days to consider?
Why did you blurt out what I did today?
Fang Yan glared back, meaning she was giving her three days to think it over. If she kept her mouth shut for those three days, she would then consider whether to send her to the police station.
Who said I was considering covering up what happened today for you?
However, she was certain that she would send Zhang Weicheng to the police station three days later.
It's just that we're delaying things for that man's sake.
“Zhang Weicheng, you bastard…” Si San was only a few years older than Zhang Weicheng. He walked over, grabbed Zhang Weicheng by the shirt, lifted him up, and cursed, “Don’t you know that doing this kind of thing will get you arrested? In serious cases, you’ll be shot. You’re so greedy, you actually came out with people to do this kind of heinous thing!”
Zhang Weicheng's eyes were red and swollen, possibly due to the lingering effects of the pepper spray, or perhaps because of the scolding he received from Si San; his tears flowed even more freely.
In a fit of embarrassment and anger, he reached out to slap away Si San's hand that was gripping his collar, shouting, "Who do you think you are? It's none of your business!"
Fang Yan shook her head inwardly. Even at this point, he showed no remorse. This young man was truly ruined.
Grandpa Niu stopped Huang Daniu, walked over, and seeing Zhang Weicheng's state, shook his head and sighed regretfully, "What a tragedy, so young..."
No, he hadn't even finished his sigh when he looked at Fang Yan and asked, "Third brother's wife, should we send him to the police station first, or what?"
"Grandpa, let's get him into the car first. We'll take him back to the village and discuss it with Uncle and the village chief. I'm just a woman, and for such a big matter, I have to listen to them."
Fang Yan appropriately showed weakness.
Si San just told her about Zhang Zongde's plan to have him follow Zhang Weicheng.
After the family split up, Zhang Jizhou returned to his unit, and Zhang Zongde did indeed take special care of him.
In this matter, we should listen to his opinion, both morally and logically.
This is one point.
Secondly, Fang Yan also wanted to take this opportunity to explain the inside story to him.
"That's right, that's right. Such a big matter requires the opinions of Chief Zhang and the village chief."
Grandpa Niu thought Fang Yan was very thoughtful, so he immediately asked Si San and the other two to help lift Zhang Weicheng onto the oxcart.
"Old man, I keep feeling uneasy. Do you think the third son's family will really be alright?"
Half an hour ago, Aunt De had been restless and agitated, running over to Zhang Zongde every two or three minutes to ask him this question.
Just half an hour ago, she learned that Zhang Weicheng, along with outsiders, was likely planning to rob Fang Yan of her money in Wangdouwan.
From that moment on, her heart was pounding wildly.
Zhang Zongde was quite confident in his arrangements and felt that nothing bad should happen.
He comforted his wife, saying, "Nothing will happen. Si San took some people to pick her up. How could anything be wrong?"
"But my heart is still pounding. No, I have to go to the village entrance and wait there." Aunt De treated Fang Yan almost like her own daughter.
Still feeling uneasy, and since several of her daughters-in-law were in charge of the offerings for today's ancestral worship, and she had nothing to do at home, she happily went out.
Zhang Zongde thought that it wasn't time to worship the ancestors yet, and he couldn't bear to leave his wife waiting at the village entrance alone, so he went out with Aunt De.
In rural areas, let alone in the 1980s, even decades later, it's rare to see an elderly couple with such a good relationship.
The two elderly people strolled side by side toward the village entrance. Those who happened to see them walking side by side exclaimed with envy, "Uncle and Aunt De are truly the couple with the best relationship I've ever seen."
There is none other than this!
Zhang Zongde and Aunt De had just arrived at the village entrance and had only been standing there for a short while when they saw Grandpa Niu's big yellow ox appear in the distance.
"They're here! They're here!" Aunt De eagerly went to greet them.
After walking a few steps, she noticed that Zhang Weicheng, looking disheveled, was still sitting on the cart behind the ox. She turned back and called to Zhang Zongde, "Old man, something doesn't seem right. Why is that rascal on the oxcart too?"
Zhang Zongde also saw the situation in the car. His heart sank. Could it be that Si San and the others missed the train, or that Zhang Weicheng and the others had attacked Fang Yan?
Her mind was racing, but she reassured her husband, "No rush, no rush, they'll be here soon. We'll just ask them later."
"Uncle, Aunt De," seeing them at the village entrance, Grandpa Niu quickly stopped the oxcart. Fang Yan put Xiaoyuzi on the cart, jumped off, and ran over. She first briefly explained Zhang Weicheng's situation, "I've brought him. Where would you like to take him first?"
"What a tragedy! This bad boy is only a teenager, and he's already ruined himself like this!"
Aunt De heard this and repeatedly expressed her regret.
"Send it to the village committee first," Zhang Zongde said, glancing at Zhang Weicheng from a distance.
Today, the village chief and his colleagues were not at the village committee.
Therefore, when Si San was instructed by Zhang Zongde to invite the village chief to the village committee, the village chief immediately rushed over as quickly as possible.
"Uncle, village chief, find me a room, I have something to tell you."
The village chief immediately found an empty house.
Once inside, Fang Yan recounted in detail to Zhang Zongde and the village chief the story of the strange man and Zhang Weicheng's misconception that the strange man was her lover.
At the same time, she also told them about her opinion of the strange man, "I don't know if my guess is right. In order not to affect his affairs, I thought I would leave Zhang Weicheng aside for three days, and then go to the police station to report the case after three days. What do you think?"
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