Chapter 97: No mercy on compensation
Several villagers were stunned. Did Wang Minzhi see a ghost?
When the two or three motorcycles arrived at the destination, several people were so scared that they dared not speak.
Generally, any problems in the village are solved behind closed doors. If they really can't be resolved, the village chief is asked to mediate. Unless it is a major incident like murder or arson, there is no need to alarm public officials.
"This must be Wang Minzhi's family's territory." Zhou Changchun was the one who took the lead.
When they heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. What big thing had happened to the Ye family?
"Yes, it's his family. What happened to this comrade?" The brave one asked curiously about the gossip.
"It has nothing to do with you." Zhou Changchun said decisively, tiptoeing to look into the cotton field. Although he didn't see anyone, he saw two snakeskin bags filled with cotton:
"You two go in and look for him for me. He must be in the field." They went to Ye's house but didn't find him. After asking, they heard that he was there to pick cotton.
Today is the last day for repayment. If they don’t follow up, they won’t be able to report to their superiors.
A few brothers waded into the cotton field, and heard a roar from the ground. Wang Minzhi stood up:
"You can't be so pushy. Can't you just go home and talk about it behind closed doors?" Wang Minzhi was so frightened that she almost fell down because her foot was caught on a cotton stalk.
At this moment, when he was pulled out of the cotton field, he could hardly speak clearly.
More and more villagers came to the area. The official's clothes were eye-catching to begin with, and could be seen clearly from several miles away.
——Hey, what’s going on?
——Yeah, I wonder if Wang Minzhi has done something wrong.
——It looks like she must have committed a crime, seeing as how those two people dragged her away.
When Wang Minzhi was dragged to the village road, she was shaking like chaff, and listening to people's discussions, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Today is the last day, come with us." Zhou Changsheng waved his hand expressionlessly.
"Comrade, can you give me two more days? I've already given my husband some information, and I'll be back in these two days." Wang Minzhi's face turned blue and red. She looked into the distance and saw people running towards her in a noisy manner, running faster than those in the village when they heard the announcement of a movie showing.
Watermelon field.
Ye Xiaomei was collecting corn stalks with the little girl who was on holiday. They tied the dry corn stalks into bundles and erected them to surround the sheep pen and rabbit shed, leaving only a door for easy entry and exit.
This way, when a new batch of lambs arrive in a few days, it won't be cold in winter.
Zhao Mei was pulling a cart of corn stalks. Before the cart had even stopped, she took off the straps on her shoulders and ran over:
"Xiao Mei, your aunt was taken away by the government servants."
Ye Xiaomei slowly arranged each corn stalk: "If she doesn't pay us back for three days, she will have to spend the night in a government compound."
Zhao Mei was shocked at her daughter's behavior. She never thought that Xiao Mei, who looked so weak, could be so aggressive. However, Zhao Mei, who did not understand the law, had a big doubt:
"Do you think your aunt can come up with that much money?"
Ye Xiaomei then looked up at her mother: "You are soft-hearted, mom. We invested so much money, and you worked so hard to take care of us from dawn to dusk. She ruined our hard-earned money by breaking a bottle of pesticide. How could she not be soft-hearted when she did this? If you dare to do this, you must have the courage to bear the consequences."
Zhao Mei was embarrassed, but her daughter's words were like a pillar of support, and her backbone returned:
"Mom was worried that you would have worked in vain during those days. I was worried that your aunt would not be able to come up with the money and would not be able to compensate us."
"I don't care if you can't get it and you borrow it or rob it. You have to take it no matter what. Anyway, you have to remember, mom, no matter how hard she kowtows to you or sells it, you must not let go of this matter." Ye Xiaomei knew his mother too well. Sometimes, even if it was not her fault, she would soften her heart if someone said a few sweet words to her after she suffered a mistake.
This vaccination is really effective. Zhao Mei nodded and said, "I am not soft-hearted. I promise I am not soft-hearted about this matter. In fact, your grandmother really came to see me yesterday."
"Ah? What did she say to you yesterday?" Ye Xiaomei stood up suddenly. The old lady was also a biased person. She always favored the aunt's family.
Zhao Mei looked unhappy, and Ye Xiaomei knew that she had nothing good to say: "Xiao Ya, you were at home last Saturday, tell me what happened?"
"Grandma scolded our mom, saying that she..." Before Xiaoya finished her words, Zhao Mei's eyes were red:
"She called me an ungrateful person, saying that your aunt and I are sisters-in-law, and that one family is harming the other." After saying this, Zhao Mei turned her back.
The little girl raised her head and added: "She also said that our mother raised a good girl, who was greedy and worked together with her brother-in-law to bully her family."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaomei became angry: "I don't care about being a family with them. They say so much just because they don't want to pay. The less they give us, the more we can't change our words." If I don't teach them a lesson, they really think that the three of us are easy to bully.
Zhao Mei rubbed her eyes with her back to Ye Xiaomei, and when she turned around, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiaomei, I won't argue with your aunt or your grandmother about the past. From now on, I will listen to you on everything."
"The sheep we bought will be delivered the day after tomorrow. This time I have thought of a way." Ye Xiaomei instructed Zhao Mei to wash and dry all the grass for livestock, whether it was crops or weeds, before feeding them.
Zhao Mei nodded repeatedly.
"This time I gritted my teeth and bought 30 rabbits, half of which were short-haired meat rabbits. I thought that rabbit hair could be profitable once in a while, and meat rabbits grow fast, so I could stagger the income period. Then I would contact the restaurant to process the rabbit meat."
Ye Xiaomei was talking while Xiaoya was taking notes. Zhao Mei was stunned when she heard it: "Xiaomei, have you sorted out your plans for next year?"
"That's right. I've also made plans to raise a few cows next year. If I'm going to be tired, it will be this winter."
Because these cubs are fed in winter when livestock grass is not abundant, which is not a favorable practice at the right time and place, it is more difficult to raise them, and you may need to spend money to buy some wheat bran, after all, the grass is limited.
The little girl remembered everything and looked up at her elder sister: "Sister, are you going to take the exam next year?"
Speaking of this, Ye Xiaomei lost half her spirit: "This is what I planned, so I must arrange it in advance. I'm afraid that you will be busy and confused when I'm not at home."
Zhao Mei sat at the table and held Ye Xiaomei's hand: "Mom will definitely learn from you. Once you learn, you won't be confused. You haven't been able to study since you were a child. It's because of mom's inability. Now you have this opportunity, you should seize it. Even if you don't pass the exam, the knowledge you learned will be in your mind after all."
"Mom, what she says is making more and more sense." Ye Xiaomei smiled with her eyes shining.
In the evening, Ye Xiaomei looked at the sunset on her way home with a melancholy face. She had saved five or six hundred yuan out of the one thousand yuan gift money given by her mother-in-law, but now an accident happened. After deducting the money for buying sheep and rabbits, she was only left with one hundred and eighty yuan.
Even so, Ye Xiaomei was determined not to touch her man's hard-earned money, which was different from her own concept of money.
As soon as I got outside the Ma family's low wall, I saw a postman pushing a 28-inch bicycle and shouting inside:
"Is Comrade Ma Qijun at home? There is a registered letter for you that needs to be signed."
Ye Xiaomei's heart skipped a beat. Registered mail is only used in emergency situations or to strictly prevent leakage or loss. Could it be that the man's discharge certificate has been sent down?
Ye Xiaomei took a few quick steps, her mind full of the loneliness and reluctance in Brother Ma's eyes when he talked about his retirement.
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