We have done everything we can, there is no other solution.
Lu Cheng took the initiative to spread the news, so it would not be easy for Zhou Zhiming to play tricks behind the scenes and quietly put the blame on him.
In the evening, he entered the space and told Qin An Ning everything.
Although Qin An Ning was still worried, she knew there was nothing she could do, so she told Lu Cheng to drive carefully and be safe.
Lu Cheng saw her fiddling with the medicine and didn't bother her.
He didn't sleep all night last night and had to drive tomorrow, so he went out to sleep.
The next day, not long after arriving at the drying yard, news of the Zhang family's bustle came again.
"Let's go, let's go and take a look." Wu Yanli pulled Qin An Ning and Meng Yu and ran.
Anyway, we have threshers now, so it doesn’t matter if they delay for a while.
A few days ago, the police came to ask for the money from selling the child. Old Mrs. Zhang cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to hang herself, and finally drove the police away.
Director Yao came here in person today. The child has been brought back, and the money naturally has to be returned, otherwise they cannot close this case.
When they arrived at Zhang's house, there were quite a few people outside the yard.
"Qin Zhiqing, come here." Li Chunfang found a long bench from somewhere and stood on it, leaning against the wall to look inside.
The three of them squeezed over, stepped onto the stool and stood next to Li Chunfang.
Four heads were staring at the opera going on in the yard, all they needed was a handful of melon seeds.
Old Mrs. Zhang sat on the ground, crying and talking about the difficulties at home.
"We are a big family, and eating and drinking costs a lot of money. We have already spent that money. Now you are asking for more money. Isn't that asking for my life?
Look at this family, they are so poor, smash my bones and exchange them for money."
The men in the Zhang family all went to work, and the daughters of Zhang Dashan also went to work. Zhao Chunxing didn't dare to say a word, and Wu Dani hid herself and let Old Lady Zhang do whatever she wanted.
Li Chunfang glanced at Old Lady Zhang and curled her lips, "How shameless of you!"
Taking advantage of the fact that the police didn't dare to touch her, she started throwing a tantrum.
Director Yao stood aside with a helpless look on his face.
Qin An Ning thought to himself that Director Yao was too indecisive and had too many concerns.
Since you dare to sell children, you should be punished.
Just tell her that selling a child is a serious crime and she must be sent to a labor camp, even if her family does not pursue the matter.
Let’s see if she dares to make trouble again.
Lu Rongjiang was originally watching the autumn harvest in the fields, and now he hurried back.
Seeing the situation in the yard, he frowned with a headache. He walked around Old Mrs. Zhang with his hands behind his back, his voice was not loud but extremely firm.
"Mrs. Zhang, you sold your child, but Zhang Dashan didn't pursue the matter, allowing you to escape.
But now that you don’t pay back the money, it’s no longer up to your family to decide.
If the police cannot close the case, you have committed a crime.
I won’t be responsible if the police take you away.
Don't even think about not paying it back, I'll deduct it from your family's work points."
Old Lady Zhang's wailing voice suddenly stopped. She wiped her face with her hands, which felt like old tree bark, and asked with wide eyes, "What did you say?"
Lu Rongjiang gave Director Yao a wink, and Director Yao quickly understood.
"Captain Lu is right, this money is what you owe to the people in Lin County.
If you don't pay it back, we will have no choice but to punish you according to policy.
Then we will take the money from your team and return it to them."
Mrs. Zhang expressed her dissatisfaction, "Why?"
Lu Rongjiang yelled angrily, "Just because you owe them money! Hurry up and return the money to the police."
Old Mrs. Zhang knew that she could not keep the money, so she reluctantly got up from the ground and went into the house to get the money.
Director Yao also breathed a sigh of relief. It was really a headache to meet such a person. You couldn't hit him or scold him.
Lu Rongjiang felt that Old Lady Zhang had brought disgrace to their Peace Brigade, and the punishment they received a few days ago was too light.
After Director Yao and his men left, they punished Old Lady Zhang by forcing her to carry manure for ten days, and they did not allow anyone else to help.
Carrying manure and having work points deducted are considered the most severe punishments in the village.
The former is a job that only people in the "stinking ninth" and "black five" categories who make mistakes do, and it is embarrassing.
The latter is linked to money and food, and deducting work points is as painful as cutting flesh.
Seeing that Lu Rongjiang was really angry, Old Lady Zhang didn't dare to retort. She was the kind of person who would treat people differently based on their situation.
There was nothing exciting to watch, so everyone dispersed.
A figure flashed by at the corner, with a green triangular scarf wrapped around its head, covering half of its face.
"Aunt Chunfang, that's... Zhang Guilian?"
"Well, she has a scar on her face, so she rarely goes out."
She didn't even come out for the autumn harvest. The villagers felt sorry for her and pretended not to know that she didn't go to work.
"Is it serious?"
Li Chunfang shook her head. "I haven't seen it. I heard it's a thick red scar."
Qin Anning seemed to be thinking about something. "By the way, why don't I see Wang Dongmei?"
Aren’t even children busy during the autumn harvest?
"You don't know the situation of the Wang family, do you? His second son found a wife in the city and rarely comes back.
Is Bu Er's daughter-in-law about to give birth? Originally, Zhang Guilian was supposed to take care of her during the confinement period, but she was too embarrassed to go out, so Dongmei was sent instead.
While they were talking, they had already returned to the drying yard. Wang Qiufen glanced at them and felt helpless.
Half of the people ran to watch the fun, which made her feel itchy.
But the old man said that as the captain's wife, she had to set an example.
As a lowly official, she was restricted from even watching the fun.
Seeing them come back, Wang Qiufen quickly pulled Li Chunfang and said, "Tell me what happened!"
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