Chapter 108: The Leader of the Gong Era
Even when Zhang Haimei approached, Zhang Wenxin still hadn't fully digested her words and stood there in a daze.
"Aunt Zhang is talking about dividing the family property, and Grandma Zhang asked me to find you and bring you home." Zhang Haimei repeated her words.
Zhang Wenxin came back to his senses: "Okay, I'll go back right away."
Before she finished her words, she ran out and quickly disappeared from the sight of Yu Zhile and Chen Zhao.
"Hey, Chen Zhao, you saw the newspaper so soon?" Zhang Haimei noticed his hand raised in the air.
Chen Zhao suddenly put his hands behind his back and smiled awkwardly.
Yu Zhile burst out laughing and said, "You stole it, why are you still going to the brigade headquarters?"
"Then I'll have to read it for a while longer." Chen Zhao muttered softly and shook out the newspaper.
Zhang Haimei asked casually: "Can you read the content of the report to me?"
Chen Zhao finally found something to do. His eyes lit up and he agreed immediately.
Then he held his head high, cleared his throat, and recited to her with great emotion.
The report recorded in detail the process of one of the friends' separation and the subsequent interviews with the parties involved. It also mentioned what Yu Zhile said at the Zhang sisters' separation meeting.
Finally, the article also leads to thoughts on the situation of divorced women.
Zhang Haimei listened very carefully, clapping and cheering from time to time, which made Chen Zhao more confident and he read louder and louder.
After reading the whole article, his voice became a little hoarse.
"Sister, you are really here. I thought you were in the field." Zhang Haizhu came to the door, "The captain is looking for you."
"Oh no, how could I forget about choosing a site!" Zhang Haimei slapped her head.
After thanking Chen Zhao, she hurriedly followed Zhang Haizhu away.
Chen Zhao was flipping through other pages idly when he was attracted by a piece of news. He opened his mouth in surprise.
"Sister, Yu Taohong is dead." He ran to Yu Zhile and handed her the newspaper. "That night she also hacked Zhang Zhenhua's family members in town, killing four and seriously injuring one."
Yu Zhile's eyes quickly scanned the text, and his pupils shrank when he saw her breaking into a house and injuring someone in the provincial capital.
"I wonder if Peilan is okay." Yu Wanqin walked over after hearing the voice, read the news, and looked worried.
At this time, Yu Zhile's palms were cold and his expression was uneasy.
"How about we go to the provincial capital a day in advance?" Yu Yue suggested.
Chen Zhao realized this and said, "I'll go into the city to find Minister Ning and ask him if he's free today."
As he spoke, he pushed the bicycle that was leaning against the wall out of the yard and rode a long distance away.
"It's okay, don't worry." Yu Yue comforted Yu Zhile and the others.
Ten minutes later, Chen Zhao rode back, sweating profusely, and remembered speaking with a Beijing accent: "Sister, those two evil-minded guys are heading our way, what should we do?"
Yu Zhile felt something was wrong. Yu Haiguang and the other two had made a sudden decision yesterday to leave this morning. They shouldn't have received the news so quickly.
She thought for a moment and said, "Go find Ning Tan and ask him to bring someone here and tell them that there are two people in the village who are very concerned about my father's schedule."
"Okay, I'm leaving." Chen Zhao turned the front of the car and pedaled hard again.
"Pack your things first." Yu Zhile looked at his family, "I'll go to Wenxin's house to take a look."
As she approached the Zhang family's yard, she didn't hear any sound and the gate was wide open.
Yu Zhile looked inside and found that all nine members of the Zhang family were there, but they were all silent.
"Wenxin, I have something to talk to you about, it's urgent." She knocked on the door frame, attracting everyone's attention.
The old secretary took a deep puff of his cigarette and asked, "Leni, this is related to Yanzi, right?"
Yu Zhile did not answer and looked at Zhang Wenxin and Zhang Haiyan.
"Yes, I don't want to implicate you and disturb your life." Zhang Haiyan said hoarsely, "Dad, let me separate the family."
The old Party secretary was silent for a while, blew out a smoke ring, and said, "What's going on?"
After getting Zhang Haiyan's consent, Yu Zhile told her the plan he had heard last time and the news that Zhang Cuihua and her husband were on their way.
"These two disgusting things! I'll kick them out!" Wen Rou slammed the table angrily and looked around for a wooden stick.
Zhang Haiyan stopped her: "Sister-in-law, don't, they will go to the police station to sue you, you don't have to do this for me."
She was used to the Zhang family's shameless behavior, and was afraid that they would catch her doing the slightest thing and extort money from her.
"Sister, what are you talking about? We are your family, so we have to support you." Brother Zhang retorted, turning around and shouting, "Big Gold, Second Wood, Third Water, bring your weapons!"
The three Zhang brothers responded and grabbed the bench with wooden sticks.
"Xiaoyan, how could you think like that?" Grandma Zhang, with tears in her eyes, staggered forward and held her hand.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
At this moment, Zhang Cuihua was carrying a gong on her back, and Old Man Zhang was pushing a bicycle with a chain attached. Both of them were gasping for breath from exhaustion.
Zhang Cuihua, in particular, was soaked in sweat, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.
"When will we get there?" She pulled up her collar to wipe the sweat off her face. "Why are the roads in this country so bad? This broken gong is so heavy."
"Didn't you say you wanted to bring this gong?" Old man Zhang's face looked unhappy.
Zhang Cuihua pursed her lips and muttered, "Isn't this to let more people know about Zhang Haiyan? Otherwise, how can we ruin her reputation?"
"Okay, stop talking. Leave some saliva for the curse." Old man Zhang said in a bad tone.
Zhang Cuihua licked her lips and said no more.
The two walked for almost an hour under the scorching sun and finally saw the big rock at the entrance of the village.
Zhang Cuihua immediately became excited. As soon as she entered the village, she couldn't wait to start beating the gong, crying loudly as she did so.
"Zhang Haiyan married into my family, but she couldn't give birth to a child for more than ten years. When they divorced, she even took my sewing machine away. It's so unfair!"
"Zhang Haiyan has been married to my family for fifteen years. She is lazy and disrespectful to her parents-in-law. Please give us your opinions!"
At this time, all the middle-aged and strong laborers in the village were in the fields, and only a few elderly people came to the door to watch the fun.
Children rushed out from everywhere and ran in front of them, clapping their hands and shouting in unison: "The singer is coming! The singer is coming!"
The Zhang family heard the noise and went out to check, and ran into them face to face.
"Zhang Haiyan, give me the money from selling your job and the sewing machine, otherwise I will make it so that your Zhang family will not be able to live in Haiyu Village anymore." Zhang Cuihua fiddled with the gong hanging on her chest, looking like a smug villain.
Brother Zhang pouted and said, "You are dreaming. My sister got the job through the exam, and my family paid for the sewing machine. What qualifications do you have to go back?"
"Okay, okay, okay." Zhang Cuihua struck the gong randomly for a while, then repeated the accusatory words in a long tone.
She wanted to sing it a second time, but Old Man Zhang raised his hand to stop her.
"My dear, you are a respectable and smart person. You should know that it will not be good for you if the matter gets out of hand." Old man Zhang dusted off the dust on his body in a pretentious manner and threatened secretly, "Besides, if the matter gets out of hand, it will be difficult for you to find a husband for her. If you get into trouble, you can't blame anyone."
"Who are your relatives? Stop trying to be friendly here." The old branch secretary looked up and glanced at him.
"Give me money or not?" Old man Zhang was choked by this and immediately tore his face, "Humph, when the time comes, I will marry you to the mountains and serve you brothers, don't blame me."
When he spoke, he deliberately lowered his voice, and there was a gleam in his cloudy eyes.
The old branch secretary stared at him for a while, then punched Old Man Zhang in the nose.
He worked in the ocean fishing team for most of his life, but retired due to heart pain. Although his strength is not as good as before, it is still more than enough to beat a thin man of the same age.
Old man Zhang took several steps back, his nose bleeding.
Zhang Cuihua was stunned with fear.
"Master, that's awesome!" Zhang Wen's heart started beating.
The children nearby clapped their hands and cheered: "Grandpa Feng, you are awesome, awesome!"
"Ah, old man, are you okay?" Zhang Cuihua screamed and reached out to help him.
Old man Zhang brushed her hand away and said viciously, "Knock, I want everyone to know that the Party Secretary of Haiyu Village beat people!"
Zhang Cuihua struck the gong hard, creating a harsh sound that could be heard by people five kilometers away.
"Hai, burp, Yucun, burp, de, burp, the secretary, burp, hit someone." She started to burp for no apparent reason.
The sound gradually attracted the villagers in the fields.
"Hit, burp, hit, burp, someone." Zhang Cuihua shouted with great effort, panting, "Zhang Hai, burp, burp, you, burp, broke, burp, shoes."
"What is this song? It's so ugly." someone in the crowd shouted.
Others echoed the sentiment.
Zhang Cuihua and the other girl were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks became thick.
Old man Zhang said: "Your Party secretary beat people!"
"Wow, Uncle Feng is still as skilled as ever."
"As expected of Brother Feng, he really has the demeanor of a captain of the ocean-going team!"
"Grandpa Feng, you are amazing."
Everyone's reaction was beyond their expectations, and they felt furious.
"Zhang Haiyan can't have children, she's not filial to her husband's family, and she even secretly sold her job and took the money away." Zhang Cuihua cursed in one breath, "She's also divorced. She's an unlucky slut. Be careful if you associate with her."
After Zhang Haimei's publicity, everyone in the village knew that Haiyu Village was rated as a progressive village in the provincial newspaper.
She also repeated the content of the article to everyone, saying that the staff of the provincial newspaper praised everyone's progressive thinking and that they were the leaders of the times.
Then, everyone looked at him with contempt.
"You say you're from the city? How can your thinking be so backward?"
"Divorce is not a big deal. The newspapers all said that if you don't move a tree, it will die, but if you move a person, he will live. It must be because of your bad feng shui that Yanzi can't have a baby."
"That's right, we are a progressive village, the feng shui is so good, it must be you who are holding her back."
When Zhang Cuihua and Old Man Zhang heard this, they were dumbfounded.
Everyone started hurling spittle at them, almost drowning the two of them.
"You are just a bunch of country bumpkins." Zhang Cuihua was so angry that she was shaking.
Old man Zhang had a bitter taste in his mouth and was filled with regret.
The next second, the sound of a car attracted everyone's attention.
A jeep sped towards Zhang Cuihua and her husband, with no intention of slowing down.
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