Chapter 54
The news about Song Zhaodi soon reached Yang Qiujin's ears. Surprised that this girl finally dared to resist, Yang Qiujin recruited Song Zhaodi into the farm according to the previous agreement.
At the same time, the cement and red bricks approved by Secretary Zhai were also transported to the farm. A dozen migrant workers were working hard in the farm. Five rabbit houses of more than 50 square meters were built. After the cement was dry, Yang Qiujin threw the rabbits into the rabbit houses to raise them.
For some time afterwards, she took her three dogs, Lightning, Black Panther and Black Tiger, to hunt in the valley grasslands near the Tianshan Mountains. Almost every day, she would bring back more than ten living wild rabbits to the farm. Before long, the five rabbit houses had nearly fifty rabbits.
The farm was gradually getting back on track, and the chickens, ducks, geese and piglets had all grown to half-grown. In order to avoid pests and diseases, Yang Qiujin required the farm workers to let the chickens, ducks and piglets graze on the farm's grass every day.
At the same time, the excrement in the pens must be cleaned up every day, and medicines for treating swine plague, chicken, duck and goose plague, etc. must be obtained from the group veterinarian on a regular basis and fed to the chickens, ducks, geese and piglets to prevent plague.
The feces cleaned out by the farm workers was an important fertilizer in that era. Yang Qiujin had them pour it into a manure pool that she had asked the militia to dig. With the addition of some weeds and water, the manure would become fertilizer after a period of time. The manure would be scooped up and sprinkled on the pastures where fruits, vegetables and melons were planted on the farm, and all the crops grew well.
As the autumn harvest season approaches, the pumpkins, cabbages, radishes, sweet potatoes and other crops grown on their farms are growing bigger and stronger.
Every time Fan Hui and her colleagues cut sweet potatoes, pumpkins and other crops into pieces and put them in a pot to cook, they would mix them with chopped cabbage and vegetables after they cooled down and made feed for the chickens, ducks, geese and piglets. They were eager to eat and gain weight, and in just two or three months their weight soared, which alarmed all the farm officials, who came to check on them.
Yang Qiujin still said the same thing, the seeds were improved by Professor Zheng and Professor Cai, her crops grew better than those on the farm because she used livestock manure, and the soil was very fertile, so she could produce large pumpkins weighing more than ten pounds each, and sweet potatoes bigger than her face.
Secretary Zhai led his men to tour the farm. After hearing her words, he said thoughtfully, "If your farm is bigger and has more livestock manure, our farm can also buy livestock manure from your farm for fertilizer."
"Secretary Zhai, this is unrealistic." Yang Qiujin shook her head and said, "Our farm has millions of acres of land. If we use livestock feces to fertilize all of this land, the livestock's butts will rot and it won't be enough. If you really want to increase the fertilizer for crops, you might as well find a way to let some chemical engineering professors on the farm think of a way to build a fertilizer factory and produce fertilizer ourselves."
Secretary Zhai was silent for a while and said, "It's not easy to open a fertilizer factory. The main reason is that we lack talents in the chemical industry and the main raw materials for fertilizers. If we want to open a factory, we have to get approval from the Ava Corps, cooperate with local mines, and purchase various raw materials. The scope of this is too wide, and our farm does not have the financial resources to study it. Let's talk about your idea in a few years."
He did not refuse outright, but instead considered the issue of opening a fertilizer factory in depth. Yang Qiujin felt that it was too late for Secretary Zhai to open a fertilizer factory.
After the cancerous cadres including Cao Jun were eradicated, Secretary Zhai no longer had to worry about the future and focused on improving the farm's production and ensuring that everyone had enough food. The development of Tianshan Farm was getting better and better.
As October was approaching and winter was about to come to the border, Yang Qiujin was still thinking about Chen Shengqing's plan to take her and the children to travel around the border. So she arranged her work that day, told Chen Shengqing in advance, and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things for the trip.
They were going to travel for at least a week, and they needed to buy some food, drinks, and toiletries for the trip.
Chen Shengqing said that their last stop was to take her and the children to the border to see where he worked, so thick clothes were essential.
While she was shopping, Chen Tianyou was also busy at school, telling everyone that his parents were going to take him on a trip to various places along the border, which attracted the envy of many other children.
In a corner of the playground, a group of children were squatting under a huge red willow tree catching ants.
Li Sannier said, "Chen Tianyou, I really envy you. You are the only child of your parents, so the burden is not that heavy. You can go to Turpan to eat fresh grapes and roasted whole lamb, go to Yili to see flowers, go fishing in Kaku Lake, and go to Devil City to see demons. Unlike us, we have a bunch of children. My mother said that my father can hardly support us, so how can he have the spare money to travel?"
"What's there to be jealous of? When I grow up, I can go there by myself." This was said by Li Dadan.
Chen Tianyou said: "When you grow up, the scenery you see on your own will be different from what you saw when you were a child."
"That's true." Li Dadan was depressed.
They are both children, but why did Uncle Chen and Aunt Yang only give birth to Chen Tianyou? All the delicious food and fun things are for him alone, while his parents just kept giving birth to children, five in a row. His parents don't even take them out to play, and even if they want to eat some candy or more meat and rice, his mother will scold them for being gluttons.
God is so unfair!
Wang Songyang was also very envious, and he grabbed Chen Tianyou's hand and asked, "Brother Tianyou, can I go on a trip with you guys? My dad and mom don't care about me, saying I'm your child."
He ate and played at Chen's house for eight out of ten days. Many people in the family compound laughed and said that Wang Jianguo had given his son to Chen Shengqing and his wife as their own son. Chen Shengqing and his wife also laughed and said that they treated him as their adopted son.
Chen Tianyou likes Wang Songyang very much, mainly because this little brat is willing to play with him and obeys his orders unconditionally, which makes him very proud, and he is willing to take Wang Songyang with him no matter what he does.
However, Chen Tianyou did not agree immediately, but hesitated and said: "My dad said that he would only take my mom and me on this trip. If you want to go, I have to ask my mom if she wants to take you."
"Oh..." Wang Songyang sighed in disappointment.
Although he was young, he was smart. He knew that the family would not take him on the trip, so he said with great disappointment: "After school, I will go home and ask my parents if we can go on the trip with you. If not, Brother Tianyou, remember to bring back some delicious local specialties for me to eat."
"Okay." Chen Tianyou agreed immediately, and put his hand on his little shoulder in a condescending manner and said, "Don't worry, you are my brother. If I have a bite to eat, you will have a bite to eat."
"It's just a trip, what's there to be proud of!" At some point, Ji Feiwu, dressed in white, appeared in front of Chen Tianyou with a few tall and strong children. "My mother will take me and my sister to the Kirgiz people in Tianshan in a few days."
As soon as Chen Tianyou saw Ji Feiwu, he stood up from the ground, clenched his fists, stared at him and said, "What's so fun about Tianshan? We are at the foot of Tianshan and can see the mountains every day. What's so strange about it?"
"That's right." Li Sanni'er and her brothers and sisters also stood up and looked at Ji Feiwu with disdain: "We can see Tianshan every day, and this is also called tourism?"
Li Dadan even poked Ji Feiwu's heart, "Your father has broken up with your mother, and your mother doesn't work, so where does she get the money to take you on a trip? Don't try to be so arrogant."
"Who said my dad and mom had a falling out? My dad is just busy with work and has no time to go home. My mom has a lot of money. She bought her a new watch and a bicycle a few days ago, and also bought me a cream cake. Are you blind and don't see it?" Ji Feiwu said angrily.
"Who knows whether your mother bought those things or stole them?" Wang Songyang pouted and said, "Many aunts said that your mother doesn't work and your father doesn't give her money. Where did your mother get the money to buy cakes for you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your mother is a thief!" When Ji Feiwu heard that his mother was wrongly accused, he reached out to push Wang Songyang: "Your mother is a bad element from the lowest class, and you are the son of a bad element. Your whole family should be shot. You still dare to say that my mother is a thief? I will beat you to death, you bad element!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Wang Songyang.
Wang Songyang burst into tears, "I am not a bad person, and neither is my mother. You are bullying me!"
"Ji Feiwu, you deserve a beating!" Chen Tianyou could not stand seeing his brother being bullied, so he stepped forward and kicked Ji Feiwu in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. He then rode on him and hammered him in the stomach. "I have tolerated you for a long time, telling you to oppose me everywhere and your mother to target my mother everywhere. If I don't beat you to death today, I am not Chen!"
"What do I mean by targeting you? Who told you to be as despicable as your mother? If you dare to attack me, I will beat you to death, you bastard!" Ji Feiwu was not one to be bullied. He was pinned down by Chen Tianyou and could not move. He raised his head and bit Chen Tianyou's wrist, biting it with all his strength to kill him.
Chen Tianyou's hand was immediately torn apart by his bite, blood gushed out, and he howled in pain. He had to give up hitting his stomach and try to pry open his mouth.
"Let go, Ji Feiwu, let go, you are a dog!"
Ji Feiwu refused to let go. With hatred in his eyes, he bit the back of Chen Tianyou's hand tightly.
Seeing that Chen Tianyou was bleeding more and more due to Ji Feiwu's bite, Wang Songyang and Li Dadan, who were good friends with him, became anxious and rushed forward to pry Ji Feiwu's hands apart.
As soon as they moved, several tall and strong children behind Ji Feiwu also moved.
Good guys, several people started fighting in an instant.
Li Sannier was so anxious that she kept shouting, "Stop hitting, stop hitting, do you want to be punished by the teacher?"
But the boys were in high spirits and none of them was willing to admit defeat. The fight became more and more intense.
Finally, Wang Songyue couldn't stand it anymore and ran to the office to find the teachers. Several teachers came out to stop them and the situation was finally settled.
When Yang Qiujin returned home with her bags full of things, Zhao Erfeng came running over to her and pulled her to the school before she could even catch her breath. "Hurry up, your child and some of my naughty kids are fighting with Shi Fangfang's son. Teacher Li has asked someone to ask us to go to the school for a parents' meeting."
"What? This kid got into a fight again?" Yang Qiujin followed Zhao Erfeng into the school. She saw Liang Xueqing from next door, the family of the deputy director of the Quartermaster Department, and several other military wives going to school together. When she learned that they were all involved in the fight, she suddenly felt her head throbbing and her blood pressure rising.
When they arrived at the school, they were greeted by Chen Tianyou's homeroom teacher, Ms. Li Manli.
Several children who participated in the fight were beaten black and blue and were scolded by Riemann and made to stand in a row at the back of the classroom.
After a group of parents entered the classroom, the other children pout and cry when they see their parents coming, but Chen Tianyou is afraid that Yang Qiujin will beat her, so she hunches her shoulders and secretly looks at her.
Yang Qiujin suppressed her urge to question him and asked Li Man, "Teacher Li, what is going on?"
Li Man said, "I have learned from the children what happened. This incident was mainly caused by your Chen Tianyou. He advertised everywhere in the school that he was going to travel. Ji Feiwu couldn't stand it and said a few words to him. He hit Ji Feiwu first, and Ji Feiwu fought back in desperation. Li Dadan and Wang Songyang helped to separate them, but they all fought. That's why I asked your parents to come over and deal with this matter."
She came here, sighed and said, "Mr. Chen Tianyou, I'm not saying this, but your child is usually very naughty in school and has caused a lot of trouble. Now he has caused such a big thing. Several children were injured because of his fight. You have to apologize to the other parents for this matter."
Shi Fangfang, who was standing next to Ji Feiwu, immediately frowned and said angrily, "I don't accept the apology. Her bastard beat my son like this. If she doesn't apologize as a public gift, pay for my son's medical expenses, and kick her son out of the military school, I will never quit."
The family of the deputy director of the Quartermaster Department, Deng Gangzi's mother, said, "That's right. Our military school is a place for educating people and creating the people's children. The son of Captain Chen's family fights and stirs up trouble all day long, making a good class in the school a mess. Why is this kind of trouble still staying in the school? He should have been kicked out long ago."
Yang Qiujin looked unhappy and was about to speak when Chen Tianyou said hurriedly, "Mom, they are talking nonsense. It was Ji Feiwu who started the fight and beat Wang Songyang first. That's why I started the fight with him!"
"Yes, Aunt Yang, they are talking nonsense." Li Dadan and several other children also hurriedly testified: "It was Ji Feiwu and his group who started it first. Ji Feiwu bit Chen Tianyou's hand until it bled, and we had no choice but to fight back."
Yang Qiujin's eyes fell on Chen Tianyou and saw that there were indeed deep tooth marks on his left hand. Even though the school had disinfected and stopped the bleeding, one could still see that the teeth had bitten deep into the bone.
How much hatred and resentment must a child have to make him bite someone to death? On the other hand, Ji Feiwu only suffered some minor skin wounds.
Yang Qiujin naturally believed that her son would not beat someone up for no reason. She suppressed her anger and coldly looked at Shi Fangfang and Deng Gangzi's mother and said, "I know my son best. If it weren't for your two sons taking the lead, he would never have done it. I also believe what the children said. It was Ji Feiwu who started to beat Wang Songyang first. My son was just helping out. How come you said it was my son who started it first?"
Shi Fangfang said, "It wasn't your son who started it first. Was it my son? My son's grades are so good, and your son's grades are so bad. I can tell who is good and who is bad at a glance. It's useless for you to make excuses."
"Do I need to make excuses?" Yang Qiujin stood beside Chen Tianyou and said, "My son's grades are not good, but that doesn't mean he has bad character. Looking at the entire family compound, everyone knows that my son is a warm-hearted person. He is happy to share any delicious food and drinks with the children. He is also happy to help when a child is bullied. He is also willing to help when someone in the school does not clean up well. Your son has good grades, but his character is as bad as yours. He bullied many female classmates in the class and teamed up with Deng Gangzi and a few other shameless people to extort money and candy from young children. Do you think I don't know?"
"What are you talking about! My Gangzi is a good man. When did he blackmail the children in school?" Deng Gangzi's mother pointed at Yang Qiujin's nose and asked.
Yang Qiujin sneered: "Don't rush to deny it. We can call all the children in the school to testify whether your son has ever done blackmail. Don't think that your husband is the deputy director of the Quartermaster Department. Others are afraid of you, but I am afraid of you. I tell you, I, Yang Qiujin, am not afraid of anything. I can even shoot the cadres of Tianshan Farm. I don't believe that your husband is truly incorruptible in the army and has not embezzled a bit of military pay. In an era when everyone is pale and thin, and has insufficient food and clothing, you and your son are fat and fat. I can imagine that you and your wife have been taking advantage of others. Believe it or not, I will write a letter of report to the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and your husband will be dismissed in no time."
Deng Gangzi's mother was embarrassed and felt guilty. She pretended to be tough and said they didn't do it. However, she knew that Yang Qiujin was not a good person. She muttered a few words, told Li Man that they were magnanimous and would let bygones be bygones, and then took her son away.
As soon as she left, Shi Fangfang wanted to make excuses, but Yang Qiujin said, "Teacher Li, I call you 'teacher' because I respect you. You are the class teacher of the children. Logically, you have been with the children for the entire semester. You should know the children's personalities and what happened to them better than anyone else. However, as soon as we arrived, you took the initiative to believe Shi Fangfang's son and not my son. You implicitly blamed me for not teaching the child well and not creating a student with excellent academic performance for you. I want to ask you, are all children with poor grades bad children? Or do you, as teachers, only see children with good academic performance and believe them unconditionally no matter what mistakes they make? You are so indiscriminate. I really wonder how you became a teacher."
Her words made Li Man's face turn pale. She stood at the podium for a long time before she lowered her eyes and said, "Mr. Chen Tianyou, this is my fault. I apologize to you. I will now learn about the whole thing and give you an explanation, okay?"
"Teacher Li, I have two requests. First, my son's hand was bitten and bleeding, and the wound was deep enough to expose the bone. I want to go to the military hospital for an examination to see if the biter has rabies, which would have caused him to bite so cruelly. Second, after you understand the matter clearly, if it is not my son's fault, please follow the requirements of Ji Feiwu's family head and let the person at fault pay the compensation and apologize. Finally, expel this kind of harm from the military school to prevent it from harming others again." Yang Qiujin said coldly.
Li Man and Shi Fangfang were both stunned. The former had not expected her to be so tough, while the latter, seeing how tough she was, was no longer sure whether her son was right.
Yang Qiujin learned from Zhao Erfeng that Li Man was now close to Shi Fangfang and she did not trust Li Man's character. After saying that, she went straight into the office of the principal of the military school and asked the principal to handle the matter.
The principal of the military school was a female principal named Kong Yu, a talented woman in her fifties with half white hair. When she heard what Yang Qiujin said, she did not delay at all. She first asked the school doctor to send several children to the military hospital for examination and treatment. Then she called all the children who were present at the time and questioned them one by one to check the situation at that time.
Soon, the truth came out. Principal Kong brought Li Man, Shi Fangfang and others to the outpatient department of the military hospital and apologized to Yang Qiujin and her son: "Comrade Yang, we have already investigated the matter clearly. It was Teacher Li who wronged Chen Tianyou. This matter was our teacher's negligence. You see..."
At that time, Chen Tianyou's hands had been disinfected with alcohol and simply bandaged with gauze. Yang Qiujin was so distressed that she held him in her arms, peeled a boiled egg in her hand, and fed it to him.
Without even raising her eyelids, she said, "Principal Kong, I still say the same thing. Those who should pay should pay, those who should apologize should apologize, and those who should leave should leave. You don't want me to forgive the perpetrator on behalf of my child, do you?"
"No forgiveness!" Chen Tianyou held the egg in his mouth and glared at Ji Feiwu who was hiding behind Shi Fangfang, saying, "He always bullied me with Deng Gangzi and the others and beat me many times in private. If my dad hadn't taught me martial arts and Li Dadan and the others hadn't helped me, I would have been crushed to death in the Tianshan River by them."
"Is there such a thing?" Yang Qiujin was shocked. "Why didn't you tell mom?"
"I'm afraid you'll scold me." Chen Tianyou said aggrievedly, "Just two months ago, I went to the Tianshan River to pick duck eggs, and I ran into Ji Feiwu and his gang who were also picking duck eggs. They relied on their numbers to push me into the river. Ji Feiwu also held my head down and made me spit out water, trying to drown me. If Li Dadan hadn't heard the noise and came to save me, I would have died long ago."
"Is this true?" Zhao Erfeng, who was accompanying him, was also shocked. He turned around and asked Li Dadan, "Dadan, is this true?"
"It's true." Li Dadan, who was beaten black and blue, nodded. "I wanted to tell you and Aunt Yang when I got back. It was Chen Tianyou who said that his mother would scold him for always getting into fights and causing troubles. She told us not to talk nonsense, so we didn't say anything."
Wang Songyang, Li Sanni and other children standing nearby also said that this was true.
"At such a young age, you have such a vicious mind. You actually teamed up with other children to kill my son." Yang Qiujin put Chen Tianyou aside, stood up, rushed to Shi Fangfang, stretched out her hand and strangled Shi Fangfang's neck fiercely, and said with anger in her eyes: "I will strangle you to death, you vicious woman. You let your well-educated son lead others to harm my son. You think my son is easy to bully and no one protects him, right? Who are you to let your son dare to harm others at such a young age!"
She was too fast, and in anger she lost her mind and pinched Shi Fangfang until her eyes rolled back.
Ji Feiwu was frightened by her and reached out to hit her, shouting: "You cheap whore, let my mother go, let her go!"
"Get out of here!" Yang Qiujin kicked him away. "I'll deal with your mother first, and then I'll deal with you!"
"Comrade Yang, please calm down!" Principal Kong and his group hurriedly pulled her away and advised her, "Comrade Yang, calm down. Violence won't solve the problem. Don't worry, what classmate Chen Tianyou said is true. We will never keep a black sheep like Ji Feiwu in the military school again."
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