Chapter 10

"You must be mistaken. Don't say such nonsense."

The captain glared at Wang Heizi, feeling oppressive.

I look like I'm going to beat you up if you dare to lie.

Wang Heizi was a little angry: "Grandpa, you don't trust me enough. I usually have fun, but I still know the seriousness of the matter."

"Then how do you know all this?"

"I bumped into them before. I had to go herd sheep, so I met them outside the village. I saw Sister Chuanfang crying, and I thought Cao Zhigao had bullied her and smashed her head with a stone."

If Tang Chuanfang had not stopped him quickly, Wang Heizi would have beaten Cao Zhigao half to death.

It was not his fault for misunderstanding. Their team had no good feelings towards the people of Caojiazhuang, and after seeing such a scene, they began to misunderstand.

At first Wang Heizi didn't believe it and thought it was Cao Zhigao threatening Tang Chuanfang.

It took Tang Chuanfang a long time to explain before Wang Heizi reluctantly believed it.

The captain frowned: "How did they know each other? Chuanfang is not that kind of person."

If a man and a woman were to meet secretly outside and were caught by someone, their reputation would be ruined.

Tang Chuanfang is an honest man. He usually just works hard and doesn't talk much. You wouldn't expect him to do such a thing.

Moreover, the two brigades have always had a bad relationship and seldom interact with each other. How did they get together?

"Sister Chuanfang said that she went up the mountain to chop wood and accidentally fell down. She ran into Cao Zhigao who was passing by. If Cao Zhigao hadn't saved her, she would have frozen to death on the mountain."

Wang Heizi got angry when he talked about this, "It is said that Sister Fang's brother and sister-in-law are worthless, forcing a grown girl like her to go out and collect firewood in the middle of winter.

Every family would prepare firewood before winter, but they were the laziest and didn’t prepare enough firewood, so they asked a grown girl to chop firewood in the middle of winter, otherwise the kang wouldn’t even be able to heat up.”

Tang Chuanfang's family is headed by her brother and sister-in-law. Her father is a sickly man who has been bedridden for many years. Her mother is weak and cannot do anything, so Tang Chuanfang's brother and sister-in-law have the final say in family affairs.

Tang Chuanfang's sister-in-law was famous for being fierce and fierce in the village. She was very powerful when she was a girl, and no one was willing to marry her.

Tang Chuanfang's elder brother married her because he couldn't find a wife.

The reason why Tang Chuanfang fell while chopping wood was because he was hungry.

Cao Zhigao had just returned from the commune with some food in his hands, so he fed her the maltose he had just bought.

Tang Chuanfang was particularly grateful for this and did not want to take advantage of him, so he said he would return it to him.

Cao Zhigao didn't want it, but Tang Chuanfang insisted.

Later, the two of them became familiar with each other and fell in love.

"I often deliver things to them." Wang Heizi said proudly.

The captain couldn't help but give Wang Heizi a slap in the face: "Why are you so nosy?"

If this matter gets out, Wang Heizi will be in trouble.

"The Chairman said that we should help others for fun!"

The captain believed what he said, picked up the dry cigarette and put it in his mouth, thinking about how to explain this matter.

Just tell everyone directly that Cao Zhigao came to their village to see Tang Chuanfang, then Tang Chuanfang will have no chance of living as a human being from now on.

Tang Chuanfang is now engaged and preparing to get married, but her partner is not Cao Zhigao.

The team leader: "What a jerk this Cao Zhigao is! Tang Chuanfang is about to get married, why is he sneaking into our team? He is trying to harm people."

Wang Heizi curled his lips and said, "If Sister Chuanfang wants to marry a man like that, Cao Zhigao would be a loser if he could sit still. If it were me, I would just take Sister Chuanfang away without thinking twice."

Tang Chuanfang is only eighteen years old this year, at the prime of her life, but her brother and sister-in-law want to marry her to a forty-year-old bachelor.

It is said that the old bachelor is not very smart and often beats people for no reason in their village. Decent families would not marry their daughters or sisters to such a family.

But Tang Chuanfang's brother and sister-in-law wanted to marry Tang Chuanfang for the fifty yuan dowry.

There were enthusiastic people who came to plead with Tang Chuanfang's brother and sister-in-law to stop doing this, but wasn't this sending Tang Chuanfang into the fire?

But the brother and sister-in-law were determined. Tang Chuanfang's sister-in-law even said that if they were not allowed to marry Tang Chuanfang to him, they could just pay an additional 50 yuan as a betrothal gift, otherwise they should stop complaining.

What's the situation in their family? My father-in-law is in poor health and has to take medicine as if it were meals every day. My mother-in-law is not in much better health either and can only earn a few work points a day.

What kind of family are they? How can they live without earning more dowry money from the girls in their family?

This was a family matter, and others could not say anything. They could only feel sorry for Tang Chuanfang in secret.

Cao Zhigao's family didn't have much money and couldn't afford such a large amount of betrothal money, not to mention that the girl he wanted to marry was from Rongshan Brigade.

The grudges between the two brigades were there, and even if their family had money, it was impossible for them to come up with so much money to help Cao Zhigao get married, otherwise they would be drowned in the spit of the people in the brigade.

This is a slap in the face of the people of Caojiazhuang. Doesn't it show that they are particularly fond of the girls from Rongshan Brigade? It also makes it seem like the people of Caojiazhuang are cheap.

Wang Heizi was hit on the head by the captain again.

"What nonsense!"

Wang Heizi was shaking his legs and had a look on his face saying this was just the kind of person he was. The captain looked away immediately, otherwise he would have wanted to beat the kid again.

Director Zhang: "Is Tang Chuanfang still in the brigade?"

The captain looked at the accountant. He had gone to the town police station before dawn and had no idea what happened next.

The accountant shook his head: "I don't know either. He should be there. There's been no news from his family."

Director Zhang nodded and took note of the matter.

"Captain Wang, please calm the members down first. The matter has not been investigated thoroughly yet, so don't cause any more trouble. Your team has already suffered heavy losses, and we can't allow any more accidents to happen."

The captain nodded and said, "Chief Zhang, even if this matter has nothing to do with Cao Zhigao, I think it is still closely related to Cao Jiazhuang."

"I will investigate whether there is any connection. You must keep the villagers calm. The public security bureau of the commune will also send people to investigate. This matter will be thoroughly investigated."

Director Zhang looked at Meng Changqing and said, "You should go to Caojiazhuang later and investigate Cao Zhigao's situation in detail. Visit other villagers as well to see if there are any clues."

Meng Changqing did not dare to delay. After receiving the task, he rode his bicycle towards Caojiazhuang.

For the sake of Tang Chuanfang's reputation, Director Zhang asked the team leader to secretly check whether Tang Chuanfang was still in the team.

The captain was very sure: "Chuanfang is an honest girl. Even if she is not satisfied with this marriage, she will not abandon her family and run away with someone. In this day and age, where can they go without a letter of introduction?

If I run back to Caojiazhuang, her family will definitely come and capture me."

In addition to the grudges between the two brigades, it was easy for Tang Chuanfang's family to call on people from the brigade to snatch people.

Unexpectedly, reality slapped me in the face and Tang Chuanfang disappeared!

After Wang Heizi learned the news, he hurried back to the granary and told Tang Qingqing about it.

Tang Qingqing was still half squatting and observing the ground. She was already two or three miles away from the granary, and Wang Heizi walked around several times before he found her.

As soon as he saw Tang Qingqing, he started talking about this matter like beads pouring out.

"It's over, it's over. Could it really be Cao Zhigao who did this? He burned down the granary on purpose in order to elope with Sister Chuanfang."

Wang Heizi was so anxious that he was spinning around in circles. If this was true, it was really infuriating.

And he also became an accomplice. If he hadn't always been the one passing messages between them, they wouldn't have gone together, wouldn't have thought of eloping, and wouldn't have thought of doing such a heartless thing in order to avoid being caught.

"How could this man be like this? You can't judge a person by his appearance! I should have known that a man who steals girls would never have anything good!"

"You can run away if you want, but why burn the granary? This is the food supply for our entire brigade!"

"Tang Qingqing, isn't that right? Hey, why are you ignoring me?"

Wang Heizi poked her with his finger, and Tang Qingqing actually fell to the side in a twisted position.

Wang Heizi looked at his index finger in disbelief. Has he become so powerful? He can knock someone down with just one finger.

Tang Qingqing was completely immersed in her own world. Just as she was about to stand up, she felt dizzy. Before she fell, she insisted on arching her body, letting her head hit the ground first, and then fell to the side to prevent her body from disrupting the footprints on the ground.

Wang Heizi saw Tang Qingqing trembling all over and her face as pale as paper, so he ran over in a hurry.

"What's wrong with you?"

When Tang Qingqing saw that Wang Heizi almost stepped on the footprints beside her, her eyes widened and she wanted to curse but couldn't.

His lips kept trembling and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Fortunately, Wang Heizi did not step forward in front of her, but went around behind her, helped her up, and put her on his back.

Wang Heizi wanted to stand up from the ground, but was pinned down by Tang Qingqing. After trying several times, he managed to carry Tang Qingqing on his back.

Although Tang Qingqing is very thin, Wang Heizi is not tall and is also very thin.

All of Tang Qingqing's weight was on his back, and he staggered back.

He ran while shouting, "Help! Help! Help! Is there anyone here?"

Zhai Hongyi, who had just returned from the town, vaguely heard someone calling for help in the distance. He spat out the grass roots in his mouth and ran towards the sound.

"What's going on?"

Wang Heizi carried Tang Qingqing on his back, crying and walking towards the village with difficulty, while Tang Qingqing's legs were dragging on the ground.

When Wang Heizi saw Zhai Hongyi, he was so excited that he burst into tears and howled even louder:

"Brother Yi, Tang Qingqing is dying, wuwuwu, I can't bear it anymore, and I don't dare to leave her here. It's so good to see you, I don't know what to do."

Zhai Hongyi quickly put Tang Qingqing down and saw that Tang Qingqing's face was pale and sweaty, but she was still conscious and her eyeballs were still moving.

"What's wrong with her?"

"I really didn't mean to do that. I just poked her with my finger, really just lightly, and then she fell to the side. Wuwuwu, Brother Yi, did I kill someone? I don't know when I became so powerful. If I knew, I would definitely not dare to do it."