Chapter 76 Chapter 76 "Comrade Cheng, you are robbing...
After laughing, Qiu Ling did not leave immediately. She looked a little ashamed. "So... let's forget about what I mentioned. I know you agreed to this because of your promise to Dazhu. I have implicated you for several years. But don't worry. Daya and I will have a good life in the future. Dazhu will definitely be relieved if he knows about this. You don't have to take care of us all the time."
In fact, she knew very well in her heart that with Xu Mo's care, she and Daya would definitely have a more comfortable life in the future.
They don't have to rely on themselves for everything. Even if the team says some unpleasant things, at least they can eat better and dress better, but they don't have to work so hard.
But life like that was not peaceful.
It would make her despise herself countless times. She would rather be exhausted and take ten work points like the strong young men in the team than force the responsibility that should belong to her onto an unrelated person.
Xu Mo has been implicated for so many years, that's enough.
If it weren't for her, Xu Mo would have married and had children like Ma Dongliang at his age, instead of being single now.
Without waiting for Xu Mo's response, she bowed deeply to him and turned away. It would be better to do it than to say more.
She would tell him with facts that as long as she completely left the Huang family, she would be able to live a better life even if she was a helpless woman.
She is not afraid at all about living separately in the future.
It is said that widows are prone to trouble. If they have no one to rely on, there will always be some ruffians and scoundrels who come to them, so she has to be tougher.
Director Liu reminded her that if she really intended to sue her in-laws, she should never back down halfway.
If she retreats, the Huang family will only become more aggressive, and people outside will also see through her and think that she is a weak woman who is easy to bully.
Therefore, as long as she is ruthless enough to let everyone know that even though she is a widow, she dares to sue even her own in-laws. How could she possibly back down in front of others?
She wanted everyone to think that if anyone dared to bully her, she would not hesitate to sue others. In this way, even if she and her daughter depended on each other, they would not be so ignorant as to bully her.
She is working hard to raise her children. Even if she can't live a particularly good life, it is better than staying in the Huang family.
So she would tell him the truth, that he no longer needs to worry about her and her daughter, that they will live a good life, and she also hopes that he will get better and better in the future.
Qiu Ling's back was obviously no different from before, but this time Xu Mo could clearly feel the difference. He thought that he and Qiu Ling would probably not continue to interact in the future.
Even if he still wanted to continue taking care of them, she would not accept it.
He did not feel relieved.
But guilt...
Qiu Ling said that she was a very selfish person, but wasn't he a cowardly person?
If he had really had the courage, he should have taken Qiu Ling and her daughter away from the Huang family long ago, instead of delaying it till now so that Qiu Ling had to seek help from others.
Mom was absolutely right. He was too indecisive and cowardly. Although he was helping Qiu Ling, wasn't he also dragging her into suffering with him?
Fortunately, everything is fine.
"She's gone?" Ma Dongliang came over. His wife took Daya back home, and there happened to be a little girl at home who could play with her.
Xu Mo hummed, and said, "I think she will have a good life in the future."
"It would definitely be better if she could really separate from the Huang family." Ma Dongliang patted his shoulder. "The same goes for you. If Qiu Ling and Daya are doing well, you will feel at ease. You are already an adult, it's time to find a partner."
She put her hand on his shoulder and the two of them walked towards the foot of the mountain. He said, "You must have made a lot of money working in the city this time. You can use the money to marry a wife."
"Let's talk about it later." Xu Mo responded indifferently.
He really has no plans to get married now. What he wants to do most is to work hard in the brigade, earn more work points and help more at home. He will talk about marriage later. He feels that he is not yet capable of being someone's support.
"Okay, just think about it yourself." Ma Dongliang was curious about the Huang family again, "Tell me how they were arrested? I just heard old man Huang's cunning excuses and thought he could get away with it, but I didn't expect the police to arrest people just like that."
"That's definitely not just random arrests." Xu Mo's face was grim. Because they were Dazhu's parents, he didn't want to think too badly of the Huang family, but now it seemed that the Huang family was rotten.
Regardless of whether they knew about it or not, they just wanted to "sell" Qiu Ling without asking any questions after hearing the price. They didn't care at all who would get her. They only cared about money.
He thought for a moment and said, "You go back. I'm going to go to the captain's house later."
Originally, he had to go to the captain's house. He and his second brother wanted to decide on the title as soon as possible, and then go to the factory immediately after deciding on the title and getting the letter of introduction to get the job.
This way I can feel at ease.
However, after going to the captain's house, he still had to mention the Huang family.
The Huang family probably didn't know about the buyer's situation, otherwise Old Man Huang wouldn't have been so calm just now and would have thought he could escape.
Xu Mo didn't know whether he would be sentenced in this case.
But if the police cannot sentence him, they will directly sentence him at the brigade level, and the Huang family will be crushed to death in one fell swoop!
After separating from his companions, Xu Mo returned home.
Xu Tan had already told his parents about the work. Xu Shuisheng and his wife were so excited that they couldn't stop smiling.
Seeing Xu Mo coming back, he put away the smile on his face and asked what happened over there.
After Xu Moyi finished speaking, Lu Lianhua sighed: "Qiu Ling is quite pitiful. If her family could help her, she wouldn't be in this situation now."
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Please pay attention. If she encounters any problems, you should help her if you can."
"No need." Xu Mo smiled softly, "She said that she can live a good life after leaving the Huang family, and she doesn't need my help anymore."
Lu Lianhua was stunned. "What does this mean?"
Xu Mo didn't say anything, but changed the subject: "How about my second brother and I go to the captain's house first? He has to go to the Public Security Bureau for questioning tomorrow. If we don't get things done today, we'll have to delay it for another day tomorrow."
"Then hurry up!" Xu Shuisheng urged. This was a big deal and he would not feel at ease until it was done well.
You must go, but you can't go with bare hands.
Lu Lianhua took a smoked pheasant from the kitchen and said, "I was thinking of eating it during the Chinese New Year. But if this is done, we can spend money to buy some pork at the end of the year and treat your aunt and her family to a meal. Homemade pork tastes better."
So the two brothers went to the captain's house carrying a basket of pheasants.
They tried to avoid people along the way, and only took out the pheasant after entering the captain's yard.
"What are you doing?" Xu Guodong climbed up from his chair, rubbing his forehead and waving his hands, "Go away, put my things back for me."
"It's a happy event, I want to make my uncle happy too." Xu Tan not only did not put it back, but hung the rope tied to the chicken head on the beam, "Let it dry for a few days, and the taste will be correct."
"You kid!" Xu Guodong didn't push or pull, but asked curiously, "What big happy event is worth your family bringing a pheasant to celebrate with me?"
Xu Tan then told him about the textile factory.
But he was not stupid, and he certainly would not say that the factory had not designated who had the quota. Although the quota was definitely given to the two brothers, if someone in the production team knew about it and had some ideas in their mind, it would be more likely that complications would arise.
So he confirmed that the title belonged to Xu Tan.
"Really?!" Xu Guodong's eyes widened suddenly, and he slapped his thigh, "This is good news, it's really great news!"
Among so many families in their Changnan Brigade, Xu Yingxia was the only one who left the city. And that was because after she got married, she took over her husband's work quota and truly became a city dweller.
Unexpectedly, another member of the Xu family is going to settle down in the city.
Even though it is called a secondment now, the textile factory chose to second Xu Tan. There must be a reason for that. As long as he works hard, isn't it natural for him to settle down in the textile factory?
I have to say that there must be someone at home.
If it weren't for their aunt, how would the two brothers have been able to work part-time in a textile factory? Even if they had the ability, they would have no chance to show it.
Similarly, he couldn't help but think more. If Xu Yingxia could give her nephew such an opportunity, would Xu Tan also give some opportunities to other people in the team in the future?
It doesn't matter if this is not possible. As long as Xu Tan is an insider of the textile factory, can he inform the team when the textile factory needs temporary workers? Or if the textile factory needs to deal with some defective fabrics, can they also ask Xu Tan to help buy some?
Anyway, if one or two people from the team can leave, it will definitely be a good thing for other villagers.
He stood up quickly and said, "Come on, let's go to the sun-drying field and call the secretary to come and get the letter of introduction."
Xu Tan immediately went to call people, and Xu Mo followed the captain to the office of the sun-drying field.
It's called an office, but it's actually a warehouse.
There were two tables on one side and a lot of tools on the other. When Xu Guodong was using the key to open the drawer, Xu Mo frowned and said, "Uncle Xu, the Huang family incident must have caused quite a stir, right?"
Xu Guodong paused, nodded and sighed, "That's right, the Huang family is really bold, they actually dare to do such an illegal thing!"
If I had known this earlier, I should have intervened.
But at that time I thought the Huang family was a little cruel, but I really didn't expect them to be so cruel as to sell people to traffickers.
If you sell a widow to a trafficker, what else can she be sold for?
After all, Qiu Ling is the daughter-in-law of the Huang family and the biological mother of their granddaughter. To be able to do such a thing is worse than a pig or a dog.
He continued with a bitter face: "I don't know how to handle this matter when it's brought to the Public Security Bureau. I don't know how to explain it when I go to the commune meeting next time..."
He has to bear the consequences of the Huang family's own sins.
If it was more serious, he might not be able to keep his position as captain.
"Uncle Xu, I think our brigade should also handle this matter seriously." Xu Mo suggested: "Otherwise, how will people outside view our Changnan Brigade in the future? People who know will know that the Huang family is hiding something from the brigade, and people who don't know will think that our entire brigade is in cahoots with them..."
He glanced at the team leader's expression and continued, "Fortunately, the textile factory is quite far from our brigade. Otherwise, if they knew that such a scandal had happened in our brigade, I don't know if my second brother's job would be able to be implemented. After all, the factory doesn't want to recruit people from a production brigade with a bad reputation."
"Hiss!" Xu Guodong took a breath, "You really do make sense."
Come to think of it, there are so many production teams around, and there are unemployed people everywhere. If they want to recruit people, can't they just recruit from anywhere?
How is it possible to recruit people from a notorious production brigade?
If it were him, he wouldn't even be able to dodge, so how could he possibly take the initiative to get involved?
Even though the textile factory is a bit far away, there is a connection between the two. He has already made an agreement with the director of the purchasing department to come back before the Chinese New Year to get two wild boars.
People from the textile factory will definitely come to the team at that time. If they hear some unpleasant words, it may even affect the purchase.
Before coming to the sun-drying field, he had been happily hoping that Xu Tan could help the team, but now after hearing what Xu Mo said, if the Huang family's affairs got out of hand, Xu Tan's job might even be affected!
"Let me think about it. I need to think about it carefully." Xu Guodong felt that he really needed to think about it carefully. It was still unknown whether the Huang family would be sentenced. If they were sent back after being detained for only a few days, they would definitely not be able to bear the lesson and might even cause bigger trouble in the future.
And if he really lets it go, not to mention the Huang family, other people might also take advantage of the situation and cause a mess that can't be resolved!
He then began to ask the people around him, "Xu Mo, what do you mean by severe punishment? Although I am the captain, I have no right to punish the villagers. If the Public Security Bureau does not detain them, then I have no right to lock them up in the house."
When he asked, Xu Mo replied directly: "Why not divide up some of the hard and dirty work in the brigade? If someone in the brigade commits a crime in the future, these tasks will be assigned to them."
They have been exposed to farm work since they were young, and even they think that tiring and dirty work must be dirtier and more tiring than they imagined.
Even if the Huang family is sentenced this time, it is impossible for everyone to go to jail. There will always be someone who returns to the team.
Leave the hard and dirty work to them so that they don't have the energy to think about messy things.
He then said, "Why not call a meeting of all the villagers to discuss it together? If everyone agrees, then we can make this a decision."
Xu Guodong looked at him thoughtfully, "You guys have already thought about it, right?"
How could anyone else disagree?
Originally, those tasks were done in turns. If someone took on these tasks, wouldn't it be a lot easier for them?
Xu Mo did not deny it, but just smiled faintly.
"Let me think about this." Xu Guodong pulled open the drawer and said, "Let's take care of your brother's matter first. I'll go to the Public Security Bureau to find out the situation and then decide whether to call the villagers to a meeting."
Although he said so, he was indeed moved.
If we don't have some kind of punishment system, who knows what kind of trouble the Huang family and other people with bad intentions will cause.
Besides, who among those living parties is not a party?
It makes sense to assign it to them, who knows? Others might be happy about it.
With the full cooperation of the captain and Xu Tan's impatience, he packed his bags and went to the city again the next morning.
But this time Xu Mo did not go with them.
The two brothers talked all night and discussed some plans for the future.
The textile factory only recruits one person, and the family really has to keep one person, otherwise they would be really worried about their parents living at the foot of the mountain.
One person takes care of the family, while the other leaves to work hard.
Xu Tan came with the expectations of his whole family. He completed all the formalities on the same day and moved into the dormitory of the textile factory with his luggage.
When Xu Yingxia came back from get off work, she talked about him. "He hasn't been assigned a job yet, but he's been doing odd jobs for Director Yang. I think he really likes him."
Otherwise, how can I carry it with me?
It can't be that they are really short of someone to serve tea and water, right?
She held up two fingers and said, "The monthly salary is 22.5 yuan, which is higher than that of a temporary worker. The factory said that he is temporarily seconded for one year. I think if he does well, he may be able to join the company officially after one year."
"Very good." Jiang Shuangshuang watched Jiang Xiaozhou peeling a bunch of melon seeds. She reached out and grabbed a handful and stuffed them into her mouth, chewing them with special fragrance.
Jiang Xiaozhou was not angry at all. Instead, he pushed the remaining pieces to his second sister and said, "Sister, you eat them. If it's not enough, I'll peel some for you!"
Jiang Shuangshuang looked at him with satisfaction, "Go on."
"Okay!"
Xu Yingxia looked a little jealous, "You just know how to order him around."
"Don't worry about it, Mom." Jiang Xiaozhou grabbed another handful of melon seeds and continued to peel them, "I'm happy to peel them for my sister!"
"...Okay, then you continue." Xu Yingxia rolled her eyes. She was really curious about why this boy listened to Shuangshuang so much.
But seeing how well he was educated, she couldn't help but think that her grandchildren would definitely be brought up especially well in the future.
When she thought of this, she looked around and asked, "Why didn't Xiao Cheng come today?"
"Yes, why didn't my brother-in-law come today?" Jiang Xiaozhou was busy with his hands, but he was still looking forward to it. "I even baked two sweet potatoes for him. Master Cao taught me a method, saying that the sweet potatoes will be softer and more glutinous if baked this way. Sister, please bring them to my brother-in-law for me tomorrow."
Jiang Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows, "You really miss him."
"My brother-in-law is so nice, how could I not miss him!" Jiang Xiaozhou really likes his brother-in-law so much. Yesterday, his brother-in-law gave him two bullet shells, which instantly made him the king of the children in the entire family compound.
Now when he walks out of the yard, everyone he meets has to call him "Boss".
Even those who used to be the most hostile to him had to put on a fawning smile and call him "Boss" all the time.
This is all thanks to my brother-in-law.
Of course he has to give something back.
Putting aside other things, Jiang Xiaozhou will pack the sweet potatoes that his brother-in-law eats at his house from now on!
"You haven't told me why he didn't come?" Xu Yingxia continued to ask, "Don't you feel embarrassed? Then you have to talk to him and tell him to treat this place as his own home. We won't deprive him of food, so let him come every day!"
Jiang Xiaozhou is satisfied with this brother-in-law.
She is also particularly satisfied with this son-in-law.
Nowadays, no one has much food at home, and what they hate most is outsiders coming to their home to eat for free. But she was particularly satisfied with Comrade Xiao Cheng.
Especially since they never come empty-handed.
The things he brought home were enough for half a year's food expenses. How could she feel bad about it?
I wish I could come more often, but not because I want to eat the things he brings, but because I want to spend more time with him. After all, once they leave, I don't know when we can get together again.
"His teammates are here. Let's go to welcome them tonight." Jiang Shuangshuang had never expected that Comrade Cheng was so likable. The whole family of three was "conquered" by him.
She said, "Let's wait until tomorrow. Let him go home for dinner tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll bake the sweet potatoes in advance. They taste better when they're hot." Jiang Xiaozhou made arrangements immediately. He also thought about going to the kitchen to find Master Cao after school, learning some skills from him, and cooking for his brother-in-law in the evening.
Xu Yingxia also continued, "That's great. I'll borrow a ruler to measure Xiao Cheng tomorrow. The blue striped cloth is quite suitable for him. I'll stuff some cotton into it and make him a thong."
Jiang Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows. Why did it feel like everyone had become Cheng's only fan?
Unable to bear their nagging, she decided to go out for a walk.
It was still early today, so she could go to Grandpa Liu to exchange fishing experiences. She also wanted to go fishing in the mountains with Grandpa Liu during the holiday next week.
The meat at home is used up too quickly.
Even though the smoke hasn’t been completed yet, most of it has already been promised out, waiting for Jiang Xiaozhou to divide it up as soon as he finishes smoking it.
Wild boar meat is not easy to get, but we can still think of a way to get fish. First, find out what kind of fish there are in the mountains, then get some bait and go on a trip with Grandpa Liu.
She had just walked out of the yard, but unexpectedly, after only a few steps, she saw a familiar figure walking towards her.
As they got closer, the two smiled at each other. Jiang Shuangshuang spoke first: "Didn't you say you were going to host a welcoming party for your comrades today?"
"I got it." Cheng Jin actually picked it up.
The comrade who went to the station to pick him up in person waited outside the station for an hour.
However, when his comrade stretched out his arms to give him a hug after a long time, he stretched out one hand in front of his comrade and took back his things.
Immediately afterwards, he sent his comrade directly to the state-owned hotel and bought two dishes and a soup to welcome him.
But he didn't accompany us, he just paid the money and ran away.
He was in the same unit with his comrades, and they ate together every day when they were not on a mission. Now that he had a partner, it was of course more important for him to accompany his partner.
Especially since he couldn't wait to give something to his target, so he rushed over immediately after making the arrangements, "Are you going out to pick me up?"
Jiang Shuangshuang looked at him with amusement, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come? Then how could I come out to pick you up?"
"It shows that we are in sync with each other." Cheng Jin said shamelessly. He was sure of this anyway.
Especially regarding the "fate" that Director Wei always talks about, he didn't believe a word of it before, and even sneered at it, but now he agrees 100% and thinks Director Wei is worthy of being Director Wei. It turns out that he has tasted more salt than he has walked. Isn't the relationship between him and Shuangshuang just "fate"?
It is a destined fate that they may meet again at any time and in any place and fall in love with each other!
He took off his shoulder bag and handed it to her, "Here you go."
"What is it?" Jiang Shuangshuang stretched out her hand to take it. So she gave Xu Ma a surprise the day before yesterday, and gave Jiang Xiaozhou a surprise yesterday. Now it's her turn to give her a surprise today?
After opening the bag and seeing what was inside, she couldn't help but hiss, "Comrade Cheng, who did you rob?"
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