Zhoujia Village, Zhou Xianyong’s home.
A group of people gathered here, and the mood was very excited.
"We can't just let this go. We have to take our land back!" Mengzi shouted, raising his arms. "Don't you agree?"
"Yes! Take back our land!" Several young people shouted in anger.
An old man squatted under the eaves, smoking his pipe quietly.
Zhou Xianyong asked everyone, "Is there any other way now? You saw how badly Wang Baojia was beaten by us just now. We don't know what's happened to him. I'd like to just rob him, but if someone dies, it won't end well."
"How about we send a few members to guard the desert?" someone suggested.
"No, there are people in Wangjia Village. We'll still have to fight even if we go there."
"What's the point of talking? We have to fight anyway. In my opinion, we might as well just start fighting. Killing a few people will scare them!" Heizi rolled up his arms, looking like he was ready to fight at any time.
"Heizi!" Zhou Xianyong glared at him. "I haven't even mentioned you yet! We can beat the guys from Wangjia Village with our bare hands. What's the point of picking up a stone and throwing it at them? If you weren't careful and used too much force, you could have killed them on the spot."
Heizi pouted, "If I had known I would have used more force!"
Zhou Xianyong glanced at Mengzi, who stood up, picked up Heizi and walked into the yard.
A moment later, the sound of Heizi howling like ghosts and wolves came from the yard.
No one in the room spoke.
Zhou Xianyong waited until the noise outside died down before he spoke: "Although I brought you to grab the land, I never intended to cause any deaths! Listen carefully, we can fight and scare people, we can play tricks and pester people, but we can't kill people! If someone dies, you will have to eat peanuts. If any of you dare to have such thoughts as Heizi again, let alone Wangjia Village, our Zhoujia Village will not tolerate you!"
Zhou Xianyong's usual tactic is to first use violence to achieve absolute deterrence, and then negotiate conditions.
The old man smoking a pipe outside coughed and said, "Have you forgotten that that piece of sand belongs to Wangjia Village? It's registered in black and white. What you're doing now is robbery!"
Everyone in the room was stunned and looked at each other. They knew about this, but if they wanted to take it back now, they had to deceive themselves first. One villager said, "Whatever it is written in black and white, we don't agree! Who agreed? That piece of land has been jointly owned by Zhoujia Village and Wangjia Village for generations. Nothing written in black and white can change it."
"Yes, yes, yes! We don't agree!" everyone echoed.
Zhou Xianyong asked, "Old Village Chief, what do you mean?"
The old man was the previous village chief. He tapped his pipe on the threshold and said slowly, "Instead of grabbing other people's land, why not grow crops on your own? Their village got their rice seedlings from the seed station. As our village chief, you should also go to the seed station to get some. If one time doesn't work, go twice. You'll eventually get it if you go a few more times."
"We want the seedlings from the seed station, and we want the sandy land too!" someone in the house shouted greedily, "We've already started. If we can't get the sandy land, where will our Zhoujia Village's reputation be in the future? We're just going to give up!"
"Is Zhou Xianyong at home?" Someone outside the yard shouted into the house.
Someone opened the door and two men in wide-brimmed hats stood at the door.
Li Gongan looked inside and said, "Hey, what's going on? The whole village is here?"
Zhou Xianyong stood up and said, "Li Gongan, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please come in!"
Public Security Li took two steps and stood in the courtyard. "This is what happened. We received a call from the public saying that you and Wangjia Village had a fight over sand land, and it almost resulted in a loss of life..."
"Which bastard is talking nonsense? We just had a few arguments, how did it turn into a fight? Also, what do you mean by causing a death? It's totally useless." Zhou Xianyong interrupted Li Gongan.
Public Security Li looked at Zhou Xianyong speechlessly. "We've been to Wangjia Village too. Captain Wang Baojia has a bloody hole on his head and he's still dazed and can't speak clearly. Old Lady Feng said we should wait a few days to see if there are any more problems. If there are any, whoever did it should go to the police station!"
A group of people looked quietly at Heizi, whose face was bruised and swollen after being beaten by Mengzi.
Li Gongan had an idea in mind.
"Village Chief Zhou, look at this. The fight between your two villages over the sandy land, and Village Chief Wang's bloodshed can't be in vain. Let me pass on a message to you. Don't try to covet that piece of sandy land again. I'll ask Village Chief Wang not to hold you responsible. What do you say?"
"That's not so good!" someone in the crowd said sarcastically.
Zhou Xianyong glared at him, then said to Li Gongan, "I can't make the decision on this matter. We are the people in charge now, so I have to listen to the big guys in our village!"
Li Gongan...I've never seen you be so reasonable.
"Okay, you guys discuss it first, I'll wait here." Li Gongan was well versed in the tricks of Tai Chi and stayed in the yard.
"You guys are busy! I'm waiting here, don't worry about me! I'm not thirsty, no need to pour water! My apprentice is not thirsty either! You guys discuss first, we'll wait on the side."
Zhou Xianyong...who wants to control you?
But he still ordered: "Little Fourth, give Li Gongan and..."
"Xiao Liu, Liu Gongan!" Li Gongan introduced his apprentice.
"Pour some water for Li Gongan and Liu Gongan!" Zhou Xianyong said helplessly.
Li Gongan laughed: "You're welcome, you're welcome!"
Everyone stared at Li Gongan and the other man. "You're getting in the way, don't you have any sense? How can we plot evil without you here?"
While drinking water, Li Gongan gestured to them to continue the discussion.
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