The people of Lijiaao were driven forward by the investigators. Some of them were so weak that they could not walk. The team members poked them lightly with the butts of their guns and they immediately jumped up as if they were pricked by needles.
The old man who spoke first walked in the middle of the team, his head hung, and he kept muttering, "Didn't you say I would give you food? Why did it become like this?"
Zhao Wei stood there, watching their backs disappear at the end of the field, and then said to Huangmao and Erxiao beside him: "Clean up the rice seedlings that have been sprinkled with tung oil, and don't leave any hidden dangers."
"Okay." Huang Mao responded, his eyes still fixed on the direction where the investigators left. "Master, when did you notify the people? I didn't even know."
"It's easy to guess." Zhao Wei kicked the stone under his feet. "Isn't it just a matter of a word? Just send someone to notify them."
"Tsk tsk tsk, Master, you make it sound so easy. If it were me, I could only invite two or three people at most."
There were about 100 to 200 of these people who came directly, and there were also many people from Lijiaao. In the end, no one escaped and they were all caught in one fell swoop.
Zhao Wei did not reveal his potential identity. He could mobilize 300 people. This was his authority, only 100 people less than Captain Zhou.
Those people were still thinking about eating. Zhao Wei did not lie to them. There was indeed food to eat, but it was prison food.
After finishing his work, Zhao Wei walked home alone.
When passing by the warehouse, I saw Hong Gu directing the women to dry the newly harvested mushrooms.
She has extensive experience in this area, and after her guidance, the quality of the mushrooms after drying improved a lot.
She saw Zhao Wei and stopped what she was doing: "Are you... done?"
"Well, someone from above has dealt with it. I have nothing to do with it now."
Hong Gu sighed: "It's pitiful, but pitiful people can also be hateful."
She stuffed a mung bean cake into Zhao Wei's hand, "It's freshly baked. It's for filling your stomach."
As expected, I'm used to it, taking care of people is easy for me.
When Yunxiu is in confinement after childbirth, with Hong Gu around, it will save her a lot of trouble and she will definitely be well taken care of.
It is said that when the old lady gave birth to Zhao Yong when she was young, it was Hong Gu who was responsible for taking care of her during the confinement period. Now she is in her nineties, but she is still sharp-eyed and has a rosy complexion, without any postpartum disease.
Although Wang Caigu is not bad, she has her own expertise and has never been served by anyone, nor is she good at taking care of others.
It’s not bad to help Hong Gu.
Zhao Wei was in a good mood. He took a bite of the cake and the fragrance of mung beans mixed with the aroma of wheat spread in his mouth.
He thought of the people in Lijiaao who were smoking with thirst, and felt bad, but he didn't regret it at all - he gave these people too many opportunities, but he could never teach them to behave like human beings.
People always pay for their own choices.
When I got home, Yunxiu was sitting in the porch sewing clothes, and she seemed calm.
Seeing Zhao Wei, she put down her needlework and came forward: "You've finished everything? So fast!"
"Yes, someone came from above and took her away." Zhao Wei held her hand, "Don't worry, you will be safe from now on."
Yunxiu nodded and ran her fingertips across his cuffs: "I just heard from Aunt Wang that there was almost a fight. It was a close call!"
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In the evening, Erxiao came running to report the news: "Boss, we got a message from above saying that the five leaders will be sentenced to eight years of reeducation through labor, and the others will be punished to repair canals as atonement."
"Got it." Zhao Wei nodded. "Tell the kitchen to steam more steamed bread and send it to the people repairing the canal."
The two little ones were surprised: "You're still sending it to them?"
"They were sentenced to forced labor, not starved to death."
Zhao Wei said, "Letting them watch our rice seedlings grow well is more effective than beating or scolding them."
These people have always been lazy and don't want to repair the canal. Now they are being escorted by the government. They will only be free when the canal is repaired.
These days are incredibly hard, and while they can punish them, they can also benefit the people in their village, so this is the best outcome.
Erxiao ran away, not quite understanding what was going on.
Zhao Wei stood at the gate of the courtyard, looked at the sunset dyeing the sky red, and let out a long sigh of relief.
It won’t be long before the sound of clanging hammers can be heard from the side of the canal - the people of Lijiaao were repairing the canal, and they were also building a way back for themselves.
"Boss, this is a really great move of yours."
Huangmao came over at some point and squatted at his feet.
"Let them build the canal themselves, and irrigate their village land first after it's built. This is like giving a slap in the face and then giving a candy."
Zhao Wei blew out a smoke ring: "Candy is for people who are willing to work."
He glanced at the experimental field. The places damaged by tung oil had been replanted with new seedlings, which were so tender that water could be squeezed out of them.
"Once the canal is open, we will ask their village to send an honest person to learn how to grow seedlings. Then, next spring, they will be able to plant a second crop of seedlings."
Huang Mao's eyes lit up: "Are you really going to teach them? Aren't you afraid that they won't learn and will say bad things about you?"
"Making trouble?" Zhao Wei laughed and knocked the soles of his shoes on the stones to wipe off the mud.
Then this one: "With the government watching and the channels connected, how dare they do that?"
He stood up and patted his pants, "Let's go home and have dinner. My son must be waiting anxiously."
The yellow-haired man smacked his lips and complained in his heart, maybe they are two girls, tsk tsk tsk tsk…
The aroma of corn paste wafted through the courtyard. Yunxiu was picking up steamed cornbread into a bamboo basket. Seeing Zhao Wei coming in, she wiped the flour off her hands and said, "It's freshly steamed. Let Erxiao take it to the people repairing the canal, shall we?"
"Let it cool down completely before serving it to you, don't burn your mouth."
Zhao Wei walked over, picked up a steamed bread from the basket, and took a big bite. "How did you know I was going to give it to you?"
"How can I not know what you are thinking?"
Yunxiu glared at him and unconsciously protected her stomach with her hands.
Zhao Wei quickly covered her hand with his palm against her warm belly, eager to feel the fetal movement. It was still too small.
His heart softened, and he stuffed the remaining steamed bread into his mouth: "After the rice is harvested, I will go to the mountains to catch a wild deer and make soup for you."
Yunxiu laughed and punched him: "You're talking nonsense again. It's not easy for wild deer to run around in the mountains. Save your energy and think more about the village. I'm in good health now, so I can't take too much supplements."
Yes, it would be bad if something bad happened.
At this moment, Zhao Wei couldn't help but talk about his master again.
If he were here, everything would be fine.
At night, Zhao Wei was awakened by the noise outside the window.
I put on my clothes and went out to see that under the moonlight, Erxiao was leading two men to load water jugs onto the donkey cart.
"Boss, we heard that the people who were repairing the canal were very thirsty. We want to send some water over there."
"It's late at night, labor reform is so hard!"
Erxiao lowered his voice and felt a little sympathetic towards these people.
"Tsk tsk tsk...it's their fault for not repenting after making a mistake. If you send this water over, they might even scold you."
"Ah? No way..."
Erxiao didn't believe it and drove his donkey cart away.
Two hours later, he came back.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei was not asleep and was still waiting there.
He said gloomily, "Don't mention it. I was scolded so badly by those bastards. They scolded me while drinking water. Damn it... They were so cheap!"
"Next time you deliver water, I'll be a dog!"
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