Chapter 140: Waiting for the Rabbit to Catch the Turtle in the Jar
Li Caiyun felt her heart ached when she heard Li Baotian crying from the east room from time to time.
"No, I have to go see Dad."
Zhou Yong shook his head. He was a man and understood Li Baotian's mood and feelings best at the moment.
"Let Dad cry. It will be fine after he finishes crying."
There are some things that can only be relieved if you figure them out yourself; other people's advice is useless.
Li Caiyun raised her buttocks and sat back gently: "But I am worried about Dad."
From childhood to adulthood, Li Caiyun has only seen her father cry once, and that was at her grandparents' funeral.
At that time, Li Baotian was in tears and crying like a child, which made Li Caiyun deeply feel her father's grief and helplessness.
From then on, Li Baotian never shed tears in front of Li Caiyun again. He always faced life with strength and protected his family from wind and rain.
"Don't worry, Dad is not that fragile."
Li Caiyun wanted to say something but stopped herself. The child had woken up and she had no time to go to the east room.
After the child had finished drinking milk and had his baby's ring changed, Zhou Yong thought for a while, then picked up his eldest son Li Jingchu and went to the east room.
Li Baotian had stopped crying. After seeing his grandson again, he rubbed his red and swollen eyes and sat up.
Li Jingchu looked at his grandfather, and the boy laughed, as if he was mocking Li Baotian.
He took his grandson from Zhou Yong and said, "You little brat, are you making fun of your grandpa?"
Li Jingchu smiled without showing his teeth, but that innocent and bright smile made Li Baotian feel slightly better.
Li Baotian played with Li Jingchu for a while. The child became sleepy, so Zhou Yong carried his son back to the west room.
The next day, Zhang Guifang finally went to Tang's house. Li Baotian knew she was going, but he did not stop her.
Zhang Guifang went to the Tang family and made a big scene, making the Tang family lose face and return all the money they owed to the Li family.
The money was collected by Li Fengzhi's daughters-in-law, because Zhang Guifang said that if the money was not returned, she would come to the Tang family to make trouble every few days.
Not to mention that Zhang Guifang made trouble every now and then, even this time the Tang family couldn't bear it.
After all, the Tang family has to live in the village. If they are labeled as scoundrels who don’t pay their debts, who would dare to have anything to do with the Tang family?
Li Fengzhi's daughters-in-law were also helpless and had to beg for help from everyone, borrowing money from everywhere.
When Zhang Guifang came back, Zhou Yong learned what had happened and silently gave his mother-in-law a thumbs up in his heart.
Although Zhang Guifang usually looks docile and weak, as if anyone can manipulate her at will, once the Tang family touches her soft spot, she immediately reveals her unknown tough side.
Within a few days, Li Fengzhi's affairs spread in Huaixi Village. When Li Baoshan and his brothers learned about it, they were all annoyed and angry.
In Li Hongjun's words, Li Fengzhi is a typical ungrateful person who can never be tamed.
Li Baoshan's wife went to the Tang family to ask for money, and the wives of Li Laosi and Li Laowu also went to collect the debts.
The Tang family was tortured so hard that they had to pay back all the money they owed to the other families.
The reason why the Li family members united in hatred of the enemy was mainly because what Li Fengzhi did was really too excessive.
If she cared about the life and death of her third brother's family, she would not take the money.
Since Li Fengzhi doesn't care about family affection, is there any need for other people in the Li family to care about family affection?
The matter came to an end here, and from then on Li Fengzhi's life and death had nothing to do with the Li family.
June is sunny, everything is flourishing, full of vitality and vigor.
Through everyone's unremitting efforts, one third of the rocks on East Mountain have been successfully removed.
In this pre-mechanized age, moving mountains relied entirely on manpower, which took a lot of time.
"Everyone line up, you, you, don't cut in line..."
Today is the day when the purchasing team buys mountain products. The villagers lined up in a long queue in the brigade yard, and the purchasing team was so busy that they had no time to rest.
A pergola was built in the courtyard of the brigade, and some people were responsible for quality inspection, some for weighing, and some for sorting...
Zhou Yong stood in the shade under the eaves of the office, holding his daughter in his arms. He looked at Han Ergou, who treated the villagers badly, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Zhou Kexin scratched Zhou Yong's face with her little hands. Li Hongjun came to the father and daughter with a sweat on his face and teased his little niece.
After several months of careful feeding, the little girl has become plump and fair, which is very pleasing to the eye.
"Uncle, give me a hug?"
Li Hongjun clapped his hands, Zhou Yong looked at his daughter, Zhou Kexin smiled at her uncle, turned her head and put her little butt on her father's shoulder.
Zhou Yong grinned, and Li Hongjun curled his lips when he saw this: "If you don't let me hug you, forget it. Do you think I want to hug you?"
Zhou Kexin kicked her short legs in Zhou Yong's arms, and the little girl giggled, which made Li Hongjun laugh too.
After playing with the child, Li Hongjun returned to the topic and reported on his work.
Since last month, there has been a shortage of weight in the purchase and sale of wild vegetables, mountain products and medicinal materials from the Agriculture Bureau.
For example, the account clearly records the purchase of 500 kilograms of wild vegetables from villagers, but when the vegetables are weighed at the Agricultural Bureau, the weight is found to be missing by 50 to 60 kilograms.
If it is caused by the dehydration of wild vegetables, even if there is such a possibility, it would not be so different.
After all, we had been cooperating with the Agricultural Bureau for a long time last year, and this kind of thing had never happened before.
Zhou Yong suspected that someone had tampered with the situation, so he asked Li Hongjun and Sun Qing to keep an eye on the staff in charge of weighing.
After observing for a period of time, Li Hongjun and Sun Qing did not find any problems with the staff responsible for weighing, and the weights they reported were the same as the weights they secretly weighed afterwards.
This will only expand the scope of investigation, and all staff responsible for classification and quality inspection will be listed as suspects.
However, even so, Li Hongjun and Sun Qing still have nothing to show for it. Tomorrow is the day to go to the Agricultural Bureau to deliver the goods. Tonight Zhou Yong plans to wait and see who is behind this.
Li Hongjun has already arranged everything. As long as the person behind the scenes dares to show up, he will be prevented from returning.
Zhou Yong nodded continuously and lowered his voice: "Don't alert the enemy."
Li Hongjun knew what he should do, so he went to get busy, and Zhou Yong called Han Ergou over.
"What's wrong with you? I've told you so many times not to push and shove or swear at the villagers..."
"Captain, you don't know how annoying they are. I told them not to push, but they just wouldn't listen..."
Under the scorching sun, everyone wants to sell the mountain products as soon as possible to avoid queuing here.
Zhou Yong understood the villagers' feelings, but this would put pressure on the staff who were maintaining order.
"Even so, you can't curse. Do you hear me?"
Han Ergou sighed and looked at Zhou Yong: "Captain, I understand."
Zhou Yong asked him to get busy, and Han Ergou returned to his job with a much better attitude. Zhou Yong looked at him and carried his daughter into the office.
Li Baotian and Accountant Sun came in talking, while Zhou Yong was playing with his daughter.
The rattle was shaking gently in Zhou Yong's hand, and the little girl was watching with a smile on her face.
Accountant Sun saw Zhou Kexin's kind face, and Li Baotian smiled and hugged his granddaughter to look at her tenderly.
Li Caiyun wiped her sweat and stepped into the office. The moment she saw her mother, Li Baotian, her grandfather, was no longer attractive to her. Zhou Kexin stretched out her hands and ran towards her mother with her short legs...
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