Chapter 200: Is it that serious?
Li Baotian followed the disciplinary inspection personnel and left. Zhang Guifang sat down on the edge of the kang in panic.
The room was quiet for a moment, and Zhao Min slowly spoke: "Aunt, we can't just sit there and wait for death, shouldn't we find someone to help us with our relationship?"
Zhang Guifang looked confused. Their family didn't have any relatives or friends, whether in the commune or in the county town. Who could she turn to to make connections?
Li Caiyun calmed herself down and took over the conversation: "Mom, I'm going to the county town."
In addition to his good relationship with Xu Jianmin, Zhou Yong also has close relationships with Cao Biao, Liu Dazhuang and Xing Laoqi.
As soon as she finished speaking, she handed Li Jing'an to her mother. Zhang Guifang took the child with a worried look on her face: "Who are you going to find in the county town?"
Li Caiyun frowned slightly: "Mom, I'm going to find Cao Biao..."
Before she could finish her words, Zhang Guifang nodded repeatedly: "Then go quickly!"
Zhao Min glanced at Li Caiyun and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go with you. We'll have some company."
Li Caiyun, who was about to find clothes to change, thought for a few seconds and nodded slightly.
It was getting dark and there were no buses available, so she could only hire a horse-drawn carriage to go to the county town. It was dangerous for a female comrade to travel at night.
Zhao Min responded, and when he was about to speak, Ma San and Liu Juan came in hurriedly.
Ma San was holding an academic seminar in the commune, and Liu Juan hurriedly found him.
"What's the situation now?"
After learning what happened, Ma San frowned and said, "I'll go to the county town with you."
Li Caiyun was going to the west room to change clothes: "No need to bring so many people, Zhao Min and I can go, can you see if you can send Zhou Yong a bed and bedding..."
It is now the twelfth lunar month, and the brigade’s duty room is different from home. Li Caiyun is afraid that her man will be cold.
Ma San frowned so hard that he could kill a fly: "That's fine, you guys go quickly and come back soon, I'll go to the brigade to check on the situation..."
Li Caiyun went to the west room to change into clothes for going out, took the money and left home with Zhao Min.
After they left, Zhang Guifang found a quilt and Ma San carried the quilt to the brigade.
Everyone left one by one. Zhang Guifang's eyes were red as she hugged Li Jingan, who seemed to be making a fuss.
Zhou Ling took her nephew from Zhang Guifang's arms, and Liu Juan said, "Aunt, don't get angry. It's probably a misunderstanding."
Zhang Guifang wiped her eye sockets and forced a smile: "Well, I'm not angry."
That being said, how could Zhang Guifang not get angry?
Zhou Ling was swinging her child on the ground. Liu Juan checked the time and asked, "Auntie, have you had dinner yet?"
It’s already past three in the afternoon. It’s okay for adults to skip one or two meals, but not for children.
After Liu Juan asked this, Zhang Guifang looked at Zhou Kexin and her three siblings lying on the kang.
The four children knew that something happened at home, and they became very well behaved, staying quietly on the kang, not making any noise or making any noise. They were so sensible that it made people feel distressed.
Zhang Guifang went down to the field and said, "I forgot about cooking. You guys haven't eaten yet, right?"
After listening to the broadcast, Liu Juan secretly left the team and went to find Ma San. After returning from the commune, they went to Li's house. The couple has not returned home to visit until now.
Zhang Guifang felt very sorry when she heard this: "Juanzi, go home quickly and bring the children over. We will have dinner here tonight..."
Liu Juan thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, they are too noisy. I will just go home and cook for them. I will come back when I am done..."
Zhang Guifang wanted to persuade Liu Juan, but Cui Shufen and her husband came, so Liu Juan went back home.
Cui Shufen's face was filled with anxiety: "What's going on? Why was Zhou Yong arrested? Did he really embezzle or take bribes..."
In the morning, the couple went to visit relatives at Cui's house. When they came back, they heard about this matter. They didn't even go home, but rushed to Li's house.
Before she could finish her words, Zhou Jiefang interrupted Cui Shufen and said, "Since the disciplinary inspection comrades have come to Zhou Yong, I estimate that this matter is most likely true.
Why is Zhou Yong so confused? I don't know what to say about him!
Besides, I'm not saying this, but how can you two just let him do what he wants? Zhou Yong is young, but you are all old, don’t you know that there are some mistakes you can’t make…”
Faced with Zhou Jiefang's lengthy speech condemning the couple, Zhang Guifang's face became increasingly unsightly.
Zhou Ling couldn't listen any longer, so she interrupted her father and said, "Dad, what are you talking about? The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, how can you say that?"
Zhou Jiefang snorted coldly: "If your eldest brother had not done these things, why would the disciplinary inspection comrade go to him out of all the people in the village? This shows that the disciplinary inspection comrade has evidence of your eldest brother's crime..."
Zhou Ling frowned and looked at her father, speechless.
Cui Shufen glared at her man and said, "Shut up. You don't know anything. What are you talking about here?"
Zhou Jiefang's eyes widened: "Am I talking nonsense? What I said is all based on facts. Besides, many people in the village are privately saying that Zhou Yong has a problem of corruption and bribery. You are not unaware of this..."
Cui Shufen was speechless. There were many rumors about Zhou Yong in the village. After all, he holds real power, so it is normal for him to arouse suspicion among the villagers.
But everyone was just talking about it, and no one went to verify whether it was true or not.
Zhou Ling glanced at her father again: "Dad, some things can't be taken seriously. You just believe whatever others say. Outsiders don't know what kind of person my eldest brother is. Don't you know what kind of temper my eldest brother has?"
Zhou Jiefang said: "Don't tell me, I really don't understand him."
Zhou Ling was depressed. She was too lazy to argue with her father. She hugged Li Jingan and said, "Auntie, take care of the kids. I'll go cook."
Zhang Guifang didn't want to listen to Zhou Jiefang either, so she stood up and said, "I'm going to cook."
Zhou Ling was holding Li Jing'an and preparing to go out. She saw Zhou Kexin and her four siblings going to the fields and said, "You guys stay in the house and don't go out and cause trouble..."
Not letting them go out is for their own good. Zhou Ling is not afraid that they will cause trouble, but is afraid that someone will catch them and ask them all sorts of questions.
The four children were very obedient. Zhou Ling glanced at her parents and left the house.
As soon as she left, Cui Shufen slapped Zhou Jiefang on the shoulder and said, "What kind of bullshit are you talking about? If you can't speak, just shut up. Can you please stop causing trouble for everyone?"
Zhou Jiefang pursed his lips: "What do you mean I am causing trouble for everyone? I am just talking about the facts. You see, Zhou Yong is bound to be in trouble. He will have to work hard for three years to get started..."
Cui Shufen was panicking. Zhou Jiefang sighed, "In this situation, it would be best for Zhou Yong to confess and try to get a lenient sentence. If he refuses to explain the problem, he will suffer..."
"this?"
Cui Shufen was completely at a loss after hearing what Zhou Jiefang said, and she was extremely panicked.
She said this word and didn't know what to say next.
Zhou Jiefang stood up and said, "Let's go to the brigade and persuade Zhou Yong to tell the truth. We can't let his affairs implicate our whole family..."
The matter has not been confirmed yet, but Zhou Jiefang has already started to worry about being implicated.
After hearing the second half of her man's words, Cui Shufen's heart skipped a beat.
"It can't be that serious, right? How can he implicate his entire family just because he made a mistake?"
Zhou Jiefang curled his lips: "You are so stupid. If something happens to Zhou Yong, our whole family will have trouble moving around in the village..."
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