Chapter 304: Another person has an extra child?
Although Zhou Yong had met He Xiulan's husband Zhang Wei several times, they were not familiar with each other.
"Village Chief, I really don't know how to thank you..."
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Please call me Zhou Yong in private. Don't call me village chief all the time. It sounds strange..."
Zhang Wei responded with a smile, and sat down and started chatting with Zhou Yong.
He Xiulan took Li Caiyun to the vegetable market, and they bought a lot of vegetables.
After returning home, He Xiulan put on an apron and started cooking. It was already one o'clock when they had dinner.
Zhang Wei got himself drunk at the dinner table, crying and laughing and saying a lot of things. If Zhou Yong hadn't been there, I'm afraid He Xiulan herself wouldn't have been able to get him back to his room.
Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun took the last bus back to Hongqi Township. When they arrived home, their family was having dinner.
"Zhou Yong, Xiaoling came to see you twice this afternoon, looking worried. I guess someone must have had an extra child again..."
Zhou Yong frowned slightly: "Another person has an extra child?"
Li Baotian smiled and said: "This is just my personal guess."
The only thing that could make Zhou Ling frown was the issue of having more children than allowed.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips. Li Caiyun, who was drinking water beside him, held a teacup in her hand and said, "I found that among all the villages around us, only the people in our village don't take the family planning policy seriously. Every household has as many children as they want. It's no wonder that He Ganshi always quarrels with Zhou Yong."
Zhang Guifang, who was eating, took over the conversation: "I told you to say this. Now that you have a son and a daughter, you can say this with confidence. Suppose we only have one child, I want to see if you would give birth to one secretly or not?"
Li Caiyun was speechless after being scolded by her own mother. She silently picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water. Li Baotian smiled and took over the conversation: "That's the truth, but the problem is that the policy does not allow for having children, so it's better not to have children."
Zhang Guifang looked at Li Baotian and said, "Don't tell me those big truths here. What did your mother say to me when I gave birth to Caiyun? What did you say about me not being able to give you a son, and how you can't hold your head up high..."
Li Baotian froze: "Why are you bringing up something that happened decades ago?"
Zhang Guifang snorted: "Why can't I just bring it up and tell you about it?"
The couple was chatting idly, and Zhou Ling came over with a bitter face.
When she saw Zhou Yong after entering the house, she said, "Brother, you are finally back. Two more families in the village have had more children than allowed. I am so worried that I have not even had dinner..."
Zhang Guifang replied: "Then come to the table and eat."
Zhou Ling shook her head. She had no appetite at all.
It was inconvenient to talk about work with the child present, so Zhou Yong got up and the brother and sister went to the yard to talk.
"Brother, please think of a solution for me. If this matter is reported, I will definitely be criticized..."
Not only she will be criticized, but He Xiulan will also be criticized.
Zhou Yong frowned and said, "Don't report it yet. Wait until He Xiulan comes back to discuss it."
Zhou Ling was puzzled: "Brother, what's the point of discussing this with her? It will only make things worse."
Zhou Yong gradually smiled: "That's not necessarily true."
Zhou Ling stared at Zhou Yong: "Brother, what do you mean by this?"
Zhou Yong did not tell Zhou Ling about He Xiulan's husband: "Anyway, just focus on your work. We can discuss everything after He Xiulan comes back to work."
Seeing this, Zhou Ling nodded: "Brother, you said this, then I will go home."
Zhou Yong responded, and Zhou Ling turned away without any reluctance, which made him shake his head and smile bitterly.
He thought that He Xiulan would take at least two or three days to come back to work, but he didn't expect her to show up at the team the next morning.
The moment Zhou Ling saw He Xiulan, she felt a bitter taste in her mouth even when she drank water!
"Sister He, have you finished dealing with the family affairs?"
He Xiulan responded and sat down to ask about work.
Zhou Ling knew that the matter of having more children than allowed could not be concealed, so she took the initiative to tell He Xiulan about it.
She thought He Xiulan would make a big fuss like she did before, but she didn't. She just said "oh" lightly.
Zhou Ling felt incredible watching this scene. She stared at He Xiulan for a moment and said, "Sister He, I just told you that two more families in the village have had more children than allowed. Why didn't you react at all?"
He Xiulan raised her head and looked at Zhou Ling: "Then how should I react?"
Zhou Ling opened her mouth, but swallowed the words back.
If this kind of thing had happened in the past, He Xiulan would have rushed to the home of the person who had an extra child and started a series of ideological education.
Zhou Ling smiled, and before she could speak, Zhou Yong came over.
He Xiulan greeted Zhou Yong politely. Zhou Ling looked at the two of them with confusion and bewilderment in her eyes.
"Secretary He, do you have time now? If you do, I want to talk about the fine for having more than one child..."
"I have time, go ahead!"
The fine of 5,000 to 10,000 yuan is too high, so Zhou Yong demands that every family with more than one child be treated fairly and justly, and that no discrimination be made just because Huaixi Village is wealthy.
He Xiulan looked at Zhou Yong and said, "Then follow the policy."
Zhou Ling opened her mouth in surprise and stared at He Xiulan in a daze.
Zhou Yong chuckled: "That's it. Let's ask the families who have more than one child to pay the fine. This way you can have an explanation in front of the leaders..."
He Xiulan nodded slightly and took over the conversation.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Yong went back to do his own thing.
Zhou Ling mechanically picked up the large teacup and drank a sip of water, her eyes full of confusion.
In any case, given the current situation, this is undoubtedly the most ideal result for the brigade and family planning work.
In the afternoon, Tan Bao came to the team with 800 yuan. Although he looked painful, he paid the money happily.
The remaining companies were very straightforward. After all, they had been punished according to the minimum standard. If they did not pay the fines, they would be ungrateful.
On July 20th, Zhang Wei came to Huaixi Village. At around 8 o'clock in the evening, he and He Xiu Lan came to Li's house with gifts.
Normally, the couple should come here during the day, but they were afraid of bad influence, so they could only come at night to thank Zhou Yong for saving them.
"What are your plans for the future?"
Zhang Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Zhou, to be honest, my case has caused a lot of uproar in the county, so for the time being I can't do anything and have to go out to avoid the limelight..."
He should have faced imprisonment, but thanks to Chen Pingliang's intervention, the matter was resolved quietly.
However, those who were secretly watching him did not intend to let him go easily, and someone even brought the matter to the attention of the county's top leader.
It is demanded that he must be severely punished, otherwise it will be difficult to appease the public anger.
Zhou Yong listened to Zhang Wei's words and thought for a while: "Why don't you just stay in Huaixi Village? My old house is vacant. You two can move in after cleaning it up..."
Zhang Wei was very happy when he heard this, and so was He Xiulan.
"Brother Zhou, is this too much trouble for you?"
"What kind of trouble is this? You can stay here for a while and go back when things in the county are settled..."
Zhang Wei and He Xiu Lan looked at each other, and the couple exchanged glances. He agreed immediately.
The next day, the couple cleaned up Zhou Yong's old house. After moving the bedding, He Xiulan went home to get some pots and pans, and the couple settled down.
Two days later, Zhou Yong's family harvested wheat, and Zhang Wei, who had never done farm work before, came to help.
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