When Chen Xia returned to Qingfeng humming a little tune, Chen Zheng, who worked at the commune police station, came running over.
"Xiao Xia, someone reported you for collecting grain in the village a few days ago. Tomorrow the commune and the grain station will send people to investigate."
Seeing Chen Zheng's anxious face, Chen Xia was also a little confused, but the most important thing now was to get to the bottom of the matter. "Brother Zheng, how did you know? Who reported it?"
"I don't know who reported it, but our police station will also send someone to join the investigation team tomorrow. I heard it nearby this afternoon, so I hurried back to tell you. You should think of a solution as soon as possible. I think it must be someone from the grain station who is behind this."
In fact, it was indeed the people from the grain station who were causing trouble. Chen Xia collected grain in the village, once and twice. This matter could not be kept secret anyway.
Some people in the countryside are big mouths. If they sell their grain for 2 cents more, won’t they brag about it to others?
In fact, when the villagers heard this, they became even more dissatisfied with the grain station's purchase price.
So the people are ready to wait and see whether the purchase price will increase later, or whether they can sell it to the legendary "grain merchants".
This wait made the people at the grain station very anxious. The stationmaster Yang Qi saw that the amount of grain received every day was getting less and less. If he failed to complete this year's grain collection task, wouldn't he be dismissed?
So I went to ask why the farmers didn't sell their grain, and then I learned that someone in Qingfeng Village was collecting grain.
He didn't know how much grain Chen Xia from Qingfeng Village had collected. He only knew that it was 2 cents more expensive than the purchase price at the grain station. This kind of thing was absolutely not allowed. It was a speculative act that must be resolutely cracked down on. It was an act of undermining socialism.
In those days, grain stations were definitely powerful institutions. Yang Qi went to the commune to report the situation. The director of the commune's revolutionary committee, Si Xinliang, was very indifferent to it, while the deputy director, Ge Jun, expressed his determination to crack down on the unorganized and undisciplined behavior in Qingfeng Village.
After Chen Zheng left, Chen Xia sat at home and thought for a long time, and finally came up with a sentence: "Confess and get leniency, or spend the rest of your life in prison."
He could not admit this matter no matter what. Fortunately, the commune did not catch them in bed, so Chen Xia had room to maneuver.
Chen Xia first went to find Fourth Grandpa and told him what had happened. Chen Yigen flew into a rage, "Fuck you! Which wicked person in the village would go and snitch? If it was a member of the Chen family, he would be beaten to death."
"Fourth Grandfather, calm down. I don't think this is a big deal. If the commune wants to investigate, they need evidence. Without evidence, they can't just arbitrarily accuse people. The most important thing now is to get the statements from the grain sellers to come together. You absolutely cannot admit it. If you admit it, not only will I go to jail, but those grain sellers will also go to labor camps, and their money will be confiscated and they will be fined."
After being frightened by Chen Xia, Chen Yigen also realized the seriousness of the matter. Fortunately, all the people selling grain in the village were members of the Chen family. Chen Yigen took Chen Xia and knocked on the doors of every household at night, scare them one by one and told them to shut up.
In the countryside, people take advantage of opportunities and run away when there is no danger. Now, when they hear that those who sell grain will also be sent to labor camps and their grain sales proceeds will be confiscated, they all beat their chests and stamp their feet, pointing to the sky and cursing the earth, cursing the informer for having a son without an anus.
In this way, an offensive and defensive alliance was established.
The second step was to cover up the truth about the grain collection. This was easy. Chen Yigen called a few of his clan members, borrowed a lot of rice, and moved it to the Chen family's woodshed, filling half the room. These were all props for dealing with the investigation team.
They'll definitely ask where the rice they bought went. Show them this room full of rice. As long as it's not sold, it's not considered speculation, right?
As for the fact that there are only about 2,000 kilograms of rice here, not tens of thousands of kilograms, is that important? Your investigation team said tens of thousands of kilograms, so is that tens of thousands of kilograms? Do you have the account books?
Please help me. In a society ruled by law, evidence is the basis of practice.
Everything was ready, and Chen Yigen and Chen Xia were waiting for the investigation team to arrive.
The next morning, the commune investigation team arrived.
The leader was none other than Ge Jun, deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. The team members included Yang Qi from the grain station, some clerks from the commune, and two policemen from the police station. When several bicycles arrived at the village, many villagers came out to watch the excitement.
Ge Jun and Yang Qi are brothers-in-law. In fashionable terms, they are both "conservatives". Their ideas are not only conservative but also stubborn. They are the most excited about the major speculation and profiteering incident in Qingfeng Village this time.
Having lived through a special era, the two men knew in their hearts that how could a stagnant pot of water show their abilities? The bigger the matter, the greater their future contributions would be.
Chen Yigen and a group of village cadres were already waiting. "Hey, Director Ge, Stationmaster Yang, what brings you here?"
Ge Jun shook hands with Chen Yigen and said, "We've received a report from the public that there's a major speculator in your village. We've come down here today specifically to investigate. If this is true, we'll deal with it severely and strictly."
Chen Yigen frowned upon hearing this. "How could such a thing happen? Who could have done this? As the village party secretary and team leader, I didn't even know about it. This must be dealt with seriously."
The village cadres behind him also pretended to nod in agreement, and their acting skills were all on point.
"Who is it? Humph, it's a guy named Chen Xia from your village."
Yang Qi said in a gloomy tone beside him.
"Chen Xia?"
Chen Yigen's mouth dropped open. "That's impossible! Chen Xia is an educated man. How could he be a profiteer?"
Ge Jun frowned, feeling something was amiss. How could a high school student become a grain merchant? Could it be that Yang Qi had made a mistake?
Yang Qi was also stunned when he heard this, but at this point, he couldn't care less. "Whether it's Chen Xia or not, we'll know once we call him over and ask him."
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