Song Yan went to visit Sister-in-law Cheng.
In the afternoon, some rumors began to circulate among the villagers.
It all started when Sister-in-law Cheng visited her neighbor. Today, the topic of conversation was the waste materials and dyes from dyeing.
“These things are ruined if they’re not good enough, we didn’t put in the effort anyway. Have you thought about it? What was the reason for the dispute between Team Leader Li and Cheng Xiuyun? It was a quality issue,” Cheng Ersao asked.
A neighbor said, "Team Leader Li said the quality of the fabrication was poor. Cheng Xiuyun insisted it was acceptable, and in the end, Team Leader Li got so angry that he left."
Cheng Ersao: "There are some things I didn't think about in detail before! Now that the weaving group has wasted so much dye and materials, I've finally guessed something. Before Team Leader Li left, did she say that she wouldn't send things of this quality to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"That's what I heard," the neighbor said after thinking for a moment.
"Do you think Team Leader Li knew they wouldn't accept it, which is why she didn't deliver it?"
"No way?"
"He's an educated person; he's methodical in everything he does."
Regarding the dyeing incident, I used to think it was because Team Leader Li was taking care of Huang Guoqing and Pan Bo. After all, they were all educated youth.
Which man doesn't have the strength to do that kind of work?
It's now been proven that's not the case at all. Men like us who toil in the fields simply can't do it.
I thought to myself, "I made up a few things about this too. If the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't accept it, I won't get my money back, and that would be a huge loss."
My family has been spending a lot of money lately, and I've even developed a toothache from the stress.
"Huh? Is that possible?"
…
Cheng Ersao, a neighbor, was nicknamed "Quick-Tongued Zhang" because she loved to tell everyone what she heard. But when she spoke, she always said what she meant and never embellished anything. Despite her quick tongue, she was never beaten in the village.
Zhang Kuaizui wasn't in the knitting group, but her sister was. She knew this batch of goods was quite large. If all this time was wasted, who wouldn't be angry?
The women in the knitting group knew about this before nightfall.
The women couldn't sit still any longer, given the matter of dyes and materials, coupled with this speculation. At first, they gathered in small groups, and later, they all came together.
Erzhuang's wife: "I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't get to the bottom of this. There's no point in guessing. Let's go find the Party Secretary! Let Cheng Xiuyun deliver the goods tomorrow."
If the supply and marketing cooperative accepts the money, everyone's happy. If they don't, then we can forget about getting any money.
Cheng Ersao and Erzhuang's wife had spoken beforehand, so Erzhuang's wife knew exactly what to say.
That's how it is. What's the point of guessing? We'll send it to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow, and then we'll know the result.
A large group of women headed straight for the Party Secretary's house. They said that with the New Year approaching, they wanted to get some money to celebrate the New Year. They suggested that Team Leader Cheng deliver the goods to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow.
When Cheng Qianjin saw the women gathered together, he sensed something was amiss. Their request to deliver goods didn't seem wrong, so he agreed.
After the women left, Cheng Qianjin told his wife to quickly go and find out the news.
After learning the whole story, Cheng Qianjin's already uneasy heart became even more anxious. Could his suspicions have come true?
The next morning, Cheng Xiuyun and a woman from the village went to the supply and marketing cooperative to deliver goods.
Not long after Cheng Xiuyun left, two police officers came to the village to investigate Jiang Xiaoxiao's complaint against Cheng Yi for indecent assault.
The police directly inquired about the homes of Wang Zhuzi, Cheng Yi's second brother, and Cheng Qianjin's eldest son. After visiting these homes, the police officers left.
Song Yan had Youfu keep an eye on things. When he heard the news, Song Yan's heart sank.
Aunt Wei, as a witness, cannot be exposed for now. Let's wait until Cheng Xiuyun returns before making any further plans!
Another unexpected thing happened. Cheng Xiuyun was detained by the county's Public Security Bureau.
The message was brought back by the woman who went with her.
After Cheng Xiuyun and her team delivered the goods to the supply and marketing cooperative, the cooperative staff began inspecting the woven products they had delivered. They found one product to be substandard, and another to be substandard.
The person was so angry that they went to the supervisor right then and there. "Are they here to scam people with all this junk?"
Director Liu of the supply and marketing cooperative personally inspected the goods, and the result was the same. Out of ten, only two were up to standard.
Director Liu was very angry and said that he would never want any more woven products from Qingshan Brigade again.
Cheng Xiuyun immediately grabbed Director Liu and begged him to accept the gifts. Director Liu refused no matter what, and Cheng Xiuyun pleaded until her lips were sore, but to no avail.
Upon seeing this outcome, Cheng Xiuyun began throwing a tantrum at the supply and marketing cooperative. She claimed that Li Yuanzhao had given Director Liu a bribe, which was why Director Liu was making things difficult for her. It wasn't that Cheng Xiuyun was fearless; she had no other choice. If the supply and marketing cooperative wouldn't accept her, she was finished!
Cheng Xiuyun's outburst prompted the supply and marketing cooperative to call the police. Cheng Xiuyun was arrested and taken to the police station.
How could this happen? Not only have I not earned a single penny after working for so long, but the supply and marketing cooperative will no longer accept goods from the weaving group. I can forget about making any money in the future.
The women were in an uproar and stormed into Cheng Qianjin's house. "Secretary, you have to find a solution! You have to give everyone an explanation!"
The knitting team, which was doing well under Secretary Cheng's leadership, is now unable to send out a single item.
Going to the county today is definitely too late. Cheng Qianjin promised everyone he'd go tomorrow.
As these women left Cheng Qianjin's house, they ran into Cheng Yi and his mother swaggering back.
Seeing them made everyone uncomfortable. Cheng Yi was able to get out of there after acting like a thug; wasn't that just because he was backed by Cheng Qianjin?
If Cheng Qianjin hadn't insisted on having Cheng Xiuyun join the knitting group, would things have turned out this way?
But Cheng Yi, oblivious to his own mortality, boasted, "My uncle is the Party Secretary, what can you do to me?"
He also glared defiantly at Cheng Ersao and Cheng Sansao.
The other women were also feeling uneasy. Everyone knew whether Cheng Yi had acted like a scoundrel or not. He was already a good-for-nothing, and if he wasn't restrained, the whole village would suffer.
After Cheng Yi had walked away, Cheng Ersao called out to everyone, "I'm going to do something tomorrow to vent my anger. If you also want to vent your anger, come to my house tomorrow. What do I want to do? I'll tell you tomorrow. If you want to come, come with me; if you don't want to, I won't force you."
It's a deal, no one's going to be sarcastic or talkative when we get home today.
Where did everyone's anger come from? From Cheng Qianjin and Cheng Xiuyun!
It was obvious that Second Sister Cheng's anger was directed at Cheng Yi.
"Okay!" Everyone agreed without hesitation, and none of them told the Cheng family.
Cheng Xiuyun brought several members of the Cheng family and her husband's family into the weaving group, but they were not among these people.
Just have Sister-in-law Cheng find someone quick-witted to relay the message; Song Yan will handle the rest himself. Sister-in-law Cheng, knowing Song Yan's plan, will take the lead herself. She has no need to worry about saving face with Cheng Qianjin.
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