Chapter 35
Hearing Pei Xingzhi's words, everyone suddenly quieted down and looked at him with wide eyes.
Under the bright moonlight, the shadows of the trees are mottled and swaying, and the tall and straight figures are stretched out by the light. The cold voice is like the wind at night, which instantly clears up people's anxious and irritable mood.
After a while, Jiang Wen sneered.
He turned to look at Meng Aiguo, "Uncle Meng, your son-in-law..." He paused for a moment, then looked at Pei Xingzhi again, "Has he had too much to drink? Don't think before you speak. This is a new type of harvester that was only produced this year."
The implication is, how could an ordinary educated youth like you who works as a farmer possibly do that? You simply don't know what you're talking about.
Jiang Wen didn't say much, but his contemptuous tone made people frown.
Meng Aiguo glanced at Pei Xingzhi without saying anything.
"Pfft, hahaha, Pei Xingzhi, you must have drunk too much today. You're so arrogant. If you can fix it, I can still eat that thing."
Jiang Wu held his stomach and laughed out loud, still constantly ridiculing Pei Xingzhi.
Jiang He's face was sullen. He pointed at Pei Xingzhi and said, "Old Meng, you should take care of your son-in-law. It's already late, and you still have the time to joke around."
Liu Chenggen quickly stepped out to smooth things over. "Hey, Xingzhi was just trying to help, that's why he said the wrong thing. Old Jiang, please don't be angry." After saying that, he looked at Pei Xingzhi and said, "Xingzhi, apologize to the captain right away!"
Although so many people didn't believe him, Pei Xingzhi didn't even blink, and didn't feel disappointed at all. He said he had guessed the result before.
However, since this is the case, the Jiang family will have to figure it out on their own, Pei Xingzhi thought indifferently. In the end, their family won't be implicated anyway.
Thinking of this, Pei Xingzhi said calmly, "I'm sorry, Captain Jiang. I was not thoughtful enough."
However, seeing Pei Xingzhi's calm attitude, Jiang Wen hesitated. Could it be that this kid really knows how to repair a harvester?
"It's getting late. Since we can't find a solution, why don't we call the police tomorrow?" Meng Aiguo suddenly stood up, glanced at the mute in the corner, and warned Jiang Wu, "Don't hit him again. You don't have the right to resort to lynching. If anything happens, let the police handle it tomorrow. If I see him get any new injuries, I'll punish you."
Jiang Wu gritted his teeth in hatred and nodded reluctantly, "I understand."
"Dachun, let's go home--"
"Wait, Lao Meng!"
Jiang He quickly called out to Meng Aiguo, "The matter hasn't been resolved yet, why are you leaving?"
Meng Aiguo frowned. "This won't work, that won't work. What else can we do? Let's hand it over to the police tomorrow. We have to catch the mastermind behind this. Don't worry, if there's any cost to repair the harvester later, our village will cover it."
After saying that, he no longer cared about Jiang He and walked out of the Jiang family.
Liu Chenggen sighed and subconsciously touched his pipe, but couldn't find it. He had left it at home in a hurry to go out.
"Old Jiang, I can't help you much by staying here, so I'll go back first."
After a while, only the Jiang family members were left in the yard. Jiang He was so angry that he kicked away the stool Meng Aiguo had been sitting on. "They are all useless and can't help at all."
Jiang Wen's face grew increasingly gloomy, the depression in his eyes almost solidifying into substance. Jiang Wu comforted his son, "Don't worry, Xiao Wen, I'll go find your uncle. He knows a lot of people, and there's definitely someone who can fix it."
"Yes, brother, don't worry, uncle will definitely find a way." Jiang Wu patted Jiang Wen's shoulder.
Jiang Wen was not comforted at all. He turned around with a cold face and walked into the room, closing the door with a click.
Jiang He sighed, knowing that his eldest son was blaming them. He also felt very regretful. If only he had not fought for this, then none of this would have happened now.
"Jiang Wu, give me the flashlight. I'm going to town."
Jiang Wu's eyes widened, and he looked at Jiang He in disbelief. "Dad, it's late at night now, why don't you go tomorrow?"
Jiang He shook his head. They only had a week and had to solve the problem quickly. If the harvester was not repaired, Jiang Wen's future would definitely be affected.
Maybe even Secretary Xu will give up on Jiang Wen.
Thinking of such consequences, Jiang He felt uneasy and wanted to find Jiang Hai immediately to ask him for help to find a solution.
On the other side, Meng Aiguo, Meng Yanchun and Pei Xingzhi were walking on the road.
Meng Yanchun kept looking at Pei Xingzhi, scratching his head and rubbing his hands, his curiosity could hardly be suppressed.
However, Meng Yanchun could sense that Meng Aiguo seemed to have some questions, so he refrained from asking.
They were not members of the Jiang family, and they understood Pei Xingzhi's character. They knew that he was not a man who talked big, and that everything he said must have been carefully considered.
Therefore, Meng Yanchun had reason to believe that Pei Xingzhi really knew how to repair it.
"Xingzhi, what you said before..."
Just when Meng Yanchun and others were feeling very confused, Meng Aiguo finally asked.
Pei Xingzhi chuckled and told Meng Aiguo about his collaboration with Brother Sun in repairing things, including the fact that he had repaired the same harvester before.
After listening, Meng Aiguo fell silent, lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Meng Yanchun was so impressed that he immediately turned into a chatterbox, asking endless questions, from where Pei Xingzhi learned it to the motoring principle of the harvester.
"Then Xingzhi, do you want to help the Jiang family repair the harvester?" Meng Yanchun suddenly asked this when they arrived at the door of their house.
Pei Xingzhi pushed open the door and saw Meng Wanqiu waiting for them in the yard. Two kerosene lamps were lit, and the sugar-roasted chestnuts were still placed on the stool, with the shells piled all over the floor.
"I'm not sure. Let's see what the Jiang family thinks. After all, they don't trust me."
But if they really come to him, Pei Xingzhi will not help them unconditionally. He is not a generous person. After all, he has never let go of the grudge with the Jiang family.
“I’m back!”
A cheerful voice sounded, and Pei Xingzhi walked in with a smile.
Late at night, Jiang He rushed to his elder brother Jiang Hai's house.
"You guys chat first, I'm going to bed. Second brother, don't go back tonight. Just sleep in Jiang Bo's room. He won't come back anyway." Mrs. Jiang yawned and went into the room with her mouth covered.
"Excuse me, sister-in-law."
Jiang Hai pulled his pajamas closer and looked at the dusty Jiang He. "What happened? Why are you here so late?"
Jiang He sat down on the sofa opposite and wiped the sweat from his forehead casually, "Brother, you have to help me..."
He told Jiang Hai the whole story.
Jiang Hai frowned, took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer under the coffee table, and handed one to Jiang He. "Have a cigarette, it's a good one someone gave me."
Jiang He casually put the phone into his ear. He had no intention of smoking a cigarette at this moment. "Brother, you have a lot of experience. Do you know any good repairmen?"
Jiang Hai puffed on his cigarette, slowly exhaling a cloud of white smoke. He leaned back and looked at the bright yellow light on the roof. "Yes, there is, but the other party hasn't shown up. I wonder if we can contact him?"
Hearing that there was a skilled repairman, Jiang He was overjoyed and asked, "Brother, you must help me contact this repairman. This is related to Xiaowen's future, you can't just ignore it!"
Jiang Hai glanced at Jiang He and put out his cigarette in the ashtray. "Do you need me to tell you that?"
Jiang He then smiled for the first time tonight, "Thank you for your help, big brother."
"Okay, go to sleep quickly, I'll help you contact them tomorrow."
"Okay!"
The next day, Jiang He rushed back to Qinghe Village early in the morning and told Jiang Wen the good news. Jiang Wen was a little skeptical, but his gloomy mood finally cleared up.
"That's great, big brother. I knew there must be someone who can fix it. Unlike that Pei Xingzhi, he's not afraid of losing his teeth when he brags, huh." Jiang Wu's face was filled with joy. He picked up the mute who had been staying in the yard all night, not caring whether he was uncomfortable or not. "You stinky mute, you think I can't do anything to you if you don't speak, huh? As soon as I fix the harvester, I'll send you to the police station and put you in jail."
The mute's face was pale, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and his skin was dry and peeling, like a dead tree that had lost all its branches and leaves in winter. A strong wind could break his body.
But thinking of his sister at home, the fear in the mute's heart instantly dissipated. Mute, mute, keep the secret well, only in this way can my sister live well.
"What the hell? You asked someone to smash the harvester that Jiang Wen drove back!!!"
Yao Jin's eyes widened, the toothpick in his mouth fell to the ground, and his hands, which were usually in his trouser pockets, were now outside. He couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes, brother Jin, don't worry. I found a mute on purpose. I promised to send his sister to school and I guarantee that we won't be implicated—"
"Damn it, who told you to act on your own?" Yao Jin stepped forward and grabbed the man by the collar, looking angrily at the people around him, "Damn it, who brought him in? Get out right now!"
"I'm sorry, Brother Jin, he is my cousin, his name is Lai Xue." A man stood up.
Lai Xue was completely stunned by the sudden change before his eyes. How could this happen? Didn't Brother Jin hate that kid named Jiang Wen? He helped Brother Jin deal with the guy, but Brother Jin didn't praise him, and why did he look like he was going to cause trouble for him?
"Jin, Jin brother, I, I——"
"Fuck, who is your brother Jin? Zhang Tiezhu locked up your stupid cousin. If the police come to our house, how the hell am I going to explain myself?"
Yao Jin was so angry that he pushed Lai Xue towards Zhang Tiezhu. He fretted over his hair which was fixed with hairspray, but found that he couldn't comb it. He kicked his foot into the mud in anger. His shiny leather shoes were covered with dust and instantly looked extremely cheap, just like Yao Jin's bad mood at the moment.
"Grass!"
Yao Jin was worried about how to handle this. No matter how much he hated Jiang Wen, he had never thought of taking his anger out on the harvester on the farm. His father was the farm manager, so how could he be so foolish as to cause trouble for his father, especially with such an expensive harvester.
If Jiang Wen and the others called the police and the police found out that it was Yao Jin, then he would definitely be stripped of his position and it would be difficult for his father to protect him.
Thinking of the consequences, Yao Jin was frightened and quickly asked someone to keep an eye on Lai Xue and not let him run away, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to explain anything.
Yao Jincai didn't believe that the idiot Lai Xue would take all the responsibility alone. People are selfish. If Lai Xue found out that they were in trouble, he would definitely use this to threaten the Yao family.
However, thinking of Jiang Wen's cautious character, Jiang Wen guessed that the other party would not call the police for a while, but would first find someone to repair the harvester, just like him last time, because he was afraid of being discovered by the farm and punished.
At this point, Yao Jin suddenly had an idea. He remembered the old man who had helped him fix the harvester before. Why not ask him to help fix Jiang Wen's harvester, and then they could settle the matter privately without making it public? This would be better for both of them.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible. Yao Jin immediately set off to the town to find the master's agent, Brother Sun.
That afternoon, Brother Sun came to the Meng family and told Pei Xingzhi about this matter. Jiang Hai and Yao Jin both came to the door separately.
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled meaningfully. Instead of refusing, he asked Brother Sun to agree to both sides.
On the other side, Jiang He and others who were anxiously waiting for news also received a reply from Jiang Hai and learned that the great repairman had agreed to help them.
The Jiang family was overjoyed. After waiting for so long, they finally found a repairman. Jiang He had heard Jiang Hai talk about this repairman before. No matter what the thing was, there was nothing he couldn't fix.
Therefore, he also had high expectations for the repairman and believed that he could repair the damaged harvester.
Because the harvester broke down in Qinghe Village, Jiang He and others had to go to the town to invite a repairman to the village, and at the same time help the other party move the tools needed for the repair.
Of course, the father and his two sons had no objection. They borrowed an ox cart from the village and rushed to the town without stopping, arriving at the place Jiang Hai told them.
Jiang Wu was the first to knock on the door. "Master, are you there? We're here to help you move things."
With a clang, the door opened from the inside.
Seeing the face inside the door that he would recognize even if it turned into ashes, Jiang Wu's pupils dilated and his voice became extremely sharp, like the voice of Mrs. Zhou in the village when she was arguing with someone.
"Why is it you!"
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