Chapter 62: Fighting (Catching Bugs) Although there was a fight, the old man and...
Chapter 62: Fighting (Catching Bugs)
It is indeed different in the city. There are bright electric lights in the house and street lights outside. Although they are dim, it is no longer pitch black at night.
After dinner, after cleaning up the kitchen, Yan Jiuru signaled Chen Yin to open the bag.
Inside was a neatly-made military uniform!
"ah!"
Chen Yin's eyes widened in surprise, and she happily held up the military uniform: "This, is it yours?"
Ruyue and Rusong were working on their homework. They glanced over, then yelled, dropped their pens, and ran over. "Let me see, let me see~"
The whole family was attracted here.
These days, a set of imitation military uniforms is already very eye-catching, let alone this set of brand new real military uniforms.
Chen Yin's eyes sparkled as she pushed him: "Hurry up and try it on!"
Yan Jiuru smiled, sighed, and reluctantly changed into his new military uniform.
He is tall and has long legs, like a clothes rack. This military uniform looks so smart on him.
"Brother, you are so handsome!" Rushan and Rushong's eyes were full of excitement and envy. Nowadays, every man, no matter how old he is, has a dream of becoming a soldier.
Ruyue's eyes were also full of stars, and she circled around her elder brother several times.
"Why?"
She suddenly pointed at the pockets of her uniform and asked curiously, "Brother, why do you have four pockets? Do you carry more bullets than others?"
Yan Jiuru was amused and flicked his finger on the little sister's head. "Yes, it's the one who carries more bullets than others."
"This is cadre uniform. It has two more pockets than the average soldier's uniform, but everything else is the same."
"Wow - big brother, you are so awesome, you are even a cadre!"
Ruyue is simply an expert at creating atmosphere.
Yan Jiuru put on the military coat that was also issued and walked a few steps, then cleared his throat. "Ahem, I'm a special recruit, but I'm only treated as a deputy regimental commander, not like other senior cadres."
He enjoys the salary of a deputy regimental commander, which does not mean he is a deputy regimental commander, and he is still a newcomer in actual work.
However, since it is a treatment, it is everything you deserve.
***
After showing off the military uniform, Yan Jiuru helped Chen Yin fetch water for Zhuangzhuang to take a bath, and also talked about the subsequent arrangements.
"Starting the day after tomorrow, which is the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, I will be participating in a month-long military training. I may not be able to go home during this period."
He bent down and kissed his son's forehead, "Yinyin, please take care of the family when I'm not home."
Chen Yin paused while bathing her son. "It's not going to take half a year or a year, don't worry."
"Yes, second brother!"
"Big brother!" Rushan immediately straightened his back to see what his big brother wanted to say.
"Regarding the exam, you should take them to study hard. Big brother is not at home, so you have to take responsibility and don't think about playing around.
Also, this is Yancheng, not our village. You can go out and get familiar with the environment, but don't get involved in things with others. If you are unsure about something, don't figure it out on your own. Come back and tell your family, or ask your sister-in-law."
Rushan nodded: "Don't worry, brother, I know the seriousness of the matter."
Then he said to the two younger ones, "You two can go out and play, but don't fight with others. If you lose, you'll be embarrassed, and if you win, you'll have to pay them money."
"Oh~" The two kids cancelled all their plans when they heard they had to pay compensation.
***
His mother remembered something.
She went to her room and brought a piece of paper to her son, "Look at this. This afternoon, a few people from the alley came and asked us to sign this.
Your father, your grandmother and I can hardly recognize a few words. They said that everyone just needs to sign and put their fingerprints.
I figured we didn’t know what was going on, so I said I’d give it to them tomorrow.”
Yan Jiuru thought it was some document from the street, so when he took it and looked at it, his face gradually darkened.
He shook the paper and called Chen Yin: "Look at it too."
Aunt Yan took her grandson, and Chen Yin wiped her hands and came over.
"Who sent this?"
Several elderly people felt something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "What's going on? What's written here?"
Grandpa Yan knew some characters when he was learning from the Taoist priest, and he also taught his son. However, the characters they learned back then were from the previous dynasty, which are different from those of today. Especially after the children in the family started to go to school, they gradually stopped worrying about learning characters themselves.
In the afternoon, Rushan took his two children to review their homework. There was no rush anyway, so he just waited for his parents to come back from work to see what they said.
***
"It was about someone having an affair, a man helping a woman haul coal, store winter vegetables, and being attentive to her. They also said it was discovered in our family and we were going to report it to the Revolutionary Committee and criticize her."
"What the hell? Did we find this at home?"
“Nonsense!”
Upon hearing this, Aunt Yan threw the towel in her hand and cursed, "What a bunch of bastards! We found them! How can we know who is who? I can't even recognize all the heads!"
"What's wrong with bullying me because I can't read?"
Grandma Yan also said, "Whoever is a whore has nothing to do with us. Why would they use our name to report someone? They want us to be the bad guys and then they can reap the benefits?"
"No way!"
Aunt Yan was furious and claimed that she was the one who discovered it. "No, I'm going to scold them now! Not until tomorrow!"
Grandma Yan immediately got down to the ground and put on her shoes: "I'll go with you, and see if I don't slap them!"
Yan's father said slowly: "Do you know who they are? Where do they live?"
His mother pointed outside and said, "What do you do for a living? Go across the street and ask Old Zhang for help."
When those people brought it in the afternoon, Lao Zhang was standing outside watching the fun.
***
Chen Yin: "How about we go and take a look?"
"Need not."
Chen Yin whispered: "Don't get hurt or anything..."
Don't worry, my father and grandfather have practiced martial arts, and my grandmother and mother have done farm work all their lives. They can beat up a few city people with ease, right? "
However, he turned around and called out, "Rusong, Ruyue, you two go and keep an eye on them. If your grandparents get hurt, remember to come back and report it~"
"Okay!" The two little ones were so excited that they ran out.
***
Chen Yin stuffed Zhuangzhuang into his hands and said, "You two can play for a while."
I freed up my hands to organize the tickets I received today.
Yan Jiuru took his son's hand and said, "I got the ticket today too. Here, you pay for it yourself."
He didn't say which pocket, and let Chen Yin explore here and there.
"You have a lot more hair than I do."
"A special unit?" Yan Jiuru watched his wife pick out some and put some in the notebook.
***
"The fight has started, the fight has started!" Ruyue ran in excitedly, shouted a few words and ran out again.
"This little girl!"
Well, don't ask anymore.
Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin simply grabbed a small blanket to wrap the child up and followed him out.
Most of the houses on the left side of Kuihua Street are theirs. Opposite them on the right side is the old Zhang family. There are three or four separate houses further on, and then there is a large courtyard.
Originally it was a large house with three courtyards. After liberation, more than a dozen families were arranged to live in it or rushed to live there.
Before he even entered the yard, he could hear his mother's scolding from a distance.
"...How shameless, huh?
Just because we country folk are illiterate, you want to use us as pawns?
Bah! Slap you, you black-hearted bastard! "
There are several crisp sounds of slaps.
"...why don't you take a piss and look at your wrinkled old face? You're trying to trick us into taking our fingerprints? You're worse than the landlords."
"We've only been here a few days? And you're already plotting evil and setting things up?"
Yan Niang pulled a fat woman's braid, pressed her head down, and hit her hard several times.
"God bless you, you bastard! No one in your family deserves a beating!"
"Help! Lao Zhang, come quickly!"
"You stupid country bitch, let me go!" The other party also fought back with kicks and stomps.
When Grandma Yan saw this, she turned against her. She grabbed the woman by the belt and dragged her away. "It was you, you stinky bitch, who tricked us this afternoon."
"Everyone, come and take a look! This woman wants to report someone for adultery, but instead she makes our family bear the blame and bullies us old people who can't read."
***
People in the slum had just finished dinner, and many families were tidying up their things and hadn't rested yet.
Now, someone suddenly came to their house to scold them, and those who didn't know the truth asked each other: "What's going on?"
"What's going on? Why are people scolding me?"
"What are the Li family, the Dong family, and the Zhang family doing?"
"Well, I just heard it, and I'm telling you, I heard it was..."
A man over there saw a woman at a disadvantage and wanted to join in, but Yan's father grabbed her by the collar and said, "What's the matter? Women are fighting, and you, a man, want to join in?"
"Tsk tsk, I recognized you. You were the one who came to our house to fool people during the day!"
"Bang, bang" Yan's father punched the man twice, making him squat on the ground holding his stomach.
The first and second uncles who were in charge of the compound came over breathlessly: "Let's talk it over. Stop it now!"
"Go find someone from the neighborhood committee!"
***
In the police station.
Grandma Yan and her mother-in-law started to complain!
"...If these black-hearted bastards were in our countryside, they would have been beaten so hard that their parents wouldn't even recognize them. This is already the least they could have done!"
Chen Yin cooperated and took out the paper, "Director Wang, Comrade Cheng, please take a look at this.
My wife and I were at work and not at home. My mother-in-law only remembered to take a look at us after dinner. Otherwise, if we had believed their lies and put our fingerprints on them, believe it or not, tomorrow morning, the streets would be covered with big-character posters in our name!
Isn't this harming people? Why can't they handle the problem themselves? Why do they have to deceive our family?"
"My mother-in-law and great-grandmother-in-law are not taking care of this matter. Tomorrow I will find time to go to the Revolutionary Committee and talk to them about it. Are they deliberately trying to make us and female comrades we don't know hostile to each other?"
Yan's father also said: "How many days have we moved in? The neighbors haven't even recognized our faces yet, and they're still using our name? What's going on? But we poor and lower-middle peasants are so easy to fool."
"Tomorrow I will go to the Revolutionary Committee and report you for persecuting the poor and lower-middle peasants!"
"No, no!" Director Wang tried to dissuade him. "We and the police station will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. If this is true, we will deal with it strictly and show no leniency."
It's only the beginning of the year, why should we go to the Revolutionary Committee? If we really file a complaint, won't all our work for the next year be in vain?
Director Wang glared at the families and scolded them, "I've been saying this to you guys constantly, and you're already showing off before the New Year is even over?"
Even though Director Wang usually speaks nicely to the Yan family, she is not unworthy of being the director. She knows every family on this street better than anyone else.
So, as soon as I saw what was written on the paper, I had a rough idea of what was going on.
"I'm telling you, can't you just live your life honestly? First you were targeting the Xue family's house and you even broke down their wall. Now it belongs to the Yan family, and you're still making trouble?
Whose family is as easy to bully as the Xue family? Tsk tsk, check your conscience. "
Living on the same street, who doesn’t know what they are planning?
But this time, I've hit a wall, right?
Don't look at the fact that they are from the countryside, they are not easy to mess with at all.
The comrades at the police station also looked at the people in silence. This was the first time they had seen someone hand over evidence to someone with their own hands. Call them stupid, they knew how to write big-character posters in someone else's name. Call them treacherous, not to mention that they kept the evidence in someone else's hands. Many people on the street saw them coming to someone else's house to commit fraud.
Tsk tsk.
"We understand the situation. Please take a look at it and sign if you are sure."
Anyway, the content is about the cause and process of the fight. With so many people present, there is nothing much to say.
The fingerprints of the Yan family.
"Okay, it's so late, let's go back first. We can talk about it when we go to work tomorrow."
***
It was already past eight o'clock when the family came out of the police station.
Although they had a fight, the old men and women all held their heads high and looked refreshed.
"Now let's see who dares to bully our family!"
Yan Jiuru glanced behind him and whispered to Chen Yin, "Tell me, have our mother and grandmother been wanting to establish their authority for a long time?"
Chen Yin smiled, she would not talk behind the cricket mother-in-law's back.
But when they got home, Aunt Yan hesitated and said, "Let me see... let's find out where there are literacy classes so we can learn to read. I don't think it's possible to live in this city without knowing how to read."
If they could read today, they would have beaten those people on the spot. Why would they have to wait until night?
Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin: I never thought that his mother arranged for him to learn to read because of this...
"Why do we need literacy classes? Ruyue has the first-grade textbook. Wouldn't it be convenient for Ruyue to teach you two pages every day?"
Ruyue became excited when she heard it, "Mom, I will teach you, and I will always get a perfect score on the test."
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