Chapter 290 What does it look like?
Cheng Yaoyao and Zhong Jialing carried rice, flour, meat and vegetables to a nearby farmer's house to prepare lunch.
Luo Jiu said to Feng Qi, "You watch over here carefully and don't let anyone take the opportunity to sabotage. With so many mouths to feed, I'm afraid they don't have enough manpower, so I'll go and help."
Feng Qi nodded, "Don't worry, I'm here, I don't think anyone dares to do anything."
As soon as Luo Jiu left, Feng Qi took out two big swords. While the masters were laying the foundation nearby, she was practicing with the swords.
The sword was so sharp and cold, who would dare to go forward and destroy it? Even the onlookers silently retreated seven or eight meters, fearing that they would be scratched or hit.
At noon, the aroma of rice and meat filled the whole village.
Luo Jiu sent the children to the fields to call back the comrades from the Farmers' Association for dinner. They set up tables, chairs and benches and started the meal at the old site of the ancestral hall.
They called over the comrades who were parading the old man of the Geng family, and the masters also stopped their work. After a while, Geng Qiaoju, Lu Ping and others came back.
Cheng Yaoyao and the women in the village directly served the food in large iron basins and distributed it to everyone.
This meal was a unique experience for the villagers of Gengjia Village.
The dishes are tough enough, the big pieces of pork belly are braised, sweet and not greasy, soft and chewy. The local chicken is stewed with potatoes and sprinkled with coriander. Each table has a large pot of chicken soup and chicken.
Braised carp, secret recipe of golden spareribs, smoked sausages from a well-known store in the county town, and a dish of spicy and sour shredded potatoes. All six dishes were delicious.
The staple food is white rice with distinct grains and big plump steamed buns.
Foreman Lao He couldn't help but sigh: "We work for the county lord, and his family is not that rich."
The people around couldn't help but tease, "I heard that the county magistrate's birthday celebration has dishes that are almost as rich as this, but they don't give poor people like us any to eat."
Everyone laughed, and Luo Jiu said, "There is enough food, everyone can eat as much as they want. After eating, work hard. When the children can sit in the new classroom to study is up to you."
Lao He said, "Don't worry, girls. We are fed so well. If we are lazy, we will be wasting our time. Let's light the lamps tonight and finish the work as soon as possible."
After Luo Jiu finished speaking to them, he was busy serving soup and dishes to the comrades from the Farmers' Association. "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. You traveled all night and didn't even have time to rest when you got here. Take a nap in the afternoon."
Geng Qiaoju said, "My room is a little shabby. If you don't mind, you can rest there."
Lu Ping refused, "No, we are here to do things. How can we rest if we haven't finished our work?"
We have to go to the fields again and rest together at night. Let's enjoy this meal and don't let down the hospitality of the local comrades."
Cheng Yaoyao reminded the children, "Eat slowly and be careful of the bones when eating fish."
After everyone finished their lunch at noon, Lu Ping instructed the comrades in charge of the parade to continue parading with the four old guys.
Geng Qiaoju quietly called Luo Jiu aside and said, "Those uncles are not young anymore. It's not that I feel sorry for them, but if I torture them for a day and someone dies, what will the county do if they are held accountable?"
Luo Jiu said: "Don't worry about this, the people in the Farmers' Association always do this kind of thing, they know their limits.
Besides, your county magistrate is so lazy that he doesn’t care about anything that doesn’t make money.
If someone really sues them, they have the above documents and are not afraid of investigation.
If you relatives pay money to hire people, I will pay more money to send the people away.
You, the county magistrate, won't be around for many more days. Just do your job and we'll take care of the rest."
Geng Qiaoju looked at her and was suddenly stunned.
Luo Jiu noticed that her expression was different, and he quickly adjusted the black-framed glasses that were blocking his face, "What's wrong?"
Geng Qiaoju smiled and said, "I see that you speak and act neatly and logically, and you speak eloquently and passionately about the truth. You have a flexible mind and are well versed in worldly affairs. You really don't look like a student."
Luo Jiu smiled, "Then what do you think I look like?"
Geng Qiaoju said: "Like a seasoned revolutionary."
Luo Jiu smiled, patted her shoulder and said nothing.
Everyone was busy with their own work. In the evening, Lu Ping and her friends came back from the fields and told Luo Jiu that they had helped Gengjia Village carry out the second land reform.
They were dividing the land and people from the nearby village came to complain, saying that the next village over had a similar problem.
Lu Ping discussed with Luo Jiu, "When the affairs of Gengjia Village are almost settled, can we go to the next village? At least we have to burn down their ancestral hall and divide the land equally."
"Of course, the nearby villages are not far away. You can take half a day every day to patrol the area and deal with any problems in the village in a timely manner. I think wherever there is injustice, there are people ready to resist at any time. You see, as soon as you arrived, they all came to complain. Yi County is probably the most feudal and backward place in the country. You must be extremely careful when you go back and forth to do business."
Lu Ping smiled and said, "I'm not afraid."
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and showed everyone a round scar on her arm.
"This happened during a game of landlords in a poor village in our province. The landlord's son got angry and stabbed me with half a pair of scissors. I raised my hand to block it, but it got stuck in this place. It went all the way from one side to the other, and the tip of the scissors could be seen from this side."
The four of them couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked hurriedly: "Then what?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Then I naturally kicked him away. I had someone take him to the street and put him on trial. I told everyone that he was attacking the law enforcers of the Farmers' Association, which is a capital crime. After that, I gritted my teeth, pulled out the scissors, stabbed him in the neck, and he died on the spot."
The four of them took another deep breath. Lu Ping touched the scar on her arm and said, "I'm not afraid of death. It would be my wish to become a martyr one day. In Hunan Province, I have dealt with most of the landlords and gentry. I don't know how many people hate me, but these people are too cowardly. I have a tough life and they can't do anything to me.
So, don't worry, although Yi County is a very evil place, it is still okay for our Farmers' Association to approve it."
Having said that, the four of them were still a little worried.
When no one was around, Luo Jiu quietly handed his service gun to Lu Ping, "Sister Lu, take this, use it for self-defense."
Lu Ping was very happy. "I've always dreamed of having a gun, but the higher-ups won't give our farmers' association one. Okay, lend it to me for a few days, and I'll return it to you later."
It was getting late. Geng Qiaoju, Cheng Yaoyao, Zhong Jialing and others were washing and chatting outside when the cowherd boy from Geng Laosan's family came over to give them a tip-off.
"Village leader, I heard the clan leader cursing and swearing. He said he wanted to expel your father from the clan and remove his name from the family tree."
Zhong Jialing couldn't help but curse: "The family tree was burned, what's the use of firing him? What's the use of family tree and clan records?"
Geng Qiaoju said worriedly, "It doesn't matter to me, but I'm afraid my dad can't stand it. I'll go home and take a look."
"No need!" Lu Ping came out from the inner room. "This matter has to be handled by our farmers' association. You guys go to bed early. We won't be back tonight."
Cheng Yaoyao asked hurriedly: "Where are you going?"
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