"That's right," Li Xuewen said coldly, showing no sympathy for Wu Lifang's tears. "After consultation, the leaders have decided that you intentionally disrupted a military marriage and became pregnant. This is a serious offense. We are now expelling you from the military and sentencing you to three years in prison."
Upon hearing the punishment, Wu Lifang's eyes widened, and her whole body seemed to be frozen, and she even forgot to breathe.
How could this happen? It would be fine if he was just expelled from the army, but why was he sentenced?
Wu Lifang's voice trembled slightly. "Then...where's Xu Zhenhua?"
Li Xuewen repeated the verdict of Xu Zhenhua and also mentioned that Xu Zhenhua asked her to pay compensation.
When Wu Lifang heard that her sentence was longer than Xu Zhenhua's, she was almost in tears, but she knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion and all she could do was accept her fate.
Wu Lifang would not be stupid enough to play tricks or argue with the army, as that would only make her end up worse.
Although she wanted to cut Xu Zhenhua into pieces, she had no choice but to save him. After all, he was the only one she could count on after she got out of the fence.
Besides, it would be easy for the army to check her personal assets, so even if Wu Lifang wanted to hide it, she couldn't.
Her tone was filled with despair, and she seemed to have aged five years in an instant:
"I saved all the betrothal gifts Xu Zhenhua gave me. In addition, there is also 200 yuan in that passbook that I saved by living frugally over the years. As for the rest, I really have no other choice."
After hearing Wu Lifang's words, Li Xuewen immediately went to the place where Bai Xiuying and Xu Dingbang were imprisoned.
After all, there is nothing much to say about these people with low character and no bottom line.
After recounting the whole story to the old couple of the Xu family, Li Xuewen picked up the teacup and began to drink it in big gulps.
He was really busy that day. Not only was he running back and forth, but his throat was almost sore.
After hearing what Li Xuewen said, Bai Xiuying felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and then she burst into tears.
"What a sin! My poor Zhenhua, how could you be so foolish? Not only have you lost your military status, but you also have to stay in prison. How can I and your father survive..."
Hearing Bai Xiuying's cries, Li Xuewen felt his temples throbbing and his face became increasingly ugly.
Seeing this, Xu Dingbang's face was filled with obvious anger.
This stupid woman, does she still think this is a rural area?
Do whatever you want.
What if I anger him and even implicate my son?
The more Xu Dingbang thought about it, the angrier he got. He looked at Bai Xiuying with a look of hostility, and his tone was even colder. "Shut up! What kind of place do you think this is? You can just throw a tantrum whenever you want?"
Bai Xiuying was instantly silenced by Xu Dingbang's yelling, and then she sat on the stool in a daze, not daring to move.
Xu Dingbang glared at Bai Xiuying fiercely, then smiled and said, "Don't be angry, leader. This old woman has lived in the countryside all her life and has no knowledge. She only knows how to cry, make a fuss, and even hang herself. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Seeing that Li Xuewen's expression had eased a lot, Xu Dingbang continued, "To be honest with you, our house was emptied the night before we came to Zhenhua, so we really can't take out a single cent.
I wonder if I can ask my wife to go back and borrow some money from relatives and friends. Once I get the money, I can send it to the boss right away.”
Commander Zhou also told Li Xuewen about the theft at Xu's house, so he naturally knew that Xu Dingbang was not lying.
"Okay, but you only have one week. If you can't gather the money and send it over within a week, then Xu Zhenhua's sentence will have to be increased."
Seeing that Li Xuewen agreed, Xu Dingbang bowed and thanked him repeatedly, "Okay, thank you, leader. We will definitely make up the money within a week."
After Li Xuewen left, Bai Xiuying started crying again.
This is a gap of three hundred yuan. Where can she borrow so much money?
But if she doesn't lend the money, her son's sentence will be increased. How can this be possible? She and her husband are counting on Zhenhua for the rest of their lives.
"Old man, where can I borrow so much money? It's three hundred yuan."
Xu Dingbang glared at her and said in a bad tone, "Shut up. You cry all day long. This family was broken up by you crying.
You are such a loser. Tell me, what else can you do besides crying? All you do is ask me what to do, what to do. How would I know what to do?
I tell you, if you can't raise the money, then you can expect your son to be sentenced to a longer term, and both of us will have to sit in jail.
Deputy Battalion Commander Li just said that the two of us have committed the crime of harboring a criminal. If we honestly pay the money, it will be fine. But if we don't, we will both go to jail."
Xu Dingbang was already upset because he was in danger, and now he had to listen to Bai Xiuying crying and wailing. He was so annoyed.
Besides, he is already so old. If he has to hide in the fence because he can't raise money, and this scandal spreads back to the village, will he still be able to save his reputation?
After the old man's reminder, Bai Xiuying was so frightened that she didn't even care about crying.
Now her son has been expelled from the army and has to stay in prison. If she and the old man are also sent in, not to mention whether their bodies can withstand it, they will not be able to face the shame to return to Taoyuan Village in the future.
No, she couldn't just sit there and do nothing. She had to collect the money.
Seeing Bai Xiuying calm down, Xu Dingbang's expression also eased a lot. He lowered his voice and said, "Old woman, it was difficult for us to borrow money before because our relatives and friends all knew that Zhenhua had died, but now he is still alive."
After the old man's reminder, Bai Xiuying's eyes lit up instantly.
Yes, her son is still alive. As long as she tells the villagers that Zhenhua is still alive, it will not be difficult to borrow money.
"Don't worry, old man. When I return to the village, I will definitely borrow the three hundred yuan back."
After hearing what Bai Xiuying said, Xu Dingbang was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. He knew that the old woman was stupid, but he didn't expect her to be so stupid.
I was still thinking about going back to the village to borrow money. I wonder if the army has sent people back to the village to investigate and verify this afternoon?
Maybe what happened today has already been spread to everyone in the village.
Of course, it is also possible that the villagers don’t know yet.
Thinking of this, Xu Dingbang reminded: "The army has sent people to the village to investigate Zhenhua this afternoon. If you go back and find that no one in the village is talking about this matter, you can tell them that Zhenhua is not dead and then borrow money from them.
If the village already knows about this, you should go to your mother's family and relatives and borrow as much as you can before the news spreads. In short, borrow as much as you can. In addition to the 300 yuan, we both need food and drink for the next two years, so you should borrow at least 400 yuan."
Bai Xiuying rolled her eyes and nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Okay, let's do it."
Seeing the old woman agree, Xu Dingbang felt relieved.
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