Although doing so would lead to a huge famine, Xu Dingbang now only wanted to save himself and then try to prevent Zhenhua from receiving a heavier sentence.
Otherwise, who will take care of him in his old age?
But the house has been emptied out, and there will be no one to help for the next two years, so life will definitely be difficult.
But he is not so old that he cannot move. Although life is not easy, he will not starve to death, and he still has his wife.
Thinking of this, Xu Dingbang's heart finally settled down.
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The other side.
As soon as Tang Wanning and Su Meijuan returned to the military district guesthouse, they saw Li Xuewen waiting for them in the lobby.
After seeing Li Xuewen, Su Meijuan hurriedly went to greet him, "Deputy Battalion Commander Li, why are you here? Is there a conclusion to the matter?"
"Yes." Li Xuewen nodded and told Su Meijuan and her daughter the results.
Upon hearing this, Su Meijuan was so happy that she almost jumped up. This family of troublemakers finally got their retribution.
Tang Wanning was also very happy. He had originally thought they would just be expelled from the military, but unexpectedly they were sentenced. God really has mercy on them.
But soon, Su Meijuan woke up from her happiness because she had not yet got her daughter's dowry back.
Now the Xu family’s house has been emptied out again. If Xu Zhenhua goes to jail, who will pay the compensation?
Are those two old men from the Xu family whose halves are buried in the ground immortal?
Thinking of this, Su Meijuan looked at Li Xuewen anxiously, "Deputy Battalion Commander Li, if Xu Zhenhua and his wife both go to jail, who will I ask for my daughter's dowry?"
Li Xuewen's voice was soothing, "Don't worry, Xu Dingbang and Bai Xiuying have committed the crime of harboring someone, so the Xu family not only has to return Comrade Xiao Tang's dowry, but also has to compensate you for your loss of reputation and your hard work over the past year and a half.
Furthermore, Captain Xu is a soldier from our military region, and our inadequate supervision led to such a terrible incident. Therefore, our unit will also compensate Comrade Xiao Tang with a sum of money. This money will be in your hands by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Hearing that she would get the money tomorrow morning, Su Meijuan finally felt relieved.
Not only that, he can also get compensation for mental damage and compensation for working like a slave for the Xu family for more than a year.
What a pleasant surprise.
Su Meijuan's tone was sincere, and her face was filled with gratitude. "Thank you, thank you, Deputy Battalion Commander Li."
"This is what we should do." Deputy Battalion Commander Xu had a smile on his face. "If there is nothing else, I will go back first."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Looking at Li Xuewen's receding back, Tang Wanning and Su Meijuan looked at each other, both with surprise in their eyes.
Originally, Tang Wanning thought that she would be satisfied if she could get back her original dowry, and if possible, she would ask for some compensation. After all, she had taken care of the old couple of the Xu family for more than a year.
Unexpectedly, the surprise came so suddenly!
The next morning.
Tang Wanning and Su Meijuan got up early because Li Xuewen said yesterday that he would send the compensation to them this morning.
After breakfast, the mother and daughter packed their luggage while waiting for Li Xuewen to arrive.
Tang Wanning's voice was filled with unconcealed joy. "Mom, after we get the money, we'll go straight to the wholesale market in the provincial capital. We'll stay there for one night and go home early tomorrow morning."
Looking at her daughter's bright smile, Su Meijuan felt very happy.
Ever since her daughter got married, she smiled less and less, but now, she seems to have turned back into the enthusiastic and cheerful little girl she used to be.
"Knock, knock, knock." Li Xuewen knocked on the door and asked, "I'm Li Xuewen. Is Comrade Xiao Tang here?"
Hearing Li Xuewen's voice, Tang Wanning and Su Meijuan were delighted.
How can I not be happy? The God of Wealth has arrived.
"I'm here." After saying that, Su Meijuan opened the door, "Good morning, Deputy Battalion Commander Li."
"morning."
Su Meijuan made room for him as she spoke, "Deputy Battalion Commander Li, please come in and sit down."
After Li Xuewen entered the house, Su Meijuan hurriedly took the teacup in the house to pour water for him, and then sat down.
This is the God of Wealth who brings you money, so you’d better be polite.
Seeing this, Li Xuewen didn't beat around the bush and directly took out a stack of big unity banknotes and some loose bills from his pocket.
"This money includes the dowry the Xu family returned to you, 300 yuan for your reputational damage, and you took care of the old couple for over a year, so that's 40 yuan a month. The total is 1,320 yuan. There's also 280 yuan in compensation from the army, so the total is 1,600 yuan. Count it up."
When they heard that there was 1,600 yuan, Tang Wanning and Li Meijuan were extremely excited.
I originally thought that getting back the dowry and a few hundred yuan more would be great, but I didn't expect to get so much money.
Ahhhhh, I’m rich, I’m rich.
Tang Wanning didn't hesitate and started counting right in front of Li Xuewen. After a while, she smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Deputy Battalion Commander Li. If you're not busy, we'd like to treat you to a meal."
"No, that's all my job." Li Xuewen changed the subject and asked with a smile, "By the way, do you need me to send someone to accompany you back to the village to explain? After all, this kind of thing is always bad for a girl's reputation."
Su Meijuan was immediately moved when she heard this.
Li Xuewen was right. After something like this happened, who knows what kind of rumors would spread in the village.
Although after the clarification, everyone may know better than anyone that it was not Ningning's fault, but the Xu family compensated Ningning such a large sum of money. Who knows if Bai Xiuying will talk nonsense when she returns.
When the villagers know about this, they will definitely be jealous and say sour words.
After all, 1,600 yuan is not a small amount of money. You have to know that the average salary of ordinary workers in the county is only 50-80 yuan a month, and they have to work without eating or drinking for at least two years to save up this amount of money.
This is compared to the workers with stable jobs in the county town. If compared with the rural areas, this amount of money is a huge sum.
"Is it convenient?" Su Meijuan was a little nervous. "Will it be too much trouble for the military comrades?"
"What's the big deal? If our army hadn't failed in its duty, this wouldn't have happened. This affects the girl's life."
"That's troublesome, but we won't be back until tomorrow morning." Su Meijuan said a little embarrassedly, "It's not easy to come to the provincial capital, I want to have a good look around with my daughter, and also bring some gifts back to my family."
"I understand." Li Xuewen nodded slightly. "Well, I'll have Xiao Su buy your train tickets and then have him pick you up at the train station tomorrow morning."
"No, no." Su Meijuan waved her hands repeatedly, "It's already troublesome enough, how can I have the nerve to ask you to pay for the train tickets."
"It's just a matter of convenience." Li Xuewen waved his hand. "Okay, I've finished what I needed to do, so I'll go back first."
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