Li En, however, seemed to have grasped a lifeline, his eyes widening as he said, "Aren't those in charge of production also in charge of our village? Your official position must be higher than our village chief, so you must be able to take care of this matter!"
Jiang Tang quickly waved her hands and patiently explained, "I really can't help you with this matter. If you feel wronged, you should go to the commune and report it."
"Commune? Humph, they must be protecting each other! Secretary Jiang, why don't you live in my yard? I'm happy to give you the house, but I won't let that guy named Sun get it for free!" Li En became more and more excited as he spoke, and his emotions were a little out of control.
Jiang Tang said softly with a gentle expression, "Comrade Li, I have a place to live, and the two villages are not far away. As for the house issue, if you really can't get over it, I can talk to Captain Sun and find a time for your family and the village leaders to sit down and have a good talk."
"Talk? What's there to talk about! He just relies on the fact that he is the captain and tries every possible way to occupy my house. He is now dominating and overbearing in the village, and I just won't accept it!" Li En's face flushed and he shouted loudly.
"Li Xiaoer, who are you calling bossy? What are you dissatisfied with?" Before Jiang Tang could even open her mouth, she saw Captain Sun approaching from a distance, looking at Li En seriously.
Li En saw Captain Sun and his anger suddenly rose. He stiffened his neck and said, "Whoever picks up the conversation is the one I'm talking to!"
Captain Sun frowned, took a few steps forward, and said in a louder voice, "Don't be so unreasonable in front of Officer Jiang! Why are they taking your house? No, it's your eldest brother's house! No matter how much you make a fuss, the house won't be given to you. Your parents have already said that this should be handled impartially, and they have no objection. But you are making trouble all day long, looking for trouble every other day. Don't think I don't know about your report to the commune. It's useless to go there. The commune already knows everything about your brother!"
"My brother is my brother. It's not like he hasn't been punished. Why do you want to take my house?" Li En stiffened his neck, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"What I said is well-founded! If you have the guts, go and report it! I think you are just bored, so go to the riverbank and work!" Captain Sun put his hands on his hips, showing no sign of weakness.
"Hmph, Mr. Sun, just wait for me!" Li En was so angry that he was shaking all over and turned away angrily.
Jiang Tang stood there, staring at Captain Sun with a puzzled look on her face. She looked Captain Sun up and down, staring at him until even the grown man felt a little uncomfortable.
Captain Sun scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "Secretary Jiang, what's that look in your eyes? Are you thinking I'm using my power for personal gain and trying to take over Li En's house?"
Jiang Tang came back to her senses and asked seriously, "Captain Sun, what's going on in his family?"
Captain Sun raised his hand to signal Jiang Tang, and together they walked away from Li En's house. When they reached a quiet place, Captain Sun slowly spoke, "This is a long story. His older brother had committed a serious crime before. They said he was arrested for speculation, but in reality, he had harmed a girl in the county and ended up killing her.
When this matter was being handled, Liu Yishou and I went along. After all, it wasn't a glorious thing, and the woman was adamant and insisted on compensation, asking for a hundred yuan. Li En's family were honest rural people, so how could they have so much money? In the end, they had no choice but to ask Li En's parents for help, so Liu Yishou and I secretly lent them eighty yuan, seventy of which I paid and ten of which Liu Yishou paid. When we returned, Li En's parents knelt down and begged us not to tell anyone about his eldest brother, as Li En was old enough to get married. I even hid this from my wife, and I said I accidentally lost the money. My wife was angry about the seventy yuan, but since I was the head of the family, she didn't dare to do anything to me.
The guy who kept keeping his promise was not so lucky. His wife punished him by making him kneel on the washboard at home for two nights.
Li En's parents insisted on giving me that house. I told them that I would give it to them when they paid me back.
Think about it, one hundred dollars, do they have the ability to pay it back?
But I couldn't tell anyone about this, so I finally thought of a way to say that the house was confiscated.
Li Xiaoer still doesn't know that his brother has been executed, and he still thinks his brother will be released in a few years.
Director Wang of the commune also knows about his brother's affair. If it weren't for the fact that we've been friends for many years and that we're related, who would be willing to be the good guy? Only Li En is so narrow-minded and unwilling to accept his fate. Even his parents can't stop him, and he goes against me all day long. As the team leader, I feel so wronged!
Jiang Tang was shocked after hearing this, and she instantly had a new understanding of Captain Sun. She thought to herself, this guy seems difficult to deal with and stubborn, but she didn't expect him to do so much behind the scenes. He is really a responsible cadre.
Looking at Captain Sun, he couldn't help but sigh: "Captain Sun is really a good captain."
Captain Sun was deeply moved by these simple words. His efforts were finally noticed by someone.
Jiang Tang looked at Captain Sun's smiling face full of wrinkles.
I thought to myself: Actually, men are very easy to satisfy. Look, Captain Sun.
...
Jiang Tang returned home and wrote a few big words with great interest. But the notes were so ugly that she even found them unreadable.
These words were seen by He Yan who had just returned. He became interested and wrote a few of them casually.
Jiang Tang pulled over and exclaimed, "You can also write calligraphy, and it's pretty good."
He Yan smiled and said, "I've practiced before. Are you planning to practice calligraphy? I can teach you."
"That's not necessary. If you have time, please hurry up and cook, Comrade He. I'm hungry."
He Yan said, "I've only been at your house for less than two days, and you're already bossing people around. I'm exhausted after a long day."
"You still have to eat, I can help you."
"Will you help me pick the vegetables and light the fire?"
"no problem."
In the evening, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of food. Jiang Tang and He Yan were busy at the stove, working in perfect harmony. While Jiang Tang was lighting the fire, he turned his head to look at He Yan and asked curiously, "How's your progress on the mountain? I saw you carrying a lot of things up there today."
He Yan was concentrating on stir-frying the food in the pot. He raised his head and smiled warmly at the words. "Today, we mainly moved the parts up and laid the foundation. This machine is quite complicated, and the subsequent assembly will take quite a while."
Jiang Tang nodded. She was just curious about the problems on the mountain. As for the rest, she just wanted to know the results.
The food was emitting a fragrant aroma while being stir-fried. She leaned over to the pot and took a deep breath. The rich aroma instantly penetrated her nose. Looking at He Yan's effortless appearance, she couldn't help but ask, "Your cooking skills are so good, who did you learn from?"
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