"By the way, I haven't asked about the Cao family's situation since I got back. What happened to them in the end?" When they left, Grandpa had tied up Old Man Cao and Old Woman Cao.
If that old woman Cao knew that her brother's family had been arrested and interrogated, wouldn't she go crazy?
Second Aunt is the most qualified to speak on this matter. After Qian Xiao and the others left, Second Aunt just stood there watching the commotion.
"You didn't see it, did you? When that young educated youth came back to report the news, Granny Cao heard it. Granny Cao's eyes turned red, and she looked like she wanted to kill everyone. If the person hadn't been tied up, she probably would have rushed out long ago."
"Ah! What a coincidence?" It's good that Granny Cao's brother is alright, but if something really happened to him, judging from the situation, Granny Cao could make her whole family pay with their lives.
"I just don't understand. Is that younger brother really more important than his own children? He'd rather let his whole family starve than not support his younger brother's family?" People have different degrees of closeness and distance. Even towards someone who has saved your life, you shouldn't treat them like this, right?
Grandma Qian sighed: "Such things have happened before. There are women who have been influenced by this since childhood, who take it as their responsibility to be good to their younger brothers and support them, to the point of madness."
“They don’t marry to escape families that favor sons over daughters, but to swindle money from their husbands’ families to support their own brothers. They even think it’s right to do so. It’s both pitiful and hateful.”
"Little do they know, if you don't give people your heart, how can others be devoted to you? You can't advise such people; they never think they're wrong."
I know, it's brainwashing from childhood. Just by looking at this old woman, Cao is just like a cult member, with her own set of theories. No matter what you say, it's useless.
Will the Cao family eventually split up?
"That depends on whether Brother Cao and his brothers are willing to lose face. If they care about their reputation, their future will be difficult, unless they are not afraid of what others say. At least then they will have some hope."
"Alright, stop asking about these things, kid. Aren't you tired? Hurry up and get ready to eat so you can go to bed early."
This matter might be quite serious, and it was handled very quickly. News started coming back a few days later, but it was quite unexpected for Qian Xiao.
Can you believe that Granny Cao's younger brother is actually a key figure? A man who looks lazy, greedy, cunning, uneducated, and incompetent, yet relies on his sister for support every day, is actually the ringleader.
Moreover, he wasn't Granny Cao's biological brother at all. It's said that when Granny Cao was fleeing from disaster, her entire family died. She was a young woman, how could she possibly live peacefully in such a chaotic world?
Just when she was almost harmed, she was saved by Zhang Yong, who was just a child at the time. After that, Granny Cao regarded Zhang Yong as her savior.
Zhang Yong was Granny Cao's younger brother. He wasn't an orphan; he was the youngest son of the bandit leader. He had been raised in luxury since childhood, and saving Granny Cao was just a spur-of-the-moment decision.
After saving someone, you take them in and raise them like a cat or dog. You have someone to take care of you wholeheartedly, and you don't have to worry about betrayal. You don't even need to pay them wages. Where can you find such a good maid?
Later, that band of mountain bandits colluded with the Japanese and were wiped out by our army. Coincidentally, Zhang Yong was out playing with a few people with Granny Cao and escaped this calamity.
The people Zhang Yong took away were all from Zhujia Village. Many of the elderly people in Zhujia Village used to be bandits in the mountains. After the bandits were wiped out, these people who escaped went back to their homes and lived peacefully. After all, no one knew that they used to be bandits in that mountain stronghold.
During the war, quite a few bandits actually joined the National Revolutionary Army and fought alongside them. It wasn't that those who had been bandits before would necessarily be purged; these people relied on this to escape and ultimately achieve victory.
Those who had left Zhujia Village before went into hiding. Zhang Yong and Granny Cao pretended to be a brother and sister and came here with no one to rely on. At the time, no one doubted the authenticity of the brother and sister.
Those were tough times. Who would be kind enough to take in a complete stranger? You know, this wasn't just about having one more person; it was about having an extra mouth to feed.
To be fair, Granny Cao was quite grateful; she truly spared no effort in supporting Zhang Yong. This explains why Zhang Yong insisted on settling in Zhujia Village after getting married.
It was only after Zhang Yong got married and settled in Zhujia Village that those people his father had colluded with came looking for him. They brought him money and food but wouldn't let him do anything. How could he not be happy?
His father's subordinate even rose to the position of village chief, so he could do whatever he wanted in Zhu Family Village. However, he was still quite clever and portrayed a street urchin to the fullest extent, though it can't be said that it was all an act.
After all, he prided himself on his noble birth, and those farm chores shouldn't have been his responsibility. He saved Granny Cao, so wasn't it only right that Granny Cao support him? By asking Granny Cao for money, he could conveniently cover up the fact that he could have money to spend without working.
With a source of money, he also managed to find his father's old subordinates, who then followed his lead without question.
Furthermore, after Zhu Laojiu became the village chief, he felt as powerful as the former head of the village and wanted to turn Zhu Family Village into his own territory.
To be honest, someone who could travel around with Zhang Yong when he was just a child must be someone highly regarded. They probably weren't very bright, but no one could think of that, which is why they were able to hide for so long without being discovered.
Why was Zhu Laojiu so wary of the educated youth? It's because he was used to controlling the village and forgot about the educated youth's visit. He had placed his personal gun on his desk, and when the educated youth came to find him, he quickly hid it.
The educated youth didn't really see clearly, but the man was guilty for doing something wrong, so he assumed that the educated youth had seen it. If these people hadn't come from the city, they would have been mute corpses long ago.
As a result, all the educated youth who came were put under surveillance. After all, no one could guarantee that any of the educated youth had told others about this matter. They were waiting to see what the higher-ups thought after a while. If these educated youth were not taken seriously...
They would probably die one by one in an accident. If it weren't for Qian Xiao and the others accidentally discovering something, these educated youths definitely wouldn't have survived to the end of the year.
The reason Qian Xiao and Sun Kaicheng arrested the village chief so readily was mainly because Sun Kaicheng discovered that Village Chief Zhu had a radio station at his home. With that, no matter how powerful Zhu Laojiu's backing was, there was no way he could turn things around.
Qian Xiao was also worried about Zhu Laojiu and the descendants of those bandits. After all, if they were labeled as spies, those descendants would definitely not fare well. He was afraid that those people would take desperate measures and retaliate against their own family members.
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