"What are you doing!?"
Huo Qianli was quick-witted and quick-handed. As soon as Brother Hu's knees hit the ground, he pulled him up and said, "No need."
The rest of the people also tried to persuade Brother Hu, mainly because Brother Hu's kneeling made them feel embarrassed.
Brother Hu stood there with his lips pursed. He had just watched Chen Jianjun and others being taken away by the police. He couldn't help but put his hand on the money in his pocket, thinking about the consequences if the police had not come, and his parents, wife, and unborn baby at home. His heart was filled with regret and fear. Moreover, it was Huo Qianli who brought people to rescue him. Shame occupied his mind again. Under the impact of complex emotions, he knelt down in a fit of anger.
It seems ridiculous, but it is actually very normal.
Just like an uneducated person who can only subconsciously think of "WTF" when seeing a beautiful scene, for villagers of Hushan Village like Brother Hu, when faced with complex and intense emotions, the most direct way that comes to their mind subconsciously is to let their knees go weak.
Kneel when you are moved, kneel when you are afraid, kneel when you are happy, kneel when you are regretful...
It has nothing to do with ignorance, cowardice or anything like that; it’s simply a lack of ways to deal with complex emotions.
Huo Qianli did not take credit for himself, but gave some earnest advice, which made everyone nod their heads repeatedly.
Their emotions were naturally sincere at this moment, but how much they could really listen to and how long it would last depended on their luck. Huo Qianli knew this very well, and after a brief persuasion, he took out his cell phone, called Lao Tang, and asked him to find the owner of the convenience store and help inform Uncle Yong and the others that everyone was fine and would be back soon.
Then, Huo Qianli stretched and said with a smile: "You must be hungry. Let's go. I'll treat everyone to breakfast and we'll be back after breakfast."
......
There is no need to say much about what happened afterwards. Everyone went back and fell asleep first.
Only Huo Qianli, who was used to insomnia, and Gu Daqiang, who was used to getting up early, continued to work in the village committee.
Officially, after work during the day, Wang Anquan found the town’s senior official Zheng Qiang to report what happened last night. Then the police station chief also came to report the results of the interrogation. Secretary Zheng was furious and immediately convened an expanded team meeting to deploy a series of work to protect people’s livelihood during the Spring Festival, advocate civilized New Year celebrations, and crack down on gambling.
Of course, no one mentioned the issue that Chen Jianjun was only detained and fined.
Two days later, in the morning, Huo Qianli was reading the town's documents to the whole village through the village's loudspeaker.
A few young people were squatting next to the teahouse next to the convenience store, eating melon seeds and smoking.
It is called a teahouse, but it is just a family that took advantage of the location and cleared out the courtyard, set up seven or eight small tables, and prepared mahjong, poker, and long cards for everyone to entertain themselves. A cup of tea cost one dollar, and it was just enough to earn some living expenses.
At this time of year in previous years, this place was packed with people playing Landlord, Mahjong, and watching. It was very lively.
But these past two days, there were only a few old men smoking dry tobacco, happily playing free cards here.
A young man spat on a mouthful of melon seed shells and said, "What's the point of celebrating the New Year if we don't play cards?"
"Others say that gathering to gamble is prohibited. If you really want to gamble, just call a few friends to your house to play. Can Murakami control you?"
"There's no atmosphere there. Playing cards requires a group of people to be lively and exciting. Winning or losing is exciting."
"You won't talk about excitement if you lose!"
The young man sighed and pointed at the loudspeaker. "Who is that idiot talking? Why haven't I heard of this before?"
"The village's assistance cadre only came in the second half of the year. I'm telling you, your son, be careful with your words. Cadre Huo is a good person."
"Good man!" The young man sneered, "There are good people among officials? From the sound of his voice, he looks like an idiot!"
"You look like a fool to me!"
An angry curse was heard behind the young man, and a slap was slapped directly on the back of his head, causing him to stagger.
"MMP, which one! I...Brother Tiger, how long has it been since Brother Tiger came back?"
Before the young man's anger erupted, he saw who was coming. His face changed immediately, a smile bloomed automatically, and he bent down and handed over a cigarette.
Brother Hu took it and said seriously, "You said I don't care about anyone else, but if you dare to scold Cadre Huo, I will let you know that the pot is made of iron!"
The young man nodded timidly, holding back his doubts but not daring to ask.
Among that group of young people, Brother Hu has been involved in society since junior high school and has considerable prestige, so no one dares to disobey him for the time being.
Maybe in a few years, as the gap in financial status widens, there will be some changes, but right now no one is able to change this order.
The others on the side laughed and reminded the young man, "Why don't you go buy some melon seeds for Brother Tiger!"
The young man nodded, and just as he turned around, he saw a man walking towards the village committee. The others were puzzled and asked, "It's Gu Gang! What is he doing in the village?"
Brother Hu snorted, "Who cares? He's a jerk."
"I'm going to take a look. This bastard is restless wherever he goes."
......
After Huo Qianli finished explaining the document to the villagers, he returned to the office and sat with Gu Daqiang, Mr. Hu and Mr. Tang.
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, there is not much to do at the medicine field, so the two plan to go back tomorrow to celebrate the New Year and come back after the New Year.
Before leaving, Mr. Hu had to explain some possible situations in detail. There must not be any problems with this first batch. Although he could explain it over the phone when the time comes, it would not be as clear as saying it in person.
So Gu Chengrong and a few other veterans were called over to listen to Mr. Hu's instructions. If they encountered any small problems in the future, they would become experts.
Before he could say two words, Gu Haitao came running over and said, "Brother Qianli, Gu Gang is looking for you."
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