Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Human greed
Liu Laoshi smiled and walked towards Shu Wenhui who was chopping wood...
After dinner, the village party secretary coordinated a tractor to take Zhang Chunyang, Li Ruyu and others to the county town for accommodation. The courtyard, which had been bustling all day, finally became quiet. Because they had to get up early the next day, the family washed up and went to bed early.
Perhaps because she was sad about marrying off her daughter, Li Guifen tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. In the middle of the night, she suddenly heard rustling sounds in the yard. At first, Li Guifen didn't pay much attention to it. She thought it was the chickens in the chicken coop making a fuss. But gradually she realized something was wrong. It wasn't just the chickens making a fuss, it was clearly the sound of human footsteps.
Li Guifen was so frightened that she quickly went to push Shu Guodong. Shu Guodong tried to speak in a daze, but Li Guifen covered his mouth and said, "Dad, there's a thief in the yard."
Shu Guodong, who was in a daze, was suddenly awakened. He listened carefully to the noise in the yard and found that there was indeed someone there. They now had a three-wheeler, a refrigerator, a TV, and a washing machine in the yard. Was the thief coming for these betrothal gifts?
Shu Guodong asked Li Guifen to wake up Shu Niannian, while he quietly picked up the wooden stick behind the door and lay through the crack to see how many thieves had entered the yard.
The yard was full of big things. If there was only one thief, he would not be able to move all these things. He was afraid that many thieves would break into his house. He could deal with one thief, but he would not dare to deal with many thieves!
Tomorrow is his daughter's wedding day, and he doesn't want to get hurt or suffer a bloody disaster at this time.
Li Guifen tiptoed to Shu Niannian's room, ready to wake her up, but Shu Niannian was wearing appropriate clothes, holding a knife in her hand, and was about to go out. Li Guifen silently chanted "Amitabha", and she quickly snatched the knife from Shu Niannian's hand and held it in her own hand.
The two men went to the main hall to meet Shu Guodong. Although the night was as hazy as ink, Shu Guodong had already confirmed that there was only one thief in the yard.
"He probably didn't come here to steal the refrigerator, TV, or washing machine. He's alone and can't carry away these big items!"
"So what is he here for?"
Cheating?
That's impossible. There are still two days before Shu Niannian returns home. There are only some firewood in the yard. Not to mention meat, such as chicken, duck, fish and meat, even the vegetarian cabbages are whole. Even if there is a homeless person, he won't climb over the wall in the middle of the night to steal a cabbage!
Li Guifen was shocked. "Is he here to steal the betrothal money? Or the gold jewelry?"
Shu Niannian & Shu Guodong: "It's possible."
Li Guifen slapped her thigh anxiously, "It's not possible, it's certain! Who the hell is this bastard who actually wanted the 5,000 yuan and the three sets of gold jewelry?! He actually came to steal them in the middle of the night! He's really asking for his life, does he think we're dead?"
Li Guifen had a bad temper and rushed out after opening the door. Shu Guodong hurriedly tried to hold Li Guifen back. He thought to himself, "Mother, don't be impulsive. Let's wait and see." However, he failed to hold back Li Guifen, who was already extremely angry.
It was said to be late, but it happened quickly. Seeing Li Guifen rushing out, Shu Niannian and Shu Guodong also rushed out. The door of the side room was suddenly opened, and Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang also rushed out.
The thief saw the doors of the main room and the side room were opened at the same time, and several dark shadows rushed out of the rooms. He was so scared that he wanted to climb over the wall to escape. However, he forgot to wear gloves at the critical moment. The moment his hands touched the wall, his hands were pierced by the stubs of beer bottles stuck on the wall.
The thief's fingers are connected to his heart. The moment his hands were pierced, he let out a scream and fell off the courtyard wall. The two brothers Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang pinned the thief to the ground. Li Guifen touched the switch and lit the light bulb in the yard.
Shu Niannian glanced at the broken pieces of wine bottles on the wall and thought, these broken pieces of glass really did a great job tonight.
The thief was lying face down. Judging from his figure, he was a man. He was dressed in black and had his bleeding hands raised above his head.
Shu Niannian asked, "Who are you? Why do you want to climb over the wall to my house in the middle of the night?"
The thief didn't say anything. Shu Guodong stared at the thief for a few seconds and felt that the thief's figure was extremely familiar. His face became extremely ugly, as if he thought of something. Shu Guodong kicked him without saying a word. Li Guifen didn't understand why, but she didn't stop him. The thief climbed over the wall in the middle of the night to steal things, and he really deserved to be beaten. Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang were also very angry. When they saw Shu Guodong kicking people, they kicked and beat him too.
The sound of "bang bang bang" came one after another. It was painful to hear the sound. The thief was groaning and enduring it at first, but later he couldn't bear the pain anymore and started begging for mercy, "Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! It's me! Big brother! Stop hitting me! You'll kill me if you hit me again!"
Shu Guoqiang knelt on the ground, holding his head with both hands, begging for mercy.
Except for Shu Guodong, everyone else in the yard was shocked. This was actually...
Shu Guodong grabbed Shu Guoqiang by the collar and his hair, forcing him to expose his face in public. When Shu Guodong saw Shu Guoqiang's face, he swung his arms and hit Shu Guoqiang in the face, causing him to bleed from the mouth and nose and scream in pain!
"Brother! You saw it was me! Why did you hit me?!"
"Stop! Stop! Stop it right there! Are you going to beat me to death?!"
Shu Guoqiang roared in a low voice in frustration!
Shu Guodong was so angry that his teeth itched. He pointed at Shu Guoqiang's nose and cursed, "If it's not illegal to beat you to death, I can beat you to death right now! But for a scum like you, I don't deserve to go to jail with blood on my hands!"
Shu Guodong pointed to the gate and said to Shu Wenhui, "Go and ask your grandfather to come over!"
Shu Wenhui turned around and went out. Shu Wenqiang pointed a stick at Shu Guoqiang. Shu Guoqiang didn't dare to move. He just sat on the ground and gasped.
Soon, Shu Wenhui brought Shu Chengzu back to the yard. When Shu Chengzu saw Shu Guoqiang, who was dressed in black and had a bruised face, what was there to not understand?
He was so angry that his eyes turned black. Shu Guodong and Shu Niannian hurried to support Shu Chengzu. Shu Chengzu pointed at Shu Guoqiang and cursed, "You are such a bastard! Tomorrow is your niece's wedding day, and you actually climbed over the wall to steal things tonight. Second brother, where is your face?! Do you still have any shame?!"
Shu Guoqiang was a little scared and embarrassed at first, but when Shu Chengzu came, he was no longer scared. He sat on the ground, raised his head without covering himself, let the blood from his nose drip to the ground, and sneered, "Face? Do I still have it now? Besides, what can a face do? Can it be exchanged for roast duck? Can it give me money? It can't bring me any benefits, what do I need it for!"
Shu Chengzu never thought that the sons he raised would grow up to be so crooked. If he was really incompetent and had no way of educating his children, how come the eldest son grew up to be a decent man while the second son turned out to be a coward?
"Okay, if you don't have any shame, then I won't give you any. Boss, tie him up and send him to the police station tomorrow morning. Charge him with theft and give him a heavier punishment. Make sure he stays in jail for a while longer."
Hearing Shu Chengzu say this, Shu Guodong was stunned for a moment, but after a moment of daze, he started laughing again, "I said you are biased, old man. We are all family. I can't make ends meet, so I came to borrow some money from you, big brother, and you want to send me to the police station. Where in the world can I find a father like you?"
Seeing Shu Guoqiang start to make trouble again, Shu Guodong knew that the police station could not detain Shu Guoqiang this time. He slapped Shu Guoqiang in the face again in anger. Shu Guoqiang instantly tasted the taste of fresh blood in his mouth again. He turned his head and glanced at Shu Guodong, sneering, "And you too, hypocrite! Brothers should share happiness and adversity, right? But now that you have so much money, why don't you think about giving me some? You are the eldest brother, and now that you are rich, why don't you think about helping your brothers?"
Shu Guodong stared at Shu Guoqiang with his eyes wide open, as if he was looking at a stranger. When Li Guifen saw that Shu Guodong was stuck, she knew that her man was speechless because of this shameless fallacy. Li Guifen stepped forward and spit directly on Shu Guoqiang's face, "You are so shameless! How can you say that? When our family was poor a few years ago, did you give us a sip of soup when you ate meat? Did you? No? Not only did you not give us a sip of soup, you also deliberately smacked your lips while eating meat for Wenhui and the others to see, making Wenhui and the others cry with greed, and you laughed beside them. At that time , why didn't you mention that you and Guodong were brothers, why didn't you share some of your family's money with us? Later, I borrowed money from my mother's family to buy chicks, thinking of raising the chickens and letting them lay eggs to supplement the nutrition of the children, but before the hens laid eggs, you secretly ate all the chickens. Why didn't you think of yourself as Guodong's brother at that time? Over the years, you have done countless similar things. Why didn't you think of yourself as Guodong's brother? You can't be like this, right? When we were weak, you bullied us, and now that we have money, you force us to share your share. "
Shu Guoqiang sneered, "It's just a few pieces of meat and a few chickens. Is it necessary for you to hold a grudge against them until now? Give me half of the 5,000 yuan and three sets of gold jewelry, and I will immediately buy an old hen for your family of five."
"We have money. If we want to eat chicken, we can buy it ourselves. Do we have to give you money to buy it? Besides, the money and jewelry are Nian Nian's betrothal gifts. We don't keep any for ourselves, so why should we give you half? Don't you have a daughter yourself? If you want to keep the betrothal gifts for your daughter, you can let Shu Meilan marry again, or go to your in-laws and make conditions now, asking them to give you some betrothal gifts, otherwise you will not let Shu Meilan give birth to their children. While Shu Meilan hasn't given birth yet, there is still room for maneuver. Why didn't you go to your in-laws? It's the same shameless thing, why don't you act tough on others? Why are you holding on to our family? Second brother, do you really think we dare not send you to the police station?"
Shu Guoqiang stiffened his neck and glared at Li Guifen without saying anything for a long time. He could bully Shu Guodong because Shu Guodong was not good at talking, but he had never won in a quarrel with Li Guifen. However, since it had come to this, Shu Guoqiang was not afraid anymore. He said shamelessly, "Then why don't you call the police now! Your family is marrying off your daughter tomorrow, and you sent your brother to the police station tonight. How can this give you a good reputation? When I got to the police station, the police asked me why I climbed over the wall. I said that you dragged me here. I was sleeping soundly at home in the middle of the night, and your family of five dragged me out of my yard and beat me up, and even falsely accused me of being a thief. You want me to go to jail? Bah! Dream on!"
Seeing Shu Guoqiang's scoundrelly appearance, Shu Wenqiang swung the stick in his hand and hit Shu Guoqiang! Shu Guoqiang was beaten so hard that he cried out, "Damn it, you little brat, how dare you hit me?! Just wait, when you are alone, you will see how I will deal with you! Damn it! Stop it! Ouch! Please, stop it! If you break my bones, I will blackmail your family for the rest of my life!"
Shu Wenhui stopped Shu Wenqiang from swinging the stick again. Shu Wenqiang stamped his feet in anger, "Is there no way to cure this scabby dog?"
Shu Niannian said coldly, "Yes! Call the police, call the police now! Second brother, go find the village party secretary and ask him to find a few people to call the police overnight and send Shu Guoqiang to the police station."
Shu Guoqiang curled up on the ground and laughed, "What can the police do to me? I said that you just didn't like me and dragged me to your yard to beat me! I don't admit it, what can the police do to me?"
Shu Niannian snorted coldly, "Every crime has a motive. I'm getting married tomorrow. Why does my family have to beat you up tonight? To be frank, I want to deal with you now, but it's just a matter of words. I don't need to make things difficult for myself before my wedding. Maybe you don't want to admit it, but after the police interrogated you one, two, and three times, I promise that you can only tell the truth. The police have no blood relationship with you. They won't beat you, but their interrogation methods are not gentle. Otherwise, how come so many eloquent criminals ended up going to labor reform obediently? The big red words "Leniency for Confession, Strictness for Resistance" on the wall of the police station were forged with blood! Civilized law enforcement is for ordinary and kind people. For criminals, they always use thundering methods! Second uncle, leave your eloquence to the police and see if the police can make you confess the truth!"
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