Old Lady Li saw this and thought she had another chance. She grabbed Yi Daming's thigh and started throwing a tantrum on the ground. "My Lord, you have to take care of this for me. These people came to my house to steal things! They're bullying an old woman like me..."
"Comrade, please speak nicely and calm down first."
"Master, you have to help us make the decision..."
"An Jing, do you want to go to the police station?" Yi Daming said seriously. Only then did Mrs. Li shut up.
"Excuse me, who is the mayor of Orange Village?"
Village Chief Li hurried over and shook Yi Daming's hand. "Hello, police officer. I am Li Laifu, the village chief of Orange Village."
"Hello, Village Chief Li. I'm Yi Daming, deputy captain of the commune police station. Liu Guangda just brought her sister to report that Liu Xiu's husband, Li Ziqiang, beat her, causing her to have a miscarriage and falling into a coma. Is this true?"
"Comrade police officer, isn't it natural for a husband to beat his wife? Liu Xiu is useless and can't even keep a child." Old Lady Li quickly replied.
"Comrade, in this new era, men and women are equal, and husbands may not beat their wives. Your ideas are a remnant of feudalism, and you should go to the police station to learn some lessons." Old Lady Li finally shut up. Yi Daming continued, "Village Chief Li, is it true that Liu Xiu's husband, Li Ziqiang, beat her, causing her to miscarry and fall into a coma?"
"Comrade police officer, it's true." Village chief Li replied.
Yi Daming signaled the policeman next to him to record it.
Liu Guanghui wasn't worried when the police arrived, as he knew it was his eldest brother who reported the case. After Village Chief Liu finished answering, he told Yi Daming the whole story. "Two police comrades, Captain Yi, this is what happened. Liu Tiechui and his wife, and Village Chief Li, can testify."
After Li Tiechui and his wife and Village Chief Li described what they had seen, Liu Guanghui continued, "Captain Yi, this is my sister's dowry list. Our Liu family definitely didn't take anything more. However, the Li family should be responsible for my sister's hospital expenses. After all, my sister was injured by Li Ziqiang and is still unconscious. Oh, and these two pieces of clothing and shoes in my hand are for my sister's two daughters to wear."
Yi Daming took the list and motioned for another officer to go to the oxcart. "Xiao Liu, I'll read one and you answer it, and you answer it."
"Comrade Liu Xiu's dowry list includes a chest of drawers, two large wooden boxes, two new quilts, three bolts of cloth, a spring dress, two summer dresses, and a cotton-padded jacket."
Liu Tiechui's wife said, "My goodness, with so much dowry and no betrothal money asked for, such a good wife is hard to find even with a lantern. This old lady Li's family was really lucky in the past."
More and more people came into the yard and everyone started discussing.
"This Li Dadan has found such a wonderful wife and yet he's still not satisfied. I want to see what kind of beauty Li Ziqiang can marry in the future."
"If I had such a good wife, I would burn incense to express my gratitude."
“That’s right…”
"Captain, everything matches, but there's a piece of cloth missing, and the clothes are old."
"Auntie Li, give me ten yuan as compensation, and another hundred yuan for the Liu brothers' medical expenses. A total of 110,110 yuan will be given to the Liu brothers."
"I won't take it. It's none of my business. A woman who can't even give birth to a son dies, so long as she dies."
"You old bitch, who are you cursing? My little sister gave birth to a son for your family. Dongzi, he was so strong when he was born, but you insisted on separating my sister from the child and not letting her raise him on her own. In the end, you raised the child to death. And the one my sister lost might also be a son. You have wiped out your family line."
"That's right. Dongzi weighed more than six kilograms when he was born. It's rare for a baby to be that big right after birth." said Liu Tiechui's wife.
Other people in the yard also spoke up.
"Back then, Dongzi was a lovely boy. His fat arms showed that he had been well-fed in the womb."
"The child was fine when Liu Xiu was raising him, but he became unwell as soon as Old Lady Li took him in."
"Didn't you see the clothes of the two sisters, Dahua and Xiaohua? There's a worker at home, and his children's clothes are not as good as my children's."
"That's right."
………
"Old lady Li, if anything happens to Comrade Liu Xiu, your son Li Ziqiang will go to jail." Yi Daming said.
When Li Dabing heard that his son was going to jail, he raised his hand and slapped Old Lady Li in the face.
"You damned old woman, if anything happens to my son, I won't let you go." Although Old Lady Li was not afraid of Li Dadan normally, she was still afraid when he got angry. Old Lady Li did not refute, but she did not move.
"Old lady Li, if your son goes to jail, you and your family should get out of our village and stop corrupting the morals of our village." Village chief Li said angrily.
Others also shouted: "Get out, get out..."
Li Dabing looked at Village Chief Li, then at the other Orange Village villagers in the yard. He glared at Old Lady Li, slapped her in the face, and said, "You damn bitch, hurry up."
Only then did Old Lady Li go to get the money with two slap marks on her face.
When Mrs. Li took out the money, Liu Guanghui took it and counted it, and found that the amount was wrong.
"Captain Yi, there are only ninety-seven dollars and twenty-five cents here." Liu Guanghui handed the money to Yi Daming.
"Xiao Liu, take it and count it."
"Captain, there are only ninety-seven dollars and twenty-five cents. That's twelve dollars and seventy-five cents short."
"Old lady Li, hurry up and make up the difference. You're still playing tricks on me while we're here. Go get the money and make up the difference."
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