Chapter 128 The Shining Pig-Slaughtering Knife
Jiang Tang and Yang Suzhen quickly got off the tractor, squeezed into the crowd and walked to the front of the village commune, when the farce was in full swing.
"One hundred kilograms of grain are missing from the public grain that needs to be handed in! That's one hundred kilograms of grain! It was in the warehouse yesterday, but when we counted it today, it disappeared! I think someone is stealing from the warehouse!"
"That's right! Some people are used to being the sons of capitalists outside, and they come to our village and put on airs! They do things that are not allowed to be seen in public! No wonder they are labeled as the "five black categories"!"
"Village head, village party secretary, people from the grain station are coming to collect grain today. Our village is one hundred kilograms short of public grain. What do you think we should do? We can't ask the villagers to go door to door to donate grain. That's our own grain, and every household won't have enough to eat!"
"Yes! That's our own food! He stole it from the company. Arrest him! Arrest him! Send him to the struggle session! He must be put on a big-character poster!"
Roars came one after another, with sharp spearheads pointing to the front. The figure of a young man could be vaguely seen.
The young man's clothes were covered in dust, and it seemed that he had suffered a round of impact. He covered his forehead with his hands, and it was not known whether he was injured or what.
His raised arm just covered his face, and there were so many people surrounding him that only half of his figure could be seen at a glance.
Jiang Tang tried hard to see the young man's appearance clearly, but was knocked off balance by the crowd rushing past.
Yang Suzhen quickly helped her up and said, "Xiao Jiang, be careful."
The atmosphere became increasingly tense and on the verge of a fight.
When this group of ferocious villagers rushed towards the man, a woman suddenly appeared.
"Get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way—" the woman yelled, "If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude with the butcher knife in my hand!"
Jiang Tang felt the voice was familiar at first.
Not only was Jiang Tang familiar with the sound, but the villagers were even more familiar with it. Someone shouted, "Oh no! The village's female tyrant is here!"
As he was speaking, a figure appeared in a hurry.
Jiang Tang was stunned. This person turned out to be Chen Taohua, whom she had met once before in the black market.
Chen Taohua was still dressed similarly to that day, but today she was holding a large, shiny knife, the kind used for chopping bones.
The lethality is quite astonishing.
The most important thing is that the villagers know Chen Taohua very well. She is the eldest daughter of Old Man Chen, a famous pig farmer in their village.
Old man Chen had three daughters but no sons. When everyone thought that the Chen family's pig farming business would soon be extinct, the eldest daughter Chen Taohua suddenly said that she could raise pigs!
In this way, the pretty little girl in her childhood picked up a butcher knife and became cruel. If anyone dared to laugh at her as a girl butchering pigs, she would really chop them with the butcher knife.
Once, a hooligan in the village deliberately teased Chen Taohua, who had just reached adulthood, and used foul language to tease her.
Chen Taohua took her bloody butcher knife and chased the gangster for two miles, saying that she wanted to cut off the other person's vitals.
Later, the gangster knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy, which saved his life.
After a long time, everyone in the village knew that the eldest daughter of Old Man Chen should not be messed with, otherwise someone might die.
So when they heard Chen Taohua's voice, the people who were watching the excitement around them all stepped back and made way for Chen Taohua.
As soon as Chen Taohua appeared, she was holding her signature pig-killing knife in her hand and standing in the middle with her hands on her hips.
Jiang Tang could see that Chen Taohua subconsciously stood in front of the young man, blocking his figure.
This protective action reminded Jiang Tang of the love letter written by Chen Taohua. Could it be sent to this man?
Before Jiang Tang could think about it, Chen Taohua had already started shouting at the most arrogant people.
"Wang Tiedan, what are you fussing about? You said he stole 100 kilograms of grain from the warehouse. Do you have any evidence? How could you have seen it with your own eyes?"
Among the villagers, the one who caused the most trouble was Old Wang's family.
Especially Old Wang's third son, Wang Tiedan, the gangster who was chased for two miles by Chen Taohua. In recent years, he has been hanging out with people in society and has made some friends. He has become more and more arrogant and is almost walking sideways in the village.
Wang Tiedan pointed at Chen Taohua and said, "Bah! Chen Taohua, you're the one with the dog's eyes! Don't think we don't know that you, Chen Taohua, have a crush on this sent-down youth and have been hanging out in their shabby house all day. Are you two having an affair? That's why you're so protective of this pretty boy!"
Jiang Tang immediately understood Wang Tiedan's intention, which was to throw dirty water on Chen Taohua.
The village was feudal, backward and isolated. Sometimes a single insult to a girl's innocence could kill her.
Such words are the most vicious.
Fortunately, Chen Taohua is not such a fragile person and doesn't care about these things at all.
"Wang Tiedan, it's not been a day or two since I, Chen Taohua, fell in love with him. Did you just find out today? Five years ago, I told you that he's my man. Anyone who dares to bully him should first ask the butcher knife in my hand."
When Jiang Tang heard this, he thought, what a passionate and extraordinary woman.
So straightforward! So generous!
It’s rare to see such initiative from women these days!
Chen Taohua continued to speak, and brought the topic back to the topic, not allowing Wang Tiedan to talk about it anymore, and talked about something else.
"Wang Tiedan, let me ask you again. You said he stole 100 kilograms of public grain. Do you have any evidence? If you can't produce any evidence, then you are falsely accusing someone and intentionally causing harm. I can send you to the police station!"
Wang Tiedan wasn't afraid at all. He chuckled, "Haha, when the grain arrived at the warehouse yesterday, we all watched closely, and not a single pound was missing or added. It's only been one night, how could a hundred pounds be missing? He's the warehouse manager, and he's the only one with the key. If he hadn't stolen it, who else would have?"
Wang Tiedan said this while winking at the people around him.
The people immediately followed up his words and shouted.
"That's right! Their whole family is a capitalist! They're members of the "five black categories"! They came to our village to undergo labor reform! Folks, do you know what I saw? They were eating white rice porridge early in the morning! That's white rice porridge. Who in our village would eat white rice porridge so early in the morning? Where did they get their food? Didn't they steal it from the public grain?"
"White rice porridge... this is not the style of a capitalist... the food must have been stolen from their family..."
"No wonder there's a hundred kilograms of grain missing from the public rations...that hundred kilograms of grain is all our blood and sweat...I never thought he, so fair and refined looking, was actually a thief!"
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