Chapter 81 Something happened, he really protects his own shortcomings

In the main hall of the Zhai family, several chairs were filled with several comrades from the commune who were accompanying them.

The Zhai family members were either standing or sitting on the benches around the dining table in the middle of the main room.

In addition to several comrades from the commune, Secretary Tang was accompanied to Hongmei Village to visit soldier Zhai Ximo and his family, as well as Director Zhang who rushed over after hearing the news.

Secretary Tang brought a piece of bacon, ten pounds of rice, and two cans of oranges.

At this moment, Liu Xiulan not only did not feel any crisis, but her eyes were fixed on the things on the table that Secretary Tang brought.

These things are hot stuff. They are placed on the table in front of you. You can touch them with just five fingers...

"It's spring now, and the country has released a lot of good policies that benefit our rural areas. I just came back from a meeting in the county these days!"

Secretary Tang held the enamelware pot in his hand and drank the tea poured by Zhai Ximo, with the majesty of a superior. "I heard that the third boy came back to visit his relatives, but I have never found the time to visit his family."

Zhai Ximo said:

"... Secretary Tang, you are a very busy man. There are so many things to do in the commune, but you still care about us soldiers. It is a blessing for us villagers."

Secretary Tang smiled and waved his hand. "I only heard about your performance in the army in the past few years when I attended a meeting in the county."

"Oh? What do the comrades in the county say?" Zhai Ximo looked relieved.

"They all have high hopes for you. It's a great honor for me that our commune can produce a hero like you."

Secretary Tang laughed out loud.

The young man sitting next to Secretary Tang was wearing glasses and a light gray Zhongshan suit.

Ever since he entered the room and sat down, he has been very cautious in his words and actions, looking like Secretary Tang's personal secretary.

He took over the conversation and said, "Secretary, when I went to the county for a meeting this time, I overheard comrades from the Armed Forces talking about how our commune has produced a great hero! They were talking about you. The Armed Forces are now talking about it all the time. Everyone knows that you have been promoted in the army and have become a regiment commander."

So that's what happened.

Zhai Ximo felt a little embarrassed.

He looked slightly startled, but with a look of indignity and calmness, he said with a faint smile, "It was only brought up three months ago."

"Oh, Comrade Zhai Ximo, our commune is counting on you to continue to bring honor and glory to us in the future, so today, on behalf of the commune, I have come to your home to visit your wife and children. I hope it is not too late."

When the Zhai family heard what Secretary Tang said, they all looked at the third daughter-in-law who was sitting on a high stool.

It turns out that Secretary Tang brought so many people home not to visit his eldest brother, but to...

Especially Liu Xiangqin, who hoped that Secretary Tang was here to see her man.

Not only was it not mentioned, but it was not even mentioned at all.

What is going on?

Zhai Jiahao and his wife were also confused. The three brothers had already heard about what the third brother had proposed.

But, the commune came here specifically for this matter?

Xu Ping had complicated emotions in her heart. Was this the reason why Wang Ziru had been acting so domineering at home recently and yet was able to control her man so well?

It turned out that my brother-in-law had become an officer in the army!

"I told you, how dare she act so unruly at home." Xu Ping was very dissatisfied and thought if Zhai Jiahao had joined the army.

What does the third brother and his wife have to do today?

"We went to the county town specially last night to buy bacon, rice and canned food. These are scarce supplies. Comrade Zhai Ximo, please don't look down on them." The secretary wearing glasses smiled.

"No, no, Secretary Tang is so thoughtful. How can we accept the grain sent by the commune?" Zhai Ximo felt extremely awkward.

The whole family is staring at the food and meat on the table.

Only Wang Ziru listened quietly to the secretary's talk.

He didn't even glance at the piece of bacon on the table.

Village Chief Li was sitting at the door of the main hall. Seeing Secretary Li's face full of flattery, he naturally understood what Secretary Tang meant. Zhai Ximo was promoted to regiment commander in the army.

The military title of regiment commander is not low, and he has indeed brought glory to Cangnan County.

From now on, the village should also implement the will of the commune and take good care of the third boy's family.

Liu Xiulan was not convinced, her dark face suddenly darkened, and she said loudly: "Secretary Tang! Since your comrades from the commune are here today, I have been holding back a lot of things to say to you in person at the commune."

"Hmm? Comrade Liu Xiulan, what do you need a response for?" Secretary Tang's eyes darkened slightly.

I thought to myself, it's not time for me to cause trouble to you yet, but you are rushing to cause trouble to me.

People like Liu Xiulan suddenly reminded Secretary Tang of the vicious woman in the village. In recent years, most of the grassroots village cadres only reported good news and not worries and never dared to tell the truth.

If he hadn't returned to town yesterday and heard that the Zhai family almost caused a death, he would probably still be kept in the dark.

If you can't say anything about Zi Chou Yin Mao today.

Today, even if you are the emperor, I will punish you!

Secretary Tang drank his tea leisurely, pretending to be listening to the villagers' reports on their lives.

Seeing this, Liu Xiulan slammed the table suddenly, her face gloomy to the extreme, pointing at Wang Ziru and scolding: "Secretary Tang, you don't know, I have been terribly harmed by my daughter-in-law over the years..."

"She married into our Zhai family, but she is lazy and gluttonous. Look, the son she gave birth to has become nothing but a handful of bones."

"That's not a big deal! My son has been in the army for five years! I stayed at home to take care of them, mother and son. I fed them the delicious food and gave them the clothes first."

"She is so good. As soon as my son walked into the house, she said I was neither this nor that! What's more infuriating is that yesterday, she instigated this idiot in my family to beat me up."

"I lost my husband when I was young. I raised three sons by myself and tried every means to find wives for them. It's not easy for me to live to this age... wuwuwu..."

After the old woman's words, she immediately directed her criticism at the third daughter-in-law, Wang Ziru.

Never say anything bad about the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law.

Wang Ziru was originally unable to bear the rumbling of her stomach and was crying out for hunger. Seeing that her son was also hungry, she was about to get up and go to the stove room to treat Secretary Tang and his group to a bowl of noodles.

After a while, the mother-in-law treated her as an enemy and scolded her with spit flying everywhere.

"Mom! You have nothing to do here," Zhai Ximo glanced at his mother sitting opposite him with gloomy eyes.

"No, Comrade Zhai Ximo, we have just started, and we haven't talked about your mother yet! Today, our group came to the village, in addition to condolences to you," Secretary Tang put down the enamel pot and turned to look at Director Zhang, "Director Zhang came to the village specifically to understand what happened in your family yesterday."

"Director Zhang, you must understand clearly! Yesterday, if it wasn't for my daughter-in-law's instigation..."

"Comrade Liu Xiulan!" Director Zhang sat up straight and shouted angrily, "How dare you put the blame on your daughter-in-law?"

Liu Xiulan was stunned, tears still hanging in the corners of her eyes. She quickly looked at Secretary Tang and blushed, "Secretary Tang, why are you blaming me for this? It's obviously them who are wrong..."

In the main room, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Secretary Tang took a few sips of hot tea and looked at Director Zhang and Village Chief Li.

"Village Chief Li, please report to Chief Zhang."

When Liu Xiulan heard Secretary Tang give the order, she was shocked at first, but then she saw that it was Village Chief Li who came to report what happened yesterday.

I believe that Village Chief Li will not make a mistake and will definitely stand on Liu Xiulan's side.

A look of pride suddenly appeared on his face.

Village chief Li couldn't stand Liu Xiulan's stubborn attitude of taking advantage of others and sneered at her in his heart, but he also knew that with Secretary Tang around, he had to act impartially.

Village Chief Li briefly recounted what happened yesterday.

Of course, this is also the information that Secretary Tang has already obtained.

"...In short, let's take yesterday's incident as an example. Comrade Liu Xiulan was indeed at fault for stabbing someone with a knife. Moreover, at the time of the incident, the third daughter-in-law, Wang Ziru, was still at the Luo family, treating the Luo family's child for jaundice, and she had no involvement at all."

"How can you say she didn't mix it in, Village Chief Li? She was the one who instigated that bastard to kick my door and ask for my eggs."

"What eggs? Whose eggs?"

As soon as this was said, the others in the hall fell silent. The secretary whispered, "As far as I know, it was Comrade Liu Xiulan who stole Wang Ziru's three eggs. Later, Zhai Ximo went to his mother to get them back."

"She took someone else's eggs and refused to return them to her son's family. She even picked up a kitchen knife and attacked a hero who swore to protect his country with his life."

"It's obvious." said the secretary proudly.

Secretary Tang glanced at Liu Xiulan meaningfully, picked up the enamel mug again, blew on the tea leaves floating on it, and gulped down a few big gulps.

Thinking that Secretary Tang would stand on her side and speak for her, Liu Xiulan saw that something seemed wrong.

My heart was pounding.

Secretary Tang's face darkened, and his angry voice echoed in the main room.

"How dare you blame everything on your daughter-in-law? Did she force you to use a kitchen knife to chop her man?"

"You ignorant and stupid woman, don't you know that you are committing a crime?"

"From the day Zhai Ximo entered the army, he was not only your son, but also a soldier who had won several first-class merits! He is the glory of all of us. You are so brave to dare to hinder him!"

"If you had chopped Zhai Ximo yesterday, no one would have sympathized with you even if you spent the rest of your life in prison."

Liu Xiulan burst into tears.

She didn't expect that Secretary Tang would also side with that idiot!

The rage in her heart suddenly rushed to her throat, and she slammed the table and howled, "What if I eat a few of his eggs? I am his mother, I can eat whatever I want, and if anyone dares to ask me for it, I, an old woman, will not dare to do anything else but chop anyone with a knife."

Zhai Qingsong felt that he had been stabbed in vain yesterday.

This old lady still refuses to repent.

In front of so many comrades from the commune, including Chief Zhang from the police station, Zhai Ximo felt ashamed to face anyone.

He noticed that Secretary Tang had a very unhappy expression on his face, and he knew that he would make sure his mother would not get away with it today.

"Secretary Tang, I am sorry to have made a fool of myself in front of you. I, this old woman..."

After a pause, he smiled bitterly and said, "During the five years I was away from home, my wife and children had a miserable life. I feel guilty about it. In these years, I sent a total of 500 yuan back home! But she didn't give my wife and children a penny."

"My son was pushed into a pond by my eldest niece and nearly drowned. She picked up a stick and beat my wife for not allowing her to light a fire to warm the child..."

In the main room, several comrades from the commune felt uncomfortable.

Secretary Tang was in a high position after all, so he remained calm. However, when he heard these things, tears welled up in his eyes.

"... I don't want to say anything more about the rest. Since Director Zhang is here, let's just handle the matter as it happened yesterday."

"If they are in the military, they should be dealt with according to military law."

Liu Xiulan still didn't understand the meaning of "handle official business impartially".

The pupils of everyone in the room shrank.

Chief Zhang stood up from his chair and said, "Liu Xiulan! Come with us to the police station and explain your crime clearly."