Especially that handwritten English copy—where did it come from? If you can't explain it clearly, it's evidence of collusion between the inside and outside. Li Funian regretted it so much; if he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have stolen that handwritten copy.
Or you could insist that it was given by the Ye family. After all, the Ye family always gives things to their own family, even this teapot set, so what's a book?
The man in the corner wearing a baseball cap said something to the person next to him, and then that person took Li Funian away. Not only that, but they also put away all the things they had taken from Li Funian's house.
What Li Funian didn't know was that the handwritten copy was taken by the man in the baseball cap, and the other items were evidence of Li Funian and his wife's capitalist ideology. Without any interrogation, they were taken directly to the most difficult place.
Not only that, but they also sent people down the chain of command until they reached the town. The Party Secretary asked Village Chief Ma to come to the town for a meeting and told him to deal with Li Qiang and Li Ping properly because they were also the children of bad elements. Village Chief Ma was so frightened that he stood up and wanted to find out the truth.
The Party Secretary handed Village Chief Ma a document, which clearly stated the evidence of Li Funian's crimes, as well as the fact that Li Qiang and Li Ping knew about the crime but failed to report it, thus committing the crime of harboring a criminal, and that they should be reformed properly.
Village Chief Ma asked cautiously, "Secretary, what's going on with Ye Chenming and his sister? Why isn't there any documentation?"
The Party Secretary glanced at Village Chief Ma and said softly, "Old Ma, why do you just follow the documents blindly? We do whatever the documents say, and we don't create unnecessary trouble if there's nothing going on."
Village Chief Ma immediately understood and quickly took out a cigarette that he himself was reluctant to smoke and offered it to him: "Thank you for your guidance, Party Secretary. I'm going back now."
Back in Mushroom Village, Village Chief Ma sat in the village committee for half a day before getting up and walking towards the cowshed. He wanted to tell the Ye siblings that Li Qiang and his sister were coming to keep them company, and that there were only two rooms available, so he wanted to see how they would arrange things.
Ye Chenming had already sent out his letter but hadn't received a reply yet. He found it unbelievable that Li Qiang had also come to live in the cowshed. Li Qiang's uncle was just a school logistics worker; how could he have become a bad element? What had happened?
Village Chief Ma actually thought highly of the Ye siblings. They were not only hardworking and reliable, but also smart and eager to learn. They were just as good at farm work as the locals. It was a pity that they were born into such a family and were implicated.
Fu Qingping decisively asked Ye Chenming to bring his luggage over. The kang was big enough for four people to sleep on, so Ye Chenming slept at the end of the kang, with a curtain in the middle to block the view. If there was no curtain, they took apart a thin quilt, and the extra fabric could be used to make door curtains and window curtains.
Ye Chen'er and Ye Chenming also carried firewood into the house, telling their aunt and grandmother about the disputes between the Li siblings and themselves over the years. When Fu Qingping heard that his granddaughter had almost been taken away by a kidnapper, tears streamed down his face.
Ye Chen'er wiped away her grandmother's tears with a handkerchief: "Grandma, you don't know how amazing Nan Nan's cousin and uncle are. They saved me, but unfortunately I don't have the ability to repay them right now."
Grandma's heart skipped a beat, but considering her own situation, she shook her head inwardly. The best course of action for the Ye family right now was to remain still and wait for the right opportunity. Her husband had always said that no matter what happened, they should trust the country and the Party, wait quietly, and time would tell.
Li Qiang and Li Ping were summoned to the village committee. The village chief ordered them to move to the cowshed immediately because they were also considered bad elements. The two were filled with resentment. Their old man had indeed been implicated by the Ye family. The despicable Ye family, why don't they just die?
Li Qiang pulled out a letter of severance from his pocket: "Village chief, I don't know what the old man did wrong. This is a letter of severance. I sever my father-son and mother-son relationship with them and will never have anything to do with them again."
Li Ping also took out a letter of severance from her pocket: "Village chief, this is mine. I am also cutting off all ties with them. From now on, I will have no parents."
Village Chief Ma's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets: "I only received the news today, and you've already prepared the letter of severance? Did you already know about your family's affairs?"
Li Qiang sighed inwardly, realizing he had been too hasty. How could he explain this reasonably? Li Ping spoke up: "My parents and Ye Chenming's parents went to the same school. His grandmother and aunt have arrived, so we guess they'll be here soon too."
Village Chief Ma thought they made sense, so he pushed the letter of severance back: "Kids, don't bother severing ties, it's useless. Not only are you of bad class background, but you've also committed the crime of harboring criminals. Every day, the working people will give you a quarter of an hour of criticism and education."
Li Qiang knew his plan was doomed as soon as he heard this, and quickly reached out to take back the letter of severance. But Li Ping panicked and said, "I did not commit the crime of harboring a criminal. Village chief, you can tell just by looking at my letter of severance. I am exposing them."
As soon as he said that, Village Chief Ma snatched the letter of severance before Li Qiang could, leaving Li Qiang's hand empty. He glared at Li Ping with hatred, thinking, "That idiot."
Village Chief Ma opened Li Qiang's letter of severance and read it once, then opened Li Ping's letter of severance and read it once, and said coldly, "Go and move your things, the educated youth settlement is definitely not a place for you to stay."
The two tried to speak, but Accountant Ma chased them out: "Go away, go to the cowshed. You are more venomous than snakes."
Village Chief Ma, carrying the two's letter of severance, rode his bicycle to find the Party Secretary again. After reading the two letters, the Party Secretary smiled coldly; there was too much evidence in them, enough to give Li Funian another hard time.
The village is holding a general meeting to respond to the call to reform the thinking of those who harbor criminals. So every day at noon, the criminals will be taken to the threshing ground for education in various aspects. The villagers are encouraged to participate.
Li Qiang and Li Ping never expected that they would be dragged to the threshing ground so soon after moving to the cowshed and before they could even get used to the smell. Before the villagers could even make a move, Liu Limin and Wang Yan did.
Liu Limin and Li Qiang clashed over the teacher's position, while Wang Yan and Li Ping clashed over Ye Chenming. They both hated each other to the core, but now Li Qiang and Li Ping were clearly the weaker party.
Shoe marks appeared on Li Ping's face, and a clump of her hair was torn off. Li Ping glared at Wang Yan with bloodshot eyes, looking as if she wanted to devour Wang Yan, which greatly displeased Liu Limin.
Liu Limin did not lay a hand on Li Qiang, as physical harm would be too little of a punishment for Li Qiang. Liu Limin took full advantage of his position as a teacher and delivered a speech.
He passionately recounted his grievances to the villagers, explaining in detail the various atrocities committed by Li Qiang and his sister at the educated youth settlement.
When the villagers' emotions were stirred up, Liu Limin also revealed that they had written a letter of severance at the educated youth settlement, which completely ignited the villagers' anger.
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