Chapter 150: Midnight Gong
After making the two stone vats, Zhou Ziwen started using them immediately.
One was placed in their own yard, and the other was moved to the yard of the Chen sisters.
Then he went to the river to fetch water and filled the two jars.
Zhou Ziwen spent a lot of time filling these two tanks.
The vat he dug was quite large, and it could hold sixteen buckets of water.
The water buckets in his house are quite big, one bucket can hold 30 kilograms, and a full tank of water is nearly 500 kilograms, almost half a ton.
Zhou Ziwen had his own considerations for making the water tank so big. One was to water the vegetables in the yard, and the other was to raise fish.
If you can’t finish eating the fish you catch in the future, you can keep it in the tank and take it out when you want to eat it.
If anyone else wants to eat fish, they can always ask him to exchange, such as Zhou Chaoyang.
After dinner, Zhou Ziwen stood in the yard of the Chen sisters, admiring their performance of the Five Animal Exercises.
The two women moved slowly, exuding a graceful temperament.
Zhou Ziwen often sighed, wishing he knew yoga. If he knew, he could teach them to perform yoga.
I have to say that for women, the movements in yoga can be performed very gracefully.
After staying with the Chen sisters for a while, Zhou Ziwen tactfully said goodbye.
Although they are not very particular about this aspect, it is not a big deal for them to stay together.
He himself didn't care, but he was afraid that others would gossip about the Chen sisters.
At night, Zhou Ziwen was sleeping soundly when suddenly the sound of a gong in the village rang out sharply, waking him up.
"What's going on?" Zhou Ziwen didn't react for a moment.
I remember that the last time this happened in the village, wild boars entered the village, but I don’t know what happened this time.
I looked at the time and it was exactly twelve o'clock in the evening.
Seeing that the gong outside was still beating, Zhou Ziwen did not delay and hurriedly got up from the bed, ready to go to the village to gather and see what was going on.
When he opened the gate, the Chen sisters next door were also alarmed, and Tayun in the yard was barking happily.
After spending some time together, Zhou Ziwen knew that Tayun had discovered his master and was greeting him!
"Yiyi, sister, are you guys up?" Zhou Ziwen shouted across the yard.
"Here I come!" Chen Qiaoyi's voice came from inside.
Soon, the Chen sisters hurriedly opened the gate. Because they came out in a hurry, they didn't even comb their hair, so it looked a little messy.
But the good thing about beautiful girls is that they still look good even with messy hair.
When the Chen sisters came out, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang next door also opened the door and came out.
"Brother Zhou, what's going on? Why do we have to gather again in the middle of the night?" Zhou Chaoyang asked as soon as he came out.
"I don't know. Let's go to the production team and gather first!" Zhou Ziwen shook his head.
The Chen sisters were a little scared and followed Zhou Ziwen closely.
Being around Zhou Ziwen gave them a huge sense of security, as if they didn't have to be afraid no matter what happened.
Zhou Ziwen led them to the production team. When they passed by the Youth League Home, some educated youth came out of the home.
In the distant villagers' homes, torches were lit and kerosene lamps were held, making the whole village lively.
As they moved forward, they also met many villagers who were going to gather, but these villagers didn't know what had happened.
However, it is conceivable that this sudden gathering in the middle of the night is definitely not a good thing.
For a moment, no one was in the mood to talk and was just focused on getting on with their journey.
When they arrived at the threshing ground, they were shocked by the scene they saw.
It turned out that there were several educated youths from the Youth Academy tied up in the center of the threshing ground like prisoners, with messy hair and crying.
"What happened?" Zhou Ziwen had a guess in his mind the first time he saw this situation.
"Brother Zhou, why were Li Weimin and the others arrested?" Zhou Chaoyang asked in surprise.
"I don't know." Zhou Ziwen shook his head.
Although he guessed that they had committed a crime, he couldn't guess the specific reason.
"Aren't these the educated youth from the Youth Institute? Why were they arrested?"
"What else could it be? They made a mistake. I knew these educated youth weren't good people."
"I think so too. One of my eggs was missing the day before yesterday. It must have been stolen by these bastards."
"These educated youth are just restless. I don't think they should be allowed to come here."
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The villagers were talking about it, and some even started to make a fuss, which made the educated youth in the Youth Institute extremely embarrassed.
After all, these villagers were talking about them in words and deeds, and looking at the expressions of Li Weimin and the others, it was clear that they must have made a mistake, making it impossible for them to refute it.
In the crowd, Zhou Ziwen was calm and composed, as if he was not concerned about anything.
In fact, he also thought so. At present, the villagers were very enthusiastic about him, and if other educated youth made mistakes, it could not be blamed on him.
While the villagers were arguing with each other, several members of the guard team suddenly came up to them.
In their hands, they were twisting some freshly dug sweet potatoes.
As soon as these things came out, the villagers were in an uproar before Zhou Ziwen could react.
"Damn it, they went to steal sweet potatoes from the fields?"
"Shame on you! Beat these bastards to death for stealing our food."
"You ungrateful bastards! Not only do you come to steal our food, you also steal our things. Beat them all to death or shoot them all."
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Some hot-tempered villagers shouted in the crowd, as if these educated youth had committed an unforgivable crime.
However, this mentality is understandable. After all, sweet potatoes are the food of the production team and also belong to the villagers.
In this day and age, beating someone to death in the countryside is really not a big deal.
Seeing the ferocious look of the villagers, the Chen sisters who followed Zhou Ziwen were frightened.
The two of them couldn't help but grab Zhou Ziwen's arms, as if this could give them courage.
Zhou Chaoyang and Shen Zhaodi also hid behind Zhou Ziwen, not daring to look at the villagers' expressions.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. It's Li Weimin and the others who committed the crime. It has nothing to do with us." Zhou Ziwen lowered his head to comfort.
One on the left, one on the right, it’s almost impossible to comfort them.
On this side, several hot-tempered villagers, despite the guards' obstruction, came to the tied-up educated youth and started beating them with punches and kicks.
These people showed no mercy and were so cruel. All you could hear at the scene was screams, which was chilling.
Several village cadres were watching from the side and did not stop them immediately. Instead, they waited until the villagers had vented for a while before they started scolding them.
"Okay, everyone, stop first. Don't hurt anyone. We still have questions to ask." The captain shouted.
Here, he is the only one who can stop the violent villagers.
From this we can see how much prestige the team leader has in the village.
(End of this chapter)
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