Zhou Zhixin didn't say anything because he felt guilty.
From Zhao Qingshan's account, it's easy to hear his hatred for Wang Biyun. As a wife, Wang Biyun should have persuaded her husband, Gu Tiezhu, to stop when he made a mistake, or to ask the village cadres to remedy the situation.
Wang Biyun, without a word from the village, twice went to the town to report Gutiezhu. Her intentions were clear. She not only wanted to bring bad luck to Gutiezhu, but also to bring down Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Youtian. After all, with a "black sheep" like Gutiezhu in their village, Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Youtian were inexcusable for dereliction of duty.
No wonder the saying goes: A little bit of kindness is followed by a lot of resentment. Zhao Qingshan felt an unprecedented chill in his heart from Wang Biyun.
Zhou Zhixin's connection to Gu Tiezhu's wife's denunciation reminded him of his own mother, Wu Jinfeng. Dissatisfied with Zhao Yunxiang, Wu Jinfeng went to town to report her for "speculation and profiteering," actions comparable to those of Wang Biyun.
Zhou Zhixin was even more worried that Zhao Qingshan would turn against him if he found out about Wu Jinfeng. Zhao Qingshan was a strong defender of his own people, and he would definitely not let it go if he knew about Zhao Yunxiang being treated like this by Wu Jinfeng.
Zhao Guohui's silence was a sign of contemplation. From the incident with Gu Tiezhu, Zhao Guohui began to question the awfulness of human nature. If someone stabbed him, he could only blame his own inferior skills. But if someone stabbed him, should he blame his own blindness?
If Zhao Guohui were to fall from grace one day, I wonder what Xu Liqin would do? Would she, like Gu Tiezhu's wife, "sacrifice her relatives for the sake of justice"? Or would she remain loyal to him?
Zhou Jiasheng didn't understand what Zhao Qingshan meant. He only heard that Gutiezhu had been arrested by the police for stealing trees. As for who reported him? And what kind of sentence would Gutiezhu receive? Zhou Jiasheng was still young and didn't understand.
Only Wen Ziqing and Zhou Yuanyuan looked calm, but their hearts were filled with thoughts.
Zhou Yuanyuan remembered that in her previous life, a villager in Zhaojiagou was sentenced to death for stealing trees.
After the verdict was handed down, the villager's mother, along with her grandson and granddaughter, committed suicide by drinking pesticide. Zhao Qingshan, believing the sentence was too harsh, campaigned extensively on the villager's behalf.
As a result, the villager's wife came forward to slander Zhao Qingshan, saying that Zhao Qingshan coveted her beauty and had her husband arrested and her mother-in-law forced to death. Her husband had not stolen the trees at all, and the charges were forced upon him by Zhao Qingshan in collusion with the police.
Zhao Qingshan was so angry that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot, fell down and never got up again.
But, this incident clearly didn't happen until two years later! How could it happen so much earlier in this life? Zhou Yuanyuan was puzzled.
In her previous life, Zhou Yuanyuan was still young and did not pay attention to the name of the villager who stole the tree, nor did she know who the woman who slandered her grandfather was. She only knew that the woman had some connection with her mother Zhao Yunxiang, and seemed to be a good friend of Zhao Yunxiang in Zhaojiagou before she got married.
Zhao Yunxiang blamed herself for choosing the wrong friends because of Zhao Qingshan's death. In less than three days, half of her black hair turned gray. It was not until she received a letter from Zhou Zhixin that he was going home from the army that she began to smile.
Now it seemed that the shameless woman in her previous life was undoubtedly Wang Biyun. Thinking back to how Wang Biyun had slandered Zhao Yunxiang and Wen Yulun for having an affair, and how she had shamelessly approached their home to ask for favors, Zhou Yuanyuan felt filled with annoyance.
What does it mean that something that would happen two years later has happened two years ago? Zhou Yuanyuan frowned and continued to think.
However, Wu Jinfeng had never been taken to the police station in his previous life, and Zhou Zhixin was still in the army and hadn't returned to Zhoujia Village. It seemed that perhaps his rebirth, this "butterfly's wings," had altered the timing of events.
In a blink of an eye, Zhou Yuanyuan thought about so much. Her expression changed several times before she regained her composure.
Wen Ziqing kept staring at Zhou Yuanyuan. He saw surprise, anger, sadness, and understanding on Zhou Yuanyuan's face.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for these emotions to appear in a six-year-old girl in such a short period of time. It seemed that although it could not be directly determined that the little girl was reborn, it could at least be seen that she had experienced the same adventure as herself.
As for who Gu Tiezhu and Wang Biyun were, Wen Ziqing had no interest in understanding or sympathizing with them. In this world, there weren't many people who could earn Wen Ziqing's attention.
"Dad, don't worry about this matter. Gutiezhu has to take responsibility for his own mistakes. What's more, the person who reported him is his own wife. A grown man can't even control his wife. Who can he blame?" Zhao Guohui spoke very honestly.
To put it bluntly, Gutiezhu's tree theft was a fact, and if the town leaders criticized Zhao Qingshan for this, there was nothing they could do. With so many people in the village, all united, there was no reason why Zhao Qingshan, supervising production and the development of Zhaojiagou, would have to control other people's wives so they wouldn't report his own husband?
Over the years, Zhao Qingshan had devoted his attention to Zhaojiagou. Coupled with the injuries he suffered on the battlefield a few years ago, Zhao Guohui felt that his father looked much older. Zhao Guohui had urged Zhao Qingshan several times to resign from his position as secretary and rest, but the stubborn old man refused. It was just right that after this incident, perhaps the town leaders would remove Zhao Qingshan from his position as secretary, and Zhao Qingshan would finally be able to rest. Zhao Guohui thought.
"I know, I just feel that sister-in-law Gu is too pitiful." Zhao Qingshan shook his head, shaking out the scene in his mind where Tiezhu's mother was pulling him to kneel.
"Dad, I think Guohui is right. Sometimes when you help others with good intentions, they may not appreciate it." Zhou Zhixin also said.
Zhou Zhixin was a soldier, and law-abidingness is ingrained in every soldier. While Tiezhu's mother may be pitiful, Gu Tiezhu's disregard for the law is also detestable. Gu Tiezhu's family was poor, but is theft the only way out for the poor? Of the myriad paths in the world, Gu Tiezhu chose the path of crime over seeking help. Who can he blame?
"I... I don't care about other people's gratitude. I just want to be at peace with my own heart." Zhao Qingshan stood up and walked around the square dining table a few times before saying.
Gutiezhu is a villager of Zhaojiagou. As the current village party secretary of Zhaojiagou, how can Zhao Qingshan feel at ease if he does nothing?
"Grandpa, will Uncle Tiezhu be shot?" Zhou Yuanyuan's sudden words stunned everyone.
Execution? Execution for stealing a few trees? That wasn't out of the question. These days, to deter others, sentences are usually harsh. Gutiezhu's theft of state property was no small felony.
"This... can't be right?" Zhao Qingshan hesitated for a while before uttering this sentence. To be honest, Zhao Qingshan's heart was in turmoil. He really didn't know what kind of punishment Gu Tiezhu would receive.
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