The so-called doing a good job in ideological work is to maintain stability. The work of handling petitions and maintaining stability is usually taken very seriously. Once there is a meeting to be held from above, relevant documents will come down one after another, requiring staff to be on duty more frequently and report various information on a daily basis. Originally, this was the job of the Community Work Station, but because the potential danger targets were rather special, it was handed over to the Women's Federation.
The roads in remote mountain villages in remote towns are extremely difficult to travel. The cement road only leads to the entrance of the village, and the rest is a primitive dirt road. At a glance, you can see many blue-tiled houses, with walls made of irregular stones wrapped in mortar, and occasionally a few clumps of weeds can be seen beside the walls. Two old-style wooden doors, a threshold, and faded door god stickers on the doors.
From time to time, the sound of dogs barking could be heard.
It rained in the morning and some water accumulated on the bumpy road.
Yunshu was accompanied by a colleague who used to work at the Women's Federation. Before coming, she reminded Yunshu that the mountain road was difficult to walk on and it would be best to change into sneakers. Although I was mentally prepared, I only realized when I arrived at the destination that this mountain road was extremely difficult to walk on.
The home of Zeng Li, the person being comforted, is not in a crowded place, but on a mountainside far away from the village. It is surrounded by woods and there is a small path leading up to it. The weeds on the path are almost knee-high. It had just rained, the road was slippery, and the dew was heavy on the grass leaves. When I climbed up the mountain to Zeng Li's house, my pants below the knees were so wet that they were almost dripping.
While on the road, Yunshu asked his colleagues about the details as he walked.
"Zeng Li's situation is a bit special. She first married Liu Dakun, the brother of her current husband Liu Dachao. The two were together for five years. While carrying corn in the field, Liu Dakun slipped and rolled down the top of the mountain and died. The two had a son, Liu Facai, who was only three years old when Liu Dakun died. The people in the village thought that life was hard for orphans and widows, and the Liu family was poor, so the marriage of the youngest son Liu Dachao had not been settled. So they decided to bring the two together. However, neither they got a marriage certificate with Liu Dakun or Liu Dachao. It was only in recent years that compulsory education became more popular and schooling was free that they thought of getting a marriage certificate and registering their children."
"Zeng Li and Liu Dachao also have children, but both are daughters. She injured her body when giving birth to the second child and could not have more. This is the root of the matter. Liu Dachao wanted a son, but his wife was infertile and he had no money to marry another one. The only son is the eldest brother's, and for this reason, the villagers privately laughed at him for being a coward. Liu Dachao suffered psychological torture for a long time and later became addicted to alcohol. He was fine when he was not drinking, but when he was drunk and confused, he would hit Zeng Li."
Yunshu heard this and interrupted his colleague, "What kind of psychological torture did Liu Dachao endure?"
As the colleague walked, he said, "There's nothing wrong with wanting a son. He's usually an honest farmer. He only takes action when he's drunk. He just touches her lightly a few times, and he'll apologize to Zeng Li the next day when he wakes up."
"Even if it's just a few light touches, it's domestic violence. Do you know that domestic violence is illegal?!" Yun Shu stopped in his tracks.
My colleague didn't take it seriously. "What's the law? In this remote countryside, it's not as strict as in big cities. Every family has conflicts and disputes!"
"If there is a conflict, can't you talk it out nicely? What's the point of having a mouth? You're not a beast. You just hit people. Don't say Zeng Li did nothing wrong. Even if she did, he can't hit people!"
The colleague was a little unhappy when he heard this, and he also stopped and looked at Yunshu with some impatience, "What do you know as a little girl? You won't say that when you get married." He pointed to the front, where there was a shabby tile house hidden among the trees, "That's Zeng Li's home. Liu Dachao went to work in the town, and she and the children are the only ones at home. You go by yourself. I have something to do, so I'll go back first. When you get better, call Da Lei. If you don't know him, let Zeng Li take you down."
After saying this, my colleague really turned around and left.
Yunshu watched her figure disappear around the corner, curled his lips indifferently, and walked towards Zeng Li's house.
When I got closer, I saw a thin woman sitting under the eaves. She was wearing shabby and outdated clothes. She had an expressionless face and a dazed look in her eyes, as if she was in a daze and thinking about something.
Yunshu walked closer and asked quietly, "Hello, is this Zeng Li?"
The latter suddenly came to his senses, seemed to see a stranger, a little nervous, pursed his lips and looked at her.
"I'm a staff member of the Women's Federation of the Chashan Government..." Yun Shu introduced himself, but before he could finish his words, Zeng Li's eyes widened and she became agitated in an instant, "Get out! Get out of my house! I'm not crazy, what happened to Hu Wei is true! Don't even think about making me change my words!"
On the way, Yunshu had an argument with his colleagues about the issue of domestic violence, but the real reason why Zeng Li needed comfort was because of a girl named Hu Wei.
"Zeng Li, don't get excited. I'm not here to ask you to change your words. I'm here today to know what happened in the first place." Yun Shu took a few steps back and stood one meter away from Zeng Li.
However, people who are emotionally agitated generally find it difficult to listen to others. Zeng Li sat on a small stool under the eaves and started swearing, scolding everyone, but her voice gradually became lower and finally turned into sobs.
"I didn't mean to keep silent. They just didn't let me. Otherwise, they would kick my whole family out..."
Yunshu spent a long time to comfort Zeng Li before she could describe what happened.
The road to the village was only built in recent years. In the early years, Shan'ao Village had only a narrow and rugged dirt road connecting it to the outside world, and people could only enter and exit by manpower or oxen and horses. In the past, Shanwa Group was an independent village called Liujia Village because all the villagers had the surname Liu. It takes a lot of effort to get into such a remote and backward place, and you may not see two outsiders throughout the whole year.
About nine years ago, a young couple came to the village. The man was called Lin Peng and the woman was called Hu Wei. They were not locals and were said to have come from the neighboring state. They said they came to support education in the mountainous area. They brought some books and stationery and taught in a serious manner for a few days. But something happened not long after. One morning when Hu Wei woke up, Lin Peng was missing. She searched the entire village but couldn't find him.
"Of course not. He left Liujia Village overnight. How could she find him in the village?"
This was not the first time Zeng Li had seen Lin Peng. The last few times she came, although his name also contained the word "Peng", his surname kept changing, and the girls around him were also different. The only thing in common was that he left in the end, while the girls stayed and became the daughter-in-law of a family in the village. They were locked up in a dark little room and tamed like animals.
Lin Peng is a human trafficker. With his handsome face and smooth talk, he tricks girls into selling them in remote mountain villages. Liujia Village was probably just one of his locations for selling stolen goods.
"Hu Wei is very pretty. I heard she is still in college. Lin Peng asked for a lot of money, and no one else in the village could afford it. In the end, the village chief's family accepted the money and lost half of their family assets."
The village chief had a son at an old age, but he was a fool and could only laugh when he met people. But he was unwilling to give up and still wanted to find a wife for his son. But who would want to marry a fool? So the village chief contacted Lin Peng himself and asked him to bring the goods. At that time, it had been several years since Lin Peng last came here.
When Yun Shu heard this, his heart suddenly tightened, "Hu Wei..."
"What can I do? She's dead. That little girl was very proud. She tried to escape several times but failed. She's pregnant. Old Liu is old but he's good at beating people. But after he knew she was pregnant, he didn't dare to do anything."
But just because the village chief was reluctant to take action didn't mean Hu Wei was reluctant to do so. She had a strong reaction when she was pregnant, but she knew it was her shield and she tried desperately to escape. Unfortunately, she was unable to leave this place in the end. With hatred deep in her bones and blood, she jumped off the cliff and ended her life.
"Old Liu spent half of his family fortune to buy her to be the wife of his stupid son, and she actually got pregnant. The Liu family would have someone to carry on the family line, but Hu Wei died with the child. Do you know how much Old Liu hated her?"
I hated her so much that I didn't even give her a complete body. I fed it to the dogs!
"Why... don't you call the police?"
"Why call the police? At that time, Lao Liu was the village chief, and he was the matchmaker for several families' daughters-in-law. Besides, this is the Liu family's business, why let outsiders get involved?"
"Then why are you saying it now?"
Zeng Li's attitude has changed a lot. She was very emotional because the government officials did not believe what she said, but when talking about the incident itself, they were indifferent, as if it was just a trivial matter and not an unjust act of harming people and destroying bodies. Of course, the premise is that what she said is true. It’s no wonder that the government doesn’t believe it; these words sound too unreliable.
"Because they want to occupy my land! Da Kun is dead, but Fa Cai is still here, why shouldn't they make money for my family!" Zeng Li became emotional again, "Now that Lao Liu is dead, do they think no one knows about the dirty things they did? I saw it with my own eyes, when Lao Liu was away, they bullied that girl a lot! We still don't know whose child Lao Liu is obsessed with and will die with regret!"
Zeng Li really looks like a madman at this moment.
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