“Is this the alley where the elderly and disabled were allowed to set up stalls before?”
"Yes." Pei Yuanzheng felt a little reluctant.
Before his stall was closed, he would charge people as little as possible for their stall rent, and even refused to charge some people whose families were in real financial difficulty.
When the place was closing, he also reminded those people that things had been a bit unstable recently and asked them to go out less often to set up stalls.
But where would the income come from if we don’t set up stalls? How would we survive?
Ruan Niannian sighed and felt very sympathetic towards the old man's situation, but she couldn't bring herself to let Pei Yuanzheng reopen the place, as that would make him too conspicuous.
"How about this," Ruan Niannian suggested, "Let them set up a stall in Zheng Chenggong's place? Their safety will be guaranteed as well."
Pei Yuanzheng shook his head. "We have discussed this with Zheng Chenggong before, but he disagreed. We later felt that Zheng Chenggong was right. We must first ensure the normal supply of food for the entire commune. We cannot take care of the living space of the small vendors."
Any action could lead to the disruption of order in Zheng Chenggong's original place.
"But don't worry, my wife. We patrol every day and will definitely crack down on illegal incidents and maintain the existing peace."
Perhaps it was because of her pregnancy, Ruan Niannian, who was kind and delicate, could not bear to see the suffering of the people. Even though her own life was going through a rough patch, she still had the mind to worry about the suffering of others.
There is another thing. Ruan Niannian feels that Pei Yuanzheng has become haggard recently. "Can't you change the three-shift system? I feel like I can't get enough rest. How can I be on duty if I'm not in a good mental state? Don't exhaust yourself before being defeated by the enemy."
"I think so too." Pei Yuanzheng nodded affirmatively. "We have to mention it to Zhai Ligang when we hand over the shift. The people he brings with him will definitely be fine, but we also have to consider the others. If it really doesn't work, we can disperse the personnel. We have to ensure everyone's mental state."
It's not that he didn't expect it.
However, although Zhai Ligang had temporarily given in, he was stubborn after all. If he didn't implement it as he said for a period of time, he would not realize how outrageous his proposal was.
Unlike the retired soldiers brought by Zhai Ligang, the others are local veterans recruited by Pei Yuanzheng or villagers who voluntarily joined the patrol team. They have families and their own lives.
Although they still have a sense of responsibility for protecting the peace of the commune, if they are pushed too far, they might quit.
And as long as one person takes the lead, people behind him will run away one after another.
"Okay, wife, don't worry about these things. Just stay at home these days and keep yourself fat and white. I will take care of the outside world. If there is anything you want to eat, just tell me and I will definitely get it for you."
The couple was chatting when Pei Qingbai and Zhang Xiangyun came over.
As soon as Pei Yuanzheng saw them, his body automatically protected Ruan Niannian behind him. It had become an inertial reaction.
Even Wu Xinghua, who had just hung up the clothes, ran over in a panic and stuck close to Ruan Niannian.
Pei Yuanzheng said nothing, just stared at them seriously.
The couple must have had a quarrel.
Normally, Pei Qingbai's legs looked no different from those of a normal person, but when he walked over just now, it was obvious that one foot was deep and the other was shallow. Zhang Xiangyun's face was also covered with red slap marks, and it was needless to say who had hit her.
"Old Four." Pei Qingbai's face was dark red, and there was embarrassment in his voice. "It's your sister-in-law who doesn't know much. I didn't know that my sister-in-law asked her to do some work before. I just found out."
Pei Yuanzheng sneered, "Second brother and second sister-in-law, are you willing?"
"Fourth Brother, even if you don't pay us, we, as your brother and sister-in-law, will help. It's all because of the woman's greed. Second Brother has already taught her a lesson. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong with Second Brother."
He never mentioned asking for money, but every word he said was full of certainty that Pei Yuanzheng and Ruan Niannian would give him enough.
Pei Yuanzheng could never understand why his second brother, who used to be honest and simple, had become like this.
Can a person's true nature really be hidden for so many years without being revealed?
He had no intention of playing tricks on Pei Qingbai, and he was also afraid that if they stayed with Zhang Xiangyun for too long, she might suddenly go crazy and hurt Ruan Niannian.
"One dollar per person per month. If you don't want to do it, we can hire someone else to do it. We always have people to do it."
If you are not satisfied, just break up with each other. This way they don't have to endure this hypocritical friendship.
Pei Qingsong could also say that he was not a child of the Pei family, and that he felt guilty for taking things that other children of the Pei family deserved.
He, Pei Yuanzheng, is not Pei Qingsong. It can even be said that not only does he not owe anything to the brothers, but Li Dani owes him something instead.
Moral kidnapping and favor kidnapping simply don't work on him.
Pei Qingbai knew Pei Yuanzheng's personality, so he quickly agreed. "Yes, yes. Don't worry, Brother Four, I will make sure it's done beautifully. No less, no more."
"Yeah." Pei Yuanzheng didn't say whether he believed him or not. He just looked at him straight, as if asking him why he didn't leave.
After all, the couple still had some shame and went home after getting the accurate answer.
Li Qing and Li Zhili, who were watching from behind, quickly came over and said, "Miaomiao, Yuanzheng, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Pei Yuanzheng turned around and took a look at Ruan Niannian's condition. Seeing that she was fine, he told Li Qing, "Aunt, cousin, those two people just now are my second brother and second sister-in-law. We don't have a very good relationship, but they are helping our family with work. If they come over, try to keep an eye on them and don't let them get close to Nian Nian."
Wu Xinghua didn't need to explain. She had long known that Pei Qingbai and Zhang Xiangyun were not good people, so she would naturally be on guard against them.
"Oh, I understand." Li Qing quickly wrote it down.
Li Zhili also said: "I know, brother-in-law, I will watch over them."
Pei Qingbai, who had just returned home, slapped Zhang Xiangyun again. "Didn't you say they were going to give us five dollars a month? How come it's only two dollars now? What on earth did you do?"
"I don't know either." Zhang Xiangyun tried not to cry. The more she cried, the harder Pei Qingbai would hit her. "I heard Wu Lanhua talking to someone before, saying that they wanted to give us five dollars a month. I didn't know they would suddenly change their minds."
Ever since Pei Qingbai injured his leg, he seemed like a completely different person. He became irritable, easily angered, and overthinking. He always suspected that she wanted to divorce him and find another man.
He started beating her only after he injured his leg.
I never beat her before, but now I beat her more and more.
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