Zhou Dachui was anxious!
Zhou Dachui is the younger brother of Zhou Dazhu, the village party secretary.
When someone in the village was arrested and taken to the police station, Zhou Dazhu, the village party secretary, lost face.
Zhou Dachui was most afraid that this matter would affect Zhou Dazhu's "official career".
Zhou Dazhu was the most successful of his brothers. Zhou Dachui even thought that one day Zhou Dazhu could be transferred to the commune as a leader, and they brothers could also benefit from it.
"Big Hammer, Big Hammer, where are you going? We still need to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things!" Zhou Dachui's wife, An Xiaoling, chased after him, panting.
"I'm going back to the village to find my older brother," Zhou Dachui said in a deep voice, stopping in his tracks.
Ding Ermei's eldest daughter-in-law, Chen Jinfeng, is the cousin of Zhou Dazhu's wife, Chen Yufeng.
Zhou Dachui is Zhou Dazhu's younger brother.
So, Ding Ermei and Zhou Dachui's family are somewhat related.
Logically and emotionally, Zhou Dachui felt he should return to the village immediately to report the news. He also wanted to see if his older brother could get Ding Ermei out of the police station.
Zhou Bingchen was an officer in the army and the most promising young man in Zhoujia Village.
Zhou Dachui was willing to return to the village to deliver the news because he wanted Zhou Bingchen to owe him a favor.
"What do you want with your older brother? To come to town and help Ding Ermei go back? Aren't you afraid your older brother will lose his position as village secretary?" An Xiaoling rolled her eyes at Zhou Dachui and questioned him.
“My older brother went to the police station to plead for Ding Ermei, how could he lose his position as village party secretary?” Zhou Dachui couldn’t understand.
“Are you stupid? Ding Ermei didn’t just commit an ordinary crime. She not only robbed people, but she also harassed a young policeman! No matter how powerful your brother-in-law is, can he be more powerful than the police?” An Xiaoling said.
"Then... then what should we do?" Zhou Dachui was dumbfounded.
"Go back to the village and tell your brother-in-law what to do. Let him decide for himself. Don't say anything," An Xiaoling instructed.
“Okay.” Zhou Dachui obediently agreed.
Zhou Dachui knew his wife was smarter than him, and that listening to her was always the right thing to do.
"Alright, you can go back by yourself! I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things and then I'll come back." After saying that, An Xiaoling turned around and left.
In An Xiaoling's view, no matter how important Ding Ermei's matter is, it is not as important as her own family's matter.
An Xiaoling felt she had done enough by not stopping Zhou Dachui from returning to the village to report the news.
After returning to the village, Zhou Dachui quickly went to the brigade headquarters and found Zhou Dazhu.
After Zhou Dachui finished stammering about Ding Ermei, Zhou Dazhu's face darkened.
“Big Hammer, don’t talk nonsense. Aunt Ding robbed money? And harassed a policeman? How could that be?” Zhou Dazhu said with a stern face.
Ding Ermei only dared to bully others at home; Zhou Dazhu thought it was impossible for her to go to town and rob other people's money.
“Brother, it’s true. I saw Ding Ermei being handcuffed and taken away with my own eyes. Many other people saw it too, including Xiaoling.” Zhou Dachui was unhappy.
He didn't even go to the market in order to deliver the message.
When he came back, his older brother not only didn't praise him, but he also scolded him for talking nonsense.
"Where is your wife?" Zhou Dazhu asked.
Zhou Dazhu wanted to find An Xiaoling and get to the bottom of things.
Zhou Dachui sometimes doesn't think clearly, but An Xiaoling is a sensible person.
"Xiaoling went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, and I rushed back to tell her," Zhou Dachui said dejectedly.
Zhou Dachui was somewhat saddened by not being trusted by his elder brother.
"Alright, I understand. Don't tell anyone else in the village, or Uncle Fugui might come after you," Zhou Dazhu warned.
“Brother, quite a few villagers went to the market today. Maybe the whole village will know by the afternoon. Uncle Fugui can’t blame me, can he?” Zhou Dachui’s face turned red with anger.
"I was just saying that, I'm not blaming you." Zhou Dazhu knew that his brother was a bit simple-minded, so he quickly explained, "Don't get involved before things are cleared up. If it's a misunderstanding, Uncle Fugui will definitely come to me to complain and ask me to investigate who in the village is smearing their family. I'm your older brother, I won't hurt you."
"Big brother, I'll listen to you." Although Zhou Dachui was unhappy, he still nodded.
Misunderstand?
So many people on the street saw it; Ding Ermei was wearing handcuffs!
If she hadn't actually committed a crime, why would the police handcuff her?
Zhou Dachui felt that this couldn't possibly be a misunderstanding.
However, if his older brother doesn't want him to talk about it, then he won't! Anyway, not bragging won't interfere with his eating or sleeping.
Zhou Dazhu hurriedly went to Zhou Fugui's house.
Zhou Fugui was still fast asleep inside the house.
Last time, Ding Ermei and Zhao Zhenzhu had a fight, which "forced" Zhao Zhenzhu to take her child back to her parents' home.
In the past few days, whenever Zhou Fugui goes out, people chase after him asking if Zhao Zhenzhu has returned with the children.
Nine out of ten people who asked the questions were there to see the commotion at Zhou Fugui's house.
Zhou Fugui was feeling annoyed and didn't want to go out.
Zhou Fugui never did anything around the house; besides sleeping, he had nothing else to do.
"Uncle Fugui, is Uncle Fugui home?" Zhou Dazhu called as he entered the door.
"Dazhu, what do you want?" Zhou Fugui quickly got up.
"Uncle Fugui, did you know that your aunt was arrested by the police in town?" Zhou Dazhu asked.
"Huh?" Zhou Fugui thought he had misheard.
Ding Ermei was arrested by the police?
How is that possible?
"Aunt Ding has been arrested. My son Da Chui just saw it in town and rushed back to tell her," Zhou Dazhu said.
Since Zhou Fugui hadn't received the news yet, Zhou Dazhu was bound to tell Zhou Fugui about his brother's "achievements".
Anyway, it's definitely true that Ding Ermei was arrested.
As for the reason for his arrest?
Why not just let Zhou Fugui go to town himself and find out the truth?
Even if Zhou Dazhu knew it was true, he wouldn't say a word about something so shameful.
"How is this possible? Da Chui couldn't have made a mistake, could he?" Zhou Fugui still couldn't believe it.
“Uncle Fugui, why don’t you go to town and take a look? If it’s true, you’ll need to send bedding to your aunt. Oh, and it seems you also need to send her food; the police station doesn’t provide meals for people who are detained.” Zhou Dazhu told Zhou Fugui everything he knew in one go.
Seeing Zhou Dazhu's confident assertion, Zhou Fugui began to believe that Ding Ermei had been arrested.
"Dazhu, thank you for bringing the news. I'll go to town right away," Zhou Fugui said.
“Okay, Uncle Fugui, you go ahead and do your work. I still have some work to do at the brigade headquarters.” Zhou Dazhu quickly left.
Accompany Zhou Fugui to the police station?
joke!
Zhou Fugui didn't ask him for help, so why would he rush to help with something like this?
Don't let not being able to eat mutton lead to a lot of trouble.
Zhou Fugui was in a state of confusion and didn't notice that Zhou Dazhu's expression was not good when he left.
Zhou Fugui was busy figuring out in his mind who he should find to get Ding Ermei out.
Originally, if Ding Ermei hadn't fallen out with Zhao Zhenzhu, seeking help from Zhao Qingshan would have been the most sensible thing to do. After all, Zhao Qingshan had a wide network of connections and many capable friends.
But now, Zhou Fugui doesn't want to ask Zhao Qingshan for help. If he does, Zhao Zhenzhu will definitely become even more arrogant at home.
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