The next afternoon, as the sun was setting, several police officers wearing wide-brimmed hats rode bicycles into the village.
After visiting the village for half an hour, they took away Meng Chengliang, who was still unconscious.
Subsequently, the reason for Meng Jiefang's divorce quickly spread.
The villagers were no longer in a hurry to work. They all held palm-leaf fans and looked for people to share this shocking news with. Groups of people could be seen gathering together and talking everywhere on the village roads.
The topics were all pretty much the same: "Did you know that the village chief and his brother Meng Jiefang were both arrested?"
"Really? What's going on?"
"They said that the child Meng Jiefang had adopted was actually the one Chen Zhiqing had coerced into giving birth to, and the village chief was also involved!"
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As the person who ignited the fuse of this incident, Meng Sheng went to the fields with his family to weed early that afternoon and did not pay any attention to the lively scene of catching people.
Meng Ping came running over panting and yelled, "Uncle Lin, my uncle has been arrested by the police.
Second Brother Yu followed behind. Second Grandpa asked me to come over and ask you to go to Uncle Liang's house to discuss something!"
Meng Sheng was surprised for a moment when he heard this. He really didn't expect things to progress so quickly.
He sent out two letters in total, one to Chen Zhiqing in the provincial capital, in which he wrote that Lele's identity had been known by many people and had become a handle for others to attack Meng Jiefang. He believed that she would find ways to put herself in the position of the victim.
After all, the two parties involved are the ones who know the most about what goes on between men and women, so it's up to her to make it up.
There was also a letter to the county government, which also only mentioned the exposed problems in the conduct of men and women in order to test the waters.
Not to mention the letter sent to the provincial capital, with the current mailing speed, it probably hasn't reached anyone yet.
As for the letter from the county, he thought that even if it attracted the attention of the higher-ups, it would take another two days to see any results.
I didn't expect the action to be so quick.
Meng Sheng carried a hoe and followed his family to the village.
His feet kept moving and his mind was racing.
I was thinking that I had to find an excuse to go to the county town again in the next two days.
The two accomplices went in, and the two enemies who had really tried to kill him were still jumping around outside.
After they entered the village, Chen Hongxing, the sister-in-law of the next-door brother, felt it was not appropriate to listen to her uncles and other women's affairs, so she went straight back to her home.
She ignored her nephew Meng Ping who was standing not far ahead of her, and solemnly told her husband: "It's not a glorious thing, so don't get involved if you can.
The eldest of the family is about to get engaged, so think carefully before you speak or act!"
"I understand!" Meng Chenglin looked at his wife who didn't give him any face in front of the juniors, and nodded helplessly.
Meng Sheng watched his mother walk away, then followed his father and brothers, ignoring the villagers' strange looks and hesitant expressions, and went to Meng Chengliang's home in the center of the village.
In the neat blue brick courtyard, Wang Cui no longer cared about Feng Yi's family affairs. Her tears flowed like a faucet that was not turned off.
The square table in the middle of the main room was already full of people.
Meng Chengliang's parents, the old couple Meng Anrong, heard yesterday that their second son had divorced, and both of them were sent to the county town by Meng Yun.
The oldest and most senior person present here is Meng Sheng’s grandfather, Meng Anchang.
There are only two brothers in their generation. The eldest brother Meng Anrong had three children: Meng Chengliang, Meng Jiefang, and Meng Chengyuan. Now two of them are in prison.
The youngest one left was Meng Chengyuan, whose brain was damaged by a fever when he was a child. He could usually be used to do some work, but it was impossible to expect him to do anything.
As for the grandchildren, the two adult twins Meng Yun and Meng Yu, one went to the county town, and the other followed to take care of Meng Chengliang. There is no need to mention Meng Huan and Meng Le. Only Meng Ping, who is fifteen or sixteen years old and from the third family, can do something.
Meng Anchang has two sons and a daughter. His daughter married Meng Jiefang's comrade-in-arms from another province. Apart from sending some money back every year, he has not seen her for more than ten years.
The eldest of the two sons is Meng Chengbai. There are four boys in the family, Meng Jie, Meng Da, Meng Fu and Meng Shun. Except for the youngest Meng Shun who is only thirteen years old, the other three are all adults, married and have children.
The second son, Meng Chenglin, had Meng Chao, Meng Sheng, Meng Qiang and Meng Ling. His daughter Meng Ling married out, and his three sons were all capable young men.
Now Meng Jiefang and Meng Chengliang were in trouble. The villagers who used to come forward were nowhere to be seen. Most of the people sitting in the main hall were people who were closely related to Meng Anchang.
Meng Sheng followed his father and brothers into the house and found a stool to sit down. He heard his grandfather, who was sitting at the top, say with a serious face full of wrinkles, knocking the pipe in his hand and saying, "Everyone knows about Cheng Liang and Jiefang.
We are all blood relatives, there is absolutely no reason for us to just stand by and watch.
I'm thinking of taking a few people with me tomorrow to take a look around the county and the township.
Check out the situation, run some errands, deliver some things, etc."
As soon as the voice fell, Meng Chengbai, who was sitting next to him, took over the conversation: "Dad, you know, my family has received a dowry order recently. We are too busy making furniture for people. How can we spare time to go out?"
Meng Chengbai was sent to learn carpentry skills for several years in his early years. He was very good at carpentry work. Almost everyone in the village who needed furniture would ask him to do it. He also often took his son to other villages to get work. His family lived a good life in the village.
Meng Sheng glanced at his uncle, who looked honest but was actually full of ulterior motives. He was not surprised at all that he found an excuse to retreat.
In my previous life, after I went to prison, I heard my mother say that when my father was sick, he borrowed money from all over the village. Many unrelated villagers lent him some money, but my uncle's family was afraid that they could not pay it back, so they did not give a penny.
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