There were two quarrels in the village in one day. In the evening, when each family was enjoying the cool air in the courtyard, the topic of people's conversations finally shifted. They no longer revolved around Meng Chengliang and his companions, but instead talked about Feng Yixiang and Chen Jiao, the two young lovers who eloped.
An auntie who was wise after the event said: “When I went to chop wood earlier, I encountered two people going up and down the mountain one after another several times, and I didn’t think much of it.
Now that I think about it, the two of them must have secretly run up the mountain and into the woods!
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An old lady who thought they were immoral said: "In the past, they would have been thrown into a pig cage.
Nowadays young people talk about free love, bah, it sounds nice, but it’s just blatant hooliganism!
The man is lustful and the woman is shameless!
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Some also used this as a warning to parents with daughters of marriageable age: "Don't follow Chen Jiao. A girl's reputation is the most important thing.
Otherwise, even if you get married, no one in your husband’s family will look down on you!
Not only that, the whole family was looked down upon.
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Feng Yijia, who was occasionally mentioned in the past, was completely forgotten that night under the pressure of Chen Jiao and the others.
Meng Sheng in the city was unaware of the excitement in the village. The next morning, he sent his elder brother home and went to the Public Security Bureau.
This time we received clear news that Meng Jiefang and Meng Chengliang were not allowed to return home because of the serious crimes of raping women, abusing their power, and murder.
But you can pass things into the detention center and visit.
Meng Sheng didn't want to see anyone because he was afraid that he couldn't pretend to be sad.
To be on the safe side, he wanted them to die without knowing who was behind their deaths.
But to put on a complete show, he generously went to a state-owned restaurant and packed up a few meals, bought a few bottles of good wine, and asked the police to deliver them.
By the way, I also paid them for the ammunition in advance!
Five dollars each for five people, a total of twenty-five.
The current policy in Baishui County is that only after paying money can the family collect the body and bury it in peace.
Otherwise, the bodies will be handled directly by the government.
He spent half of a city dweller's monthly salary, and even if he was delayed by something and couldn't attend the funeral, no one in the village should have any complaints.
The sun rises and sets, and the day passes in a flash.
Close your eyes, open your eyes, it's a brand new day.
Unlike the bright sunshine during this period, the sky was dark, stuffy and hot in the morning on the day of the execution, with no wind at all, making it hard to breathe.
But it does not affect everyone's watching the excitement.
The dense crowd on Mengsheng Street made it hard to breathe. Two buttons on my shirt were squeezed off, and one of my flip-flops was stepped on and fell off by someone.
Sweat was pouring down his face, but there was an inexplicable light in his eyes as he stared straight at the death row prisoners in two Liberation trucks in the middle of the street.
Of the five members of the Meng family who were about to be executed, except Meng Jiefang who was nowhere to be seen, the other four families gathered together and stood in the truck bed.
A large sign with the crime and name written on it was hung on his chest, his hands were tied behind his back, and two armed police officers stood on his left and right.
Meng Chengliang and his wife haven't seen each other for a few days, and they seem to have aged more than ten years.
He was hunched and thin, and most of his hair was white.
He seemed afraid to face the crowd below who were pointing and watching the excitement, and almost lowered his head to his chest.
Meng Yun and Meng Yu stood straight, but they were like zombies, with empty eyes that didn't know where to look, sunken cheeks, and obvious bruises at the corners of their mouths. It was obvious that they were having a hard time in prison.
Everything happened as Meng Sheng expected, except for the surprise that in the truck bed of the car behind him, there was Yu Yong with a sign around his neck accusing him of speculation and profiteering.
I don't know what went wrong. This second-generation official, who had a powerful background in his previous life and was still doing well in prison, was dragged to the execution ground in a miserable state this time.
Meng Sheng looked at the few people carefully, the corners of his mouth curled higher and higher, the haze deep in his eyes slowly dissipated like ripples, and his dark pupils became brighter and brighter.
The vehicle carrying the prisoners was driving very slowly, but it also had four wheels. It quickly passed the road in front of him and disappeared from Meng Sheng's sight.
The crowd either dispersed or continued to chase the car.
Meng Sheng struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and stood still on the street for a long time. When the turbulent emotions in his heart slowly calmed down, he turned around and went to a street shop to buy a pair of shoes, a bottle of wine and two side dishes, and returned to the small courtyard beside the city wall.
He gave Shen Bao's family a day off today, and a sign saying "temporarily suspended business" was hung at the gate of the courtyard.
A man was sitting in the main room drinking by himself. After a while, the empty bottle fell to the ground. Everything in his previous life became blurred in his mind, and he fell on the table and passed out drunk.
At this time, Feng Yijia was riding a bicycle to the venue designated by the village for the public trial.
The mountain path, which was sparsely populated in the past, was now bustling with people because the villagers had to go to watch the execution, and it was more lively than any other day.
Many villagers did not look like they were there to watch a murder, but rather like they were going to a New Year's market, calling their friends and chatting and laughing.
Feng Yijia rode his bicycle carefully among pedestrians, ox carts and mule carts.
My heart was originally filled with complicated emotions because I was about to see my enemy die, but now all I could do was ride safely and avoid any traffic accidents.
After finally reaching the village, there were crowds of people. Not only was the dirt road narrow, but there were also many people standing in the fields and houses on both sides of the road.
On the mountain trails, there were village cadres maintaining order, and people from each village could be roughly distinguished. But here, they were all mixed together and became a mess.
Moreover, almost all the villagers in the nearby villages came out to help, and it was not uncommon to see elderly people and children in the crowd.
There were more people there than when the movie was showing.
Yes, there are several movies released every year, but we haven’t seen such a public execution in many years.
The closer you get to the designated place, the more crowded the crowd becomes, with people jostling each other shoulder to shoulder.
Feng Yijia was pushing his bicycle, shouting "Make way! Make way!" until his throat was burning, but he could not move a few meters.
Finally, I simply turned the car around and headed out of the crowd.
I found a higher open space nearby and sat down.
She gave up watching the execution of her enemy up close, for she was really afraid that something unexpected would happen and cost her the life she had finally managed to save.
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