The deputy battalion commander looked at Zheng Peilin with sparkling eyes. He had always heard that Chief of Staff Xu had a tigress at home.
Now it seems that this is not a tigress, but a vigorous and resolute judge.
Thinking of this, he pouted and looked at Political Commissar Hao and shook his head.
Just as he met Political Commissar Hao's dissatisfied gaze, the deputy battalion commander quickly glanced away and smiled at him ingratiatingly.
The captain saw that the several cadres who had come before were all very respectful to this woman, so how could he dare to ignore her words?
He quickly called the team's accountant over.
The accountant was holding an account book in his trembling hands. Zheng Peilin said indifferently, "Move the table and benches over here and sit down!"
The deputy battalion commander rushed into the house quickly and placed the benches and tables in the middle of the crowd.
The accountant sat down with shaking legs. Zheng Peilin waved her hand and the people in front of her quickly moved aside.
"It has been ten years and three months since Comrade Dong's death, and all of this has been registered with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.
Thirty dollars a month, that’s three thousand six hundred and ninety dollars.
This person can do the math, so it should be correct, right? "
The accountant was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Yes, that's right!"
“As for the pension, you do get a portion, but Comrade Dong’s wife and children take up the vast majority.
If you take the lion's share, at least the children can keep 200 yuan.
The accountant will add this money.”
Ningxia whispered a few words into Zheng Peilin's ear.
Zheng Peilin sneered: "I forgot about another money, Comrade Dong's sworn brother, that is, this comrade.
He would send the children ten dollars every month, which was deducted directly from his allowance.
This is why I just said that he beat the two brothers of the Dong family and it was a dispute between brothers.
If you weren't brothers who had risked their lives for you, would you be willing to send ten dollars to a stranger every month?"
Zheng Peilin's words caused a lot of discussion.
"Of course I'm reluctant to do that. There are more than ten people in my family. We work so hard to pay the public tax, and we can only save 200 yuan a year.
If you give someone ten dollars a month, that would be one hundred and twenty dollars a year.
Whoever gives it to whom is a fool, right? "
"That's right. Even if he's my own brother, I can't bear to do that."
The conversations of the crowd reached the ears of the Dong family, making their faces look increasingly ugly.
It was unclear whether the eldest son of the Dong family was in pain or frightened, his face was as pale as paper, he lowered his head, and hardly dared to raise his eyes.
"Excuse me, has the team figured it out? How much is this in total?"
The accountant unfolded the paper in his hand tremblingly and subconsciously glanced at the captain.
The captain glared at him, meaning that he should tell the truth.
The accountant had no choice but to read out the money with a trembling voice: "The total is 5,120 yuan."
One stone can cause a thousand ripples. This amount of money is out of reach for everyone.
In this era, every household has a savings of three to five hundred yuan, which is saved by tightening their belts.
That’s nearly ten times the money!
The old lady of the Dong family glared at him and said, "What are you talking about? Where can I get so much money?"
Every night, the old lady of the Dong family would take out and count the savings in his family.
At most, I have more than 2,000 yuan.
Even so, it's better than most people.
Zheng Peilin ignored the old lady Dong's jokes and slowly glanced at the people around her.
“This amount of money is more than enough to raise not only three children, but even ten.
Moreover, according to my understanding, these three children have been working since they were five or six years old.
How much can they use even if they have more food, clothes, and things to eat? The most important thing is, have they eaten enough? Have they drunk enough? "
Every word was like thunder, striking everyone's heart, and reminding everyone of how the three children behaved in the village.
Only then did they suddenly realize that the Dong family had secretly embezzled so much money!
For a moment, the saliva almost drowned the old lady of the Dong family.
“I usually dislike this old woman and buy meat for her every now and then.
I was also thinking about how his three sons could show their filial respect to me, so I gave them a lot of filial food every month.
Who knew that he actually embezzled the money for food and drink of three children? Bah, how shameless! "
The person who said this was a young woman with a baby in her arms. She must have been married for a year or two.
If someone couldn't stand the old lady of the Dong family, she would just say it directly. An old woman behind her quickly reached out and pulled her arm.
Obviously he was afraid that she would be involved in this storm.
As the saying goes, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it, especially when there is so much money hanging in the balance.
Who wouldn’t be jealous? Many people have a common thought: if we are poor, we should be poor together. When I see you getting rich, I feel bad.
So at this moment, he wished he could trample the Dong family to death.
"The three Dong siblings were really pitiful. They had nothing to eat in the middle of winter. I remember that Aihua was only five or six years old at that time, lying on the ground chewing snow.
Ouch, it makes people feel sad! "
“Who says it’s not true? Once, Aijun even fought with a dog for food.
Tell me, what sin has this family committed?"
An old lady's eyes rolled around, she slapped her thigh and pointed at the old lady of the Dong family and cursed.
"However, these three siblings are also the offspring of the second son of the Dong family. How can you, as a mother, be so cruel?"
An older man in the village coughed twice and raised his voice and said, "You don't know this, right? The second son of the Dong family is not his biological son.
After Mrs. Dong gave birth to a child, she didn't have another one for three to five years.
She adopted the second child of the Dong family from outside, and she became pregnant again the next year.
Others said that the second son of the Dong family was destined to have a younger brother, which was why he was born into Old Lady Dong's belly.
Because of this matter, she also occasionally supported the second son of the Dong family."
The old lady had gray hair and squinted her eyes, but the words she said shocked everyone present again and again.
Everything became natural. Before coming here, they were still wondering how there could be such a cruel grandmother?
Now I finally understand!
The old lady of the Dong family's lips trembled constantly. Seeing that she could no longer hide the truth, her eyes rolled back and she was about to faint.
Ningxia quickly stood up and shouted, "Everyone, get up, everyone, I'm a nurse."
Her nails dug into the old lady's philtrum so hard that the old lady of the Dong family could no longer pretend. She was so angry that her mouth was crooked.
Suddenly, Ningxia yelled again: "Hey, old lady, why is your mouth crooked? Did you have a stroke?"
As she spoke, she slapped him.
The old lady didn't dare to smile this time. She just stood there with her face covered, tears streaming down her face. She was really crying.
Ningxia raised her eyebrows proudly: "See? I acted in time, otherwise you would have had a stroke and you would drool every time you talk in the future."
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