Chapter 66 I won’t let any of you go
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Li Qingzhu looked down and saw his mother lying in his arms with a pale face, as if she had stopped breathing.
He was horrified and cried out, "Mom? What's wrong with you? Say something quickly."
The villagers were still raging with indignation, but when they heard Li Qingzhu's almost out-of-tune roar, they realized that something was wrong.
Village chief Li was just there regretting what he had done over the years when he heard Li Qingzhu's voice and quickly came back to his senses.
Although he disliked his second sister-in-law, she was his second brother's wife after all, and they were family, so he couldn't ignore her.
Taking a step forward and looking at Old Mrs. Zhou's pale face, Village Chief Li immediately panicked. If Old Mrs. Zhou got into trouble here, he would feel even more sorry for his second brother.
He stepped forward and patted Old Mrs. Zhou's face, "Second sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, wake up, what's wrong with you? What's wrong?"
Li Qingzhu was so upset that tears started to flow. Although he was usually a bit of a fool, he was a very filial person. He couldn't help but hug Old Zhou and swing her around.
"Mom, mom, wake up quickly, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Mom, wake up quickly."
Seeing that Old Mrs. Zhou didn't move, he looked fiercely at the onlookers and everyone in the yard.
"If anything happens to my mother today, I won't let any of you off."
The onlookers were silent at this time. Although they were angry about Li Qingzhu's threat, they had no intention of forcing Old Mrs. Zhou to death.
Someone saw that something was wrong and said weakly, "Village head, Mrs. Zhou looks like she's sick. Why don't you send her to the town's health center right away?"
Li Qingzhu seemed to have just reacted and picked up Old Mrs. Zhou and was about to leave.
When Li Qingzhu shouted, Tang Yue noticed the situation of Old Mrs. Zhou. She was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath.
If he continues to stay like this, he might die before being sent to the health center. She secretly pulled Tang Shengkai's sleeve.
Tang Shengkai was also worried. If someone died on the first day they arrived, even if it had nothing to do with them, it would still sound bad.
He hugged Tang Yue into his arms and said, "Yueyue, do you have a solution?"
Tang Yue didn't have time to explain too much, "Dad, quickly tell him to lay that person flat on the ground. She will be fine in a while."
Tang Shengkai naturally believed his daughter. He put Tang Yue on the ground and hurried over to stop Li Qingzhu from running out of the yard.
"Little brother, quickly put the man down and lay him flat on the ground."
Li Qingzhu's face turned cold when he saw someone trying to stop him. Seeing that it was Tang Shengkai, his eyes became even more hostile. Hearing Tang Shengkai's words, his eyes practically spitted fire, and he gritted his teeth.
"If you want revenge, wait until I come back. If you want to harm my mother, there's no way."
Tang Shengkai was helpless. "Little brother, we don't have any hatred. She might just be out of breath. Lay her down and she'll be fine after she breathes. If you keep her like this, it'll make her worse."
Li Qingzhu was skeptical, looking down at his mother's increasingly pale and slightly purple face, hesitant. What if this man was fooling him, what if his mother was really gone... He didn't dare to think about it.
Village Chief Li was calmer than Li Qingzhu. He couldn't wait to confirm with Tang Shengkai, "Is this really feasible?"
Tang Shengkai nodded firmly, "Okay. Village Chief, time waits for no one."
Village Chief Li didn't care about being angry with Li Qingzhu at this time. He patted his arm and said, "Hurry up, listen and put the man on the ground."
Li Qingzhu didn't know what to do. He was completely lost. His mother always supported him when he was messing around. Seeing the village chief's serious expression, he didn't dare to act rashly and quickly laid his mother on the ground.
The villagers didn't dare to breathe a word. If Old Mrs. Zhou died today, who knows what kind of disaster Li Qingzhu would bring to Daobei Village in the future.
Although these two people were not liked by the villagers, they did not dare to curse Old Mrs. Zhou to die at this time.
Old Mrs. Zhou's face turned increasingly purple, and it seemed she couldn't breathe. Li Qingzhu saw that Old Mrs. Zhou hadn't reacted at all, and he became anxious. He tilted his head back, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Tang Shengkai, as if he wanted to stare holes through him.
It's not that Tang Shengkai isn't anxious, but he has no other options. Tang Yue feels that if she doesn't take action, the old woman will really die in her yard.
He sighed inwardly that it was an ominous sign, and spiritual power flowed out from his fingertips, heading directly towards Old Lady Zhou's nose.
Under the guidance of spiritual power, Old Mrs. Zhou finally breathed out of her throat.
Gradually, Old Mrs. Zhou's breathing became steady, and after a while, she opened her eyes. Li Qingzhu, such a mixed-up man, couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.
He called out "Mom" tremblingly and then burst into tears.
Old Mrs. Zhou felt that those few minutes seemed to last a century. Everyone looked at her and she seemed to have aged several years.
Seeing Li Qingzhu crying, Old Mrs. Zhou instinctively thought that someone had bullied her son again.
But when she saw that Li Qingzhu was still holding her hand, she came to her senses a little.
Seeing the village chief squatting beside her with a look of concern on his face, she wanted to curse him, but after opening her mouth twice, she felt that she had no strength left.
Looking at the group of villagers surrounding her, she was furious. However, she felt weak all over, so she closed her eyes and held Li Qingzhu's hand tightly.
Li Qingzhu didn't know what his mother meant, and looked at the villagers who gathered around him with an unfriendly look.
"Why? Are you disappointed that my mother is not dead?"
The villagers all showed helpless expressions on their faces. This mother and son really were... They didn't know what to say.
Village Chief Li knew that speaking now might irritate the mother and son, but he had to say it.
"Li Qingzhu, can you please think of the good of us all? If we hadn't given in to you all these years, do you think I would really follow my words?"
"Tsk! Stop talking nonsense to me. I won't buy it. Don't you want to be the village chief? You have no right to control the work points."
The villagers were even more speechless. They didn't expect that he was still thinking about those work points at this time.
But it was also true that Old Zhou's wife valued this son too much and had long ago separated the family from the eldest and second sons. She also didn't let the old man work, so the family could only earn a few work points a month.
Village Chief Li was unequivocal. "No, let's be fair. Even if I stop being the village chief, you still won't get those work points."
Old Mrs. Zhou lay on the ground and glared at Village Chief Li. "If you dare to cancel Zhuzi's work points, I will go to the commune and sue you."
Village Chief Li smiled helplessly, "Go ahead, sue me. It just so happens that all the outrageous things I've done over the years were for your family."
Old Mrs. Zhou was speechless. How did this involve their family? She looked at Li Qingzhu, who turned his eyes away.
Old Mrs. Zhou really didn't have the energy to make a fuss at this time. Village Chief Li called two people to come over and help Li Qingzhu carry Old Mrs. Zhou back. The villagers gathered around them.
"Village chief, don't be angry with them. Everyone knows what you've done for our village over the years, and none of us blames you."
"Yes, Village Chief. We all know that you had to do those things, and we all understand. You should continue to be our village chief."
"Yes, Village Chief. The life we have in Daobei Village today is all won by you. We all know it clearly. We know Zhuzi and his family well, so we don't blame you."
Village Chief Li was nearly 50 years old, but his eyes were filled with tears. He waved to the crowd.
"It's getting dark, so hurry back and cook. We still have to go to work tomorrow."
The villagers didn't want to leave, so Village Chief Li waved his hand again, and everyone went home reluctantly.
Village chief Li looked at Tang Shengkai's family and ignored Mrs. Tian and Ding Lingzi.
"You just arrived today and I'm already making a fool of yourself. They really didn't do a good job. I'll find a few more people to help tomorrow."
Tang Shengkai waved his hand. After listening to the villagers' defense, he knew that the village chief should be a good person. It was just that he owed a favor to his second brother and was being exploited by his sister-in-law.
"Village Chief Li, it's okay. I'll be home these days. I can fix the roof. We can just do it ourselves. You can go about your business."
Village Chief Li didn't bother to be polite with Tang Shengkai. He pointed at Li Qingyang and Lu Anjie and said, "Come and help them these two days. I'll give you full work points."
He pointed to the two and a half bags of grain on the cart and said, "These grains are considered as advance payments from the production team. They will be deducted when the work points are calculated."
Seeing that everything was fine, the village chief was about to leave when Tang Yue's soft voice came over.
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