Chapter 028: Group Scam
That night, there were sobbing sounds coming from the Jiang family yard. The pretty boy Jiang Mancheng was crying so miserably, with tears and snot all over his face, leaving several of his "good brothers" who came to the door with gifts unable to speak.
It was nothing, he just felt a headache from hearing Jiang Mancheng crying, and he ran home crying only to find that he had put the gift down and hadn't said anything, and he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
Of course, these were the clever ones who saw that Chen Wanli's public rebuke of his son-in-law was no simple matter. Most of them sneered at Jiang Mancheng, feeling contempt for him, as if by doing so, they had trampled Jiang Mancheng under their feet.
It's true that when Jiang Mancheng married the city girl Chen Jinhua, everyone, despite calling him a gigolo, was somewhat envious. Many people secretly wondered, "If a chatterbox like Jiang Mancheng, with no real talent, could curry favor with a powerful leader and marry his daughter, why couldn't they?"
They can definitely do it.
Not only can they do it, they can also eat more and better than Jiang Mancheng.
But soon, everyone's dream was burst, faster than a soap bubble.
When you calm down and think about it, not all the girls in the city are blind. Well, it's their fault for not having the luck of Jiang Mancheng to meet a blind woman.
Everyone had a dream, felt envious of Jiang Mancheng, and then continued to do what they were doing.
But now they knew that Jiang Mancheng was not doing well and was looked down upon by his father-in-law. He was like a grandson in front of his father-in-law. They felt so refreshed, like drinking ice water in the dog days of summer, and they felt comfortable all over.
There were those who couldn't bear to see the Jiang family doing well, such as the Wei family, who drank and celebrated that night and were so happy.
That said, this is a minority, with the majority simply watching the fun without getting involved. Some people, however, have other ulterior motives.
It was late at night, almost nine o'clock, when Jiang Manpo secretly opened the door and prepared to knock on his brother's door. However, before his hand touched the door, Jiang Mancheng knocked him unconscious with a stick.
Jiang Mantang and his son Jiang Bai were waiting in the house. When they heard the noise and opened the door, Jiang Mantang was very surprised to see this scene. He asked, "Mancheng, what's going on? Why is Manpo fainted?"
Jiang Mancheng supported the man and asked in a low voice: "Brother, tell me the truth, why did Manpo come to see you tonight?"
Jiang Mantang scratched his head and told the truth, "Well, Manpo said he heard some bad guys in the village were trying to steal the exploration team's stuff. He wanted to ask your nephew and me to go over and catch them. I thought, this exploration team has finally come to our West River Bank, we can't let anything get stolen. So I agreed and waited in the house for Manpo to call me."
Jiang Mancheng continued to ask: "Why don't you tell the captain?"
Jiang Mantang: "Manpo said those guys are all from the Jin family, so the captain might not care. Anyway, they are just a few teenagers. If the three of us go, we will definitely take care of them."
Jiang Mancheng didn't ask any more questions, but asked Jiang Mantang to help drag the man back to the east wing. Before leaving, he said solemnly: "Brother, if you trust me, keep a close eye on Manpo. Even if he wakes up, don't let him out, understand?"
Jiang Mantang was puzzled. He looked at his younger brother, then at his eldest son, and asked, "Ah, what's going on? Is what Manpo said a lie? What bad idea has he come up with again?"
Without waiting for Jiang Mancheng to answer, Du Hehua came over from the main hall in a rage and said in a resounding voice, "Mancheng, go ahead. I'll be watching over you and won't hold you back."
Jiang Mancheng finally felt relieved. His eldest brother and nephew were too easy to fool. He was afraid that Jiang Manpo would do something bad after waking up. Now that his mother is here, it's good. His eldest brother always listens to his mother, so nothing will happen to him. Jiang Mancheng nodded and said, "Mom, don't stay up. Just let my eldest brother and nephew watch over him. I'm going out now."
As he said this, he quietly went out and soon disappeared into the darkness.
At this time, Jiang Manpo's wife Ma Honghua, wearing a pink dress, was hiding behind the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. She would sometimes look forward, and sometimes look back hard, but she could not see Manpo, her elder brother, and her nephew.
In the distance, the lights of a large truck appeared faintly in the darkness, flickering.
Ma Honghua stamped her feet anxiously, gritted her teeth, and refused to wait any longer. For the sake of her son, she was determined to give it her all.
Ma Honghua rushed out from behind the tree and fell to the ground with a thud.
In the truck, Wu Dachui was an experienced driver. Although Ma Honghua appeared suddenly, Wu Dachui immediately stepped on the brakes. The truck stopped just an inch away from Ma Honghua.
In the driver's seat, Wu Dachui was breathing heavily, feeling a wave of fear.
This is thanks to his good skills. If he had reacted a little slower, he would have lost someone!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. After he got over the fear, Wu Dachui's eyes sparkled. He jumped out of the car, not caring that he was in the village, and pointed at Ma Honghua and cursed: "You are a shrew who only cares about money and not your life. I have seen many people like you. You want to scam me, right? I tell you, no way! I, Wu Dachui, am not a pushover. Get out of here..."
Ma Honghua was also very scared. It was so dangerous. She would have died by just a little bit.
She patted her chest, her face pale as paper. When the fear passed, she thought of her husband's instructions and the job quota he mentioned, and Ma Honghua was no longer afraid.
She has to make plans for her son!
He is her son, the one who can support her in her old age and who can help her break pots and beat banners.
Why can a little girl like Jiang Nan live in the city and enjoy a comfortable life, while her son has to farm in the countryside?!
Once her son gets Wu Dachui's job, he will be a real driver!
By then, with his son's ability, he will be able to become a leader in one or two years!
At that time, even if Jiang Mancheng's family wanted to curry favor with her son, it would depend on whether Ma Honghua agreed or not!
Thinking of this, Ma Honghua was instantly filled with strength.
She trembled, raised her head, and looked like a pitifully frightened young wife, hesitating: "Hey brother, my mother-in-law asked me to come out and look for my chickens. My chickens are missing. I was in a hurry and didn't see the car, so this happened. Don't be angry, I'm not asking for money, really, I don't want money. You see, I'm fine, I can get up."
Ma Honghua supported herself on the ground with her right hand, as if trying to stand up.
Wu Dachui was stunned when Ma Honghua looked up.
Why? Because Ma Honghua is pretty.
Otherwise, how could Jiang Manpo insist on marrying such an unpopular wife under the nose of his mother Du Hehua?
Over the years, Ma Honghua had only given birth to one child, and she had maintained herself quite well. Putting on the clothes borrowed from Jiang Tong, she looked not only a great beauty but also a beautiful girl.
What's more, to be on the safe side, Ma Honghua dressed up specially, looking different from ordinary village women.
Old Wu is a pervert, and his son Wu Dachui is no less. He is a truck driver, which makes this job even easier. Seeing Ma Honghua's behavior, Wu Dachui's body softened. He bent down, reached out to support Ma Honghua, and asked with concern: "Comrade, are you okay? Is everything serious? Oh, your leg seems to be bleeding. I have medicine in the car. Wait, I'll get some gentian violet to wipe it for you. Don't move, wait for me to get you the medicine."
"Hey, thank you, brother. You are a good person."
Ma Honghua's beauty trap is still going on, but no one comes to lift the lid.
On the other hand, a honey trap scam targeting Wu Dachui's son Wu Jianguo has also been prepared.
It turned out that when the exploration team came to the Xihe'an Brigade early on Saturday morning, the first person that Old Mrs. Qiu thought of was her youngest son, Qiu Xiangdong.
Or we can say it is the control group. Mrs. Qiu and Du Hehua are in similar situations.
Both were widows, both had three sons and one daughter, and both thought their youngest son was the smartest.
But the difference is that Old Mrs. Qiu listens to her youngest son in everything, while Du Hehua has her own opinions.
Old Mrs. Qiu didn't delay and immediately rode her bicycle and called her youngest son back to the village.
The family discussed the matter behind closed doors for a whole day and finally came up with a plan of setting up a honey trap.
Specifically, they took advantage of Wu Jianguo's nighttime use of the restroom, knocked him unconscious, and then took him to the village mill. Qiu Sheng'er, the niece of the eldest brother Qiu Xiangnan, waited at the mill. Once the two men were done, the Qiu family members waiting outside the mill erupted in outcry, letting the entire village witness Wu Jianguo's hooliganism.
In this way, my eldest niece can marry into the oil field and there will be one more job in the family.
Yes, that’s Wu Dachui’s job.
Jiang Manpo and Qiu Xiangdong both had their eyes on this position.
But Jiang Manpo planned to start with Wu Dachui. He'd have Ma Honghua seduce Wu Dachui first, though it would only be a few sweet words; he didn't want to be accused of that. Then Jiang Manpo would bring his elder brother and nephew to the scene and start a fight, leaving Wu Dachui speechless. If he didn't give him a job, Jiang Manpo would file a complaint with the Revolutionary Committee, and Wu Dachui wouldn't dare refuse.
After Wu Dachui gets the job, he can give it to Ma Honghua or his son. When oil is discovered on the west bank of the river, the oil field will compensate him with one or two jobs. Who knows, maybe all three of them can become workers!
Not to mention in the village, even in the oil field, they are a top-class family! Why should I worry about my son Jiang Gui's marriage?
The couple had a beautiful thought, but they didn't know that there were other people who were also interested in Wu Dachui's job.
That’s right, it’s Qiu Xiangdong.
Qiu Xiangdong considers himself a smart man, and smart people tend to think a lot.
He planned to start with Wu Dachui's son Wu Jianguo.
Who made him have only one son?
The first step was to discredit Wu Jianguo and prevent him from taking over. This honey trap was a setup for this very purpose.
Then, let Wu Dachui make a mistake, preferably one that looked serious enough to get him fired. This was easy; Qiu Xiangdong had it all figured out. Wu Dachui was a truck driver, and he definitely had a shady background. With a little manipulation, he could find something wrong with Wu Dachui. If things got out of hand, Wu Dachui would be guilty of something. You know, these days, having affairs with men and women can lead to punishment.
When Wu Dachui makes a big mistake and is in a state of panic and doesn't know what to do, wouldn't it be justified for him to come forward and buy Wu Dachui's job quota?
For Wu Dachui, rather than being fired and getting nothing, it would be more cost-effective to sell his job, get the money, and move his family back to the countryside.
It has to be said that Qiu Xiangdong was quite cunning in his planning step by step. If Ma Honghua and her husband had not intervened, there is no guarantee that he would have succeeded.
In short, the night was a lively one, with Jiang Nan, Chen Jinhua, and Chen Wanli all gasping for airs. They flitted back and forth between the village entrance and the brigade toilet, more frantic than wild crickets in a melon patch.
Yes, it’s the Jiang family again, and this time Chen Wanli is also here.
In his early years, Chen Wanli studied in both Shanghai and Peking. He'd been to the Paramount in Shanghai and the circus under the Peking overpass, even attending several Western dances. He was a man of wide knowledge and experience. He was a man of great curiosity, not only observing but also inquiring, possessing the same diverse skills as Jiang Mancheng.
This shows that the Chen family had been wealthy in their early years, otherwise Chen Wanli would not have been able to jump around like this. However, he was later framed by a villain, lost all his family wealth, and was forced to leave his hometown, but he did get a good result.
Chen Wanli, despite his erudition, was also a lively person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten along so well with Jiang Mancheng and married his daughter to him. With such a big event going on right now, how could he be absent?
On the other side, Jiang Mancheng walked out of the Jiang family, holding a small bag, and rushed over here panting.
Today's matter mainly involves my second brother and sister-in-law, otherwise Jiang Mancheng would not have taken action.
But now that you have taken action, you have to do it well.
He's a man who doesn't usually bother to meddle in other people's business and has a strong sense of territory. He's diligent at home, because he considers the mother and daughter his family, and he's willing to do it. But outside, he's lazy and won't easily take on any responsibilities.
But once he decided to do something, he would give it his all. This was a habit he had inherited from his previous life; if he didn't give it his all, he would die.
Although he disliked Wu Dachui, he also didn't want to see Wu Jianguo suffer. This was a poor child, born from unkind parents who hadn't noticed his childhood illness. By the time he was taken to the hospital, Wu Jianguo had already been running a fever for a day. Fortunately, he didn't become insane, but he'd been ill ever since.
What's more, Qiu Xiangdong's eating manners were too ugly. Don't think he didn't know that Qiu Xiangdong did this not for his nephews and nieces, but for his illegitimate child outside.
That's right, Qiu Xiangdong was on duty at the well year-round, not because he loved his job, but because he had a family there. In that family, he had a ten-year-old son, old enough to understand things, who he had been raising as the widow's posthumous son. He had been pretending to be a decent person all these years, but in reality, he was the most ruthless person in the building.
First, he blocked Wu Jianguo's path to succession, and then plotted against Wu Dachui's job, calculating every step more cunningly than a fox. Unfortunately, they encountered the Jiang family, and today's group trap was bound to ruin the Jiang family.
"Dad, is my second uncle okay?" Jiang Nan asked immediately when he saw Jiang Mancheng.
"It's okay, your grandma is watching you. Don't even think about coming out tonight. You're really wicked for trying to trick an honest man like my eldest brother out."
"Mancheng, your second brother really values his reputation and is so selfless. He even makes a green hat and wears it on himself, not only cheating on himself but also bringing happiness to thousands of families. He is a good man, a really good man." Chen Wanli gave a thumbs up.
Jiang Mancheng, Chen Jinhua, and Jiang Nan: I suddenly forgot that Chen Wanli’s taunting skills towards outsiders are at full capacity!
This outsider refers only to people who have nothing to do with the Chen family. It is so simple and crude.
Jiang Mancheng wasn't embarrassed at all. He chuckled twice, opened the bundle, took out the jujube paste cakes from inside, and presented them as a treasure: "Dad, look, this is the jujube paste cakes my mom just made. They're still warm. I knew you liked them, so I brought them here specially."
Chen Wanli curled his lips and said, "Okay, you are so kind. You are the best son-in-law in the world."
"That's right. I always think of my father-in-law."
Jiang Mancheng took advantage of the situation. His father had worked in Beijing for a few years earlier and had fallen in love with the eight major delicacies, especially the jujube paste pastry, which he loved to bits. Luckily, his mother had worked as a servant in a wealthy family and had learned a few tricks, which came in handy. Besides, even without his mother, Jiang Mancheng could still make some, but his specialty was the hawthorn pot cake.
Look, nowadays, having many skills is never a burden.
Jiang Mancheng said proudly, "Dad, just focus on eating and let Xiaonan and Jinhua do the cooking. They're good at it."
Chen Wanli glanced at his son-in-law and said, "You are truly a man of integrity."
Jiang Mancheng laughed happily: "Dad, you still understand me."
Jiang Nan's mouth twitched, she was so embarrassed that she could dig a castle out of it with her toes. She shook her body and said quickly: "Mom, I'll take care of Second Aunt, you go and knock Wu Dachui unconscious." But she was very self-aware. A strong man like Wu Dachui had to be dealt with by her mother.
Jiang Nan continued, "Dad, Grandpa, please stay away from us."
Jiang Mancheng waved his hand and said confidently, "Daughter, Dad trusts you, go without worry."
Jiang Nan almost kowtowed to her father. It was really true that now that her grandpa was here, her father became even more shameless.
Chen Jinhua coughed lightly and tried to make a reassuring gesture.
When the four men arrived, it was exactly the time when Wu Dachui said he wanted to go to the car to get medicine. Two of them quietly stepped forward, one holding a brick, without making any sound.
What's the most effective weapon in rural areas? Of course, it's the brick.
The two men found their target and gently struck the head. They couldn't use too much force, or they'd end up eating peanuts. Fortunately, both mother and daughter had practiced martial arts and knew exactly where to strike and where not to touch. Soon, Ma Honghua and Wu Dachui both fainted and were thrown to the ground.
The mother and daughter breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Jinhua asked, "Dad, Mancheng, what are we doing next? Why hasn't Jianguo come out yet at this late hour?"
"How early can you go to the bathroom at night?" Chen Wanli rolled his eyes. "Jinhua, your brain is a valuable thing. Don't just soak it in water. Take it out and use it when you have nothing to do, otherwise it will rust."
Chen Jinhua: Why am I treated the same as outsiders? Am I not your most beloved daughter?
Clearly, when Chen Wanli was watching the fun, he was a master of sarcasm—no, a master, really—who would lash out at anyone he caught. After all, he was the one who orchestrated this "sabotage operation" tonight. Anyone who couldn't grasp his deeper meaning was his enemy, his enemy!
Perhaps it was because he'd been holding it in for too long in the exploration team. In the team, Chen Wanli was Chief Engineer Chen, a gentle, refined, and cultured man. How could he, a cultured man, speak like that? It was so demeaning. Even if he was furious and thought the other team members were clueless and couldn't understand anything he was saying, he still had to say it again with a smile.
It’s different now. He planned a prank late at night with his family members around him, so his true colors were completely exposed.
Chen Jinhua felt wronged, very wronged. However, at Jiang Mancheng's suggestion, she pulled Wu Dachui into the car, while Jiang Nan sent Ma Honghua home.
In the mill by the creek, the Qiu family's honey trap scam has just begun.
This mill once belonged to a village landlord, nestled next to the river, not far from the Jiang family. Though he was a landlord, he actually owned less than a hundred acres of land. He only ate meat once a month more than the villagers, and his life wasn't particularly prosperous. The mill wasn't made of bricks or tiles, but mud. It wasn't because the landlord was overthrown that the mill fell into disrepair. Because of the sensitivity surrounding the landlord's status, no one dared to use the house, and it remained dilapidated.
The Qiu family's honey trap, or the scene of catching an adulterer, was chosen here.
Qiu Sheng'er hid in the house, feeling anxious but expectant. She was going to marry into the oil fields and become a city dweller...
While Qiu Xiangdong and Old Guard Qiu were keeping watch outside, Qiu Xiangdong's two brothers were lying in ambush near the public toilet, waiting for Wu Jianguo to show up.
They waited quietly, unaware that something unexpected had happened on both sides.
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