Chapter Six: Bi Yuntao Lost Money
As he spoke, he held the jade pendant up to the sunlight. The setting sun shone through the jade pendant, and the three characters "Lin Baozhu" appeared on the otherwise ordinary surface of the jade pendant.
Upon seeing this, the captain's face immediately darkened. He said to Zhao Xiaoyu, "You better explain to me how this jade pendant, which is your mother's keepsake, can have Lin Baozhu's name on it. If you don't give me a proper explanation today, don't blame me for sending you, a person with impure intentions, back home."
The Da Ge Ba Brigade can have lazy and slackers, but it absolutely cannot have any dishonest people who would ruin the village's reputation.
Zhao Xiaoyu's face turned deathly pale, and she stammered, "I... I misspoke. This jade pendant belongs to Bi Yuntao..."
"This is a birthday present Zhi gave me."
"Then why did you say it was your mother's keepsake? I bet it was you who instigated that bastard Bi Yuntao to steal my precious pearl's jade pendant! You bastard, the big leaders sent you to the countryside to build up the rural areas, not to steal our people's property and have affairs."
"Captain, someone like her can no longer stay in our brigade. She's so easily tempted to seize my precious daughter's jade pendant; who knows, she might succumb to the temptations of spies and do something to harm the people."
"No, Captain, I'm just worried that people will suspect my relationship with Bi Tong."
"I lied because of Zhi's situation, please, please don't send me away!"
There aren't so many messy things in Da Ge Ba Village. If she is sent back because of "slipping her hands," then all that awaits her is the Northwest Farm, and at that point, she might not even be able to save her life.
"Oh, so Bi Yuntao, that gigolo, is involved too! Captain, you have to stand up for my Baozhu! She got engaged to someone and almost got killed by those two scoundrels. Now even her personal jade pendant has been stolen. If you ask me, it's best to report this to the police and have them all arrested and executed."
Lin's mother unleashed her full force, leaving Zhao Xiaoyu with no choice but to keep insisting that the gifts were from Bi Yuntao, that Lin Baozhu's fall down the mountain was unintentional, and that she was willing to pay compensation, only asking that she not be driven away.
She was genuinely scared.
If only I hadn't been in such a hurry back then, I wouldn't have gotten any advantage now, and I might even be deported.
At this moment, Bi Yuntao's voice rang out from the crowd: "Lin Baozhu, since I promised to give you 1,100 yuan to buy the things you gave me before, including this jade pendant, what? Are you going to go back on your word now?"
Zhao Xiaoyu looked at him with eyes full of gratitude.
Upon seeing this, Bi Yuntao immediately straightened his back, and didn't forget to give the other person a reassuring look.
“Baozhu, I shouldn’t have given the things you gave me to Zhao Zhiqing, but you don’t need to accuse her of anything. I know you still care about me. Let’s leave it at that. I can still give you a chance to make up.”
Bi Yuntao's eyes were filled with smugness as he said this.
Normally, if he shows even the slightest displeasure, she gets incredibly nervous, wishing she could give him everything she owns. Today will definitely be no exception.
Although it was wrong of him to steal her jade pendant and give it to Zhao Xiaoyu, they were engaged to each other, so weren't her things his? What's the difference between taking it before marriage and taking it after marriage?
To his surprise, Lin Baozhu didn't say a word, but kicked him in the chest.
"Bi Yuntao, I never expected you to be not only a scumbag but also a liar. You clearly stole this jade pendant. Now, in order to protect Zhao Xiaoyu, you want me to lie and deceive the captain?"
Looking at Zhao Xiaoyu, whose face was ashen, and Bi Yuntao, whose eyes were filled with rage, what else could the captain not understand?
"Zhao Zhiqing, you first murdered our villagers, and then you seized their property. I absolutely dare not let you live any longer. I will have someone send you to town in a moment!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyu grabbed Bi Yuntao's hand and said, "Captain, I'm a villager of Da Geba Village now. You have no right to drive me away. I've already made an appointment with Bi Yuntao to register our marriage in a couple of days..."
After saying that, he looked at the other person with a pleading expression.
Bi Yuntao had originally been thinking of finding an excuse to get Zhao Xiaoyu to marry him, but he never expected that happiness would come so suddenly.
"Pah! You still say you didn't have an affair? You broke off your engagement with my daughter one minute and registered to get married the next. Were you educated youth sent down from the mountains to build our countryside, or did you come here to have affairs? If you ask me, these shameless scum should be publicly shamed as 'sex addicts'!"
They should fight!
As Lin's mother spoke, she reached out to grab Zhao Xiaoyu's hair...
Seeing this, the brigade leader quickly pulled Lin's mother aside and earnestly said, "Sister-in-law, once those two are criticized..."
"How can you ever hold your head up in the village after this? Here's what we'll do: I'll take charge of this today. Zhao Zhiqing will have to compensate Baozhu two hundred yuan, and that'll be the end of it."
Seeing this, Bi Yuntao quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "The captain is right, we are willing to pay."
Upon hearing this, Lin's mother stretched out her hand: "Now, bring me 1,300 yuan right now, or I'll go to the commune and report you for having an affair."
Bi Yuntao took a deep breath, suppressing his displeasure, and handed Lin Baozhu the 1,100 yuan he had prepared beforehand, saying, "Here's 1,100. Count it. I'll give you the remaining 200 yuan tonight."
Seeing this, Lin's mother quickly grabbed the money, spat it out, and counted it off rapidly.
"You're smart enough to know your place. Since my Baozhu has broken off the engagement with you, you'd better stay away from her from now on. Otherwise, don't blame me for throwing manure at your house."
After saying that, he grabbed Lin Baozhu's hand and strode home like a victorious rooster...
As Lin Erlang passed by Bi Yuntao, a faint, cold light shone through his gold-rimmed glasses.
Since that little bastard is so unruly, then don't blame him!
Lin Sanlang followed closely behind, but when he saw Zhao Xiaoyu and Bi Yuntao supporting each other, his anger flared up. He sprang up and kicked Bi Yuntao in the lower back before chasing after his mother.
When the four of them returned home, Lin's mother counted out ten ten-yuan bills from the stack of money, smiled, and handed them to Lin Baozhu, saying, "My dear, take this money. Tomorrow, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, and also pick out a few outfits. Have your third brother come with you. I'll save this money for you as your dowry."
Lin Sanlang stared wide-eyed at the stack of money in his mother's hand and said, "Mother, I want some too, I want some too. Just one yuan is fine."
"What do you want? You're so old, and you're still asking your mother for pocket money. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"
After saying that, she turned to Lin Baozhu and smiled, "My dear, it's sunny outside. Go back inside and rest. I'm taking your brother to work."
After saying that, she grabbed her two sons' arms and started walking...
After everyone left, Lin Baozhu returned to her room, took out the original owner's personal jade pendant, and then immersed her consciousness into it. Unexpectedly, the moment the jade pendant touched her consciousness, it transformed into a beam of white light and shot towards her eyes...
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