The village chief almost ran away with the soles of his shoes because he was afraid that Aunt Yang would say something nonsense.
Isn't it just a fight between villagers? Why did they call the police?
The police routinely inquire about what happened, especially for this kind of group conflict when the culprit cannot be found.
They didn't have any good solution and could only try to smooth things over.
Aunt Yang had somewhat anticipated this result.
"Comrade Public Security, the perpetrators are from the entire village, they are a gang.
A group of people surrounded our family outside, and then someone sneaked in and set fire to the house," said Aunt Yang.
"No, no, no, Public Security Comrade, it was just a small conflict between the villagers. The fire was an accident. An accident.
It's so dry right now, a small flame could easily start." The village chief said quickly.
"I just wanted to say a few words to her. It's just a small conflict between the villagers. I won't bother you!"
"I have nothing to say to you. This is not just a small conflict, it's clearly murder for money!
If we hadn't been lucky enough to escape, you would have burned us alive!" Aunt Yang said with tears in her eyes.
The village chief was terrified. If he hadn't known that she had moved all her things out, he would have thought the situation was very dangerous.
The public security comrade's face also became serious. If it was intentional arson and murder, the nature of the case would be different.
The village chief talked to Aunt Yang a few times, and seeing that she was unwilling to talk in private, he had to talk in front of the police.
"Er Zhuangniang, I guarantee that all this was an accident, it must have been an accident.
Although the villagers sometimes have some quarrels, they would never dare to kill or set fire to anything.
You don't have much to lose, so why not just forget about it?
"This house isn't yours anyway, so at worst, I can ask the villagers to compensate you ten yuan." The village chief said with a bitter look on his face.
"You know the situation in the village. Everyone is poor. I have to collect these ten yuan from every household!"
"So, burning down a house only requires a few cents of compensation, right? Then do you believe me if I set the whole village on fire?
Don't go too far when you're bullying others. You've made me homeless, so don't expect anyone else to have a good life." Aunt Yang looked at the village chief viciously.
"Fifty, fifty is enough for you to build a new house. If you want more, then just arrest them all!" said the village chief gritting his teeth.
"Oh, build a thatched house? That is indeed easier to burn. A fire will burn it from the inside out, and the person will be burned to ashes directly. Even the broken straw mat will be saved." Aunt Yang sneered.
The other party kept biting him, and the village chief was so angry that his teeth were itching. He cursed in his heart, "Who is this little bastard who dares to set fire in broad daylight!"
"Give me fifty, that's fine." Aunt Yang changed the subject. "But I don't dare live in this village anymore.
I want to move my household registration. I'd rather sleep on the street than live here!"
"Nowadays, everyone is doing collective labor. You said you want to move your household registration out and become an illegal resident?" said the village chief.
"Our village is big, you can come to our village. It just so happens that your daughter-in-law is from our village. Come over and I will approve a base for you!" The voice of the village chief of Dashuigou sounded at the right time.
"Okay, as long as we can leave here, we can go anywhere." Aunt Yang said.
"Then if you can solve it, we won't have to worry about it anymore!" said the two police officers.
"It's okay, it's okay. Comrade, thank you for your hard work!" the village chief said quickly.
"Please stay, comrade." Aunt Yang said. "I'd like to ask the police to help serve as a witness.
Otherwise, if I forget the money and later claim I didn’t, the village chief will be left speechless!
"Okay, then go and get the money!" said the police officer.
Since we are already here, it won’t take much longer. We might as well get it done once and for all.
"Erzhuang's mother, how can I deny it? The police comrades are so busy, how can I waste my time here?" said the village chief.
"What are you talking about, Village Chief? I'm just worried that my memory is not good!
You don’t know that people’s memory gets worse as they get older. I’ve been forgetting things a lot in the past two years!” said Aunt Yang.
"You know the police are busy, so go get the money quickly.
I also want to go back with the village chief of Dashuigou, and I have to find someone to build a thatched hut for me, otherwise I will have no place to stay.
Oh, by the way, could you please bring my household registration certificate with me, so I can go to the town to register myself tomorrow and you don’t have to make another trip!"
"Okay, then you wait!" said the village chief viciously.
After a while, he brought fifty yuan and the identification documents of two or three people.
"Alright, I've accepted the money in front of the police. If I forget and ask you for it next time, you can always ask the police."
Aunt Yang took the fifty yuan neatly, and then handed the identification documents of Erzhuang and the other two to the village chief of Dashuigou.
"Now I'll have to trouble the village chief. Please make sure it's done properly!" said Aunt Yang.
The village chief understood immediately and said with a smile that he would definitely take care of it.
"Village chief, look at my house, it's burnt to pieces and I don't have a place to stay.
Leave your things in the village first, and I'll come pick them up after I've arranged everything properly," said Aunt Yang.
"What else do you have? Didn't you move all your furniture away?" the village chief asked doubtfully.
"Of course there isn't any, look, there's still some wood that hasn't been burned completely, it would be nice to take it back and use it as firewood.
There are also the small vegetable seedlings in my field. I can pick them and have a meal with them. There are no vegetables in the winter!" Aunt Yang counted them one by one.
"Okay, okay, no one will pick up these things if you throw them on the street. Just leave them there if you want. No one will want your things!" The village chief was too lazy to listen to her nagging.
I'm heartbroken over the loss of fifty dollars.
Aunt Yang didn't say much and took Erzhuang to Dazhuang's house.
She was not worried about the household registration. The village chief of Dashuigou would handle it carefully for the sake of the cow.
It’s useless to have a rural household registration, but it’s also quite useful, after all, it will be useful for children’s education.
I don't feel safe leaving it in that village.
Thinking of the place where she had lived for more than ten years, Aunt Yang's heart sank slowly. That was the young lady's home!
She is incompetent and failed to protect the young lady!
A few days later, the head of Dashuigou Village brought four young men from the village to help Aunt Yang move things.
After picking and choosing in the dilapidated house, he went straight to the cowshed in the village.
"What are you doing?" Everyone saw so many people helping the Yang family move, and they thought she had a trick up her sleeve and was hiding some good stuff.
Who knew that he actually brought people to steal the cows in the village? Now no one can sit still.
The young men in the village gathered around. This was originally their village. They wanted to take the cows away with just a few people. They really didn’t take them seriously!
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