Village captain Chen Baoxiang still wanted to see the village party secretary get humiliated. Now he had a new respect for Liang Qi. The man standing there was eloquent and not at all like the dejected and cowardly look he had shown when he presided over a divorce.
He had seen enough of the excitement and stood up and said, "Then how do you want to deal with it? Honghua is also confused now."
"You delayed me from work and slandered me. You must compensate me for my mental damage. Five yuan per person. It's okay if you don't want compensation. Then let's go to the police station." Liang Qi had a clear goal. He couldn't lose today's work points, and he couldn't lose money either.
"What? You might as well rob it. I have no money." When Liang Yuemei heard five dollars, she thought it would take her a year to save up that much money, but today this woman asked for five dollars.
"Liang Qi, look, five dollars is too much. No one has that much money. Give me less. Let's solve this matter amicably. We still have to go to work." Li Baogen could only make the request with his old face saved.
Chen Baoxiang was just about to propose it, but Li Baogen proposed it himself, wasting this opportunity to make others owe him something.
"Since the village party secretary said so, then each of them should compensate me two yuan, plus a pound of cornmeal."
"This... might be a little..." Chen Baoxiang hadn't finished speaking.
Village Secretary Li Baogen said directly: "Okay, let them send it to your house at noon."
Chen Baoxiang wanted to get a smaller amount so that both parties would remember his kindness, and he let Li Baogen get ahead and agreed so readily.
Seeing that Li Baogen no longer had any opinions about Liang Qi, he even looked at her with admiration.
He finally understood why he was so willing to spend so much. It must be because he was impressed by Liang Qi's medical skills. This doctor was a treasure in the village within a radius of ten miles.
Liang Qi knew that the matter was resolved so quickly because of her unexpected performance just now. She felt a little ashamed. Although she was a Chinese medicine practitioner, she really failed to save Liu Honghua just now.
To put an end to this once and for all, we must discipline those who love to spread rumors. It's often said that spreading rumors takes only a few words, but it can lead to serious consequences. How can you avoid bleeding? Only when you're hurt will you realize that nothing you say is said lightly.
Here, Liu Honghua didn't dare to refute. She was pretending to be stupid. How could this woman cure her? But she really didn't dare to. Otherwise, if she was exposed, she would have to pay more compensation, and her family would really beat her to death.
"Now that everything has been resolved, let's do as both parties agreed." Li Baogen wanted to resolve the issue quickly. He had to go home and let his boss deal with his troublesome wife.
"Those who are going to work should hurry up and get to work. It's almost noon." Chen Baoxiang shouted loudly.
Everyone wanted to watch the excitement for a while longer, but the final result was reversed and they ended up getting into trouble.
They burned themselves, gave away a pound of cornmeal for nothing and added two yuan. Now no family is rich, and their mountain valley can still have a good harvest this year.
Each family just had enough food to eat to avoid starvation and to keep themselves afloat. A pound of cornmeal was a precious grain.
When Liang Yuemei heard that her father-in-law agreed to Liang Qi's request, she wanted to jump out, but finally stopped. She thought that it was her father-in-law who agreed, and it had nothing to do with her, so she would not give anything. It was still her father-in-law's fault.
Liu Honghua was trembling with fear. If she went back, her husband would beat her to death. There was not much food at home. A pound of cornmeal was enough for their family of seven to eat for a week.
"Time to work, time to work, stop gathering!" Chen Baoxiang shouted again, looking at the people who were still watching.
Liang Qi really didn't want to deal with these people. She had to go home after work, and her child was still inside, so she was worried. It should be almost nine o'clock now.
Some followed behind to pick up potato pods, while others picked up potatoes and threw them all together in a small pile. The potatoes were generally not in good condition this year.
Sun Huimin watched as everyone dispersed, then followed Liang Qi with a smile, happy as a child, whispering, "Those two women are so despicable. They thought everyone would steal like them. In the end, good prevailed over evil, and we won."
Lao Lan also smacked his lips as he walked with the kid, as if he had won a battle. His originally small eyes were so big that they disappeared from sight due to laughing.
"Thank you." Liang Qi said to the three people,
"What's there to thank me for? We are on the same team. They are just making trouble." Hu Youlai waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly.
"Sister Liang, you're welcome. Just like what Grandpa Hu said, they are the ones who are making trouble. It's not our fault." The little kid said with a gentle smile.
"That's right. Let's finish the work early today." Sun Huimin thought that they should be able to finish the work by five in the afternoon. She also wanted to go back early and go up the mountain to find wild vegetables. There was not much food left at home, and their family had the largest population in the village.
"Okay." Liang Qi thought,
You can only tell whether a person is good or bad after you have contact with him, just like Hu Youlai. Everyone said that he was lazy, but today, she saw clearly that this was not the case.
Four people picked up their hoes and worked very fast as if they had small motors installed on the backs. The fastest one was Liang Qi. He didn't break any of the dirt and his speed was several times faster than the other three.
Those working at the back looked at the people in front. They worked so fast as if something was chasing them.
"I found these potatoes that Liang Qi dug. None of them are bad. The only bad ones are probably the five in Liang Qi's basket. The rest are all good."
"You know what, the potatoes I picked here are all good, there are really no bad ones."
"Really? I do have a few Huimins here, but not many."
"It's the same on my side, there aren't many bad people either. So, Liang Yuemei and Ye Honghua are wrongly accusing Liang Qi."
"There's nothing I can do. He has a father-in-law and relatives who are officials, so he's definitely not afraid."
"Alas, you still can't compare people with each other. If you do, you'll definitely get pissed off."
"Okay, let's get to work. These guys are digging too fast. What's going on today?"
"Liang Qi has already dug most of the way, and we who are behind him can't fall behind!" As he said this, the people picking potatoes and potato diggers at the back stood up, and from squatting just now, they stood up with their waists bent, and the movements of their hands were so fast that they left a shadow.
"Qi Qi, how come you are so fast! I even had the audacity to help you dig, am I not slapping myself in the face?" It was a bit painful for Sun Huimin to dig, as bending her waist for a long time made her waist sore and painful!
"I don't know. I feel full of strength now. I can finish digging in one breath and finish it this morning. Do you believe it?" Liang Qi did this to give them a shot of prevention in advance.
She really intended to finish the day's work in the morning and told them so that they wouldn't be too surprised when the time came.
"I don't believe you. I believe you can finish digging before me, but I don't believe you can finish all this in one morning."
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