But Zhou Xingxue didn't dare to meet Zhou Jianguo's eyes from beginning to end.
The onlookers also began to doubt.
"What's there to argue about? If we check the accounts, won't everything be clear?"
"That's right. If there really is favoritism or fraud, then we can't let her be the scorekeeper anymore."
"The grain distribution will be at the end of the year, and we can't make any mistakes on the work points."
"Yes, yes, I agree with checking the accounts."
"I agree."
Everyone was talking at once, and more and more people were suggesting that the accounts be checked.
Zhou Jianguo looked down at Zhou Xingxue and asked softly, "Tell me the truth, have you abused your power for personal gain or committed fraud for personal gain?"
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Zhou Xingxue frowned and said aggrievedly: "I didn't, Dad, how can you believe their nonsense?"
After that, she looked at the others and said loudly, "I have been the scorekeeper for a long time. Don't you know what I am like? If someone comes to suspect me every now and then and asks to check the accounts, how can I continue this job?"
"What the Zhou girl said is true. If anyone comes to question it, we won't be able to do this job. Look at how much less work we will do this morning after the delay today."
Seeing that someone was about to be convinced by Zhou Xingxue's remarks, Widow Wang raised her eyebrows and growled, "Bullshit, stop playing dumb here. I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, so don't show off your cunning tricks in front of me."
Shen Hongying stood outside the crowd, raised her eyes and exchanged a glance with Song Shishi, who was standing at the other end among the crowd of onlookers.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The appearance of Widow Wang was unexpected to them.
But it’s better this way, no one will suspect them of this.
Widow Wang stood up from the ground, patted the dust off her body, and threatened: "Captain, if you protect your youngest today, don't blame me for reporting this to the commune. I don't believe that no one can take care of this matter."
Zhou Jianguo was indeed in a difficult situation.
But as the captain of the Huaiqing Brigade, his identity does not allow him to indulge his daughter in doing such a thing.
He looked at Zhou Xingxue again, trying to confirm from her expression how credible this matter was.
Zhou Xingxue became more and more flustered, and she subconsciously avoided Zhou Jianguo's gaze.
Zhou Jianguo didn't know what he was thinking. Just when Widow Wang was about to urge him, he finally made his position clear: "This matter is still under investigation. Don't rush to draw conclusions."
After he finished speaking, he swept his eyes across the faces of everyone in the grain field, his face serious, his voice a bit official: "Since everyone is suspicious of the accounts, and the New Year is just a few months away, let's check the accounts before the grain is distributed at the end of the year."
"Who does the captain plan to ask to investigate?" someone in the crowd asked loudly.
Widow Wang, who was a little proud when she heard Zhou Jianguo say that he agreed to check the accounts, changed her expression when she heard this, and agreed, "That's right, you can't just agree to check the accounts on the surface and then ask your family to check them, and then find nothing in the end."
This statement undoubtedly clearly stated that Zhou Jianguo would protect his own daughter.
Zhou Jianguo's face was ugly, and he shouted sternly: "What are you talking about? As the captain of our brigade, how could I do such a thing?"
Saying this at this point is actually not very convincing.
No one said anything in rebuttal because of his authority as the captain.
"As Zhou Xingxue's father, I should avoid suspicion." Zhou Jianguo sighed helplessly and continued, "Let me discuss this with the village chief and see who would be the most suitable person to be assigned."
Because of power issues, the village chief and Zhou Jianguo have been in a state of mutual supervision.
Seeing that he had carried the village chief out, Widow Wang didn't say anything else.
"Okay, let's go to work."
Now that the matter had been settled, Zhou Jianguo waved his hand, dispersed the crowd, put his hands behind his back, turned around and left.
Before leaving, Widow Wang did not forget to spit at Zhou Xingxue.
After the onlookers had dispersed, Jiang Cuihua came close to Zhou Xingxue and asked in a low voice: "Xiaoxue, what should we do now?"
Speaking of which, this matter was all caused by Jiang Cuihua, and Zhou Xingxue now even wants to kill Jiang Cuihua.
"How dare you ask me what to do?" Zhou Xingxue stared at Jiang Cuihua fiercely, and lowered his voice a few notes. "I'm telling you, if I lose my job as a scorekeeper because of you, you won't have an easy life in the future."
After Zhou Xingxue finished speaking, she turned around and chased after Zhou Jianguo.
Jiang Cuihua's legs went limp, but she was afraid that others would notice something strange, so she gritted her teeth and chased after him.
"Xiaoxue, wait for me."
Looking at the receding backs of Zhou Xingxue and Jiang Cuihua, Song Shishi smiled complacently.
What Zhou Xingxue is most proud of is his identity as a scorekeeper.
It is precisely because of this that she always acted superior and often used her status to do whatever she wanted.
In her previous life, Song Shishi was often bullied by Zhou Xingxue.
Whatever Zhou Xingxue cares about, she will make her lose it and see how she can survive in the future.
The village chief handled the matter quite quickly. Zhou Jianguo had just come to him to explain the situation, and that evening he arranged for the village finance officer and Zhang Qingmei from the Youth League Institute to check the accounts with several young people.
If we need to check, we should naturally check this year's accounts.
It took four or five people four or five days to check all the accounts.
I heard that on the night when Zhang Qingmei and her colleagues were checking the accounts, Jiang Cuihua secretly ran into the room where they were checking the accounts and tried to steal the accounts. She was caught on the spot and sent directly to the police station.
During the audit, Zhou Xingxue's job as a scorekeeper was also suspended, and the job was temporarily replaced by a female educated youth named Yang who had married a villager.
Although Zhou Xingxue was angry, he couldn't say anything.
Unexpectedly, Old Mrs. Zhou did not come out to make a fuss this time, but no one knew whether she made a fuss at home or not.
The village chief notified that a meeting would be held in the threshing ground before work started this morning to announce the results of the audit.
Song Shishi was dragged to the threshing ground by Xu Li early in the morning.
Everyone is paying close attention to the results of this audit. After all, it concerns everyone’s survival for the next year.
In this day and age, nothing is more important than food.
Before the village chief came, everyone gathered in groups of three or five and discussed this matter.
Song Shishi just came to laugh at Zhou Xingxue today, so she found an inconspicuous place and stood with Yang Huifang and the others.
"Guess what the result of this audit will be? I asked Deputy Captain Zhang these days, but she didn't reveal a single word. She's really tight-lipped."
Yang Huifang loved to inquire about these gossips the most. Song Shishi basically knew everything that happened in the village from Yang Huifang.
Xu Li responded in a low voice: "Do we still need to guess? This matter must be confirmed. Haven't you seen that Zhou Xingxue has been much more honest these days? If she wasn't guilty, how could she allow others to frame her like this?"
Song Shishi really wanted to applaud Xu Li in her heart.
I never realized it before, but this little girl can see things very clearly.
"The village chief is here." Su Yu reminded at this time.
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