"Okay, as long as you have no objections, this isn't something someone else made up; you yourself admit it."
At the time, Liu, the educated youth, did not investigate your responsibility. You were all educated youth who went to the countryside together, and she knew that you did not do it on purpose, so she did not make too many demands on you.
Therefore, my ruling is that you must compensate Liu for the losses he suffered due to his inability to work during the autumn harvest. You haven't forgotten that, have you?
Wei Qiang's ears turned red. He bit his lip, glanced at Liu Erhong behind Liu Weimin, and finally agreed.
“Yes, village chief, but,”
Liu Weimin raised his hand,
"Let's not talk about anything else, just this compensation, do you accept it or not?"
"...I admit it."
Liu Weimin nodded.
"Okay, I'll accept it."
Logically, this kind of compensation should have been sent to the injured person immediately after the injury. Liu Zhiqing understands that you may be short of money or too busy, so you haven't thought of it for more than a month. Now the person is in the most helpless situation. They have not earned a single work point this year and are relying on this compensation to prepare food for the winter to survive.
Wei, what are your plans?
"Should we give you compensation now, or should we have Liu Zhiqing exchange all his money for grain and put it on your account?"
Chu Rou thought it would be a showdown with Liu Erhong, but she didn't expect it to be aimed at Wei Qiang. Thinking about what had happened recently, she felt a little uneasy. After a pause, she simply hid behind Wei Qiang and remained silent.
Wei Qiang's face turned red, then white, then green. He stammered and couldn't say anything for a long time. The villagers whispered among themselves, and Wei Qiang felt as if he had been slapped hard across the face. He was filled with anger, and when he met Liu Erhong's smile, he almost lost his composure.
"Village chief, Liu's injury is only minor, not as serious as Chu's foot injury, which is why I..."
Liu Zhiqing's injuries don't matter much, and there's so much compensation, isn't there?
He left the rest unsaid, but everyone present could tell that he wanted to back out now that the other person's injury had healed.
The villagers' gazes grew increasingly strange, giving Wei Qiang an urge to run away.
Liu Weimin never expected that he could say such a thing in front of so many people, as if his seven-year-old son, Heidan, was capable of distinguishing right from wrong.
“…Wei Zhiqing, are you confused?”
Whether Liu Zhiqing's injury was serious or not is not an excuse. The important thing is that the injury was caused by your mistake, and it was because of your mistake that Liu Zhiqing was unable to work and earn work points.
This has nothing to do with the severity of the injury, do you understand?
"No, village chief, that Chu educated youth injured his foot, and it's much more serious than hers. He needs more care."
Liu Weimin sat up straight, feeling a headache coming on. Was this guy crazy?
"No, Wei and Chu were seriously injured, but what does that have to do with Liu?"
They stopped distributing the grain and the villagers all gathered around to watch the spectacle.
Villager 1:
"Hey, I've lived most of my life and I still don't understand what this account is all about."
"If Wei, the educated youth, injured Liu, why should he go and take care of Chu?"
Villager 2 laughed heartily.
"Haha, didn't they say that Chu Zhiqing is seriously injured and needs to be taken care of?"
The villager scratched his head.
"But what does it have to do with him?"
Doesn't he know who he's wronged?
That thing, isn't it a bit indiscriminate in distinguishing between good and bad?
The villagers' eyes swept over Wei Qiang like radar, and they didn't miss Chu Rou behind him either. Chu Rou was so frightened that she tried to make herself as inconspicuous as possible, and even tried to move to the side of the wall so that everyone could see that she was still injured.
She just wanted to watch the show, not for others to watch her suffer.
Liu Weimin frowned. How come he hadn't noticed before that this person wasn't normal? Even if you don't let him go, he can find an excuse to send you back to the educated youth office.
I'm really afraid he'll lead the young people in the village astray.
“Wei Zhiqing, let’s not talk about things that are unrelated. The issue we’re talking about now is that you hurt Liu Zhiqing. Do you admit it or not?”
“I…admit,”
"Fine, you hurt someone, so it's only right that you compensate them for their losses, right? You agreed to that yourself."
Is there a problem with this?
Wei Qiang opened his mouth, but Liu Weimin added another sentence.
“It doesn’t matter who you take care of, but one thing at a time. Liu’s matter has nothing to do with Chu, right? You should resolve this matter first.”
Wei Qiang stared blankly at Liu Erhong across from him, and Liu Erhong quickly looked away.
"Thank you, village chief. Fortunately, you came to uphold justice. Otherwise, I would really be out of food tomorrow."
I don't need any of those things you mentioned, like gathering firewood or fetching water. I'll be content as long as I have food to eat."
Helpless, Wei Qiang silently pulled out his secret stash from his inner pocket, secretly counting out twenty ten-yuan bills, feeling as if his heart was bleeding.
I was unwilling, but I had no choice.
He carefully hid the rest before turning around and casually handing them to Liu Erhong.
"Liu Zhiqing, I'm sorry. I was just thinking that since your injuries weren't too serious, I wanted to take care of Chu Zhiqing, who was more seriously injured. I didn't expect that you would misunderstand."
Don't worry, I will make up for everything you asked for.
Liu Erhong glanced at Liu Weimin, and at his signal, stepped forward and reached out to take the money.
Huh?
I tried to pull it, but it wouldn't budge.
Pull again, but still can't budge it?
She decisively let go and took a few steps back.
“Wei Zhiqing, do you resent me and cause trouble for us?”
"If that's the case, I dare not accept this money."
Wei Qiang, ?
He just couldn't bear to give the money away like that, and felt a pang of heartache for a few seconds. Was it really necessary?
However, those who were paying attention saw what he did in public. It was just handing over some money, nothing heavy, why make such a fuss?
Liu Weimin was even more annoyed. He was just thinking about finishing this quickly so he could continue distributing the grain, but what kind of trouble was this?
"What's going on? Is this ever going to end?"
Wei Qiang felt his arms were stiff, and his face was stiff too.
"No, no, it's nothing, it's nothing, village chief, it's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding. I was just daydreaming, I really didn't mean to."
"Liu Zhiqing, you've misunderstood me. I really didn't mean anything by it. I'm the one who's wronged you; I've caused you to go hungry."
Many people present scoffed at these words.
What do you mean? Liu, the educated youth, is living off this little bit of money you give him?
Liu Erhong didn't stand on ceremony and stepped forward to take it.
“Wei Zhiqing, if it’s just about this matter, then you really have wronged me. After all, if I hadn’t been injured, although I might not have gotten many work points, I could have gone up the mountain with everyone to dig for vegetables, gather mountain produce, and collect firewood. I would have been able to fill my stomach, and I wouldn’t have just been waiting to starve to death.”
"good!"
Someone, I don't know who, let out a cheer.
When it comes to rural areas, the most popular children are naturally those who are proactive, capable, hardworking, and never lazy.
"Liu Zhiqing is right, that's how it should be."
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