Lu Yuan was certain that the villagers wouldn't undermine him.
Generally, people in a village wouldn't do such discordant things unless they had a deep-seated grudge against each other, unless they were prepared to be drowned by the villager Tuomoxingzi.
Even if someone tries to sabotage him, he's not worried.
Whether or not someone goes to work is not really a matter for the Revolutionary Committee.
Even if they try to manage it, they'll only give a few verbal reprimands at most.
If someone jumps out to refute him, that'll be a good opportunity for him to see who it is.
The person who made the report is most likely the same person who is refuting it.
He just couldn't understand it. Last time, Zhang Yuping and Sun Changsheng reported him, and he retaliated within two days. How could someone be so blind as to provoke him again?
He continued to explain, "And my wife was a sent-down youth who went to the countryside to support rural development. She has a very high level of ideological awareness. She is also hardworking and can endure hardship. She doesn't have any of the airs of a capitalist's daughter."
"Everyone in our brigade can vouch for my wife on this point."
As soon as he finished speaking, some of the villagers who were watching the commotion stood up to speak for him.
"Indeed, don't let Wen's fair and delicate appearance fool you. She never complains about hardship or fatigue when she works. She's much better than many other female educated youths at the settlement."
The speaker was Wang Cuihua, a woman known for her cheerful personality. Yesterday, her husband brought home dishes and steamed buns, and he even earned several yuan from repairing Lu Yuan's house. Now, she was truly grateful to Lu Yuan.
With one person taking the lead, others also stepped forward to testify.
Everyone says that Wen Moxue performed very well after going to the countryside.
Of course, this was before she married Lu Yuan. They automatically ignored the fact that she hadn't worked since marrying that scoundrel Lu Yuan.
When a new bride first marries into a family, she is often tormented by her husband every day.
It's understandable that Wen, a educated youth, was too weak to work after being tortured.
Anyway, it's not the busy season for farming, and there's no rush to harvest, so it's not a big deal if we don't go to work.
Everyone spoke up for the young couple, while their gazes towards them were quite ambiguous.
This left Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue completely baffled.
However, none of this mattered, and the two of them didn't pay any attention to it.
Seeing that everyone was saying the same thing, Qian Weixin asked Lu Guoan for confirmation.
Lu Guoan nodded solemnly, "The eyes of the masses are discerning."
Qian Weixin then asked Lu Yuan, "How do you explain undermining socialism and seizing collective assets?"
Lu Yuan complained, "Director Qian, what are you talking about? This is completely unfounded. I have never done anything to harm the collective interest."
"Don't deny it. I heard you often go hunting in the mountains. Everything on the mountain belongs to the collective and the public. If you hunt and sell it for money without permission, you're undermining socialism and encroaching on collective assets. This huge new house was built with the money you earned from hunting, wasn't it?"
The familiar young officer next to Qian Weixin said indignantly.
Lu Yuan really wanted to say: Dude, you've hit the nail on the head, but I can't admit it.
"Sir, this house was built with the help of my wife's family. It's a brick house, and the bricks and tiles alone cost several hundred yuan. How could it have been built with money from hunting? What kind of hunting could be so profitable?"
After finishing, he added, "By the way, everyone knows that my wife's family helped with the house construction. Last time, some leaders from the Revolutionary Committee came to investigate our family after receiving a report. They saw a lot of good things sent by my wife's family, and they also went to the post office to verify it."
Upon hearing this, the villagers who were watching the commotion all nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Wen's family sent a lot of good things and money, which she used to exchange for bricks and tiles. That's how the house was built."
"Yes, these houses were all built by Wen Zhiqing. Lu Yuan doesn't have that ability. Leaders, please don't flatter him."
Lu Yuan: "..."
The last sentence is unnecessary.
"Yes, boss. We've watched Lu Yuan grow up since he was a child. We know what he's capable of. Don't let his handsome appearance fool you. If a dog barks twice, he'll be scared to death. Let alone let him go hunting in the mountains."
Lu Yuan: "..."
Hey!
Why are you getting so excited?
When has he ever peed his pants from being scared by a dog?
That's a bit much!
Wen Moxue glanced at him, then glanced at him again.
She was pursing her lips, almost breaking down in laughter; it was really hard to hold back her laughter.
If the timing hadn't been so inappropriate, she would have laughed heartily.
“You’re all from the same village, so we can’t trust what you say. Since someone has written a letter of complaint, we’re definitely going to investigate this thoroughly.”
The indignant junior officer spoke up again.
Lu Yuan extracted a piece of information from his words: someone had written a letter to report him, so that person must be literate.
There weren't many literate people in the village; only a handful could read. And these few, unfortunately, had no grudge against him.
He turned his gaze to the group of educated youth at the settlement.
He Shenghua and Hong Xia clearly looked worried, while the other educated youth craned their necks, watching the spectacle unfold. Only Yang Caihong seemed excited and gloating.
Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze, a suspicion already forming in his mind.
"Director Qian, comrades, this matter really needs to be thoroughly investigated so that we can be cleared of any wrongdoing. We have done nothing wrong and are not afraid of being investigated."
"Hmph, I hope you'll still be so stubborn after the investigation results come out." The junior officer sneered.
"Xiao Wang!" Qian Weixin frowned and called out, reminding him to watch his words.
The junior staff member named Xiao Wang immediately became more restrained.
"We need to search the house. We hope you will cooperate."
Lu Yuan hurriedly led the people into the house, saying, "We'll cooperate, we'll definitely cooperate."
Director Qian is quite disciplined in his work; he didn't start by randomly smashing and destroying things under the guise of a search.
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