Chapter 39 Yang Guofeng's Strength
The news of Li Honghong's quarrel with Guihua's mother soon spread throughout the village.
When the news reached the Yang family, Xia Wu and the others were having dinner and talking about Guihua's mother when Qiu Lan suddenly came to their door.
"Uncle, aunt, you are still eating."
"Just had it. Have you eaten yet? Do you want to leave some for later?"
"I've already eaten at home, and I came out here to digest the food, so I thought I'd come over and say hello."
Qiu Lan said hello, but showed no intention of leaving. She swung her arms at the door and said with a smile, "You don't know, Li Honghong has made a big fuss. The village party secretary has been there, and they're going to call the police."
Xia Wu and Liu Guizhen exchanged a glance, and Liu Guizhen hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"
"Hi," Qiu Lan moved a stool and sat down, and began to tell what he had heard.
The grandson asked his grandmother for money, but she refused to give it to him. The grandson threw a tantrum, and the daughter-in-law came and scolded the old woman for being stingy, saying that she had money to put in her coffin and was unwilling to spend it on her grandson.
Guihua's mother, who had always been used to being humiliated, suddenly stood up and started crying and making a fuss, scolding her son and daughter-in-law for not being human. She made a fuss, and Li Honghong also made a fuss. The fuss spread from the house to the yard, and the villagers stood far away to watch the fun.
Li Honghong called her husband, who also blamed her mother and brought up old grudges, including the fact that Guihua's mother sent her daughter to the army and left her three sons at home.
"Yang Daming has no evidence to back up what he said," Old Man Yang had to say a few fair words upon hearing this. He was older and knew everything about Guihua's mother's family. "Guihua joined the army based on her own abilities. She had the best grades in her class in junior high school. When she heard the army was recruiting female soldiers, she was told she couldn't get in even if she had connections. She didn't believe it and took two classmates with her. They walked for hours from our village to town to sign up. Guihua is a determined and hardworking person. If her three brothers had half the determination she has, they wouldn't have ended up like this."
"Yeah, that's right, but the three Yang Daming brothers blamed their parents for this. Isn't that infuriating?"
Yang Daming scolded Guihua's mother without any reason on the phone, which made her even more unhappy. She started clamoring to jump into the river and hang herself.
Seeing that something was not right, the villagers quickly went to find the village party secretary to mediate.
"How does Guofeng mediate? Even a judge would find it difficult to settle family disputes." Liu Guizhen asked curiously while eating.
"The village party secretary was very powerful. He immediately stopped Li Honghong and asked her if she wanted to kill someone."
Li Honghong said that it was Guihua's mother who wanted to die, so how could she be accused of murder?
Yang Guofeng was going to call the police and let them handle the matter. Then he would call two reporters to film Li Honghong and put her on TV so that people all over the country could see who was right and who was wrong.
Xia Wu laughed. The village party secretary was too good at scaring and deceiving people. Where could he find reporters to expose this matter to the people of the whole country? If he had this ability, Yanggou Village would not be like this now.
But the village party secretary is an official after all, and he really scared Li Honghong.
Li Honghong stopped cursing, and Yang Guofeng comforted Guihua's mother again. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each talked about their own sufferings.
Li Honghong's complaints were nothing more than that her husband was useless and didn't make any money, and that there was no support from the elderly at home. She worked hard every day, and her children asked their grandmother for money but were refused. She also implied that Guihua's mother could make money now, but was reluctant to give her the way to make money.
She also told Li Honghong about how Li Bo was rejected when he tried to sell bamboo shoots today. Li Honghong was very angry. She didn't dare to get angry with the Yang family, but could she not bully her mother-in-law?
But Guihua's mother also had something to say. Ever since she started picking strawberries for Xia Wu, she'd earned sixty or seventy yuan a day, and now she had nothing left. Li Honghong came to ask for money every now and then, giving it all to the children, whether they needed shoes or clothes, or whatever. Her grandchildren, like their mother, came to her house daily, and whenever they wanted meat, snacks, or milk, Guihua's mother gave it to them.
She was just a dying old woman, and none of her three sons gave her money. When she wasn't working for Xia Wu, she would weave brooms and baskets, but she couldn't make much money in a month. Her sons and daughters-in-law didn't seem to pity her and give her anything.
Besides, Li Bo is a gangster. He sells bamboo shoots just for the sake of selling them. Who wouldn’t feel disgusted when seeing his gangster look?
Guihua's mother rarely spoke directly and hurtfully. "If her brother was really capable, he wouldn't be thirty years old and still unable to find a wife. People kindly asked her to earn this money, but she brought Li Bo over to disgust them. She deserves it!"
Yang Guofeng's brows furrowed more and more as he listened. He must be on the side of Guihua's mother, both emotionally and logically.
Especially the story of Guihua Niang's experience had already spread throughout the village.
Yang Guofeng realized that things could not go on like this, so he gave advice to Li Honghong and Guihua Niang respectively.
Either Yang Daming and his two brothers stop caring about their parents' lives, stop asking them for money, and just stop having any contact with them, or each of them gives Guihua's mother 200 yuan a month for her retirement.
Li Honghong would definitely not be happy about this. "Why would an old woman like her, half buried in the ground, want so much money?"
Guihua's mother was happy to stop associating with her sons; her heart had long since turned cold. If she really died, the villagers would definitely bury her; her coffin was already prepared.
What do you want these sons to do?
Yang Guofeng followed Li Honghong's words and said, "Then don't bother your mother-in-law, and don't ask her for money in the future."
Li Honghong was unhappy again, "I gave birth to a baby for her family, why shouldn't she give me some money?"
Yang Guofeng slammed the table and said sternly: "You want everything and don't want to give anything. You take advantage of me. You are ugly but you want beauty!"
The villagers were watching at the time and were all amused by Yang Guofeng's words.
But Yang Guofeng continued, "Respecting and being filial to the elderly is a traditional virtue of our nation, but look at you brothers, where is your moral integrity? You even treat your own parents like this, you have no conscience at all! Li Honghong, do you really think the government doesn't care? I'm telling you, if you don't listen, I will take your wife to court and let the government take care of you! When the court makes a ruling, you will have to pay every month! You can't get away with it!"
Although Yang Guofeng is old, he has worked in the village for decades and has always been studious. He also knows that pension is a big problem now. Many elderly people cannot be supported, and the country has clear legal provisions.
It’s just that parents are soft-hearted and don’t want to be cruel to their children, but this is definitely not a reason for children to trample on the elderly again and again!
Yang Guofeng stopped talking nonsense with Li Honghong and directly called Yang Daming and his brothers, asking them to come back this month and go to the court with him.
Why go to court? Let the court decide how much money they should pay Guihua Niang every month!
The three men went from being arrogant at the beginning to whispering to each other later, and in the end Yang Guofeng was still the more powerful.
"Each of you smoke fewer packs of cigarettes, saving a hundred yuan a month for your parents. And don't let your family come to you for money in the future. Forget it! Otherwise, I will take your mother to court and ask the government to sentence you to a five hundred yuan pension every month!"
"Guofeng is not the only one who can become an official. With his scare, Guihua's mother will have less trouble in the future," said Old Man Yang with emotion.
"That's right. In the end, Li Honghong couldn't stand it anymore and went home. I guess she'll have to quarrel with Yang Daming when she gets home. I thought I could make some money from Guihua Niang, but now I have to give her money every month!"
Qiu Lan smiled with glee. She just couldn't stand people like the three brothers Yang Daming. They had no conscience. Li Honghong was not a good person either. She was greedy!
If she had an old lady like Guihua Niang to help her, she would definitely be fine.
I can only say that people are too greedy.
After finishing the gossip, Qiu Lan went home. She had to get up early to work tomorrow and go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots. She would be busy all day.
But tomorrow is Saturday, and the two children are at home, so they can do some work and the three of them can earn more.
The matter between Li Honghong and Guihua's mother came to an end. Xia Wu was quite satisfied with the results he heard, especially his impression of the village party secretary Yang Guofeng, which had really improved a lot.
Xia Wu was satisfied with Yang Guofeng's actions, but she didn't know that Yang Guofeng was still thinking about her after he returned home after mediating the village affairs.
"This girl is really talented. She can actually sell all the winter bamboo shoots in our village. I heard from Guihua's mother that she sells them for 25 yuan per pound. That's not cheap! We can dig at least several hundred pounds of bamboo in the bamboo forest in the back mountain every day, right?"
Yang Guofeng is used to drinking a cup of white wine while eating. The spicy liquid slides down his throat, making him feel hot inside.
"Young people have ideas. Old people have to learn," he said as he called his son who was working in another province. He briefly explained the situation in the village, and Yang Zhiyuan understood. "As long as you can find a buyer online and arrange the courier, you will definitely be able to sell it. Transportation is so developed nowadays."
Yang Guofeng asked without hesitation, "What is a product promoted by an internet celebrity?"
After chatting with his son for more than an hour, Yang Guofeng's phone became hot before he reluctantly hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, he searched online for news and various information. A whole new world slowly opened up before him...
The next day, Xia Wu got up early, changed into clean clothes, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and applied some antifreeze ointment. He called Yang Hongwen and rushed to the town.
Li Jianbin and Jiang Zhen arrived in Donghua Town at midnight yesterday and stayed in the room Xia Wu had booked for them.
Xia Wu rushed over and met Li Jianbin and Jiang Zhen downstairs in the five-story hotel.
Li Jianbin was wearing a leather jacket and had long, slightly curly hair. He was at least 1.8 meters tall, had a sturdy appearance, and had an artistic air.
Jiang Zhen was dressed simply and neatly, had short hair, fair skin, some freckles on her cheeks, and a strong scholarly air about her.
The three of them met, and Xia Wu extended his hand to greet them. "Thank you for your hard work on the journey. Haven't you had breakfast yet? My family has prepared it. I'll spare you the trouble of driving for a while."
The couple were both very friendly and talkative, and agreed readily. After all, they agreed to come in the first place because they wanted to take a look at Xia Wubao's hilltop.
Xia Wu rode a tricycle in front to lead the way, and Li Jianbin and his wife drove the RV slowly behind.
In winter, the distant mountains overlap, and the white clouds are like a thin belt of a gorgeous woman wrapped around the mountainside. Open the car window, and the moist and clear air outside is refreshing, as if you are in a forest oxygen bar.
Xia Wu had already greeted his family in advance. Grandpa Yang was also at home today. Yang Guojun was waiting outside the door. When he saw Xia Wu's tricycle, he hurriedly called out the other family members.
Li Jianbin parked the car on the side of the road. Jiang Zhen jumped out first. The scenery that she had only seen on camera suddenly appeared before her. She smiled and said, "The environment here is really nice. It's even more beautiful than in the video."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhen took out her phone and took a few photos of the distant mountains and Xia Wu's strawberry garden. She waved her hand and said, "I'll post them in the group chat later so they can envy me."
Xia Wu smiled and said, "I'll take you around after dinner. You can take more photos."
Liu Guizhen prepared a sumptuous breakfast, including buffalo milk from Mr. Yang Siye's house, pheasant eggs bought from Mr. Pu, stir-fried pork with winter bamboo shoots, and bamboo shoot leaf rice dumplings made by Shi Hongniang.
Li Jianbin and Jiang Zhen were full and satisfied after eating, and exclaimed that the food was delicious.
The couple have similar interests and love freedom, beautiful scenery and delicious food. Therefore, whenever they go to a place, they will look for local famous food to taste. Over the years, they have developed a discerning taste.
The breakfast prepared by Xia Wu's family was just an ordinary home-cooked meal. They didn't expect it to have any special flavor before eating it, as long as it could fill their stomachs.
But when he actually ate it, Li Jianbin realized that his idea was extremely wrong.
Every dish has its original flavor, just like after eating too much junk food, your spleen and stomach are suddenly cleansed by a stream of Zhuoquan, and then you can taste the real deliciousness.
Jiang Zhen and he had the same opinion. Neither of them meant to be polite. They just had to eat and drink as usual, and at most they just had to put 120% of their attention into their work.
After breakfast, Xia Wu took them to a rest area, took out the mountain contract and briefly introduced the situation in the mountains to them.
I plan to take them to the mountain after the fog clears.
While they were having breakfast, several villagers who came to work for Xia Wu also arrived. Seeing that there were new guests in the Yang family, although they were curious, they did not ask much. It was Xia Wu who introduced the two groups to each other.
Knowing that Li Jianbin and his wife had come to give Xia Wu advice on building the mountain, Fourth Master Yang was very enthusiastic. He asked them how long they would stay and asked them to send more buffalo milk tomorrow.
Shi Hongniang also suggested making more rice dumplings.
Yang Mingyuan, brother and sister, and the twins Yang Ping and Yang An also came to work. Jiang Zhen saw so many people working in front of Xia Wu's house.
"The strawberries I usually sell online all rely on their help, otherwise I wouldn't be able to send so many orders by myself."
Jiang Zhen was interested in picking strawberries, so Yang Mingyuan volunteered to give her a basket and take her to the strawberry garden to pick strawberries.
The strawberries in the two greenhouses have ripened early, and there are endless strawberries to pick every day. Some strawberries are rotten because they cannot be picked in time. Xia Wu will also ask people to pick the strawberries and feed them to the old servants in Yang Siye's house.
Li Jianbin and Jiang Zhen experienced a period of rural labor life, picking strawberries and eating strawberries. When the fog dissipated and the sun shone golden edges on the clouds, the villagers began to pack the strawberries, and Xia Wu could also take them to the mountain to have a look.
Just then, Yang Guofeng came to the door.
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