Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Second Update

Fu Mingze asked Zheng Jiamin to go to the educated youth center to get the account book, while he walked to the village entrance. He grabbed a kid on the way and gave him five cents, asking him to go to the foot of the mountain to call Zhou Chuntao and Xu Wei to the brigade headquarters.

There were quite a lot of people in the brigade office, including the brigade leader Zhou Mancang, the accountant Ding Shouchang, the militia leader Zhou Qingguo, and even the women's director Shen Hehua who rarely appeared.

Zhou Mancang smiled from ear to ear as soon as he saw Fu Mingze: "You've been to the fields and seen it, the wheat is growing very well, I think it's much stronger than in other fields. Everyone has worked hard during this period, it should be better in the future, we can take a break and wait for the wheat to mature and be harvested."

Ding Shouchang said with a smile: "It's not hard work, I see Fu Zhiqing has been tanned recently."

Zhou Qingguo was holding his cute baby Congcong, Congcong was holding a Ruban lock in his hand, playing with it with drool. The Ruban lock fell to the ground from time to time, Zhou Qingguo picked it up and stuffed it into the arms of his daughter, saying: "Grandpas, if you want to tan, just tan it, I think Fu Zhiqing is doing well now. "

Zhou Qingguo thought Fu Mingze was too pale before, like a cream boy, and didn't look tough at all.

Shen Hehua used the excuse that she was old and her waist hurt from sitting in the office all day. She also said that women's work could not be done just by sitting in the office. She had to go deep into the masses and visit the masses, so she didn't come to the brigade headquarters very often. However, in the past few weeks, Fu Mingze came ten times, and she was there seven or eight times.

Ding Shouchang also talked about her behind Zhou Mancang's back, saying that he didn't know what happened to her recently and that she suddenly changed.

Shen Hehua is a little older than Zhou Mancang. Her hair is neatly combed and her clothes are neat and tidy. She looks younger than her actual age. She looks quite friendly and said with a smile: "Fu Zhiqing is good-looking. No matter what is wrong with him, he is handsome. They are the most beautiful couple in our brigade."

When she said this, Zhou Mancang and Ding Shouchang couldn't help but look at her.

Everyone has known each other for so many years, and everyone knows each other. Shen Hehua's personality can be summarized in five words, that is, she will not get up early without benefits.

Moreover, Shen Hehua not only does not do anything without benefits, but she is also too lazy to care about people without benefits. It is rare for her to flatter people so directly and actively. It's not an exaggeration at all. If someone else said this, it would be just an ordinary compliment, but Shen Hehua said this, which means that the person being complimented is profitable to Shen Hehua, or that she thinks he is worthy of a higher regard.

However, Zhou Mancang and the others soon felt relieved. Fu Mingze was doing a great job in the experimental field, so it was normal for Shen Hehua to look up to him.

As they were talking, Zheng Jiamin came in. He greeted several brigade cadres and handed the notebook in his hand to Fu Mingze.

Fu Mingze flipped through it and took a few glances. The account started from the time Xu Wei borrowed the first thirty yuan on the pretext that Zhou Chuntao was sick. The time and place, the reason for the other party to borrow the money, and the amount of money borrowed were all clearly written.

Fu Mingze now has a seat in the brigade, right next to Ding Shouchang. He took another stool from the side and asked Zheng Jiamin to sit down. The two of them sat in front of the desk and waited.

Ding Shouchang thought they had something to discuss. After they sat down, one leaned on the chair and the other hung his head without saying anything. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. Then he looked up and saw Zhou Chuntao and Xu Wei walked in.

Zhou Chuntao smiled and asked Zhou Mancang: "Captain, what do you want to talk to me and Xiaowei about?"

A while ago, she went to Zhou Mancang to cry about how hard life was. She wanted Zhou Mancang to arrange Xu Wei to go to the brigade primary school. Zhou Mancang refused, but he didn't say it was a big deal. He said that he knew it was not easy for the three of them. If there was any easy work in the future, he would give them priority.

They were all relatives from the same clan, and her brother Zhou Qingguo was the captain of the militia. Zhou Chuntao believed that Zhou Mancang would take care of them, so when the kid came to call for help, she immediately brought Xu Wei over.

Zhou Mancang asked in confusion, "I'm not looking for you guys?"

Fu Mingze stood up and said, "Captain, we are looking for Comrade Zhou and Comrade Xu."

When Zhou Chuntao saw Zheng Jiamin next to Fu Mingze, the smile on her face faded, but she still asked, "What does Fu Zhiqing want to talk to us about?"

Fu Mingze nodded and looked at Zhou Chuntao, "Comrade Zhou should know what it is, do you want to talk in the yard?"

If the other party could pay back the money quickly, Fu Mingze didn't mean to mediate and resolve it at the brigade headquarters. He asked this question to save face for the other party.

However, Zhou Chuntao obviously didn't think so. She rolled her eyes, sneered and said, "What is there that can't be heard by others? Isn't it just that my Xiaowei took a few dollars from Zheng Zhiqing? When young men and women are dating, it is natural for the man to spend money on the woman. What's the matter, Zheng Zhiqing regrets it again and wants to ask us for money? We haven't settled the accounts with you yet, and you have the nerve to settle accounts with us?"

She reacted quickly and directly turned the tables and made the bad guy complain first.

Zheng Jiamin stood up suddenly, unable to believe that Zhou Chuntao would make up lies face to face, and argued: "I am not dating Comrade Xu, Comrade Zhou, how can you talk nonsense? We are innocent, it was Comrade Xu who said that his family was in difficulty and borrowed money from me, and I am short of money recently and want to pay it back."

Xu Wei glanced at her mother and asked with red eyes: "Brother Zheng, if we were not dating, how could I ask for your money?"

Zheng Jiamin looked at her in shock, as if he had just met her for the first time today. He was silent for a few seconds and said: "You said that the Xu family didn't let you bring anything, and the family didn't even have money to buy salt. I thought that you would have to bear the burden of the family at such a young age, so I lent you the money. . Later, your mother got sick and your brother fell and injured himself. You said you had no money for treatment. Also, you said you couldn’t borrow money and your mother wanted to beat you. I lent you money because I felt sorry for you. I never said I wanted to date you."

He grabbed the account book and said, "I have kept a record of the expenses since your mother's treatment. I also remember the reasons why you borrowed money. If I were dating you, why would I keep these records? !"

Hearing that he kept a record of the expenses, Xu Wei's face changed slightly, but she quickly calmed down and said, "Some people who are dating will also write down their expenses one by one. I didn't expect you to do the same."

Zheng Jiamin is not a tongue-tied person, but at this moment, he was actually a little speechless.

He looked at Xu Wei, who looked aggrieved and sad. This little girl who had always been simple and weak finally showed her true face. Zheng Jiamin felt strange and chilled.

The others finally understood what was going on. Zhou Mancang took the account book handed over by Fu Mingze and looked at it with a frown.

The account book clearly recorded when and why the money was borrowed. Zhou Mancang calculated in his mind and found that the total amount was 123.60 yuan.

According to Zheng Jiamin, there should be some things that were not recorded before. Zhou Mancang took a breath. Even if they were dating, such a large amount of money was a bit scary.

When rural people are dating, if the man buys them some biscuits and snacks and a red hairband, it is considered generous. People in the city are said to watch a movie and have a meal. Even so, they only spend a dozen or twenty dollars a day before marriage.

Zhou Mancang raised his head and took a deep look at Zhou Chuntao and her daughter. Buying snacks and watching movies is called dating. Buying oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and sending your mother and brother to the county for medical treatment are not the money you should spend on dating.

He handed the account book to others. Ding Shouchang took a look at it twice, his eyes flashed, and handed it to Zhou Qingguo. Zhou Qingguo grabbed the hand of the lady who wanted to snatch the account book, read it carefully, and his face was not very good.

The three of them were silent after reading it. Shen Hehua took it, glanced at it and said, "Actually, I think Xiaowei is right. If you weren't dating, why were you willing to pay so much money, Zheng Zhiqing? You don't want to date anymore, but you want to take the money back. It's not good for a man to do this. The leader said that dating without wanting to get married is hooliganism. It's obvious that you don't want to get married, right? This is hooliganism. You want to get back the money you gave before. It's not right for you to do this."

Shen Hehua looked at her with a sincere look. "I'm the director of the Women's Department, and I have to protect the interests of the female comrades in our brigade. Let me say, Xiaowei is good-looking, kind and gentle, and if there are no major conflicts, you should just get married. After you get married, won't your money and her money all belong to your family? If you don't want to get married, then this money can be regarded as compensation for the female comrades, otherwise people will sue you for being a hooligan, and you will be in trouble, right?"

Zheng Jiamin shook his head: "I'm not dating anyone, I don't like her, and there's no way I'm going to marry her."

Shen Hehua smiled: "It seems that you don't want to get married, so the money is... Forget it, they are orphans and widows, and their lives are indeed difficult. Just think of it as you helping them, and it’s fun to help others, is that okay?”

Zhou Qingguo frowned and interrupted: “Auntie Lotus, I don’t agree with you. Dating is dating, and money is money. They are dating, and Xiaowei was bullied. As her uncle, I will definitely help her seek justice. But whether they have a date or not, it is definitely inappropriate to take more than 100 yuan from them.” He

looked at Zhou Chuntao: “Sister, the money should be kept, and you can return it to Zheng Zhiqing.”

Her family didn't speak up for her, and they asked her to take out the money. Zhou Chuntao hated her brother who always pretended to be upright, and she just acted like a rogue: "No more money, all the money was spent on medicine for illness."

She looked at Zhou Qingguo, choked up and asked: "As an uncle, you don't help your niece, but you also help outsiders? Today, Xiaowei was bullied. If it was Congcong who was bullied, would you have the same attitude?"

Congcong looked up and said blankly: "Ah?"

Zhou Qingguo looked at his cute little lady and was speechless.

If it was Congcong who was bullied, he would have to be beaten up first.

Intellectually, Zhou Qingguo knew that what Zhou Chuntao and her daughter said today was not very tenable, but emotionally, his niece had always been well-behaved and sensible, and they had suffered a lot of misfortunes and their lives were already very difficult, so Zhou Qingguo really didn't want to doubt them. Besides

, who could tell for sure whether someone had a partner or not?

The office fell silent for a while, with only Xu Wei's low sobs occasionally ringing out.

Fu Mingze glanced at the yard outside the door and suddenly said, "Since you both have your own reasons, why not let a third party have the say?"

Zhou Chuntao sneered, "They don't have anyone to date, don't they know it themselves, but others know it better?"

Fu Mingze looked at her, smiled, and said, "That's right, bystanders see things more clearly, maybe someone else knows it better?"