"Brother, there are several shepherd's purse plants there." Huang Yuehu said, pointing to the area next to the cherry tree not far away.
Huang Yueqiang looked in the direction his brother pointed, and sure enough, there were quite a few trees there. Because they were in the shade, they looked fresh and tender, unlike other places that were gray and gloomy.
Huang Yueqiang rushed into the field and came to the cherry tree. He used a small shovel to shovel down the shepherd's purse in two swipes.
Just as they put the shepherd's purse into the basket, they heard cursing voices in the distance. As they were about to get up to watch the fun, the voices were getting closer and closer. The two brothers then realized that the person being cursed was not someone else, but themselves.
I was so busy digging wild vegetables just now that I didn't notice that the tree next to me was full of cherries, bunches of them, bright red, very eye-catching from a distance.
The two brothers immediately guessed why the other party was cursing. It must be because they suspected that they had stolen the cherries.
But they were just digging some wild vegetables and had no intention of stealing cherries.
It's easy to be misunderstood when you are in a melon field or a plum field, so they have to explain it carefully.
When Deng Hao came over, he saw that they were Huang Yuelan's two younger brothers, and he felt an inexplicable hatred in his heart.
"You two naughty kids, who have no one to take care of them, actually ran to other people's fields to steal cherries. Are you itching to do something naughty? Do you want me to teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents?" After saying that, he picked up a thin wooden stick from the side of the road.
A wise man never suffers a loss. Huang Yuehu explained swiftly, "Uncle, please don't misunderstand me. We are just digging wild vegetables. We didn't intend to steal your cherries. Otherwise, you can search carefully. There really isn't a single one!"
The noise here attracted the villagers who were working not far away, including those from the First Brigade and of course the Second Brigade. This place was the junction of the two teams, so of course it also attracted the attention of Huang Yuelan and the brigade leader.
After seeing the situation, team leader Fan Ming prepared to go over to take a look. He knew that the two children were fatherless and motherless, and were very pitiful. They now lived with their elder sister.
Huang Yuelan also rushed over with her child. It was a sunny day today, so she took her child out to get some fresh air while digging some wild vegetables.
When I wasn't paying attention, the two younger brothers ran away, to the territory of the Second Production Brigade, and caused trouble.
"Brother, let's discuss anything properly. They are still children. I hope you can be more magnanimous and not argue with them." Huang Yuelan stood in front of her brother to prevent Deng Hao from hitting him with a stick.
When Deng Hao saw Huang Yuelan, he felt jealous. It was this pregnant woman who caused him to be scolded by the team leader.
"How can you, as a sister, teach your brother to steal things? And in public?" Deng Hao said bluntly.
Huang Yuelan frowned. There was always a supply of snacks in her home. Wang Jianguo would mail some local specialties and nuts to the family every month. So she thought that her two younger brothers would not steal other people's cherries just because they were greedy.
Besides, there are so many villagers working here, how could his two younger brothers be so stupid as to steal cherries in public.
"Did you two steal the cherries and eat them?" Huang Yuelan turned around and asked her two younger brothers.
Huang Yueqiang and Huang Yuehu shook their heads at the same time. Huang Yuehu explained to her sister, "Sister, I just dug two wild vegetables. I didn't notice the fruits on the tree, and it was still some distance away from the cherry tree."
Fortunately, Huang Yueqiang did not go under the branch of the cherry tree, otherwise he would never be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"Do you have any evidence to prove that my brother stole it? If not, you are framing him. You must apologize to my brother. You have caused serious harm to both of their hearts." Huang Yuelan asked.
Deng Hao said after hearing this: "He has come under the tree and still claims he didn't steal cherries. You want evidence, right? Look at what these big feet are?"
Huang Yuelan glanced at the footprints on the ground and found that they were indeed big.
"You know that it is a big footprint. My brother's footprint is so small. He didn't even go there. That footprint is obviously someone else's, not my brother's." Huang Yuelan said to Deng Hao.
After listening to it, Deng Hao compared it carefully and found that the footprints under the tree were really big, at least size 43. Such big feet definitely did not belong to Huang Yueqiang and his brother.
Yesterday, cherries were stolen and Deng Hao’s mother scolded him. This morning, she asked him to observe from a distance. When she finally noticed the two brothers coming, she prepared to teach them a lesson.
But he also knew that the two of them did not steal the cherries, they just dug up wild vegetables and just wanted to take the opportunity to vent their anger.
At this time, the captain Fan Ming came over and asked, "What's wrong? What happened here?"
Captain Fan Ming understood the whole story, "Comrade Deng Hao, I know you were in a bad mood because you lost the cherries yesterday, but you can't just falsely accuse others. This is frame-up, don't you understand?" Captain Fan Ming asked back.
Deng Hao kept silent and looked a little guilty.
"I see. I was wrong just now. I'm sorry. My two little brothers, I apologize to you. Don't take it to heart." Deng Hao quickly apologized to Huang Yueqiang and his brother.
The Huang Yueqiang brothers almost didn't react to the sudden turn, but they knew that if the captain didn't come, he probably wouldn't let them go.
"Okay, now that things have been made clear, we will all be good members of the commune in the future. Let's shake hands and make peace!" Team leader Fan Ming suggested.
Huang Yueqiang quickly stretched out his hand, and Deng Hao also stretched out his hand. When Captain Fan Ming saw that hand, he was stunned for a few seconds.
A few days ago, the blackboard on the outer wall of the brigade headquarters was deliberately damaged. A big handprint was left on it, and a part of the ring finger was missing.
He remembered that there was no such person in the entire First Production Team. Now he understood that it was not someone from his production team who did it.
After Deng Hao shook hands, he was about to leave, but Captain Fan Ming immediately grabbed him and said, "Stop! Don't leave yet!"
"What's the matter? Just because you're the captain, you have to be unreasonable? I've already apologized to the two children and shook hands with them as you asked. What else do you want?!" Deng Hao's face was already filled with anger.
Team leader Fan Ming said, "It's not about this. What were you doing outside our production team headquarters a few days ago?"
When this matter was mentioned, Deng Hao immediately became flustered and began to stutter.
"I... when did I go? I went to your brigade headquarters and you didn't see me. Don't talk nonsense. You can't frame me. That's what you said just now." Deng Hao retorted.
Fan Ming grabbed Deng Hao's hand with a missing finger and said, "This severed finger is the best evidence. That night you wiped the blackboard newspaper and patted the wall with dust, leaving your complete handprint on it. It's exactly the same as this hand of yours!"
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