Seeing Chen's mother glance at the raised blanket, he immediately understood.
He hurriedly turned and rushed out, angrily throwing back the curtain and shouting.
What do you want to do?
My wife twisted her back while cutting pig feed today. She was supposed to lie on the kang (heated brick bed) and warm her back by the fire. What are you doing here?
"Don't you have any sense of reason? This is blatant thuggery in broad daylight! We're people sent to the countryside for education and reform, but that doesn't mean you can bully us and treat us like dirt!"
"If the captain doesn't give us an explanation today, I'm not done with this. I'll just kill myself right here."
"Let everyone see how you treat us lower-level personnel. We are human beings too, not animals."
Chen Zhiyuan was so excited that his hair was all messed up.
The man's agitated state startled Captain Liu, but he immediately understood the meaning behind his words.
With a gloomy expression, he turned back to the Fifth Captain and said...
"Look at what your people are doing, is this even humane?"
Don't they know any basic manners before going in?
They were saying that a married couple wouldn't ask each other before entering the house.
"Now look what's happened. Your people have caused such a huge mess. What are you going to do about it?"
Captain Wu glanced at Skinny Monkey, who shook his head with a wronged expression.
Then he said.
"How was I supposed to know that woman was lying in bed naked?"
"This is not my fault, besides, I didn't see anything."
Captain Wu knew that this matter had blown up, and he didn't see that the people around him were all indignant and rushed forward.
A group of people had already surrounded them.
"I'm sorry, comrade, I didn't expect such a misunderstanding to happen."
I know that what happened today was my people's fault. Otherwise, you can see this.
"We'll compensate you with 20 jin of cornmeal and call it even, how about that?"
Captain Wu also knew that if the demoted personnel actually died here, something bad might happen.
If things aren't handled properly, their problems might lead to a whole host of other issues.
This is no joke, and they weren't planning on making a big deal out of it.
"Do you think giving 20 jin of cornmeal is enough compensation?"
Do you know how much damage this has caused us? How can my wife ever face anyone again?
Chen Zhiyuan's aggressive demeanor was completely at odds with his usual gentle and scholarly air, which surprised even Captain Liu.
But since it was someone from their production team who had such a big accident, he, as the production team leader, had no choice but to take responsibility.
We couldn't really cause trouble, so we had no choice but to step forward and try to persuade them.
"Old Chen, they didn't do this on purpose. Nobody wants this to happen."
Look, your wife is fine, otherwise we should just do as they say.
Otherwise, I'll have them add ten more eggs for you.
"Give your wife a good boost of nutrition; she's quite frail. What do you say?"
He lowered his voice and said,
"Old Chen, that's enough. He's the militia captain."
No matter what, you can't afford to offend them. Forget it, taking a step back will only lead to a brighter future.
Chen Zhiyuan's eyes were red with anger.
"Bullying me! Bullying me!"
Captain Wu hurriedly said,
"Okay, okay, let's add ten more eggs."
"Comrade, please don't be angry. What happened today was my fault. I'll have him apologize to you."
He winked at the skinny monkey next to him, and the skinny monkey hurriedly stepped forward.
"Comrade, I'm so sorry, don't worry, I didn't see anything just now."
Your wife's yell almost scared me to death.
Besides, how old is your wife? I wouldn't even look at her if I wanted to.
Chen Zhiyuan almost jumped up.
Captain Liu, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed the person and yelled at Captain Five.
"What exactly are your people trying to do? Are they apologizing or just trying to annoy someone?"
"Get out of here right now! Bring them cornmeal and eggs tomorrow, not a penny less."
Captain Wu had no choice but to lead his men away from him and Skinny Monkey in a dejected manner, the two of them talking as they walked.
What do you think?
The skinny monkey said in a low voice,
“I went inside and looked around. The room was so small, you could see it at a glance, and there was nothing there.”
Besides the two baskets on the ground, I also kicked one with my foot; it was empty.
"Where could that old woman have gone by herself?"
Let's search the surrounding area. We have to find him tonight, otherwise how are we going to explain it to them tomorrow?"
Captain Wu's eyes were sinister. The matter had been handled perfectly, and all that was left was to hand over the person so they could get the final payment.
Now they've lost face.
"Alright! Let's split into two groups. One group will follow the main road and chase after them, while the other group will search in the mountains and forests."
The woods are so deep; the old lady might get lost, especially since they've never been to this place before.
Chen Zhiyuan returned to the house.
Chen's mother had already gotten off the kang (a heated brick bed), but the old lady was still huddled under the covers.
Close the door properly.
Chen's mother cried out twice in a high-pitched voice.
The people outside gradually dispersed.
Chen Zhiyuan hurriedly went into the inner room, where the old lady had her head sticking out of the quilt.
Thankfully, they didn't go to the production team leader. If that fifth team leader had really brought his men to arrest the old lady as an enemy agent, she wouldn't have been able to explain herself.
“Auntie, please hide in our cave for now. I will find a way to send the message out.”
Grandma Ouyang nodded; what had just happened had frightened everyone.
No one expected these people to be so blatant; it was as if it were premeditated.
At night, the three of them squeezed onto one kang (a heated brick bed).
Nobody could sleep, mainly because this kind of thing was terrifying.
The next morning, both of them had dark circles under their eyes, and they couldn't sleep at night no matter how much they tossed and turned. That's why.
After cooking and eating, the couple carefully locked the door and told the old lady to stay in the inner room and not to come out, otherwise it would be troublesome if someone saw her.
The couple went to work. They were both worried because the village was too isolated from the outside world. Writing letters was definitely out of the question; if someone saw the contents of the letters, they would be doomed.
Besides, I don't know when it will be able to be sent out.
There are no telephones here.
Unless they go to the county, but there's no legitimate reason to go there, they absolutely cannot leave the production team. They are people who have been sent down to the countryside, and they don't even qualify as villagers.
How could someone possibly go to the county for no reason?
The couple were anxious, but they had to pretend. When they saw them, the villagers had all sorts of expressions.
After all, everyone knows what happened yesterday.
The way he looked at Chen's mother was slightly subtle.
Chen's mother was both angry and annoyed, but there was nothing she could do. In that situation, she had to risk damaging her own reputation to protect the old lady.
That's the price we paid to protect the old lady in that situation, even if she were truly exposed.
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