"I didn't ask? Didn't I ask what was going on as soon as I came in? None of you told me, and now you're blaming me?!"
And shouldn't you be cursing? No matter the reason, it shouldn't be resolved like this. Can't we just sit down and talk calmly?
Not just you, but also those hiding inside—get out here, all of you!
As a result, only Lin Lili and Pan Xiuying from the female educated youth side came out. It was only after asking that we learned that Zhang Hongxia and Zeng Yinqiu had gone out to find people in the village to exchange dried goods.
The male educated youth were all present, but those few were people who didn't like to cause trouble and wouldn't easily get involved in other people's conflicts, so naturally they wouldn't come out to participate in their lawsuit.
However, the captain didn't care about all that. He just scolded everyone who was at home but didn't come out to stop the fight. Of course, those who participated in the fight were not spared either. Even Zhao Zhiyi, who came to find him, couldn't escape.
After piecing together the whole story from their accounts, he gave Zhu Pandi a deep look.
If it weren't so inappropriate for him to say it, he really wanted to tell her she deserved it!
"Zhu Zhiqing, what's wrong with you? You've only been here a short time and you've already caused trouble several times. Don't you want to reflect on your own behavior?"
Zhu Pandi was initially unconvinced and wanted to argue back, but then she suddenly remembered that she had made up a scandalous rumor about someone else's son that day, and she didn't know if Wang Weiguo had told her about it when he got back, so she quickly shut her mouth.
After saying a few words to her, Wang Fulin saw that she kept her head down and remained silent, so he didn't say anything more. After all, she was a woman, and if he said something too harsh, she might threaten to kill herself, which would be troublesome.
So he shifted his attention away from Zhu Pandi and began to deal with their messy affairs.
"Alright, there's another pot at the brigade headquarters. Go and bring it back later to use for now. As for your broken one, take it to town and have it recast. The person who broke the pot should pay for it. Any objections?"
Feeling the pressure from the captain, Zhu Pandi felt bitter inside, but there was nothing she could do. She could only bite her lip and nod to indicate that she had no objection.
"Okay, if you have no objections, then it's fine. As for the oil you had, Zhu Zhiqing has to pay for it, and those of you who smashed the eggs have to pay for four eggs as well! Also, you have to pay for the medical expenses of the person who hit you. No denying it. Any objections?"
Seeing how serious the captain was, who would dare to have any objections? So they all shook their heads.
"Alright, then you can tell me your own plans for compensation."
After thinking for a moment, his gaze fell on Zhu Pandi, since she was the one who had been beaten.
"How do you want them to compensate you? I'm warning you, don't you dare ask for an exorbitant amount, or they won't compensate you, and I won't be responsible!"
Zhu Pandi, who had originally planned to extort money from each of them, immediately backed down upon hearing this and abandoned her original idea, weakly saying:
"I was beaten so badly, can I ask them to each pay me two yuan?"
Upon hearing her reply, Wang Fulin's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a bit. Indeed, the person had been beaten quite badly, and asking for two yuan was not unreasonable.
So he nodded, agreeing to Zhu Pandi's claim amount.
“Okay, let’s do it this way. Wang, Huang, and Zhou, each of you will pay them two yuan, and then give Zhu Pandi four eggs as compensation. Pay them now.”
Huang Ying felt utterly wronged. She hadn't really hurt her, yet she was being charged a share of the compensation.
"Captain, I didn't..."
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