A few days later, Sister Li knocked on Jiang Qi's door and told her to go to the camp immediately.
Sister Li went there with Jiang Xi.
Jiang Xi asked, "What are you going to do in the camp?"
Sister Li said, "It's about the rumor that was spread that day."
Hearing about this, Jiang Xi raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
After a few days of no news, she thought the matter had just come to an end.
Sister Li seemed to know what she was thinking. "In fact, the matter had a result two days ago. Old Li from the family said that Brigade Commander Liang handled the matter personally, but there were two men from the military who were on duty. Today, all the people are here."
When Jiang Xing and Li Saozi went to the brigade commander's office, there were already quite a few people standing in the office.
When Brigade Commander Liang saw Jiang Xing coming, he quickly pulled a stool and motioned for her to sit down.
Brigadier General Liang's attentive attitude towards Jiang Qi caused many people to look at them.
No one in the room was sitting down. Jiang Xi sat down and stood up again.
Brigadier General Liang noticed her embarrassment and motioned for everyone in the office to sit down.
Jiang Xing didn't like to chat with people, and among the people sitting in the office, she only knew Brigade Commander Liang, Regiment Commander Li, and Sister-in-law Li.
The others were all strangers, but she remembered those women, the ones who had gossiped about her in the classroom at that time.
Several women were sitting next to their husbands at this moment, with their heads bowed and not saying a word.
They were frightened when Jiang Qi said he wanted to find the military district leader that day, but everything was calm after two days.
They thought that Jiang Qi was just talking about looking for the military district leader that day, but when they learned that the military district leader had called them today, they were all scared.
When the husband got home, he lost his temper without any explanation.
It was nothing for them to gossip when they were in the village before, but now they are being criticized and punished for saying a few words here.
They didn't regret it, but they felt it was unfair. They were just spreading gossip.
At first they couldn't figure it out, but after seeing Brigadier General Liang's attitude towards Jiang Li, they realized that they had a backer, and that's why they were being criticized.
Without a backer, she is nothing.
What a vixen, she even seduced the leaders of the military region.
With this guess in their hearts, they became even more unwilling.
As for the other men in the room, some of them had just returned from a mission, and they learned about this as soon as they returned to the camp. They were exhausted both physically and mentally after completing the mission, but they did not expect to receive a reward for completing the mission, but were instead lectured.
When they found out it was related to their wives, their faces turned even uglier.
But after all, it's their own daughter-in-law, so if she makes a mistake, they have to take responsibility.
They already knew the whole story, and everyone had a good ideological awareness. Besides, Jiang Liu's husband had a higher military rank than any of them, so they stood up and saluted Jiang Liu without thinking.
One of them spoke up, "Because of the false rumors spread by the family, we solemnly apologize to you."
If it was just for a casual apology, why would she report to the military district leaders? Just an apology did not hit these people where it hurt.
Seeing that Jiang Xi didn't say anything, several men immediately glanced at their wives.
Following their husbands' signals, they were no longer willing to apologize, after all, they had the support of their leaders.
"Sister, this matter is not our fault. We shouldn't have spread gossip about you. Now that you have been criticized and educated, you have realized your mistakes. Please forgive us and don't be angry."
"Oh, we already know we were wrong and promise not to say bad things about you again. Please forgive us."
This tone sounds quite unwilling.
Jiang Xi pursed her lips. She had apologized reluctantly today, but after this incident had passed, she turned around and blamed others. She was still surrounded by rumors.
Regardless of whether the other party was willing or not, she showed her attitude. Jiang Qing thanked Brigadier General Liang for protecting her. She knew she should step down, but she was very unhappy.
Brigade Commander Liang seemed to see through her thoughts. He coughed lightly and said, "Whether you forgive me or not, I have said that I will give you a satisfactory answer to this matter."
Jiang Xi understood what he meant, and was surprised that he could see through his thoughts. It turned out that the older he was, the wiser he was.
Jiang Xing looked at them coldly, "Rumors hurt people. Your casual words have caused great harm to me. You want to let it go with just an apology. That's not possible."
Jiang Xi's words made the faces of the women in front of him change again and again.
Brigade Commander Liang put down the enamel pot in his hand and said, "Okay, I've apologized, but whether others accept it or not is her business. I will punish you next."
"Sun Qiang, Kong Feng." said Brigade Commander Liang.
"Bye."
Brigade Commander Liang said: "You have just returned from a mission. This time we will punish you by deducting all your mission allowances and one month's salary."
"Brigade Commander."
"What?" The faces of the wives of the two men whose allowances and salaries were deducted changed when they heard their names were being taken away.
That mission allowance is enough for them to eat meat for a long time!
"Hua Bin, Zhang Yue." Brigade Commander Liang mentioned two more unfamiliar names.
"Bye."
Brigade Commander Liang said: "You are not on the list of candidates for promotion this time. The impact of this incident will remove your names. Your behavior will continue to be observed. If you perform well, you will be on the promotion list next year."
"Brigade Commander."
Brigadier General Liang looked at the faces of the people and asked, "Do you have any objections to the punishment?"
Several men said in a loud voice, "Report to the brigade commander, no."
Jiang Gui was a little surprised. She thought that she could just apologize and be done with it today.
I didn't expect there would be punishment.
This punishment is not light for a man, but it is not heavy either.
For men, a month's salary or mission allowance is nothing, but for women with little knowledge, men's salary is their source of life security.
Moreover, Sister Li had introduced the situations of these women to her. It seemed that the wives of the two men named first had not been in the family compound for long and had not yet obtained any marriage license.
As for the promotion of the other two, Brigade Commander Liang did not make a final statement. They were on reserve duty this year, so even if they reported it, they might not be promoted. However, if they performed well and made more contributions, they would definitely be promoted next year.
This is the punishment, and I promise.
But it was not so good for their wives. Their men were still company commanders, but they were brought in temporarily because there were many vacancies in the family compound.
The fact that their men have no hope of promotion this year means that they will soon be driven out of their families' homes and returned to the countryside.
Brigade Commander Liang's face turned pale. "Very good. This incident should tell you that husband and wife are one. They share the same fate. As soldiers and military dependents, your behavior and style not only represent your personalities!"