The village head of Sunjia Village was filled with deep regret at this moment.
He shouldn't have taken the empty promises that Wang Guilan, that old hag, made!
What could an old woman with long hair and short brains who only knows how to cause trouble at home all day possibly understand?
How could I have been so blinded by greed, letting some worthless old woman instigate me?
Now things are much better; they've been delivered right to Zhao Jiagou's brigade leader's doorstep.
If they really end up in the police station, they'll definitely lose their chance to be recognized as an advanced collective. They might even be charged with leading a group to cause trouble in other villages and end up in jail.
At that point, not only will he be able to continue as the brigade leader, but his children at home will also be implicated.
The eldest son is doing well working in another city. What if he loses his job because of his father and is sent to the harsh Northwest for reform?
The environment in the Northwest is not as good as that in the rural areas of Northeast China. How could the eldest son endure such hardship?
Before anything had even happened, the village head of Sunjia Village was terrified by what he had imagined.
He hurriedly flashed a bright, ingratiating smile toward Zhao Youcai and the head of Zhaojiagou Village, while also waving frantically at the villagers behind him, signaling them to put away their farm tools.
The villagers were puzzled, but simply cooperated.
The village head of Sunjia Village finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, the villagers were always obedient; otherwise, things would have been really difficult to handle today.
Now, as long as we show an attitude of begging for mercy, say some conciliatory words, and do some practical things, the thorny problem can be easily solved.
With increasing confidence, the village chief of Sunjia Village suddenly slapped his thigh, and a powerful voice instantly rang out.
“Yesterday, Zhao Chunhua’s two younger brothers went to our village to sell cloth, but they had to leave because of something else. Our whole village was waiting to buy some cloth to take back. Not only did I not buy a single bolt of cloth, but I was also so busy every day that I was practically running around like crazy. When I finally got home at night, I found the whole village waiting for me at my door to complain. That’s when I found out what had happened.”
The first thing the village head of Sunjia Village did was to state that he knew nothing about Sun Tiezhu's family affairs, as he was very busy as the village head.
“It was Sun Tiezhu and his mother who were in the wrong. They didn’t dare to delay for a second and sent the person over to apologize.”
The second thing the village head did was clarify his own position and demonstrate his selfless attitude, which was truly righteous.
I must say, this guy's mind works pretty fast.
But the brigade leader of Zhaojiagou was not so easily fooled. He pointed to the group of men from Sunjia Village.
"Just sending two people over to apologize, no need to act like you're about to fight. You've brought all the weapons, who are you trying to fool?"
The village head of Sunjia Village hurriedly slapped his thigh. "Look at you, you've misunderstood! I went to town on business last time and heard that your village has had a lot of trouble lately. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to handle it all, so I specially brought some of the village's best helpers to assist you."
Captain Zhao of the Zhao Family Village nodded in satisfaction, his eyes shining as he looked at this group of free laborers.
If we let these men work in their village all day without providing food, we would not only save on food, but also catch up on the spring planting schedule.
Not bad, really not bad.
When these migrant workers finish their work, the work points will be divided equally among the households in their village. Isn't that like getting free money?
But they were already outside Zhao Youcai's yard, and they hadn't even finished digesting last night's meal. They had to get an explanation from Zhao Youcai first.
Hearing the commotion outside, and knowing that the situation was under control, the other members of the Zhao family slowly came out of the house.
Zhao Chunhua was protected by her younger siblings, who were afraid that the people from Sunjia Village would rush over and do something to her.
Especially the eldest son's wife, who had also experienced domestic violence. Knowing that Zhao Chunhua's daily beatings were even worse than her own worst experience, her sympathy was stronger than anyone else's.
The way he protected Zhao Chunhua was just like a mother hen incubating her eggs, wary of all the other chickens. His eyes were so fierce that it looked like he wanted to tear Sun Tiezhu and his mother Wang Guilan apart alive.
Zhao Youcai ignored his in-laws and eldest son-in-law, and just looked at the village head of Sunjia Village with a calm expression.
“If you really want to help our brigade with work, you should go to the brigade leader’s doorstep, not my doorstep. Since you dare to incite a crowd to cause trouble, you should bear the consequences of doing so.”
The brigade leader wanted to stop Zhao Youcai from continuing, since they were all brigades under the same commune, and it wouldn't look good if things got too tense.
If Zhao Youcai really insists on getting an explanation that will make the other team leader lose face, it would be such a waste to let these laborers go.
Who wouldn't want to do nothing but lie on the warm kang (heated brick bed) at home, sleep, and wait for work points to fall into their lap?
However, he did not interrupt Zhao Youcai, because in his current understanding, his cousin Zhao Youcai was very shrewd and would definitely not let the people of Zhaojiagou suffer losses.
Zhao Youcai looked at the unnatural expression on the face of the village head of Sunjia Village and smiled coldly. Now you know fear? What were you doing just now?
He was certain that if they were in the wrong, the other side would probably devour the entire Zhao family alive.
Now you're scared and begging for mercy? Is there such a good thing as a free lunch?
“Third brother, you run the fastest. Go to the police station and tell them that Zhao Youcai from Zhaojiagou was beaten up by the brigade leader of Sunjia Village and most of the able-bodied men in the village.”
Without saying a word, Zhao Jianhua sprinted towards the town.
The village head of Sunjia Village was anxious, especially after seeing the excited faces of all the men from Zhaojiagou who were standing there.
This isn't what he expected. He'd already backed down, but the other party wasn't about to give up and even threatened to call the police.
The village head of Sunjia Village quickly cast a pleading look toward the village head of Zhaojiagou.
The meaning is obvious: as the head of the same village, the villagers of Zhaojiagou will definitely listen to you, right?
The brigade leader of Zhaojiagou pretended not to understand his gaze, deliberately put his hands behind his back, and chatted with Zhao Youcai in front of all the villagers from Sunjia Village who had come to cause trouble.
“Every day, your house is practically a police station. We only know you're a villager; otherwise, we'd think you were sent by the police to investigate.”
Zhao Youcai shrugged, somewhat helplessly, "There are too many people who can't stand to see others doing well. As soon as they start to have a good life, they all swarm around like leeches. There's nothing I can do but report it to the police."
When the village head of Sunjia Village heard what the two said, his heart skipped a beat. Why did it sound like they were deliberately trying to scare him?
Immediately afterwards, he heard a voice he most wanted to hear, but also least wanted to hear at this time, slowly rising from behind him.
"Excuse me, is this Zhao Youcai's house?"
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