“Director Ma, my third son heard it clearly. Those people from Sunjia Village said that the cloth in the textile factory didn’t come from legitimate sources. It might be stolen goods from somewhere.”
"They even said that I, the old man, used the textile factory's name to sell the stolen goods through a better channel and make a lot of money."
"This isn't about me, an old man; it's about you, factory manager, colluding with me to make dirty money!"
Zhao Youcai looked indignant, as if he were standing up for the textile factory.
Upon hearing this, Director Ma, whose head was already bald, was so angry that it almost glowed.
These annoying peasants, all they can do is spout nonsense with their broken mouths.
What? Will you become mute if you don't spew nonsense?
Sunjia Village, right? They dared to smear his textile factory; he'll make sure the people of Sunjia Village learn their lesson.
You look down on the fabric from his textile factory, huh? Then from today onwards, no one in his village should buy any fabric!
As the head of the textile factory, it was only a matter of a word for Director Ma to prevent the people of Sunjia Village from buying cloth.
We'll contact the supply and marketing cooperative beforehand and ask them to inquire which villages the cloth comes from before they sell it.
Even if the supply and marketing cooperative had cloth for sale, as long as they were from Sunjia Village, they couldn't buy a piece of cloth the size of their palm, no matter how many cloth coupons they had.
Whether those people will pay "high prices" to buy cloth from the black market or other villagers is none of his business.
In addition, someone needs to be sent to Sunjia Village to find out who said that the cloth from his textile factory was of dubious origin.
He wants to send all those who spread rumors to the police station to be imprisoned and taught them a lesson.
"Director Ma, please calm down. I was just letting you know that you're doing a good deed for the villagers. We can't let those bad people slander you out of thin air!"
As he was leaving, Zhao Youcai was still trying to persuade him.
However, the more he tried to persuade Director Ma, the uglier his expression became.
Seeing that Director Ma was still furious, Zhao Youcai knew that his mission was accomplished.
Next, you just have to go home and wait for the clowns to come and perform.
...
Sunjia Village at this time.
Sun Tiezhu's unreliable old mother, Wang Guilan, was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) in the brigade leader's house, crying and wailing as she made her accusations.
“The people from Zhaojiagou really don’t respect us villagers at all. They’re blaming my son for such a big thing as not selling cloth to us.”
"They're just here to annoy us. They never intended to sell us any cloth, and they're going to delay our village's spring planting. Brigade leader, you have to stand up for our family!"
Wang Guilan shouted, but in her heart she was muttering to herself.
Why should his son bear the scorn of the entire village alone?
We're all from the same village, so we have to share the blame. As a great man said, unity is strength.
She didn't believe the Zhao family was so tough that they would dare to challenge the entire Sun family village.
When the people of Sunjia Village go to Zhaojiagou to demand an explanation, they will beat that bitch Zhao Chunhua half to death in front of that old bastard Zhao Youcai.
When the time comes, that bastard Zhao Youcai will have no choice but to obediently take out the cloth and give it to me.
A daughter-in-law wants her mother-in-law to suffer? Dream on!
The captain felt increasingly agitated by the howling around him.
He was so annoyed by Wang Guilan; she was always the one causing all the trouble.
If his son hadn't been caught red-handed beating a woman, he would have already bought cheap and durable fabric.
Moreover, his wife had just argued with him about this, because a few days ago she said she wanted to buy fabric to make clothes for their son who works in another province.
As a result, we didn't even have the chance to buy fabric, so how could we send new clothes?
Seeing that the captain didn't react, Wang Guilan's cloudy eyes darted around, and she continued to fan the flames:
"Captain, you know that there has been a nationwide famine in recent years, and many people have died from starvation and exhaustion."
"Zhao Chunhua didn't starve to death in our family. Doesn't that prove we've been good to her? Have we wronged her or those few good-for-nothing brats?"
"Tiezhu only hit Zhao Chunhua a few times, he didn't cripple or kill her. How did that make him a heinous criminal? Besides, which family in the village doesn't beat their wives? Is she just being pampered..."
Wang Guilan continued talking, completely unaware that the captain beside her was growing increasingly dark-faced upon hearing her words.
Suddenly, Wang Guilan's heart skipped a beat, and she glanced at the brigade leader with a guilty look.
Just now, she suddenly remembered that there was an exception in the village.
There was no precedent for the brigade leader beating his wife in his family; they had all witnessed it with their own eyes. The brigade leader in front of them was even chased all over the village by his wife, who was waving her shoes around.
Wang Guilan gave an awkward smile, and seeing that the captain's expression was not right, she tried to change the subject.
"Captain, everyone in the surrounding area knows that the people of Sunjia Village have good relationships. Even the town mayor once praised our Sunjia Village for its unity."
"The village will be evaluated for advanced collective status in a few months. Our village has won the award for several years in a row. If we are smeared by people with ulterior motives because of this, our advanced collective status will be in danger!"
The village head of Sunjia Village grew increasingly irritated, even though he knew that old woman Wang Guilan was up to no good.
The honor of being an advanced collective is indeed very important to Sunjia Village.
Their village won nine times in a row, and no village in the surrounding area could help but envy them.
Especially Zhao Jiagou, they haven't received it even once in all these years.
When his village was recognized as an advanced collective, he, as the brigade leader, felt proud.
Moreover, if the village he leads performs well, he might have the opportunity to be appreciated by higher-ups in the future, and he could advance further.
If I'm too old to be selected, maybe I can bring my son, who works in another city, back and give him some kind of official position, big or small.
Wang Guilan's words hit the captain's sore spot. He might not care about anything else, but he couldn't afford to be indifferent to the selection of an advanced collective.
If Sunjia Village is smeared because of Wang Guilan's daughter-in-law's affair, and if someone with ulterior motives reports that their village has an unhealthy atmosphere, they will definitely not be able to continue to receive the title of advanced collective.
Wouldn't all my previous efforts be wasted in that case?
He considered it carefully for a while longer.
Finally, the captain gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and nodded emphatically.
"Guilan, I know about this. We'll go to Zhaojiagou first thing tomorrow morning to seek justice for Tiezhu."
"She's a woman who married into our Sunjia Village, we can't just take her away like this without any explanation."
“If we ignore it, people will think that the people in our village have done something wrong and are feeling guilty.”
Hearing this, Wang Guilan was satisfied. After giving the brigade leader a few more instructions, she smiled and pulled Sun Tiezhu away.
I was humming a little tune on the way back, I couldn't have been happier.
"Tiezhu, tomorrow we'll tie up your shameful wife and bring her back. I'll get my revenge too."
Sun Tiezhu understood and nodded obediently.
"Don't worry, Mother. When that old hag comes back, I'll tie her up for you, and you can whip her as much as you want!"
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