Chapter 112
When Lu Cheng and Lu Haici arrived at the gate of the family compound, they found that the gate had been surrounded and that Mother Lin was still beating Grandma Zhang. She had beaten Grandma Zhang's face into a pig's head, but the Zhang family just watched and no one dared to step forward. Zhang Youcai wanted to help Grandma, but was held tightly by the Zhang family.
Grandpa Zhang and Zhang's father knew Grandma Zhang's temper. They knew from what Mother Lin said just now that before the Chinese New Year last year, Grandma Zhang wanted to trick people but failed, and now they were recognized. Thinking that this was wrong, Grandma Zhang actually wanted to trick people in the army, and Grandpa Zhang and Zhang's father were very scared.
Ordinary people are afraid of officials, this is their nature, not to mention this era, the Zhang family has done too many things to regret.
"Please forgive me, I did it, I was really wrong, please..." Grandma Zhang's mind was already in a mess after being beaten, and she had lost all her rationality. She could only admit her fault instinctively.
Zhang Hongping and others watched. If they had the intention to stop it at the beginning, then after Grandma Zhang begged for mercy, they didn't even want to pretend. They also knew about the hit-and-run incident that Lin Qingqing encountered before the New Year. Lin Qingqing mentioned it when she was chatting with them. Thinking about it now, they all felt a little scared. After all, Lin Qingqing was pregnant at the time. What if something happened? What
's more, is what Grandma Zhang did humane?
So everyone just watched the show.
"Help, military comrades, please save me... I'm wrong, I'll call the police... I'll turn myself in, please save me..." Grandma Zhang felt that even if she turned herself in, the police comrades would not treat her like this, as she was too painful to be beaten by Lin's mother.
"Then go and turn yourself in." Suddenly, a cold and low voice sounded. Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Lu Cheng.
"Captain Lu is here."
"Captain Lu..."
The people who were watching the show at the gate of the family courtyard made way for Lu Cheng to go in. Lu Haici followed his father and squeezed in.
Seeing her son-in-law coming, Lin's mother had no intention of getting off Zhang's mother. She said to Lu Cheng: "This man dared to insult my daughter. What if something happened to my daughter?" Lin's mother was also scared when she thought about it, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"I'm sorry to have made my mother worry. I didn't take good care of her at that time." At that time, he should have insisted not to let him go to the market to join in the fun.
"Comrade, military comrade, I was wrong, I apologize, I will compensate, please let me go, please..." When Grandma Zhang saw someone who could speak, she immediately cried for help desperately, "Comrade, I was really wrong, please give me a chance, I can compensate you, I really can compensate you, one yuan, one yuan is enough? If not, two yuan... five yuan..." Grandma Zhang added money one by one.
"Dad, we don't want money." Lu Haici pulled Lu Cheng's clothes. He hated this man, so he didn't want money.
Lu Cheng patted his son's hand: "Don't worry." Not to mention that his family is not short of money, even if they are short of money, he will not trade this matter for money. "Don't want money, just do as you said just now, you go and turn yourself in, my mother was a little impulsive just now, we will compensate for your medical expenses."
"What?" Grandma Zhang was stunned, there are medical expenses to be paid? She immediately said, "I will turn myself in... I will turn myself in..."
Lu Cheng said, "Then write down what you planned to do to defraud my wife before the New Year. Then I will send you to the police station. Of course, I will compensate you for the medical expenses in front of the police."
When Lin's mother heard this, she pulled Lu Cheng aside with some worry: "Lu Cheng, if we go to the police station, I beat her, will it be..."
"No." Lu Cheng knew what his mother-in-law was worried about, "You are concerned about your daughter, it is a dispute between women, the police will not do anything."
Hearing her son-in-law say this, Lin's mother was relieved.
In fact, the police will not do anything about this kind of small civil dispute. In this era, there are many such disputes between villagers, especially verbal disputes. Although Lin's mother beat Grandma Zhang, there was a reason for it, and the police would not arrest her.
When Grandma Zhang heard that she had to write down the story, she shrank back and said, "But I can't write. No one in my family can write."
Lu Cheng looked around and finally stopped at Zhang Youcai: "He wrote it." This child is his son's classmate, a primary school student. Even if he doesn't know enough words, he can write down such fraudulent things clearly. "If you don't know, use pinyin. As for the medical expenses, I will compensate you five yuan. Is that enough?"
Grandma Zhang really didn't pay the medical expenses. She was willing to cheat people for money during the Chinese New Year last year, and now she is of course willing to turn herself in for the medical expenses. Grandma Zhang didn't try. In her heart, money is the most important thing.
For Lu Cheng, money is the least important thing. Since the other party has done something wrong, he should be handed over to the police. As for compensation for medical expenses, Lu Cheng thinks that his family should pay compensation for beating someone.
In fact, to be frank, he is willing to spend money and let the other party accept the punishment.
"That's enough, we will write, we will write, Youcai, you write... If you write, grandma will buy you White Rabbit milk candy." Grandma Zhang called her grandson.
Zhang Youcai didn't know what it meant to surrender or not. When he heard that there was White Rabbit milk candy to eat, he was of course happy.
Lu Cheng came to where the soldiers were standing guard: "Do you have paper and pen?" The soldier said: "
Captain Lu, please wait a moment." After the soldier brought paper and pen to Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng gave it to Zhang Youcai: "Come on, write it." He then said to Grandma Zhang, "You tell us what happened that day." So Zhang Youcai, with trembling hands, wrote down everything that Grandma Zhang had said. When he encountered a word he didn't know how to write, he used pinyin. Although there were a lot of pinyin and blank words on this piece of paper, the truth of the matter could still be seen clearly. Grandma Zhang didn't dare to lie. With Lu Haici next to her, she was afraid that if she said something wrong, Lu Haici would point it out and then attract a slap from Lin's mother. She didn't dare to make them angry now. After Zhang Youcai finished writing Grandma Zhang's statement, Lu Cheng asked Grandma Zhang to press her fingerprints and then took them to the police station in the town. Speaking of which, the group did go there. Mother Lin was worried that if she went, her daughter would be left alone, so she suppressed her curiosity. However, she pulled Lu Haici aside and said, "Haici, grandma is not going to the police station. She will stay in the family compound to take care of your mother. You go to the police station with your father, and tell grandma about the police station when you come back." "Grandma, I know. Don't worry. I will take a close look." Lu Haici said. "Let's go and see together and be a witness for Captain Lu." Zhang Hongping said without complaining. "Lu Haici, we'll go with you." Qin Ming said. He wasn't going to watch the excitement, but simply to accompany a good friend. "I'll go too." Ji Yang of course wanted to go too. So, Lu Cheng and a few military wives who were watching the show took the Zhang family to the police station in the town.
An hour later, everyone arrived at the police station in the town, which was the town where the market was held last year.
The comrades at the police station saw that the leading man was a soldier, and saw the badge on his head, knowing that he was of high military rank, and said nervously: "Hello, comrade, may I ask what brings you to the police station?" When he said this, he glanced at Grandma Zhang, because she had been slapped many times by Lin's mother, and her face was swollen, which was particularly obvious.
Lu Cheng told the story in a few words. Of course, he didn't just talk about the hit-and-run incident a few years ago. He started with Hu Xiaolan's story and described all the evidence clearly. Then, he took out the apology letter written by Zhang Youcai: "Please read it."
When encountering such a worry-free thing, the police were still very happy. Because the other party explained the matter clearly and found all the witnesses, it meant that they had saved a lot of trouble. The police read the apology letter, which was too painful to read, and then looked at Grandma Zhang: "Is what he said true? Do you have anything to add?"
Grandma Zhang was afraid of being beaten again, so she immediately said: "No, no, he said it was true. But... but he said that since my face was beaten like this, they would compensate me for five yuan for medical expenses."
The police looked at Lu Cheng, and Lu Cheng took out five yuan: "This is for medical expenses."
With the police's witness, Grandma Zhang quickly put the five yuan in her pocket. "Then can I go home now?"
Logically speaking, this is indeed a small matter, but Lu Cheng actually took the trouble to bring people to the police station, so of course he couldn't just let it go. He said, "Fraud is a bad idea. Once this idea spreads, there will be more people with such evil intentions, which will affect the daily lives of ordinary people. I think it is necessary to take warning from it."
The policeman immediately understood: "Indeed, we will lock him up for a few days, and then discuss it with the commune."
Lu Cheng didn't say much: "Thank you, I hope the people can learn from this and not destroy the fine virtues of our country."
"What?" Grandma Zhang was dumbfounded, "I still want to be locked up for this? I still want to be locked up?" She was willing to admit and surrender, because she felt that such a small matter was nothing, but now she was going to be locked up, of course she didn't want to, "No, no, I can't be locked up, I don't want to, police comrade..."
"Take her in and lock her up." The police didn't listen to her and called two comrades to take Grandma Zhang away. No matter how loud Grandma Zhang screamed, it was useless. In the end, there was no sound left. The
Zhang family was obviously afraid and didn't say a word. In the end, it was still Zhang's mother who asked timidly: "Then... when can my mother-in-law come out?" Speaking of it, she was also involved in the incident, but she didn't go in. Because it was not her who hit Lin Qingqing, and Lu Cheng wanted to teach a lesson to the mastermind.
The police said: "Two months." Go to labor reform and education, two months at most, after all, this is not a crime.
Hearing this, the Zhang family was relieved.
Family Courtyard
"Grandma, I'm back, Grandma..." Lu Hai ran into the house in a casual manner.
Lin's mother was taking a nap. When she heard Lu Haici's voice, she hurriedly got out of bed. Because she got out of bed in a hurry, her feet were a little numb after waking up, so she almost fell to the ground.
"Mom, be careful." Lin Qingqing saw it and her heart started beating.
Lu Haici had already run into the house: "Grandma, Mom, I'm back." This time his voice was lowered, for fear of disturbing his sister.
"How is it? What happened to the old woman from the Zhang family?" Lin's mother was anxious to know.
Lu Haici said: "She was locked up. I heard from the police uncle that she might be locked up for two months."
Lin's mother was finally happy when she heard the result, but she was still not satisfied: "Then tell me what happened."
"Hey..." Then Lu Haici talked about it with relish.
Lu Haici spoke vividly, and Lin's mother was happy to hear it. It seemed that the grandparents were in harmony.
"Lu Haici..."
Lu Haici had just talked about Grandma Zhang when Qin Ming and Ji Yang came.
Lu Haici ran out again: "What's the matter? I haven't finished my homework yet. I won't go out to play."
Qin Ming said: "We haven't written our self-criticisms yet. Let's copy them." Qin Ming
and Ji Yang both carried schoolbags. After copying the self-criticisms, they did their homework together. If they encountered homework they didn't know how to do, they could ask Lin Qingqing to teach them. There was no other way. Both parents had little knowledge, so they couldn't teach them anything.
In fact, Qin Ming's parents could teach them, but they were in the county, and Teacher Qin and Zhang Hongping had never been to school, so they couldn't teach them. The same was true for the Ji family. So Lin Qingqing has always been the one who taught the children their homework. As for Lu Cheng, the children did not dare to ask.
"Then you come in." So, I went into Lu Haici's room, copying homework and chatting. The chirping sound was like a little squirrel eating melon seeds.
"Ah..." Lin's mother sighed, "I feel sad when I think of my son-in-law paying the other party five yuan for medical expenses." If this happened in the countryside, he would not be compensated with a single yuan.
Lin smiled lightly: "Your son-in-law doesn't want you to be criticized. We won't care about the loss if he pays the medical expenses. That little money is nothing. Your reputation and safety are the most important. He cares about you."
Lin's mother was very happy with her daughter's words: "Yes, your son-in-law is really a good person, my daughter. Now think about it, you really had a good vision. So, a girl is not afraid of marrying late, the main thing is to marry the right person."
Lin teased lightly: "Then you married my father and married the right person. Aren't you the head of our family? My father never talks back when he hits you or scolds you."
Lin's mother heard her daughter's teasing and glared at her: "Listen to what you said, am I the kind of person who would hit your father?" However, it is indeed good to be the head of the family. In fact, all the men in the Lin family are good. It is her blessing to marry into the Lin family.
On Monday, when Lu Haici and others went to school, they met Zhang Youcai. When Zhang Youcai saw them, he was extremely jealous, just like enemies meeting each other, but he just stared at them and didn't come forward.
By noon, someone spoke up, and many people knew that Grandma Zhang was locked up in the police station for fraud. Some people began to point fingers at Zhang Youcai, and some people said bad things to Zhang Youcai.
By Tuesday, Lu Haici and others hadn't seen Zhang Youcai.
At the beginning, Lu Haici didn't pay attention. As a result, a month passed in the blink of an eye, and he still hadn't seen Zhang Youcai.
That day, Lu Haici returned home from school, feeling a little worried.
Lin Qingqing had finished her confinement and started working. Because her work and home are close, and her job is to manage the farm, she can come to see her daughter and feed her breast milk anytime on her way to work. For Lin Qingqing, this life is quite comfortable.
During dinner, Lin Qingqing saw that Lu Haici was absent-minded, so she asked, "Haici, are you unhappy at school today?"
Lu Haici shook his head, hesitating to speak. But he seldom hid things from his mother, or rather, except for the self-review, he had never hidden anything from his mother. In addition, this matter had nothing to do with him, so he would not hide it. So he told his mother the truth: "Mom, Zhang Youcai hasn't come to school for a long time, and I haven't seen him."
Lin Qingqing heard it and said, "Then you can ask Hu Xiaolan. Aren't Hu Xiaolan and Zhang Youcai from the same production team?"
Lu Haici nodded: "Then I'll ask about school tomorrow."
Lin said softly: "Well, if you encounter something you don't understand, don't keep it in your heart. Only when you ask, you can you know the answer."
Lu Haici obediently said: "I know, Mom."
When he went to school the next day, Lu Haici asked Hu Xiaolan. "Student Hu Xiaolan, do you know why Zhang Youcai doesn't come to school?"
Hu Xiaolan said, "I don't know."
Ji Yang heard their conversation and couldn't help asking Lu Haici, "Lu Haici, why do you care about Zhang Youcai? It's better if he doesn't come."
Lu Haici pouted and said nothing.
When it was time for the lunch break, Lu Haici went to find Ren Chao. "Teacher Ren, can I ask you a question?"
Ren Chao was still cautious with these military children: "Sure, what do you want to ask?"
Lu Haici pursed his lips: "Teacher Ren, I haven't seen Zhang Youcai recently. What happened to him?"
Speaking of this, Ren Chao sighed. Zhang Youcai hasn't come to school recently. As the class teacher and a member of a production team, Ren Chao naturally went to visit Zhang's family, but the Zhang family didn't value learning. In other words, after Grandma Zhang went to the police station, no one in the Zhang family could control Zhang Youcai. Zhang Youcai doesn't like studying, so he simply doesn't come to school. She pondered for a moment and said, "Zhang Youcai doesn't like studying, so he doesn't come. But Lu Haici, you can't learn from Zhang Youcai, although..." She wanted to say that although the current situation is not good for scholars, she felt that these words should not be said to a nine-year-old child, "Although studying is hard, think about it, studying can make people understand the truth, and if you read more, you can become a worker or a teacher, and being a worker or a teacher can be... Making money is a very honorable thing, don't you think? You have to study hard, become a promising person in the future, and bring honor to your parents. "
Lu Haici said: "I know Teacher Ren, I will make money in the future to support my parents in their old age and save money for my sister's dowry. I will study hard." He heard from the aunties in the family compound that when a girl gets married, she should have more dowry so that she will not be looked down upon. Although he doesn't want his sister to get married, he also knows that his sister will definitely get married when she grows up. Therefore, he can only make more money and give his sister more dowry.
Yes, he can also save some money every year and give it all to his sister as dowry in the future.
Ren Chao: "..." Is it something you, a nine-year-old kid, should consider giving your sister more dowry?
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