Soon, the village secretary brought those people in, a total of seven people, all of whom were children who had not yet given birth to sons. The oldest was in his fifties and the youngest was nineteen years old and had just gotten married. They all confessed at the first trial. The reason was that they could not stand Tao Xiaoxi's behavior and could not bear to hear her instigating those young wives. They said that she had disrupted the atmosphere of Mantou Village and brought in unhealthy trends and evil spirits.
They became more and more excited as they spoke, and even in front of the police, they couldn't swallow their anger. They truly felt from the bottom of their hearts that they were doing justice for the people.
Tao Xiaoxi looked at them, feeling both pitiful and hateful, but this time she would not show mercy. She had even dared to cause a scene in the police station, so why would she be afraid of this group of troublemakers?
There was one of the seven people that Tao Xiaoxi couldn't help but kick twice. He was Sun Wangcai.
When the police pulled her away, they asked her why she hit him alone.
Tao Xiaoxi glanced at Sun Wangcai with disdain, "Comrade police officer, ask him why he pulled my medicine. He's a brainless idiot being used as a pawn!"
Sure enough, Sun Wangcai confessed that he had no such intention at first, but he agreed after being instigated by those people, mainly because of the bottle of wine and a pack of cigarettes.
"Comrade police officer, he is the biological father of my daughter Beibei. Do you think he should be beaten?" Tao Xiaoxi said sternly.
This was completely beyond the expectations of the three policemen. They looked at Sun Wangcai with complicated expressions, and went out to smoke or go to the bathroom. Tao Xiaoxi took the opportunity to beat him up with punches and kicks.
Sun Wangcai's hands were tied and he couldn't fight back. He screamed in pain from being beaten. The six people standing next to him couldn't help but shrink back, their expressions showing extreme fear.
Tao Xiaoxi dropped the broom in her hand, sneered, and pointed at the people huddled together opposite her, "None of you can escape."
As he walked out, he happened to run into three policemen who were returning from relieving themselves and smoking cigarettes. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble, we are serving the people!" The three policemen were inexplicably a little scared.
Once Tao Xiaoxi left, the three policemen relaxed a bit. Pointing at the seven people, they lectured them, "You're truly ignorant! You're paying the price for your ignorance. You don't know who you've messed with. Tao Xiaoxi even dared to cause trouble at the police station. So be prepared this time."
The seven people looked at each other in confusion. "What do you mean, police officer?"
"Why should I tell you this? Come on, get in the car," the police said fiercely.
When Tao Xiaoxi rode her bike to the police station, no one initially cared about her case. They all thought it was just a trivial rural matter, with no clear answer as to who was right or wrong. Tao Xiaoxi complained two or three times, but still no one came to deal with it. She stood at the police station door and shouted at the top of her lungs, repeatedly, into the street: "The people's police don't serve the people, they just don't care about the lives of the people."
After this was shouted out, the police station chief could no longer sit still. He quickly had someone bring her in and listened to her story patiently.
"Do you still think that what I did is a trivial matter? Am I occupying public resources?" Tao Xiaoxi asked in a bad tone.
The director had seen plenty of criminals, but this was his first time seeing a woman using the law to defend her rights. He had to admit, even though he lost face at that moment, he still admired her. He immediately dispatched three police officers to take Tao Xiaoxi back for an investigation.
The seven offenders were ordered to compensate Tao Xiaoxi for all of her losses and to be detained for fifteen days. Upon hearing this news, the family members wept bitterly. They had secretly inquired about the high cost of the medicinal herbs grown on Tao Xiaoxi's farm. They hadn't gained anything by stealing, but ended up losing the rice. This was what they reaped.
Tao Xiaoxi became a celebrity in Fenglai County because of this incident. The Women's Federation and the Family Planning Office took her everywhere to give speeches. Later on, Tao Xiaoxi could tell her story vividly and interestingly with her eyes closed.
"In fact, men and women are born equal. This itself needs no proof. It's true. Five or six thousand years ago, when we were still a matriarchal society, women were more noble than men. Are we proud of that? They are all your own children, so why should you favor one over the other? You are all flesh and blood. When you are old, the one who can stand by your bedside and fulfill his filial duties is the good child. So, let's not always say that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. It chills the daughters' hearts and cuts off their way back to their parents' home. Cutting off their way back is equivalent to cutting off your own way back. You also have a mother, and you are her daughters. Your daughters will also become the daughters-in-law of other families. Why make things difficult for each other? In the future, if anyone says that having a boy is good, let him have it himself. Without us women, how can men survive?"
There was a burst of applause from the audience. Those who applauded included the elderly, the young, and even children. Some understood what was said, some didn't, some agreed and some disagreed, all of them couldn't help but applaud Tao Xiaoxi. What he said was truly so touching.
It made people cry.
No matter where Tao Xiaoxi gave a speech, he always had a loyal listener, that was his sister-in-law. She hugged Mo Yatou and just kept crying.
Finally, Tao Xiaoxi persuaded her elder brother and sister-in-law to take Mo Yatou to see a doctor. They went to the provincial capital, where Li Nanshan and Li Nanqiu happened to be, so they could take care of each other. Besides, Mo Yatou's illness would probably not be easily diagnosed in the county town.
Before boarding the train, the eldest brother was still worried about the newly planted medicinal seedlings in the medicinal field. Tao Xiaoxi comforted him, "Don't worry, Xiaoguang has almost learned it. Besides, Dad has promised to help me."
Old Man Li finally agreed to come over to the herb field when he had time, but he didn't just come over when he had time. He stayed there 24 hours a day, except for his sleep. He even had his wife bring him his meals. He was afraid that someone would ruin the herb again.
How could they dare to do that? Now that they knew how precious this herb was, and even more so, the ruthlessness of its owner, they would never dare to do anything rash again.
Since Sun Wangcai couldn't come up with the money, he used his hard labor to pay off his debts. He was on standby in Tao Xiaoxi's medicinal fields at any time, waiting for her orders. When the truck came, he loaded the medicine on the truck. When it was time for irrigation, he watered the plants. When the weather was cold, he covered the medicinal seedlings with wheat straw one by one. If he didn't do a good job, he would start over. In short, Tao Xiaoxi would not let him be idle.
Sun Wangcai was not a hardworking person and was always thinking about being lazy. Tao Xiaoxi asked Wangcai to follow him and bark at him when he stopped. This scared Sun Wangcai to death. He never thought that the dog Tao Xiaoxi raised was specially prepared for him.
My eldest brother and his wife have been gone for half a month and have not returned yet. However, a letter from Li Nanshan has arrived. The letter says that Mo's disease is difficult to cure and the doctor's preliminary diagnosis is autism.
"What is autism?" Old man Li didn't understand.
"It's autism. He doesn't communicate with people and doesn't respond." Tao Xiaoxi explained.
"Why would I feel lonely? There are so many people at home, how could I feel lonely?" Old man Li frowned, unable to understand.
Yes, there are so many people around, but Mo Yatou still feels lonely. She doesn't know that for many people in this world, the liveliness belongs to others, and only loneliness belongs to oneself, which is not understood or accepted by others.
There is no specific medicine for Mo Yatou's disease. The doctor's suggestions made my brother and sister-in-law feel numb. Finally, they decided to take Mo Yatou home.
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