Li Cuihua and Old Man Zou argued a lot about their understanding of the saying that women can hold up half the sky.
In the end, Old Man Zou really didn't want to say any more.
"Anyway, it's outrageous for you to take off these clothes."
Li Cuihua deliberately twisted her body next to Old Man Zou: "The commander said that being over forty years old is not old, hehe, I'm not old, you're the one who's old, you're three years older than me, everyone calls you Old Man Zou."
Old Zou's forehead veins bulged; his son had misunderstood many of the leader's good words.
Li Cuihua muttered, "This outfit was bought by my family when I married you. I haven't been able to wear it all these years. If I don't wear it now, I'll really be too old."
Old Zou was speechless for a moment.
Over the years, he has been able to live a normal life entirely thanks to his wife's family. In the most difficult times, he doesn't know how he would have gotten through them without them.
"Okay, wear it if you want, or your daughter will laugh at you."
The couple had two daughters in total. One of them passed away, and the other is married but lives nearby and visits them from time to time.
Li Cuihua thought about the time and estimated that her daughter would be coming to see her again in the next few days.
In the end, she took off the pink dress.
Old Zou was finally relieved; talking to his daughter was still the most effective way to get through to him.
The son who lives next door is most afraid of his mother. If his mother says that pink clothes look good, the son will definitely say that they look good too.
My daughter is different; she speaks the truth the most.
Old Zou loved his daughter the most; she was sensible, ambitious, and conscientious.
Zou Jing, the daughter, is already the village chief of their village.
A few days ago, Old Man Zou went to see his daughter. Her efficient and capable way of leading the work was, well, just like his.
Old Zou strolled contentedly towards the house, intending to get a good night's sleep.
At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), the inspecting officers and soldiers found the community where Old Zou lived.
As expected, they went to the community first. Although Director Song was woken up, he showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.
They warmly welcomed the inspecting officers into the house and brought out registers of temporary residents and permanent residents.
He handed the documents to the leader of the ten officers and soldiers, a squad leader: "Squad Leader Lin, the registration for permanent residents and temporary visitors is all here."
Squad Leader Lin did not look at the register of permanent residents, but directly flipped through the register of temporary residents.
It mainly depends on the registrations of the last few days.
There have been many people coming and going these days, especially those coming to the county town.
Those who cannot find accommodation in guesthouses and hotels will rent houses in various communities.
After flipping through a few pages, I learned that only about a dozen people have moved into this community in the past few days, mainly because it's a bit out of the way.
Squad Leader Lin asked directly, "Are there any unregistered cases?"
Director Song immediately assured him: "No, I have repeatedly instructed that all temporary residents must be registered, even if they stay for only one day."
"Hmm." Squad Leader Lin put down the register. Among the registered personnel, Xun Wangxiang was not listed.
But he was still a little uneasy. He searched several communities and detained anyone who came from Xunwang Township.
"You've checked all the household registrations and travel permits of these dozen or so people. Aren't they all genuine?"
"No, no, they are all official seals."
Squad Leader Lin said, "Your community is the last one I'm inspecting, so we can't afford to make any mistakes. Our orders are to check every single household."
Director Song's heart skipped a beat. He thought it was just a routine inspection that had been brought forward, since the number of people coming and going had indeed increased significantly in recent days.
Previously, routine inspections basically involved him checking the records, rather than going door-to-door.
Besides, the check-ups always happen during the day, and he thought it was a routine check-up, so it should be tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Looks like something's up this time.
Whether there's a reason or not, he has to let them investigate.
He smiled and agreed, then personally led Squad Leader Lin and his group to check each house one by one.
Regardless of whether there are outsiders living there, every household must be checked.
The ten soldiers were already quite tired. They had trained all day and were still not allowed to rest properly at night.
The latter half of the night is when I'm especially tired.
The residents were also unhappy, as they were being asked to have their doors knocked on in the middle of the night for inspection.
Lin Tai heard the noise while his neighbors were being checked.
Feeling uneasy, he asked Lin Cheng again, "Cheng, your seal won't be recognized, will it?"
Lin Cheng affirmed, "My lord, don't you believe in my abilities? When Zhong Ti was the magistrate, you had me imitate his seal and recruit a hundred soldiers. If you weren't in such a hurry this time and somewhat wary of Chen Xi, we could have followed suit and recruited soldiers as well."
Lin Tai glared at him: "Don't recruiting soldiers cost money? Didn't you give the previous hundred soldiers to Li Cunzhi to get him to agree that I could become the magistrate of Bian'ai County?"
Lin Cheng sighed, "It's just that the adults refuse to accept bribes and refuse to extort money. If they were willing, we could support them ourselves."
Lin Tai snorted: "I want to be an incorruptible official, how could I be corrupt and accept bribes?"
Lin Cheng was speechless; he really couldn't understand Lin Tai's thought process.
They wanted to become high-ranking officials, but they refused to use money to advance their careers; they always wanted to demonstrate their abilities.
But if one truly has the ability to govern the area well, that's fine too.
He was also overly ambitious, believing that his abilities were far beyond those of a mere township head, and that he should at least be a county head or even a higher official.
If Lin Cheng hadn't been a wanted criminal with a murder case on his hands, how could he have possibly worked under such an idiot?
Seeing that Lin Cheng remained silent, Lin Tai felt a surge of righteousness within him once again.
He was planning what he would do after becoming the county magistrate.
Squad Leader Lin knocked on Old Man Zou's door. Old Man Zou yawned. They were used to the soldiers' inspections, but they hadn't gotten used to the inspections late at night yet.
"Gentlemen, why are you conducting inspections at this hour?"
Squad Leader Lin was very easy to talk to: "It's because the commander is back. There have been too many people coming to the county town these days. We need to check all the people quickly so we can report it."
Old Zou expressed his understanding. The leader has returned, so naturally a thorough investigation is necessary. What if there are bad guys among them?
"You have several family members from other places. You should call them all up and take a look at them."
"Okay, I'll go call them right away."
Old Zou knocked on the door of Lin Tai's room: "Guests, the officials are here to inspect. Get up for a moment, and go back to sleep after the inspection."
Seeing this, Lin Tai had no choice but to open the door.
They had already dressed in advance.
Old Zou turned the light up a bit so that Squad Leader Lin could see more clearly.
Squad Leader Lin glanced at the group and asked, "Are you all from Guojiatun Township?"
Lin Tai said yes.
"Bring me your household registration and travel permit so I can take a look."
Lin Cheng was already prepared and handed over the household registration and travel permit in a proper manner.
Squad Leader Lin looked at each one and compared them one by one. These people matched the ones on their household registration and travel permits. He then said, "Alright, you can rest now."
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