The Li family of three followed Chen Jiaojiao and came to the door of the Meng family together.
Chen Jiaojiao didn't seem to be heading home, but was heading towards the Meng family's yard. As she walked in, Chen Jiaojiao said, "My dad is here! Come in!"
Li Dajun looked up at the gate of the Meng family, not knowing what was going on, but still followed them in.
Hongxiu came here two days ago, but her purpose at that time was not very glorious. It would be a bit offensive to come here again.
I thought to myself, "Is this young educated youth going to complain to the village chief just for a few candies?"
She was stunned when she heard Chen Jiaojiao calling her again, "Auntie, come in!"
"Oh! Here it comes."
He responded hurriedly and followed him into the room.
Li Xiaobao knew very well what he had done. Seeing that his parents had gone in, he stood at the door and even had some thoughts of escaping.
Chen Jiaojiao went out and pulled him aside, "Let's go! What are you standing here for?"
The family entered the yard and saw Grandma Meng basking in the sun.
Li Dajun greeted her, "Auntie, come and bask in the sun."
Grandma Meng responded, "Yes, basking in the sun."
So many people came to the house in one afternoon, and Grandma Meng had a vague suspicion that something was wrong.
Chen Defu shouted from the kitchen: "Dajun, come in."
Li Dajun didn't bother to talk much with Grandma Meng, and the three of them went to the kitchen.
Li Dajun asked, "Village Chief, what's the matter with calling us here?"
Hongxiu also said: "We are having dinner here! Jiaojiao heard that you were looking for us, so we hurried over here before we even finished our meal."
"Eat, what to eat, you still have appetite."
When Chen Defu heard Hongxiu mention eating, he got angry.
"Look, what's steaming in this pot."
Li Dajun looked puzzled. Why did someone ask him to come and watch someone else's meal?
He walked behind the stove and took a look. "What is this? Isn't it just rice?"
Looking at the yellowish pot of rice, they could tell what was different.
Hongxiu also went over to see, "Village Chief, isn't this corn rice?"
"Speaking of which, where did Aunt Meng's family get such good food? Cornmeal steamed rice, I haven't seen it in years."
When she said this, Zhou Xiuying got angry.
"Auntie, take a good look. Is this cornmeal steamed rice?"
Chen Defu didn't have time to listen to their nonsense. "Da Jun, come with me."
He took the couple to the back door and asked them to take a look at the water tank.
Jiang Baige didn't say a word the whole time, just staring at Li Xiaobao's expression. This kid is so shameless that he dares to follow him home.
Li Xiaobao saw his father go to the back door, and he knew exactly what was there.
I thought, "It's over, it's over, Dad will definitely beat me to death.
While no one was paying attention, Li Xiaobao raised his leg and ran outside.
Chen Jiaojiao shouted, "Li Xiaobao ran away."
After hearing what the village chief said, Li Dajun was still a little bit unconvinced and wanted to get to the bottom of it so that his son would not be wrongly accused.
Now that I heard that my son had run away, what else was there to ask? It must be him.
So he followed him out, but how could a child of eleven or twelve years old outrun a grown man?
Before Li Xiaobao could run out of the Meng family's yard, he was grabbed by his father by the back of the neck after just three or two steps.
Li Dajun was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped his son on the butt. He slapped him hard several times, making Li Xiaobao scream.
While beating him, he also cursed, "I told you not to listen, I told you not to do anything wrong, I will beat you to death."
Li Xiaobao also cried and begged for mercy: "Dad, Dad, Dad, I was wrong, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again next time."
Li Dajun continued to beat him: "You little bastard, do you dare to do it again?"
"No, there won't be a next time."
Li Xiaobao cried and begged for mercy, and every cry rubbed into Hongxiu's heart.
Hongxiu hurried to save her son, "Dad, please stop hitting him. He knows he's wrong. If you keep hitting him, you'll kill him!"
Li Dajun pushed away Hongxiu who rushed to save his son and said, "If you save him, I will beat you too."
Hong Xiucai was not afraid of him. She knew her husband's temper, otherwise he would not allow her to spoil her son.
After making sure that she didn't dare to hit her, Hongxiu pounced on her again, "Hit me! If you don't hit me, you're not a man."
She slurred her words, "If your own man doesn't hit you, then he's not a man."
Li Dajun has always been a soft-spoken person, and he doesn't talk much. But now he was angry, and when he heard what his wife said, he raised his hand and slapped her.
Hongxiu was slapped in the face and was stunned at the time.
For a while, in the Meng family's yard, the father beat the child, the child's mother protected her son, and the man beat his wife.
It was so lively with so much noise and chatter.
Some villagers went out to visit their neighbors after lunch and heard the commotion here, so they all gathered over to see what was happening.
Another person couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "What's wrong with you two? Why don't you beat your child at home? It's not good to come to someone else's house!
Grandma Meng also advised: "Yes! It's not a big deal! Stop it."
Chen Defu also came to the door and persuaded them, "If you want to fight, go back home and fight later. We won't stop you. You two should talk about how to deal with this matter first!"
The village chief spoke and Li Dajun stopped.
Hongxiu felt extremely humiliated after being beaten in front of so many people. She wanted to rush up and fight him, but when she heard the village chief's words, she raised her sleeve to wipe her face which was hurt by the beating.
Li Dajun was quite reasonable. He stopped and said, "Village Chief, what do you say? I'll do as you say."
Chen Defu had no idea what to do. He thought of just asking them to pay a few dollars in compensation. They were from the same village and would see each other every day. It would probably be useless to add the couple to the mix.
Before he could open his mouth, Jiang Baige spoke first.
We don't want the pot, ladle, and wooden basin in the kitchen anymore. You have to compensate us for them.
When Hongxiu heard her say that she would have to bring a pot, a ladle and a wooden basin, she had no idea. She thought that just accompanying her for a meal would be enough.
She immediately refused to do it, "No, I don't agree. The most I can do is compensate you with half a pound of rice."
Half a pound of rice, perhaps only she could say it.
Although the people watching at the gate didn't know what was going on, they knew it was a serious matter since they had to pay compensation.
But I have never heard of anyone paying half a pound of rice as compensation.
Let’s not hear how much compensation she will say for now. Jiang Baige hasn’t finished speaking yet.
Then he added, "There's also the water tank behind us. It's so dirty now, we don't want it anymore, so you have to compensate for it."
She didn't say that these things had to be new. It's not easy to get new ones these days. As long as they can be compensated, old ones are no big deal.
Hongxiu was even more upset after hearing this. "What? You're also paying for the water tank? If you just clean it, it can be used."
"If you want to use it, you can carry it back and use it. We don't want it anyway," Jiang Baige said firmly and interrupted her.
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