Chapter 018 Original Heroine
The family of three who rode back by bike looked so proud, their chins lifted to the sky.
Jiang Nan wasn't stupid; of course, he knew what Director Shen was asking. Jiang Mancheng had a pretty good guess. Finding a job was so hard these days. If only the police station could offer him an exception, hehehe.
Jiang Nan was even more confused. Who doesn't have a uniform complex?
[Host, the original heroine will appear this afternoon.]
"Oh," Jiang Nan replied perfunctorily. Nothing could compare to the joy of being a police officer. But they were police officers, the sacred people's police, the ones in uniform and with wide-brimmed hats. Police officers!
What original heroine? At this moment, Jiang Nan only had the uniform in his mind.
Oh, no, only the police!
"Dad, do you think I should do something good to be safe?"
Jiang Nan pedaled furiously, the car going incredibly fast, not forgetting to ask Jiang Mancheng for advice. This was a major work-related matter, and she was a little unsure: "It's only been the second time, isn't it a sure thing? If it happens again, it will definitely be a sure thing."
Jiang Mancheng nodded, now feeling somewhat regretful. "If I had known about what happened to Old You, we would have reported him directly. It would have been a great achievement."
He pedaled his bike and continued, "Don't worry. Let's have the system connect to more of everyone's brain waves over the next few days, just in case someone does something bad again. If we can do one more deed, we'll definitely be assigned to this police station."
Chen Jinhua was also very happy. She had always wanted to be a police officer, but her father and two brothers were afraid she would act impulsively, so they joined the labor union instead. Now that her daughter was about to fulfill her wish, how could she not be happy? She said, "Don't worry, Mom is keeping an eye out for you. We will definitely become police officers."
The family happily rushed to the west bank of the river. By then, it was almost dawn. Fearing to arouse suspicion, the three of them stopped talking after entering the village and quietly returned to their homes. Sleep was impossible. Catching thieves so late at night was so exciting, how could sleep be possible? The three of them rested briefly, then, upon hearing a noise in the yard, quickly stood up and splashed cold water on their faces to prevent the corners of their mouths from reaching their ears.
Breakfast was still a fixed amount of grits porridge, steamed bread and pickles, but the pickles were replaced with pickled mustard greens, which were somewhat rarer than radish strips.
"Brother, why do you look so listless? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Jiang Mantang is a competent elder brother. Seeing that his younger brother's family looked listless, he asked with concern.
"It's okay. I was just scared yesterday. Mom, are you okay?" Jiang Mancheng wiped his face. It's easy to feel sleepy after eating. The aftereffects of not sleeping for a night came. Jiang Mancheng could hardly open his eyes.
Du Hehua knew that her youngest son and his family had slept late last night, so she tried to change the subject: "It's okay, that's enough, let's stop talking so much after dinner. I have to go to work today, so I won't go. I'll just stay at home and watch the river."
"Mom, you were tired yesterday, so you definitely can't go today." Jiang Mantang continued.
Ma Honghua curled her lips. If she missed one day of work, she would lose six work points. She was really an old hag who didn't know how to live.
Naturally, the crowd didn't get Ma Honghua's complaints, and they all urged Du Hehua to take more rest. Du Hehua's lips curled up, enjoying the filial piety of her children and grandchildren.
Soon, the whole family went to work, and only Jiang Mancheng, Du Hehua, and two-year-old Jiang He were left at the Jiang family. Du Hehua looked disgusted: "You are so lazy, you look like this after staying up a little late. Go to bed quickly, I am annoyed by the sight of you."
Jiang Mancheng licked his face, pretending not to hear, and yawned as he got off the bed: "Mom, I really can't take it anymore. Look at my dark circles, they are darker than my eyebrows. People with poor eyesight would think I have two eyebrows. No, I really need to catch up on some sleep. I can't hold on any longer."
As he spoke, he yawned again and waved to his wife and daughter, "Jinhua, Xiaonan, let's go and catch up on some sleep."
"My little uncle is so shameful, he's still sleeping during the day." Little Jiang He shaved his face and hid in his grandmother Du Hehua's arms.
Jiang Mancheng has always been popular with children. Even though he is often away from home, he always brings candy to Jiang He whenever he comes back. The little guy thinks he is very smart because he knows that the candy is from his uncle and he likes Jiang Mancheng very much.
As the only child of the fourth generation, Jiang He is spoiled by everyone in the family and is very bold. Even if he likes Jiang Mancheng, he will still say bad things about him. Look, this is the beginning of the complaint.
"Good boy, you little one." Jiang Mancheng leaned over and scratched the little guy, causing Jiang He to giggle.
"Okay, go to sleep." Du Hehua hugged Jiang He and straightened the turned-over corners of the little guy's clothes.
The three of them were indeed tired, so they didn't linger in the main room any longer. They returned to their room, locked the door, and fell asleep. Most of the villagers had gone to work, and even if they weren't working, most of them were enjoying the coolness under the big trees in the fields. The few who stayed at home were very quiet, which was perfect for the three of them to get a good night's sleep.
By the time they had lunch, the three of them were full of energy, no longer as decadent as they had been in the morning. Even the cornmeal steamed bread for lunch seemed especially sweet.
"The village is about to receive more educated youth. You know, these city dwellers who keep coming here can't do any work, aren't they suffering? They don't want to come, and we don't want them either," Jiang Manpo complained. "When they come, they have to share the brigade's food. They can't work, but they eat a lot. I don't know what they're thinking. They're doing well in the city, but they want to come back to the countryside."
"That's the city's policy. Educated youth are sent to the countryside. Second brother, stop complaining. It won't be good if people hear you." Although Jiang Mantang didn't like the educated youth either, he had heard the discussions of the team leader and several village cadres and knew that this was the policy that they, the peasants, could not change.
"Brother, we're all just eating together, what's there to be afraid of?" Jiang Manpo smiled, rolled his eyes, and turned to ask Jiang Mancheng, "Little brother, are there any educated youth from the oil field who want to go to the countryside? Will they come to our village?"
“I heard that some of them were assigned to rural areas near the oil fields because of connections.”
Jiang Mancheng didn't hide it. Although he knew Jiang Manpo was up to no good, it wasn't something he could hide. His family wasn't the only one working in the oil fields; everyone would know sooner or later. He said, "But since our village wasn't allocated a certain amount, I wouldn't know. And don't get any bad ideas. If you're going to the countryside, your family definitely can't find a job, otherwise why would you go there?"
"Look at what you said. I don't have any thoughts." Jiang Manpo chuckled. "Aren't we just going to ask them about the oil field? You said the oil field is so big, and you don't know everything. Let's ask more people and learn more. This is called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy. It will be beneficial when recruiting workers to work in the oil field in the future."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Du Hehua knocked on the table. "Eat instead of eating. Why don't you get a few more work points? The eldest brother said you only got three work points this morning. Second brother, have you forgotten what I said yesterday? If you don't get five work points this afternoon, don't have dinner."
Jiang Manpo nodded with a bitter face. Although he had many worries, he was filial to Du Hehua. He knew how hard life had been for Du Hehua, having raised four children on her own, and naturally, he didn't dare to oppose her. Thinking about the five work points he had to do in the afternoon, he didn't feel like talking anymore and just ate his meal with a heavy puff.
Only when you are well fed can you work more.
Ma Honghua was about to ask Chen Jinhua about this, but upon hearing that, she lowered her head and ate her meal. Although she had earned four work points in the morning, she had wanted to slack off in the afternoon. She hadn't expected the old lady to be so strict, not letting anyone take advantage of her.
After lunch and a short break, everyone quickly returned to work. Harvesting quickly requires good weather, as a single rainstorm could wipe out a year's worth of hard work.
Just when everyone was sweating profusely in the fields, the brigade's women's director led nine educated youths past the edge of the field. The villagers all put down their work and pointed at the educated youths.
"Why are there five women this year? How does Aunt Xiufen choose people? It has to be boys to do the work. If girls come, it will be a waste of the team's food." These are the dissatisfied old women in the village.
"The female educated youth this year are all good-looking. Look at the one in the red shirt, she's so fair." This is a bachelor in the village.
"Hehe, the young men in the city are fairer than the men in the village. Look at them one by one, they are prettier than those young girls." This is the young wife in the village.
As for the young men and women in the village, they were too embarrassed to speak and could only stare.
"What are you doing? Don't be lazy. Everyone, haven't you seen educated youth before? Hurry up and work. The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow. Even if we work until dark today, we have to harvest all the soybeans. Don't think about being lazy." This is the team leader.
"Captain, when will the weather forecast ever be accurate? We'll be exhausted if we keep working until dark."
"Get lost, you have to work even if you are not allowed to. If you don't finish the harvest quickly and it rains suddenly, do you think you have worked for a year in vain? Hurry up and work, don't look at me, don't look at me." The team leader drove people away one by one, and finally made everyone go back to work in groups of three or four.
The team leader's surname was Jin, and he was a longtime resident of the Xihe'an Brigade. Although he had always been a farmer, his family had flourished, boasting the largest number of members in the village. With so many sons and grandchildren, his position as team leader was secure, and no one dared to challenge him. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone, despite some grumbling, finally picked up their hoes and got to work.
Captain Jin was satisfied. He came to the main road and stopped the women's director, Zhu Xiufen, and asked, "Have you explained everything clearly to these kids? The brigade lent them the grain, and they have to pay it back with work points at the end of the year."
"It's clear." Zhu Xiufen didn't like the educated youth either, but the policy was such that she couldn't do anything about it. As the director of the women's department, she was the one who always took on the educated youth. She explained everything clearly on the way to the village to avoid any further arguments over food.
[Host, the one wearing red is the original heroine Tang Xi.]
Jiang Nan and his family of three were the first to come out and watch the fun unfold. Jiang Mancheng and Chen Jinhua didn't quite understand the concept of transmigrating, but they understood that Tang Xi possessed a vast storage space. Jiang Mancheng even considered poaching Tang Xi, but Jiang Nan's persuasion quelled his evil thoughts.
That’s the original heroine. Who knows if there’s some unknown force protecting her? There are three people in their family, and two of them have ghosts, so they dare not get involved.
After all, kings don't meet each other.
Uh, wrong word.
That’s what I mean anyway.
The family of three stared at Tang Xi. As expected of the heroine, she was truly stunning, with a lively look, bright white teeth, and a beauty at first sight. But upon second glance, she was still a beauty.
Tang Xi was used to being stared at since she was a child because of her good looks. She had traveled on a train when she first crossed over, otherwise she wouldn't have come to the countryside. But now that she was here, she didn't complain. After all, she had a space, and she was confident she could live a good life.
Not only were the villagers and Jiang Mancheng's family watching Tang Xi, but even several young men from the educated youth group were secretly watching her. After all, who wouldn't want to take a look at such a rare beauty? And since they were all educated youth, their chances were pretty good. So, even though they had to walk the entire way, with several men taking turns carrying Tang Xi's luggage, she didn't suffer much.
There were undercurrents brewing here, and I didn't expect anything more exciting to come. A dozen men in police uniforms, riding bicycles, suddenly appeared at the village entrance. Leading them was, of course, Lan Qingshan, the field officer. He approached the group, his face stern, and pulled out his ID. "Who's the captain? I have something to tell him."
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Villagers have a natural fear of the police.
In the eyes of the villagers, no matter what happens, it can be solved in the village. Only serious incidents like murder and arson require the police. Everyone has the impression that the police only handle such major incidents. This time, they personally came to their brigade to look for someone. Has something earth-shattering and earth-shattering happened in their brigade?
Captain Jin's smile froze. He was silent for two seconds, then quickly perked up and said, "I'm Captain Jin Youqian. What can I do for you?"
Lan Qingshan glanced at Captain Jin, and seeing no one objected, he spoke up, "Is there a guy named Jin Wushi in your village? His nickname is Er Laizi. We're here to look for him. We need him to come to the police station to assist with the investigation."
"Ah, this..." Captain Jin's lips trembled. Er Laizi was a member of their Jin family. Although he was not very capable, he was protected by the Jin family, so no one in the village dared to mess with him. Moreover, Er Laizi was a bit shrewd and understood the importance of local character. He didn't commit petty thefts or frauds in the village. He simply cheated while working, and everyone turned a blind eye and let it go. Therefore, he had been in the village without any trouble for so many years.
But now that even the police have been called in, how could Captain Jin not be afraid? He didn't dare to hide it, and tremblingly said, "He...he's in Team Two today, responsible for moving soybean seedlings. I'll go get him right away."
As he spoke, he shouted to Tian Dongtou, "Second Captain Jin Yibai, bring Jin Wushi over here, quickly."
Where's Erlaizi? He knew something bad was going on the moment he saw the police. He had a premonition last night when the gang stole the oil and didn't come to him to sell the stolen goods. Today, even the police showed up, so what was there to understand? He wanted to run, but his legs gave out and he sat down on the ground. Although he usually looked fierce, the fact that the oil thieves didn't take him with them showed that he was a man of average physical fitness, skinny as a monkey, and short. If his last name wasn't Jin, he would have been punished by the villagers long ago.
And as a thief, seeing the police was like seeing a mouse seeing a cat. He was terrified. He didn't even have the energy to run. Soon, Er Laizi was driven by several people and brought to the police.
In front of the educated youth, the police took their people away, which made the educated youth secretly grumble. They all suspected that the atmosphere in the village was bad and that their future life would be uneasy.
You mean Erlaizi's parents? How could they dare to make a scene? They were police officers, armed police officers.
They only dared to throw a tantrum and cry to the captain after the police left, but they really didn't dare to do anything else.
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