Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Chapter 27...
Chapter 27
Yu Tao was timid and afraid that someone would really die in his own home. He was just about to borrow a bicycle to go to the town to inform the village chief when he heard the sound of a tractor coming from outside the yard.
Thinking that it was my father-in-law and the villagers who were selling grain who had returned, I looked over with shining eyes.
It was indeed the village chief who returned, but the tractor that brought him back was not the village tractor.
The village chief jumped down from the truck bed, first glanced at Ma's mother who was sitting on the ground groaning, and then turned his attention to his eldest son's house which was so crowded that it could be described as a sea of people.
The first thought that came to the village chief's mind was that something had happened. Then, based on the long-standing friendship between people, no matter how close they were, the village chief hoped that it was not his eldest daughter-in-law who was in trouble.
Then he thought of the reason why he hurried back to the village, and the village chief hoped that Weisheng, who lived in the courtyard, would be safe.
Recovering his composure, the village chief called out to the villagers who turned to look at him, "What are you all doing here?"
The villagers were not afraid after hearing this. They made way for the village chief and the people who came back with the village chief to enter, and shouted something like "The village chief is back" into the yard.
Weisheng looked at the passage that had been cleared, like the passage of Moses parting the sea, and thought to himself, "Art comes from life." Without waiting for anyone else to react, he spoke up, "You're finally back. My house was robbed, and those two thieves are still hanging around."
Seeing that the village chief had returned with a group of strangers, Weisheng added with a falsely compassionate tone, "Everyone knows that Kaoshan Village is the least troublesome place in the surrounding area. And yet, these bastards came here to cause trouble and ruin our reputation."
I've given you the honor, whether you can handle it depends entirely on your acting skills.
The village chief, who didn't know the inside story but knew that things were definitely not as easy as Weisheng said, "..."
Ma Dagu and the others wanted to say something but were outmaneuvered: "..."
The villagers who knew the whole story: "..."
The villagers from the neighboring village who were completely unaware of the situation: "..."
The village chief had seen his fair share of minor incidents, and noticing the unusual expressions on the faces of his own villagers, he quickly turned to the head of the neighboring village and said, "I have some things to attend to here, and Weisheng can't go to town for the time being. How about you go back to the village and make arrangements before coming back?"
The village chief of the neighboring village looked at the people in this yard, then looked at Weisheng who was standing there handsomely. After scanning the area, he paused in the direction of the west room where he could faintly hear screams. Then he politely took his villagers back to the village on a tractor.
Early this morning, the village chief led his men to town to sell grain. Upon arriving at the grain station, they learned that the provincial grain truck had broken down in town. A technician from Piannanqiao Town had gone out of town to celebrate his mother-in-law's birthday and wouldn't be back for three or five days.
The grain station called the city to explain the situation, and the grain truck driver also asked the leader whether the city should send technicians or they should wait for the technicians from the town to return.
The city had no confidence in the town's technicians, so they sent another technician down. As luck would have it, the technician had come on Gao Shengli's long-distance bus. On the way, the topic of car repairs came up, and Weisheng, the little kid, couldn't help but bring it up.
Gao Shengli exaggerated Weisheng's mechanical repair skills, basing his description on facts. The forty-something technician named Zhao Yufeng was quite unimpressed, but he also remembered Weisheng.
Can't be repaired!
The problems with the grain truck exceeded Zhao Yufeng's expectations, and what frustrates Zhao Yufeng the most is that he can't even find out where the problem lies.
Zhao Yufeng, who was so anxious that he was sweating, finally decided to give it a try. So he went to the leaders of the grain station and asked them to let Weisheng come over to give it a try.
The village chief only listened to these gossips and then turned his attention to paying the grain tax. While whispering to the accountant, he also looked at how much grain the other villages had brought in.
As they were talking, the head of the grain station arrived with Zhao Yufeng. Because the grain for Kaoshan Village was still on the truck, the head of the grain station asked a tractor from the neighboring village, which was about to return home, to take the village chief back to Kaoshan Village to pick up Weisheng.
Oh, Zhao Yufeng didn’t come with the village chief. He was waiting for Weisheng in the town.
…
After sending the outsiders away, the village chief frowned and looked solemnly at everyone in the yard.
Yu Tao didn't dare look at her father-in-law, and the other villagers subconsciously avoided the village chief's gaze. Ma Dagu and the others seemed to have found a leader and were about to complain about Weisheng, but the village chief's gaze only swept over them before turning to Weisheng.
Weisheng raised his chin slightly and said bluntly, "I took some wire and traps with me when I left. I gave some to Yu Tao, and the rest are in the west room where I live. Luckily I have these things. Otherwise, losing the camera and other household items would be a small matter, but if there were any banned books or stolen goods, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to wash them away even if I jumped into the Yellow River."
After a pause, Weisheng glanced at Yu Tao and said, "We have such a peaceful life today because many people are carrying the burden for us. Brother Xinghuo is in the army and may go to the battlefield at any time. Shouldn't his wife and children be treated well and respected? As the saying goes, don't consider the monk's face, consider the Buddha's face. Even if you don't consider the village chief's face, you should still consider the soldiers' feelings of defending their country. Under no circumstances should you sneak into the home of a soldier's wife.
We've all lived in the village for generations. If you count back, everyone's a relative. You've done something so shameful. Have you ever considered how people would view Kaoshan Village if word got out? Would the girls who married out of the village be embarrassed? Would the unmarried guys still be able to find a partner? And will we still be recognized as an advanced villager?
These words sounded very majestic, but in fact Weisheng was just trying to sow discord between the general and him.
As early as when the village dealt with Jin Menglan, Weisheng understood the thoughts and attitudes of the village chief and the villagers.
No matter how bad Jin Menglan was, she was still a village girl born and raised there. No matter how much Weisheng did, no matter how good he was, he was still an educated youth from outside.
Putting aside the fact that Weisheng wasn't harmed, there was no need for harsh punishment. Even if Weisheng had been harmed, the village wouldn't have punished him harshly. First, Jin Menglan's parents, family, and relatives scattered throughout the village would have interceded. The village officials, considering the importance of the Buddha, wouldn't have made things too awkward.
The second one is Wei Sheng himself.
Over the years, very few educated youth who went to the countryside returned to the city. But those who did were often well-connected and capable. Given Weisheng's demonstrated abilities, no one believed she would stay in the countryside forever.
To sum up, there is no need to hurt your family members' feelings for an "outsider" who may leave at any time.
Therefore, Weisheng often feels that those villagers who seem to have done nothing have already engaged in xenophobic behavior under a subtle mindset.
Although things are very busy today, Weisheng still wants to take the opportunity to sow discord.
The village chief waited until Weisheng finished his ulterior motives before heading to the west room. It was only then that he realized the Ma brothers were seriously injured.
Seeing the Ma brothers covered in blood and with pale faces, the village chief had two thoughts in his mind. One was that Weisheng acted cruelly, and the other was that the villagers were so indifferent.
Even if stealing is wrong, he can't just watch these two brothers die in his eldest son's house, right?
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Seeing the village chief enter the house, Weisheng followed him.
He glanced at the straw mat on the kang with a look of heartache, and then asked in a tone that was vaguely familiar to the village chief, "Will the money for the mat be deducted from the Ma family's work points?"
The village chief didn't expect Weisheng to still care about Xizi at this time. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Weisheng ask him again: "Village chief, how many years is the sentence for attempted theft? Can trespassing lead to life imprisonment?"
Village chief: ...Killing people is not enough, do you still want to kill them all?
Shaking his head, the village chief composed his words before trying to persuade Weisheng not to report the incident to the police. "They're still young. If they report it, their lives will be ruined. They've learned a lesson from this experience. ... I'm sure the village will handle this matter for you today, and we'll definitely not let you suffer any loss."
Sending someone to jail has no benefits but only disadvantages. If Weisheng is willing to take a step back, the village will not treat him unfairly.
Weisheng: Wouldn’t it be a loss if you gave me another five yuan?
After criticizing the village chief in his heart, Weisheng smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say. By the way, I just heard you say I'm going to town?"
"Yes, that's what happened." The village chief briefly told Weisheng about the car repair. Upon hearing that, Weisheng was about to get her toolbox from the kang cabinet, but she stopped when she walked forward.
Pointing at the Ma brothers, he said to the village chief, "While we still have time, why not have them write me a letter of guarantee. Write down everything that happened today and promise not to do anything like this again."
“I’m injured like this…” Can I still write?
Weisheng chuckled at the village chief, his smile not reaching his eyes. "It's just a minor injury, why are you so squeamish?"
The village chief, who originally wanted to ask the villagers to help carry the Ma brothers out of the west room, had to follow the "victim's" request and ask the Ma brothers to write a letter of guarantee stating what happened today.
After receiving the letter of guarantee, Weisheng grabbed the fingers of the Ma brothers without any disgust, pressed them on their wounds, and when his fingers were covered in blood, he printed the bloody fingers on the letter of guarantee.
After the incident, Weisheng even approached Ma Junming and said, "So you don't have much popularity in the village."
If so, why didn't anyone save your brothers?
Hearing the sarcastic remark, Ma Junming couldn't help but look at the villagers in the yard, and his heart became a little gloomy.
Seeing this, Weisheng said something that made Ma Junming lose his temper: "Aren't you dating Jin Menglan? Why doesn't she come to see you? She thinks you're embarrassing!"
Ma Junming looked around quickly again, and after receiving Weisheng's eyes full of sympathy and pity, he closed his eyes as if to escape.
The Ma brothers were so badly injured that they had to be taken to the town hospital. It just so happened that a tractor from the neighboring village was about to pick up the village chief and Weisheng to go to town, so they could ask the brothers to take a ride.
Before the tractor arrived, Weisheng dragged the traps and upgraded caltrops into the yard and rinsed them with well water. He then had someone call in the village mat weaver and asked him to take the old mats away while he measured the kang in the west room. Afterward, he asked someone to pay for the mats in front of the village chief.
However, there were no straw mats available, and they wouldn't be delivered for another two days. Furthermore, Ma Junming's blood had seeped through the straw mat and leaked under the kang. If left untreated... not to mention the psychological discomfort, the blood itself would easily attract insects.
Before Weisheng could get rid of the blood-stained soil, the tractor arrived.
So Weisheng picked up his toolbox and left the village with the village chief, the Ma brothers, Ma's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and several villagers.
With the Ma brothers' written guarantee in hand, Weisheng wasn't afraid of them turning against him. With the village chief's solemn promise, Weisheng could also temporarily put aside his thorns.
Weisheng thought that the matter could come to an end, but the village chief who had just learned the whole story was no longer calm.
The village party secretary, who had also overheard the story, looked mysterious. "I heard someone say that if one twin has a strong personality, the other will be very gentle."
Maybe we can look forward to the "Weisheng" who will come to the village to work as a sent-down youth next year.
Upon hearing this, the village chief's expression suddenly changed as he thought of something. "...What if the one who came this year is the one with the soft personality?"
Village Party Secretary: “…”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
