Huang Xinrui feigned a sad expression, "That was the money and ration coupons my dad gave me to buy food. Now that it's gone, what am I going to do?"
Wang Jiaxing looked dejected. "I saved up money for a year, scrimping and saving on food and clothes, just to send it back to my dad for his medical treatment..."
Li Xiyue watched them perform quietly from the side. It must be said that Wang Jiaxing understood people's hearts and knew how to ignite the anger in the villagers' hearts.
As expected, the villagers were furious.
"She stole the money that was meant for her father's medical treatment. How could she not have a conscience?"
"I never expected Wang Zhiqing to be so filial. I was so ashamed of what I said about him before. I'm such a bad person."
"Zhao Zhiqing, have some shame! Taking any money will only harm you!"
Xu Guoqiang was shrewd enough to know the truth in their words, but he still pointed at Zhao Xiaoli and said, "Make her pay it back."
"I didn't, I didn't steal any money, I really didn't steal any money!" Zhao Xiaoli denied it three times.
But now no one believes her; they all insist that she stole the money.
Xu Guoqiang said to the two female cadres next to him, "Director Gao, Xiao Su, search her."
Women's Director Gao Xiuzhi and accounting clerk Su Xiaoyun took 193 yuan and a stack of bills from Zhao Xiaoli and handed them to Xu Guoqiang.
Xu Guoqiang counted out the money and returned it to Li Xiyue and the other two.
In addition, he gave Li Xiyue an extra five yuan as compensation from Zhao Xiaoli.
Zhao Xiaoli was so angry that she vomited blood.
That money and those tickets were her rural allowance and what she had asked her family for; it was all she had left. In the blink of an eye, she was left with only eighteen yuan and a few loose tickets!
Li Xiyue secretly realized she had miscalculated; she had underestimated Zhao Xiaoli by more than ten yuan. She hadn't expected Zhao Xiaoli to be richer than she had imagined.
I should have said more and tricked Zhao Xiaoli into being penniless.
After thinking for a moment, she had an idea and said to Xu Guoqiang, "Captain, Zhao Zhiqing injured the ox, so the remaining money should be given to the production team as compensation."
“That makes sense.” Xu Guoqiang agreed and took all the remaining money and tickets from Zhao Xiaoli’s hand.
Doesn't treating cattle require medicine and money? How do you calculate the huge loss of cattle that are injured and unable to plow the land? This is a waste of manpower and money, so the culprit should be held responsible.
Xu Yongshun, the village party secretary who had been silent until now, saw that the village office had suddenly received so much money and votes. His cloudy old eyes lit up, and he gave Li Xiyue an approving look.
This female educated youth is good at interpersonal relationships and is better than the other educated youth. No wonder Xu Guoqiang favors her.
Zhao Xiaoli was furious. What kind of people were these? Had she stumbled into a den of bandits?
That wasn't the end of it. Given Zhao Xiaoli's numerous egregious acts, including theft, framing comrades, and harming cattle, the team committee decided to move her out of the educated youth settlement and into the cowshed to carry manure.
Zhao Xiaoli felt like the sky had fallen.
"Serves him right!" Huang Xinrui felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Wang Jiaxing also looked relieved, "She tried to frame Li Zhiqing, and now she's only hurting herself."
"This is what you call reaping what you sow, it's truly gratifying!" Huang Xinrui smiled happily as she held the fifty yuan she had received for free.
Wang Jiaxing held the two ten-yuan bills, feeling incredibly excited.
In the production team, a work point was only worth a few cents. Even if you worked yourself to the bone all day, you could only earn seven or eight work points, which were worth a few dimes.
Sometimes you might not even earn twenty yuan a month, so this is like winning the lottery. How could he not be excited?
Li and Huang, the educated youth, are truly his benefactors. He must cultivate a good relationship with them in the future; he's guaranteed to live a life of luxury and have plenty of money to spend.
The cadres took Zhao Xiaoli to the cowshed, and the onlookers dispersed, discussing the matter.
"Auntie, take this money." Li Xiyue gave Sun Xia a dollar, indicating that she should give the money to Su Guixiang as payment for her help.
Sun Xia quickly stuffed the money back, saying, "Li Zhiqing, Guixiang and I are good friends, there's no need for this."
“No matter how good the relationship is, it needs to be maintained. I can’t let you owe a favor for nothing,” Li Xiyue said.
Sun Xia said, "You saved my mother-in-law. Our Xu family can never repay this kindness in our lifetime. It's just a small favor we did for you. My mother-in-law and I will repay the favor we owe Gui Xiang, so don't worry about it."
“Yes, yes, Yueyue, you don’t need to repay such a small favor,” Grandma Yu added.
Before Li Xiyue could speak again, Grandma Yu and Sun Xia pulled Su Guixiang away, chatting and laughing.
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