Niu Er, a village scoundrel, relied on his local roots and many brothers to idle away his time and indulge in petty theft. Seeing the Fu family as outsiders, the unfortunate ones who had been "sent down," he became obsessed with thievery. Taking advantage of the dark and windy night, he sneaked into the Fu family's dilapidated woodshed, hoping to steal something.
Who knew that he would be caught red-handed by Fu Zhewei, who was still a little green and full of thorns at the time.
Fu Zhawei immediately pinned Niu Er, who was much stronger than him, to the ground and started beating him up without saying a word.
This has really stirred up a hornet's nest.
The villagers are the most united and always help their relatives instead of others.
I heard that Niu Er from the village of 簴 had been beaten by an outsider who had been "demobilized." What could be more serious? A group of people rushed in and surrounded the Fu family's dilapidated woodshed, spitting everywhere, pointing at Fu Zhewei's nose and cursing, demanding an apology and compensation for his medical expenses.
In the end, it was the village chief who stepped in to mediate, saying that since the Fu family had just arrived and it was arranged by higher-ups, they should be dealt with leniently and asked the Fu family to pay Niu Er ten yuan in compensation, and the matter would be over.
Ten dollars!
Liang Bin still remembers Fu Jianguo's sad face at that time.
Ten yuan was not a small amount of money in the countryside in 1976, it was equivalent to a strong laborer's work points for almost a month!
For the Fu family, who had just been demoted, were penniless, and even had trouble getting basic food rations, this was even more of an insult.
But what impressed Liang Bin even more was Fu Zhawei's reaction.
The boy, with his neck stiff, stared at the noisy crowd and the village chief who was trying to smooth things over with his pair of dark eyes. There was no fear on his face, only coldness and indomitable spirit.
He didn't say a word, let alone pay.
Liang Bin was secretly shocked by the determination to break rather than bend.
Naturally, Niu Er and his gang refused to give up. Since they couldn't defeat Fu Zhewei openly, they started to play dirty tricks.
Every few days, they would secretly throw stones, urine, and feces into the Fu family yard in the middle of the night. They would bring in all kinds of filthy and disgusting things, making the Fu family so restless that they didn't even dare to go out.
The Fu family was disturbed day and night.
Finally, Fu Jianguo, the father, could not bear it any longer. He did not want his family to be completely isolated as soon as they arrived, so he secretly found the village chief and then went to find Niu Er in a humble manner. He said many words, but in the end he stuffed a brand new "Great Unity" (10-yuan RMB) note into Niu Er's pocket, and only then was the matter barely suppressed.
Liang Bin thought that the matter was over. Fu Zhawei had suffered a loss, so he should learn his lesson and curb his pride and edges, right?
Who knew that something would happen within a few days.
An early-rising villager found a man under the bare old tung tree at the entrance of the village. The man had a sack over his head, his hands and feet were tightly tied, his body was covered with wounds, and he was frozen to death - it was Niu Er!
Niu Er was beaten so badly that his nose and face were swollen and he could hardly speak. His body was covered in bruises and one of his front teeth was missing. If he hadn't been found early, he would have frozen to death at the village entrance in such a cold night.
Who did it?
You can figure it out with just your toes!
Who else could it be except that boy from the Fu family who looks cold but acts so cruelly?
But the problem is, there is no evidence!
After Niu Er woke up, he was questioned and could not explain clearly. He just said that it was too dark and someone put a sack on him from behind. He did not see who did it.
There was no evidence, and Niu Erji had a bad reputation in the village and had offended many people, so the matter ended up being left unresolved.
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