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Moreover, he makes sense; these are other people's property, so why should they be shared with everyone?
"Dad, just say less. This is a matter for the He family. With Brother He around, it's not our place to speak."
Seeing his son siding with someone else, Liu Haizhong was so angry that he grabbed a stick and threw it at him.
"I discipline my son in front of you and my wife behind your back. You keep talking back to me. If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know who's in charge!"
He grabbed a stick and started hitting his own son.
He usually acts like a big shot at home, which is fine.
Today, in front of so many people, they still want to put on airs about being from their hometown and try to teach them a lesson.
145. The beauty mark on He's mother-in-law's face is really beautiful.
The three Liu brothers covered their heads and scattered.
"All they do is lecture us; this house is unbearable!"
He ran out of the courtyard in a few steps.
The second aunt was chasing after her in a hurry.
"Were you and your son enemies in a past life? You always scold and beat your son whenever you see him. I think you'll be happy when you beat them out of the house one day."
Yan Bugui thought the matter was over.
I'm so reluctant to leave.
Jia Zhangshi and an older woman watched him take action.
The two of them quietly tried to head home.
Then He Hongyang shouted.
"Stop!"
They were so scared that their legs were spinning.
"I've already returned the pork knuckle to you, what more do you want?"
“You’ve gnawed on this pork knuckle, and you’ve also touched the lunchbox inside. You’ve already admitted to theft, so of course you need an explanation.”
Yan Bugui's mouth was stammering.
"What...saying?"
"Pay back! 10 yuan per household!"
10 yuan?
That's enough to buy a lot of pork knuckles.
They immediately objected.
"Why should we pay so much? All we did was eat a few bites of your food."
"Yeah, I only took a few bites before they found out, and I'm still choking!"
"Pork costs 7 cents a pound, so 10 yuan can buy 14 pounds of meat. Our three families can buy more than 40 pounds of meat with 30 yuan."
Then He Hongyang gave the order.
"Stupid column!"
Sha Zhu was already prepared.
"Brother, what are your orders?"
"Since they don't want to pay compensation, just take them to the police station and call Director Zhang while you're at it. Tell him you caught a few thieves in the courtyard."
"okay!"
The group immediately deflated!
They didn't want to go to jail, nor did they want to pay so much money.
"Hongyang, can we talk this over? Can we reduce the compensation?"
Then He Hongyang shouted loudly again.
"Silly pillar."
"Brother, I'm here. Shall we make our move now?"
Look at the two brothers, eyeing each other menacingly.
But his own son didn't dare to move.
It gives Yanbu a noble air.
“Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, you just stood by and watched your father being bullied. Look at those two brothers, and then look at you two brothers.”
Yan Jiefang disapproved of him and said, "If someone else came to steal our things, we brothers would naturally take action. But now it's you who's stealing other people's things. How are we supposed to take action?"
Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes and said, "Just do whatever Brother He tells you to do right away. Don't wait until it gets to our school tomorrow. How am I supposed to hold my head up in front of the female students then?"
Even his youngest son chimed in, "Dad, it's one thing for you to be greedy for small gains, but how dare you steal? If word gets out, won't I become the son of a thief?"
Hearing his sons criticize him like this.
Yan Bugui sighed, "What sins have I committed? Why can't I control my mouth?"
"Snapped!"
He slapped himself hard (8 times). 939
Jia Zhangshi kept winking at Jia Dongxu: "You two are from the same factory, so please give us some face. Don't make us lose money. We're already struggling, how can we compensate him?"
Jia Dongxu was so angry he almost fainted.
He never imagined he would grab his own mother with his own hands.
Even more unexpectedly, she has now become a thief.
"Stop talking. You stole someone's things and you still think you're right? Ten yuan is worth half a month's salary for me. Do you think it's easy for your son to work in the factory?"
"Don't forget you just hit me! A son hitting his mother, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning!"
"I'm not afraid. I wish lightning would strike me dead right now, so I wouldn't have to suffer this humiliation every day. My mother is useless, and my wife is..."
The words are not finished yet.
Then Qin Huairu came out with 10 yuan.
"Brother He, please take this. It's utterly shameful for me to be living with a mother-in-law like this!"
Seeing how readily she gave the money to the He family.
Jia Zhangshi's heart was breaking!
His eyes were fixed on the five yuan, as if he wanted to snatch it away.
He Hongyang held the money and kept waving it in front of her.
"Are you trying to take the money back from me? You were accused of theft earlier, but if you try to take the money back now, that's robbery!"
"Robbery is a much bigger crime than theft; it could even lead to imprisonment!"
Startled, she immediately averted her gaze.
He kept waving his hands: "No, I just wanted to count for you to see if it's enough to make 10 yuan!"
"You don't need to worry about that, your daughter-in-law has already counted them at home."
He stretched out his hand and aimed it at Yan Bugui and the old woman.
"Pay up!"
"Could we slow down?"
"cannot!"
"Could we go home and get it?"
"cannot!"
"So what do you want us to do?"
"Have your family members bring the money over."
“But your third aunt and I are both here.”
"Then have your son bring the money over!"
Yan Bugui knew that there was no way to slow down this matter.
The only option is to give him the money.
The money in the house was all saved by him through his own hard work.
He was so frugal that he almost gave up eating altogether in order to buy a radio!
Although 10 yuan can't buy a radio, it can buy a lot of batteries.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
She ran home crying.
"My radio, my 10 yuan, just like that, gone!"
...
Winter 58.
In the autumn, He Hongyang stopped letting the people from Liujia Village and Dahuaishu Village deliver anything to him.
The village experienced a significant reduction in grain production this autumn.
Their lives weren't easy either.
But after the autumn harvest, they each carried a bag of things to Beijing.
"Brother He, although it's not much, it's a token of our appreciation."
How could he possibly accept their things?
They had previously believed that He Hongyang had helped the village, and insisted on coming to deliver the gifts.
He couldn't refuse, so he accepted it.
Now that they are in trouble, he will never ask for anything again.
One of them gave them a bag of flour: "Take it back for the elderly and children in your family."
This is a full ten pounds of flour.
In their eyes, it was more precious than anything else.
Now, let alone such snowflake-white flour, they can't even afford mixed flour.
Every meal consisted of cornbread, sweet potatoes, and a pot of boiled radishes.
The food made my stomach reflux with acid.
Children and the elderly have no teeth and simply cannot eat.
"How can this be? We came to deliver something, why should we take your things instead?"
"We've known each other for so many years, so don't be so polite with me."
As he spoke, he packed several more large bags of herbs.
"The weather is getting colder, and it's the season for typhoid fever. Let's brew this and have everyone drink it in advance as a preventative measure."
Old Liu and Old Yang's eyes reddened.
They are from the countryside and simply don't have the money to buy medicine.
No matter how serious the illness, even if you're burning up with fever at home.
They refused to see a doctor, much less get medicine!
Even barefoot doctors wouldn't go to those remote mountain villages.