This lesbian is too good at talking! I can't afford to offend her!

Chapter 11 Discussing the problem of Chen and Lai stealing chickens

"Attention all villagers! Attention all villagers! Please come to the brigade for a meeting! Please come to the brigade for a meeting!"

Chen Jiawang unloaded the last bundle of dried chili seedlings from the oxcart, wiped the sweat off his face, and said to Xu Qingshan, "Xu Zhiqing, you two go ahead! I'll tie up the oxen and be right back!"

Xu Qingshan nodded and said, "Okay! Okay! Then we'll go over there first!"

Chen Jiawang lowered his head, unloaded the cart, and walked to the cowshed with the cow. While tying the cow, he asked softly, "Grandpa Wang, how are you?"

Wang Simin sat on the edge of the earthen kang and said dejectedly, "I twisted my arm, but it's a little better now!"

Chen Jiawang lowered his voice and said, "Please bear with it for now. I'll find a way to send you some medicated oil this afternoon. Let's go! Another meeting is about to start!"

The brigade was bustling with noise, and the villagers were talking one after another, discussing the matter of the chicken thief.

"Hey! I just asked Shuning, it was Er Laizi who stole the chickens in our village!"

"It's him! I saw the missing chickens when I came in just now!"

"Tell me, how could a man like his father give birth to such a thing? He's really bringing shame to our ancestors!"

"Pah pah—" Lin Shitou slapped the table and shouted, "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! Listen to me!"

"Just this morning, the police station comrades caught the chicken thief! I believe everyone knows who this person is!

Next, let Comrade Sun Yuanchao from the police station tell us about this matter!"

Sun Yuanchao stood up, saluted the people, and then said loudly with a smile: "Hello everyone! I am Sun Yuanchao, a police officer from Dahe Town Police Station!

The night before, Chen Erlai had sneaked into the chicken coop and taken four chickens! That night, he killed one and stewed it for food. He locked the remaining three in the cellar!

Today, after we left the brigade, Chen Erlai secretly returned home and attempted to move the chickens out, but Comrade Guo Junshan and I caught him red-handed!

Chen Honglu finally seized the opportunity and quickly said, "Let's applaud Comrade Sun Yuanchao and Comrade Guo Junshan!"

In an instant, there was thunderous applause!

Guo Junshan tilted his head and said to Lin Shitou beside him, "Secretary Lin, according to the regulations, we have to take Chen Erlai back to the station."

Lin Shitou frowned and asked, "Comrade Guo Junshan, can't we let our village handle this matter on our own?

You don't know Chen Erlai's situation. His father was a soldier and died in the Korean War. His mother also remarried.

So... this child lacks discipline! Can you see if..."

Guo Junshan thought for a moment and said, "Sorry! Secretary Lin, this is the police station's policy. If you don't want him to go to jail, you can go to the police station as soon as possible and bail him out."

Lin Shitou nodded helplessly! Turning back to see Chen Honglu, he sighed again! His expression was complicated.

After the production team's chickens were lost, Lin Shitou meant that the villagers should just investigate quietly and not alert the police station.

But Chen Honglu refused! He had just become the village chief this year and was in the mood for showing off!

In addition, he also believed that the person who stole the chicken was Wang Simin, and calling the police would not implicate the villagers, so he insisted on asking the police to come and solve the problem!

Chen Honglu's face was not looking good either! Now that something like this has happened, they still want to be rated as an outstanding village collective?

Chen Honglu was drooping, unwilling to address the issue of Chen Erlai's arrest. The selection process was ruined, and he was ready to eat Chen Erlai alive. And he still wanted him to bail him out? No way!

Lin Shitou sighed again, patted the table, and shouted loudly: "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! Next, let's discuss Chen Erlai's chicken theft!

I know what he did was illegal and extremely wrong! But everyone knows his situation!

"He's been neglected since childhood, which is why he's gone astray! I suggest bailing Chen Erlai out first! We can handle this privately in our village. What do you all think?"

Chen Honglu was the first to stand up and object: "I disagree! Er Laizi's stealing of chickens harms the interests of the collective! He should be punished!"

Chen Hongjiang then spoke up: "I object too! He stole chickens from the production team, and nothing happened to him in the end. Why?

If he is not severely punished, and everyone does the same thing, won't the village be in chaos? "

Chen Xue said reluctantly, "That's right~ He even ate a chicken! That chicken belonged to everyone, and no one else even had a sip of the soup. He got it all!"

The blind old lady hit the ground vigorously with her cane. After the crowd quieted down, she slowly spoke:

"When Er Laizi's father was alive, he helped everyone a lot! Who in our whole village dares to say that they have not received help from Er Laizi's father?

Now that Er Laizi has made a mistake, everyone, for the sake of his father, please forgive him this time!"

Chen Shan said sarcastically, "Let him go? If we let him go, who will bear the losses of the production team? You, blind old lady, will pay for it!"

The blind old lady said loudly with a sullen face, "I'll pay! Take it from my year-end dividend! If one year's dividend isn't enough, I'll take two years' dividend! I'll keep doing it until I have enough!"

Chen Honglu, when you were young and had a high fever, it was Erlaizi's father who carried you to the hospital! Chen Hongjiang, you went with him at that time! You know what happened!

What's going on? His father is dead, so your family doesn't acknowledge the kindness he showed you?"

Chen Feng stood up tremblingly and said, "Sister-in-law, you are an old widower, how can you afford to give so much dividends to Er Laizi to fill his hole?

Just take it from our family! I can still get a chicken!

"Er Laizi's father helped my family a lot back then, I can't let him go to jail!"

Led by the blind old lady and Chen Feng, more and more people stood up to plead for Chen Erlai!

Chen Erlai is lazy and slippery, and his hands and feet are not clean, but he has a good father! The favor his father left behind is enough to save him this time!

Soon, the villagers of Chenjia Village were divided into two factions, arguing fiercely over whether to release Chen Erlai on bail!

"Hey! What are you guys arguing about? I heard a commotion in the team from far away! What's going on?"

Everyone looked up at the door, and when they saw who was coming, Chen Honglu's bitter face smiled:

"Director Wei is back! You've arrived just in time. Our villager Chen Erlai stole chickens from the production team and was taken away by the police station!"

We are discussing whether to go to the police station to bail him out! Director Wei, what do you think?

Wei Chunhong is the women's director of Chenjia Village. She went to the county for a meeting a few days ago and was so busy that she only came back today.

Wei Chunhong looked at Chen Honglu with hooked eyes and asked gently, "What do you think, Village Chief?"

Chen Honglu smiled and said, "I don't agree to bail out Chen Erlai. If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment. Everyone is equal before the law!"

Wei Chunhong understood what Chen Honglu meant. She smiled softly and said loudly, "I think the village chief is right! Everyone is equal before the law! He should be punished!"

Lin Shitou said with embarrassment, "I'm not trying to bend the law for personal gain, but if there's a thief in the village, our village's reputation will be ruined!

Not only can they not participate in the competitions in recent years! It is estimated that it will be difficult for young people in the village to find a partner and get married in the future!

However, Village Chief, Director Wei, if you have made up your mind, then do as you say!

As the Party Secretary, I am also considering the whole village, I don't have to bail out Er Laizi! "

Upon hearing this, Liu Xianghua stood up and said, "Because he affects the future interests of our village, it's not worth it! Otherwise, we should bail him out!"

Zhao Fengping said, "I think the Party Secretary is right! Er Laizi ate the chicken, so we should just make him pay for it! If he really goes to jail, it won't be good for our village!"

Chen Shuning stood up and shouted, "Secretary Lin! Let's vote! Comrades who disagree with Chen Erlai's bail, please raise your hands!"

Secretary Lin then asked, "Who disagrees with Chen Erlai's bail? Please raise your hands!"

Looking at these people raising their hands, Secretary Lin was happy!

Two villagers raised their hands, but when they saw that no one else raised their hands, they secretly put their hands down.

People tend to follow the herd mentality, and no one wants to be the first to stand out, especially in today's society, where you might be caught as an example!

Lin Shitou thought: With just a few people raising their hands, what's so difficult about it? The minority must obey the majority!

Lin Shitou cleared his throat and said loudly, "The minority obeys the majority! Since the majority of the elders and villagers agree, I will go to the police station tomorrow and bail Er Laizi out!

However, just because he was spared from jail doesn't mean the matter is over! He still has to receive the punishment he deserves!

Stealing the production team's chickens has a terrible impact! I think we should punish Er Laizi by making him carry manure when the spring snow melts! What do you think?

"Secretary! I have no objection! It would be better to let Er Laizi take charge of all the work of digging out manure!" shouted Chen Daming, the team leader of the production team.

The work of digging out manure is dirty and tiring. After working all day, you can't even eat! No one wants to do it! If Chen Erlai can do it all, then he can avoid going to jail!