allonlinenovel Chapter 440 Call the shots
Chapter 440 Call the shots
"Sir, this afternoon the boss discovered that about one mu of earth eggs had been stolen from his field. At the time, he didn't know who stole it, so he just kept silent and considered it bad luck. But then he thought about it and realized that the field was on your experimental field list, and he was worried that the numbers in your records would be ruined. So he ordered us to guard it tonight, not to catch the thieves, but to make sure nothing else went wrong. I didn't expect them to be so bold as to steal again, and we caught them in the act. Please help us get back the stolen grain, so that you can also record the yield."
"Well, you dare to steal the grain from the experimental fields designated by the county. You are simply acting recklessly!" Lord Chen was so angry that he glared and blew his beard.
When the arrested man heard that what he had stolen was actually the county's experimental field, although he didn't know what an experimental field was, he knew that this matter was related to the county magistrate.
At this time, he panicked and fell to the ground begging for mercy, "Master, please forgive us this time. I really don't know. We haven't eaten the things we brought back yet. They are all stored at home. As long as you let us go, I will go back and get them out, all of them. It's all your fault. If you hadn't heard some nonsense from your mother's family, would we have done such a thing? They have no good intentions. They must know that the land is the county's experimental field, and they said so much in front of us outside."
The man thought of something and beat the unconscious woman like crazy, then immediately scattered around, and no one tried to stop him.
Not to mention, the unconscious woman was actually woken up by him, but this time she didn't dare to speak at all and just lay on the ground pretending to be dead.
On the other side, Gu Qingqing didn't say a word in the crowd, but in her heart she gave a thumbs up to what Zhao Dong had just said. This paragraph was really beautifully said, not only focusing on the experimental fields, but also proposing to retrieve the data on grain subsidies. This whole process was a clear path.
There was no need for the villagers to cause trouble. Otherwise, if a fight really broke out and someone got hurt, could she, as the person involved, just sit back and do nothing?
Lord Chen thought about how he had been immersed in Niutoushan Village for some time, leaving his wife and children at home unattended, and now that the autumn harvest was about to begin, such a thing happened right under his nose.
Originally, after the records were completed and the grain from Niutoushan Village was packed into sacks and brought home, he would present the data to the county magistrate after returning. He thought that the county magistrate would reward him well. If he got into trouble with the county magistrate for stealing grain...
Thinking of this, he angrily slapped the handle of the chair again, raised his hand, not knowing whether it was trembling from anger or pain, and pointed at the person on the ground with gritted teeth.
Finally, he turned around and looked at Wu Shan and said, "Village Chief Wu, find someone to guard these three people. Tomorrow morning, send a few people from the village to go to Zhujia Village with me. I want to see who dares to stop us."
"Don't worry, sir. I will arrange someone to guard them right away." Wu Shan replied hurriedly.
As Master Chen returned to the main hall, Zhao Dong took the initiative to say, "Village Chief, since this man stole the grain from the Dong family's field, let us brothers guard him."
Wu Shan paused, thinking that he was going to take this opportunity to teach them a lesson again. After hesitating, he nodded and said, "Okay, then you will be in charge of the guard." When he said this, he suddenly leaned close to Zhao Dong and whispered, "Don't get anyone in trouble."
Now it was Zhao's turn to be stunned. It took him a while to understand what the village chief meant. He said with tears in his eyes, "Village chief, I didn't think that much."
Wu Shan realized that he had misunderstood the other party's meaning, and coughed lightly with some embarrassment, "That's good, that's good, you can take the person back."
"Boss?" Zhao Dong looked at Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing nodded at him, and then said loudly, "Thank you fellow villagers for helping my family today. I will remember this kindness in my heart. If you need us for anything in the future, just come to my house and find me."
Apart from saying a few words to the three people at the beginning, Gu Qingqing didn't say anything afterwards. Zhao Dong did everything for him.
Seeing that everyone was about to leave, she finally spoke out to thank everyone.
"It's awkward to say this when we're from the same village," said Wu Shan.
"Sister-in-law, this matter has caused you a lot of worry and fear. I hope you're okay." Xiaoxiu, who came with Niu Dajun, stepped forward and said a few words.
"I'm fine. You should follow the army back quickly, otherwise the child will be scared when he wakes up and can't find you." Gu Qingqing smiled and nodded at the other party.
"I'm at your house every day and I didn't know this kind of thing happened." Geng Chunhua and Li Yu also came. She was a little annoyed that she didn't know about it.
Gu Qingqing smiled with relief and said, "We came back quite late this evening, and you had already gone home by then."
"Remember to call me if you need anything later. I'm always here." Geng Chunhua said.
Gu Qingqing nodded at her.
"Sister, let's go back. I stopped the children when they were about to come out. Now they must be waiting anxiously at home." Lu Xiaocao, who came out a little later than Gu Qingqing, saw that they had almost finished talking, so she urged.
"Okay, go back."
When they were almost at the door of the house, Zhao Dong took his men to the bamboo house. Gu Qingqing gave Zhao Dong a few words of advice, which were nothing more than to avoid causing any loss of life.
"Don't worry, Boss. I won't touch them."
After getting Zhao Dong's assurance, Gu Qingqing returned home.
She has almost formed the habit of going to bed as soon as it gets dark. Today, this happened almost when she was about to fall asleep. She went back to the kang and fell asleep almost with her head touching the pillow.
The next day she got up a little late. After getting up, she saw that Zhao Zhong, who was supposed to go to the town with Zhao Dong to look after the mule, was left behind. Similarly, Zhao Bei, who was supposed to go with Zhao Nan to dig potatoes, was taken away by Zhao Dong.
"Boss, we will take everyone to the intersection to gather later. Is there anything else you want to tell us?" Zhao Nan asked.
"It's nothing. Just be careful when you go there. Our goal is to get the stolen eggs back. Don't get into conflict with the villagers easily."
"Well, Zhao Dong mentioned these when he left this morning. Besides, the village chief and the county officials are here. Even if we want to cause trouble, they won't dare to take the initiative." Zhao Nan smiled thickly. He seemed to have thought of something and continued, "Let's go to the earth egg field after we return from Zhujia Village. Brother Dong should be able to come back in the afternoon. We will definitely get all the earth eggs back from the field today."
After hearing this, Gu Qingqing was no longer anxious. "After all this commotion, I think no one will dare to steal again. By the way, have you eaten? If not, just look for any cooked food in the kitchen."
Gu Qingqing said as she was about to go to the kitchen.
"Boss, don't worry. We have just eaten. Let's go and take everyone to the main road first." Zhao Nan hurriedly spoke out to stop him and said goodbye.