Chapter 66: The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit
The others are fine, but they are envious in their hearts, and they just compliment Chen Jixing a few words. Among this group of people, the one who has the most unpleasant taste in his heart is Chen Wu.
Back then, Chen Jixing's family of three was driven out of the Chen family's old house, and there was nowhere to stay, but it was with the help of everyone that they built mud walls and covered them with thatch, so that they had a place to stay.
Although the Ye family is modest and polite, but for many years there is nothing except a thousand words, Chen Jixing is still weak on his knees, and he has no son to succeed him.
And although his mother-in-law is a scoundrel and has a bad reputation, she is good at running a family, and the most important thing is that she gave birth to two sons. Although his own land is small, only three acres, the most important thing he lacks is physical strength, and he rented another seven acres of land.
After a year, the family also had a little surplus, and they could afford to pay for their eldest son to study.
No matter how you look at it, he Chen Wu is stronger than Chen Jixing.
But now it's good, the situation has changed all of a sudden, and he Chen Jixing actually bought land, and he also bought ten acres at once. After a while, as soon as the wheat is harvested and the rent is paid, this land will be completely his Chen Jixing's.
From then on, no matter how much grain was produced in the field, it was his own.
It's no wonder that his mother-in-law would do such a thing as moving boundary monuments.
In fact, Chen Jifa was also a little embarrassed. To be honest, it's not easy to do today. Now that the whole thing has come to light, and so many villagers are watching the whole process, there is no room for play.
On the one hand, this kind of thing had never happened before, and he really had no experience in dealing with it, and there was no precedent to support. On the other hand, this matter can be big or small, in case Chen Jixing and Ye insist on biting their mouths, they have to check the compensation of the fifth aunt, how should they compensate?
In addition, Ye Shi was injured, and he must be unhappy in his heart. He just heard from his mother-in-law that Ye's face was covered with blood, and his hair was ripped off by Aunt Cha.
"Hey, Aunt Cha's mother-in-law is really not stopping."
Chen Jifa sighed in embarrassment and stroked his forehead.
After measuring the land and sending away Master Zhao, it stands to reason that everyone should disperse and go back to their respective homes. But right now, no one left, they all followed behind Chen Jifa and pulled out a long line.
Chen Jifa knew very well in his heart, everyone was waiting for him to make a final decision.
After thinking about it, anyway, he hasn't returned to Chen Wu's house yet, and it is convenient to speak, so as soon as he had an idea, Chen Jifa said loudly to the people behind him: "It just so happens that everyone is here." Let's talk about what you think should be done about this. ”
At the critical moment, Chen Jifa was not stupid enough to go home, and finally thought of relying on the strength of the masses to brainstorm.
As the saying goes, three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang. Maybe you can come up with a good solution.
No matter how bad it is, listening to what others say is also inspiring to make decisions for yourself.
Hearing Chen Jifa say this, the people who traveled with him couldn't help it anymore, and they all began to express their opinions and suggestions for a while.
Someone said, "This thing is not big or small, but it is not small." However, I advocate that it must be severely punished, otherwise in the future, we will all learn to move the boundary markers of adjacent land and steal the land of neighbors. It is estimated that it will not be long before our Chenjia Village will be notorious. ”
Hearing this, Chen Jifa nodded, "What you said is very good." If this is the case, it will be difficult for the eldest girls of our Chenjia Village to marry in the future. ”
Seeing that the village chief really attached importance to everyone's opinions, someone plucked up the courage to say: "This time, Aunt Cha is really lacking in morality in this matter, and the punishment must be punished, but how to punish it is also a problem." However, if he does not pay compensation, Chen Jixing's estimation will not agree. You see that Aunt Cha beat the Ye family. ”
Even though there are many people who echo his statement. After all, the Ye family's face was covered with blood just now, and they all saw it.
Then, Chen Jifa asked a few more people, most of whom suggested severe punishment. But as for how to punish, no one has given a reasonable explanation. However, everyone thinks that it is impossible to fine the silver, even if Chen Wu agrees, Aunt Cha Wu will definitely have to work hard.
This is natural, Chen Jifa thought in his heart. Not to mention the loss of silver, he came forward in person, and asked the other party to pay dozens of dollars without getting any bargain, and afterwards he was caught by Aunt Cha and talking nonsense.
Don't ask him how he knows, after being the village chief for so many years, he naturally has some ears around him.
If you change the big cow mother, you can get a favor without him making a move. However, as far as Chen Jixing and Ye are concerned, it is estimated that it is difficult to compensate.
However, Chen Jifa has some bottom in his heart, and he doesn't expect everyone to give any specific opinions anyway. As long as everyone thinks they should be punished, that's fine.
When they finally arrived at Aunt Cha's house, everyone saw some people standing in the courtyard, as if they were arguing about something, and the whole courtyard was even more chaotic and noisy than just now.
It turned out that Da Niu's mother and Zhao didn't know where to get the news, so they rushed here immediately. After a while, even Chen Qianshan's mother, Liu, came.
As the main members of the Duck Duck Township Kitchen, several people are now in the same spirit. Seeing that the Ye family was beaten like this by Aunt Cha, he was naturally a little indignant.
However, although Aunt Cha is spicy, she also has a few good friends on weekdays. For a while, the people in the Yaya Township Kitchen, led by Da Niu Ma, began to count and investigate the misconduct of the fifth aunt. From the time she first got married, she followed the flower sheets that others dried outside the yard, and then to her stealing vegetables, stealing bowls, stealing eggs or something, all of them were said.
It can be said that even the old bottom has been exposed.
The daughters-in-law who were good friends with Aunt Cha did not show weakness, and attacked the Zhao family and the Liu family just licking Ye's buttocks, scolding her, and didn't care about anything for the sake of money.
As for the big cow mother, they ignored it as a whole, because the other party was really hard to mess with. And the other party is too brutal, he doesn't like to quarrel like ordinary women at all, and he will start directly if he doesn't agree.
They were just verbally supporting Aunt Cha to show the strength of their friendship. Of course, when it comes to the physical aspect, they don't even think about it. It's scary to think about, this big cow mother doesn't know what the structure is, but she can lift the man up and throw it away.
With their small body, it is estimated that it is not enough for others to stuff their teeth.
The Liu family naturally refused to show weakness, and the quarrel was already severe, but it took a few years of "self-cultivation" to marry a daughter-in-law over the years, so everyone crossed her out of the list of shrews.
And now, her eldest daughter-in-law has passed the door, and the second child has also been married. As for Chen Qianshan, he is the only one who picks others. What's more critical is that now Aunt Cha not only stole people's land, but also beat people. In any case, morality is on the side of the Ye family.
Of course, there is another reason that Ye is injured, Chen Jixing has no intention of cooking, and Ye Feng is even more of a backbone, if there happens to be business coming to the door these days, wouldn't it be to give up the opportunity to make money?
She felt very uncomfortable thinking about it.
For a while, the two factions attacked each other, accusing Sang and scolding Huai. Don't underestimate these women, they originally love gossip, and they don't have to talk enough about getting together on weekdays. On this occasion like today, more and more people are spreading and exposing each other's old secrets.
For example, whose uncle misbehaved, who was ambiguous with whom, and so on, all said.
Chen Jifa listened to it for a while, and his heart tightened, these people really have long hair and short knowledge, and they dare to take out this kind of thing.
And glad that these people were not attacking themselves.
If you want to say that these days, who hasn't had a bad relative or something unspeakable.
Thinking of this, Chen Jifa embarrassedly made a "cough, cough, cough" sound.
I have to say, these sounds are quite useful.
When the people in the courtyard heard the cough, they turned their heads and saw that it was the village chief who came, and they all obediently shut up and quieted down.
Chen Jifa saw that everyone was quiet, so he said: "I believe that everyone knows about today's matter without me, so I won't say it again again." ”
"In that case, you should tell me, what's going on with the boundary monument?" Seeing that Chen Jixing was giving a speech, Da Niu's mother began to play official again, and the first one was dissatisfied, and took the lead in yelling.
Others are afraid of Chen Jifa, but she is not afraid.
Hearing this, Chen Jifa was embarrassed for a moment, and replied, "What are you panicking, I'll say it right away", and then continued to speak.
"The boundary monument on the edge of Chen Wujia and Chen Jixing's wheat field has indeed been moved, and this point, after on-site measurement, has just been determined by Master Zhao, and everyone has seen it. Therefore, it was my decision to move the pillars back to their original positions according to the measurements. For this. Everyone's okay, right? ”
"That's right, I'm okay."
"It's supposed to be like this, whoever is whomever is whoever."
"You don't need to ask, this place was originally owned by Chen Jixing's family. That is, some people are shameless and have to secretly move the boundary monument. People are doing it, the sky is watching, whoever is this is whoever's is whoever. ”
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For a while, everyone was gossiping, but all of them supported Chen Jifa's decision.
Hearing this, Chen Jifa sighed in his heart. The best step has been taken, and the rest is not so easy.
Seeing that Aunt Cha Wu pursed her lips, she was a little disapproving, and Chen Jifa was simply angry. It's not because she's shameless. Now, I'm still wiping her ass for what she committed, and she's fine, as if she's fine.
It's a shame that she's a woman, otherwise, he would have wanted to pounce on her and beat her up to be stingy.
Yin asked, "Chen Wu, do you have different opinions?" ”
Originally, he thought that the boundary monument was in place and he was relieved, but he didn't expect Chen Jifa to push him in front of everyone so directly. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chen Wu was a little embarrassed, but he had no choice but to say: "No problem, no problem, it's good to move back, it's good." ”
This time, Aunt Cha Wu had no opinion on Chen Wu's "self-assertion", but she was also unwilling to show weakness, and took a kitchen knife to chop sweet potatoes into the bamboo basket.
For a while, the sound of "click" and "click" was endless.
Ye Feng saw that the village chief never mentioned punishment or compensation, and his heart was originally a little uncomfortable. But then I thought about it, and I was ready to forget it, anyway, my own family didn't lack this. The boundary monument has been returned to its place, and it has made such a big fuss, and I don't dare to do it in the future when I want to check the fifth aunt.
However, seeing that Aunt Cha was so arrogant, Ye Feng was angry, so he was not ready to let her go.
Even if you don't want to compensate, it's good to scare her.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng stepped forward and said, "Fellow villagers, I shouldn't have said this, but I really don't vomit or feel unhappy. Although I haven't been here for a long time, I like the village very much. On weekdays, everyone will not shirk anything, help each other, and it is really a good place to live. But ......"
"But what I didn't expect was that someone would steal the boundary pillar. Not to mention Chenjia Village, it is estimated that there is no such thing in those who have searched all over the ten miles and eight townships. Since the village chief has decided to move the boundary pillar back to its original position, I have no problem with it. However, I think there is still a slight punishment for the person who moved the boundary monument. It is a matter of course that people do wrong things and be punished, otherwise what else would the law do? ”
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, Chen Jifa understood that this matter was not over. Originally, he didn't expect Chen Jixing's family to endure it.
Seeing that Chen Jifa was still thinking, Ye Feng continued: "Now that the title deed of this land is in the hands of my brother-in-law, if we go to the county government to sue someone for stealing the land, the county lord will not sit idly by." Of course, I'm just saying if, and I'm sure the village chief will take care of it. ”
If Chen Jifa was still hesitating just now, then at this moment, he suddenly understood that Ye Feng's words were somewhat threatening.
In other words, if he didn't come forward to punish Aunt Cha Wu, he would have to "do something".
And Ye Feng said it well, this boundary monument was moved back, but everyone also saw the theft of land by Aunt Cha's family. If Chen Jixing's family really plans to make a big deal about it, he doesn't know how to punish him, but it is impossible to gently peel it off like this, and he will take off a layer of skin if he doesn't die.
Unexpectedly, before Chen Jifa could speak, Aunt Cha couldn't help it first, and scolded when she opened her mouth: "I don't know where to run out of the little bastard of unknown origin, why are you pointing fingers here." Even if your family's land is moved, so what, it wasn't the old lady who did it. If you have the ability, find out that person, and don't spray in the yard of the old lady. ”
Aunt Cha said this, making it clear that she didn't want to admit it.
But I have to say that her way of playing tricks is quite clever. Everyone doubted that no one had personally caught her moving the boundary monument.
Chen Jifa doesn't care about this, at least for now, he still has the final say in this village. And this place is her family's, is it possible that there are still people who are so "selfless" and willing to take the risk to help Aunt Cha do this kind of thing?
That's just.
Hearing this, when Ye Feng was thinking about what to do, he heard Chen Jifa staring at Aunt Cha and said angrily: "You mother-in-law, you are such a scoundrel, will Chen Jixing go to move the boundary monument to paste your house upside down?" You have done such a shameful thing, not only do you not repent, but you also spew feces all over your mouth, reversing black and white, and you will not be able to punish it severely! ”
Chen Jifa was originally worried that he couldn't find a chance, but Aunt Cha was such a scoundrel, but he had a chance.
Chen Jifa's words, everyone felt that what they said was right, although no one applauded, but they all began to nod.
Chen Wu buried his head lower.
Aunt Cha Wu saw that her trick didn't work, and saw that Chen Jifa and Ye Feng were both aggressive, so she became more and more anxious, how to get out?
She rolled her eyes a few times, and saw her youngest son taking off his pants and peeing there, and then playing with the mud, and immediately remembered.
Chen Jifa originally thought that anyway, the tone of this matter had already been set, and when the wheat was harvested in a few days, it would be calculated according to the area that was moved, and let Aunt Cha Wu pay for it.
If you don't think about it, Aunt Cha will accept it. So, he was ready to speak out in public.
It's a pity that before I had time to say my opinions and express my opinions, I heard Aunt Cha take the lead in roaring like a lion: "Chen Yuxuan, you stand for the old lady!" I'll just say, I've never moved the boundary marker, but I measured it and moved it again! It turned out to be you! See that I don't peel your skin! ”
Immediately dropped the kitchen knife and made a gesture to catch up, while trying to give his son a look.
There is a mother like Aunt Cha, although she can't understand poetry and books, and she is unwilling to go to the county to study, but Chen Yuxuan also has an insight, and she is the most naughty. On weekdays, I'm used to seeing Aunt Cha Wu sneaking around, but now I see Aunt Cha Wu squeezing her eyebrows and making eyes, how can I not understand.
At the moment, he only pretended to be scared, and said as he ran, "You can't blame me for this." Mother, you and Dad don't know anything, and they dislike you if they want to be cooks, and there is no other income at home. My brother wants to go to school again, and he has spent all the family's savings just by bundling. Now I see that you are having a hard time, so I ...... That's why it's done. Village chief, just forgive me, I don't dare anymore! I know wrong. ”
As he spoke, Chen Yuxuan pounced on the village chief, hugged Chen Jifa's thigh tightly and cried loudly.
Everyone in the courtyard was stunned by this sudden event.
For an adult like Aunt Cha, no matter how poor the family is, it is absolutely unforgivable to do such a thing as moving a boundary monument. After all, it's a matter of moral character.
But for a child who is less than ten years old, the nature of things changes dramatically.
Most of the people standing in the courtyard are kind-hearted people, and they have lived in this village for generations, more or less with some relatives, as the so-called broken bones and tendons, and closed the door, it can be regarded as a family.
Besides, what the child said was also true, the Chen Wu family was not rich in the first place, and they had to slap their swollen faces and become fat, so they had to send the child to the city to study. After thinking about it, it is also for the good of the child.
If you don't study, you can only be like them, facing the loess with your back to the sky, and carrying the sun over the mountains every day. When I think of this, that little bit of sympathy floods my heart.
In the end, someone helped and begged the village chief to spare him.
Chen Yuxuan hugged the village chief's thigh for a while, and saw that Aunt Cha Wu chased after her, and she also held a stick in her hand.
Aunt Cha Wu originally tried her best to catch up, after all, acting must be realistic, otherwise she wouldn't act, so she ran out of breath. In addition, the hair is messy, and now it's really messy hair.
The sympathy in everyone's hearts, which was originally only three points, instantly turned into ten.
Seeing the five aunts like this, Chen Jifa couldn't go against everyone's wishes, so he had to look at Ye Feng, and then at Chen Jixing, with a helpless face.
Chen Jixing's family didn't expect any compensation, and now there is such an emergency. Several people made eye contact, so they nodded at Chen Jifa and had no choice but to give up.
Seeing that Chen Jixing's family was not pursued, Chen Jifa breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand at the moment, and said on the spot that the matter would be over.
But I also hope that Chen Wu will discipline Chen Yuxuan well, and never do such nonsense in the future.
Things have come to this point, it is already the best ending, Chen Wu nodded in agreement, and waved at everyone, as if he was afraid that Chen Jifa would change his mind. To be honest, he originally thought that today's punishment and compensation for food were indispensable, but now such an ending is unexpected.
It's Ye Feng who is a little unhappy, he really underestimated Aunt Cha, things are like this, she can still turn the tables, she can't be proud at this moment.
But it's strange to say, why does this Aunt Cha keep biting her own house? It could never be just because he gave her a basin of footwater.
Maybe it's because the other bullied families are pretending to be deaf and dumb, while his family is facing the enemy head-on. It was only now that Ye Feng understood what the Ye family said at the beginning, and asked her and Qianyan not to mess with Aunt Cha.
It seems that it is not a sign of weakness, but just a disdain to be in the company of it.
Chen Yuxuan had already disappeared without a trace.
Aunt Cha, who was chasing him, was just putting on a show when she came to the back, but she actually paid attention to the words of the village chief and the movements of everyone. Seeing everyone helping to intercede, she knew that she had succeeded, and she became proud again.
It wasn't until she heard the village chief say that the matter was over, and Chen Jixing's family no longer pursued it, that she was completely relieved, cut her hair, patted the dust on her hands, and sat on the firewood pile under the eaves to rest.
Today she is really tired, both mentally and physically.
As for Chen Yuxuan's responsibility for her, she didn't care even more. Who allowed himself to give birth to a son?
In the village, when someone's son is not naughty, there are also chickens and dogs. In a few years, everyone will completely forget about it, and there will be no hindrance in the end.
I don't know if it was because it took a lot of physical strength to tear up with Aunt Cha before, or because he was bleeding and a little weak, at this moment, as soon as Ye Shi got together, he felt a little dizzy in his eyes, and he almost fell back.
Seeing this, Chen Jixing hurriedly supported Ye's family, and became worried. Especially the Liu family, who has been by the side until now, seeing the Ye family like this, he thinks that Aunt Cha is hateful.
Ye Shi gently broke free of Chen Jixing's hand and said, "It's okay, where is it so weak, you go back first, I will walk slowly behind with Da Niu's mother." ”
Ye Feng understood that if Chen Jixing helped her all the way home, it was estimated that it would spread all over tomorrow. Say she takes Joe, says she's contrived.
When he went out, Chen Jixing took Ye Feng and Qianyan to walk in front, and Zhao and Da Niu's mother took the initiative to help Ye. The two of them supported each other left and right, which made Ye a little moved.
It's okay for the big cow's mother, the two have been friends for many years, so there is no need to say thank you.
The Zhao family is different, a widow in the family, who has been supporting her regardless of it just now, was scolded by Aunt Cha for many ugly words.
It seems that in the future, we will find a way to subsidize her more.
What about widows? When Chen Qianliang married his wife and gave birth to a few children, the family was not living again.
It's herself, hey, the old problem is still not solved.
Ye Shi is indeed a little weak, and more importantly, he is also very unhappy in his heart. See, that's the benefit of having a son.
This matter is obviously done by Aunt Cha Wu, and a child like Chen Yuxuan can't think of doing such a thing. Originally, today she was determined to take some food from Aunt Cha Wu's mouth, and use it to feed chickens and pigs.
But who told her to give birth to a good son? People understood in the blink of an eye, and immediately carried the black pot for Aunt Cha.
She has been taking the medicine for several months, and Dr. Zhang also said that her body is completely healed, but she just can't get pregnant, what can she do?
Thinking of this, his face is very unsightly.
When Zhao and Da Niu's mother saw Ye like this, they thought that she was depressed because the village chief did not punish Aunt Cha, so they persuaded her: "Don't care about that shrew, let's have a good time, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, I don't believe that she can do everything well." ”
Ye Shi didn't explain anything, just shook his head and said that he was fine.
However, it has to be said that Zhao's prediction ability is still very strong. In less than two months, Chen Yuxuan, who was forcibly escorted by Aunt Cha to Chen Yuang's class, will give Chen Wujia a "big surprise".
As soon as the Ye family left, Chen Yuxuan quietly ran home. When the people in the courtyard saw that there was no longer any excitement to watch, they dispersed. The noisy courtyard finally quieted down.
Aunt Cha put her arms around Chen Yuxuan, happily called her "good son", and promised to steam a bowl of egg custard for him at night.