Until Wu Shengqiang left, the village cadres did not appear.

I don't know if it's because the village cadres are hiding and no one has notified them, or if it's ......

They really weren't worried that Wu Shengqiang would know.

Xia Youzhi thought secretly, estimating that there were more of the latter.

It's up to the new village party secretary to deal with it.

……

In the evening.

The men of the Xia family came back from the back mountain.

The group carried the prey and happily walked to Xia Laosan's house.

"Third brother, let's eat this pheasant today.

I'll go back and get some wine, marinate it, and I'll make you a stir-fried pheasant tonight. ”

Xia Guozhong smiled and raised the pheasant in his hand.

When he came back from the town at noon today, he heard that Xia Guomin had taken Zhao Decheng and them into the back mountain.

He called the Xia Guojun to also enter the back mountain together.

Now in this weather, the animals are hiding.

But today they had a good harvest, catching two pheasants and two hares.

"Okay, big brother, I'll go back and boil water first." Xia Guomin smiled innocently.

Then, he looked at the Xia Qingbo brothers again.

"You also go to your uncle's house, help your grandparents over, and eat at our house tonight." He laughed.

Xia Guozhong has been very negative in the past few days, and he is so happy today, he is naturally very happy in his heart.

"I want to eat pheasant, I want to eat pheasant."

Xia Qinglin, who was bouncing on the side, hurriedly said.

That anxious look amused everyone.

As they spoke, several people parted at the mouth of the alley.

"My eldest brother is okay cooking, Brother Zhao, let's have a few drinks tonight."

Xia Guomin looked at Zhao Decheng and smiled.

The prey in his hand still struggles from time to time.

"Okay, I'm lucky to be able to eat Brother Guozhong's dishes tonight, hehe." Zhao Decheng smiled and responded.

While talking and laughing, the two returned home.

But as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Xia Guomin sensed that something was wrong.

Yard...... But it was unusually quiet.

A trace of doubt flashed in Xia Guomin's heart.

He glanced at his chimney.

No smoke?

At this point, Cuilian has already cooked the rice.

"Cuilian." Xia Guomin shouted as he walked.

The courtyard was still silent.

But the lights were on inside the house.

"Cuilian, Cuilian?"

Xia Guomin threw the pheasant in his hand to the ground and shouted twice into the house.

"Jingmei?"

Zhao Decheng, who was following behind, also frowned and shouted twice into the house.

"Why is there no one?"

Just as the two of them were muttering, Xia Qingren ran in in a panic.

"Third uncle, quick, go to my uncle's house." He said breathlessly.

Xia Guomin chuckled in his heart.

Something can't be wrong, right?

"What's wrong?"

Xia Guomin asked with a frown as he walked out briskly.

Xia Qingren opened his mouth.

For a while, I don't know how to explain it.

He could only drag Xia Guomin to Xia Guozhong's house.

Xia Guomin was even more worried in his heart.

As soon as he ran into the courtyard of Xia Guozhong's house, he was frightened by the scenery in front of him.

The yard was in shambles, and many crockpots of pickled sauerkraut were broken.

Debris was scattered everywhere.

There are still some dark traces in the middle of the courtyard.

Looking at ...... Like bloodstains?!

Just as Xia Guomin was stunned, Xia Guozhong's angry voice sounded in the room.

"It's when I'm dead, isn't it? How dare you beat my mother and daughter, and see if I don't kill those brutes! ”

As he spoke, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

Immediately, it seemed to stop again.

After a while, Xia Youzhi's cold and calm voice sounded.

"Uncle, we're definitely not going to leave this matter at that.

But if you go straight to hitting someone, then no matter how much we take advantage of it, it will become our fault.

And at present, we don't need to deal with this matter, the new village party secretary said that he will give us an explanation, and we need to wait. ”

The voice of the voice pulled Xia Guomin's thoughts back to reality.

He was in a hurry, and his steps were faster.

Inside the house, I saw Xia Youzhi sitting calmly, and Xia Mu was a little worried with her head down.

Everyone else sat around with different looks.

Xia Guozhong, on the other hand, paced back and forth anxiously.

"Young."

Xia Guomin shouted.

When Xia Youzhi heard the shout, he looked up at the door.

"Dad."

Xia Youzhi answered softly.

"What's going on?"

Xia Guomin walked up to her and asked anxiously.

Xia Youzhi sighed lightly, and then explained the matter briefly.

Xia Guomin was taken aback.

I didn't expect that I just went to the back mountain, and such a big thing happened at home.

Xia Youzhi on the side glanced at Xia Guomin.

I just saw my father gritting his teeth, his fists clenched and released, released and clenched.

Back and forth several times.

Her eyes flashed.

"Dad, go see your grandparents." She said lightly.

She was afraid that her father would be really impulsive to hit someone!

For a long time, Xia Guomin nodded silently.

Immediately, he walked to the room of the Xia family's grandmother with his head down.

Xia Youzhi retracted his gaze and glanced at the frustrated crowd.

After this, everyone settled the frightened grandmother of the Xia family.

Xia's mother and Hu Chunlan also gave medicine to the Xia Lotus sisters.

They're all resting now.

Xia Youzhi let out a sigh in his heart.

Immediately, she looked at Xia Guozhong, who had been pacing.

"Uncle, tomorrow you and my second uncle will go together to bring Chrysanthemum and Chubby back." Xia Youzhi said quietly.

There is some depth in the eyes.

Now that the "family ugliness" has been publicized, let's deal with the rest quickly.

……

Early the next morning.

As soon as Xia's mother brought the freshly steamed buns into the house, she saw Xia Youzhi walking out of the room rubbing her sleepy eyes.

She was a little surprised.

"Why did you wake up so early today?" Xia Mu smiled.

Last night, because of Xia Lanhua, everyone slept late.

That's why she thought her daughter was going to sleep until noon today.

Hehe.

"I'm going to town today."

Xia Youzhi took the toothbrush from the table in the back room and said while yawning.

Her hair was a little messy.

I just woke up, my face was flushed, and I looked very cute.

"Why do you want to go to town?"

Xia Mu put the steamed buns away, then turned around and looked at Xia Youzhi suspiciously.

"Orchid, I'll go to the police station to see what's going on." The way of summer young.

There was no news at all, and she thought it was a little strange.

"Okay."

Xia Mu nodded, and then walked out.

"Mom, my dad should go to my aunt's house in a while, right?" Xia Youzhi asked again.

Xia Mu paused, "They set off early in the morning. ”

Immediately, she sighed, "It's been a terrible year." ”

"Mom, it's not a bad year, it's the first year I've been back."

Xia Youzhi said with a smile, "Besides, the bad people won't be able to see it in the future, doesn't this mean that everything is going in a good direction?" ”

Hearing Xia Youzhi's words, Xia Mu was stunned for a moment.

But come to think of it, it does.

"Alright, you can finish brushing your teeth." Xia Mu smiled, "Your godmother is cooking food in the kitchen, and you can eat it when you come back." ”

Xia Youzhi smiled and nodded, and then said nothing more.

After breakfast, Xia Youzhi went to Xia Guozhong's house.

She wanted to call Xia Lanhua, but when she entered the door, she saw Xia Lotus.

Xia Lotus listened to Xia Youzhi's words and was silent for a while.

"I'll go, I've been to the police station with my dad before, and the people there should know me." Xia Hehua sighed, "I don't want Orchid to see that bad guy again." ”

Xia Youzhi nodded, "Okay, then you can go with me for a while." ”

Summer lotus flowers wipe their hands.

Immediately, he went into the house to explain, and went out with Xia Youzhi.

When the two of them arrived at the town's police station, it was already noon.

"Officer Yan, when will this case be settled?" Xia Youzhi frowned and asked.

The person who presided over the case was the same police officer who helped their family with the lost passbook.

Officer Yan shook his head with a serious expression.

In this matter, Li Erzhu insisted that Xia Lanhua was the wife he gave the bride price, and he was just joking with his wife, so he ...... The case could not be further implemented. ”

Hearing this, Xia Youzhi frowned.

Before Xia Guozhong came to the police station, he only came to make a record, so he didn't know the specific situation.

They always thought there was no problem.

"How could Orchid be his wife? That bride price doesn't count, we don't know what's going on! ”

Xia Lotus on the side was full of anxiety, "Uncle policeman, he is the villain who bullied the orchid, why don't you believe it?" ”

Hearing Xia Hehua's words, Officer Yan didn't say anything more.

Originally, Xia Youzhi shouldn't have told Xia Youzhi about this case, after all, the case was still under investigation.

It's just that he contacted Xia Youzhi last time and admired this little girl, so he said a few more words.

"Sister Lotus."

Xia Youzhi glanced at Xia Lotus lightly, and Xia Lotus suddenly stopped talking.

Seeing this, Xia Youzhi moved his gaze to Officer Yan.

"Officer Yan, Third Brother Chen of the tractor team also saw it at that time, can't this be used as evidence?" Xia Youzhi asked lightly.

At the same time, she was also a little surprised in her heart.

I looked at Li Erzhu like an impulsive reckless man before.

Why is it that all of a sudden you are so smart that you don't admit it?

"I can testify, we also went to investigate, but he just saw Li Erzhu dragging Xia Lanhua, thinking that the villagers beat his wife."

When Officer Yan spoke, there was a hint of helplessness.

When Xia Youzhi heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper.

"What can I do? Young. ”

Xia Lotus anxiously pulled Xia Youzhi's sleeve.

seems to regard Xia Youzhi as a lifesaver.

Xia Youzhi didn't speak, his eyes were a little dark.

"Officer Yan, is there any other reason why you can't characterize it?" Xia Youzhi continued to ask.

Officer Yan's eyes flashed with surprise.

He didn't expect this girl to be so smart.

And that fleeting surprise was also captured by Xia Youzhi.

"To tell the truth, the person who received the bride price is Xia Lanhua's mother, which is more difficult to do."

Officer Yan spoke again, "And according to Xia Lanhua's dictation, she appeared at the place of the incident because her mother asked her to get something, and then happened to meet Li Erzhu."

But in that place, there is no village in front of the village and no shop in the back, so it stands to reason that you shouldn't go there to get things. ”

In rural areas, this bride price is a tacit marriage relationship.

They just want to follow the legal process, and they have to take into account the real situation in rural areas.

Therefore, they did not dare to come indiscriminately, otherwise the masses would make a fuss, and there would be a big mess.