These people were stopped by the villagers, and they all stood there awkwardly. You looked at me, I looked at you, and no one said anything.
The more Old Man Li looked at what they were carrying, the weirder he felt. He couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going? Why did you even bring the straw mats and buckets from home?"
Zhao Lizheng thought of the changes in Ergou and Chaozi, and his mood suddenly became a little strange...
Could it be that they also...
Uh...well...
An aunt in the crowd suddenly rushed out and cursed at one of them: "You bastard! You rolled up the straw mat at home and took it with you!"
"Ouch, ouch!" The beaten young man scurried away, "I'm going to Heshang Village to open up wasteland! Why should I sleep at night without a mat?! Mom! Stop hitting me, stop beating me!"
"What?!" The aunt was shocked.
Others were also stunned.
"What's going on?" Even though Old Man Li never paid attention to things, he couldn't help but ask a few more questions, "Mazi, Agui, Shuanzi, you brought so many things, are you going to open up wasteland? Go to Heshang Village to open up wasteland?!"
This is too outrageous! ! !
"Why are you so crazy?!" Shuanzi's mother couldn't accept it first and slapped Shuanzi on the back, "If you don't do the work in the fields at home, what kind of waste will you go to Heshang Village to create a wasteland?! See if I don't hit you Kill you!"
Shuanzi was so anxious that he hid here and there!
With a constipated expression on his face, Mazi carried his own bedroll and hesitated: "We... we did something wrong and offended the God of Joy, uh... so we have to change our minds and open up wasteland and build roads to make up for our mistakes."
The villagers in Hexia Village were confused.
"What is the God of Joy? He also volunteered to open up wasteland and build roads?! Mazi, you must have been possessed by evil spirits!"
"Yeah, I've only heard of the god of wind, rain, and earth. When did there become a god of joy? What does this god care about?"
"Do we have to go to Heshang Village to open up wasteland and build roads? Can't we open up wasteland and build roads in Hexia Village? Is it possible that gods will favor one over others?!"
"Mazi, you guys, don't be fooled!"
At this moment, Zhao Lizheng just wanted to look up to the sky and smile!
Didn’t you just say that I framed your village? Are you dumbfounded now? The thieves who have been so sneaky must be punished! Ha ha ha ha!
"Can gods talk freely?!" Zhao Lizheng shouted, solemnly calming the situation, even though he was already happy, "Mazi, tell the people in your village clearly! Why on earth do you want to go to our village to open up wasteland? "
Mazi twitched the corner of his mouth, lowered his head reluctantly, glanced at the two buddies beside him, and signaled them to speak.
But after all, this matter is disgraceful, and they are too embarrassed to open their mouths.
Originally, a few people wanted to open up wasteland quietly, but who knew that so many people would be disturbed. It was really embarrassing and embarrassing to grandma's house! Is it too late to dig a hole and bury yourself now?
Mazi gritted his teeth, became ruthless, and risked his life. He muttered: "We, Lard, were blinded and stole something from the Ming family's wife in a moment of confusion! Now we sincerely regret it, so we are going to Heshang Village to open up wasteland!!!"
Once he finished speaking, he no longer had the shame to stay in this place! Just pack up and go!
The other two people were also panicked and rushed after Mazi with their own things, leaving behind a large group of confused onlookers, all of whom were stunned and speechless.
Zhao Lizheng looked around, pretended to cough twice, and said to Old Man Li: "Since they all know their mistake and sincerely regret it, we in Heshang Village are not the ones who care about everything, so forget about it and let them stay in Heshang for the time being. Let’s go to the village to open up wasteland, what do you think?”
"Ah..." Lao Li stood there blankly, "Well... you are right..."
Mingsong snorted, "You just said that we framed you, but now you know?! It's people from your village who stole things from my sister's house!"
Old Man Li was too embarrassed to speak.
Other villagers also looked at each other.
Who would have thought this would be the case? For a while, the villagers were very angry and wished they could catch Mazi and the others and beat them up to relieve their anger!
"As Li Zheng, you still have to supervise the villagers, just like that Hu Tie..." Zhao Lizheng paused and said seriously to Old Man Li, "When he comes back, ask him to come over and admit his mistake, and then make the right compensation." He must pay compensation, otherwise I will have no choice but to file a lawsuit with the county government and charge him with theft."
Old Man Li smiled sarcastically, "Hey, everyone is making a living on the Xiaoqing River, there is no need to go to that point..."
"If you don't want to see the official, just ask him to come over and apologize to my sister!" Mingsong was very serious.
Zhao Chuanbao and Liu Zhuzhu also nodded, "When you make a mistake, you should admit it. You can't let him steal everything and sell it without any compensation!"
Someone was playing the red face, but Zhao Lizheng was the white face, and said in a reasonable manner: "Well, we can't make things difficult for Li Lizheng. After all, he is the leader of a village. If something like this happens, will he still ignore it? Today Let’s go back first.”
Zhao Lizheng waved to Zhao Chuanbao, Mingsong and Liu Zhuzi, and the group walked back.
Old Man Li watched them go away, still a little dizzy, and thought to himself: What is going on? What's going on? ! !
The aunt who had just beaten the child stamped her foot fiercely, "Damn it! We have land at home but don't cultivate it, and yet we want to go to the neighboring village to open up wasteland! This is crazy, crazy, I have to go find his father and ask him to catch him!" "
A villager said to Old Man Li: "Li Zheng, you can't ignore this matter. People from our village are going to Heshang Village to open up wasteland. What are you talking about?!"
"Yes! You just need to pay for the things you stole. Why would you send all the strong laborers from our village to their village? I think Old Man Zhao is the one causing the trouble!"
The villagers came to their senses and became angry.
In their view, every household is too poor to steal anything, but if there is a lack of strong labor, it is a major matter for every village!
Li Lizheng from Hexia Village had a terrible headache and said anxiously: "Hu Tie is the cause of this incident. Call Hu Tie back quickly! Who knows where Hu Tie is?!"
A young man said: "What's the point? Brother Tie must be playing in some gambling house in the county now!"
"Get him back quickly!" Old Man Li urged in a broken voice, "Go quickly!!!"
