Ling Jiang picked up the pipe on the side and was about to finish the remaining half of the cigarette when his daughter Ling Chunhua ran back holding a large iron box.
"Dad, this is for you!"
Ling Jiang could only put the pipe back on the stone, happily took the iron box and shook it, "What's in here?"
"It's the pocket money I saved."
Ling Jiang opened it curiously and found that there were quite a few, but they were all in change of one or two cents.
Ling Jiang smiled and praised, "Hey, we Chunhua are so capable, and we have saved so much pocket money."
Ling Chunhua happily counted the ways she saved money, "I picked up garbage and sold some of them, and I also helped Niu Niu and Yaya work, and they gave me the wages. Dad, I originally saved this money for school.
Yes, you can use it to pay my tuition."
Ling Jiang was very pleased with his daughter's understanding, "No, dad is rich, keep your money well and use it to buy stationery in the future."
Ling Chunhua felt that her father was right. Just as she reached out to take the iron box back, a hand suddenly stretched out from beside her and snatched the iron box away.
Li Li opened the tin box and immediately asked when she saw the change inside: "Where did it come from?"
Ling Jiang hurriedly explained to his daughter, "Chunhua saved it by picking up rubbish."
Li Li snorted softly, "Just right, I'll take it to buy groceries tomorrow."
Ling Jiang couldn't help but nag his wife, "Chun Hua saved this money to buy stationery later. What do you do with it? There is no shortage of two or three yuan at home."
"Your daughter is so capable, let her continue picking up garbage and saving money."
"..."
After Li Li returned to the house with the iron box, Ling Jiang was worried that his daughter would be unhappy, so he comforted her in a low voice: "Chunhua, it's okay. I'll make up for it when daddy pays you wages."
Contrary to Ling Jiang's worries, Ling Chunhua was not angry, but was proud that her work had been recognized.
"No, Dad, I will continue to pick up garbage and sell it tomorrow."
"……good."
The next day, Ling Jiang went to the Public Security Bureau early in the morning and inquired about Li Zhijie's case.
I learned from the public security officer responsible for handling the case that Li Zhijie injured and robbed someone, and the circumstances were extremely serious. At the very least, he would not be able to escape the 5-year sentence. Even hiring a lawyer would have little effect. It would be better to persuade Li Zhijie to honestly admit his crime. Maybe he would still be able to do it in court.
A certain reduction in sentence can be given.
After coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Ling Jiang went to the detention center without stopping and met Li Zhijie.
"Zhijie, I've already inquired about your case. People from the Public Security Bureau said that as long as you honestly confess your crime, you will be given a lighter sentence in court."
"Brother-in-law, I was wronged. I didn't hit that person named Xu!"
Ling Jiang: "Zhijie, the Public Security Bureau has shown me the injury report. Boss Xu has scars on his head from being hit by a wrench, and there are your fingerprints on the wrench."
"Wrench? What kind of wrench? I don't know. The injury on Boss Xu's head was caused by a car. It has nothing to do with me..."
Li Zhijie is a careless person. He had already forgotten the details of touching the wrench when he got into the car.
"Zhijie, stop being so stubborn. It will be you who will suffer."
"How many times do I have to say it, I didn't hit that guy named Xu! The injury on his head was not caused by me, it was caused by his own collision with the car..."
Li Zhijie was full of grievances and depression.
Why didn't everyone believe him? He really didn't hurt anyone or rob anyone. He just stole Xu's watch and money while he was unconscious.
The properties of the two are completely different.
Theft is a misdemeanor, with a maximum sentence of one or two years, while robbery is a felony, with a minimum sentence of three years.
At this time, Li Zhijie did not know that he had fallen into a trap set for him from the beginning. No matter how much he cried out for injustice, it was of no use. He was bound to pay the price for the crimes he had committed.
Ling Jiang's words were worn out, and he did not persuade Li Zhijie to admit his crime. In the end, he had no choice but to leave.
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Li Zhijie's imprisonment has become a certainty, and Yun Mo has also gained her first good friend after entering the book - Zeng Fang.
What Yun Mo didn't expect was that Zeng Fang valued her and this friendship beyond her imagination.
Knowing that she was going to study in Nanming, Zeng Fang actually transferred her school status from No. 6 Middle School to Nanming.
Although No. 6 Middle School is not as famous as No. 3 Middle School, it is still one of the best schools and is more than one level better than Nanming in all aspects.
"Fangfang, there is actually no need for you to transfer to Nanming. I had no choice but to go to Nanming. You did well in No. 6 Middle School, but you may not be able to adapt when you transfer here. If your grades drop, I will be guilty."
"If you can adapt, I can adapt. If my grades really drop, it's because I'm not strong enough and it has nothing to do with you."
Seeing that Zeng Fang had made up her mind, Yun Mo couldn't persuade her any more.
In fact, she was happy to have someone to keep her company.
Zeng Fang liked the courtyard house Yun Mo rented very much. She went to Yun Mo almost every day and brought the extra flowers and plants and old furniture from home to Yun Mo.
Within a few days, the empty courtyard was decorated with things Zeng Fang brought to make it more poetic and picturesque.
Zeng Fang also likes the two geese raised by Yunmo very much, and brings them fresh vegetable leaves every day.
"Momo, when will your Dabai Erbai lay eggs?"
This question stopped Yun Mo. If Zeng Fang hadn't asked her, she wouldn't have even remembered that geese could lay eggs.
"Wait until I ask my mother."
"We have agreed first that when Dabai Erbai lays the eggs, you must keep them for me. Then I will dig a small pond in my backyard to raise geese."
Yun Mo smiled, "Okay."
After locking the door, Yun Mo and Zeng Fang went to the largest seed company in Jiang City and bought a lot of high-quality vegetable seeds and grain seeds.
After buying the seeds, Yunmo went to the mall to buy supplements and tea candies, and finally packed them up and sent them to Anshi together.
After sending the things, Yunmo went to the telephone exchange to call her biological mother.
Before she came back, she and Huang Zhiqiu had made an agreement that at 2 p.m. on the 5th, 15th and 25th, she would call Lu'an Town on time, and Huang Zhiqiu would be waiting on the other end of the phone in advance.
"Momo."
Yun Mo was particularly excited when she heard her mother's gentle and pleasant voice, "Mom, are you okay at home?"
"Everything is fine. What about you? You haven't been bullied alone in Jiang City, right?"
"Don't worry, the person who can bully me hasn't been born yet. I've already found a school and will sign up at the end of the month. By the way, Mom, I bought the seeds and sent them to you. It should take less than a week.
It will be delivered to you. Remember to go to the post office in town to pick it up when you arrive. There are a lot of things and you can’t move them alone. You can ask your uncle to help you..."
After chatting for almost 5 minutes, Yun Mo reluctantly hung up the phone amid Huang Zhiqiu's constant urging.
In this era, making phone calls was also a high expense. Local calls were 50 cents for three minutes, and 20 cents for calls lasting more than three minutes. Calls to high-ranking officials abroad were expensive, with 80 cents for one minute.