The word "smoke smoke" is somewhat inappropriate to describe rural areas in coastal areas in 2009. However, specifically in the Xixian area, many villages still use traditional cooking methods due to the lack of economic improvement for a long time.
It was now fifteen past nine in the morning, and lunch was already being prepared in the village.
The planned flight time of the Sixth Regiment is 10:30 in the morning, and within less than an hour, the hidden danger of the pigeons must be solved.
The village in front of me has a beautiful name, Jinghu Village, named after the lake. The natural scenery is beautiful, even the fields are so beautiful, the land is flat, the houses are beautiful, there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry and bamboo trees, roads and traffic, and chickens and dogs can hear each other.
, it should be called Taohuayuan Village.
But the yellow mud houses that can often be seen indicate another fact that this is a poor village.
Li Zhan came here for the second time. The first time he was forced to serve as an airborne soldier, and he was able to fly a parachute at a low altitude, which was better than many airborne soldiers.
When he arrived at that house, Li Zhan suddenly realized that he, a local, had been out of touch with the place for too long and had forgotten the shockingly weak legal awareness of some people in his hometown. On the other hand, the three dilapidated tile-roofed houses,
The couple and their three children make a living on a few acres of thin farmland. Raising pigeons and pigeons is one of the few profitable side jobs.
What makes people angry is that the couple are not illiterate, but are in their thirties with junior high school education, and they are playing rogue with the law enforcement officers.
However, a woman in her early thirties but with a complexion in her forties that had been put on her by hard work pulled a long bench across the door, sat down on it, and said in a voice that was not afraid of boiling water, "Catch it, catch it.
Catch me, catch me and put me in jail! Anyway, I can’t live this life anymore! If you catch me, you have to raise three children for me!”
The man scratched his neck and yelled with grief, anger and grievance, "My pigeons can hit your plane, but I haven't said that your plane hit my pigeons! Aren't you soldiers just bullying others? The people have no control over the raising of pigeons.
You don't care about any pigeons! What kind of law have I broken?"
Many villagers gathered in front of the door and spoke one after another. Most of them accused the family of being ignorant, and a few helped the family. They probably had resentment towards the "barbaric" behavior of the troops.
Zhang Wei's eyes signaled Li Zhan and others not to be reckless and waited for Deputy Director Liu to step forward to deal with it.
"The troops can't control it, right, so I can't control it? Changjiao Lin." Deputy Director Liu stepped forward, with a complete set of individual police equipment draped on his body, especially the dark gun holster on his right waist.
The gun handle is very powerful.
Seeing the majestic police officer, Chang Jiao Lin forced a smile, and then suddenly realized that his role was a "victim", and said fearfully and aggrievedly, "Director Liu, of course you can control it, why can't you?
.But I didn’t break the law. I raised some pigeons before, but didn’t I sell them all last time? I really don’t raise any more!”
"You're still making excuses! If I don't have any evidence, will I come to you? If you try to look down on me again, believe it or not, I'll arrest you!" Deputy Director Liu pointed at Changjiao Lin and yelled.
Changjiao Lin was once punished by the police for gambling. He has an acquired fear of people wearing police uniforms, but he is not afraid of people wearing military uniforms. People living in the surrounding area will inevitably have more contact with soldiers, and slowly
Those who are slow will understand. Regardless of the soldiers who carry guns and cannons, those who serve as soldiers are second-class people in front of the common people. Many things are done to accommodate the common people, let alone being feared.
He is afraid of Deputy Director Liu, but his wife Jiao Posi is not afraid.
Jiao Posi stood up suddenly and rushed to Deputy Director Liu. She pinched her waist with both hands and held her neck fearlessly. She said, "Come on! Director Liu, you are so majestic! What use are we, ordinary people?"
! If you want to arrest us, just arrest us and don’t talk so much! Arrest our whole family! We can’t survive anyway!”
Deputy Director Liu definitely cannot afford to offend such people. There are three children watching eagerly over there, some with excitement and some with panic. But in short, it is not good to treat their parents in front of children.
When taking measures, don't be too excited with your words. Deputy Director Liu is a younger generation of police officers, but he is aware of this. Another person would never consider whether it will have a negative impact on the child's psychology.
"Mo Xiuhua, I advise you not to get excited. Do you know what you are doing? You are resisting the law! In front of the children, I hope you will not be impulsive and cooperate with our work. Bring the pigeons back,
Call the pigeons back first. The troops have to fly, and it is absolutely impossible for your pigeons to fly around outside. We will talk about other things slowly later!" Deputy Director Liu has rich experience in grassroots work and is well-founded, so hurry up first.
Take time to solve the immediate problem, and deal with the Chang Jiao Lin couple later.
The sixty-year-old village chief arrived at a jog. He was wearing Jiefang rubber shoes barefoot, his trouser legs were rolled up, and there was mud on them. He was sweating profusely. He must have rushed back from the fields after hearing about the incident.
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He squeezed in and took a look at the situation. He lowered his head and looked around, then picked up a twig about one meter long and about the thickness of his index finger at Li Zhan's feet. There were still leaves on it that were not dry.
Seeing this, the villagers who were watching opened their mouths and smiled, chattering in dialect. When Changjiao Lin and Jiaoposi saw the village chief just now, they subconsciously stopped walking, stopped pinching their waists, and stood with their hands hanging down.
They were trembling slightly, and now their expressions were replaced by fear.
"What are they talking about?" Zhang Wei asked Li Zhan in a low voice.
Li Zhan listened for a while and whispered, "This village chief seems to have a bad temper, but he has a high prestige in the village. He probably wants to be beaten."
"Hit?" Zhang Wei was extremely surprised. He looked at the village chief, who was walking towards the Changjiao Lin couple with hand-held tree branches, who were as thin as ribs. Then he looked at the tall Zhangjiao Lin couple.
believe.
It was an eye-opening moment for Li Zhan.
The village chief strode towards Changjiao Lin. What was surprising was that Changjiao Lin was frightened but did not run away. His knees slowly bent down and he became shorter. He held his head high and said in a crying voice, "Seven
Sir, I didn’t do anything wrong, I didn’t, I really didn’t!”
Li Zhan seemed to see himself crying and begging for mercy when facing his father's stick as a child.
"ah!"
The village chief raised the branch high and slapped Changjiao Lin. Once he hit Changjiao Lin, he screamed like a pig being killed. Then he slowly moved back with difficulty and hesitation, his buttocks swaying, but he didn't dare to completely
Get out of the way. Li Zhan and others saw that this was because they were extremely frightened and knew that sooner or later they would not be able to escape the beating.
"Ah! Qi Gong, don't hit me! I know it's wrong! I know it's wrong! Woohoo!" The thirty-year-old man actually cried like a child, screamed and looked at him pleadingly.
He went to the village chief and prayed to be let go.
Except for several members of Li Zhan's army, everyone else seemed to be used to it. What was even more surprising was that the three children of Changjiao Lin were laughing and clapping their hands, as if they had the pleasure of revenge!
Zhang Wei, Niu Yaoyang and the first-term non-commissioned officers looked at each other and looked at Li Zhan. He was a local. Li Zhan expressed helplessness and shrugged.
The village chief was tired from beating him, and Changjiao Lin huddled in a pile of dry firewood in front of the door of the utility room, shivering with tears still wet, but he did not dare to feel any resentment towards the village chief.
On the other side, Jiao Posi's legs were already shaking the sieve, her lips were trembling too, and they were all white. She looked at the village chief in horror, woke up suddenly, ran over and knelt down in front of the village chief with a bang.
He cried and begged for mercy, "Qi Gong, my family has no money for food, and I don't have the children's school fees. I really have no choice. I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore..."
After witnessing the tragic situation of her husband, Jiao Posi didn't have half of the courage she had before. Instead, she very wisely chose to surrender, crying and begging with runny nose and tears.
The village chief was panting. After all, he was old, and he had really beaten Changjiao Lin to death, and it took a lot of effort.
His face, which looked like dry tree bark, was full of anger. He pointed at Jiao Po Si and scolded her: "You two parents-in-law will have everything if you only gamble a few times!"
"I'll fight!"
The village chief raised a branch and hit Jiao Posi on the back, then slapped her down!
There was another burst of ghost crying and wolf howling, and another burst of tears from those who heard it.
Not only did the onlookers have no sympathy, but they laughed and felt happier than watching a monkey show. Li Zhan observed that many young villagers looked happy from the bottom of their hearts. When he thought about it, there were probably many people who couldn't laugh or cry and were beaten severely by Qi Gong!
After all, she was a woman. After beating her for a few times, the village chief stopped, threw away the branch, and said coldly, "Hurry up and call the pigeon back, pack it up, and load it into Director Liu's car!"
Changjiao Lin didn't care about licking his wounds anymore. He got up and ran into the house. He held up a bamboo with a small red flag tied to the top. He ran to the side and waved it hard a few times. After a while, a group of pigeons swooped down excitedly.
roof.
The village chief stared at Jiao Posi, sighed, and said earnestly, "It is a government regulation not to raise pigeons. If the army crashes the plane, it will hit the bird! For a little money, you are harming the lives of the soldiers. What you are harming is the soldiers."
A plane worth hundreds of millions! Tell me, where did the money that the county gives you as compensation every year go? You dare to say that it was not your parents-in-law who lost it! You are also playing rogue with the government. Let me tell you, there will be a next time.
It’s not just a beating!”
Zhang Wei and others were dumbfounded by this change. Li Zhan knew something about it. Not only Jinghu Village, but also an area with strong clan values. In many villages, some people may not take laws and regulations seriously, but
You will never dare to go beyond the clan rules! The clan leader or the senior elder in the clan has the supreme authority! It is the truly supreme authority. Before liberation, he really had the power of life and death.
For example, now, when I am several dozen years old, I am beaten to death by the village chief like a mangy dog in front of so many people, and I dare not even complain!
Deep-rooted clan concepts are at work.
Undoubtedly, the village chief of Jinghu Village is not only the village chief, but also the Seventh Duke with the highest clan status in the village.
Qigong wiped his hands with the hem of his clothes, took out a crumpled pack of Double Happiness from his coat pocket, handed the cigarette to Deputy Director Liu with a smile, bowed and said, "Director Liu eats cigarettes."
"Qigong, you're welcome, you're welcome." Deputy Director Liu took the cigarette. He didn't dare to show off to the director. There were so many people in the village watching. If he didn't give Qigong face, he would really get into trouble. He and several others
It is definitely doubtful whether all my colleagues can walk out of the village intact.
Qi Gong laughed and said, "Director Liu, I have educated these two little bastards. The principle of our party is to treat diseases and save people. See if the pigeons are confiscated and the people are forgotten."
It turns out that beating is not just a "family law".
Li Zhan couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, "Isn't this just a socialist beating?"