mtlumby2d Chapter 350 The News Spreads to the Village
Chapter 350 The News Spreads to the Village
Liu Jingxue finished the work at her own pace and went home.
After work, she went straight home without going to see her new tractor.
After all, in later life, she had personally ridden not only tractors, but also airplanes and high-speed trains, so it was not that surprising.
Besides, she had already seen it with her spiritual sense.
Shortly after she left, the villagers who had worked exceptionally hard today finished their morning work and left.
After work, they all rushed to the drying dam in unison. After all, most of the public farm tools in the village were placed in the drying dam, and the tractors must also be parked here.
When they got there, the kids were hanging around the tractor.
Zhang Jianguo and Xu Shengli were wiping the tractor with a rag.
The road back from town was all dirt, and the tractor was covered in dust, so it had to be wiped clean.
They were working there, and some children were helping them, and kept asking them questions.
The villagers came over and surrounded the tractor, talking about it in a buzzing voice.
You and I kept talking, asking Zhang Jianguo and Xu Shengli questions non-stop, which made them very tired.
"My dear ladies, please go home and cook. Your family is waiting for you to eat, and you still have to go to work in the afternoon.
Uncles, brothers, and younger brothers, you have worked for a whole morning, aren’t you tired? You don’t need to go home and rest.
If you are not tired, we have some work that needs your help.
This was also arranged by my father." Zhang Jianguo said.
"Jianguo, what does the captain want us to do?"
Zhang Jianguo pointed to the outermost part of the row of warehouses on the drying dam and said, "My father said that we should build a simple shed there to store tractors.
You can’t leave something this precious out in the sun and rain, it would be heartbreaking.”
"Yes, such a precious thing needs a shed to protect it from wind and rain." A villager responded.
An older villager said, "Don't gather here, there will be plenty of opportunities to see it later.
The women hurried home to cook.
There is no food yet, so the men are rushing to help and prepare to build the shed.
The shed will be erected and the tractor will be positioned this afternoon."
The male villagers who had just returned from working in the fields had no time to rest and started to get busy preparing to build the shed.
At this time, the team leader and Secretary Xu were discussing serious matters in the team headquarters.
When the captain saw his old partner, his first words were, "Old Xu, something big happened in town."
Secretary Xu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What happened?"
The captain shook his head, "Not sure.
Today, I took the approval slip and the tractor driver's licenses of Jianguo and Shengli to the machinery factory to buy a tractor, and heard the people at the machinery factory talking about it.
It was said that something happened in the town the night before yesterday, and gunshots were heard in many places.”
"Are the police arresting criminals?" asked Secretary Xu.
“The people at the machinery factory said that they were not police officers, but soldiers in plain clothes.
Starting from the night before yesterday, the police led the troops to arrest people everywhere in the town, and many people from the Revolutionary Committee were arrested.
There are many places in the town that have been taken over by the army, and no one is allowed to approach."
Secretary Xu was shocked when he heard this and said, "You said that many people from the Revolutionary Committee were arrested. Was the man named Xin arrested?
He is the head of the Revolutionary Committee.”
"I specifically asked about it. The Xin family was arrested the night before yesterday, and their yard was surrounded by soldiers.
It’s just that according to people in the town, when the Xin family was arrested, Xin was not there, and only his wife, children, and daughter-in-law were arrested.” The captain replied.
"Have you found out why so many people were arrested?"
"No.
I originally planned to go to the Public Security Bureau to find out the truth by asking Wang Lihua about the matter.
But those people said that since the night before yesterday, the Public Security Bureau had been taken over by the army, and people were allowed to enter but not leave.
Moreover, the police and the army are constantly arresting people everywhere.
It seems like it's not a small matter.
I gave up the idea.”
"By the way, they said the troops also sent a lot of vehicles over and transported a lot of boxes from the dock, Xin's house, and various yards.
I don’t know what’s inside.”
Secretary Xu frowned and said, "It seems that this matter is indeed not small.
It was right that you didn't ask, lest you be thought of as an accomplice."
"It would be best if that guy named Xin could also be caught. This way our production team will be much safer in the future, as there won't be a poisonous snake watching us every day." The team leader prayed.
"His whole family has been arrested, so I don't think he can escape.
Let's wait and there will be news after a while.
When my second son comes home this weekend, I will tell him and ask him to keep an eye out for it."
"Then tell him not to inquire too much, so as to avoid getting into trouble," the captain warned.
"I don't even need you to tell me that."
"Speaking of your second son, you have already prepared the bicycle and watch as a betrothal gift. When do you plan to let your second son get married?"
Speaking of his second son's marriage, Secretary Xu smiled and said, "It has been decided, at the end of May.
At that time, spring ploughing had already ended, so there was just enough time to do this.
Once the second child's work is done, it will be the third child's turn."
“The victory is still small, so there is no need to be so anxious.
Your second son has prepared two big items as a dowry. I guess if the third son's future wife knew about it, she would probably follow suit.
You should save more money for a few years.
Shengli has just become a tractor driver for our production team, and the market is rising, so we have to pick a good one for him."
Secretary Xu nodded, "That's true.
However, the bulk of the betrothal gift was paid by the second son himself, so it didn't cost us two old people anything.
As for the third brother, if he wants to give his wife more gifts, he has to work hard on his own. "
"Isn't your Guiying also looking for someone? Has she settled down yet?"
"It's settled. It's a boy from Liugouzi. We plan to hold their wedding in June when there's no farming season."
“When Guiying gets married, the only task left for you two old men will be for the third brother.
But your third son is promising and is in the army. Maybe he has found a girlfriend, so you don't need to worry about him." Secretary Xu said.
The captain shook his head, "I would like to, but he is useless. He can't find a date on his own, so we have to arrange it for him.
He has home visit leave this year and should come back home. We plan to arrange his marriage during his return.
Otherwise, I don’t know when I’ll have to wait.”
"Children are here to collect debts, and we spend the next few decades of our lives running around for them.
I don’t know why I couldn’t figure out why I had so many children in my lifetime.” Secretary Xu sighed.
"Come on, our two children are already grown up while we are still in the army, and they were basically raised by their mother.
We only started to take care of them after we retired from the army.
If anyone is tired, it has to be our two wives. "
Secretary Xu glared at him and said, "You are always good at exposing my shortcomings."