Reborn in the 60s and adopted

Rumors about the village party secretary have been flying around in the village these days. Many villagers who had been framed by Mao Yuanqing for his evil deeds have breathed a sigh of relief that this devil has finally been caught.

After returning home the night before, Guo Cuiying packed up the valuables in the house and took them to her parents' home with her daughter.

The rumor slowly reached the ears of students at school. The kids in this grade were very young and had no idea what an affair was. They just went around telling people who was having an affair.

Wang Jiaojiao also asked Tang Mei in confusion, "Meimei, what does it mean to have an affair?"

Tang Mei looked at her speechlessly. "Why are you asking this as a little girl? Is this something you should ask?"

Wang Jiaojiao looked at her with her big eyes, feeling aggrieved.

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you. An affair is a normal life for a couple, and then one of them goes to live with the other person and gets caught. This is called an affair." Tang Mei explained randomly without caring whether she could understand or not.

Wang Jiaojiao was confused and nodded as if she understood. She planned to go back and ask her father again.

The deputy mayor of the town heard about this and was fully aware of the seriousness of the matter. He had not expected that a village cadre would actually break the law and commit adultery. He angrily convened a meeting overnight to discuss a solution.

Tang Mei soon heard from Uncle Tang that the matter had come to a conclusion. The two men would be taken to a public trial in two days to be judged by the people in public.

"Dad, I want to go see"

Uncle Tang glanced at him and said, "Why do you like to join in all the fun?"

Tang Mei hugged her father's hand tightly, shaking it constantly, and pleaded like a spoiled child: "Dad, please let me go! Okay?" Uncle Tang's eyes were full of affection, and he nodded gently to show his agreement: "Okay, in that case, let's go and take a look together as a family."

On the morning of the public trial, before the sun rose, Tang Mei and her family got up early and hurried to the shooting range in the town along with the other villagers who liked to join in the fun.

When they arrived at their destination, they found that the shooting range was already crowded with people from all directions, including the elderly, children, women, etc., all of whom gathered here out of curiosity.

After a difficult squeeze, Tang Mei and her family finally managed to squeeze into the crowd and stood in the front row. The scene before them was surprising - two people with ragged clothes and messy hair were looking down at the ground silently. If they had not known in advance that these two people were Mao Yuanqing and Widow Liu, they would not have been able to recognize their true identities based on their current attire.

From time to time, people in the crowd could hear discussions: "Look, these two shameless people were caught on the bed!" "Who said it wasn't true? Especially that woman, although she was dressed so poorly, she had a good figure, no wonder she was able to hook up with other men..."

"Humph! If you men weren't so frivolous and dissolute, how could you be easily seduced by others?" The woman refuted their conversation righteously. The two men who were just talking loudly were now speechless in front of this burly and aggressive woman, and dared not say another word.

The people around cast accusatory glances at the two men and started to talk among themselves. Guo Cuiying was also among them. When she saw the man who had loved her deeply and taken care of her for half her life, she couldn't help but feel a surge of pain and sorrow in her heart. After just a few days of not seeing him, he had become so haggard. But when she thought of his betrayal that night, Guo Cuiying decided to harden her heart and ignore him.

However, at this moment, Mao Yuanqing seemed to sense something and suddenly caught a glimpse of Guo Cuiying in the crowd. His face was filled with guilt and remorse, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Wife, please forgive me! It was that woman who seduced me. I absolutely did not betray you! Please ask Dad to save me, okay?" His voice was filled with tears, echoing in the air, moving people.

Guo Cuiying's sister-in-law held her hand tightly and said anxiously: "Sister, don't listen to the nonsense of this heartless guy! In my opinion, he and that vixen must have hit it off and have had an affair for a long time. It definitely didn't happen overnight. Besides, how could Daddy help her? This time the deputy mayor personally came forward to deal with the matter. How dare Daddy, with his official position, easily offend the deputy mayor! So you must think twice before you act. Don't forget that there is Zhaodi at home. We can't sacrifice the whole family!"

The sister-in-law's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the last bit of hesitation in Guo Cuiying's heart. She was already wavering, but now her inner thoughts became more firm. He was the one who pursued her relentlessly, and he was also the one who betrayed her now. The sister-in-law was right, she must not implicate her father.

Mao Yuanqing looked at Guo Cuiying's changeable face and became more and more panicked. He shouted at the top of his voice: "Wife, please forgive me, can you save me?" However, Guo Cuiying's heart was as hard as stone at this time, and she forced herself not to look at him.

Just as the two of them were staring at each other, Wang Jiaojiao's father, the deputy mayor, stood steadily on the makeshift platform, holding a loudspeaker, ready to give a speech.

"Fellow villagers, this public trial is mainly to criticize two people with improper conduct. Mao Yuanqing, male, village party secretary of the Bayi Brigade, a state cadre, knowingly broke the law and had an affair with a village widow. The circumstances are serious, so he is sentenced to death by shooting."

As soon as the deputy mayor finished speaking, the people watching the excitement cheered. People in this era are very simple and will not easily betray their marriages. Moreover, in this era, having an immoral relationship is punishable by death.

When everyone was quiet, the town's militia came up to the two men in neat rows, carrying their guns. Mao Yuanqing had already accepted his fate, and he lowered his head in dejection.

Tang Mei had never imagined that in this day and age, having promiscuous relationships between men and women was so serious that one could be sentenced to death by execution.

All I heard was the militia captain shouting, "Load your guns, fire!"

Two loud bangs, like thunder, resounded through the sky, causing pain in the eardrums. Then, the two men fell to the ground as if they were hit by a heavy hammer, without making any sound.

At this moment, the heavy stone in Uncle Tang's heart finally fell to the ground. He breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that the storm had finally subsided.

The people who were watching the excitement began to disperse in twos and threes after seeing the militia captain take away the two bodies. Only Tang Mei's family was left. Because there were elderly and children in the family, they moved a little slower and did not prepare to leave until the crowd was almost gone.

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from behind: "Tang Yongli!"

Uncle Tang turned around when he heard the voice and saw a strange man standing there. He was wearing a suit with four pockets that only cadres could wear, which made him particularly eye-catching.

"Who are you?" Uncle Tang asked doubtfully.

"I'm the secretary of the commune. The deputy mayor is waiting for you over there. Please come over and sit with him." The man pointed in a certain direction.

Uncle Tang nodded and responded politely: "Okay, please go ahead."

He turned around and asked Tang Mei and others to wait for him there.

After a long while, Uncle Tang came back with a very bad look on his face.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Is Jiaojiao's dad making things difficult for you?" Tang Mei looked at her father with suspicion. They had a very pleasant conversation last time, so it's unlikely that things would change so quickly.

"Sister, let's go home first and we'll talk in detail when we get home." Uncle Tang Seng was upset at the moment and was too lazy to waste words. He just wanted to take his family back home as soon as possible.

As soon as they entered the house, everyone sat down. Tang Mei couldn't hold back her curiosity, twisting her butt on the bench, feeling very uncomfortable, and couldn't wait to know what happened to Uncle Tang San when he went there.

Uncle Tang was relieved to see his daughter so impatient. He opened his mouth and said in a low voice, "Brother Wang called me over to tell me about this case. After their investigation and interrogation, I found out that Mao Yuanqing had attacked our family a long time ago! The last time you were wrongly accused of picking flowers, and Mao Ming secretly followed you and got beaten up by you, all of these were his doing! This time, I happened to run into your mother who came to the bamboo weaving team to look for me after her confinement. I heard the conversation between Old Man Li and your mother, and calculated the timing to find Mao Ming to drug him.

You and your grandma were not at home, he just wanted to poison me, he didn't know your grandma's house well and was afraid of retaliation, and he also told you to bribe your cruel mother to pretend to be pregnant so that you couldn't find anyone to save me and your mother."

After hearing this, Tang Mei and everyone else felt very complicated. Tang Mei couldn't believe her ears. Her own mother really had no conscience.

"Meimei, are you okay?" asked Aunt Tang San.

Tang Mei suppressed her inner grief and gave Aunt Tang San a weak smile, "Mom, I'm fine. You and Dad are my relatives from the second house. Didn't we break off relations a long time ago? When you were lying on the ground that day, I went to beg them, but they were indifferent. Don't let me honor them in the future, okay?"

After saying this, Tang Mei couldn't help but tremble all over and her voice began to sob.

After hearing Tang Mei's words, Aunt Tang and Uncle Tang looked at each other with distress in their eyes. Aunt Tang said softly, "Good child, let's never please those heartless people again." After that, she gently handed her son to Uncle Tang, then hugged her daughter tightly, tears streaming down her face.

Tang Mei gently patted her mother's back and comforted her, "Mom, don't cry, everything will be fine." Then, she turned to look at her father and continued, "Dad, this time we are lucky to have caught Mao Yuanqing's handle, otherwise he would definitely escape the crime through his connections. So, can you strive to become the deputy village chief? Only in this way can our family no longer be bullied."

After hearing what Tang Mei said, Tang Sanshu was filled with emotion. He deeply realized that if a person has no power, he can only be manipulated by others. Just like this time, if Lin Xiao and Tang Mei had not insisted on setting up a trap, he would probably suffer endless suffering and torture in the future. Thinking of this, Tang Sanshu secretly made up his mind to strive for the position of deputy village chief.

"Okay! In that case, I will be the deputy village chief!" said Uncle Tang San with a firm gaze and a resolute tone. At this moment, he had an unprecedented desire for power in his heart. Because only with enough power can he better protect his wife and daughter and defend this warm family.

After hearing Uncle Tang's words, the whole family was filled with joy, and the original sadness disappeared instantly. Especially Tang Mei, looking at her father's resolute expression, she secretly vowed in her heart: I must study hard in the future and never be lazy like in the past. She wants to rely on her own abilities to become the backbone of the family and protect her parents from wind and rain.