Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

Smoke rose from the chimney.

The most difficult thing is that fresh meat cannot be kept, so Li Muhua put all the broilers, chickens, and fish eggs into the pot, hoping to use this feast of land, sea and air to comfort everyone's wounded hearts in the past few days.

Before the food was served, the hungry people had already gathered in the kitchen after smelling the delicious food.

Hu Lai kept shouting and yelling, saying that the chickens and ducks that died during the New Year were unjustly.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps outside, accompanied by a few women shouting.

"Comrade Mu Hua, are you in the room?"

Li Muhua recognized that it was Ma Dasao's voice, and knew that she had just sent Ma Decai and their two sons to the police station, and then occupied someone else's house. Now she came to her for no good reason, either begging for mercy or threatening her.

These are all troublesome matters. Li Muhua and Zhou Ru all frowned.

I put down the spatula and prepared to go to the main room to argue, but as I turned around, Aunt Ma took the lead, followed by He Xiujuan, Ma Li and others, as well as a few old men and women, and they all rushed into the kitchen.

Before Li Muhua could speak, Aunt Ma rushed over and grabbed Li Muhua, crying and saying, "Muhua, you have been in Xiaowang Village for more than a year. You know how Auntie and Uncle Ma treat you!"

"He really has his heart blinded by greed this time. He responded to the call from above to set up a model of combining knowledge with agriculture, so he ordered Ma Wen and Ma Wu to destroy your yard."

"But he was afraid something might happen, so he went to call you to work this morning. I assure you, he really didn't mean to hurt you. My family really knows we were wrong!"

Aunt Ma cried and wiped away tears.

"After we smashed your house, we will give this one to you to live in. We will pay for all the damages. The money has already been paid to the commune. See if you can go to the commune and talk to Secretary Wang to ask him to be lenient with your uncle Ma and my two sons!"

"If they were all arrested, and we were left alone with our children and widows, how would we live?"

"Woooooo~~"

After saying this, Aunt Ma burst into tears, looking so miserable that it was heartbreaking.

Several old ladies approached the other people one by one, pulled them aside and said all kinds of pleading words, hoping that they would not pursue the matter.

They were all elderly people, women and children, and several people could not push them away. The kitchen door was blocked and there was no way to get out. There was nowhere to hide even if they wanted to.

These old men and women spoke in dialect, very quickly and with heavy voices, and it was hard for people to understand what they were saying. They wanted to interrupt but couldn't!

They could only hold their arms and let them cry.

After a while, the crying gradually stopped and Aunt Ma raised her hand to wipe away her tears and snot.

Pulling Li Muhua to her side, she begged, "Muhua, I'm kneeling down to beg you, please let your uncle Ma and Director He go!"

"I promise you that when your uncle Ma comes back, I will ask them to come and apologize to you. We will not interfere in your affairs anymore!"

Seeing that Aunt Ma was really about to kneel down, Li Muhua hurriedly supported her to prevent her knees from hitting the ground.

The other old ladies and old men all looked at Li Muhua, waiting for his answer. If he still didn't agree, they would cry again, or even kneel down if that didn't work.

I don't believe these little kids can make it.

Not to mention kneeling, if Li Muhua didn't agree to go to the commune to plead for Ma Decai and the others today, they would not go back!

Li Muhua knew that she couldn't refuse this, so she simply nodded and said, "Aunt, I can go to Director Wang to ask for mercy, but I can't make the decision on this matter."

"The demolition of the educated youth site is targeting us, damaging our property and lives." Li Muhua said: "I can talk to Secretary Wang about this and ask him not to take it seriously!"

After hearing this, Aunt Ma showed a grateful smile on her face, thinking that Li Muhua was just unable to save face and really wanted to agree to them.

Li Muhua said loudly, "But if we take it in a broader sense, Captain Ma is going against the policy of going to the countryside and mountains, destroying the combination of knowledge and agriculture, and destroying our socialist system..."

A series of hats fell down, and Aunt Ma and the others turned pale.

With these serious crimes and the supervision of the Revolutionary Committee, it is not surprising that Ma Decai and others were sent to be shot!

At the end, Li Muhua said helplessly: "So I can only go to the commune to plead for mercy. None of us will hold Captain Ma responsible."

"As for whether the commune and the Revolutionary Committee will hold him accountable for other responsibilities, we can't do anything about it. You'd better be mentally prepared!"

Aunt Ma understood what he meant, which was that this matter was too big and it was useless to find Li Muhua. They had to find Secretary Wang and Director Zhao who could make the final decision.

Thinking back to the scene during the day, Director Zhao was bossing Secretary Wang around. This matter could only be solved by asking Director Zhao for help.

Aunt Ma, who had figured it out, said hurriedly, "Muhua, I see that you are very familiar with Director Zhao from the city. This time it is our family's fault. I can compensate you with some more money. Please help me put in a good word with Director Zhao!"

After saying this, Aunt Ma started sobbing again.

Li Muhua looked embarrassed and explained to them: "I'm really not familiar with Director Zhao. I just happened to run into him today."

"I don't even know which way the door of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee opens, how can I speak well of you?"

Just like the excuse he made during the day, Li Muhua refused to admit that he knew Zhao Qingshan, but from some perspectives, he was not lying.

After all, he didn't know Zhao Qingshan before this.

When Aunt Ma heard Li Muhua say that she was not familiar with Director Zhao, she was stunned. After all, during the day, it seemed that Li Muhua and Director Zhao were very familiar with each other.

An old man in the crowd asked suspiciously, "You really don't know Director Zhao?"

"Of course!"

Li Muhua nodded and said, "If I had known Director Wang before, I should have asked him to come to the village for a walk. Would he have been ordered around by you all day, working like an ox and being bullied by Captain Ma and his men?"

Aunt Ma's face turned red when she heard this. They did indeed do many things that were not authentic.

After listening to this, the old man pondered for a moment and felt that what Li Muhua said made sense. First of all, Li Muhua was from the old city and should not know Director Zhao. Secondly, if Li Muhua really knew such a high-ranking official as Director Zhao, he would not have come to cut in line!

Besides, Director Zhao's arrival was strange. He came just when I was about to urinate after the accident. Even the commune leaders would not come so quickly!

For a moment, the old man had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He guessed that Ma Decai was destined to have this disaster. He happened to meet the people from the Municipal Revolutionary Committee who came to inspect, and he was caught in the crossfire!

But this fact once again ruthlessly shattered Aunt Ma's thoughts - now no one could go to Zhao Qingshan to plead for mercy.

Everyone fell silent for a moment. The uncle pulled Aunt Ma over and the two of them began to discuss in a low voice.

After a while, Aunt Ma turned around, wiped her tears, and said, "Comrade Mu Hua, I believe you. Tomorrow I will trouble you to go to the commune and ask Secretary Wang to speak well of your uncle Ma and the others."

"Of course, of course, let's all be harmonious—"

"Pooh!"

Li Muhua smiled warmly and said, "We are all from the same production team, we are all like family, harmony is the most important thing, it's good that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I will have to rely on you to take care of me in the future!"

As Li Muhua spoke, she supported the old man who had just discussed with Aunt Ma, and helped him walk out the door while he was in shock, regardless of whether he was willing or not.

"How about you come with me to the commune to plead for mercy tomorrow, Mr. Ma? I believe that Secretary Wang will give you the face of your elders, and I will not care about the responsibility of Captain Ma and the others, so the organization will definitely give Ma a light sentence..."

Li Muhua turned around and winked at Zhou Ru and the others before continuing to help the toothless Mr. Ma San out of the kitchen.

Zhou Ru and the others understood what he meant, and they all went to find the old lady and old man and helped them out of the kitchen.

After seeing them off, Li Muhua waved and said warmly, "See you tomorrow. Let's go to the commune and ask Captain Ma for mercy!"

"Come visit our educated youth camp more often when you have time. We are all one family..."

Aunt Ma was feeling dizzy. She originally thought that her family had offended Li Muhua and the others badly, so she called on several old ladies and old men in the village to plead for mercy.

Relying on their age and seniority, Li Muhua and others could neither refuse to see them nor reject them.

Unexpectedly, Li Muhua seemed to be more enthusiastic than them. He even persuaded several old ladies and old men to go and plead with him.

"What good kids, you guys—"

"Ugh!"

"A sin!"

An old lady shook her head and sighed, "Not only did they bully the children, they also demolished their house and forced their daughter to marry a bachelor like Wang Laola, while forcing the young man to live with Widow Yao!"

"Ma Decai, I think he is immoral but not talented!"

The old lady shook her head and sighed as she walked towards her home, feeling ashamed to come and plead for Ma Decai.

The faces of the other old ladies and old men also did not look good.

These days, the most important thing for an elder is his or her high moral character and seniority. They are really risking their reputation to plead for Ma Decai this time.

Aunt Ma pretended not to hear and kept thanking the old men and women.

There are hundreds of people in the village, and there are only seven or eight living ancestors like this. This time she invited all of them to plead for mercy, so naturally she dared not neglect them.