Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

In the afternoon, Lin Zongxuan forced himself to calm down and arranged his work, then he and the Zhao brothers immediately got on the green bus to their village.

As the place was relatively remote, night had already fallen when they arrived at Xiaozhao Village. After getting off the car, Lin Zongxuan finally understood why the Zhao family still wanted to marry his younger sister to the city even though they knew that Xu Menghua already had a wife and children.

These dilapidated thatched houses, these stinking ditches everywhere, these villagers wearing patched clothes...

Lin Zongxuan once watched a movie about fleeing famine on TV. Xiaozhao Village now looks more like a refugee gathering place made of garbage dumps than a village.

Zhao Dashan seemed to understand the shock in Lin Zongxuan's eyes. He lowered his head and whispered, "We live by the mountains and by the water. Our village has nothing but a stinking ditch. My parents' generation fled here. We can't even grow crops here."

Lin Zongxuan withdrew his gaze, nodded calmly, and put his hand on the bulge on his waist.

As they walked, his eyes met Liu Xiaolou's, and Liu Xiaolou's eyes were also full of solemnity.

Soon, in a small house at the southernmost end of Xiaozhao Village, Lin Zongxuan met the two protagonists of this trip.

Xu Menghua was tied up on a chair, all her clothes were stripped off, and she was only wrapped in a sheet. Her face was covered in black and purple, and a clump of her hair was pulled out.

After seeing Lin Zongxuan and Liu Xiaolou, he whimpered rapidly from his mouth, which was blocked by a smelly rag, and his red and swollen eyes were full of shame and hope.

Lin Zongxuan glared at him and looked expressionlessly at the woman sitting next to him.

The woman was probably about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with narrow eyes that were not squinting, and a natural charm; her pretty face was full of spring, with seven points of looks and nine points of coquettishness. Although she was wearing shabby clothes, her figure was well-proportioned.

This shrewd face, compared with her two honest and simple brothers, is like the difference between a black chicken and a peacock.

Lin Zongxuan's heart sank. This was completely different from the image of a pretty widow he had imagined.

Before he came, he still had some doubts in his mind:

The Zhao brothers and their sister lived in the south and north ends of the village respectively. How could it be such a coincidence that they just happened to pass by her house when Xu Menghua and Zhao Xiaoyun were doing their business?

Xu Menghua is also a veteran in the underworld. Doesn't he know that he should be careful when having an affair with a widow? Not to mention keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully, doesn't he know to hide quickly when he hears any noise outside?

Now, all these questions seem to have answers. It turns out that the hunter and the fox have suddenly reversed their roles.

After the Zhao brothers ran to their sister and whispered for a while, Zhao Xiaoyun looked at Lin Zongxuan with a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if he was surprised at his youth and boldness.

However, after a moment, she changed into a tearful expression, choking and saying, "You are Menghua's leader, right? I am Zhao Xiaoyun. I am really sorry to have you come here in person to deal with such a small matter between him and me."

"What's coming, is coming. Things always need to be resolved."

Lin Zongxuan nodded, and then said in an unusually gentle manner: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun, I have heard about your and Xu Menghua's affairs from your brother. I will apologize to you on his behalf first."

As he said this, he walked forward to meet Xu Menghua's stunned eyes with a big mouth, cursing: "You beast!"

This slap was not in vain. Lin Zongxuan took a quick glance to see if Zhao Xiaoyun felt sorry, but found that there was indifference in his eyes.

In a fit of rage, he slapped Xu Menghua hard on the right cheek again, secretly cursing at him, "You're a fool!"

After he finished this performance, he found that no one was interested, so he could only wink at Liu Xiaolou awkwardly.

Liu Xiaolou understood and quickly stepped forward to hold him, saying earnestly: "Chief Lin, the incident has already happened. It's useless to kill him now. Let's first ask Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun how he wants to solve it."

Lin Zongxuan was dragged back to his original position helplessly, and said to Zhao Xiaoyun sincerely: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun, if you have any demands now, just tell me. We will do what we can without hesitation."

Zhao Xiaoyun's eyes were filled with tears in an instant, and she said in a trance, "He should never have lied to me that he didn't have a wife or children, otherwise I would never have gotten along with him. Now everyone in the village knows about us. I'm a widow, and if he doesn't marry me, I'll just hang myself."

No one would believe that you don’t know he has a wife and children!

Lin Zongxuan said with a headache: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun, the problem now is that his son is already six or seven years old. If he marries you, it would be like forcing his wife to hang herself."

Lin Zongxuan looked at Zhao Xiaoyun while speaking, and found that her face was relatively calm, so he continued: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun, you are also a woman, and you have also been married. Xu Menghua is a bastard, but his wife and children are innocent. Why don't we talk about some other compensation, such as..."

He didn't finish his words, but I believe everyone present should understand what he meant, and Xu Menghua nodded repeatedly.

Zhao Xiaoyun hesitated for a moment, looked at Xu Menghua lovingly and said, "But I still like Menghua and don't want to leave him."

I think you want to have both the person and the money. Your tactics are much more sophisticated than Qin Huairu's now!

Wait, Qin Huairu?

Lin Zongxuan thought for a moment, took out a box of "Golden Leaf" from his inner pocket and threw it to Liu Xiaolou, asking him to take it and distribute it to a few people.

Then he whispered to Zhao Xiaoyun: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun, shall we go out and talk?"

Zhao Xiaoyun nodded hesitantly and followed Lin Zongxuan to an open space outside the door.

Lin Zongxuan lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and said with emotion: "This Xiaozhao Village is indeed remote. If I grew up here, I would also squeeze into the city at all costs."

Zhao Xiaoyun was startled by his words and happened to meet Lin Zongxuan's meaningful eyes.

She understood that her intentions had been seen through, and she lowered her head and said sadly, "Yes, but sometimes hard work is useless. I could have been admitted to high school and found a job in the city, but my second brother was getting married and needed money, so my family sold me. I was less than seventeen years old that year."

"But Xu Menghua is not a good choice." Lin Zongxuan said lightly.

"Of course I know he's not a good choice, but I want to marry in the city, what other choice do I have? Besides, I have his life in my hands, so I can make him behave himself."

"What if I said you had a choice?"

Hearing Lin Zongxuan's words, Zhao Xiaoyun raised his head abruptly, and looked at him with a little more hope and shyness in his eyes. (I'm just complaining first, there's a fan-shaped picture in my eyes)

"Don't get me wrong." Lin Zongxuan hurriedly explained: "I'm talking about a cook in our courtyard. His conditions are no worse than Xu Menghua's. He is still unmarried and has two houses in the city. If you are interested, I can introduce him to you."

Zhao Xiaoyun's eyes dimmed at first, and then he immediately asked seriously: "How old is he this year?"

"He's thirty-one this year, and as far as I know, he's never been in a relationship. He should still be a virgin."