coobybook Chapter 258: The Jiang Family's House was Ripped
Chapter 258: The Jiang Family's House was Ripped
In fact, the villagers didn't necessarily want to drive them away. Their house was crushed, and the village chief meant for them to live in the east and west wing rooms, and move out as soon as they were repaired. They would then squeeze into the main house.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Two houses of Village Chief Jiang's family had collapsed, otherwise they would have been able to rescue the villagers.
The Jiang family has the newest and best house in the whole village. It has two courtyards, all made of blue bricks and tiles, and a backyard, a side room, and a cattle shed in the backyard. It is no worse than the landlords' houses.
This is also a way to spend the original owner's dowry as much as he wants. After all, it's not earned by himself, so he doesn't feel bad about it.
It was Jiang's mother who refused and did not allow the villagers to live there. She also cursed them harshly. She also resented the villagers for forcing them to pay back the money and not helping Jiang Chen, making the Shen family laugh at their own mistakes. When she got the chance, she wanted to take advantage of the villagers.
As a result, they incurred public anger and the villagers forced their way into their house. Jiang's mother was so angry that she took her family to the provincial capital to find Jiang Chen and vent her anger. This is how the situation turned out.
Jiang's mother didn't expect the situation outside to be so difficult. There were so many disaster victims in the county town that even vehicles and horses could not move, let alone go to the provincial capital to find her son. In desperation, she came up with this dirty trick and went to the government office to sue the village chief.
Village Chief Jiang received the news early and had already made arrangements. Let's get through this hurdle first.
As for the Jiang family, they are now the public enemy of the entire village. The halo of Scholar Jiang Chen is gradually disappearing. Even if the Jiang family does not leave this time, they will leave soon.
Humans are collective animals, and it is very painful not to be accepted by the group.
Of course, if one is strong enough inside and becomes a lone beast, he can look down upon the flock. Unfortunately, the Jiang family does not have the heart of a beast.
County Magistrate Cao was happy with his free time, so he just left. It was hard to judge such a confusing case, but he also had a premonition that the Jiang family would not have a good ending.
Sure enough, when the Jiang family returned to the village on a mule-pulled sled, they did not see their spacious yard. Only a row of main houses were left standing alone. They did not react for a long time. Where were the houses?
"Ouch!"
Mother Jiang screamed miserably, slapped her thigh and cursed: "God damn it, who robbed my house?"
Village Chief Jiang said with a gloomy face, "Mother Jiang Chen, we didn't know about this either. When we woke up, we found out. If you are not satisfied, you can continue to complain. I will be there for you any time.
But don't say that I occupied your house. I can't bear this responsibility. In the future, don't come to me for your family's problems. I will also ask your family for help. Let's just leave it at that. Everyone lives their own life. Your Jiang family has a scholar outside. We can't afford to offend him, but we can afford to avoid him. "
Father Jiang was also heartbroken. He would not believe it even if he was beaten to death if the village chief had not done it.
But the village chief's family couldn't do it. It must have been done by the whole village. When their house collapsed, they tore down their own wall and used the front yard to repair their own house. It was really too much.
But Father Jiang couldn't say it. When he thought about being targeted by the whole village, his heart was filled with an endless chill, even colder than this snowy day.
"Stop howling, pack up and move in first."
Jiang's mother was angry and aggrieved: "Is that it?"
"What else? You still want to file a complaint, but where's the evidence?"
Since the villagers have done it, they must be unable to find the evidence. Besides, the bricks, tiles and beams are also written with the name of his Jiang family. Which family doesn’t have some building materials?
The Jiang family wanted to survive, but they couldn't go to the capital to find Jiang Chen, so they could only swallow this loss for the time being.
Fortunately, Village Chief Jiang did not kill them all, but left them a row of main houses so they would not freeze to death.
The food was also hidden in the cellar. The village chief did not rob them of their food. His original intention was just to borrow the house to survive the snowstorm, and he was not targeting their family.
But the Jiang family didn't think so. From then on, they completely alienated themselves from the villagers, and the villagers would no longer come to his house to visit and chat.
Village chief Jiang hummed a song as he dealt with their family and they could live in peace again.
Everyone in the village closed their doors and secretly built a kang at home, using the blue bricks taken from the Jiang family.
We have to thank Yushu Village for this. Village Chief Shen is a good man. He did not take advantage of their misfortune. Instead, he taught them how to build a kang. Even the idea of robbing the Jiang family's yard came from Village Chief Shen.
Although it was a bit unfair, the Jiang family deserved it. It was natural for people in the same village to help each other. They were the first to be unkind.
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Shen Nanzhi didn't ask much about the Jiang family. After all, every time they acted like a troublemaker, they would become more passive and annoying. Apart from holding on to the belief that Jiang Chen would become successful and come back to take them to enjoy a good life, they had no other hope.
They narrowed the road step by step.
The disaster relief work in the county was quite effective, so the victims worked together to repair houses and clear official roads. There was always work to do, and they only had two full meals a day, but they gradually got used to it. This kind of life is not bad.
They don't have to worry about their livelihood, food, and charcoal. They only need to do some physical work to have enough food. It is more comfortable than their previous winters.
Shen Nanzhi looked at the satisfied smiles on their faces and couldn't help but sigh. Ordinary people at this time are so easily satisfied.
Shen Huai'en looked at her and sighed, very surprised: "This is the fastest and best disaster relief result I have ever seen, why are you still not happy?"
"I'm not unhappy, I just think everyone's life is hard. Let's not talk about it anymore. It's the county magistrate's job to benefit the people. I don't receive a salary from the court. I should worry less, earn more money, and live a good life.
Hey, please pay attention to the food so that you don’t run out of food.”
"It's enough. Village Chief Shen sent us another 10,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes, enough to last until the end of the year. They are helping you."
There is no shortage of food in Yushu Village this year, and there are kangs for heating. Shen Nanzhi does not have time to teach them how to grow mushrooms, but every household can grow vegetables, grow some bean sprouts, and have large jars of pickled cabbage, so they live a very rich life.
However, they still lack oil and water, and there is not enough meat to eat. However, every household raises chickens and ducks, which Shen Nanzhi sold to them at a low price in the autumn. They can lay eggs in the spring, so they will no longer have to worry about eating eggs.
Village chief Shen brought some food and came to say hello to Shen Nanzhi and talk about the village affairs.
"In a few days, we will be able to harvest some green vegetables and bean sprouts. No one wants to eat them. I wonder if we can sell them for money."
As long as you are willing to burn firewood, the vegetables will grow well, especially bean sprouts, which can grow a crop in five days. Everyone wants to earn some money to supplement the family income.
"Of course, it's possible. Do you think that no one will buy vegetables because the county has suffered a disaster? On the contrary, those rich masters have nowhere to buy, so they can sell them at a high price.
Leave this matter to me. I'll ask Liao Baojia to contact the buyer and ask him to go back to the village to buy the vegetables. You just need to ask everyone to prepare them."
Shen Qingshan was very happy. "That's great. Nanzhi, your hard work won't be in vain. Everyone has said that we will give you 10% of the profit after the sale."
Shen Nanzhi did not refuse. She was not good at charity. The money would just go to Liao Baojia. He had to support a large group of brothers and his expenses were huge.
"Okay, I'm very happy that the villagers think this way, and I'm happy to help. But I won't take the money. I'll give it to Liao Baojia. This is a long-term business."
"Of course I will. I will go back and report the good news to everyone."
"Slow down on the road!"