69novels Chapter 248 Snowy Night
Chapter 248 Snowy Night
Qian Jinlai's efficiency was quite high. Two days later, Xu Huizhen received the news.
As Han Qingqiu guessed, it was the Chen family in the backyard who was causing trouble. His second child also joined the red armband team. The Chen family thought that Han Qingqiu was the only one left in her family. As long as Han Qingqiu got into trouble, whether he was sent to the countryside or sent to labor reform, her house would be vacated. As a whistleblower, it should be no problem for the Chen family to get two houses.
Who told her to refuse the toast? We should have discussed it with her properly beforehand. If she doesn't agree, then don't blame us for being cruel.
So Chen Laoer reported to Director Cao that Han Qingqiu was the wife of a big capitalist and must have hidden a lot of "four olds" in her home. That led to the subsequent house search.
Chen Lao Er was also a sly person. When they went to search Han Qingqiu's house, he did not show up, but hid in the dark to watch the fun.
But the reality was not what they wanted, and the red armbands returned empty-handed, finding nothing. Besides, Han Qingqiu was not a capitalist at all, and he had already drawn a clear line with the Wen family.
Chen Laoer was so angry that he just stared blankly, and was scolded by Director Cao. Chen Laoer had a sour face and had to go home to report the situation to his father.
Xu Huizhen told Han Qingqiu what she had learned, and Han Qingqiu listened quietly. Xu Huizhen asked, "Aunt Han, what are your plans?"
Han Qingqiu said with a cold face, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant! I think we should teach his second son a lesson, at least let him lie in bed for a month! And can we drive the Chen family away? I always feel uneasy when there is a family like this living here!"
After Han Qingqiu finished speaking, he stood up, took her bag, took out two small yellow croakers from it, put them in front of Xu Huizhen, and said, "It costs money to hire someone to do something for you. Take these two small yellow croakers."
Xu Huizhen was surprised and said, "Aunt Han, you are so secretive. How come you were not found during the house search?"
Han Qingqiu said: "Nonsense, you've given such obvious hints, how could I let them find it? How stupid must I be!"
Xu Huizhen exclaimed: "As expected, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. You must have quite a lot of wealth, right?"
Han Qingqiu said calmly: "I have had enough of eating, drinking and spending in my life."
Xu Huizhen said, "Then I'll take it. It's easy to deal with Chen Laoer, but it's a bit difficult to get the Chen family to move out. Although I'm the director of the neighborhood committee, I can't just change their house for no reason. And it's so direct. The Chen family is not stupid. Maybe they know it's our doing."
Han Qingqiu said: "If that doesn't work, you have to give them some benefits. As the saying goes, money can move people's hearts. For example, if someone wants to exchange houses with his family, and the other party's house is bigger than the one they live in now, or the other party can give them some moving expenses, etc."
Xu Huizhen was unwilling to do so. She said, "We have to pay out of pocket in this way. It's not worth it. If it were me, the weather would gradually get colder. When it snows heavily one day, I would ask someone to poke two big holes in his roof. It would be difficult to repair the house in such a cold weather. As the director of the neighborhood committee, I would take the opportunity to propose that they find a new place to live. The house will be repaired by the neighborhood committee when it gets warmer next spring. The weather is so cold. In order to avoid freezing, they have to agree even if they don't like it."
Han Qingqiu chuckled: "You have a good idea, let's do it. But if the house collapses, will anyone be crushed to death? Don't let anyone die, we just need to vent our anger."
Xu Huizhen said, "I'll take some time to go over and take a look at the layout of his house and avoid the sleeping area at night. You don't have to worry about it, leave it to me. When the house is repaired, I'll arrange for someone with trustworthy character to live there."
A few days later, the second son of the Chen family accidentally bumped into someone on his way home one night. Because of his rude words, he angered the other person. The two sides first cursed each other and finally turned into a fight.
Unexpectedly, the opponent was a martial artist and he hit Chen Laoer too hard, breaking one leg and one arm.
The other party beat someone up, and when he saw the situation was not good, he ran away. Chen Laoer fainted from the pain and almost froze to death outside. Later, he was found by a passerby and sent to the hospital, where he finally saved his life.
After Chen Laoer woke up, his family asked him who had hit him. Chen Laoer then remembered that it was dark and he could not see the other person's face clearly. He only knew that he was a man of medium height.
With just this little clue, the police reported the case but still failed to catch the perpetrator.
Some people also said that Chen Laoer must have done something bad recently and was being retaliated against. He wears a red armband every day, showing off his power. Today he raids this family, tomorrow he criticizes that family. It would be strange if he didn't offend people.
Indirectly, it also made the red armbands feel afraid, fearing that they would be crippled like Chen Laoer, so they became much more restrained in their behavior.
The Chen family also thought of this, and the family gathered together to discuss who did it. However, Chen Lao Er has been too arrogant recently and has offended many people. They suspected the Zhang family and the Li family, but no one suspected Han Qingqiu. After all, there is only one old woman in her family, and she is a soft persimmon. How could she have done it?
Of course, the work is done by people who are paid for it. They are all skilled workers and their work is flawless.
Xu Huizhen has been very busy these days, as the work of sending educated youth to the countryside has entered a white-hot stage.
Groups of young people dressed in green military uniforms, with big red flowers on their chests, packed their bags and prepared to go to the countryside. The neighborhood committee organized people to beat gongs and drums at the train station to send them off to various parts of the country.
Some parents came to see their children off with tears in their eyes. Children who were raised in the city left their parents and went to the countryside. They had never done farm work before and didn't know whether they could adapt to the new life. How could parents not worry?
The educated youths' reactions varied. Some were very excited and sang revolutionary songs:
Educated youth go to the countryside
It is necessary to accept re-education of poor and lower-middle peasants
……
Looking at those young faces, Xu Huizhen was silently worried about them.
With a heart full of compassion, she held the hands of the educated youth and loudly warned them: "Female comrades, you must protect yourselves when you arrive in the countryside. If you are bullied by the locals, you must find the local information office to seek justice for you. If that doesn't work, call the neighborhood committee. The Daqianmen neighborhood committee is your mother's home and will always be your strong backing."
What Xu Huizhen didn't expect was that many years later, these comforting words would bring her countless troubles.
Many educated youth called her and wrote to her to express their bitterness and helplessness. Some were bullied and asked the neighborhood committee to seek justice for them. Others took the opportunity of visiting their families to cry and beg Xu Huizhen to arrange jobs for them and allow them to return to the city.
Xu Hui really wanted to slap herself in the face, blaming herself for talking too much.
The most difficult job is to go door-to-door to mobilize unemployed young people to go to the countryside. This is really a thankless task. If you do not strictly follow the orders of your superiors, your superiors will be dissatisfied with your work. If you strictly follow the regulations, the people who are mobilized to go to the countryside will not dare to say anything on the surface, but will curse your ancestors behind your back.
We have no choice but to do it. The neighborhood committee is specifically responsible for this matter.
I was not thoughtful enough. If I had known this would happen, I might as well have been transferred to the office in advance. Alas, money can't buy you earlier knowledge.
Time passed day by day. On this day, the weather forecast said that there would be heavy snow from tonight to tomorrow, so the people were asked to do a good job of security.
Xu Huizhen felt that the opportunity to deal with the Chen family had finally come, and this time she decided to do it herself. She had the space to protect herself and it would not be easy for her to reveal any flaws.
In the evening, heavy snow fell from the sky. The white snowflakes were like white elves, flying up and down and dancing in the cold wind.
The sky quickly turned gloomy, and the night was like a big black net, blocking people's vision. A dark and windy night is a good time to do bad things.
Xu Huizhen went to bed early. The children were growing up and had a certain degree of self-care ability, so she didn't have to worry too much.
Xu Jingli is already 11 years old and has grown into a big girl. Under Han Qingqiu's education, she has become more sensible. She knows that she is the eldest sister and takes the initiative to help her mother take care of her younger siblings.
He Jiankun is 9 years old, at the age of being naughty and playful. He is not as quiet as his sister. He plays crazy with the kids in the alley every day and can't concentrate on his studies.
The twins are at the age of being lovable, and Xu Huizhen is now the happy pill. He Yuzhu is responsible for cooking at home, and Han Qingqiu helps. Xu Huizhen takes care of the laundry. She has a washing machine in her space, and sometimes she secretly takes large items to wash in her space, otherwise it would be tiring to wash the clothes of the whole family by hand.