Quincy's Quiet Contemplation Chapter 38

Wang Caidong didn't come back until dark, and Yuhuan was so anxious that she couldn't sit still at home. She went to the river to fetch water, but only carried half a bucket. She staggered unsteadily and the water spilled all the way. When he met the girl who was working as a slave, she said, "Are you carrying the water yourself?" ! She could tell that this was mocking her. She didn't dare to look into the eyes of the slave girl, so she lowered her head and walked away. After passing by, she turned around and said, "Sister, do you think I'm okay?" Shuanlao Niang said: How can he be okay if he sets a fire? She said: He didn't set the fire, he really didn't set the fire. Shuanlao Niang said: How can we call him to the farmers' meeting without setting fire? ! She stopped asking and went back to the courtyard to sit on the threshold and make porcelain. There were cows barking and dogs biting in the village. Later, Bai He's youngest son came and took a radish and ate it without washing it. She said: I will skin it for you. The child said: Do you have persimmons at home? She said: There are not many left, I will get you two. The child said: Take three! I won't talk to you until you get three of them. She gave her three persimmons, and the child said: Mr. Ma asked me to send you a message, and I will bring food to your man in the evening. She quickly grabbed the child and said: Why aren't you back at night? The child was chewing persimmons in his mouth, but he couldn't control his tongue, so he ran away without answering.

Jade Bracelet still made ginger soup and sent it to her, but she quickly came back with the rice can and walked to the two rooms to cry. She told Bai Tu that she could only tell Bai Tu that when she went to deliver food, they were beating her man, hanging him on a wooden beam and beating him with firewood. The firewood was covered with blood, so she went there. Let go of the rope. She said that the man was mentally ill and became even worse after being beaten. He didn't speak or eat when he saw her, so Ma Sheng asked her to take the rice can away. She said that Ma Sheng also told her to go home and get the quilt. He was very harsh. If she doesn't confess today, she won't go back tonight. If she doesn't confess in ten and a half months, she will die here. But Bai Tu couldn't give Yu Hui any advice, and he couldn't say soothing words. He just sighed and walked around the room.

The next day, Deputy County Chief Xu led the inspection team to Laocheng Village. The inspection team was originally to inspect the land reform work, but a fire broke out in Laocheng Village, so they listened to Shuanlao and Ma Sheng's report on the fire. There was a man named Wang Jiayou in the inspection team. He used to be a teacher. He personally interrogated Wang Caidong and felt that something was a little strange. He went to the fire scene to check. His analysis was that the fire started from the curtain on the back window, and the curtain was caused by the mirror on the door frame of Ma Sheng's house reflecting the sunlight. No one believed Wang Jiayou's conclusion, but Wang Jiayou said that he had learned knowledge in this area, and he propped up a mirror in the sun on a pile of cotton on the spot. Two hours later, the cotton really smoked and burned. This time, Wang Caidong was innocent. Shuanlao asked Wang Caidong to go home, but Wang Caidong refused to leave, saying: You said I set the fire, and you locked me up and beat me. Now that it has been investigated, how to deal with the arsonist? Ma Sheng scolded: Are you talking about me? Wang Caidong said: It was the mirror on your door. Ma Sheng said: The mirror was also distributed from the landlord's house! Deputy County Chief Xu spoke up, saying: "You should leave if I tell you to. If you are not satisfied with just this little thing, will you be even more resentful if I divide your land and your property?" Shuanlao pushed Wang Caidong out of the yard and said: "You had a cold when you came here, but you are well now, aren't you? Go back, go back!" He closed the gate.

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Although Wang Caidong did not start the fire, Deputy County Magistrate Xu reminded Shuanlao and Ma Sheng from the fire: the landlord must have a grudge and wait for an opportunity to sabotage the land reform after the landlord's land, house and family property were divided. He listed a landowner in Chengguan Town who poisoned a well, a landowner in Dongchuan Town who recorded how much land he was given and how many houses he was given on the roof beams of his house, and a landowner in Taohuayu Township who was allotted him. Boundary stones were secretly buried in the family's land. Three landlords from Wujiachuan Township hanged themselves on the gate of the farmers' association. Three landlords from Nanxi Township united and killed the director of the farmers' association in one night. Shuanlao and Ma Sheng carried out several criticism battles against Wang Caidong, Zhang Gaogui's wife, and Li Changxia on the pretext of consolidating the achievements of land reform in Laocheng Village and guarding against counterattacks by landlord elements.