PFC Chapter 247 Going Home
Chapter 247 Going Home
None of the three were in a good mood when talking about the unpleasant things that had happened in the village.
That was a typical shipping time for the bamboo ware factory.
Shihua Village is located in a remote area, and transportation is inconvenient in all aspects.
Before the village bought a truck belonging to the factory, they always had to ask a transport team to help transport goods.
Thanks to the Canton Fair, the bamboo ware factory has established several regular partners over the years.
Business has never been bad.
The profits are quite substantial.
The most direct benefit is the increasing annual dividends distributed to the village. The village even used its own money to build a road to the commune.
Now they've even bought large trucks.
Because of his past experience of frequently taking Cheng Xia to the city for medical treatment, Cheng He was arguably the most familiar person in the village with the journey to the city.
After the bamboo ware factory was established, he took the lead in handling every transportation issue.
Therefore, after Lu Yuanqing checked the factory's cash flow, he held a meeting with everyone and decided to buy a large truck belonging to the factory. In the future, there will be a dedicated transportation team from the factory to transport goods.
No one objected to the decision to get a truck, and Lu Yuanqing even went through the Gu family's connections to finally get one.
Given the relationship between the Lu and Cheng families, Lu Yuanqing naturally sent Cheng He to learn to drive.
With a small gift, Cheng He, quick-witted as he was, quickly learned to drive a large truck. He was even adept at charming others and taught them some basic car repair skills.
Cheng He wasn't a selfish person. Knowing Lu Yuanqing's good intentions and thoughts, after learning how to drive, he took advantage of the time when he wasn't delivering goods or working to teach a few people in the village how to drive.
Soon, the factory's transportation team was also established.
There weren't many people; including Lu Yuanbo and Cheng He, there were only six in total.
This decision was made after careful consideration of various factors.
The six people worked in three shifts, with two people each time transporting handicrafts to the city.
This time it just so happens to be Cheng He and Li Daniu.
However, once you drive out of the county town, there's a country road between it and the city, and that's where the tragedy happened.
They were robbed by several people.
Such things do happen in this day and age, and they are more likely to occur in remote places.
Their method was simple: they created obstacles on the road, and when Cheng He got out of the car to move them, they swarmed him, put sacks over his head, and beat him until he lost the ability to move.
At this moment, Li Daniu, who was in the car, was so frightened that he dared not move.
He didn't even dare to stop others from robbing their village's goods.
Not only did that group of people steal things, they even tried to steal the truck.
Cheng He, having finally managed to get up from the ground, didn't even have time to think before he hurriedly stopped them.
Fortunately, other people arrived at this time; they were also going to the city.
The group hurriedly grabbed the stolen goods and made their escape.
In the end, their village lost a batch of bamboo handicrafts, and Cheng He was seriously injured.
When Lu Yuanqing and the others rushed to the hospital after being rushed to the hospital, Cheng He was still in the emergency room.
After the doctors rescued him and declared that there were no major problems, they arranged for someone to take special care of Cheng He. They divided the work: Zhao Zhongcai went to the police station to report the case, and Lu Yuanqing returned to the village to handle the aftermath of the lost goods.
It felt like a dream.
After everything was resolved, Cheng He was left with some aftereffects, but those who were not in life-threatening danger were taken back to the village to recuperate.
The issue of goods that were not shipped out on time has also been resolved.
Lu Yuanqing then sent a letter to Cheng Xia, the mayor.
“I wrote a letter explaining everything that had happened in detail. I thought Cheng Xia would come back to check on Cheng He, but I didn’t expect her to quit her job and come back to the village!” Lu Yuanqing said.
Cheng He's condition was very bad; if he hadn't received timely treatment, he probably would have died.
At first, that group of people only wanted to steal things, and when they beat Cheng He, they didn't kill him.
But in the end, in an attempt to stop the group from stealing the car, the other party became enraged and resorted to violence.
Even if Cheng He survives, his body will be ruined.
"Brother Cheng, you've encountered this situation because of our village's property. Has the brigade leader said how to resolve it?" Gu Baoxia asked.
Lu Yuanqing: "We've been keeping an eye on the police station, but after searching for so long, we still haven't found that group of people. We thought they were from out of town, that they would do one job and leave, but we can't find them."
"As for Cheng He's matter, he suffered a great loss this time, and the village will not treat him unfairly. The brigade leader has decided to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss how to compensate him."
“What’s the use of compensation now? Brother Cheng’s body is ruined. The doctor even said he will never be able to exert himself again,” Gu Baoxia said with a sigh.
It's heartbreaking to see such a good person turn out like this!
Gu Baoxia really felt that he was incredibly unlucky; how could he have run into such a thing?
Lu Mingdong, however, felt that "since things have come to this, the most important thing is to ensure Uncle Cheng's future livelihood."
Now that Cheng Xia knows about Cheng He's current situation, and that the father and daughter have relied on each other for so many years, she will naturally not easily give up the job that everyone envies.
Work is indeed important, but for the Cheng father and daughter, each other is the most important thing.
Cheng He never remarried for Cheng Xia, dedicating his life to raising her alone.
Cheng Xia's health had been poor due to a difficult childbirth, so it's easy to imagine the effort Cheng He put into raising her to be healthy as she is today.
Cheng Xia is a grateful person; she knows perfectly well how Cheng He treats her.
Even if Cheng He were in the village, not to mention that the villagers would often look after him because of this incident, Cheng He's parents, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces were also in the village, Cheng Xia was still worried about Cheng He.
As Cheng He's only daughter, this is her responsibility. No job or future prospects can make her feel at ease staying in the city without thinking about Cheng He.
People might call her foolish, but if they were in that situation and their children made what they all thought was the best decision, they probably wouldn't feel good either.
Just as Lu Mingdong said, since the incident has already happened, the village's compensation to Cheng He, as well as his future security, should be borne by the bamboo ware factory.
With Lu Yuanqing around, he won't suffer any losses.
“According to Xiao Xi’s information, Cheng Xia should arrive tomorrow afternoon. Xiao Dong, you and your fourth uncle should go pick her up then.” Lu Yuanqing gestured with his chin toward Lu Mingdong.
Lu Mingdong nodded in agreement.
Calling Lu Yuanbo means we can go there in a tractor.
Cheng Xia returned to the village this time and will stay there from now on, instead of going back to the city. It seems she brought all her luggage with her.
It's convenient to pick them up by tractor.
"If Cheng Xia goes back to the village, can she get a job at the bamboo ware factory?" Gu Baoxia asked, concerned about this.
Nowadays, bamboo ware factories have a large workforce, but there are simply no jobs available.
However, given Cheng He's family situation, Zhao Zhongcai will definitely find a way to resolve Cheng Xia's employment problem.
As Gu Baoxia thought this, she gave Lu Yuanqing a deep look.
They built a factory in the village and did it so well that it provided jobs for people.
Such skill is truly something only Lu Yuanqing could accomplish.
She wasn't the only one who thought this way; a few years ago, the entire village probably wouldn't have dared to do it even in their wildest dreams.
No matter how high you stuff your pillow, you still can't have such a beautiful dream.
Lu Yuanqing: "Don't worry about work. I'll discuss it with Uncle Zhao."
Zhao Zhongcai must have had this idea for a while now, and he's just waiting for Cheng Xia to come back before making a decision.
……
The next day.
The village held a general meeting, organized by Zhao Zhongcai.
The purpose of the meeting was to address the issue of the bamboo ware factory's goods being looted, to compensate Cheng He, and to punish Li Daniu for being cowardly, disregarding collective interests, and standing idly by.
Lu Yuanqing would naturally not miss such an occasion.
Just as the village was holding a meeting, Lu Yuanbo drove his tractor, taking Lu Mingdong to the commune.
After arriving at the commune, we waited for more than an hour before finally seeing Cheng Xia get off the bus that had taken us from the county to the commune.
Lu Yuanbo quickly led Lu Mingdong forward.
"She's back! Quick, Xiaodong, get Xiaxia's luggage!"
Lu Mingdong glanced at Cheng Xia, whose face looked somewhat haggard, and silently took the largest and heaviest piece of luggage from her hands without saying a word.
I don't know if it's because I've been sitting in the car for a long time and I'm feeling tired, or if it's something else.
Cheng Xia didn't pull at him, but instead used her strength to pass the luggage over.
"Thank you, Xiao Dong!"
Cheng Xia's lips curled slightly, her tone as quiet and decisive as ever.
"No need to thank me, it's my pleasure. Come on, I drove here in a tractor. Are you hungry? Do you need something to eat before going back to the village?" Lu Yuanbo said with a smile, and also took the other packages from her hands.
Cheng Xia had no intention of leaving again this time, so she naturally brought all her luggage back with her.
Having lived in the city for several years, I've gradually accumulated quite a few things.
Except for the things that were inconvenient to take with her, she left them with Lu Mingxi; she brought back everything else that she could take with her.
"Fourth Uncle, I want to go home first!" Cheng Xia said.
She didn't want to eat anything until she saw Cheng He's current condition with her own eyes.
Upon receiving Lu Yuanqing's letter and learning of Cheng He's ordeal, Cheng Xia panicked and completely lost her appetite.
If Lu Mingxi hadn't persuaded her and told her that if her health deteriorated and she couldn't take good care of Cheng He in the future, she really wouldn't have been able to swallow a single bite of food or a sip of water.
The letter sent to the city told her that Cheng He was no longer in danger of illness, but he would not be able to do heavy work in the future and would need to take good care of himself.
Cheng Xia was happy that the person was still alive, but she couldn't put her mind at ease until she saw him with her own eyes.
Lu Yuanbo knew she was eager to return to the village, so he didn't try to persuade her further. He quickly helped Lu Mingdong put her luggage on the tractor and then drove the tractor back to the village.
On the road.
"Fourth Uncle, Xiao Dong, thank you so much for coming to pick me up today!" Cheng Xia said sincerely.
If they hadn't come to pick her up, she probably wouldn't know how she would have managed to drag so much luggage back to the village!
The village is changing more and more. Last year, I was still working during the Spring Festival and couldn't come back to the village for the holiday. Now, the road from the commune to the village has been repaired so smoothly.
The changes are too great.
Although I kept in touch with my family through letters, I was already well aware of the changes in the village.
But seeing it with my own eyes was still very shocking.
Things have changed so fast.
Lu Yuanbo was multitasking, driving the tractor while chatting with her.
"No need for thanks, there's no need for such formalities between our two families."
Lu Yuanbo: "Xiaxia, don't worry. Brother Cheng has looked much better these past two days. If he takes good care of himself, he will definitely recover to his former self."
Cheng Xia pursed her lips, blinked, and suppressed her upset emotions a little.
The moment she saw Lu Yuanbo and the others, she wanted to ask them what was going on.