Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 208

Zhao Da'e didn't know what Zhou Yuren wanted that broken stove for; he probably just took it because nobody wanted it.

This kind of thing is actually quite common. It's not some heinous crime, but if someone investigates it, you'll end up with a lot of trouble.

However, Zhao Da'e didn't approve of stealing from Accountant Yao: "Auntie, stealing his corn won't happen until next autumn. Besides, he just offended you, and now his corn is gone this year. Anyone with a brain would know it was you who stole it."

“A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. But we’re not exactly gentlemen, are we? We’ll take our revenge today. He’s just looking for trouble, and we’ve got nothing to do either, so let’s find some trouble. I remember Accountant Yao used to live in your village’s warehouse. Isn’t the warehouse public property? Why is he living there? Let’s sue him.”

When the idea of ​​suing Accountant Yao came up, Zhou Yuren hesitated. He didn't want to make a big fuss; if he really sued Accountant Yao, they would become enemies forever.

It's a small world; it wouldn't be good if the two families lived together in the same village from now on.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yuren refused, feeling that filing a complaint would be almost the same as killing Accountant Yao. So he didn't want to go.

Zhao Da'e sighed, "If I'm afraid of everything, then I'll just have to bear with it."

Cheng Jinxi muttered, "I can't stand it."

Zhao Da'e thought about it for a long time, but still didn't know how to handle the matter.

Zhou Yuren didn't want to make a big fuss, but Accountant Yao had really gone too far this time. She was arrogant and domineering just because she was an accountant.

"Let's just beat him up."

“I think it’s a good idea,” Zhou Yuren said.

Cheng Jinxi added, "Yes, beat him up. Tianfu, that coward. You two go and beat him up. Teach him to be shameless."

“Is he blind?” Zhou Chunwen interjected from the side. “If you two go and beat him up, he’ll know it was you two who did it if he has eyes. He’ll even go to the police station later. You two will be staying in there for the New Year.”

"Chunwen, shut up," Cheng Jinxi said, dissatisfied.

Zhou Chunwen scoffed and fell silent.

The group discussed it for a while, but couldn't come to a conclusion.

Afterwards, they ate dinner and kept rambling on and on.

That evening, Zhao Da'e called Zhou Tianfu aside and said, "Brother, my uncle is afraid of getting you involved, so he doesn't dare to cause trouble. Since he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, we still have to swallow this anger. Otherwise, won't Accountant Yao find something to punish you? That's how things are in the countryside. You're coming with me later to smash Accountant Yao's windows."

Zhou Tianfu originally wanted to ask Zhou Yuren, but Zhao Dage stopped him: "What are you afraid of? It's not like we're going to fight. As long as we keep things within limits, just don't hit anyone."

Then Zhao Da'e and Zhou Tianfu started walking uphill along the mountain path in the dark.

Along the way, they picked up about ten eggs-sized stones and soon arrived at Accountant Yao's house.

Zhao Da'e instructed, "They should live in the east room. Let's demolish the west room."

Zhou Tianfu responded.

It was already night, but the two of them didn't make much noise, and there was no reaction from Accountant Yao's family.

Zhao Da'e started smashing a brick against Accountant Yao's front door without saying a word.

Instantly, Accountant Yao's dog started barking.

The light in the east room was also turned on.

When Zhou Tianfu saw that the person was indeed in the east room, he picked up a stone and started throwing it at the west room of Accountant Yao's house.

Click, click, click.

A voice shouted from the house on the east side, "Who is it? Who the hell is smashing our window?"

Zhao Da'e shouted, "It is indeed your great-grandmother! Come out if you dare!"

As soon as Accountant Yao and his wife heard that someone was there, they started to get up.

People in the countryside go to bed early, and in winter, they go to bed even earlier. Although it's not yet past midnight, everyone is already asleep; even the dogs are asleep.

Hearing the sound of glass shattering, all the dogs in the village started barking...

"Brother, go ahead and smash it. I guarantee he won't dare come out," Zhao Da'e instructed.

Then Zhou Tianfu continued to throw stones into the room, one after another.

The windows of the west room in Accountant Yao's house were shattered all over the floor.

Zhao Da'e took a brick and smashed the big iron gate.

The iron gate to Accountant Yao's house was a black iron gate; if you smashed it, it would make a loud clanging sound and could even leave a large dent.

As Zhao Da'e smashed the object, he shouted into the room, "Come out if you dare, or I'll kill you!"

The accountant and his wife had never seen anything like this before. Terrified, they hid under the kang (a heated brick bed) and didn't dare utter a sound. Then they heard someone banging on the front door and smashing the windows inside the house.

After a long time, things finally quieted down. Only then did Accountant Yao get up from the ground…

Snapped.

Lights went out.

Then came another sound of the door being smashed...

Accountant Yao, terrified, crouched back down under the kang (a heated brick bed) and shouted, "Who is it? Don't let me catch you! I'll make you pay!"

However, all he got in response was a loud crash; the gate must have been smashed down with a heavy object...

……

And so it went until almost dawn, when the village finally quieted down.

Only then did Accountant Yao dare to come out.

Zhao Da'e and Zhou Tianfu had already fled.

“Cousin, as the saying goes, kindness is often taken advantage of. We can’t let ourselves be bullied for no reason. It’s just a broken stove, and they’re trying to extort five thousand yuan from us. This is going to be a big grudge. We’re not breaking any laws or regulations, so let’s just mess with Accountant Yao. If he dares to come out, we’ll run away. Anyway, he can’t catch us,” Zhao Da’e analyzed.

"If he doesn't dare to come out, that's good. Smash his windows and take down his front door today. Tomorrow night, go out and get a few dead chickens and throw them in his yard. The day after tomorrow, go to his door and burn paper money for him, as if you're paying respects at his grave."

Zhou Tianfu, who was not a very decisive person, nodded as soon as he heard it.

The two arrived home late at night and went to sleep.

When Cheng Jinxi got up at dawn, she was still very sleepy and asked, "What happened last night? All the village dogs were biting you? They were biting you half the night..."

Zhou Chunwen got up early and had already brought back water. She gossiped, "Who knows? I heard this morning that Accountant Yao's house was vandalized last night. The front door was even taken down... and the glass was shattered to pieces..."

Cheng Jinxi laughed instead: "He deserved it!"

Zhou Chunwen thought to himself: I guess it was Zhao Da'e who did it; she wasn't home last night.

But Zhou Chunwen would never say that. He just gave Zhao Da'e extra meat at breakfast, saying, "Da'e, eat more good food, it'll give you energy."

Zhao Da'e chuckled.

The news that the windows of Accountant Yao's house in Jurenzhangzi Village had been smashed quickly spread like wildfire.

No one was hurt, but all the windows in the house were shattered.

Some villagers speculated that Zhou Yuren might have done it. After all, the two had a falling out yesterday.

Accountant Yao wanted to cause trouble for Zhou Yuren, but he was too scared to go out last night. What could he say without evidence?

He could only endure it.

But his wife couldn't stand it. She came to Zhou Yuren's front door early in the morning and gave him a good scolding.

Zhao Da'e had just finished eating when he saw a fat old woman cursing someone at the door.

Zhao Da'e pointed at Zhou Chunwen: "Big sister, beat her up. She came to our doorstep and started cursing. Go out and beat her up..."

Zhou Chunwen was also furious. She usually had a good temper, and although she was sharp-tongued, she rarely argued. But since someone had come to bully her, Zhou Chunwen was especially angry: "Yes, go beat her up. Big Goose, you go..."

Zhao Da'e: "..."

"Big sister, you don't plan to marry into your village either, so don't worry about your reputation. I'd like to go, but I can't beat her."

Zhou Chunwen curled his lip: "I can't beat her either. That woman is big and burly..."

Zhou Yuren, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer. He jumped up, grabbed an axe, and rushed out, yelling, "You bastard, running wild at my doorstep!"

Cheng Jinxi quickly grabbed him: "Where are you going? A woman is coming to curse at people, and you take an axe. Do you want to kill someone?"

"We can't let her have her way." Zhou Yuren broke free from Cheng Jinxi and rushed out.

Accountant Yao's wife was still cursing at the door when an axe grazed past her ear. She touched her ear and saw it was bleeding, which terrified her so much that she screamed like a wolf.

Zhou Yuren's axe went astray, so he grabbed a shovel and cursed, "I... (several words omitted), I'll fucking chop you to death today!"

He rushed out as soon as he finished speaking.

Accountant Yao's wife stopped cursing and ran away in fright.

This week, Yu Ren really wanted to kill her. How could she not be afraid?

They chased them all the way to Accountant Yao's house before villagers came out to stop them and try to break up the fight.

Later, Accountant Yao brought over the village chief, who was known as the "Juren Cane" (a type of official in Chinese history), and asked him to judge the matter.

The village chief didn't concern himself with this matter, and just asked what was going on between the two families.

Accountant Yao said that someone smashed his windows and dismantled his front door last night. He suspects it was Zhou Yuren who did it.

Zhou Yuren naturally wouldn't admit it.

In the end, the village chief simply sent both families home: "Go home now. Accountant Yao, you say Zhou Yuren smashed it, but you have no proof. Without proof, nothing you say matters. But it was wrong of your wife to run around and yell at people in front of their house. If she gets attacked next time, I won't be responsible."

After that, the village chief who had been given the cane left.

Zhou Yuren also went home.

Accountant Yao suffered in silence, but there was nothing she could do.

After Zhou Yuren returned home, Zhao Da'e told him and Zhou Tianfu to go downstairs, as they still needed to bring back the shredder today.

I didn't sleep well last night; I was so sleepy I was completely dazed.

When they arrived at the old house, Zhao Tiesheng was already waiting for them.

However, Zhao Tiegang was still asleep. More accurately, he woke up, had another drink, and then fell asleep again. But early that morning, he notified several people, all from the Zhao family. A few drove donkey carts, others carried ropes and wooden sticks; there were about a dozen people in total.

Over there, Zhao Tingxu, having no other choice, dressed neatly and prepared to go as well.

Although Wang Guixiang was cursing behind his back, Zhao Da'e pretended not to see it.

Zhao Da'e: If you keep whining, I'm quitting. It would be better if all of you Zhao family members starved to death.

The group then set off in a grand procession.

At first glance, one might mistake the people of Dongtaizi Village for Hu Zi, who had gone out to rob again.

People are quite interesting. Zhao Da'e sat on the donkey cart, chatting and laughing with a few relatives.

The old man, Zhao Tingxu, was also in the car, and they were chatting enthusiastically.

Those who don't understand might think this family is quite harmonious...

That's why Zhao Da'e said he was quite an interesting person. In Zhao Da'e's eyes, Zhao Tingxu was just so-so. But compared to someone as purely evil as Wang Guixiang, he still had a bit of humanity.

Most importantly, whenever there are many people, Zhao Tingxu has to step in, demonstrating his style as the patriarch of the Zhao family. He takes on everything...

Although he doesn't do any work, he's good at giving orders...

Although few people listened to his commands, he could still command them forcefully...

So when they arrived at the location, before Zhao Dage even paid, Zhao Tingxu ordered his family to dismantle the doors and start unloading the shredders...

Zhao Da'e gasped: "Hiss... I suspect the old man is angry with me and is deliberately picking a fight..."

However, it must be said that the Zhao family was so poor that they didn't even have a gate. This big iron gate of the house with the crusher was actually quite good as a courtyard gate.

Sure enough, not long after they started moving, Liu Guangjin rushed over in a panic and questioned Zhao Dage: "Hey girl, you bought a shredder but haven't even paid for it yet, why did you bring people to dismantle the gate?"

Zhao Da'e shrugged: "My grandfather did it, it has nothing to do with me."

Liu Guangjin was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.

"I can't make that decision..."

"Add one hundred. This is just for you."

"Hey, goose girl, look, those steel bars and window grilles are useless..."

Zhao Da'e chuckled to himself, thinking: "If I'd known it would be like this, I would have just torn the house down for him. These bricks are pretty good..."

Afterwards, Zhao Da'e and Liu Guangjin went to the repair shop and gave the 500 yuan to the shop manager. Both parties signed the agreement. With the receipt in place, everything was legal and legitimate.

After finding a secluded spot, Zhao Da'e stuffed a hundred yuan into Liu Guangjin's hand: "Brother, don't think it's too little. Let's have a meal together sometime."

"Sure thing, sure thing. Oh, right, there's a bunch of work clothes in the warehouse, a few of them are new. They're not worth much, I'll go get them for you." Liu Guangjin quickly went to the warehouse.

A moment later, he brought out a pile of work clothes, which were black open-fronted gowns. There was a bundle of them, probably about ten pieces.

This stuff isn't worth much to the repair shop. The workers get a few sets every year. So it's nothing special; Liu Guangjin is just taking things the repair shop doesn't use as a favor.

But for Zhao Da'e, this thing is quite useful. At least he doesn't have to buy it anymore, right?

Zhao Da'e was originally planning to ask Liu Guangjin for something like a dust cover, but Liu Guangjin didn't have any.

"Looks like I'll have to buy some in a few days," Zhao Da'e thought with a pang of regret.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhao Da'e left.

The work over there is already in full swing.

When Zhao Da'e went over to take a look, he was dumbfounded: Holy crap! You guys are bandits...

Because Zhao Da'e saw that Zhao Tingxu had even led people to demolish the wall of someone else's house...

The wall around the shredder shop has three sides, and behind it is the wall of a repair shop's yard. It's really impossible to demolish this...

The other three sides are normal, but since the pillars are placed on the north and south sides, a higher grade of cement was used, and they didn't cut corners, so they probably just smashed it down and didn't fix it...

So they demolished the west wall.

When Zhao Da'e found Zhao Tingxu, she didn't know what to say: "Grandpa... what, can't we make a living? Buy some shredders and tear the house down?"

Zhao Tingxu glared at him, his face contorted with anger: "Then what do you say? Our family just can't afford to live anymore!"