I just heard Secretary Chen say this morning that the person had been found. I didn't expect that after the return party, Ye Yaohong's house was in turmoil again.
I don’t know if the news was leaked by the family of the village committee member, but within the time it took to have a meal, the whole village heard the news. A bunch of villagers ran to Ye Yaohong’s house to make a fuss, demanding that they pay compensation immediately.
After dinner, Ye's father and his family listened to the neighbors' conversation, then took the three brothers and their new son-in-law to Ye Yaohong's home again.
When they went there, they met many villagers walking in the same direction. They had nothing to do after dinner, so they were walking and talking. Most of them must have heard the news and ran to watch the excitement.
There is no way. There are too few entertainment activities nowadays. When there is a little disturbance, the whole village will go out to watch the fun. What's more, it is such a big thing. Many people have lost their money.
Many people were also tempted at that time, but they hesitated and were a step late. Now they are just filled with gratitude.
When they hurried over, they saw a group of people crowded in the house. Some villagers were carrying TVs, some were carrying bicycles, and some were carrying radios...
There were several people fighting over the same thing, and some even started fighting. Friends and relatives were helping each other to grab things, so it was hard to say if there were any people trying to take advantage of the situation.
Seeing all the people who wanted to come over to help standing at the door was so amazing that I didn’t know where to start.
Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye slapped their thighs and howled, "Everyone, stop fighting. If you have something to say, talk it over nicely. Don't be like this..."
"Don't believe everything you hear. Put down your electrical appliances first and don't rush to grab them..."
However, the scene was too chaotic. The space in the room was not big to begin with, and the crowd could hardly squeeze in. There were people everywhere, pushing and shoving, some people fell down, and some were even stepped on.
Uncle Ye and his wife were also pushed by the chaotic crowd and hit the table, and they became silent.
The children were so scared that they hid in the house and dared not come out. They only dared to open the door a little, revealing their little eyes, with red eye sockets, looking there.
There were many relatives standing at the door and it was impossible to squeeze in, so everyone helped shouting at the door, but there was no way to stop the crazy people.
How can these small household appliances make up for the losses of so many people? Everyone has the mentality of grabbing as much as possible. If you are slow, everything will be gone. Who will listen to them
The villagers watching the excitement were all muttering, what a sin...
"Their family was so prosperous before. Why did it become like this?"
"It was all a scam, otherwise how could people be like this? Everyone was scammed so badly. Fortunately, I was a step late when I went there that day, otherwise I would have regretted it..."
"Me too, luckily the boss stopped me and told me to wait and see if it was stable..."
"Who knew that something bad would happen in just a few days? Fortunately, the news of the millionaires was revealed, otherwise more people in the village would have been in trouble and we wouldn't have been able to celebrate the New Year."
"I guess many people will have a bad New Year. How much are those home appliances worth? There's not enough to share..."
Ye Yaodong, Ye's father and other relatives could not enter the house and could only stand at the door. From time to time, someone ran out with various small things in their arms, but more people kept joining in. Now there were quite a few people in one family.
The room was noisy and everyone was fighting over the things, their faces red with anger. Those who wanted to help were helpless.
The scene was noisy and chaotic, and slowly, the results were determined. After the strong friends and relatives won, they hurriedly ran out of the house with their things. Those who originally couldn't squeeze in at the door also rushed up to grab the things, and the scene gradually shifted to the door again.
The villagers who were watching the excitement on the sidelines were afraid of being implicated and kept backing away. Seeing that there were not many people in the house, Ye's father and other relatives and friends also went in to see what happened to the people.
But they saw that every room was still noisy. Father Ye and his friends looked through the door next to them and saw several young people kicking their children and rummaging through drawers. Sister-in-law Ye was sitting on the bed with tears in her eyes, anxiously yelling, "Stop fighting..."
This was too much. The three Ye Yaodong brothers and A Guang went straight over to stop them. These uneducated young people were obviously trying to take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters.
There were two who looked very familiar, one was Xu Lai Fu, and the other was his close friend from the next village, who had stopped the sedan chair to ask for cigarettes at A Zheng's wedding.
Ye Yaodong rushed over with a punch, and he and A Guang beat up one each, and took back the watch and other miscellaneous items that they had snatched from their hands. Seeing that the situation was not good, the two men ran away.
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua pulled the child up from the ground and comforted him.
Facing the woman on the bed, the bunch of grown men didn't know what to say, and it was not convenient for them to stay any longer, so they put down the things they had taken back, asked them to stay in the room first, and then went out.
The farce in the main room came to a temporary end. Only outside the house was still noisy. The relatives were all trying to comfort Uncle Ye, who was cursing, and Aunt, who was sitting on a stool and crying loudly.
There were many elders in the room, all of his father's generation. It was not Ye Yaodong's turn to speak, so he just stood there and listened.
I didn’t say anything substantial, I just asked why everyone suddenly came to grab it, saying that they heard something about it…
He listened for a while and then stood at the door, watching the farce outside, which was almost over. Those who had grabbed things quickly ran away from the crowd.
Only the villagers were left there, still whispering and talking to each other.
The house was emptied of everything that needed to be looted. There was no point in anyone staying there any longer. No one was injured, so after comforting them, everyone left.
To put it bluntly, Ye Yaohong only has himself to blame.
The village was buzzing with discussions for several days until three days later when news came out that Ye Yaohong had been arrested on suspicion of smuggling.
At this time, public opinion also reached its peak.
I heard that people go to their house every day to curse them, and some radical people even throw feces water at their front door...
Mrs. Ye also sat at the door and cursed, "You evil fellow, you cheat the people of their hard-earned money. We all work in the sea and risk our lives to earn it. We are not workers who can live comfortably. We have to work very hard to save up the money. It is our family's wealth..."
Mrs. Ye also echoed in a weak mood, "Yes, who would have thought there would be a rat club? We country folk don't understand these things, and we were really deceived..."
"I'm really pissed off. I don't know if I can get it back."
"This... this is impossible. If someone eats you, can they spit it out for you?"
"Ah... Isn't this what you hope for, what you think?"
"It's all good, the New Year is coming soon, and something like this happened..."
Ye Yaopeng said angrily, "You are just too greedy. If you weren't greedy, would this have happened? Look at Dongzi and his wife. They advised you a long time ago. If you had listened to Dongzi earlier, wouldn't there be nothing wrong?"
"You are now talking after the fact. Didn't you not object when I took the money? What's the point of saying this now?"
"It's no use talking. Then why are you still talking here? I was bewildered and agreed the first time, but what about the second time? I told you that I would not invest, but you ignored me and secretly sent the money on your own initiative." Ye Yaopeng became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. She even dared to speak loudly.
"Who knew he would even cheat one of our own people? I saw that my second brother and his men had been holding on for two months."
Ye Yaopeng poked her forehead hard, "Pig brain!"
Not wanting to be outdone, Mrs. Ye also slapped his hand away, "Just talk, why are you stretching your hand?"
"I'm going to be pissed off to death by you!"
Seeing that Ye Yaohua was also glaring at her, Ye Ersao shrank her neck and dared not say a word. Many people in the village now scolded her as well, saying that it was all her fault because she had been promoting how reliable Ye Yaohong was, and that was why they believed her. She did not dare to go to the village these days.
The children at home are also on vacation. They have been well behaved recently and dare not make loud noises. They walk very quietly at home, for fear of being scolded if they are not careful.
Ye Chenghai and Ye Yaodong squatted together and sighed softly: "Alas... Third Uncle, you are still reliable!"
Ye Yaodong was smoking when he suddenly heard these words. He choked and coughed violently a few times. It was the first time he heard someone praise him for being reliable!
Damn, that's so rare.
"Are you too flattered, Uncle San?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him and moved to the side. He also moved over and asked, "What are you doing? Third uncle, are you embarrassed?"
"Go, go, go play somewhere else, don't get close to me."
"No, it's safe to stay next to you now. Otherwise, if I dare to move, my mother's firepower will be directly aimed at me. These past few days have been too hard to bear. I want to move to your house."
"You wish. Do you believe that if I yell right now you will be whipped?"
"No, my calves are still covered with wounds. Please don't try to trick me. Let me show you..."
As he spoke, he lifted up his trouser legs, and sure enough, there were red blood streaks on his calves, which looked very fresh.
Ye Yaodong glanced at him and said nothing. He even handed him a cigarette and said, "To calm you down?"
"Shhh~"
He turned around to glance at his mother as if he was guilty of a thief, and quickly tried to take it, but Ye Yaodong quickly pulled his hands back.
"Fuck... I was just testing you, you really can do it? When did you learn it? You really need to be beaten, your butt will be broken. You've learned to smoke at such a young age, are you only 12 or 13?"
He was just teasing this guy out of boredom, but he didn't expect that he would actually dare to reach out. He was really going to get beaten.
Ye Chenghai said guiltily: "Ah, shhhhh~ keep your voice down, I didn't, I was just curious why you adults like to smoke."
“And thought it was cool?”
“Hehe… Hehe…”
Ye Yaodong gave him a slap in the face. "You are so young and don't want to study. You will have to go out to sea and take risks to make a living like us in the future."
Ye Chenghai just laughed and didn't dare to say anything.
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at him and said, "Study hard. It's hard to find a job. It's not the right time now as the New Year is coming. After the New Year, Uncle San will take you to the dock to see how hard it is for those people who carry goods and do hard labor."
"Then studying can't make me a big boss, right?"
"You are quite ambitious and even want to be a big boss! You should finish your studies first. If you go to carry goods for others now, they will think you are too young and won't want you."
Ye Chenghai said unconvincedly: "Who said that you can accomplish great things without studying?"
"What do you mean you can accomplish great things without studying?" Ye Yaopeng glared at him with a frown when he heard what he said.
Damn it, I spoke too loudly without paying attention! Ye Chenghai shrank his neck when he heard his father's question and smiled awkwardly, "Nothing, just talking..."
Mrs. Ye had just had an argument with Ye Yaopeng and was very angry. She went straight to the window, got a whip and rushed over.
"What do you mean you can do great things without studying? You don't study, and you still want to do great things? I'll beat you to death... If you don't want to study every day... What great things can you do..."
"Ahh... Third Uncle... You've screwed me again..."
"Mom, I was just chatting with Uncle San. If you don't believe me, ask him..."
"Still making excuses..."
Ye Yaodong looked at him sympathetically. This time he really didn't mean to cheat him. It was obvious that he was the one who got himself into trouble.