The noise outside the house also woke up the old lady. She was a light sleeper to begin with, and the noise of the dog in front had already disturbed her, but she thought it was a stray dog passing by.
People in their village habitually dump their garbage onto the beach so that it can be washed away by the waves, so the beach is also a place frequented by stray cats and dogs.
It was normal to hear dogs barking from far away and from near to far from time to time. What's more, Adong was at home, so she felt very relieved.
But the sound of talking at this moment made her curious and she got up to see who was coming to the door.
"Ah? So many people?"
"Why are you up?"
"I got up to check when I heard the noise. Why didn't you move the dried fish?"
Ye Yaodong thought about it and decided to tell the old lady what had just happened. There was a new person standing in the corner. She might not notice it now because it was dark, but she would see it later.
It has to be explained anyway.
After hearing this, the old lady was also very angry. "Hey, these dogs at home look very well behaved. How can this person be so mean? He even came to our house to plant rat poison. How can he be so jealous of others? Fortunately, the dogs at home have pig bones, chicken and duck bones to eat every other day. They are picky and can eat anything."
Ye Yaodong was also very fortunate. Fortunately, his dog was often fed bones by them. He knew what normal bones tasted like and would not be fooled.
In the past, when they went outside, they would just sniff at things they saw but would not eat them. However... he did not know whether they would eat feces, as he had not observed carefully.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help rubbing his cheeks again. He must remember to wash them later.
"We were almost wiped out, but luckily our dogs have seen the world and a few bones couldn't fool them."
Uncle Zhou was just standing aside and watching, but now he understood what was going on and said, "I thought he was jealous of your family's wealth. I heard that there was a big Jiefang truck parked in front of your house during the day. I didn't expect that you were well prepared and came to scout the place the day before."
"Maybe it's more than just jealousy. There was a conflict before. When this bastard was fishing for squid last year, he also went to the sea area where we put the incubator to steal and fish. Didn't the people from his village come to our village to make trouble? Later, he was beaten out."
"Ah! Are you from Haiqing Village?"
Everyone suddenly understood.
They said, the village is so small, they know everyone in the village, this thief is obviously not from their village, they were just wondering which village he was from? Just when they were about to ask, it turned out that there was a previous feud.
"No wonder they targeted your family. They must be upset because they saw your family suddenly become rich. People with small minds are easily jealous of others. If they have a grudge against you, they can't stand you doing well."
"That is to say, it's a good thing that he was caught today, otherwise I don't know who is so vicious."
I got angry as I was talking about it. There were almost no fish left. It was all in vain.
Ye Yaodong was furious and started kicking and hitting again. Everyone was watching, even the old lady didn't try to stop him, thinking that the man deserved to be beaten.
Lin Xiuqing didn't grab the person until he was motionless and silent.
"Alright, alright, Adong, stop hitting him. He's not moving or screaming anymore. We can't beat him to death. It will be troublesome if we do."
Ah Zheng said coldly, "He deserves to be beaten to death. Just throw him into the sea. Anyway, no one knows how many bodies are fished out every year. It's right in front of our house, so it's convenient to throw him in. The waves will wash him away, destroying all traces and no one will be able to find him."
"Nonsense! We are good citizens!" Ah Guang glanced at him, nudged him with his elbow, and motioned him to look towards Uncle Zhou.
There are not just a few of them here, there is also an outsider. How can they say such things? What if something really happens to this person and they are blamed
They are good citizens who abide by the law and of course they cannot take human lives.
Ye Yaodong also glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm a good man, how can I do such a thing as killing someone and abandoning the body? This will lead to jail time, and I'm afraid I'll be shot if I'm caught. Besides, throwing the person into the sea will pollute the sea, and we still need to catch fish, so do we still want to eat fish? Falling in by accident is an accident, but we can't do such a thing."
The old lady also agreed, "Yes, you can't do this. You are all good children. You can't do this."
Ah Zheng touched his nose and laughed awkwardly, "I was just being rude, don't take it seriously. It's already like this, so it's okay to just be careless."
"Anyway, nothing happened, and the dogs at home are all fine. You won't suffer any loss. Why don't you drag him out and release him outside, and have someone send him to Haiqing Village tomorrow?" Uncle Zhou said with a frown.
"Otherwise it will be difficult to handle it this late at night. We also need to go to the city right away. We have been delayed for quite a long time just now, and the dried fish have not yet been moved out and loaded into the car."
Ah Dong nodded, "We can't delay any longer. If we delay any longer, when it's daybreak in the city, Ah Zheng wants to buy a large number of fish, but we don't know if there will be enough left."
"Then go hang him up first. Where should you hang him? The two osmanthus trees in your yard are too small, and their trunks are too thin..."
A Guang doesn't care what Uncle Zhou says. How can he listen to him
If we just throw the person out there, wouldn't that be giving them an easy deal
It's a rare occasion that someone runs into a gun, so of course he has to be hung up to warn everyone and remind everyone that it's not so easy to get into the Dongzi family, so they can keep quiet.
"You definitely can't hang it in my yard. It will dirty my land. Hang it on a tree outside. Tomorrow morning, Ah Qing, go find Secretary Chen and Dad. I'm not at home, so you let them handle it. Since this person from another village has come to our village, of course we have to let the villagers know and have a talk."
Lin Xiuqing nodded.
"You can't say he came here to hang our dogs. You have to say he came here on purpose to poison our litter of dogs and then sneak into our house. Who knows what else he might do. Yesterday he already poured water on our dried fish in an attempt to ruin our reputation so that we can't sell our dried fish."
"If we bring this up, it will affect the interests of other people. We certainly won't let our neighbors off easily. If we can't sell our dried fish, we certainly can't accept dried fish from others."
"We need to get all the villagers to stand on our side. If they don't die, at least they will be beaten to a pulp, so that they won't have to argue that we beat them half to death."
"Oh, good."
Ah Guang snapped his fingers. "You said it well! It's true that the more cunning a person is, the smarter he is. The people from the Haiqing Village next door can't easily take the person back."
"Of course. This is called killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. It can also deter people with ulterior motives. I guess there are more than one person who has ill intentions towards my family. I will make it a bigger deal so that the villagers will think twice. The neighbors around can also be alerted. Only when I am well can they be well."
"That's right. I'm afraid of those who rely on you to make money, but secretly wish you bad luck." A Zheng also said.
Lin Xiuqing also nodded, there are such people.
On the surface, they are good friends with you and have a close relationship with you. They flatter you wherever they go and smile at you every day. But behind your back, you never know how they are plotting against you and criticizing you.
Their family is now becoming more and more prosperous. They are from the same village, and the folks can see it. None of them are blind to it, so it is certain that they will make others jealous.
She had just been thinking whether it would be too much to hang a man on a tree for a whole night. After all, he had been beaten quite severely. Thinking about it this way, she felt that what Adong did was right. He had to do something serious to intimidate those who had other ideas.
She didn't know that Ye Yaodong really wanted to break this man's hand and do something ruthless.
However, he thought that if he broke his hand, he would easily make a mortal enemy. Medical conditions were so poor now that if the bone could not be reconnected, he would become a disabled person, and his family would never have peace. He could not stay at home every day to watch over the old and young in the family.
If they become bankrupt and can no longer make a living, and everyone is doomed to fail, the consequences will be disastrous.
Now it's not bad to just beat him up and hang him up for a night. After all, he was the one who was unreasonable. He came to your door first, so he has the upper hand no matter where he goes.
And after all, they had nothing to lose tonight.
Always leave a way out for everything so that you can meet again in the future. Just consider it as doing good deeds and accumulating blessings.
Uncle Zhou also said, "There are too many people like this. It's better to hang them for one night. At least they can keep quiet for a while. If someone else has ideas, they have to think about whether they can bear the consequences of being caught. You have so many dogs at home, they are not vegetarians either."
"Yes," Ye Yaodong also remembered and told Lin Xiuqing, "Tomorrow morning, buy some more big bones to make soup. It will nourish the child and the dog as well. They were frightened at night and almost died, especially Xiaohua."
"Okay, I know."
The old lady just listened without saying anything. When she knew which dog was suffering, she walked over and touched it.
"Can the child's bones be repaired? Your son's teeth are so good?" A Zheng was stunned.
"You idiot, isn't there marrow inside that big bone? Like cures like, you know? My son will be able to grow up to be 1.8 meters tall like me and look down on you!"
Ye Yaodong deliberately stood in front of him and looked down at the top of his head!
"Depend on!"
"Don't worry, get to work. Go into the house and help me move the dried fish. Move as many as you can until the tractor is full."
"The tractor's cargo box is only so big. Even if you stack it high, it can only carry a little over a thousand pounds. If you stack it too high and it's too heavy, it will easily tip over when turning on a mountain road."
"You guys can do whatever you want. Just carry as much as you can. Tie it up with a rope later. As long as it doesn't fall, it'll be fine. Drive as slowly as you can. If you can carry more in each trip, I can collect more from you tomorrow."
"Yeah, then let's try to load as much as possible."
"You and Uncle Zhou help move first, and A Guang, help me drag this kid to the tree on the hillside over there."
"OK."
Ah Guang folded the sleeves of his cotton jacket, then he and Ye Yaodong each grabbed the man's clothes by his shoulders and dragged him out of the yard.
The four of them divided the work.
There had just been a commotion, and although Ah Qing hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't lie down anymore and followed them to carry the dried fish.
The weight of dozens of kilograms is nothing for these country women, as they are used to doing farm work. Although she has not done any heavy work in the past two years, she has carried a lot of loads in previous years.
She could carry hundreds of pounds of sweet potatoes down the hillside and bring them to the team, so now she could even carry this mere bag of dried fish.