The person who was caught stealing the chicken was Wang Yaozong, who has been doing bad things more and more easily recently.
Ever since he picked up a hen a few years ago and then successfully stole a chicken from Li Chunjuan's old rival Wu Guihua, Wang Yaozong has opened the door to a new world.
Life was easy at home in the past, and he never had to go hungry, but he still felt it was not enough to spend.
He no longer has to work in the fields, but he still feels that he doesn't eat well. When he eats well, he still feels that he doesn't dress well. When he dresses well, he feels that his family didn't prepare a watch or a bicycle for him. In short, there is always something that is not going as he is supposed to be.
At the same time, he was also very famous in the brigade. In the entire brigade, there were only a handful of young men who were over 14 or 15 years old and had not yet gone to the fields.
Many people in the brigade were gossiping, saying that Wang Yaozong was already an adult and it was understandable that he went to school instead of working in the fields, but every year during the busy farming season he went home and never showed up, and some people said that Wang Yongshun and his wife had raised a young master.
Especially after Wang Ying tore Wang Yongshun's family apart, such rumors continued.
Apart from these, everyone has very little impression of Wang Yaozong. One reason is that he has been in school and not in the team most of the time, and the other is that this guy doesn't like to go out much.
Anyway, his parents and sister took care of everything for him at home. When he had free time, he would read some books and take a nap. Wang Yaozong was too lazy to go out and communicate with others.
It was also because of this that when the chicken was lost in the team this time, no one thought of him as the first person.
But now it was no longer possible. Wang Yaozong could not stand the lack of oil and water in his family's three meals a day. There was little meat at home, and it was winter and there was no place to find meat. Wang Yaozong had to eat for the first time in the past few years.
When there was no money, he would steal. After all, it would be a waste if he didn't eat the stolen chicken.
Who told those people to be stupid? They can't even take care of their own chickens.
The one who caught Wang Yaozong stealing a chicken this time was a gossipy woman in the team. She and Li Chunjuan used to get along well. Both of them were the kind of people who cursed everyone and couldn't stand others, and they often got together to gossip.
But at this moment, the gossiping woman was so angry with Li Chunjuan that she was bleeding.
"I'm wondering how your mother has been doing this year. She has oily lips every day, and she looks fat. It seems that she used other people's chickens to feed your family! Li Chunjuan, get out of here! Do you have any shame? When your son stole chickens, you ate them too. If your son stole someone, would you help hide it? You are such a shameless person!"
The gossipy woman slapped Wang Yaozong on the face several times and started making a scene without caring about anything else.
Wang Yaozong was hit unexpectedly and started to fight back in rage.
"Who the hell are you hitting!? What's wrong with stealing your chicken? I stole it from you because I think I'm respecting you!"
Although Wang Yaozong was afraid, he would not stand there and be beaten. He had never suffered any injustice since he was born, so if he was hit in the face, he would naturally fight back.
If we fight back, the situation will be out of control.
The gossipy woman let out a loud cry, not only attracting a large group of people, but also shouting for her husband and son to come out and beat the thief.
Wang Yaozong had already fought back twice, slapping the gossipy woman once on the face and once on the waist.
He didn't know that the women in the team were all tough characters, and if he fought back when he was not in the right, he would undoubtedly give the other party an advantage.
The gossipy woman's husband and children came out with firewood sticks. A younger son, who was about the same age as Wang Yaozong, carried the family's folding stool.
By the time Wang Yaozong realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.
The gossipy woman's husband came up and hit Wang Yaozong with two sticks, making him roll on the ground and scream.
"How dare a thief like you act so arrogantly? I can't stop beating you to death, you little jerk!"
The chatterbox woman was cheering on the side: "Beat him to death! How dare he steal our chicken!"
The gossipy woman's younger son didn't hold back and hit Wang Yaozong on the waist several times with a folding stool.
By the time Li Chunjuan arrived with the crowd, Wang Yaozong had been beaten so badly that his face was bruised and swollen, with a large ulcer at the corner of his mouth, and he could hardly speak clearly.
Li Chunjuan felt uneasy when she rushed over after hearing the news, but the uneasy feeling disappeared when she saw her son being beaten.
With red eyes, she pounced on the gossipy woman, and the two of them started to fight by pulling her hair and scratching her face.
"How dare you touch my son! I'm not done with you! Song Huaihua!"
"Li Chunjuan, you shameless bastard! Your whole family is full of thieves! Your son stole a chicken and you ate it. Aren't you afraid of having your intestines rotten?"
"Who told you to take care of your chickens? Besides, didn't my son steal anything?!"
"Bitch! Your son will end up sitting in the jail or behind the fence sooner or later!"
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The two men fought without any rules, but their momentum was more ferocious than Song Huaihua's man. There was even some blood in the snow that had not melted yet. Upon closer inspection, it was the blood spots from the hair that the two men had pulled out.
It sounded lively to the people around, but as they listened they began to feel something was not right.
"Fuck, Song Huaihua said that he saw Wang Yaozong wandering around the east end of the brigade stealing chickens a few days ago... Didn't Widow Sun's house in the east end lose a chicken a few days ago?"
"Widow Sun was so angry that she cursed outside for a long time and almost caught a cold."
"Damn it, I lost one before the New Year too! My wife even said it was strange because there wasn't much snow this year, so there shouldn't be a lack of food on the mountain to force wild animals down the mountain."
"That's true. We lost a lot of them in previous years, but never this many. I'm also wondering."
"Beat him to death! No, I have to go up and beat him up a few times. This family is so shameless that they sneaked into our village."
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Thieves are always abominable, especially at this time of year, when a family can only keep two chickens, and everyone is struggling. But Wang Yaozong was the best, stealing no less than ten chickens during the winter vacation!
Are you here to enjoy your vacation or come back to your village to improve your life
It comes down to that your family of three eats one chicken every five or six days. No wonder Wang Yongshun and Li Chunjuan both gained weight this year!
The gossipy woman was originally from the Tian family, with many relatives, and when she heard that a thief was being beaten, a bunch of relatives came to support her. Now that it was revealed that Wang Yaozong had stolen from many families in a row, everyone couldn't sit still.
Some of them were going to kill chickens for the Chinese New Year, but they didn't get to eat them this year. Some were going to keep the eggs for themselves, but the eggs were gone.
There are also some families who only have meat once or twice a year. If they lose the chicken, not only will the children not be able to eat it, but they will also get beaten for nothing.
"Beat him to death! Shameless! The chickens in my house are all hens that I have raised for a year. They lay one egg a day and are very diligent. In winter, I don't even have time to make a thick cotton-padded jacket for myself. I keep the chicken coop in good condition, nail the door curtain, and make a pile of hay. I take care of them more attentively than my parents. And this little thief stole them!"
"Damn it, I saw Wang Yongshun burying something in the back hills that day. He must have been burying chicken feathers and chicken bones!"
"Beat him! After you beat him, drag him out and criticize him! Put a sign on him and parade him through the streets!"
The public's anger spread quickly, and before long, Li Chunjuan realized something was wrong.
Many women came and started beating her, and the one who beat her the hardest was Widow Sun.
Widow Sun beat people with tears and snot, and bit Li Chunjuan while beating them.
"That chicken was saved by me for my daughter to use when she got married! You conscienceless bastard! Didn't you feel bad when you ate my chicken? Was that my chicken you ate? You were eating my meat!"
Li Chunjuan screamed in pain after being bitten, but no one cared about her.
Everyone was angry. In this day and age, raising chickens is a finite business. Every family is struggling. Some families have no income, so they rely on the eggs from raising chickens to exchange for some working capital. Are those chickens? They are the bank of the family!
Wang Yaozong is a piece of shit. He just ruined everyone's bank.
This time is different from the previous few times. In the past, everyone had the mentality of watching the show. After all, as long as the incident didn’t happen to them, they just watched the fun.
But the thief came from our own brigade and had been committing crimes for an entire winter, stealing ten chickens. Regardless of whether it was our own business or not, it was still infuriating.
To be fair, although life in the countryside is hard, everyone suffers the same. When something happens, most people can empathize with each other. But who can stand stealing other people's chickens when their own family is not doing well
When Tian Youfu arrived, Li Chunjuan and Wang Yaozong had been beaten beyond recognition.
Tian Youfu took a look and thought, okay, let’s not deal with the matter for now and send the man to see his injuries first.
Coincidentally, Wang Ying was not in the team today. She went to the county town with Xu Shuang to buy medicine.
Tian Youfu made a prompt decision: "Send him to the town's clinic!"
It was different from the past. In the past, when Tian Youfu encountered such a thing, as soon as he spoke up, someone would immediately lend a hand. After all, they were all from the same team, and no matter how noisy they were, no one wanted to see others encounter any big problems.
But this time it's different.
This is a thief!
The gossipy woman said, "Whoever wants to give it can give it!"
The same went for the crowd watching nearby; not a single one was willing to lend a hand.
Tian Youfu knew that everyone hated the thief at this time, but what could he do? Who told him to be in charge of this group of people
Tian Youfu had no choice but to go home and call his eldest son and second son to go with him.
But Tian Youfu's eldest son shrugged his nose. He was much smarter than his father and went straight to the core of the problem.
"Dad, what about Wang Yongshun?"
Tian Youfu was also puzzled. Indeed, when he went there just now, he only saw Li Chunjuan and the unconscious Wang Yaozong being beaten, but he did not see Wang Yongshun.
Tian Youfu's eldest son: "Dad, if there is no one left in her family, it's normal for us to help, but Wang Yongshun is fine. If we get involved, what if he doesn't pay back the medical expenses we paid in advance?"
Tian Youfu frowned and called out, "Go to the back hill and see if Wang Yongshun is hiding somewhere."
Turning back, Tian Youfu said, "Don't worry about it. Send them there first. If they can't make it back, I'll deduct their work points to make up for it."
If it were any other matter, it would be fine. Tian Youfu would have to be more lenient with the families in real difficulty, but Tian Youfu was also tired of Wang Yongshun's family.
Who is willing to take care of this family!
What the hell are these things!
Tian Youfu asked his reluctant eldest and second sons to take Wang Yaozong and Li Chunjuan to the town's clinic, and he went to check on the situation.
But the people in the team were not satisfied and were still cursing.
"What a vicious family this is! Wang Yongshun, his wife and son are all worthless!"
They did get beaten, but no one can get over it.
A thief should be beaten if he steals, but he doesn't have to return the chicken after being beaten
impossible!
So when Tian Youfu returned to the team, he found that things were serious.
People from the Revolutionary Committee were waiting for him at the brigade.