AWB Chapter 39 Playing double standards
Chapter 39 Playing double standards
In the panic, Wang Jiaojiao's body was moved into the Wang family's yard under the command of Wang Lizheng.
The villager on the other side was stammering, telling the villagers who had gathered around him what had happened.
After breakfast this morning, he carried his hoe and went to the foot of Tuofeng Mountain to dig some wild vegetables. At the foot of the mountain, he met the father and son of the Wang family who were about to go into the mountain.
He watched as the Wang father and son reached the foot of the mountain but did not stop, as if they were going to climb Tuofeng Mountain.
Because the day before yesterday, the yamen runners came to warn the villagers not to go up the mountain recently, and he tried to persuade them with some kind words, but was instead scolded by Wang Laoer and his son, who thought he was meddling in other people's business.
The villager tried to persuade the other party, but the other party refused to listen and had to give up.
However, less than an incense stick’s time after Wang Laoer and his son entered Tuofeng Mountain, they heard bursts of wolf howling.
During this time, there were cries for help from Wang Laoer and his son, shouting that there were many wolves on the mountain.
The weather today is a little colder than yesterday, so there are very few people going into the mountains.
When he heard that there was a pack of wolves on the mountain, he was so scared that his legs and feet went weak. He quickly ran back to report the news and informed the villagers he met along the way.
"Wang Laoer and Wang Fugui are probably in danger. If a pack of wolves come down the mountain, our village will be in trouble. Let's report to the police right away..."
After the middle-aged villager finished speaking, he added with lingering fear.
Wang Lizheng looked dejected. It was no longer up to him whether to report to the authorities or not.
He sent someone to Lao Yang's house to ask him to go to Taihe County to report to the government office. After giving the order, he was about to arrange for the villagers to go into the mountains.
Mrs. Wang, who was still crying, heard that her most beloved grandson and son had both met with accidents and their lives were in danger.
He burst into tears and rushed to Wang Zheng: "Boss! Boss, quickly get someone to go up the mountain to look for them. If anything happens to Lao Er and Fugui, I will not live anymore..."
After that, he shouted at the villagers present, "What are you standing there for? My second son and Fugui are still in the mountains. You must go and save them!"
After Wang Laoer and his son finished their breakfast, they clamored with Wang Po to go into the mountains.
Firstly, he wanted to continue picking up traps, and secondly, he didn't believe that Qin Ruo really knew how to catch wolves.
Both father and son felt that Qin Ruo was just a blind cat that caught a dead mouse and was just lucky.
Last night, I learned that a donkey cart loaded with goods entered the Qin family's yard, and I felt quite dissatisfied.
The reason why the little girl from the Qin family was able to catch a wolf must be that the wolf fell into the trap on its own and was seriously injured before it was captured.
Even if she boasted to the sky, Old Man Wang and his son would not believe a word of it.
They were really jealous of the two taels of silver.
Although the five taels of silver fined by the government sounded like a lot, as if the Wang family was not short of money, the financial power of the family was firmly in the hands of Wang Lizheng and Wang Pozi.
Although the family had enough food and clothing on weekdays, they did not have much cash.
Occasionally he would coax some money from Mrs. Wang, but he would spend it all the time.
The father and son couldn't wait to catch the wolf and get some money to spend.
Wang Laoer and his son wanted to go into the mountains, and Wang Po didn't even try to persuade them, but just let them go.
Mrs. Wang thought similarly to Wang Laoer and his son, and did not agree with Qin Ruo's account of how he caught the wolf.
I firmly believe that the other party just got lucky.
At this moment, Mrs. Wang was regretting her decision so much that her intestines turned green. If she had known earlier, she would have stopped them from entering the mountain.
But now, it's too late to say anything.
Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Wang Lizheng saw everyone's reactions, turned around, pointed at Qin Ruo and spoke viciously.
"Don't you know how to catch wolves? Go ahead! And all the young and strong men in your family should follow, and make sure to bring Wang Lao Er and Wang Fugui back."
Wang Lizheng acted as if it was a matter of course, and Qin Ruo wanted to laugh when she saw him.
"My father disappeared in the mountains three years ago. Our Qin family came to you and asked you to organize the villagers to help go up the mountain to look for him. What did you say at the time?"
"If I remember correctly, you said that our Qin family relies on our ability to make a living. Now that something has happened, it's fate. You want us to accept our fate and say that the villagers don't have the ability to catch wolves? Isn't that just sending people to their deaths?"
"Later, it was my grandma who went door to door, begging the villagers to go up the mountain. Helping is a favor, and not helping is a duty. I understand this principle. I have kept a record of those who have helped our Qin family in the past! I don't remember anyone from the Wang family coming forward, including you, Wang Lizheng."
Qin Ruo's words made most of the villagers present lower their heads guiltily.
"Just now, your Wang Jiaojiao falsely accused my girl of murder and shouted that she would be arrested. Fortunately, God has eyes and she got her retribution. Now that your Wang Laoer and Wang Fugui are in trouble, you want my girl to die again. How dare you think of that! Bah!"
"You played dumb when my Huai Zheng was in trouble, but now you have arranged everything well. How can you be so shameless?"
Old Lady Qin pointed at Li Zheng Wang's nose, and the muscles on her face twitched with anger.
Wang Lizheng's face turned red with embarrassment after being scolded by Qin Ruo and Old Lady Qin.
He wanted to put on his usual positive attitude, but found that no one paid any attention to him.
One villager said boldly: "The village head is a pack of wolves. Otherwise... let's wait for the constables from the government to arrive."
Although it was not easy to offend Wang Lizheng in the past, compared with his own life, it was not worth mentioning.
One person started talking, and the villagers behind him followed suit.
"Li Zheng, the yamen officer told us that day not to go to the back mountain unless it's necessary."
"That's right! Why do the two of you like to go against the police?"
"Did you all hear that clearly? That's a pack of wolves! Aren't they asking us to die?"
Everyone talked at once and expressed their dissatisfaction.
"If you don't go, who will? Those are two lives. Aren't you afraid of being punished by God? Even if my Jiaojiao really did something wrong to you, that Jiaojiao is no longer here. Aren't you satisfied?"
Mrs. Wang pointed at Qin Ruo and cried hysterically.
"That's a pack of wolves, not a flock of pheasants or rabbits! Although I make a living by hunting, I am a human, not a god. If you don't want to die in vain, you'd better wait until the people from the government come."
Qin Ruo said this to the villagers present in Changhe Village. After she finished speaking, she stood aside indifferently.
With her current abilities, she could certainly go into the mountains.
But why did she go into the mountains to save two people who were destined to die?
Even if she could save him, she wouldn't.
When the matter has nothing to do with Wang Po's family, the other party chooses to turn a blind eye, but when it concerns their own interests, they immediately try to use moral blackmail.
As a human being, you should not be too hypocritical.
The original owner, Qin Qiuxi, was taken to the Wang family by Old Lady Qin on the day Qin Huaizheng got into trouble.
When Wang Po was kneeling and begging Wang Lizheng to come forward, she was not like this at that time.
She gloated over the misfortune and drove out Old Lady Qin and the original owner's siblings.
Let them go home and cry if they want to, and don't dirty the Wang family's land.
If there is really to be divine punishment, the Wang family will be the first to suffer it.
People from the village came to Wang Zheng's house one after another. When they heard that the wolves from the back mountain might come down the mountain, they were all terrified.
Hearing that Lao Yang had already rushed to the Taihe County Government Office, he simply brought his family over and waited for someone from the county government to come.