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Chapter 238 When did I become a capitalist? (Subscription required)

Xu Ye glanced at Jiang Ruoan, and then said, "After the tile molding machine is made, I plan to design and manufacture a rice mill to see if I can make it."

Small rice mills still have a relatively large market. After all, if many places want to husk rice now, they either choose to husk the rice themselves or take it to the commune to use machines to mill and husk the rice.

The former requires a lot of effort, while the latter not only costs money but also requires walking a long way which is not very convenient.

If Xu Ye could make a rice milling machine, he could have people pull the rice milling machine to various brigades to help grind rice and make money.

Of course, it would be even better if someone bought it.

"Rice mill, this is great. We need one at home, too. It will make milling rice much easier in the future." Jiang Ruoan said happily.

She felt that Xu Ye was omnipotent and could create anything, which made her admire him more and more.

"I won't work tonight. I'll play cards with you and relax." Xu Ye was not in a hurry to work today. He just wanted to accompany Jiang Ruoan and the others.

Otherwise, life would be too boring if it were just work.

You still need to adjust yourself frequently to make your life more fulfilling, so that your rebirth will not be in vain.

When Jiang Ruoan heard what Xu Ye said, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

She had long been accustomed to Xu Ye's busy figure. It was rare for her to see him take the initiative to take a break, so she was naturally happy.

She smiled and nodded, "Okay, I haven't played cards for a long time, let's relax today."

So, after dinner, Xu Ye and his friends went to the back hall to set up the table.

It is quite pleasant to play cards, eat snacks and chat at the same time.

This was also Li Qing's first time participating. After all, Li Qing was not at home when Xu Ye and the others played cards before.

Li Qing sat at the table, holding a few cards in her hand, looking a little embarrassed.

She seldom participated in such entertainment activities, especially with Xu Ye, Jiang Ruoan and others.

Although everyone was very enthusiastic, she still felt that she was a little out of place.

Xu Ye noticed her discomfort and handed her a handful of melon seeds with a smile: "Don't be nervous, playing cards is for fun, winning or losing doesn't matter. Come, eat some melon seeds and relax."

Li Qing took the melon seeds, nodded slightly, and a smile appeared on her face.

She carefully looked at the cards in her hand, then looked up at the others, trying to keep up with the pace.

Jiang Ruoan sorted out his cards while smiling and said, "Li Qing, don't be afraid, we're just playing for fun. Xu Ye's card skills aren't that good either, and he often loses."

Xu Ye heard this and curled his lips in pretended dissatisfaction: "Hey, Ruoan, this is really not nice of you. How can you expose my shortcomings in front of new friends?"

Everyone laughed after hearing this, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

Li Qing couldn't help but laugh, and the tension in her heart gradually dissipated.

After the game started, everyone chatted while playing cards, and the topics ranged from interesting things in the village to future plans.

Although Li Qing didn't talk much, she occasionally interjected a few words and gradually integrated into this warm atmosphere.

"Brother Ye, can the rice mill you just mentioned really be made?" Li Qing asked curiously while playing cards.

She was familiar with Xu Ye's craftsmanship, but something like a rice mill still sounded a little incredible.

Xu Ye nodded, with confidence in his tone: "It should be no problem. I already have a preliminary design idea. Once the materials and tools are ready, we can start. By then, we won't have to travel so far to hull the rice in our village."

After hearing this, Li Qing's eyes flashed with admiration: "Brother Ye, you are really amazing. You can make anything. If the rice mill can really be made, it will be much more convenient for the people in our village."

Gu Yun smiled and continued, "Of course not. Xu Ye is the 'all-round craftsman' of our village. But sometimes he works too hard and I'm afraid he'll get exhausted."

Xu Ye waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not that exaggerated. I just like to think about these things."

Suddenly, the hound in the yard started barking.

Hearing the hounds barking, Xu Ye couldn't help but frown.

"What happened?" Jiang Ruyue also put down the cards.

The hound in their house usually doesn't bark, but it suddenly barked, so something must be wrong.

"There must be a stranger trying to come in, otherwise the hound wouldn't bark." Xu Ye quickly stood up and prepared to get his gun.

He didn't know what the situation was now, so it would be better to have a weapon with him.

"Xu Ye, open the door quickly."

There was a shouting sound outside, a strange voice.

"We are from the commune. Open the door quickly, or we will break in."

After hearing these words, Xu Ye did not go to get the gun, but walked towards the yard.

Jiang Ruoan and the others followed Xu Ye and quickly came to the yard.

After opening the door, there was a group of militiamen standing outside, all carrying guns.

Seeing this scene, Xu Ye couldn't help but frown.

"Xu Ye, please come with us and cooperate with our investigation."

"Here is a document, take a look." As he spoke, someone handed a document to Xu Ye.

Xu Ye had a bad feeling in his heart. As he took the document, he asked, "Can you tell me what you are investigating?"

"Don't you know what you did?"

"You're in trouble, Mr. Capitalist Xu."

capitalist?
Xu Ye frowned and said quickly: "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here. When did I become a capitalist?"

"I am the captain of the sideline business team of the Sanxi Brigade, and have been in charge of the brigade's sideline business." Xu Ye tried to reason with the other party.

However, the other party obviously did not have the patience to listen to Xu Ye's explanation.

The leading militiaman looked at him coldly and said in a tough tone: "Stop talking nonsense! It is clearly written in the documents that you are suspected of illegal operation, exploitation of labor, and privately manufacturing machinery and equipment. These are all capitalist behaviors! You must come with us now and accept investigation!"

Xu Ye's heart sank, knowing that he was being targeted.

He quickly glanced at the document in his hand and found that although the charges listed therein were absurd, they made sense. It was obvious that someone was deliberately trying to frame him.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, then turned to Jiang Ruoan and the others and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. Just deal with the family affairs as usual, don't worry about me."

Jiang Ruoan's face turned pale. He tightly grasped Xu Ye's arm, and his voice trembled a little: "Xu Ye, what is going on? How can they arrest people casually?"

Xu Ye patted her hand gently and comforted her: "It's okay, maybe someone misunderstood. I'll go and explain it clearly, you wait for me at home."

"Captain Fan, Captain Fan." Jiang Ruoan shouted, trying to call Fan Dajun out.

At this time, Fan Dajun must not have slept.

"Stop shouting. Fan Dajun has also been taken away by us. Not only Xu Ye is involved in this matter, but Fan Dajun is also involved."

"No one with a problem can escape." The leader sneered. Xu Ye's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that these people could even control Fan Dajun.

As the captain of the Sanxi Brigade, Fan Dajun has always been the pillar of the village. Even he has been controlled. The matter is obviously more serious than imagined.

So what about Yang Zongming, the secretary?
If he is also controlled, then Sanxi Village will be wiped out?

Thinking of this, Xu Ye’s brows frowned even more tightly.

Xu Ye had a vague feeling that there must be someone behind this, and that person must be someone powerful.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then said to Jiang Ruoan, "Ruoan, don't worry, take care of the family first. I'll go check out the situation and I'll definitely find a way to solve it."

Jiang Ruoan tightly grasped Xu Ye's hand, his eyes full of worry: "Xu Ye, you must be careful. They are obviously coming for us, I'm afraid..."

Xu Ye patted the back of her hand gently, and said firmly: "Don't worry, I will be fine. You wait for me at home, don't run around."

After saying that, Xu Ye turned around and followed the militiamen out of the yard.

Jiang Ruoan stood at the door, watching Xu Ye's back gradually disappear into the night, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

She gritted her teeth and said quickly: "We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to find a way to save Xu Ye and Captain Fan."

Li Qing nodded. Although she was a little flustered, she still pretended to be calm: "Ruoan, you are right. We have to go find Secretary Yang and see if he has any solution."

Gu Yun also agreed, "Yes, Secretary Yang is the village secretary, he must have a way. Let's go find him now."

After the three of them discussed it, they immediately set off for Yang Zongming's home.

However, when they arrived at Yang Zongming's house, they found the door closed and the house was pitch black.

Jiang Ruoan knocked on the door and called softly, "Secretary Yang, are you there? We have something to talk to you about."

There was no response from the house, only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Li Qing frowned and whispered, "Could Secretary Yang have been in trouble as well?"

Gu Yun shook her head, her tone somewhat uncertain: "That shouldn't be the case, right? Even if Secretary Yang was controlled, what about Sister Hehua and the two children? It's impossible for them to be controlled, right?"

Jiang Ruoan bit her lip, feeling a little uneasy.

She thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the brigade headquarters and see if Secretary Yang is there."

In the brigade headquarters, Jiang Ruoan and her friends met Yang Hehua, Yang Ning, Yang Yu and others.

"Now that you are here, my father has been taken away. This time things are not simple, someone is coming directly to our Sanxi Village."

"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to notify Captain Lu and Secretary Chen of Shangxi Village."

"They are now on the same page with our Sanxi Brigade. They will definitely help."

Hearing Yang Hehua say this, Jiang Ruoan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She found that she really had no ability. When this happened, she didn't know what to do, let alone how to save Xu Ye.

"Should we chase them? They won't hurt Xu Ye and the others, right?" Jiang Ruyue asked worriedly.

"No, they are from the commune. I have seen their certificates."

"Since you are a member of the commune, you have to follow the rules. You can't torture people privately." Yang Hehua continued to comfort him.

"Don't panic, just stay at home and wait for news."

"You need to be calm when encountering problems, so that you can solve them."

"Otherwise, Xu Ye would be worried about you."

Jiang Ruoan nodded vigorously, trying to hold back her tears and not let them flow out.

"Let's go home first and think of a solution when we get back." Gu Yun pulled Jiang Ruoan.

Jiang Ruoan nodded and walked towards home.

After Gu Yun calmed down, she comforted him: "Xu Ye is very skilled, no one can hurt him, we don't have to worry."

"I will go to the county town to look for someone tomorrow morning. Didn't I save an old leader before? I will go to him for help."

Hearing Gu Yun say this, Jiang Ruoan's eyes immediately brightened up.

So they rushed back home.

When they returned home, Xu Ye and the others were still in the car.

This time, the commune actually used a large truck and a jeep to catch them.

Moreover, they put Xu Ye and Fan Dajun in a jeep, while Yang Zongming was on a truck with the people from the commune.

The jeep was driving slowly on the bumpy dirt road, and the atmosphere inside the car was very depressing.

Xu Ye and Fan Dajun were surrounded by several militiamen, with their hands tied behind their backs, unable to move.

Fan Dajun's face was gloomy, and he was obviously angry and confused about this sudden arrest.

"Xu Ye, what is going on? How did we become capitalists?" Fan Dajun lowered his voice with a hint of anxiety in his tone.

Xu Ye shook his head and responded in a low voice: "I didn't expect this to happen. It seems that someone is deliberately making trouble for us. There must be a bigger conspiracy behind it."

Fan Dajun frowned, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes: "Humph, if I find out who is behind this, I will make him pay!"

Xu Ye smiled bitterly, but he was not panicked at all.

He knew that the most important thing now was to stay calm and wait for the opportunity to escape.

He looked up at the night outside the car, silently thinking about his next strategy.

The car drove for about an hour and finally stopped in the courtyard of the commune.

Xu Ye and Fan Dajun were pushed out of the car and taken into a dim interrogation room.

In the interrogation room, a middle-aged man sat behind a table, holding a document in his hand, looking at them coldly: "Xu Ye, Fan Dajun, do you know what crime you have committed?"

Xu Ye raised his head, looked directly into the other person's eyes, and said calmly: "We don't know what crime we have committed. We developed a side business, isn't it also to respond to the commune?"

The middle-aged man sneered and slammed the documents on the table: "Look at these evidences! Privately manufacturing machinery and equipment, illegal operations, and exploitation of labor are all capitalist behaviors! What else do you have to quibble about?"

Xu Ye took a look at the document and found that the so-called "evidence" listed therein were all taken out of context, and some were even completely fabricated.

Just based on this document, the commune came to arrest me, Fan Dajun and Yang Zongming with great fanfare?

Something is wrong. Definitely something is wrong.

These documents are most likely smoke screens.

What evidence do they have?

Xu Ye couldn't understand it. After all, he and Fan Dajun didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

(End of this chapter)