Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

When we arrived at the village committee, the courtyard was already packed with people.

Many people were pointing and commenting on the car whose front bumper had fallen off.

They say even if you've never eaten pork, you've at least seen a pig run, right?

However, these days, many people have never actually seen a car.

Even touching it feels like an honor.

Of course, with the addition of this car, Zhang Dexing's status in the villagers' hearts was comparable to that of the village chief, and even higher than that of the commune leaders.

After all, the commune leaders were the highest-ranking officials they had ever met, and at most, they would come to the village by bicycle for the mobilization meeting before spring plowing each year.

Anyone who can ride in a car can brag about it for a lifetime.

When Lu Weiguo arrived, he looked around and saw that many relatives were there: his parents, his older brother, Zhao Yangyang's family, and Niu Erliang and his old friends.

Of course, there was also Liu Dazhuang standing at the very front, head held high, looking like he was invincible.

"We are here to defend our country!"

"Yes, Old Niu Tou said that Wei Guo took it away."

"Definitely. When I arrived, I saw Lu Weiguo leading his wife and pulling an oxcart into the village."

Upon seeing Lu Weiguo, many people began to discuss it.

However, nothing is certain; rumors can spread like wildfire, and it's just hearsay.

The murmurs reached the ears of the two people at the front.

Zhang Dexing raised his head and looked down at Lu Weiguo through his nostrils.

Liu Dazhuang kept waving at Lu Weiguo, urging him to leave quickly.

"We have a new comrade here again." Zhang Dexing had been showing off his official power all afternoon and had long forgotten that he had almost wet his pants at noon because of Lu Weiguo.

"Let me introduce myself again. I'm an intellectual sent from above to oversee your production, at the same level as your village chief."

I came here to lead backward villages like yours to learn from advanced villages.

Zhang Dexing seems to have said this many times.

But many villagers still kept clapping, after all, getting acquainted with the leaders would make it less likely for them to suffer losses when working in the future.

"Therefore, my words represent progress, and my orders are your guiding light as you move towards progress."

Anyone who disobeys or defies my will brings shame upon our entire village! They are hindering the village's progress!

They are preventing us people from having enough to eat! They are traitors to our people!

These words were clearly spoken to Lu Weiguo, meeting Zhang Dexing's gaze.

Many of the people standing next to Lu Weiguo moved to either side.

The crowded compound ironically created a vacuum around Lu Weiguo.

Lu Dewang, who was bragging to his buddies, dropped his pipe the moment he saw this.

He wanted to go up and ask Lu Weiguo for some information, but Zhang Dexing stopped him.

"I came here full of enthusiasm, but I didn't expect that on my very first day, I would find that someone was dragging our team down!"

They're undermining our socialism!

They've seized our public property!

The seeds of a capitalist revival have been sown!

They are undermining the foundation, seizing public property, and reviving the initial signs of capitalism.

These words stunned even Huang Guangzu, the village chief who had been defending Liu Dazhuang!

That's not right!

At most, I said that Liu Dazhuang was not proactive or conscientious in his work.

They can just give him a lesson and let him pay for it with labor.

This is a good thing for Liu Dazhuang, at least he got a job in the production brigade and can earn work points to support his family.

It's just a little physical pain for now.

Can!

If it's really as serious as Zhang Dexing described, being paraded through the streets as punishment would be the simplest thing to do.

Having experienced the turmoil of a few years ago.

Anyone who gets involved with these words will be shot!

"Junior leader, Director Zhang, that's not what you just said. It's not that serious. Dazhuang just isn't very bright; he hasn't experienced these things before."

"You startled me, and I forgot where I took the old ox. Let's all work together to find it!"

Lu Weiguo always led the oxen in the early morning.

Only Niu Erliang and Lu's neighbors knew about it; most people were unaware.

"Is that so? Then I heard that someone took the old ox away for their own selfish purposes."

Zhang Dexing squinted and stared intently at Lu Weiguo.

Wu Jian, the brigade accountant standing to the side, finally found an opportunity to curry favor with the leaders.

Pointing in Lu Weiguo's direction, he said, "That's right! No wonder the leader is a cultured man; he's incredibly perceptive. It's not like this idiot said he lost the cow."

I saw it all this morning! It was Lu Weiguo who led the cow away! What's wrong with him? He dares to do it but not admit it, sending an idiot to take the blame!

After saying that, he immediately stood behind Zhang Dexing, bowing and acting like a servant.

"Our village is full of poor and lower-middle peasants with impeccable revolutionary credentials. We take pride in our poverty, and we put in nine-tenths of our effort for every bite we eat. I even saw Lu Weiguo's home a few days ago."

Eating meat at every meal is a privilege reserved for the bourgeoisie; it must be earned through illicit means using oxcarts for personal gain. We should respect such traitors who betray our revolution.

Those who try to seize the fruits of our victory should be arrested and shot!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dexing put his hands behind his back, looking incredibly pleased.

When he first arrived in Fendou Village, he hadn't thought about any of this; he was only thinking about labeling Lu Weiguo as a speculator.

After all, he knew that Lu Weiguo went hunting in the mountains.

These days, which hunter doesn't sell meat on the black market? Even without evidence, he's a leader, so the charge is easily dropped.

How could Lu Weiguo possibly turn things around?

But Wu Jian, the accountant who came to him on his own initiative, immediately presented him with a generous gift.

The mention of the oxcart reminded him of the old ox that had given him a hard time at lunchtime.

at this time.

No villager dared to approach Lu Weiguo anymore; the previously empty space was now large enough to stop a tank!

The villagers all turned to look at Lu Weiguo, feigning unfamiliarity.

They were afraid of getting tainted by bad luck.

You should know that Lu Weiguo has been lazy and good-for-nothing for the past year, indulging in eating, drinking, and gambling. In their eyes, he is a typical good-for-nothing and a petty hoodlum.

If this kind of person really loses desperately, let alone using cattle to profit himself, people will believe him even if he takes the cattle out to sell!

In the crowd, Niu Erliang's face was already as black as ashes. He really wanted to pin such a huge label on Lu Weiguo.

Then he, who is in charge of guarding it, will also be implicated.

He didn't know whether Lu Weiguo had used the cow for personal gain, but he had definitely taken benefits from Lu Weiguo.

At this moment, he wished he could quit smoking. Just for that little bit of tobacco leaf, it could cost him his life!

Niu Erliang clutched his pocket and kept backing away, bending over like a shrimp, afraid of being noticed.

Fortunately, Zhang Dexing spoke up again, "What's wrong, Lu Weiguo? Are you even a man? You dare to do it but not admit it? The witnesses are right here."

What else do you have to say in your defense?

As he spoke, he seemed to have victory in his grasp, glancing around at everyone: "I know that everyone in our Fendou Village is honest and law-abiding."

But this one parasite was a scourge on everyone, a rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel. Once this cancer is removed, our village will remain a united family!