Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Qin Huairu was escorted by the street office to complete the discharge procedures, and then was taken directly to the station.

Director Wang also had to deal with work at the Street Office, so of course he couldn't follow Qin Huairu all the way to Qinjia Village. However, in order to prevent Qin Huairu from escaping halfway, Director Wang still sent two aunts to follow Qin Huairu all the way.

Because Qin Huairu had an accident before, had a miscarriage, and almost died, the two aunts who were in charge of looking after Qin Huairu were also extremely cautious. They held Qin Huairu's arms on the left and right, and followed her like conjoined twins all the way, not giving Qin Huairu any chance to cause trouble.

Qin Huairu tried to escape repeatedly on the road but to no avail. She couldn't help but curse Banggeng, the unlucky kid.

"Great! You've done a terrible job on me. If I were still pregnant, would they dare to do that to me?!"

Qin Huairu held Xiaodang in her arms and got on the bus back to Qinjia Village with the two aunts.

After getting off the bus, they walked a long way. After noon, the familiar Qinjia Village gradually appeared in front of Qin Huairu.

The two aunts took Qin Huairu to the village commune and met the village chief Qin Wushan

Qin Wushan is a man in his sixties. He has a hunched back because he has been working in the fields for many years. However, his eyes are bright and he looks energetic.

Qin Wushan had just finished lunch and was about to smoke a pipe when two middle-aged women came with Qin Huairu.

"Is the head of Qinjia Village here?"

Qin Wushan saw someone coming and stood up to greet him. He looked at Qin Huairu's face. When Qin Huairu saw the village chief, she trembled with fear and lowered her head, but Qin Wushan still recognized her.

"Ladies, I am the village chief here. What mistake did the daughter of the Xiaoniu family make?"

"Comrade village head, we are from the Luoguxiang Street Office in the south of the city. This is what happened..."

After the two aunts revealed their identities, they told everything about Qin Huairu.

Qin Wushan was told everything, including the fact that her family was full of prisoners, that she wanted to live in a single man's house in an attempt to stay in Beijing, and that she had a miscarriage after being pushed down by her own son. She also gave Qin Wushan a letter from Director Wang, which stated that Qin Huairu had extremely serious ideological problems and hoped that the village would discipline her properly.

After reading this, Qin Wushan was so angry that he was shaking all over. He suppressed his anger and said to the two aunts, "Don't worry, comrades, we will take good care of this little girl. If her parents don't care, I, the village chief, will take care of her. Even if I break her legs, I won't let her get into trouble again!"

After hearing what Qin Wushan said, Qin Huairu trembled even more.

Qin Huairu has been causing too much trouble recently, and the aunt, who works at the street office, is also very annoyed. They want Qin Huairu to be taught a lesson, so they don't try to persuade her to break her legs, which is obviously too intense.

When the two aunties were leaving, Qin Wushan called someone to bring some mountain products to the two aunties, which were dried beans and mushrooms. Although there was no meat, these things tasted very good when soaked in water. They were also rare good things.

The two aunties tried to refuse, but in the end they couldn't refuse the kindness and happily accepted the things.

After smiling and sending the two aunts away, Qin Wushan's face immediately darkened, and he held the pipe in his hand and shot it at Qin Huairu.

"You little bitch! You've brought shame to our village!"

Country people also have to save face. If Qin Huairu had only caused trouble in the village, it would be fine to just give her parents a lecture, but Qin Huairu brought shame to the outside world (the city), which was a loss of face for the entire village. Qin Wushan could not tolerate this.

Although the pipe in his hand was made of wood, the bowl used to hold the tobacco was made of metal. He beat Qin Huairu so hard that she screamed and threw Xiaodang aside, holding her head and running while begging for mercy.

"Fifth Grandpa! Stop hitting me, please let me go! Fifth Grandpa..."

There are only so many people in a village, and after several generations of intermarriage, there are more or less relatives.

Qin Huairu's grandfather and Qin Wushan are distant cousins, so he is Qin Huairu's grandfather in terms of seniority. However, except during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, this is the first time Qin Huairu calls him that.

"Don't call me grandpa! I don't have a granddaughter as shameless as you!"

"You're still restless after marrying into the city! You want to live in another man's house! And you're still being scolded in the village!?"

"If you did something like this in the past, you would have been thrown into a pig cage!"

"How dare you hide from me!"

"I'm going to kill you today!"

Chapter 117 Kneeling in the Ancestral Hall, Qin Huairu's Hometown Community Died

Ten minutes later, Qin Huairu, who was beaten black and blue, knelt in front of the Qinjia Village Commune. This place used to be the ancestral hall of Qinjia Village, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ancestral hall was no longer used, and the tablets were put away.

Of course, this is the rule, but in practice many rural areas still follow the old way.

Qin Wushan now asked Qin Huairu to kneel down, which was just short of asking her to kowtow to the ancestors.

But this isn't the end of the story.

"Dongzi, go call all the villagers to come to the meeting. I have to ask Xiaoniu to take good care of their daughter!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

The man named Dongzi responded, ran out, and started shouting with a loud speaker.

"It's time for a meeting!! Everyone in Qinjia Village is going to the commune for a meeting!!"

"Qin Daniu's daughter has brought shame to our Qin family. Let's go to the commune and see her!"

"The girl from Qin Village is embarrassed!"

For rural areas where entertainment is even scarcer than in cities, gossip is less interesting than talking about great truths. The young and old men in the village had just finished their meals and were about to smoke a cigarette before going to work in the fields. However, they were all called out by Dongzi's shouting.

"Dongzi, what's going on? Didn't Daniu's daughter marry into the city? What's there to be ashamed of?"

"Yes, Huairu is the first girl in our village to marry into the city. Many girls are envious of her. How could something go wrong?"

Qin Huairu's biological father, Qin Daniu, also came over with a dark face: "Qin Xiangdong, what are you talking about!? My daughter is living well in the city, how could she embarrass the whole village?!"

"If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'll beat you so hard that even your father won't recognize you!"

Qin Xiangdong smiled crookedly: "Qin Daniu, it's no use for you to be so arrogant to me. Your daughter is kneeling in front of the commune now. Why don't you go and see how your daughter is living a 'good life' in the city?"

"Everyone, pay attention, hurry up and go to the commune for a meeting, Qin Daniu's daughter..."

Qin Xiangdong could shout so loudly that even a fool could tell that he was definitely not lying. Qin Huairu must have really done something wrong.

Qin Huairu's mother Zhang Juying said in panic: "Lao Niu, Huairu is not in the city, what could have happened?"

Qin Daniu didn't know anything either, but being laughed at in public was a slap in his face, so he slapped her without thinking: "Ask, ask, ask! All you know is to ask! You'd better hope that damn girl doesn't cause any big trouble, otherwise I'll kill you!"

Zhang Juying covered her face and trembled, not daring to say anything

Other people in the village are not surprised.

It's not that Qin Huairu's family is so special, but it's common for men to beat their wives in the city these days, and it's even more common in the countryside.

A woman with a bad temper will fight back, but generally, as long as she doesn't fight too hard and bleed, no one will bother to get involved, because every family is the same.

Everyone from Qinjia Village came to the commune and saw a person kneeling in front of the commune. The curious ones came over to take a look and shouted, "It's really Qin Huairu. The mark on her face must have been left by the village chief's cigarette. It was left there very well."

Everyone is watching.

Because Qin Huairu was the first woman in Qinjia Village to marry into the city, she could live in a brick house and eat rationed food. There was even a rumor in the village that Qin Huairu could only eat meat once a week. As a result, many young girls in the village regarded Qin Huairu as their idol and dreamed of marrying into the city and living a good life like Qin Huairu.

As a result, Qin Huairu, who was once the envy of everyone in Qinjia Village, is now kneeling in front of the commune in such a miserable state, as if she is apologizing to her ancestors. How can such a drastic contrast not make people curious about what happened?

"What happened to Qin Huairu? What serious mistake did she make that deserved such a punishment from the village chief? The last time someone knelt in front of the commune was five years ago, right?"

"Yes, that time our village finally managed to slaughter a pig for the New Year, and everyone was looking forward to eating the meat. But Qin Ermao, that bastard, was caught stealing the meat, and the whole village beat him half to death. The village chief made him kneel in front of the commune for two days before the matter was exposed. What did Qin Huairu do to deserve the same treatment as Qin Ermao?"

"Qin Huairu is kneeling here alone, and her mother-in-law and husband are nowhere to be seen. Do you think Qin Huairu was caught cheating on her husband?"

"Oh, I really can't say for sure. If this happened in the countryside, the person would be beaten to death at least. People in the city are so proud that they definitely can't tolerate it. I think this is why Qin Huairu was sent back."

"That's bad. I was planning to find a matchmaker to introduce a date from the city to my third daughter. Qin Huairu has ruined the reputation of our village. How can my daughter find a date?"

"Fourth sister-in-law, your third daughter has trouble finding a partner in the village, and you still expect to marry into the city? This is not the time to dream in broad daylight."

"Old Nine, how can you say that? What's wrong with my daughter's appearance? Is your daughter pretty? Besides, it's most important for a woman to be able to work and manage the household. What's the use of just being pretty? Qin Huairu was the most beautiful girl in the village back then. Isn't she still kneeling here now?"

The gossip level of the old ladies in the village is just as high as that of the old ladies in the city, and they are even more aggressive.

A group of people were discussing what Qin Huairu had done wrong at first, but soon they started to go off topic. The chattering was more lively than a vegetable market.

Qin Huairu used to be the envy of everyone in the village, but now she was kneeling on the ground with scars all over her face. This huge contrast made Qin Huairu feel humiliated. She wanted to dig her nails into her flesh, and the resentment and hatred in her heart soared.

Qin Daniu and Zhang Juying also came to the commune. When they saw that the person kneeling on the ground was indeed their daughter, both of them looked unhappy.

But they didn't dare to let Qin Huairu stand up, because the one who asked her to kneel down was the village chief. In this era, the village chief was basically the most prestigious person in the village. His status in the hearts of the rural people was probably higher than that of the director of the street office in the hearts of the city people.

Whatever the village chief says goes, even if the superior of a village randomly sends someone to be the village chief, then this village chief is basically a commander without any troops, and any orders he gives are useless, because rural people still recognize the prestige of seniority.

Qin Huairu saw her parents coming and called out timidly, "Dad, Mom!"

Qin Daniu's face turned pale and he did not answer. Zhang Juying looked at Qin Daniu timidly, but in the end, due to her husband's majesty, she did not speak.

Qin Huairu felt a chill in her heart, and her body trembled even more violently.

Qin Wushan saw that most of the villagers had arrived, so he took the loudspeaker from Qin Xiangdong.

"Quiet, quiet, the meeting is starting now. Today we called everyone here to talk about the problem of Qin Huairu, the daughter of the Xiaoniu family!"

Chapter 118 Three people make a tiger, Qin Huairu gets beaten again

After Qin Wushan's speech, everyone in Qinjia Village quieted down.

"Qin Huairu was brought back by the comrades from the city's street office. They told me about Qin Huairu's situation in the city. Now Qin Huairu's husband and mother-in-law have been sentenced to labor camps, and her son will be sentenced soon!"

"Everyone, be careful. If any outsiders come to our village and claim to be Qin Huairu's husband, mother-in-law, or something like that, kick them out immediately. Don't let them enter our village!"

Qin Wushan first revealed that the three heroes of Qin Huairu's in-laws' family were all prisoners of labor reform, which directly dropped a heavy bomb on everyone in Qinjia Village.

"Aren't all Qin Huairu's in-laws from the city? How come they're all prisoners?"

"What's wrong with city people? City people who break the law should be arrested just the same!"

"It was said before that Qin Huairu could only eat meat once a week in the city. I think her family must have done a lot of illegal things to get the meat, otherwise how could they afford to eat meat so often?"

"My family, you have to be careful when you find a husband for our daughter in the city. Otherwise, if you find someone like this, our family's reputation will be ruined. If I go down, my grandfather will beat me to death!"

"Don't worry, I know what's going on at home."

This era is full of contempt for all those who break the law and commit crimes. Even though the education rate in the countryside is very low, the basic three views are still normal.

Qin Xiangdong patted his chest and assured:

"Don't worry, village chief! I will watch the road to the village entrance. If anyone dares to say that he is Qin Huairu's man, mother-in-law, etc., I will beat him out with a stick. If the stick doesn't work, I will use a gun! I will never let that kind of thing set foot in our Qinjia Village!"

"That's right, we must not let that kind of prisoner in!"

The phenomenon of rural people sticking together is very common, even in the 21st century. Prisoners like Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu are collectively despised.

After all, people in the city are more law-abiding. For example, if someone breaks the law like Shazhu, the subdistrict office may find it troublesome, but after all, Shazhu has a city hukou, so the subdistrict office cannot just ignore him and watch him starve to death. That would also be troublesome for the subdistrict office.