The conspiracy of the courtyard

"Master Yi, if there is no other instruction, I will go home to cook. I can't be as free as you are. One person feeds the whole family, and you don't have time to worry about other people's affairs.

You did all this for no reason, and in the end you're the only one left with the consequences, and we're left with the consequences.

If you are really bored, go to the hospital more often, maybe you can cure your illness, haven't you heard? Aunt Zhou is pregnant after remarrying, don't go around saying that she is a hen that doesn't lay eggs.

This won’t happen… Oh… Never mind, besides, I’m just meddling in other people’s business…”

Wu Guihua's joking words were like a sharp knife that pierced Yi Zhonghai's heart. In full view of everyone, they revealed the deepest scars in Yi Zhonghai's heart, making it impossible for him to deceive himself any more. He instantly collapsed and fled in panic.

At this point, the whole hospital meeting, which started off well but ended badly, hastily ended amid the sighs of the crowd...

As night fell, Chen Ping's family sat around the eight-immortal table again after dinner and continued to talk about the Zhao family's affairs. When the conversation gradually faded, everyone turned their eyes to Lu Zixuan who was still very interested.

"It's over? I thought you had some inside information, but that's it? You may not know yet, the Zhao family has gone back empty-handed, but Zhao Xiaomei didn't leave. I guess the Zhao family is afraid that what you two taught will be successful."

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Lu Zixuan smiled slyly and spoke again:

"Hehe...the two letters of denunciation that my uncle gave to Zhao Saner when he got off work were the two letters that I asked someone to pass on to the director of the third workshop."

When "Eagle Eye" was investigating the resigned workers, it was easier to find out because Zhao Saner was reported the closest to the time. After a brief visit to the village, he learned the real reason why Zhao's father forced Zhao Saner to return to the village.

At that time, the country had just promulgated the land reform policy and it had only been a short time, and there were many obstacles. The government stipulated that cadres must set an example and go deep into the countryside to observe the actual results. From time to time, they would encounter sneak attacks from some remaining counter-revolutionaries.

Therefore, the village organized militia to patrol to protect the personal safety of the inspecting cadres and villagers. Zhao's father was one of the militiamen who closely protected the safety of the cadres on the day of the enemy's sneak attack.

When the danger came that day, Zhao's father was in a hurry and instinctively picked up the fish. Zhao Xiaomei, who was showing off to her friends beside him, hid behind a tree and stayed away from the team.

When everyone was cheering for their victory by fighting back with homemade shotguns, they discovered that a militiaman had died on the spot while trying to protect the inspecting cadres.

Zhao's father was also injured by a shotgun in the melee. Perhaps out of guilt, contempt, or shame, none of the militiamen present mentioned Zhao's father's desertion and the fact that he was accidentally injured by his comrades. The children who followed the team to join in the fun were so scared that they dared not recall the horrific scene at that time.

Therefore, the villagers who came to provide medical assistance mistakenly believed that Zhao's father was injured while protecting the cadres.

The militiaman who died was also named Zhao. He had no other relatives except an elder sister who had married far away and could not be contacted. Therefore, there was a huge disagreement in the choice of his resting place.

According to local customs, unmarried people cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb, so as not to destroy the feng shui of the entire family and the continuation of descendants.

But if he is not buried in the ancestral tomb, it will undermine the plan of uniting the villagers; privately, it is ashamed to face the martyr's spirit in heaven; nor can he refuse the many benefits brought by the name of martyr.

On one side is the ancestral precepts passed down for hundreds of years, and on the other side is the supreme glory of the martyr's family. For a moment, the elders of the clan really found it difficult to make a decision.

When Zhao was in a dilemma, his father stepped forward and invited the elders of the clan to the hospital without telling his family. After discussion, they decided to adopt the underage Zhao Xiaosi to the martyr Zhao Dali. This would not only continue the family line, but also allow the deceased to continue to be blessed by his ancestors. It was a best of both worlds.

It was not until the day before the funeral that Zhao's mother, who was unaware of the truth, learned about the adoption from the clan members who were discussing the funeral procedures. She then secretly sent Zhao Xiaosi back to her parents' home.

As a last resort, the elders in the clan could only follow Zhao's mother's advice and have the unpopular Zhao San'er take over as the filial son to continue the process. Apart from the slight ripple caused by the use of force to suppress Zhao San'er, the ceremony was quite grand.

From then on, the village and the clan calmly accepted the rewards and honors bestowed by their superiors, and Zhao's father also gladly accepted the glorious title of "revolutionary hero" and the job given to him by the cadre out of gratitude for saving his life.

From then on, Zhao Xiaomei became the object of the whole family's emotional outburst, and the laborer who suffered from lack of food and clothing.

Originally, this little-known incident had long since disappeared from people's minds as time went by.

Coincidentally, three months ago, the nephew of the martyr Zhao Dali came to the village to visit relatives and learned about the matter thoroughly. He also learned that no one in the village had paid tribute to the hero in the past few years, leaving the place where he slept to be overgrown with weeds. He became angry and vowed to seek justice.

He had not had any conflict with the villagers. He submitted a letter of complaint to the commune, asking for no compensation, but only requesting the superiors to find out the details and ask the government to recover all resources and honors obtained in the name of the martyr; and to hold accountable all those who concealed the facts, made false claims, and sought credit for themselves.

For a time, the village was in chaos, with people borrowing money, collecting food, bartering, looking for paper money, visiting relatives, and opening ancestral halls... everywhere.

When Zhao's father learned that someone was trying to inquire about what happened, he had already made many remedial efforts. First, he hurriedly found the clan leader to rewrite the family tree, recording Zhao Xiaosi under the name of Zhao Dali. He also asked the village party secretary to take the award certificate with "Revolutionary Hero" written in regular script with a brush to the brigade for safekeeping.

Then, he used every means to force Zhao Saner to transfer the job to Zhao Xiaosi to prevent him from being charged with misappropriating the property of the martyrs' children.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but slam his head twice, slapping the table and saying with great sorrow:

"No wonder old man Zhao was in such a hurry to revise the family tree. He wanted some kind of martyr's consolation money or something like that. Oh... I dare not think too much about it. He really arranged the affairs of the deceased properly.

He spent other people’s money, raised his own children, and even had the reputation of raising the children of martyrs. He took all the benefits, even the dead…”

Lu Zixuan quickly spoke up to stop his divergent thoughts.

"Stop! Don't talk nonsense. He has no chance of becoming an unforgivable criminal. The pension is collected by the village cadres. There is not much money, and the villagers have already distributed it."

Asking Zhao Saner for money was a common decision of the villagers. After all, in everyone's eyes, he was the only worker in the village and the one with the most vested interests, so he should make more contributions to the village.

In fact, Zhao's father was worrying too much. Before the chaos, everyone was dressed similarly and had similar skin color, so the inspecting cadres did not know any of them. When the chaos broke out, they had no time to look around. The cadres were also human beings, so they would also be panicked, so how could they have time to carefully observe the people in front of them?

Moreover, he was the enemy's main target and was severely injured immediately. After he woke up from the hospital, he only saw a casualty statistics report and would never delve into the details.

As for the job position, it was the personal decision of the cadre, and the government and others had no right to interfere. Therefore, the more actions Zhao's father took, the more mistakes he made, while Zhao San'er could blackmail him.

"Whose is the other report letter from?"