With Pinxixi in hand, I have a supermarket in the Changzheng!

Chen Gang was startled by the old lady who suddenly rushed over, and then he quickly helped her up.

"Auntie, what's wrong? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

The old lady's eyes were filled with tears, and she sobbed as she narrated what had happened.

"I was seriously ill last year, and my son Huzi borrowed five silver dollars from Mr. Gao to save me."

Chen Gang helped the old lady sit on the stool and patted her back gently.

"Please speak slowly."

"In less than a year, the price of five dollars has risen to fifty dollars! How can we afford it? I didn't expect that Mr. Gao would have someone break Hu Zi's legs!"

When she said this, the old lady's lips trembled and her eyes were filled with grief and anger.

"He sends people to collect debts every day. Every time he breaks into the house, he smashes and robs everything. He also says that if I don't pay him back, he'll break my old bones. What can we do?"

"There is such a thing! It's too bullying!"

Minister of Ordnance Chen Gang had an angry look on his face. What he hated most was the landlords and bullies who exploited and oppressed the villagers!

Originally, the decision was to deal with the landlord bully problem in Yangcheng tomorrow.

Now it seems that this problem must be solved immediately!

He assigned two soldiers beside him, "You two take Auntie back first, and then check on Hu Zi's injuries. The necessary medical expenses can be withdrawn from the Minister of Finance."

"Yes!"

Chen Gang suppressed his anger and walked to the camp where the leaders were. He had to report this matter.

When Chen Gang told the leaders about this matter, everyone unanimously decided that solving the problem of landlords and bullies in the village could not be delayed and must be done immediately!

"This Gao Xiangui is the biggest landlord in Yangcheng. He rides on the people's heads like a vampire. Let's start with him!"

This mission was assigned to their 16th Battalion. Instructor Liu Yaowen led more than a hundred soldiers and headed towards the Gao family.

Zhou Yue was concentrating on sewing clothes when the voice of the system suddenly rang in her mind.

[Sister Yueyue, you have to go with me on this mission! The Gao family hid their things very secretly, so it’s very likely that we won’t be able to find them! ]

Zhou Yue nodded. These people would definitely transfer their property, and the place where they hid it must be secret.

If there is no one to guide us, it will be very difficult to find it, and we will be like headless flies.

Zhou Yue used the excuse of going to the toilet to escape from the crowd and followed the main group far behind.

In Yangcheng, many people build adobe houses. Those with financial difficulties build thatched huts to live in. However, thatched huts leak in the winter and are as cold as ice cellars.

The Gao family's compound is a very imposing building made of blue bricks and tiles. It covers a large area and has many houses. They also built a special garden for them to play.

Liu Yaowen knocked on the big vermilion iron door outside, but no one opened the door after knocking for a long time.

The instructor waved to the soldiers behind him, "Break the door open!"

Although this big iron gate was strong, it seemed shaky under the waves of impact from the soldiers.

When the iron gate was about to be knocked open, the main door was opened by someone, and the person who came to open the door was Gao Xiangui.

He had a false smile on his face and clasped his hands together in a bow.

"Oh! I am sorry for not welcoming you to visit me! What can I do for you, sir?"

As an instructor, Liu Yaowen is well-known for his good temper in the army. He always has a smile on his face whenever he meets anyone and is as gentle as a spring breeze.

But now his face turned stern, "How do you explain the matter between Aunt Wu and Hu Zi?"

There was a gleam of ruthlessness in Gao Xiangui's eyes. This damn old woman and that cripple actually dared to go and file a complaint!

Once he has dealt with this matter, let’s see how he will deal with them!

Gao Xiangui showed a helpless expression, "Sir, it is only natural to pay back debts, right? They wanted to borrow money on their own, what does it have to do with me?"

Liu Yaowen was very angry at this guy's roguery. "They just borrowed five silver dollars, and you asked them to pay back fifty? Are you borrowing money? You are robbing! Are you trying to force them to death?"

Gao Xiangui was a little flustered by his scolding and quickly gave in.

"Okay, okay, then we won't ask them to pay back the money, okay?"

Liu Yaowen continued, "It's not just about the money, nor is it just about Aunt Wu! You've been oppressing and exploiting your fellow villagers for so many years, how do you think we can solve this problem?"

Gao Xiangui got a little anxious after hearing this. "What are you talking about? Are you trying to put the blame on me? How could I exploit you? I just collected some rent!"

"Collect some rent?" Liu Yaowen sneered. It seemed that this guy would not cry until he saw the coffin.

"Look what this is!"

Liu Yaowen took out two pieces of letter paper from his arms and placed them in front of him.

This letter was handed to him by his fellow villagers on the road just now, and it listed a series of crimes committed by Gao Xiangui.

The first is to set a high rent. The price of rent is ridiculously high, and there is not much left after paying the rent each time.

When the harvest is bad, we even have to pay him money.

The second is usury, with sky-high interest rates. The interest on the lent money compounds like a snowball.

The interest was many times more than the principal! If the debt could not be repaid, he would have people come to the house to collect the debt, not only breaking into the house and smashing and looting, but also forcing people to sell their children.

Listed below are many of his evil deeds of oppressing the people and violating the law.

Finally, there are the fingerprints of many villagers, each blood-red fingerprint, showing the persecution they have suffered.

After reading this joint letter of complaint, Gao Xiangui trembled all over and almost fell to the ground, his face was extremely pale.

Liu Yaowen took back the letter and said, "In view of your previous behavior, the organization has decided to conduct labor reform to see how you perform in the future, and to confiscate all your land and property and distribute them to the villagers."

Gao Xiangui's pale face recovered a little. He would be sent to labor reform, and it would be fine as long as he was not executed by firing squad!

He had heard that the Red Army would not stay long after occupying the county town and would be on the move again in a few days.

Once these soldiers leave, he will still be as prosperous in the city as before!

Of course, the prerequisite is that his assets are still there, otherwise he will become a pauper and it will be difficult to turn things around.

Gao Xiangui made a distressed expression, "Alas! I know I was wrong, I will definitely reform myself! The land will be distributed to everyone, but the family property will be gone."

"there is none left?"

Liu Yaowen stared at him with sharp eyes, "What do you mean by that?"

"The national army has been fighting in the city these days, and they emptied my house before leaving! If you don't believe me, go in and take a look. There really is nothing left!"

The more Liu Yaowen looked at this scoundrel, the more he hated him.

You are still trying to be cunning even at this time!

The enemy army hastily abandoned the city and fled in the middle of the night yesterday, without even taking the supplies in their own warehouse. How could they possibly come to the Gao family to steal things?

Liu Yaowen's face darkened and he issued orders to the more than one hundred soldiers behind him.

"Everyone go in and search!"