Three Women in the Cage

After Yang Yu was taken to a small room in the family planning workstation, no one paid any attention to her, as if she and the child in her arms had been forgotten.

But every time they ate, an old woman would bring them simple and rough meals, just to prevent them from starving to death.

Yang Yu waited here for two whole days but Zhang Erfa did not come to see her. Every day she worried about her two children at home and whether Zhang Erfa would give them enough food.

When I thought about it, that man even had to go around getting his three meals a day. Even if he cooked at home, it was just plain soup and noodles. He lived like he had no food to eat.

He can't even take care of himself, how can he take good care of two children? Moreover, he is cold-hearted by nature. He may just want to make a living and doesn't care about the lives of the two children at all.

The two old guys are even less reliable. All they have their eyes on are the grandchildren in their two daughters-in-law’s bellies. They would feel unlucky if they even look at the two girls for one more moment!

The more Yang Yu thought about it, the more anxious she became. She couldn't just stay here and fend for herself. She had to find a way out!

She was now certain that Zhang Erfa would not use money to redeem her. He could not come up with such a large sum of money, and even if he could, he would not be willing to spend it on her.

There were so many people there when the accident happened, but he wasn't there. Now that I think about it, he must have gotten the news a long time ago and went into hiding.

I've been here for two days, but he's not willing to ask any questions. In the final analysis, he has already given up on me and the child.

I should have thought that this man was ruthless and ungrateful, but at this moment I still feel so heartbroken that I can't breathe!

She and her child were like dispensable things, being ruthlessly abandoned by the Zhang family. She was unwilling to accept this.

She wanted to save herself and her children, and she couldn't let them get what they wanted.

So when the old woman brought him food again, Yang Yu went on a hunger strike.

He didn't eat a grain of rice or drink a sip of water for the whole day. He lay on the simple wooden bed in a daze, while the child was sleeping beside him.

The old woman was afraid that someone would be killed, as these were two lives at stake, so she ran to find the leader of the workstation in fear.

After listening to the old woman's report, the leader said with a gloomy face, "The man in her family hasn't come to pay a penny yet, and the people who detained them are on a hunger strike. Are they determined not to do anything to them?"

The village chief smiled and said, "We have done ideological work on them, but we really can't come up with that much money. You don't know that they are the poorest family in the village!"

In this way, the work cannot be carried out, but if the authority is not established, no one will take the policy seriously in the future, and everyone will have more children than allowed, which will be difficult to explain to the higher-ups.

But these people are too poor to come up with the money, and if someone dies, I'm afraid I'll have to replace someone else in my position.

The man pondered for a while and felt a headache.

He stared at the face of the cunning village chief, thinking to himself that this guy was also receiving a public salary, so how could he just take the money without working hard?

Why not let this guy do the job for you? Besides, he has a lot of say in this village, so it might be smoother than doing it yourself.

"Old Li, I heard that the higher-ups are planning to promote some village heads to the county. I originally wanted to recommend you, but recently the family planning work has been very difficult for me, and I have been under pressure from my superiors, so I don't know how to propose anything..." As he spoke, he looked at Li Biao quietly.

Li Biao had heard some things before, but he didn't expect it to be true. He had been worried that no one would recommend him. From what he said, he thought that he might be able to get promoted.

He was excited. He had been the village chief for more than ten years and had long wanted to move up. Now that this opportunity was in front of him, of course he didn't want to miss it.

He has been here for a long time, so how could he not know what the new leader means? He just wants to do the job well, and then he will be promoted.

Once he gets promoted and has the final say, the position of county magistrate will be a matter of just one word from him.

Helping him is helping yourself!

After thinking about it for a while, he became even more excited, as if he would be able to take office as county magistrate soon.

He stepped forward with a smile on his face and said flatteringly, "Leave this to me, I will definitely take care of it for you!"

The man smiled and nodded, thinking that this guy really has a way, and it's quite sensible.

After the obese village chief Li came out of the workstation, he started to take action. He asked people to gather everyone in the village and assemble at the gate of Zhang Erfayuan for a meeting in two quarters of an hour.

Maybe they want everyone to witness the punishment imposed on families with more than one child, so that everyone can follow their example.

Everyone knows that Yang Yu and the extra child were arrested, but no one knows what happened to them afterwards.

But it is definitely impossible to pay such a large amount of fines, so no one is sure whether this dilemma is just a pretense or what?

Now that the matter was being dealt with, everyone came rushing over with curiosity and excitement.

Before two quarters of an hour had passed, Zhang Erfa's yard was surrounded by three layers of spectators.

Zhang Erfa wanted to hide again this time, but the cunning village chief had his men block him at the door in advance.

He had no choice but to stay at home with a guilty conscience.

Soon the village chief arrived with several staff members. He stood on the steps at the gate in a threatening manner and explained the main purpose of today's meeting.

"As you all know, a few days ago, the family planning station detained Zhang Erfa's wife and child for having more children than allowed! But after a few days, Zhang Erfa still couldn't afford the fine to redeem them! What should we do if he can't afford it? To solve this problem, we are now forcibly auctioning off all the belongings in their house. Anyone interested can take them home with the money!"

"Of course, this price is definitely much cheaper than the normal market prices! Everyone will come and register one by one. If you like something, come and pay for it. After paying, you can take it home!"

As he finished speaking, everyone was stunned at first, but then realized that it was cheaper than the market outside, so wasn't that a lucky break? These people were most happy to see such a good thing.

Then everyone rushed into Zhang Erfa's house and started picking up items at random.

Originally, there was nothing worth buying in this house. But later, after Yang Yu planted a lot of crops and sold them for a lot of money, he gradually bought some new furniture and some daily necessities.

There was a new dining table inside, which he had just bought for ten yuan. Yang Yu felt heartbroken for a long time.

Naturally, this table was fought over by several people, and was finally bought for 8 yuan. The table was then immediately moved out.

There was also a half-old, half-new wardrobe, which Yang Yu bought later with the money from selling two chickens. He spent 15 yuan on it and finally bought it for 10 yuan.