Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

While Feng Qingqing and the brigade cadres were gossiping about the He family, the He family itself was also making a scene. Having barely slept for two hours after causing a ruckus most of the night, Old Mrs. He got up again, wailing and screaming, threatening to cause a scene at the brigade headquarters.

Originally, after this incident yesterday, Old Lady He planned to have her eldest son, He Yong'an, go to the county early in the morning to find out what happened. She couldn't let her youngest son be beaten up and have his leg broken without knowing why, suffering such a terrible fate.

But who knew that after bringing her youngest son home from the hospital last night after he was bandaged up, her eldest son fainted on the way to fetch water this morning. This was really puzzling, since she had given this boy a lot of trouble since he was a child, but he had always been fine. How could he suddenly fall into a coma?

There was no other way. Although she could ignore the fact that her eldest son was unconscious, she couldn't leave her youngest son unattended. In her heart, her eldest son was not even worth a single hair on her youngest son's head.

So early in the morning, I sent my second brother, He Yongchang, and my third brother, He Yongguo, to their school in the county to find out what happened and how they could have been beaten up and sent back while they were studying at school.

She had no idea what kind of good deeds her son had been doing at school.

But family members know their own situation. Her two sons are not very useful outside. At home, they always do whatever their wives say, but when they go out, they never say a word. Old Mrs. He is very worried about letting them go out to run errands.

But the thought of the capable eldest brother still being unconscious makes me furious. It's like he's deliberately trying to go against the family.

As evening fell, fewer people discussed the matter, but Feng Qingqing knew that the He family's affairs were far from over for the foreseeable future.

In the former educated youth compound, you could hear gossiping among the former educated youth, who were said to have gotten their information from the older women at the brigade headquarters.

He Yongming and a group of Red Guards in the county spent their days looting and vandalizing, but they had done quite a few "good" things. They must have been hated by someone. One afternoon, while walking home alone, he was surrounded and beaten for nearly half an hour by two men who put a sack over his head. This resulted in a broken leg and numerous injuries all over his body. He was only able to be brought home by two kind-hearted passersby; otherwise, he would have been badly injured lying on the roadside overnight.

Everyone was speechless upon hearing this. How much hatred must someone have to risk being caught to seek revenge?

It's said that the officers at the brigade headquarters secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, since it wasn't something illegal or criminal, which made things easier. As for other matters, they weren't concerned with them.

But this news was not good for the He family. After all, they were hoping to gain something from He Yongming's injury. Now, what could they do? They got nothing and even spent a lot on medical expenses.

Although the He family eventually reported the incident to the police, and the police went to the scene to investigate, they were unable to find any witnesses or provide any valid evidence, so the matter was dropped.

Even so, Old Lady He still wanted to come to the brigade headquarters to continue making trouble, but the brigade headquarters would not tolerate her, and no matter how much she made trouble, it would be to no avail.

Just as Grandma He was making a scene, someone in the audience suddenly said:

“Your eldest son hasn’t come out since this morning. How is he now? He Xiangcui, you’re a mother too. You can’t be too biased.”

This was the voice of an older woman who usually disliked Old Lady He, but she was also genuinely worried about He Yong'an. If things were getting better, there would surely be some movement.

The sound suddenly reminded everyone of the incident, and they noticed that the old woman who had been making a ruckus was now clearly showing signs of unease and guilt. Everyone had a bad feeling, wondering if something had happened.

So everyone turned their questioning gazes to Grandma He, hoping she could give them an explanation.

"What are you looking at? How would I know? I've been exhausted all day because of Yongming's matter. Boss was just dizzy for a while. How important could it be?"

Although she said that, she was still a little unsure. She didn't want anything to happen to him, after all, whether the family could have a good life in the future depended on the eldest son, and she was very clear about that.

Hearing her unreasonable words, no one asked any further questions, knowing they wouldn't get any answers anyway. Everyone simultaneously looked at the brigade leader, who, feeling the need to check on Old He's family, stood up and headed towards their house.

There wasn't much excitement in the brigade, but today Old He's family has become the hottest topic in Lanshan Brigade. Everyone is eager to see what's going on and is following behind the brigade leader.

The captain didn't stop them, knowing that the team members didn't have any bad intentions, they just liked to watch the excitement, and besides, it was easier to talk about this when there were more people around.

So when they arrived at Old He's house, they saw a large group of people together, which startled the second and third sons' wives who were cooking. They thought something serious had happened; so many people were quite frightening.

The brigade leader stood in the courtyard. Some of the local acquaintances knew He Yong'an's bedroom, so they called three people to go directly to his room.

After knocking on the door a few times without any response, everyone realized something was wrong. After all, with so many people around, if the person was normal, they would at least come out to greet them.

While everyone was still in a state of unease, they heard Old Master He shouting loudly:

"Damn it, all you do is lie around like a corpse all day. Didn't you see so many people coming? Still lying in bed..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was silenced by the silent accusations of the crowd. She had actually been bluffing, preparing to strike first, but with so many people watching her, she couldn't continue.

He could only stand silently to the side, while constantly directing his two daughters-in-law to do their work.

Suddenly, shouts came from He Yong'an's house:

"Brother Yong'an, Brother Yong'an, wake up, wake up, how are you now?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened, wondering what had happened inside the room. The captain also quickly took a step forward.

Suddenly, a young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, darted out from inside, his face filled with anxiety.

"Captain, Brother Yong'an is lying motionless on the bed. I see he's still breathing, but I can't wake him up. Do you think we should take him to the commune hospital?"

"Why send them to the commune? It doesn't cost money. Where would we get so much money at home? We can just stay home, lie down, and drink some water. Who do we think we are? Do we deserve to go to a place like a hospital?"

After finishing her story, she started crying and lamenting about her family's hardships, and then began to accuse everyone of being nosy.

"It's none of your business to meddle in my family's affairs. Get out of here, all of you, or I'll hit you." With that, he went to grab the broom leaning against the wall.

But not everyone around was easy to bully; some people retorted:

“If you disregard human life like this, and something really happens to He Yong’an, you will bear the main responsibility when the police come down to investigate.”

The speaker was Ma Mingchuan, the male leader of the educated youth. He was deeply disgusted by this disregard for human life and warned that if something serious happened, the He family would not be able to escape responsibility.

Upon hearing this, Old Lady He felt a chill run down her spine. Just as she was about to continue her tantrum, the brigade leader spoke to Old Man He, who had been squatting in the corner smoking his pipe:

"Old He, aren't you going to do anything about this? Are you just going to let a woman run wild here? If something really happens to Yong'an, I can't cover it up. So many eyes are watching."

At this point, the brigade leader had to say a few words. After all, there were many people present, and the reminder from the educated youth made him feel that if this was not handled properly, the matter could escalate. This was a matter of life and death, especially since the educated youth were young and easily impulsive. If things escalated, the whole brigade would look bad.

Besides, He Yong'an is a good young man, and he's willing to lend a hand.

And so, with Old Man He forced to agree, and the insistence of the brigade leader and his team members, ignoring Old Woman He's frantic refusal, the brigade arranged for five young men to push a cart and send He Yong'an to the commune health center.