The nightmare ten years have finally passed.

Lijia Village was also severely damaged.

Almost all the families who had a grudge against Li Mandun were destroyed.

Not only that, he also forced the Li family, starting with the old village chief, to personally demolish the Li family's ancestral hall in the name of "old habits"! Finally, he poured a barrel of gasoline on it and burned the ancestral hall to the ground. His body has always been strong.

The old village chief looked at the raging fire and left without even taking a breath.

Then the unlucky one was the principal of the primary school. In fact, the principal was really good to him. Not only did he protect him on campus so that no one would bully him on campus, but he also gave him a cotton-padded jacket, which was a valuable thing at the time!

But such a good principal was beaten to the point where he lost all his dignity. He was also locked in a cattle shed and ended his life with a rope that tied a cow.

On New Year's Eve in 1969, the weather was cold, and the sun hanging in the sky seemed to be painted on it, giving these poor people no heat at all.

Lin Jialiang sat on Li Xifeng's grave, drank a sip of wine, chewed a handful of rat poison, drank another sip of wine, chewed a handful of rat poison, and left like that.

When people found him, his body was hardened. His hands holding the tombstone were frozen together with the tombstone.

The kind-hearted people of Lijiacun buried him and Li Xifeng together, and no one informed Li Mandun in the city.

By the time Li Mandun got the news and hurried back, Lin Jialiang had already been buried.

Li Mandun ran to the grave, kowtowed three times and left.

At the end of ten years, Li Mandun was identified as the backbone of the "smashing gang" and sentenced.

The county held a public trial and sentencing meeting, and almost everyone in Lijia Village went to watch it. They watched helplessly as Li Mandun was tied up and escorted by the police to the prison.

It was a blessing in disguise. Li Mandun spent the "83 Operation" in prison peacefully.

Everyone in the village said that if he were outside, he would be shot.

In 1984, the big operation ended and he was released from prison.

He returned to Lijiacun, visited the graves of Lin Jialiang and Li Xifeng, and left again. It was already a year later when he came back.

When Li Mandun came back, he was wearing a suit that was only seen on TV, big leather shoes, and a slicked back hair. He went to the construction station in the countryside and bulldozed his several dilapidated wooden and mud houses.

I built a three-story building. I didn’t know where I got a 212 jeep and drove it myself.

People know that Li Mandun has become very prosperous. Some people say that he got a priceless antique and hid it, and when he came out, he took it to the capital and sold it to foreigners.

Some people also say that he went to the North with his life-threatening energy and strange strength, and made a lot of money from Lao Maozi. In any case, he was rich.

The rich Li Mandun seems to have changed into a different person. He smiles when he sees everyone. He will also be there if someone has a big event or a minor affair, and the amount of gifts he brings is scary.

Gradually, his small western-style house became lively. He raised a few foreign dogs, said to be German breeds, called Blackbacks. The price of a dog can be exchanged for a black and white TV set.

Moreover, several of his "brothers" he met in the hut also lived in small western-style buildings. Li Mandun bought two second-hand dilapidated trucks and two large tractors, and began to help the Bureau of Mines transport coal.

Several brothers helped him drive and escort the car. It is said that when they went out to transport coal, they all carried guns!

In less than a year, Li Mandun has developed from transporting coal to selling coal, and he is getting richer and richer. His temper seems to be getting better and better, and the villagers are bold enough to try to buy coal from him for the winter.

, the price he gave was much cheaper than the coal yard, and he even had the tractor transport it directly to his home.

People in the village said that Li Mandun was well educated by the government.

Li Mandun, who has studied well, is already over thirty and must start a family.

Li Mandun fell in love with Wang Xiulan from a neighboring village. But there was a slight problem. She was only seventeen and a sophomore in high school in the county!

In Li Mandun's view, this is not a problem.

That day, after dinner, Li Mandun took his two brothers to Wang Xiulan's house. Without saying a word, he slapped two thousand yuan on the table. That's two hundred unity bills!

Li Mandun said to Wang Xiulan's parents with a smile: "Your family is in trouble. I know that Dagang and Ergang are already in their twenties and cannot find wives. Xiulan is still in debt when she goes to school. As for me,

I am very rare for Xiulan girl. If I marry Xiulan girl, these two thousand will be the bride price.

Your family is going through life, and you should understand that it is a serious matter for two sons to get married. Even if the girl is admitted to college, can she get married with a gift of two thousand yuan? Our county even counts the Mining Bureau, are there any? You guys?

Think carefully, I keep my word!"

With that said, he collected the two thousand yuan and left with his two brothers without any hesitation.

As soon as Li Mandun left, the old couple, who were already excited by the two thousand yuan, looked up and saw the shining eyes of their two sons.

The next day, a family of four walked into Li Mandun's small Western-style building.

On Saturday, while Wang Xiulan was coming home, four members of the Wang family tied up Wang Xiulan and sent her to Li Mandun.

Li Mandun had already prepared it, and the wine was served the next day. Several cars from the county came. People in the village said that Li Mandun knew so many big people and was so powerful.

The climax of the wedding banquet was when Li Mandun changed his name to Wang Xiulan's parents and presented a gift of two thousand yuan in front of all the guests. The guests in the audience were in an uproar because this was too much.

After getting married, Wang Xiulan seemed to have accepted her fate. Her eldest brother and second brother used her gift money to get married, and she even returned to Menzi to attend the wedding.

Li Mandun was very kind to Wang Xiulan. He usually brought fashionable clothes, watches or small gifts when he went out. In order to prevent her from having nothing to do at home, he also bought a large color TV. What he didn't know was that every day when he went out to be busy, Wang Xiulan would

Take out the textbook and study on your own.

More than a year passed. Wang Xiulan suddenly took advantage of Li Mandun to go out to deliver goods. With the help of teachers and classmates, she took the college entrance examination, and then she disappeared. Li Mandun was looking everywhere, and even Wang Xiulan's parents were looking for her.

I searched for it but couldn't find any trace.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A month later, Wang Xiulan came back on her own. Not only did she come back, but she also brought with her the cadres of the women's federation in the district, the police from the police station, and her own junior college student.

Admission notice. Comrades from the Women's Federation told Li Mandun seriously that their marriage was illegal. He could not delay a college student, as that was the future of the country.

Li Mandun rolled his eyes. Everything the Women's Federation cadre said was right. If you said marriage doesn't count, then it doesn't count. You said Wang Xiulan had to go to school without me. I also said it would never delay building a pillar of modernization.

Originally, the Women's Federation cadres and the police were ready to "fight a tough battle"! I didn't expect Li Mandun to be so easy to talk to. A few days ago, he was driving around the county town looking for people in 212 with a five-shooter!

Just when they breathed a sigh of relief, Li Mandun spoke: "You said that the marriage is invalid and Xiulan will not marry me in the future. I admit it. It's not because you are cadres, but because of what you said.

That makes sense. Now let’s talk about the bride price.

I didn't snatch Wang Xiulan from him at the beginning. I asked his parents to marry him openly and openly. The bride price was two thousand, which was seen by so many guests attending the wedding. If you say the marriage is invalid, then it is invalid. Please pay me back the bride price.

"

At this time, the Women's Federation cadres and even Wang Xiulan were dumbfounded. They were speechless for a long time. Seeing that they were silent, Li Mandun continued: "Why, if Wang Xiulan doesn't divorce me and goes to school, the marriage will be invalid. As for me,

If you give me a bride price, the marriage is valid? That doesn’t make sense! Then I’ll have to find someone to judge it!”

In the end, she persuaded Wang Xiulan to sign an IOU worth two thousand yuan.

This IOU was written by Li Mandun, and it was very funny. Other people's IOUs were about how much money someone owed to whom, and it would be repaid when they were due. His IOU was written in hundreds of words, and he clearly explained why he owed the money.

It’s for free. And there’s interest, so there’s no need to ask for more. The annual interest rate is 10%, excluding compound interest. The repayment date is very generous and it will be returned when you can repay it. Wang Xiulan signed and drew the pledge and it doesn’t matter. Everyone present

Everyone signed and pledged their signatures as witnesses, including the cadres and policemen who came, as well as the two brothers who had been in his room.

When Wang Xiulan and the others were about to leave, Li Mandun spoke again: "Wait a minute, the three gold coins are the betrothal gift, you have to keep it for me. And the radar watch in your hand, you know it's a couple, male

I still have the watch in my hand, and you can't take it with you. Take all your clothes and other things at home, and I won't keep any of them."

Wang Xiulan's heart thumped. She originally planned to sell the three pieces of gold and the watch to pay off the debt! But what Li Mandun said made sense, so she had no choice but to keep the gold necklace, gold bracelet, gold ring, and the radar watch on her hand.

, did not ask for the clothes Li Mandun said, and finally walked out of Li Mandun's house.

The rest of the day went on as usual. The news of "Li Mandun's wife ran away" circulated for a while and that was it. Li Mandun did not get married again, although there were many people who introduced him to partners, and even put little ones on him himself.

It's not like the girl is not interested, but he just isn't moved.

A few years later, Wang Xiulan came back. She graduated from college and was assigned to Tangling Steel Plant!

Wang Xiulan came back, wearing a uniform skirt and a pair of glasses. She already had the standard image of a female intellectual and cadre in the 1980s! She came back to tell her family that she was married to a steel worker.

She is very good. She wants to take her parents to stay with her for a few days.

The neighbors also came. Seeing Wang Xiulan's current appearance, they all complimented her. She must have gone to school, and her whole person was completely different.

Just when everyone was busy, Li Mandun came. His car had been changed from 212 to Volga. The purpose of his coming was very simple. You have become a cadre of a state-owned enterprise. Pay back the money, with interest, 3,000

.

Li Mandun said: "I know where you work. I am actually supplying coal to your factory. I don't know the director, the director, and the section chief. I really know a few of them." Then he mentioned a few names, including

Including leadership led by Wang Xiulan.

Li Mandun said: "If you don't pay back the money, I will go to your leader for comment. I have an IOU in my hand, not only with your signature, but also with the signature of the Women's Federation cadres. It will count everywhere."

Wang Xiulan knew that if Li Mandun really went to the work unit, she would not be able to stay there anymore, because in addition to the amount, there was also a reason for the debt on the IOU! Even now, her husband doesn’t know that she was married before! She must not let her

he goes!

Li Mandun said with a smile: "Did you see that when you came back this time, your big TV, dual-card tape recorder, and bicycle were all newly purchased, and your parents, brothers and sisters-in-law didn't pay a penny for you! It's still me.

Good for you! Don’t ask for your tens of dollars in salary, just come back and live with me!”

Wang Xiulan took a breath and said calmly: "Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

Li Mandun said a few words in her ear, and Wang Xiulan's face turned red, but she still nodded.

So, Wang Xiulan followed Li Mandun back to the small foreign building in full view of everyone, and did not come out for three days.

Three days later, Wang Xiulan came out and refused Li Mandun's delivery to the station. She also refused the donkey cart coming from her elder brother.

Even her glasses couldn't hide the dark circles under her eyes and her pale face.

She dragged her suitcase and staggered towards the bus station in the countryside, carrying her luggage bag.

After returning, she got divorced.

Li Mandun laughed loudly and burned the IOU to ashes in front of everyone.

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