Zhou Ren stammered for a long time and didn't say a word.
Secretary Li noticed something strange and brought people to his wheat field.
Because the two families were close to each other, Su Hang took Luo Ling'er and followed him.
The wheat harvested by Zhou Ren's family was placed in the small shed next to it, and it was obvious at a glance that Secretary Li frowned and his face was dark.
"This is five hundred kilograms?"
Zhou Ren shook his head and explained carefully: "The wheat grew worms some time ago, and I didn't notice it in time. It was too late to get rid of the insects, so... the harvest this year is not good."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ren's wife Li Jiao ran over.
"Secretary Li, the harvest is really bad this year. Do you see if you can... be paid less?"
"Trial less?" Secretary Li shook his head, "How is it possible? Five hundred kilograms of food, no pound can be left."
Hearing this sentence, Li Jiao glared at Zhou Ren and even twisted his ears directly:
"If you hadn't been watching Suhang's family all the time, how could you ignore the wheat worms? Zhou Ren, you bastard, I'm going to ruin you today."
Li Jiao was originally a shrew, and she didn't give Zhou Ren any face at all. She kept beating Zhou Ren in front of everyone, and Zhou Ren was so scared that she ran around.
Secretary Li couldn't stand it and shouted, "Stop."
Although Li Jiao stopped, her eyes were still glaring at Zhou Ren, wishing she could swallow him alive.
Su Hang slowly opened his thin lips: "Secretary Li, if there are no other equivalent items to pay for rations, you should have to be fined."
Secretary Li nodded: "Of course I need to be punished."
When Zhou Ren and Li Jiao heard this, they were stunned.
In front of everyone, Secretary Li spoke again: "According to the regulations, if you have not paid enough rations, you must use money to make up. Accountant Zhang, now calculate how much the Zhou Ren family will be fined."
Accountant Zhang quickly took out the abacus, beat him up, and quickly calculated the penalty amount: "Secretary Li, there are thirty yuan in total."
"Thirty yuan?" Zhou Ren heard this number and his legs became weak and he collapsed directly on the ground.
Thirty yuan is equivalent to their family’s income for half a year.
Li Jiao punched Zhou Ren again and beat Zhou Ren hard: "Zhou Ren, you, a killer, I will kill you today."
Zhou Ren was beaten by his wife one after another, and he couldn't bear to worry about his face. He grabbed Li Jiao's wrist and pushed him hard, pushing Li Jiao aside.
Li Jiao was pushed to the ground, and pointed at Zhou Ren angrily and scolded: "You dare to hit me, you... I'm so blind that I followed you."
A snickering came from around him. Zhou Ren was stared at by everyone. His face was blue and white, but he didn't have time to talk. He quickly walked to Li Zhishu: "Secretary Li, can you be less punished? My family... My family doesn't have it.
That's so much money."
Zhou Ren approached Secretary Li and whispered: "We are distant relatives."
Su Hang saw the hesitation in Secretary Li's eyes and spoke softly: "Secretary Li, if Zhou Ren can't pay enough rations..."
He signaled Secretary Li to look around. When Secretary Li saw several villagers looking here, he sighed in his heart.
If Zhou Ren could have the right food to pay for like Suzhou and Hangzhou, even if it was less, he would turn a blind eye.
But now Zhou Ren has nothing, and he is still here to say that the two of them are relatives...
He knew clearly that once he set a precedent for Zhou Ren, he would lose his prestige and these people would definitely not hand in rations as required.
After thinking for a while, Mr. Li made a decisive decision and said, "Zhou Ren, either pay enough rations or pay a fine."
Zhou Ren's eyes turned dark. He knew that he had no other choice but to take Li Jiao aside with his fate.
"Get the money quickly, otherwise I will let you go back to your parents' home." Li Jiao was scared and took out the money with trembling hands.
Secretary Li handed the money to Accountant Zhang, and then walked to Suhang: "I will send someone to collect vegetables tomorrow. Remember, you can't lose weight."
Su Hang smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, you will never do such a thing."
Secretary Li was very satisfied with Suhang's attitude and took people away.
Seeing Secretary Li leave, Zhou Ren immediately rushes to Suhang with gritted teeth.
Luo Ling'er immediately stood in front of Su Hang: "What are you going to do?"
Seeing that she cared about him so much, Su Hang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, but he was still afraid that Zhou Ren's fist would really hit Luo Ling'er, so he quickly pulled her behind him again.
His black eyes were like an eagle falcon. He looked at Zhou Ren and spoke slowly: "When it comes to fighting, I am better than you."
Zhou Ren suddenly remembered the scene where he had seen Su Hang once before and had fought with his "fox friends".
His fists are cruel enough!
He was timid, took a step back, lowered his fists, and said viciously: "Suhang, I will settle this account with you slowly, let's take a look."
After saying that, he pulled Li Jiao and turned away.
Luo Ling'er looked at Zhou Ren and Li Jiao's departure with her eyebrows frowned and her eyes were complicated.
"Will he cause trouble for us in the future?"
Su Hang hugged her in his arms and murmured in her ear: "I won't give him a chance to hurt you."
His firm promise made Luo Ling'er smile again, as beautiful as the cherry blossoms blooming in the spring breeze.
The two chatted for a while before entering the greenhouse.
Because Secretary Li will bring people to buy vegetables tomorrow, the two of them started picking after settling down the baby.
After working hard all night, the cabbage was finally picked. The next morning, Secretary Li took someone to take the cabbage away.
Finally, he successfully paid the rations and Luo Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief.
"I thought... I had to start borrowing food again this year, but I didn't expect that this year... I finally don't have to live that kind of life."
Luo Ling'er looked at the remaining cabbage and said happily.
Su Hang felt guilty when he heard this, because he owed them too much in the past.
He walked to her with a bright look: "I will go to the market to sell these cabbage tomorrow. If I make money, I can buy rice and meat. I believe me, I will never let you borrow food everywhere again."
Luo Ling'er nodded and said in a sweet voice: "I believe in you."
Su Hang's slender index finger tapped Luo Ling'er's pretty nose with a joking and half-joking, "Don't worry, my wife, I will definitely make you delicious, drink spicy food, and be a little rich woman in the future."
Luo Ling'er blushed and her pink fist gently pressed against Su Hang's chest.
"I don't want to be a rich woman, as long as our family of three is safe and sound."
Su Hang chuckled: "Of course, but you forgot that we still have a baby."
Su Hang put his hand on Luo Ling'er's belly: "We are a family of four."
Luo Ling'er smiled even stronger on her lips.
The next afternoon, Suhang put the picked cabbage on a cart borrowed from Dali's house and pushed the vegetables to the market.
Suhang thought that Xiaobaicai would definitely sell well, but he didn't expect that after a while, few people came forward to ask.