Chapter 205 The Money Was Stolen

"My son, what happened to you? Open your eyes and look at your mother! My son, my poor son!" Aunt Xu sat on the ground, holding Xu Baoqiang, whose face was covered in blood, and cried out in despair. Xu Laosan squatted down beside her with a worried look on his face, full of helplessness and heartache.

"Make way, make way, the carriage is coming!" Old Zhao drove the carriage over and shouted several times to the crowd that was surrounded by people, finally managing to separate them.

"Xu Laosan, stop your wife from wailing! Quickly lift your son into the car and take him to the county hospital!" the captain shouted to Xu Laosan with a solemn expression.

"Captain, I, we..." Xu Laosan looked at Wei Zhongping with red eyes and an embarrassed expression.

"What's wrong? Hurry up! What are you dawdling for? If you delay any longer, you'll be dead." Wei Zhongping looked speechlessly at the dawdling Xu Laosan.

I really don't understand why this couple, who usually treat their son like their lifeblood, are still dawdling at a time like this.

"It's not that we don't want to take the child to the hospital, it's that we're broke, Captain!" Xu Laosan slapped his thigh hard, tears streaming down his face again, his eyes filled with resentment.

"What? You're out of money?"

This surprised everyone watching.

Apart from his daughters, the Xu family was indeed quite lazy, but they weren't exactly poor. After all, the first two daughters received high dowries and would occasionally bring back something from their husbands' families. Just by looking at Xu Baoqiang, who always dressed impeccably and made himself look like a city person, you could tell that the family couldn't possibly be that poor.

“It’s true, Captain.” Xu Laosan wiped his face and said with hatred, “When my wife and I first heard the news, I told her to find the money to take the child to the hospital, but… but the place where we usually hide money has nothing but a few rat droppings. Even the few coins in the cabinet are gone. Now we can’t even find a single grain coupon in the house.”

"Oh my god, was it suddenly stolen?"

"How could that be? Our brigade hasn't had anything like this for years."

"Could it be that this Xu Laosan is too stingy to even pay for his son's medical treatment?"

Xu Laosan's words shocked everyone instantly. After a group of people whispered among themselves, they discovered that no one had heard any noise last night. Even the people who lived near Xu Laosan's house shook their heads.

"How could a thief suddenly break in? I had diarrhea last night and ran to the outhouse half the night, but I didn't hear a thing."

"I felt stuffy last night, so I slept with the window open. I could even hear Xu Laosan snoring, but I didn't hear anything else!"

Wei Zhongping and Secretary Lu exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of annoyance in each other's eyes. Secretary Lu, in particular, had no intention of getting involved in Xu Laosan's family affairs. If he hadn't stopped Xu Laosan's eldest son from leaving home today, his son would probably be standing here howling in celebration. Just now, when he left, that brat said he was going to the county to ask someone to buy some firecrackers to set off.

"Father!" Mu Rujun pulled Bai Nuo and Fan Lianhua through the crowd, stood behind her father-in-law, and called out softly.

Secretary Lu tilted his head slightly: "Take Bai Zhiqing and stand further away. Don't go near that family!"

"Yes, I know!" Mu Rujun lowered her head slightly, suppressing the upturn of her lips, and nodded to her father-in-law.

Secretary Lu glanced indifferently at Xu Laosan and his family of three, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Although Secretary Lu was somewhat cunning when dealing with people from other brigades and communes, he was very protective of his own family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have run out to stop his eldest son when he broke Xu Baoqiang's leg.

Moreover, after that incident, unlike some elders in the mother-in-law's family who felt it was the daughter-in-law's fault or showed any disdain, he immediately flew into a rage when he heard people gossiping about his daughter-in-law behind her back. That was also the first time he abused his power for personal gain and severely punished all those people.

Seeing Xu Baoqiang's miserable state, Secretary Lu actually felt quite pleased. Let alone the younger generation he had watched grow up, there were over a hundred households in their Qishui Brigade, and every family had several younger members. He had watched all the people of his son's generation grow up, and who could be more important than his son and daughter-in-law?

Only those clueless guys who get along well with the Xu family would think that Xu Baoqiang is their nephew who grew up under their watchful eye, and would protect that piece of trash Xu Baoqiang in front of the educated youth from outside.

Even a piece of trash deserves protection!

"Old Lu, don't just stand there, what should we do?" The captain moved closer to Secretary Lu with a troubled look on his face.

Secretary Lu twitched his lips, barely suppressing the urge to roll his eyes, and said, "Don't ask me, my son is probably already preparing to go to the county to ask someone to buy firecrackers."

"..." The captain looked at Secretary Lu speechlessly.

After all, they were old buddies who grew up together and worked together at the brigade headquarters. As soon as Secretary Lu said that, Wei Zhongping knew what he meant.

"What, you still want to protect her?" Secretary Lu sneered, glancing slightly at the young educated youth standing with his daughter-in-law, and said in a low voice, "I heard from my daughter-in-law that Xu Baoqiang has been pestering that young educated youth, Xiaobai, lately. I don't need to tell you what he's up to, do I? Is that good-for-nothing lying over there more important, or is the young educated youth that you two dote on like a daughter more important? You figure it out yourself!"

"Then what am I supposed to think about? Damn it, why didn't anyone tell me about this?" Wei Zhongping's face immediately turned cold.

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