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Chapter 46 conquer

A crescent moon like a golden hook fell behind Xi Yuan.The night is deep, the sky is dark, and the fields are quiet and quiet.The suffocating heat dissipated, and the night wind blew through, giving it a bit of coolness. Zucchini squatted in the corn field, letting the corn leaves half a person's height cover his strong body like a strong bull, holding a steel fork tightly in both hands, staring at the thief who had slipped into the vegetable garden . In the cornfield, it was hot and humid. Mosquitoes buzzed around his ears, bit his face, and bit his bare arms and shoulders. He endured it, for fear of making any noise, which would alarm the person who had already climbed up the edge. thief.He couldn't breathe, his eyes didn't blink, and he stared at that person: after sneaking into the vegetable garden, he walked around the tomato stand and squatted in the onion field. The head digs up the soil on the onion ridge.

it is good!Wait until the dog thief pulls the onion, takes it out, and then rushes over, grabs the wrist, and catches the thief to catch the stolen goods. Dog thief, dog thief!Nan Gourd has contracted these several acres of vegetable fields, and the contract is on Captain Nan Heng's desk!Do you know how much I have suffered, how much sweat I have shed, and how much money I have spent?The green onions have grown up, and before they can be marketed, you have sharp eyes and quick hands. You stole the green onions tonight, and took them to the agricultural and sideline market in the city by bicycle in the morning to sell them.And me?At the end of the year, I will settle accounts with the team, and only pay compensation according to the contract. What will the mother-in-law eat and wear?

Poke the dog thief down with a fork!Pull it in front of captain Nan Heng, pay!Not only do you pay for what was stolen today, but you also have to pay for all the onions and tomatoes that were lost in the vegetable garden in the past! Nan Gourd gradually realized that it was Nan Hongwei.High school graduates, read books to the dog's belly.You raised the flag to rebel in Nancun, punished Nanheng and his second father, put a tall hat on the old man's head, and put a white card on his chest... Nanheng became the captain this year, you will feel better, wait! You rebelled and became the leader of the Revolutionary Committee that year, and made Nancun restless.I raised two hives of bees in a gourd, and you said that the bees brewed poisonous water for capitalism, so a fire will burn the bees!I planted two cents of green onions in my private plot, you pull out the seedlings of the onions for me!You are full of revolutionary terms, but you are a thief in the dark!Well, it's in my hands today!

Zucchini squatted in the cornfield, the more he thought about it, the more gas he gathered, his whole body was like a fully inflated car tire, he was tense, and he squeezed the wooden handle of the steel fork out of the water with both hands.The dog thief pulled out a bunch of green onions, picked up a bundle, stooped, and moved out of the vegetable garden. Nan Gourd also bent down, slipped out of the corn field, crossed the dirt road, stuck to the ridge of the terraced fields, outflanked it from behind, and appeared in front of Nan Hongwei suddenly, holding up the steel fork. Nan Hongwei was startled at first, but after seeing that it was irreversible, he calmed down instead.He threw the bundle of onions to the ground, neither ran away nor fought, just stood there without saying a word, assuming a posture of doing whatever he wanted.

Nan Gourd retracted the steel fork, slammed it into the dirt road under his feet, and shouted: "Go! See the captain!" Nan Hongwei didn't beg for mercy, and still didn't say a word, patted the dirt on his hands, and walked straight away. Nan Gourd pulled the steel fork from the ground, and waited until Nan Hongwei walked three or four steps away, holding the steel fork, and followed behind.Just be on guard against that kid turning around suddenly and catching you off guard!This is a guy who eats raw rice, so we must guard against it. Bad luck!As Nan Hongwei walked, he didn't feel any regret for his behavior of stealing onions, but felt that he was too careless.Although he found out that there was no one in the shed in advance, he thought that Hulu was going to do something at night, but he didn't expect this guy to be hiding in the dark.Shame is lost!Just fine it!Captain Nanheng is his enemy, don't dream of him being lenient!Not to mention Nan Gourd, when he was the head of the Nancun Revolutionary Committee, he burned Gourd's beehives and pulled out Gourd's green onion seedlings. You can imagine how Gourd hated him.Kill as you like, cut as you like, this is the point.

The waist-high corn stretches its fat leaves over the field path, and touches the bare arm, itching.The dense stars, like countless pairs of eyes, twinkle and blink, mocking the characters who have fallen into disgrace. There was a long stream of clear water flowing from the artesian irrigation canal, and he squatted down to wash the dirt and the smell of onion juice on his hands when digging the soil and pulling the onions.After washing my hands and wiping my face, I lifted the bottom of my undershirt to wipe off the water droplets, stood up, walked around the weedy ditch, let's go!That's the way it is, let's see how you, Nan Heng, rub me.

During the "Cultural Revolution", he punished Nan Heng's second father, which is true.So what?Nan Heng's second father, during the "Four Cleansing" movement, didn't he make my Nan Hongwei's father miserable?Money back, food back, sweep the floor out!He happened to graduate from high school that year, and his grades in the college entrance examination were enough, but he failed the political examination: "His father's family is not clear and step down as a cadre"! It doesn't matter whether the "Cultural Revolution" was a catastrophe or a disaster, Nan Hongwei finally let out a breath of anger, and felt relieved!It was originally for venting anger and revenge, so I dare to say that outright!

Nan Heng has come to power, what does this mean, do you still need to ask?Nan Hongwei's vigilance has already been raised to the tip of his hair!Come on, avenge your second dad, play cruel to me, wear little shoes, I'll wait! Unexpectedly, Nan Heng walked into his yard.Next to the pigsty, the descendants of two sworn enemies in Nancun came face to face. "What are you doing here?" He asked bluntly. "I want to talk to you." He replied softly. "No time!" Nan Hongwei became even harder. "When will you be free?" Nan Heng became more patient.

"Stop doing this!" Nan Hongwei stared, "I don't eat anything soft or hard!" Nan Heng blushed and walked out in embarrassment. At the entrance of the village, the two met again. Nan Hongwei raised his head and took big steps without looking sideways. "Hongwei, let me tell you something." Nan Hongwei stopped his hasty footsteps, what kind of tricks did he want to play? "The team committee held a meeting in the dark yesterday and wanted to draw you out to start a side job for the team..." buy!Nan Hongwei immediately reflected this opinion in his heart.Pull me under your umbrella and run errands for you, I won't play tricks with you!He flatly refused: "We can't do it."

"Think again..." "There's nothing to think about." Nan Hongwei interrupted him, with a thorn in his words, "We...have never been devious." After finishing speaking, he walked away. It's about over here, it's time for Nan Heng to use his real means!Nan Hongwei became more vigilant.Unexpectedly, Nan Heng walked into the gatehouse of his house again. "The Lianban Primary School asked our team to send out a private teacher, and the team decided to let you go. You are an old high school student." This is a good thing, a good job that no one else can compete for, work points are recorded, and there is an allowance of ten yuan a month, no rain, no sun.Can such a good thing be my turn, Nan Hongwei?What do you want to do?

His father opened his eyes in surprise, and seemed a little shaken. Mother already had a fawning smile on her face, looking at this person who brought good news to the family. All short-sightedness!He glanced at his parents and said flatly, "I won't go!" "The whole family will discuss it again." "No need. I'll make up my own mind." Nan Hongwei said, very stubborn, "You want to drive me out of Nancun, and pull out the thorn in your side?" "This..." Nan Heng couldn't laugh anymore, and turned around angrily, "Remember what you said, Hongwei, it will take a long time to see people's hearts!" Nan Hongwei was walking and was almost at the entrance of the village.He is a tough guy who never takes regret medicine, but at this moment, these past events are so stubbornly floating in his mind, like a balloon floating in the water, he can't be pressed down no matter how hard he presses. Regardless of whether it is true or false, now Nan Heng can say that he has achieved "the utmost benevolence and righteousness"!Nan Heng is not a character who lies on the ground. In order to collect a loan, that guy jumped on his cousin's tile house to uncover the tiles, forcing his cousin to submit and pay the money.What is there to be polite to him, Nan Hongwei?However, Nan Hongwei didn't want to climb up, and secondly, he didn't want to go out to work. Anyway, he was a farmer, so why would he be so shameless!Fine plus review, what else? Walking through the streets and alleys, everyone was asleep, and heavy snoring came from the open windows of this house and that house.At the door of Nanheng's house, Nan Hongwei stopped. Nan Gourd stepped forward and smashed the iron rings on the street door to jingle, at the same time he raised his voice and shouted. Nan Heng woke up with a sudden knock on the door.He put on his shirt and went out to open the door. He opened the latch of the street door, and there were two figures standing indistinctly on the street outside the door.He forgot to wear glasses, and couldn't see who knocked on the door in the middle of the night, so he asked, "What's the matter?" "Glory!" is Calabash's proud tune.He speaks in detail, vividly, and with emotion.In fact, Nan Heng understood after hearing only one sentence: He stole the scallions he contracted. In the darkness, Nan Heng could not see the change in Nan Hongwei's face.So domineering Nan Hongwei, a dignified high school graduate, who can speak well and can't argue with twelve mouths, is the most educated farmer in Nancun Village, and now he is doing the most embarrassing thing.Standing there, turning his face to the other side, without saying a word, the rough man Nan Gourd continued to dig and damage him. - Ha!I heard that the eldest brother from Shanxi has returned home from the State Council, and the position of vice premier is vacant, waiting for our model worker from Nancun to sit there!This is the harsh words he gave to the new captain Nan Heng in a loud voice in the street. ——Nancun has a real dragon emperor, just wait for a good life!When he was working in the field, he flirted with their group and laughed, which made Nanheng look bad. Now, that eloquent mouth cannot be opened, and people are always unable to resist the psychological pressure caused by dishonorable behavior.He stood on one side, turned his head to the other direction, and his body was also crooked, with one foot bouncing on the ground, as if he did not lose his majesty.From Nan Heng's point of view, that's just trying to put on a face. "I can't bear to lose the vegetables in the vegetable garden! You still criticize me for not having a strong sense of responsibility!" Nan Gourd, a middle-aged man in his forties, shouted loudly, "I worked so hard to grow vegetables, he Steal it and sell it for money, and in the end I will pay the team according to the contract... my conscience is like a dog!" Gourd contracted a vegetable garden at the beginning of the year, and the summer onions grew well.In summer, green onions are in short supply in the market, and the price is very good.The gourd hexagram is divination.He revealed that he will use this super-production money to do something he has dreamed of for a long time!It's time for the son to get a wife, and it's time to prepare wood, bricks and tiles for the house.Vegetables are no better than crops. Cucumbers and tomatoes are always lost, which caused several members of his family to take turns guarding the vegetable garden day and night.Now that he has taken the hostage, what a relief!He stood in front of Nanheng, waiting for him to strike with the axe. "Ha! Uncle Calabash—" Nan Heng used to put his index finger to his nose, as if there was something uncomfortable there, but in fact there was nothing. It was probably a habit he developed when he was chewing and grinding woodwork. Laughing, "The Red Guard was sent by me..." "What did you say?" Nan Gourd interrupted him. "I sent him to pull the onions." Nan Heng said affirmatively. "You..." Nan Gourd opened his mouth, unable to close it. "I want to give it a try and see if you are responsible or not." Nan Heng still said calmly, as if it were real. "Oh! This..." Nan Gourd was discouraged. "You didn't get a good night's sleep!" Nan Heng praised Nan Gourd, "It can be seen that joint production is good, and everyone cares about collective benefits..." "Hmm..." Nan Gourd was completely discouraged, her voice lowered, she turned around in frustration, and was about to leave.He turned around again, "Even if it's a test for me, if you pull out such a big pile of green onions, who will be responsible for the loss?" "Of course it was me!" Nan Heng said, "I sent someone to pull it out, and I will naturally compensate for the damage caused!" Nan Gourd didn't leave again, squatted on the ground, took out a cigarette pack, and said, "It's not appropriate to ask your captain to pay..." "Appropriate." Nan Heng said without hesitation.Turning his head again, he said to Nan Hongwei, "Brother Hongwei, I told you to give it a try. How did you actually pull it up? Now, I should lose money..." Nan Hongwei turned his face around, his body stopped swaying, his feet stopped bouncing off the ground, he lowered his head, and let out two inarticulate and embarrassing laughs. "Go to sleep!" Nan Heng walked towards the gate of his house, "Okay, no one dares to steal vegetables anymore." After saying that, he walked in the door. He stood in the door, and when the door was closed, he saw Nan Gourd walking into the shadows with a steel fork in hand, and he heard a loud sigh of disappointment. Nan Hongwei also walked towards the village alley at the same time, his steps were slow and heavy. Nan Heng was too tired. He woke up in the dark and couldn't sleep peacefully until this time. Being a production team leader is really not easy!As soon as his head sank, he started snoring.Well, summer nights are short, getting up at four o'clock, working in the fields, and solving temporary trivial problems for various operation groups, is the job of the captain, until one or two o'clock in the middle of the night, and there are people like pumpkins. How many hours can a person sleep a day when someone knocks on the door to complain?And it's like this every day, every month like this... The thin and thin Nan Carpenter's face looks even smaller. I don't know how long I lay there for a while, but someone knocked on the door again. Nan Heng sat up and put on his cloth shirt.The daughter-in-law was already impatient, and cursed in a low voice: "I'm dead, I'm in a hurry to report the funeral, can't I wait until dawn?" Nan Heng smiled, put on his glasses, and walked to the yard.Since he can come to knock on the door, it must be an urgent matter that will not last until dawn. In front of the captain of the crowd, he has to be patient. Nan Heng opened the door latch, saw Nan Hongwei standing at the door, and hurriedly asked, "Are you still asleep?" "Can't sleep..." "Okay, let's go into the room, let's chat." Nan Heng said enthusiastically. "Let's go out and talk." Nan Hongwei stood still, "Don't disturb the rest of the people in the house." Nan Heng stepped out of the door and pulled the door panel shut.The two walked into the alley. "That matter, what are you going to do next...?" "There is no next step. This matter has been dealt with." The village alley was very quiet, and the footsteps of the two echoed on the walls of the crowded houses. The fields are much brighter than the village alleys, and the cool night breeze with wet moisture makes people feel very comfortable. The monotonous calls of nameless waterfowl on the river beach show the silence of the fields even more.Watching Nan Hongwei sit down on the side of the road outside the village, Nan Heng also sat down. "Why do you want to shield me?" Nan Hongwei suddenly turned his head and asked. Nan Heng was stopped by the question and couldn't answer.Yes, why cover up such an infamy?After wondering for a while, he said, "I think it should be so." "Why don't you punish me?" Nan Hongwei asked, "This is the most ideal time." Probably only people like Nan Hongwei could say such straightforward words. On the contrary, Nan Heng felt happy, so he said directly: "I don't want to punish anyone. I will be the captain this year. Whether I can handle the affairs of Nancun well is another matter." It's the same thing. I have an old idea in my heart: don't punish people!" "As soon as you came to power, you made your cousin Nan Zhixian miserable." Nan Hongwei said, "You have gained a lot of good reputation in this matter. Bad-faced Baogong...how can you be so polite to me?" "For him, it should be like that; for you, it should be like this." Nan Heng said, "My cousin is a cadre, and he borrowed and borrowed more than a thousand yuan from the team. He built a new house and bought a sewing machine. He should share the money. Members, I can’t get money every year, I’m forced to do nothing! What about you? To be honest, I want to pull you into the team committee, I talked to you... Since I want to use you, I have to protect you Dough. If you strip off your skin, it won’t work.” "Why do you have to pull me into your team?" Nan Hongwei asked, and replied, "I know in my heart that you don't like me, but you are a little timid. It's not because you are afraid of me, but because you see me There is a force in front of me. Those who were frustrated and punished in the "Four Cleanups" movement, although they have been rehabilitated and financially compensated, what about their hearts? To be honest, they are with me. You are a coward A bunch of people, isn't it?" "You're right." Nan Heng admitted. Nan Hongwei became proud: "I've seen through you a long time ago." "That's why you are very tough. I visited the thatched cottage three times, but you refused to take office." "You can't even care!" "Don't be complacent," Nan Heng said, "You're only half right." "What is that half?" Nan Hongwei asked. "You are educated, capable, and useful to the Nancun team." Nanheng said, "During the years when you were a cadre, the team was rotten and poor. It was your responsibility and the social reasons at that time. I thought about it. Yes, you have done a few things well, such as running a Qinchuan cattle farm, running a brick farm, and wanting to grow medicinal materials..." "Don't mention it, don't mention it!" Nan Hongwei sighed, "Not even one thing has been done." "The reason why it didn't work, have you thought about it?" "As soon as it was established, the spirit of the higher-ups changed and they criticized..." "What else?" Nanheng asked himself and answered, "Besides the unhealthy trends in the society, the key to your success is that you only rely on your one force and treat the other forces as enemies." Nan Hongwei pondered for a while, and had to admit: "Those forces, no matter what good things I do are good or stupid, they always oppose it, and they would rather turn the car over than make me drive away." "To put it bluntly—" Nan Heng stared at Nan Hongwei's face, "You are treating me now in the same way that others are treating you." "This..." Nan Hongwei choked. "I'd rather Nancun continue to rot and become poor, and I can't tolerate Nan Heng being the captain!" Nan Heng said sharply, without evasion. Kai, let me make it clear: "I have been on stage for half a year, and this is the posture you put on me." "That's right, happy! I admit it all." Nan Hongwei got excited and stood up suddenly, "I came to see you this evening, just to hear you tell the truth." "It's over." Nanheng also stood up, "That's why you asked me why I didn't punish you. To be honest, if anyone in my family steals the onion, I will definitely punish you, absolutely!" "My kind of person...will take the soft but not the tough. I'm not afraid of risking my life if anyone wants to be tough with me; if anyone wants to be soft, I'll just..." Nan Hongwei confessed, "Actually, the real Amazing, it's your little brother!" "Stop intrigue! Brother!" Nan Heng also said sincerely, "We have been fighting for more than ten years, and everyone's bowls are getting thinner every day. What's the point!" "It's not that there are no capable people in Nancun!" Nan Hongwei said, "All capable people spend their skills on intrigue, and their strength is wasted. I'm one of them!" Nan Heng adjusted his glasses and exclaimed happily: "This is a solid sentence. How about you go on?" "It's over." Nan Hongwei said, "I can't sleep. It's more embarrassing for you to protect me than to punish me. I came to you just to say this..." "Okay, let's stop talking, there's not much to talk about!" Nanheng said, "I'm going to tell you, I'm going to re-establish the Qinchuan Cattle Breeding Farm, which is a unique business. You failed to do it in the past, and now it's time to do it. Get ready, the material exchange meeting in the county is about to start, go and find some purebred Qinchuan cattle for us." "That's no problem!" Nan Hongwei said, "In order to run a cattle farm that year, I specialized in Qinchuan cattle, so I can't mix up other brands!" "We are going to work together..." Nan Heng said. "If we want to work together, we must work together to the end..." Nan Hongwei said. The stars are hidden unconsciously. In the blue sky, there are only a few big stars with red wax heads. The morning wind blows gently across the field, and dewdrops glisten and roll on the fat corn leaves. dawn. What a refreshing morning!
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