Wang Xiaoyan, crying and wailing, shouted that he was trying to extort money, but Dr. Yuan wouldn't let it go: "Uncle Wang, don't say that! Everyone in our Xiaoyangshu Village knows you, Uncle Wang! You're not the kind of person who extorts money. People would believe Chen Chu is trying to extort money, but you, Uncle Wang, are a man of impeccable character. I don't believe anyone who says you're trying to extort money! Uncle Wang is so old, would you be the kind of person who extorts money? Would you be shameless? Right? No, Dasheng, keep giving your dad the injection. This injection can't be interrupted..."
Wang Xiaoyan was so anxious he was practically fuming, but he eventually gave in.
"Dr. Yuan, I was really trying to scam you! I was wrong, I'm getting senile... I'm not... I'm not human..." Wang Xiaoyan was almost crying: "I'll pay... I'll pay Xu Guangkuan..."
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They were all neighbors, so there wasn't much money to lose. Back then, people in the countryside didn't value money as much, unlike now, where most things have changed... There are a few that haven't changed, but they are very few.
Besides, Wang Xiaoyan didn't eat much. He only ate one old hen, two chicken legs, and some chicken soup. The rest was eaten by Xu Guangkuan's family. Moreover, the chickens, ducks, and geese that followed all belonged to Wang Xiaoyan's family.
Xu Guangkuan was an honest man, but not stupid. He realized that this was Chen Chu's bad idea and was grateful to Chen Chu. However, the word got out.
Wang Dasheng helped his father home. Wang Xiaoyan had been badly pricked by his son's needle; if someone else had done it, they would have tried to extort money from him. But his son had done it, so who could he blame? He couldn't possibly extort money from his own son! He was furious…
Wang Xiaoyan glared angrily at his son, but there was nothing he could do. The two of them went home. Not only was Wang Xiaoyan embarrassed on the way, but his butt also really hurt. The injection had gone a little off course.
Although it's all about getting injections in the buttocks, there are specific techniques involved. The human body has many meridians, so when getting an injection in the buttocks, you have to inject it into the buttocks. For example, divide the buttocks into two halves, not left and right, but vertically, and insert the needle into the top half. You can do it however you like.
The buttocks are not ordinary flesh, but a thick layer of fat. It's okay to prick the buttocks upwards, but it's easy to cause accidents if you prick them downwards. There are many nerves and acupoints in the buttocks. If you prick the wrong spot, it can easily lead to many medical accidents, such as making someone mentally impaired or paralyzed.
Wang Xiaoyan's injection went a little astray, and one of his legs became a bit weak, causing him to limp... But rural people are tough. Don't be fooled by Wang Xiaoyan's appearance; he's been a rural person his whole life, unlike city people who can't handle even a minor illness or injury, making a big fuss about it.
In the countryside, if someone's hand bleeds, they just grab a handful of dirt, throw it on top, and keep working. There's not much fuss about it. And people there are generally very healthy, without as many strange and unusual illnesses as people in the city...
In fact, everything in nature is mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. For every virus, there is a natural remedy to counteract the viral disease.
On the contrary, the greatest harm comes from city dwellers who spend all day in concrete jungles and eat food grown in greenhouses with chemical fertilizers.
For people to be healthy, they must be born of nature and nurtured by nature... Humans are originally from nature. How can we be healthy if we don't have close contact with nature?
When Wang Xiaoyan got home, he realized that it was all Chen Chu's bad idea. Damn it, he would never forgive him!
Wang Xiaoyan muttered to himself, his teeth itching with hatred, while Wang Dasheng scratched his head and said, "Dad, I think Chen Chu is a good person. He's trying to save food for our family. It's your own fault for not getting the injection, so don't blame Deputy Village Chief Chen..."
"I...I...I spit on you! You damn traitorous beast!" Wang Xiaoyan was so angry that he picked up a stick and hit Wang Dasheng on the head. He was not good with his legs, so Wang Dasheng had to use a tree branch to help him walk. Wang Dasheng quickly covered his head.
Wang Xiaoyan cursed angrily, "You idiot! Chen Chu was clearly the one who arranged this! No wonder the sun rose in the west as soon as I walked in, and he started calling me Uncle Wang! Damn it, that bastard! I... I, Wang Xiaoyan, will fight him to the death as long as I have a breath left..."
At this moment, her daughter, Wang Xiaoyan, also said, "Dad, I heard from others that Chen Chu is a decent person. Maybe what happened today really isn't his fault..."
Wang Xiao rolled his eyes, almost dying of anger. Of all his children, he loved this little girl the most. She was incredibly well-behaved and sensible, unlike Wang Dasheng, who was silly, or his brother, who only knew how to make money by contracting projects and never came home to see him.
However, when his favorite and most beloved little girl said these words, Wang Xiaoyan's heart ached.
"You…you, you brat, why are you taking Chen Chu's side too? Huh? He seduced your sister-in-law, and now our three-room house is gone! And…and that time, when we were cooking, our stove exploded! What kind of firecracker was it? I asked around, and the only thing that could do that was detonator. It must have been that brat Chen Chu! Damn it! He's causing trouble again today! He brought Dr. Yuan over to put on a show, and you…" Wang Xiaoyan said, then glared at her son and cursed, "And you're here to chime in, just playing a supporting role! You damn mountain donkey!"
Wang Xiaoyan originally wanted to hit his daughter, but he really couldn't bear to. He had two sons, one of whom annoyed him and the other was always acting silly. He only had this one precious daughter, who had been sensible since she was little, washing his clothes and such. Wang Xiaoyan then swung the stick and hit Wang Dasheng again.
However, due to his bad legs, he almost fell flat on his face before staggering to his feet.
Wang Dasheng and his sister Wang Xiaoyan rushed to help their father.
Wang Xiaoyan's eyes darted around, also wanting to find an opportunity to ask Chen Chu what was going on, whether he really had done this to her family, and why he did it. She wanted to know that her Wang family had no grudge against him, and besides, he kept saying he liked her—would someone who liked her treat her father like this…
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The three brick houses of Chen Chu's family are almost finished. The roof has been sealed, and the shiny plastic-steel windows are so bright that they are dazzling.
Normally, people wouldn't care about this, but things are different with Chen Chu now. His nickname is now Deputy Village Chief. Needless to say, even now, being a village chief is incredibly powerful. Earning hundreds of thousands a year is like child's play, and he wields great power. With so much land in the village, he can do a lot of things...
Chen Chu replaced Liu as the deputy village chief. Although it was temporary, the land allocation was also temporarily managed. Rural people are short-sighted, or rather, city people are also short-sighted. They only care about how you are doing temporarily and don't consider whether you have potential or what the future holds.
For example, when it comes to marriage, it depends on how much money your family has at the moment, whether you have a house, a car, or a dowry, regardless of whether you will have them in the future.
The villagers all looked at Chen Chu with the same attitude. He was now the deputy village chief, so why should they care about the future? They all fawned over him. All the windows and doors were replaced with brand new ones, and the overgrown yard was tidied up. They even tore down the wall of Chen Chu's yard and rebuilt it with red bricks.
Chen Dejiang was so happy he was practically snotting through his nose, which made the villagers very envious. Liu Haiyan was also very busy, doing everything from laying cement floors and plastering white paint to tiling Chen Chu's house.
Chen Chu also took out a thousand yuan from his pocket and gave it to Liu Haiyan, asking her to treat everyone to a meal. This was a must, so they set up a table and banquet in Chen Chu's yard. The tables and chairs were all borrowed from each family. Who wouldn't want to lend them? This was borrowing the village chief's chairs. The village chief borrowing your chairs is a sign of respect!
A thousand yuan wouldn't be enough to set up a few tables at a restaurant back in 2000, but it was enough to buy chickens, ducks, geese, and cook at home. The drinks were beer and baijiu. Xu Guozhong also came over to freeload, smacking his lips and saying that it wasn't as good as Gujing Gongjiu...
Chen Chu's position as deputy village chief was temporary. Since nothing much was happening at the school anyway, and it was probably all over, all he had to do was change his household registration to show he was eighteen. That would make things easier; he could even register his marriage with Liu Bingbing immediately. Now that he had a brick house, if only he had a beauty like Liu Bingbing to warm his bed every day… or maybe he could warm Liu Bingbing's bed himself…
Old Man Chen Dejiang was happy, and when he was happy, he liked to brag. He didn't stop bragging in the village, but he went to his relatives' house to brag. He called to say that he wouldn't be coming back that night and would be staying at his uncle's house, which was seventy or eighty miles away.
That place was an even poorer mountain village. My father came from a poor mountain village, and now he's going back to brag about his son becoming the deputy village chief, which is a great honor for the family...
Chen Chu was lying in the three brick houses, pondering something. His ear was pressed against the pillow when he suddenly sensed a rustling sound in the distance. His hearing was now excellent, and the jade ring on his chest was flashing with a dim light. He could then pinpoint the exact location and distance of the light footsteps.
About twenty meters away, probably at his own front door, Chen Chu instinctively turned off the light, sprang to his feet with a somersault, and then leaped off the kang (a heated brick bed). These were all instinctive reactions; he had fought many people, and these skills and reflexes were honed through practice.
Just then, he heard the door being opened softly. It was already eleven o'clock, and the night was deep and quiet. Chen Chu wondered if his enemy had come knocking on his door.
There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. If you take down the monkeys' lair, can't others raid yours?
Just then, Chen Chu leaned against the door and felt the footsteps approaching softly. The door was then opened, and as soon as the figure entered, Chen Chu grabbed the person's head and pulled them into his arms. The person made a few muffled noises. Chen Chu was stunned. He felt the person's skin was soft, and when he looked in the dim light of the night, his heart melted immediately. This person was none other than Wang Xiaoyan.
Chen Chu quickly let go of her, feeling a little guilty. He thought to himself that he was really crazy. Well, he had been too stressed from all the fighting lately.
It's still better to be a little nervous, lest someone trick you.
"Chen Chu... what are you doing? You turned off the lights as soon as I came in, and now that I'm here you're still... still doing this..."
Wang Xiaoyan huffed and puffed, covering her mouth with her hand and rubbing it.
Chen Chu felt a tickle in his heart: "Xiao Yan, my good wife, what brings you here?" As he spoke, Chen Chu was about to pounce on her.
"Get out of here... Who's your wife? Chen Chu, have you no shame? With your character, what kind of deputy village chief are you? You're a complete scoundrel... You, you filthy scoundrel..."
Wang Xiaoyan was furious.
Chen Chu wasn't angry. If it were someone like Yan San who dared to talk to him like that, he would have slapped them across the face long ago.
However, the person speaking was Wang Xiaoyan. Looking at her full chest, Chen Chu couldn't bear to be angry. To be angry at such a gentle, pure, and innocent country girl would be a desecration...
"Xiao Yan, don't be angry. Come, sit down first. I'll get you a glass of water..."
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In the countryside in 2000, there was a saying: "I'm the village chief, I swagger around the village, I go to this house and that house, I sleep on every woman's bed, I sleep in the new house every day, I'm a groom every night, even the dogs dare not bark, my nickname is Weasel, I eat, drink, gamble, whore, and smoke, and there are mothers-in-law all over the village..."