Chapter 14: Uncle Yu

Fenglan and Manman hadn’t eaten anything all day. They had walked for over two hours to get home, they were starving, and they quickly finished the noodles.

Wu Zhiqiu asked Chunni to take Fengchun and the two of them to bed.

She, Li Mancang, and the second son thought about what to do tomorrow.

With so much commotion in the house, Li Fengchun and the third son didn’t know if they hadn’t heard anything at all, or if they were just too lazy to get involved?

Wu Zhiqiu didn’t have time to deal with those two ungrateful children.

She was thinking about how to get the house back. They had already fought with the other family, and they wouldn’t give in easily. They would probably continue to trouble the widow and her orphan.

“Mom, here’s what we can do. Tomorrow morning, I’ll call my brother-in-law’s former unit. My brother-in-law died in the army, and they were able to give my sister so much compensation, they wouldn’t just let her and her orphan be bullied! And if the army gets involved, my niece’s uncle will have to think twice before he dares to try to take the house again!” The second son pondered for a moment and came up with a solution.

Wu Zhiqiu nodded, this was a good idea, better than brute force.

“Then tomorrow morning, I’ll go to the military department and the government department to report the situation. The government has special care for the widows of martyrs! It’s a hundred times better to have the government intervene than us.”

“Then that’s what we’ll do. We won’t believe that the army and the relevant government departments would allow people to bully the orphans of a martyr when his body is still cold!” The second son clenched his fist, his heart aching for his elder sister.

Li Mancang puffed on his cigarette, his heart heavy with sorrow. Such a great son-in-law, how could he be gone? What would happen to the widow and her orphan?

“Stop smoking, Fenglan has our family, what are you afraid of?” Wu Zhiqiu scolded Li Mancang angrily.

“Right, Dad, my sister has our family, she’s not alone!”

Li Mancang wiped his eyes and softly hummed in agreement.

The next morning, as soon as the sky began to lighten, Wu Zhiqiu, Li Mancang, the second son, and Fenglan and Manman went out.

Chunni had to stay home to watch the children, so she didn’t go with them, but she got up and cooked a few eggs for everyone.

The gate of the military department was closed, and there was an old man guarding the gate.

It was early winter, and it was very cold outside. The five of them were standing outside, their faces red with cold.

The second son went to the gatekeeper and told him the situation.

The gatekeeper was a good man, he was indignant when he heard this, and quickly let the family into the guardhouse to warm up.

The gatekeeper took the second son inside to make a phone call.

The second son called the army. The leader on the other end of the line was furious when he heard the news. Wasn’t this slapping the army in the face?

They had just delivered the martyr’s ashes yesterday, and tonight, the martyr’s family was kicked out! The army’s face was slapped red.

It just so happened that the soldier who had delivered the ashes yesterday hadn’t returned yet, they would go and see who was so bold as to dare to take things from the martyr’s family! The martyr was gone, but the army was still here! The martyr’s family would always have the army’s support!

The gatekeeper also called the leader of the military department. The army would be there soon, and they, the local authorities, also had to show their attitude!

Within half an hour, the comrades who had delivered the ashes to the Yu family yesterday, along with the leader of the local military department and the leader of the Women’s Federation, a total of over ten people, arrived.

“Sister-in-law, we’re sorry, we didn’t protect you well enough.” Yu Jianmin’s comrades bowed deeply to Fenglan and her daughter.

“How can you blame yourselves, we didn’t know your brother-in-law was like this.” Fenglan quickly helped the soldiers up.

“We left too quickly, we didn’t make arrangements for you, the widow and her orphan.” The soldiers were filled with self-reproach. The widow and her orphan were kicked out in the middle of the night, if anything had happened to them, they would have been guilty of a thousand deaths!

“It’s really not your fault! It’s your brother-in-law who had bad intentions, we didn’t expect it, let alone you!”

“We were planning to visit the martyr’s family today, but this happened! Whoever dares to touch our martyr’s family, we will make them pay the ultimate price!” The leader of the military department said through gritted teeth.

This person was really asking for trouble, especially during this crackdown. They would use this as an example to see who would dare to touch the martyr’s family in the future!

The comrades from the army were thinking the same thing!

They drove several cars to Fenglan’s house.

At this time, Fenglan’s house was full of Yu family relatives. Yu Manman’s uncle was standing proudly at the front door, boasting about how he had kicked Fenglan and her daughter out!

The group of people who had just gotten out of the car heard him. Everyone’s faces turned dark.

Someone with sharp eyes saw the group of people and Fenglan and her daughter in the middle of the crowd.

He quickly pulled Uncle Yu, “Big brother, someone’s here!”

Uncle Yu was in the middle of his story. He was the hero who had saved the Yu family’s property. He was very annoyed to be interrupted.

“What? Who’s here? Don’t make a fuss!” He pointed to the front.

Uncle Yu saw the soldiers from yesterday, along with a group of people who looked like leaders, all looking at him with hostility.

Uncle Yu’s legs went weak. This was a family matter, how dare Li Fenglan go to the authorities! But it was okay, it was okay, this was their Yu family’s property, the authorities couldn’t be unreasonable, right?

Uncle Yu comforted himself and smiled as he walked forward.

The leader of the military department waved his hand, and several militiamen quickly stepped forward and pinned Uncle Yu to the ground.

The people gathered at the door were shocked and took a step back. They had said that it was wrong to kick out the woman and her child when the martyr’s body was still cold! Now they were right.

“What are you doing? How can you just arrest someone?” Uncle Yu’s face was pressed against the ground, he shouted.

Uncle Yu’s wife and children in the courtyard heard the shouting and rushed out to see what was happening. When they saw their husband being pinned down, they all ran over.

“Stay back! If you dare to stop the arrest, you’ll be arrested too!” The militiamen shouted at Uncle Yu’s wife and children.

Uncle Yu’s wife was so scared that she sat down on the ground.

“Oh, God! We’re honest poor peasants! You can’t just arrest people!” Uncle Yu’s wife slapped her thighs and started playing the victim.

“You’re honest? Is this house behind you yours? You’re suspected of encroaching on the martyr’s property and assaulting the martyr’s widow. You’re all coming back with us for investigation!” The leader of the military department’s face was dark. He had only wanted to arrest Uncle Yu, but since this woman dared to play the victim, they would all go back, the whole family would be together.

Uncle Yu’s wife now understood why they were arresting her husband. At the same time, she saw Fenglan and her daughter in the crowd.

“You bitch, you little slut, you dare to report your brother-in-law, you’re going to hell!” Uncle Yu’s wife got up and rushed towards Fenglan.

The second son stood next to his sister and kicked Uncle Yu’s wife in the ass, sending her sprawling.

Wu Zhiqiu rolled up her sleeves, walked up to Uncle Yu’s wife, and swung her iron palm, giving her several hard slaps. Damn it, she dared to bully their Old Li family girl! Did they think they didn’t have anyone? She was blind!

Uncle Yu’s wife’s eyes were filled with stars, she was shouting, and she got up to fight Wu Zhiqiu. Her Nine Yin White Bone Claw was already aimed at Wu Zhiqiu.

How could Li Fenglan let her mother suffer? She rushed to her mother’s side, grabbed her sister-in-law’s hair and pulled hard.

Yu Manman was afraid that her mother would be hurt, so she also swung her little fists.

Wu Zhiqiu’s big palm swung like a whirlwind, venting all the anger she had bottled up all night.

Li Mancang and the second son’s fists clenched too, but Uncle Yu was being held down by the militiamen, they couldn’t go forward and fight, they could only cheer on their mother and wife in their hearts! Hit her hard!