booktalesy Chapter 244 Qingshui Village is Unclear
Chapter 244 Qingshui Village is Unclear
A villager vividly recounted a scandal involving Wang Youcai.
"Speaking of Wang Youcai's despicable deeds, it would take three days and three nights to finish recounting them."
Many people know about his affair with Li Laosi's daughter-in-law in the village.
Li Laosi's daughter-in-law, Xiaoqin, married into the family from another village. She was pretty and charming.
Li Laosi's son works in another province year-round and only comes back a few times a year.
I wonder when that lecherous old man Wang Youcai set his sights on Xiaoqin.
He first pretended to care, saying that since the young people weren't home, if they had any difficulties at home, they should just tell the village.
Later, I started visiting people frequently, delivering information about pests and diseases one day and poverty alleviation supplies the next.
Xiaoqin was shy and initially polite, but later she sensed something was wrong and started avoiding him.
But who is Wang Youcai? He's the one who controls everything in the village!
He noticed that Li Laosi's family wanted to apply for a subsidy for the renovation of their dilapidated house, so he handed the message over, saying that this matter was under his jurisdiction, and whether the materials could be submitted and how much would be approved depended on how he handled it.
This put Xiaoqin's family in a very difficult position.
One summer night last year, Wang Youcai had a few drinks and became bolder, sneaking into Li Laosi's house in the middle of the night.
Later, the sounds of pulling, crying, and cursing coming from Xiaoqin's room alerted Li Laosi.
Li Laosi sensed something was wrong, so he got up and went to listen outside his son's room. He heard Wang Youcai threatening and bribing Xiaoqin inside, and Xiaoqin was crying.
The old man's blood boiled, and he rushed back into the house, grabbed a rolling pin, and pounded on the door, yelling, "Wang Youcai, you old beast! Get out here!"
The commotion alarmed all the neighbors.
When they burst through the door, they saw Xiaoqin sitting on the bed crying with her hair disheveled; Wang Youcai was nowhere to be seen.
It turned out that Wang Youcai had smashed the window and escaped.
Sun Dewang interjected, "They just ran away like that? Isn't that rape?"
The man continued, "Li Laosi called the police, saying that Wang Youcai raped his daughter-in-law."
But Wang Youcai had connections; he managed to get things done at the police station.
The next day, the police station came to mediate.
It's called mediation, but it's really just coercion and bribery.
Wang Youcai insisted that he was talking to Xiaoqin about subsidies for dilapidated houses, implying that if things got out of hand, it would be bad for everyone, especially for Xiaoqin's reputation, and how she would be able to face people in the village in the future.
Besides, do you still want the subsidy for dilapidated house renovation?
The matter was eventually dropped, but Li Laosi did receive tens of thousands of yuan in compensation for his dilapidated house.
A woman nearby said mysteriously, "That's nothing! There are even more shameless things out there!"
"Haven't you heard about Wang Youcai's shady affair with his sister-in-law?"
"His sister-in-law? Is she his wife's younger sister who runs an agricultural supply store?" Sun Dewang asked.
"That's her. Wang Youcai's wife, she's a quiet type, he can't control her."
His sister-in-law is no pushover.
Years ago, she married someone from another town but was unhappy. Later, she divorced and returned to her parents' home, but had nowhere to go. So Wang Youcai had her open an agricultural supplies store.
The agricultural supplies in this store are expensive, so why are they still selling? It's all thanks to her brother-in-law!
This woman, around thirty-five or thirty-six years old, was dressed extravagantly, like a vixen, and had a sweet tongue; she was very adept at getting things done.
Wang Youcai would come to the shop every few days, saying he was going to discuss business or reconcile accounts. He would stay there for most of the day, and sometimes he wouldn't come out until the middle of the night.
One night, Er Lengzi from the village came back late from playing cards. As he passed the back alley of the agricultural supply store, he heard a man and woman flirting and joking inside the window. The man was none other than Wang Youcai.
Er Lengzi wanted to shout something, but his wife pulled him away, saying, "Don't cause trouble, the Party Secretary is discussing work!"
Pshaw, what kind of work is this that's being discussed in bed?
Many people in the village know about this. How could Wang Youcai's wife not know?
I guess they're turning a blind eye, hoping her sister can help keep Wang Youcai in check, so the good stuff doesn't go to outsiders.
Thanks to Wang Youcai, the woman's shop was thriving, and she even bought a house in town, living a comfortable life.
These two, one with power and the other using that power to make money, are having an affair—it's morally reprehensible!
The young man who spoke earlier said, "This is not just a matter of conduct, but also a matter of intertwined interests."
Wang Youcai controlled all the materials for greenhouse cultivation in the village through his sister-in-law's shop, and everyone just calculated the huge profits involved.
This is a complete, unscrupulous business, from falsely reporting subsidies to taking kickbacks, to monopolizing agricultural supplies to exploit farmers, to suppressing prices and deducting profits in the sales process, and even targeting village projects.
His sister-in-law was both his moneybag and his harem; he had power, money, and sex all to his name.
One villager chimed in, "Once I was so angry that I wanted to go to another shop in town to buy some cheap plastic film. I had just brought it back when Wang Youcai arrived with his men."
They said my plastic film didn't meet the cooperative's standards, affecting the quality and brand of the vegetables, and forced me to return it and buy a new one from his sister-in-law's shop.
I was wondering at the time how he was so well-informed.
Looking back now, it must have been his sister-in-law who tipped him off. Those brother-in-law and sister-in-law were watching us like we were thieves!
The villagers were talking about Wang Youcai's romantic affairs, and Wu Zhiyuan didn't want to interrupt.
Lifestyle issues are also a problem.
Now that the villagers have started talking, it wouldn't be appropriate to stop them from saying these things; it wouldn't show his sincerity in wanting to listen to their voices.
Another villager said, "There are even more outrageous ones. Wang Youcai seems to be completely unafraid of people knowing about his scumbag activities outside, and sometimes he even uses them as something to brag about."
Once, he got drunk at a restaurant in town and started bragging to people that he was the local tyrant in Qingshui Village and that he could get any woman he wanted.
He arrogantly declared that as long as he maintained good relations with his superiors and maintained a good public image, no matter how much trouble his subordinates caused, they wouldn't be able to stir up any waves.
His brother-in-law, the deputy head of the propaganda department, was his shield, always there to whitewash his image.
"A talisman?" Sun Dewang sneered. "I think it's a fig leaf! It helps him cover up these ugly, rotten, and wicked things!"
The food, drinks, and gifts that the reporters from the city and county received were all arranged by Wang Youcai's brother-in-law. He only said the good things, praising this parasite as a model!
The town leaders benefited from the honor, so naturally they covered it up for him.
Layer upon layer of paste, in the end, it's always the ordinary people at the bottom who suffer!
There are also scapegoats like Liu Dayong who are pushed out to take the blame!
Secretary Wu was in a heavy mood and kept taking notes.
These blatant accusations, one after another, paint a picture of a village tyrant who runs rampant in the countryside, not only greedily seizing economic benefits but also disregarding the most basic moral shame, and using his power to do whatever he wants.
This exposes deeper problems, such as the "protective umbrella" and systemic oversight failures.
As Sun Dewang said before, among the fifteen village secretaries and village heads in Xindian Town, only one is truly dedicated to leading the villagers to prosperity, and that is Li Jinfu, the secretary of Gangwan Village.
Others, as long as they don't bully and oppress their fellow villagers, are already considered good cadres.
After the villagers had finished speaking, Wu Zhiyuan said, "Fellow villagers, I have remembered everything you just said, not a single word."
Thank you all for daring to tell me the truth and for lifting the lid on this!
This shows that people trust us and believe that there is justice in this world!
Today, we're not just chatting about everyday life or pouring out our troubles.
Everything you say, whether it's oppressing the people, embezzling subsidies, or those immoral and lawless acts, once verified, becomes a clue and a piece of evidence!
I, Wu Zhiyuan, here on behalf of the town's Party committee, hereby guarantee to everyone:
No matter who is involved or what their background is, we will investigate thoroughly and show no mercy!
Qingshui Village will truly live up to its name!